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recent months, I've had the chance to reflect

In

things. Family. Surroundings. Goals.

many

When

think about these changes,

me

of Bloomsburg makes

this issue

me

things have changed for

I

many ways, my

good.

feel

smile a

little

my

me being

a better

is,

along with

to

understand and communicate more

three-year-old son, C.

communication -

that

seemingly obligatory "why?"

and

a

look

at

I

my

realize all

communicator. That

J.,

who

forcing

is

it is

me

effectively.

might be the hardest

Trying to answer each question so

it

And

more. In

reaction to this magazine relates to those

experiences have led to

better at

a lot of

over the past few years.

I

things above. After 18 years in this business,

Effective

on

Accomplishments. So

part.

not followed by the

know with practice I'll become
home and in the new

I

that will help, both at

role I've played here at the university since early last year.

Anyway,

my

reflections have dealt with past

the following pages offer a glimpse at
appreciated.

And

at

some

and

present. So,

things I've always

others I'm noticing more, like the beauty

of the campus and beauty in the pottery works and friendship
of an art professor and his Japanese cohort. Family, something
that has taken

on new meaning

of our campus experts.

My love

me,

for

is

on the mind of one

of sports was refreshed a

little

when presented with this odd mixture - old and new, a gun
and a baseball. Huh? It works. Believe me, just read on.
Our writers talk of a campus that is expanding beyond the
dreams of

wildest

Games,

it

will

this

be with

alumnus. As

I

watch future Olympic

new enthusiasm, knowing Bloomsburg

students are helping the next generation of U.S. winter athletes.

What
of

life.

a

wonderful place

Sometimes we take

it is

that deals with so

right in front of us every day. This
a little

C.

J.,

more

more and

Now

take notice.

and he can keep

many

aspects

for granted those things that are

asking,

magazine made
I

me

sit

up

can share even more with

"Why?" The answers

are getting

fun.

Jim Hollister
Executive Editor

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big leagues.

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Vice Chair; Kim

in the

Should he continue with

The Bloomsburg alumnus decided
and soon found himself on the road to the

to give baseball another try,

STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Jr.,

at a crossroads.

career or find something else to do?

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OF PENNSYLVANIA IS A MEMBER OF
THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

R Eugene Dixon

Decision Pays Major League Dividends
by Marc Mullen '98 After years of playing

Making Every Pitch Count
by Andy Sodergren '97 Whenever a pitcher delivers a baseball to the

Chair; R. Benjamin Wiley.

Lytcle.Vice Chair; Syed R. Ali-

plate,

Berman. Christopher J. Cerski.
Daniel R Elby, Richard A. Fino,
Forney. Charles A. Gomulka. Eugene W.

he has

gun pointed

a

at

him. Alumnus

Danny

Litwhiler

is

Zaidi, Muriel

Jeffrey

responsible.

W. Coy.

Glenn Y.
Hickok Jr.. F.Joseph Loeper, Rocco A. Ortenzio.
Tom Ridge. JereW. Schuler, Andrew H. Shoffner,
Patrick J. Stapleton, John K.Thornburgh.

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Creating Impressive Impressions
by Sandra

Christine J.Toretti.

Home

acres of land at

CHANCELLOR, STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
James H. McCormick

fields,

LaRoy G. Davis

10

Vice Chair

"67, First

David

14

O'Connor

J.

Campus

new

opportunities to individualize their

and

at less cost.

Mohr The

spirit

of generosity

is

the lifeblood of

Petrosky

Bloomsburgs

Ted Stuban

BLOOMSBURG

future. Philanthropic partnerships with

friends help the university maintain

James H. McCormick. Ex-Officio
PRESIDENT,

contributing to

Planning to Give
by Kathleen

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all

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at the university.

Partnerships Expand

their degrees in less time

Jr.

Robert W. Buehner

Kevin M.

of students

entails caring for athletic

trees

education. Often, these partnerships enable students to complete

H. Alley

James T Atherton

life

institutions give students

R.Adams. Secretary

Ramona

The job

University.

by Trina Walker Partnerships between Bloomsburg and other

A. William Kelly 71. Second Vice Chair
Jennifer

Frank Curran and his crew of 12 take care of 282

dozens of flower beds and scores of

the quality of

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
Joseph J. Mowad. Chair

'99

Bloomsburg

its

alumni and

competitive edge, provide

scholarships and meet future challenges.
UNIVERSITY'

Jessica Sledge Kozloff

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY' ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Nancy Feher Edwards 70, President
John

S.

'66. Vice

Mulka

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Sandra Jefferson Rupp

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Doug

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unique collaboration between master Japanese potter

Shiho Kanzaki and associate professor of

President
1

Friendship Forged
by Eric Foster

Secretary

Bloomsburg

'68. Treasurer

art Karl

Beamer has brought

to the attention of the international art

community,

exposed dozens of Bloomsburg students to a unique cultural heritage

C. Hippenstiel '68. Ex-Officio,

and

artistic discipline,

and forged

a friendship that spans the globe.

Director of Alumni Affairs

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
Elbern H.AIkire
Victoria

Anthony M.

L.

Jr.,

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Range Mountains of Alaska through

wilderness,

unnamed mountains, and

unpredictable weather.

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EDITOR
Kathleen

of caribou, wolves and bears,

Bloomsburg's Quest program. While there, they found untamed

EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Jim Hollister

trails

explorers journeyed in the Brooks

Director

Treasurer

Hill,

Exploring America's Final Frontier
by Roy Smith Hiking the

Mihalik,Vice Chair

laniero. Executive

David

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Chair

Mohr

Training Future Olympians
by Eric Foster Millions watched as athletes from around the world

competed

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Eric Foster

in the

Winter Olympics

in

Nagano, Japan. Last

Bloomsburg University graduate students had

PHOTOGRAPHERS
R.Wagner

future

Marlin

22. Training Future

Eric Foster

Olympic

athletes for competition

Olympic Training Center

Olympians

in

a

hand

in

year, three

preparing

by helping researchers

at

the

Lake Placid, N.Y.

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a catch-phrase
it's

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topic in a recent interview.

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Lentczner

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Doug C.

become

Sociology professor Sue Jackson discussed this sometimes controversial

Janel A. Fry

Joan

values has

hard to find consensus on what constitutes either family or values.

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SPRING 1998

I

Fans

fill

the stands for a

White Sox home game
Comiskey

Park.

at

DECISION PAYS

Major League
Dividends
BY

It

MARC MULLEN

PHOTOS BY RON VESELY/CHICAGO WHITE SOX AND MARLIN R.WAGNER

'

was the summer of 1993. Matt Karchner had undergone

games

rotator cuff surgery after playing only six baseball

Memphis,

a triple

A farm team
Royals.

for the

long before he got the
getting

for

major league Kansas City

"I

from Bloomsburg

pregnant with their

and

first child,

work or keep

I

and go

quit

life.

down and

wife

all

"Terry and

talked.

I

give

I

my

if
try.'

easiest thing for

me would have been to
say 'the heck with

it'

and

not go back." During that
off-season, Karchner

was

signed by the Chicago White Sox.

His arm bounced back from the

and he found himself with the

White Sox farm team

in

Birmingham,

playing with Michael Jordan.

But Karchner's baseball career path took
quite a different turn
season's end, he

White Sox

triple

from

Jordan's.

had moved up

A

there,

but

By

a level to the

affiliate in Nashville.

opened the 1995 season

it

is

no place

call to

the majors

situation.

A controversial

__-.

.

and

never be satisfied

'You'll

mid-season

summer of

you don't go back and

White Sox's

top pitchers thrust

"The

Karchner into a new role

me would

was a tough situation.
were only two or three

if

try'

easiest thing for

have been

He

was not

We

say 'the heck with

games out of first, and then
the big trade," Karchner
explains.

"We

lost

to

it'

and

not go back."

[Wilson]

Alvarez and [Danny]

Darwin, probably our two best
Hernandez, our

closer. It

was

we were close
two months remaining.
of July and

"For me,

it

to

and [Roberto]

winning the division

was a great chance.

bad, something good comes.

I

It

was

back to the other

role as a

had some success

as the closer."

Karchner

starters,

frustrating because

middle

illustrates his success

seems

like

it

was the end

tide with just

out of everything

either going to shine or go

relief pitcher. Fortunately,

by describing

I

a particularly

memorable moment from last season. Chicago was visiting
Seattle. With a one- run lead, Karchner was called on to save the
game for the White Sox. There were runners on the corners with

Bloomsburg University Magazine

'W-'-.-"

field.

Yankee Stadium."

like

seasons have passed since the

for the

the

"It

never be satisfied

you don't go back and

surgery,

There

room and walked onto

locker

for the team.

the credit in the

"The

was pretty

New York. After dressing

such a rush to get to

incredible.

three of the

world, because she said,
'You'll

in

came out of the

trade last

going," says

point in his

was

I

most of his

to

Karchner of that turning

sat

went from almost quitting to

Karchner has made the

"That was a big decision right

- should

It

Two

a

decision had to be made.

there

was

game,

University in 1989. His wife, Terry, was

call. "I

track to the major leagues, which

fast

amazing," says Karchner.

He had been playing in minor leagues

ever since graduating

on the

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MAIOR LEAGUE DIVIDENDS

bloomsburg University
Chris Lynch.

MIDDLE

Gary Saxton.

BACK

Erik Pedersen, Steve

one out

in the

to

to

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Sam Jerome, Rob Bowman. Brian Davis, Paul Holmes, Jeff Gyurina, J.P.Thomas, Cory Terwilliger, Bob Groshek, Bruce Beaver,
Dale Thomas (asst. coach). Matt Haney (asst. coach), Mike Bruno, Warren Shipe.Tim Pritchard, Matt Karchner, Carl Albertson,

989 baseball team

1

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r)

(I

r)

Clemens, Joe Bressi

coach), John Babb (head coach).

(asst.

bottom of the ninth inning, and he was facing

"That was tough. But

dangerous

hitters.

"Shortly after

guy that

Karchner.

"I

on

to score

I

started closing,

don't think

I

him

got

it

I

to

pop up

and was doubled

"That was a very personal
that situation

- being given

knowing the game was
back

that as far
sport.
last

I

as

I

I

came

in to face Martinez, a

had ever gotten out

in

before," says

moment

for

I

I

hands

was

like

all.

at

matter

when

Bloomsburg, he

He was

a third

We

baseman

didn't have

he decided he would give the position a

"That

kind of a funny

is

pitch doubleheaders.

and played
throw the
decided

and

that

I

The

story,"

time,

first

third the next. That didn't

ball

from third

would

pitch the second

worked out

first

work because

to first in the

game

It

took him a few years to

I

game

A

we

ball

and found

couldn't

it

hard to give
hit

rule.

Bloomsburg. "We were

I

we won or lost. We
we had," recalls

everything

it

think that was one of my

1985 graduate of Berwick High School,

For good reason - that was

it

who

it

again

his

I

wasn't.

I

was

just a

walk

on," chuckles Karchner.

life.

College

supposed to be fun and

is

it is,

but

it

you prepare mentally.
You can gain a good
also helps

training,

on

things."

Karchner remains

optimistic about being in Chicago

when

drafted.

always joked that she was at school on a

scholarship and

had,"

was

when he met

played Softball for Bloomsburg.

Entering this year's spring

after

he might never

Bloomsburg University Magazine

just giving

wife,

perspective

realize

at

didn't matter if

staying the last semester after he
lost.

in everybody's

[of doubleheaders]

because of the American League's designated hitter

4 SPRING 1998

or

It

I

gained by going to school

was maturity, because those four years are such

second game. Then we

Karchner continued batting for a couple of years

up.

won

were just giving

well."

beginning to play professional

play.

"The big thing

pitched the

I

if we

would

recalls. "I

started concentrating

Karchner never regretted going to college or

try.

Karchner

it, I

pitching at baseball's highest level, Karchner

Karchner. "And

to play. It didn't

everything

many pitchers, so

got over

greatest experiences playing baseball."

"I

with a great bat. However, during his senior

Bloomsburg

is

going out there to

just

"We were just going
out there

I

had the most fun playing

last at bat."

he began playing baseball

year,

put in

believes he

were

can remember, in any

as a closing pitcher. In fact,

wasn't a pitcher at

got a save.

liked being

Karchner didn't always have the game resting
in his

I

and

a challenge

my hands.

me.

always want to be the one that takes the

shot or has the

Even though he

to short right field. Seattle tried

up, ending the game.

after

on pitching more," Karchner says. "I was kind of hung up on
batting, and that cost me. My mind wasn't really focusing on
pitching. Once I let go of the batting, it was liberating. I can
pitch. Now let's go with that and give that all I've got."

Mariner Edgar Martinez, one of the American League's most

the season opens in April.

a critical time

Making Every Pitch Count
BY

ANDY SODERGREN

PHOTOS COURTESY OF

'97

Whenever Matt Karchner, or any other
leagues, delivers a baseball to the plate,

him.

Danny Litwhiler

the reason

it's

ST.

PETERSBURG

Once

pitcher in the major

he has a gun pointed

at

doesn't actually hold the gun, but he's

(FLA.)

TIMES

AND BLOOMSBURG

the gun was

developed with the
help of John Paulson,
inventor of the

there.

Litwhiler, a 1938 graduate of

Bloomsburg, carved himself

quite a nice career out of baseball,

and

his invention of the

JUGS

Pitching Machine,
Litwhiler wasn't certain

JUGS speed gun is his most valued accomplishment.
The JUGS gun lets Litwhiler derive a bit of satisfaction from
every major league game he sees. It's used to measure the

how it would be

velocity of pitches at almost every level of baseball.

instructor for the

"The adaptation of the speed gun

into the

major leagues

my proudest achievement," Litwhiler said from
his home in New Port Richey, Fla. "Every time see a game, I
still

stands as

I

think back of the time

While
improve on

sometimes

gun

to

was no JUGS gun."

serving as head coach at Michigan State

a

as

minor league
Pl'«ure

Cincinnati Reds, he

attended a

taken

(941

in

Danny Utwni,
er

New York

catching,

Yankees-Detroit

-

"1^?

George

^

^adelph.a

at b
bat, Ernie
Lomfa;ardi,
Barr, umpire.

Tigers game.
Star left-handed pitcher

Rudy May approached

Litwhiler

because he'd been struggling. The two of them proceeded to

leaguer began thinking of ways to assess

the bullpen,

his pitching talent. "I tried

and

many different, and

ways to measure a pitcher's speed,"
would have them throw putty against a

unscientific,

board to judge the
day,

there

used.

Then, while serving

University in the early 70s, the former major

Litwhiler said. "I

One

when

UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

size

of the imprint."

he saw a police

officer using a

measure the speed of passing

Litwhiler an idea,

and the

cars.

rest is history.

and May

fired

some

pitches that Litwhiler

and

his

invention clocked. After analyzing the various speeds, the

coach explained to

May his

approach to pitching.

mound

the suggested adjustments and took the

May made

that night

against the Tigers.

new type of radar
This sight gave

"I

was extremely nervous

style,"
rest.

I

had messed up

Litwhiler recalled. However,

He went

out and tossed

a

May put

his pitching

his

concerns to

complete-game, two-hit

shutout against Detroit.

Although Litwhiler acknowledges the development of the

JUGS gun

as his

standout achievement

among more than a
in a number of

hundred other innovations, he takes pride
other baseball accomplishments.

A major leaguer for the Phillies, Cardinals, Braves and
during an

1 1

-year playing career, Litwhiler

batting average of .281 with 107 lifetime

two consecutive Golden Glove
error in
title

two

years.

runs.

He had

committing only one

And he helped the Cardinals win a world
home run in the fifth game of the

Series.

Litwhiler has

think about

Bloomsburg

the

home

Reds

a lifetime

in 1944, belting a

World

rtth

years,

amassed

it

is

had an impact on the sport of baseball.

the next time

you

see a

game -

a

little

Just

piece of

part of ever)' pitch.

gun
JUGS speed

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SPRING 1998

5

BY

SANDRA HORNE

PHOTOS BY JOAN HELFER.THE TERRY WILD STUDIOS, AND MARLIN R.WAGNER

'

Thirty years of working outdoors has
gently weathered his complexion.

The

shade of his hair bears a striking likeness
to the

burnished bark of a mature white

birch.

The windows

a

in his office

frame

panoramic view of the pastoral

Susquehanna Valley, an appropriate
person whose profession

setting for a

linked with nature.
stranger,

Upon meeting

is

a

Frank Curran's handshake

is

firm, yet friendly. Curran, supervisor of

Bloomsburg

University's

grounds crew,

is

Frank Curran
as skilled at cultivating relationships

people as he

"We do

is

at

with

tending the land.

office furniture. Despite the variety

a lot of things that people don't

of assignments, grounds crew tasks

know about," says Curran. Best
known for their meticulous

revolve

grooming of the
282

acres,

staff

for

university's

Curran and

his

of 1 2 are accountable

much more

than creating

attractive swathes of

mani-

cured grass and well-tended
flower beds.

They set up
- from

for

House to spring commencement
at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. They
assist in snow removal and winter
maintenance of sidewalks, landings and
steps. Some members of Curran's crew
are routinely dispatched to move

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Bloomsburg University Magazine

common

purpose -

One of Curran's most visible

duties

is

integrating the landscape with the diverse
architecture

on campus. Each structure

requires a different touch. Carver Hall, the
university landmark, stands in historical

contrast to the contemporary design of

the newly constructed Andruss Library.

special events

concerts at Nelson Field

around a

creating a visually pleasing environment.

"You're trying to bring notice to the
building,"

Curran

requires

to

it

says.

"Sometimes that

be softened - the

size

of the

building, the angles, will dictate that
[relationship] for you."

an

attractive, friendly

positive influence

students, faculty

He understands

atmosphere has a

on the experiences of

and

staff.

W

1

.

"^ ""

The

university

5

4

.

%

?i

grounds crew cares for dozens of flower beds and flowering

trees on campus.

Curran

is

sensitive to the

needs on campus.

He

many different

particularly aware

is

of the concerns of the office of residence

which

life,

is

housing and

responsible for student
safety.

ym-r--

He constantly monitors

the height and fullness of the shrubs

and

hedges around the dormitories to preserve
safe access for the residents.

"The big thing you
planting

he

now

is

see in

•••

our landscape

[an awareness for] safety,"

says.

urran's concern for the health
safety of students

is

and

reflected not

only in his thoughtfully planned
vegetation, but also in his strategy

|

for landscape

management. His
insists on a selective

maintenance policy
use of pesticides.
"I

with

worry about putting chemicals down
this

community," he

very, very careful

areas

I

He
lieu

about

says.

that.

Certain

uses safe soaps

on shrubbery

style.

"Some people

he acknowledges.

is

a

who
to

There are

tells

it,

some people

Boop

is

one grounds crew member

has earned Curran's confidence.

you what he wants and then he

you have

do

take

he says pragmatically.

Janice

in
"1

some minor damage

a safe environment.

tradeoffs,"

Giving them ownership of their work

don't,"

of an application of chemicals.

promote

also skillfully utilizes the indi-

prominent feature of Curran's management

"We're

won't spray."

think you accept

Curran

vidual expertise of each of his employees.

it,"

full

reign

"He

lets

on how you want

to

she says.

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7

Janice

Boop prepares flowers

in

the greenhouse for planting.

pampas in her designs. There is no
random planting in any flower bed.
Christopher

"Everything that

do,

every piece of mail that goes out,

of

Keller, director

we

admissions, stresses the intricate link

between the physical appearance of the

campus and
institution.

every college fair

we

attend,

the public's perception of the

He

regards Bloomsburg's

to get students to visit the

is

convenient access to Interstate 80 as a
valuable asset

and welcomes random

by prospective students and

of people don't realize how many
come to our campus that we don't
even know about," says Keller. "They'll just
drive in, pick up some literature, and walk

"A

campus. The

visits

visit is key.

their parents.

lot

You don

get a second chance

t

visitors

to

make a first impression?

around by themselves. That's where our
Bloomsburg's varsity

entirely by the university

TV

oop

is

five

grounds crew.

and maintaining

flower beds

all

meet. Again,

thirty-

on campus. She

I apprenticed under recent retiree

\J

Kressler,

whom

Curran

"taking us to a different
Kressler 's innovation

the plant diversity

Bob

credits with

to

really shines.

it's

that

first

expand

on the grounds. Boop

on the

According to

campus

Keller, the aesthetics

of the

him fulfill his objective.
we do, every piece of
goes out, every college fair we

helps

mail that
attend,

is

to get students to visit the

visit is key.

You don't
first

get a

campus.

second

impression."

and

university's appearance,

and on Curran and

ornamental grasses

Bloomsburg University Magazine

caverns, the chaos

took

chance to make a

blue fescue and

The jagged

displacement from recent construction

impression

personally, that's important."

The

8 SPRING 1998

are

that visitors get, not only visually, but

continues this tradition by including
like

They

"Everything that

level."

was

grounds crew

wonderfully friendly to the people they

responsible for designing,

I planting

r\

was constructed

Softball field

line

its toll

his crew.

was probably the

we'll ever

"The steam

biggest project

have disturbing the whole lower

campus," he

says.

Some mature

trees

and

all

of the

cactuses were regrettable casualties. "It

was hard," he admits. In some places

may take years

it

to recover the lost maturity.

CREATING IMPRESSIVE IMPRESSIONS
He

maintenance and preparation

Proper
of the athletic fields on the upper
campus

are also an important part

Mary Gardner

think there's a

satisfaction in this job,"

A

of Curran's responsibilities. Athletic
Director

shoulders his numerous responsibil-

ities gracefully. "I

values the

first

when he was

Pennsylvania

course superintendent

whether

As

it's

the

right off the bat that

need

gymnasium or

a physical educator,

to befriend

it's

the

Race Golf

of the Bloomsburg University grounds

you learn

crew in 1982.

those people you

and work with

hired as

at Mill

and Camping Resort in Benton. He
assumed his current position as supervisor

"You are so dependent on your physical

field.

of

native of South Bend, Ind., Curran

ment and
plant,

lot

says.

migrated to northeastern

relationship between the athletic depart-

the grounds crew.

he

When

at all levels.

pressed, he describes himself as

Burt [Reese, assistant athletic director,]

"an optimist and a survivor." Each season

and myself share

reflects the

a grass-roots philosophy.

We view these people

as partners

Boop works on the flower beds on the

Janice

need

this partnership to

be able to carry

we do here, especially in athletics."
Sports camps are an important source

Carver

the

Hall lawn.

of revenue for the athletic department.
"They're our

lifeline for

scholarship
is

about the rigorous time constraints the

camps

fields.

