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EDINBORO ANTHROPOLOGIST STUDIES
AIDS VICTIMS IN MIAMI’S LITTLE HAITI
Restoring democracy in Haiti is only one of many problems the Haitian people are
facing in the post-militaiy rule era. Dr. Steven Nachman, associate professor of sociology,
anthropology and social work at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, said Haitians are
struggling with severe social problems, including growing numbers of people infected with the
HIV virus.
Nachman has studied Haitians for many years, and he spent three months this year at the
Center for Haitian Studies in Miami interviewing HIV/AIDS patients. Nachman said many
Haitians see the AIDS problem as a political issue as much as a public health issue. It has to do
with the way Haitians think of illness. Traditional Haitian medicine recognizes sickness as the
experience of feeling sick. Because many people infected with the HIV virus show no
symptoms of illness, they reject their test results. Furthermore, because many Haitians believe
that only immoral persons and drug addicts contract AIDS, they sometimes shun AIDS victims,
who then become homeless and destitute. Even the families who care for the victims often do
so without accepting or even acknowledging the AIDS diagnosis.
It’s little wonder then that Haitians vehemently deny a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS. Several
of the persons interviewed by Nachman who were attempting to enter the U.S. had been
detained by the United States at a camp in Guantanamo, Cuba, because they had HIV/AIDS.
They claimed that the diagnosis is a lie perpetrated by the U. S. government in order to exclude
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them from this country. Some believe that physicians at Guantanamo deliberately infected them
with the virus by injecting them with contaminated needles.
As early as 1982, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) designated the entire Haitian
population of the United States as being an at-risk group - a decision Nachman sharply
diwSputed. Even the American Red Cross refused to accept Haitians as blood donors. The
resulting publicity put them in what became known as the “4-H club” - Haitians, homosexuals,
heroin users, and hemophiliacs. The CDC later removed Haitians from its list of those at risk
for AIDS.
The AIDS epidemic came at a time when the U.S. government policy seemed to most
Haitians to single them out as special targets of a racist, exclusionary attitude pervasive in this
country. When the Centers for Disease Control identified Haitians as a high-risk category for
AIDS, some Haitian leaders regarded this label in conspiratorial terms.
Nachman developed a real fondness for the Haitian people through his many years
working and studying in the Haitian community in Dade County, Florida. Between 1981 and
1989, he conducted applied research in medical anthropology among Haitians, and served as
assistant director of a Haitian-run social service agency, the Haitian-American Community
Association of Dade County. At the same time he served as a visiting professor and adjunct
associate professor in the department of psychiatry in the University of Miami’s school of
medicine.
Haitians make ideal citizens, Nachman said. They have a strong work ethic, are deeply
religious, and have developed middle class values. Lately, however, some younger Haitians
have been showing signs of learning America’s bad ways. “Little Haiti is not as safe as it once
was,” said Nachman.
The Center for Haitian Studies (CHS) invited him to return this summer to conduct
applied research in medical anthropology. CHS has managed to establish an apparently
successful support group for persons with HIV/AIDS. This is highly unusual because Haitians
often refuse to discuss their condition with counselors, and no other agency in the area has been
able to create a similar group. He spent 12 weeks there observing the group and interviewing
the participants to learn why this support group has been successful. His research was funded
with a grant from the State System of Higher Education’s Faculty Professional Development
Committee.
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Since returning to Edinboro, Nachman has begun to analyze the data from Miami and
expects to complete his analysis and prepare a report for CHS by December.
Nachman graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967
with a degree in anthropology. He went on to earn master’s and doctorate degrees in
anthropology from Yale University.
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Rosemary Omnievrski, music, presented an active listen­
ing lesson during the Elementary Sharing Session at the
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Conference in
Hershey. She presented the workshop, "Vivaldi and
Tchaikovsky for Pre-school and Kindergarten," at Edin­
boro University's 1994 Early Childhood Conference, and
the workshop, "Integrating Poetry, Music and Science
Through Active Listening Strategies," at the University's
1994 Whole Language Reading Conference. Her sample
listening lesson was modeled on Gustav Holst's The
Planets as a springboard to writing dramatic and creative
words, and from these words, create the beginning of
poetic thought. For the PMEA Journal, she wrote a por­
tion of an article on listening lessons.

