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California University
Volume 15, Number 4 Feb. 18, 2013
Read the JouRnal online: www.calu.edu/news/the-journal
Cal U Conducts Day of Service
P
utting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy
into practice, 175 students took part in Cal U’s
10th annual Day of Service on Feb. 5.
Volunteers from various campus clubs and
organizations tackled 26 service projects that assisted 21
nonprofit organizations.
The national Day of Service is held annually on the
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. For the second
consecutive year, the University’s extended winter break
shifted the event to the second week of the semester.
“Even though the semester is already under way, our
students want to do service work and help the
community,” said Diane Williams, director of the
Center for Civic Engagement, which coordinated the
activities.
“Their enthusiasm was clearly evident. All in all, it
was a pretty good day.”
A blood drive organized by Central Blood Bank
collected 38 units of blood — potentially enough to save
114 lives — and bone marrow screenings were
conducted through the Be The Match Foundation.
In the Performance Center, students combined
creativity with a desire to serve as they created nearly
1,800 craft projects.
— Continued on page 3
Cal U students JaQuan Cornish and Michelle Goldsborough decorate shamrocks for the Golden Living Center during the Feb. 5
Day of Service.
Intern on Duty in Senate Minority Office
S
enior Mario Coppola is working
in the state Senate Minority
Research Office in Harrisburg as
part of a 15-week internship sponsored
by the Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education (PASSHE).
A political science major with a
minor in history, Coppola is one of 14
students currently participating in The
Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS)
program, which gives students the
opportunity to work in all areas of state
government while earning a full
semester’s worth of credits.
Tampa, Fla.
THIS invites students
“It was amazing to
from each of the 14 PASSHE
experience politics at the
universities to participate.
national level,” Coppola said.
Coppola and his fellow THIS
As for his experience in
participants will attend
Harrisburg, “I’ve taken many
academic seminars and
courses involving politics, so
complete an individualized
I’m excited to put practice
research project as part of the
into play. The chance to rub
program’s requirements.
shoulders with a senator is
Coppola, of Venetia, Pa.,
Mario Coppola
something not many people
is a 2008 graduate of Peters
can experience, so I feel extremely lucky
Township High School. During the fall
to be chosen for THIS.”
semester, he completed an internship at
More than 500 students from
the Republican National Convention in
PASSHE universities have participated
in THIS since the program began in
1989.
Interns have worked with dozens of
state agencies, as well as in the offices
of the governor, the speaker of the
House of Representatives and the
attorney general.
Students may obtain information about
the program by contacting the Cal U
Internship Center, or by calling the Dixon
University Center at 717-720-4089. More
information on the program also is available
at: www.passhe.edu/this .
Virtual Grad School Fair Feb. 26
C
Entrepreneur Dares Students
to ‘Be Amazing’
Eric Kulikowski, an engineer-turned-business coach and commercial
real estate investor, dared Cal U students to be amazing during a
Feb. 5 presentation in the Convocation Center. The Entrepreneurial
Leadership Center and Student Incubator at Cal U sponsored the
event. See story on page 2.
al U will join 10 other PASSHE universities
for a Virtual Grad School Fair, a convenient,
online opportunity to explore master’s
degree and post-baccalaureate certificate programs
without the need for travel.
Men and women who are considering graduate
school can log in from anywhere in the world to
interact with admissions representatives live online.
Staff from Cal U will be available from 11 a.m.1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Feb. 26.
The real-time “live chat” sessions are designed
to introduce prospective students to a variety of
graduate school options, including Cal U’s face-toface master’s degree programs and Cal U Global
Online.
If they wish, prospective students may upload
their resumes before the event, so representatives
can provide personalized advice.
The event’s online format makes it convenient
for current students or working adults to find
answers to their questions about graduate school.
Free, one-time registration enables a prospective
student to meet representatives from multiple
schools, including Clarion, East Stroudsburg,
Edinboro, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield,
Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West
Chester universities.
All are members of the Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education, which is sponsoring
the fair.
“This is an innovative and convenient way to
reach out to those who may have questions about
both our on-campus and online graduate
programs,” said Pamela Murphy, executive
director of graduate enrollment management at
Cal U.
Murphy will join Cal U staff members Suzanne
Powers and Devon Markish to answer questions
about graduate programs. Kristy DeBord, of
Cal U’s Office of Web-Based Programs, will
address questions about Global Online.
For registration and more information about the
Virtual Grad School Fair, visit www.calu.edu or
PAGrad.CareerEco.net.
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Feb. 18, 2013
Speaker:
‘Dare to Be
Amazing’
E
Sewickley Academy
eighth-graders Neill
Peirce (left) and Ben
Clouse stand in front
of their exhibit on
Jackie Robinson and
other AfricanAmerican athletes
who broke the color
barrier in their
respective sports.
More than 140 middle
and high school
students competed in
the Feb. 4 Primary
Sources History Day
contest in the
Convocation Center.
Area Students Compete at
Sixth Annual History Day
M
ore than 140 middle and
high school students from
the Sewickley Academy,
Belle Vernon Area, Central Christian,
Charleroi, McGuffey, and Monessen
schools competed at the sixth annual
Primary Sources History Day contest
Feb. 4 in the Convocation Center’s
south conference wing.
Sponsored by the Library of
Congress 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.
Dr. Michael Brna, director of Cal
U’s Teaching with Primary Sources
program, said the campus event began
in 2008 with just three school districts
and 30 students.
Many of the Cal U History day
participants will move on to the
regional competition, known as NHD
Pitt, which will be held March 2-3 at
the Senator John Heinz History
Center in Pittsburgh.
“We are excited to present this
opportunity to come to Cal U for the
day and present the work that you
find interesting and are passionate
about,” Brna said. “We encourage
you to take the feedback from this
day, go back and refine your projects
for the regional event.”
This year’s National History Day
theme is “Turning Points in History:
People, Ideas, Events.” Students were
judged on the exhibits, documentaries,
performances, websites and historical
research papers they created to
support the theme.
Judges and event volunteers
included Cal U students from the
departments of History and Political
Science and Education, as well as
current and retired educators and
members of local historical societies.