"When

come

here, they are in

fields,"

candid

often create for Curran.

first

knows

out what

funds," confirms Gardner. She

wisdom of his patient labor.
is why he does not remember

Perhaps that

and

people from other universities

awe of our

she says. "They're amazed

way they

are maintained

Curran

he ever planted here, but he

-

the big beech by Schuylkill Hall.

athletic
at the

and cared

for."

already preparing for the

is

ahead. "You

know

challenges that

lie

Bloomsburg

going to grow," he

"We have

tree

the exact location of the oldest

is

to plant smarter.

says.

We have to

plant things that can take care of themselves."

While he wisely anticipates

heightened
services,

demand

a

grounds crew

for

Curran has no intention

of relinquishing his hands-

on

style.

No

detail escapes

his watchful eye.

was Curran's decision

It

to redress the grounds

around the Five Friends
Memorial, dedicated to
students

who

an off-campus house

October

five

lost their lives in

21, 1994.

fire

The

on

land-

scaped grounds bordering
Mickey Dietz

is

responsible for preparing the

university's athletic fields for

the

memorial vanished

games.

during the recent excavation

"Sometimes we have
around from use
in

to turn fields

for field

twenty-four hours.

He

for a

new steam

line.

When

hockey to soccer

that phase of the project

copes so well

was complete, Curran directed

with the demands that the different

his staff to disturb the

coaches put on him. People seem to have

one

confidence that Frank will find a

way

to

take care of us."

Gardner mentions
to

final

time so the

prepared properly.

memorial

soil

could be

He was

determined to ensure that the
a special

indebtedness

John "Mickey" Dietz, who, under

Curran's direction, oversees

all

the athletic

five living

symbols, the dwarf

Alberta spruce

trees,

would not

merely thrive, but flourish.

Bloomsburg University Magazine

SPRING 1998

9

Samantha Januzzi spent her
junior and senior years of college
in the hospital.

have

it

And she wouldn't

any other way.

Mike Fountain

Last summer,

and spent twelve

quit his job

weeks at the ocean.
Larry Lisnock's first two years of
college didn't cost

What do
They

him a

thing.

these people have in

common?

earned degrees from Bloomsburg

all

University,

and took advantage of

Bloomsburg's partnerships with other
institutions to individualize their education.

Januzzi completed her clinical training
in radiologic

technology

at

Johns Hopkins

Hospital in Baltimore, Md., simultaneously

earning credits for a bachelor of science
degree from Bloomsburg.

Fountain wasn't just beach-combing

and dolphin-watching. He was gathering
marine

life

samples to be analyzed as

part of his marine biology training. In

Bloomsburg students can currently

December, Fountain graduated from

choose collaborative degrees in

Bloomsburg with a bachelor of science

engineering, law

degree in biology with a marine

well as in the allied health fields of physical

biology option.

and occupational therapy, pharmacy,

At the time Lisnock was going to school,
tuition in the radiologic technology

program

at

Center was

Hazleton-St. Joseph's Medical
free.

The two-year

certificate

he earned there was acknowledged as 60
credits at

Bloomsburg. So, he was able

credits for clinical

and marine biology,

as

medical imaging and medical technology.

"Our

collaborative partnerships with

other universities allow us to offer a wider
variety of

losing credits. Others involve earning

programs than we would other-

others offer

Still

amount of

time.

A recent agreement with Widener
University School of Law, Harrisburg

campus,

lets

students finish college

and

and

earn a law degree in a total of six years.

The

3

+

3

agreement

offers students at

Bloomsburg the opportunity

wise be able to provide ourselves,"
explains Wilson Bradshaw, provost

work.

dual degrees in a condensed

complete their

last

to

year of undergraduate

vice president for academic affairs at

studies as

continue his education toward a bachelor

Bloomsburg. "We simply would not

Widener.

of science degree.

be able to re-create the same caliber of

plete the requirements for graduate study,

As job markets become more competitive
and educations more expensive, students

engineering program

to enter

Bloomsburg

are looking for

as a junior

and

programs that give them

educational options and advantages.

State, or the

we

find at

Penn

medical imaging expertise

of Johns Hopkins, or the marine biology
field

experience of Wallops Island."

For nearly 30 years, Bloomsburg has

been working

in

partnership with other

first

year law students at

When

they successfully com-

they receive both a bachelor's degree from

Bloomsburg and a

juris

doctor from

Widener.
In the physics department,

Bloomsburg

students have the unique opportunity to

Educational options

•

Some

of

obtain both a bachelor of arts in physics

Bloomsburg's collaborative degree

or mathematics at Bloomsburg and a

partnerships have grown, greatly expanding

programs involve transferring from one

bachelor of science in engineering from

educational options for students.

school or program to another without

either

universities

10

and

SPRING 1998

facilities.

Recently, those

Bloomsburg University Magazine

The Pennsylvania

State University

field is so

or Wilkes University. After three years at

Bloomsburg, students

who meet

the aca-

demic requirements can transfer to Penn
State or Wilkes, where they study two
additional years. At the end of five years,

are such degree

-

a clinical

Students have fewer years of tuition to

less

few years

expensive state school that

home and

is

year,

at a

closer to

then transfer to the more

expensive school for their specialized

programs

that already exist

some

fields, particularly

those requiring clinical study, flexibility

do the

with a

is

imperative. Because the medical imaging

if

at

clinical

final year

offered

you

get accepted into

me

a job,

year,

their flexibility

I

was able

to

• Because of

and often non-traditional

learning opportunities, collaborative

the university for one

degree programs do seem to offer

study for two and finish

distinct advantages in the job market.

who

is

currently the

"In medical imaging, most employers

now looking for

are

Program Director of Radiologic

two-year

Technology

says Lisnock.

at Hazleton-St. Joseph's.

felt

which

Job-market advantages

of university studies,"

explains Lisnock,

doing his

clinical rotation

him useful background knowledge
for the anatomy and physiology courses
he later took at Bloomsburg. Januzzi, on
the other hand, completed her program
in reverse order, and felt it gave her an
first

elsewhere.

Flexibility • In

in

a rapport with the staff

my clinical study and they

accept immediately," notes Januzzi.

program your sophomore

Lisnock

degree. Universities save the expense of
re-creating

Bloomsburg

"Most students do two years of either
then two years

you could study

universities.

pay, or they can complete a

at

while doing

a variety of scenarios.

of the other. But

programs

often faster, they can be less expensive

both for students and for

complete their degrees

up

"I built

may

clinical or university study,

they have a B.A. and a B.S.

Not only

competitive and program

enrollments are limited, students

gave

"in" for finding a job.

certificate

a bachelor's degree.

is

Knowing

this,

Januzzi chose

Bloomsburg's program because,
time,

it

A

just not enough,"

the

at

was one of the only schools

in the

country that offered a degree

program

for radiologic technology."

Within the

last year,

Bloomsburg has

new program with Johns
Hopkins Hospital. "Students can now
developed a

BYTRINA WALKER

PHOTOS BY TERRY
WILD STUDIOS.
MARLIN R.WAGNER

AND THOMAS
KLINGER

choose two of five modalities for their
clinical rotation," explains Januzzi.
is

a big

bonus

"This

in today's market," she

con-

you can be licensed in two
and also have a degree, you are way

tinues. "If

areas

ahead of the game."
Jim Moser, chairman of Bloomsburg's
physics department, feels that

Bloomsburg's general studies provide a
foundation desirable to employers.
"Students in our engineering degree

program have the advantage of having
received a liberal arts background in
addition to their specialized studies,"

he

says.

"Employers are looking for

specialists

who

also have a

well-rounded

background."

Fountain agrees.

"I

think a general

degree with an option in marine biology
will

make me more marketable.

I

have a

broader-based biology background than a
straight

marine biology major. That

me more options in

gives

the job market."

Bloomsburg University Magazine

SPRING 1998

II

PARTNERSHIPS EXPAND CAMPUS
A

hint of things to

come

•

Some of

with other

encouraged

to partner

both within and outside of

Bloomsburg's partnership-degree programs

institutions,

have been in existence for nearly 30 years.

our

Others are as recent as several months

increased collaboration

old.

And

still

others are being pursued.

what

is

system," says Bradshaw. In fact,

emphasized

on many

"As

happening

we continue

to see

an increase

nationwide in higher education. The

the proper utilization ot distance

Pennsylvania State System of Higher

learning technologies,

Education, of which Bloomsburg

partnerships across the country.

member,

is

a

is

particularly active in providing

grant funds to support collaborative

programs. "In

this

system

we

Bloomsburg students
Island

are

The

Degrees

collect samples at

Marine Biology Consortium

in

program involves
Bloomsburg and an

physical therapy

additional three at

at

Thomas

Jefferson

University, in Philadelphia. At the

end of

the program, students are awarded

more opportunities and more

students

flexibility in their

often use

education. Programs

numbers

same 3-2 or 3-3 degree program,

ly resulting in a

usual-

agreements

continue to grow over

years

will

at

Bloomsburg, then matricu-

combination of study. For example,

late to a

a 2-3 program involves attending one

ular choices are in Philadelphia

school or program for two years and

Rhode

another for three years.

2-3, resulting in a master's degree.

Marine Biology Option - within the
Biology Major • Bloomsburg students

Medical Technology

pursue a bachelor of science degree

began

pharmacy

school, the

The program

Island.

is

and then pursue

their two-year

radiographer degree. Another option
they study

at

two and then come back

The Johns Hopkins Hospital option
two

most pop-

clinical certifications as well as their

bachelor's degrees.

The Mansfield

University option gives

junior status admission to students

science at Mansfield University. Students

can then earn a B.S. in two years

and

usually

oldest option

program

• Bloomsburg's
in allied health

in 1970. Students

amass 96

credits

biology with a marine biology option.

in three years at the university, then

As part of that option, students take a

one-year

series

of three-week courses

Marine Science Consortium
Island, Va,

the

ting.

at

Wallops

hospitals,

where they have access

to salt

marshes, estuaries and barrier island
beaches.
field

The program combines

some days

study in a hospital

those 10.)

is

affiliated

set-

with 10

but students are not limited to

The

result

is

a bachelor of sci-

at

Bloomsburg.

lasting

more

than 12 hours.

allied health fields.

Bloomsburg then

Students begin

at

transfer to another

school where they obtain a degree.

12

SPRING 1998

Bloomsburg University Magazine

program provides
Mathematics
in

at

a B.A. in Physics or

Bloomsburg and a

B.S.

Engineering from The Pennsylvania

State University or Wilkes University.

The Bloomsburg curriculum
and

is

tough

intense. Students take specific

preparatory courses in addition to

requirements. Several engineering fields

Medical Imaging • Medical imaging
has become the most popular allied

are offered.

health career choice at Bloomsburg, with

Pre-law • A new partnership with
Widener University School of Law,

approximately 150 students currently

Physical Therapy, Occupational
Therapy, Pharmacy • Bloomsburg
offers preparatory programs in several

•

This 3/2 cooperative dual-degree

the university's general education

ence degree.

lectures,

study and labs for an intensive

course of study -

clinical

(Bloomsburg

at

do a

who

have earned associate degrees in applied

Engineering and Liberal Arts

in

is

the university for a

year, leave for

baccalaureate degree.

Students prepared in pharmacy study

two years

to describe the

am

of collaborative

list

gives students the opportunity to pursue

Occupational therapy students follow
the

more

I

to finish their degree (1-2-1).

bachelor's or master's degrees.

Degree partnership programs give

will see

certain that this

certificates in physical therapy, as well as

Bloomsburg

we

in

and

the next few years," says Bradshaw.

two or three years

at

is

Wallops

Wallops

Island.Va.

Collaborative

levels

in the State System's

"Imperatives for the Future."

Bloomsburg's partnership programs
are consistent with

own

The options
accommodate several

enrolled.

for this

program

scenarios. Students

They then

attend Bloomsburg for two years.

they can study

at

Or

the university for

earn a bachelor's degree from Bloomsburg

and

can already have earned a two-year
certificate as a radiographer.

Harrisburg campus allows student's to

two

a juris doctor

years.

from Widener

Bloomsburg students

in six

are guaranteed

admission to Widener providing they

meet appropriate requirements.

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environment for

us.

Not

only did

during our junior year, but

we

we meet

also received

great educations which have benefited our
careers.

Bloomsburg

is

there.

It's

now

watch people take

hill"

offer so

many opportunities

rewarding to see the

commitment and to know that
make a difference. We gained

am

thrilled to

I

am

ballets

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in

is

We

a school

which cares

appreciate the

contemplates a change.

is

receiving as she

Our concerns about

were

my hometown.

allayed

when we understood

results of that

To me, the various fund-raising "drives for

the

Greek system. Other parents

progress" help to keep the town and the

the

good experiences

because of Bloomsburg, and

now we

are

university viable.

back to show our appreciation.

Bloomsburg

is

oriented town, and the college

BU. Now, we, too,

a familyis

the steps

being taken by the administration to strengthen

students do

giving

flexibility

both Stefanie and Susan pledging a sorority

of the

wonderful musical programs - especially

symphonies and

students.

the faculty guidance Susan

for adults

some

be able to enjoy

Bloomsburg

its

students have to change their majors and

music lover and

a

us,

about

in

knowledge and to have the "college on the
from the community.

an excellent school

where students can become involved.The
vote to expand Kehr Union occurred while

we were

For
fascinating to

It's

told us of

their children had at

feel that

we

and our

daughters are part of the Bloomsburg

a part

family.

of that philosophy.

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For

most, college

experiences,

is

and

and memories

MOHR

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MICHAEL KOLOJEJCHICK, EVELYN KILPATRICK AND THE RUPP

about growing up, momentous

relationships.

Foundation

about friendships

It's

that last a lifetime, not just classrooms

later

look for ways to show

about

his

When

72,

who

maintains

first

and attending golf tournaments,

tremendously

from Bloomsburg

Everyone

of students,

"I

like

one of their

believed they really cared for

education for the next 33
years, retiring

from Nazareth

Area Senior High in 1990.
is

The former student organist
and Obiter contributor

me and

recent interview. She thoroughly enjoyed her four years at

Bloomsburg and
she

many students, Kolojejchick depended on
"There were times when I couldn't

No one

ever

They would
care of

made me
say, 'Just

I

would be embarrassed.

feel

go

uncomfortable.

for

Bloomsburg because they did so much

for

Encouraged by her brother, who had already
established a trust for his

%

alma mater, Kilpatrick

contacted Susan Helwig, director of development,

and discussed

a variety

of charitable options.

For Kilpatrick, a unitrust seemed to be the
it.'"

best choice for a tax advantage. "I like

IMG, an insurance and financial planning
knows the value of
estate planning. Augmenting annual gifts to
Bloomsburg
taken out a
the

the donation

SPRING 1998

Bloomsburg University Magazine

is

to be used.

annual income until

determined amount

University, Kolojejchick has

life insurance policy and
Bloomsburg University

how I
how

gave a contribution and could specify

business in Kingston,

14

had given her so much
wanted to do

to return the favor. "I

me," she shared.

,1

register. We'll take

Today, Kolojejchick, a successful partner of

named

the university

somehow wanted

financial aid.

and

felt

it

felt alive."

afford the tuition

Jr.

reminisced about the long porch and living in Waller Hall, in a

something
I

Michael "Midge" Kolojejchick

children."

would be that there would
commitment to keep that legacy of

be a faculty

Like

an experience for which he

professors manifesting a true love

could have a wish,

family

me

and

taught business

"Bloomsburg was a family-oriented campus.

school treated

at

He remembered

family,

State

talks

of his family to attend college. For him, college

grateful.

for the foundation.

Evelyn Kilpatrick graduated

Teacher's College in 1957

undergraduate experiences with enthusiastic pride.

member

the cash value

for

he came to Bloomsburg as a freshman in 1967, he was

became an extension of his

if I

Jr.

Bloomsburg friendships by serving on the advisory board

the College of Business

the

Kolojejchick,

beneficiary.

annual tax deduction for the

grow

Alumnus Michael "Midge"

its

he receives an

of the policy continues to

their appreciation.

his

as

this,

premium and

and books. For some, those formative years made
such a lasting impression that they

By doing

FAMILY

.

I

I

receive an

pass on, then a pre-

will

be given each

year to a business education student,
preferably a graduate of Nazareth Area

High.

I

Various Ways to
Create Gifts of Significance

encourage others

to think seriously

planning their

about

gifts."

Rupp

For Bob and Sandy

Bloomsburg

'71, their years at

University were "a delightful
part of our

lives."

Besides

met and

Bloomsburg

in love,

where they received

fell

It

a

"good

helped

us develop a great deal as

Evelyn Kilpatrick

which have increased

Some examples

open about

are

they received while

at

their appreciation for the

them

for

support

Bloomsburg, especially from professors,

and they agree with Kilpatrick

that

it is

satisfying

and important

demonstrate their gratitude. Throughout the years

to

since they graduated, they have contributed generously to the

Husky Club and specific capital campaigns, like the library. In
addition, Mrs. Rupp is secretary and former president of the
alumni association. But they wanted to do more.
^k bout a dozen years ago, before Mr. Rupp returned to
Bloomsburg to be assistant principal at Bloomsburg
/"^^^ High School and later principal of Bloomsburg

/^^

JL

ML.

to

make

a financial bequest

Life Insurance:

friends play a

tremendous

in a trust for a specified

Income from the

Trust: Income-producing

trust

Foundation during

is

securities

number of years.

paid to the Bloomsburg University

this time.

At the end of the specified period,

the securities are returned to the

donor or other

beneficiaries.

Charitable Remainder Unitrust: Cash or securities
can be placed, irrevocably, with a trustee who pays someone
(probably you) income, based on a
trust's value, usually for life.

set

percentage of the

Following the death of the person

receiving the income, the securities or cash passes to the

Bloomsburg University Foundation.

live.

Following the death of the

last

as long as either of

person receiving the

life.

retain the right to

After your death, the foundation

rights.

Foundation.
Bob and Sandy Rupp

Without philanthropic partnerships with

Bob and Sandy Rupp, Evelyn
Bloomsburg
University would not be
like

Kolojejchick,

able to maintain

its

competitive edge,

provide scholarships

and meet future
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Clay and Fire

BY ERIC FOSTER

PHOTOS BY MARLIN R.WAGNER AND COURTESY OF THE BEAMER FAMILY

Each time Karl Beamer throws

split

oak into the mouth of the

pottery kiln, flames shoot from the chimney 40 feet

pungent sour smell of burning wood fills the

air.

away The

Inside the kiln,

dozens ofpots glow white-hot. For six days, Beamer, associate
professor of art at Bloomsburg University, his students

24-hours a day

friends

work

It takes

another week for the kiln

in shifts

to

to cool

and

keep the fire burning.

enough

to open.

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SPRING 1998 17

cups, bowls, vases

The

and other pots

enter the kiln as bare, unglazed,

gray

clay.

They

leave richly colored

brown, amber and even blue. In some

red,

extreme heat of the

places, the

wood

ash and

clay,

fire

fuse

is

unique - a

Town

of Bloomsburg

Japan's

and

most

users.

Kanzaki learned there was

collaboration between potter and nature.

found himself among

Bloomsburg

the kiln

all

both past

Bloomsburg, and Beamer soon

The type of wood burned, the kind of clay
used and the position of the work within

a

group from

During

invited to visit Japan.

Kanzaki

visit,

among

listed

significant potters,

was among the Japanese

present,

a potter in

the

computer network

Shiho Kanzaki,

in Japan.

computer

creating a rough,

textured surface. Each piece

In 1991, the

established a link with a

fired a kiln

of pottery.

"Whatever kind of nonverbal

contribute to the final product.

communication was going on, you could
like electricity.

I

just felt like

in a foreign country.

I

felt

feel

it

a sense

I

wasn't

of
Karl

home," says Beamer. "He finished the

and

firing,

In the

his art of

making pottery
year,

at

Bloomsburg.

he taught himself to

speak English, and in the

family at their

home

"At this point,

we

will

1999.

in Mainville.

felt

the Kanzaki family

while

Japan.

in

visiting

Shown from

the Kanzaki family
left are,

standing:

Ginny and Nikolle Beamer. Seated:

Kori, Karl,

believe in their character
says Kanzaki. "I felt that

is

One

Bloomsburg,

is

also the result of a

-

that of

and humanity,"

we had

unique

his

who works

I

him

said, 'Fine, we'll

anagama

I

never thought for a second

pottery.

to the attention

international art

running

of the

community, exposed

artistic discipline

and forged

of Kanzaki's

one

I

would be

"Because of this

town

are

tional ceramics

The

kiln has

kiln, this

well-known

produce more

in

kiln,

which

critics,

"All

and

later exhibited in

University's

Haas

Gallery.

of the works have potter's humanity,"

Beamers work.

introduce Japanese people to

On the surface, the two
unlikely pair. After family
lists

his great loves as ice

want

"I

to

my

American brother Karl through

his works."

potters were an

and

art,

Beamer

hockey and auto

racing (he races a dirt-track car). Trained
as a lawyer,

Kanzaki

But both are

is

also a Buddhist

men who

have taken

chances and done things the hard way.

Kanzaki shocked his family by giving
up law studies to pursue pottery
and worked at his art for 25 years

a

community and

before gaining international acclaim.

Beamer graduated from Kutztown

in the interna-

community," says Beamer.

been featured in the magazines

University with a bachelor's degree in art
in

1966 and immediately landed a job

teaching art in the

The relationship between the
Bloomsburg art professor and the

School

came about in the most
manner. The Internet.

Cumberland Valley
and wrestling
the district, Beamer recalls

District.

coach in

A football

Japanese potter

feeling like a favored son, but

unlikely

was missing. "By the third

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identical

be presented to Japanese collectors

Ceramics Monthly and School Arts.

18

is

Bloomsburg. His works

and

friendship that spans the globe.

this

Beamer.

will

says

favor.'

home to

there, he'll

firing

priest.

dozens of Bloomsburg students to a

unique

this."

United
it,"

be partners.'

lopsided and not in your

said,

Their partnership has brought

knew that

space to build

I

'It's

I

to have a kiln in the

offered

Beamer. "He

While

second

to Japan in the spring of

says Kanzaki of

dream was

States.

a

to the

evening the two potters went for a

in the 500-year-old Japanese tradition of

Bloomsburg

a very

And soon, the
hometown of Shigaraki

than 300 ceramic works and conduct a

Bloomsburg

"Ginny [Mrs. Beamer] and

Beamer and

Japanese potter Shiho Kanzaki,

could

walk outside.

existence of this unusual kiln,

buried in a hillside just outside of

collaboration

"I

close understanding."

Keiko, Shiho andYuki Kanzaki.

The

Kanzaki shares.

a feeling

become

He will travel

Beamer

always welcome in our home," says Beamer.

