Council of Trustees
Business Meeting
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
2:30 p.m.
Crawford Center Conference Room

AGENDA
• Roll Call
• Public Comment Period
• Old Business
Action
Minutes – Meeting held on August 1, 2016

• Welcome
Appointed New EU Trustees - Patricia J. Kennedy and Anthony J. Pirrello
Re-appointed EU Trustees - Robert J. Lowther and Harold C. Shields

• President H. Fred Walker – President’s Report to the Council of Trustees
• New Business
Executive – Action
Certifying Resolution (President H. Fred Walker)
President Walker recommends the Order of Succession as developed in accordance with Board
of Governors Policy 1983-14-A: Appointing Interim and Acting Chief Executive Officers.

Honorary Degree Nominations (President H. Fred Walker)
President Walker recommends approval of the Honorary Degree Selection Committee’s
recommendations.

Academic Affairs (Dr. Michael Hannan, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)
Information – Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs Report
Program Revision
Minor in Women’s Studies

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Council of Trustees
November 9, 2016

Enrollment Management (Dr. William Edmonds, Vice President for Enrollment Management)
Action – Enrollment Management
Proposal to Revise Admission Standards for Main Campus General Students
President Walker recommends acceptance of revised Admissions Standards for Main Campus
General Students.

Information – Enrollment Management
Enrollment Management Report

Finance and Administration (Mr. Guilbert Brown, Vice President for Finance and Administration)
Action – Finance and Administration
President Walker recommends approval of Contracts and Purchases as reviewed
by the Council of Trustees for the period July 1-31, August 1-31, and September 1-30, 2016.

Information – Finance and Administration
Finance and Administration Report
Personnel transactions since August 1, 2016

Student Affairs (Dr. Mary Beth Mercatoris, Interim Dean of Students and Campus Life)
Information - Student Affairs
Student Affairs Report

University Advancement (Ms. Susan Black-Keim, Interim Vice President for Advancement)
Information – Advancement
Advancement Report
Gifts-in-Kind received since August 1, 2016

Executive Committee/Representative Reports
Information – Advancement
PACT Executive Committee Report (Trustee Harold Shields)
 Summary – September 28 conference call re: PACT Executive Board and Chairs meeting
 2016 PACT Fall Workshop – October 6-7, 2016
Dixon University Center
Accommodations: Harrisburg Hilton & Towers

NEXT Meeting of the EU Council of Trustees
Friday, December 16, 2016

Council of Trustees
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Public Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Crawford Center Conference Room
AGENDA

• Old Business
Action
Minutes – Meeting held on August 1, 2016

Council of Trustees
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Public Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Crawford Center Conference Room
AGENDA

• New Business
Executive
Action
Executive – Action
Certifying Resolution
President Walker recommends the Order of Succession as developed in accordance with
Board of Governors Policy 1983-14-A: Appointing Interim and Acting Chief Executive
Officers.
Honorary Degree Nominations
President Walker recommends approval of the Honorary Degree Selection Committee’s
recommendations.

Honorary Degree Nomination Form
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Please insert the requested information within the expandable boxes below. In considering
nominees, please note the following criteria:


a record of distinguished service, creativity, scholarship, or other individual
accomplishment in the service of humanity;



a record of work and accomplishment that reflects the values and goals of Edinboro
University;



potential to deliver a meaningful message at a commencement exercise that will inspire
graduates and the university community.

Name and contact information of nominee:
Sister Joan Chittister
Benetvision
355 E. Ninth St.
Erie, PA 16503
(814) 459-5994

Rationale for the nomination (The criteria listed above should be clearly addressed. If available,
please also attach a CV, news release, article or other documents which clearly delineate and
expand upon the qualifications of the individual being nominated. ):
Sister Joan Chittister, who grew up in Erie and continues to be based there, is a world-renowned
writer, speaker and advocate for human rights and justice, particularly but not exclusively, justice for
women. She is also a peace activist.
The “About Joan Chittister” bio on the website of Benetvision, a resource center for contemporary
spirituality (http://www.joanchittister.org/about-joan-chittister), recaps her life and influence as
follows:

Joan Chittister is one of the most influential religious and social leaders of our time. For 40
years she has passionately advocated on behalf of peace, human rights, women’s issues,
and church renewal. A much sought-after speaker, counselor and clear voice that bridges
across all religions, she is also a best-selling author of more than 50 books, hundreds of
articles, an online column for the National Catholic Reporter, and a blog for the

the Huffington Post. She has received numerous writing awards and honors for her work,
and is a noted international lecturer as well as a former fellow at St. Edmund’s College,
Cambridge University, England.
Sister Joan Chittister has appeared on “Meet the Press” with Tim Russert, “60 Minutes,”
“CBS News,” “NOW” with Bill Moyers numerous BBC and NPR programs including
“Weekend Edition Sunday” with Liane Hansen and “On Being” with Krista Tippett. In 2015
she was the featured guest of Oprah Winfrey on “Super Soul Sunday.” She is one of the
most popular and requested speakers at the iconic Chautauqua Institution in southwestern
New York State.
In 2014 the Annual Joan Chittister Lecture Series was inaugurated at Mercyhurst University,
Erie, PA, in conjunction with the dedication of the The Helen Boyle Memorial Archive in
Honor of Joan D. Chittister. Maria Shriver will join Joan Chittister for the 2015 presentation.
Joan Chittister currently serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a
partner organization of the UN, facilitating a worldwide network of women peace builders,
particularly in Israel and Palestine. She was an adviser for the groundbreaking report, “A
Woman’s Nation,” led by Maria Shriver (2009) and was a member of the TED prizesponsored “Council of Sages,” an interfaith group that developed a Charter for Compassion
(2009) being promulgated worldwide with all faith organizations.
She served as president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, an
organization of the leaders of Catholic religious women in the US, president of the
Conference of American Benedictine Prioresses, and was prioress of the Benedictine
Sisters of Erie for 12 years. She received her doctorate in speech communications from
Penn State University, the primary site of her archive collection.
Joan Chittister is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, PA. She is executive director
of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality and the founder
and animator of Monasteries of the Heart, a web-based movement sharing Benedictine
spirituality with contemporary seekers.
In addition to exceptional service, creativity, scholarship AND individual accomplishments in the
service of humanity, Sister Joan is an incredibly compelling speaker who connects with her audiences
with warmth and humor while delivering messages of motivating and often challenging substance.
A commencement speech she delivers would inspire our graduates and reflect the University’s
mission of providing opportunity, support for student success, and responsiveness to the needs of the

region.

Your name and contact information:
Jeffrey Hileman
jhileman@edinboro.edu
732-1333

This form and any supplemental materials may be submitted in hard-copy to the Office of the
Provost, Reeder Hall, First Floor, or via e-mail to smtaylor@edinboro.edu.

Honorary Degree Nomination Form
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Please insert the requested information within the expandable boxes below. In considering
nominees, please note the following criteria:


a record of distinguished service, creativity, scholarship, or other individual
accomplishment in the service of humanity;



a record of work and accomplishment that reflects the values and goals of Edinboro
University;



potential to deliver a meaningful message at a commencement exercise that will inspire
graduates and the university community.

Name and contact information of nominee:
Sister Joan Chittister 459- 5994
Rationale for the nomination (The criteria listed above should be clearly addressed. If available,
please also attach a CV, news release, article or other documents which clearly delineate and
expand upon the qualifications of the individual being nominated. ):
Joan Chittister is one of the most influential religious and social leaders of our time. For 40 years she has
passionately advocated on behalf of peace, human rights, women’s issues, and church renewal. A much
sought-after speaker, counselor and clear voice that bridges across all religions, she is also a best-selling
author of more than 50 books, hundreds of articles, an online column for the National Catholic Reporter,
and a blog for the the Huffington Post. She has received numerous writing awards and honors for her
work, and is a noted international lecturer as well as a former fellow at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge
University, England.
Sister Joan Chittister has appeared on “Meet the Press” with Tim Russert, “60 Minutes,” “CBS News,”
“NOW” with Bill Moyers, numerous BBC and NPR programs including “Weekend Edition Sunday” with
Liane Hansen and “On Being” with Krista Tippett. In 2015 she was the featured guest of Oprah Winfrey
on “Super Soul Sunday.” She is one of the most popular and requested speakers at Chautauqua
Institution.
Joan Chittister currently serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner
organization of the UN, facilitating a worldwide network of women peace builders, particularly in Israel
and Palestine. She was an adviser for the groundbreaking report, “A Woman’s Nation,” led by Maria
Shriver (2009) and was a member of the TED prize-sponsored “Council of Sages,” an interfaith group that
developed a Charter for Compassion (2009) being promulgated worldwide with all faith organizations.
In addition to her 50 books, she has written over 700 articles which have been published in periodicals
such as America, Commonweal, US Catholic, Sojourners, Origins, Catholic World, Sun, Notre Dame
magazine, Liguorian, Religion and Intellectual Life, Weavings, Lutheran Women Today, The
Way (England), Religious Life Review (Ireland) and The Tablet (London).
Joan has had more than sixty chapters, forewords, introductions and afterwords in other authors' books.

A selected sample of her presentations include the UN-sponsored Global Peace Initiative of Women
Religious and Spiritual Leaders and independent programs she has been involved in programs in:
Bhutan, Kenya, Egypt, Mexico, Philippines, India, Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, Japan,
Jordan, Taiwan, Iraq, Denmark, South Africa, Ireland, England, Spain, Australia and numerous other
countries.

I would like to note that despite her role as a catholic religious leader she is most notably known as a
powerful speaker on human rights. I am confident that she will give an inspirational and powerful
speech to the students and it will not be religious in its focus. She spoke on campus once in 2012 to a
standing room only crowd in Pogue.

Your name and contact information:
Tina Mengine, VP Advancement x1732

This form and any supplemental materials may be submitted in hard-copy to the Office of the
Provost, Reeder Hall, First Floor, or via e-mail to smtaylor@edinboro.edu.

Honorary Degree Nomination Form
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Please insert the requested information within the expandable boxes below. In considering
nominees, please note the following criteria:


a record of distinguished service, creativity, scholarship, or other individual
accomplishment in the service of humanity;



a record of work and accomplishment that reflects the values and goals of Edinboro
University;



potential to deliver a meaningful message at a commencement exercise that will inspire
graduates and the university community.

Name and contact information of nominee:
Dr. Rachel Levine, 1-877-PA-HEALTH
Rationale for the nomination (The criteria listed above should be clearly addressed. If available,
please also attach a CV, news release, article or other documents which clearly delineate and
expand upon the qualifications of the individual being nominated. ):
Dr. Levine is the Pennsylvania Department of Health Physician General. She is the highest ranking
transgender individual to ever hold office in Pennsylvania, and was unanimously confirmed by our
Republican-controlled Senate in June 2015.
Dr. Levine’s primary focus is the heroin/opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania. Additional areas of interest
include LGBT health, eating disorders, adolescent medicine, and behavioral health. All of these issues
are highly relevant to our student population. Prior to her appointment to Physician General, she was
the Director of Pediatric Ambulatory Services and Adolescent Medicine at the Penn State Hershey
Medical Center. While there, she established the Penn State Hershey Eating Disorders Program for
children, adolescents, and adults with eating disorders. Dr. Levine has also taught at the Penn State
College of Medicine and served as the liaison for the LGBT community for the Office of Diversity at the
Penn State College of Medicine.
Dr. Levine has lectured nationally and internationally on a range of topics. In April, she gave a talk at the
Greater Erie Alliance for Equality Symposium held at Penn State Behrend. She was an engaging speaker.
I feel that she would deliver an inspiring commencement address.
Physician General website:
http://www.health.pa.gov/Your-Department-ofHealth/About%20Us/Physician%20General/Pages/default.aspx#.V02xUfkrLIU

News story about Dr. Levine’s appointment as Physician General:
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2015/11/01/Meet-Pennsylvania-Physician-General-DrRachel-Levine-highest-ranking-transgender-person-in-state-history/stories/201510200184

Your name and contact information:
Hilary Copp (hcopp@edinboro.edu)

This form and any supplemental materials may be submitted in hard-copy to the Office of the
Provost, Reeder Hall, First Floor, or via e-mail to smtaylor@edinboro.edu.

Honorary Degree Nomination Form
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Please insert the requested information within the expandable boxes below. In considering
nominees, please note the following criteria:


a record of distinguished service, creativity, scholarship, or other individual
accomplishment in the service of humanity;



a record of work and accomplishment that reflects the values and goals of Edinboro
University;



potential to deliver a meaningful message at a commencement exercise that will inspire
graduates and the university community.

Name and contact information of nominee:
Eleanor Smeal
President, Feminist Majority Foundation
1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 801
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 522-2214

Rationale for the nomination (The criteria listed above should be clearly addressed. If available,
please also attach a CV, news release, article or other documents which clearly delineate and
expand upon the qualifications of the individual being nominated. ):
Born in nearby Ashtabula, Ohio, and raised in Erie, Eleanor Smeal has been one of the leading figures
in the women’s rights movement and has contributed significantly to the advancements women have
made over the last several decades years. She is president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, which
works to advance the legal, social and political equality of women through research, educational
outreach and political action. Prior to co-founding that organization in 1987, she was a three-term
president of the National Organization for Women and in 2015 she was inducted into the National
Women’s Hall of Fame.
According to the Feminist Majority Foundation website, “One of the architects of the modern drive for
women’s equality, Smeal is known as a political analyst, strategist, and grassroots organizer. She has
played a pivotal role in defining the debate, developing the strategies, and charting the direction of
the modern day women’s movement. Smeal was the first to identify the “gender gap” -- the
difference in the way women and men vote -- and popularized its usage in election and polling
analyses to enhance women’s voting clout.

“For over 30 years, Smeal has been at the forefront of almost every major women’s rights victory –
from the integration of Little League, newspaper help-wanted ads, and police departments to the
passage of landmark legislation, such as the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Equal Credit Act, Civil
Rights Restoration Act, Violence Against Women Act, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, and
Civil Rights Act of 1991.”
Smeal is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Duke University and holds an M.A. degree from the University
of Florida. She received an honorary Doctor of Law from Duke University in 1991 and an honorary
Doctor of Science from the University of Florida in 2003, and an honorary Doctorate in Humane
Letters from Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey in 2010.
In addition to her abundant accomplishments in the service of women and the country that
recommend Ms. Smeal for an honorary degree, she would be a significantly compelling
commencement speaker for our students on two fronts:
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At a time when a woman has become a major party’s presumptive nominee for president for
the first time and could be elected president prior to our upcoming commencement
ceremonies, Ms. Smeal could offer both timely and historical perspective.
As the daughter of immigrants who grew up in Erie and went on to graduate from Duke
University before discovering her passion and talent for political action in the cause of
women’s rights while raising a family in Pittsburgh, she would be an inspiring example of grit
and fortitude.

Note: One of the causes Ms. Smeal and her organization advocates for is women’s reproductive rights.

Your name and contact information:
Jeffrey Hileman
jhileman@edinboro.edu
732-1333

This form and any supplemental materials may be submitted in hard-copy to the Office of the
Provost, Reeder Hall, First Floor, or via e-mail to smtaylor@edinboro.edu.

Council of Trustees
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Public Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Crawford Center Conference Room
AGENDA

• New Business
Academic Affairs (Dr. Michael Hannan, Provost)
Information – Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs Report
Program Revision
Minor in Women’s Studies

Academic Affairs - Report
Edinboro University Council of Trustees
November 9, 2016
Grants and Sponsored Program
• Edinboro University has developed a new system that will streamline the grant submission process.
New documents and procedures are located on the University’s internal Grants and Sponsored Programs
webpage.
Grants recently awarded:
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Dr. Peter Lindeman, professor in the Biology Department, received a third year of funding in the
amount of $40,000 from the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct populations
surveys of the Megacephalic Map Turtle. Dr. Lindeman travels to Mississippi between mid-May
and the end of June to conduct his research.
Dr. Terri Astorino, professor in the Nursing Department received $113,000 from the
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur William Phillips Charitable Trust to purchase a new maternity simulator which
will be used to train nursing students on labor and delivery techniques.
Ms. Julie Chacona, Director of Development, received $25,000 from Erie Insurance to assist with
developing an outside classroom at Porreco.
Ms. Darla Elder, Director of Ghering Health and Wellness Center, received a $1,500 grant from the
PA Faculty Health and Welfare Fund to provide CPR and First Aid training to faculty to prepare
them for an emergency on campus.
Edinboro University’s Office for Students with Disabilities received a $7,500 grant from PASSHE to
support a pilot project designed to recruit and support students with autism spectrum disorders.
Ms. Karen Murdzak, Information Technology Services, received a grant for $190,000 to support
distance education programs with Titusville School District.
Dr. Tim Thompson, professor in the Communication Studies Department, received $8,900 from the
Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority to host the Edinboro Highland Games of 2017.
Ms. Fai Howard, Assistant Vice President for Academic Success and Student Retention, received a
National College Testing Association (NCTA) Grant for $3,430.50 to host a symposium in May of
2017.

