January 27,2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Tasha Wesley,
1127 8* Avenue, Freedom, is the recipient of the Board of Governors Tuition Waiver.
This award is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who
plan to be enrolled hill time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award.
Tasha is the daughter of William Hightower and Hazel Wesley. She is a graduate of
Freedom Area High School and a communications major at Edinboro.
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January 14, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Ashley Gimn,
1107 Jackson Center Plk. Road, Stoneboro, is the recipient of the Board of Governors Tuition
Waiver.
This award is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who
plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award.
Ashley is the daughter of Christopher Damko and Sylvia Damko. She is a graduate of
Lakeview High School and an art education major at Edinboro.

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January 25,2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Samantha Walton,
606 Lakeside Drive, Edinboro, is the recipient of the Board of Governors Tuition Waiver.
This award is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who
plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award.
Samantha is the daughter of Sandra M. Pieper. She is a graduate of General McLane High
School and a forensic chemistry major at Edinboro.
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January 12, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Kristal Star Bratton,
P.O. Box 80, Port Matilda, is the recipient of the Board of Governors Tuition Waiver.
This award is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who
plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award.
Kristal is the daughter of Nedra Steigleman. She is a graduate of Bald Eagle Area High
School and an undecided major at Edinboro.
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January 12,2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Desiree Mari Diaz,
47 Village Lane, Levittown, is the recipient of the Board of Governors Tuition Waiver.
This award is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who
plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award.
Desiree is the daughter of William Diaz and Lulty Diaz. She is a graduate of Conwell
Egan Catholic High School and an engineering major at Edinboro.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Tiffany C. McCloud,
922 East 24 Street, Erie, is the recipient of the Board of Governors Tuition Waiver.
This award is offered aimually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who
plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award.
Tiffany is the daughter of Timothy Horton and Donna Horton. She is a graduate of East
High School and a psychology major at Edinboro.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Katherine Cox,
295 N. Balph Avenue, Pittsburgh, is the recipient of the Board of Governors Tuition Waiver.
This award is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who
plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award.
Katherine is the daughter of Jeffrey P. and Melinda A. Cox. She is a graduate of
Northgate High School and an art education major at Edinboro.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Juan Carlos Navarro-Carrion,
101 Nordmere Drive, Edinboro, is the recipient of the George H. Nicholas Memorial
Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded to a Bachelor of Fine Arts major demonstrating excellence in
animation. The recipient must be enrolled in 6 or more credits per semester and have earned a
minimum of 64 credits and have a cumulative QPA of at least 2.50.
Donna Nicholas, a retired member of the art department faculty in memory of their father,
George H. Nicholas, created the award. In 1986, Mr. Nicholas was honored by the Motion
Picture Screen Cartoonists’ Guild for 50 years in the animation business. He was an animator for
Walt Disney, Hanna Barbera, and Chuck Jones studios.
Juan is the son of Antonio Navarro-Cabanes and Juana Carrion-Perez. He is an
animation major at Edinboro.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Crystal L. Hollins,
211 La Rue Drive, Coraopolis, is the recipient of the Board of Governors Tuition Waiver.
This award is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who
plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award.
Crystal is the daughter of Edward Hollins, Jr. and Sandra D. Hollins. She is a graduate of
Moon Senior High School and a secondary education major at Edinboro.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Cherisse A. Griffith,
147 Greenlea Drive, Moon Township, is the recipient of the Board of Governors Tuition Waiver.
This award is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who
plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award.
Cherisse is the daughter of C.A. Griffith and Desiree Griffith. She is a graduate of Moon
Senior High School and a nursing major at Edinboro.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Josean Rivera,
1322 Brandt Avenue, New Cumberland, is the recipient of the Board of Governors Tuition
Waiver.
This award is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who
plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award.
