EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 January 31, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS FREIBURG BAROQUE ORCHESTRA The Edinboro University Concert and Lecture Series will present a concert by the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra on Tuesday, February 14, at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium on the campus of Edinboro University. One of Germany’s premier chamber ensembles, the Freiburg is unique in many respects. They perform on original instruments of the period, they do not use a conductor, and they have restricted their repertoire to faithful performances of music of the Baroque period. Founded in 1985, they have since made numerous recordings, performed in prestigious music festivals around the world, and toured extensively. Their program will include works by Bach, Vivaldi and Zavateri as well as solo performances by flutist Karl Kaiser and violinist, Gottfried von der Goltz. Tickets are required for this event and may be reserved by calling the Edinboro University Office of Cultural Affairs, 814-732-2518, weekdays. Adult ticket prices are $5.00. Senior citizens and students will be admitted for $4.00. -30PSL: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 January 30, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO GRADUATE COVERS INTERNATIONAL NEWS Penny Adams is not likely to forget 1994. The 1982 graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and news photographer for WGRZ-TV in Buffalo spent part of the year covering stories in locations ranging from eastern Europe to southern California. In June, Adams and reporter Laurie Lisowski traveled to Poland with a group of western New York medical personnel who were going to perform eye surgery and donate a badlyneeded eye laser. After several days in Warsaw and Gdansk, the entire group went to Rome to have the laser blessed by the Pope. Adams said it was a thrill and an honor to be in the Pope’s presence. “It was the next thing closest to God.” On the trip to Europe, medical personnel and reporters flew from Toronto to Frankfurt to Warsaw, and from there they traveled to the Baltic seaport of Gdansk. On the day they arrived, temperatures reached 100 degrees. Adams was pleasantly surprised at how nice the hotel was. The hospital in Gdansk, however, was a different story. Although it was just seven years old, Adams said it had taken ten years to build and looked like something out of the 1920s. The rooms had no phones or televisions, and the doctors and nurses smoked openly. The economic reformation under way in Poland is causing some hardships, especially among those who once depended on a guaranteed job. The young people, however, think the changes are wonderful, since they will result in more opportunities. Despite the economic chaos, Adams thought the Polish people were very happy. -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education PENNY ADAMS, Continued Page 2 The Buffalo news team created a 10-part series from the trip. During their four days in Rome, they did stories on the city, the Pope, and a group of nuns from Buffalo who were attending a month-long conference there. Two months later, Adams and Lisowski teamed again to cover the O. J. Simpson story and were on hand for the opening day of jury selection. “It was a circus,” said Adams. “There were media everywhere. There were even crews from Canada, England, and Japan. When they found out we were from Buffalo, we became part of the story. We were interviewed by KNBC-TV from Los Angeles and the CBC from Canada.” Covering international stories is not new to Adams. In 1989 the station sent her to Haiti with a group of Buffalo area doctors and nurses. Their mission of mercy required them to take a 40-mile, three-hour trip, driving over dirt roads along sheer cliffs to reach the village in the interior of the country. Most of the medical work involved cataract surgery, and hundreds of people waited in line for hours for a chance to be treated by the doctors. Adams especially remembers the joy of an 80-year-old woman who had her vision restored after decades of blindness. Adams began her photography career as a student at Edinboro. A native of Tonawanda, New York, she studied for a degree in fine arts with a concentration in photography. During her senior year she worked 40 hours a week as a photography intern at WGRZ-TV in Buffalo where she learned how to shoot and edit video. She apparently made a good impression at the station, because they hired her right after graduation. She left Buffalo in 1984 to work for the NBC affiliate in Chicago, but returned to WGRZ after only three years. She has been there ever since. With her parents and sister, Amy, still living in the Buffalo area and her brother, Rick, working as a financial consultant in New York City, Adams has no plans to look for work elsewhere. -30BKP:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Ed inboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 January 30, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY HOSTS SOUL FOOD DINNER On Friday, February 24, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will host a Soul Food Dinner as part of its Black History Month celebration. The dinner is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. in Van Houten Dining Hall on the Edinboro campus. Serving as featured speaker for the dinner will be Dr. Mary Frances Berry who was recently appointed by President Clinton to serve as chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. She won national attention in the 1980s as an outspoken critic of the Reagan administration’s civil rights policies. She previously served as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Education in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare from 1977 to 1980. In that position, she coordinated and supervised nearly $13 billion in Federal education programs. Berry has held faculty appointments at Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, and the University of Michigan. She served as chancellor and provost at the University of Colorado and professor of history and law at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Named the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought at the University of Pennsylvania, Berry has received 20 honorary degrees and several awards for her public service and academic achievements. Her recent book. The Politics of Parenthood, has received high acclaim. A reception and question/answer session will be held at 4:00 p.m. in the University Center Lounge. The public is invited to attend free of charge, but tickets for the dinner must be obtained in advance. For additional information or dinner reservations, call the Edinboro University Office of Intercultural Relations, 814-732-2912. -30psl A member of the State System of Higher Education AMERICAN PROGRAM BUREAU. INC. R O F I L E <4 * 02169^ Tel. 617 965-6600 » Fax. 617 965-6610 a DR. MARY BERRY Dr. Mary Frances Berry will stand up to any argument of world figure, including her own president, if she feels truth or civil rights are being compromised. Berry was recently named as one of”America*s Women of the Century” by the Sienna College Research Institute and the Women’s Hall of Fame. Berry has served as a Commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights since 1980. In 1983, President Reagan fired her along with several other outspoken critics of the administration’s Civil Rights policies. She sued, and won, and was reinstated by a Federal District Courts Subsequently she was reappointed by Congress to the reconstituted Commission, and was recently named Chairperson of U.S. Civil Rights Commission by President Clinton. Berry has held faculty ai->i.»ointments at Central Michigan University Eastern Michigan University, and the University of Michigan. She has formerly served as Chancellor and Provost of the Division of Behavioral atid Social Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Professor of History and Law at Howard University in Wa.shington, D.C. Presently, Dr. Berry is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought at the University of Pennsylvania. Berry’s recent book, The Politics of Parenthood, has received high acclaim. Marian Wright Edelman says of it: "Superwoman has died of exhaustion ami Mary Berry challenges us all - mothers, fathers, employers, and legislators-to take responsibility for ensuring that every child in America has access to quality childcare.” Among Dr. Berry’s scholarly publications in constitutional history and civil rights law are: Black Resistance/White Law: A History of Constitutional Racism in America, Policy; Black Citizenship and the Constitution, 1861-1868, Long Memory; The Black Experience in America (co-author, John W. Blassingame), Why ERA Failed; Politics, Women’s Rights, and the Amending Process of the Constitution, and numerous articles and essays. Berry was formerly U.H. Assistant Secretary for Education in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) from 1977 to 1980. She coordinated and supervised nearly thirteen billion dollars of Federal education programs. She has received 20 honorary degrees and several awards for her public service and academic achievements. Apartheid, black education in America, parenthood, women’s rights, civil rights, l:he constitution, law, ERA, racism, and black history are all areas in which Dr. Mary Frances Berry can offer thoughtful and often provocative insights from a perspective that is radically brilliant and sensitive. rURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,1993 ‘Civil ti^ts scholar’ to head top US panel ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - President Clinton appointed Mary Frances Berry, a University of Pennsylvania histoiy professor, to head the US Commission oii Civ­ il Rights yesterday. A longtime member of the panel, she will be its first chairwoman. Clinton called her “a civil rights scholar as well as an advocate.” She also was a leading critic of Clinton’s decision to abandon the nomination of Lani Guinier ac head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division. 