«r EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 731-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 6, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WILLIAMS, MEREDITH RECEIVE PRESIDENT’S AWARDS AT EDINBORO Recalling his meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King during the civil rights movement in Alabama, Frank G. Pogue, president of.Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, presented the first •ever President’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Awards to two Erie community leaders. The awards were given to FredL. Williams, executive director of Bayfront NATO, Inc./Martin Luther King .Center, and Erie attorney Larry D. Meredit}i. The aAyards were created by President Pogue to commemorate, honor and remember the civil rights movement and the leadership of Dr. King. “It was very easy for me to join him to change conditions in Atlanta,” said President Pogue. “He impacted everyone throughout the world. He brought people together.” Williams has been executive director since 1990, when'he also established the Martin Luther King Holiday Committee, consisting of community and civic leaders, to promote the federal holiday honoring fhe birth of Dr. King in the Erie community. He has served as a hunaan resource development specialist in the Erie Regional Office of the state’s'Department of Community Affairs, and was director of youth economic development with the Greater Erie Community Action Committee. His awards include GECAC’s 1990 Human Service Award, the Opportunities Industrialization Center’s Executive of the Year Award, and the Booker T. Washington Center’s 1963 Athlete of the Year Award. Meredith is the deputy director of Erie’s John F. Kennedy Center and an assistant public, /defender for Erie County. He is a former Erie City Council member and director of intercultural affairs at Edinboro. In the latter position he provided a positive educational environment for -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education WILLIAMS, MEREDITH RECEIVE PRESIDENT’S AWARDS, Continued Page 2 Edinboro’s minority student population'and administered several outreach programs for area youth to enhance their academic preparation and performance. Joining Pogue in making the presentations was R. Benjamin Wiley; chairman of Edinboro’s Council of Trustees and vice chairman of the Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. -30BKP:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 6, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SPRING INTO MATH & SCIEI^CE AT EDINBORO CONFERENCE Teachers and administrators from Erie, Warren, Crawford and surrounding counties will participate in the 1997 Math & Science on Saturday Conference at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on March 8. This year’s conference theme is “Spring into Math & Sciertce.” Sponsored by Edinboro’s Regional Math & Science Center and the Association of Math Teachers of Northwest Pennsylvania, the conference offers workshops and presentations on math and science for grades K-16 in public and private schools. The .conference will be held at Butterfield Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The goal of the conference is to enhance and renew math and science teaching skills. Also, it provides a forum for math and science teachers to share ideas, and keep abreast of new ideas and materials. The conference seeks to involve.both teachers and administrators in examining changing math and science issues. -30CCM:bja A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 10, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO HOSTS FIFTH ANNUAL EVENING OF SCIENCE ACTIVITIES Several hundred students and teachers are expected td take part in the fifth annual Evening of Science Activities at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, March 12, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event at the University Center is designed to showcase hands-on science activities useful to teachers from kindergarten through college. Because the evening event has grown in popularity since its beginning in 1993, additional sessions have been added during the day this year for students from 13 -area schools. This will be the second year in which fieldtrip sessions will be offered; Nearly 1000 students are registered to attend. All participants will receive a variety of science-related materials. Conducting the more than 70 hands-on science activities and demonstrations will be nearly 200 Edinboro University education and science students and faculty who developed the presentations. Also invited to take part this year are the ExpERJEnce Children’s Museum, the Erie County Library, the Erie Zoological Society and the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit. The Evening of Science Activities, which is sponsored by the University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching, is free and open to the public. For registration information contact the Instimte for Research and Conununity Service at (814) 732-2672. -30BKP:csw A member of the State System of Higher Education Hundreds of area students will attend the fifth annual Evening of Science Activities at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, March 12. These students are shown attending last year’s event. The Evening of Science Activities is designed to showcase hands-on science EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 Febraary 10, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY HOSTS PROJECT LINK-TO-LEARN MEETING Representatives of Project Link-to-Leam, the state’s plan to provide $121 million to educational institutions to create the Pennsylvania Education Network (PEN), met