University Outreach and Campus Programs
• On August 26, New Student Convocation was held in McComb Fieldhouse for the Class of 2020.
Freshmen and transfer students pledged to take an active role in their education, be open to new ideas
and to become engaged outside the classroom.
• A Reading Initiative was launched this fall semester by the Provost encouraging faculty to expand nontextbook reading across courses on campus. Requiring additional reading outside their regular
coursework will assist the enhancement of our students’ vocabulary, support their ability to think
critically and solve problems, and improve their writing and creativity.
• Edinboro University’s Office of Social Equity, Center for Faculty Excellence and Office of the Provost
will host the Social Equity Distinguished Lecture Series throughout the academic year. The theme topic
is Social Justice and each month, a faculty member will present on the intersection of Social Justice or
Social Equity. The series is designed to broaden the educational experience of Edinboro University
students and the community by providing an opportunity for our faculty to share thought-provoking and
engaging research on the topic of Social Justice or Social Equity. Some of the presenters for the fall
semester include Dr. Margaret Smith (Public Health), Dr. Stephen Sullivan (Philosophy), Dr. Stacie
Wolbert (Education) and Dr. George Richards (Criminal Justice). The lecture series will continue
through the spring semester with presentations by Dr. Jerra Jenrette (Cultures), Dr. Irene Fiala
(Sociology), and Dr. Samuel Claster and Dr. Lee Williams (Sociology).

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Edinboro University Council of Trustees
November 9, 2016

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The Sophomore Experience program was launched this academic year as a follow-up to the newly
structured First Year Experience program. The emphasis of the program is on engagement in
experiential learning opportunities. The first event was held on September 19 highlighting internship
opportunities as part of an Internship Academy housed in Edinboro University’s Office of Career
Services.
The Provost provided two tuition scholarships through the Provost Leadership Fund for Shandong
University of Technology (China) students to enroll in an online course at Edinboro University in global
business. The intent is to strengthen the relationship with SDUT and provide a channel to direct more
students from that university to online Edinboro University courses and face-to-face programs.
The Center for Faculty Excellence launched the Monday Morning Mentor series through Magna
Publications, providing faculty with access to a series of weekly resources to support professional
development.

Faculty Recognition
• Dr. Colleen Bessetti-Barrett, faculty member in the Department of Nursing, served as a panelist
following the showing of “Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic” on August 11 at The Movies,
located in Meadville, PA. The award-winning documentary followed the lives of five brave women
affected by Human Papillomavirus (HPV).
• An exhibit entitled “I think I found it upside down” by Dietrich Wegner, faculty member in the
Department of Art, will be featured at the Erie Art Museum opening in September.
• Dr. Andrew Smith, Professor in the Communication Studies Department, was named the recipient of the
Pennsylvania Communication Association’s 2016 Donald Ecroyd Research and Scholarship Award.
• Dr. Dale Tshudy, professor in the Geosciences Department, and Dr. Ulf Sorhannus, professor in the
Biology Department, were recently notified that a paper they collaborated on entitled “Evolution of the
thaumastocheloform lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Nephropidae)” was published in the journal,
Zoologica Scripta.
• Dr. William Pithers, professor in Psychology Department, attained Fellow status within the Society for
Clinical Psychology in the American Psychological Association (APA).
• A peer-reviewed publication entitled “The Use of Texting as a Medium for Deception Among CollegeAge Texters,” by Dr. Ronald Craig, professor in the Psychology Department, Angelica Perez, M.A., and
Brett Gatesman, M.A., was recently published in the academic online journal Media Psychology Review
Vol. 10 (1). Dr. Craig’s co-authors are former undergraduate students from the Psychology Department.
Student Recognition
• Megan Kunst, an Edinboro University honors student, presented her research on forensic facial
reconstruction at the 2016 National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in Seattle this October 12-16.
Megan took first place at the 2014 conference in Denver for her project using math formulas to bring
linear perspective to art.
• Erin O’Brien, a junior at Edinboro University, minoring in Political Science, attended the Democratic
National Convention in Philadelphia during the week of August 1. Erin reported on her experience for
the Titusville Herald, where she conducted interviews and gave readers a sense of what it was like to be
caught up in history itself. Erin was accompanied by professor Rhonda Matthews who teaches politics
at the University.
• During the summer, Edinboro University Chemistry Department student, Mirnessa Vakufac, was
selected for a forensics internship at the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Kevin Shuman

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Edinboro University Council of Trustees
November 9, 2016

of the Physics and Technology Department was selected to participate in the Department of Energy’s
Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship program at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
(Illinois).
Miscellaneous
• The Office of the Provost hosted a day-long New Faculty Orientation on August 25 that involved a
walking tour of various offices throughout the morning, including the Office for Students with
Disabilities, Veterans Success Center, Registration and Financial Aid, Center for Faculty Excellence,
Technology Center, Learning Commons, Library, Frank G. Pogue Student Center and Student Affairs.
Hands-on technology training was also provided in the afternoon. Topics covered included
SCOTS/Degree Works, Starfish Retention Solutions software, D2L (online/distance education), faculty
email and Employee Self Service (ESS).
• The Edinboro University Philanthropy Council Women to Women networking series hosted EU
Alumna, Andrea Stevenson Connor, who presented “Global Leadership and Social Responsibility” on
Tuesday, September 13. Andrea holds a master’s degree in Global Leadership from Duquesne
University and a bachelor’s degree in economics and business from Edinboro University.
• Edinboro University received a 2016 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for the
third year in a row from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The University will be featured in the
November issue acknowledging Edinboro’s “outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.”
• The Edinboro University Highland Games was held on September 8-11. Featured attractions included
world-class musicians, fine gift vendors, fiddle and harp competitions, Highland dance and athletic
competitions, pipe bands and solo competitions, clan gatherings, kids’ crafts and games and traditional
Scottish food.
• The 6th annual Potterfest took place on September 17-24 at Edinboro University and the surrounding
community with events that included the Potterbowl Trivia Contest, Harry Potter theme music
performances by the Edinboro student symphonic wind ensemble and choir, and The Joey Laythe
Wizard Scrabble tournament.
• Homecoming festivities took place October 6-8. The three-day event included many activities such as
the annual Alumni Golf Outing, the 28th Annual Speech-Language Pathology Alumni Conference,
SCOTtalk featuring stories from highly successful EU alumni, the Kilted Mile race and the
Homecoming parade.

Information Item – Academic Affairs Committee
Edinboro University Council of Trustees
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Program Revision

Name of Program

Code

Description of Revisions/Reasons

N=new
R=Revision
M=Moratorium

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Minor in Women’s Studies
(Approved by UWCC on 9-14-16; Approved by
Senate on 9-26-16)

c:

Office of Admissions
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Institutional Research
Office of the Registrar

R

The proposed revision aligns the minor with current course offerings. It will give
students a wider range of choice in course selection and help ensure they will be able
to complete the minor within a reasonable time frame.

Council of Trustees
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Public Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Crawford Center Conference Room
AGENDA

• New Business
Enrollment Management (Dr. Bill Edmonds, Vice President for Enrollment Management)
Action – Enrollment M anagement
Proposal to Revise Admission Standards for Main Campus General Students
President Walker recommends acceptance of revised Admissions Standards for Main
Campus General Students.

Proposal to Revise Admission Standards for Main Campus General Students
Edinboro University employs multiple admission standards and requirements depending on student
major and campus. The focus of the current proposal is to increase the admission standard that applies
to most students studying in main campus programs. Excluded from the proposed change are standards
related to the following: Porreco College, specialized programs (e.g., Nursing, LECOM-related programs),
the Academic Enrichment Program (AEP), and transfer students.
Current general admission standards considered for change through this proposal include the following:
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College prep curriculum (consistent with PASSHE recommendations)
Min 2.5 cum H.S. GPA (4.0 scale)
Min 800 SAT (CR & M only) or 16-17 ACT composite (16=790; 17=830)

Predictive Model of Retention
A predictive model of second year retention (logistic regression) was developed and estimated using five
years of data for the University. The model structure was as follows:
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Dependent Variable:
• 2nd Year Retention (binary)

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Independent Variables:
• H.S. GPA
• SAT Composite Score Equivalent
• Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
• Undeclared Student (binary)
• H.S. Percentile Rank
• External Scholarship
• Difference b/t application and start of term (days)

The most significant variables in terms of explanatory power were H.S. GPA and the SAT Composite
Score Equivalent (hereafter, SAT), both of which are components of the existing admission standard. It
should be noted that the EFC variable was also an important indicator, but given the mission of the
University should not be considered in making an admission decision.
A simplified model was estimated using only H.S. GPA and the SAT as independent variables. The results
show that H.S. GPA was relatively more important in explaining second year retention with a weight of
81.7%, with SAT weighted at 18.3%; the model had a concordance ratio of 0.64.
Proposed Formula for Admission Decisions
Rather than continuing with an admission standard that sets minimum H.S. GPA and SAT values, a
formula is developed to move to a higher standard that also allows students flexibility to offset a lower
value for one variable with a higher value for the other (e.g., a higher H.S. GPA value can offset a lower
SAT score in determining admission). Assuming equal weight to both the H.S. GPA and SAT results in the
following formula:

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(1)

(400 x GPA) + (SAT)

The maximum value using this equally weighted approach is 3200 [(400 x 4.00)+(1600)]. Since the
predictive model, discussed above, showed that H.S. GPA is a significantly stronger predictor of second
year retention, a weighted version of the formula results in the following:
(2)

0.8(400 x GPA) + 0.2(SAT)

At the current admission standard, a student meeting the minimums for both GPA and SAT would have a
total score of 960 [0.8(400 x 2.50) + 0.2(800)].
To raise admissions standards, a combined score above 960 must be established. To determine that
value, an analysis of student data from the previous three years (n>3,500) was performed relating
admissions scores generated from equation (2) to the probability of retention to the second year.
Results from this analysis are shown in Table 1. It should be noted that the mean second year retention
rate for all data is 0.70 (70%). It was determined through examination of retention probabilities at the
student level within the shown score ranges that the greatest improvement in retention occurred
where the student admission score was near the value of 1140. This value also corresponds to an
approximate H.S. GPA of 3.00 and a composite SAT score of 900.1 Per the highlighted range in Table 1,
this also corresponds to a predicted probability of retention of approximately 60% for any given student
with that score. Also note that the student could still meet admission requirements with a H.S. GPA
below 3.00 or a composite SAT score of less than 900, provided that the other measure is above these
levels.
Formula Timing and Impact
The implementation of the higher standard is proposed over a two cycle period for recruitment. The
combined score minimums for each year are proposed as follows:
Fall 2016: 960 (using current minimum requirements)
Fall 2017: 1050
Fall 2018: 1140
Table 2 shows selected combinations of H.S. GPA and SAT that would allow a student to meet the 1050
(light yellow) and 1140 (darker yellow) score minimum. The results show that should a student’s H.S.
GPA be at the level of 3.25 or higher, an SAT less than 800 would still allow the student to meet the 1140
target value. As an example, if a student had a H.S. GPA of 3.25, the student would just need an SAT of
just 500 to have a weighted admission score of 1140. To correct for this problem, the weighted decision
rule defined in equation (2) would be subject to floor values of 2.50 for the H.S. GPA and 800 for the
SAT. Thus, even if a student had a high H.S. GPA, she would also need to meet the SAT floor value of
800.

1

Note that a revised version of the SAT exam goes into effect this academic year, where a combined score of 900
under the current version of the exam would correspond to a score of 980 under the new exam. The analysis
presented here is based on the current scoring system, so the admissions standard target would need to be
adjusted in the future once the University fully moves to use of the new SAT measure.
2

Based on the analysis of data presented in Table 1, the predicted loss of students resulting from the
higher standard would be 95 students once the combined score is 1050, and 178 students once the
combined score is raised to 1140; both losses represent differences from enrollment levels when the
combined score is 960. This loss assumes that all students not meeting the higher standard would not
attend the University. However, in reality some of these students may be directed to Porreco College,
which would retain a lower admission standard, or the AEP (conditional admission) program. It is also
expected that the loss of students may be lessened by attracting more higher-qualified students who
would have not previously considered Edinboro as a first choice university.
The second year retention rate is expected to rise from 70% to approximately 72% once the combined
score is set to 1050, and to approximately 74% once the combined score reaches 1140. These estimates
do not including the impact of other retention initiatives underway. An increase in third and fourth year
retention rates would also be expected and contribute favorable to university finances.
Concluding Points
1. This proposal suggests a two-year phase-in period to limit the negative impact on new
enrollments. A three-year period may also be considered.
2. The strategy includes communicating admission standard changes to guidance counselors, and at
high school fairs and other venues to push the positive message of quality. The actual formula for
admission would not be shared, but rather the understanding that higher overall standards are in
place that will include a combination of H.S. GPA and SAT score.
3. The strategy will include maintenance of a communication channel (from Admissions) to those
denied/deferred with a path for future admission.
4. The University’s access mission will be met through the Porreco College and AEP.
5. The Admissions Office will develop a “Plan B” strategy for admissions in late spring for those
narrowly below the minimum score to assist in meeting the University’s enrollment target.
6. As the retention rate improves, the University will continue to maintain its academic support
investment (ASC) for AEP students, lower performing students, and to increase all student
engagement and expand retention programming beyond the 2nd year.
7. The strategy will include development and implementation of an intentional transition program to
move qualified associate degree students to baccalaureate programs.
8. This proposal was limited to the broadest admission standard impacting most main campus
students. An analysis of other admission standards (e.g., AEP, transfer) is to be undertaken for
potential revision.
9. The impact of such a change on athletic recruitment, student race, gender, and Pell-eligible status
are under evaluation for presentation.