1987 GLOBE PHOTO She is the senior member of the commission and MARY FRANCES BERRY... U Penn professor was vice chairwoman of the eight-member panel dur­ ing the Carter administration. On Wednesday, Berry said America needs to halt tion in the former Department of Health, Education the “internalization of racism and hate,” adding that and Welfare. The commission, established in 1957, evaluates the only way federal programs can be used to fight federal laws, monitors the government’s equal oppoi*the problem is if they address specific social ills. “The minute you start talking about targeted pro- tunity programs and serves as a clearinghouse for civ­ ' grams, you start talking about race,” she said. “Rac­ il rights information. During the Reagan and Bush administrations, the ism is coinplicit in everything. We know it when we feel it. Deaial only helps you psychologically to get commission was criticized by civil rights gi-oups for its positions, including opposition to affmnative action - along.” Berry is a foimer assistant secretary for educa- programs. VOLUME XWnmUMBER 19 Who Cares for Children? IPS/P*-*^**^* PARENTHOOD Child Care, Women’s Rights, And The Myth of The Good Mother By Mary Frances Berry Viking. 303 pp. $22.50 li By Elsa Walsh RECENT ITEM in personality col­ A umns recounted Chelsea Clinton's instructions to a school nurse who needed parental permission before dispensing aspirin. “Call my dad, my too busy," the First Child reportedly told her. No further explanation followed, but the implication seemed clear: Hillary Clinton was neglecting her duty as a mother while Bill Clinton, who should really be busy, ,W3S avail­ able to be a father. The story probably nev’er would have been noted, much less published, if Chelsea had said to call mom. In an exhaustively detailed overview of parenting roles in this country, Mary Fran­ ces Berry examines the social and political consequences of viewing child care primarily as a woman’s responsibility. She argues ef­ fectively that this traditional family model needs to be challenged before women record any real improvements in their career and home lives. Drawing on history' back to this country’s colonial period. Berry shows in The Politics of Parenthood: Child Care, Women's Rights, and The Myth of the Good Mother, not only how the mothering role as we now Imow Elsa Walsh, ct reporter for The Washington Post, is writing a bwh about the choices wo­ men make in their lives. mom’s IUUSTRATION by AMTHOW RUSSO FOR THE WASHINGTON ROST it undermines women, but that it was not always so. Berry’s most important contribution in tius lygely academic book is the presenta­ tion of startling evidence that the role of the m^ern mother, so firmly embedded in our cultural consciousness as to seem eternal, is barely 150 years old. Although Berry’s data to support this point are frequently scanty and need more thorough research, her short book provides a starting point for future histonans willing to focus more intently on the period. If Berry’s arguments hold up, her book could be a significant impetus for cor­ porate executives and poUtical leaders, con^rvatives and liberals, and mothers and fa­ thers to support parental involvement that is gender-free. Berry reports that during the 17th and 18th (^nturies. for example, fathers played the pnmary' role in caring for their children Giice the early nursing period passed. Early American fathers saw this responsibility as part of patriarchal duty. Citing the child­ hoods of figures like Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, Berry writes that fathers at that time “not only directed their children’s education and religious worship but often decided what they would eat, played with them, and hushed them to sleep when they awakened in the night.” Cotton Mather, the New England clergyman and writer, never discusses his mother in his memoirs. Berry says; he writes that when he or his siblings felt ill at night they woke their father, not their mother. Because Berry only allots a few para­ graphs to each of the figures cited during this period, however, the reader yearns for more information to back up her claims. She gives very little sense of what roles the mothers played or how women viewed their relationships with their children. Berr>' should know that the reader, so accustomed to the traditional view of mothers, cannot help but wonder at times whether these de­ scriptions accurately reflect reality. Berry tells us that it was not until the Revo»Mtiona^ War that a gradual shift of these responsibilities to women began to occur. Child-rearing duties as we know them today became firmly entrenched only in the early 19th centur>% Berry says, attributing the transfer of duty to the advent of the Indus­ trial Revolution and the en masse movement of middle-class men to workplaces outside the home. The cult of true womanhood,” with women at the center of family life, was born andjrom that point on the “mother-care tradition” has survived despite the ever in­ creasing expansion of women into the work force. Berry, a member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission and a professor of history and law at the University of Pennsylvania, prosides strong evidence that much of the cur­ rent national policy debate and corporate efforts to be more flexible, however wellintentioned, —Continued on page 11 in such IxMks, a typical example of which goes: “An*“ ™8'P®8 0" the right 8"«y; The books he recommeL include Lionel Terray s Conquistadors of the Useless, ^^i'Jhe'tSt: d^’Swam; from PjeTO and legen^ry Tn Dreams Begin ResponsiDilities (one of the stringent Nabokov's favorite modem stories) to his last days as a half-mad alcohohc and paranoid. The Politics of Parenthood ________ Continued from page 1 Just a few weeks ago. President Clinton hosted a town meeting for children in the White House. One child asked the president if he helped Chelsea with her homework. Clinton responded that they worked on math together at night or early in the morning. “It's been a lot of fun for me. I enjoy it a lot,” he said. ' The remark seemed genuine. Clin­ ton may have a real opportunity to be a new kind of role model for men in this country. If the Founding Fa­ thers could handle it, maybe we can welcome this—and not at the ex­ pense of Hillary Clinton. ■ ne Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde illustrated by Michael Hague Wilde s tales span the range of emotion with a sense ot wonder and romance. 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An ex­ ecutive at IBM, one of the country's most accommodating large corpo­ rations when it comes to offering child care options, agreed that tak­ ing advantage of the options means that “you're really taking yourself out of the running for other things.” What is desperately missing in Berry's treatment of this important subject are more voices like these and longer stories about real wo­ men's experiences. In her book. Berry often describes the landscape of women's place in society without giving a sense of the underlying geology of the feelings and emofions that have allowed—or shaped it. She tries to cover too much his­ torical ground in a volume that barely numbers 200 pages. Despite these weaknesses. Ber­ ry s account poses crucial questions ■ for further debate. For more than a year now I have traveled the coun­ try interviewing women about the choices they've made about work and family. Many despair over their efforts to balance children and work. Inadequate day care, unhelp­ ful husbands and inflexible jobs are external restraints holding women back. But sometimes the women's internal expectations, their own assumptions about gender, create the most difficult obstacles. Berry is right in calling for a re-examination of these attitudes. u King’s Dream Stili No ^//7/fy By ERIC JOHNSON Stair Writer . Mary Frances Berry has a dream, that each American should agree "for the rest of your life, ■ each day, you will do one coura­ geous thing” to promote civil rights. “What you do may be just to try not to engage in incendiary behav­ ior,” Berry said Sunday as key­ note speaker for The College of Wooster’s community celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr, national holiday. "Only in this way will we make Martin Luther King’s dream ours.” Recently appointed by Presi­ dent Clinton to serve as chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Berry won national atten­ tion in the 1980s as an outspoken critic of the Reagan administra­ tion’s civil rights policies. King was "a warm, witty, won­ derful human being,” she said, . who made "a contribution for ail Americans.” She noted the irony of celebrat­ ing a holiday established by "a bill that was signed into law by a president who opposed everything (Martin Luther King) stood for.” Reagan fired Berry and several other commission members, but she won reinstatement in U.S. Dis­ trict Court and was reappointed by Congress to a seat on the reconstl- ■ luted Commission. In Washington today, she said before taking the podium at McGaw Chapel, "There’s a positive attitude about the role of govern­ ment in solving (civil rights) is­ sues,” in sharp contrast with the Reagan-Bush years, when “every­ one hewed to the line that there was no domestic role.” ACTUAL POLICIES have not changed that much yet, Berry said, even though Clinton’s cabinet has a different face in terms of ethnic diversity. "I think the major change is that government has a role to play In domestic policy,” she said. "In some areas (the president) has not made any policy yet,” she MARY FRANCES berry! CHAIR OF THP If >« noot h«r«." 