The Beamers enjoy

into the kiln

second hometown.
Japanese potter's

of 1992, he

fall

his wife, Keiko, visited the

It is

wood

For Kanzaki, Bloomsburg has become a

of 1991, Kanzaki demonstrated

Over the next

and

loads

was amazed."

I

fall

Beamer

during the night.

Bloomsburg University Magazine

something

year,

I

felt

my

artwork was underdeveloped.
going to die

if

I

stayed one

I

"Some people

was

felt I

more minute."

Beamer

Over the summer, he studied ceramics
at

The Pennsylvania

State University.

By

effort. If they're

and pursue

don't have a

art full-time at

completed

and

his

a place to

live.

would eventually

He

TheThrough

another two years in

the 70s and 80s,

Beamer

constructed half a dozen kilns of

campus

various types on

so students

could create ceramics in a variety of

He began

styles.

As hard

1993 for his

iron "Crab" that was exhibited in the state

Capitol Building.

hours to keep the workers company.

many as

Ginny Beamer.

200," says

Beamer has fired the kiln - loaded
with student works as well as his own At the height of

"When

I

first

hounded me,"

week-long anagama
enriched students'

firings has forever

came

I'll

reaches 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit, hot

again.'"

to melt steel. Outside, there

is

plenty of warmth from fellowship.

saw

I

leave here,

Working

He comes

strong, but he's doing

M0$MM
f^
lfcvii&*.- wS

him
"He

it

for

Now,

nearly four years after graduation,

Stackhouse often takes

a

week from work

Recent graduate

«--,,

Beamer

W*3m

that

you going
work.'

to

to

is

make

"He

said,

Are

hard

a lot of

sure that

started

recalls.

"He pushed

working harder.

plishing things that

Foulke took

six

way.

I

more

I

started

didn't think
classes

a

little.

accomI

could."

with Beamer.

firing.

anagama-fired cup

is

testament to

"It's

not about being

"It's

about being

pretty," says

spiritual.

When

you drink from an anagama cup, you
know so much thought went into the

much

effort

went into the

firing to create that cup."

That's the kind of insight that makes
Beamer proud of the students he works
with.

Like the fusion of wood ash and clay

didn't

I

think this was painting prefab ceramics or

I

which reaches

filled.

work? This

He wanted

something," she

temperatures as high as 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit.

to get into a class with

had been

removes the bricks that have

sealed during

shape and so

Anne Worley Foulke

remembers begging

-£jfl

kiln

the necessity of doing things the hard

Foulke.

to help with the biannual firings.

'

kept the

An

benefit.

deep and get the best

to dig

Allan Stackhouse

across

your

out of yourself."

:

ijM

myself, 'God,

never talk to

his professor in a different light.

He wants you

he

the kiln, Stackhouse

at

has a hard attitude.

kiln

lives.

to the university,

"I said to

kiln,

for the

the nature of the discipline."

graduate student

recalls

when

Beamer feeds the

do what's necessary

extreme temperature of the

Allan Stackhouse.

Karl

I

It's

here. They all learn something,
and we learn something from them."

the firing, the temperature inside the kiln

m

lazy.

on

"I

rigor of conducting

'

is

coming

Just as the

the United States.

K

he

harder on

the fact that people are comfortable

of the two potters as they prepared for

enough

much

40 people descend upon the Beamer

kiln in the

since.

being

outcome.

For a typical kiln opening, about

kiln forever alters the pottery inside, the

and spring

he

to the professors."

as his students think

himself. "I kind of think of myself as

at all

spring of 1993 intensified the collaboration

fall

earn

Nikolle and Kori, and other potters stop by

like

every

like to

them, Beamer can be

Chesapeake Bay Program

first firing in

in,

who
her MFA.

Neighbors, students, friends of daughters

as

Kanzaki's

me

introduced

earning honors from the Pennsylvania

The construction of the

put

homestead. "A couple of times, we've had

to create sculpture,

in

I

"He personally drove me to Penn State to
apply to the graduate program there and

high school, found himself at Bloomsburg.
years since have been eventful.

we

not successful, then

good program."

put in just as much," says Foulke,

Master of Fine Arts (MFA),

after teaching

think

I

"For every ounce of sweat

I

week's notice, they lined up a graduate

and found

care,"

I

students deserve something for their

security of his job at

assistantship

because

think that I'm the easiest

says. "I

grader on the campus, but

the

next summer, he had decided to leave the

Cumberland Valley
Penn State.
"Fortunately, I have a wife as whacked as
am," he says affectionately. With only a

think I'm deliberately

difficult, basically

found on the side of a cup

many students remain

after firing,

a part of his

life

long after graduation.

A

30-minute documentary

nominal fee from

is

TV'Services,

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available for a

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Exploring America's
Final Frontier
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROY SMITH

BY ROY SMITH

gray wolves
had spotted group of
Wolf! Kurt the
tundra only four hundred yards from our
three

a

crossing

camp
Creeks.

at the

We were in

Mountains

confluence of Survey and Unakserak

the heart of Alaska's Brooks

Range

in the Gates of the Arctic National Park, 150 miles

north of the Arctic Circle.

A week earlier we had been

ferried the

250 miles out of

Fairbanks in a bush plane and landed, three at a time, on a gravel

bar by the Alatna River.

Our planned

starting point

had been

socked in by clouds, forcing us to
reverse our route

ward - deeper

and

trek north-

into the Arctic

Circle instead of out of

were
1 1

at the

it.

We

half-way point in our

-day journey toward Kutuk

Pass, near a small glacial lake

where a

float

plane would

Our

party of eleven had

'97 as part of

University's

mountain tundra.

three

Bloomsburg University

and Dane

Czaplicki; Jeremy

a break

Quest program.

The group was comprised of
Brown, Mike Caeari

students, Chris

Rader from Danville,

who was taking

Delong from Rhode

Hummel,

from Orangeville; Andy
Island;

Erica

Rose and Cleve

Rehm, and

Bloomsburg.

myself,

support

we

common

goals,

few days. For some,

this

was

first-time backpackers in

often hike for seven or eight hours, with an

hour

for

lunch and a

from

other than those

made by the

We had chosen the Gates

of the Arctic

mountainous, there are no
caribou, wolves

and

trails

bears.

National Park for our trek because
contains
the

Bloomsburg University Magazine

time camping.

also their first

had followed a training regime, but
Alaska are always surprised. We would

In preparation, everyone

it

20 SPRING 1998

enthusiasm and the

on the journey. For most, this was
Few had backpacked for more than a

gave each other

short break every hour, and only cover five miles. Besides being

from Boston College; Diane Anusky from

Philadelphia; Kurt Saxton,

ages ranged from the early 20s to the early 60s, a differ-

their first time to Alaska.

Bloomsburg

crag overlooking autumnal

Island climb a 3,000-foot peak.

ence that was reduced by

journeyed to Alaska in August of
Quest director Roy Smith on a

Rhode

come

to find us.

Our

Kurt Saxton of Orangeville, Diane Anusky of Philadelphia and Andy DeLong
of

some of

most

and remote

spectacular

without

areas in

some of its

visits to

Rose Hummel,

North America. Years go by

valleys

where there are

60, of

Bloomsburg wades through
still

Alaskan water carrying her

unclimbed mountains and unnamed peaks. To further guard

boots.

against any future desecration of this park, a large area has been

The summit

designated as Wilderness, which precludes the intrusion of

motorized vehicles or man-made structures.

from where the water

day we journeyed further north up the
Each
Valley, ascending higher into the mountains. On the sixth

Unakserak River

day,

we

left

the spruce forests

and

its

simplicity.

bare, rain-streaked rock faces of

flows either toward the

Ocean to the North
Yukon river to the
south. The views were

Arctic

alder thickets behind,

emerging into an open, mountain tundra landscape,
empty, breathtaking in

or the

and

silent

Above us the foreboding,

unnamed mountains

magnificent across the

soared into

mist-shrouded, autumnal

the clouds.

Summer weather
tures in the

upper

in the early days of the trip gave us

As we traveled north and gained

70s.

swept in from the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea.

come
when

warm

as early as

mid-August.

night temperatures

fell

which can

We were glad to have the extra layers
as

low

On the day before the prearranged arrival of our float plane at
Kutuk

Pass, the

weather further deteriorated.

of an early winter?

We had enough

but what then? With what

little

Was

this the

precursor

food for another four days,

food remained,

it

impossible to get out on foot. Occasions like this

made

mountains.

Low clouds and

meant no

dangerous to

plane;

fly

it is

driving

blind in these

recognizable landmarks such as

We decided to

valleys.

on our fortune

at

being in

such a extraordinary place.

We

agreed to take a hike up a nearby

The

terrain, besides being

mountainous, has no

trails

other

made by the caribou,
wolves and bears. At lower
than those

elevations, thickets of alder

and willow kept hikes to only
five miles

a day.

ing day. Rose and Cleve

The

rest

evening.

won

the

draw

Our time

was

this

chance that we might come

way

The weather

again.

following day our pilot was able
to take us out,
Is

two

Alaska the

frontier?

once

last

at a time.

American

Most of America was

like Alaska.

A place where the

eccentric, the imaginative, those

who needed more

Jeremy Rader of Danville examines

space and an

the remains of a towering

unnamed summit

looking for the right niche, might

list

of

ascents.

Above us a Gyrfalcon soared
on the wind, its plumage already
turning white to match the
inevitable winter snow.

and

late that

to leave

endless horizon, or those just

our

for the first ones out

float plane.

of us stayed up

mountain, adding yet another
to

he

approaching, and there seemed

put aside our

thoughts of potential peril and
dwell

if

continued to improve. The

mountains. Pilots depend on
mountains, lakes and river

out of Bettles to see

within minutes they had their tent down, bags packed and were

little

too

He had flown

could take some of us out and return for the others the foDow-

us realize

the remoteness of these Arctic

rain

The weather cleared a
The clouds began to rise from the valley floor,
and our spirits lifted. The wind from the south gave us our first
hint of an approaching plane. It was our pilot taking advantage

climbing into a Cessna

would be

a haunting,

that evening.

little

of a break in the weather.

as 3 1 degrees.

It is

lonely landscape.

elevation,

We carried

clothing in the event of an early winter

tundra.

tempera-

temperatures dropped, accompanied by low clouds and rain that

sufficient

lay astride

the continental divide,

dam formed
Alaska's

along a river

ice
in

Unakserak Valley.

get another start. But even Alaska
is

changing, at least for

now travel

cultural flavor

of our

many who

there to capture the

and natural history

last frontier.

For information on future
Quest adventures, contact the
Quest office at (717)389-4323
or look them up on the
World Wide Web at

www.bloomu.edu/quest.html.

Bloomsburg University Magazine

SPRING 1998

21

Training Future

Olympians
BY ERIC FOSTER

Joohee Im,

a graduate student

in

exercise

PHOTOS COURTESY OF LEON SZMEDRA

Leon Szmedra, associate professor of exercise

physiology at Bloomsburg, tests Junior Olympic

physiology, takes a blood sample

athletes at Lake Placid, N.Y.

at the

22 SPRING 1998

Bloomsburg University Magazine

Olympic Training Center

in

from an athlete
Lake

Placid,

N.Y

Szmedra
before

fits

his

a

young skier with monitors

downhill run.

TRAINING OLYMPIANS
Under Szmedra's guidance, Bloomsburg

1998 Winter Olympics are over.

The
Millions watched

in

awe

from around the world
abilities

and pushed the

as athletes

tested their

limits of their

sports in Nagano, Japan. Although

it

will

until the next

be another four years

Winter Games, future American Olympic
skiers

for

and

them.

skaters are already preparing

And

Bloomsburg

several

students profiled the fitness level of athletes

through a variety of tests, measuring
aerobic capacity, muscle strength and
body composition. They also were

involved in a project that evaluated the

blood flow and oxygen use in muscles of
Junior Olympic skiers, ages 9 to 17,

compete

in the slalom

who

and giant slalom

Data was collected with monitors

University graduate students will have

events.

played a part in their training.

strapped to the skiers as they began their

In the

fall

of 1996 and the spring of

1997, Joohee Im, Heather Bickhart

Baranoski and Garrett

Felix,

runs and information was downloaded to a

Graduate student Garrett

laptop computer as runs were finished.

Leon Szmedra, and graduate student Joohee Im

"The

helped

nice thing about doing this over

member

Felix, faculty

program

of Bloomsburg's exercise physiology

at

the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center.

conduct research

Olympic Training

at the

the

last

seven years

athletes

Szmedra, associate professor of exercise

Olympic team,"

and

athletics at

we've seen several

Szmedra.

says

while doing a variety of exercises in the

The

"He would have

father.

me become a
let me look

let

professional skier. But he also

In another study, athletes were tested

physiology in the department of health,
physical education

is

go from the junior team to the

Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. Leon

show how

at

other sides of the world as well." At age

14,

moved

she

both train

to

Colorado so she could

and attend school.

Bloomsburg, introduced these graduate

laboratory.

students to the project through a U.S.

laboratory tests duplicate conditions athletes

After graduating from high school, she

Olympic Committee Science Grant and

experience on snow.

attended Pepperdine University in Malibu,

university support.

closely correlate with the tests

Szmedra became involved with Olympic
athletes at

Lake Placid when he accepted

snow, then lab

tests will

tests

If

closely

the laboratory tests

on

the

Calif.,

can be used to pin-

point specific areas for skiers to

work

on.

an invitation from senior sport physiologist

This will greatly increase athletes' ability

Kenneth W. Rundell,

to

to

a colleague

know well while working on

he came

projects

improve

"Students stayed right in the Olympic

dormitory complex,

Syracuse University. Since 1991, Szmedra

and had

has visited the center about twice a year,

says Szmedra.

working with the canoe/
kayak, alpine
(cross

combined

country skiing and

ate the

same meals

a chance to talk with the athletes,"

For one of the students, the project

A native of
much

South Korea, Joohee Im

jumping), women's

spent

ice

hockey and

country's national ski team. She

country skiing and
rifle

marksmanship)

n World Cup
Austria,

Series races in Europe,

and Japan

in four events

-

downhill, slalom, giant slalom and super

But
six

Before coming to
University,

Joohee Im was

a

member

of the South Korean

National Ski Team.

Im and

hours a day,

her father grew

frustrated that her training schedule

hang out with

to

couple of years

skiing, her interest in the sport

new approach.

would study
make ski training more effective.
became aware of Bloomsburg

Instead of competing, she

ways

to

She

University and

its

exercise physiology

program through a simple

flyer

on

a bulletin board.

"The program sounded very research
which is what I wanted," says

oriented,

Im,

now 24. Her studies have a special
in her own life. She has learned

that training with the proper technique

important as putting in

energy.

"The training

effective as
says.

prevented her from receiving a well-

rounded education. "He's

about things other

wanted

returned, but with a

as

after training for 10

days a week,

I

meaning

giant slalom.

teams.

Bloomsburg

competed

lost interest in skiing.

to learn

friends," she says. After a

of her youth training for that

ski

biathlon (cross

than skiing.

provided a way of reconnecting with her
past.

and soon

wanted

"I

away from

their performances.

together during doctoral studies at

as a skier

She

is

it is

in the

hero," she says

of her

Korea

United

is

of time and
is

not as

States,"

she

continuing her work with

athletes this spring as

my

in

lots

interns selected to

one of only three

work

at

the

Olympic

Training Center each year.

Im

is

skiers at

using her time with the young

Lake Placid to share wisdom

from her own experience
skier. "I

want

you should
you learn

to

as a competitive

emphasize

learn

how to

to

them

ski for

that

fun before

to ski for competition."

Bloomsburg University Magazine

SPRING 1998 23

FAMILY
What
0.

your public experience

is

I

think the whole element of control and

autonomy

with families?

a tricky

is

one

for families.

come out of their
confident, autonomous

Children need to
After earning

i

•

my master's

degree

at

the University of Texas in 1970,

did clinical social work for three years at
a health

department

in

Sherman, Texas,

about 60 miles north of Dallas.
Currently,

I

teach seven out of eight

courses that are offered in Bloomsburg's

program. Because of

social welfare

rearing as

individuals.

What
0.

is

beings

to be accepted in spite of their differences.
This has to do with caring for others,

understanding

diversity,

others regardless of

who

and accepting

they

are.

my

my favorites.

one of

is

human

have some kind of value and they deserve

What

values do you
by your students?

background, the topic of families arid
children

All other

3.

family

0.

your perception of families

II

in the nineties?

my students,

find

see reflected

for the

most
They

part, reflect traditional values.

•

tend to be primarily traditional in terms
think there are tremendous

d
challenges
facing families today.

A.

The family has always been expected
by society

to

values,

changing

it

comes

to socializing

there have always been

some kinds of societal norms
go

by.

difference now,

I

up and even when

I

was growing

started in social

I

I

felt

Although

I

see

some of these

don't think the acceptance of
roles

that great.

is

recently asked a

they

for

think the primary

from when

I

roles.

struggling with

when

And

families to

them

perform the primary

responsibility

children.

of their perspectives on appropriate

male and female

group of students

how

about parenting, whether or not

parenting these days tended to be egalitarian, or

whether or not males and females

today reflected traditional

roles.

They told

me

they think roles are changing, but at

used to be more public consensus as to

the

same time most of them,

what those norms were. Much controversy

related discussions, indicated they really

work

in the early seventies,

exists

that there

is

today about what really are the

appropriate

norms

for parents to teach

are

more comfortable with what would be
more traditional kinds of roles.
think there is probably a myth shared

considered

to their children.

I

by a number of people

QWhat do you consider the most
•

significant values to pass

on

to a

younger generation?

in other

that they've

changed more than they
find in

really have.

many households

are kind of status quo.
reflect the roles

I

today things

Most people

they grew up with.

iln my opinion, three important
•

values to pass

on

individual has worth.

are:

1.

define traditional?

essential that

responsible adults teach children to feel

good about themselves; to help them
realize they can make a unique contribution
to society. 2. Another important value
has to do with self-determination.
Individuals need to learn to make
responsible decisions.

Would you

Each

u.
It is

It is

important to

make good decisions
them to make decisions
that are going to affect them as they
mature from childhood to adolescence.

1

*"»•

Well,

I

use the

in the role of task leader

Traditionally,

cast

women do most

of the

household chores, take care of the children,

do the nurturing.
decision makers.

Bloomsburg University Magazine

is

and the female

in the role of the emotional leader.

and then

24 SPRING 1998

traditional to

two-parent household, the male

teach children to
trust

word

describe a situation in which, in a

Men

are the

Of course,

in

primary

many

households now, mothers work as well
as fathers.

VALUES
Children
are treated

feel

by

good about themselves because of the way they

adults, not necessarily

spend together.
Quality time

is

How do

«.

It's

how much

by

of the essence.

economics

affect family values?

iThe pursuit of material wealth increases
kinds of

•

from

stress,

do

I

think

stress,

stems

stress.

but particularly economic

all

between expectations of what parents would

a difference

like to

time they

the classic quality versus quantity debate.

for their children

and what they

are able to

do for

their children.

Children have increased ideals about what they should

At an
Individuals

who

models

items than was the case in previous generations. With computers
and VCR's and giant TV screens, I think we're finding children

have a traditional perspective of what

should go on in a family

may find

it

difficult to accept alternative

to two-parent households. That's a struggle for a lot of

students

who come from

one-parent households or

get.

need more expensive

earlier age, children feel that they

come from

trying to keep up with their peers from an
was growing up it wasn't as big a deal as it

earlier age.
is

now.

I

When

I

think part

of that has to do with mass media and advertising.

households where maybe the mother or father has a companion.

can be troubling or conflicting for them to deal with the

It

difference between their perception of ideal family values

and

How significant is

I

the reality of their individual circumstances.

Advertising

A
How does

0.

I

-*•

to perform effectively as a university student, an individual

messages that

•

improve on

needs to have a great deal of self-confidence and not be

still

being the

The

if

they think

from or not accepted by

conflict can restrict

them from opening up

1

in

classroom

I

create truly independent individuals.

is

necessary to

How

is

1

that affected

by the increasing number of single parents or households
which two parents work?

phenomenon

this

It

affects individuals in different ways.

There are so

factors that play a part in effective parenting.
in

which

I

brought up the parental attention

or not children

feel

in

many

The context

generally promotes the picture of two-parent families
ideal.

This adds to the confusion

often hear the term family values used by politicians
religious leaders.

is

A

Why is this such an important platform?

Astute politicians and religious leaders

considerable portion of this group

they believe

is

message when they're with their parents that they
count - that they are valuable.
feelings, to share their

their lives.
at least

capitalized

They need

to express their

thoughts about what's happening in
to

have a sense that they're secure, that

one adult human being

is

going to be there for them.

That doesn't necessarily mean the adult has
long periods of time.

to

be there for

concerned with what

is

an erosion of traditional family values. Rightpoliticians have opportunistically

on the emotionality of this

issue because they

believe the changes in values they see are disturbing "the

moral fabric" of our

relates to

know family values

a hot-button topic to a large percentage of the population.

perceive as the ideal.

some opportunity

talked about earlier.

and

whether

are entitled to

I

We

good about themselves. Young people need

to get the

They

to

since the late seventies, advertising

wing conservative ministers and
J

for

their peers.

discussions about families.

QYou mentioned that parental attention

Although there have been attempts

stereotypes, too.

troubled by a lot of anxiety, which can result
different

extremely significant in terms of the

it promulgates as to what is appropriate
The messages are loud and clear that the
images being projected are the way life should be. I think
advertising plays an important role in promoting gender

think the conflict created by a discrepancy between

is

on family values?

the normal child.

this conflict affect students?

perception and reality affects self-confidence. In order

their reality

is

the effect of advertising

society,

which they

Hillary Clinton, in her

pronouncements on

"It

Takes a

Village to Raise a Child," counters
their perspective

with one that

acknowledges the impact of the

community and

the environment

on how a

reared

child

is

and what

kind of values that child embraces.

B/oomsburg University Magazine

SPRING 1998 25

NEWS
Huskies get new

A former

NEWS

BRIEFS

AIR

S.I.D.

Nursing graduates
achieve perfection

ROTC

radio disc jockey

with 10 years of experience

Each of the 42 nurses

information
has been

Air Force

I director of

flight to

university

mation

for

at

Tom McGuire will
promoting

1997 and took the nursing

is

another

Examination passed. That

no longer necessary

success ranks Bloomsburg's

Bloomsburg University

program

McGuire comes

first

among

all

freshmen and sophomores

nursing programs in the

who wish

nation. "We're always in the

to take Air Force

Reserve Officer Training

ninetieth percentile, but this

Corps (AFROTC) courses.

Bloomsburg's 18 varsity
athletic teams.

Taking

sports infor-

for

University in the spring of

offers

National Licensure

Bloomsburg
University.

