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California University

Volume 15, Number 6 mArCH 4, 2013
Read the JouRnal online: www.calu.edu/news/the-journal

Poet Brings ‘New
Voice’ from Ghana

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Newsboys will perform at 7 p.m. April 11 in the Convocation Center.

Newsboys Concert
Tickets On Sale Now

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ickets are on sale now for a concert
by the Christian pop-rock band
Newsboys, performing at 7 p.m. April
11 in the Convocation Center.
Grammy Award nominees and five-time
winners of the Gospel Music Association’s
Dove Award, Newsboys have five gold
albums to their credit and 28 No. 1 radio
hits. Their 2010 album, Born Again, reached
No. 4 on the overall Billboard chart.
In addition to Newsboys’ top hits, the
playlist for the concert at Cal U will include
songs from the band’s current album of
rock-driven worship anthems, God’s Not
Dead, including “Your Love Never Fails,”
which has been No. 1 for six weeks in a row
at Hot AC radio.
Appearing with Newsboys is the
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Britt
Nicole, a Grammy Award nominee for her
2012 album, Gold. The artist says her
danceable, pop-inspired songs “send a potent
yet joyful message of self-worth” to her
growing cadre of fans.
Opening acts are All Things New and
the duo Campbell.

“We’ve had country and bluegrass
performers at Cal U, along with urban
comedians and even a magician,” said Mike
Silva, general manager of the Convocation
Center. “Christian rock is a popular genre,
and one that we expect to do well in this
region.”
General admission tickets cost $25 in
advance, $30 on the day of the show.
For $77, guests can enjoy a special
Newsboys’ VIP Experience with priority
check-in, an exclusive autograph session, a
Q&A event with the band and limited edition
merchandise.
The tour is sponsored by Compassion
International, a charity devoted to lifting
children out of poverty.
Tickets are available online at
www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at
800-745-3000, or at the Convocation Center
Box Office, open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Parking will be available in
the Vulcan Garage, off Third Street near the
campus entrance.
For more information, including music videos
and links to ticket information, visit www.calu.edu.

elebrating the oral tradition
of Africa’s singer-poets,
internationally acclaimed
poet and educator Kofi Anyidoho
will read from his work at 7 p.m.
March 14 in Steele Hall Mainstage
Theatre.
Anyidoho, of Ghana, is a
UNESCO resource poet for cultural
and linguistic diversity in education.
A sought-after international speaker,
he is renowned for powerful live
performances that address
contemporary culture while
honoring the spoken-word tradition
of his family’s Ewe ethnic group.
“He is the new voice of Africa,”
said Dr. Mohamed Yamba, dean of
the College of Liberal Arts. “Kofi
Anyidoho is the first African poet,
author and educator to visit Cal U
as part of the College of Liberal
Arts’ globalization effort.”
Before his evening performance,
the poet will engage in a full day of
educational activities, including class
sessions with English majors.
Anyidoho has published six
collections of poetry and a bilingual
children’s play in English and the
Ewe language. His Ewe-language
recordings include GhanaNya, a
dialogue between Anyidoho and the
voice of his late mother, who also
was an Ewe poet and cantor.
He has received numerous
awards for his poetry, including the
Langston Hughes Prize, the BBC
Arts and Africa Poetry Award, the
Valco Fund Literary Award and the
Fania Kruger Fellowship for Poetry
of Social Vision. Among his
collections are Elegy for the
Revolution, Ancestral Logic and
Caribbean Blues, Praise Song for the
Land and The Place We Call Home and
Other Poems. Some of his books will
be available at the reading.

Poet and educator Kofi Anyidoho

Educated in Ghana and the
United States, Anyidoho earned a
Ph.D. at the University of Texas.
Today he is a literature professor at
the University of Ghana at Legon, in
the capital city of Accra, and the first
occupant of the university’s Kwame
Nkrumah Chair in African Studies.
At the University of Ghana,
Anyidoho also has served as head of
the English Department, interim
director of the School of Performing
Arts and director of the African
Institute on Humanities of the
CODESRIA, the Council for the
Development of Social Science
Research in Africa.
Anyidoho’s appearance at Cal U
is sponsored by the President’s
Office; the Office of the
Provost/Academic Affairs; the
College of Liberal Arts, the College
of Education and Human Services,
and the Eberly College of Science
and Technology; the School of
Graduate Studies and Research; and
the English Department.
Admission is free, and the public
is invited to attend.