at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania recently to develop a vision and action plan for northwestern Pennsylvania. Project Link-to-Leam will create a statewide, community-based network linking educational institutions using data, voice and video communications. The Edinboro meeting was attended by representatives of Edinboro University, five Intermediate Units, the diocese of Erie, Allegheny College, Butler County Community College, Slippery Rock University and Westminster College. Others represented business and government. Led by Dr. John M. Gould of Intermediate Unit 23 in Montgomery County, the group is a steering committee that will recommend ways for northwestern Pennsylvania to connect to the rest of the state. Part of the impetus for Project Link-to-Leara is the absence of any previous coordinated, statewide approach to educational technology. The first year of the three-year plan will be used to document the existing networks and technologies and then form a shared vision and strategic plan for building PEN. -30BKP:csw A member of the State System ofHigfier Education Dr. Frank G. Pogue, president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, welcomes members of the Project Link-to-Leam steering committee to the University for its shared vision and action planning regional meeting. Link-to-Leam is the state’s plan to provide $121 million to school districts, intermediate units, libraries, vocation-technical schools, and higher education institutions to develop the Pennsylvania Education Network. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 10, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HALE-BOPP COMET PLANETARIUM SHOW SET FOR EDINBORO UNIVERSITY The approach of comet Hale-Bopp will be the topic of a special planetarium show at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Monday, February 24, at 7 p.m. in Cooper Hall. Planetarium director David Hurd said comet Hale-Bopp will reach its peak in mid March. It will not come as close to Earth as did comet Hyakutake last spring, but it is a bigger comet. “It looks like it will be as good, if not better, than comet Hyakutake,” said Hurd. “Most of us never have the opportunity to witness a comet during our lifetimes, but this comet and last year’s comet are rare exceptions.” Hurd will use the planetarium to show the path of the comet as it travels around the sun, and to lecture about comets in general. This show is part of the University’s annual International Academic Festival which will run February 23-28. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the planetarium at 732-2493. -30BKP:bja A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 Febraary 10, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC FESTIVAL HOSTS AUTHORS’ RECEPTION As part of the International Academic Festival at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, the Campus Bookstore will host a faculty reception and book signing on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 25-26, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Edinboro University faculty will be on hand both evenings to meet the public and autograph copies of their books. The bookstore is located in the lower level of the University Center. The authors scheduled to appear on February 25 are Dana Bushnell, Nagging Questions; Diane Crandall, Violent Crime; James Drane, Clinical Bioethics, Becoming a Good Doctor, and Caring to the End; Denise Finazzo, All for the Children; James Fisher, Fall Guys, and The Lindbergh Case; Mark lutocovich. The Sociologist as Consultant; Paul Fovang, Refashioning ‘Knights and Ladies Gentle Deeds’; Andrew Smith, Recovering Pragmaticism’s Voice; Roy Stonesifer, The Life and Wars of Gideon J. Pillow; Timothy Thompson, Communication, Creativity, Change; and Suzanne Winterberger, Sideways Atlanta. Bushnell, Crandall, Drane and Fisher will remm on February 26 along with Sezai Demiral, Pollution Control and the Pattern of Trade; Corbin Fowler, Morality of Modems; Robert Gensemer, Beginning Golf, Tennis for Experienced Players, and Physical Education; Jan Kinch, Mark Twain’s German Critical Reception; James Lopresto, Space-Time; John Repp, Thirst Like This; Robert Rhodes, Health Care Politics, Policy, and Distributive Justice; and Sandra Waite-Stupiansky, Building Understanding Together. The International Academic Festival: A Celebration of Diverse Cultures, runs Febmary 23-28. It will have more than 130 individual events, making it the largest Festival in this, its fourteenth year. -30BKP:csw A member of the State System ofHi^er Education Febraary 12,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A CELTIC EXPERIENCE TO BE PART OF INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC FESTIVAL As part of its International Academic Festival, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will present “A Celtic Experience” on Monday, February 24,7-10 p.m. in the University Center. The event will feature cultural displays by The Robert Bums Scottish Club, the Irish Cultural Society, and St. David’s Society. Musical performances will feature the Pipes & Dmms of Erepa Grotto at 7 and 8:30 p.m., Irish step dancing by Rince Na Tiama at 7:30 p.m., and the Mountain School of Highland Dance at 8 p.m. Poems, songs and announcements will be at 9 p.m. The Gaelic House of Ligonier will have gifts for sale. The event is free and open to the public. -30BKP:csw EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 12, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; EDINBORO UNIVERSITY TO PRESENT THE MEETING What if Malcolm X and Martin Luther King had met? What would the leader of nonviolent protest and the firebrand Muslim minister agree on, aside from fighting