EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Public Relations Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2558 FAX (814) 732-2294 NEWS ADVISORY March 26, 2002 “WO-Maneuvering the Community: Creating Partnership of Caring,” featuring Pennsylvania Senator Jane Orie, will close Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Women’s History Month celebration on Thursday, March 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the University Center. Senator Orie will discuss women in legislative bodies, legislative actions taken for women’s rights, domestic and family violence, and social issues facing women in our area and throughout the world. The event will conclude with a panel discussion with Senator Orie, Emma Lucas, president. National Association of Social Workers, Pennsylvania Chapter; Maureen Dunn, director, Erie County Network for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention; Elaine Serma, representative from the Attorney General’s Office; Christine Vladimiroff, OSB. Prioress, Benedictine Sisters of Erie; Mary Baird, executive director, Ophelia Project; and Jean Anderson, Women’s Services of Crawford County. Media coverage is invited. -30CGH A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Public Relations Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2194 FAX (814) 732-2294 March 22,2002 30 SECOND PSA Mr. McFeely, from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, will appear at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania planetarium on Thursday, March 28, at 6 and 7 p.m., in Cooper Hall. Join Mr. McFeely for the fun-filled planetarium program “The Sky Above Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” as we travel into the world of make believe with Mister Rogers and his friends. This program, appropriate for ages 2 - 6, is free and open to the public. To make reservations, call the planetarium at 814-732-2493. -30CGH A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY O F PENN SYLVAN A Public Relations Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2558 FAX (814) 732-2294 NEWS ADVISORY March 25, 2002 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania science and education students will present over 70 hands-on science activities this evening from 6:30-8 p.m. in the University Center as part of the 10*** Annual Evening of Science. Representatives from the Department of Environmental Protection, the Carnegie Science Center, and the Erie Zoo will also be on hand. Media coverage is invited. -30CGH A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Public Relations Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814)732-2194 FAX (814) 732-2294 March 22,2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MR. McFEELY TO VISIT EDINBORO PLANETARIUM Mr. McFeely, better known as Speedy Delivery from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, will join the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania planetarium to greet children and sign autographs on Thursday, March 28, at 6 and 7 p.m., in Cooper Hall during “The Sky Above Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Purple Panda will join Mr. McFeely for the fun filled planetarium program that will explore the night sky. Can Lady Elaine catch the moon? Will King Friday save the day... or the night? Join us as we travel into the world of make believe with Mister Rogers and his friends. This program, appropriate for ages 2 - 6, is free and open to the public. However, seating is limited and reservations are required. For further information or to make reservations, call the Edinboro planetarium at 814-732-2493. -30CGH A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Public Relations Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2558 FAX (814) 732-2294 NEWS ADVISORY March 22, 2002 As part of Women’s History Month, University of Pennsylvania will present “The Day I Became a Woman,” a film portraying women disfranchised in modern-day Iran, on Sunday, March 24, at 4 p.m., in the 119 Doucette Hall. A discussion focusing on women who have managed to create less narrow lives will follow. This event is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, the Core Enrichment Committee, and and NWPA National Organization for Women. Media coverage is invited. -30CGH A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Public Relations University Communications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814)732-2194 FAX (814)732-2611 March 21, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY HOSTS “MUSIC MAJOR FOR A DAY” PROGRAM Edinboro University of Pennsylvania recently hosted two “Music Major for a Day” workshops. The program is designed to let high school juniors and seniors experience what it is like to be a music major at Edinboro University. The students attended classes, received lessons on their instruments, attended a musical recital performed by Edinboro University students, dined in the Van Houten Dining Hall and interacted with Edinboro students. Patrick Davis from West Milford High School in West Milford, New Jersey, attended the workshop. -30CLC Founded in 1857 by Scottish settlers, Edinboro University ofPennsylvania has grown to become the largest comprehensive university in northwestern Pennsylvania. Edinboro proudly celebrates its Scottish heritage every spring with the Edinboro Highland Games and Scottish Festival. The University offers a summer abroad program in Scotland where President Frank G. Pogue and other University guests were greeted by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip. The University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System ofHigher Education and enrolls nearly 8,000 students in 100 academic undergraduate and graduate programs. Edinboro is ranked among the nation’s top ten universities for its services for students with disabilities. To learn more about Edinboro University, visit