3

Table 1. Probability Model Results

4

Table 2. Admissions Score Matrix
OLD SAT

NEW SAT

2.50

2.55

2.60

2.65

2.70

2.75

2.80

2.85

2.90

2.95

3.00

3.05

3.10

3.15

3.20

3.25

3.30

3.35

3.40

3.45

3.50

3.55

3.60

3.65

3.70

3.75

3.80

3.85

3.90

3.95

4.00

800
810
820
830
840
850
860
870
880
890
900
910
920
930
940
950
960
970
980
990
1000
1010
1020
1030
1040
1060
1070
1080
1090
1100
1110
1120
1130
1140
1150
1160
1170
1180
1190
1200
1210
1220
1230
1250
1260
1270
1280
1290
1300
1310
1320
1330
1340
1350
1370
1380
1390
1400
1410
1420
1430
1450
1460
1470
1490
1500
1510
1530

880
890
900
910
920
930
940
950
960
970
980
990
1000
1010
1020
1030
1040
1050
1060
1070
1080
1090
1100
1110
1120
1130
1140
1150
1160
1170
1180
1190
1200
1210
1220
1230
1240
1250
1260
1270
1280
1290
1300
1310
1320
1330
1340
1350
1360
1370
1380
1390
1400
1410
1420
1430
1440
1450
1460
1470
1480
1490
1500
1510
1520
1530
1540
1550

960
962
964

976
978
980

992
994
996

1008
1010
1012

1024
1026
1028

1040
1042
1044

1056
1058
1060

1072
1074
1076

1088
1090
1092

1104
1106
1108

1120
1122
1124

1136
1138
1140

1152
1154
1156

1168
1170
1172

1184
1186
1188

1200
1202
1204

1216
1218
1220

1232
1234
1236

1248
1250
1252

1264
1266
1268

1280
1282
1284

1296
1298
1300

1312
1314
1316

1328
1330
1332

1344
1346
1348

1360
1362
1364

1376
1378
1380

1392
1394
1396

1408
1410
1412

1424
1426
1428

1440
1442
1444

966

982

998

1014

1030

1046

1062

1078

1094

1110

1126

1142

1158

1174

1190

1206

1222

1238

1254

1270

1286

1302

1318

1334

1350

1366

1382

1398

1414

1430

1446

968
970

984
986

1000
1002

1016
1018

1032
1034

1048
1050

1064
1066

1080
1082

1096
1098

1112
1114

1128
1130

1144
1146

1160
1162

1176
1178

1192
1194

1208
1210

1224
1226

1240
1242

1256
1258

1272
1274

1288
1290

1304
1306

1320
1322

1336
1338

1352
1354

1368
1370

1384
1386

1400
1402

1416
1418

1432
1434

1448
1450

972
974
976

988
990
992

1004
1006
1008

1020
1022
1024

1036
1038
1040

1052
1054
1056

1068
1070
1072

1084
1086
1088

1100
1102
1104

1116
1118
1120

1132
1134
1136

1148
1150
1152

1164
1166
1168

1180
1182
1184

1196
1198
1200

1212
1214
1216

1228
1230
1232

1244
1246
1248

1260
1262
1264

1276
1278
1280

1292
1294
1296

1308
1310
1312

1324
1326
1328

1340
1342
1344

1356
1358
1360

1372
1374
1376

1388
1390
1392

1404
1406
1408

1420
1422
1424

1436
1438
1440

1452
1454
1456

978

994

1010

1026

1042

1058

1074

1090

1106

1122

1138

1154

1170

1186

1202

1218

1234

1250

1266

1282

1298

1314

1330

1346

1362

1378

1394

1410

1426

1442

1458

980

996

1012

1028

1044

1060

1076

1092

1108

1124

1140

1156

1172

1188

1204

1220

1236

1252

1268

1284

1300

1316

1332

1348

1364

1380

1396

1412

1428

1444

1460

982
984

998
1000

1014
1016

1030
1032

1046
1048

1062
1064

1078
1080

1094
1096

1110
1112

1126
1128

1142
1144

1158
1160

1174
1176

1190
1192

1206
1208

1222
1224

1238
1240

1254
1256

1270
1272

1286
1288

1302
1304

1318
1320

1334
1336

1350
1352

1366
1368

1382
1384

1398
1400

1414
1416

1430
1432

1446
1448

1462
1464

986

1002

1018

1034

1050

1066

1082

1098

1114

1130

1146

1162

1178

1194

1210

1226

1242

1258

1274

1290

1306

1322

1338

1354

1370

1386

1402

1418

1434

1450

1466

988
990
992

1004
1006
1008

1020
1022
1024

1036
1038
1040

1052
1054
1056

1068
1070
1072

1084
1086
1088

1100
1102
1104

1116
1118
1120

1132
1134
1136

1148
1150
1152

1164
1166
1168

1180
1182
1184

1196
1198
1200

1212
1214
1216

1228
1230
1232

1244
1246
1248

1260
1262
1264

1276
1278
1280

1292
1294
1296

1308
1310
1312

1324
1326
1328

1340
1342
1344

1356
1358
1360

1372
1374
1376

1388
1390
1392

1404
1406
1408

1420
1422
1424

1436
1438
1440

1452
1454
1456

1468
1470
1472

994
996

1010
1012

1026
1028

1042
1044

1058
1060

1074
1076

1090
1092

1106
1108

1122
1124

1138
1140

1154
1156

1170
1172

1186
1188

1202
1204

1218
1220

1234
1236

1250
1252

1266
1268

1282
1284

1298
1300

1314
1316

1330
1332

1346
1348

1362
1364

1378
1380

1394
1396

1410
1412

1426
1428

1442
1444

1458
1460

1474
1476

998

1014

1030

1046

1062

1078

1094

1110

1126

1142

1158

1174

1190

1206

1222

1238

1254

1270

1286

1302

1318

1334

1350

1366

1382

1398

1414

1430

1446

1462

1478

1000
1002
1004

1016
1018
1020

1032
1034
1036

1048
1050
1052

1064
1066
1068

1080
1082
1084

1096
1098
1100

1112
1114
1116

1128
1130
1132

1144
1146
1148

1160
1162
1164

1176
1178
1180

1192
1194
1196

1208
1210
1212

1224
1226
1228

1240
1242
1244

1256
1258
1260

1272
1274
1276

1288
1290
1292

1304
1306
1308

1320
1322
1324

1336
1338
1340

1352
1354
1356

1368
1370
1372

1384
1386
1388

1400
1402
1404

1416
1418
1420

1432
1434
1436

1448
1450
1452

1464
1466
1468

1480
1482
1484

1006
1008

1022
1024

1038
1040

1054
1056

1070
1072

1086
1088

1102
1104

1118
1120

1134
1136

1150
1152

1166
1168

1182
1184

1198
1200

1214
1216

1230
1232

1246
1248

1262
1264

1278
1280

1294
1296

1310
1312

1326
1328

1342
1344

1358
1360

1374
1376

1390
1392

1406
1408

1422
1424

1438
1440

1454
1456

1470
1472

1486
1488

1012
1014

1028
1030

1044
1046

1060
1062

1076
1078

1092
1094

1108
1110

1124
1126

1140
1142

1156
1158

1172
1174

1188
1190

1204
1206

1220
1222

1236
1238

1252
1254

1268
1270

1284
1286

1300
1302

1316
1318

1332
1334

1348
1350

1364
1366

1380
1382

1396
1398

1412
1414

1428
1430

1444
1446

1460
1462

1476
1478

1492
1494

1016

1032

1048

1064

1080

1096

1112

1128

1144

1160

1176

1192

1208

1224

1240

1256

1272

1288

1304

1320

1336

1352

1368

1384

1400

1416

1432

1448

1464

1480

1496

1018
1020
1022

1034
1036
1038

1050
1052
1054

1066
1068
1070

1082
1084
1086

1098
1100
1102

1114
1116
1118

1130
1132
1134

1146
1148
1150

1162
1164
1166

1178
1180
1182

1194
1196
1198

1210
1212
1214

1226
1228
1230

1242
1244
1246

1258
1260
1262

1274
1276
1278

1290
1292
1294

1306
1308
1310

1322
1324
1326

1338
1340
1342

1354
1356
1358

1370
1372
1374

1386
1388
1390

1402
1404
1406

1418
1420
1422

1434
1436
1438

1450
1452
1454

1466
1468
1470

1482
1484
1486

1498
1500
1502

1024
1026
1028

1040
1042
1044

1056
1058
1060

1072
1074
1076

1088
1090
1092

1104
1106
1108

1120
1122
1124

1136
1138
1140

1152
1154
1156

1168
1170
1172

1184
1186
1188

1200
1202
1204

1216
1218
1220

1232
1234
1236

1248
1250
1252

1264
1266
1268

1280
1282
1284

1296
1298
1300

1312
1314
1316

1328
1330
1332

1344
1346
1348

1360
1362
1364

1376
1378
1380

1392
1394
1396

1408
1410
1412

1424
1426
1428

1440
1442
1444

1456
1458
1460

1472
1474
1476

1488
1490
1492

1504
1506
1508

1030
1032

1046
1048

1062
1064

1078
1080

1094
1096

1110
1112

1126
1128

1142
1144

1158
1160

1174
1176

1190
1192

1206
1208

1222
1224

1238
1240

1254
1256

1270
1272

1286
1288

1302
1304

1318
1320

1334
1336

1350
1352

1366
1368

1382
1384

1398
1400

1414
1416

1430
1432

1446
1448

1462
1464

1478
1480

1494
1496

1510
1512

1034

1050

1066

1082

1098

1114

1130

1146

1162

1178

1194

1210

1226

1242

1258

1274

1290

1306

1322

1338

1354

1370

1386

1402

1418

1434

1450

1466

1482

1498

1514

1036

1052

1068

1084

1100

1116

1132

1148

1164

1180

1196

1212

1228

1244

1260

1276

1292

1308

1324

1340

1356

1372

1388

1404

1420

1436

1452

1468

1484

1500

1516

1038
1040

1054
1056

1070
1072

1086
1088

1102
1104

1118
1120

1134
1136

1150
1152

1166
1168

1182
1184

1198
1200

1214
1216

1230
1232

1246
1248

1262
1264

1278
1280

1294
1296

1310
1312

1326
1328

1342
1344

1358
1360

1374
1376

1390
1392

1406
1408

1422
1424

1438
1440

1454
1456

1470
1472

1486
1488

1502
1504

1518
1520

1042
1044

1058
1060

1074
1076

1090
1092

1106
1108

1122
1124

1138
1140

1154
1156

1170
1172

1186
1188

1202
1204

1218
1220

1234
1236

1250
1252

1266
1268

1282
1284

1298
1300

1314
1316

1330
1332

1346
1348

1362
1364

1378
1380

1394
1396

1410
1412

1426
1428

1442
1444

1458
1460

1474
1476

1490
1492

1506
1508

1522
1524

1046
1050
1052

1062
1066
1068

1078
1082
1084

1094
1098
1100

1110
1114
1116

1126
1130
1132

1142
1146
1148

1158
1162
1164

1174
1178
1180

1190
1194
1196

1206
1210
1212

1222
1226
1228

1238
1242
1244

1254
1258
1260

1270
1274
1276

1286
1290
1292

1302
1306
1308

1318
1322
1324

1334
1338
1340

1350
1354
1356

1366
1370
1372

1382
1386
1388

1398
1402
1404

1414
1418
1420

1430
1434
1436

1446
1450
1452

1462
1466
1468

1478
1482
1484

1494
1498
1500

1510
1514
1516

1526
1530
1532

1054
1056

1070
1072

1086
1088

1102
1104

1118
1120

1134
1136

1150
1152

1166
1168

1182
1184

1198
1200

1214
1216

1230
1232

1246
1248

1262
1264

1278
1280

1294
1296

1310
1312

1326
1328

1342
1344

1358
1360

1374
1376

1390
1392

1406
1408

1422
1424

1438
1440

1454
1456

1470
1472

1486
1488

1502
1504

1518
1520

1534
1536

1058

1074

1090

1106

1122

1138

1154

1170

1186

1202

1218

1234

1250

1266

1282

1298

1314

1330

1346

1362

1378

1394

1410

1426

1442

1458

1474

1490

1506

1522

1538

1060
1062
1064

1076
1078
1080

1092
1094
1096

1108
1110
1112

1124
1126
1128

1140
1142
1144

1156
1158
1160

1172
1174
1176

1188
1190
1192

1204
1206
1208

1220
1222
1224

1236
1238
1240

1252
1254
1256

1268
1270
1272

1284
1286
1288

1300
1302
1304

1316
1318
1320

1332
1334
1336

1348
1350
1352

1364
1366
1368

1380
1382
1384

1396
1398
1400

1412
1414
1416

1428
1430
1432

1444
1446
1448

1460
1462
1464

1476
1478
1480

1492
1494
1496

1508
1510
1512

1524
1526
1528

1540
1542
1544

1066

1082

1098

1114

1130

1146

1162

1178

1194

1210

1226

1242

1258

1274

1290

1306

1322

1338

1354

1370

1386

1402

1418

1434

1450

1466

1482

1498

1514

1530

1546

1068
1070

1084
1086

1100
1102

1116
1118

1132
1134

1148
1150

1164
1166

1180
1182

1196
1198

1212
1214

1228
1230

1244
1246

1260
1262

1276
1278

1292
1294

1308
1310

1324
1326

1340
1342

1356
1358

1372
1374

1388
1390

1404
1406

1420
1422

1436
1438

1452
1454

1468
1470

1484
1486

1500
1502

1516
1518

1532
1534

1548
1550

1074
1076

1090
1092

1106
1108

1122
1124

1138
1140

1154
1156

1170
1172

1186
1188

1202
1204

1218
1220

1234
1236

1250
1252

1266
1268

1282
1284

1298
1300

1314
1316

1330
1332

1346
1348

1362
1364

1378
1380

1394
1396

1410
1412

1426
1428

1442
1444

1458
1460

1474
1476

1490
1492

1506
1508

1522
1524

1538
1540

1554
1556

1078

1094

1110

1126

1142

1158

1174

1190

1206

1222

1238

1254

1270

1286

1302

1318

1334

1350

1366

1382

1398

1414

1430

1446

1462

1478

1494

1510

1526

1542

1558

1080

1096

1112

1128

1144

1160

1176

1192

1208

1224

1240

1256

1272

1288

1304

1320

1336

1352

1368

1384

1400

1416

1432

1448

1464

1480

1496

1512

1528

1544

1560

1082

1098

1114

1130

1146

1162

1178

1194

1210

1226

1242

1258

1274

1290

1306

1322

1338

1354

1370

1386

1402

1418

1434

1450

1466

1482

1498

1514

1530

1546

1562

1084
1086
1090

1100
1102
1106

1116
1118
1122

1132
1134
1138

1148
1150
1154

1164
1166
1170

1180
1182
1186

1196
1198
1202

1212
1214
1218

1228
1230
1234

1244
1246
1250

1260
1262
1266

1276
1278
1282

1292
1294
1298

1308
1310
1314

1324
1326
1330

1340
1342
1346

1356
1358
1362

1372
1374
1378

1388
1390
1394

1404
1406
1410

1420
1422
1426

1436
1438
1442

1452
1454
1458

1468
1470
1474

1484
1486
1490

1500
1502
1506

1516
1518
1522

1532
1534
1538

1548
1550
1554

1564
1566
1570

1092
1094
1098

1108
1110
1114

1124
1126
1130

1140
1142
1146

1156
1158
1162

1172
1174
1178

1188
1190
1194

1204
1206
1210

1220
1222
1226

1236
1238
1242

1252
1254
1258

1268
1270
1274

1284
1286
1290

1300
1302
1306

1316
1318
1322

1332
1334
1338

1348
1350
1354

1364
1366
1370

1380
1382
1386

1396
1398
1402

1412
1414
1418

1428
1430
1434

1444
1446
1450

1460
1462
1466

1476
1478
1482

1492
1494
1498

1508
1510
1514

1524
1526
1530

1540
1542
1546

1556
1558
1562

1572
1574
1578

1100
1102
1106

1116
1118
1122

1132
1134
1138

1148
1150
1154

1164
1166
1170

1180
1182
1186

1196
1198
1202

1212
1214
1218

1228
1230
1234

1244
1246
1250

1260
1262
1266

1276
1278
1282

1292
1294
1298

1308
1310
1314

1324
1326
1330

1340
1342
1346

1356
1358
1362

1372
1374
1378

1388
1390
1394

1404
1406
1410

1420
1422
1426

1436
1438
1442

1452
1454
1458

1468
1470
1474

1484
1486
1490

1500
1502
1506

1516
1518
1522

1532
1534
1538

1548
1550
1554

1564
1566
1570

1580
1582
1586

Values within the table represent combined admission decision scores from equation (2).
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Council of Trustees
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Public Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Crawford Center Conference Room
AGENDA

Enrollment Management (Dr. William Edmonds, Vice President for Enrollment Management)
Information – Enrollment Management
Enrollment Management Report

Enrollment Management – Report
Edinboro University Council of Trustees
November 9, 2016
ADMISSIONS
• Promoting and Marketing EU to Campus visitors – Giveaways: bags, pens, bags, shirts, pennants
• Tartan fabric material - Tablecloths and white banners - will provide consistent EU table coverings for
all recruiters. New ones passed out in October 2016.
• Student Search Purchase - SAT Names - Purchased 30,000 names in the past. Increased to 104,000.
• Diversity Recruiter Hired - Marissa Rodriquez
• Performance Improvement – Make Admission Counselors more accountable for their territory numbers
and outlining their individual goals.
• Color copier - Working with the Purchasing office on lease/pricing. Pricing color copiers to make more
in-house copies verses sending them to an outside vendor which can be more costly.
• Outsource mailings – October 2016 MSL Direct was the successful vendor – Senior Mail Flow
• Earlier communication with all students - Beginning to reach out earlier to all inquiries.
• Open House Schedule – Revised - Strategic – When and how we contact and engage prospective
students (organized and coordinated efforts with other offices and departments that are involved).
Moved open house event hours from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., this provides additional
time to build relationships, share relevant information and tour campus.
• Shared Project worksheet with staff to enter what they have implemented in Admissions.
• Department Chair Meetings-Updates – Dr. Edmonds and Counselors are meeting with Academic
Departments to keep updated with any changes that are/may occur.
• Alumni involvement - Alumni will participate in recruitment during campus events, homecoming,
college fairs etc.
• Transcript evaluator position upgraded - Evaluator now has the ability to make admissions decisions increases our transfer decision process turnaround time by using two counselors.
• Update recruitment brochures and content – Together with Communication and Marketing Department Reviewed/updated with EU branding.
• Military Friendly Advertisement Campaign - Veterans Success - National recruitment campaign targeted
at Veterans in order to broaden our market of Veterans. Project is currently pending legal review and
final approval from purchasing.
• Summer Melt Project – Parents - Increase communication to parents by mailing letters and proud parent
of a Fighting Scot sticker.
• Strategic Importance of Enrollment Management – Enrolling qualified students, every employee is an
EU Recruiter.
• Promotion of William A. Edmonds - Promotion from Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services
to Vice President for Enrollment Management.
• Marketing now reports to Enrollment Management – To improve our marketing strategies for
recruitment and to improve our brand.
• Updated all admit letters.
• Veteran Retention Numbers - Veterans Success - Compile data from Banner reports spanning the last
year to better understand the retention rate of students currently utilizing GI Bill® benefits. Results
show that we have a 75.5% retention rate for Veterans utilizing various version of the GI Bill/Military
Benefits.
• Promoting EU to our local high schools - Delivered mini-footballs to surrounding school districts to pass
out during home football games.
• Dual Enrollment Early Advantage - Website update - Updated website to be more user friendly for
students to enroll.

