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VOLUME 13, NUMBER 4 FEB. 7, 2011
Freshmen,
Seniors
Tapped for
Online
Survey
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At the Spring 2011 Faculty Convocation, Dr. Joseph Zisk explains a method of offering audio commentary while grading papers.
Technology Takes Center Stage
Upgrades, New Grading Method Highlighted at Faculty Convocation
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he commitment to the campuswide Cal U Fusion initiative was
evident at the spring Faculty
Convocation, where technology upgrades
were announced and the faculty was
introduced to a new technique for grading
papers.
University President Angelo Armenti,
Jr. announced that through a $7 million
bond approved by the Board of
Governors, all 74 classrooms on the main
campus will be renovated to incorporate
“smart” technology.
A more robust Wi-Fi system at all
campus locations, including Roadman
Park and the Southpointe Center, also is
anticipated.
“Cal U Fusion is the fusing of
technology with learning and life,” said
President Armenti. “Soon every one of
our classrooms will be state-of-the-art.”
Before the President’s regular State of
the University address, Dr. Joseph Zisk
briefly demonstrated a grading process
that adds audio files to student work,
allowing students to hear feedback in their
teacher’s voice.
Zisk is a professor in the Department
of Secondary Education and director of
the online Master of Arts Teaching
(MAT) program. He explained that
students’ papers, submitted as simple
Word documents through the
Desire2Learn system, can be converted to
PDFs using Adobe Acrobat Pro software.
A faculty member easily can add a cover
sheet to each assignment, insert written or
audio comments, and return the
annotated papers through D2L.
Student feedback has been positive,
Zisk said. “Not only does this make it
quicker and easier for us (to grade
papers), but the students enjoy listening to
our audio comments.”
Zisk will share his grading system by
posting instruction online.
In other business:
• Dr. Michael Slavin, president of the
local Association of Pennsylvania State
College and University Faculties
(APSCUF), called for civility as he
discussed the new collective bargaining
agreement to be negotiated with
PASSHE.
“The CBA is not a one-sided
agreement,” he said. “It’s not a faculty
contract. It’s an agreement between the
administration and the faculty.
“Now is the time to take
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his spring, the Office of
Continuous Improvement will be
administering NSSE, the
National Survey of Student
Engagement, to a random sampling of
first- and senior-year students.
The NSSE is administered by Indiana
University Center for Postsecondary
Research in cooperation with the Indiana
University Center for Survey Research at
Indiana University-Bloomington.
Through IUB, some Cal U students will
receive an invitation to participate
through their campus e-mail addresses.
The survey is completed online. This
important endeavor has been authorized
by Cal U President Angelo Armenti, Jr.,
who urges all invited students to
participate.
Feedback from past surveys has led
Cal U to take steps that enhance student
satisfaction with academics and campus
life. One example is the “common hour”
set aside for guest lectures or other
campus-wide activities. So everyone can
participate, no classes are held between
11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays — an idea that arose from the
NSSE results.
“I encourage all students to
participate in this important study,” said
President Armenti. “The results will
allow us to assess and improve the
quality of our academic offerings, as
well as the value of each and every
student’s diploma upon graduation.”
The NSSE survey is short and easy
for students to complete. It asks
undergraduates about their interactions
with educationally important activities
and groups.
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Police Chiefs Assemble on Campus
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ome 30 law enforcement
professionals from local
jurisdictions and the
Pennsylvania State Police met in
the Kara Alumni House Jan. 26 to
inaugurate the Washington
County Police Chiefs Association.
The meeting was hosted by
Washington County District
Attorney Steven Toprani, a Cal U
alumnus, and organized in
cooperation with the Institute for
Forensic and Criminological
Sciences at Cal U.
Before the association’s first
business meeting, Dr. John
Cencich welcomed the police
chiefs and shared information
about the forensic institute, which
offers training programs and an
array of professional services for
law enforcement.
At no cost to local police
departments, the institute shares
faculty members’ academic and
real-world expertise, explained
Cencich, the institute’s director
and dean of the School of
Graduate Studies and Research.
Police agencies can consult with
specialists in gambling devices,
computer forensics, behavioral
analysis of violent crime and
forensic anthropology, as well as
languages such as Spanish and
Arabic.
The institute also offers
professional training presented by
The Academy Group Inc., some of
the original criminal profilers from
the Behavioral Science Unit at the
FBI Academy in Quantico, Va.
In addition, Cal U’s academic
programs include a Master of Arts
in Social Science (Applied
Criminology) and a new certificate
in Spanish for Law Enforcement.
Both are offered through Cal U
Global Online, ranked No. 1 in
the
— Continued on page 3
Washington County District Attorney Steven Toprani ’01
converses with Cal U Police Chief Robert Downey before a
meeting of the Washington County Police Chiefs
Association in the Kara Alumni House on Jan. 26.
Black History Month Celebration Continues
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al U’s Black History Month
celebration continues with five
events this week, including a
performance Thursday by Black Violin,
two young performers whose highenergy show blends elements of hip-hop
and other popular music with classical
violin.
Time Out New York Kids described
their show as “a raucous, rousing, genrebusting performance piece that dares the
audience to get up and dance.”
This week’s Black History Month
events:
• Tonight: At 6 p.m. in Vulcan
Theatre, multicultural educator and Cal
U alumnus Brian C. Johnson ’94, ’96
will use Hollywood films to spark a
discussion of diversity. Johnson is now a
faculty member at Bloomsburg
University.
• Tuesday: AVI, the University’s
food service provider, will offer dining
options from a region of Africa at the
Gold Rush and Joe’s Contemporary
American Grill.
• Wednesday: The Frederick
Douglass Institute Lecture Series will
present Dr. Michelle Torregano at 11
a.m. in room 103 of the Eberly Science
and Technology Center. An FDI
Scholar, she is an assistant professor in
Cal U’s Department of Special
Education.
• Thursday: Black Violin takes the
stage at 6 p.m. in the Performance
Center. Trained in classical violin,
Florida natives Wil B and Kev Marcus
create a signature sound by adding jazz,
hip-hop, funk and a DJ to the mix. The
group has released an album, “Black
Violin,” and embarked on a campaign of
social change, using youth orchestras
and re-invigorated music programs to
foster self-expression among urban
youth.
• Friday: Cal U’s own Young and
Gifted Gospel Choir will perform at 7
p.m. in the Performance Center. Their
“Celebration of Gospel” will include a
special appearance by recording artists
King.
All events are free and open to the
public. Visitor parking is available in the
new Vulcan Garage, off Third Street
near the campus entrance. For a
complete calendar of events, video clips
and more information about the
performers and speakers, visit
www.calu.edu.
Brian C. Johnson will use Hollywood films
to spark a discussion of diversity tonight
at 6 pm. in Vulcan Theatre.
When Mercury Drops,
Signs Change Color
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President
Armenti
makes a
point while
delivering his
State of the
University
address at
the Faculty
Convocation.