Students from the McGuffey
School District competed at Cal U for
the first time this year. Sixth-graders
Colin Walters and Ivy Cole proudly
displayed a website titled
“McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers: A
Turning Point in American
Education.”
The site focused on William
Holmes McGuffey, who published
The Eclectic Readers in 1836. The
textbook series taught children to
read, and it is still in use today.
“We learned that (McGuffey)
taught at age 14, so he was both a
good teacher and a student,” said
Walters. “Researching him was
interesting. We are excited to be here
and also to go to the event in
Pittsburgh.”
Accompanying the McGuffey
students was longtime gifted-support
teacher Kelly McGuier, who currently
is studying Arabic through Cal U
Global Online.
“I like Cal U, and this is part of
why I try to bring our students here,”
she said. “In addition to competing,
it’s important for them to see and
experience a university setting, but
oftentimes they just can’t get this kind
of opportunity.”
Neill Peirce and Ben Clouse,
eighth-graders at Sewickley Academy,
began work on their exhibit by
focusing on Jackie Robinson. But
their research soon led them to
learning about other AfricanAmerican athletes who broke the
color barrier in their respective sports.
Athletes depicted in their exhibit
included Pittsburgh native Chuck
Cooper, who in 1950 was the first
black player drafted by the National
Basketball Association; Willie O’Ree,
the first black player in the National
Hockey League; and tennis great
Arthur Ashe.
“Since it’s Black History Month
and we found out about so many
other athletes, we wanted to include
them,” said Pierce, who described the
Convocation Center as “awesome.”
One of the judges was Steve
Russell ’70, recently retired
superintendent of Belle Vernon Area
School District, who has served as a
History Day judge at the local,
regional and state levels. He explained
that each participant had earned the
opportunity to compete at Cal U by
succeeding in a school-based contest.
“This competition here (at Cal U)
mirrors the regional competition. …
It’s important that we judges are
consistent to help prepare these
students as much as possible,” Russell
said.
“Those students who are fortunate
enough to move on to the state
(contest) are really good, because
there’s a lot of strong competition.”
ric Kulikowski dared Cal U students to
be amazing during his lecture Feb. 5 in
Duda Hall.
Using the acronym D.A.R.E., Kulikowski
outlined the keys to success in both business
and life.
He urged the audience to Define goals,
Attack with a plan, Render decisions that
matter and Embrace significance.
“As we grow older, sometimes we lose that
ability to know how to get from having an idea
to getting things done,” he said. “Having a
plan of attack is how you get to be amazing.”
The presentation included motivational
video clips and inspirational stories about
successful people in business.
“Today really motivated me to control
whatever I can in life,” said Lemar McFall, a
sophomore computer engineering major.
“Every opportunity that you have, use it to get
where you want to go.”
The most powerful story of the
presentation was Kulikowski’s story of
following his own dreams.
“I always wanted to be astronaut when I
was a child,” he said. “Even more specifically,
I wanted to be a payload astronaut. So I
created a plan of attack and went for the
dream.”
Kulikowski’s dream came crashing down
when his grades as a mechanical and
aerospace engineer were not high enough to
land him a job with the aerospace industry
giant Lockheed Martin.
Instead of giving up, he camped outside a
Lockheed Martin recruiter’s office. When a
student didn’t show up for a scheduled
interview, Kulikowksi was given 10 minutes to
impress the recruiter. He did just that.
“At that moment in my life, I had to make
a decision to make myself significant,” he said.
Although Kulikowski never made it into
space, he did become a rocket scientist at
Lockheed Martin. He was responsible for
engineering parts of rockets that flew into
space.
“His story showed me that I have to make
my own path and go get experience,” said
freshman business major Jasmine Gonzalez.
“Even if you don’t get paid, you need
experience to help shape your plan of attack.”
Kulikowski left Lockheed Martin after
realizing he had achieved most of his dreams
using the D.A.R.E. method. He wanted to
fulfill another dream by helping others become
amazing, he said.
“Life doesn’t just happen; you have to
make it,” he told the audience.
“You have to play a role in it. You can’t just
be a passenger in life. Your life is happening
right now, so make it amazing. I dare you.”
Campus BRIEFS
Blood Drive a Success
Students from both Cal U and Slippery Rock
University donated blood to the American Red Cross
at their respective campuses before the winter break.
In all, 94 units of blood were collected at the two
schools.
Student Government sponsored the Cal U event,
which was held at the Performance Center. More than
100 Cal U students registered to donate, although not
all were eligible.
Brendan Demmy received a $25 Wal-Mart gift card
for displaying the most Cal U spirit.
Academic Open House
Programs Begin Today
Cal U has scheduled three Academic Open House
programs during the spring semester. The programs are
designed to introduce prospective students to Cal U or
give accepted students a chance to explore campus.
Programs are scheduled from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. today;
Saturday, March 9; and Saturday, April 13. Students
and families who attend will learn more about Cal U’s
programs of study, housing, extracurricular activities
and student life. They also can meet faculty members
and tour the campus.
For more information or to register online, visit
www.calu.edu . Prospective students also may contact the
Welcome Center at 724-938-1626 or e-mail Carrie Pavtis at
pavtis@calu.edu .
Student Convocation Feb. 26
Acting President Geraldine M. Jones will host the
2013 spring student convocation Feb. 26 in the
Convocation Center’s south conference wing. Open to
all current Cal U students, the convocation will be held
during the common hour, beginning at 11 a.m.
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Freshmen, Seniors Part of National Survey
T
his spring the Office of
Continuous Improvement will be
administering the National
Survey of Student Engagement to a
random sampling of Cal U’s first- and
senior-year students.
The NSSE is administered by the
Indiana University Center for
Postsecondary Research in cooperation
with the Indiana University Center for
Survey Research at Indiana UniversityBloomington. Through IUB, some Cal
U students will receive an invitation to
participate in their campus e-mail
boxes.
The survey is completed online. This
important endeavor has been authorized
by Acting President Geraldine M.
Jones, who urges all invited students to
participate.
Feedback from past student surveys
has led Cal U to take steps that enhance
student satisfaction with academics and
campus life. One example is the
university-wide “common hour,” when
no classes are held so students can
attend meetings, convocations and other
campus-wide events.