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Lee Rexrode, art, taught a workshop and demonstration
of his pottery techniques at New York City's 92nd Street
Y. He also donated a hand-made Christmas tree ornament
to the White House for the celebration of the "Year of
American Craft," mandated by Congress, and recognized
during President Clinton's first Christmas in office. The
special project was curated by the director of the Smithso­
nian's Renwick Gallery.

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Dr. Robert Rhodes, political science, was commissioned
to write three articles for the Encyclopedia of Biotechnol­
ogy Policy: "Medicare and Medicaid," "Veteran's Admin­
istration," and "Diagnostic Related Groups." He is the
series editor for the Health Care Politics and Policy
Series, State University of New York Press, and was an
invited participant for the Federal Communication Law
Symposium on "The Transformation of Television News"
held at the Indiana University Law School in Blooming­
ton. He presented "Genetic Politics" at the meeting in
Newark of the Northeastern Political Science Association,
and an article on "The Demise of the Fairness Doctrine"
is in progress for publication in the Federal Communica­
tion Law Journal. He is a widely recognized and respect­
ed expert and frequent speaker on the topics of health
care policy and politics.

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Dr. Roy Shinn, speech and communication studies, along
with his students, screens students at area schools, pre­
schools and agencies serving pediatric clientele for ear
disease and hearing loss. Follow-up in the form of formal
hearing evaluation is then available at Edinboro Universi­
ty's Leader Clinic. Screenings are also provided to all
Edinboro students pursuing educational certification as
part of state Education Department requirements. Again,
follow-up services are available at Leader Clinic. On
behalf of his department, he accepted a $6,000 gift from
the Sertoma Club of Meadville to purchase materials for
Leader Clinic to help upgrade and expand the services the
Clinic offers.

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Nelson Smith, speech and communication studies, is a
member of the WQLN-TV/FM Community Advisory
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Connie Mullineaux,' art, consulted with the Erie Area
Council for the Arts to conduct presentations at work­
shops, evaluate proposals, and develop a directory of
artists. She consulted y;ith Artists, Inc., of Erie and area
teachers to plan after-school programs for Erie "latch
key" children. She is also a member of the Millcreek
School District's Advisory Committee. Her solo exhibit of
some 35 works completed since 1988, titled "West/East,"
was shown in Edinboro's Bruce Gallery. She contributed
the article, "A Longer View, Making a New Path," to the
Art Education Journal. For the past several years, she has
served as a judge for the Congressional Art Competition
sponsored by U.S. Congressman Tom Ridge and hosted
annually by Edinboro University for high school students
in Ridge's 21st Congressional District.
James Munro, chairperson of the philosophy depart­
ment, wrote the article, "The Cambridge Springs Interna­
tional Chess Congress, 1904," which appeared in the
winter 1993-94 issue of Pittsburgh History: A Magazine
of the City and Its Region. He presented "Three Views on
Population" at three universities in China in 1993, and
later presented a program on his China trip, "China:
From Mao to McDonald's," to the Militant Labor Forum
in Pittsburgh.
Dr. Steven Nachman, sociology/anthropology/social
work, received a grant from the State System's Faculty
Professional Development Committee to fund applied
research in medical anthropology focusing on a success­
ful support group for Haitians with HIV/AIDS at the Cen­
ter for Haitian Studies in Miami. He will study support
group programs to enable the Center and other agencies
serving Haitians to fully develop counseling and educa­
tional programs and create future support groups. He also
meets weekly with clients of Stairways, a non-profit
agency that assists persons with mental illness, to conduct
workshops in creative non-fiction writing. In addition to .
his volunteer service to Stairways, the project also pro­
vides research on the subculture of the mentally ill and
their relationship to the wider community. He also wrote
two articles for publication. One, "Wasted Lives: Tuber­
culosis and Other Health Risks of Being Haitian in a U.S.