Josean is the daughter of Jose A. Rivera and Ada N. Rivera. She is a graduate of Cedar
Cliff High School and an applied media arts major at Edinboro.
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January 31,2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO, CLARION AND INDIANA CONSORTIUM RECEIVES $1.7
MILLION GRANT FOR TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Faculty from Edinboro, Clarion and Indiana Universities of Pennsylvania have received a
$1.7 million grant to train teachers in the use of classroom technology. The three-year
collaborative project, “Preparing Teachers for the Digital Age,” is part of $135 million in grants
from the U.S. Department of Education.
The grant was developed through a consortium of writers from the three universities. The
Edinboro University team consisted of education professors Linda Best and Dr. Daniel Shelley,
and D.J. Bradley from the technology and communications center. Among the goals of the
program are to make instructional technology a central part of the teacher education program,
help future teachers use technology in the classroom, and provide technical support.
Dr. Andrew Lawlor, associate vice president for technology and communications, said
the grant is infusing technology into Edinboro’s teacher education program. Basic technology
skills that focus on enhancing the classroom curriculum with technology will be taught
throughout the preservice teacher program in education courses and in other selected courses
such as physical science and geography. More than 325 university faculty members will take part
at the three universities, and about 1,500 new teachers will benefit per year.
The project was created as a response to the proliferation of technology advances in the
classroom. Shelley, chairperson of the elementary education department, said digital cameras
were once considered a new technology, now it is digital camcorders. Soon teachers will have
full-motion video in their portfolios. Edinboro’s preservice teachers will be taught how to design
Internet web pages, use the latest presentation and multimedia software, teach classes via video
conferencing, and integrate spreadsheets and word processing into their teaching.
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Shelley and Best recognize that when Edinboro graduates go out in the field they may
find differences in technology in each school district. One of their goals is to train the preservice
teachers in the use of both Macintosh and IBM-based computer systems. “We need to meet the
needs of whatever they will be facing in the schools,” said Best. “Our job is to keep abreast of
the changes so our teachers will have state-of-the-art teaching tools. I can’t think of a
superintendent in any school district who would not want to see that in a teacher’s portfolio.”
Another key part of the project is closely linking the technology training in the ten core
education courses with both field experiences and student teaching in partner schools. Not only
will Edinboro faculty be trained to use the new technologies; training will also be provided for
teachers in partner schools who supervise student teachers.
“We train the teachers who train the teachers,” said Shelley.
The three schools in the consortium are already working closely together to share ideas
and solutions. One of the first consortium projects will be a live videoconference where students
at two of the schools will take part in a class at the third university. This will allow students on
the three campuses to talk to each other. Internet chatrooms and a website are also planned.
Shelley and Best are enthusiastic about the future of the consortium. They believe its
success will lead to many other joint projects and enhance the likelihood of attracting funding for
expanding the program. They also foresee the consortium providing additional teacher training,
certification programs and graduate level degrees.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY TO MARK START OF BLACK HISTORY
MONTH WITH KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY HAROLD SHIELDS
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s observance of Black History Month will officially
begin on Tuesday, February 1, with a keynote address by Harold C. Shields at 4 p.m. in the
University Center. Along with Shields’ address. The United Voices of Edinboro will perform in
concert.
Shields is a member of the University’s Council of Tmstees and is the manager of
employment strategies, university relations and diversity at Alcoa in Pittsburgh. Prior to Alcoa,
Shields was employed by the Bucyrus-Erie Co. in both Glassport, Pa. and Erie. From 1971 to
1981, he was a news and sportscaster with Erie’s WICU-TV, as well as an assistant to Erie’s
Mayor Louis Tullio.
He holds a bachelor of science in education degree with biology certification and a
master of education degree in guidance and counseling, both from Edinboro University, as well
as training at the Advanced Hiunan Resource Institute, Cornell University School of Industrial
Relations.
His professional career began as a teacher at Erie’s McKinley Elementary School and
Academy High School. He also served as a member and past president of the school board of the
School District of the City of Erie, and as a board member of the United Way of Erie County.
Active in community affairs. Shields serves or has served in a variety of positions for