Athletes’ Total GPA Sets School Record

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al U’s varsity athletes have scored another stellar
academic semester.
For the 13th consecutive semester, the varsity athletic
programs compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or
higher.
In fact, 31 student-athletes boasted a perfect 4.0 GPA last fall.
Overall, the Vulcans posted a cumulative GPA of 3.187,
making last semester’s overall average the highest in school
history.
“Our student-athletes continue to shine in the classroom,”
said Dr. Karen Hjerpe, Cal U’s interim athletic director.
“Attaining the highest cumulative GPA in our history shows
the commitment of the students to their academic programs —
and the hard work of our academic support staff, coaches and
faculty is integral to their success.”
A total of 209 student-athletes, representing all fall, winter
and spring sports, were named to the Fall 2012 edition of the Cal
— Continued on page 3

Kayla Fransko,
an allconference
senior defender
on the women’s
soccer team, is
one of 31 Cal U
studentathletes who
earned a
perfect 4.0 GPA
last fall.

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Reading Rigor
At California Area Elementary School, Dr.
Holly Diehl (center) observes as elementary
education major Krista Sloan helps thirdgrader Alexandria Renee Cronin develop a
‘glog’ about Abraham Lincoln. Having
students create glogs — digital collections
of text, video and sound focused on a
defined topic — is one way to encourage
critical thinking and reading. The project
arose from a series of workshops offered as
part of Cal U’s Professional Development
Schools Collaborative, in conjunction with
the Teaching with Primary Sources program.
To increase rigor in reading instruction,
participants worked together to create
grade-level literacy modules that align with
Common Core State Standards, integrate
primary sources, utilize a variety of
informational texts, and require young
students to think critically about what they
are reading and viewing. Also involved in
the workshops were Linda Muller, a training
specialist with the College of Education and
Human Services, and Dr. Michael Brna,
director of Cal U’s Teaching with Primary
Sources program.

‘Monologues’
Reprised
March 13-15

‘The Fantasticks’ Set to Make
Cal U Debut This Week

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s Cal U celebrates Women’s History
Month in March, the University
marks a milestone with the 10th
anniversary of performances of The Vagina
Monologues.
Eve Ensler’s award-winning play is a series
of heartfelt, poignant and sometimes hilarious
vignettes celebrating women’s bodies and
female sexuality. Since its debut in 1996, it has
been performed at hundreds of college
campuses across the United States.
Performances will be held at 7 p.m. March
13-15 in Steele Hall’s Blaney Theatre.
Tickets will be on sale from 10:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. beginning March 6 in the Natali
Student Center; from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. MondaysFridays at the Women’s Center in Carter Hall,
G45; and at the door. Cost is $5 for students
and $10 for non-students.
Ten percent of the proceeds support VDay, a global activist movement to end
violence against women and girls that is
marking its 15th anniversary this year. The
rest is donated to local women’s initiatives.

Luisa (Christina King) and Matt (Jordan Brooks) take
shelter from the rain and find love while rehearsing
a scene from The Fantasticks. Showtimes in Steele
Hall’s Blaney Theatre are 8 p.m. Thursday and
Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday.

al U’s Department of Theatre and Dance will open its
2013 spring season with The Fantasticks, which first
delighted off-Broadway fans in 1960 and eventually
became the world’s longest-running musical.
With music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones,
the show explores the relationship between parents and
children in a beautiful and theatrically simple style.
Memorable songs include “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” and “Try
To Remember.”
This will be the first time The Fantasticks has been
performed at Cal U.
The cast consists of eight students actors: Jordan Brooks,
Christina King, Trevon Kiser, Jason Capello, Zach Thomas,
Jason Dohoda, Stephen Reedy and Clayton Rush.
Students also contributed to the look of the show: Sam
Karas designed the set and Mary Ann O’Farrell the
properties.
Dr. Michele Pagen is directing the production, with
choreography by Diane Buffington and lighting design by
William O’Donnell. The music director is Kevin Milliken, a
music teacher at Masontown Elementary School.
Curtain time for The Fantasticks is 8 p.m. Thursday and
Friday with shows at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. All performances
are in the Gerald and Carolyn Blaney Theatre in Steele Hall.
Ticket price is $12 for patrons of all ages. Students with
valid CalCards are admitted free; a $5 deposit is returned
when the student attends the performance.
For ticket information, or to order tickets (with a credit card) by
phone, call the Steele Box Office at 724-938-5943.