Detention Camp," appeared as the lead article in the
September 1993 issue of Medical Anthropology Quarter­
ly, the journal of Society for Medical Anthropology, a
division of the American Anthropological Association.
The second article, "Nissan Music," written for the Gar­
land Encyclopedia of World Music, surveys musical styles
on Nissan Atoll, Papua, New Guinea. He also wrote a
book review of William Mitchell's Clowning as Critical
Practice: Performance Humor in the South Pacific for an
issue of Man: Journal of the Royal Anthropological
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SYMPdSION: ANTHROPOLOGY AND AIDS
Introduction Michael Gorman...................................................................................................................................................... 31
Haitians and AIDS in South Florida Steven R. Nachman and Ginette Dreyjuss.........................................................................32
Social Science and AIDS Don C. Des Jarlais............................................................................................................................ 33
Thoughts about Social Science and AIDS Samuel R. Friedman................................................................................................34
AIDS: Biocultural Issues and the Role of Medical Anthropology Norris G. Lang............................................................... 35
AIDS: A Challenge to Anthropologists Diane Bolognone......................................................................................................... 36
The Behavioral Epidemiology of AIDS: A Call for Anthropological Contributions Ron Stall.................................. ......... 36
Conclusion Douglas A. Feldman...................................................................................................................................................37

Haitians and AiDS in South Florida
Steven R. Nachman, PhD
Ginette Dreyjuss, MD
Psychiatry, University of Miami
In both New York and South Florida, however, where
most cases of AIDS afflicting Haitians in the United States
have been identified, Haitian physicians, clergymen, and
other professionals formed coalitions to combat the unfavor­
able publicity resulting from the CDC’s reporting of these
cases. In the summer of 1983, South Florida's 19-member
Haitian Coalition on AIDS began a dialogue with represen­
tatives of the CDC, the Jackson Memorial Hospital/Univer­
sity of Miami School of Medicine (which is actively engaged
in AIDS treatment and research), and the local press. This
dialogue resulted, however briefly, in more circumspect re­
porting of Haitian AIDS cases and also in the increased in­
volvement of Haitian professionals in AIDS research.
The coalition was formed by educated, middle-class Haitian-.Americans, many of whom are long-time residents of
this country. Although they have been most vocal in de­
nouncing the Haitian AIDS label, they are also among the
Haitians thought least likely to contract AIDS. The majority
of cases occur among less-educated Haitians who are recent
arrivals in the United States. Even in this population, most
have never knowingly interacted with an AIDS victim. In
contrast to gays, they have little fear of contracting .AIDS
(unless they come into contact with patients) and are mostly
concerned with day-to-day issues of surviv’al. Most have a
limited understanding of AIDS; they regard it more a mali­
cious accusation than a genuine health risk, and conse­
quently have not modified their lifestyles, as have members
of gay communities. The linking of AIDS with Haitians,

On July 9, 1982, more than a year after publishing reports
of opportunistic infection and Kaposi’s sarcoma among
male homosexuals, the Centers for Disease Control de­
scribed a comparable outbreak among Haitians living in
South Florida (Centers for Disease Control 1982). Because
of the linguistic and cultural barriers to effective communi­
cation with some patients, as well as the untimely deaths of
others, health officials were unable to isolate specific risk fac­
tors for this population and, consequently, designated the
entire Haitian population of the United States (or, var­
iously, recent Haitian arrivals) as being at risk.
The so-called Haitian boat people had been arriving on
South Florida’s shores since the 1970s. Even before the sub­
ject of AIDS became newsworthy and the “4-H club”—
homosexuals, Haitians, heroin users, and hemophiliacs—
became impressed on the popular imagination, these boat
people had suffered the consequences of unfavorable public­
ity. Their detractors perceived them as a black peasantry,
illiterate, ignorant, crude, speakers of a patois, practitioners
of unholy religions, and criminal aliens intent upon disrupt­
ing the local economy by usurping jobs and depleting lim­
ited welfare resources as well as infecting American citizens
with tuberculosis, venereal disease, and various other exotic
maladies. In schools and hospitals, as well as in the job and
housing markets, Haitians had already experienced discrim­
ination. As members of the “4-H club,” they suffered even
further discrimination (see also Landesman 1983:35—36).