for the same cause? That is the focus of The Meeting, which will be performed Monday, February 17, at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Part of the University’s Concert and Lecture Series, The Meeting is a powerful drama about the lives and philosophies of two men. Malcolm X is a militant separatist who credo was “Freedom by any means necessary.” King fought for integration and unity between all races in America. The play takes place the evening after Malcolm X’s home was firebombed (a real event allegedly done by the Black Muslims, the group Malcolm X had just left). He and his bodyguard await the meeting with King. The guard, Rashad, expresses concern for X’s safety and exasperation over the decision to meet with King. After King arrives, the play becomes a dialogue between the two men, arranged around three arm-wrestling matches that are symbolic of the struggle between passive resistance and mihtancy. Only as husbands and fathers do the two find common ground, but it is enough to help them finally meet halfway as leaders of a common cause. Pin Points Theatre, an educational theater group, will present the play. Theatre founder Ersky Freeman will play the role of Malcom X, Jim Lucas will portray Dr. Martin Luther King, and Mark Anderson takes the part of Rashad. -moreA member of the Slate System of Higher Education THE MEETING, Continued Tickets for The Meeting are free to students, faculty and staff with a valid ID from Edinboro University. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for students and senior citizens. The play will be held in Memorial Auditorium on the Edinboro campus at 8:00 p.m. For further information or ticket reservations, call the Office of Cultural Affairs at 732-2518. -30CCM:csw EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 Febraary 12, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO TO HOST SOUL FOOD DINNER Working to help others learn the importance of bringing cultures together in education, business and society is Dr. Samuel Betances’ mission in life. He says his most important achievement has been building positive synergy through ethnic diversity. Betances will address multiculturalism at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s annual Soul Food Dinner on Friday, February 28. According to Betances, as American students become more ethnically diverse, educators must now accept the fact of multiculturalism in our schools. “We must face the challenge of making the world safe for difference,” he says. “People used to immigrate to the United States, go to work and then go to school. For the first time, we are now having to go to school before we go to work.” Betances believes that in order to compete in world markets, America must take a closer look at its schools and learn to educate its multicultural population. Only then will America get back to the top - in education, business and society in general. The educator, sociologist, commentator and author is also a consultant and speaker. Betances says that managing diversity in the workplace is a challenge for any company. Managers are beginning to find that their employees come from a different culture and background. Rather than seeing this as a source of conflict, he feels that it can be turned into a source of strength. Earning his master’s and doctorate degrees at Harvard University, Betances taught sociology for many years at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. He continues to lecture and publish extensively and has worked with educational policy makers, conununity leaders and -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education SOUL FOOD DINNER, Continued business managers on matters of discrimination. He has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Donahue and a Peter Jennings special on prejudice and children. The Soul Food Dinner will be held at 6:00 p.m. in Van Houten Dining Hall. Tickets are available from the Intercultural Relations office at 732-2912. -30CCMicsw EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 17, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: VELVET BROWN TO PRESENT TUBA CONCERT AT EDINBORO FESTIVAL The opening concert for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s International Academic Festival will feature a solo tuba concert by Velvet Brown, Monday, February 24, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Her concert is made possible with the support of a social equity grant from the Office of the Chancellor of the State System of Higher Education. Brown has both Native American and African American ancestry, and her appearance at Edinboro coincides with Black History Month. She will also present master classes in the Erie city schools on Tuesday, February 25. Brown, an assistant professor of music performance studies at Bowling Green State University, will perform works by Handel, Schumann, John Williams and other composers. She will be accompanied by piano and will be joined for a duet by Edinboro music professor Dr. Daniel Burdick. She has appeared as a featured soloist at the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival, the first International Brassiest at Indiana University in 1995, and the International Women’s Brass Conference in 1992. As a member of the Boston Brass she has been a prize winner at the Narbonne (France) International Brass Quintet, the Raphael Mendez Brass Quintet and the Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competitions. She is a board member and vice president of the International Women’s Brass Conference and a member of Tubist Universal Brotherhood Association (T.U.B.A.). An active soloist as well as chamber music and orchestral performer. Brown has played with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Muncie Symphony, the Marion Philharmonic, and the -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education VELVET BROWN TO PRESENT TUBA CONCERT, Continued Page 2 Nashua Symphony. She is also tubist with Velvet Brass, Monarch Brass, a founding member of the Boston Tuba Quartet and serves as the principal tuba with the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra. Formerly on the faculty of Ball State University, Brown joined the brass faculty of Bowling Green and is a member of the resident faculty brass quintet, the Bowling Green Brass Quintet. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University, a master’s degree from Boston University where she later served as associate director of university bands, and is now a doctoral student at Indiana University. Brown’s performance is free and open to the public. -30BKPibja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OBSERVES WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will celebrate Women’s History Month with a twoweek schedule of events, March 1-15. Highlights of the observance will be the Women’s Retreat I & n, on Saturday, March 1 and March 8, respectively. Dr. Denise Ohler, one of the organizers of the event, said this year promises to be especially exciting due to the planning efforts of the Women’s Studies Committee. “My hope is that everyone will participate in Women’s History Month, a university-wide celebration of informative and enlightening events reflective of a variety of perspectives and ideas on women’s issues.” Women’s RetQg^I^^omen in Rhythm With Nature,” begins the two-week celebration at noon on MarcE^ It will feature a drum circle, a nature mandala, a discussion of “Varieties of Ecofeminism,” and a one-hour session of massage and reflexology. Two one-act plays by Susan Glaspell, will be performed at 8 p.m. in the Diebold Center for the Performing Arts. Sunday, March 2, will focus on a “Women’s Tea with Art and Music,” from 3-5 p.m. Coffee and Conversation with Student Mothers, will be held on Monday, March 3, from 2-4 p.m. Alice Dalmas, director of new options at the State Correctional Institution in Cambridge Springs, at 7 p.m. will explore atypical jobs held by women. All of these events will be held in the University Center. The venue changes to Cooper Hall on Tuesday, March 4, at 9:30 a.m. for “Changing Face of Homelessness: Women and Children in the Shelter System,” presented by Christine Tombaugh, director of development for the Erie City Mission. Women from Edinboro, Allegheny College, and Penn State Behrend will participate in “An Evening of Poetry and Fiction,” at 7 p.m. in Reeder Hall. Wednesday’s program, “Somalian Women on Female Genital Mutilation,” will take place at 7 p.m. in 119 Doucette Hall. The schedule for Thursday, March 6, will feature two events: “Communication and Gender” at 2 p.m. in University Center. The movie Safe, which is part of the University’s Alternative Film Series, will be shown at 7 and 9 p.m. The film Romeo and Juliet will be shown at 8 p.m. on March 7 and 8, in the University Saturday, March 8, will be dedicated to Women’s Retreat II: “A Day on Women’s Wellness.” The program, which begins at 10 a.m., will include topics on birth control, breast cancer, eating disorders, women and depression, women and chiropracty. The play Eleemosynary is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. in Reeder Hall, and will be repeated on March 9 at 2 p.m Lisa Brown, director of intercultural relations, will speak Monday, March 10, at 10 a.m. on “Women and Race Issues: Is this a conflict for African-American women?” Baron-Fomess Library will be the site of two noon-time events: “Cowgirls of the Old West,” and “Women in the Klan.” Coffee and Conversation at 2 p.m will focus on “Women with Disabilities.” A selfdefense workshop will be held Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the University Center aerobics room, and will be repeated Wednesday at the same time. “Women’s Roles in Nazi Germany” win be discussed at 7:30 p.m. in 127 Doucette Hall.. The schedule for Thursday, March 13, includes Coffee and Conversation on “Feminism and Postfeminism,” at 2 p.m., and a “Women and Politics” seminar at 7 p.m., both in the University Center. Fargo will be shown as part of the Alternative Film Series at 7 and 9 p.m. The Video Presentation “Girls in the Middle,” will begin Friday’s events at 1 p.m. in 237 Butterfield Hall. Cross country skiing or hiking will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 14. The film Preacher’s Wife will be shown at 7 and 9:15 p.m. in the University Center. The observance will conclude on Saturday, March 15, with a performance by magician/comedienne Becky Blaney. March will feature exhibits by several women artists. Bruce Art Gallery will showcase the work of Japanese artist Itatani Michiko. Hamilton Hall Art Gallery will present a jewelry exhibit by Edinboro student Ingrid Psuty. Bates Gallery in Loveland hall will host a painting and drawing exhibit by Mary Dorfner, March 1-7; an MFA exhibit by sculptor Renee Zettle-Sterling, March 8-11; and a ceramics exhibit by Maryann Denkowski, March 15-April 4. The University Center will display ceramics by Edinboro women, and Baron-Fomess Library will feature Students for Women’s Equality. For further information contact Dr. Ohler at (814) 732-2781. -30BKP EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 17, 1997 "•> • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DITCHDIGGER’S DAUGHTERS TO AIR ON FAMILY CHANNEL The Family Channel will broadcast a made-for-TV movie based on the book The Ditchdigger’s Daughters, on Sunday, February 23, at 7 p.m. The inspirational book