Three Rivers Youth, Inc., the North Hills Branch of the NAACP, the National Association of
Minority Engineering Program Administrators, and the Women’s Engineering Program
Administrators Network. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Edinboro
University Alumni Association.
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January 27,2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC FESTIVAL (PSA)
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s 17* Annual International Academic Festival will
be held Monday, February 21, through Friday, February 25.
Enjoy entertainment ranging from Scottish music and dance to folktales from Japan.
Explore the jungles of South Africa, navigate the Internet, raise your awareness of the visually
impaired and their guide dogs, or learn how to enhance civility in the workplace.
It’s all free at Edinboro University. For more information call 732-2745.
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January 27,2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO TO HOST MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AWARDS LUNCHEON
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will again celebrate the memory and living legacy
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Fourth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Luncheon on
Tuesday, February 1, at noon in the Van Houten South Dining Hall.
Edinboro President Dr. Frank G. Pogue will present the President’s Martin Luther King,
Jr. awards to three prominent community members: Rev. Jesse L. McFarland, Ms. Acquanetta
Osborne, and Mr. Melvin Witherspoon. The awards presentations are the highlight of the
limcheon program that will honor the memory of Dr. King and his lifetime accomplishments.
The three were selected by the President’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Board from
nominations submitted by the Edinboro University community. The board is a committee of
faculty, administrators and students chaired by Georj Lewis, director of the University’s
multicultural programs office.
Rev. Jesse L. McFarland is pastor of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in
Aliquippa, Pa., and is the former pastor of Erie’s Shiloh Baptist Church. A long-time advocate of
civil rights, McFarland participated in the legendary march from Selma to Montgomery,
Alabama, led by Dr. King. He led interdenominational and interracial delegations to those cities
as well as Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg. He entered the ministry in 1935 in West Palm
Beach, Florida, and was ordained in December 1936, at the Zion Hill Baptist Church in Sebring,
Florida. During his career in the ministry he was instrumental in building churches in Winter
Park, Florida; Erie; and Aliquippa. He is a member of the Community Action Committee,
coordinator of the auxiliary police department and special consultant to community groups,
individuals and church groups. He is a member of the Aliquippa Ministerial Association and a
volunteer chaplain at Aliquippa Hospital.
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Acquanetta Osborne has served the Erie community as an educator, administrator and
counselor for 25 years. She is regarded as one of the primary forces behind the success of the
“Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC) Community Charter School” where she
serves as principal. A 1974 graduate of Edinboro University, Osborne began her career with
GECAC as a Headstart teacher in 1975. From there she became an administrative assistant, an
Upward Bound counselor and a program supervisor for Headstart; and curriculum specialist,
project coordinator, and job development counselor. In 1987, Osborne joined the Erie School
District as a teacher and was named assistant principal at the Pfeiffer-Burleigh School in 1993.
Two years later, she became principal of Erie’s Emerson-Gridley Elementary School where she
served until she assumed her current position with the GECAC Community Charter School.
Melvin Witherspoon, area affairs representative for GPU Energy, is one of the area’s
most recognizable faces for his work with civic organizations and youth athletic programs, as
well as his position in public office. Witherspoon is a member of Erie City Council and has
served or serves on the boards of the Rotary Club of Erie, Hamot Medical Center, Saint Vincent
Health Center, Northwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning Council, and many others. In 1991
he founded Spoon’s Summer Basketball League and serves as its coordinator. A graduate of
Gannon University, Witherspoon served as executive director of the Crispus Attuks Association
in York from 1978 to 1979. That year he was appointed executive director of Professional
Prevention/Intervention Services in Erie, and in 1984 became a drug and alcohol supervisor for
GECAC in Erie. He joined GPU Energy in 1985.
Pogue created the Martin Luther King, Jr. awards during the first year of his presidency at
Edinboro University to acknowledge individuals in the region who exemplify the spirit and
ideals of Dr. King. The aimual awards luncheon is held to bring people together to celebrate
cooperation, optimism and selfless service to all citizens of the community.
Last year’s recipients were Dr. Gertrude A. Barber, Bishop William Clark, and
R. Benjamin Wiley.
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January 24, 2000

