California University

VOLUME 12, NUMBER 22 SEPT. 27, 2010

Cal U Fusion Focus
of Mission Day

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Cal U guest James Breedlove (left) celebrates with Dr. Lisa McBride (center) and Vincent
Wilson, a sport management major, after he received a $200 Visa gift card at the end of the
Cal U Men United dinner in the Kara Alumni House.

New Group ‘United’
for Men of Color

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mentoring group for students
aimed at improving retention
rates for men of color at Cal U
was introduced Sept. 13 at a dinner at
the Kara Alumni House.
The goal of Cal U Men United is to
“provide a campus community that will
support the growth, development and
achievement of young men of color as
they strive to become men of character
prepared to take an active role in the
global community,” said President
Angelo Armenti, Jr. in his remarks at
the dinner.
About 30 students attended —
mostly freshmen and sophomores and
recipients of Board of Governors
scholarships. Provost Geraldine Jones
also made remarks, and others in
campus leadership positions were
introduced.

“We want to create an environment
that enables these young men to reach
their academic potential and prepare
them for successful professional
careers,” said Dr. Lisa McBride, special
assistant to the President for
EEEO/University ombudsperson.
Dr. Gwen Perry-Burney, associate
professor in the Department of Social
Work, received a grant from the
Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education to conduct focus groups
among men of color at Cal U. Issues
identified by participants included
student engagement, advising, tutoring
and social climate.
Cal U Men United meets once every
other week to address these issues and
others, including philanthropy and
community involvement. “We envision
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t Cal U, professors aren’t
telling students to turn off
their cell phones in class.
In fact, a growing number of
faculty encourage students to use smart
phones and handheld devices, such as
the iPad or iPod Touch, to access
information, take notes or keep up
with current events.
And the University will include
mobile devices — and student
scholarships — among the giveaways at
its annual Mission Day event on Oct. 6.
On Mission Day XII the campus
community will examine Cal U Fusion,
a campus-wide mobile technology
initiative that has begun to explore
innovative ways to use mobile devices
as tools for teaching and learning.
Mission Day allows all members of
the University community to engage in
dialogue, share ideas and voice
recommendations as equals in order to
advance the institution’s mission and
goals.
Daytime classes will be canceled so
that students, faculty, staff and alumni
can discuss the topic. Evening classes
may be canceled at the instructor’s
discretion.
Mission Day sessions are scheduled
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., beginning and
ending in Steele Hall Mainstage
Theatre.
After a call to action by University
President Angelo Armenti, Jr.,
speakers George Saltsman and Bill
Rankin of Abilene Christian
University will deliver the keynote
address, discussing mobile technology
initiatives for the 21st century.
Saltsman is the director of
educational technology for the Adams
Center for Teaching and Learning at
Abilene Christian, in Texas. He is also
a university instructor in the
Department of Journalism and Mass

Communication, and an electronic
publishing consultant.
Rankin is an English professor at
Abilene Christian who has worked
closely with Saltsman and a universitywide team on the mobile technology
initiative. He has given numerous
presentations on technology and
learning.
After the keynote, breakout
sessions will focus on three topics:
“Enhancing Student Learning and
Teaching Strategies through
Technology,” “Integrating Technology
and Technical Support,” and
“Teaching and Learning Centers:
Models and Best Practices.”
Afternoon sessions feature a
question-and-answer session, “Mobile
Technology and Cal U,” moderated by
Saltsman and Rankin. The event closes
with drawings for scholarships and
mobile devices such as the iPad and
iPod Touch. Participants must be
present to win.
“Mobile technology has the
potential to reshape our ideas about
how professors teach and students
learn,” said President Armenti.
“With Cal U Fusion, we intend to
bring 21st-century technology onto our
campus and into our classrooms. Our
students deserve nothing less.”
To register for Mission Day, or to learn
more, visit www.calu.edu/events/missionday.