7>>« 'xjtfooty 'K«n ««4i oocuts nit ifootmm and mm^m otrtw '‘i^norous oOMfv«rtor\j vkiTcr*Y * Puo. 701 S. C/OUM Aym.. W«d U«T 16. 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Some blame maternal uncles, who were the best teasers on the face of the earth until at age 12, the child commited an act of genocide against his tormentors at a family reunion Whoops, that's tl(*iypF(Sdi*n Ooug Graharny>»itel*faorrmvthe Keystone State*, has never lifted a finger to fly (OK, he once gave a finger to a fly bothering him during a oLst) Nobody knows when, but sometime in his young life, Graham looked a the world he was brought into and saw pain, suffering and an early smack on the butt and thought, "This IS tunny. Thirty-something years - and 1,200 plus shows — later,Graham iurhed into one of the funniest, origin^ standup performers on the east coast. magazine Graham was featured in the debut issue of the national Comedy Magazine. The Late Night Race Some industry insiders might have I David been saying, "Doug Who," but to his Lettei thousands of fans at his homebase of Pittsburgh, Pa., and around New York, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky and other states where he's wanted, they know what makes him live up to his trademark guarantee. "More Fun Than a Hot Poker" CJflham has played the club ^ene since 1986 and he has toured * Insitic: niovy C4ia«c * CU O'Brien e^OeosiYely throughout Mid-America ^ Bobby Slayton ufcs tr«ai i06*o{ipk« He's also well-known for his banquet and other private appearances. CONEDV mismi Community Action Press - August 1988 • Page 19 A Big Comedian Comes From Carrick Five years ago, the idea of a comedian from Pittsburgh making it nationally would have been considered a bad joke (no punch-line). Now, with Pittsburgh native Dennis Miller established as a star through Saturday Night Live and a successful national cable special, people take local funnymen much more seriously. One of the more promising local comics to develop in the past few years (and, probably, the biggest, physically) is Garrick's own Doug Graham. •tUtng a$/The Look the 280's^S(»n case anybody thinks I'm making an overly large issue of his size), Graham has ridden a low-key, self-deprecating style and a generally... odd outlook to successful club appearances in three states, and appearances on local televtsion and radio. Listening to Graham talk about what it takes to be a comic is informative, as a lot of us have told ourselves at least once, "I could do that." Hearing about the unpaid performances (including some where he had expected money), about long drives to perform before tiny crowds, about opening for a rock band and having the audience decide, in the middle of his act that they’d rather boogie (and chanting that fact at the top of their lungs), might make you decide,"Maybe I could do that but why would ir Why would anybody? For Graham, there are two major answers to that The first is a life-long belief that he actually is a funny guy. A lot of people have that of course. The -second is a stubborn streak almost as wide as he is. That stubborn streak is what sets serious comics apart And it is essential, because the field is tough. Consider — Graham has risen rather quickly, and is now one of the city's top half-dozen comics. Still, after two years, his comedy career has just reached the point where it is more than breaking even. That is a dirty little secret about comedy — performers are frequently nationally known before they are making enough to live on. But enough serious business. The point is, Graham is funny. He proved that at recent'Mature t>erfdrmance at Graffiti in Oakland, mixing jokes on: everything from "not being tall %nough for my weight" to his parents advice that "the only ^ thing you need to know about sex is that you aren't going to 45^ .apy," with a sharp feel for the ad lib. He ad libs so well, in fact, that at Graffiti, many people in the audience were convinced that an unfortunate heckler named Vince' had to be part of the act He wasn't Will Graham make it nationally? There are too many variables to predict that. Could he? Definitely. As managers say. He has the goods. If he does make it he will carry a little bit (okay a lot) of Carrick with him. As he explained, “I love the Carrick/Brentwood area, especially its shops... You become a 'regular' very easily. For instance, at Weis bakery on Brownsville road, the clerk gets my donuts together when she sees me heading for the door. She always knows which donuts I want — and that’s real important to me." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Monday. July 4. 1988 4 CITY/AREA PETER LEO An elusive Elvis invades environs I ow we ear) hold our heads Ii high. We are part of the Elvis-is-alive story. You'll recall that, ac­ cording to impeachable but fun-lov­ ing sources. Elvis Presley faked his death and traveled the world using the name John Burrows. He was sighted at a Burger King in Kalama­ zoo, Mich., and was said to have set­ tled there even though it was rated Mnerica's 129th most livable city. This was a real slap in the face to. Pittsburgh. Out of a sense of civic duty. 1 put out the call for Elvis sightings. Sure enough, he has been spotted in Pittsburgh. Twice. Why they didn't put this column on the front page is beyond me. The first to come forward with a written account was Doug Graham of Camck.^He described himself •• an overweight comedian. How ove# weight is he? "Last week I went t«i» Dream waterbeds and they sent . to Pool Cit|p/hejgrohlfA rim shot was enclosed. Anyway, here’s Graham's story, which be swears is “as true as the Jerry Falwell commercial that says Ollie North is an American hero and as true as a Cyril Wecht letter to the editor." It carries a lot of weight. “I actually ran into the King right here in Pittsburgh. Curiously enough, it was also at a Burger King, the one on Brownsville Road in Carrick. It happened just a few days ago when 1 was making my third midnight snack trip to BK. The staff was hurried because it was just before closing time and there was still a lot of grease to be scrubbed off the food. "When I got there, there was only one patron in the place. He was kinc of crouching down in the booth next to the trash bin with the sign Thank you for eating here.' 1 don't know what caught my eye. Maybe it was that he looked like be was trying to avoid being Seen. ‘The next thing I noticed was that his visible leg had a familiar twitch. 1 first thought it was one of those twitches I had seen from for­ mer heroin addicts, but then 1 saw that it had too much rhythm. "I moved closer, trying not to stare. That's when I noti^ the lip. It kept cringing upwards. I knew in a minute this was no ordinary man. "I couldn't for the life of me fig­ ure out who he was. I couldn't see all of his face because he had on at least three of those Army-Navy sur­ plus trenchcoats. each with sequined epaulets. “This guy was a mess. He was huge — had to weigh at least 500 pounds. He had 15 Double Whoppers with cheese in front of him and he muttered something I couldn't quite understand as he bit into each one. “At first I thought he was saying, ‘Dick Gregory,’ so naturally I as­ sumed that he was one of those e] Jardosthat the former comedianturned-activist-turned-weightwatcher parades across the national TV screen for fun and profit. “I positioned myself to get closer as he started on the next Whopper. " ‘Ooooo, baby,' he cried. There was no mistaking who it was now. It was the King with those famous sideburns, thinning and gray. "But I had to find out for sure. So I asked him. He reluctantly an­ swered yes. He said it was true that he had faked his death in order to travel the country eating at every stop along the way, getting just as fat as he wanted without anyone comparing him to Liz Taylor. "Ljiter that same night I saw him at the 24-hour Giant £sgle next door eating at the salad bar. The clerk told me they had weighed him when he came in and would weigh him when he was done to determine the price." This is known as Absolute Maxi­ mum Pricing, I suppose. The second spotter was Johanna Satariano, who lives on the North Side in Brighton Heights and works at Cowley pool in Troy Hill. Appar­ ently. Elvis was attempting to work off those burgers when she saw him. But celebrity didn't cloud her sense of duty. Here's her report: "I had to turn him down for a city pool pass here in North Side. (Where did you think he'd turn uo. ML Lebanon?) "I immediately saw through the John Burrows masquerade b^ause of the jumpsuit. Everyone in North Side knows it's too, too gauche to show your sequins (or anything else for that matter) before Labor Day. "Since it's well known that city employees never accept tips, I re­ fused the $100 bill he offered and in­ sisted on seeing proof of city residency. The best he could come up with was a driver's license from heaven. 