ROTC

on campus

classes

named

be responsible

who

graduated from Bloomsburg

in sports

Jtfr wj

BRIEFS

Although

is

AFROTC has been

a rarity," says

M.

Christine

Alichnie, chairperson of the

nursing department. The

University and hospital
form Sports Medicine

national average for passing

Institute

from Wilkes University,

available to

Bloomsburg

Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where he

students for

many years,

served in a similar role for

participation required travel

10 years. There, he created,

once a week

produced and hosted a cable

expense to Wilkes University,

Bloomsburg University and
The Bloomsburg Hospital

television show, "Colonels

about a 45-minute drive away.

have teamed together to form

Corner," that featured an

Currently, juniors, seniors

analysis of football games.

graduate students must

McGuire graduated from

travel to

Wilkes in 1985 with a degree

Army ROTC

in

communications.

at their

Wilkes for

available at

the

own

exam

89 percent and the

is

state average

is

85 percent.

the

and

Bloomsburg Sports

Medicine

still

Institute.

The Bloomsburg Sports

classes.

Medicine

courses are also

Institute

combines

the resources of both

Bloomsburg.

institutions to offer medical
services to recreational

GLOBAL THEATER PROVIDES DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

athletes,

middle and high

school students, as well as

program, has helped stage two overseas
productions with the

Modern Theatre and

Myth Company based
In the

summer

in

New York City.

of 1996, Anselm designed

costumes for a production
Greece. This past
to Szeged,

Cyprus,

in

summer, Anselm traveled

Hungary, where she designed the

Meeting of

and research

Here

call

in the

United

performance

it

States,

art," says
tell

Other nations represented

we
Anselm.

students."

at the festival

included Russia, Japan, Great Britain,

During the past

director of

year,

Bloomsburg

Karen Anselm,

Italy

and Hungary.

Anselm
Theater

is

Bloomsburg,

in areas

athletics, fitness

performance."

Over 20 providers and
organizations have joined the
Institute,

which launched

services last

fall

SPRING 1998 Bloomsburg

University

Magazine

its

with orthopedic

Festival, region II,
states.

which covers the

to the sports

medicine focus,

the Institute promotes clinical
internships, education

research experiences.

26

of

and human

sports injury clinics. In addition

vice chair of American College

Mid- Atlantic
University's theater

Joseph Hazzard, head

athletic trainer at

avenues for education

at the 7th International

"I'm going to have a lot to

expect.

says

Oedipus

political.

Americans might

and

"but opens up increased

would

all like

aspects of medical care

scenery and costumes for a production of

"Most of the productions were very

doesn't look at

"This partnership will not

only address the practical

sport injury management,"

Free Theatre.

Theater in other regions in the world often

college athletes in this area.

and

NEWS

BRIEFS
KEEPTHE HEISMAN, SIGLER
Fans

who

have seen

University football
years can

a

Bloomsburg

game

in the last four

now say they have

On December

seen the best.

running back

12, 1997, senior

IS

ON TOP OF THE

Bloomsburg leader from

HILL

1969-72 dies

games and scored 20

Robert

touchdowns, lead-

under whose leadership

ing the Huskies

Bloomsburg's physical

to an 8-2 record.

grew

J.

Nossen, a president

Nossen, of Monroeville,

Irvin Sigler received the Harlon Hill Trophy,

Continuing

presented annually to the top football player

the "you have

was 76 and had served

seen the

university's president

best" theme,

1969 to 1972.

in

NCAA Division II.
The

division's equivalent

of the more

PSAC

widely-known Heisman Trophy was

the

awarded

Eastern

to Sigler in Florence, Ala., at a

banquet held in honor of the three

Division

finalists

Presented for the

first

from the Pennsylvania

time ever to a player

Nossen was instrumental to

title

won by

Conference (PSAC), the award caps a career

which saw the tailback named

division.

Columbia Residence

the

No

other

school has accomplished that

PSAC

East

Scranton

Tri-level Parking

president, Bloomsburg's general

education program was
restructured so that students

could choose their

own

and national records and won two PSAC

Nossen earned

a bachelor's

East "Offensive Player of the Year" awards.

degree

His career totals included 5,105 yards and

California, Berkeley,

55 touchdowns, both conference records.

master's

Bloomsburg,

at

become one of only two
Division

a

new

Pittsburgh where he was
associate provost

established

and professor

of higher education until his

national record

rushing for

Northwestern University.

From Bloomsburg, Nossen
moved to the University of

more than
200 yards per game

He

and

and doctoral degrees

positions at several universities.

history to

average

(203.8).

the University of

teaching and administrative

NCAA

II

at

Prior to Bloomsburg, he held

gained 2,038 yards in 10 games to

runners in

general

education courses.

Sigler established 31 university, conference

his final season at

Bakeless

Garage. Also while he was

to

In his four seasons with the Huskies,

During

Hall,

Commons,

Center for the Humanities

and the

feat.

numerous
all-star teams, including first team AilAmerican by the Associated Press and the
American Football Coaches Association.

Sigler

campus

structures, including

fourth consecutive time the Huskies finished

on top of their

State Athletic

Pa.,

as the

from

the building of several

Coach Danny Hale's 1997 team marked

for the award.

facilities

significantly, has died.

more than 200

retirement.

yards in five consecutive

Greeks
get

Greek students and coordinate

new

He

is

of leadership

skills,

Scott

experience.

Nathanson

to help students have the best

home."

has been

Greek experience they can,"

N.Y.,

named Greek

says

life.

an advocate of

how to

"One of my jobs

is

Nathanson. "Pledging a

development

organization

undergraduate fraternal

of residence

will serve as

enhance the

coordinator

coordinator
in the office

activities to

interact in a

and having

A

a family

learning

democracy
away from

native of Brooklyn,

Nathanson comes to
Bloomsburg from Emory

fraternity or sorority can have

University in Atlanta, Ga.,

a lot of values attached to

the

Part of being in a

Greek

it.

New

and

Jersey Institute of

Technology

in

Newark.

Bloomsburg University Magazine

SPRING 1998 27

BRIEFS

E

PROFESSOR FINDS WARMTH
When Mainuddin Afza taught
during the 1996-97 academic
to

wear gloves on

he had

hands - inside the

his

classroom. "The classrooms were very cold,"
says Afza. "But the people are

hospitable. That can

make up

BRIEFS

S

FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC

IN

but the economy

in Azerbaijan

year,

W

is

going through a slow,

yet unmistakable, recovery.

By 2007,

estimated that their annual

oil

it is

revenue will

be $7 billion in a country with a population

warm and

of 8.5 million.

for the cold

prosperous country in the region."

It

will

be a developed and
Bordered by Iran

temperature."

and

Afza, professor of

to the south

management

Russia to the north,

at

Bloomsburg, was

Azerbaijan

teaching in the for-

important to the U.S.,

A New Home for

mer

notes Afza.

an Old Tiffany

while

Bud Smeenk

(left)

Fellowship. Dividing

Koch

of Peter Koch

(right)

and Peter

his

Stained Glass in Williamsport

Soviet Republic

on

a Fulbright

is

politically

"Azerbaijan

is

a

secular nation.

time between

popu-

Religiously, the

Western University

lation

is

Muslim, but

and Khazar

they have diplomatic

Tiffany stained glass in the

University, Afza

ties

new library building. Koch's
company has been contracted

taught undergraduate

have a close relation-

double panel of

install a

and prepare the

to clean

windows for installation in
the new library. Books will be
moved into the completed
library

soon

after the

building
in early

is

ship with Turkey,

which

and small business

United

policies.

He

also

a lot of things to

Agbango

"Azerbaijan

book on

edits

spoke to

professor of political science,

many groups.

is

an

Bloomsburg

Trends in Contemporary
Politics,

published

last

year by Peter Lang. In addition
to serving as editor,

Agbango

wrote two chapters, "Political
Instability

and Economic

Development
Africa"

in

and "The

its

program

reputation as

one of only 500 programs

Nation Building: The Liberian
Experience." Written entirely

of Professional Studies.

on

issues

of political

instability,

of the College

To become an accredited
institution,

Bloomsburg must

NCATE

democratization and economic

submit a report to

development.

each year demonstrating the

28

SPRING 1998 Bloomsburg

University

Magazine

Bloomsburg

effectiveness of

programs. The

its

education

NCATE

also

site visit

last April,

during which

Bloomsburg's programs.

Accreditation of Teacher

Ann Lee, dean

of the

Institutions that

NCATE standards
ment

meet

must docu-

the quality of faculty

and graduates and show a
conceptual framework for
each program based upon
current and established
research.

The

university's next

review will be in the year
2001.

to use the

facilities

of the

US

be fewer students waiting

Two

students from

Azerbaijan are expected to attend

in

the nation accredited by the

to

by Africans, the book focuses

will

fall.

reviewers observed

Education (NCATE), according

Crisis of

in line this

University's

National Council for

Sub-Saharan

made, there

conducted a four-day

teacher education

maintains

ally

35 people. Because of the contacts he has

some problems now,

has edited a book, Issues and

African

an

States."

embassy, which could only accommodate

is

oil-rich country," says

Education programs
remain in elite company

up outside

computer and reading

be optimistic about.

Afza. "They're having

African politics

George Agbango, associate

students lining

struggling economically, in part due to a
war with neighboring Armenia, Afza found

expected to open

is

Afza remembers

management, and business

Although the newly-freed republic

summer.

and

and graduate courses

international

of the spring semester, and the

Israel

in entrepreneurship

management,

conclusion

with

in the fall

of 1998.

NEWS
PBS

president to speak at

Bloomsburg

University's field

commencement

hockey team

won

spring

Ervin

S.

Duggan, president

and chief executive

PBS

officer

championship

of

speaker for Bloomsburg

ment

visited

commence-

campus

last fall to

watch the Huskies

May 9.

Saturday,

second

Alumnus

and Pennsylvania Lt.
Governor Mark Schweiker

be the featured

University's spring

national

for the

consecutive year.

(Public Broadcasting

Service), will

the 1997

NCAA Division II

Schweiker,

Since his appointment as

who

play.

played

football while a student at

Duggan has
make PBS a more

president in 1994,

worked

to

Bloomsburg,

nimble, entrepreneurial
organization.

has launched a
initiatives in

that end,

345

member

Duggan

stations.

PBS

joined

after

four years as commissioner of
the Federal

Communications
A Democrat

Commission.

m
Try and picture what Bloomsburg

The plan

upper campus

Where

call for

will

they be located?

committee on campus

and

convergence

20 years. The
entire process

is

doing just

mapping out

recreational fields.

After data and public input has been

a plan to

gathered, the committee, using the help of
consultants, will

present three

is

expected to take

alternate plans

two

to the university

years.

community that

Called the

computer

Master Plan

will

technologies.

Advisory

dated into a single

ties to

member

Lyndon

of

B. Johnson's

craft the

document.

group

The

charged

is

Facilities

that future

Plan will be

construction and

define the federal government's

meets the long-

supporting public

his

in the early

Master

presented to the

Tom Contos

president and

and Sandi Kehoe-Forutan

trustees.
is done
The committee

term needs of the university and
efficiently as possible.

Washington career

resulting

with ensuring

renovation

broadcasting.

be consoli-

Committee, the

Public Broadcasting Act to

Duggan began

be used. Current plans

satellite, tele-

His

role in

will

construction of intramural and

ing, cable,

public broadcasting date to

he helped

they're

of broadcast-

phone and

staff,

how the

How many new buildings will there be?

guide the university's growth for the next

as a

will also address

newly-purchased 90 acres of land on the

shape policies governing the

President

Jessica

University will look like 20 years from now.

that,

when

and President

ITl'iiMTIiVtl UTURE

George Bush, he helped

967,

field

Kozloff (right) at the game.

A

nominated by President

1

with

programming,

education and technology for
its

(center)

PBS
host of new

To

talks

hockey coach Jan Hutchinson

as

from the university
and students, as well as the

Even before the plan

may see

several

is

complete, you

major projects on campus

includes representatives

in the next several years, including the

faculty, staff

creation of a Student Services Center in the

1960s as a reporter for The

town. Co-chairs of the committee are Sandi

old Andruss Library building, renovation

Washington Post and

Kehoe-Forutan, associate professor of

and expansion of Scranton Commons,

later

served as national editor for

geography and earth science

The Washingtonian magazine

worked

in the 1980s.

with Ben

J.

He

is

co-author,

Wattenberg, of

Against All Enemies, a 1977

and

as a city planner in

Australia,

architect

and

university's

and

Tom

who

previously

both Canada

Contos, campus

construction of additional student apartments
similar to the

Montgomery Apartments on

the upper campus.

assistant director for the

planning and construction

renovation of Centennial Gymnasium, and

office.

political novel.

Bloomsburg University Magazine

SPRING

1998

29

NEWS

NEWS

BRIEFS
MEDALLION GETS

NEW ACCESSORIES

^&*^^

*3P

The Bloomsburg University Medallion,
worn by the president at official functions
such as graduation, has a new chain and
storage case thanks to the work of two
Bloomsburg High School teachers. Art
teacher E. Richard

Bonham

(right) created

the cast bronze medallion chain. Like the

medallion, the chain features depictions of

wheat and maize. This

not Bonham's

is

creation for the university.

He

the medallion in 1983, the

Husky

the Carver Hall lawn

and the

statue

on

university's

Mitrani Awards. Kirk Marshall

Bloomsburg grad steps

(left),

industrial technology teacher at

High School, hand tooled

first

also designed

Bloomsburg

a cedar storage

case for the medallion.

down

as Mansfield head

While

ties

between

Bloomsburg University and
Mansfield University will
continue, one connection will

be broken with the retirement
of

this spring

Rod

C. Kelchner,

president of Mansfield

Introducing

matter

when you graduated or where you

live

now,

you're an important part of Bloomsburg University.

Being launched

in

early 1998, the

On-Line Community
and

will

since 1984.

Kelchner joined the faculty

Bloomsburg University's
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The Bloomsburg

University

team won 70 awards

during the

fall

find the site

and

register?

1997 semester.

the First- Place

Team Award

Shepherd College

at

visit

our home page

www.bloomu.edu

and

click

Shepherdstown, W.Va., in
October. Competing with

returned to

awards. In

tournament

alumni menu. Then follow

Morgan

Baltimore,

on the newest wave to
Bloomsburg University.

with 18
hit

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aid,

dean

dean of development and

He

and head

holds a bachelor's degree

and

from Bloomsburg

a master's degree

Bucknell University.

Kelchner and
at

his wife, loan,

State University in

Md. Competing
other colleges and

universities, the

Huskies

returned to campus with
16 awards.

30

of student financial

in history

at a

the easy instructions.

assis-

dean of students/director

football coach.

team took

Award

be ready to jump

also has

external relations,

Community

You'll

tant

sor,

Sweepstakes

on the

men. He

of students, associate profes-

campus

Connections On-Line
link

dean of

dean of men,

as acting
1

other colleges, the Huskies

the

at

and

assistant

served Mansfield

the Second-Place

on the Alumni

instructor

in

November,
Simply

1964 as a history

Highlights include winning

with 24

How do you

Mansfield in

at

forensics

have four
children:

Amy,

Matthew,

Mindy and
Ted.

from

WHAT'S HAPPENING
New York City
Opera's "Daughter
of the Regiment"
Tuesday.Apnl

14,

on the

Art Exhibits

Hall,

Blair will give a lecture

in

found abandoned

and adopted by

battlefield

Thursday,

April 2, at 7:30 p.m., and a

8 p.m., Old

shop

room G-20.

Blair

French, a comic and joyous tale
girl

Science

2,

Haas Center

for the Arts, Mitrani Hall. Sung

of a young

Brass Menagerie
Thursday.April

work-

Friday.April 3, at 8:30 a.m.
is

speaking

in

conjunction

University-

with Bloomsburg's Seventh Annual

Community

Health Sciences Symposium.

5,

Saturday,

May

Pennsylvania
Golf Outing

2:30 p.m., Haas

warm-hearted soldiers.Tickets

Center for the Arts, Mitrani

Friday, July 17,

are $30.

Hall.

Course, Skippack,
information,

Exhibits are

in

the Haas Gallery

Hours are Monday

of Art

through

Friday,

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information,

call

New York

Women's

Chamber Ensemble

Choral Ensemble
and Husky Singers

Thursday,

Kenneth

(717)389-4646.

May

S.

Carver

28,

Hall,

Gross Auditorium.

The ensemble and renowned

University Student
Art Association

Willow Run

March

1

7 through April

"The Telephone" and "The

Saturday, April 18,7:30 p.m., First

Medium." Tickets are $

Presbyterian Church,

5.

9.

Singers

Steven Bagnell,
Sculpture and

(717) 389-4346.

call

(717)

389-4128.

University Concert

Main Street

Inn,

Bloomsburg. For

Band Spring
Concert

information,

call

(717) 389-4128.

Sunday.April

Painting

Retrospective
3

call

Berwick.

Friday.April 3,6:30 p.m.. Magee's

March 25, noon.

1

1

Weekend

Husky Club
Auction

Bloomsburg.

Reception.Wednesday,

April

1

For

Sept. 18-20. For information,

p.m.,

Inn, Rte.

For ticket information,

Chamber

1

March 21,6

Saturday,

Pa.

(717) 389-4128.

call

Parents'
President's Gala

Kehr Union, Ballroom.

two famous chamber operas,

Skippack Golf

Special Events

Tuesday, April 7,7:30 p.m.,

vocalists will re-create Menotti's

Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg

9,

Fairgrounds.

Southeastern

Orchestra
Sunday.April

Undergraduate

Commencement

through April 24.

1

9,

Student Research

2:30 p.m.,

featuring guest conductor/

Poster Session

composer Bruce Yurko, Haas

April 22-23,

Center for the Arts, Mitrani

Hall.

Pennsylvania
Golf Outing
Friday,

Sept

Heritage

18.

Golf Course.York,

Kehr Union,

Multipurpose

South Central

Rooms 345A

information,

Pa.

Hills

For

(717) 389-4128.

call

Reception.Wednesday,

and 345B.
April

1

5,

Paramount Brass

5 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, July 30, Carver

Master of Arts

Kenneth

Thesis Exhibition

The

April

27 through May

10.

S.

Hall,

Gross Auditorium.

quintet

won

the Grand Prize

New York

at the 1992

Brass

Husky Club

Fall

Saturday, April 25,7:30 p.m., First

Spring Golf Outing

Thursday.

Presbyterian Church,

Friday.April 24, Mill

Bloomsburg.

and Camping Resort Benton,

Conference Quintet Competition.
Tickets are $15.

LeTrio Gershwin
Thursday, Oct.

Kenneth

S.

1

5,

Carver

Hall,

Gross Auditorium.

Classical guitarist Alfred Street,
pianist

Jean-Noel Roux and

Husky Club

Concert Choir and
Husky Singers

For information,

Concert Band
Knoebel's Grove
"Pops" Concert
Sunday.April 26, 2 p.m. and 5:30
p.m., Knoebel's

Grove, Elysburg,

weather permitting.

Golf Outing
Oct

Country Club,

Race Golf
Pa.

information,

5,

1

Frosty Valley

Danville, Pa.

call

Homecoming

(717)389-4128.

October 23-25. For

Siblings'

For

(717) 389-4128.

call

and

call

information,

(717) 389-4346.

Children's

Weekend
April 24-26. For information,

cellist
call

(717) 389-4346.

Benoit Charvet perform the

music of George Gershwin.
Tickets are $

1

Provost's

Renaissance

Lecture Series

5.

Jamboree

Celebrity

and
Chamber Series

Artist

Lectures are free and open to

Concerts

the public. For

Performances are

free.

For more

call

more

information,

Saturday, April 25,
5 p.m.,

mances are
information,

at

call

(7 7) 389-4284.

(717) 389-4201.

Frank
Piano Master Class
Sunday, March 22, 2:30 p.m., with

Raymond Cramer, Haas Center

Cincinnati

for the Arts, Mitrani Hall.

Symphony
Orchestra
Wednesday, March 25, Haas

Center for the Arts, Mitrani
Guest

soloist will

be

violinist

Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg.
Tickets are $35.

Hall.

is

available

through the

1

8 p.m. For more

call

a.m. to

Studio Band
with Alumni
Sunday, March 29, 2:30 p.m.,

Haas Center for the Arts,

Chamber

Friel

Wednesday, March 18,7:30
Carver

Hall,

Kenneth

S.

Friel

is

p.m.,

of

Commerce

offi-

co-author of the

Graduate

of the

book

Fitness After SO,

S.

in

Carver

Hall,

Gross Auditorium.
call

(717)389-4287.

Saturday.April 25. For

Steven Blair
Kehr Union, Ballroom. Author

performances are

For information,

Alumni Day
information,

Thursday and Friday.April 2 and

Tickets are required.AII

Kenneth

(717)784-2522.

book, Breaking the Mob.

3,

at

Gross

Auditorium. Former police
cer

Theater

Information about this street

(717) 389-4199.

festival

information,

Tickets are required.AII perfor-

1

downtown Bloomsburg.

call

(717) 389-4058.

Adapted from the novella by

Commencement
Friday,

May

8.

Haas Center for

the Arts, Mitrani

"The Robber
Bridegroom"

Hall.

EudoraWelty, April 24,25,29,30
and May

I

and

2,

8

p.m.:

April 26, 2 p.m.

Mitrani Hall.

Bloomsburg University Magazine

SPRING 1998

31

THE LAST

WORD

Commitment and perseverance are
when

attributes coaches stress

encouraging athletes to consistently

perform

at their highest level. F.

"Fitz" Dixon,

Eugene

chairman of the Board of

Governors of the State System of Higher
Education since

its

infancy, personifies

these characteristics. Considering that,

no

better pairing

may exist

than the

chairman and the dedicated group of stu-

Bloomsburg

dent/athletes at

Mr. Dixon's
to

Bloomsburg of the

University.

the presentation

visit for

State System's

all-

sports trophy for the second consecutive

year brought together a truly dedicated
individual and a group of successful
young people. These student/athletes

exemplify the ideals that have influenced

people to recognize our State System's
chair as a leader.

The annual

named

trophy,

in Dixon's

honor, was initiated to recognize the

14-member

university in the

State

System

that enjoyed the best overall athletic

success in a particular academic year.

Our
in

student/athletes

more ways than

fit

just

that description

winning games.

At Bloomsburg, additional attributes
like balance, foresight

and consistency

have led to notable athletic achievement.
Successful athletes develop character

putting

Each

it

on the

line for their

day, they also put

it

by

team.

on the

line in

the classroom, building careers that will
serve

them long

after their athletic

Bloomsburg University accepts the PSAC Dixon

Shown from

left:

basketball player Holly

All

Sports Trophy for the second consecutive year.