Hockey Standout Tapped for
National University Team

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member of the women’s hockey team
will compete at the 2011 Winter World
University Games in Erzurum, Turkey.
Senior forward Tiffany Juha has been selected
to play with the U.S. Women’s National
University Hockey Team.
Juha was chosen for the team after the USA
Hockey Winter World University Games
Evaluation Camp, held Aug. 6-8 in Grand
Rapids, Mich.
The U.S. team is made up of players from
collegiate ice hockey teams affiliated with the
American Collegiate Hockey Association.
Eleven states and 10 universities will be
represented.
This will be the first time the United States
will send a women’s team to the event in its 25-

year history. The games will take place Jan. 27Feb. 6, 2011.
“At tryouts I was introduced to an entire new
level of play. It was a very fast-paced game,”
Juha said. “I was ecstatic, because I felt like I
had to prove something to be chosen out of so
many talented girls. This is a great honor.”
Juha has been the Cal U team’s leading
scorer in each of the past two seasons. She has
61 career goals, 45 assists and 106 total points.
After winning he Delaware Valley Collegiate
Hockey Conference Division III title in 20082009, the team’s first year, the Cal U women’s
hockey team moved up to the conference’s
Division I level. The team finished second last
season in both the regular season and the postseason tournament.

Cal U’s high-scoring forward Tiffany Juha will help the U.S. Women’s
National University Hockey Team’s quest for gold at the 2011 Winter
World University Games in Erzurum, Turkey.

Helicopters
Land for Family
Weekend

Campus
BRIEFS
Students
Convene Tuesday
University President Angelo
Armenti, Jr. will host the 2010
Fall Student Convocation at 11
a.m. Tuesday in the
Performance Center.
The Student Convocation,
held each semester during a
Common Hour, gives students
a chance to hear University
news firsthand and to ask
questions of the President.

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tudents and their family members can climb aboard a
military helicopter from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Check
www.calu.edu for the location.
Several Army National Guard soldiers and Cal U students
who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan are bringing the
military choppers to campus for Cal U’s Family Weekend,
which will be held Friday through Sunday.
ROTC and active-duty veterans will be on hand to take
photos with families near the CH-47 Chinook multi-mission
heavy-lift transport helicopter and the UH-60 Blackhawk
medium-lift utility helicopter.
Family Weekend is a growing tradition that brings parents,
family members and friends together with their Cal U student
for a weekend of fun. Parents and guests will have the
opportunity to enjoy athletic events and participate in a variety
of other activities.
Last year, more than 800 students and family members
participated.
“Family Weekend at California University is a truly special
time — an opportunity for you to build memories together as
you explore the many activities and events here on campus and
in the region,” University President Angelo Armenti, Jr. said.
“There is truly something for everyone on the weekend’s
busy schedule, and we welcome everyone to spend time at

Dunlevy
Redbirds Day Set
Sunday
Family Weekend is an ideal way for students and their loved ones
to get together and enjoy the University.

California University.”
For a complete schedule of events and registration form,
visit the Family Weekend website at www.calu.edu/events/
familyweekend/.

Pittsburgh Symphony Concert
to Benefit Alumni Scholarships

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n elegant reception and a
performance by the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra will support
the Alumni Scholarship Fund.
The Cal U community is invited to
attend the Oct. 12 benefit event sponsored
by the Alumni Association. Cost is $75
for the reception, symphony performance
and optional shuttle service between the
Kara Alumni House and Steele Hall.
The pre-symphony reception begins
at 6:45 p.m. in the Michael and Julia
Kara Alumni House. PSO conductor
Thomas Hong is expected to attend the
gathering of Cal U alumni and friends.
Hearty hors d’oeuvres and limited bar
service will be offered.
The PSO takes the stage at 8 p.m. in
Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre.
The program includes the Overture to
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss Jr.;
Concerto No. 1 in G minor for Violin and

The Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra’s fall concert
at Cal U has become an
annual tradition.
Admission to the
performance is free for
students with a valid
CalCard.

Orchestra, Opus 26, by Max Bruch; and
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543,
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Students who wish to attend the
performance only will be admitted free
with a valid CalCard. Cost is $10 for
members of the Cal U community or the
general public and can be purchased by
calling the Steele Box Office at 724-9385943.
The PSO first performed at Cal U in

1994, and the fall concert has become an
annual tradition. Each spring, Cal U
students, alumni and University friends
travel to Pittsburgh for a symphony
performance in Heinz Hall.
For benefit tickets or more information
about the pre-symphony reception, contact
administrative assistant Montean Dean at
dean@calu.edu or 724-938-4418. A portion
of the ticket price benefits the Alumni
Scholarship Fund and is tax-deductible.