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nonetheless, has contributed to the shame some Haitians de­
scribe at being so identified.
The AIDS epidemic came at a time when the U.S. gov­
ernment policy, as evidenced by the Coast Guard interdic­
tion of Haitian vessels and by the prolonged incarceration of
new Haitian arrivals in Krome and other camps, seemed to
most Haitians to single them out as special targets of a racist,
exclusionary attitude pervasive in this country. Working
with other government officials, uniformed public health of­
ficials conducted medical screenings of recent arrivals in or­
der to identify tuberculosis and other diseases that they car­
ried. South Florida newspapers described these efforts, sup­
plying many non-Haitian readers with further justification
for “cleaning up” U.S. borders. Understandably, when the
CDC identified Haitians as a high-risk category for AIDS,
some Haitian leaders regarded this label in conspiratorial
terms; it represented yet another attack on Haitians by a
government unfriendly toward them. They blamed not only
the CDC but also clinicians at Jackson Memorial Hospital,
which serves county patients. Haitian spokesmen accused
these clinicians of overdiagnosing Haitian AIDS cases and
of seeking to gain reputations at the expense of impoverished
Haitian patients.
The response of public health officials and AIDS re­
searchers to Haitian protest has ranged from outrage to sym­
pathetic understanding, but even that understanding has
been tempered with the insistence that the interests of AIDS
patients themselves must come first. According to this posi­
tion, physicians must be alerted to the susceptibility of Hai­
tians to AIDS. An objection one might raise to this position
is that physicians could be alerted without recourse to labels.
That is, the CDC could simply have noted the occurrence of
.AIDS among Haitians and admitted to an ignorance of the
risk factors involved without establishing a risk category
that includes all Haitians in the United States, a category
comparable to, but logically incompatible with, those of
homose.xuals, IV drug users, and hemophiliacs.
Leaving the matter of conspiracy aside, one might at the
least charge the CDC with poor judgment in treating AIDS
as no more than a medical issue and ignoring its social, eco­
nomic, political, moral and other dimensions. By ignoring
these, health officials have seriously hurt the Haitian com­
munity. .A similar charge can be leveled against medical re­
searchers and clinicians who assume that their scientific and
medical priorities are shared by members of the nonmedical
community. Some researchers, through newspaper edito­
rials and interviews given to the press, have suggested that
Haitian resistance to AIDS research has been either irra­
tional or inhumane.
Those most sadly affected by AIDS are, of course, the
.AIDS patients themselves. Haitians with .AIDS are the most
stigmatized of the stigmatized. Regarded as carriers of a
deadly and mysteriously contagious disease and, in the case
of men, suspected of being homosexuals, .AIDS patients are
rejected by others and are sometimes left homeless, with no
close relatives in the United States to whom they can turn,
with no financial resources, and with no knowledge of those
community agencies to which they might appeal for help.
Some do have spouses or relatives willing to care for them.
Some keep their identity as AIDS patients secret from oth­
ers. Some apparently return to Haiti to die. Some suffer their
final days in a county nursing home. Unlike various gav

communities in other parts of the United States, the Haitian
community of South Florida has made no provisions for its
sick and dying. Most Haitians in this area are too new to this
country, too poor, and too intent upon guaranteeing their
own survival to mobilize effectively the organizational and
financial resources necessary for the task. No outside
agency, governmental or private, has offered to help in this
effort (when the coalition did ask the federal government for
help, it refused). Nor is there precedent for such an effort in
Haiti itself where, at least among poorer Haitians, illness is
exclusively a family, not a community, concern.
Many newly arrived Haitians find it difficult to adjust to
the bureaucratic atmosphere of modern hospitals. They are
unable to understand the rationale behind the demands that
staff make upon them. AIDS patients, particularly, have
problems in this setting. Some hospital staff may appear to
(or actually do) shun them. Loss of appetite and constant
diarrhea make the consumption of hospital food particularly
difficult for these patients. Some do not understand their di­
agnosis or why their condition continues to deteriorate de­
spite treatment. Denial, confusion, anger, projection,
depression, shame, and especially resignation characterize
the range of emotions for most of these patients.