1 stood firm even though he insisted he planned to hang around and run for mayor. "Last time I saw him. he was headed toward Cleveland to see if he could hook up with Jimmy Hoffa.” I wish she'd gone a little easier on the King. If Elvis settled in Pitts­ burgh. we could lick this city wage Ux problem once ar1 for all. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 January 25, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY SALUTES BLACK HISTORY MIONTH Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will celebrate Black History Month with a variety of events throughout February. Opening ceremonies will be held in the University Center multipurpose room on Wednesday, February 1, from 6-8 p.m. with Professor Umeme Sababu of the University’s history department speaking on the history of the black student movement from 1960 and beyond. The schedule for the events during the month are as follows: Location University Center Multipurpose Room Day Wed., Feb. 1 Time 6-8 p.m. Activity Opening ceremony Fri., Feb. 3 8 p.m. Memorial Auditorium Dance Ensemble of Senegal (Admission is $5.00 for adults and $4.00 for students and senior citizens. For ticket reservations call the Office of Cultural Affairs at 732-2518.) Sun., Feb. 5 8 p.m. Minority Students United (MSU) Talent Show Mon., Feb. 6 7 p.m. Black Women in Antiquity University Center Multipurpose Room & Today (Dramatic reading and skit by Edinboro students) Wed., Feb. 8 7 p.m. MSU - Jeopardy Memorial Auditorium Lawrence Towers Multipurpose Room -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education BLACK HISTORY MONTH, Continued Page 2 Thurs., Feb. 9 7 p.m. History Club: “Black Women Hendricks Hall 126 in White America” (Roundtable discussion - faculty and administration) Fri., Feb. 10 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Movie: Crooklyn University Center Multipurpose Room Tue., Feb. 14 7 p.mt MSU - The Dating Game Miller Gym Thurs., Feb. 16 Fri., Feb. 17 Noon-5 p.m. African American Attire & 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Artifacts Sale Sat., Feb. 18 4:30 p.m. 10 p.m. Celebrity Charity Basketball Crawford Gym Game & Dance (Basketball game - 4:30 p.m.. Dance - 10 p.m.; Celebrity DJ’s from WAMO radio in Pittsburgh) Sun., Feb. 19 2-4 p.m. UVE Concert (United Voices of Edinboro student choir) — University Center Multipurpose Room Mon., Feb. 20 2-3:30 p.m. Video: “Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys” University Center Room 207 Tue., Feb. 21 12 noon Video: “Developing Positive Self-Esteem and Discipline in Black Children” University Center Room 207 Wed., Feb. 22 12 noon Video: “Am I Helping or Hindering the Minority Student Experience?” University Center Room 207 Fri., Feb. 24 6-8 p.m. Soul Food Dinner Van Houten Dining Hall (no charge, must have ticket in advance, call 732-2912 to reserve tickets) Fri., Feb. 25 8 p.m. Play: “I Think He Was Black!” University Center (student performance) Multipurpose Room Sun., Feb. 26 4 p.m. MSU Fashion Show Mon. & Tue., Feb. 27 & 28 8 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Student African Art Exhibit University Center Lounge Tue., Feb. 28 5 p.m. Closing Ceremony University Center Multipurpose Room -more- University Center Red Carpet Area University Center Multipurpose Room BLACK HISTORY MONTH, Continued Page 3 During the closing ceremony, Professor Sababu will speak on the evolution of black images throughout history. The events of Black History Month are sponsored by the History Club, Cultural Affairs, Minority Students United, Residence Life and Housing, and many other organizations, faculty, students, and staff. All events, with the exception of the Dance Ensemble of Senegal on Friday, February 3, are free of charge and open to the public. For further information concerning any events or to schedule reservations for the Soul Food Dinner, call Edinboro University’s Office of Intercultural Relations at (814) 732-2912. -30- JMC:bja Activities Day Time Date Place Opening Ceremony Wed. 6-8pm 2/1 (Prof. Umeme Sababu: The History of the Black Student Movement from 1960 and beyond) UC Multipurpose Rm. Dance Ensemble of Senegal FrL (sponsored by Cultural Affairs) 8pm 2/3 Memorial Auditorium MSU Talent Show Sun. 8 pm 2/5 Memorial Auditorium Bla(^ Women in Antiquity &Today Th. 7pm 2/6 UC Multipurpose Rm. MSUJeopardy Wed. 7 pm 2/8 Towers Multipmpose History Club Th. 7 pm 2/9 Hendricks Hall 126 MOVIE-Crooklyn FrL 7&9-.30 2/10 MSU Hie Dating Game Tues. 7pm African American Attire & Artifacts Sale Th-F 12 Celebiiiy Charity Basketball Game & Dance Sat UVE Concert Sun. 2 pm 2/19 UC Multipurpose Rm. ACADJ^C FESTIVAL Mon. 2-3:30 2/20 207 University Center 2/21 207 University Center **Black Women in White America* 2/14 2/16-2/17 4:30 pm 2/18 10pm (Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys) ACADEIMIC FESTIVAL Tues. 12 pm UC Multipmpose Rm. MiUerGym UC Red Carpet Area Crawford Gym (Developing Positive Self-Esteem and Discipline in Black Children) ACADEMIC FESTIVAL Wed. 12pm 2/22 (“Am I Helping or Hindering the Minority Student Experience?”) Soul Food Dinner FrL 6-8 207 University Center 2/24 VanHouten 8pm 2/25 UC Multipurpose Rm. MSU Fashion Show Sun. 4 pm 2/26 UC Multipurpose Rm. Student African Art Exhibit M-T 8 am 2/27-28 UC Lounge Closing Ceremony Tues. 5 pm 2/28 UC Multipurpose Rm. (Keynote speaker: Dr. Mary Francis-Berry) reception/Q&A University Center Lounge at 4:00 p.m. Play. “I Think He Was Black...r Fri. (Prof. Umeme Sababu: The Evolution of Black Images throughout History) BLACK HISTORY MONTH FEBRUARY 1995 S M T W T MSU Talent Show & Open f^Mic-night Black Women in Antiquity and ^ Today MSU General Assembly 7 2 MSU African History (UVE) United Voices of Edinboro 19 Concert MSU FASHION SHOW 26 a 4 History Club MOVIE Black Women in Spike Lee's White CROOKLYN JEOPARDY Q America 11 10 S MSU 12 S Dance Ensemble of Senegal Opening Ceremony 1 F 13 The DATING 14GAME ACADEMIC FESTIVAL ACADEMIC ACADEMIC FESTIVAL FESTIVAL 20 21 Student African Art Exhibit Closing Ceremony 27 28 15 22 African American Artifacts & Ift^ttire 23 African American Artifacts & 17Attire Soul Food Dinner Dr. Mary Francis24 Berry Celebrity Charity Basketball Game & 18 Dance PLAY "I Think He Was Black ...r 25 Events of Black History Month are being supported by: Academic Festival Steering Committee Cultural Affairs History Club Minority Students United(MSU) Residence Life and Housing Student Activities and Programming United Voices Choir(UVE) University Programming & Activities and many other faculty, students, and staff For more information regarding any events and to schedule reservations for the Soul Food Dinner Please caU: The Office of Intercultural Relations 732-2912 January 20, 1994 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO PROFESSOR PUBLISHES BOOK Dr. James LoPresto, professor of physics at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, is the author of a new undergraduate textbook, Space-Time: Fabric of the Universe, published by the College Division of Allegheny Press. In it, LoPresto explores the General Theory of Relativity and its application to the physical universe. Not only does General Relativity, or Einstein’s theory of gravity, explain previously unexplained phenomena, LoPresto writes, it also predicts previously unobserved phenomena such as gravitational red shifts, lensing and waves. Predicting also that the universe is in a general state of expansion, LoPresto notes also that the General Theory of Relativity can predict the existence of gravitational collapse and the bizarre phenomena called a “black hole.” -30- WAR:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814)732-2621 January 20, 199^ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO’S DENISE OHLER RECEIVES DOCTORATE Denise L. Ohler, director of advising and career services at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, received the doctor of education degree in school psychology during winter Commencement ceremonies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She successfully defended her dissertation, “A Comparative Study of Career Maturity in Students with Learning Disabilities and Their Non-disabled Peers,” to complete her doctoral requirements. Her disserta­ tion has been copyrighted and will be published in ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) by the U.S. Office of Education. Her manuscript, “Career Maturity in Young Adults with Learning Disabilities: What Employment Counselors Should Know,” has been accepted for publication in a forthcoming edition of the Journal of Employment Counseling, as was her review of “Pathways to Careers,” a videotape produced by the Pa. Occupational Information Coordinating Committee. Another article, “Differences in Career Maturity between College Students with and without Learning Disabilities,” has been submitted for publication in the Journal of Vocational Behavior. Dr. Ohler received both a bachelor’s degree in sociology and social work and a master’s degree in secondary guidance and counseling from Edinboro University. -30WAR: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 January 20, 199^ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS WEST AFRICAN DANCE