“I encourage all students to
participate in this important study,” said
Acting President Jones. “The results
will allow us to assess and improve the
Data collected from the National Survey of Student Engagement helps Cal U assess and
improve the quality of its academic offerings and campus life.
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.
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.
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 end of this month, NSSE
invitations will be sent to students’
University e-mail addresses. IUB will
send follow-up e-mails to the students
through early April, and Web survey
administration will close June 1.
After IUB analyzes the NSSE data,
the 2013 reports will be sent to
participating universities. Results should
be available in August.
For more information about the NSSE
survey, contact Bruce Barnhart, acting
provost and vice president for Academic
Affairs, at 724-938-1673.
JLS Speaker Series
Continues Tuesday
A
Alexis Closson
proudly
displays her
Valentine’s Day
heart for the
American Heart
Association.
Students Volunteer During
Annual Day of Service
— Continued from page 1
They assembled personalized journals for
the Washington County Drug and Alcohol
Commission to use in its prevention education
programs in local schools.
They decorated shamrocks with traditional
Irish blessings for the Golden Living Center in
Uniontown, Pa., and created ornaments for
Medi-Home Hospice Care and the Women’s
Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh.
They made 200 flags for American Legion
Post 377’s Valentine’s Day celebration, created
valentines for seniors at the Center in the
Woods, and made food items and decorations
for the California Food Pantry.
Setting aside the glitter and glue, many
students took a moment to sign Casey’s
Pledge, a promise not to drive while
intoxicated. Options@CalU sponsored the
sobriety campaign.
Sophomore Kaisha Aiken and junior April
Weirich joined in the Day of Service activities
for the first time this year.
Aiken, a liberal arts major, helped to make
personalized journals, and her sorority, Alpha
Kappa Alpha, added motivational phrases to
cutout hearts for the American Heart
Association.
“All the Greek organizations support the
MLK Day of Service,” she said. “We are just
doing our part.”
Weirich, a psychology major and a firstyear AmeriCorps student, kept a watchful eye
on the projects at three tables while she made
candy treats for the food pantry.
“I love doing volunteer work, and being
with AmeriCorps provides a lot of
opportunities for us to do service projects,” she
said. “Service work of any kind is important.”
Travis Miles, a senior in the parks and
recreation management program, said he was
impressed by what he saw when he stopped at
the Performance Center.
“You have to admire our students for
helping,” he said. “They could just come up
here to hang around, but they are getting
involved and doing their part.”
Williams anticipates that the Day of
Service will be just the start of a semester filled
with volunteer activities.
“Our students realize the need to give of
their time throughout the year,” she said, “and
we’re looking to keep them busy.”
For more information about other volunteer
opportunities or the Center for Civic Engagement,
contact Diane Williams at Williams_d@calu.edu or
at 724-938-4794.
retired state
Pennsylvania Turnpike.
trooper will
He was a trained accident
share his
reconstruction expert and
experiences Tuesday as
also served on the Motor
part of the Justice, Law
Carrier Safety Assistance
and Society speaker
Program.
series.
After retiring in 1994,
Richard D. Kuba
Kuba started Kujak
will speak at 11 a.m.
Testing, which provides
tomorrow in Room 110,
on-site workplace drug
Richard D. Kuba
Eberly Hall.
testing and Breathalyzer
He joined the Pennsylvania
services.
State Police in 1969 after being
His daughter, Dr. Cassandra
honorably discharged from the
Kuba, is a faculty member in the
U.S. Army, where he had served in Department of Justice, Law and
the military police and assisted in
Society.
the capture of Ernesto “Che”
Admission to the series is free and
Guevara, a revolutionary leader.
the public is welcome. For more
Kuba spent his 25-year career
information about upcoming speakers,
with the state police working in
visit www.calu.edu , keyword “justice,
Troop T, which covers the
law and society.”
Black History Month
Events Set This Week
C
al U’s Black History Month celebration continues with two events
this week.
“Decades of Fashion,” the second annual Black History Month
fashion show, will be held at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the Performance Center,
inside the Natali Student Center.
On Saturday a bus will depart from in front of Manderino Library at
2 p.m. for a trip to the August Wilson Center for African-American
Culture in Pittsburgh, where travelers will view an exhibition on loan
from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “National
Olympics: Berlin 1936” explores the courage and triumph of athletes who
boycotted, participated in or were barred from those Olympic games.
The trip will conclude with a stop at the Waterfront. The bus heads
back to campus at 8 p.m.
Cost of the trip is $4 per person. Deadline to register is Thursday;
students can sign up with their CalCard at the Natali Student Center
Information Desk. Staff and faculty interested in attending should
contact LaMont Coleman at 724-938-5697 or coleman_lm@calu.edu .
A complete schedule of Black History Month events is available at
www.calu.edu .
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Feb. 18, 2013
THE CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY FORUM
February 19, 2013/4:00 p.m,
Carter Hall, Multipurpose Room
#G06
TENTATIVE AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
IV. MINUTES OF January 29,
2013
(Approved by e-mail ballot – refer
to Forum website or Public Folders
in Outlook)
V. MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
(Informational Only – Minutes
February 5, 2013)
VI. PRESIDING OFFICER’S
REPORT
A. Miscellaneous Information
B. President’s Response to Motion
Passed
B. Notice of Executive Committee
Meeting: March 12, 2013 –
University Community Welcome
Daffodil Days Orders Due by Feb. 26
T
he American Cancer Society has
announced that this will be the
final year for Daffodil Days, one
of the organization’s oldest and most
beloved fundraising programs.
Cal U again will participate,
offering fresh-cut flowers and
collectibles in return for a donation to
support cancer research.
American Cancer Society
supporters can order a bunch of 10 cut
daffodils for $10; a pot of minidaffodils for $12; a vase with daffodils
for $15; or the “Ray O. Hope
collectible Boyd’s Bear with daffodils
for $25. Daffodil yellow or chocolate
lollipops are available for $1 each.