Curnow, President

Jessica Kozloff,

Gerald Hall of the Hall

Foundation, which provides scholarship funds to the university that wins the Dixon Trophy.Athletic

Director Mary Gardner, tennis player Rob Dixon, and

F.

Eugene Dixon

Jr.,

chair of the Pennsylvania

State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors.

days

have ended.

BY JESSICA SLEDGE KOZLOFF

Over the past two years alone, we have

PRESIDENT.

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY

earned seven Pennsylvania State Athletic

Conference team championships, two
national championships,

had 26

Ail-

The personal

relationships these out-

standing representatives of Bloomsburg

Americans and 123 all-conference

foster

The program, which includes
nine teams each for men and women,

unmatched, and even envied,
circles.

has posted a winning percentage during

facing

that time of .685.

obstacles together then dealing with the

performers.

These numbers would seem staggering

during their time here are nearly

Camaraderie among teammates,

students have earned recognition from the

nurture forth the best

academic and

athletic efforts, truly

exemplifying the label "student/athlete."

32 SPRING 1998

Bloomsburg University Magazine

As does the mentoring that

done by coaches and

is

faculty trying to

hockey team, which captured

second consecutive national

the Harlon Hill Trophy

NCAA Division

II

player.

These standouts highlight the

efforts

of

all

our student/athletes and the

wonderful leadership of coaches

like

Jan

Hutchinson and Danny Hale.
facts

confirm that our student/

athletes succeed

on

all

fronts. Their

performances on and off the

field

speak

for themselves.

effort.

Prime examples of this are our women's
field

our outstanding football

who won

as the nation's top

The

resulting success or adversity, builds
character.

conference or nationally for their combined

some

imminent timelines and formidable

some programs, but they are commonplace in ours. More importantly, 155

for

in

Irvin Sigler,
tailback,

title,

its

and

Fitz

Dixon and our student/athletes

winners. That makes

System winners!

all

are

of us in the State

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a spin-off of that incredible passion, and that alone sets him apart from many.
For me,

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have been in every decision

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- he deserves some celebrating of his own.

sharing this celebration with
friends

all

of us

and'

While being interviewed, the chancellor shared with our contributor Trina

Walker an old adage: "the only thing

that

flexibility right into the State

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w'ho are

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to

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in this issue of

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subtle changes can be

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^ptamnications, we've tried to make a lot of information a

dable and attractive. Keep saying

As you've probably

figured out

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by now, change

is

the

little

more

good."-'

plays a large role in this

Read about changes our Latino students have experienced. Or hear
stories, from a number of our Bloomsburg family who have been part of the
Smith, makers of Crayola crayons. Sometimes
many changes' at Binney
issue.

Bloomsburg: The University Magazine
is published twice a year - in the fall and

A

separate publication,
"Maroon and Gold," including class notes
and alumni news, will be sent twice a year
to all alumni who have made a contribution
during the preceding calendar year.
Members of the most recent graduating
spring semesters.

class will receive

two

&

change

working very hard

On

a personal note.

moving

from us when

made payable

to the

Alumni Association, 400 East Second
Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815.
B.U.

Information for inclusion in classnotes
should be mailed, faxed (717-389-4060)
or e-mailed via Internet (alum@bloomu.edu).

on the World Wide
http://www.bloomu.edu

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Web

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our neighbors. Check out

keep them

how

the university is

"in the loop."

mentioned Trina Walker above.

She's

been a frequent

across the state. You're not getting away, Trina. You'll hear

it's

subscription. Checks for subscriptions

should be

to

contributing writer. Trina and her family are experiencing change as well.

They're

free issues

"Maroon and Gold." Others may receive
the publication by paying a $10 annual
of

affects others, like

Hollister,

Executive Editor

time to prepare for the Spring issue,

t

FALL 1998

Bloomsburg University
of Pennsylvania is a member of
the State System of Higher Education.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Kim

THE

Chair

Jr.,

E. Lyltle, Vice

4

LOOMSBURG

STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
P Eugene Dixon

VOLUME

.

UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE

Chair

R. Benjamin Wiley. Vice Chair
Syed R. Ali-Zaidi, Muriel Herman,

Jason

W Coy.

Bozzone. Jeffrey

B.

Daniel P Elby, Lawrence

Glenn Y- Forney, Charles A. Gomulka,
Eugene W. Hickok Jr., P Joseph Loeper,
Roeco A. Ortenzio, Tom Ridge,
J'ere

W Schuler,

John; K.

Patrick

Thomburgh,

j.

MAROON & GOLD

2

Flini,

J".

Stapleton,

Christine

J.

Toretli.

CHANCELLOR,
STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
James H. McCormick

Crayons, as an ideal place

Maroon & Gold

in

Every Box - pg. 2

6

IT'S

Mowad,. Chair

J.

put the

skills

and values they

OUT

ALL MAPPED

Geography and earth science professor Duane Braun

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES

A

& Smith, famous for Crayola

to

acquired at Bloomsburg into practice.

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY
Joseph

BOX

IN EVERY

Alumni have chosen Bimiey

devote 25 years to the creation of geological

will

maps

William Kelly 71, Vice Chair

of northeast Pennsylvania.

Roberl \V Buehnerjr., Secretary

Ramona

H, Alley

James T. Aihenon Jr.
David j. Cope 73LaRoy G. Davis '67
Heather L Derek "99
Kevin M. O'Connor
David J. Petrosky

CULTIVATING A CULTURE

8

Latino students at Bloonisburgfind a
values,

way

to

share their

hentage and ideas.

Ted Stuban

10 HEY, NEIGHBOR!

James H. McComuck, Ex-Officio

The University and

PRESIDENT,

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY
It's all

Jessica Sledge KoziolT

mapped out-

pg. 6

build

the

Town

of Bloomsburg

relations.

/

VICE PRESIDENT,

UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Anthony M. laniero

12 WILL SOCIAL
SECURITY SURVIVE?

si

Dave Martin,

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

associate professor

o//mance and business

law, discusses his views on Social Security.

Mulka '66, President
Albenson Chapman '67, Vice President
Anne Klemkosky '59, "Secretary

John

good

S.

Eileen
Mar)'

14 DOGG'S MUSIC PLAYS

John J. Traihen'68, Treasurer

Doug

C. Htppensiiel '68, Ex-Officio,

Director of

Alumni

ON

Tragically billed in a car accident last fall,

AO'airs

Ci.

Jeff Smith has scholarships established in his honor.

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BLOOMSBURG
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

ElbemH.

Establishing roots

Alktejr., Chair

on

their

own

- pg. 8

Victoria L, Mihalik, Vice Chair

Anthony

M

David A-

Hill,

laniero. Executive Director

16 THE EVOLUTION
OF A SYSTEM

Treasurer

In 15 years, Pennsylvania's State

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of universities that serves approximately 94,000

EDITOR
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System of Higher

Education has grown from an idea into a network

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

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students each year

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THE TRANSFORMATION

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Eric Foster

PHOTOGRAPHERS

A

Ed Carta
Peter Shaheen

behind the scenes view of what

"on the boards

takes to get a

it

show

"

Carl Socolow
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Randall Presswood
M.irlin R.

23 A FITTING LIBRARY

Wagner

Tin-

DESIGNER

all

Graphic Communications,

opening of the new Harvey

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Andruss library brings

Celebrating 15 years - pg. 16

Paskiil &r Stapleton

of the university's library resources under one roof for the

Inc.
first

tune in decades.

ART DIRECTORS
Jim

Paskiil

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Todd Falk
EDITORIAL

BOARD

31

Terr)' Riley

Sandy Rupp 71
Linda Sowash 74
Bob Wislock
Address comments and questions

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Crayola crayons

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it

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of twelve

graduates
Bloomsburg graduates working
for Binney & Smith, makers of
Crayola crayons. From center back
clockwise: Susan (Klucsik) Tucker
75, Tom Roberts '81, Bob Shelly 76,
Oren Woodruff 76, Peg Ovsak '88,

as a

surprise that a total

alumni see

Bloomsburg

work

a link

there.

These

between the

educational strengths that attracted

them to Bloomsburg University as students
and the corporate values they embody today.

Janis (Kromer) Singley 77,

Creative personal development

Hewitt '83,
Morgan Whitebread 78,
Mike Steigerwalt 78, Missing
from photo is John Reilly 74.

few times when she made a career move in 1996.

Brad Drexler

is key to both.
Peg Ovsak '88 heard "Go, Huskies!" quite

'83, Bill

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After

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news

of Ovsak's hiring at Binney

a

& Smith

FALL 1991
was announced in-house, she received

number

congratulations from a

employees

who

also

happened

to

be

manager

In her position as

is

find invaluable.

I

daily in projects

recruitment.

looking for candidates

of

human

many

resources, one of Ovsak's
responsibilities

"My course work provided me with
a skill set that

Bloomsburg alumni.

who

I

use

team and wearing the maroon and gold

made

it

from video productions

and speech writing

As

Steigerwalt's

mass communications major,

Bloomsburg

too.
a

impact that

Teamwork played

to setting strategic

efforts."

exemplify

a significant

still

influences him.

company communication

direction for

When

(middle linebacker). Being part of the

colored with challenges.

of fellow

77

a big part in

education

Although he came

to

State College

at

Mike

Bloomsburg,

then

(BSC) because

Brad Drexler (1983)

& Smith values,

Binney

Ovsak often

Drexler took courses in television

turns to the alumni directory for potential

production, public relations and

She has firsthand knowledge

journalism, where professor Walter

of Bloomsburg's educational foundation.

Brasch helped bring focus to career

applicants.

Ovsak

traces her interest in

human

Now he

choices.

is

director of corporate

work to two influential
professors - Francis "Red" Gallagher

communications, responsible

and John Olivo. She says

employee, and

resource

own

marketing public

Gallagher's

experience as a personnel director

"added

life

Olivo's

And

human

Keeshan

company

before joining Binney

& Smith.

to

He's

worked with Bob

(the original Captain Kangaroo),

on "Leave

It

to

Beaver"), Mister Rogers, actor/dancer

Vereen and

another consumer-product

company

says the 13-year Binney

Jerry Mathers (Beaver

She worked in commercial finance
for

communications

a very colorful

is

of,"

& Smith veteran.

resource

positions after graduation.

and

"This

be a part

emphasis on personnel issues

inspired her to seek

crisis

efforts.

to the textbook" in a required

personnel management course.

for

relations, electronic,

artist

Ben

Peter Max. Drexler has

also directed special events at locations

Her excitement about the company

such as Universal Studios-Hollywood,

its work environment, its focus
on employee and work/family issues,
as well as its corporate values - integrity,

Disney World,

culture,

Room and
As

a

New

York's

famed Rainbow

the White House.

summer

of the reputation of

Drexler remembers his

objectivity, innovation, partnership

(a "probie"),

and high performance -

semester on campus as quiet.

As

a

member

infectious.

of the Phi Iota Chi sorority

(a Pixie sister),

working with

is

Ovsak learned about

a diverse

great time to

college

group of people

have

life

lasted.

just outside

Ten years

hole.

later,

Peg proclaims that

decisions she

made during her

says the

is

another graduate

competency he gained

Bloomsburg prepared him

at

for a career

bad

as director of financial planning,

reporting and analysis.

"The team approach

that

off

an

idle railroad

which

I

significant in
college's

program was an influence," says

Steigerwalt.

"It's

own

important to be able

to

strengths to the table."
as a small

college with the feel of a bigger school.

launched the
carry with

athletic

is

world and the

He remembers Bloomsburg

also recalls playing golf at

golf career

today's corporate

bring your

our courage."

Wolfey's. "This officially

Brad Drexler '83

who

He

(offensive end) carries over into his job

a

the transition to

There we'd leap

business

first

"On hot days we would drive
of town to an old swimming

trestle, testing

college

years.

was

and develop friendships

and completing projects on deadline.
pledging a sorority was one of the best

make

It

its

department, his football experience

probation student

me

"We had opportunities

own

to this day."

But football was really Drexler's game

ideas,

to try

and we were treated

our

as

professionals from the get-go."

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As an accounting major, Steigerwalt
was bedeviled by professor Bernard
Dill's weekly quiz on Wall Street

That includes plants in Canada, Mexico

journal articles.

distribution centers in Australia

"I

used

without

to hate

now.

it

I

it.

But

can't live

I

read the Wall Street

for

and the United Kingdom

financial information into

practiced the team approach through

all

He

lived

male residence

nicknamed "The Zoo."
"Freshman year, I met a group
of guys on the hall, lived with them
in Elwell for two years and then moved
hall tellingly

How
is

Factory

and

Germany. His department incorporates

Two Rivers Landing in historic
downtown Easton, PA, is a 20,000-

at

both the
its

parent

square-foot family discovery center.

firm, Hallmark.

In a different way, Steigerwalt

college living arrangements.

The Crayola

as well as

company's plans and those of

Journal every day."

in Elwell Hall, an

Binney

Kids of

Just imagine, over

Steigerwalt might have

down

the hill from

a dining tray,

20 years ago
been sledding

ages can experience live

manufacturing as well as dozens

Ben Franklin on

of hands-on exhibits

maneuvering through

campus on crutches

the hilly

all

Crayola crayon and marker

and

For more information

(a football,

(610) 515-8000 or

not a sledding injury) or comparing notes

web

site at

activities.

call

the

visit

http://www.crayola.com

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with fellow business administration

a crayon

made
wax and
pigment mixture
is poured into
a mold
Parafin

Crayola® Crayons are made
from two basic ingredients:
paraffin wax and pigment.

off

campus with them.

We

matured

together," Steigerwalt says. In fact,

Shelly '76, director of finance,
resident adviser

on

was

a

Steigerwalt's floor.

Today, Steigerwalt

is

responsible for

long- and short-term financial planning

who

students between classes in Sutliff Hall.

Bob

Janis Singley

77 was one

students.

Singley chose Bloomsburg

because

offered not only a solid

it

foundation in business but exposure to

vanety of

fields.

Her high school

also

teacher,

of those

had been her eighth grade math

encouraged her

to

look into a

business career rather than secondary

education math.

As marketing information services

a

adviser,

manager, Singley

is

tracking product

movement and

responsible for
sales

forecasting through demographics as

well as syndicated and point-of-sale data.

Her department

also compiles

information for planograms, the

schematics for product displays.
Store shelves feature
just Crayola crayons.

much more

Walk

than

into any toy

department and you'll probably find
Washable Markers, Brush Tip Markers,
Mini-Stamper markers, Changeables and
Overwriters, watercolor paints, dustless
chalk, WetSet clay,

compound and

Model Magic modeling

activity kits, all bearing

the Crayola insignia. Binney

& Smith

brands also include Liquitex decorative

and

fine art materials, Revell

Monogram model
Tom Roberts

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kits,

and

Jazzy fashion and

PALL

craft accessories for girls.

Even

A

through enrollment in the Executive

Silly

MBA

Putty.

Singley enjoys working for a

company that prides itself on both a
good work environment and a strong
product line. "I feel good when I give
one of our quality products as a gift -

program at Columbia University.
Like Drexler and Steigerwalt, Roberts
was involved with college athletics.

He swam two

Singley remembers trips to the

The

tiny fowl

made

it

safely

to a special education class the next day,

but only

had

after its escorts' car

to

be

when he

PA

and C. Harold
a

states.

become involved in activities that
can help prepare them for their future.
As program director of the BSC
Marketing Club, he became interested
in advertising

Binney.

Smith form

to

her roommate had to see a farmer about

1885 Edwin

touch with are

in

Roberts encourages todays students

Bloomsburg Fair, in particular, one
especially wet fair in 1975. She and
a chick.

keep

from the swim team," he

a gift of creativity," she remarks.

Smith, Easton,

years for the Huskies

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&

of Binney

and Coach Eh McLaughlin. "Some of the
closest friends

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by color
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and packed

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Easton

1903

Noticing a need

into a green

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slate
its

for safe, quality,

and yellow
box

affordable,

wax

r

crayons, the

company
produces the

first

box of eight
Crayola Crayons,
selling for a nickel.

pulled out of the

mud

by

During her senior

moved

off

campus

First Street.

a tractor.

year, Singley

house on

to a

conversation

at

Binney

Roberts '81, director

the

the course

work

David

him schedule
second

major in marketing. Roberts continues
to

broaden his scope beyond

he

a colorful

historic

recalls.
is

currently responsible for

product sales to wholesalers as well

independent

100 billionth

and

Crayola Crayon

outlets.
rolls off the

a concentration in

to secure a

getting,"
is

have found

relations.

1996
and

All of the graduates say they

Roberts majored in mass

and public

wife Alice.

as all food, drug, regional

semester she

Heskel, his adviser, helped

talked

recorded as the

consumer products

advertising

"We

take this

milestone

Tom

communications with

we

education

Roberts

of field sales,

moved into that house
moved out.

The Crayola name was coined by
Edwin Binney s

opportunities to

share thoughts and ideas.

we were

later, a

& Smith

revealed that

division,

members

about where could

Casper Frantz ("Sper")

was her landlord. Years

club gave

sales

at

Binney

much

environment

like the

gave them their start

line

& Smith an
at

one

that

Smith

Bloomsburg.

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development while emphasizing
distinct values. There's just

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Duane Braun, working at a light table, creates
geomorphology maps, which show the thickness
of glacial material on top of bedrock. His work
will be used by developers and planners for

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generations to come.

A map

of

time hangs

At

first

glance

map

and by

closer inspection,

the north

and

project

east,

office wall.

south and west. His
the development

map

life

"This

is

-

Growing up

the stuff immediately beneath
is

maps

he attended

let

- stopping

to

How many

Is it
it

how much
They

tell

water

is

essential.

how

about 20 years behind surrounding states

They

difficult

tell

it

will

to excavate. And they tell engineers
how much ground settling to expect
on new construction and what kind

be

of building foundation will be needed.

Braun

is

creating a

map

eastern Pennsylvania

bounded by

the

-

for all of north-

a triangular area

New York

and

to

do

old."
is

an ideal

New

sand, gravel and soil that

been scraped

sand?

available for wells.

developers

was 12 years

thousand years ago, receding glaciers

dumped

are

For town planners, the answers
such questions are

at

his professors

Northeast Pennsylvania

there until one reaches bedrock?

to

maps

place for Braun to do his work. Twenty

of the material

feet of

Fredonia to study

skip the introductory course.

since he

pay special

lying just beneath the topsoil.

Gravel? Clay?

SUNY

doing exactly what he wanted

much

Observation helps Braun deter-

mine the type and depth

hunter in the

"I'm one of those crazy people who's

depressions in fields and outcroppings
cliffs.

him

near Albany,

was already so expert

using topographic

attention to rock cuts along roads,

of

to find

geology, he

fossil

He started using topographic
new fossil sites. By the time

cliffs.

geologists.

There's no symbol in the map's legend
commitment and dedication. Maybe
there should be. Each summer, as part of

as 1 ,000 miles

Braun was an avid

Braun explains the geography of a boulder
Lehigh County to a group of professional

field in

until 2008.

2 5 -year project, Braun walks as

to

in the Helderberg

New York

Mountains of
nearby

for

a

2008, but by

mapped 10,000

of Belgium, El Salvador or Kuwait.

your house," he explains. "Pennsylvania

one sees neatly

have

12,000 square miles - an area the size

will help guide

and growth - the

to retire in

that time he'll

of communities for decades.

of

ahead of schedule and under

is

budget.

He plans

northwest through Bloomsburg,
Williamsport, and Coudersport on the

drawn boxes containing dates. This map
charts where the geography and earth
science professor has been every summer
since 1983, and where he'll be each

summer

on

running from Allentown

Braun's

Pennsylvania's northeastern quarter.

On

a line

on Duane

resembles an

it

ordinary topographic

Jersey state lines

in

mapping

this information.

Some

areas

Canada onto the state's rolling hills making geomorphology the study of
surface geology, complex and interesting.
"I've become a guru of glacial history
in the state because of this project. There's

haven't been studied by a geologist since

only a handful of us in the

1884. I'm in an area where there's been

six,

hardly anything done in

my

up

takes special pride in the fact that the

to

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who

have

state, five

this specialty," says

or

Braun.

"In Pennsylvania, there are areas with

specialty.

do is new."
Braun is more than two-thirds
through his mapping project, funded
entirely by the Pennsylvania Geologic
Survey and the U.S. Geologic Survey. He
Everything

had

off the surface of eastern

to

500

feet of glacial material

on top

of bedrock, and there are areas with less

than six

feet

to blast for a

In

most

having a

- which makes

it

difficult

basement."
places, there's

an advantage

lot of glacial material

on top

FALL 1991

an error

of bedrock, says Braun. Having a large

consistent.

amount of sand and gravel helps maintain
a good water supply.

the correction can be applied to

an entire

the entire year. In the

encompasses

map and produces

field

he drafts the

fall,

a final

is

discovered,

I'm an outdoor person,

area."

In the spring, he acquires the

Braun has broken his task into
a three-part process that

If

map

By mapping the depth of glacial material over
bedrock, Braun can help planners predict which
areas will have good supplies of underground
water.

topographic maps for the area to be

summer and compares
them to the soil mapping, well data
and aerial photographs. From this
covered in the

information, he does a tentative
interpretation of

what

lies

I'm into

map

under the

mapping.

regions subsurface.

During the summer, aided by two
junior or senior geology students, he
verifies his interpretations

through

why

that's

It's

a

happy

field

coincidence,

checks that involve driving every road
in the area, along with lots of walking.

"Most of our graduates work in
*-\

consulting firms around the

and it
needs to be
this

This project helps them get familiar

with the

state's

geology."

Summer
But

it's

Braun

the
to

field work can be arduous.
work outdoors that drew

geology in the

an outdoor person,
mapping.

It's

a

first

that's

it

done."

place. "I'm

why

I'm into

happy coincidence -

enjoy doing this and

enjoy doing

I

state.

needs

to

I

be done.

interpretation of the area studied during

the past spring

300

to

and summer -

500 square

a light table,

miles.

typically

Working

at

he creates the maps from

transparent sheets. Each of the three
transparent layers that comprise a

shows

different information.

map

layer

lines

and

shows topographic contour

lines that separate areas of

different earth materials.

layer

map

The bottom

shows

lines that

The middle

denote the

thickness of earth materials over

bedrock. The top layer contains
all

the labels for earth materials

and thicknesses.
To stay on schedule, he must
complete a "quad," a
square miles, and

interpretation, every
year,

map

five to

of 50

1

5

pages of

two weeks. Each

he finishes between

six

and 12

such maps.
"There's an advantage to having

one person do

it,"

an interpretive

error, at least

says Braun. "If
it

I

will

have

Braun often takes students
outdoors on field trips - giving
them a chance to see the geology
of Pennsylvania firsthand.