NEWS ADVISORY:

A snow king and queen contest, a snow sculpture competition, and a SnowBall Dance
will highlight the fourth annual SnowFest at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, January 2729. The annual winter party includes events for the public as well as Edinboro students, faculty
and staff.
The three-day event begins on Thursday, January 27 with four public lectures. Edinboro
planetarium director Dr. David Hurd will present a show in the planetarium, “Island at the Edge,”
at 7 p.m. Admission is free but required reservations can be made by calling (814) 732-2493.
Beginning at 8 p.m. in 102 Cooper Hall, will be free lectures on “Lake Effect Snow,”
“Adventures in the Tropics,” and Seasonal Affective Disorder.”
The other public event will be the snow sculpture competition on Saturday, January 29,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. by Baron-Fomess Library and the University Center. Judging will take
place at 3 p.m.
Events for students on Friday, January 28, include a “Taste of Summer Picnic” at 8 p.m.
in McComb Fieldhouse, and a “Dive-In Movie” by McComb pool at 10 p.m.
The snow king and queen pageant Avill be held on Saturday, January 29, at 8 p.m. in the
University Center, and the SnowBall Dance will follow at 10 p.m.

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January 20, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

PROGRESS EDITION 2000
Greetings from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, one of the 14 universities in the
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
Throughout its 143-year history, Edinboro University has existed to address the postsecondary educational needs of the northwestern Pennsylvania region and beyond. While
Edinboro’s roots exist in the realm of teacher training, program offerings over the years have
been significantly modified and enhanced in response to the educational, economic
development, research and service needs of the region and the Commonwealth. Today,
Edinboro University, as the largest and most comprehensive higher education service provider
in northwestern Pennsylvania, offers more than 100 degree programs in areas including
education, technology, natural and applied sciences, health and human services, the fine and
liberal arts, and communications.
Edinboro University has great pride in its mission and values and an appreciation of its
role and responsibility in society. Emphasis on the traditions of family, the virtues common to
civility and civil behavior, and a respect for the ideals of education and knowledge are a
historical reflection of the University’s own role as an institution of higher learning. The
modem Edinboro University understands the importance of its educative role in a rapidly
changing world, which is to assist and support students to make pragmatic and moral choices
that lead to productive and contributive lifestyles. Quality education is merged with a continual
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focus on student-centered support, personal attention of distinguished faculty, and a strong
identity with the concept of “Family.” This heritage is carried forth by Edinboro’s nearly 40,000
alumni who have dispersed across the globe to lead civil lives as educated persons.
Today’s Edinboro University is an educational, cultural and economic partner
throughout the region while fulfilling its mission as a provider of affordable, accessible, high
quality education. It increasingly draws students from within the region, across the coimtry and
throughout the world, while remaining true to its core values. While expanding this outreach, its
social and economic impact on the region has also expanded. Edinboro University is directly
responsible for the employment of approximately 2,000 persons. Its economic impact on Erie
County alone approaches $100 million; for the region, it is calculated at more than $140
million.
As Edinboro University continues to embrace its role as a public institution with a
comprehensive mission, it also aims to establish and confirm areas of specialization that
capitalize on strengths and meet the unique higher education, training and workforce
development needs of the Commonwealth - the northwestern Pennsylvania region in particular.
As one example, Edinboro has for more than two decades maintained a commitment to
educating and serving students with disabilities that is unmatched in Pennsylvania, and, in fact,
is regarded as one of the top ten schools in the nation for its programs and services for these
special campus citizens.
As the nation and the world enter a new century and the next millennium, Edinboro
University has chosen to mark the arrival by establishing a “Century of Civility” in which each
member of the University community is encouraged to consider his or her role in promoting
civil ideals and actions in every aspect of life. In this spirit, the University thanks its many
friends for making it what it is today and for helping to shape what it will be tomorrow. Best
wishes for a new Century of Civility.
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January 21, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