COMPANY The Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Concert and Lecture Series will open the spring semester on Friday, February 3, with a performance by Le Ballet National Du Senegal, a company of 40 musicians, dancers and drummers from West Africa in a presentation of Pangols (a West African tribal word meaning “the spirit and nature of all beings and things”). The program is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium on the Edinboro campus. Ballet National Du Senegal is the premiere company performing the traditional dances of West Africa. Founded by poet and national leader Leopold Senghor in 1960 (the year of Senegal’s independence), the group has been acclaimed worldwide including 20 sold-out performances in North America in 1988. Exuberance is the word most used to describe their performances which are characterized by high-energy choreography that soars above the stage, performed by dancers with unmatched physical gifts and discipline. These exceptionally beautiful performers are not only presenting a dance, but also sharing their culture and traditions with the audience. The result is moving, involving, impressive and sensual. Tickets are required for this performance and are available by calling 814-732-2518 weekdays between 8:30 and 4:00 p.m. Prices are $5.00 for adults and $4.00 for senior citizens and students. All programs in the series are sponsored by the Edinboro University Student Government Association and the Office of Cultural Affairs. -30PSL:bja A member of the State System of Higher Education BALLET NATIONAL SENEGAL in "PANGOLS" COLUMBIA ARTISTS FESTIVAL " EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 January 19, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO HOLDS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will hold its 1995 Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration on Friday, January 20, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., in the multipurpose room of the University Center student union. The event will feature Edinboro students, faculty, staff, student government leaders, student organization representatives, and community members all offering brief commentaries on the theme, “Has the civil rights movement provided equal rights?” Also featured will be musical selections by the United Voices of Edinboro University choir. Dr. Glenda Lawhorn, Edinboro’s vice president for student affairs, will make closing remarks. Dr. Lawhorn marched with Dr. King in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. The celebration, which is free and open to the public, is being coordinated by Edinboro University’s Office of Intercultural Relations, 732-2912. -30WAR: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 January 16,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS “AN EVENING WITH POET SONIA SANCHEZ” On Tuesday, January 31, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will host “An Evening with Sonia Sanchez: A Poet at Work.” A poet, mother and activist, Sanchez is an associate professor in the department of English at Temple University. The lecture will be held in the University Center Multi-purpose room at 8:00 p.m. A national and international lecturer on Black culture and literature, women’s liberation, peace, and racial justice, Sanchez is the author of 13 books and a contributing editor to Black Scholar and the Journal of African Studies. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the National Endowment for the Arts, the Lucretia Mott Award, the Outstanding Arts award from the Pennsylvania Coalition of 100 Black Women, and the Community Service award from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. She also received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Humanities in 1988, the Peace and Freedom award from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, and a Pew Fellowship in the Arts for 1992-93. Sanchez has lectured at more than 500 colleges and universities in the U.S. and has traveled extensively, reading her poetry in Africa, Cuba, England, the Caribbean, Australia, Nicaragua, the Peoples’ Republic of China, Norway, and Canada. She was the first Presidential Fellow at Temple University and holds the Laura Camell Chair in English at Temple. For additional information, contact Prof. Umeme Sababu at 814-732-2577 or Ms. Linda Lacny at 814-732-2477. -30psl A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Tuesday, January 31, 1995 8:00 p.m. University Center Multipurpose Room “All Evening with Sonia Sanchez: A Poet at Work” Dr. Sonia Sanchez Associate Professor, Department of English Temple University Author of books and scholarly articles including: Homecoming We a DaddDDD People It's a New Day: A Blues Book for Black Magic Women I've Been a Woman Sound Investment Homegirls and Hand Grenades Under a Soprano Sky Free Admission For additional information, contact Prof. Umeme Sababu, 732-2577 or Linda Lacny, 732-2477 Sponsored by the State System of Higher Education's Office of Social Equity January 16, 1994 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 19-22 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s 12th annual Academic Festival, a celebration of people, places and ideas, will take place on the Edinboro campus February 19-22. The festival features a variety of lectures, presentations and discussions that are open to the public. The Festival is especially noted for its many panel discussions on topics of interest to the tri-state area. Among those panels this year is one on careers in communications, Monday, February 20, at 3 p.m. in the Reeder Hall lecture hall. It will feature Benjamin Davis, owner of KTHK-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Renee Gendreau, lifestyle reporter for the New Castle News; and Scott Waitlevertch, director of government affairs for the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh. A human services forum will include Carlene Davis, executive director of Community House; Karen Moski, executive director of the Hospice of Metropolitan Erie; Susan Nientimp, consultant for Healthsouth/LEIR; Ray Overholt, executive director of Hermitage House; Terry Tallant, director of therapeutic foster care at the Sara A. Reed Children’s Center; and Dawn Wise, caseworker at Healthsouth/LEIR. The forum will take place Tuesday, February 21, at 7 p.m. in G13 Hendricks Hall. The success stories of five distinguished Edinboro graduates will be the topic of a panel discussion, Wednesday, February 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the University Center. Panelists will include Patricia Crist, principal of the James W. Parker Middle School; Robert Lowther, president of Great Lakes Case & Cabinet; Jacqueline Nwokeji, detective for the city of Erie; Fred Pandrok, promotions and marketing director KDKB-FM; and Mark Tromba, sports director and “Voice of the Cleveland Indians.” -more- ACADEMIC FESTIVAL, Continued Page 2 The largest category of events will focus on education. Prospective teachers will get tips on landing a job in public schools, February 20, at 2 p.m. in the University Center. Sexual harassment in America’s public schools will be the topic of a presentation, February 21, at 9:30 a.m. in 334 Butterfield Hall. Some of the other education-based events will discuss academic integrity, educating the middle school child, students and aggression, and total quality education. In conjunction with Black History Month, the Festival will present four programs on African-American issues. “The Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys,” a videotape workshop by Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, will discuss the negative influences upon the effort to develop positive black males in American society. It will be held Febmary 20, at 2 p.m. in 207 University Center. A second video presentation of developing positive self-esteem and discipline in black children will also be held in 207 University Center, at noon on February 21. The arts are always a large part of the Festival. “Natalia Raphael’s Excavations,” an exhibition of Cuban-American artist Natalia Raphael will be on display at the Bruce Art Gallery, February 20-22, from 2-5 p.m. A slide presentation of Marcel Duchamp’s influence on 20th Century sculpture will he held February 20, at 8:30 p.m. in 125 Doucette Hall. Another slide lecture/presentation will explore the lives and work of thirty-two Japanese women ceramic artists, February 22, at 7 p.m. in 125 Doucette. As part of the University’s Concert and Lecture Series, pianist James Tannenbaum will perform February 20, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. A comparison of American and Scottish drumming will be demonstrated February 21, at 2 p.m. in 2 Heather Hall. Pop and rock singers will learn the basic principles of vocal production, Februaiy 22, at 10 a.m. in Memorial Auditorium. The Academic Festival traditionally covers a wide range of topics including travel, science, music, art, poetry, current events and history, as well as education and student issues. The Festival begins Sunday, February 19, from noon to 4 p.m., with an open house at the Fort LeBoeuf Museum in Waterford. On display are archeological remains from the beaver trade on loan from the Royal Ontario Museum, WPA excavations of the late 1930s, and Eagle Hotel excavations. The slide show “Washington’s Trip to Fort LeBoeuf’ will be shown throughout the open house. For more information on the