Campus BRIEFS
BSU Formal on Saturday
The 10th annual Black Student Union formal,
“Winter Wonderland,” will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday
in the Performance Center, inside the Natali Student
Center.
The BSU is a student organization committed to
cultural diversity at Cal U. It sponsors and participates
in educational, cultural and social events on campus.
Tickets to the formal dance cost $10 for singles, $15
for couples or $70 for a table. Tickets sold for the
previous date will be honored. For more information or
to purchase tickets, e-mail gar9857@calu.edu.

Spring Academic Open House
Cal U welcomes students and their families to an
Academic Open House from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
The program is designed to introduce prospective
students to Cal U and to give students who already
have been accepted a chance to explore the campus.
Students and families attending can learn more
about Cal U’s programs of study, housing,

extracurricular activities and student life, meet faculty
members and tour the campus.
The final Academic Open House program this
spring will be held on Saturday, April 13.
For more information or to register online, visit
www.calu.edu. Prospective students also may contact the
Welcome Center at 724-938-1626 or e-mail Carrie Pavtis at
pavtis@calu.edu.

Regular hours will resume April 2 and continue
through May 17.

Trustees Meeting
The California University Council of Trustees will
hold its first quarterly meeting of 2013 at 7 p.m.
Wednesday in the President’s conference room, Room
110 of Old Main.

Library Open Later

Anderson to Head Millersville

Students, faculty and staff can linger a little longer
in the library.
Closing time at Manderino Library has been moved
back one hour. The library now is open from 7:30 a.m.11 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Hours are 7:30
a.m.-5 p.m. on Fridays; weekend hours are noon-8 p.m.
The library will be closed for spring break on the
weekends of March 16-17 and March 23-24. On
weekdays during the break, March 18-22, the library
will be open from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Regular hours of
operation resume on Monday, March 25. The library
will be closed March 31-April 1 for the Easter holiday.

Dr. John M. Anderson, president of Alfred State
College in New York since 2008, was selected by the
PASSHE Board of Governors to serve as the next
president of Millersville University of Pennsylvania. He
will assume his duties on April 1. Anderson succeeds
Dr. Francine G. McNairy, who retired in January after
serving as Millersville’s president for nearly a decade.
While at Alfred, Dr. Anderson also served as
interim vice president of student services, dean of
student development, vice president of institutional
advancement, and provost and vice president for
academic affairs.

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Harlem Globetrotters
Appear Thursday

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ickets are still available for the Original
Harlem Globetrotters’ interactive “You
Write the Rules” tour, appearing in the
Convocation Center at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Families can go online at
www.harlemglobetrotters.com to vote for which
groundbreaking rule will be incorporated into
the game at Cal U. They might ask players to
use two basketballs at once, for instance, or
double the points for each basket made – what
one Globetrotter calls “buy one, get one free.”
After every game, players remain on the
court for at least 15 minutes to sign autographs
and have photographs taken with fans.
This year’s Globetrotters roster features
stars Special K Daley, Big Easy Lofton, Flight
Time Lang and Dizzy Grant, along with the
world’s tallest pro basketball player, 7-foot-8inch Tiny Sturgess; the shortest Globetrotter
ever, 5-foot-2-inch Too Tall Hall; and female
players TNT Maddox, T-Time Brawner and
Mighty Mitchell.

