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VOLUME 13, NUMBER 14 APRIL 25, 2011
Recycle it!
Cumulative weights collected
during the RecycleMania
competition, in pounds per person:
Building A
0.91
Building B
4.96
Building C
2.24
Johnson Hall
1.25
Building E
6.28
Carter Hall
1.52
Washington County Commissioner Bracken Burns emphasized that Marcellus shale drilling is not a passing fancy in today’s energy-dependent
society during an on-campus panel discussion about the environmental, social and economic impacts of this drilling.
Shale Panel Draws a Crowd
S
tudents, faculty and some passionate community
members filled Room 110 in Eberly Hall to hear a panel
of experts and community leaders discuss the potential
benefits and problems associated with drilling in the
Marcellus shale formation.
Dr. John Confer, assistant professor in the Department of
Earth Science; Dr. David Argent, chair of the Department of
Biological and Environmental Science; Dr. Pamela Twiss,
chair of the Department of Social Work; Bracken Burns,
Washington County commissioner; and Erika Staaf, of
PennEnvironment, each made presentations, followed by a
question-and-answer session.
A screening of the documentary Gasland, which focuses
on communities in the United States impacted by natural gas
drilling, preceded the panel discussion on April 13.
The Marcellus shale formation runs a mile underground
from New York to Tennessee. Experts say it could produce
enough natural gas to supply the country for more than two
decades.
One of the main concerns is the hydraulic fracturing — or
“fracking” — of the rock in order to extract the gas. The
process uses water, sand and a mixture that may contain toxic
chemicals. The water that comes back out of a drill site also
contains radioactive materials found naturally in the ground.
How to safely treat that water is one issue. Another is the
potential for contamination of drinking water sources near
well sites.
The panelists agreed that Marcellus drilling will continue,
and that monitoring and enforcement of drilling regulations
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Communications Expert Talks Politics
C
communications executive
ommunications
at firms in Washington,
expert Mark
D.C., and the New York
Weaver has advised
City area.
Ronald Reagan and briefed
Throughout his career,
the national press corps on
Weaver has provided
high-profile prosecutions by
What message
speech coaching, news
the U.S. Department of
did American
media counsel and crisis
Justice.
Democracy
communications services
Now he’s bringing a
Project speakers
to public officials, major
new message — Attention,
Terry Collins and
corporations, universities
Independent Voters: Barak
Donna Brazile
and nonprofit
Obama and John Boehner Are
bring to Cal U?
organizations.
Stalking You — to Cal U.
See story, page 2.
An experienced First
Weaver will share his
Amendment attorney, he
insights on the current
has been interviewed by national media
political scene at 11 a.m. Tuesday in
outlets including 60 Minutes, Nightline,
Room 116, Duda Hall, during a talk
CNN, FOX News, USA Today, the New
sponsored by the campus chapter of the
York Times, the Washington Post,
American Democracy Project.
National Public Radio and Time
Weaver is a national
magazine.
communications expert with more than
Weaver’s talk at Cal U is free and
two decades of experience counseling
open to the public. Visitor parking is
clients at the national level and in 16
available in the Vulcan Garage, off
states. He has served as the deputy
Third Street near the campus entrance.
attorney general of Ohio, as assistant
The American Democracy Project (ADP)
director of public affairs for the U.S
is a multi-campus initiative focused on higher
Department of Justice, and as a
In their
own
words
Communications expert Mark Weaver
will share his insights on the current
political scene at 11 a.m. Tuesday in
Room 116, Duda Hall.
education’s role in preparing the next
generation of informed, engaged citizens.
This ADP event is co-sponsored by the
College of Liberal Arts and by Cal
Campaign Consultants.
Students
Clean Up
in
Contest
W
hat a bunch of garbage!
That’s the reaction to the
amount of waste —
3,096.5 pounds — recycled from Cal
U’s six residence halls during
RecycleMania, a national event that
wrapped up April 2.
Students in each hall were
challenged to recycle paper, plastic,
aluminum and metal cans, and glass
bottles and jars over an eight-week
period.
This is the first year Cal U
participated in RecycleMania, said
Matthew Nebel, a graduate assistant
in the Office of Student Affairs.
He worked with Ken Grzelak,
assistant director for campus support
services; Sharon Elkettani, director of
environmental health and safety; and
community assistants from each hall
on the program.
“It went surprisingly well,” Nebel
said. “We really relied on the
community assistants in each hall to
get the students involved.”
Cal U competed in the Benchmark
Division, which allows schools to
include only a segment of the campus.
Schools in this division do not
compete for prizes at the national
level.
Nebel said he would like to see Cal
U participate in the Competition
Division, which would include the
entire campus, rank the University
compared to other schools nationwide,
and make Cal U eligible for prizes.
“I’d also like to see us compete
against the other PASSHE schools,”
he said.
In all, 1,499 students in the six
residence halls were eligible to
participate in RecycleMania. The
winner was Building E, which
collected 6.28 pounds for each of the
228 residents.
The hall celebrated with a
progressive dinner on April 20, with
each course being served on a different
floor to encourage student interaction
and a group celebration.
Civic Responsibility : people, policy and politics
CMU’s Collins
Envisions a
Sustainable
Future
‘Public service is a
call to serve and a
call to make a
difference,’ Donna
Brazile tells
participants at the
April 12 ‘Civic
Responsibility:
People, Policy and
Politics’
conference, where
she was the
keynote speaker.
D
Brazile Calls for Civility,
Participation
H
ow will you create lasting change for
generations to come?
Author, syndicated columnist and TV
political commentator Donna Brazile posed this
question when she delivered the keynote address
April 12 at a conference focusing on environmental
responsibility and civic engagement.
“Public service is a call to serve and a call to make
a difference,” she said. “Democracy depends on …
men and women who are willing to keep it alive and
keep it relevant. This is the moment to answer the
call, because tomorrow is not soon enough.”
Brazile praised Cal U’s core values of integrity,
civility and responsibility and said those values are
shared across the land through public service.
A veteran Democratic political strategist and
native of New Orleans, Brazile emphasized civility, or
the lack of it, while reflecting on the federal response
to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and to last year’s
catastrophic oil spill. The hurricanes displaced her
family from the city that had been her family’s
hometown for more than a century.