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In a recent thunderstorm, lightning

damaged an old
neighborhood.

tree in

It

my

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develop

was obvious the old

needed to be replaced with a new
one - a task that turned out to be easier

The old

tree

was very

stubborn and refused to be uprooted

from the place

it

network or community

had rested comfortably

to get the tree

women helped in
And the resident

way they

could.

storyteller

occupied the children by

explaining

why

children the tree

it

"What makes

at the

child

roots

BY

who

much more

identify with their

We

are various

than

the

immigrant

music and

many

a Latino fraternity.

a definite culture shock. For

who come

first

to

Bloomsburg,

time their music

is

"There

many
it is

considered to

be different or odd," Godoy says. "They
are

used

to living in a place

where

everyone sees things like they do."

cultures that blend together to form a
rich heritage with powerful roots in our

communities and in our

way

when we
"It's

you

of

families.

We

are

So what happens

life.

are uprooted?

challenging," says Karen

feel lost.

You

accepts you and

is

right he was. Over time,
grow and spread. They

a

don't

who

common theme

Latino

"its

know who

doesn't.

I

often

community

throughout the small

at

Bloomsburg

as

it

struggles to adapt to an environment

roots, child, its roots."

And how

United

some," says Mucio

wish there were more Latinos here." This

with uncontested wisdom and said,

tree's

difficult for

Godoy, a senior and brother of Lambda

Latinos

But Latinos are

community and

Quintero, a junior and resident adviser in

so strong?"

The old man looked

living in the

of

Schuylkill Residence Hall. "Sometimes

he could continue, one

of the children interrupted,

"It's

States.

task.

was very old and very

strong. But before

said for Latinos,

Sigma Upsilon,

a unique

getting the tree out of the

ground had become such a difficult
The venerable storyteller told the

some sense

family.

dances, delicious ethnic foods,

out of the ground. The

loss of

is

people

men

major obstacles: culture shock and the

of Latin America or persons of Latin

backgrounds.

every

gives

American origin

event.

ways

that

its life. It

are described as native inhabitants

what began as a one
person job soon became a neighborhood

gathered, discussing

strength,

The same can be

who

for a long time. So,

Everyone came outside. The

its

the tree the ability to endure.

tree

said than done.

a

gives the tree

a

many of its members, is foreign.
who attend Bloomsburg face two

that, for

Latinos

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Fay Ortiz-Golden, former

Bloomsburg admissions counselor and a
Bloomsburg grad explains, "Many of the

who come

Latinos

here are

first

family to attend college.

They

it

and

the ins

when

outs,

enough of

a

And

don't have

make

there

isn't

support system in place to

help them."

"You

tree's

roots grow ar.o

in their

the tools to

all

they get here.

Over -:';;.£. a

first

generation students, the

all

cc

be reactive," says

can't

Godoy

oo-j~.oo a
of

r.stv./cr.-c

i

Latino students. "Those people that say

or community that

they have been treated badly by the
university tend to be reactive."

Quintero adds,

we have

but

gives tne

it's

outside the Spanish department," says

so

to find ways.

Lysett Martinez, a senior. "This

It's

is

very

^"'

Most of us

who want

interact, not

We

Godoy

agrees,

"We need

we need

administration and

be exclusive. Seeds won't

a

ability

and curriculum

classes

made

university has
a

to

make

commitment

to

Bloomsburg

will find

(Lambda Sigma Epsilon) and

radio

show on

The

conferences

a Latino culture.

tree,

it is

and needs

to

be a neighborhood event.
there
at

is

a

common

Bloomsburg

cry the Latino

share,

if

there

is

one thing the students wish the university

would change,

it

would be

to increase the

support structure within the
administration and faculty.

"We

don't have

enough Latino

Voice, specialty-interest

and workshops.

But students alone can't carry the

faculty

campus

on the campus newspaper

university.

Like replacing the

the

an

station,

Latino representation

resources and share their culture with the

burden of cultivating

director,

Cultivating a culture. That
of a

Bloomsburg University

is

the

life

Latino.

life

of Latinos

an

Association of Hispanic Students, a Latino

WBUQ,

proactively take advantage of university

Sydney Howe-Barksdale,

lies in "their roots, child, their roots."

sorority (Chi Upsilon Sigma),

commitment from

to

Because the strength and

to grow. "Latinos

fraternity

of Latino students to

up - more can

and roots have begun

Upsilon, takes time from a
chat with brothers.

requires a

just catching

has increased. Seeds have b'een planted

active multicultural center, a Latino

community

is

be and needs to be done," according

to

adviser of the Latino fraternity,

plant themselves. Roots won't suddenly

"Even though we've come a long
way, this

Office of Social Equity.

and multicultural programming

who come

and

Lambda Sigma
walk on campus to

has

It

a difference."

In recent years,
diversity

Terry Riley, associate professor of English

great strides.

system in place that allows the Latino

students to

to e.~c-.re/

work
be more

the time I've been in Bloomsburg, the

If

j

to

inclusive of the Latino culture. But in

students

" '"^ '" ~~"'~

don't."

stronger presence of Latinos in the

on

It

'b>~"

gives the tree the

people they can identify with.

agree, Latino students

a positive college experience

must be willing to get involved in the
greater campus community. We need to

the

"~"

important. Other students have

our duty."

appear.

-:ree ;:s

our music, our

food in Bloomsburg because
different,

Hiram Martinez

sometimes hard

"It's

to express our culture,

Latino students begin to develop

own

new

roots of

From left:
Ramon Ruiz, Karen Quintero, Mucio Godoy,
Jeremy Torres, and Hiram Martinez.
their

at

Bloomsburg

University.

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Students, university representatives, town
and Bloomsburg residents sit down

officials

together and work on maintaining positive
relationships. Pictured at left are students
Dominic Copeland, Rob Morrison, and Eliza
Ayers;

below are

member

Isabelle Tarr, a resident

and
Dan

of the Task Force on Racial Equity,

Bauman, Town Council member and former
mayor, and his wife, Dolly. Town Administrator
Gerald Depo is in the background.

Hey Neighb
Students and
residents of
the Bloomsburg

community meet
to talk about

how

to preactlwely

Travel a short distance in any

population.

Many

of these neighbors

have no connection whatsoever
university,
a

to the

but their proximity creates

unique relationship.

Ask the people who live close to
campus what the secret to a successful
relationship

GO~cXlSl

but

away from the campus of
Bloomsburg University and what do
you see? Houses. The homes of a diverse
direction

is

and

you'll get a variety

of answers. But,

many

communication

is

a

will agree that

key factor in making

By Jerri Brouse

any relationship work. Whether the

photos by Marlin

relationship

R.

Wagner

is

between two people

or 20,000, communication

is

the

to

improve the connection year

"Communication

is

probably the

most important thing

to

have going

you when you're forced to live
together anywhere," says Mayor
for

Mary Lenzini-Howe.
As with most college campuses,
standard issues surface time and time
again.

For someone living in a college

town, having daily
late

the students next door are using your

parking space - again - can be

Many

see the invisible line that runs

between

(TKE)

crossed. But people in

Remaly

talks

a college

community

as

about the students voluntarily shoveling

found a way

snow from her walk

even erase

retrieving her

says.

in the winter

and

runaway dog. "They have
years," she

"The students and neighbors are

trying hard to foster

good

relations."

The university and the Town of
Bloomsburg recognize that keeping the
lines of

communication open

is

With

to get

a student

time faculty and

people, there are

body

of

staff,

and

a

full-

town

that

bound

to

be

disagreements.

However, instead of

fighting, the

people of Bloomsburg and the
at the university

from the

different

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line.

has a population of almost 12,000

positive relationships.

not only to keep those lines open,

Bloomsburg have

over that

approximately 7,500, about 850

Community

strive

the local

it.

(background)

As a result, people
university and the community

campus and

one that should not be

especially important to maintaining

in downtown Bloomsburg, gives
students and residents a chance
to celebrate their differences.

disrupted by a

your car in front of your house because

Howard and Jean Remaly have lived
next to Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity

been our friends over the

Street Festival, held

life

night party or not being able to park

frustrating.

cornerstone.

for six years. Mrs.

after

year.

have opted

approach - they

table, together,

and

talk.

sit

officials

for a

down

at a

FALL 1991

Once

a

month

Town-Gown

the

Committee, an organization consisting
of

20

to

30 members, hashes out the ups

and downs of community versus campus
life. In the beginning, they met once a
year, but that wasn't enough for some

excellent

communication and we deal

Bauman, has watched

forthright with a lot of issues."

At each monthly meeting there

years.

outcome

is a

standing agenda. As part of that agenda,
the committee deals with incidences that

have occurred since the

last

He

Town-Gown Committee,
others committed to

any other business,

reactive.

the board.

some members got together and
way the committee would
function. No more once-a-year meetings.
Now they would meet once a month.
And no more dealing only with existing
problems. They would try to anticipate
problems and prevent some

repeatedly addressed include student

always agree, but

housing, zoning, parking, underage

opportunity to

drinking and ways the university can

out the problems."

So,

redesigned the

is

an opportunity

also

Some

new

the community is
Bauman. "We may not

excellent," says

As leader of the Town of

the

committee was rather informal and

Bloomsburg, Lenzini-Howe has

many

unorganized.

He

described

it

as "mostly a

complaint session where

we

heard the same thing over and

The committee includes

over again."
Tired of the

university representatives

president for student

way

things

were going, Bauman and

Preston Herring, vice

others got together and

life,

revamped the process.

Ianiero, vice president

when

advancement,

for university

we have the
down and try to work

at least

sit

Bauman remembers when

help out in the community.

from erupting.

Tony

the

and

the university

of the issues that are

making

"The working relationship between

to bring

or old, before

the

but also by

better for everyone.

people. They wanted more interaction.
They wanted to be proactive instead of

There

the

is

made not only by

of efforts

community

meeting.

evolve over the

it

believes visible progress

That's

things started to

and Jessica Kozloff, president
town officials Lenzini-Howe

happen. "We made a number

and Larry Smith, chief of
police; town business people,

contributed to a better

a

member

of small accomplishments that

relationship,"

He

of the landlord

and Town Council

dormitory

members including former
mayor Dan Bauman.
It may sound too easy get a

and everything

truth

is, it

will

be

Vice President Tony Ianiero

and Mayor Mary Lenzini-Howe discuss current and

complaining about the noise

future issues facing Bloomsburg residents and the university.

and disruptions. Establishing
permit parking near
fine.

The

works. Though things aren't

responsibilities.
is

But

at

the top of her

making sure town and

list

relations continue to thrive.

committee members say working together

the success thus far to communication.

a

common

goal

She

the key.

is

Ianiero calls the committee "an effective

group

that

is

proactive and positive."

"The committee gives us the
opportunity to get to the heart of any
issues

brewing out

believe

it

there,"

he says.

works extremely well

university.

We

the university

want the neighbors
is

"I

for the
to feel

a friend to them.

Gown

is

She credits

mutual ideas and concerns," she

celebrates their diverse cultures.

in

any

a large

says.

day, international music, food,

"We're dealing with two groups of

people

who may

not share the same

perspectives on quality of

life

costumes

The communication between the
university and the town hasn't always
been this good. It's taken some time to
build the alliance they have today, and
veteran Town-Gown Committee member

that the university

and the community

Town-Gown Committee.

"There

is

about

how

things

fill

For one

dance and

Bloomsburg's Main Street

with a vibrant array of colors and aromas,

issues.

not ignore

share can be attributed in part to the

also points out the success

of activities the university and

number of people to make sure you have
a body that gets together to talk about

"I feel it is vital

There can be too

Kozloff agrees the good relationship

tangible

community plan together in an effort to
draw the two worlds together. For
example, each fall the Community Street
Festival welcomes students back and

Committee.

kind of relationship that involves

Through the Town-Gown Committee, we
can communicate with each other. If
there is a problem, we want to address it,
it."

was another

achievement.

Bauman

Town-

a strong believer in the

residential areas to alleviate residents'

frustration

university

always perfect between the two factions,

toward

dormitory

to a girls'

because neighbors were

group of people together

to talk

says.

being

changed from a boys'

association, students of the
university,

Bauman

recalls Elwell Hall

many misconceptions
work without good

communication."

and hundreds of students, university
employees and community folk join the
festivities.

"We're here to be friends and help

our community," Ianiero

work as hard as
trust

and

we can

says.

to

"And

we'll

continue to

each other, understand each other

feel

comfortable with each other."

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Can the Social Security
system in this country
withstand the
retirement of baby

boomers? Might
other options

make

more sense than
Social Security?
David Martin, Bloomsburg University
associate professor of finance

law arid

MBA program

his views

on

and business

coordinator, discusses

the state of Social Security.

bciaLSecuritv
y Pat Parker
photo by Marlin R. Wagner

QUESTION

What's wrong with the

current Social Security system?

ANSWER

The

basic

problem

is

that Social

payment
those working

Security functions as a transfer

between generations. That

is,

today are paying to fund the retirement of

people

who

are presently retired. People

mistakenly believe that the

toward Social Security

money

they pay

money. In
reality, within six years, most people take out
of the system in benefits all of the money
is

their

they've put in during their working years.
Then, their benefits come from the Social
Security taxes of people still working.

The baby boomers, those of us born
between 1945 and 1955, are more numerous
than the generation behind us. As a
consequence, that younger generation
going to have more of their income talfen to
pay for Social Security than we are. Sofjae
have estimated that by the year 2030, if there
are no structural changes in Social Security,
the taxes required to pay for Social Security,

FALL 1998

neighborhood of 60

to

70 percent of an

set

QUESTION

Several strategies for solving

problems have

Social Security's financial

been proposed. What

are the advantages

and disadvantages of each?

up

ANSWER
handle
first.

this. Let's talk

Means

to

if

Social Security above a certain level, then

the

amount

of Social Security benefits

through retirement will

decrease, perhaps

the

all

way

to zero.

which

Another idea

retire.

to eliminate

is

income cap on which people

the $62,000

have to pay Social Security

taxes.

The problem with these methods is that
you are going to run out of people to tax.

And we

be saying to

will

many

people

companies have acceptable funds, just

when

it

I

does with insurance companies.

Congress can

set guidelines

getting

many

of the benefits.

take

money from people

Security, you're

I

"When I tell them
how high their

I

how

It

how

system runs out
of money, their
eyes go wide."

funds can operate. In addition,

under

will take

a privatization plan,

an active

role, just as

I

up

If

Social Security begins

more and

offer less at retirement,

will current 18- to 24-year-old

ANSWER

In

be 50 and

still

2030 those students

employers

When

I

tell

all the baby
them how high

and

the

go wide.

expect to see

says, "Here's

your benefit." You have no control over
level of

your

risk.

60-70% of

his

or her paycheck

go towards
Social Security.

how

they personally view risk.

When

Social Security

began under

do now. Today,

handle these things

readily accessible through magazines, the

So

their eyes

if

money,

2030 a
Bloomsburg
graduate can

Right now, the government takes
Social Security taxes

be

In

with health insurance.

information about investing has become

responsibility.

will

working. They'll be

they do

working with private

to

is.

Social Security system runs out of

think

didn't invest like they

set

society.

I

funding Social Security for

talking about taxpayers investing in

and having fiduciary

own

students at Bloomsburg be affected?

Roosevelt during the Depression, people

companies

people to create their

And we can better our
how important think

to cost

very possible. But with privatization we're

portfolios of stocks,

will allow

QUESTION

the Social Security

create wealth within the context of

yes, that's

able

if

that a lot of

one or two stocks,

is

wealth.
That's

Investing privately will allow people to

invest in

all

why
actually a much

to engage. That's

think privatization

privatization

your investment or the

would work. People worry
money could be lost by
stocks. If you go out and

them.

to take care of

moral contract in which

better situation than Social Security.

Social Security

privatization

investing in

a

people ought

that

to give

think there's a lot

of misunderstanding about

is

their Social Security taxes could

them benefits.
The solution I prefer is privatization,
whereby we begin to allow people to
invest for themselves.

Then, no one has
This

It's

for Social

going to have

believe that

they go out to pursue their careers,

boomers.

going to

how you

they have an obligation to create wealth.

under which

but they're not going to be

politically untenable. If you're

Finally,

the system yet

government could decide which

that they have to be taxed for Social
Security,

on

are not

would get to privatization.
As tell my students, I

happening, and lowering the benefit once
people

who

wouldn't get any benefits. That's

taxes could be

already

is

Those who

10 to 15 years

for

example, fund companies could register

Other approaches involve delaying
the retirement age,

to those people.

should get most of their benefits.
those

you

have income from sources other than

you'll receive

There are a variety of ways to

a privatization system. For

about means testing

testing simply says that

should continue to receive

with the government, and the

like

There are a couple of ways

now

those benefits. The government has a

moral duty

ANSWER

the basic problem.

Security

have contributed

that happen,

politicians aren't going to let
that's

is

invested or does the federal government

decide?

individual's payroll. Obviously, the

but

money

individuals choose where their

Medicare, and Medicaid will be in the

Internet,

and other sources.

we're talking about individuals taking

prudent

risks

and increasing

their

own

wealth.

QUESTION How

QUESTION How would
to privatization

is

privatization different

from current private investing?

Do

ANSWER
transition.

I

the transition

occur?

see this as a long-term

Anyone

receiving Social

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Dogg's

Music
Plays On
by Kathleen Mohr
Photos by Marlin R. Wagner
and Courtesy of
John and Cheryl Motko

John and Cheryl Motko
point out some of their
son's favorite CD's to Jay

Green

'98,

Wayne Mohr,

and TV
and WBUQ general
manager Mike Progin '99.
The Motkos donated
director of radio
services,

Smith's extensive collection

to the University.

Pearl Jam's screaming guitars fade

and the disc jockey

announces, "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and

Thursday night

at

girls,

it's

12 o'clock, and you don't have anything

better to do. So, stay tuned to us here at 91.1."

In the

fall

of 1997,

Mike

Ives,

"Skippy" Kaub, and Derek Russell

room every Thursday

Doug Lisk, Pete
hung out in their

living

night from midnight until 2 a.m.,

their buddy Jeff "Schmitty Dogg"
campus radio station.
As freshmen the year before, the five of them had
formed close bonds and were confident they would be

music and

listening to

Smith on

WBUQ,

the

friends forever. In fact, they got along so well they decided
to

move

off

campus and

live together their

Spending time together was one of
to do.

No

change

year.

tragic accident that

would

their lives.

On
Jeffrey

one foresaw the

sophomore

their favorite things

the afternoon of October 4, aspiring disc jockey

M. Smith was

He was 19

killed in a one-car accident.

years old.

Smith was quiet and reserved. According

to his

mother, Cheryl Motko of Allentown, PA, "He was really a

good kid. We'd try to get him to loosen up a little, to go
out and have fun. Often he'd stay at home with us on
Friday and Saturday night."
However, friends at school saw another side of him.
Everyone

who knew

subtle, dry wit.

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Schmitty Dogg appreciated his

FALL 1991
Ives recalls the anticipation

worked hard

and

excitement of the August 1997 move-in
day, a

at

it,

but by the end of his

freshmen year he had discovered his

Schmitty came bursting through the door

changed his major, he was happier."

Kramer on Seinfeld. Later, we'd be
sitting around joking and laughing. He'd
sit back not saying too much, but he'd
be the one who'd come through with the
one-liner that would crack everyone up."
"He didn't think he was affecting
like

didn't realize

John Motko, Smiths stepfather, says.
Roch King, men's swimming head
coach at Bloomsburg, agrees. "Jeff was a
it,"

very good friend to the other

He was

the team.

members

of

trustworthy and

Sitting in the studio,

and a
at

humor

Howard

man.

promote music

each meet

was shocked when Jeff

over their hearts.

initials "S.D."

Smith brought

a unpretentious

emotional strength to the team.

was

also a solid

to the team.

swimmer and an

asset

at a particular

meet against Montclair
needed

He

King remembers Smith's

dynamic performance

critical points. Jeff

drying off from his

last

was

event

and

I

We

all

the time.
I'll

think of him."

radio station will benefit from this tragic

In addition to donating Smith's

extensive

CD

WBUQ,

collection to

Michael Moffit

to

the

the

is

first

recipient

Swimming Award, Gregg Warkulwiz

started

the

Even though he ragged on

first

recipient of a S500, Jeff

is

Smith

"Schmitty Dogg" DJ Award, and

me, his humor was mostly good-hearted

communications majors Raina Lubert

sarcasm."

and Trisha Pittman

Matkowski had agreed to do a
Saturday morning show alone last
October 4th so Jeff and a high school

a

friend,

Jacob Eisenhardt, could

Jeffrey

will

each receive

M. Smith Memorial

As an ongoing tribute,
awarded

these scholarships will be

who

annually to students

visit

when he

S1000

Scholarship.

friends at Edinboro University.

Eisenhardt was driving

in

of a S500, Jeff Smith "Schmitty Dogg"

enjoyed the

a strong
their

lost

before their next broadcast together,

still

when

living in the house.

their son's honor.

control of his vehicle, left the road and
went over an embankment. The morning

State.

never forget that meet.

"I'll

interaction.

season and seen in the

last

liked

been especially tough

it's

still

Motkos have established scholarships

played

about alternative bands. At

first I

during the

I

guys

This year, four students and the

got into [radio]

"I

that

who

when my

can be riding alone on a bus and

loss.

admits Graig Matkowski,

joking around, then

felt

I

never been a disc jockey before,"

offer insight

of silence they observed before

he

during his

limits of propriety

it

"Thoughts of Jeff crop up

played a big

Thursday night show.
"I'd

Ives says
for the

Stern and, like Stem, often

pushed the

couldn't believe

roommate threw the paper on my bed.
Going on the air that night without him
was really tough."

right

liked listening to provocative disc jockey

teammates trusted and respected him.

moment

felt

role in his broadcasts. Friends say

mischievous pranks on each other, his
Their loss could be

Smith

home. He liked fooling around with

the audience, and

to

Even though they pulled

with a microphone

listening audience,

Smith's straight

dependable."

"I

and

says Ives. "Once he found his niche

He just

death in The Voice, Bloomsburg's student

newspaper.

passion. "He found his place as a D.J.,"

day that symbolized the groups

independence. "Out of nowhere,

people, but he was.

real

work

chosen

demonstrate

ethic, contribution to

field,

and team

characteristics exemplified

The Motkos explain
"Jeff will live on through

spirit

-

by Smith.

their generosity.
this gift."

Matkowski read of Smith's untimelv

pulled him back into the pool. I needed
him to swim an event he hadn't planned
on swimming, and needed him to
place. I asked him to step up and do
I

I

something big

When

for the team,

and he

did.

other people see that kind of

commitment - putting

the good of the
whole above personal needs they're inspired."

King had
too,

to step

up

to a challenge,

and deal with one of the most

difficult situations of his

coaching

career.