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SPACMNT rollout clerical staff - Support staff will be using SPACMNT to document student
interactions and communication.
Drop Box - Shared Drive - Create a shared drive for admission counselors to download college visit
inquiries daily from the road vs waiting to bring them into the office - will speed up response time.
Updated Open House Letters - Fall 2016 Confirmation letters/emails and thank-you's.

FINANCIAL AID EVENTS FOR FALL 2016
September 2016
• 09/15/2016 Banner upgrade installed- tested in DEVL and loaded into production
• 09/27/2016 - Common hour mini-session- financial aid – Diana presented how receive and keep
financial aid
• 09/28/2016 - FAFSA information night- Ft. LeBoeuf High School 7:00 PM- Diana presented on how to
complete the FAFSA and common mistakes to avoid in completing.
October 2016
• 10/04/2016 - Common hour mini- session- financial aid- Diana presented
• 10/15/2016 - Open house presentation and table fair- Diana presented FAFSA filing information,
counselors were on hand at table to answer family and student’s questions regarding financial aid
• 10/18/2016 - Common hour mini-session- Diana present
• October - Due to new FAFSA filing date of October 1 (instead of January 1) - setting up of Banner for
new award year 17/18 has been pushed to October- beginning to set up 17/18 so that ISIRs can be
pulled in
November 2016
• 11/02/2016 - FAFSA completion workshop - Ft. LeBoeuf 6-8 p.m.
• 11/05/2016 - Open house - presentation and table fair
• 11/10/2016 - FAFSA completion workshop - Fairview High School 6-8 p.m.
• 11/15/2016 - GRAD fair - Diana present financial aid information
MARKETING AND PRINT PUBLICATIONS
• Developed overall marketing strategy for 2016-17 with media buying agency. Plan focuses on Erie and
Pittsburgh DMA’s, plus eastern Ohio and southwest New York markets.
• Began new movie theater advertising campaign that includes lobby and in-theater commercials, plus
behavior-retargeted video and display ads.
• Finalized planning to launch new EU web/mobile digital campaign, including keyword search
retargeting, contextual retargeting and geo-fencing.
• Finalized plans for paid search AdWords campaign to market key programs.
• Completed TV campaign in Erie market during Olympic telecasts to drive EU brand awareness during
peak viewing.
• Worked closely with Admissions to finalize communications plan, and launched mail flow #1 to
prospective students.
• Completed successful Homecoming promotion, including Kilted Mile, Golf outing and main event
publications and signage.
• Completed multimedia marketing plan for EU fall Open House events, including TV, radio, print,
web/mobile, social media, direct mail and email.
• Completed signage and materials for Open House.
• Finalized and implemented the Edinboro University Weather Camera as part of the WJET Sky Cam
network, which provides on-air promotion plus broadcast and online/mobile advertising.
• Placed various print and web/mobile ads in fall college fair and “back to school” publications.

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Promotion of the summer Porreco Under the Stars Movie Series.
Continued social media promotion of events, news and happenings at EU.
Completed successful marketing of the EU Highland Games and Scottish Festival, including multimedia and various individual components.
Began first of the 2016-17 Graduate Studies email blasts with a message to teachers promoting
Education.
Coordinated and began implementation of new Graduate Studies online/mobile retargeting campaign.
Worked with Admissions and the individual Schools/Colleges to move forward with brochures in a
similar layout to the School of Education piece.
Created Snapchat geofilters to run during key events like Open House and Welcome Weekend.
Completed August 2016 edition of Edinboro University Magazine.
Assisted Admissions with design and branding in Academy Hall.
Created/revised publications and projects for Admissions:
o Counselor visit postcards
o Inquiry card
o Next Steps postcard
o Visit posters/flyers
o Table covers
o Student Activities flyer
o View book
o Search piece
o EU flag cutout
o Fighting Scot cutout
o Transfer brochure
o Adult Students flyer
o New flyer titled “Things to do Around EU,” highlighting the many activities available on and off
campus
Assisted various departments with their design, marketing and publication needs, either through our
workflow ticket system or direct contact:
o Transfer and Adult Students brochure
o Music and theater pop up
o Alumni giveaway binder clip and packaging
o Phonation forms
o VSC brochure updates
o New Student Orientation (NSO) postcard
o NSO packet materials
o Alumni house directional signage
o BASIS flyer update
o SCOT talk banners
o SLP flyer
o PSAC media day program cover
o Electronic registration postcard
o Hall of fame program
o Advancement charts
o Dr. Walker stationery
o Athletics schedule posters
o Listening hour email

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Grad course catalog cover
MASS brochure/flyers
MSW brochure reprint
EU notecards reprint
DNP ad
Porreco pocket folders reprint
Commencement invitation postcards
Grad school table top display
Comm/journalism alumni board update
Poster highlighting EU’s Green Initiatives
Ad in the Erie Times News Pink Breast Cancer Awareness issue, highlighting the EU Nursing
program

WEBSITE
• Updated the Costs landing page to include an annualized overview of tuition and fees, room, and board
(at the recommendation of Ruffalo Noel Levitz).
• Replaced all instances of the cost calculator on the web with a link to the new DOE calculator.
• Revised the messaging on the Request Information form response to include links to additional
resources on the web.
• Regular updates to the Homecoming website leading up to the event; created Guidebook app with
virtual map and rotating ads.
• Setup Porreco Open House registration page.
• Updated the Transfer and Adult Student Services webpages to reflect the combined
departments/services.
• Testing the option to embed BoroSync calendar on our website as the main University calendar, rather
than paying for a separate platform (currently Active Data calendar).
• Migrated news pages to following Google News standards and appear in search; submit to Google.
• Began planning on major initiative to expand the majors and programs listing on the web, to strengthen
highlights and distinctive aspects of each program.
VETERANS SUCCESS CENTER
• Commenced advertising partnership with G.I. Jobs magazine. A quarter page advertisements will
appear in the Military Friendly Schools special edition and our school profile is already available on the
Military Friendly School search tool. This initiative piggy backs with Edinboro’s national recognition
as a Military Friendly School and increases exposure to Veterans on a national scale.
• Initiated first fall session Veterans orientation. Built on the success of the spring session Veterans
orientation, incoming Veteran / G.I. Bill beneficiaries were invited to attend special information
sessions. New students learned about the services the Veterans Success Center provides, G.I. Bill
benefits, and their student records were reviewed to ensure all new students were ready for class.
• Enrollment of Veteran students between 2012 and 2015 increased by 26.4%. This is indicative of an
upward trend in Veteran enrollment.
• New tracking measures have been put into place utilizing Banner reports in order to better track
retention of Veteran students. Current retention rate of Veteran students is 75% between 201610 and
201710, calculated based on total number of Veterans enrolled in both the undergraduate and graduate
programs.

Council of Trustees
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Public Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Crawford Center Conference Room
AGENDA

• New Business
Finance and Administration (Mr. Gil Brown, Vice President for Finance and Administration)
Action – Finance and Administration
President Walker recommends approval of Contracts and Purchases as reviewed
by the Council of Trustees for the period July 1-31, August 1-31, and September 1-30, 2016.

Contracts & Purchases
July 2016

Council of Trustees Meeting
November 9, 2016

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY - REPORT OF CONTRACTS FROM 07/01/16 TO 07/31/16
Contractor's Name

Cost Center Name

Description

Funding Source

Expense Category

Amount

AW Farrell &
Son Inc

Deferred MaintCooper Hall

Installation of
Equipment Rails

Other E&G Funds

Contracted Maint Bldgs & Grounds

Carrie Szermata

Community Music
School

Saxophone Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

150.00

Daniel Aldrich

Community Music
School

Mandolin & Banjo
Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

1,375.00

Don Green
Sanitation Inc

Food Service
Maint & Custodial

Inspection of Waste
Lines & Grease Traps

Dining Hall Funds

Contracted Maint Bldgs & Grounds

1,560.00

Douglas Earl Kuhn

Continuing
Education

Instruction of Solid
Works 1 Class

Special Programs

Speaker Fees

2,000.00

Elizabeth
Henninger

Community Music
School

Piano Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

693.00

Glenn Peterson
Floors/Furniture

Sox Harrison
Improvements

Installation of Carpet

Other E&G Funds

Contracted
Repairs

16,745.00

Harland Technology
Services

Tech & CommEnterprise Systems

Equipment Maintenance

General Funds

Contracted Maint Office Equip

3,098.00

Heidi Kerner

Continuing
Education

Instruction of Stress
Management

Special Programs

Speaker Fees

2,400.00

Mari Howells

Community Music
School

Clarinet Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

340.00

Maria Lyon

Community Music
School

Violin Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

1,020.00

Mary Beth Armes

Community Music
School

Piano & Voice Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

2,579.50

Mayer Brothers
Construction Co

Deferred MaintLibrary - Key 93

Contractor to Provide
Asphalt Paving Work

Other E&G Funds

Contracted
Services

3,745.80

McCarty Printing

Communications &
Marketing

Specialized High
Volume Printing

General Funds

Printing Services
Contracted

$

2,250.00

12,000.00

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY - REPORT OF CONTRACTS FROM 07/01/16 TO 07/31/16
Contractor's Name

Cost Center Name

Description

Funding Source

Expense Category

Otis Elevator

Shops/Plant

Annual Elevator
Maintenance

General Funds

Contracted Maint Bldgs & Grounds

78,521.40

Plyler Overhead
Door Co

Deferred MaintMcComb

Furnish & Install
Accordian Partition

Other E&G Funds

Contracted MaintBldgs & Grounds

10,494.40

Schaal Glass

Shops/Plant

Install Replacement
Tempered Glass

General Funds

Contracted
Repairs

Schaal Glass

Deferred MaintCooper Hall

Install Sliding
Door System

Other E&G Funds

Contracted Maint Bldgs & Grounds
TOTAL

Amount

890.00
6,319.00
$

146,181.10

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY-REPORT OF PURCHASE ORDERS OVER $10,000 FROM 07/01/16 TO 07/31/16
VENDOR-NAME

VENDOR-ADDRESS

DESCRIPTION

PO NUMBER

PO AMOUNT

A&MP Electric Inc

13003 Wolf Rd
Guys Mills PA 16327

Library Learning Commons
Renovation Electrical Construction

3900008185 $

Apple Computer Inc

2420 Ridgepoint Dr
Austin TX 78754

Doucette Hall
Computer Lab 103

4500504864

14,144.00

Baycrete Inc

1816 Greengarden Rd
Erie PA 16505-8065

Facilities Concrete
Sidewalk Project

4500503691

15,000.00

Bill McCandless
Ford-Mercury Inc

8416 Sharon-Mercer Rd
PO Box 191
Mercer PA 16137

Facilities Four 2016 S7E0
Ford Transit Connect
XL Vans

4500504521

90,524.00

Gorden J Blain

274 Endslow Rd
Mercer PA 16137

Communications & Marketing
Telecast Football Games

4500503825

18,000.00

Central Poly
Corporation

2400 Bedle Pl
Linden NJ 07036

Facilities Annual Trash
Can Liner Supply

4500504430

19,884.00

Chartwells Educational
Dining Serivices

2400 Yorkmont Rd
Charlotte NC 28217

Dining Services Annual
Food Service Contract

4500504611

5,179,385.00

Considine Biebel & Co

2949 West 15th St
Erie PA 16505

Library Learning Commons
Renovations General Construction

3900008181

580,800.00

CS Technologies Plus

2803 State Rt 257
Seneca PA 16346

Porreco Barn
Math & Computer Science
Computer Lab 006

4500504236

35,578.39

CS Technologies Plus

2803 State Rt 257
Seneca PA 16346

Cooper Science Hall
Geosciences Computer Lab 238

4500504334

10,981.19

Desantis Janitor Supply

100 Mead Ave
Meadville PA 16335-3529

Facilities Annual Bath
Tissue Supply

4500503762

20,220.00

Desantis Janitor Supply

100 Mead Ave
Meadville PA 16335-3529

Facilities Annual Paper
Towel Supplies

4500503767

13,818.00

Dymun & Company

200 First Ave
Pittsburgh PA 15222

Communications & Marketing
Annual Media Buying Services

4500503920

550,000.00

238,800.00

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY-REPORT OF PURCHASE ORDERS OVER $10,000 FROM 07/01/16 TO 07/31/16
VENDOR-NAME

VENDOR-ADDRESS

DESCRIPTION

PO NUMBER

PO AMOUNT

ePlus Technology of
Pennsylvania

130 Futura Dr
Pottstown PA 19464

Library Learning Commons Project
Network & Voice Equipment

4500502727

17,602.70

Firefly Computers LLC

1271 Red Fox Rd
Saint Paul MN 55112

Compton Hall & Library Computer
Lab Replacement Equipment

4500503454

38,140.00

Grainger Inc

120 Beta Dr
Pittsburgh PA 15238-2997

Facilities Annual
Miscellaneous Supplies

4500504275

10,000.00

Hobbs Lumber &
Hardware Inc

13080 Rt 99 S
Edinboro PA 16412

Facilities Annual
Miscellaneous Supplies

4500504272

10,000.00

Medco Sports Medicine

500 Fillmore Ave
Tonawanda NY 14150

Athletics Annual Athletic
Training Supplies

4500503387

13,619.83

Penelec

PO Box 3687
Akron OH 44309-3687

Facilities Semi-Annual Main
Campus & Porreco Electric Charges

4500504723

1,885,000.00

Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference

204 Ulmer Hall
Lock Haven PA 17745

Athletics Annual PSAC
Membership Dues

4500503510

19,000.00

Riddell

669 Sugar Ln
Elyria OH 44035

Athletics Annual Football
Apparel & Equipment Reconditioning

4500503574

15,000.00

Rigaku Americas
Corporation

9009 New Trails Dr
The Woodlands TX 77381

Geosciences & Chemistry Miniflex
X-Ray Diffraction System Software

4500504398

13,397.00

SchoolDude

11000 Regency Pkwy Ste 200
Cary NC 27518-8518

Facilities Project
Tracking Software

4500503705

10,046.25

Scobell Company Inc

1356 East 12th St
Erie PA 16503

Library Learning Commons
Renovations HVAC Construction

3900008182

241,194.00

Scott Electric

1840 East 10th St
Erie PA 16511

Crawford Hall
Replacement Lighting

4500502521

22,181.00

USPS/Hasler

PO Box 7247-0217
Philadelphia PA 19170-0217

Facilities Postage

4500503741

35,000.00

Westchester Academic
Library

118 North Bedford Rd Ste 302
Mt Kisco NY 10549

Library Annual
Subscription Renewal

4500503610

12,451.75

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY-REPORT OF PURCHASE ORDERS OVER $10,000 FROM 07/01/16 TO 07/31/16
VENDOR-NAME