“There was no evacuation plan, and at the time I
did not know if my family got out safely,” said
Brazile, a former member of the board of directors of
the Louisiana Recovery Authority. “I was angry, upset
and frustrated. I had to make a decision to act, not act
out.”
Although the government’s response was widely
criticized, Brazile noted that $6.4 billion eventually
was raised for reconstruction in the New Orleans
area, $2 billion was used to build stronger, safer
levees, and 128 public schools have reopened.
Brazile, who served as the interim chair of the
Democratic National Party for three weeks this
spring, even developed a cordial working relationship
with former Republican President George W. Bush.
“Because he (Bush) wanted civility, I was able to
work with him and got to know him,” she said. “It’s
fine to openly disagree with others, but if you find a
common ground, engage in civility and focus on a
common goal, it’s worth it.”
The oil spill that ravaged the Gulf Coast waters
was not handled in similar fashion, said Brazile, who
was recognized as one of the top 100 most powerful
women in the world by Washingtonian magazine.
“I found civility lacking in everything,” said
Brazile, an adjunct professor at Georgetown
University and recipient of honorary doctorates from
Louisiana State University and Xavier University of
Louisiana. “Leaders were not concerned about what
was best for ‘we, the people’ but for ‘we, the party
leaders.’ It’s a mistake and not the way we should
operate.”
She urged the college students in attendance to
pay close attention to the Congressional wrangling
over trimming the federal budget and raising the debt
limit.
“This affects all of us, especially those of you in
college,” she said. “They are making decisions today
that will impact your life 15 or 20 years down the
road. This is about your future. “
Brazile reiterated her call for leaders to maintain
civility and for citizens to become involved in what
she labeled “an era of participation.”
“We have to resolve our differences without
demonizing the other side,” Brazile said. “See what
you can do to make other people’s lives better. This is
the moment to take a leap of faith. What you do will
matter.”
The conference, Civic Responsibility: People, Policy
and Politics was organized by Cal U’s chapter of the
American Democracy Project, a multi-campus
initiative focused on higher education’s role in
preparing the next generation of informed, engaged
citizens.
r. Terrance J. Collins, director of the Institute for
Green Science at Carnegie Mellon, University, has
traveled around the world to discuss “green
chemistry,” the design of chemical products and processes
that reduce or eliminate hazardous substances.
But chemistry took a back seat to the broader topic of
sustainability when Collins shared his thoughts with Cal U
students and faculty April 12 in
Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre.
His presentation opened Civic
Responsibility: People, Policy and
Politics, a conference organized by
the American Democracy Project.
Collins focused his message on
“sustainability ethics” and
“transgenerational justice” — the
notion that today’s decisions must be
made with the needs of future
generations in mind.
“The power of science and
Dr. Terrance J. Collins
technology has brought humankind
to a place we have never been before,” he said. “We need a
new code of ethics to respond to this new situation.”
Collins spoke about the need to generate safe energy —
he advocates solar power — grow renewable feedstocks and
eliminate hazardous materials, especially those that persist in
the environment.
The world economy and the global ecosphere are
inextricably linked, he said, and we need better ways to keep
the economy flourishing while limiting damage to the Earth
and its inhabitants.
“We face a major challenge,” he said, “and we need to
utilize sustainable technology to solve some of the
problems.”
Without education, innovation and the political will to
change, however, efforts to improve sustainability will not
succeed.
“A university like Cal U can make a big difference,
because knowledge of political science, advocacy and
business is critical for success in sustainability,” Collins
said.
“Universities need to think as a whole instead of by
departments, and sustainability is an area that can unite all
fields. … Sustainability ethics can link all disciplines.”
Collins closed by urging the audience not to give up, even
when efforts to reduce waste, curb pollution and build a
“green” infrastructure appear fruitless.
“Many sustainable projects simply lose momentum
because there is a slow process of building and collecting
data,” he explained.
“We need to continue our initiatives and get people to
care not only about the immediate future, but also about the
long-term future of Pennsylvania and the rest of the world.”
Publisher Helps Writers Reconnect at Cal U
D
r. Carole Waterhouse and Cindy Lynn Speer ’97
first crossed paths at Cal U in the 1990s.
Waterhouse was a teacher, and Speer was her
student. Both are still at the University — and both have
released new books. They rediscovered each other
through their publisher, Zumaya, of Austin, Texas.
Speer, the secretary for Cal U’s History and Political
Science Department, began her latest release, Unbalanced,
while she was a student.
“I remember having Dr. Waterhouse as my professor
for the creative writing seminar,” she said. “In fact, my
most recent book was workshopped in that seminar.”
Unbalanced is Speer’s fourth novel, and her second
with the Zumaya Embraces imprint.
This month Zumaya will release Waterhouse’s book
The Tapestry Baby. She also has published a novel, Without
Wings, and a short story collection, The Paradise Ranch.
“Most of the characters (in The Tapestry Baby) grew
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Dr. Carole Waterhouse and Cindy Lynn Speer have
rediscovered each other by releasing new books through
their publisher, Zumaya, of Austin, Texas.
from conversations,” Waterhouse explained.
The main character is Karin, who becomes pregnant
after a one-night stand with a mysterious tattooed man.
Throughout her pregnancy, Karin imagines her baby
being born with skin that is a brilliant tapestry of color.
Speer’s book is fantasy with a bit of romantic
suspense. Andromeda Pendragon is an agent of Balance,
an organization that works to keep the peace between
vampires and werewolves.
“It takes a lot of the myths, especially about
vampires, and stands them on their head,” Speer said.
Both writers are excited to have another author on
campus, especially when they share a connection.
“The actual process of writing can be a very solitary
experience, and it’s nice to have an opportunity where we
can support each other,” Waterhouse said.
For more information about Carole Waterhouse and The
Tapestry Baby, visit www.carolewaterhouse.com or her blog
www.thetapestrybaby.wordpress.com . For more information
about Cindy Speer and Unbalanced, visit
www.apenandfire.com .
Appalachia Sparks Author’s Imagination
W
estern Pennsylvania is “not
only dear to my heart, but
essential to my writing life,”
says author Jennifer Haigh. “This region
is home to my imagination.”