our website at WWW, edinboro. edu. One of the 14 universities in Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Public Relations Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2558 FAX (814) 732-2294 NEWS ADVISORY March 20, 2002 Media coverage is invited to “High School Outreach Day” presented as part of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Women’s History Month celebration, on Thursday, March 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the University Center. More than sixty students and their teachers from Collegiate Academy, Maplewood, Meadville, and Conneaut Lake high schools will be introduced to the linkages between women’s history and their subjects of English, social studies and science. For additional information, contact Coleen Hites, public relations at 814-732-2194. -30CGH Attachment - Schedule A member of the State System of Higher Education L|E|C|0|M The Community Is Our Campus NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Edbvboro University of Pennsylvania Signs Undergraduate Affiliate Agreement with LECOM’s New School of Pharmacy College administrators sign agreement that creates “2+3” program allowing Edinhoro University students to earn a pharmacy degree in five years. Erie, PA - March 13, 2002 - Officials of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania signed an agreement establishing an affiliation that will allow qualified pre-pharmacy students to attend the new pharmacy school. The "2+3" Accelerated Program in Pharmacy will offer an early-entry pre-pharmacy program that will give Edinboro students the opportunity to earn a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) in five years. Edinboro is the fourth undergraduate school to join LECOM in preparing new pharmacists who will meet the growing national demand for pharmacists. "We're pleased that Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has recognized the opportunity to train more qualified professionals for the pharmaceutical health care field," said Diane S. Swaffar, Ph. D., R.Ph. and Dean of the new School of Pharmacy. "LECOM is proud to work with our colleagues in Edinboro which has a well established pre-pharmacy program in place preparing highly qualified and caring students that LECOM wants in our new pharmacy program." "Edinboro University is delighted to join with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in offering a program to our students that will allow them to graduate with a doctor of pharmacy degree in just five years," said Edinboro President Frank G. Pogue. "It is the mission of Edinboro University to provide access to education and learning experiences for our students while serving the larger community. The 2+3 Accelerated Program in Pharmacy allows -More— LECOM-Edinhoro Agreement 2 the University to do precisely that. There is a growing, critical need for pharmacists both locally and nationwide. Through this new and important program, we are preparing our students for rewarding professional careers while helping to fill a vital need in society." Dr. Swaffar added, "We hope that many of these future pharmacists will decide to stay in northwestern Pennsylvania area and pursue their careers here." Students would attend Edinboro for two years of pre-pharmacy education and would complete the professional pharmacy program in an accelerated threeyear program at LECOM. When the new school of pharmacy opens in September 2002, it will be one of only a few pharmacy schools offering the accelerated three-year professional degree program. The traditional doctor of pharmacy degree takes six years, starting with the undergraduate program. "We are very pleased to collaborate with the School of Pharmacy at the X' n Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in offering a 2 + 3 accelerated program leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree. This five-year curriculum will offer our students a seamless transition from two years of undergraduate education at Edinboro University to three years of pharmacy education and clinical training at LECOM. 7 The program provides students in the tri-state ‘ region with a new, convenient option for professional training at two of northwest Pennsylvania's premier institutions of higher education," states Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Robert Weber. LECOM will work with Edinboro academic advisors to accept students for the professional phase of their pharmacy education. These students will need to complete 60 credits of pre-pharmacy education at Edinboro and maintain a 3.0 grade point average. To begin the program in Edinboro, students will need to meet academic guidelines established by Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. —^More— LECOM School of Pharmacy • Meeting the expanding demand for pharmacists. • Providing a unipue, accelerated three-year professional curriculum leading to the Pharm.D. degree. ^^iption Career 3rrnacy NEWS ADVISORY Edinboro University art professor Franz Spohn will be featured on Ripley's Believe it or Not! on Wednesday, March 13 at 8 p.m. on the TBS cable network. Professor Spohn was interviewed by Ripley's for his work in creating gumball murals. A memher of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Public Relations Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2194 FAX (814) 732-2294 March 11, 2002 NEWS ADVISORY Several students from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania are spending their spring break by helping others. They are participating in the University’s Annual Alternative Spring Break and are volunteering their time and services to local organizations in the Erie area. The group opened the week on Monday, March 11, by collecting door prizes for their annual bowl-a-thon with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Erie. They ended their day at the Kids Cafe. Tuesday, March 12, they can be found imloading