Cal U’s men’s soccer team
will present its annual Dunlevy
Redbirds Day on Sunday at
Roadman Park.
The festivities will begin
with a cookout at 11:30 a.m. at
the Roadman Park pavilion.
The Cal U men’s team will
face West Virginia Wesleyan at
1 p.m.
Participants can view a
nostalgic display of soccer
photos, and they will receive
commemorative group pictures
that will be taken after the
varsity game.
Dunlevy soccer supports
youth programs and a men’s
open division with no age limits.
“Cal U has become an
extension of the Mon Valley
Youth Soccer Association,
which started in Dunlevy in the
spring of 1978,” said Cal
veteran men’s soccer head coach
Dennis Laskey.
“Many players from the
Dunlevy youth teams, as well as
other youth programs, boys and
girls, in the Mon Valley,
matriculated to California, and
a number of former Vulcan
players joined the Redbirds after
college.”
For more information about
the event, contact Laskey at
724-938-5793 or
laskey@calu..edu.

Cal U Men United Aims to be Resource for Men of Color

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future meetings that will include
community and corporate leaders who
have expressed an interest in being
involved with this student group,”
McBride said.
Senior Ronald Taylor, who is
president of the Black Student Union
and vice president of the Student
Activities Board, attended the dinner.
“I commend Cal U for putting this
group together. It will be a great
resource, and I think it will become
something bigger than we can see at this
moment,” Taylor said.
At Cal U, recruiting and retaining
students from diverse backgrounds is
one of the objectives of the 2009-2012
Strategic Plan.
As of last semester, there were 323
men of color enrolled at Cal U.
Nationally, the declining numbers of

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President
Angelo
Armenti, Jr.
greets Ron
Wiley, a sport
management
major (left),
and LaMont
Coleman,
associate dean
of student
affairs, at the
recent Cal U
Men United
dinner. The
next meeting
for the group
will be at 4
p.m. Oct. 4 or
11 a.m. Oct. 5
in Carter Hall.

African-American and Hispanic males
graduating from college are distressing
not only because of the implications for
the men themselves, but also because of
the consequences for society, according to

the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.
In addition to McBride and PerryBurney, other faculty and staff are
mentoring the group: LaMont Coleman,
associate dean in the Office of Student

Affairs; Eric Tarpley, assistant director
of Admissions; Dr. Charles Crowley,
assistant professor in the Department of
Exercise Science and Sport Studies;
Jennifer Ramsey, instructor/counselor
in the Department of Academic
Support Services; Dr. Todd Carlisle,
assistant professor in the Department of
English; Dr. Kelton Edmonds, director
of the Frederick Douglass Institute and
associate professor in the Department of
History and Political Science; and Dr.
Harrison Pinckney, assistant professor
in the Department of Earth Sciences.
McBride said one goal for the
University is to endow scholarships for
male and female students of color. Cal
U is working with the Pittsburgh
Promise, which gives scholarships to
students in the Pittsburgh Public
Schools to attend certain post-secondary
schools, to have even more students
enroll here.

Honor Society Cites Two

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al U students Jordan Gass
and Katie Mercadante ’09
have received prestigious
honors from Alpha Lambda Delta.
Founded in 1924, Alpha
Lambda Delta is a national honor
society that recognizes and
encourages academic excellence
among first-year students.
Gass was awarded a Jo Anne J.
Trow Scholarship in the amount of
$1,000 for the current academic
year. She was one of 35 recipients
chosen from more than 120 applicants nominated by more than 60
chapters.
The competition is open to any
sophomore ALD society member
with a required cumulative gradepoint average of 3.50 or higher.
Selection is based on academic
records, participation in ALD
activities, applicants’ statements,
and campus and community
involvement.
Jo Anne J. Trow is an ALD
past president who is also the former vice president of Student
Services at Oregon State
University.
A junior majoring in anthropology and history, Gass is a peer
mentor and is from Erie, Pa.
“It’s such an honor to be