Haigh spoke with affection about her
Cambria County hometown, and about
her work as a writer, when she delivered
the keynote address April 11 at
Celebrating Northern Appalachia in Word
and Song, a daylong conference at Cal U.
The author of four books, Haigh
concentrated her talk on Baker Towers, a
novel based on Barnesboro, Pa., the
small coal-mining town where she grew
up.
“The main character in my book is
really Bakerton, a town of identical
company houses,” she said, explaining
that like many real-life communities in
western Pennsylvania, the fictional
Bakerton was named for the coal
company operating nearby.
The title “towers” refer to the “bony
piles” of slag and mine waste piled up at
the edge of town — a symbol of the
Bakerton’s prosperity during its postWorld War II heyday.
Haigh’s address opened the
conference, which attracted more than
100 registrants.
Sessions throughout the day focused
on the Appalachian identity and the
region’s black and senior populations, as
well as exploring the poetry, prose and
music of an area that encompasses
portions of Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Maryland, New York and Ohio.
Additional sessions examined topics
related to mental health, Marcellus shale
drilling and exploited children.
The program was organized by the
Northern Appalachian Network, a
multidisciplinary network promoting
teaching, scholarship and service on
Northern Appalachians and their
environment. Conference co-chairs were
Dr. Pamela Twiss, chair of the
Department of Social Work, and Dr.
David Argent, chair of the Department
of Biology.
Sponsors included the Faculty
Professional Development Committee,
the Provost’s Office, the Colleges of
Liberal Arts and Education and Human
Services, the American Democracy
Project and the Cal U Student Pottery
Club, which made one-of-a-kind mugs
Jennifer Haigh, author of the New York Times best-seller ‘Baker Towers,’ delivered the
keynote address at ‘Celebrating Northern Appalachia in Word and Song,’ a daylong
conference at Cal U.
for the conference attendees.
“Our story — the story of towns like
Bakerton — is the story of modern
America, as our industrial economy
morphs into some new thing,” Haigh
said. “I’ve spoken about my novel Baker
Towers to audiences across the country,
but the Cal U community knew just
what I was talking about. To me it was
like coming home.”
Campus BRIEFS
Choir Sings Thursday
Cal U’s Dr. John Confer presents on the impact on parks and other protected areas during a
panel discussion about the potential benefits and problems associated with drilling in the
Marcellus shale formation.
Marcellus Shale Panel
Draws a Crowd
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will be important.
“It’s naïve to assume (Marcellus
shale drilling) is a passing fancy; we live
in an energy-dependent society,” Burns
said. “There is a huge economic impact.
But we need to be vigilant and hold
people’s feet to the fire.”
Argent and Confer discussed the
environmental and recreational impact
of drilling.
Argent has been conducting tests in
the Monongahela River to monitor
water quality as drilling activity
increases. Contaminated frack water,
along with pollutants from other sources,
such as mining and agriculture, can
increase the amount of total dissolved
solids in rivers, which can kill aquatic
life.
Confer discussed the impact on parks
and other protected areas.
“There are 2.2 million acres in our
state parks, and about 700,000 have been
leased” for gas development, he said.
Twiss pointed out that Marcellus
shale drilling affects the region’s people,
as well as the environment.
“We are at the front end of a boom,
but we have a long history of booms and
busts” that we should be able to learn
from, she said.
The influx of workers at can change
the housing market, alter the sense of
community and present challenges for
public health and safety, Twiss said.
Staaf explained the role each
resident of Pennsylvania can play in
determining the future of Marcellus
shale drilling. Her organization,
PennEnvironment, is focusing on the
Delaware River Basin as a public
comment period on proposed drilling in
that area is under way.
“What do you want growth to look
like?” asked Twiss. “If you don’t have
those conversations now, you will lose
the stuff you love the most” about the
region.
The University Choir and Cal
Singers, under the direction of Dr.
Yugo Ikach, will be performing a
spring concert in Morgan Hall’s
Learning Resource Center
Auditorium at 8 p.m. Thursday.
The repertoire will include
original arrangements of songs by the
Beatles and Earth, Wind and Fire.
Performers will be accompanied by
piano, bass, drums and strings.
Beatles songs include “Because,”
“Yesterday,” “Hello Goodbye,” “If I
Fell in Love with You,” “She’s
Leaving Home,” “Eleanor Rigby”
and more. Earth, Wind and Fire
songs include “After the Love is
Gone,” “Sing a Song,” “Got to Get
You into My Life,” and other hits.
The event is free and open to the
public. For more information contact the
Department of Music at724-938-4878 or
e-mail ikach@calu.edu .
Pick Your Favorite
Robot ‘Hits’
Visit the Cal U homepage,
www.calu.edu , to see highlights from
the BotsIQ competition held on
campus earlier this month and to rank
the robot clashes that made the
contest so exciting.
BotsIQ asks students to design
and build robots that meet one-on-one
in a gladiator-style contest. Supported
by industry partners, the contest
builds skills in science, math,
engineering and technology.
Visitors can vote for their Top 10
favorite robot “hits” through Friday.
Musical tribute
for Estill founder
Members of Cal U’s Acappella
Stella singing group, alumni and
Pittsburgh-area singers Chris
Higbee, Vanessa Campagna, Peter
King, Brad Yoder, Katherine
Oelrich and Nina Sainato will join
in a musical tribute to the founder
of the Estill Voice Training system.
The Celebration of Voice will be
held in partnership with the Cal U
Department of Theatre and Dance
at 2 p.m. Sunday in Steele Hall
Mainstage Theatre. A $5 donation
is suggested.
Josephine “Jo” Vadala Estill, a
native of Donora, Pa., developed
the training system used by wellknown vocalists such as Madonna,
Patti LuPone and Metropolitan
opera singer Giuseppe Filianoti.
She died Dec. 9, 2010, at
age 89.
The tribute will include Cal U
student Kristin Ross and a cappella
singers Ashley Darr, Katelyn
DiCenzo, Brooke Faix, Taylor
Hackley, Brittany Hartos, Christina
King, Rosanna Paterra, Ashley
Tokich and Paige Williams.
Alumnae Jamie Clement and
Jennifer Majetic also will perform.
Cal U is one of a handful of
institutions in the world that
provides a setting for group
workshops in Estill Voice Training.
The program is based on vocal
physiology, acoustics and the
perception of voice quality.