Since the writing of this essay, the CDC has removed Hai­
tians from its list of those at risk for AIDS. Various editorials
in local newspapers applauded this decision, as did Haitian
leaders. But most of the latter acknowledge that the damage
to Haitians has already been done.
REFERE.N'CES CITED
Centers for Disease Control
1982 Opportunistic Infections and Kaposi's Sarcoma Amon^ Haitians in the
United States. Morbidity and .Mortality Weekly Report 31(26|;353-354, 360.
Landesman. Sheldon H.
1983 The Haitian Connection. In The .AID.S Epidemic. Kevin M. Cahill, ed. Pp.
28-37. .New York: St. -Martin’s Press.

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EDINBORO ECONOMISTS DEVELOP ERIE AREA ECONOMIC MODEL
The next time a company announces it is entering or leaving the Erie area economy,
local government and industry leaders may have a tool available to predict what the impact of
that move will be. Two economists at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania are developing an
“input-output” model of the Erie economy. Dr. James Dunn, chairman of the business and
economics department, and Dr. Michael Hannan are creating a scaled-down version of a
national input-output model to apply specifically to the Erie area.
Input-output (lO) models provide a detailed profile of a nation’s or region’s inter­
industrial relationships. The most common use of these models is the calculation of industry
“multipliers.” While a variety of different multipliers may be calculated from an 10 model, they
all measure the impact on the local economy of a change in economic activity in any given
industry. For example, it would measure the dollar impact on local economic activity from an
increase in sales from the regional plastics industry.
At its present stage of development, the Erie lO model can calculate standard industrial
multipliers in terms of output. Hannan and Dunn plan to continue revising the model to also
measure income and employment multipliers, and to incorporate the impact on economic
activity from stimulants to household spending.
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EDINBORO GRADUATES DISCUSS CAREERS IN COMMUNICATIONS
Students in the introduction to mass media class with Dr. Gary Christiansen at Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania got a chance to listen to the experiences of Edinboro graduates who
are enjoying successful careers in mass media. Christiansen invited more than a dozen of his
former students to come back to campus to talk about their professions.
“It has more meaning when current students meet with professionals who are doing
what the students hope to be doing in a few years,” said Christiansen.
Among those attending were Susie Eldred and Mike Sroka, the morning team on
WRKT-FM; Mike Gallagher and Cyndy Patton from WJET-TV; Tom Bronakowski, senior
producer at WQLN-TV; Jim Rumsey, marketing manager at Hard Line Services in Cleveland;
Lisa Cappabianca, president of Cappabianca Travel; Ann Marnell, marketing and promotions
director for the Grove City Factory Shops; Rachel Zallon-Conway, feature editor and business
reporter for the Beaver County Times; Terri Cook-Pepicello, marketing director for Thomel
Enterprises, Inc., in Erie; and Bonnie Blackwood-Newton, deputy clerk for the federal
bankruptcy court in Erie.
Other graduates invited to attend were Jon Gallagher and Shawn Fallon from
WJET-FM; Randy Hurley, production and promotions manager for WRKT-FM; Valerie Lego,
weekend weather personality for WSEE-TV; and Jim Ackman, customer service representative
for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Western Pennsylvania.
Christiansen said he hopes to invite graduates from the Pittsburgh area to the class next
semester.
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October 27, 1994

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EDINBORO DINING SERVICE TEAM WINS QUALITY AWARD
The dining service team at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has won the “Peak
Quality” overall team recognition award from the Wood Company for its Dining Options
program. The award is presented annually to a dining service team that significantly improves a
part of its operation through a quality improvement project.
Dining Options was created to increase customer satisfaction in the face of reduced
hours of operation. The team came up with three new options. A convenience store in Van
Houten Dining Hall was transformed to a Pete’s Arena unit called Pete’s-Ahh Express, which
offers pan pizza as a dining option to the meal plan. Sombrero’s, a new, low-cost dining option,
was created at the University Center. The Pete’s Arena in Rose Hall added a new dining option
called Pastabilities, featuring small batch preparation right in the customer service area.