RENAISSANCE BAND CALLIOPE TO PERFORM AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
The renaissance band Calliope, considered to be the best Renaissance troupe touring today, will
bring its raucous mix of music and entertainment to Edinboro University of Permsylvania’s Memorial
Auditorium on "Wednesday, February 2, at 8 p.m.
Calliope performs on an array of over 40 modem and not-so-modem instruments including the
J-shaped krummhoms, the double-reed shawm, and the unique cometto, which is fingered like a
woodwind but blown like a trumpet. Their Renaissance-era string instruments include the six-stringed
viola de gamba family and the vielle, which evolved into the modem violin.
Calliope troupe members Lucy Bardo, Lawrence Benz, Allan Dean, and Ben Harms have
toured together over the past 25 years. In 1975 they won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award. In
recent seasons Callipe broadened its repertoire to include pre-Baroque music as well as several
commissioned works, including Peter Schickele’s revel “Bestiary” and “Scenes fi"om Bmeghel,” a
concerto for Renaissance band and orchestra.
Bardo, playing strings, studied at Oberlin College and Indiana University. Her appearances
have included the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, Aston Magna and the Mostly
Mozart Festival. Benz, who plays low brass and winds, studied at Wichita State University and
ciurently performs with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and spends summers with the Santa Fe Opera.
Iowa native Dean, who plays high brass and winds for Calliope, is a member of the St. Louis Brass,
Summit Brass, and the New York Comet and Sackbut Ensemble. The graduate of the Manhattan
School of Music teaches at the Yale School of Music. Harms, who plays percussion, strings, and winds
for Calliope, studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory, the Curtis Institute, CUNY, and studied in
Germany as a Fulbright Scholar. He is a noted maker of historical percussion instmments and
performs with the Metropolitan Opera.
Tickets for Calliope are $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and fi-ee to Edinboro students,
faculty and staff. For more information, contact Edinboro’s cultural affairs office at 732-2518.
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Department of Elementary Edircation
210 Butterfield Hall
Edinboro, PA 16444
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MEMO:

Public Relations Department

FROM:

Barbara Mallozzi
Graduate Assistant for the Second Annual Children's Literature
Conference

DATE:

January 19,2000

SUBJECT:

University Calendar

My name is Barbara Mallozzi and I am the Graduate Assistant working on the Second
Annual Children's Literature Conference. The Conference Co-Directors would like the
information to be posted on the University Calendar. I will list all the necessary
information below. If you have any questions regarding this Conference please don't
hesitate to call or email me.
Edinboro University Second Annual Children's Literature Conference |
Theme: ABC...123... Incorporating Nonfiction Across the Curriculum
Guest Speaker:

Jerry Pallotta
Author of: The ABC Counting Books, The Hershey Fractions
Book and many others.

^|^^f|day,.March 15.2000
8:30 AM-3:15PM
University Center, Edinboro University Campus
Cost: $45.00/ person
$12.00/ student
Please address any questions concerning the Conference to:
Dr. Maureen Walcavich - x 2303 - MWALCAVICH
Barbara Mallozzi
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Add some flavor to your curriculum!!
Attend Edinboro University's

Second Annual Children's Literature Conference
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and many others
When:
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Cost:

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Wednesdoy, March 15, 2000
8:00a.m. - 3:15p.m.
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$45.00

Breakout Sessions
Book Signing
Lunch
Pubiishers
Children's Literature Displays
Additional Information to Follow

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January 18,2000

NEWS ADVISORY;

Emmy and Tony Award-winning entertainer Ben Vereen will appear at the Zem Zem
Shrine Club tomorrow, January 19, as the featured speaker for Edinboro University’s President
Frank G. Pogue Honors Scholarship Luncheon. The program will begin at 11:45 a.m. Vereen
will be available for media interviews immediately following the Itmcheon at 1:30 p.m. Vereen is
scheduled to visit Perseus House on Cherry Street in Erie that afternoon.
He will also perform tomorrow evening at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s
Memorial Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for both events.
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January 18,2000