was written by Dr. Yvonne Thornton, M.D., about her ditchdigger father, and his daughters - all of whom have become professionals. Dr. Thornton is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Third Annual Applied Communication Conference on October 25. The best-selling The Ditchdigger’s Daughters was featured on National Public Radio’s Radio Reader and focuses on her compelling story and the story of her father, Donald, who was the central figure in the upbringing of the Thornton sisters, all of whom succeeded as African American women. Their story is an uplifting example of the virtue of hard work and abiding love and respect for each other and real family values. Author Dr. Yvonne Thornton is the middle daughter and an OB/GYN. She is director of the perinatal diagnostic testing center at Morristown, N.J., Memorial Hospital. She is also a visiting associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. After graduating with honors from Monmouth College, she earned her M.D. degree with honors from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Jeannette Thornton is a psychiatrist in private practice. Dr. Linda Thornton is a dentist. Rita Thornton is a lawyer. Donna Thornton became a homemaker and court stenographer; she died of lupus in 1993. Betty, a foster Child, is a licensed practical nurse in geriatrics. Today, each daughter uses her maiden name in honor of their father and the dreams he had for them. -30BKP:bja A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 18, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY TO PRESENT JAZZ, WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERTS Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s music department will present two concerts during the International Academic Festival, February 23-28. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Gary S. Grant, will perform on Wednesday, February 26, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. This concert will feature works by a variety of international composers. Grant will also lead the University’s Jazz Ensemble, on Friday, February 28, in a concert reflecting the development of jazz in the 20th century. It also will be held at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Both concerts are free and open to the public. For additional information, call the music department at (814) 732-2555. -30BKP:bja A member of the State System of Higher Education February 19, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY AWARDS SCHOLARSfflP TO TOP fflGH SCHOOL SENIOR Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has awarded an Alumni Association Admissions Grant scholarship to Lisa Marie Graboski of Stoystown. Based on high school curriculum, grades, overall grade point average, class rank, college board scores, extra-curricular activities, and leadership qualities, the annual scholarship is renewable for up to four years. Graboski, a graduate of North Star High School, is the daughter of E. Daniel Graboski and Sara L. Graboski. A speech language pathology major at Edinboro, she participated in Chorus, Speech Team, National Honor Society, Student Volunteer Program, Band, and Spanish Club. The scholarship program was created by Edinboro University’s Alumni Association Board of Directors as part of a three-year plan to augment the student scholarship program. Funded with alumni gifts, the program is designed to attract the brightest high school students. Recipients must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average while enrolled at Edinboro to be eligible to have their scholarship renewed each year. -30PSLicsw EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 21, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “MICHIKOITATANI, PAINTINGS/INSTALLATION” OPENS AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY’S BRUCE GALLERY The large-scale shaped canvases of Michiko Itatani will be on view in Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Bruce Gallery from February 26 to April 5. She will discuss her work with a slide presentation on Wednesday, February 26, at 6 p.m. in 125 Doucette Hall. The opening reception will follow. ^ Itatani has been a professor at the School of^Art Institute of Chicago since 1979. She has had more than 40 one-person exhibitions in Canada, Japan and the U.S. Her work has been reviewed numerous times in Art News, Art in America, Art Forum, New Art Examiner, Dialogue and other art journals for the past 20 years. Itatani’s canvases and unique and impressive application of paint will lead many students to question how they might incorporate similar elements into their own work. Her subject matter does not shy away from big issues. Her work deals with our shared human struggle to find harmony. “My recent work deals with the human desire to work collectively toward harmonious existence, without damaging each other’s integrity and mutual respect,” said Itatani. “This simple desire for harmony appears to be unattainable. I am portraying the personal/social/political human struggle toward harmony with affection and optimism, because I believe in the potential of our collective and corrective energy. That is the human condition.” Bruce Gallery Director William Mathie said Itatani’s work promises to be the catalyst for many discussions between faculty, students and members of the Edinboro community. “Faculty -moreA member of the State System ofHi^er Education “MICHIKOITATANI, PAINTINGS/INSTALLATION”, Continued will take this opportunity to teach students the relationship between form and content in visual art. The community at large will benefit from seeing the work of such a well-know artist in our gallery.” Bruce Gallery hours are 2 