Technology Takes Center
Stage at Convocation
— Continued from page 1
responsibility,” added Slavin, chair of the
Department of Theatre and Dance. “Read the
contract, understand what the issues are and get
involved. The faculty and administration have a
responsibility to develop a fair set of rules so we
can provide our students the highest quality
education at the most reasonable cost.”
• Dayna Damaso, a senior majoring in social
work, presented a student perspective. A peer
mentoring coordinator and president of the
Bachelor’s of Social Work Association, she
expressed gratitude for a scholarship awarded by
the Foundation for California University.
“There are no words I can speak today that
will accurately convey my gratitude for the
generous gift I have received,” she said. “This
financial support has enabled me to focus on
what is truly important.”
• President Armenti noted that Cal U’s
enrollment continues to grow. Total full-time
equivalency (FTE) has increased 2.5 percent
from a year ago, and total FTE has increased 57
percent over the past nine years.
• He also pointed out changes in
performance funding approved by the Board of
Governors, and explained that graduate students
will pay a flat per-credit rate for all classes.
Administrators are still examining the specific
effect of these policy changes on Cal U and its
students.
• The President gave an abbreviated version
of “The Future of Public Higher Education in
Pennsylvania,” which he presented originally to
the Pennsylvania Association of Councils of
Trustees last October at Kutztown University.
In his presentation, the President suggests
tuition changes that would benefit both stateowned universities and Pennsylvania students,
including those who struggle to afford higher
educations.
Despite the many challenges confronting
higher education in general, President Armenti
said he believes that Cal U and its faculty will
continue to prosper.
“With your help and continued hard work,”
he said, “we will continue to do what we must
to deliver our mission and remain a place of
opportunity.”
s that sidewalk merely wet, or is it icy and likely to be slick?
Soon, more than two dozen devices on campus will answer that
question by changing color in cold weather.
The University is making plans to install 25 IceAlert units at key
locations near parking lots and campus walkways.
The units are designed to reduce the
risk of slip-and-fall accidents by alerting
pedestrians when temperatures drop into
the “freezing zone” below 30 degrees
Fahrenheit. The devices rely on the
Bluestar technology already in use at
leading corporations such as Motorola,
General Motors, Alcoa, PPG Industries
and Bayer Corp.
Cal U would be the first East Coast
university to deploy the thermodynamic
units, which turn from white to blue in
freezing temperatures.
Visible from a distance, the 6-inch
“blue star” symbols remind pedestrians to
take extra care, and they clearly indicate to maintenance staff where
de-icing or non-slip compounds should be applied.
Additional signs remind passers-by that “blue reflectors indicate
freezing temperature.”
“As the campus becomes more pedestrian-friendly, it is important to
provide the information people need to traverse campus safely,” said
Christopher Johnston, director of the Parking and Transportation Office.
“The Cal U transportation network is committed to improving all modes
of travel, including bus, bike and travel on foot.”
The IceAlert units are expected to last from eight to 12 years.
Plans call for installing 12 IceAlerts along campus walkways.
Additional units will be placed near parking lots 2, 4, 5, 7, 20, 22 and 24.
HR Director Earns Certification
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Pamela Murphy
amela M. Murphy, MSBA, PHR, interim
director of human resources at Cal U, has
earned certification as a Professional in
Human Resources. The certification is awarded
by the HR Certification Institute, which
promotes the establishment of professional
standards and recognizes professionals who
meet them.
To become certified, Murphy passed a
comprehensive examination and demonstrated
experience in the field of human resources.
Freshmen, Seniors Focus of Student Engagement Survey
— Continued from page 1
More than 1,000 four-year colleges and universities
in the United States and Canada have used the NSSE to
better understand the extent to which students and
institutions are engaging in effective teaching and
learning activities, and to develop programs and
practices that foster student engagement. The results
provide a “snapshot” of how undergraduates spend
their time and what they gain from attending college.
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Institutions will use their data to identify aspects of
the undergraduate experience, inside and outside the
classroom that can be improved through changes in
policies and practices.
The information is also intended for use by
prospective college students, their parents, college
counselors, academic advisers, institutional research
officers and researchers in learning more about how
students spend their time at different colleges and
universities and what they gain from their experiences.
By the middle of this month, NSSE invitations will
be sent to students’ university e-mail addresses. Followup e-mails will be sent to the students by IUB through
March and Web survey administration will close June 1.
Following analysis of the NSSE data by IUB, reports
will be sent to the participating universities in August.
For more information about the NSSE survey, contact
Norman Hasbrouck, Special Assistant to the President, at 724938-1561; or call the Office of Continuous Improvement at
724-938-1673.
Multimedia Journalism Class Launches Website
S
tudents in last semester’s inaugural
Multimedia Journalism class have
posted digital stories, slide shows
and videos for an audience of online
readers.
“Some of the students had little
previous journalism experience, and
some had just basic digital experience,
but all bravely dove in to use our new
digital equipment and explore new ways
to tell stories,” said
Margo Wilson,
associate professor
of English and
journalism.
“It really was
gratifying to see the
students’ efforts.”
To make the
class
possible, the
Margo Wilson
English Department
used $90,000 in technology fee funds to
refurbish its computer lab in Manderino
230. New Macintosh computers and
software, audio recorders, and video and
still cameras were purchased.
Developing the course was a team
effort, Wilson said.
Vice president Charles Mance and
director Becky Nichols, both of
University Technology Services,
supported the tech fee request and
helped to launch the project. Ryan
See Their Work
To view the digital story packages
created by the Multimedia Journalism
class, visit
http://sai.calu.edu/mmjournalism
Usher and C.J. DeJuliis, also of UTech
Services, helped to purchase, install and
tweak the equipment.
Barbara Engle (now with Library
Services) and Joyce Sheppick from the
Purchasing Department helped to
smooth out tangles in the paperwork.
Dr. Michael Hummel, former dean of
the College of Liberal Arts, and
associate provost Stan Komacek helped
John Cencich,
dean of the
School of
Graduate
Studies and
Research and
director of the
Institute for
Forensic and
Criminological
Sciences,
addresses the
audience during
a meeting of the
Washington
County chiefs of
police.
Police Chiefs
Gather On Campus
— Continued from page 1
nation for online education programs.
“In the past two years, we have trained hundreds of
police officers, as well as members of the Pennsylvania State
Police and the FBI,” Cencich said. “One key to our success
has been the support and cooperation of the Washington
County District Attorney’s Office.”
The meeting included a presentation by Todd Merlina,
enforcement supervisor with the Pennsylvania State Police
Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement.
A 25-year liquor enforcement employee of the state
police, Merlina supervises the statewide compliance check
program that works to identify and sanction establishments
that serve liquor to minors. He discussed effective
approaches to liquor law enforcement, with a special
emphasis on the problem of underage drinking.
Underage drinkers are not the only ones who maybe
penalized, he explained. Individuals can face steep fines if
they purchase alcohol for minors or host a party where
underage drinkers are served.
“We’re trying to save lives,” Merlina said. “We’ve all
seen tragedies because of alcohol and underage (drinking)
parties.”