After experiencing the initial shock from

hearing about the accident and feeling
like he'd

"been kicked in the stomach,"

he went over to Smith's house to console
his grieving friends.

"Coach King was
us.

He

really

like a

dad

to all of

helped us pull through,"

says Ives.

Smith enjoyed swimming and
Jeff Smith, pictured

with roomate Mike

Ives,

was known

for his quick wit

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easily.

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hy Trina Walker
Photos by Carl Socolow

Former Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
president James H. McCormick had a vision. He
imagined a higher education system that would work
hard to meet the needs of all Pennsylvanians. One with
a streamlined management and financial credibility.
One that would encompass all of Pennsylvania's stateowned universities. One with a vision for the future.
Not

all

visions are realized,

but McCormicks was - with a

little

McCormick

twist of fate. Today,

serves as chancellor of Pennsylvania's

System of Higher Education,

State

nowxelebrating

15th year.

its

Susquehanna

jjlpverlooking the

River in Harrisburg,
gesHiJres

McCormick

toward architecture replete

[warm bricks, symbolic archways
n open long-porch.

He views

un-ipfiased otfices of the
ersit'y

Center

14-membet

e

The abundant
is

Dixon

as an extension
Stale System.
light

is

no accident,

the fact that the buildings and

fidSilargelv resemble a university
caif

pus, not a

government

office.

These buildings truly represent
t

vve believe in

doing here,"

brmick says with

a sense of pride,

decided that our buildings and

nds should

reflect

an environment

lgher education, not state
biiftaucracy"
f
is

And

so, the

of green lawn.

parking garage

beneath an expanse
The old Harrisburg

invisible, built

"

Academy

buildings have been updated to

house academic
boast large

And

classes.

windows, with

atrium giving even inside offices and

McCormick

welcomes

He warmly

projects.

McCormick

quick to point out that these

is

offices are

not "The System." The System, he asserts,
is

the 14 universities, the 94,000

students,

and the

1 1

I

do

McCormick
-

it

don't

I

do

most other people

but aim to provide the kind of free
where talented people can have the
challenge and excitement of buildin

new programs and moving
E Eugene Dixon

visitors to the central offices

of the State System. But

excited,"

not that

I

precisely this sense of openness

It is

become

"It's

things as well as

a central

hallways a sense of openness.

that

really

the offices

State System's

Jr.

,

ahead.

chairman o

Board of Governors since

the beginning, concurs that

one of the

State System's greatest strengths lies

in

its

people.

,700 employees

across the state. These offices belong

equally to each of those universities.

McCormick

is

IMe decided

deservedly proud

of the State System's history. In 1983,

that our

then president of Bloomsburg, he was

asked

to

become

the

interim

first

'University' instead of 'College,'" recalls

Bloomsburg alumnus, Neil Renaldi. Today,

buildings and

chancellor of the newly created State

as director of financial

System of Higher Education, which
brought together under a governing

board the 14 state-owned
Little

did he expect to

job 15 years
"I

came

in the

should reflect

have the

to

had no expectations of

I

if

I

permanent job, so I didn't
stepped on toes. 1 was only

trying to get

to

it

work

the

way

1

He

also

worked with

would

education,

not state

universities.

capacity

manage

chancellor's position,
later

appointed,

nonetheless.

"After 15 years,

McCormick was heartsick about
- the place of some

of his fondest memories. But he

was

we

truly react as a

universities,"

Dixon

states.

programming

higher quality of presidential leadership

and

faculty,

we

staff.

The

result

who

is

System could be.

our universities with a better education."

attract quality students

leave

At Bloomsburg, McCormick was
for his leadership

good people

He maintains
"If there's

job done.

that successful philosophy.

been one thing

that I've

tried to do, it's create an environment
where the talented people in the
organization can get charged up and

facilities

planning and

existing facilities,

compare them with space guidelines and
determine what is needed relative to the
education programs offered and number
of students involved," explains

Donald

R.

Scheaffer, assistant vice chancellor for

philosophy of

to get the

which were

process.

"We inventory

and an outstanding

administrative support

state funds,

follows an orderly

our universities have attracted a

that

finding

we can

long-term plan. Today, each university

"Because of

driven by a vision of what the State

known

because

the funding to keep costs down."

often dispersed without consideration of a

system rather than as 14 individual

this,

leaving Bloomsburg

power and

means campuses can build

independently for

Bloomsburg, he didn't even apply

permanent

financial

Prior to 1983, universities appealed

State System. Fully intending to return

for the

The

incredible.

really nice facilities,

the governing board

but was nominated, and

is

"This

bureaucracy.

staff.

leveraged the strength

of the geographical diversity of the

to establish a strategic direction for the

to

By pulling resources

we have

together,

I

pulled together an office and a

than they would be able to

individually.

it when
got back to Bloomsburg,"
McCormick explains.
With no time to lose, he quickly

like

borrow and invest money more

efficiently

getting the
care

each university.

"As a system, the universities are able

an environment

in the spirit of helping

development of new programs and

facilities for

later.

Bloomsburg.

for

how

united financial strength plays a key role

universities.

still

management

the State System, Renaldi explains

Strength in Unity
With the creation of the State System,
State College became
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
"At the time, it meant little more to me
Bloomsburg

than needing a

new

t-shirt that said

facilities

management. "The

know

advance

in

when

universities

they're going to

get funding for a certain project

and can

plan accordingly."
Financial accountability

is

something

that the Office of the Chancellor

and each

of the universities take seriously.

ILOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE

OVER STORY
McCormick
is

is

"My job

emphatic.

be the universities' advocate, but

to

I

also have a responsibility to the
citizens of this

We

tight ship.

And

commonwealth

run a

to

don't tolerate deficits.

our accountability

is

rewarded."

Indeed, the State Systems proven
history of strong financial credibility
affects

monies

it

receives from the state

and donations from private
as well as

its

investors,

credit rating with lenders.

Governor Ridge has pledged $40

think we're going to have to earn

million a year for the next five years

every year.

toward State System

facilities.

And,

while development activities go on

each university, the State System
year raised

money

to

be supported,
at

things

in order to earn

it

it

and

think there are several

I

we need

to do."

last

more than $1.6 million

be distributed

And

in

14

to the

A

universities.

plan for

the future
The vision McCormick shares with

Always evolving

the State System's Board of Governors

With a successful 15-year track
some might be tempted to rest

record,

on

meet the needs of students -

A

few years

System

after the State

began, the Board recognized that the

vocabulary doesn't include

educational needs of a large

"rest" or

The

"agile."

Equity

is

sees the State

Two

State System's Office of Social

now

focuses attention

on those

constituencies that previously

System as one

continually evolving and always

improving.

number

of Pennsylvanians were not being met.

he rarely speaks without

using the words "responsive" and

that

According

years ago, a formal

Byron Wiley, equity

to

System

strives for the

director, the State

implemented. The goal

goal of having "no identifiable

is

to

improve

fell

through the cracks.

continuous improvement process was

either unserved or

every aspect of the State System, from

constituency that

teaching to administration.

underserved in terms of higher

"We measure

is

education opportunities." These

ourselves against

and ethnic

other higher education providers and

constituencies include racial

also against private industry," notes

minorities;

Stan Carr, director of continuous

academic disciplines in which they

improvement. "We have

to

with other higher ed providers, but

have

to

can't

for state resources.

in

we

and governor,

And we
like

good

money

at the

State

System

strives to

these groups.

couldn't agree more.

don't see a big pot of

action,

develop proactive programs to serve

job and continually getting better."

McCormick

More than affirmative
more than just balancing the

military veterans.

numbers, the

to invest

us unless we're really doing a

of race; students with both physical and

learning disabilities; and returning

convince those stakeholders,

the legislators

particularly those in

economically disadvantaged, regardless

be good in the sense of

competing

women,

remain underrepresented; the

be

exceptionally competitive, not only

Neil Rinaldi

to

students.

their laurels or at least quit while

He

Managei

all

they were ahead. McCormick's

"quit." But

Director of Fina

is, first,

"I

end

of the rainbow for higher education.

I

"We need

to

be learner-centered,

student-centered,"

McCormick

asserts.

"We're going to have to offer what

FALL 1991
students need
it,

time

at a

when

particularly older students

they need

the entire system," notes David Gray, vice

who

chancellor for information technology.

are

He

need

to continuously improve, always

better.

There

back and saying 'we've made

is

do

not time for comfort,

going to expect the same kind of

explains that the universities already are

sitting

convenience from their university that

linked through a wide-area-network that

This

they expect from their banks.

has been re-engineered and upgraded.

good we are, how can it be better?'
"And if we can have that philosophy

"And

there's

Gray also

more. We'll have to get

initiated the

"Keystone

over this business of each institution

Library Network," which will link

being everything to everybody. We're

together

going to have
says. "There's

money,
to

McCormick

or a Chinese language department.
If

a student

needs

be

to

some other

owned

why

public's interest,

If that's

not do

own

many

finally,"

says

new

technologies

and continuously improve,
to

me

that this system

-

all

it

would seem

of

its

Pennsylvania well and will prosper.

be key to eliminating

"The only thing that
certain

is

change.

We

is

need

absolutely
to

be the type

of State System of Higher Education that

types of students.

"Then

and student-centered,
work with others,

willing to

and perhaps others that
would be created - will be serving

Also underway are pilot programs

of

how

universities

video-based distance learning,
will

it.'

McCormick, "we

doesn't fight

it,

but works to shape

it."

in the

it?"

program

In fact, the State Systems

approval process

dorm room," he

we can be

accountable, use the

away from entering an

duplication and serving the needs

technology.

other sectors, with privately

be a

their

if

'No matter

be willing and excited about being

cost-

says.

or

of being responsive

allowing

literally

home

something that

"We'll also have to collaborate with

schools, with business.

more

"Students will

from

for

willing to get that through distance

learning or

to share resources

libraries,

interlibrary loan request,

from another

a course

going to have

university, we're

14 campus

point and a click

program

a physical therapy

them

effectively.

example, for every school

for

have

to collaborate,"

not going to be enough

all

a time for saying,

is

designed to ask

is

the question, "Does

it fit

the plan?"

The process helps eliminate unnecessary
duplication and encourage cooperation

among

the universities.

universities create

also helps

It

programs

that are

in keeping with the goals of the State

System as

a

whole.

Accountability continues to be

important, not only to state government

and taxpayers, but

to students

and

employers," the chancellor adds. "And

we need

to talk

We

to explain

to

need

make

about that accountability.

what

it is

that

we do

a difference in students' lives."

"There's a lot of value in our
institutions that often goes

unrecognized," agrees Carr,

who

has

experienced the State System as a
student and employee at Bloomsburg,

and

as a parent with children in State

System
tell

beginning

universities. "We're

the story a

little

better

all

Another element of the

to

the time."

State

System's future involves technology.

With only one

half of

one percent of

the budget allocated to central office

administration, employees

-

number only

about 50. But the technology available
to

them

is state

"Now we
same

spirit of

of the

art.

are trying to bring that

technological innovation to

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE

When

Randall Presswood, director for

pe<

performing arts

Haas Center

making a
they hope to see
they're

a go<

Few, however, h
to

formance.
hat

;:zXt

transform

And

,ent.

ai:

-lit

it

takes

Mitrani

Hall into a colorful, entertaining event.

Celebrity Artist Series director John

jack" Mulka starts the booking process

much

two years in advance. After
wading through reams of promotional
materials and talking with agents too
numerous to count, Mulka and the
as

as

Community

Arts Council, representing

community members and
students, decide which events to bring
on campus. And the whirlwind of activity
faculty

begins.
There's contract negotiating and

facilities at

Bloomsb

has the paperwork ready for

membe

of the local International Associate
Television and Stage Employees to s
Let's see, electricians, carpenters,

movers, stage directors, prop directors;
and don't forget work-study students
eager to gain hands-on, practical theater
experience.

Local workers help the production
crew who've arrived long before the
performers. While props, costumes,
instruments and lighting are being
unloaded, the stage crew assesses the
facility.

In

some

instances, a

member has made

company

a preliminary visit

and the set design has been adjusted
to accommodate the specific dimensions

scheduling, marketing and selling tickets,

of the Mitrani stage. In other situations,

coordinating parking and shuttle buses,

What happens next is truly amazing.
The energy level is high. There's
a job to do and little time to do it.
Organization and efficiency are essential.
By 8 a.m. dn performance day, a

Presswood deals with those issues by
phone, fax and Internet.
Equipment is still being hauled in
when stage set up starts. A computerized
light board is programmed. Lights
hoisted. Colored gels strategical!) placed
Wires are run. The sound syster
Music stands carefully positio
Backdrops lowered. Just bei

tractor trailer has negotiated tricky

lobby doors arc opened, the

maneuvers to back up to the loading
dock for Mitrani Hall. The hustle-bustle

floor

evaluating set design and hiring help,

And

the

of things to do doesn't

list

stop there.

of staging a

hours

show

starts.

in less than 12

is mopped.
Once again, the show

will go"^

'RLOOM93URS
Behind the Scenes
It's

showtime.

A well-dressed

and seemingly well-known

gentleman works the crowd gathering in the Haas Center lobby
with handshakes and a smile. Just before the lights dim, he finds
his seat in Mitrani Hall.

The curtain

rises,

the music begins

and

he watches. While most people in the audience relax and enjoy
the entertainment, Randall Presswood silently critiques

everything from the quality of the sound system to the lighting

design to the comfort of the newly-installed seats.
should.

It's

And he

part of his job.

Presswood

director for

is

Bloomsburg's performing

arts

which include the
Center
and Gross
Haas
Auditorium in Carver Hall.
Asked to describe what he
facilities,

moment

does, he thinks a

and
it

says, "I

do whatever

show on

takes to get the

the boards." (By the way,

"on the boards"

is

theater

slang for the stage.)

The whatever he
is

refers to

not always easy to define.

Last year,

Presswood oversaw

almost 500

Randall Presswood

dress rehearsals

and public events attended by more than 65,000 patrons.
In addition, he prepared for 265 classes and helped with 35
events organized by other departments. Because of limited

space and overlapping needs, scheduling requires a good deal
of foresight, careful planning and creativity.

Once an event

is

booked, Presswood coordinates hundreds

of details to ensure success. He's seldom seen without a portable

phone and clipboard always ready to find
solutions to the problems

can occur when

that

dealing with long-range
plans, buildings,

equipment, technology,
professional entertainers

and speakers. Just hours
before people arrive, he

is

dressed in a T-shirt and

Haas Center

sneakers, climbing out on
a catwalk to replace a

burned-out

Presswood recognizes
to the university,

how

and he wants

light bulb.

important the
it

facility

to leave a lasting

has become

good

impression. The location for freshmen orientation programs and

commencement ceremonies, "Haas
building students see at

is

often the

first

and

last

Bloomsburg," he notes.

Working unpredictable hours and on

call

24-7, Presswood

transforms Mitrani Hall from a dark, empty stage to a colorful,
brightly-lit event that benefits the university,

community

as well.

and often the

and bound periodicals were stored in
a rented warehouse off campus. Archives
and
the

special collections were housed in
basement of Bakeless Center for the

Humanities.
Getty points to the current
periodicals, displayed

on shelves open

to the public, "People

can

we

resources

now

see

all

the

have."

However, the increase of space has

meant more than being able to
accommodate the library's collections.
It's

also enabled the library to better serve

patrons.

Seating capacity has almost tnpled,

from 350

to

900. Nearly 200 computers

compared to
22 groupstudy rooms, including separate rooms set
are available for public use,

40

A

them. So

Fitting Library

to find

at

times

it

was

something in

a

a little like trying

maze," adds

reference librarian William Frost,

by

Eric Foster

been

Photos by Marlin R. Wagner

are

too small

may be

certainly won't

On

possible, but the trek

be pleasant.

an

ill-fitting

who

has

"Libraries

to

expand with

books, but

at

the

it.

We

must add new

same time, withdraw

only the old that are no longer useful."

make them fit
meant moving items out of the
altogether. About 80,000 books

Shifting items to

campus, the old Harvey A.

eventually

Andruss Library had gradually become
like

Bloomsburg since 1972.

dynamic. As knowledge expands, we

have
Hiking 10 miles in boots two sizes

at

pair of boots.

library

Alice Getty

When

1964,

total

just

Andruss'

9, old

a

and

the

library building hadn't.

of relief
a
it

-

like trading

a

fits.

long journey. For the

time in decades,

all

teaching

a sense

cramped boots

long journey for footwear that

had been

circulation desk,
well.

after

And

rooms

first

staff in

were constantly shifting items
things

fit,"

to

in alcoves that

is

to give

new

improved technology,

make the
A room

library experience pleasurable.

the

specifically for displaying art

Across the
Tony Baratta of Berwick
library's

were shelves
for

installs a tile

"Gathering Place." The

tiles,

mural

in

the

created by

Philadelphia artist Karen Singer, recognize

hall, there's

floor, a

and

artifacts.

an area

been dubbed "The Gathering

on the top

that's

Place."

And

reading lounge boasts a

spectacular view of the Susquehanna

corporate and private donors to the fund-raising
campaign that helped build the library.

at

been designed

a'

"We
make

were never designed

computer

found on each of the

the library's entrance has

she recollects.

"In the old library, there

are

In addition to

1967,

longest-serving library employee.

a

can be used

spaces have been created to

remembers old Andruss

Having joined the

that

"We have

library's four floors, as well.

at the

year after the facility opened, Getty

room

J.

presentations

Daniel Vann, dean

on how to use our online
resources." Photocopying and computer

of the library's

who works

be

classes

resources were under a single roof.
Alice Getty,

facilities for exhibits,

of library services.

The opening of the new Harvey A.

to

programmatic library - with the space

and meetings," says

Andruss Library (May 26) brought

faculty.

"The new library was designed

their spring semester

The university had grown;

and

aside for graduate students

day

last

more than 7,000 students had

completed

studies.

Library

year after the

staff in 1967, a

enrollment was 2,132

On May

as a library,

remembers the old Andruss

She joined the
facility opened.
well.

construction of the old library began in

students.

in the old library. There are

Valley

and nearby mountains -

worth

a

a

view

10-mile hike.

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THE

Bloomsburg's outdoor adventure program.

Peak Performance
Two alumnae

A

And

reach summit

distant lightning storm

and an

unpredictable flashlight provided light as
climbers Beth
'91 set out

They chose
risk of

Bowman

'92

on their journey

and Kathy Frick
at

to travel at night,

being

hit

by rocks

mountain warms

in the

they each had climbed several

ountains since. But Chimborazo was their

11:30 p.m.

reducing the

first

peak over 20,000

first

time cither had acted as her

feet,

and

this

was

own

the

guide

Preparing for the January 1998 climb had

taken months of planning and training.

When

they arrived at the climbers' refuge

hut

15,500

falling as the

sun

at

them

feet,

poor weather forced

days before attempting the

to wait four

Those days helped them
air, but they were

final ascent.

acclimate to the thin
draining. Lack of

Robert Wislock

their appetites
tasks, like

also

oxygen robbed them of

and made even the simplest

brushing their teeth, exerting.

Top Aide
Only 2,000 feet from the summit with one
crampon between them, Bowman and Frick

Wislock named
president's assistant

chose to press on.
Robert Wislock has been

named

At the summit, blowing snow reduced

executive assistant

visibility to practically

He

to the president.

to the president

Cochrane,

who

Their camera froze after one picture. But

Donna

they'd

has

resumed her position

Kathy

human

in the office of

resources and labor
1 1

years,

maintains his current role
as director of

continuous

The Bloomsburg alumnae were the only
climbers on the mountain without the
benefit of headlamps.

summit

of Mt. Chimborazo, at 20,700 feet,

mountain in Ecuador.

crampon

a

The Pennsylvania

State University, a masters

degree in industrial

Loretto,

St.

Francis

and masters and

bachelors degrees in

education
University.

at

Bucknell

the ice wall with one
axe.

(a

lost

to scale

crampon and an

Then, within 3,700

Bowman

glacier,

spiked iron tread)

from one of her boots, forcing her

relations at

Frick

to the top.

The

announced they were "women of power."
currently the women's

they would face

employed by Pennsylvania
at

it

turned to other climbers for verification and

lacrosse head coach

Bloomsburg, he was

D.Ed,

Bowman and

Kathy Frick

was only the first hurdle
on their ascent to the

As they approached the mountains

to

He earned

at the hut,

announced they'd made

They soon learned

Frick lost a

Blue Shield.

Back

that illumination

the highest

improvement.

coming

it.

Ecuadorian hut guardian's jaw dropped. He

who was

relations for

Before

and Beth Bowman '92 (right) pose
Chimborazo in Ecuador.

Frick '91 (left)

for a picture in front of Mt.

education and training

manager

made

in

the College of Business.

Wislock,

nothing. The pair's

water was frozen and their toes were numb.

replaces faculty assistant

feet of the

ice

summit,

both of her crampons.

The companions had to choose - turn back
or press ahead. The weather was worsening.
All the climbers behind them had turned
back down the mountain.

Bowman and
first

Frick had both gained their

mountaineering experience with Quest,

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE

is

and

coach at Bloomsburg.

assistant field hockey

FALL 1991

Founded

It's

1985 with just

in

a single student as a branch

Interactive!

of the department of

mathematics and com"

MSIT program
has new home

science, the master's

program has grown

wllkm'

lost successful

in recent years

of

has a

its

own.

Boost

employment,

taxation,

used

and students were

University impacts state

factors

economy

overall impact

and
is

technology

to

determine the

on

the

Phillips will

c.

new department and

Institute for Interactive

created to house

Technologies, which links

of science in

students and the universit

involvement of the university's
faculty, staff

Pennsylvania

and

Timothy

direct its associated

jartment of

Financial

an

programs

now

name
tal

to

enrollment of 90 stud*

)ne of the university's

companies and
The institute adds

instructional technology

to outside

(MSIT) program.

agencies.

an old-fashioned

the county

apprenticeship

state.

to a

componen

very high-tech

field

$183 million

richer each year thanks to

In addition to the university's

"Because of the institute,
students have a chance to

Associates Inc. of Pittsburgh

966 employees, the survey
showed that an additional
1,875 jobs in Columbia
County were attributable to
the university In Columbia
County alone, the university
added $76 million to the
economy. Bloomsburg and the

released the findings of their

other 13 universities in the

placement

Bloomsburg
According

University.

to a recent study

commissioned by the State
System of Higher Education,
the university annually adds
that

much

economy

study

to the states

Tripp,

Umbach and

last spring.

State

skills to real-

They have
good experiences, and thev
world

projects.

are successful in getting

positions," says Phillips,

noting that graduates have
a

100 percent job
rate.

System combined added

$2.2 billion to the

Spending, direct and indirect

apply their

state's

Timothy

Phillips

economy.