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Vulcan Pride Celebration Honors Athletes
N
ine teams and several individual student-athletes
who contributed to Cal U’s athletic success this
year were honored at the fourth annual Vulcan
Pride Celebration April 14 in Hamer Hall gymnasium.
The women’s tennis, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball,
swimming and hockey teams were honored, along with
men’s hockey and baseball.
Seven individual students were recognized for
achieving All-American status.
They included swimmer Melissa Gates, the 2011
NCAA Division II national champion in the 50-yard
freestyle.
Other All-Americans honored were Kayla Smith
(women’s basketball), Brice Myers (track and field),
Clarissa Enslin (swimming), Randy Sturgill (baseball),
Jutta Bornefield (tennis) and Clare McSweeney (track
and field).
“We gather to celebrate with awe, respect and
admiration the achievements of nine Cal U teams that
gave us a rare glimpse of perfection — a state that is not
usually available to humans — even as they gave us
inspiration, hope and confidence, not just for the future
but, more importantly, for our future,” said Cal U
President Angelo Armenti, Jr.
Under the direction of head coach Justin Berger, the
men’s hockey team finished the season with a 28-5
overall record and reached the ACHA Division III
national semifinals.
The women’s hockey club concluded its third year on
the ice by winning the Delaware Valley Collegiate
Hockey Conference Division I Championship.
Teams that won PSAC titles in 2010 or so far this
calendar year are women’s tennis (24-6), baseball (34-18)
and women’s golf, which actually won the conference
title twice in one calendar year because of inclement
weather.
The women’s soccer (18-1-4), softball (37-14) and
volleyball (23-13) teams were all NCAA regional
finalists, and the women’s swim team finished the season
at No. 14 in the nation.
Also competing in NCAA post-season play this year
were football (10-2), women’s basketball (23-8) and men’s
golf.
Heading into the spring sports season, the Vulcans
were ranked second for the 2010-2011 Dixon Trophy, an
annual award given to the best overall athletic program
in the PSAC. Cal U won the trophy two years ago and
placed second last year.
Offering remarks were coaches Mike Conte
(baseball), MerriLyn Gibbs (women’s golf), Al Alvine
(women’s soccer), Ed Denny (swimming) and Jan
Battista (men’s and women’s hockey).
Coaches Pablo Montana (women’s tennis) and Rick
Bertagnolli (softball) were on the road with their teams,
although women’s tennis participated in the parade of
teams before leaving.
Annie Malkowiak served as emcee for the celebration
and spoke on behalf of women’s volleyball.
Each coach emphasized teamwork, citing as
examples their own players and coaching staffs, as well
as the University administration, support staff, and even
the band and fans.
Tim Mooney (left) and Phil Gigliotti carry the College
Hockey East championship trophy into the Vulcan Pride
Celebration, held April 14 in Hamer Hall. Mooney is also
carrying the Kaleina Cup, presented to the CHE regular
season champion.
Grad Student Receives Alpha Lambda Delta Fellowship
G
Jessica Lane
raduate student Jessica Lane is the
recipient of a $3,000 Kathryn Phillips
Fellowship awarded by Alpha Lambda
Delta. Lane, who is pursuing a master’s degree in
secondary education, is one of 23 award
recipients nationwide.
Founded in 1924, Alpha Lambda Delta is a
Phillips, a leader in the field of women’s
education and the first president of the National
Association of Deans of Women. The fellowship
is intended to help offset the cost of pursuing a
graduate or professional degree.
ALD has chapters on 270 campuses and
more than 850,000 members.
national honor society that recognizes and
encourages academic excellence.
ALD members may apply for the Phillips
fellowships during their senior year or after
earning their baccalaureate degree, if they have
maintained initiation standards throughout their
college careers. The award is named for Kathryn
Ca l IFo RnIa UnIveRsIt y Fo RUM
Certified Results of Faculty Election
Members of the Executive
Committee of the California University
Forum met in open session on Tuesday,
April 5, 2011 at 4:00 p.m., in Room 408
of the Manderino Library. The purpose
of the aforementioned meeting was to
certify the faculty election results. The
following members were in attendance:
Dr. Bruce Barnhart (designee for Provost
Jones), Ms. Betsy Clark, Prof. Barbara
Hess, Dr. Susan Ryan, Mr. Mike
Wagner, and Dr. Tom Wickham. Also
present were Douglas Hoover, Presiding
Officer; Loring Prest, Parliamentarian
and Dana Turcic, Recording Secretary.
Eligible faculty members were
notified via e-mail that the election would
take place on February 23rd and 24th,
2011 and the instructions on how to vote
were included in the e-mail. Two
hundred seventy-one (271) full-time
permanent faculty members were
eligible to vote. One hundred thirty-two
(132) votes were recorded; for a voter
participation rate of forty-nine percent
(49%.)
The Office of Continuous
Improvement submitted the results,
which were tallied electronically and
reported the results as follows:
College of Education and Human
Services
Paul Sible
13
Notification and Certification of
Faculty Election Votes
Eberly College of Science and
Technology
Laura Miller
10
Eberly College of Science and
Technology:
(Vote for two [2]):
*Kimberly Woznack
62
*John Confer
45
Kyle Fredrick
42
Paul Sible
34
Matthew Price
32
Liberal Arts:
(Vote for one [1]):
*Carrie Rosengart
Clarissa Confer
63
42
At-Large:
(Vote for one [1]):
*Gary Seelye
17
College of Education and Human
Services
Dawn Moeller
15
College of Education and Human
Services
Kimberly Woznack
10
Eberly College of Science and
Technology
Charlotte Orient
9
College of Education and Human
Services
Ellen West
9
College of Education and Human
Services
Clarissa Confer
8
College of Liberal Arts
Carrie Rosengart 8
College of Liberal Arts
Sylvia Barksdale
7
College of Education and Human
Services
John Confer
7
Eberly College of Science and
Technology
Norma Thomas
7
College of Education and Human
Services
Matthew Price
5
Eberly College of Science and
Technology
Kyle Fredrick
4
*Designates winner.
By unanimous vote of the Executive
Committee, the faculty election results
were certified.
A plurality of the votes cast was
necessary to win. The successful
candidates will assume their terms at the
September 6, 2011 Forum Meeting.