food at the Emmaus Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry from 9 to 11 a.m. The afternoon will be spent cleaning the kitchen and preparing the food for dinner, which they will serve from 4:30-5:30 p.m. The students will spend Wednesday, March 13, assisting Habitat for Humanity from 8 a.m. to noon, and the Second Harvest Food Bank from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 14, will be spent at the International Institute from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Community Shelter Services on East 26th Street in Erie will be their last stop on Friday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The students will volunteer their time painting and cleaning at the Shelter. For additional information, contact Edinboro University’s marketing department at 814-732-2194 or Denise Ann Finazzo, Edinboro University’s coordinator of Community Outreach at 814-450-3225. CGH A member of the State System of Higher Education Erie Day School Headmaster Dr. William Kindler, left, thanks Edinboro University President Fra^ G. Pogue for his gift of $1,000 to the school. Dr. Pogue is chairman oi the Ene Day School’s Adopt-A-Scholar Fund Drive. Pogue presented the check at an assembly at the school. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Frank G. Pogue meets with the second-grade students of Erie Day School teacher Trisha Yates following a program celebrating Groundhog Day. The performance was part of an assembly where President Pogue presented a check to the school for its Adopt-A-Scholar Fund Drive. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Public Relations Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2194 Fax (814) 732-2294 March 4, 2002 NEWS ADVISORY: Students from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will be participating in the University’s annual Alternative Spring Break by donating their time and services to several organizations in the Erie area. The group will open the week on Monday, March 11, with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Erie collecting door prizes for their annual bowl-a-thon in the morning. They will donate their time in the afternoon at the Kids’ Cafe'. On Tuesday, March 12, students will be participating at the Emmaus Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry, from 9 a.m.until 3 p.m., unloading food and cleaning the kitchen. The volunteers will be lending helping hands at the Habitat for Humanity in the morning from 8 - noon, on Wednesday, March 13. In the afternoon they can be found labeling food and stocking cartons in the warehouse at the Second Harvest Food Bank. On Thursday, March 14, those participating will give their time at the International Institute. The week’s activities will end Friday, March 15, as the students volunteer their last day at the Community Shelter, from 9 a.m.until 3 p.m., trying their hands at painting and general clean-up. For additional information, contact Dr. Denise Finazzo at the Community Outreach Center at (814) 732-2699. -30CSW A member of the State System of Higher Education Public Relations Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2194 Fax: (814) 732-2294 For Immediate Release March 1, 2002 EDINBORO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ANIMATE GRIMSBY STORY Students from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s film and animation program brought a local storybook character to life in the Hirt Auditorium of Erie’s Blasco Memorial Library on March 1. The students displayed portions of their unfinished animated film based on “Grimsby,” the story of a friendly sea serpent, written by Erie author Donald McQuaid. The Edinboro University students also screened part of their documentary film about the making of the Grimsby animation. The Grimsby animation and documentary pieces, the Grimsby book, and an upcoming Grimsby Ballet are all part of the Grimsby Project - an outreach program of the Erie Summer Festival of the Arts. Heading the project is Ruth Jageman, who has served as president of the Festival. Jageman fell in love with the Grimsby character after reading McQuaid’s story and made it a feature of the 1996 Festival. She arranged to have it published as a hardcover book in 1998, with illustrations by former Erie resident Joseph Anastasi. Last year, Jageman approached Edinboro University about having its students from the cinema program animate the story. Under the direction of animation professors David Weinkauf and Mike Genz, the students met with Anastasi in January and began the lengthy and tedious process of creating a hand-drawn animated film. When finished, the film will be approximately three minutes long. To put that into perspective, at 24 drawings per second, those three minutes will require 4,320 finished drawings. Most scenes will have multiple layers (hence, more than one drawing), and each drawing will require multiple preliminary sketches. Dozens of animation students are involved in the project. In addition, the University’s video students are recording the process of creating the animated story, so that in addition to the three-minute animated story, there will also be a documentary film of Edinboro students working with the artists who wrote the Grimsby story, who drew the original characters, and who wrote the music that is meant to accompany the animated introduction to the story. The Erie Ballet performed the Grimsby ballet at the Warner Theater on Simday, March 17. During his remarks. President Frank G. Pogue noted the recent passing of animation director Chuck Jones, who had a long and close relationship with Edinboro University. “It seems rather fitting that we are announcing this collaboration today as the University and the entire world mourns the recent passing of one of animation’s forefathers - the legendary Chuck Jones. Chuck took a special intent E^boro University and regarded our animation program as one of