Academic Festival, call the Office of Public Information and Publications at (814) 732-2745. -30BKP:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 January 13, 199^ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO ROTC HOSTS WEAPONS DISPLAY Army ROTC cadets from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, along with members of the Pennsylvania National Guard, will sponsor a weapons display from 4-6 p.m., Monday, January 23, in room G-13, Hendricks Hall, on the Edinboro University campus. Various U.S. infantry fighting weapons, equipment and vehicles will be displayed. Weather permitting, interested individuals will be permitted to fire blank rounds from the M-16 rifle and M-60 machine gun. A social hour in the ROTC Office, also in Hendricks Hall, will follow the display and demonstration. Contact Cadet Wendy Lindsey, Edinboro ROTC’s public affairs officer, at 814-732-2562, for more information. -30WAR: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 January 12, 199^ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO’S BRUCE GALLERY PRESENTS CUBAN-AMERICAN ART Edinboro University’s Bruce Gallery will host Natalia Raphael’s “Excavations,” an installation by a Cuban-American woman that explores a sense of exile, loss, and dislocation based on her departure from Cuba as a child in 1961. It is part of an on-going series of works charged with childhood memories and nostalgia and with her own fragmentation of self and identity. These works address “the inescapable reality of the exile experience: of never truly belonging anywhere, of not being completely of one world, but split between two opposing cul­ tures, two different realities.” The installation opens at Edinboro’s Bruce Gallery on Wednesday, February 1, at 7 p.m. In the exhibition, the sculpted human body and sections of barren landscape become the means by which the artist expresses both her personal sorrow and her desire for healing. Two crucifixion wall works are stark metaphors for the pain of forced exile. “Singing From The Well” suspends 100 or so “mangoes” from the Gallery ceiling in combination with a simulated stone wall. The reference here is to a childhood garden in Cuba and to memories of walking with her grandfather through that garden. An audio recording is another important aspect of this piece. Such art carries a complete feeling of authenticity. The identification the artist makes between herself and her work is underscored by her own words: “The act of creation has become for me a vehicle in my search for self-discovery, cultural identity, and an understanding of my place in the world.” -more- A member of the State System of Higher Education BRUCE GALLERY EXHIBITION, Continued Page 2 Ms. Raphael was five years old when she left Cuba. She now lives in Massachusetts. She has a B.A. degree from Rice University and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Her education also includes a year of study at the Art Institute of Boston. She has exhibited in several shows in Massachusetts, and her work has also been displayed in Cuba. The exhibit will be on display from February 1-25. Located in Doucette Hall, the Gallery is open from 2 to 5 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday. For additional information, call Bruce Gallery at 814-732-2513. -30PSL:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 January 11, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: VIKKI RIDGE QUIETLY MAKING A NAME FOR HERSELF IN HUMAN RESOURCES When Tom Ridge takes the oath of office as Pennsylvania’s governor on January 17, it will be more than an inauguration - it will also be a family reunion. He will be joined for the festivities by his wife Michele, their two children, his brother David, his mother and his sister Vikki Ridge. Most residents of the Erie area know Michele as the director of the Erie County Library, and David is a respected Erie attorney. However, many people would be hard-pressed to tell you anything about Vikki. She has avoided the media spotlight while making a successful career for herself in human resources. The 1972 graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is currently the manager of employment and labor relations at Princeton University. Although she graduated from Edinboro with a degree in speech and hearing therapy, it was her experience working in a dormitory as a resident assistant and residence hall director that guided her career. One of the people who greatly influenced her at Edinboro was Pattie Magdik, then assistant dean of women. “Vikki was always trying to improve her knowledge of working with people,” said Magdik. “She was always open to suggestions. She was a very warm and caring person.” Coincidentally, Magdik and Michele Ridge were classmates at Erie’s Strong Vincent High School. Ridge worked for a year as a speech therapist following graduation before enrolling at Ohio State to earn a master’s degree in student personnel. Her first job was head resident director of a 1,000-women dormitory at Bowling Green State University. From there she became the first woman assistant dean of Cook College, the agricultural campus of Rutgers -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education VIKKE RIDGE MAKING NAME FOR HERSELF, Continued Page 2 University. In 1980 she accepted the position of assistant director for undergraduate housing at Princeton. Her career changed directions in 1987 when she joined Princeton’s human resource staff and later earned a certificate in labor relations from Cornell University. “The fields of student personnel and human resources are really very similar,” said Ridge. “They both involve a lot of counseling and negotiating skills.” She may have learned some of those skills growing up in the Ridge household. “There was always a great deal of discussion of politics and current affairs in our house,” she said. “Dad was a Democrat and mom is a Republican. Tom and I are Republicans and David is Democrat. He led the ‘Democrats for Ridge’ part of Tom’s campaign. It made for lively discussions.” Vikki said she was not surprised when Tom first decided to run for public office. “He’s a very extraordinary man. I’ve never met anyone who was prepared to work harder. Tom has a vision. He has a lot of good ideas - he can zero in on what needs to be done. He can coalesce people.” Despite growing up with two brothers, Vikki was not a tomboy. She said Tom was too diligent about being a protective older brother. That protectiveness was evident after their father died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 63. His death left an extraordinary void in their close-knit family. Tom has made a point of remaining very close to their mother and looking after her. As a native of Erie and a graduate of Villa Maria Academy, Vikki will always consider Erie to be her home. But she and her 10-year-oId daughter, Laura, like Princeton very much. “Princeton is a good town in which to raise a child, and New Jersey’s negative reputation is really undeserved.” She thoroughly enjoys her work and finds it very challenging. “Like other campuses, Princeton is a microcosm of the world. It has an interesting and diverse cast of characters - it’s like a little city and offers many challenges.” Although she would like to eventually become a director of personnel or vice president for human resources somewhere, her only aspirations now are to learn all she can about labor relations and employment. Her daughter, however, is thinking of following in the footsteps of her uncles - she wants to become a lawyer. -30- BKPibja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 January 5, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CHINESE EDUCATION DELEGATION VISITS EDINBORO UNIVERSITY The Edinboro University of Pennsylvania campus and its Miller Research Learning Center were the scene of a recent visit by a delegation of distinguished educators from the Peoples’ Republic of China. A delegation of the Chinese National Education Commission, under the auspices of the World Bank, came to Edinboro to observe organization, programming and laboratory school activities in the University’s Miller Research Learning Center. “We were advised of the impending visit last fall by President Sun Shu-mu of Zibo Teachers’ College,” said Edinboro University President Foster F. Diebold. “President Sun wrote to say that the linkage agreement between Edinboro University and Zibo Teachers’ College had gained the attention of China’s National Education Commission and the Executive Office of the World Bank Loan, and that a delegation had been formed to come to the United States to examine our Miller Lab School operation with a view toward using it as a model for improving teacher education programs in their country.” Edinboro University’s academic linkage with Zibo Teachers’ College dates back to 1985, when Diebold was the education representative in the delegation led to China by thenErie mayor, the late Louis Tullio. The “sister city” agreement between Erie and Zibo was signed that year, and in 1987, a supportive “sister school” agreement was formalized by Diebold and Sun. The most recent Chinese delegation was led by Mr. Wu Yun-kun, Sun’s vice president at Zibo Teachers’ College. Six delegates representing various educational interests and the World -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education CHINESE EDUCATION DELEGATION VISITS EDINBORO, Continued Page 2 Bank Loan visited Edinboro and the Erie