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VOLUME 13, NUMBER 14 APRIL 25, 2011
Recycle it!
Cumulative weights collected
during the RecycleMania
competition, in pounds per person:
Building A
0.91
Building B
4.96
Building C
2.24
Johnson Hall
1.25
Building E
6.28
Carter Hall
1.52
Washington County Commissioner Bracken Burns emphasized that Marcellus shale drilling is not a passing fancy in today’s energy-dependent
society during an on-campus panel discussion about the environmental, social and economic impacts of this drilling.
Shale Panel Draws a Crowd
S
tudents, faculty and some passionate community
members filled Room 110 in Eberly Hall to hear a panel
of experts and community leaders discuss the potential
benefits and problems associated with drilling in the
Marcellus shale formation.
Dr. John Confer, assistant professor in the Department of
Earth Science; Dr. David Argent, chair of the Department of
Biological and Environmental Science; Dr. Pamela Twiss,
chair of the Department of Social Work; Bracken Burns,
Washington County commissioner; and Erika Staaf, of
PennEnvironment, each made presentations, followed by a
question-and-answer session.
A screening of the documentary Gasland, which focuses
on communities in the United States impacted by natural gas
drilling, preceded the panel discussion on April 13.
The Marcellus shale formation runs a mile underground
from New York to Tennessee. Experts say it could produce
enough natural gas to supply the country for more than two
decades.
One of the main concerns is the hydraulic fracturing — or
“fracking” — of the rock in order to extract the gas. The
process uses water, sand and a mixture that may contain toxic
chemicals. The water that comes back out of a drill site also
contains radioactive materials found naturally in the ground.
How to safely treat that water is one issue. Another is the
potential for contamination of drinking water sources near
well sites.
The panelists agreed that Marcellus drilling will continue,
and that monitoring and enforcement of drilling regulations
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Communications Expert Talks Politics
C
communications executive
ommunications
at firms in Washington,
expert Mark
D.C., and the New York
Weaver has advised
City area.
Ronald Reagan and briefed
Throughout his career,
the national press corps on
Weaver has provided
high-profile prosecutions by
What message
speech coaching, news
the U.S. Department of
did American
media counsel and crisis
Justice.
Democracy
communications services
Now he’s bringing a
Project speakers
to public officials, major
new message — Attention,
Terry Collins and
corporations, universities
Independent Voters: Barak
Donna Brazile
and nonprofit
Obama and John Boehner Are
bring to Cal U?
organizations.
Stalking You — to Cal U.
See story, page 2.
An experienced First
Weaver will share his
Amendment attorney, he
insights on the current
has been interviewed by national media
political scene at 11 a.m. Tuesday in
outlets including 60 Minutes, Nightline,
Room 116, Duda Hall, during a talk
CNN, FOX News, USA Today, the New
sponsored by the campus chapter of the
York Times, the Washington Post,
American Democracy Project.
National Public Radio and Time
Weaver is a national
magazine.
communications expert with more than
Weaver’s talk at Cal U is free and
two decades of experience counseling
open to the public. Visitor parking is
clients at the national level and in 16
available in the Vulcan Garage, off
states. He has served as the deputy
Third Street near the campus entrance.
attorney general of Ohio, as assistant
The American Democracy Project (ADP)
director of public affairs for the U.S
is a multi-campus initiative focused on higher
Department of Justice, and as a
In their
own
words
Communications expert Mark Weaver
will share his insights on the current
political scene at 11 a.m. Tuesday in
Room 116, Duda Hall.
education’s role in preparing the next
generation of informed, engaged citizens.
This ADP event is co-sponsored by the
College of Liberal Arts and by Cal
Campaign Consultants.
Students
Clean Up
in
Contest
W
hat a bunch of garbage!
That’s the reaction to the
amount of waste —
3,096.5 pounds — recycled from Cal
U’s six residence halls during
RecycleMania, a national event that
wrapped up April 2.
Students in each hall were
challenged to recycle paper, plastic,
aluminum and metal cans, and glass
bottles and jars over an eight-week
period.
This is the first year Cal U
participated in RecycleMania, said
Matthew Nebel, a graduate assistant
in the Office of Student Affairs.
He worked with Ken Grzelak,
assistant director for campus support
services; Sharon Elkettani, director of
environmental health and safety; and
community assistants from each hall
on the program.
“It went surprisingly well,” Nebel
said. “We really relied on the
community assistants in each hall to
get the students involved.”
Cal U competed in the Benchmark
Division, which allows schools to
include only a segment of the campus.
Schools in this division do not
compete for prizes at the national
level.
Nebel said he would like to see Cal
U participate in the Competition
Division, which would include the
entire campus, rank the University
compared to other schools nationwide,
and make Cal U eligible for prizes.
“I’d also like to see us compete
against the other PASSHE schools,”
he said.
In all, 1,499 students in the six
residence halls were eligible to
participate in RecycleMania. The
winner was Building E, which
collected 6.28 pounds for each of the
228 residents.
The hall celebrated with a
progressive dinner on April 20, with
each course being served on a different
floor to encourage student interaction
and a group celebration.
Civic Responsibility : people, policy and politics
CMU’s Collins
Envisions a
Sustainable
Future
‘Public service is a
call to serve and a
call to make a
difference,’ Donna
Brazile tells
participants at the
April 12 ‘Civic
Responsibility:
People, Policy and
Politics’
conference, where
she was the
keynote speaker.
D
Brazile Calls for Civility,
Participation
H
ow will you create lasting change for
generations to come?
Author, syndicated columnist and TV
political commentator Donna Brazile posed this
question when she delivered the keynote address
April 12 at a conference focusing on environmental
responsibility and civic engagement.
“Public service is a call to serve and a call to make
a difference,” she said. “Democracy depends on …
men and women who are willing to keep it alive and
keep it relevant. This is the moment to answer the
call, because tomorrow is not soon enough.”
Brazile praised Cal U’s core values of integrity,
civility and responsibility and said those values are
shared across the land through public service.
A veteran Democratic political strategist and
native of New Orleans, Brazile emphasized civility, or
the lack of it, while reflecting on the federal response
to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and to last year’s
catastrophic oil spill. The hurricanes displaced her
family from the city that had been her family’s
hometown for more than a century.