selected because there were so
many deserving students,” she
said. “I love being part of Alpha
Lambda Delta. Being involved in
the community and doing all the
service work we do is a lot of fun,
and I know we’re helping other
people at the same time.”
Mercadante, a graduate student majoring in special education, received the Alice Crocker
Lloyd Graduate Fellowship in the
amount of $3,000 for the current
academic year.
Alice Lloyd was an outstanding leader in the field of women’s
education and in the National
Association of Women’s Dean,
Administrators and Counselors as
well as a past member of the ALD
National Council.
Mercadante is one of 23
nationwide recipients of these
awards.
She earned bachelor’s degrees
in meteorology and secondary
education/earth and space science
last December. Also a peer mentor, Mercadante was the event
chair for the first two years of Cal
U’s involvement with StormFest®
and was the founding vice president of Cal U’s ALD chapter. The
Economy, Pa., native also empha-

sized the society’s work in the
community.
“It’s nice to see how ALD has
grown on campus from just a few
people,” said Mercadante. “We
thought it was very important to
make outreach to the community
a requirement.”
Karen Posa, director of
University-Wide Mentoring, serves
as the administrative advisor to
ALD. Dr. Michael Amrhein is the
faculty adviser.
“The National Alpha Lambda
Delta scholarships and fellowships
are awarded to only a small number of students nationally,” said
Posa. “We are so pleased that
Katie and Jordan have been recognized at the national level for their
academic excellence.” Since its
inception, ALD now has chapters
in 250 campuses throughout the
United States with more than
850,000 members.
“The applicant pool for both
awards was extremely strong,” said
Dr. Glenda Earwood, executive
director of National Alpha
Lambda Delta. “The selection
committees’ task of narrowing
down the fields to 35 and 23 recipients was, as always, a great challenge.”

Because of their stellar work in the classroom and active involvement on campus and in the community, Jordan Gass (left) and
Katie Mercadante have received prestigious honors from Alpha
Lambda Delta.

President to Staff: Cal U Still Growing

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President Angelo Armenti, Jr.
demonstrates an application that
provides a view of the brain during
his presentation at staff
convocation.

t their fall convocation, President
Armenti urged University staff
members to become involved with
the Cal U Fusion initiative.
“The world is changing very rapidly,
and we have to change with it,” he said.
“I am convinced that all of education is
going to be transformed through the use
of mobile technology, and the largest
revolution will involve the smart phone.
Even laptop computers soon will be
obsolete.”
The President urged the staff to
participate in the Oct. 6 Mission Day,
which will focus on this initiative and
how to implement a teaching and
learning center that focuses on mobile
technology.
“We must begin to plan for, and work

aggressively toward ubiquity — when
everyone has a mobile device,” President
Armenti said. “The very best students are
going to want to go to a school that’s
‘with it’ and where the technology is.”
The University’s budget situation
remains challenging, with declining state
funds and the elimination of federal
stimulus money next year, the President
reported, but Cal U continues to succeed
by practicing methods employed by
private institutions.
“Privately funded scholarships remain
our single greatest need,” he said. “This
will ensure we not only survive, but
thrive.”
Despite the nation’s recent economic
downturn and a decline in the number of
students graduating from Pennsylvania

high schools, the University continues to
grow.
Enrollment has increased for a 13th
consecutive year, President Armenti said,
with a total head count of about 9,400
students. Total full-time enrollment has
increased by 43 percent over the past six
years, and by more than 4 percent
compared to the 2009-2010 academic
year.
President Armenti praised the staff for
its role in the University’s growth and
continued success.
“You need to give yourselves a round
of applause,” he said. “Many of you have
a lot to do with this, because you interact
with our students and their families. All
of you help make us better, and I
appreciate what you do.”

Constitution Day Program Examines Rights in Wartime

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r. Michael Slaven began Cal U’s Constitution Day
program by paying tribute to the late Sen. Robert
Byrd of West Virginia. The longest serving
senator in U.S. history, Byrd introduced the legislation
mandating annual Constitution Day observances at all
educational institutions that receive federal funding.
“He was a firm believer that the Constitution of the
United States was the most important thing Americans
needed to know,” Slaven said.
The late senator always carried a copy of the
Constitution in his pocket, Slaven added, and he
memorized much of the document. Today, schools across
the country celebrate Constitution Day on the anniversary
of the document’s signing on Sept. 17, 1787.
This year’s theme for Cal U’s celebration was “Civil
Liberties at Time of War.” Faculty members Drs. Aref AlKhattar, John Cencich and Craig Smith raised thoughtprovoking questions on the topic.
Al-Khattar discussed ethnic profiling, particularly in
regard to Muslims and Arabs. Hundreds were arrested and
thousands questioned after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
but none were found guilty, he said.
“Generalizing is not justified, and ethnic profiling is
ineffective, counter-productive and illegal,” he said.
Cencich explained how the Geneva Conventions of
1949 apply to the detention of both military war-fighters