Innovators of the game of basketball since
1926, the Globetrotters are embarking on a
season-long alliance to promote breast cancer
awareness, playing portions of their games with
specially designed pink Spalding basketballs to
help the cause.
Ticket prices range from $25-$55. Fans who
purchase the additional $20 “Magic Pass” can
spend time on the court with the Globetrotters,
one-on-one, shooting baskets, trying out ball
tricks, or collecting autographs and photos. The
30-minute pre-show is designed to create
memories that will last a lifetime.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster
or at the Convocation Center Box Office, open
from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. until the day of the show.
For details, ticket information or directions, visit
www.calu.edu.
The Convocation Center Box Office phone is 724938-4600. To order tickets by phone from
Ticketmaster, call 800-745-3000, or order online at
www.ticketmaster.com.

The Original Harlem Globetrotters will show off their trick shots, ballhandling wizardry and trademark sense of humor at 7 p.m. Thursday in the
Convocation Center.

Sax Great to Lead Jazz
Improvisation Workshop

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True colors
Larry Ridgway (left), vice president of the George Washington Chapter of The
Sons of The American Revolution, presents a Flag Certificate to Dr. Scott Helfrich,
director of Vulcan Village, and staff members Jeremy Hodge, Spandy Zemany and
Richard Morris. The award recognizes Vulcan Village, Cal U’s upper-campus
apartment complex, for flying the U.S. flag. Sons of The American Revolution is a
historical and educational nonprofit corporation that promotes patriotism,
respect for America’s national symbols and the value of American citizenship.
Rooms are now available at Vulcan Village; contact University Housing for
details.

Athletes Set Record
— Continued from page 1
U Athletic Director Honor Roll.
To be eligible for the academic honor, student-athletes must earn
a GPA of 3.0 or higher during the semester.
Women’s golf, which also won its fourth PSAC title last fall,
achieved the highest team GPA at 3.565. Six team members were
named to the honor roll.
Leading on the men’s side was the cross country team, at 3.479,
with nine runners holding a 3.0 GPA or better.
Women’s track and field had the greatest number of studentathletes on the honor roll, with 32 players listed. Also well
represented was football (31 players), baseball (24), women’s cross
country (24) and women’s soccer (20).

enowned jazz musician and author
Jamey Aebersold will conduct a jazz
improvisation workshop Tuesday
during the common hour in Morgan Hall’s
Learning Resource Center auditorium.
The free workshop is open to the Cal U
community and the general public.
Aebersold is an internationally known
saxophonist and an authority on jazz
education and improvisation. He has
developed a series of play-along music book
and CD sets designed to help musicians
develop their improv skills.
The Aebersold products allow a musician
to practice and improvise with the music of
well-known jazz personalities, and the
recordings employ some of the best jazz
musicians in the world. The “play-along”
approach has been responsible for changing
the practice habits of thousands of musicians
around the world.
One of the first to encourage small group
classes concentrating on jazz improvisation,
Aebersold directs weeklong Summer Jazz
Workshops held during the past 40 years in
venues across the United States and in
Australia, New Zealand, Germany, England,
Scotland, Denmark and Canada.
In 1989, the International Association of
Jazz Educators inducted Aebersold into its
Hall of Fame.
In 2004 he received the Medal of Honor in
Jazz Education from the Jazz Midwest Clinic,

Internationally known saxophonist Jamey
Aebersold will conduct a workshop Tuesday in
Morgan Hall’s Learning Resource Center
auditorium.

and in 2007 he was awarded the Indiana
Governor’s Arts Award.
For more information about the jazz improv
workshop, e-mail Dr. Yugo Ikach, chair of the
Music Department, at ikach@calu.edu.

GRANT AWARDED
The Office of Sponsored Programs and Research reports that:

•Dr. Lisa Kovalchick,associateprofessorintheDepartmentofMath,
ComputerScienceandInformationSystems,hasbeenawardeda
$4,500grantthroughtheEdLabGrouptoconductthePennsylvania
STEMGirlsCollaborativeTECHBRIDGEproject.Thisfunding
supplementsthePennsylvaniaSTEMNationalGirls’Collaborative
ProjectfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.

Dr. Lisa
Kovalchick

The Office of Sponsored Programs and Research serves faculty and staff by providing
comprehensive resources related to external funding for sponsored projects. The
OSPR provides support in developing proposals for funding from federal, state and
local grants, contracts, foundations and related associations. For more information
call 724-938-1662 or e--mail vogrig@calu.edu.