In addition, donors can make
anonymous gifts through two
initiatives: for $25, Project Care will
send a bear with daffodils to a child; or
for $25, $50, $75 or $100, Gift of Hope
will send a bunch of daffodils to a
THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FORUM
VII. Committee Reports/Updates
a. Ad-hoc Review Committee
b. Budget Committee
JANUARY 29, 2013/4:00 p.m., Carter Hall, Multipurpose Room #G06
MINUTES
VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS
The California University
Forum met in regular session
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
in Carter Hall, Multipurpose
Room #G06. Presiding
Office Hoover called the
meeting order at 4:10 p.m.
IX. INTERPELLATION
X. Faculty Senate
Recommendations
a. To have greater permanence and
stability in administrative positions,
meaning fewer interim and acting
positions, and to conduct outside
institution hires for those available
positions when they arise
(recommended by Middle States)
[long range]
b. To review and comment upon the
Middle States written
recommendations [annual]
c. To permit administrative
privileges for qualified faculty and
students on university computers or
laptops upon administrative
approval and with appropriate
safeguards and timeframes [annual]
d. To have administrators seek
greater input from faculty or
students through their
representative bodies (i.e. APSCUF,
Senate, Forum) when making
curricular or pedagogical decisions
[long range]
e. To create an institutional
research office responsible for
independent, objective collection
and dissemination of institutional
data (an integral component of
faculty/administration
communication) [long range]
f. To demonstrate integrity in
marketing class sizes using
student:faculty ratio [annual]
g. To recognize that a broad-based
liberal education prepares students
for future vocational choices, and a
four-year university degree should
not serve primarily as vocational
training
treatment facility. The American
Cancer Society also accepts general
contributions to support its mission.
In the past 14 years, Daffodil Days
has raised more than $240 million in
gross revenue to support the work of
the American Cancer Society.
Last year, Washington County
raised more than $100,000 through the
Daffodil Days campaign. The Cal U
campaign raised $2,300, more than
twice as much as the $900 total in
2011.
Order forms for this year’s Daffodil
Days campaign have been distributed
on campus. Additional copies are
available at University Printing Services
in Azorsky Hall, Room 103.
Checks should be made payable to
the American Cancer Society. Orders
are due by Feb. 26; send them to
campus coordinator Julie Kingsley, of
Printing Services, at Box 111.
Flowers will be ready for pickup
after noon on March 20 in the Azorsky
Hall lunchroom, or you can ask to have
them delivered to an office by the
student group STAND (Students
Taking a New Direction).
For more information, e-mail
kingsley@calu.edu or call 724-938-5518.
The following senators were
in attendance:
Dr. Bruce Barnhart
Mr. Rick Bertagnolli
Mr. Craig Butzine
Ms. Courtney Cochran
Dr. John Confer
Mr. Brendan Demmy
Ms. Fran Fayish
Mrs. Geraldine Jones
Dr. Chad Kauffman
Dr. Kevin Koury
Ms. Kelly Lloyd
Ms. Jasmine Owens
Dr. Carrie Rosengart
Mr. Gary Seelye
Dr. Craig Smith
Ms. Brittaney Stephanik
Dr. Pamela Twiss
Ms. Sheleta Webb
Dr. Tom Wickham
Dr. Kimberly Woznack
The following were also in
attendance:
Mr. Douglas Hoover,
Presiding Officer
Mr. Loring Prest,
Parliamentarian
Mrs. Dana Turcic, Recording
Secretary
The following senators were
absent:
Dr. Ralph Belsterling
Dr. Bill Biddington
Ms. Alexandra Brooks
Ms. Roberta Busha
Mr. Michael Crosen
Ms. Amy Dunn
Mr. Todd Edwards
Mrs. Rhonda Gifford
Dr. Stanley Komacek
Dr. Sean Madden
Ms. Georgia Minor
Mr. Thomas Moore
Mr. Josh Mrosko
Ms. Sharon Navoney
Mr. William O’Donnell
Mrs. Rosanne Pandrok
Dr. Nancy Pinardi
Ms. Jenna Terchanik
Mr. Robert Thorn
Mr. Stephen Zemba
Due to the lack of a quorum
of Forum senators, Presiding
Officer Hoover adjourned the
meeting at 4:10 p.m.
Reminder the next FORUM
Meeting is FEBRUARY 19,
2013
CERTIFIED RESULTS OF FACULTY ELECTION: CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FORUM
XI. NEW BUSINESS
XII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Next FORUM Meeting
MARCH 26, 2013
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
Presiding Officer Hoover presented the following faculty
election results to the Executive Committee via e-mail ballot
for certification. The Office of Continuous Improvement
submitted the results, which were tallied electronically.
Eligible faculty members were notified via e-mail that the
election would take place on November 29 and 30, 2012
and the instructions on how to vote were included in the email. Two hundred forty-nine (249) full-time permanent
faculty members were eligible to vote. One hundred
seventeen (117) votes were recorded, for a voter
participation rate of forty-seven percent (47%.)
The Office of Continuous Improvement submitted the
results, which were tallied electronically and reported the
results as follows:
Notification and Certification of Faculty Election Votes:
Eberly College of Science and Technology
[Vote for two (2)]
*John Confer
42
37.2%
*Christine Toras 40
35.4%
Kyle Frederick
35
31.0%
Matthew Price
28
24.8%
Mario Majcen
21
18.6%
Richard LaRosa
18
15.9%
Not applicable
8
7.1%
Totals:
*
*
*Note: Multiple answer percentage-count totals not
meaningful.
Liberal Arts:
[Vote for one (1)]
*Mark Aune
Drew McGukin
Not Applicable
Totals:
51
50
8
109
46.8%
45.9%
7.3%
100.0%
At-Large:
[Vote for one (1)]
*Gary Seelye – Education
Susan Jasko – Liberal Arts
Mark Aune – Liberal Arts
Christina Toras – Science & Tech
Mario Majcen – Science & Tech
Drew McGukin – Liberal Arts
Kyle Frederick – Science & Tech
Matthew Price – Science & Tech
Richard LaRosa – science & Tech
John Confer – Science & Tech
Not Applicable
Totals
28
22
12
12
9
9
7
7
5
4
2
117
23.9%
18.8%
10.3%
10.3%
7.7%
7.7%
6.0%
6.0%
4.3%
3.4%
1.7%
100.0%
[* Denotes top vote-getters in each college.]
