In Touch ...
A newsletter from President Frank Pogue, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
In Touch newsletter can be viewed on the web at http://iisl.edinboro.edu/pubrel/intouch/intouch.pdf

Appointment to
Education Transition Team Announced
I am very pleased to announce my appointment
by Governor-elect Ed Rendell to co-chair the Higher
Education Committee of his transition team. I will
be sharing the chair with Rhonda Cohen,
chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the
Community College of Philadelphia.
The appointment is a great honor, providing me
with the opportunity to communicate the University­
wide mission Building Partnerships for Academic
Excellence and Civility, as I participate in shaping the
future of Higher Education for the Commonwealth.

Edinboro University
Winter 2002
Commencement
On behalf of Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, I will confer degrees upon 479 new
Edinboro University graduates at the Winter 2002
Commencement ceremony on Saturday, December
14.
With a May graduating class of 623 students and
an August graduating class of 182 students, Edinboro
University will have granted a total of 1,284
associate, bachelor's and master's degrees in 2002.

Carrying the ceremonial mace and leading the
academic procession as Grand Marshal will be
Dr. Jeanne C. Faieta, chairperson of Edinboro
University's special education and school psychology
department. A member of the Edinboro faculty since
1989, Faieta has served on several committees and

organizations including the Pennsylvania Federation
of the Council for Exceptional Children, the Erie
County chapter of Americans with Disabilities, and
advisory board member of the Gertrude A. Barber
Center. She has participated in many international
professional conferences as a presenter including the
American Educational Research Association in San
Francisco and Toronto's Council for Exceptional
Children. Among her publications are "Pragmatic
Disorders and Behavior Disorders: Do They
Overlap?" and "Training Teachers to Supervise Their
Peers."
Receiving an honorary Doctor of Public Service
degree during the ceremony will be Edinboro
Alumnus Mike S. Zafirovski, president and chief
operating officer of Motorola, Inc. Prior to joining
Motorola, Zafirovski spent 24 years at General
Electric Company where he held a series of senior
positions with GE, including eight years as president
and CEO of four businesses. In 1996, Zafirovski was
promoted to president of GE Lighting for Europe,
Middle East and Africa and later to president of GE
Lighting, one of GE's ten businesses. He joined
Motorola in June 2002 to oversee the company's
wireless handset businesses, including cellular
phones, related software and consumer two-way
radios. Under his leadership. Motorola's handset
business has gained market share, returned to
profitability and introduced new products as well as a
new marketing campaign. Zafirovski serves on the
board of directors of Motorola, United Way of Lake
County and Children's Memorial Hospital in
Chicago.

The Winter Commencement ceremony will take
place in the University's McComb Fieldhouse at
1 p.m., Saturday, December 14.

DECEMBER 6, 2002

Online Parking Survey
Please recall that I recently appointed and
charged a planning task force to review University­
wide parking. That group is seeking your input.

Do you have an opinion about parking on
campus? Do you think the current campus parking
regulations are consistent with our commitment to
civility and fairness?

All students, faculty and staff are hereby invited
to visit the University's home page at
www.edinboro.edu from Monday, December 2,
through Friday, December 13, 2002, to complete the
online parking survey. All respondents will remain
anonymous. Only through the collaborative
participation of the campus community will the
parking study group be able to make
recommendations for the continuous improvement of
parking for all. The results of the campus-wide
survey will be shared with the campus community
via In Touch.

The NINE Priorities
As a result of recent Middle States re­
accreditation self-study efforts, the University has
recently expanded from eight University-wide
priorities to nine in order to include a focus on
enhancing academic quality on campus. The nine
priorities appear below:
•

Increase enrollment to 8,000 students in the next
several years through enhanced enrollment and
retention strategies.

•

Enhance academic quality.

•

Enhance technology campus-wide.

•

Create a just community that is student-centered.

•

Enhance the Advancement arm of the institution.

•

Create a collaborative administrative team both
on and off campus.

•

Create an inclusive planning process that ties
budgeting to planning.

•

Increase diversity.

•

Enhance Graduate Studies.

These priorities continue to serve as the
foundation of our inclusive budget, planning, and
Continuous Improvement process. Unit five-year
plans and strategic initiatives should continue to
support these priorities. Updates regarding the
University's efforts to achieve these priorities, as well
as Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
goals, appear on the Planning Office's web site
accessible from the home page via
www.edinboro.edu.

Improved Course and Program
Approval Cycle Times
During the 2001 academic year, a strategic study
group was convened to review the course/program
approval process. The team made recommendations
for improvement and, to date, many of them have
been implemented.
However, in order to determine if the team's
recommendations actually improved cycle time, the
data from the subsequent (2001-2002) academic year
were reviewed. The mean cycle time for a new
course approval improved from 279.37 calendar days
to 82.81 (with N=21 cases). Previously, the cycle
time for a course revision was 224.74 days but that
figure improved to 30.93 (with N=56 cases). This
improvement in cycle time is outstanding! We
expect cycle times will continue to improve as a
result of this effort; trend data will continue to be
collected to measure the impact of the
recommendations and to further refine the process to
its maximum efficiency.