VENDOR-ADDRESS

DESCRIPTION

PO NUMBER

Western Reserve
Farm Cooperative

225 Railroad St
Cambridge Springs PA 16403

Facilities Annual
Landscaping Supplies

4500503967

15,000.00

William T Spaeder
Company Inc

1602 East 18th St
Erie PA 16510

Library Learning Commons Renovations
Plumbing/Fire Protection Construction

3900008183

56,970.00

TOTAL

PO AMOUNT

$

9,201,737.11

Contracts & Purchases
August 2016

Council of Trustees Meeting
November 9, 2016

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY - REPORT OF CONTRACTS FROM 08/01/16 TO 08/31/16
Contractor's Name

Cost Center Name

Description

Funding Source

Expense Category

Amount

Admire Entertainment Inc

New Student
Transition

"Playfair"

General Funds

Speaker Fees

Anasazi Instruments Inc

Chemistry

Service on NMR

General Funds

Lab Supplies

Anthony's Mobile
Home Services

Deferred MaintRoute 6N Building

Install Skirting Tie Downs &
Remove Tongue

Other E&G Funds

Contracted MaintBldgs & Grounds

Designsmart

Van Houten
Furnishings

3 Dimensional
Presentation Boards

Unrestricted Auxiliary
Projects

Architect Fees

James B
Schwab Co

Human Resources &
Staff Development

Annual Copier Agreement

General Funds

Contracted Maint Office Equip

1,325.00

James Restoration Co

Deferred MaintCompton Hall - Key 93

Remove & Replace Brick

Other E&G Funds

Contracted Maint Bldgs & Grounds

4,866.00

JC Ehrlich
Company Inc

Shops/Plant

Pest Control Services

General Funds

Contracted
Services

8,052.20

Kramer Entertainment
Agency Inc

New Student
Transition

"Minute & Win it"

General Funds

Speaker Fees

3,000.00

Kramer Entertainment
Agency Inc

New Student
Transition

Laser Tag & Bumper Balls

General Funds

Speaker Fees

3,700.00

Mayer Brothers
Construction Co

Lot & Road
Repaving

Pave Parking Lot

Other E&G Funds

Contracted Maint Bldgs & Grounds

2,081.00

Metamorphosis
Performing Co

New Student
Transition

"Strange Like Me"

General Funds

Speaker Fees

2,450.00

Plan B DBA Neon
Entertainment

New Student
Transition

Mechanical Bull Booth

General Funds

Specialized
Services

1,450.00

Plan B DBA Neon
Entertainment

New Student
Transition

"Get a Life Outside
the Classroom"

General Funds

Speaker Fees

3,175.00

Plan B DBA Neon
Entertainment

University Center
Operations

Photo Booth

Student Center
Funds

Specialized
Services

1,200.00

$

2,500.00
700.00
2,758.00
11,720.00

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY - REPORT OF CONTRACTS FROM 08/01/16 TO 08/31/16
Contractor's Name

Cost Center Name

Description

Funding Source

Expense Category

Presque Isle
Power Clean

Shops/Plant

Duct Cleaning

General Funds

Contracted MaintBldgs & Grounds

18,603.78

Sport Floors Inc

Deferred MaintenanceUniversity Center

Refinish Wood
Flooring

Student Center
Funds

Contracted Maint Bldgs & Grounds

13,258.00

Universal Ropes
Course Builders

New Student
Transition

Annual Challenge
Course Inspection

General Funds

Technical Consultants
TOTAL

Amount

2,150.00
$

82,988.98

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY-REPORT OF PURCHASE ORDERS OVER $10,000 FROM 08/01/16 TO 08/31/16
VENDOR-NAME

VENDOR-ADDRESS

DESCRIPTION

PO NUMBER

Baycrete Inc

1816 Greengarden Rd
Erie PA 16505-8065

Rose Hall Concrete
Sidewalk Project

Blackbaud Inc

2000 Daniel Island Dr
Charleston SC 29492-7541

Information Technology Services
Annual Fundraising Solutions Renewal

4500506715

31,048.04

Borough of Edinboro

124 Meadville St
Edinboro PA 16412

Facilities Annual Water &
Sewage Charges

4500506276

812,380.00

CollegeNet

805 SW Broadway Ste 1600
Portland OR 97205

Graduate Studies Annual Graduate
Application Software Maintenance

4500506723

31,450.00

Ebsco Industries Inc

PO Box 682
Ipswich MA 01938

Library Annual Subscriptions
for Serials Department

4500505810

166,222.49

James J Hibach Jr

1582 Cronin Rd
Waterford PA 16441

Van Houten Dining
Hall Fencing

4500505357

10,380.00

HHSDR Architects
Engineers

40 Shenango Ave
Sharon PA 16416

Alexander Music Center Roof &
Building Envelope Design Services

3900008240

20,350.00

Hon Company

200 Oak Street
Muscatine, IA 52671

Baron-Forness Library Furniture

4500507506

10,675.69

Jasper Seating
Company Inc

PO Box 231
Jasper IN 47547

Baron-Forness Library Furniture

4500507562

32,112.66

Meadville Tribune

947 Federal Court
Meadville PA 16335

Journalism & Public Relations
Annual Spectator Printing

4500506852

16,250.00

National Cinemedia LLC

9110 E Nichols Ave Ste 200
Centennial CO 80112-3405

Communications & Marketing
In-Theater Advertising

4500506203

17,999.98

National Fuel

1100 State St
Erie PA 16512-2081

Facilities Semiannual Natural
Gas Supply Charges

4500506068

340,406.00

National Fuel
Resources Inc

349 East Grandview Blvd
Erie PA 16504

Facilities Semiannual Natural
Gas Supply Charges

4500506077

220,270.00

Penelec

PO Box 3687
Akron OH 44309-3687

Porreco College 2015-16 AAS/Electric
Utilities Technology Degree Laboratory
Instruction Services

4500505440

28,655.00

RO800175JM $

PO AMOUNT
11,500.00

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY-REPORT OF PURCHASE ORDERS OVER $10,000 FROM 08/01/16 TO 08/31/16
VENDOR-NAME

VENDOR-ADDRESS

DESCRIPTION

PO NUMBER

Per4Max Medical

612 N Great Southwest Pkwy
Arlington TX 76011

Athletics Wheelchair
Basketball Equipment

4500507837

18,816.00

Renmark Inc

9800A McKnight Rd
Pittsburgh PA 15237

Ross Hall Three Year UPS
Maintenance Agreement

4500506044

13,317.60

Rujla Business
Solutions

5th Cross
Bangalore 10 560075

Graduate Office High School
Teacher & Counselor Email Lists

4500505451

13,463.00

Touchnet Information
Systems Inc

15520 College Blvd
Lenexa KS 66219

Bursar's Office Annual Hosted
Online System Subscription

4500505527

99,602.85

Troxell Communications
Inc

4675 E Cotton Ctr Blvd #155
Phoenix AZ 85040

Information Technology Services
Digital Signage Solution

4500507955

41,537.00

Unique Source
Products & Services

PO Box 5865
Harrisburg PA 17110-0865

Dearborn Hall Carpet

4500505676

17,457.10

Upbeat Inc

211 North Lindbergh Blvd
St Louis MO 63141

Facilities Waste/Recycler
Receptacles

4500505429

15,221.07

Whitlock Corporation

9048 William Penn Highway
Huntingdon PA 16652

Library Learning Commons
Smart Classroom Equipment

4500505672

37,287.71

TOTAL

PO AMOUNT

$

2,006,402.19

Contracts & Purchases
September 2016

Council of Trustees Meeting
November 9, 2016

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY - REPORT OF CONTRACTS FROM 09/01/16 TO 09/30/16
Contractor's Name

Cost Center Name

Description

Funding Source

Expense Category

Alissa Pesavento

Community Music
School

Celtic Harp
Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

$

Amount
680.00

Angela Gast

Marketing

Media & Design Services

General Funds

Specialized
Services

$

10,000.00

Caiden Feldmiller

English & Philosophy

"The Writing Life"

General Funds

Speaker Fees

150.00

Carrie Szermata

Community Music
School

Saxophone Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

550.00

Coach USA - Erie

Various

Athletic Bus
Transportation

Self-Supported
Funds

Athletic Team
Travel

Daniel Aldrich

Community Music
School

Guitar Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

2,250.00

Elizabeth Henninger

Community Music
School

Piano Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

1,925.00

Erika Roberts

Art Department

Modeling Services

General Funds

Specialized
Services

400.00

Espresso Analysts

Food Service Maint & Custodial

Maintenance for
Espresso Machines

Dining Hall Funds

Contracted
Repairs

1,800.00

Ewelina Aiossa

Xavier William Business
Speakers Series

"From Classroom
to Boardroom"

Restricted
Endowments

Administrative
Travel

Fireline Group

Various

Fire Equipment
Service

Various

Various

8,500.00

Hagan Business
Machines

Physics and
Technology

Toshiba Service
Agreement

General Funds

Contracted Maint Office Equip

1,699.08

John Thomas Powell

Xavier William Business
Speakers Series

"Getting Cozy Outside
Your Comfort Zone"

Restricted
Endowments

Administrative
Travel

Johnson Controls Inc

Deferred MaintButterfield Hall

Air Handling
Unit Repair

Other E&G
Funds

Contracted Maint Bldgs & Grounds

259,824.20

650.00

650.00
11,400.00

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY - REPORT OF CONTRACTS FROM 09/01/16 TO 09/30/16
Contractor's Name

Cost Center Name

Description

Funding Source

Expense Category

Amount

Life Technologies
Corp

Biology/Health
Services

PM for ION
One Touch 2.0 System

General Funds

Contracted
Repairs

8,692.08

Mari Howells

Community Music
School

Clarinet Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

1,020.00

Maria Lyon

Community Music
School

Suzuki Violin
Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

2,890.00

Mary Beth Armes

Community Music
School

Piano Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

5,775.00

Northwest Classroom
Captioning LLC

OSD

C.A.R.T. Services
for Hearing Impaired

General Funds

Specialized
Services

27,000.00

Pirrello Enterprises

Various

Paper Shredding
Various Depts

Various

Various

5,000.00

Presque Isle
Power Clean

Pogue Center
Maintenance Expenses

HVAC Cleaning &
Lift Rental

Student Center
Funds

Contracted Maint Bldgs & Grounds

6,500.00

Rabe Environmental
Systems

Deferred MaintRoss Hall

Repair Liebert Units

Other E&G
Funds

Contracted Maint Bldgs & Grounds

4,987.00

Rachel's Challenge

First Year Experience

Two First Year Experience
Program Presentations

General Funds

Speaker Fees

3,600.00

Rayna M Tabarez

Art Department

Modeling Services

General Funds

Specialized
Services

400.00

Robert Sadowski

Music Department

Piano Repair

General Funds

Contracted
Repairs

2,500.00

Sara Adams

Community Music
School

Suzuki Piano
Lessons

Self-Supported
Funds

Specialized
Services

1,904.76

Schaal Glass

Dearborn Improvements- Replace Aluminum
E&G
Sliding Window

Other E&G
Funds

Building Supplies

1,969.00

Sport Floors Inc

Shops/Plant

General Funds

Contracted Maint Bldgs & Grounds

9,706.00

Recoat Gymnasium
Floor

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY - REPORT OF CONTRACTS FROM 09/01/16 TO 09/30/16
Contractor's Name

Cost Center Name

Description

Funding Source

Expense Category

Amount

St Vincent
Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine

Physicians for
Football & Wrestling

General Funds

Clinical Services

8,300.00

Zito Media
Communications II LLC

Technology Fee
Projects

Campus Internet
Service

General Funds

ISDN Lines
TOTAL

30,945.12
$

421,667.24

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY-REPORT OF PURCHASE ORDERS OVER $10,000 FROM 09/01/16 TO 09/30/16
VENDOR-NAME

VENDOR-ADDRESS

DESCRIPTION

PO NUMBER

AJ Grack Business
Interiors

3364 West 26th St
Erie PA 16506

Library
Learning Commons Furnishings

4500510710 $

13,023.34

Clifton Larson
Allen LLP

610 W Germantown Pk Ste 400
Plymouth Meeting PA 19462

Finance & Administration
Year End Audit Services

4500508614

32,541.00

CS Technologies Plus

2803 State Rt 257
Seneca PA 16346

Police Department
Computer Upgrades

4500508423

12,074.90

Dymun & Company

200 First Ave
Pittsburgh PA 15222

Graduate Studies
Online & Mobile Advertising

4500510204

18,000.00

Ellucian Company LP

4 Country View Rd
Malvern PA 19355

Information Technology Services
Portal & Mobile Software & Maintenance

4500510757

259,245.48

Erie Sport Store Inc

1920 Keystone Drive
Erie PA 16509

Athletics
Men's Basketball Apparel

4500508556

11,628.60

EUSGA

Frank G Pogue Student Center
Edinboro PA 16444

Athletics
Student-Athlete Insurance

4500510747

50,000.00

Knoll Inc

1235 Water Street
East Greenville PA 18041

Library
Learning Commons Furnishings

4500510742

248,201.67

McCarty Printing

PO Box 1136
Erie PA 16512

Admissions
Viewbook Printing

4500510836

12,395.00

Mongoose Research Inc

350 Main St Ste 1300
Buffalo NY 14202

Information Technology Services
Targeted Texting Solution

4500510112

13,200.00

Monster Government
Solutions LLC

8280 Greensboro Dr Ste 900
Mclean VA 2012

Career Services Personality Assessment Five
Year Software Subscription

4500508366

13,500.00

PA Dept of
General Services

PO Box 2833 Accts Receivable
Harrisburg PA 17101

Finance & Administration Annual Automobile
and Employees Liability Insurances & Tort
Claims

4500508257

92,463.00

Postmaster of Erie

Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit
Erie PA 16515-9996

Facilities Postage

4500510667

25,000.00

TOTAL

PO AMOUNT

$

801,272.99

Council of Trustees
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Public Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Crawford Center Conference Room
AGENDA

• New Business
Finance and Administration (Mr. Gil Brown, Vice President for Finance and Administration)
Information – Finance and Administration
Finance and Administration Report
Personnel transactions since August 1, 2016

Finance and Administration – Report
Edinboro University Council of Trustees
November 9, 2016
Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration
 Successfully refinanced and acquired The Highlands Housing Facilities from the EU
Foundation on September 7, 2016.
 Closed out the fiscal year with a deficit which was 1/3 the budgeted deficit.
 Closed and cleared all “open” findings contained in the PASSHE Office of Internal Audit
and Risk Assessment 4th Quarter Report issued on July 12, 2016.
Accounting and Finance
 Updated the financial managers in SAP for recent personnel changes.
 Worked with the Bursar office to update federal grant reporting authorizations for drawing
loan and grant funds.
 Provided finance training session for new chairs of academic department and departmental
managers.
 Athletic summer camp billing.
 Completed preliminary and final Council of Trustees financial reports for FY2016.
 Completed fiscal year closing processes in preparation for the FY2016 financial audit.
 Worked with the CliftonLarsonAllen auditors so they could complete the June 30, 2016
external audit of the financial reports and accept by the August 31, 2016, PASSHE due date.
 Submitted the approved PASSHE Financial Information report for the June 30, 2016, fiscal
year by the August 31, 2016, due date.
 Initiated training of the academic departments in Travel Management.
 Grant reconciliation for fiscal year 2016.
Budget
 Successful budget training sessions were held in August and September. Invitees included
new employees or those employees who have assumed new roles at the University and now
have a financial management role. These training sessions were conducted by Budget
Director Theresa Villella, Assistant Comptroller Sean Bliley and Purchasing Director Darla
Spaid who provided an overview of the procurement procedures. This joint venture was
well- received by the participants and the training team plans to conduct additional sessions
during the fall semester.
 Budget Director and Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration completed
and submitted the annual PASSHE Budget Report.
 Also, in collaboration with the Institutional Research office, completed the 2015-2016
Department Credit Analysis which is utilized by the Provost and Deans.
Bursar
 Traffic activity for the Bursar Office was similar for August 2016. This year, 2,052
telephone calls were presented and 1,370 students and parents received assistance at the front
counter. In addition, during August 2016 there were 4,121 responses sent for email
correspondence received in the Bursar Office email account. Cash transactions processed in
August 2016 at the front counter and through the mail totaled $3,275,194.