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 3, 2013, Forum Meeting.
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Cal U Conducts Day of Service
P
utting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy
into practice, 175 students took part in Cal U’s
10th annual Day of Service on Feb. 5.
Volunteers from various campus clubs and
organizations tackled 26 service projects that assisted 21
nonprofit organizations.
The national Day of Service is held annually on the
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. For the second
consecutive year, the University’s extended winter break
shifted the event to the second week of the semester.
“Even though the semester is already under way, our
students want to do service work and help the
community,” said Diane Williams, director of the
Center for Civic Engagement, which coordinated the
activities.
“Their enthusiasm was clearly evident. All in all, it
was a pretty good day.”
A blood drive organized by Central Blood Bank
collected 38 units of blood — potentially enough to save
114 lives — and bone marrow screenings were
conducted through the Be The Match Foundation.
In the Performance Center, students combined
creativity with a desire to serve as they created nearly
1,800 craft projects.
— Continued on page 3
Cal U students JaQuan Cornish and Michelle Goldsborough decorate shamrocks for the Golden Living Center during the Feb. 5
Day of Service.
Intern on Duty in Senate Minority Office
S
enior Mario Coppola is working
in the state Senate Minority
Research Office in Harrisburg as
part of a 15-week internship sponsored
by the Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education (PASSHE).
A political science major with a
minor in history, Coppola is one of 14
students currently participating in The
Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS)
program, which gives students the
opportunity to work in all areas of state
government while earning a full
semester’s worth of credits.
Tampa, Fla.
THIS invites students
“It was amazing to
from each of the 14 PASSHE
experience politics at the
universities to participate.
national level,” Coppola said.
Coppola and his fellow THIS
As for his experience in
participants will attend
Harrisburg, “I’ve taken many
academic seminars and
courses involving politics, so
complete an individualized
I’m excited to put practice
research project as part of the
into play. The chance to rub
program’s requirements.
shoulders with a senator is
Coppola, of Venetia, Pa.,
Mario Coppola
something not many people
is a 2008 graduate of Peters
can experience, so I feel extremely lucky
Township High School. During the fall
to be chosen for THIS.”
semester, he completed an internship at
More than 500 students from
the Republican National Convention in
PASSHE universities have participated
in THIS since the program began in
1989.
Interns have worked with dozens of
state agencies, as well as in the offices
of the governor, the speaker of the
House of Representatives and the
attorney general.
Students may obtain information about
the program by contacting the Cal U
Internship Center, or by calling the Dixon
University Center at 717-720-4089. More
information on the program also is available
at: www.passhe.edu/this .
Virtual Grad School Fair Feb. 26
C
Entrepreneur Dares Students
to ‘Be Amazing’
Eric Kulikowski, an engineer-turned-business coach and commercial
real estate investor, dared Cal U students to be amazing during a
Feb. 5 presentation in the Convocation Center. The Entrepreneurial
Leadership Center and Student Incubator at Cal U sponsored the
event. See story on page 2.
al U will join 10 other PASSHE universities
for a Virtual Grad School Fair, a convenient,
online opportunity to explore master’s
degree and post-baccalaureate certificate programs
without the need for travel.
Men and women who are considering graduate
school can log in from anywhere in the world to
interact with admissions representatives live online.
Staff from Cal U will be available from 11 a.m.1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Feb. 26.
The real-time “live chat” sessions are designed
to introduce prospective students to a variety of
graduate school options, including Cal U’s face-toface master’s degree programs and Cal U Global
Online.
If they wish, prospective students may upload
their resumes before the event, so representatives
can provide personalized advice.
The event’s online format makes it convenient
for current students or working adults to find
answers to their questions about graduate school.
Free, one-time registration enables a prospective
student to meet representatives from multiple
schools, including Clarion, East Stroudsburg,
Edinboro, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield,
Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West
Chester universities.
All are members of the Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education, which is sponsoring
the fair.
“This is an innovative and convenient way to
reach out to those who may have questions about
both our on-campus and online graduate
programs,” said Pamela Murphy, executive
director of graduate enrollment management at
Cal U.
Murphy will join Cal U staff members Suzanne
Powers and Devon Markish to answer questions
about graduate programs. Kristy DeBord, of
Cal U’s Office of Web-Based Programs, will
address questions about Global Online.
For registration and more information about the
Virtual Grad School Fair, visit www.calu.edu or
PAGrad.CareerEco.net.
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Speaker:
‘Dare to Be
Amazing’
E
Sewickley Academy
eighth-graders Neill
Peirce (left) and Ben
Clouse stand in front
of their exhibit on
Jackie Robinson and
other AfricanAmerican athletes
who broke the color
barrier in their
respective sports.
More than 140 middle
and high school
students competed in
the Feb. 4 Primary
Sources History Day
contest in the
Convocation Center.
Area Students Compete at
Sixth Annual History Day
M
ore than 140 middle and
high school students from
the Sewickley Academy,
Belle Vernon Area, Central Christian,
Charleroi, McGuffey, and Monessen
schools competed at the sixth annual
Primary Sources History Day contest
Feb. 4 in the Convocation Center’s
south conference wing.
Sponsored by the Library of
Congress 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.
Dr. Michael Brna, director of Cal
U’s Teaching with Primary Sources
program, said the campus event began
in 2008 with just three school districts
and 30 students.
Many of the Cal U History day
participants will move on to the
regional competition, known as NHD
Pitt, which will be held March 2-3 at
the Senator John Heinz History
Center in Pittsburgh.
“We are excited to present this
opportunity to come to Cal U for the
day and present the work that you
find interesting and are passionate
about,” Brna said. “We encourage
you to take the feedback from this
day, go back and refine your projects
for the regional event.”
This year’s National History Day
theme is “Turning Points in History:
People, Ideas, Events.” Students were
judged on the exhibits, documentaries,
performances, websites and historical
research papers they created to
support the theme.
Judges and event volunteers
included Cal U students from the
departments of History and Political
Science and Education, as well as
current and retired educators and
members of local historical societies.
Students from the McGuffey
School District competed at Cal U for
the first time this year. Sixth-graders
Colin Walters and Ivy Cole proudly
displayed a website titled
“McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers: A
Turning Point in American
Education.”