Edinboro’s dining service team members are General Manager Randy DeMers, Director
of University Dining Services Linda Geissler, Chef Jason Bakus, Lori Bartle, Ross Bell, Lynn
Browning, Tom Burkett, Jon Dombrowiak, Bonnie Felton, Dave Viveralli and John Ward.
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EDINBORO’S MARK CARTER APPOINTED TO LEADERSHIP ERIE PROGRAM
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster F. Diebold has appointed
Mark Carter to serve as the University’s representative to the Leadership Erie program. Carter
is the University’s assistant director of development.
Carter is one of 42 prospective leaders from the Erie area selected for the 10-month
program that develops community awareness, executive skills, and team problem-solving
capabilities. The up-and-coming career leaders represent the business, industry and education
sectors of the Erie community.
The participants will get a first-hand look at many facets of the Erie area community
including education, business, health care, media, social services, cultural diversity, quality of
life and bayfront development. Among the issues the group may investigate are the Erie
Bicentennial, grassroots perspective for community development, youth leadership
development, children in poverty, and building communities from the inside out.
Along with Edinboro University, Leadership Erie is sponsored by Gannon University,
the Dr. Gertrude A. Barber Center, Central Labor, the Erie Community Foundation, Erie
Insurance Group, the Erie Area Chamber of Commerce, GECAC, Hamot Medical Center, the
Manufacturer’s Association of Northwest Pennsylvania, Mercyhurst College, PENELEC,
St. Vincent Health Center, and other community groups and businesses.
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Leadership Erie prepares
its fifth class for activities
A total of 42 Pj^ospective leaders
from the Erie area have been select­
ed for the Leadership Erie Class of
1994-95. It will be the fifth class
since the program was resufrected.
Leadership Erie is a non-profit or-r
ganization sponsored by Gannon
University and other community
groups and businesses from the
area.
Dr. David C. Kozak, director of
Gannon Institute for Policy and
Leadership Studies, serves as the
director of Leadership Erie.
Debra DiVecchio serves as asso­
ciate director, and Renee DeGeorge
Vogt as the program director and
executive assistant. The board of di­
rectors will be chaired by Jeff Pinski, managing editor of the Morning
News.
All members will participate in a
variety of activities scheduled on an
average of three times a month over
the course of a ten-month period
and complete the program with
graduation next June. The class
members and their businesses are
as follows:
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^ Julia Bandecca, attorney for
Northwest Legal Services.
“ David Bertges, business repreC7) sentative for Carpenters’ Local 81.
Biddy Brooks, Penn State, Behrend College.
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o Bill Bucceri, Holland Metro.
-Mark Carter. Edinboro University
of Pennsylvania.
Mary Daly, Mercyhurst College.
Peggy DiMattio, graduate stu­
dent.
Adrienne Dbcon, Sarah Reed Chil­
dren’s Center.
Erika Freeman, Hispanic Ameri­
can Council.
Kara Haas, Iroquois Tool.
Chuck Jenkins, E.E. Austin &
Sons.
Jeff Kidder, Crowner-King Archi­
tects.

MaryAnne Mandeville Kozak,
Gannon University and the Manu- ;
facturer’s Association of Northwest
Pennsylvania.
Katherine Krummert, Gifts for
Kids.
Michele Majchrzak, Family Servic0s.
Art Maser, PENELEC.
Nina Mazeako, Stairways.
Lee Miles, Erie insurance Group.
Scott Mitchell, Erie Zoological So­
ciety.
Sister Ann Muczynski, OSB and
the Inner City Project eighborhood^
Art House.
Dr. Dawna Mughal, Gannon Uni­
versity.
Bob Mulvin, General Electric.
Denis O’Brien, Saint ^ Vincent
Health Center.
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Janet Parke, First National Bank
of Pennsylvania.
Joe Parlak, Loesel-Schaaf.
Keith Richards, National Fuel.
Cheryl Roberto, attorney.
Judy Roth, PNC Bank.
Jake Rouch, Erie Conference on
Community Development.
Tom Ryan, Gertrude Barber Center.