Such examples of critical process improvement
underscore the importance of the University's
strategic planning model as the Edinboro Family
strives to remain flexible to the changing
demographics and needs of students.
Congratulations to all for successfully collaborating
on this important effort!

Hoppy

Attention All Students:
Alumni Association to Sponsor
Midnight Breakfast
All students are invited to attend a Midnight
Breakfast to be sponsored and served by members of
the Alumni Association and Alumni Board of
Directors.
This complimentary breakfast will be held on
Sunday, December 8, from 11:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. in
Van Houten - Main. Take a break from studying for
finals and "come as you are!" Wear your best
pajamas, robe and slippers.

Accolades
❖ Congratulations to the Social Work Department
for having 100% participation in the Capital
Campaign.
❖ Dr. William Covington, Jr., Speech and
Communication Studies, presented a paper,
"Gospel Music's Impact on Culture" to the Mid­
Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association
Annual Convention in Pittsburgh recently. He
also presented a paper, "Balancing Free Speech
and Government Protection in a Time of Threat"
to the National Communication Association
Convention in New Orleans, November 22, 2003.

The menu will include all your favorites and
some special treats, too. So grab your roommates
and your neighbors and come have breakfast on the
Alumni Association.
The alumni want to wish you much luck and
encouragement during finals week. This might be
the most fun you have all week, so don't miss out!

Attention All Alumni Employees:
We Need Your Help to Serve
Midnight Breakfast to Students
On December 8 the Alumni Association is
hosting a Midnight Breakfast to support students
during finals week. We're inviting alumni employees
to help serve breakfast and encourage the students.
We will be serving the meal between 11:00 p.m.
and 1:00 a.m. in the main dining room of Van
Houten. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 10:00 p.m.
for instruction and group photos. We want this event
to be fun, so wear your best pajamas and robe!

If you are interested in supporting this Alumni
effort for students, please contact the Alumni Office
at 732-2715 or e-mail bowker@edinboro.edu. Help
us provide encouragement to students during finals
week!

Dr. Pogue with senior Art Education major, Ryan
Miller.

❖ Suzanne Faris, Art, along with students from her
Sculpture One class are to be congratulated for
their involvement in the Humane Society's recent
art sale and fundraiser. The students created "pet
houses" which were auctioned off. Their efforts
raised over $1,000.00 for the Humane Society.
❖ Edinboro Fine Arts senior, Jaime Lynn Gould,
has her paintings featured in The Bates Gallery,
Loveland Hall, through December 6.

❖ Dr. Jerra Jenrette, History and Anthropology,
reports that Triota, the Women's Studies Honor
Society, has completed its winter clothing drive,
collecting 6 large bags of winter clothing, along
with $235, which will be donated to The
Greenhouse in Meadville.
Dr. Gayle Morris, Business and Economics,
presented an invited paper at Wake Forest
University recently entitled "An Assessment of
Women's Cross-Border Trade Activities in West
Africa." Dr. Morris also had a chapter entitled

Office of the President
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA .1.M44

NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
EDINBORO, PA.
PERMIT NO. 1

1-21000
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Happy Holidays!

Ms. Lisa Austin
Art

One of the 14 universities in Pennsylvania's
State System of Higher Education

"An Assessment of Microfinance Clients in
Uganda" published in the book Microcredit and
Development Policy by Snow, Woller and Buss
Nova, which is published by Nova Science
Publishers 2002.

John Repp, English and Theatre Arts, was
recently appointed to the Arts Council of Erie's
2002-2003 Artist Selection Panel.
Dr. Terry Smith, Dean of Liberal Arts, served as
a member of the Middle States Commission on
Higher Education team to visit SUNY Canton,
October 27-30.

Loralyn Whitney, Library, was quoted in the
November 2002 issue of Events. Having served
as the lead organizer of last year’s Edinboro
University Snowfest, Ms. Whitney discussed the
pros and cons of implementing a "snow themed"
event without any snow.

Call for Nominations
Educator, Advisor, Researcher and
Staff Member of the Year
Please nominate your favorite teacher, faculty advisor,
faculty researcher, or staff member for these annual
awards that will be presented at the Spring University­
wide Convocation, April 4, 2003.

Nomination forms are available on the Edinboro
University Web Page - http://www.edinboro.edu
Deadline for nominations is February 21, 2003
For a paper copy of the nomination forms or for
additional details, contact:

Dr. Donald Dilmore (814-732-2779) regarding
Educator of the Year
Dr. Richard Arnold (814-732-2167) regarding
Advisor of the Year

Dr. Mary M. Bevevino (814-732-1080) regarding
Researcher of the Year
Ms. Emily Sinsabaugh (814-732-1387) regarding
Staff Member of the Year

Produced by the Office of the President - 814-732-2711