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November 9, 2016

Capital Projects
 Completed Design with some construction for the Van Houten Overhead Door and Patio
Project.
 Substantially completed the Rose Hall Elevator Project. Along with inspections for ADA
Compliant items and started close-out project.
 Completed Design of the Alexander Music Center Roof and Envelope Project.
 Reviewed and inspected new ADA and non-ADA compliant side walkways throughout
campus.
 Coordinated and inspected Dearborn 2nd floor Relocation Project-In-House Project.
 Started inspections, reviews and paperwork for the Library Learning Commons Project.
Dining Services / ID Card Office
 Coming off a successful summer conference program of approximately 7,000 meal tickets
for camp attendees.
 Successful opening for Fall 2016 semester integrating door access in the ID Card office.
This access programming has made a very smooth transition for students, and without delay,
access immediately to their Residence Halls. The ID office continues to be a good contact
for students with door access problems.
 The off campus, Boro Bucks program, seems to be utilized frequently by students bringing
the University and the downtown community together.
Environment, Health and Safety (EHS)
 Connected the University mass notification speaker system to Pogue and Human Services
fire alarm systems. This allows the emergency messages to be played through the buildings’
fire alarm system.
 EHS partnered with Information Technology Services (ITS), EU Police Department (EUPD)
and Facilities to install a new blue light emergency phone at the rear of Butterfield Hall.
 EHS worked with several campus departments to resolve the most recent PASSHE Safety
and Security Audit findings.
 EHS has recently developed a partnership with the American Heart Association to offer free
“Hands Only” CPR training for the University community.
 EHS, in conjunction with Facilities, is completing the installation of Automated External
Defibrillators (AEDs) throughout campus to increase the chances of survival of someone
who is experiencing a heart attack.
 Completed the annual fire alarm system inspection and test of all fire alarm systems on
campus in preparation for the new academic year.
 Completed the first quarter of the residence hall fire drills. Fire drills are conducted in the
residence halls within the first 10 days of the start of class and another drill half way through
the semester. This is done to educate the students on the University’s evacuation procedures
and their evacuation assembly point.
 EHS, ITS, EUPD, Communications and Marketing assisted with the implementation of the
branding of the University’s mass notification system (EU Shield) and debuted the new EU
Shield app at new student orientation.
 EHS installed Building Emergency Action Plans throughout the campus to educate the
building occupants on the emergency procedures specific to their building.

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November 9, 2016

Grounds and Maintenance
 Moved faculty offices from Centennial Hall to Dearborn Hall.
 Removed brush from around the campus lake.
 Concrete projects: Reeder Hall – front sidewalks, entrance, side of Reeder
Rose Hall – main entrance walks, entrance circle
 Removed black top lane (fire lane) behind Miller. Cut 2 1/2 ft of sidewalk/fire lane and
brought in 200 yards of material to get sidewalk/fire lane to meet ADA requirements. Put in
a concrete sidewalk and landscaped.
 Put in new catch basin bottom of Miller sidewalk.
 Blue light phone installed by Baron-Forness Library.
 Van Houten – removed old patio, removed patio enclosure, poured new concrete patio, built
retaining wall, landscaped and tiled behind patio area.
 Police Station – front walk and main entrance.
 Doucette Hall – made steps/ramp to loading dock area entrance into all ramp
 McComb Fieldhouse – removed and fixed damaged sidewalks.
 McComb Fieldhouse and Wiley Arts & Sciences Center – repaired concrete work from
contractors.
 The Highlands buildings – improved turning radius at trash rooms – added concrete.
 Parking lot signage – in progress.
 Painting of light posts and railings throughout campus – in progress.
 Assisted electricians with light poles down the Library road.
 Distribution of new trash cans throughout campus – in progress.
 Dozing/concrete crushed at the back of the barn.
 Prep site for storage of salt in dome-like facility located behind the barn.
 Planted five memorial trees.
 2nd floor Library – removed shelving units, prepped floor for renovation.
 Library 1st floor - removed shelving to make room for study tables.
 Welcome Weekend – prepped grounds (mow, landscaping, etc.), set up events for Move-in
Day (convocation, other weekend events).
 Porreco bridge – tore out old bridge and replaced it
 Removed four hazard trees in Sherwood Forrest.
 Facilities staff constructed 49 barricades.
Human Resources/Faculty Relations/Payroll
Human Resources:
 Shari Gould obtained SHRM-CP on July 14, 2016. (Society for Human Resource
Management – Certified Professional). Shari Gould was promoted to Bursar as of
September 21, 2016.
 Temporary Faculty Continuation Contracts – With the Spring 2017 semester, initiating a
change to streamline the handling of temporary faculty continuations to reduce contract
creation and processing by Human Resources Office and other stakeholders. This process
provides earlier notification to temporary faculty member of their continuation; reduces
paper handling in the dean’s offices, provost office and human resources office; earlier
awareness of separations to minimize impact of summer non-eligible health benefit
contributions; and potentially reducing unemployment compensation paid with earlier
notification of reasonable assurance of continuation.
 The Human Resources and Faculty Relations Department hosted the CUPA-HR (College and
University Professional Association for Human Resources) West Chapter meeting and

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November 9, 2016

training session on September 30, 2016. There were 16 in attendance coming from
Allegheny College, Carnegie Melon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Technical College, Robert Morris University and Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania. Topics discussed included: Implicit Bias, Talent Acquisition, and University
Diversity/Frederick Douglass Institute.
Payroll:
 Distance Education Payments – initiated a change to eliminate paperwork while improving
the timeliness and accuracy of payments to faculty members; also ensuring CBA compliance.
 Full use of “My First Days” (ESS) for new hire benefit enrollments. Eliminates the need for
the majority of paper forms (some PEBTF and VGLIP enrollments still require paper forms).
 Rollout of “Recording of Work Hours” via ESS for Facilities Office personnel. We have
identified a few anomalies and once a fix is in place, we plan to continue the rollout.
Information Technology Services (ITS)
 Added Access Points in Doucette to enhance Wi-Fi coverage for classroom devices.
 Provided network, Wi-Fi, phone and fax capabilities for Ghering Health Center emergency
location in Towers A.
 Ran fiber optics cabling for mass notification system in Pogue Student Center and Human
Services building.
 Ordered equipment and held kickoff meeting for Campus Digital Signage project.
 Converted the Employee Microsoft Personal Purchase (Work at Home) service to the new
Online O365 Service.
 Streamlined Print Management Quota process to gain efficiencies.
 Researched and implemented FireFly Thin Client Software solution for older PCs.
 Upgraded Porreco Barn 6 with 29 new computers and monitors.
 Imaged and installed 4 iMacs in OSD testing room.
 Installed scanner and braille embosser in OSD.
 Deployed Smart Office 2016 System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) installation
package.
 Replaced entire WiFi network in the Highlands (480 Access Points) with new state-of-the art
ARUBA WiFi equipment. This increases throughput by as much as ten-fold and provides
much better coverage for students. Installation was done in-house at a cost of 1/3 what an
outside vendor would have charged for just one year and at a savings to the University of
approximately $2 million over five years if outsourced.
 Doubled the amount of bandwidth for RESnet and implemented Netflix Caching to provide
more efficient streaming services for students who increasingly expect and depend on it for
their entertainment.
 Provisioned network connectivity and performed setup of phones, computers and printers for
move of faculty offices from Centennial to Dearborn.
 Performed upgrades in 30 computer labs for start of Fall semester.
 Implemented Dropbox for Education cloud based storage service. The service provides unlimited
file storage and is accessible from most devices anywhere you have an internet connection. All
files are always backed up and accidentally deleted files are recovered with ease. The Dropbox
website is located at: https://techhelp.edinboro.edu/scripts/dropbox/index.asp.
 Implemented the Departmental Liaison program which is designed to create a partnership
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communication and improve technical support by allowing ITS to gain a better understanding
of each department’s technology needs.
The Information Technology Services (ITS) team launched an online Service Catalog which
empowers Edinboro University students and employees to resolve technology problems, find
helpful information, “Submit a Ticket” for assistance or chat with our Technology Help
Center via “Live Support”. The catalog may be accessed by clicking “Tech Help” through
the MyEdinboro Launchpad.
A total of 70 faculty received new computers and 20 received new iPads through the Faculty
Lifecycle Computer replacement program.
A change was made to the Caller ID that will display on all outgoing calls from the
University. Outgoing calls now display the individual caller’s direct dial number rather than
the University main number. The outgoing caller name continues to display as Edinboro
University. This change will help ensure that those who receive calls from the University
find it easier to return those calls.
A Distance Learning & Telemedicine Program Grant of $421,925 was awarded to the
Northwest Pennsylvania Distance Learning Partnership that includes Edinboro University as
the host university. Edinboro received $190,000 which will be used for new equipment to
establish a distance learning network with three small school districts in northwest
Pennsylvania: Titusville, Union City and Forest Area School Districts.
Information Technology Services hosted a regional D2L Roadshow which included D2L
representatives and Distance Education Directors/LMS Administrators from five PASSHE
schools who attended to review the evolving needs of students.
Information Technology Services worked with the Athletics coaching staff to develop
and install a multi-room solution in McComb 31 and 32 allowing coaches to present material
to one or both team rooms via 80” LCD Displays. Historically, this type of solution would be
completed by a vendor costing the University thousands of additional dollars.
A new Online Parking Ticket Appeal System was implemented which reduces or eliminates
the need for in-person visits to the Police department to appeal tickets.
Implementation of eTranscripts which allows secure processing of electronic transcripts via
The National Student Clearinghouse thereby streamlining and expediting student request and
receipt of transcripts.
Implementation of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Recruit software application
for the Undergraduate Admissions office to support recruitment and correspondence with
prospective students. All necessary test and production server infrastructure was built inhouse resulting in overall implementation cost savings.
Established new processes for the Bursar’s office by developing new reports regarding
Balances for Financial and Non-Financial Holds.
SIMS Production Link established enabling the Office of Educational Intelligence to pull
data directly from our Banner system.
Upgraded the cBORD dining services application for new enhancements and security
updates.
Presented at the Pennsylvania Banner Users Group Technical Days.

Institutional Research (IR)
 IR has implemented Rapid Insights retention template. This allowed us to use predictive
analytics on our incoming class based on the past four years of students. We provided the
data to review EU admissions standards and have worked with the Provost and VP of

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Enrollment Management to develop scenarios for admissions standards that will improve our
student profile and retention rate.
 ITS and IR have submitted the Fall 2016 student freeze (census) information to the system in
the shortest time in three years and with minimal errors. This is in large part to a concerted
effort from the various data inputs on campus including: Undergraduate Admissions,
Graduate Admissions, Registration, and many others.
 The Fall 2016 FTE enrollment at census was 5258.21, this put us 1% over budgeted FTEs or
53.71 FTEs more than projected. The Fall 2016 headcount enrollment was 6181, 2.1% under
budget or -133 less than budgeted. This shows that while we have less students than
anticipated, they are taking more credits than anticipated. The FTE and headcount numbers
are 5.7% and 5.63% below last year’s numbers respectively.
 IR has been lending expertise in two working groups at the system level -- the Alumni
Survey Review Committee and the NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement) Survey
Review Committee.
Purchasing
 Purchasing recently executed an affiliation agreement with Allegheny Health Network that
covers three disciplines and multiple locations. It is always exciting to have agreements like
this in place as it provides more opportunities for our students when searching for
internships.
 Recently renewed a contract with Northwest Classroom Captioning for Communication
Access Real-time Translation (CART) services that can be used by all PASSHE universities.
 In the past month, our office has processed about 200 purchase orders and service contracts
for various campus departments.
 Since September 1, approximately 25 affiliation agreements were fully executed.
 New contract with Zito Media fully executed. This new agreement will provide a $19,000
annual savings to the University for Ethernet services.
 $1.8 million in service contracts & purchase orders processed through the Purchasing office
in September.
 Conducted a finance training session for new chairs and others to review the procurement
process.
SGA (Student Government Association)
 Since the beginning of the Fall 2016 semester, 6,125 involvement hours have been tracked on
BoroSync with 4,023 people swiping into events. During the entire Spring 2016 semester,
3,388 hours were tracked on BoroSync and 2,294 people swiped into events.
 For the first time ever, EUSGA setup a tent outside of Pogue and sold popular items that
students and their families often forget to pack before they come to campus. The initiative
was very well received by students and their families.
 The EUSGA Vice President of Finance held pre-meetings with clubs and organizations to
discuss their General Funds requests before they present to the Finance Committee for
deliberation.
 A representative from the EUSGA Executive Board drove people around campus in an SGA
vehicle that needed assistance.
University Police
 Communicated on October 3, the availability of EU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety
compliance document. The document can be found on the Edinboro University website at

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http://www.edinboro.edu/SecurityInformation. The report contains information regarding
campus security and personal safety including topics such as crime prevention, fire safety,
university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary
procedures, sexual assault resources, relationship violence, and other matters of importance
related to security and safety on campus. It also contains information about crime statistics
for the three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus, in
certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Edinboro University, and on
public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. This
information is required by law and is provided by the Edinboro University Police
Department. Edinboro University is committed to assisting all members of the Edinboro
community in providing for their own safety and security.
Purchase of a new K-9 vehicle with a generous donation provided by the SGA (Student
Government Association). This vehicle provides more safety features for the University’s
K-9 officer.
Provided A.L.I.C.E. training to several student groups with a lot of positive feedback for this
important and critical active shooter training. A.L.I.C.E. stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform,
Counter and Evacuate.
Hired and trained a new female police officer.
Participated in the implementation of the new emergency notification system and trained all
officers on the system - EU Shield.
Implemented the new online parking ticket appeals process which eliminates the need for
individuals to appear at the police station to complete a written ticket appeal.

Edinboro University Council of Trustees
November 9, 2016
Finance and Administration – I nformation
Personnel transactions since August 1, 2016
NEW HIRES/REPLACEMENTS/CONTINUATIONS
Benson, Mr. Donald E., Senior Systems Engineer, Management Salary Level 190, Information
Technology Services, at $76,000.00 effective August 22, 2016.
Berlin, Mr. Kenneth, part-time (up to 50%), temporary Instructor, Middle & Secondary Education and
Educational Leadership Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $23,304.77 effective August 20, 2016.
Bess, Mr. Christopher, part-time (12%), temporary Instructor, Co-Coordinator Athletic Study Program,
2016-2017 academic year, at $5,593.14 effective August 20, 2016.
Bliley, Mr. Sean, part-time (up to 25%), temporary Instructor, Business and Economics Department,
2016-2017 academic year, at $11,652.38 effective August 20, 2016.
Bodamer, Dr. Kristina, part-time (up to 50%), temporary Instructor, Early Childhood and Reading
Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $23, 304.77 effective August 20, 2016.
Boulder, Dr. James, part-time (up to 25%), temporary Instructor, Mathematics and Computer Science
Department, Fall 2016 semester, at $5,826.19 effective August 20, 2016.
Connick, Dr. Robert, part-time (up to 50%), temporary Instructor, Music and Theatre Department, Fall
2016 semester, at $11,652.38 effective August 2, 2016.
Cotterill, Mr. Justus, part-time (up to 33%) temporary equivalent Instructor, Interim Director of Bruce
Gallery, 2016-2017 academic year, and temporary Instructor (up to 33%), Art Department, Fall 2016, at
$15,536.49 (Fall 2016) and $7,768.25 (Spring 2016) effective August 20, 2016.
Day, Ms. Maria G., part-time (up to 40%), temporary Instructor, Counseling and Psychology Service
Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $18,499.34 effective September 20, 2016.
DeWald, Dr. Meghan, part-time (up to 50%), temporary Instructor, Music and Theatre Department,
2016-2017 academic year, at $23,304.77 effective August 20, 2016.
Eaton, Mr. Daniel, part-time (up to 50%), temporary Instructor, Nursing Department, fall 2016 semester,
at $5,826.19 effective August 20, 2016.
Eberhardt, Mr. Douglas C., part-time (up to 33%), temporary Instructor, Art Department, fall 2016
semester, at $7,768.25 effective August 20, 2016.
Foley, Dr. David, part-time (up to 50%), temporary Instructor, Middle & Secondary Education and
Educational Leadership Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $23, 304.77 effective August 20, 2016.
Friel, Mr. Stephen S., full-time, temporary Custodial Worker 1, Facilities, at $12.62 hourly effective
October 1, 2016.
Fry, Ms. Marjorie M., part-time (up to 50%), temporary Instructor, English and Philosophy Department,
2016-2017 academic year, at $23,304.77 effective August 20, 2016.
Jones, Ms. Katie L., regular, full-time, Clerk Typist 2, International Student Services Office, at
$27,834.00 effective August 8, 2016.
Junkin, Ms. Cynthia C., part-time (up to 8.3%), temporary Instructor, Music and Theatre Department,
Fall 2016 semester, at $1,702.18 effective September 12, 2016.
Kambs, Ms. Jill E., part-time (up to 66%), temporary Instructor, Art Department, fall 2016 semester, at
$15,536.49 effective August 20, 2016.
Knappenberger, Ms. Merri Beth, part-time (up to 25%), temporary Instructor, Counseling, School
Psychology and Special Education Department, Fall 2016 semester, at $5,826.19 effective August 20, 2016.
Knobloch, Mr. Paul, part-time (up to 25%), temporary Instructor, Counseling, School Psychology, and
Special Education Department, Fall 2016 semester, at $5,826.19 effective August 20, 2016.
Kovacs, Dr. Paul, part-time (up to 60%), temporary Instructor, Counseling and Psychological Services
Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $30,832.27 effective August 20, 2016.