Kurt Sahlmann, K&L Associaties.
Barb Sambroak, MECA.
Ann Schlimm, Erie County Health
Department.
Sister Stephanie Schmidt, OSB
and Emmaus Ministries.
Bill Sherwood, Bay Area Insur­
ance.
Homer Smith, City of Erie.
Ned Smith, Catholic Diocese.
Cheryl Tylowski, Penn Lakes Girl
Scouts.
Dennis Walsh, Sarah Reed Chil-,
dren’s Center.
Jill Wiley, Saint Vincent Health
Center.
Tom Williams, Hamot Health
Foundation.

Judy Wingerter, Paragon Packag­
ing Products.
Leadership Erie is a program
dedicated to the development of
community leadership, involvement
and cooperation in the area. The
program strives to prepare partici­
pants to become community trus­
tees by challen^ng them to tran­
slate the principles of leadership
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES ARRESTS
In the wake of a rash of false fire alarms in Lawrence Towers, one of Edinboro
University’s residence halls. University officials have announced the arrest of Timothy Dolny, a
student at the University, as campus police continue their investigation.
Dolny, 19, a native of Gibsonia, Pa., has been charged with “False Alarms to Agencies of
Public Safety.” Arraignment has been scheduled before District Justice Ronald Stuck at 11:00
a.m. on Thursday, October 27, in his Edinboro office. The charge carries a maximum fine of
$10,000 and five years imprisonment. Dolny also faces possible suspension from the University.
Matthew Gass, 18, a student from Hanover, Pa., was previously charged in connection
with the investigation, and University Police expect to file additional charges tomorrow against a
third Lawrence Towers resident as a result of information volunteered by several students.
“The University Police investigate and prosecute these offenses using state-of-the-art
electronics and investigative techniques,” said David Varner, chief of the University Police
Department. “The criminal justice system has some very serious penalties for those who pull
false fire alarms, and those found guilty of these offenses can also expect an early termination of
their academic careers.”
\tice President for Administration and Institutional Advancement David M. O’Dessa
credits the hard work and cooperation of the residence hall staff, students, and the University
Police for the success of the investigation.
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NEWS ADVISORY:

Former chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press, Terry Anderson, will
be available to meet with the media Wednesday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m., backstage in
Memorial Auditorium at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. His lecture begins at 8 p.m.
Anderson was kidnapped and held captive for seven years in Lebanon.
Anyone wishing to interview Anderson should contact the public relations office at
732-2745.
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October 25, 1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ROCK BAND MIRROR IMAGE TO PERFORM
AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will host the rock band Mirror Image in the newly
renovated University Center on campus on Saturday, November 5, at 8 p.m.
Formed in 1991, Mirror Image is known for its innovative sound and powerful vocals, as
well as its original style. In 1992 the band headlined two 97 Rock Hard Hitters of Rock
showcase events at Graffiti in Pittsburgh. Both of the band’s shows were sellouts, and Mirror
Image rocked through four encore sets, proving that they were a major local talent. The annual
showcase is sponsored by one of the largest radio stations in Pittsburgh. Year after year some of
the best local talent is discovered at the event.
Mirror Image consists of four members including Gerald Watkins, a former Edinboro
University student. Watkins provides keyboards and back-up vocals. Christopher Weber does
lead vocals and also serves as the drummer. Richie Bauer plays bass and performs background
vocals. The newest member, Ron Newman, plays all guitars and sings back-up vocals.
The show is open and free to the public.
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October 25, 1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO HOSTS VIDEOCONFERENCE ON TEACHING ABOUT RACISM
Teaching about racism will be the topic of a live, interactive videoconference, Friday,
November 4, at 1 p.m. at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Speaking live from Old
Dominion University will be Louise Derman-Sparks and Lecia J. Brooks. Derman-Sparks, a
faculty member at Pacific Oaks College, is the author of Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for
Empowering Young Children. Brooks is an educational specialist with the National Conference
of Christians and Jews. Participants in Edinboro will have the opportunity to interact with the
speakers and share ideas and information with others.