Among those in attendance was University Police Chief
Bob Downey Jr., who welcomed the visit from his
Washington County colleagues.
“This was a good opportunity to show the facilities we
have here at Cal U and to demonstrate our commitment to
law enforcement,” he said.
with chair purchases, scheduling of
work, and other administrative support.
Dr. John Cencich, dean of the School of
Graduate Studies and Research,
supported hiring a graduate assistant.
Pamela Delverne, director of new
media services, spent time customizing
the Wordpress blog that serves as the
class website and demonstrating how to
use it. The English Department and its
chair, Madeline Smith, supported the
project from the outset, and the
University-wide Curriculum Committee
supported adding the class.
The journalism program expects to
receive $19,600 in the next round of
technology-fee funding for equipment
that will allow student reporters to
function as mobile journalists.
“We are grateful for these
opportunities to move Cal U’s
journalism program into the 21st
century,” Wilson said.
“Our students are fortunate to have
these hands-on opportunities to learn
their craft in relatively small classes.
These are opportunities that students at
other schools don’t necessarily have. We
also are really lucky that Cal is small
enough so we can team up with
dedicated colleagues from a multitude of
University departments to offer exciting
new possibilities for our students.”
Students Ready for History Day
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oung historians will prepare for regional
competition at the fourth annual California
University of Pennsylvania Primary Sources
History Day.
The competition is set for 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 14
in the Performance Center.
Sponsored by the Library of Congress of
Teaching with Primary Sources program in
collaboration with the Department of History and
Political Science, the event is modeled after the
National History Day™ competition.
This year’s contest mirrors the National History
Day theme, which is “Debate and Diplomacy in
History: Success, Failures and Controversy.”
Participants in junior (grades 6-8) and senior
(grades 9-12) divisions will compete in both
individual and group projects. Cal U faculty
members, students and other community volunteers
will judge exhibits, documentaries, websites,
performances and historical research papers.
All students receive framed certificates, and
prizes will be awarded for first, second and third
places in both group and individual divisions at both
the junior and senior levels. Students from the Belle
Vernon Area, Charleroi, Trinity and Uniontown
Area school districts will participate.
The regional competition, known as NHD Pitt,
will be held March 12-13 at the Senator John Heinz
History Center in Pittsburgh for schools in
Allegheny, Washington, Greene, Fayette,
Westmoreland and Somerset counties.
“Several years ago I served as a judge at the
regional competition and noticed that hardly any of
our area schools were there,” said Dr. Michael Brna,
TPS director. “So we set up a go-between local
Dr. Michael Brna, TPS director, shares a moment
after last year’s Primary Sources History Day
competition with Meghan Planey and Jenna
Christner.
competition to prepare these schools for the regional
competition. This is a win-win for everyone
involved.”
Last year, after competing at Cal U, Sarah
Sebitich of Bellmar Middle School was a regional
winner in the Individual Performance category, and
Belle Vernon Area’s Meghan Planey and Jenna
Christner were winners in the regional and state
Group Documentary category. They were the first
two state winners from their school.
The late Rep. John P. Murtha brought the
Library of Congress TPS program to Cal U so local
educators and students would have opportunities to
take advantage of the vast array of online resources
available through the Library of Congress.
For more information, call Lynne Berdar at the
TPS office, 724-938-6025, or e-mail
berdar@calu.edu.
A Winter’s
Walk
Erica Richardson, a graphic
design major, walks
through the early morning
fog to her first class. Due
to the snow and poor road
conditions, Cal U closed
early on Jan. 26.
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Attention University Community!
Call for Nominations for Election to Cal U Forum
In accordance with the
constitution and bylaws of
the California University
Forum, a timetable for
faculty and student
representatives’ elections
has been established.
The goal is to have all
representatives in place
for the first meeting of the
Forum on Tuesday,
September 6, 2011.
All tenure and tenuretrack faculty who were
hired to begin work prior
to or in Spring 2009 and
who have the rank of
assistant professor or
higher are eligible for
nomination. (See the list
of eligible faculty on this
page.)
Eligible faculty
members can selfnominate or offer a
colleague’s name into
nomination. Any member
of the University
community (staff,
students, managers) may
nominate a faculty
member.
Nominations must be
postmarked or received
on or before February
11th and forwarded to
Dana Turcic, Recording
Secretary of the Forum,
sent internally to campus
box 99, or emailed to her
at CaForum@calu.edu.
Four faculty members
will be elected to the
Forum by secret ballot,
following the written
nominations. All regular
(i.e. tenured and tenuretrack) faculty may vote.
The voting will take place
electronically and will be
ready for voting on
February 23rd and 24th.
Further information will
be provided to faculty
members who are eligible
to vote.
According to the
constitution and bylaws of
the Forum, of the four
faculty being elected:
two (2) must come from
the Eberly College of
Science and Technology;
and one (1) must come
from the College of
Liberal Arts and one (1)
must be elected at-large
(from College of
Education and Human
Services, College of
Liberal Arts, Eberly
College of Science and
Technology or No College
Affiliation.) Faculty
members who are
currently serving as
faculty senators on the
Forum are eligible to
serve consecutive terms.
The term of these four
faculty representatives
will be two years.
A plurality of votes
cast will be necessary to
win election.
Details of the student
nomination and election
process will be available
in future issues of the
California Times.