“There was no evacuation plan, and at the time I
did not know if my family got out safely,” said
Brazile, a former member of the board of directors of
the Louisiana Recovery Authority. “I was angry, upset
and frustrated. I had to make a decision to act, not act
out.”
Although the government’s response was widely
criticized, Brazile noted that $6.4 billion eventually
was raised for reconstruction in the New Orleans
area, $2 billion was used to build stronger, safer
levees, and 128 public schools have reopened.
Brazile, who served as the interim chair of the
Democratic National Party for three weeks this
spring, even developed a cordial working relationship
with former Republican President George W. Bush.
“Because he (Bush) wanted civility, I was able to
work with him and got to know him,” she said. “It’s
fine to openly disagree with others, but if you find a
common ground, engage in civility and focus on a
common goal, it’s worth it.”
The oil spill that ravaged the Gulf Coast waters
was not handled in similar fashion, said Brazile, who
was recognized as one of the top 100 most powerful
women in the world by Washingtonian magazine.
“I found civility lacking in everything,” said
Brazile, an adjunct professor at Georgetown
University and recipient of honorary doctorates from
Louisiana State University and Xavier University of
Louisiana. “Leaders were not concerned about what
was best for ‘we, the people’ but for ‘we, the party
leaders.’ It’s a mistake and not the way we should
operate.”
She urged the college students in attendance to
pay close attention to the Congressional wrangling
over trimming the federal budget and raising the debt
limit.
“This affects all of us, especially those of you in
college,” she said. “They are making decisions today
that will impact your life 15 or 20 years down the
road. This is about your future. “
Brazile reiterated her call for leaders to maintain
civility and for citizens to become involved in what
she labeled “an era of participation.”
“We have to resolve our differences without
demonizing the other side,” Brazile said. “See what
you can do to make other people’s lives better. This is
the moment to take a leap of faith. What you do will
matter.”
The conference, Civic Responsibility: People, Policy
and Politics was organized by Cal U’s chapter of the
American Democracy Project, a multi-campus
initiative focused on higher education’s role in
preparing the next generation of informed, engaged
citizens.
r. Terrance J. Collins, director of the Institute for
Green Science at Carnegie Mellon, University, has
traveled around the world to discuss “green
chemistry,” the design of chemical products and processes
that reduce or eliminate hazardous substances.
But chemistry took a back seat to the broader topic of
sustainability when Collins shared his thoughts with Cal U
students and faculty April 12 in
Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre.
His presentation opened Civic
Responsibility: People, Policy and
Politics, a conference organized by
the American Democracy Project.
Collins focused his message on
“sustainability ethics” and
“transgenerational justice” — the
notion that today’s decisions must be
made with the needs of future
generations in mind.
“The power of science and
Dr. Terrance J. Collins
technology has brought humankind
to a place we have never been before,” he said. “We need a
new code of ethics to respond to this new situation.”
Collins spoke about the need to generate safe energy —
he advocates solar power — grow renewable feedstocks and
eliminate hazardous materials, especially those that persist in
the environment.
The world economy and the global ecosphere are
inextricably linked, he said, and we need better ways to keep
the economy flourishing while limiting damage to the Earth
and its inhabitants.
“We face a major challenge,” he said, “and we need to
utilize sustainable technology to solve some of the
problems.”
Without education, innovation and the political will to
change, however, efforts to improve sustainability will not
succeed.
“A university like Cal U can make a big difference,
because knowledge of political science, advocacy and
business is critical for success in sustainability,” Collins
said.
“Universities need to think as a whole instead of by
departments, and sustainability is an area that can unite all
fields. … Sustainability ethics can link all disciplines.”
Collins closed by urging the audience not to give up, even
when efforts to reduce waste, curb pollution and build a
“green” infrastructure appear fruitless.
“Many sustainable projects simply lose momentum
because there is a slow process of building and collecting
data,” he explained.
“We need to continue our initiatives and get people to
care not only about the immediate future, but also about the
long-term future of Pennsylvania and the rest of the world.”
Publisher Helps Writers Reconnect at Cal U
D
r. Carole Waterhouse and Cindy Lynn Speer ’97
first crossed paths at Cal U in the 1990s.
Waterhouse was a teacher, and Speer was her
student. Both are still at the University — and both have
released new books. They rediscovered each other
through their publisher, Zumaya, of Austin, Texas.
Speer, the secretary for Cal U’s History and Political
Science Department, began her latest release, Unbalanced,
while she was a student.
“I remember having Dr. Waterhouse as my professor
for the creative writing seminar,” she said. “In fact, my
most recent book was workshopped in that seminar.”
Unbalanced is Speer’s fourth novel, and her second
with the Zumaya Embraces imprint.
This month Zumaya will release Waterhouse’s book
The Tapestry Baby. She also has published a novel, Without
Wings, and a short story collection, The Paradise Ranch.
“Most of the characters (in The Tapestry Baby) grew
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Dr. Carole Waterhouse and Cindy Lynn Speer have
rediscovered each other by releasing new books through
their publisher, Zumaya, of Austin, Texas.
from conversations,” Waterhouse explained.
The main character is Karin, who becomes pregnant
after a one-night stand with a mysterious tattooed man.
Throughout her pregnancy, Karin imagines her baby
being born with skin that is a brilliant tapestry of color.
Speer’s book is fantasy with a bit of romantic
suspense. Andromeda Pendragon is an agent of Balance,
an organization that works to keep the peace between
vampires and werewolves.
“It takes a lot of the myths, especially about
vampires, and stands them on their head,” Speer said.
Both writers are excited to have another author on
campus, especially when they share a connection.
“The actual process of writing can be a very solitary
experience, and it’s nice to have an opportunity where we
can support each other,” Waterhouse said.
For more information about Carole Waterhouse and The
Tapestry Baby, visit www.carolewaterhouse.com or her blog
www.thetapestrybaby.wordpress.com . For more information
about Cindy Speer and Unbalanced, visit
www.apenandfire.com .
Appalachia Sparks Author’s Imagination
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estern Pennsylvania is “not
only dear to my heart, but
essential to my writing life,”
says author Jennifer Haigh. “This region
is home to my imagination.”