area for five days to tour facilities in the Miller Research Learning Center, observe Miller Lab School classes, and meet with School of Education officials and directors and institute heads of Edinboro University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching. Other members of the delegation were Mr. Wang Zhen-ya from the Executive Office of the World Bank Loan; Mr. Chen Zhao-wen, vice president of Chongqing Teachers’ College; Mr. Liu Tong-xue, vice president of Haerbin Teachers’ College; Mr. Shen Zhong-zhen, vice president of Fushun Teachers’ College; and Mr. Diao Yu-hua of the Henan Provincial Education Commission. Diebold said that he was pleased that the delegation had chosen Edinboro’s Miller Lab School operations for their examination. “During the 1960s and ‘70s, the mood in higher education harbored belief that the change from ‘state teachers colleges’ to comprehensive ‘state colleges’ should signal the reduction of emphasis on teacher education,” said Diebold. “Based on my commitment to the laboratory school philosophy, I resisted pressures to eliminate the Miller Lab School from our teacher training program.” Diebold said that the model school not only survived extinction but today flourishes as one of the most vital and energetic areas on the Edinboro campus. “In my view,” said Diebold, “a laboratory school is among the more necessary assets a School of Education must have to complement its teacher training program. They are as essential to the future of education as scientific laboratories are to the future of medical and technological instruction.” Diebold said that the Miller Research Learning Center’s role has been a cornerstone of teacher training since opening in 1971 as a campus school for children and a research center for students and faculty in teacher training programs. Many of Edinboro’s teacher education students, he said, spend considerable time in the Center observing instruction and learning activities, engaging in student teaching, and gaining field experience. According to Diebold, the laboratory school has three roles. It serves as a model school for various grade levels related to the public school structure, where the best teaching and educational theories are demonstrated. Two, it serves as a site for preparation of teacher education students and as a demonstration facility to explain various approaches to learning. And third, it is a venue for advanced educational research by School of Education faculty. -more- CHINESE EDUCATION DELEGATION VISITS EDINBORO, Continued Page 3 In addition to the Miller School, which includes an Early Learning Laboratory for threeand four-year-olds and pre-kindergarten through fourth grade classes, the Miller Research Learning Center also contains a day care center for faculty, student and community children as young as 18 months; a computer laboratory; gymnasium; library; large, adaptable classrooms; and an outside play area. Also located in the Miller Research Learning Center are offices and meeting space for Edinboro University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and its four institutes: Ethics and Values Education; Literacy; Early Childhood; and Curriculum, Instruction and Collaboration. -30WARibja Emily Green (far left) of Edinboro University’s media services department guides the Chinese National Education Commission delegation on a tour of the Miller Research Learning Center’s television studios during the group’s recent U.S. visit, as Patricia Diebold (2nd from left), programs coordinator at the Miller School, looks on. The delegation visited Edinboro University under auspices of the World Bank to observe teacher education programming and laboratory school activities in the Center’s Miller School. Mr. Wu Yun-kun (far right), vice president of Zibo Teachers’ College, headed the delegation. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 January 4, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS NAMED IN WHO’S WHO Thirty-one students from Edinboro University will be included in the 1995 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, along with the country’s most outstanding campus leaders. Students are selected for this annual directory based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities, and future potential. They join an elite group of students selected from more than 1,800 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several foreign nations. Students named this year from Edinboro University are: -30PSL:bja NOTE: Names have been arranged according to city. A member of the State System of Higher Education n • rtw j. t * »ViwniNU>iV3 INCVVO rr Brian Fletcher, Monica Irwin, Enid Bishop and Lillian Halm, left to right, share in the fellowship of the meals program, a joint project of Brevillier Village Retirement Community and St. Maty's Episcopal Church. ■ ✓ IMutncs in News/Joint project sefves up meals and fellowship By EON WASIELEWSKI The small group of people who or­ 5-STAR RAVE — The Erie ganized a community supper pro­ Branch of the American Association gram tops this week’s names col­ of University Women received a umn, which also includes members rave review from the AAUW last of the Erie Branch of the American month, during the organization’s naAssociation of—University Wifrimen~tiorial convention in Orlando, Fla. who received a rave review, and a The local branch was one of 245 to young woman who’s back in school receive the 5-Star award for its “ex­ this summer. emplary progress” in helping shape public policy, community action and TEAMWORK — It’s an old-fash­ leadership on behalf of women. ioned community gathering with “We are proud to be counted good fellowship and good food. among the top AAUW branches na­ Residents of Brevillier Village Re­ tionwide,” said Jennifer Pool, the tirement Community at 5416 East local organization’s immediate past Lake Road and St. Mary’s Episcopal president. “... We consistently meet Church in Lawrence Park have goals which will ensure that our teamed up to serve meals to their branch remains a vital and relevant neighbors in eastern Erie County. organization in the Erie community Between 25 and 30 people have now and in the years to come.” been enjoying the meals — and the Pool and three other members of fellowship — on a regular basis the Erie branch were in Orlando to since the program began last spring. receive the award. And there’s room for more, since There are 1,750 AAUW branches the volunteer effort is designed to nationwide working to promote pro­ feed 70. grams that benefit women. Dinner will be served twice a The organization’s newest nation­ month through Dec. 11 in the parish al project is an electronically based hall at 662 Sihman Ave. voter education program to provide Although the program targets members with information on im­ those with physical and financial portant issues. needs, it is open to all. The meals are free and are followed by a short BEST BUYERS ~ They are the program of entertainment. Dona­ “best buyers,” those consumers who tions are accepted. know how to get a good deal while Brevillier VUlage prepares and de­ also serving a worthy cause. livers the meals to St. Mary’s and Thanks to customers of the Thrift provides transportation to those Drug chain, the Erie Branch of the who can’t get to the church. St. Western Pennsylvania Chapter of Mary’s remits volunteers and pro­ the Arthritis Foundation received a vides space. $3,000 donation. The contribution For additional information on the was based on matching points gen­ effort, including specific dates and erated by customers who belong to times of the meals, call Lisa Figur- the chain’s Best Buyer program. ski at Brevillier Village, 899-8600. The money will be used to buy □□□ □□□ □□□ brochures describing a self-directed exercise program for distribution to people with arthritis, according to Laurie Schneider, director of the Erie Branch. .... r~ii in SCHOOL BELLS RING — School’s in this summer for a North East resident who’s exploring such subjects as computer science, geo­ physics, horticulture and engineer­ ing. Megan C. Pencil will be tackling those topics and others as a partici­ pant in the Science & Engineering Research Academy at the Pennsyl­ vania State University at State Col­ lege. The program for 350 teens from across the state began Monday and will run through 29, sponsored by the Nationar Science Founda­ tion’s Young Scholars Program, the NASA Space Grant College and Fel­ lowship Program and the university. The free program teaches science the old-fashioned way, through hands-on experiments, according to its director Robert Pangbom, pro­ fessor of engineering at the univer­ sity. Pencil, a student at North East High School, is the daughter of JoAnne and David Pencil. nnn HUMANITARIAN — H. Jack Langer was recognized as “Human­ itarian of the Year” by Erie City Council at its June 28 meeting. Langer was cited for his “unsel­ fish willingness to help the needy of Erie with plumbing and heating problems without regard to their ability to pay.” “This is the first time in my 24 years on council that such an award has been presented,” Councilman Mario Bagnoni noted. □□□ ' NOTABLE — Kimberley F. Heidler, daughter of Le^ R. Peters and a student at Edinhnrn llniversity of Pennsylvania, has been select­ ed for inclusion in “Who’s Who Among Students In American Col­ leges and Universities.” She was chosen on the basis of ac­ ademic achievement and potential for continued success. □□□ Who’s newsworthy in your circle of Mends? Send word of their ac­ complishments to Names in the | News, Ron Wasielewski, c/o the | Morning News, 205 W. 12th St, Erie, \ Pa. 16534. I [ MORNING NEWS PHOTO , share in the fellowship ofthe ttity and St. Mary’s Episcopal nt project ellowship brochures describing a self-directed exercise program for distribution to people with arthritis, according to Laurie Schneider, director of the Erie Branch. □□□ ...... BELLS RING -SCHOOL School’s in this summer for a North East resident who’s exploring such subjects as computer science, geo­ physics, horticulture and engineer­ ing. Megan C. Pencil will be tackling those topics and others as a partici­ pant in the Science & Engineering Research Academy at the Pennsyl­ vania State University at State Col­ lege. The program for 350 teens from across the state began Monday and will run through jMy 29, sponsored by the Nationar Science Founda­ tion’s Young Scholars Program, the NASA Space Grant College emd Fel­ lowship Program and the university. I The free program teaches science the old-fashioned way, through hands-on experiments, according to its director Robert Pangbom, pro­ fessor of engineering at the univer­ sity. Pencil, a student at North East High School, is the daughter of JoAnne and David Pencil. HUMANITARIAN ~ H. Jack Langer was recognized as “Human­ itarian of the Year” by Erie City Council at its June 28 meeting. Langer was cited for his “unsel- ; fish willingness to help the needy of . Erie with plumbing and heating problems without regard to their ability to pay.” “This is the first time in my 24 years on council that such an award ^ Rochelle Emerick of Carlisle, a studept at Edinboro University, will be included in the 1995 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges along with the country’s most out­ standing campus leaders. The following students have been named to the dean’s list at cfarion University of Pennsylvania for the first semester: Kelly Rene Gould of Mechanicsburg, Maureen Beth Gutzweiler of New Cumberland, April Ann Myers of Boiling Springs and Ami Lynn Kopac and Ami Elizabeth Way, both of Camp Hill. On campus John Carroll University CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wendy McElhinny, a senior at John Carroll University, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 1995 se­ mester. Dean’s list students must have a quality grade point average of at least 3.5. McElhinny, of Greenville, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis F. McElhinny. Edinboro University Louise Wogisch, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wogisch and student at Edinboro University, has recently been selecte'd as one of the country’s most outstanding campus leaders by the staff of “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Col­ leges.” She will be included in the 1995 edition of the publication, an an­ nual directory of outstanding stu­ dents first published in 1934. A campus nomination commit­ tee and editors of the publication have included the Wogisch’s name based on her academic ac­ tivities and potential for continued success. Boise State University ORANGEVILLE, Pa. — Brad­ ley A. Albertson of Orangeville was named to the dean’s list at Boise State University for the spring 1995 semester. Albertson, a junior majoring in computer information systems, was awarded high honors for earn­ ing a grade point average between 3.75 and 3.99. University of Pittsburgh JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — The Unii_________ ____/■' versit\| of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJj'has selected 46 incoming freshntien to participate in the col­ lege’s' president’s scholars pro­ I gram for the 1995-96 academic year. 1 Th^ program is designed to re­ ward i outstanding high school achievement and to encourage continued accomplishment throughout the student’s college years. The president’s scholars are selected annually from among the applicants for admission to each fall term. UPJ awards nearly $138,000 in scholarship money, renewable for four years, annually to president’s scholars. Among the scholars is local res­ ident Casey Stafford. Stafford, a graduate of Mercer H'gh School, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stafford of Lamor Road, Mercer. She plans to major in pre-medicine and biology at UPJ. Wittenberg University SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Two lo­ cal students were recognized for their academic achievements at Wittenberg University arid named to the clean’s list for the spring 1995 semester. From Greenville were Matthew Logan and Daniel Mong. Logan is the son of Mrs. Jane Logan of Greenville, while Daniel is the son of Dr. David Mong of Greenville and Dr. Melissa McBain of Moline, III. Dean’s list students must achieve a 3.66 grade point aver­ age. Heather Put­ ney, a 1994 grad­ uate of Meadville Area Senior High School, was named to the dean’s list at Penn main camler freshman She is majorcommunica­ Success stories I A^ Heather Beers, a senior at Saegertown High School and a daughter of Mary and Randall Beers, has been accepted for the fall semester at Erie Business Center where she plans to earn an associate in spe­ cialized business degree in the med­ ical assistant program. She is in­ volved in Dance Club, Pep Club, Spanish Club and Varsity S Club at SHS where she is a cheerleader. She also was named to “Who’s Who Among American High School Stu­ dents.” Andrew Peter Miehl, son of Frances MathersMiehl and David f^iehl of RD 1, Springboro, has enrolled for fall 1995yadmission at Rochester, N.Y., Institute of Tech­ nology. Miehl is majoring in mechanical engineering in Rochester Institute of Technolo­ gy’s College of Engineering. Miehl will be a June graduate of Conneaut Valley High School. ■ Several students from Crawford County have earned positions on the dean’s list for the fall semester at Lock Haven University. These full­ time students have earned a gradepoint-average of 3.5 or better. They are: David J. Miller of Meadville, majoring in secondary education; Mindy J. Reisinger of Meadville, majoring in political science; and Rebecca J. ResInger of Centerville, majoring in early childhood educa­ tion. with grade point averages of 3.20 to 3.49 were: Michele E. Barger, RD 1, Box 344, Cooperstown, daughter of Gary L. and Pam Barger; Melinda A. Bottles, RD 4, Box 1200, Lot 24, Conneaut Lake; Paul B. Knox, RD 1, Box 264A, Guys Mills; Cherl L. Maddy, 688 Graff Ave., Meadville; and Heather A. Potts, 156 Poplar St., Cambridge Springs, daughter of William E. and Florence Potts. tions. Several area stud] ts have been recognized for aca mic achievement at the Univers of Pittsburgh, Titusville campus, fo he fall terrm Named as unive ity scholar .vyith of 4.Ai\waa: grade point avera Biilie-Jo Kiskadd JID .1, Bo% ghterpf James' 153B, Hartstown, W. and Marti Kiska len. Named as pre ent’s scholars with grade point a rages of 3.5 to 3.99 were: Michae rowther, RD 2, Guys Mills, son of bert and Karen Crowther; Lee An M. Halfast, RD 3, Box 1040, Spa, nsburg, daughSusan Halfast: ter pf Leroy L. a Loretta L. Mars RD 3, Box 290, Spartansburg, so of David C. and Nyla Marsh; Lesl^ R. Pegan, RD 4, Box 130 B, Coch nton, whose parents are Richard nd Susan Pegan; RD 1, Box 256, Jeffrey T. Stein Guys Mills, son Robert and Susie M. Vincent, Box Steiner; and Co 307, Main Stree Hydetown, whose parents are Ro d and Sherry Vincent. an’s list scholars Named Jennifer R. Darr of RD 1, Townville, is a sophomore at Egf inborp University of Pennsylvania where she is an el­ ementary educa­ tion/special educa­ tion major. Thirty-one students from Edinboro University will be included in the 1995 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, along with the coun­ try’s most outstanding campus lead­ ers. Students named from this area are: Laurie A. Kantz,. Cambridge Springs: Brenda Haylett, Conneautville; Carol Baker, Edinboro; David Winiam Kerstetter, Edinboro; Rosemary E. RackI, Edinboro; Khalid A. Said, Edinboro; Pravin Thakur, Edinboro; Kathryn A. Brad­ ford, Meadville: Louise A. Willman, Meadville: and Stephanie Denise Duda, Saegertown. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 January 3,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY’S CHIEF OF POLICE ACCEPTS NEW POSITION David W. Varner, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s chief of police since 1974, has accepted a position with the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pa. Effective January 16, he will serve as the College’s first chief of police/director of security. A resident of Cambridge Springs, Pa., Varner joined the Edinboro staff when the University established its first police department a little over 20 years ago. The department has since grown to include 14 full-time commissioned police officers who provide a wide range of services to the University. Looking back on his 20-year career at Edinboro, Varner said, “In spite of what you hear about violent crime in America, we don’t see as much violence now as we did 20 years ago. During the last four or five years, the number of reported crimes at the University has declined.” “The department has come a long way,” he said. “While other colleges and universities are struggling to upgrade their security, Edinboro has a strong police force which provides protection for the students, employees, and visitors to the campus.” -30- psl A member of the State System of Higher Education