and unlawful combatants, such as terrorists. Prisoners of
war cannot be criminally prosecuted for their actions on
the battlefield, he explained. Unlawful combatants, as
civilians, also have rights under the law.
Cencich, who has been involved in the investigation of
war crimes, also addressed the use of torture — including
techniques such as waterboarding.
“Torture does not work,” he said, adding that
confessions obtained through torture are not admissible in
U.S. courts “Torture is a serious felony.”
Smith discussed how the impact of U.S. Supreme
Court decisions regarding civil rights in wartime.
He cited a World War II-era case in which justices
rules that public schools Minersville, W.Va., could compel
students who were Jehovah’s Witnesses to salute the
American flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance, despite
their religious objections. The decision led to increased
persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the United States —
and the Supreme Court reversed its decision a mere three
years later.
“The Supreme Court … realized the hostility could
no longer be tolerated,” Smith said.
He drew a parallel with a Florida pastor’s recent
announcement that he would burn a copy of the Koran,
the Muslim holy book, on the anniversary of 9/11.
“Does this pastor have a Constitutional right to

Dr. Michael Slaven pays tribute to the late Sen. Robert
Byrd during Cal U’s Constitution Day program. Byrd
introduced legislation mandating Constitution Day
observances at all educational institutions that receive
federal funding.

freedom of expression? Or would his actions lead to other
unlawful acts that should be prevented?”
The program was co-sponsored by the Office of the
President, the Office of the Provost, the American
Democracy Project, the School of Graduate Studies and
Research, the Department of History and Political
Science, and the Department of Justice, Law and Society.

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McKinney Scores Again with Hall Induction
Editor’s Note: Cal U will hold its 16th annual Athletic
Hall of Fame Banquet Oct. 15 at the Performance Center. For
reservations, contact Montean Dean at 724-938-4418.
Throughout the fall, The Journal will profile each of the 2010
Hall of Fame inductees.

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ara McKinney, a four-year starting guard/small
forward for the women’s basketball team from
2001-2005, is among the seven sports standouts
who will be inducted next month into the Cal U
Athletics Hall of Fame.
Once called “The Willie Mays of the PSAC” by an
opposing coach, McKinney was a three-time AllAmerican, four-time all-conference selection and threetime PSAC-West Athlete of the Year selection.
She becomes the third Hall of Fame member from
Cal U’s 2004 NCAA national title team, joining 2009
inductees Becky Siembak ‘04 and Sameera Philyaw ’04.
“I was pretty excited when Becky called about seeing
the new Hall of Fame class on the website,” McKinney
said. “I really just wanted to play basketball and never
expected all the achievements and goals that we were
able to attain. This is a great honor.”
McKinney averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and six
assists per game as a freshman, while leading the 20012002 team to the program’s first-ever PSAC-West and
PSAC championships.
She is the only player in PSAC history to be named
the division’s Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year
in the same season. She was also the PSAC Tourney’s
Most Valuable Player, helping the Vulcans reach the
NCAA Division II Regional finals.
Despite missing seven games because of an injury in
her sophomore season, McKinney helped Cal roll to a
33-2 overall record, a perfect 12-0 PSAC-West mark and
its second straight conference crown, advancing to the
NCAA II Final Four.
During McKinney’s junior season, Cal attained the
ultimate goal by winning the NCAA II National
Championship with a school-best 35-1 overall record. A
healthy McKinney averaged 18 points and nearly nine
rebounds a game.
Always playing at her best in the big games, she led
all scorers with 26 points in Cal’s 75-72 national title

Three-time All-American Sara McKinney is the third
member of the 2004 national championship team to be
inducted into the Cal U Athletics Hall of Fame. She guided
the Vulcans to 119 wins in 134 games during her
remarkable career.