College of Education
and Human Services
Dr. Connie Armitage
Dr. Sylvia Barksdale
Mr. Justin Barroner
Mr. Ralph Belsterling
Dr. Carol Biddington
Dr. Barbara Bonfanti
Dr. Silvia Braidic
Dr. Gloria Brusoski
Dr. James Burton
Ms. Nancy Carlino
Dr. Margaret Christopher
Dr. Joni Cramer-Roh
Ms. Christine Crawford
Dr. Charles Crowley
Dr. Holly Diehl
Ms. Lisa Driscoll
Ms. Jodi Dusi
Dr. Dilawar Edwards
Dr. Grafton Eliason
Dr. Deborah Farrer
Mr. Marc Federico
Dr. Lizbeth Gillette
Ms. Elizabeth Gruber
Dr. Scott Hargraves
Dr. Chris Harman
Ms. Mary Hart
Mr. Jeffrey Hatton
Dr. Keith Hepner
Dr. Nancy Hepting
Dr. Rebecca Hess
Dr. Karen Hjerpe
Dr. Marcia Hoover
Dr. J. William Hug
Ms. Patricia Johnson
Dr. Denise Joseph
Dr. Robert Kane
Dr. Kalie Kossar
Dr. Mary Kreis
Mr. Regis Lazor
Dr. Kevin Lordon
Ms. Ayanna Lyles
Ms. Cerenna Mace
Ms. Vanessa MacKinnon
Dr. Margaret Marcinek
Dr. Barry McGlumphy
Dr. Beverly Melenyzer
Dr. Linda Meyer
Mr. Michael Meyer
Dr. Laura Miller
Dr. Katherine Mitchem
Dr. Connie Monroe
Ms. JoAnn Naeser
Dr. Diane Nettles
Dr. John Patrick
Dr. Christine Patti
Dr. Gwendolyn PerryBurney
Dr. Christine Peterson
Dr. Thomas Pucci
Dr. Benjamin Reuter
Ms. Christine RomaniRuby
Dr. Melvin Sally
Dr. Jeffrey Samide
Mr. Gary Seelye
Dr. Mary Seman
Dr. Caryl Sheffield
Dr. Robert Skwarecki
Dr. Rosalie Smiley
Ms. Sherrill Szalajda
Dr. Robert Taylor
Dr. Norma Thomas
Dr. Taunya Tinsley
Dr. Pamela Twiss
Dr. Ronald Wagner
Dr. Jacqueline Walsh
Dr. Jamie Weary
Ms. Ellen West
Dr. Thomas West
Dr. Richard Wyman
Dr. Roy Yarbrough
Dr. Joseph Zisk
Liberal Arts
Dr. Holiday Adair
Dr. Aref Al-Khattar
Ms. Maggy Aston
Dr. Mark Aune
Mr. Dencil Backus
Dr. Angela Bloomquist
Dr. Melanie Blumberg
Mr. James Bove
Mr. Malcolm Callery
Dr. Anthony Carlisle
Mr. James Carter
Dr. Richard Cavasina
Dr. Clarissa Confer
Dr. Paul Crawford
Dr. Rick Cumings
Ms. Laura DeFazio
Dr. Gail Ditkoff
Dr. Kelton Edmonds
Dr. Christina Fisanick
Dr. Sylvia Foil
Dr. Craig Fox
Mr. Max Gonano
Dr. Arcides Gonzalez
Mr. Greg Harrison
Dr. Joseph Heim
Dr. William Hendricks
Dr. Ronald Hoy
Dr. Raymond Hsieh
Dr. Yugo Ikach
Dr. Susan Jasko
Dr. Kirk John
Dr. Elizabeth Jones
Dr. MacDonald Kale
Dr. Kurt Kearcher
Dr. Cassandra Kuba
Dr. Elizabeth Larsen
Dr. R. Scott Lloyd
Mr. Sammy Lonich
Dr. Andrae Marak
Mr. Nickolas Martin
Dr. Elizabeth Mason
Dr. Marta McClintockCome
Dr. Karen McCullough
Dr. John McGukin
Mr. James McVey
Mr. Robert Meyers
Mr. Richard
Miecznikowski
Dr. Patricia Milford
Dr. John Nass
Mr. James Natali
Ms. Christina Nora
Mr. William O’Donnell
Dr. Michele Pagen
Dr. Pratul Pathak
Dr. Mariana Pensa
Mr. Todd Pinkham
Dr. Joel Press
Dr. Mary Randall
Dr. Rebecca Regeth
Ms. Margarita Ribar
Dr. Carrie Rosengart
Dr. Lisa Schwerdt
Dr. Richard Scott
Dr. Nancy Shaffer
Dr. Michael Slaven
Dr. Michael Slavin
Dr. Craig Smith
Dr. Madeline Smith
Dr. Gregory Spicer
Dr. Linda Toth
Dr. Laura Tuennerman
Dr. Carole Waterhouse
Ms. Margo Wilson
Dr. Mohamed Yamba
Dr. George Yochum
Eberly College of
Science and
Technology
Dr. David Argent
Dr. Summer ArrigoNelson
Dr. Mohamed
Benbourenane
Mr. William Blosel
Dr. Carol Bocetti
Dr. David Boehm
Dr. Gina Boff
Dr. Kaddour Boukaabar
Dr. Mark Bronakowski
Mr. Burrell Brown
Dr. Paula Caffrey
Dr. Muhammad
Chawdhry
Dr. Weifeng Chen
Dr. Ismail Cole
Dr. John Confer
Dr. Mark DeHainaut
Dr. Gary DeLorenzo
Dr. William Dieterle
Dr. Daniel Engstrom
Mr. Kyle Frederick
Mr. Swarndeep Gill
Dr. Gregg Gould
Dr. Paul Hettler
Dr. Cheryl Hettman
Dr. Glenn Hider
Dr. Larry Horath
Ms. Laura Hummell
Mr. David Jones
Dr. John Kallis
Dr. Chad Kauffman
Mr. David Kolick
Dr. Stanley Komacek
Dr. Lisa Kovalchick
Dr. Rene Kruse
Dr. Richard LaRosa
Dr. Shirley Lazorchak
Dr. Min Li
Mr. John Loney
Dr. Jeffrey Magers
Mr. James Means
Dr. Sara Meiss
Mr. Edward Mendola
Dr. John Michaels
Dr. Thomas Mueller
Dr. Charles Nemeth
Mr. George Novak
Dr. Mark Nowak
Dr. Mary O’Connor
Ms. Suzanne Palko
Dr. Young Park
Dr. Brian Paulson
Dr. Linda Pina
Dr. Matthew Price
Ms. Aleksandra Prokic
Dr. Anthony Pyzdrowski
Dr. Clyde Roberts
Mr. Ghassan Salim
Mr. Joseph Schickel
Mr. Joseph Schwerha
Dr. Louise Serafin
Dr. Ali Sezer
Ms. Debra Shelapinsky
Mr. Paul Sible
Ms. Nancy Skocik
Mr. Jeffrey Sumey
Mr. Mark Tebbitt
Dr. John Thompson
Ms. Susan Urbine
Dr. Jaroslav Vaverka
Mr. Steve Whitehead
Dr. Robert Whyte
Dr. Paul Williams
Dr. Kimberly Woznack
Dr. Peter Wright
Dr. Kausar Yasmin
Dr. Edwin Zuchelkowski
No College Affiliation
Ms. Cheryl Bilitski
Mr. William Denny
Ms. Julia McGinnis
Mr. William Meloy
Dr. Dawn Moeller
Mr. Albert Pokol
Mr. Loring Prest
Dr. Mary Salotti
Mr. Ryan Sittler
Campus BRIEFS
FPDC Merit Award
Nominations Due Feb. 15
the merit award are acceptable. The completed
nomination form must be received by noon on Feb. 15 in
the Faculty Center, Room 134, Azorsky Hall.
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays in Room
105, Azorsky Hall. To contact the office, call 724-9385781 or e-mail at osdmail@calu.edu.
Each Faculty Professional Development Committee
(FPDC) Subcommittee —Research, Teaching and
Learning, Technology, Service and Service-Learning,
and Grants and Contracts — offers a $1,000 award that
can be used for professional activities (as appropriate in
relation to the award).
The form to nominate a faculty member for the Merit
Award can be downloaded from the Faculty Professional
Development Committee’s website. Self-nominations for
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competition for the American Advertising Federation of
Charleston, W.Va.
The Addy Awards professional competition
recognizes and rewards creative excellence in advertising
and graphic design. The judging was held Jan. 27-28.
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VOLUME 13, NUMBER 4 FEB. 7, 2011
Freshmen,
Seniors
Tapped for
Online
Survey
T
At the Spring 2011 Faculty Convocation, Dr. Joseph Zisk explains a method of offering audio commentary while grading papers.