The site focused on William
Holmes McGuffey, who published
The Eclectic Readers in 1836. The
textbook series taught children to
read, and it is still in use today.
“We learned that (McGuffey)
taught at age 14, so he was both a
good teacher and a student,” said
Walters. “Researching him was
interesting. We are excited to be here
and also to go to the event in
Pittsburgh.”
Accompanying the McGuffey
students was longtime gifted-support
teacher Kelly McGuier, who currently
is studying Arabic through Cal U
Global Online.
“I like Cal U, and this is part of
why I try to bring our students here,”
she said. “In addition to competing,
it’s important for them to see and
experience a university setting, but
oftentimes they just can’t get this kind
of opportunity.”
Neill Peirce and Ben Clouse,
eighth-graders at Sewickley Academy,
began work on their exhibit by
focusing on Jackie Robinson. But
their research soon led them to
learning about other AfricanAmerican athletes who broke the
color barrier in their respective sports.
Athletes depicted in their exhibit
included Pittsburgh native Chuck
Cooper, who in 1950 was the first
black player drafted by the National
Basketball Association; Willie O’Ree,
the first black player in the National
Hockey League; and tennis great
Arthur Ashe.
“Since it’s Black History Month
and we found out about so many
other athletes, we wanted to include
them,” said Pierce, who described the
Convocation Center as “awesome.”
One of the judges was Steve
Russell ’70, recently retired
superintendent of Belle Vernon Area
School District, who has served as a
History Day judge at the local,
regional and state levels. He explained
that each participant had earned the
opportunity to compete at Cal U by
succeeding in a school-based contest.
“This competition here (at Cal U)
mirrors the regional competition. …
It’s important that we judges are
consistent to help prepare these
students as much as possible,” Russell
said.
“Those students who are fortunate
enough to move on to the state
(contest) are really good, because
there’s a lot of strong competition.”
ric Kulikowski dared Cal U students to
be amazing during his lecture Feb. 5 in
Duda Hall.
Using the acronym D.A.R.E., Kulikowski
outlined the keys to success in both business
and life.
He urged the audience to Define goals,
Attack with a plan, Render decisions that
matter and Embrace significance.
“As we grow older, sometimes we lose that
ability to know how to get from having an idea
to getting things done,” he said. “Having a
plan of attack is how you get to be amazing.”
The presentation included motivational
video clips and inspirational stories about
successful people in business.
“Today really motivated me to control
whatever I can in life,” said Lemar McFall, a
sophomore computer engineering major.
“Every opportunity that you have, use it to get
where you want to go.”
The most powerful story of the
presentation was Kulikowski’s story of
following his own dreams.
“I always wanted to be astronaut when I
was a child,” he said. “Even more specifically,
I wanted to be a payload astronaut. So I
created a plan of attack and went for the
dream.”
Kulikowski’s dream came crashing down
when his grades as a mechanical and
aerospace engineer were not high enough to
land him a job with the aerospace industry
giant Lockheed Martin.
Instead of giving up, he camped outside a
Lockheed Martin recruiter’s office. When a
student didn’t show up for a scheduled
interview, Kulikowksi was given 10 minutes to
impress the recruiter. He did just that.
“At that moment in my life, I had to make
a decision to make myself significant,” he said.
Although Kulikowski never made it into
space, he did become a rocket scientist at
Lockheed Martin. He was responsible for
engineering parts of rockets that flew into
space.
“His story showed me that I have to make
my own path and go get experience,” said
freshman business major Jasmine Gonzalez.
“Even if you don’t get paid, you need
experience to help shape your plan of attack.”
Kulikowski left Lockheed Martin after
realizing he had achieved most of his dreams
using the D.A.R.E. method. He wanted to
fulfill another dream by helping others become
amazing, he said.
“Life doesn’t just happen; you have to
make it,” he told the audience.
“You have to play a role in it. You can’t just
be a passenger in life. Your life is happening
right now, so make it amazing. I dare you.”
Campus BRIEFS
Blood Drive a Success
Students from both Cal U and Slippery Rock
University donated blood to the American Red Cross
at their respective campuses before the winter break.
In all, 94 units of blood were collected at the two
schools.
Student Government sponsored the Cal U event,
which was held at the Performance Center. More than
100 Cal U students registered to donate, although not
all were eligible.
Brendan Demmy received a $25 Wal-Mart gift card
for displaying the most Cal U spirit.
Academic Open House
Programs Begin Today
Cal U has scheduled three Academic Open House
programs during the spring semester. The programs are
designed to introduce prospective students to Cal U or
give accepted students a chance to explore campus.
Programs are scheduled from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. today;
Saturday, March 9; and Saturday, April 13. Students
and families who attend will learn more about Cal U’s
programs of study, housing, extracurricular activities
and student life. They also can meet faculty members
and tour the campus.
For more information or to register online, visit
www.calu.edu . Prospective students also may contact the
Welcome Center at 724-938-1626 or e-mail Carrie Pavtis at
pavtis@calu.edu .
Student Convocation Feb. 26
Acting President Geraldine M. Jones will host the
2013 spring student convocation Feb. 26 in the
Convocation Center’s south conference wing. Open to
all current Cal U students, the convocation will be held
during the common hour, beginning at 11 a.m.
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Freshmen, Seniors Part of National Survey
T
his spring the Office of
Continuous Improvement will be
administering the National
Survey of Student Engagement to a
random sampling of Cal U’s first- and
senior-year students.
The NSSE is administered by the
Indiana University Center for
Postsecondary Research in cooperation
with the Indiana University Center for
Survey Research at Indiana UniversityBloomington. Through IUB, some Cal
U students will receive an invitation to
participate in their campus e-mail
boxes.
The survey is completed online. This
important endeavor has been authorized
by Acting President Geraldine M.
Jones, who urges all invited students to
participate.
Feedback from past student surveys
has led Cal U to take steps that enhance
student satisfaction with academics and
campus life. One example is the
university-wide “common hour,” when
no classes are held so students can
attend meetings, convocations and other
campus-wide events.