game win over Drury University, and she averaged 20
points and seven rebounds per game at the NCAA II
Elite Eight tourney. Before hitting those marks, she
produced per-game averages of 17 points and nine
rebounds at the NCAA Regional and 18 points and 13
rebounds in the PSAC tournament.
“My teammates and I wanted it,” she said. “I did not
want to let down the seniors. I just wanted to play for
them, and I knew I had to step it up as a leader and get
the team started. That’s all I tried to do.”
McKinney capped her brilliant career by leading the
Vulans to a 26-6 overall record in 2004-2005 after
averaging 18 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Among
many awards, she was named the 2005 Women’s Division

II Bulletin Player of the Year. Five years later that
publication listed her as the second Player of the Decade
and Cal’s 2004 team as the decade’s finest.
After playing at Duquesne High School, McKinney
said, only former Cal U head coach Darcie Vincent
recruited her — but being overlooked was a source of
inspiration.
“It motivated me a lot, and people said I had a bad
attitude,” McKinney said. “For years Tennessee and
Connecticut (universities) came to see Swin Cash play in
McKeesport. I was just five minutes and a bridge away,
but they did not come to see me. So I had something to
prove to all those people. I had to show all of them what
they passed up.”
McKinney has kind words for Vincent.
“She’s a great coach who knew how touch my
buttons and get me started,” McKinney said. “If I came
out flat, she knew exactly what to do to get me back on
track. I respect her and (associate head coach) Heather
(Kearney). They both know basketball so well. She took
me under her wing, kept me out of trouble and prepared
me.”
Overall, McKinney finished her career with 2,117
points, 1,204 rebounds, 882 field goals and 315 steals —
all school records at the time.
During the McKinney era, Cal compiled a 119-15
(.888) cumulative record and 44-4 (.917) divisional mark
with four PSAC-West titles, three PSAC championships,
two National Four appearances and one National
Championship.
After earning her bachelor’s degree in criminal
justice, McKinney played professional basketball for one
season in the Netherlands. Single and a resident of
Pittsburgh, she currently is pursuing a master’s degree in
business management at DeVry University while also
working as a chef at the University of Pittsburgh.
McKinney praised the overall support she received at
Cal U rather then singling out a certain individual.
“It was a challenge, coming from Duquesne, to adjust
to college life,” McKinney said. “But all my teachers
were good influences and pushed me hard. I was not
there just for basketball and wanted the college degree.
“Everyone knew who you were, and the people were
nice to you. I loved it.”

Trio Named to Select Team

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wo players and the head coach of the
men’s hockey club have been chosen
for the 2010-2011 American College
Hockey Association Division III Select
Team.
Cal U seniors Ryan Jones, a forward, and
defenseman Nick Posa are part of the 25player roster representing 17 universities and
nine states. They were selected from more
than 250 players.
Both received College Hockey East postseason honors last spring.
Justin Berger, head coach of the Cal U
club, served on the Select Team Selection
Committee and was named an assistant
coach. Chris Van Timmerman, of Hope
College (Mich.), was named head coach; and
Sean Weaver, of Central Florida University,
also will coach the team.
This winter the ACHA Select Team will
compete in a showcase tour that will travel
through Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

“Making the team is a big
accomplishment,” said Posa. “Just being able
to play hockey at a college level is something
that I have dreamed about for awhile. I’m not
just playing for Cal or myself, but for every
player on the team.”
In addition to competing, Jones is looking
forward to a once-in-a-lifetime trip.
“The best thing we can do is take as much
as we can from this experience,” he said.
“Just like any hockey game I am going out
there to play, I expect to win.”
Last season, the Cal U club compiled a
school-best 29-1 overall record. The team
advanced to the ACHA national quarterfinals
after winning its fourth consecutive College
Hockey East title.
“This speaks volumes about these three
people and our program,” said the club’s
general manager, Jamison Roth. “We
obviously are very proud and wish them the
best.”

Senior forward Ryan Jones (above) will join teammate Nick Posa and head
coach Justin Berger as members of the ACHA Select Team. This winter the
prestigious squad will compete in a showcase tour that will travel through
Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

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Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.
University President

Dr. Lenora Angelone
Vice President for Student Affairs

Robert Thorn
Interim Vice President for Administration and Finance

Geraldine M. Jones
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Charles Mance
Vice President for University Technology Services

Craig Butzine
Interim Vice President for Marketing andUniversity Relations

Dr. Joyce Hanley
Executive Vice President

Ron Huiatt
Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

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Editor

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Writers

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