Technology Takes Center Stage
Upgrades, New Grading Method Highlighted at Faculty Convocation
T
he commitment to the campuswide Cal U Fusion initiative was
evident at the spring Faculty
Convocation, where technology upgrades
were announced and the faculty was
introduced to a new technique for grading
papers.
University President Angelo Armenti,
Jr. announced that through a $7 million
bond approved by the Board of
Governors, all 74 classrooms on the main
campus will be renovated to incorporate
“smart” technology.
A more robust Wi-Fi system at all
campus locations, including Roadman
Park and the Southpointe Center, also is
anticipated.
“Cal U Fusion is the fusing of
technology with learning and life,” said
President Armenti. “Soon every one of
our classrooms will be state-of-the-art.”
Before the President’s regular State of
the University address, Dr. Joseph Zisk
briefly demonstrated a grading process
that adds audio files to student work,
allowing students to hear feedback in their
teacher’s voice.
Zisk is a professor in the Department
of Secondary Education and director of
the online Master of Arts Teaching
(MAT) program. He explained that
students’ papers, submitted as simple
Word documents through the
Desire2Learn system, can be converted to
PDFs using Adobe Acrobat Pro software.
A faculty member easily can add a cover
sheet to each assignment, insert written or
audio comments, and return the
annotated papers through D2L.
Student feedback has been positive,
Zisk said. “Not only does this make it
quicker and easier for us (to grade
papers), but the students enjoy listening to
our audio comments.”
Zisk will share his grading system by
posting instruction online.
In other business:
• Dr. Michael Slavin, president of the
local Association of Pennsylvania State
College and University Faculties
(APSCUF), called for civility as he
discussed the new collective bargaining
agreement to be negotiated with
PASSHE.
“The CBA is not a one-sided
agreement,” he said. “It’s not a faculty
contract. It’s an agreement between the
administration and the faculty.
“Now is the time to take
— Continued on page 2
his spring, the Office of
Continuous Improvement will be
administering NSSE, the
National Survey of Student
Engagement, to a random sampling of
first- and senior-year students.
The NSSE is administered by Indiana
University Center for Postsecondary
Research in cooperation with the Indiana
University Center for Survey Research at
Indiana University-Bloomington.
Through IUB, some Cal U students will
receive an invitation to participate
through their campus e-mail addresses.
The survey is completed online. This
important endeavor has been authorized
by Cal U President Angelo Armenti, Jr.,
who urges all invited students to
participate.
Feedback from past surveys has led
Cal U to take steps that enhance student
satisfaction with academics and campus
life. One example is the “common hour”
set aside for guest lectures or other
campus-wide activities. So everyone can
participate, no classes are held between
11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays — an idea that arose from the
NSSE results.
“I encourage all students to
participate in this important study,” said
President Armenti. “The results will
allow us to assess and improve the
quality of our academic offerings, as
well as the value of each and every
student’s diploma upon graduation.”
The NSSE survey is short and easy
for students to complete. It asks
undergraduates about their interactions
with educationally important activities
and groups.
— Continued on page 2
Police Chiefs Assemble on Campus
S
ome 30 law enforcement
professionals from local
jurisdictions and the
Pennsylvania State Police met in
the Kara Alumni House Jan. 26 to
inaugurate the Washington
County Police Chiefs Association.
The meeting was hosted by
Washington County District
Attorney Steven Toprani, a Cal U
alumnus, and organized in
cooperation with the Institute for
Forensic and Criminological
Sciences at Cal U.
Before the association’s first
business meeting, Dr. John
Cencich welcomed the police
chiefs and shared information
about the forensic institute, which
offers training programs and an
array of professional services for
law enforcement.
At no cost to local police
departments, the institute shares
faculty members’ academic and
real-world expertise, explained
Cencich, the institute’s director
and dean of the School of
Graduate Studies and Research.
Police agencies can consult with
specialists in gambling devices,
computer forensics, behavioral
analysis of violent crime and
forensic anthropology, as well as
languages such as Spanish and
Arabic.
The institute also offers
professional training presented by
The Academy Group Inc., some of
the original criminal profilers from
the Behavioral Science Unit at the
FBI Academy in Quantico, Va.
In addition, Cal U’s academic
programs include a Master of Arts
in Social Science (Applied
Criminology) and a new certificate
in Spanish for Law Enforcement.
Both are offered through Cal U
Global Online, ranked No. 1 in
the
— Continued on page 3
Washington County District Attorney Steven Toprani ’01
converses with Cal U Police Chief Robert Downey before a
meeting of the Washington County Police Chiefs
Association in the Kara Alumni House on Jan. 26.
Black History Month Celebration Continues
C
al U’s Black History Month
celebration continues with five
events this week, including a
performance Thursday by Black Violin,
two young performers whose highenergy show blends elements of hip-hop
and other popular music with classical
violin.
Time Out New York Kids described
their show as “a raucous, rousing, genrebusting performance piece that dares the
audience to get up and dance.”
This week’s Black History Month
events:
• Tonight: At 6 p.m. in Vulcan
Theatre, multicultural educator and Cal
U alumnus Brian C. Johnson ’94, ’96
will use Hollywood films to spark a
discussion of diversity. Johnson is now a
faculty member at Bloomsburg
University.
• Tuesday: AVI, the University’s
food service provider, will offer dining
options from a region of Africa at the
Gold Rush and Joe’s Contemporary
American Grill.
• Wednesday: The Frederick
Douglass Institute Lecture Series will
present Dr. Michelle Torregano at 11
a.m. in room 103 of the Eberly Science
and Technology Center. An FDI
Scholar, she is an assistant professor in
Cal U’s Department of Special
Education.
• Thursday: Black Violin takes the
stage at 6 p.m. in the Performance
Center. Trained in classical violin,
Florida natives Wil B and Kev Marcus
create a signature sound by adding jazz,
hip-hop, funk and a DJ to the mix. The
group has released an album, “Black
Violin,” and embarked on a campaign of
social change, using youth orchestras
and re-invigorated music programs to
foster self-expression among urban
youth.
• Friday: Cal U’s own Young and
Gifted Gospel Choir will perform at 7
p.m. in the Performance Center. Their
“Celebration of Gospel” will include a
special appearance by recording artists
King.
All events are free and open to the
public. Visitor parking is available in the
new Vulcan Garage, off Third Street
near the campus entrance. For a
complete calendar of events, video clips
and more information about the
performers and speakers, visit
www.calu.edu.
Brian C. Johnson will use Hollywood films
to spark a discussion of diversity tonight
at 6 pm. in Vulcan Theatre.
When Mercury Drops,
Signs Change Color
I
President
Armenti
makes a
point while
delivering his
State of the
University
address at
the Faculty
Convocation.
Technology Takes Center
Stage at Convocation
— Continued from page 1
responsibility,” added Slavin, chair of the
Department of Theatre and Dance. “Read the
contract, understand what the issues are and get
involved. The faculty and administration have a
responsibility to develop a fair set of rules so we
can provide our students the highest quality
education at the most reasonable cost.”