to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays. For further information, call (814) 732-2513 or 2406. -30BKPxsw EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 24, 1997 NEWS ADVISORY: The Greater Erie County Chapter of the American Red Cross will kick off its 1997 Community Campaign at the Porreco Center of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, February 27, at 5:30 p.m. On hand for the kickoff will be Edinboro President Dr. Frank G. Pogue, chairman of the 1997 Campaign; John Fuhrmann, Red Cross executive director; David Matthews, board member for development; the Red Cross board of directors, and campaign team members. March is American Red Cross Month and the kickoff marks the beginning of its personto-person fund-raising campaign. For further information or to volunteer for the campaign, contact Carol Peganoff at 833-0942, ext. 230. -30BKPibja A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 24, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH LECTURE AT EDINBORO TO FOCUS ON THE IRONIES OF HOUSEHOLD TECHNOLOGY Ruth Schwartz Cowan, author and professor of history at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, will lecture on “More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology,” on Thursday, March 6, at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The winner of the 1984 Dexter Prize given by the Society for the History of Technology, Cowan will speak at 7:30 p.m. in 102 Cooper Hall. Her appearance, which is sponsored by Edinboro’s technology and human values committee, is part of the University’s observance of Women’s History Month. The title for her lecture comes from her book of the same name. She will discuss the history and evolution of household work and household tools, and how industrialization and modem technology have defined what housework is and how and by whom it is done. Cowan is a historian of science and technology. She studied biology at Barnard College, history at the University of California at Berkeley, and received her Ph.D. in history of science from the Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of three other books: Sir Francis Gallon and the Study of Heredity in the Nineteenth Century, Our Parents’ Lives: The Americanization of Eastern European Jews, and A Social History of American Technology. Cowan is now working on a history of prenatal diagnosis, and a history of American women engineers. -more- A member of the State System of Higher Education WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH LECTURE AT EDINBORO, Continued Page 2 She has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Phi Beta Kappa lecturer and a Sherman Fairchild distinguished scholar at the California Institute of Technology. She has had grants in support of her research from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Sloan Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Council of Learned Societies. She is a member of the Society for the History of Technology - serving as its president from 1992-94 - and the History of Science Society. She serves on the editorial board of Social Studies of Science, and is an editorial advisor to American National Biography. She is also a member of the Smithsonian Council. -30BKP:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 25, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DALLAS BRASS TO PERFORM AT EDINBORO The Dallas Brass brings its musical artistry to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Monday, March 3, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Adding a new dimension to the traditional brass quintet - two trumpets, French hom, trombone and tuba - with drums and percussion instruments, the Texas group is rapidly developing a national reputation for innovation and style. To the delight of audiences across the country, the ensemble performs a dynamically diverse program of musical styles from classical to jazz. The Dallas Brass expands the boundaries of the traditional concert format with narration, creative lighting and choreography. The sextet brings equal parts of showmanship and virtuosity to the stage, impressing audiences with their sense of fun as well as their high level of musicality and artistic innovation. With a musical diversity that ranges from Johann Sebastian Bach to Irving Berlin, the Dallas Brass plays with an enthusiasm guaranteed to entertain. Now in its twelfth year, the ensemble features Wiff Rudd and Grant Peters on trumpet, Alex Shuhan on hom, trombonist Michael Levine, Charles Villarmbia on tuba and percussionist Robert Ward. The Dallas Brass has toured 45 states, Canada, Italy and Japan. Each season the Brass also appears as guest artists with symphony orchestras. Interestingly, the Dallas Brass has no native Texans. However, Levine says, “The success of the group has a great deal to do with its beginning in Dallas, and although we don’t -more- A member of the State System of Higher Education DALLAS BRASS TO PERFORM AT EDINBORO, Continued Page 2 In its 1990 Washington debut, the group premiered A Tribute to Irving Berlin with the United States Air Force Orchestra in Constitution Hall. More recently, the Dallas Brass received critical acclaim for its solo debut at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Dallas Brass concert is part of the University’s Concert and Lecture Series. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $4.00 for students and senior citizens. For additional information or ticket reservations, call the Office of Cultural Affairs at (814) 732-2518. -30CCM:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 7^1-17AS or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 27, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO TO HOST ENVIRONMENTAL JOBS FORUM Edinboro University of Pennsylvania students interested in a career in the environment will have an opportunity to meet a panel of area environmental professionals and specialists at the University’s second Environmental Jobs Forum on Wednesday, March 12, from 7-9 p.m. in 102 Cooper Hall. Among the agencies and businesses represented will be the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the U. S. Department of Labor-OSHA, General Electric, Andrew Martin Associates, Microbac Laboratories, Environmental and Geologic Consultants, Inc., and the environmental crime division of Pennsylvania’s Office of the Attorney General. The forum is intended for biology, earth science and environmental science majors, and general studies students who may be considering careers in the environmental professions. On hand will be a hazardous sites project manager from DEP, senior environmental engineering specialists, an OSHA area director, the president of an environmental consulting firm, an assistant lab director, and the president from an environmental-geological consulting firm. The panelists will provide information and open dialogue about various careers including responsibilities, representative salaries, and career paths. The Forum is sponsored by the Edinboro University geosciences department and the Center for Career Services. Anyone interested in attending the Forum is asked to RSVP by March 5 by calling the Center at 732-2781. The forum is open to the public. -30BKP:bja A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 February 28, 1997 NEWS ADVISORY: Bob McCreary, M.S.W., of Family Services in Erie will speak at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, March 5, on the new code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. He will speak from 6 to 8 p.m. in the University Center Multipurpose Room. Social workers will obtain two continuing education units for attending the lecture. The event is sponsored by the University’s social work club. Following his address, Edinboro students will lead discussion groups. McCreary’s lecture is open to the public. -30BKP:bja A member of the State System of Higher Education Febraary 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Danyal E. Patterson, 218 Elm Street, Canonsburg, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. She is the daughter of Norma J. Patterson. She is a criminal justice major at Edinboro. -30PSLrcsw February 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Nadirah O’Conner, 7702 Thonron Avenue, Philadelphia, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Nadirah is the daughter of Karen J. O’Conner. She is a pre-law major at Edinboro. -30PSLrcsw February 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Ray Herring, 1522 Mohican Street, Philadelphia, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Ray is the son of Deborah Herring. He is a criminal justice major at Edinboro. -30PSL:csw Febraary 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Khaliah J. Cousar, 1411 Franklin Avenue, Wilkinsburg, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. She is the daughter of Alan L. Cousar and Valerie G. Cousar. She is a journalism major at Edinboro. -30PSL:csw Febraary 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Tony Gray, 2909 Glenmawr Street, Pittsburgh, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Tony is the son of Linwood Lewis and Denise Lewis. He is a graduate of Langley High School and a business administration major at Edinboro. -30PSL:csw February 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Marc A. Brown, 20 Somerset Drive, Coatesville, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Marc is the son of Benjamin Brown and Evelyn Brown. He is a graduate of Coatesville High School and a sports medicine major at Edinboro. -30PSL:csw February 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Patricia Haller, 1460 Robinson Street, Freedom, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Patricia is the daughter of Joanne Haller. She is a graduate of Freedom Senior High School and a psychology major at Edinboro. -30PSL:csw February 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Geraldine Hathaway, 8601 Route 6N, Albion, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. She is a graduate of Academy High School and a criminal justice major at Edinboro. -30PSL:csw Febraary 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Steven Martin, 413 Waterford Street, #205, Edinboro, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Steven is the son of Linda Martin. He is a graduate of General McLane High School and a history major at Edinboro. -30PSL:csw Febraary 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Angel L. Negron, 1840 East 7th Street, Erie, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Angel is the son of Angel Negron and Lucy Negron. He is a graduate of Technical Memorial High School and a elementary education major at Edinboro. -30PSLrcsw February 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Alisha D. Shirley, 310 Wilson Street, Erie, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Alisha is the daughter of Catherine Shirley. She is a graduate of Technical Memorial High School and a social work major at Edinboro. -30PSL:csw Febraary 20,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Shamra J. Spencer, 1342 Traymore Avenue, Pittsburgh, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship 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. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. She is the daughter of George C. Spencer, Sr. and Vanessa D. Spencer. She is a business and computer management major at Edinboro.