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Finance and Administration – I nformation
Personnel transactions since August 1, 2016
Kwoka, Dr. Joshua J., part-time (up to 50%), temporary Instructor, Criminal Justice, Anthropology, and
Forensic Studies Department, Fall 2016 semester, at $11,652.38 effective August 20, 2016.
Lang, Ms. Courtney L., part-time (up to 50%), temporary Instructor, English and Philosophy
Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $23,304.77 effective August 20, 2016.
Larison, Mr. Adam, part-time (up to 25%), temporary Instructor, Music and Theatre Department, 20162017 academic year, at $11,652.38 effective August 20, 2016.
Lilyhorn, Mr. Jarred, part-time (wage) Intern for Campus Life/Recreation, Student Affairs, 2016-2017
academic year, at $10.25 per hour for up to 1,150 hours, effective August 4, 2016.
Lucas-Szumigala, Ms. Cassandra, part-time (up to 25%), temporary Instructor, Speech, Language and
Hearing Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $11,652.38 effective August 20, 2016.
McDonough, Dr. Jennifer N., part-time (up to 25%), temporary Instructor, Criminal Justice,
Anthropology and Forensic Studies Department, at $5,826.19 effective August 20, 2016.
McGaughey, Mr. Craig L., part-time (up to 42%), temporary Instructor, Music and Theatre Department,
2016-2017 academic year, at $19,576.00 effective August 20, 2016.
Meier, Dr. Mary Elizabeth, part-time (up to 50%), temporary Instructor, Art Department, Fall 2016
semester, at $11,652.38 effective August 20, 2016.
Moore, Ms. Nicole, part-time (up to 20%), temporary Instructor, Nursing Department, 2016-2017
academic year, at $9,788.00 effective August 20, 2016.
Mustin, Ms. Alexis, part-time (up to 90%), temporary Instructor, Counseling and Psychological Services
Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $46,248.40 effective August 20, 2016.
Najimian, Mr. Evan, part-time (wage) Intern for Campus Life/Recreation, Student Affairs, 2016-2017
academic year, at $10.25 per hour for up to 1,150 hours, effective August 15, 2016.
Porter, Ms. Amanda, part-time (up to 25%), temporary Instructor, Mathematics and Computer Science
Department, Fall 2016 semester, at $5,286.19 effective August 20, 2016.
Rhodes, Mr. Christopher, part-time (12%), temporary Instructor, Co-Coordinator Athletic Study
Program, 2016-2017 academic year, at $5,593.14 effective August 20, 2016.
Rodriguez, Ms. Marisa, regular, full-time, Diversity Recruiter, Undergraduate Admissions, at
$45,027.00 effective August 29, 2016.
Sherwin, Ms. Caroline L., part-time (up to 40%), temporary Instructor, Nursing Department, 2016-2017
academic year, at $18,643.81 effective August 20, 2016.
Smith, Mr. Marc, full-time (up to 100%), temporary Instructor, Middle & Secondary Education and
Educational Leadership Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $46,609.53 effective August 20, 2016.
Stevenson, Ms. Tyana, regular, full-time, Clerk Typist 2, Facilities Department, at $27,834.00 effective
September 6, 2016.
Sutton, Mr. Lee, full-time (up to 100%), temporary Instructor, Mathematics and Computer Science
Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $46,609.53 effective August 20, 2016.
Terry, Mr. Dorian, temporary, full-time (wage), Custodial Worker 1, at $12.62 per hour, effective
August 4, 2016 through August 26, 2016.
Treadon, Dr. Carolyn, part-time (up to 50%), temporary Instructor, Counseling, School Psychology and
Special Education Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $23,304.77 effective August 20, 2016.
Trychin, Mrs. Janet Juracich (up to 25%), temporary Assistant Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing
Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $15,615.34 effective August 20, 2016.
Webster, Ms. Carol, Executive Assistant to the University President, Management Level 170, at
$70,000.00 effective September 1, 2016.
White, Ms. Terri, full-time (up to 100%), temporary Instructor, Counseling, School Psychology, and
Special Education Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $46,609.53 effective August 20, 2016.

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Finance and Administration – I nformation
Personnel transactions since August 1, 2016
Wick, Mr. David, full-time (up to 100%), Temporary Instructor, Physics and Technology Department,
Fall 2016 semester, at $25,693.56 effective August 20, 2016.
Witowski, Dr. Lisa, part-time (up to 25%), temporary Assistant Professor, Counseling, School
Psychology, and Special Education Department, Fall 2016 semester, at $6,744.57 effective August 20, 2016.
Youngblood, Dr. Constance, full-time (up to 100%), temporary Instructor, Middle & Secondary
Education and Educational Leadership Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $46,609.53 effective
August 20, 2016.
RESIGNATION/SEPARATIONS
Mengine, Ms. Tina M., Vice President for University Advancement, Office of University Advancement,
effective with the close of business September 30, 2016.
Mitchell, Mr. John R., Manager of Communications, Communications and Marketing Department,
effective with the close of business August 19, 2016.
Whitford, Ms. Beth E., regular, part-time Nurse Aide, Office for Students with Disabilities, effective
with the close of business September 13, 2016.
Whitley, Dr. Catherine, Associate Professor, English and Philosophy Department, effective with the
close of business August 28, 2016.
CONTRACT RESCIND/FURLOUGHS/TERMINATION/POSITION ABOLISHMENT
Fischler, Ms. Karen, Contract Rescind, full-time (up to 100%), temporary Instructor, Social Work
Department, 2016-2017 academic year, at $46,609.53.
Kennedy, Ms. Kimberly A., Termination, Director for the Office for Students with Disabilities, effective
with the close of business September 26, 2016.
Matlock, Mr. Mark N., Termination, Bursar, effective with the close of business September 20, 2016.
RETIREMENTS
Fox, Mrs. Gail S., Special Transportation Vehicle Coordinator, Office for Students with Disabilities,
effective with the close of business August 25, 2016.
Fox, Dr. Martin G., Professor, Biology and Health Services Department, effective with the close of
business August 19, 2016.
Spohn, Mr. Franz F., Assistant Professor, Art Department, effective with the close of business
August 19, 2016.
Walsh, Mrs. Rebecca J., Custodial Worker 2, Facilities Department, effective with the close of business
September 30, 2016.
Zindel, Mr. R. Alan, Semi-Skilled Laborer, Facilities Department, effective with the close of business
October 28, 2016.
COACHING CONTRACTS/RENEWALS/CHANGE IN STATUS
Andry, Mr. Matthew H., regular, part-time (32%), Strength and Conditioning Coach, at $12,000.00,
effective August 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017.
CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT RENEWALS
Black, Ms. Susan F., Interim Vice President for University Advancement, Management Level 230, at
$142,737.00, effective September 13, 2016, until a permanent replacement has been secured.
Dahle, Mr. James, Director of Environmental Health and Safety, at $82,000.00, effective December 1,
2016 through November 30, 2018.
Shinn, Dr. Roy E., Acting Manager, Associate Dean of the College of Science and Health Professions, at
$146,359.00, effective July 23, 2016 through July 22, 2017.

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Finance and Administration – I nformation
Personnel transactions since August 1, 2016
Wolbert, Dr. Stacie M., Acting Manager, Associate Provost, at $95,000.00, effective August 1, 2016
through July 30, 2018.
SI CK LEAVE
Davitt, Ms. Brigette M., Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) partial beginning Spring
semester 2017.
Spears, Mrs. Ashley E., Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) working four (4) hours per day
beginning September 6, 2016 through October 5, 2016, beginning October 6, 2016, full-time unpaid leave.
Taylor, Mr. Shaun A., Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) beginning August 29, 2016 through
December 16, 2016.
Tucci, Ms. Brenda J., Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) beginning September 16, 2016
through October 2, 2016.
Wieczorek, Ms. Maria A., Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) beginning September 23, 2016
through October 31, 2016.
CHANGE I N STATUS
Aylsworth, Mr. Daniel R., from temporary, full-time, Custodial Worker 1 to regular, full-time,
Custodial Worker 1, at $24,685.00 effective October 1, 2016.
Bliley, Mr. Sean A., Salary and Management Grade Level Adjustment, from Level 180 to Level 190,
$84,147.00 to $89,147.00 effective August 6, 2016.
Hiller, Ms. Eve M., in-grade salary adjustment, from $57,500.00 to $62,000.00 effective
July 23, 2016.
Myers, Mr. Francis J., IV, from temporary, full-time, Semi-Skilled Laborer, to regular, full-time,
Semi-Skilled Laborer, at $27,834.00 effective August 6, 2016.
PROMOTION - NON-FACULTY
Abreu-Baker, Ms. Brenda, Assistant Director for Transfer Evaluations, Undergraduate Admissions, from
Transfer Credit Evaluator, Undergraduate Admissions, at $45,027.00 effective July 23, 2016.
Althof, Ms. Kari, regular, full-time, State University Administrator 3, Associate Director of Campus Life
for Conferences, from regular, full-time, State University Administrator 2, Assistant Director, University
Center, at $63,648.00 effective August 1, 2016.
Gould, Ms. Shari, from Manager of Employment Services, Classification and Compensation,
Management Grade Level 180, to Bursar, Management Grade Level 190, at $73,420.00 effective
September 21, 2016.
Joy, Mr. Jeramie S., from Medium Voltage Electrician to High Voltage Electrician, at $45,692.00
effective July 23, 2016.
Marquis, Ms. Brenda L., from Administrative Assistant (Confidential) to Human Resources Business
Partner, Management Level 180, at $55,000.00 effective October 1, 2016.
McMaster, Mr. John, from regular, full-time Semi-Skilled Laborer to regular, full-time Maintenance
Repairman 2, at $36,381.00 effective July 23, 2016.
Schaef, Ms. Robin, from Data Analyst 2 to Management Technician, Dining Services and ID Card
Office, at $46,748.00 effective April 4, 2016.
Zewe, Ms. Beth, from Manager of Continuing Education, Management Grade Level 170 to Director of
Continuing Education and Workforce Development & Ombudsperson, Management Grade Level 180, at
$65,000.00 effective October 1, 2016.

Council of Trustees
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Public Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Crawford Center Conference Room
AGENDA

Student Affairs (Dr. Mary Beth Mercatoris, Interim Dean of Students and Campus Life)
Information - Student Affairs
Student Affairs Report

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The Edinboro University Student Government Association (EUSGA) has worked to increase the
number of student involvement hours tracked on BoroSync so we may measure where students
spend their time. Since the beginning of the Fall 2016 semester (approximately one month), 6,125
involvement hours have been tracked on BoroSync, and 4,023 people have swiped into events. This
is a 44.7% increase in hours and a 43.0% increase in number of people swiping into events as
compared to the entire Spring 2016 semester.

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For the first time ever, EUSGA set up a tent outside of Pogue and sold popular items that students
and their families often forget to pack before they come to campus. The initiative was very well
received by students and their families.

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To educate our clubs/organizations on how to properly request General Funds, the EUSGA Vice
President of Finance held pre-meetings with clubs and organizations to discuss their General Funds
requests before they present to the Finance Committee for deliberation.

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To provide more service to students during Move-In Day, a representative from our Executive Board
drove people in need of assistance around campus in an EUSGA vehicle.

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Campus Life hosted a community service fair for Erie and Crawford County Service organizations,
allowing them to reach out to our students to provide service opportunities. Thirty-five local
agencies participated.

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Shellie Barbich attended the Title IX/Clery update session given by PASSHE legal at Clarion
University. The session provided us the guidance to ensure we are following proper procedures in
documenting Title IX cases as well as giving us a chance to meet directly with our legal counsel.

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Shellie Barbich and Ron Wilson have created a manual for all Title IX investigators to follow to
ensure compliance in our investigations. Shellie successfully recruited six investigators and two
advocates for the program. All are receiving Trauma Investigation training and were given all
materials on a flash drive to keep accurate yet confidential records.

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To assist in promoting engagement on campus, the Campus Life Office has begun to work directly
with the Communications Office to develop a template of activities that can be posted in several
arenas so students are aware of events happening on campus and in the community.

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The Department of Residence Life and Housing facilitated more than 200 programs during the first
week of classes and has continued to offer four engagement opportunities in each residence hall each
week.

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During Welcome Week, the President of the Residence Hall Association (RHA) actively participated
in RHA and signed up more than 130 students to engage in the first meeting (held Thursday,
September 9). In addition, RHA facilitated 4 “pod” engagement sessions to encourage membership.

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During the Residence Assistant training week, the Department of Residence Life and Housing staff
collected approximately 600 pounds of food for the food pantry.

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Students have been invited to participate in a 4-day, 3-night EU Living-Learning Community
adventure to NYC. The trip includes visits to the Statute of Liberty, the United Nations and the 9/11
Museum.

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The Department of Residence Life and Housing is collaborating with the Academic Support Center
to offer a six-part “6 o’clock series” for students in the First Year Experience program that highlights
strategies for academic success.

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Partnering with the Center for Career development, the Department of Residence Life has hosted the
first in a four-part “Internship Academy.” Sessions include: Why Should I Intern? (9/19), Where
and When Should I Intern? (10/4), What Do I need to Intern? (10/20), and How Should I Intern?
(11/9).

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The Department of Residence Life partnered with Athletics and Dining Services to facilitate an
attendance contest to encourage students to attend the first home football game of the season. More
than 180 residential students braved the elements to attend the game!

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The Residence Life staff, in addition to managing the check in process, also conducted two floor
meetings, participated in Convocation, Play Fair and a variety of other student Welcome Week
activities.

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The Edinboro athletic teams have begun to perform community service projects throughout the area.
The Wrestling Team once again participated in the annual cleanup of the County YMCA. Members
of the Softball Team served as volunteers at the 2016 US Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at
the Kahkwa Country Club in Erie. Teams throughout the year will be participating in a variety of
projects.

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The Football Team kicked off the 2016-17 Read to Compete Program with a visit to Edinboro
Elementary on September 23. All Fighting Scots athletic teams will take a turn visiting with students
from the elementary school at some point this year.

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Campus Life successfully coordinated an on campus student employment fair with several offices
conducting interviews and hiring students on site. Several offices contributed services to allow
students to work through the processes in one spot and begin work the very next day.

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The Department of Residence Life and Housing is partnering with the Departments of Athletics,
Dining Services, and Facilities to re-develop and update processes related to the execution of the
summer camps program.

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The system of professional staff members on-call has been re-designed and now includes the
Assistant Directors from the Department of Residence Life and Housing. On-call staff members
provide expert direction and intervention in the event there are campus emergencies that occur after
hours or on weekends.

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The Residence Hall Association (RHA) has established a fundraising relationship with Off Campus
Marketing programs (OCM). With expected proceeds totaling about $4,000 each year, this

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relationship will assist RHA, a group advised by the Department of Residence Life and Housing, to
provide programming to residence hall community members.
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The Department of Residence Life and Housing redefined the scholar role to equalize scholar
compensation across campus, while reducing the Living Learning Community budget by $15,220.

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In order to ensure the smooth operation of the University, afford students more flexibility with the
check in dates, and to accommodate the EU athletic program, the Department of Residence Life and
Housing accommodated more than 500 early check-in students.