• Dayna Damaso, a senior majoring in social
work, presented a student perspective. A peer
mentoring coordinator and president of the
Bachelor’s of Social Work Association, she
expressed gratitude for a scholarship awarded by
the Foundation for California University.
“There are no words I can speak today that
will accurately convey my gratitude for the
generous gift I have received,” she said. “This
financial support has enabled me to focus on
what is truly important.”
• President Armenti noted that Cal U’s
enrollment continues to grow. Total full-time
equivalency (FTE) has increased 2.5 percent
from a year ago, and total FTE has increased 57
percent over the past nine years.
• He also pointed out changes in
performance funding approved by the Board of
Governors, and explained that graduate students
will pay a flat per-credit rate for all classes.
Administrators are still examining the specific
effect of these policy changes on Cal U and its
students.
• The President gave an abbreviated version
of “The Future of Public Higher Education in
Pennsylvania,” which he presented originally to
the Pennsylvania Association of Councils of
Trustees last October at Kutztown University.
In his presentation, the President suggests
tuition changes that would benefit both stateowned universities and Pennsylvania students,
including those who struggle to afford higher
educations.
Despite the many challenges confronting
higher education in general, President Armenti
said he believes that Cal U and its faculty will
continue to prosper.
“With your help and continued hard work,”
he said, “we will continue to do what we must
to deliver our mission and remain a place of
opportunity.”
s that sidewalk merely wet, or is it icy and likely to be slick?
Soon, more than two dozen devices on campus will answer that
question by changing color in cold weather.
The University is making plans to install 25 IceAlert units at key
locations near parking lots and campus walkways.
The units are designed to reduce the
risk of slip-and-fall accidents by alerting
pedestrians when temperatures drop into
the “freezing zone” below 30 degrees
Fahrenheit. The devices rely on the
Bluestar technology already in use at
leading corporations such as Motorola,
General Motors, Alcoa, PPG Industries
and Bayer Corp.
Cal U would be the first East Coast
university to deploy the thermodynamic
units, which turn from white to blue in
freezing temperatures.
Visible from a distance, the 6-inch
“blue star” symbols remind pedestrians to
take extra care, and they clearly indicate to maintenance staff where
de-icing or non-slip compounds should be applied.
Additional signs remind passers-by that “blue reflectors indicate
freezing temperature.”
“As the campus becomes more pedestrian-friendly, it is important to
provide the information people need to traverse campus safely,” said
Christopher Johnston, director of the Parking and Transportation Office.
“The Cal U transportation network is committed to improving all modes
of travel, including bus, bike and travel on foot.”
The IceAlert units are expected to last from eight to 12 years.
Plans call for installing 12 IceAlerts along campus walkways.
Additional units will be placed near parking lots 2, 4, 5, 7, 20, 22 and 24.
HR Director Earns Certification
P
Pamela Murphy
amela M. Murphy, MSBA, PHR, interim
director of human resources at Cal U, has
earned certification as a Professional in
Human Resources. The certification is awarded
by the HR Certification Institute, which
promotes the establishment of professional
standards and recognizes professionals who
meet them.
To become certified, Murphy passed a
comprehensive examination and demonstrated
experience in the field of human resources.
Freshmen, Seniors Focus of Student Engagement Survey
— Continued from page 1
More than 1,000 four-year colleges and universities
in the United States and Canada have used the NSSE to
better understand the extent to which students and
institutions are engaging in effective teaching and
learning activities, and to develop programs and
practices that foster student engagement. The results
provide a “snapshot” of how undergraduates spend
their time and what they gain from attending college.
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Institutions will use their data to identify aspects of
the undergraduate experience, inside and outside the
classroom that can be improved through changes in
policies and practices.
The information is also intended for use by
prospective college students, their parents, college
counselors, academic advisers, institutional research
officers and researchers in learning more about how
students spend their time at different colleges and
universities and what they gain from their experiences.
By the middle of this month, NSSE invitations will
be sent to students’ university e-mail addresses. Followup e-mails will be sent to the students by IUB through
March and Web survey administration will close June 1.
Following analysis of the NSSE data by IUB, reports
will be sent to the participating universities in August.
For more information about the NSSE survey, contact
Norman Hasbrouck, Special Assistant to the President, at 724938-1561; or call the Office of Continuous Improvement at
724-938-1673.
Multimedia Journalism Class Launches Website
S
tudents in last semester’s inaugural
Multimedia Journalism class have
posted digital stories, slide shows
and videos for an audience of online
readers.
“Some of the students had little
previous journalism experience, and
some had just basic digital experience,
but all bravely dove in to use our new
digital equipment and explore new ways
to tell stories,” said
Margo Wilson,
associate professor
of English and
journalism.
“It really was
gratifying to see the
students’ efforts.”
To make the
class
possible, the
Margo Wilson
English Department
used $90,000 in technology fee funds to
refurbish its computer lab in Manderino
230. New Macintosh computers and
software, audio recorders, and video and
still cameras were purchased.
Developing the course was a team
effort, Wilson said.
Vice president Charles Mance and
director Becky Nichols, both of
University Technology Services,
supported the tech fee request and
helped to launch the project. Ryan
See Their Work
To view the digital story packages
created by the Multimedia Journalism
class, visit
http://sai.calu.edu/mmjournalism
Usher and C.J. DeJuliis, also of UTech
Services, helped to purchase, install and
tweak the equipment.
Barbara Engle (now with Library
Services) and Joyce Sheppick from the
Purchasing Department helped to
smooth out tangles in the paperwork.
Dr. Michael Hummel, former dean of
the College of Liberal Arts, and
associate provost Stan Komacek helped
John Cencich,
dean of the
School of
Graduate
Studies and
Research and
director of the
Institute for
Forensic and
Criminological
Sciences,
addresses the
audience during
a meeting of the
Washington
County chiefs of
police.
Police Chiefs
Gather On Campus
— Continued from page 1
nation for online education programs.
“In the past two years, we have trained hundreds of
police officers, as well as members of the Pennsylvania State
Police and the FBI,” Cencich said. “One key to our success
has been the support and cooperation of the Washington
County District Attorney’s Office.”
The meeting included a presentation by Todd Merlina,
enforcement supervisor with the Pennsylvania State Police
Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement.
A 25-year liquor enforcement employee of the state
police, Merlina supervises the statewide compliance check
program that works to identify and sanction establishments
that serve liquor to minors. He discussed effective
approaches to liquor law enforcement, with a special
emphasis on the problem of underage drinking.
Underage drinkers are not the only ones who maybe
penalized, he explained. Individuals can face steep fines if
they purchase alcohol for minors or host a party where
underage drinkers are served.
“We’re trying to save lives,” Merlina said. “We’ve all
seen tragedies because of alcohol and underage (drinking)
parties.”
Among those in attendance was University Police Chief
Bob Downey Jr., who welcomed the visit from his
Washington County colleagues.
“This was a good opportunity to show the facilities we
have here at Cal U and to demonstrate our commitment to
law enforcement,” he said.
with chair purchases, scheduling of
work, and other administrative support.