NEWS ADVISORY:

Dr. David Hurd, planetarium director at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, is available
to answer questions about the limar eclipse on Thursday, January 20. The eclipse will begin
shortly after 10 p.m. and reach totality at 11:04 p.m. That evening, Hurd will conduct a show at
the Edinboro planetarium called “Howling at the Moon,” beginning at 9 p.m. Reservations for
the show are nearly full. Hurd may be reached directly by calling the planetarium at 732-2493.
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January 13, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SPECIAL FOR “LIFESTYLE” FEBRUARY 2000 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

1

In celebration: Edinboro University will host the 4th annual Martin Luther King,
Jr., Awards Luncheon at noon in Van Houten South Dining Hall.
Call 814-732-2711 for reservations.

2

Renaissance music: The Edinboro University Concert and Lecture Series will
present a performance by Calliope in Memorial Auditorium at 8:00 p.m.
Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for students and senior citizens. For additional
information or ticket reservations, call 814-732-2518.

3

Bring the popcorn: Edinboro University’s Alternative Film Series will present
The Usual Suspects at 7 p.m. in the University Center and 9:30 p.m. in Memorial
Auditorium.

17

On the big screen: Edinboro University’s Alternative Film Series continues with
a showing of Pi at 7 p.m. in the University Center and 9:30 p.m. in Memorial
Auditorium.

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Focus on academics: Edinboro University will host the 17th annual International
Academic Festival, a five-day celebration of people, places and ideas. Events
will be held at various locations on the Edinboro campus. For details, call
814-732-2745.
For art’s sake: The biennial High School Art Competition will be held in
Edinboro University’s Bruce Gallery begirming January 23 and continuing
through March 23.

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January 12, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY TROMBONIST TO PERFORM
CONCERT AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
Rebecca Bower, co-principal trombonist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, will perform a
solo recital at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Friday, February 4, at 8 p.m. in Memorial
Auditorium. She will also teach a master class featuring the low brass students of Edinboro on
Thursday, February 3, at 2 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
Bower began her professional career at the age of 16 as a trombonist with the San Jose
Symphony. At 17, she performed as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony as a result of
winning first prize for the Symphony’s young musician’s awards.
She earned degrees at the California Institute of the Arts and the Yale School of Music.
Before becoming a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony in 1989, Bower held the position of
principal trombone with the Springfield Symphony in Massachusetts and the Rhode Island
Philharmonic. She was also faculty trombone instructor at the Hartt School of Music, University
of Connecticut in Storrs, and Wesleyan University.
In 1993, she appeared at the White House as part of a 15-woman ensemble of brass and
percussion players. The group performed the world premiere of the fanfare “Celebration,” for the
opening reception of the International Women’s Forum annual conference.
Bower is a founding board member of the International Women’s Brass Conference and
is also an instructor at Carnegie Mellon University. She has been the recipient of a number of
awards such as the Atwater Kent Brass Award and Outstanding Chamber Music Player Award at
the Yale School of Music.
For more information, contact Dr. Daniel Burdick at (814) 732-2647 or e-mail
dburdick(^edinboro. edu.
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January 10, 2000

NEWS ADVISORY:

Edinboro University President Frank G. Pogue will hold a news conference today,
January 10, at 10 a.m. in Reeder Hall. Dr. Pogue will discuss the University’s response to the
recent tragedy involving Edinboro students.

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January 7,2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO PROFESSOR JIM FISHER WRITES SECOND LINDBERGH BOOK
Former FBI agent and current Edinboro University of Peimsylvania criminal justice
professor Jim Fisher has written a new book on the kidnapping of the son of famed aviator
Charles Lindbergh. The Ghosts ofHopewell: Setting the Record Straight in the Lindbergh Case
(Southern Illinois University Press), revisits the crime which Fisher first presented in his book
The Lindbergh Case.
Despite the overwhelming evidence against Bruno Richard Hauptmann which Fisher
detailed exhaustively in the first book, doubters and conspiracy theorists persisted in accusing
others of the crime. In The Ghosts ofHopewell, Fisher focuses on evidence that implicates
Hauptmann - evidence that the revisionists have tried, but failed, to explain away. For instance:
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The handwriting in the ransom notes was confirmed to be Hauptmann’s by a number of
experts; particularly damning were unusual spelling errors that appeared in the ransom
demands as well as in letters he wrote both before and after his arrest.