“I encourage all students to
participate in this important study,” said
Acting President Jones. “The results
will allow us to assess and improve the
Data collected from the National Survey of Student Engagement helps Cal U assess and
improve the quality of its academic offerings and campus life.
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.
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.
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 end of this month, NSSE
invitations will be sent to students’
University e-mail addresses. IUB will
send follow-up e-mails to the students
through early April, and Web survey
administration will close June 1.
After IUB analyzes the NSSE data,
the 2013 reports will be sent to
participating universities. Results should
be available in August.
For more information about the NSSE
survey, contact Bruce Barnhart, acting
provost and vice president for Academic
Affairs, at 724-938-1673.
JLS Speaker Series
Continues Tuesday
A
Alexis Closson
proudly
displays her
Valentine’s Day
heart for the
American Heart
Association.
Students Volunteer During
Annual Day of Service
— Continued from page 1
They assembled personalized journals for
the Washington County Drug and Alcohol
Commission to use in its prevention education
programs in local schools.
They decorated shamrocks with traditional
Irish blessings for the Golden Living Center in
Uniontown, Pa., and created ornaments for
Medi-Home Hospice Care and the Women’s
Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh.
They made 200 flags for American Legion
Post 377’s Valentine’s Day celebration, created
valentines for seniors at the Center in the
Woods, and made food items and decorations
for the California Food Pantry.
Setting aside the glitter and glue, many
students took a moment to sign Casey’s
Pledge, a promise not to drive while
intoxicated. Options@CalU sponsored the
sobriety campaign.
Sophomore Kaisha Aiken and junior April
Weirich joined in the Day of Service activities
for the first time this year.
Aiken, a liberal arts major, helped to make
personalized journals, and her sorority, Alpha
Kappa Alpha, added motivational phrases to
cutout hearts for the American Heart
Association.
“All the Greek organizations support the
MLK Day of Service,” she said. “We are just
doing our part.”
Weirich, a psychology major and a firstyear AmeriCorps student, kept a watchful eye
on the projects at three tables while she made
candy treats for the food pantry.
“I love doing volunteer work, and being
with AmeriCorps provides a lot of
opportunities for us to do service projects,” she
said. “Service work of any kind is important.”
Travis Miles, a senior in the parks and
recreation management program, said he was
impressed by what he saw when he stopped at
the Performance Center.
“You have to admire our students for
helping,” he said. “They could just come up
here to hang around, but they are getting
involved and doing their part.”
Williams anticipates that the Day of
Service will be just the start of a semester filled
with volunteer activities.
“Our students realize the need to give of
their time throughout the year,” she said, “and
we’re looking to keep them busy.”
For more information about other volunteer
opportunities or the Center for Civic Engagement,
contact Diane Williams at Williams_d@calu.edu or
at 724-938-4794.
retired state
Pennsylvania Turnpike.
trooper will
He was a trained accident
share his
reconstruction expert and
experiences Tuesday as
also served on the Motor
part of the Justice, Law
Carrier Safety Assistance
and Society speaker
Program.
series.
After retiring in 1994,
Richard D. Kuba
Kuba started Kujak
will speak at 11 a.m.
Testing, which provides
tomorrow in Room 110,
on-site workplace drug
Richard D. Kuba
Eberly Hall.
testing and Breathalyzer
He joined the Pennsylvania
services.
State Police in 1969 after being
His daughter, Dr. Cassandra
honorably discharged from the
Kuba, is a faculty member in the
U.S. Army, where he had served in Department of Justice, Law and
the military police and assisted in
Society.
the capture of Ernesto “Che”
Admission to the series is free and
Guevara, a revolutionary leader.
the public is welcome. For more
Kuba spent his 25-year career
information about upcoming speakers,
with the state police working in
visit www.calu.edu , keyword “justice,
Troop T, which covers the
law and society.”
Black History Month
Events Set This Week
C
al U’s Black History Month celebration continues with two events
this week.
“Decades of Fashion,” the second annual Black History Month
fashion show, will be held at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the Performance Center,
inside the Natali Student Center.
On Saturday a bus will depart from in front of Manderino Library at
2 p.m. for a trip to the August Wilson Center for African-American
Culture in Pittsburgh, where travelers will view an exhibition on loan
from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “National
Olympics: Berlin 1936” explores the courage and triumph of athletes who
boycotted, participated in or were barred from those Olympic games.
The trip will conclude with a stop at the Waterfront. The bus heads
back to campus at 8 p.m.
Cost of the trip is $4 per person. Deadline to register is Thursday;
students can sign up with their CalCard at the Natali Student Center
Information Desk. Staff and faculty interested in attending should
contact LaMont Coleman at 724-938-5697 or coleman_lm@calu.edu .
A complete schedule of Black History Month events is available at
www.calu.edu .
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Feb. 18, 2013
THE CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY FORUM
February 19, 2013/4:00 p.m,
Carter Hall, Multipurpose Room
#G06
TENTATIVE AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
IV. MINUTES OF January 29,
2013
(Approved by e-mail ballot – refer
to Forum website or Public Folders
in Outlook)
V. MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
(Informational Only – Minutes
February 5, 2013)
VI. PRESIDING OFFICER’S
REPORT
A. Miscellaneous Information
B. President’s Response to Motion
Passed
B. Notice of Executive Committee
Meeting: March 12, 2013 –
University Community Welcome
Daffodil Days Orders Due by Feb. 26
T
he American Cancer Society has
announced that this will be the
final year for Daffodil Days, one
of the organization’s oldest and most
beloved fundraising programs.
Cal U again will participate,
offering fresh-cut flowers and
collectibles in return for a donation to
support cancer research.
American Cancer Society
supporters can order a bunch of 10 cut
daffodils for $10; a pot of minidaffodils for $12; a vase with daffodils
for $15; or the “Ray O. Hope
collectible Boyd’s Bear with daffodils
for $25. Daffodil yellow or chocolate
lollipops are available for $1 each.