Dr. John Cencich, dean of the School of
Graduate Studies and Research,
supported hiring a graduate assistant.
Pamela Delverne, director of new
media services, spent time customizing
the Wordpress blog that serves as the
class website and demonstrating how to
use it. The English Department and its
chair, Madeline Smith, supported the
project from the outset, and the
University-wide Curriculum Committee
supported adding the class.
The journalism program expects to
receive $19,600 in the next round of
technology-fee funding for equipment
that will allow student reporters to
function as mobile journalists.
“We are grateful for these
opportunities to move Cal U’s
journalism program into the 21st
century,” Wilson said.
“Our students are fortunate to have
these hands-on opportunities to learn
their craft in relatively small classes.
These are opportunities that students at
other schools don’t necessarily have. We
also are really lucky that Cal is small
enough so we can team up with
dedicated colleagues from a multitude of
University departments to offer exciting
new possibilities for our students.”
Students Ready for History Day
Y
oung historians will prepare for regional
competition at the fourth annual California
University of Pennsylvania Primary Sources
History Day.
The competition is set for 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 14
in the Performance Center.
Sponsored by the Library of Congress of
Teaching with Primary Sources program in
collaboration with the Department of History and
Political Science, the event is modeled after the
National History Day™ competition.
This year’s contest mirrors the National History
Day theme, which is “Debate and Diplomacy in
History: Success, Failures and Controversy.”
Participants in junior (grades 6-8) and senior
(grades 9-12) divisions will compete in both
individual and group projects. Cal U faculty
members, students and other community volunteers
will judge exhibits, documentaries, websites,
performances and historical research papers.
All students receive framed certificates, and
prizes will be awarded for first, second and third
places in both group and individual divisions at both
the junior and senior levels. Students from the Belle
Vernon Area, Charleroi, Trinity and Uniontown
Area school districts will participate.
The regional competition, known as NHD Pitt,
will be held March 12-13 at the Senator John Heinz
History Center in Pittsburgh for schools in
Allegheny, Washington, Greene, Fayette,
Westmoreland and Somerset counties.
“Several years ago I served as a judge at the
regional competition and noticed that hardly any of
our area schools were there,” said Dr. Michael Brna,
TPS director. “So we set up a go-between local
Dr. Michael Brna, TPS director, shares a moment
after last year’s Primary Sources History Day
competition with Meghan Planey and Jenna
Christner.
competition to prepare these schools for the regional
competition. This is a win-win for everyone
involved.”
Last year, after competing at Cal U, Sarah
Sebitich of Bellmar Middle School was a regional
winner in the Individual Performance category, and
Belle Vernon Area’s Meghan Planey and Jenna
Christner were winners in the regional and state
Group Documentary category. They were the first
two state winners from their school.
The late Rep. John P. Murtha brought the
Library of Congress TPS program to Cal U so local
educators and students would have opportunities to
take advantage of the vast array of online resources
available through the Library of Congress.
For more information, call Lynne Berdar at the
TPS office, 724-938-6025, or e-mail
berdar@calu.edu.
A Winter’s
Walk
Erica Richardson, a graphic
design major, walks
through the early morning
fog to her first class. Due
to the snow and poor road
conditions, Cal U closed
early on Jan. 26.
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Attention University Community!
Call for Nominations for Election to Cal U Forum
In accordance with the
constitution and bylaws of
the California University
Forum, a timetable for
faculty and student
representatives’ elections
has been established.
The goal is to have all
representatives in place
for the first meeting of the
Forum on Tuesday,
September 6, 2011.
All tenure and tenuretrack faculty who were
hired to begin work prior
to or in Spring 2009 and
who have the rank of
assistant professor or
higher are eligible for
nomination. (See the list
of eligible faculty on this
page.)
Eligible faculty
members can selfnominate or offer a
colleague’s name into
nomination. Any member
of the University
community (staff,
students, managers) may
nominate a faculty
member.
Nominations must be
postmarked or received
on or before February
11th and forwarded to
Dana Turcic, Recording
Secretary of the Forum,
sent internally to campus
box 99, or emailed to her
at CaForum@calu.edu.
Four faculty members
will be elected to the
Forum by secret ballot,
following the written
nominations. All regular
(i.e. tenured and tenuretrack) faculty may vote.
The voting will take place
electronically and will be
ready for voting on
February 23rd and 24th.
Further information will
be provided to faculty
members who are eligible
to vote.
According to the
constitution and bylaws of
the Forum, of the four
faculty being elected:
two (2) must come from
the Eberly College of
Science and Technology;
and one (1) must come
from the College of
Liberal Arts and one (1)
must be elected at-large
(from College of
Education and Human
Services, College of
Liberal Arts, Eberly
College of Science and
Technology or No College
Affiliation.) Faculty
members who are
currently serving as
faculty senators on the
Forum are eligible to
serve consecutive terms.
The term of these four
faculty representatives
will be two years.
A plurality of votes
cast will be necessary to
win election.
Details of the student
nomination and election
process will be available
in future issues of the
California Times.