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ATTENTION ALL FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS, STAFF, STUDENTS AND UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY!
Call for NOMINATIONS to the University Forum Standing Committees
The California University Forum has announced a call
for the nominations of standing committee constituent
seats.
Nomination forms will be sent to your campus mailbox
on March 4. The nomination form is also available in
Public Folders/Campus-Wide Resources/University
Forum/Nomination Form -Standing Committees of the
University’s Microsoft Outlook Software. Members of
the University community may nominate themselves
or another person. Your nominations are not limited
to within your own constituency. You may nominate
faculty, students, staff, administrators or coaches.
Alumni will receive a nomination form in the spring
edition of The California Review. The deadline for
alumni nomination is set for March 29, 2013.
The deadline to nominate yourself or a colleague is
Friday, March 15, 2013. All nomination forms are to
be returned to Mrs. Dana Turcic, Forum Recording
Secretary, at Campus Box 99. For further information
you may contact her at 724/938-1633 or via email at
CalForum@calu.edu or turcic@calu.edu.
This is your opportunity to participate in the
continuous improvement of your university. The
information below outlines which committees you are
eligible to serve.
Constituent Seats Available
on Forum Committees
FACULTY SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
Faculty members are encouraged to nominate
themselves or faculty colleagues for
appointment to Committees of the
California University Forum.
(All appointments are for three (3) years.)
Academic Policy Committee
One (1) seat is available for a faculty member who is
currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
The chair and vice-chair of the University Curriculum
Committee are ex-officio members of the committee.
The Executive Committee shall notify these members.
The chair and vice-chair of the General Education
Committee are ex-officio members of the committee.
The Executive Committee shall notify these members.
In addition to the appointed positions listed above, the
Forum Constitution also calls for the election of six (6)
faculty members to the Academic Policy Committee,
with each undergraduate college having two (2)
representatives. The Executive Committee will
supervise the election and certify the results. The
terms of office shall be three years.
Athletic Advisory Committee
Two (2) faculty seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members. The Faculty Athletic Representative
(F.A.R.) shall be an ex-officio member of this
committee. The Executive Committee shall notify this
member.
Budget Committee
One (1) seat is available for a faculty member who is
currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Two (2) faculty seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Communication Committee
Three (3) faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
Core Values Committee
Three (3) faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
Planning & Priorities Committee
One (1) seat is available for a faculty member who is
currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Three faculty seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Safety & Social Equity Committee
Three (3) faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
Student Life Committee
Two (2) faculty seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Technology Committee
One (1) seat is available for a faculty member who is
currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Three (3) faculty seats are available on this

committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
STUDENT SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
Students are encouraged to nominate themselves
or a fellow student for
appointment to Committees of the
California University Forum.
(All appointments are for one (1) year.)
Academic Policy Committee
The Forum Constitution calls for the election of four
(4) students to the Academic Policy Committee—two
(2) undergraduate students, and two (2) graduate
students. The Executive Committee shall supervise
the election and certify the results. The terms of office
shall be for one (1) year.
Athletic Advisory Committee
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
Budget Committee
One (1) seat is available for a student who is currently
serving on the California University Forum. The
Executive Committee shall appoint this member. Two
(2) student seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Communication Committee
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
Core Values Committee
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
Planning & Priorities Committee
One (1) seat is available for a student who is currently
serving on the California University Forum. The
Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
Safety & Social Equity Committee
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
Student Life Committee
The President of Student Government shall be an exofficio member of this committee. The Executive
Committee shall notify this member. Seven (7) student
seats are available on this committee. The Executive
Committee shall appoint these members.
Technology Committee
One (1) seat is available for a student who is currently
serving on the California University Forum. The
Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
ADMINISTRATIVE SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
An Administrator is defined as any person who
holds a management title. Administrators are
encouraged to nominate themselves
or colleagues for appointment
to Committees of the
California University Forum.
(All appointments are for three (3) years.)
Academic Policy Committee
The Forum Constitution calls for six (6) ex-officio,
administrative members of this committee as follows:
Provost; Associate Provost for Enrollment
Management/Registrar; Dean of the College of Liberal
Arts; Dean of the Eberly College of Science and
Technology; Dean of the College of Education and
Human Services; and Dean of the School of Graduate
Studies and Research. The Executive Committee
shall notify these members.
Athletic Advisory Committee
The Forum Constitution calls for five (5) ex-officio,
administrative members of this committee as follows:
Vice President for Student Development and
Services; Dean for Student Services; Chair of the
Athletic Council; Athletic Director; and Senior
Women’s Administrator. The Executive Committee
shall notify these members.
Budget Committee
One (1) seat is available for an administrator who is
currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Two (2) seats are available on this committee for
administrators. The Executive Committee shall