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For the first time in two years, the Department of Residence Life and Housing, in partnership with
the Department of Criminal Justice has added a Criminal Justice scholar back onto the Criminal
Justice living learning community.

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Dave Goodwill and his staff successfully completed a summer of several revenue-generating ROPES
sessions.

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The Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Department added early evening appointments
on one weekday and may add more based on student demand.

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CAPS partnered with Therapy Dogs United to reduce student stress on move-in day. Monthly
events dubbed "Pause and Paws" are scheduled.

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The Pogue Student Center Staff, Campus Life Student Staff, Recreational Sports, Programming
Board, and CORE student staff all attended fall training which encompassed 5-10 day training
periods including ALICE, social equity, Title IX, customer service, functional information and many
other important topics.

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In combined efforts with the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, EU participated in our 6th annual
International Coastal Clean Up in order to clear local waterways of debris. We collected 179.25
pounds of debris from our waterways filling nearly 85 trash bags.

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The Department of Residence Life and Housing is in the process of upgrading its computer platform
that houses student occupancy data. This upgrade will afford the department the ability to automate
check-in procedures, room condition reporting, and billing.

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Cyndi Waldinger and Amy Franklin-Craft attended the PASSHE BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening
and Intervention for College Students) and CASICS (Cannabis Screening and Brief Intervention for
College Students) training course in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. These programs are designed to
assist students in examining their own drinking behavior in a judgment-free environment. The goals
are selected by the student and aimed at reducing risky behaviors and harmful consequences of
drinking. After participating in the final training session on October 6, each will be certified to train
others to and facilitate the BASICS and CASICS to program with alcohol and other drug policy
violators.

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Josette Skobieranda-Dau, Assistant Director of Residence Life and Housing, has been trained and
was added to the Student Affairs roster of Title IX intake personnel.

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The Department of Residence Life and Housing revised one Graduate Assistant position to include
student conduct, by-stander intervention programming for the NCAA Step Up campaign and
expanded the role to include mentoring for students in need. The mentoring function is intended to
increase student civility and individual student responsibility within the EU campus.

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The department of Residence Life and Housing, in order to be fiscally responsible, reduced its
operating budget by $176,000. It then reduced the budget again by $114,000.

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The Football Team is off to a winning start under first-year coach Justin Lustig. That includes a
double overtime win over West Chester, the PSAC East pre-season favorite. Lustig is the first
football coach in Edinboro history to win his first three games, and the 3-0 was the first since 2011.

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Head Coach Gary Kagiavas’ team is off to the best start in school history at 8-1-0, and is currently
ranked 20th in the latest NSCAA Division II Top 25. At one point, they climbed as high as 11th, the
highest ranking in school history. Kagiavas won his 200th match as Edinboro’s head coach recently
with a 3-0 win over Lock Haven.

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The Women’s Volleyball Team suffered four straight losses, two to nationally-ranked teams, while
competing in the Oredigger Classic in Colorado to start the season, but has since run off nine straight
wins. Head Coach Missy Soboleski picked up her 400th career win with a victory against Notre
Dame (Ohio) on September 13.

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First-year head coach Ryan Foster currently has the Men’s Cross Country Team ranked third in the
Atlantic Region and receiving votes in the national poll. The Women’s Team is sixth in the Atlantic
Region.

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To keep all voter registrations within non-partisan guidelines and to eliminate the ability for
independent drives to solicit student information, the Student Affairs leaders developed a SOP
(standard operating procedure) for anyone choosing to officially host a voter registration drive on
campus.

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Campus Life has begun the process of managing central reservations for the University.

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For the 2nd year in a row, students and employees had information at their fingertips thanks to the
Welcome Weekend app for smart phones and devices. The app will help our students through their
first semester with information available until mid-December.

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Well-received changes were made to Welcome Weekend. The freshman move-in process was
altered to allow more contact time for students and families with Edinboro employees as the
employees directed traffic and helped students carry their items into their residence halls.

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Student Affairs successfully assisted the Highland Games with their EUSGA budget expenditures,
ensuring that we were compliant with all SGA policies for expenditure of student funds through
contracts and certificates of insurance.

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Residence Life and Housing has established a regular meeting with Living Learning Partners.

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The Department of Residence Life and Housing student staff selection processes for Resident
Assistants has been moved from Spring semester to a Fall semester process.

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In order to facilitate more fluid staff selection processes, approximately 60 student staff and
professional staff members from the Department of Residence Life and Housing are completing
Talent Acquisition Training, in conjunction with the Office of Social Equity.

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The Department of Residence Life and Housing created a comprehensive damage billing process for
the summer sports camps program.

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Student Health Services (SHS) converted the accreditation information from a paper system to an
electronic system.

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SHS relocated the emergency, back-up first-aid station from Tower B to Tower A.

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Ghering Health and Wellness Center created a student worker assignment sheet so tasks are
completed in a timely and efficient manner and in order to exchange information between the
various shifts.

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Over the last two weeks, the Pogue Student Center student staff have received several accolades
from customers with excellent customer service experience.

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Fifteen EU ROTC Cadets attended advanced training at Fort Knox, two attended basic camp, one
earned her Airborne Wings, two attended CULP [one in Gabon, one in Slovakia] and one completed
project GO by studying Arabic at Irfane University in Morocco.

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Amy Franklin-Craft continues to serve as the Assembly Coordinator for Commissions for the
American College Personnel Association. In July, she attended the annual leadership meeting in
Columbus, Ohio. In November, she will participate in an organizational retreat in Washington
D.C. Finally, in March, she will attend the annual leadership conference where she will lead a cadre
of 20 commission chairs and more than 400 directorate body members.

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Amy Franklin-Craft attended the annual Adirondack Solutions user’s conference in Nashville,
Tennessee.

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For the first time, the Department of Residence Life and Housing student staff received training in
the use of Automatic Defibrillators & Hands Only CPR to respond to health emergencies.

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Denita Kelly, Assistant Director for Operations for the Department of Residence Life and Housing,
started classes toward earning her Ed.D.

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Josette Skoberianda-Dau, Assistant Director for Training and Selection for the Department of
Residence Life and Housing, participated in the NCAA Step Up conference in California. This train
the trainers program will be used in campus programming with students in order to encourage
bystander intervention actions.

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Edinboro University Council of Trustees
November 9, 2016

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The Department of Residence Life and Housing facilitated the first NCAA sponsored Step Up
training activity with 50 students on September 18.

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Six RHA leaders attended the NACURH conference at the University of Delaware.

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Lacey Gosnel, Graduate Hall Coordinator in Highlands 4 earned her certification in Yoga.

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Former Edinboro All-American Trevon Jenifer helped the USA Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team
win the gold medal in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Jenifer was part of the 2012 team that
won the bronze medal.

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Eight new members will be inducted into the Edinboro Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, October 7.
This marks the first time the Hall of Fame has been paired with the Homecoming festivities. This
year’s inductees include: Shawn Bunch, Stephanie Burner, Todd Jay, Walt McLaughlin, Sean
McNicholas, Julie Nemergut-Yurcich, Anthony Peluso, and Callie Wheeler.

Council of Trustees
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Public Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Crawford Center Conference Room
AGENDA

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New Business
University Advancement (Ms. Susan Black-Keim, Interim Vice President for University Advancement)
Information – University Advancement
University Advancement Report
Gifts-in-Kind received since August 1, 2016

University Advancement - Report
Edinboro University Council of Trustees
November 9, 2016

Development:
Fundraising Goal July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017
July 15, 2016 – October 31, 2016
Total fundraised as of October 31, 2016: $1,765,992.89
New Funds (July 15, 2016 to October 31, 2016):
• Victor Fuller/Fuller Building Group Wrestling Scholarship
• Ralph E. and Eileen A. Ackerman Scholarship
• Charles Elliot Rothman Memorial Scholarship
Large Gifts Received (July 15, 2016 to October 31, 2016):
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation $20,000
• Dennis D. Howard $10,000
• Edinboro University Services, Inc. $90,000
• EIJ Restaurants, Inc. $10,000
• Eric M. Wiser $10,000
• Erie Insurance Group $27,500
• Great Lakes Case & Cabinet Co, Inc. $10,000
• Michael C. Schneider $97,778
• Scott Electric Foundation Inc. $10,000
• Scott Electric Foundation Inc. $25,000
• William J. Schaaf $10,000
• Ralph E. Ackerman (Planned Gift received) $1,115,981.07
• Geneva M. Bleakley (Planned Gift received) $38,056.12
• John E. Horan (Planned Gift received) $10,000
Fundraising/Friendraising Events - July 15, 2016 – October 10, 2016
• Porreco Gala in the Orchard
• Women’s Philanthropy Council – Andrea Stevenson-Conner
• EU Trivia Night
• College of Science & Health Professions Distinguished Alumni Award
• Speech Language Hearing Distinguished Alumni Award
• SCOT Talk TED Talk style event featuring 5 distinguished alumni in business
• Tennis Contributors Recognition & Court Signs
Alumni Events - July 15, 2016 – October 10, 2016
Homecoming Events – October 6-8:
• ScotTalk Reception
• Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony
• Alumni Reunions
• Alumni and Friends Homecoming Golf Outing
• Kilted Mile
• Alumni Open House
• Alumni Beer Garden

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Edinboro University Council of Trustees
November 9, 2016

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African American Alumni Reunion
Athletes of the 50s and 60s Dinner

Community Relations Visits to introduce President H. Fred Walker
• Erie Chamber Annual Event
• GECAC Annual Dinner
• Pre-game brunch with Alumni & Friends
• President’s Club Football Tent
• Erie Philharmonic pre-concert dinner party with board members and Senator Sean Wiley
• Photo with Sean Dugan, Senior Vice President of Community Outreach at Erie Insurance,
for grant to Porreco College
• Art Alumni/International Sculpture Conference Reception – Pittsburgh, PA
Upcoming Alumni Events
• November 17 - Lavery Brewing Presidential Tour - SCOToberfest , Erie, PA
• December 10 - Celebrating 50 Years of EU Women’s Basketball
• December 15 - Springhill Presidential Tour & Afternoon Tea
Fall Phonathon to run through December 1

Edinboro University Council of Trustees - November 9, 2016
Gifts-in-Kind received since August 1, 2016

NAME
Chacona Julie A.
Dick's
Menzel
Snyder

UTZ

GIFT DATE AMOUNT
GIFT REFERENCE
8/31/2016
$125.00 Donation of a handmade necklace and earring set created by EU Art alumae Michelle
Simmons as an auction item for the 2016 Study Abroad Trivia Night.
Sporting Goods #689
8/31/2016
$300.00 Gift-in-kind of two (2) $100 and five (5) $20 Dick's Sporting Goods Bonus
Certificates for use by the Athletic Department's Women's Lacrosse Team.
Heidi
8/31/2016
$14.00
Gift-in-kind of two (2) paperback books and twelve (12) hardback books for
placement at the Baron-Forness Library.
John C.
8/31/2016
$1.00
Gift-in-kind of Edinboro State College memorabilia for display in the Alumni Office's
memory room. Items included - Edinboro State College tin, an Edinboro State
College blanket, and assorted Homecoming Buttons.
UTZ Quality Foods, Inc.
7/29/2016
$72.00
Donation of four (4) cases of chips for distribution in welcome bags - EU host to
meeting of PASSHE Chief Academic Officers July 28-29, 2016.

Council of Trustees
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Public Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Crawford Center Conference Room
AGENDA

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New Business
Information – Executive Committee/Representative Reports
PACT Executive Committee Report (Trustee Harold Shields)
 Summary – September 28 conference call re: PACT Executive Board and Chairs meeting

 2016 PACT Fall Workshop - October 6-7, 2016
Dixon University Center
Accommodations: Harrisburg Hilton & Towers

Fall 2016 Workshop
October 7, 2016
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016
6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.

HILTON HARRISBURG HOTEL
Welcome Reception

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016
8:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.

Leland Room

DIXON UNIVERSITY CENTER
Continental Breakfast

Conference Room D/E

Opening Remarks and Welcome
9:00 A.M. – 9:10 A.M.

Mr. Harold Shields, PACT President
Board Room

9:10 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.

9:15 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.

10:15 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.

Sponsor Remarks

State of the System

AGB Plenary Session:
“Consequential Boards”

Ms. Margaret Delmonico, Director of Public Relations
Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU)
Mr. Frank Brogan, Chancellor
Ms. Cynthia Shapira, Chair
Board of Governors
Dr. Tom Meredith, Senior Fellow
Association of Governing Boards
Moderator:
Dr. Tom Meredith, Senior Fellow
Association of Governing Boards

11:15 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

AGB Plenary Panel:
“Getting Students to the Finish Line”

Panelists:
Dr. Daniel Engstrom, Associate Provost/VP
Office of Academic Success,
California University of Pennsylvania
Dr. George “Jody” Harpster, President
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Dione Somerville, VP for Student Affairs,
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Working Lunch: Workforce Update
12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Conference Room A/B

Dr. Sue Mukherjee,
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Educational Intelligence
Office of the Chancellor
Moderator:
Ms. Artis Hampshire-Cowan, Senior Fellow
Association of Governing Boards

Presidents Panel: Role of Boards in
a Diverse and Inclusive Campus
1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Board Room

Panelists:
Dr. Michael Driscoll, President
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Frank Pogue, Interim President
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Karen Whitney, President
Clarion University of Pennsylvania

3:00 P.M. – 3:15 P.M.

Closing Remarks

Mr. Harold Shields, PACT President

SAVE THE DATE: SPRING 2017 CONFERENCE - APRIL 19-20, 2017
SHERATON HARRISBURG HERSHEY HOTEL

Ms. Artis Hampshire-Cowan is a senior fellow at AGB. She recently completed a 23-year
tenure at Howard University which included serving as senior vice president and secretary,
interim chief operating officer, and acting president. A sought-after speaker and trainer, her
training specialties include organizational development, leadership, managing change and
transition, diversity, board-CEO relationships, board development, and strategic deployment.
Prior to serving as senior vice president, she served concurrently as secretary and vice
president for human resource management and provided executive oversight for a workforce
of more than 6,000.
Before joining Howard University, she spent 12 years working with the government of the District of Columbia.
This included time as a congressional lobbyist, consumer and regulatory enforcement administrator, attorneyadvisor to the deputy mayor for economic development, and senior advisor and counsel to the city administrator.
She also served as general counsel of RFK Stadium, where she led the negotiations to build a new Redskins
Stadium. She subsequently served as special counsel to County Executive Wayne Curry in his successful bid to
relocate the team to Prince George's, Maryland. Hampshire-Cowan graduated with honors from Morris Brown
College with a degree in business management and received her JD from Temple University Law Center. She
is also a graduate of Harvard's Institute for Higher Education Management.

Dr. Thomas C. Meredith is a senior fellow at AGB. He has served as a university president
and as the head of three university systems. Most recently he served as Commissioner of
Higher Education for Mississippi's university system of eight universities. In January 2002, he
was appointed chancellor for the University System of Georgia, responsible for the state's 34
public colleges and universities. Prior to this appointment, he served as chancellor of the
University of Alabama System, as well as president and professor of education at Western
Kentucky University. He also was a vice chancellor at the University of Mississippi. He began
his career as a high school teacher and later served as a high school principal. Meredith
consults in the areas of presidential mentoring, development and performance appraisal (more than 70
presidents have reported to him); presidential compensation; leadership training; board development and selfevaluation; board relations; and multi-institutional system matters.
Dr. Meredith has served on numerous educational and corporate boards. He was president of the National
Association of System Heads (NASH), an organization made up of the chief executive officers of the 52 public
higher education systems in the United States. He was also chair of the American Association of State Colleges
and Universities (AASCU), the first head of a university system to serve in that capacity. Meredith has also
served on the executive committee of the Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB) and has served as the
chair of the Council of Presidents in both Alabama and Kentucky.
Dr. Meredith holds a BA from Kentucky Wesleyan College, an MA from Western Kentucky University, and an
EdD from the University of Mississippi. He completed the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard
University and the Higher Education Roundtable at Oxford University. He holds two honorary doctorates and has
been recognized by his alma maters for his achievements including the naming of a building for him at Western
Kentucky. He was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor (100 members) and headed the governor’s task
force on developing and implementing a long-term strategic plan for economic development in that state.