Haigh spoke with affection about her
Cambria County hometown, and about
her work as a writer, when she delivered
the keynote address April 11 at
Celebrating Northern Appalachia in Word
and Song, a daylong conference at Cal U.
The author of four books, Haigh
concentrated her talk on Baker Towers, a
novel based on Barnesboro, Pa., the
small coal-mining town where she grew
up.
“The main character in my book is
really Bakerton, a town of identical
company houses,” she said, explaining
that like many real-life communities in
western Pennsylvania, the fictional
Bakerton was named for the coal
company operating nearby.
The title “towers” refer to the “bony
piles” of slag and mine waste piled up at
the edge of town — a symbol of the
Bakerton’s prosperity during its postWorld War II heyday.
Haigh’s address opened the
conference, which attracted more than
100 registrants.
Sessions throughout the day focused
on the Appalachian identity and the
region’s black and senior populations, as
well as exploring the poetry, prose and
music of an area that encompasses
portions of Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Maryland, New York and Ohio.
Additional sessions examined topics
related to mental health, Marcellus shale
drilling and exploited children.
The program was organized by the
Northern Appalachian Network, a
multidisciplinary network promoting
teaching, scholarship and service on
Northern Appalachians and their
environment. Conference co-chairs were
Dr. Pamela Twiss, chair of the
Department of Social Work, and Dr.
David Argent, chair of the Department
of Biology.
Sponsors included the Faculty
Professional Development Committee,
the Provost’s Office, the Colleges of
Liberal Arts and Education and Human
Services, the American Democracy
Project and the Cal U Student Pottery
Club, which made one-of-a-kind mugs
Jennifer Haigh, author of the New York Times best-seller ‘Baker Towers,’ delivered the
keynote address at ‘Celebrating Northern Appalachia in Word and Song,’ a daylong
conference at Cal U.
for the conference attendees.
“Our story — the story of towns like
Bakerton — is the story of modern
America, as our industrial economy
morphs into some new thing,” Haigh
said. “I’ve spoken about my novel Baker
Towers to audiences across the country,
but the Cal U community knew just
what I was talking about. To me it was
like coming home.”
Campus BRIEFS
Choir Sings Thursday
Cal U’s Dr. John Confer presents on the impact on parks and other protected areas during a
panel discussion about the potential benefits and problems associated with drilling in the
Marcellus shale formation.
Marcellus Shale Panel
Draws a Crowd
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will be important.
“It’s naïve to assume (Marcellus
shale drilling) is a passing fancy; we live
in an energy-dependent society,” Burns
said. “There is a huge economic impact.
But we need to be vigilant and hold
people’s feet to the fire.”
Argent and Confer discussed the
environmental and recreational impact
of drilling.
Argent has been conducting tests in
the Monongahela River to monitor
water quality as drilling activity
increases. Contaminated frack water,
along with pollutants from other sources,
such as mining and agriculture, can
increase the amount of total dissolved
solids in rivers, which can kill aquatic
life.
Confer discussed the impact on parks
and other protected areas.
“There are 2.2 million acres in our
state parks, and about 700,000 have been
leased” for gas development, he said.
Twiss pointed out that Marcellus
shale drilling affects the region’s people,
as well as the environment.
“We are at the front end of a boom,
but we have a long history of booms and
busts” that we should be able to learn
from, she said.
The influx of workers at can change
the housing market, alter the sense of
community and present challenges for
public health and safety, Twiss said.
Staaf explained the role each
resident of Pennsylvania can play in
determining the future of Marcellus
shale drilling. Her organization,
PennEnvironment, is focusing on the
Delaware River Basin as a public
comment period on proposed drilling in
that area is under way.
“What do you want growth to look
like?” asked Twiss. “If you don’t have
those conversations now, you will lose
the stuff you love the most” about the
region.
The University Choir and Cal
Singers, under the direction of Dr.
Yugo Ikach, will be performing a
spring concert in Morgan Hall’s
Learning Resource Center
Auditorium at 8 p.m. Thursday.
The repertoire will include
original arrangements of songs by the
Beatles and Earth, Wind and Fire.
Performers will be accompanied by
piano, bass, drums and strings.
Beatles songs include “Because,”
“Yesterday,” “Hello Goodbye,” “If I
Fell in Love with You,” “She’s
Leaving Home,” “Eleanor Rigby”
and more. Earth, Wind and Fire
songs include “After the Love is
Gone,” “Sing a Song,” “Got to Get
You into My Life,” and other hits.
The event is free and open to the
public. For more information contact the
Department of Music at724-938-4878 or
e-mail ikach@calu.edu .
Pick Your Favorite
Robot ‘Hits’
Visit the Cal U homepage,
www.calu.edu , to see highlights from
the BotsIQ competition held on
campus earlier this month and to rank
the robot clashes that made the
contest so exciting.
BotsIQ asks students to design
and build robots that meet one-on-one
in a gladiator-style contest. Supported
by industry partners, the contest
builds skills in science, math,
engineering and technology.
Visitors can vote for their Top 10
favorite robot “hits” through Friday.
Musical tribute
for Estill founder
Members of Cal U’s Acappella
Stella singing group, alumni and
Pittsburgh-area singers Chris
Higbee, Vanessa Campagna, Peter
King, Brad Yoder, Katherine
Oelrich and Nina Sainato will join
in a musical tribute to the founder
of the Estill Voice Training system.
The Celebration of Voice will be
held in partnership with the Cal U
Department of Theatre and Dance
at 2 p.m. Sunday in Steele Hall
Mainstage Theatre. A $5 donation
is suggested.
Josephine “Jo” Vadala Estill, a
native of Donora, Pa., developed
the training system used by wellknown vocalists such as Madonna,
Patti LuPone and Metropolitan
opera singer Giuseppe Filianoti.
She died Dec. 9, 2010, at
age 89.
The tribute will include Cal U
student Kristin Ross and a cappella
singers Ashley Darr, Katelyn
DiCenzo, Brooke Faix, Taylor
Hackley, Brittany Hartos, Christina
King, Rosanna Paterra, Ashley
Tokich and Paige Williams.
Alumnae Jamie Clement and
Jennifer Majetic also will perform.
Cal U is one of a handful of
institutions in the world that
provides a setting for group
workshops in Estill Voice Training.
The program is based on vocal
physiology, acoustics and the
perception of voice quality.