appoint these members. The Budget Director and the
Vice President for Administration and Finance shall be
ex-officio members of this committee. The Executive
Committee shall notify these members.
Communication Committee
Three (3) administrative seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members. The Director of Public Affairs and the
Vice President for Advancement shall b ex-officio
members of this committee. The Executive
Committee shall notify these members.
Core Values Committee
Three (3) administrative seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members. The Director of the Character
Education Institute shall be an ex-officio member of
this committee. The Executive Committee shall notify
this member.
Planning & Priorities Committee
One (1) seat is available for an administrator who is
currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Three administrative seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
Safety & Social Equity Committee
Three (3) administrative seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members. The Director of Public Safety; the
Director of Environmental Health and Safety; the
University EEEO Officer; the Director of the Office for
Students with Disabilities; the Dean for Student
Development; and the Chair of the President’s
Commission on the Status of Women shall be exofficio members of this committee. The Executive
Committee shall notify these members.
Student Life Committee
One (1) seat is available for an academic
administrator on this committee. The Executive
committee shall appoint this member. The Vice
President for Student Development and Services; the
Dean for Student Development; and the Dean for
Student Services shall be ex-officio members of this
committee. The Executive Committee shall notify
these members.
Technology Committee
One (1) seat is available for an administrator who is
currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Three (3) administrative seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members. The Director of Computing Services
and the Dean of Library Services shall be ex-officio
members of this committee. The Executive
Committee shall notify these members.
STAFF SEATS AVAILABLE ON FORUM
COMMITTEES
A Staff member is defined as any person
belonging to one of the five staff unions on
campus: AFSCME, APSCUF (Coaches), OPEIU,
SCUPA, SPFPA. Staff members are encouraged to
nominate themselves or staff colleagues for
appointment to Committees of the California
University Forum.
(All appointments are for three (3) years.)
Academic Policy Committee
One (1) staff seat is available on this committee. The
Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Athletic Advisory Committee
Two (2) staff seats (other than coaches) are available
on this committee. The Executive Committee shall
appoint these members.
Budget Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Communication Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Core Values Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Planning & Priorities Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Safety & Social Equity Committee
Three (3) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Student Life Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.

The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Technology Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
COACH SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
Coaches are encouraged to nominate themselves
or coach colleagues for appointment to the
Athletic Advisory Committee
of the California University Forum.
(Appointments are for three (3) years.)
Coaches are also eligible for appointment to other
Forum Committees as Staff members.
See separate listing for Staff Seats.
Athletic Advisory Committee
Three (3) coach seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
ALUMNI SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
Alumni are encouraged to nominate themselves
or alumni colleagues for appointment to
Committees of the California University Forum.
(Appointments are for three (3) years.)
Athletic Advisory Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Budget Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Communication Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Core Values Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Planning & Priorities Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Safety & Social Equity Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
VII. Technology Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
EMERITI FACULTY SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
Emeriti faculty are encouraged to nominate
themselves or emeriti faculty colleagues for
appointment to Committees of the
California University Forum.
(Appointments are for three (3) years.)
Communication Committee
Two (2) emeriti faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
Core Values Committee
Two (2) emeriti faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
Safety & Social Equity Committee
Two (2) emeriti faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
FORUM MEMBER SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
(Appointments are made by
the Forum Executive Committee.)
The Forum Constitution provides that every standing
committee shall include in its membership a member
of the Forum. The Executive Committee shall appoint
a Forum member to any standing committee that
does not already have one.
The standing committees meet periodically to tackle
certain issues and make recommendations to the full
Forum. For further information and details of the
standing committees visit the Forum website at
http://www.calu.edu/facultystaff/administration/forum/index.htm.

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