In addition, donors can make
anonymous gifts through two
initiatives: for $25, Project Care will
send a bear with daffodils to a child; or
for $25, $50, $75 or $100, Gift of Hope
will send a bunch of daffodils to a
THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FORUM
VII. Committee Reports/Updates
a. Ad-hoc Review Committee
b. Budget Committee
JANUARY 29, 2013/4:00 p.m., Carter Hall, Multipurpose Room #G06
MINUTES
VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS
The California University
Forum met in regular session
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
in Carter Hall, Multipurpose
Room #G06. Presiding
Office Hoover called the
meeting order at 4:10 p.m.
IX. INTERPELLATION
X. Faculty Senate
Recommendations
a. To have greater permanence and
stability in administrative positions,
meaning fewer interim and acting
positions, and to conduct outside
institution hires for those available
positions when they arise
(recommended by Middle States)
[long range]
b. To review and comment upon the
Middle States written
recommendations [annual]
c. To permit administrative
privileges for qualified faculty and
students on university computers or
laptops upon administrative
approval and with appropriate
safeguards and timeframes [annual]
d. To have administrators seek
greater input from faculty or
students through their
representative bodies (i.e. APSCUF,
Senate, Forum) when making
curricular or pedagogical decisions
[long range]
e. To create an institutional
research office responsible for
independent, objective collection
and dissemination of institutional
data (an integral component of
faculty/administration
communication) [long range]
f. To demonstrate integrity in
marketing class sizes using
student:faculty ratio [annual]
g. To recognize that a broad-based
liberal education prepares students
for future vocational choices, and a
four-year university degree should
not serve primarily as vocational
training
treatment facility. The American
Cancer Society also accepts general
contributions to support its mission.
In the past 14 years, Daffodil Days
has raised more than $240 million in
gross revenue to support the work of
the American Cancer Society.
Last year, Washington County
raised more than $100,000 through the
Daffodil Days campaign. The Cal U
campaign raised $2,300, more than
twice as much as the $900 total in
2011.
Order forms for this year’s Daffodil
Days campaign have been distributed
on campus. Additional copies are
available at University Printing Services
in Azorsky Hall, Room 103.
Checks should be made payable to
the American Cancer Society. Orders
are due by Feb. 26; send them to
campus coordinator Julie Kingsley, of
Printing Services, at Box 111.
Flowers will be ready for pickup
after noon on March 20 in the Azorsky
Hall lunchroom, or you can ask to have
them delivered to an office by the
student group STAND (Students
Taking a New Direction).
For more information, e-mail
kingsley@calu.edu or call 724-938-5518.
The following senators were
in attendance:
Dr. Bruce Barnhart
Mr. Rick Bertagnolli
Mr. Craig Butzine
Ms. Courtney Cochran
Dr. John Confer
Mr. Brendan Demmy
Ms. Fran Fayish
Mrs. Geraldine Jones
Dr. Chad Kauffman
Dr. Kevin Koury
Ms. Kelly Lloyd
Ms. Jasmine Owens
Dr. Carrie Rosengart
Mr. Gary Seelye
Dr. Craig Smith
Ms. Brittaney Stephanik
Dr. Pamela Twiss
Ms. Sheleta Webb
Dr. Tom Wickham
Dr. Kimberly Woznack
The following were also in
attendance:
Mr. Douglas Hoover,
Presiding Officer
Mr. Loring Prest,
Parliamentarian
Mrs. Dana Turcic, Recording
Secretary
The following senators were
absent:
Dr. Ralph Belsterling
Dr. Bill Biddington
Ms. Alexandra Brooks
Ms. Roberta Busha
Mr. Michael Crosen
Ms. Amy Dunn
Mr. Todd Edwards
Mrs. Rhonda Gifford
Dr. Stanley Komacek
Dr. Sean Madden
Ms. Georgia Minor
Mr. Thomas Moore
Mr. Josh Mrosko
Ms. Sharon Navoney
Mr. William O’Donnell
Mrs. Rosanne Pandrok
Dr. Nancy Pinardi
Ms. Jenna Terchanik
Mr. Robert Thorn
Mr. Stephen Zemba
Due to the lack of a quorum
of Forum senators, Presiding
Officer Hoover adjourned the
meeting at 4:10 p.m.
Reminder the next FORUM
Meeting is FEBRUARY 19,
2013
CERTIFIED RESULTS OF FACULTY ELECTION: CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FORUM
XI. NEW BUSINESS
XII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Next FORUM Meeting
MARCH 26, 2013
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
Presiding Officer Hoover presented the following faculty
election results to the Executive Committee via e-mail ballot
for certification. The Office of Continuous Improvement
submitted the results, which were tallied electronically.
Eligible faculty members were notified via e-mail that the
election would take place on November 29 and 30, 2012
and the instructions on how to vote were included in the email. Two hundred forty-nine (249) full-time permanent
faculty members were eligible to vote. One hundred
seventeen (117) votes were recorded, for a voter
participation rate of forty-seven percent (47%.)
The Office of Continuous Improvement submitted the
results, which were tallied electronically and reported the
results as follows:
Notification and Certification of Faculty Election Votes:
Eberly College of Science and Technology
[Vote for two (2)]
*John Confer
42
37.2%
*Christine Toras 40
35.4%
Kyle Frederick
35
31.0%
Matthew Price
28
24.8%
Mario Majcen
21
18.6%
Richard LaRosa
18
15.9%
Not applicable
8
7.1%
Totals:
*
*
*Note: Multiple answer percentage-count totals not
meaningful.
Liberal Arts:
[Vote for one (1)]
*Mark Aune
Drew McGukin
Not Applicable
Totals:
51
50
8
109
46.8%
45.9%
7.3%
100.0%
At-Large:
[Vote for one (1)]
*Gary Seelye – Education
Susan Jasko – Liberal Arts
Mark Aune – Liberal Arts
Christina Toras – Science & Tech
Mario Majcen – Science & Tech
Drew McGukin – Liberal Arts
Kyle Frederick – Science & Tech
Matthew Price – Science & Tech
Richard LaRosa – science & Tech
John Confer – Science & Tech
Not Applicable
Totals
28
22
12
12
9
9
7
7
5
4
2
117
23.9%
18.8%
10.3%
10.3%
7.7%
7.7%
6.0%
6.0%
4.3%
3.4%
1.7%
100.0%
[* Denotes top vote-getters in each college.]
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 3, 2013, Forum Meeting.
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