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More than $14,000 in banknotes with serial numbers matching the ransom money was
found hidden in Hauptmann’s garage.

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Experts proved that one of the rungs in the ladder abandoned by the kidnapper at the
scene precisely matched a plank fi-om Hauptmann’s attic floor. Nails used in the ladder
also matched those in a barrel found in his home.
Fisher also refutes the so-called evidence used by revisionists, much of it seemingly

aimed at proving a vast conspiracy among the FBI, the New Jersey State Police, and the New
York Police Department - a conspiracy that would call for unprecedented cooperation between
these agencies, Fisher says.
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The book provides fascinating insights into the emergence of revisionist and conspiracy
theories in both this and other famous cases such as the Kennedy assassination and the Sacco and
Vinzetti affair.
Despite Fisher’s efforts, books, plays, movies and television “documentaries” continue to
surface, claiming Hauptmann was the victim of a massive frame-up and implying that there is
still a great mystery about the murder. To them, and the people who believe them, Fisher says,
“Stop pretending it’s an unsolved case.”
Fisher is considered one of the foremost experts on the kidnapping and murder of Charles
A. Lindbergh, Jr. A member of the faculty at Edinboro University since 1974, Fisher holds a law
degree from the Vanderbilt University Law School and served in the FBI from 1966 to 1972. In
addition to his books on the Lindbergh kidnapping, Fisher is also the author of Fall Guys: False
Confessions and the Politics ofMurder. The Berkeley Publishing Group will publish his latest
murder investigation. Crimson Stain in May. The book is Fisher’s account of the 1993 murder of
an Amish woman in Crawford County.
Over the past two years, Fisher has become deeply involved in investigating literary
scams and has been quoted in the Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, and other publication
journals. The result of his investigation, “The Fisher Report,” will be published by the National
Writers Union in the first quarter of 2000. The book is expected to expose the practices of
literary scam artists in what Fisher calls “the genteel racket.”

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January 7, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY TO DEDICATE NEW
ARTS AND SCIENCES CENTER TUESDAY
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Dr. Frank G. Pogue will officially open
the University’s new Arts and Sciences Center in a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony on
Tuesday, January 11,10 a.m., at the new building’s main entrance.
The $3.3 million Arts and Sciences Center was funded through Gov. Tom Ridge’s
Shared-Cost Funding initiative. Private gifts to the University comprised the balance of the
project’s funding. Construction, which was originally approved in state legislation in 1970,
began in 1998.
It is the first new building on the Edinboro University campus since 1976.
Also participating in the dedication will be attorney Harry K. Thomas, chairperson of
Edinboro’s Council of Trustees, University leaders, area legislators, and many others who had a
part in supporting development of the 25,000-plus square-foot complex.
The Arts and Sciences Center was designed to provide students and faculty at Edinboro
with contemporary learning environments that feature state-of-the-art teaching and learning
facilities. Within the new building are four auditorium-style classrooms; four technologyenhanced classrooms; four conference and seminar rooms; and two office complexes for the
deans of liberal arts and science, management and technologies.
Eight of the classrooms include the “Smart Podium,” a significant facilitator of multimedia teaching and learning. A specially equipped Smart Podium desk at the front of the room
enables faculty members to operate computer and audio-visual equipment within the room from
one location.
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The new Distance Education Classroom will link instruction from the Center to a number
of remote sites in areas such as Erie, Meadville, Corry, Warren and others via high-speed digital
phone lines.
Tours and technology demonstrations will be provided following the ceremonial
program.
Edinboro University’s Arts and Sciences Center is located on campus between
Centennial Hall and Crawford Gymnasium.
Media coverage of the ceremony, tours and demonstrations in invited.
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January 5,2000