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Vulcan Pride Celebration Honors Athletes
N
ine teams and several individual student-athletes
who contributed to Cal U’s athletic success this
year were honored at the fourth annual Vulcan
Pride Celebration April 14 in Hamer Hall gymnasium.
The women’s tennis, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball,
swimming and hockey teams were honored, along with
men’s hockey and baseball.
Seven individual students were recognized for
achieving All-American status.
They included swimmer Melissa Gates, the 2011
NCAA Division II national champion in the 50-yard
freestyle.
Other All-Americans honored were Kayla Smith
(women’s basketball), Brice Myers (track and field),
Clarissa Enslin (swimming), Randy Sturgill (baseball),
Jutta Bornefield (tennis) and Clare McSweeney (track
and field).
“We gather to celebrate with awe, respect and
admiration the achievements of nine Cal U teams that
gave us a rare glimpse of perfection — a state that is not
usually available to humans — even as they gave us
inspiration, hope and confidence, not just for the future
but, more importantly, for our future,” said Cal U
President Angelo Armenti, Jr.
Under the direction of head coach Justin Berger, the
men’s hockey team finished the season with a 28-5
overall record and reached the ACHA Division III
national semifinals.
The women’s hockey club concluded its third year on
the ice by winning the Delaware Valley Collegiate
Hockey Conference Division I Championship.
Teams that won PSAC titles in 2010 or so far this
calendar year are women’s tennis (24-6), baseball (34-18)
and women’s golf, which actually won the conference
title twice in one calendar year because of inclement
weather.
The women’s soccer (18-1-4), softball (37-14) and
volleyball (23-13) teams were all NCAA regional
finalists, and the women’s swim team finished the season
at No. 14 in the nation.
Also competing in NCAA post-season play this year
were football (10-2), women’s basketball (23-8) and men’s
golf.
Heading into the spring sports season, the Vulcans
were ranked second for the 2010-2011 Dixon Trophy, an
annual award given to the best overall athletic program
in the PSAC. Cal U won the trophy two years ago and
placed second last year.
Offering remarks were coaches Mike Conte
(baseball), MerriLyn Gibbs (women’s golf), Al Alvine
(women’s soccer), Ed Denny (swimming) and Jan
Battista (men’s and women’s hockey).
Coaches Pablo Montana (women’s tennis) and Rick
Bertagnolli (softball) were on the road with their teams,
although women’s tennis participated in the parade of
teams before leaving.
Annie Malkowiak served as emcee for the celebration
and spoke on behalf of women’s volleyball.
Each coach emphasized teamwork, citing as
examples their own players and coaching staffs, as well
as the University administration, support staff, and even
the band and fans.
Tim Mooney (left) and Phil Gigliotti carry the College
Hockey East championship trophy into the Vulcan Pride
Celebration, held April 14 in Hamer Hall. Mooney is also
carrying the Kaleina Cup, presented to the CHE regular
season champion.
Grad Student Receives Alpha Lambda Delta Fellowship
G
Jessica Lane
raduate student Jessica Lane is the
recipient of a $3,000 Kathryn Phillips
Fellowship awarded by Alpha Lambda
Delta. Lane, who is pursuing a master’s degree in
secondary education, is one of 23 award
recipients nationwide.
Founded in 1924, Alpha Lambda Delta is a
Phillips, a leader in the field of women’s
education and the first president of the National
Association of Deans of Women. The fellowship
is intended to help offset the cost of pursuing a
graduate or professional degree.
ALD has chapters on 270 campuses and
more than 850,000 members.
national honor society that recognizes and
encourages academic excellence.
ALD members may apply for the Phillips
fellowships during their senior year or after
earning their baccalaureate degree, if they have
maintained initiation standards throughout their
college careers. The award is named for Kathryn
Ca l IFo RnIa UnIveRsIt y Fo RUM
Certified Results of Faculty Election
Members of the Executive
Committee of the California University
Forum met in open session on Tuesday,
April 5, 2011 at 4:00 p.m., in Room 408
of the Manderino Library. The purpose
of the aforementioned meeting was to
certify the faculty election results. The
following members were in attendance:
Dr. Bruce Barnhart (designee for Provost
Jones), Ms. Betsy Clark, Prof. Barbara
Hess, Dr. Susan Ryan, Mr. Mike
Wagner, and Dr. Tom Wickham. Also
present were Douglas Hoover, Presiding
Officer; Loring Prest, Parliamentarian
and Dana Turcic, Recording Secretary.
Eligible faculty members were
notified via e-mail that the election would
take place on February 23rd and 24th,
2011 and the instructions on how to vote
were included in the e-mail. Two
hundred seventy-one (271) full-time
permanent faculty members were
eligible to vote. One hundred thirty-two
(132) votes were recorded; for a voter
participation rate of forty-nine percent
(49%.)
The Office of Continuous
Improvement submitted the results,
which were tallied electronically and
reported the results as follows:
College of Education and Human
Services
Paul Sible
13
Notification and Certification of
Faculty Election Votes
Eberly College of Science and
Technology
Laura Miller
10
Eberly College of Science and
Technology:
(Vote for two [2]):
*Kimberly Woznack
62
*John Confer
45
Kyle Fredrick
42
Paul Sible
34
Matthew Price
32
Liberal Arts:
(Vote for one [1]):
*Carrie Rosengart
Clarissa Confer
63
42
At-Large:
(Vote for one [1]):
*Gary Seelye
17
College of Education and Human
Services
Dawn Moeller
15
College of Education and Human
Services
Kimberly Woznack
10
Eberly College of Science and
Technology
Charlotte Orient
9
College of Education and Human
Services
Ellen West
9
College of Education and Human
Services
Clarissa Confer
8
College of Liberal Arts
Carrie Rosengart 8
College of Liberal Arts
Sylvia Barksdale
7
College of Education and Human
Services
John Confer
7
Eberly College of Science and
Technology
Norma Thomas
7
College of Education and Human
Services
Matthew Price
5
Eberly College of Science and
Technology
Kyle Fredrick
4
*Designates winner.
By unanimous vote of the Executive
Committee, the faculty election results
were certified.
A plurality of the votes cast was
necessary to win. The successful
candidates will assume their terms at the
September 6, 2011 Forum Meeting.
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