the best in the country. We presented him with an Honorary Doctor of Public Service Degree in 1991, and two years ago an Edinboro student was the first recipient of the Chuck Jones Foundation Award for Excellence in Student Animation. Today, as we proudly showcase the works of our students, we also honor the memory of Chuck Jones and what he means to Edinboro University.” Weinkauf said the Grimsby animation will be dedicated to Jones. In addition to President Pogue, Weinkauf and Jageman, others attending the screening were Edinboro University Provost Robert Weber, U.S. Rep. Phil English, author Donald McQuaid, illustrator Joseph Anastasi, composer Greg Zbach, Erie Ballet Executive Director Christina Maria, professor Genz and several Edinboro University students. -30- BKP EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Public Relations Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2194 Fax (814) 732-2294 March 11, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SCALES APPOINTED ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Dr. Frank G. Pogue has appointed Alton D. Scales as the University’s assistant vice president for multicultural programs. Scales earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in science from the University of North Texas, in the interdisciplinary fields of industrial and manufacturing engineering technology. He is the former dean of student services at Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kan., a position he held since June 2000. At Neosho, he managed a 2.7 million dollar budget responsible of the leadership, administration and management of the registrar, admissions, student discipline, financial aid, veteran services, international programs, counseling and enrollment management. He also served as its interim vice president of academic and student affairs for the fall semester 2000. Previous to Neosho, Scales served as the director of multicultural affairs at the University of Kansas. He began his professional career at the University of North Texas as the assistant to the associate vice president for student affairs. Scales’ academic accomplishments include co-developing MAPS (Multicultural Awareness Programs) and Eagle Quest, a summer academic enrichment program for at-risk students at the University of North Texas. He is a founding member of the Denton (Texas) Multicultural Arts Guild. -more- A member of the State System of Higher Education ASSISTANT VP FOR MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS, Continued Page 2 As a former teacher, Scales has delivered countless lectures. His lectures include, “Searchingfor an Identity, The African-American Experience, “ “Expanding the Circle through Multicultural Education, ” and “Ethnocentrism a Paradigm Shift. ” As the assistant vice president for multicultural programs. Scales will be responsible to provide programs reflective of various ethnic groups, educational opportunities in the context of multicultural programs, and a new diversity training component based on the National Coalition efforts to look at an array of issues that deal with multicultural initiatives. -30CSW EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Marketing Department Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2558 FAX (814) 732-2294 NEWS ADVISORY March 1,2002 Media coverage is invited to the Opening Ceremony for the Women’s History Month Celebration at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Sunday, March 3, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the University Center. Keynote speaker Carol Pella will address “Women in the News, Making News, and Giving the News,” followed by refreshments and music by Highland Harmony in the University Center Atrium. For further information, contact Vicky Wetsell at 814-732-1449, or Lisa Joyce at 814732-2448, or visit the University’s website at www.edinboro.edu for a complete listing of Women’s History Month activities. -30CGH A memher of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Public Relations Taylor House Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2194 FAX (814) 732-2294 March 21, 2002 NEWS ADVISORY: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and the Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy will sign an articulation agreement on Friday, March 22, at 9 a.m., in the Library of Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy located at 2825 State Street in Erie. Signing the agreement for Edinboro University will be President Frank G. Pogue and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert C. Weber. Signing for the Collegiate Academy will be Superintendent James Barker and Collegiate Academy Dean Robert Oliver. The agreement will allow Collegiate Academy students who enroll at Edinboro within two years of graduation to earn up to 16 college credits for high school work. Students who maintain a “B” or higher throughout four years of high school for honor level and advanced level courses in English, mathematics, and science may obtain up to ten college credits. The transferred courses will apply toward credit for introductory courses in literature, biology, and precalculus at Edinboro University. Collegiate Academy students may also earn an additional three credit hours each in history and foreign language upon successful completion of designated Edinboro University courses as part of this agreement. Once the students earn the appropriate college credits for the history and foreign language courses at Edinboro University, they will be awarded three additional college credits for the history and foreign language courses previously completed on the high school level. Media are invited to attend the event. For further information, contact Terry Carlin, assistant vice president for admissions at 732-1752; or the Edinboro University public relations ' at 732-2194. - 30 CGH A member of the State System of Higher Education