College of Education
and Human Services
Dr. Connie Armitage
Dr. Sylvia Barksdale
Mr. Justin Barroner
Mr. Ralph Belsterling
Dr. Carol Biddington
Dr. Barbara Bonfanti
Dr. Silvia Braidic
Dr. Gloria Brusoski
Dr. James Burton
Ms. Nancy Carlino
Dr. Margaret Christopher
Dr. Joni Cramer-Roh
Ms. Christine Crawford
Dr. Charles Crowley
Dr. Holly Diehl
Ms. Lisa Driscoll
Ms. Jodi Dusi
Dr. Dilawar Edwards
Dr. Grafton Eliason
Dr. Deborah Farrer
Mr. Marc Federico
Dr. Lizbeth Gillette
Ms. Elizabeth Gruber
Dr. Scott Hargraves
Dr. Chris Harman
Ms. Mary Hart
Mr. Jeffrey Hatton
Dr. Keith Hepner
Dr. Nancy Hepting
Dr. Rebecca Hess
Dr. Karen Hjerpe
Dr. Marcia Hoover
Dr. J. William Hug
Ms. Patricia Johnson
Dr. Denise Joseph
Dr. Robert Kane
Dr. Kalie Kossar
Dr. Mary Kreis
Mr. Regis Lazor
Dr. Kevin Lordon
Ms. Ayanna Lyles
Ms. Cerenna Mace
Ms. Vanessa MacKinnon
Dr. Margaret Marcinek
Dr. Barry McGlumphy
Dr. Beverly Melenyzer
Dr. Linda Meyer
Mr. Michael Meyer
Dr. Laura Miller
Dr. Katherine Mitchem
Dr. Connie Monroe
Ms. JoAnn Naeser
Dr. Diane Nettles
Dr. John Patrick
Dr. Christine Patti
Dr. Gwendolyn PerryBurney
Dr. Christine Peterson
Dr. Thomas Pucci
Dr. Benjamin Reuter
Ms. Christine RomaniRuby
Dr. Melvin Sally
Dr. Jeffrey Samide
Mr. Gary Seelye
Dr. Mary Seman
Dr. Caryl Sheffield
Dr. Robert Skwarecki
Dr. Rosalie Smiley
Ms. Sherrill Szalajda
Dr. Robert Taylor
Dr. Norma Thomas
Dr. Taunya Tinsley
Dr. Pamela Twiss
Dr. Ronald Wagner
Dr. Jacqueline Walsh
Dr. Jamie Weary
Ms. Ellen West
Dr. Thomas West
Dr. Richard Wyman
Dr. Roy Yarbrough
Dr. Joseph Zisk
Liberal Arts
Dr. Holiday Adair
Dr. Aref Al-Khattar
Ms. Maggy Aston
Dr. Mark Aune
Mr. Dencil Backus
Dr. Angela Bloomquist
Dr. Melanie Blumberg
Mr. James Bove
Mr. Malcolm Callery
Dr. Anthony Carlisle
Mr. James Carter
Dr. Richard Cavasina
Dr. Clarissa Confer
Dr. Paul Crawford
Dr. Rick Cumings
Ms. Laura DeFazio
Dr. Gail Ditkoff
Dr. Kelton Edmonds
Dr. Christina Fisanick
Dr. Sylvia Foil
Dr. Craig Fox
Mr. Max Gonano
Dr. Arcides Gonzalez
Mr. Greg Harrison
Dr. Joseph Heim
Dr. William Hendricks
Dr. Ronald Hoy
Dr. Raymond Hsieh
Dr. Yugo Ikach
Dr. Susan Jasko
Dr. Kirk John
Dr. Elizabeth Jones
Dr. MacDonald Kale
Dr. Kurt Kearcher
Dr. Cassandra Kuba
Dr. Elizabeth Larsen
Dr. R. Scott Lloyd
Mr. Sammy Lonich
Dr. Andrae Marak
Mr. Nickolas Martin
Dr. Elizabeth Mason
Dr. Marta McClintockCome
Dr. Karen McCullough
Dr. John McGukin
Mr. James McVey
Mr. Robert Meyers
Mr. Richard
Miecznikowski
Dr. Patricia Milford
Dr. John Nass
Mr. James Natali
Ms. Christina Nora
Mr. William O’Donnell
Dr. Michele Pagen
Dr. Pratul Pathak
Dr. Mariana Pensa
Mr. Todd Pinkham
Dr. Joel Press
Dr. Mary Randall
Dr. Rebecca Regeth
Ms. Margarita Ribar
Dr. Carrie Rosengart
Dr. Lisa Schwerdt
Dr. Richard Scott
Dr. Nancy Shaffer
Dr. Michael Slaven
Dr. Michael Slavin
Dr. Craig Smith
Dr. Madeline Smith
Dr. Gregory Spicer
Dr. Linda Toth
Dr. Laura Tuennerman
Dr. Carole Waterhouse
Ms. Margo Wilson
Dr. Mohamed Yamba
Dr. George Yochum
Eberly College of
Science and
Technology
Dr. David Argent
Dr. Summer ArrigoNelson
Dr. Mohamed
Benbourenane
Mr. William Blosel
Dr. Carol Bocetti
Dr. David Boehm
Dr. Gina Boff
Dr. Kaddour Boukaabar
Dr. Mark Bronakowski
Mr. Burrell Brown
Dr. Paula Caffrey
Dr. Muhammad
Chawdhry
Dr. Weifeng Chen
Dr. Ismail Cole
Dr. John Confer
Dr. Mark DeHainaut
Dr. Gary DeLorenzo
Dr. William Dieterle
Dr. Daniel Engstrom
Mr. Kyle Frederick
Mr. Swarndeep Gill
Dr. Gregg Gould
Dr. Paul Hettler
Dr. Cheryl Hettman
Dr. Glenn Hider
Dr. Larry Horath
Ms. Laura Hummell
Mr. David Jones
Dr. John Kallis
Dr. Chad Kauffman
Mr. David Kolick
Dr. Stanley Komacek
Dr. Lisa Kovalchick
Dr. Rene Kruse
Dr. Richard LaRosa
Dr. Shirley Lazorchak
Dr. Min Li
Mr. John Loney
Dr. Jeffrey Magers
Mr. James Means
Dr. Sara Meiss
Mr. Edward Mendola
Dr. John Michaels
Dr. Thomas Mueller
Dr. Charles Nemeth
Mr. George Novak
Dr. Mark Nowak
Dr. Mary O’Connor
Ms. Suzanne Palko
Dr. Young Park
Dr. Brian Paulson
Dr. Linda Pina
Dr. Matthew Price
Ms. Aleksandra Prokic
Dr. Anthony Pyzdrowski
Dr. Clyde Roberts
Mr. Ghassan Salim
Mr. Joseph Schickel
Mr. Joseph Schwerha
Dr. Louise Serafin
Dr. Ali Sezer
Ms. Debra Shelapinsky
Mr. Paul Sible
Ms. Nancy Skocik
Mr. Jeffrey Sumey
Mr. Mark Tebbitt
Dr. John Thompson
Ms. Susan Urbine
Dr. Jaroslav Vaverka
Mr. Steve Whitehead
Dr. Robert Whyte
Dr. Paul Williams
Dr. Kimberly Woznack
Dr. Peter Wright
Dr. Kausar Yasmin
Dr. Edwin Zuchelkowski
No College Affiliation
Ms. Cheryl Bilitski
Mr. William Denny
Ms. Julia McGinnis
Mr. William Meloy
Dr. Dawn Moeller
Mr. Albert Pokol
Mr. Loring Prest
Dr. Mary Salotti
Mr. Ryan Sittler
Campus BRIEFS
FPDC Merit Award
Nominations Due Feb. 15
the merit award are acceptable. The completed
nomination form must be received by noon on Feb. 15 in
the Faculty Center, Room 134, Azorsky Hall.
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays in Room
105, Azorsky Hall. To contact the office, call 724-9385781 or e-mail at osdmail@calu.edu.
Each Faculty Professional Development Committee
(FPDC) Subcommittee —Research, Teaching and
Learning, Technology, Service and Service-Learning,
and Grants and Contracts — offers a $1,000 award that
can be used for professional activities (as appropriate in
relation to the award).
The form to nominate a faculty member for the Merit
Award can be downloaded from the Faculty Professional
Development Committee’s website. Self-nominations for
OSD Offers Help
Meyers Judges Competition
The Office for Students with Disabilities is available
to assist California University students. Information
about OSD’s mission and services can be found on the
Cal U website, www.calu.edu and search for the
keyword “disability.” Interested students are invited to
schedule a small-group meeting for semester registration;
call OSD for an appointment.
Robert Meyers, assistant professor in the Department
of Art and Design, judged the Addy Awards
competition for the American Advertising Federation of
Charleston, W.Va.
The Addy Awards professional competition
recognizes and rewards creative excellence in advertising
and graphic design. The judging was held Jan. 27-28.
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