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s 17* Annual International Academic
Festival will be held Monday, February 21 through Friday, February 25.
Enjoy entertainment ranging from Scottish music and dance to folktales from
Japan. Explore the jungles of South Africa, navigate the Internet, raise your awareness of
the visually impaired and their guide dogs, or learn how to enhance civility in the
workplace.
It’s all happening at Edinboro University. For more information call 732-2745.
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January 5,2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM ADVOCATES HONORED AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
Seven students at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania were honored in December for
completing training to become volunteer sexual assault victim advocates. The program was a joint
effort of the University’s student wellness program and the Erie County Rape Crisis Center. The seven
students are Urlene Boisette and Rahmin Norwood of Philadelphia; Keiva Gray and Cierra Greene of
Pittsburgh; Danielle Hewson of Orchard Park, N.Y.; Rachel Leed of Conestoga, Pa.; and Leah Turner
of West Decatur, Pa.
Much of the training was led by Christine Kelly, education coordinator for the Rape Crisis
Center. The students learned about acquaintance and stranger rape, date rape drugs, physical and
emotional effects of assault, the recovery process, rape prevention education, and resources for help,
such as legal and medical processes.
“I applaud Edinboro’s efforts,” said Kelly. “They have brought this issue into the open to deal
with it in a direct way. They are actively working to prevent sexual assault and offer support to any
student who might be victimized.”
Edinboro’s Vice President for Student Affairs and Student Success Dr. Naomi Johnson
spearheaded the program’s development. “These students will be a credible source of information in
the campus community, an additional piece of the University's efforts to address rape and sexual
assault and the culture and attitudes which foster it,” she said.
“Other students listen and talk with us because we’re students, too,” added Rachel Leed,
student program coordinator. “We relate in a way that’s different from administrators or faculty.”
Students will begin programming this month to educate other students, faculty, and staff about
sexual assault, its effects on victims, how to help prevent it, and available campus and community
resources.
“Their job will be to supplement the work of the Erie Rape Crisis counselors,” said Mary Anne
Weiner, Edinboro’s wellness coordinator. ‘Their commitment to the program has been exceptional,
and we look forward to continuing in the spring.”
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Mary Anne Weiner, MS, RN-C.
Coordinator, Wellness Program
Ghering Health Center
Edinboro, PA 16444
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Internet: weiner@edinboro.edu

CAPTIONS
Edinboro University Vice President for Student Affairs and Student Success, Dr. Naomi T.
Johnson, presents completion award to Rahmin J. Norwood, sexual assault victim advocate.
Looking on are L.-R., Mary Anne Weiner, Wellness Program coordinator, Cierra Greene,
student advocate, and Kahan Sablo, EUP Associate Vice President for Student Life.

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s new Sexual Assault Victim Advocates display
certificates of successful program completion. L.-R. are Danielle Hewson, Leah Turner,
Rachel Leed, Keiva Gray, Rahmin Norwood and Cierra Greene. Absent when the phone was
taken is Urlene Boisette.

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s new student Sexual Assault Victim Advocates.
L.-R. are Danielle Hewson, Keiva Gray, Leah Turner, Rahmin Norwood and Cierra Greene.
Absent when the picture was taken is Urlene Boisette.

Edinboro University of Permsylvania’s new student Sexual Assault Victim Advocates are
Front L.-R. Danielle Hewson, Leah Turner, Cierra Greene, Rahmin Norwood.
Rear: Urlene Boisette, Keiva Gray, Rachel Leed.

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William A. Reed, Jr.
Assistant Vice President for Media and
Community Relations
Edinboro, PA 16444
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January 5,2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
It was with deep regret that the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania community became
aware of the death in Pittsburgh of a currently enrolled University student, Jeremy F. Lindsey,
20, a resident of Erie.
The Edinboro Family is saddened by Jeremy’s untimely death. We are in sympathy with
the members of his family and fellow students who were his friends.

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