Art you can
touch

stone sculptures. Valued

A campus icon,

the west side of the future

the bronze

"Young Adolescent"

in front of

She's

now

has company.

been joined by

large stone

a pair of

sculptures by Peter Hide that

welcome

column

also

a

marble

by Sternal

to use as

titled

"King and Queen" by Sternal

and Martha Enzmann on the
north (parking

benches.

in front

of Bakeless Center for the

Humanities; and a duo

L-shaped

students are

Student Services Center (old

Andruss building);

the old Andruss library

building,

at

more than $110,000, the newworks also include a marble
screen by Thomas Sternal on

lot) side of

Bakeless Center.

Muriel Berman of Allentown,
a

Muriel Berman and Susan Hicks, assistant director of development, take a look
at sculpture before it is moved to Bloomsburg.

member

of the State System

Over the

years,

her

Governors, donated the

contributed

benches and three other

large

late

Berman and

husband,

of Higher Education Board of

many

Philip,

have

artworks

to the university.

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THE

Eugene

Great Gifts
CGA and

others

make

substantial contributions

Generous

of

gifts

more than

AMP, The
a million dollars

of the

PRIDE Program.

AMP

a gift of

support

their

Inc.,

Harrisburg,

committed

$7,000. In

its

second

& Ruth

year of support, The Franklin H.

R.

Wells Foundation of Mechanicsburg,

Students will soon be able

contributed $10,000 to PRIDE. The Whitaker

to use additional recreational

a

San Jose, CA, contributed

Wells Foundation and the

support with

its

campus.

and

of

for the seventh consecutive year,

Government Association Inc.
(CGA) will bring improved

athletic fields

Wolf

Whitaker Foundation continue

from the Community

facilities to

L.

two $10,000 annuities.

Foundation, also of Mechanicsburg,

remodeled

the second year of

three-year

its

fulfilled

commitment

University Store thanks to the student

Smart Choice

government

at

Bloomsburg.

The estimated $500,000 project
construct two new Softball

Bloomsburg among
nation's top 100

fields,

soccer fields and a

education costs,

fitness

Bloomsburg University can
proudly claim

it is

one of

Developing Excellence)

course

program with the
Harrisburg

is

School District and the State

System of Higher Education,

fall.

Bloomsburg

University.

Urban,

buys. For the second

The University Store

consecutive year,

have an entirely new

risk of

dropping out of school

Bloomsburg was

lobby and interior

are the

primary beneficiaries.

recognized in a publication

an estimated $600,000

that rates America's

renovation.

colleges

and

universities.

which

The Student Guide

to

America's 100 Best College

to

The

is

Reading Conference

anticipated

the spring semester begins

this year include:

offered

and campus

"Prospective students

should never pick a college
without

first

doing serious

comparison shopping for
-cost

and

quality," said

-publisher John Culler.
-..."If

and a

half 120-by-80-yard

fields,

two

schools in this book

every time."

and

Andruss Library

in

honor

lighting

anticipated to begin this

of conference founder, the late

fall

Margaret Sponseller, a faculty
gifts to the

university

ember

for 17 years.

Muriel Berman,

Stephan M.
Systems
over

Inc.,

five

owner of Clean Earth

Pettit '89,

Tampa, FL, pledged $60,000

years to establish an annually-

football scholarship.

Jack Mertz

'43, of Venice, FL, recently

contributed three annuities totaling $195,000.

His

sister,

Eleanor Seward of Venice, FL,

contributed a $55,000 annuity.

Allentown, recently gave

Bloomsburg University
four large sculptures
will

which

be placed about campus

Family and friends of John Devlin have
endowed a football scholarship in his name.
Devlin,

who

died on July 15, 1998, had been

defensive coordinator for Bloomsburg's
football

Mildred Quick Muller

team

for the past six years.

'34, of Verona, NJ,

created a $100,000 scholarship fund for

Bloomsburg University Foundation has been

undergraduate students

notified of a beneficial interest in the estate of

in the College of

Business.

Ellen

that is done, the

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support a study room in

Softball infields,

a fitness course,
is

Other significant

funded

life.

contributed $15,000 to

project to construct three

be complete before

cost for the college year.

including costs, majors

The Bloomsburg University
The estimated 5600,000

in January.

selected institution,

after

project,

Buys profiles schools that
rank highest academically,
but have the lowest total

Compiled by Institutional
Research and Evaluation in
Gainesville, GA, the guide
gives information on each

poverty-level children at high

will

already

is

underway,

.

is

a collaborative

America's 100 best college

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(Personal

Responsibility in

to

anticipated to begin
this

gift

four full-size

In this era of escalating

of $10,000.

with a

PRIDE

Gray Davis

$44,000
Judith A. Wolf

'62, of

Fremont, CA,

contributed a $10,000 annuity. Her father,

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will

'28.

The

gift

of almost

be used to fund the Matthew

Gray and Ellen Gray Scholarship Fund.
Mrs. Davis passed away in April 1997.

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facilities and has been
examined by an external

Big Event
University has review

group of professionals,
In

March 1999,

meeting

the

by
team from the Commission

university will be visited

its

a

Information about the

is

goals as well

university's

Self-Study

located

on the

web

departments/middle/

on Higher Education of the
Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools. The

Accreditation visits normally

occur every 10 years and are

index.html (This

considered major events in

be accessed by going to

an institutions

Bloomsburg's

Middle States Association

life.

Middle Atlantic

www.bloomu.edu/
site

can

home page and

Web

on Other

Preparation for the

Campus

Organizations, then

accreditation visit consists of

Middle States Accreditation.)

Sites,

in the

conducting a self-study The

The Commission on Higher

Accreditation signifies that

self-study not only reviews

Education of the Middle

an

the institution's performance

States Association also has a

reviewed

it

has

for the visiting team,

programs and

its

web

but

site at

Middle States Self-Study,
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University,

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East

Second

Bloomsburg, PA

Street,

States.

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University in writing to

Building,

clicking
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and schools

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may submit

comments about Bloomsburg

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is

educational community.

colleges

Interested parties, including

alumni,

by the

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as standards set

and weaknesses.

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and Schools, 3624 Market
Street, Philadelphia,

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available.

computer
to help
skills

deaf and

now

is

nation's

CD-ROM

first

designed

improve speechreading

has been created by

Sam

Slike, professor of

exceptionality programs, and a

team of 12 Bloomsburg
professors

and

staff

and 32

graduate students.

Speechreading Challenges on

CD-ROM

provides users with

1,500 full-motion video clips

showing the

front

view of over 150

and

profile

different

people mouthing everyday
English greetings,

common

questions about the weather,
dates and numbers, and

speech that a person might
encounter

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evaluate skill development.

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on the World Wide Web at:
www.bloomu.edu/
speechreadmg.html

Shown from

team members Darley Hobbis '86; Helmut Doll,
and computer science; June Trudnak,
professor of instructional technology, and Sam Slike, professor
left

are

associate professor of mathematics
of exceptionality programs.

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compiled a

list

of the 65

different species of trees,

shrubs and vines he
encountered. This

Professor creates guide
to Ricketts

organize those

Glen

pamphlet
In the hot

summer months

fall, he'll

into a

lists

for the

Bureau of

State Parks that will

be

Ricketts Glen State Park, a

available at the park office.

35-minute drive north from

The guide

campus,

illustration of

off.

The

is

the place to cool

waterfalls, lakes

and

tree-lined trails of the park
attract

more than 340,000

visitors every year.

A

help those visitors better
appreciate the beauty

with a

description and identifying
characteristics. Artist

Sue

Pottery in Bloomsburg,

is

the illustrator.

Chamuris got the idea

After hiking the park's 30

Chamuris

for

The study

funded by

the guide while taking his

through

dendrology (the study of

aren't there to identify those

grant from Pennsylvania's

on

all

of the trees that

State

"This locally-oriented guide

Education.

to trees in the Eastern U.S.,

will

but you have to wade

people interested in nature."

a field trip to

is

a

System of Higher

that are," says Chamuris.

the park. "There are guides

trees) class

around them.

trails,

an

plant's

and

allied health sciences, will

miles of

leaves, along

each

Grace 74, owner of Grace

pamphlet being created by
George Chamuris, associate
professor of biology

will feature

be geared to everyday

At the poster presentation,
chemistry major Jennifer
Freeland of Philadelphia
(right) explains her

work to

Students display work
Collaborative research between
faculty

and students has become

fellow chemistry student

Diane Lunova and Michael

an annual public event

Berg, assistant professor

Bloomsburg. For the second

of chemistry.

at

consecutive year, students had the

opportunity to present research

at

the university's "Student Research

and Other Creative

Activities

Poster Session." Fifty-five posters

presented over two days in April
highlighted the

work

of students

who were mentored by

faculty

members.
At the poster presentation,
chemistry major Angela
Gilby of Perkasie (right)

shows her research poster
to Hsien-Tung tui

"The posters represent the best of
student-faculty collaboration.

The

research emphasizes the viability

(left),

dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences,
and Christopher Hallen
(center), associate
professor of chemistry.

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of student scholarship

on our

campus," says Patrick Schloss,
assistant vice president

and dean

and

research.

of graduate studies

Future Leaders
Business students win top

among

placing

the top ten in

Record Help

their respective competitions

honors

Grants reach all-time high

were 1998 graduates Nicole

Bloomsburg students proved they
are business leaders of the future.

among

Six students placed

the

competitions

Thomas

of Jersey Shore, Crystal
If

Kovaschetz of Danville, Dana
Tripoli, and Charles
West Lawn.

a

Lambda

and sophomore

Gilbertsville,

organization associated with the

Jamie

Future Business Leaders of

first

America. The Bloomsburg
representatives were

among

over

2,000 students from

at least

30

Ellis

in the "Investment

the-art

of Jersey Shore, a

computer and information

systems major, placed

Calvert of Waynesboro, a senior
finance and accounting major,

equipment

in

state-of-

in labs.

"We've had an

For the past 14 years, the

upward trend

Bloomsburg chapter of Phi Beta

grants for the past 15

Lambda, advised by Janice

years," says

Keil,

in

James

associate professor of business

Matta, director of

education and

grants.

first in

information management. David

new

theoretical

states attending the conference.

senior

more technology

services,

classrooms and

investments in the stock market.

At the conference, Steven

provide additional support

Challenge" by earning the most

money through

For

year.

students, these grants will

OOLLAft

of Harnsburg placed

The university

1997-98 academic

MILLION

junior Jennifer Hess of

national collegiate business

any indication,

million from external grants in the

j2.d

team comprised of Calvert,

a

is

is

received a record-breaking $2.27

In addition to individual awards,

Orlando. Phi Beta

Thompson

active than ever.

1998 Phi Beta

at the

leadership conference in

external funding

Bloomsburg's faculty are more

New

Billig of

Borst IV of

nation's top ten in individual

Lambda

placed second in finance. Also

information

office

systems, has had more winners

at

However,

last

funding

year's grant

is

the state conference than any

a remarkable increase

other institution.

of

more than

$500,000 over the
that "I only use the

Professor

I

simplifies

get stuck."

weeks of exploring
the program, he'll write an outline
book. The speed of change

for the

Anyone who has used computer
software programs knows how
it is

to get lost in a labyrinth

programs

are

takes time

and

of features. Today's

so sophisticated

it

detailed instruction for

people to learn

how

computer industry means

that "time

most

to navigate

is

of the essence

when

you're dealing with software."

At times,

months
before

them.

he's

had

less

to write the

it is

then three

manuscript

sent to reviewers

for revisions.

of business education

and

office

information systems, understands

how

the process of learning

to get

who

is

often sent beta (computer slang

programs

before they're released so he can

explore their features.

He

Windows, Using WordPerfect

6.1 for

"The reason we've done so well

is

Windows

for

Desktop

Publishing and, most recently,
all

that we've

had more

That's almost twice

47 of

our average," says Matta. Last

year,

the 76 proposals submitted to outside agencies

were funded.

Some

of the largest grants include:

Division of Continuing and Distance Education:

$500,000 from Pennsylvania's "Link-to-Learn"
to

initiative

enable 19 organizations, including Bloomsburg, to

to

The university

will use

upgrade campus computer

facilities.

Student Support Services: $180,000 from the federal

government

to

provide additional tutoring, counseling

and advisement

for eligible students.

The program

supplement Bloomsburg's peer tutoring, which
available to

all

will

is

students.

Educational Publishing Co.,

the software

for test) copies of the

Word

1992-93

proposal submissions - over $4 million this past year.

$200,000 of the grant

published by South- Western

textbooks about software.

very well," says Gehris,

for

Internet Explorer 4.0,

most out of a computer
program - he's written five
the

know

Publishing Using Microsoft

set in the

year.

participate in distance education.

His books include Desktop

Dennis Gehris, associate professor

"You have to

in the

previous record of $1.76 million

academic

After several

software mazes

easy

manuals when

reports

and Using Multimedia Tools

Institute for Interactive Technologies:

and Applications on the Internet,
published by Wadsworth. The

the State System of Higher Education in the

books can be ordered through

and

the companies'

Web

sites at

http://www.swep.com and

a three-year project for

$175,000 from

technology training

first

year of

for faculty

staff. To implement this project, Bloomsburg has
formed a partnership with Lock Haven, Shippcnsburg,

Millersville

and Mansfield

universities.

http://www.wadsworth.com.

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Academic
Calendar

Le Trio Gershwin

Jazz Ensemble

Poinsettia Pops Concert

Thursday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.. Carver Hall,
Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium. Tickets

Thursday, Nov.

Steven
Clickard directing, Haas Center for the

Saturday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Bloomsburg

are S 15.

Arts, Mitrani Hall.

Chamber Singers, Wendy Miller and
Mark Jelinek directing, Kehr Union,

Thanksgiving Recess

Emanuel Ax,

Tuesday, Nov. 24, 10 p.m., through
Sunday, Nov. 29.

Sunday, Nov. 22, 3 p.m., Haas Center
for the Arts, Mitrani Hall. Tickets are

Sunday, Nov.

$25.

Orchestra,

Classes

pianist

Fall

End
London City Opera, Die

Saturday, Dec. 12, 10 p.m.

12, 7:30 p.m.,

Ballroom, tight refreshments, a carol

Concert

sing-a-long, a visit from Santa Claus

15, 2:30 p.m.,

Bloomsburg University-Community
Mark Jelinek directing,
Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall.
Featuring

cellist

Takayori Atsumi.

Selections include Tchaikovsky's Pezzo

Final

Exams End

Saturday, Dec. 19.

University-Community Orchestra and

Fledermaus

Caprkcioso, Faure's Pavanne, Popper's

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1999, 7:30 p.m.,
Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall.

Hungarian Rhapsody and William
Grant Still's Afro American Symphony.

and music of the season by Brass
Menagerie. A family-oriented evening
nominal cost to support

at a

scholarships. For ticket information,

contact the Development Office at
(717)389-4128.

Tickets are $25.

Graduate Commencement
Friday, Dec. 18, 7 p.m.,

the Arts, Mitrani

Haas Center for

Hall.

Theater

The Fabulous Dorseys
Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, 8 p.m., Haas

Center for the Arts, Mitrani

Hall.

For

more information,

call

(717) 389-4838.

Tickets are $20.

Rasmus Montanus
Directed by Michael Collins, Oct. 21,

and

22, 23, 24, 29, 30,

31, 8 p.m.;

Oct. 25, 2 p.m.; Carver Hall,
S.

of

events"*

Kenneth

Gross Auditorium. Tickets required.

Mother Jones
and Her Children
Directed by

Ross Genzel,

E.

Nov. 18-20, 7 p.m.; Nov. 21, 2 p.m.

and

7 p.m.; Carver Hall, Kenneth S.
Gross Auditorium. Tickets required.

Student-Directed

One-Act Plays
Undergraduate

Swan

Holiday Classics:

Feb. 17-20, 8 p.m.; Feb. 21, 2 p.m.;

Commencement

National Ballet

An Evensong Concert

Bakeless Center for the Humanities,
theater room.

Friday, March 26, 1999, 8 p.m., Haas
Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall.

Saturday, Nov. 21, 5:00 p.m..

Tickets are $25.

Presbyterian Church, 345 Market

Saturday, Dec. 19, 2:15 p.m., Haas

Center for the Arts, Mitrani

Hall.

Lake, Russian

Singers,

Wendy

Chamber

Miller directing. First

Spring Semester

The Hot

1

Baltimore

Directed by Michael Collins, April 15,

Street, filoomsburg.

23 and 24, 8 p.m.; April
Carver Hall, Kenneth S.
Gross Auditorium. Tickets required.
16, 17, 21, 22,

Classes Begin

Chamber Orchestra Concert

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1999, 8 a.m.

Concerts

Spring Break

Young Person's Concerts

18, 2 p.m.;

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2:30 p.m., Mark
Jelinek directing, First Presbyterian

Saturday, March

6,

1999, 10 p.m.,

through Sunday, March

14.

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. and
12:30 p.m., Bloomsburg University-

Community
directing,

Orchestra,

Mark

Jelinek

Haas Center for the

Mitrani Hall.

A

Church, 345 Market Street,

Bloomsburg. Featuring cellist Takayori
Atsumi. Music by Jenkins, Elgar and
Resphighi.

and Chamber
Series
For

more information,

Celebrity Artist Series

box

the

March of the Toys, Haydn's
Toy Symphony, Tchaikovsky's March

Herbert's

Carols by

Candlelight Concert
Friday, Dec. 4

,

7:30 p.m.,

of the Toy Soldiers (Nutcracker Suite)
and Newman's Toy Story. Contact
Ann Stokes at (717) 389-4293 for

and Sunday, Dec.

reservations.

Miller

6,

Homecoming Pops Concert

2:30 p.m..

Women's Choral Ensemble, Concert
Choir and Husky Singers,

Street,

Thursday, Oct. 15, Frosty Valley
Country Club, Danville. For
information, call (717) 389-4128.

and Alan Baker

Wendy

directing. First

Bloomsburg.

Athletic Hall

of

Fame Banquet

Magee's
24 West Ballroom.
Friday, Oct. 23,

For information,
office at

(717) 389-4409.

A Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to the Forum,
featuring Rip Taylor, Sunday, Oct. 11,
8 p.m., Haas Center for the Arts,
Mitrani Hall. Tickets are $25.

Sunday, Oct. 25, 2:30 p.m.. Concert
Women's Choral Ensemble and
Husky Singers, Wendy Miller and Alan
Baker directing, Haas Center for the

Choir,

Arts, Mitrani Hall.

Suzuki Recital
Saturday, Nov.

7, 2:30 p.m., featuring
area Suzuki violinists. First Baptist
Church of Danville, 20 Brookside

Drive, Danville.

Fall

Golf Outing

Presbyterian Church, 345 Market
call

Husky Club

Arts,

toyland theme for

school groups. Selections include

Celebrity Artist

Special Events

call

1-800-526-0254.

Student Recital
Tuesday, Dec.

8,

7:30 p.m., Carver Hall,

Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium.
Bloomsburg University music students
demonstrate their semester
accomplishments.

Homecoming
October 23-25. Highlights include
a parade, lunch, football game and
other athletic events, receptions,
a dance party and a pops concert.
For information, call (717) 389-4346.

Jazz Ensemble
Sunday, March 28, 2:30 p.m.,
Steven Clickard directing, Haas Center
for the Arts, Mitrani Hall.

Spring

Weekend

Begins Thursday, April 1, 10 p.m.,
and runs through Sunday, April 4.

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President Kozloff and Presidential

Leadership Scholars discuss the program
an informal dinner proceeding
an evening at the opera. Clockwise
from center: Stephanie Grilli, preside
at

Shannon

Amy

Schultz, vice-president.

Schaeffer, recording secretary.
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President Kozloff, Sarah Kolsevich,

.

Sarah Finnegan, Terry Grant,
corresponding secretary, Brian Piatt

and Amanda

Diesel.

during the

There's a great deal of talk today

For example,

year.

last year,

about a changing paradigm in

students volunteered over 175 hours of

higher education, a change from

community

a focus

on teaching

learning. This

to a focus

on

not to say that teaching

is

and learned professors! -

is

service to projects such

as building for Habitat for

-

not

helping

day care

at a

They

academic advisement

effective conflict

on learning requires our dedication to
the principle that we must connect theory

community

to practice, involving
activities that

may

practice

our students in

empower them so they
what we preach. The

students in the photo above are doing
just that.

They

are recipients of the

Presidents Leadership

members

Award and

of the Presidential Leadership

Program (PLP).

area.

at

and

the

I

Other notable

and earth science, and the Board of
Governors scholarship recipients,

were attending

home

a difference in society

other's lives.

Springer, associate professor of geography

management and

At the event captured in the photo,
dinner

make

to

Program, under the direction of Dr. Dale

also

building.

the students

university

examples are the University Honors

attended seminars on team building,

our students in active learning. The focus

and each

university's

important. But this approach asks us to

engage

at the

engage students in working

together with faculty, staff or student

emphasize the learning process,

to

that actively

mentors

Humanity,

center, tutoring

and the

in local schools

rewarding programs

coordinated by Sydney

Howe

Barksdale.

Indeed, there are more programs like

a

of Ms. Lentczner

and

this

than

I

can possibly

list,

since over

her husband, Dr. Jim Dutt. The dinner

150 faculty and

and the opera we attended

to student organizations that are tied

oj the Regiment,
relax

the

after,

Daughter

was an excellent way

and enjoy each

to

young man who has our undivided

attention,

is

discussing one of the values

I

serve as advisers

academic

to students'

other. Terry Grant,

staff

interests.

enjoy telling students and their

parents during Freshman Orientation
that

we want

students to

BLOOM

he gained from the program - "the

Bloomsburg

University Foundation began funding

importance of starting something with

share with you these examples of

25 awards

the right attitude."

people

Two

years ago, the Bloomsburg

to

be given to high school

seniors

who were acknowledged

at their

schools and in their communities.

Each recipient

is

offered the opportunity

to participate in the

A PLP

leaders

PLE I'm pleased

to say the majority of students are able

officer,

he

is

one of 14

students, including 11 of 29

members, who have chosen to live on
the PLP wing of Schuylkill Hall this year.
In this living/learning environment,

community

leadership opportunities.

so.

the direction of Ms. Joan

relations, the students

participate in a

number

of activities

ILOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE

The PLP

is

but one of

many

doing just

committed
a

to nurturing

that,

young

thanks

who

are

them through

focus on learning.

new

Lentczner, director of university and

Under

schedules to do

are

to the dedicated professionals

new PLP

and veteran PLP members encourage each
other to participate in programs that
promote a sense of community and foster

to arrange their

who

at

University. I'm pleased to

Jessica Sledge Kozloff

President

Bloomsburg University

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