Among the topics of the videoconference will be the characteristics of anti-bias/anti­
racist curriculum, the relationship between racism and sexism, and how to apply anti-racist
education strategies across the curriculum and across age groups.
The conference is intended for teachers, administrators and faculty of all levels, as well
as students enrolled in education programs at colleges and universities. The event will present
some of the resources, models and guidelines which have proven to be highly effective for
addressing race and racism from a critical perspective in the classroom.
For more than 25 years, Derman-Sparks has worked with the multi-faceted issues of
diversity and social justice as a researcher and teacher of both children and adults. She conducts
in-service training and workshops with early childhood educators across the country, and
currently directs an anti-bias education project funded by the A.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Working for a human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and
racism in America, Brooks has developed and coordinated a number of highly successful
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programs for high school students and K-12 educators which promote racial, ethnic and
interreligious understanding.
For further information on the videoconference, contact the Center for Excellence in
Teaching, Miller Research Center, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, or call 814-732-2916.
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EDINBORO HOSTS PHYSICS TEACHERS CONFERENCE
The Western Pennsylvania Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers will
hold its autumn meeting at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Saturday, October 29.
Hosted by the University’s physics department, the one-day event will feature lectures on
the role of the medical physicist in cancer treatment, and the current status of the low-level
radioactive waste disposal facility which is to be sited in Pennsylvania. Hasan Murshed, the
clinical medical physicist in radiation therapy at Erie’s Regional Cancer Center, will speak at
11 a.m. in G-13 Hendricks Hall. Joseph Bonner, from Penn State University, will discuss the
state’s low-level radioactive waste program at 11:30.
The meeting is expected to draw 50 high school physics teachers from throughout
western Pennsylvania. Other presentations will be made by physics faculty from the University
of Pittsburgh, Mercyhurst College, Westminster College, Penn State Behrend, and Cathedral
Prep High School.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY JOINS AQUARIUM CONSORTIUM
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has become a member of a consortium in
partnership with the Lake Erie Aquarium and Science Center, which has been proposed for the
Erie Bay Development Project. Dr. John Fleischauer, Edinboro’s provost and vice president for
academic affairs, signed a membership agreement with the proposed Lake Erie Aquarium and
Science Center. Also signing the agreement were Chris Baldwin, chairman of the Lake Erie
Aquarium and Science Center and Dr. Jerry Covert, the consortium coordinator.
“We are building a consortium that will focus on education and research,” said Baldwin.
Eleven other institutions and eight school districts in northwestern Pennsylvania have also been
invited to become consortium members. Thus far. Clarion University of Pennsylvania, the
Millcreek School District, and the City of Erie School District have joined the consortium. The
other component of the project will be tourism.
Covert, who is also dean of Edinboro’s school of science, management and technologies,
echoed Baldwin’s statement. “The primary interest of the colleges and universities in becoming
members is the opportunity it provides for their faculty and students to do research in aquatic
biology, chemistry and geoscience.”
Covert said school districts will benefit from educational programming originating at the
aquarium. Programs will be developed in the aquarium and transported to the schools, and
students will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities in the aquarium.
Critical to getting this project off the ground is generating the public interest and
securing start-up funds. The Tourism and Development Committee from the Pennsylvania
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House of Representatives is scheduled to visit Erie on November 9 and 10 to study the project
and visit the proposed site.
Baldwin believes that once the aquarium is established, it will be self-funding. “A wellrun aquarium throws off money,” said Baldwin.
Funds generated could be used for special academic projects, research, and scholarships.
He estimates - based on a similar facility in Chattanooga - that an aquarium in Erie would
generate approximately $3 million in state taxes, and nearly $1 million locally. The designers of
the Chattanooga aquarium - Cambridge Seven Associates - have also created a design for the
Erie aquarium.
Comparisons to the Chattanooga facility are important because of similar demographics
to the Erie area. There are 5.3 million people within a two-hour drive of Erie. By comparison,
the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, which is among the most successful aquariums in the
world, has approximately 4.1 million people within a two-hour drive. The projected attendance
for the first year of the Erie facility is in excess of 900,000.
Baldwin and Covert say the Pennsylvania Aquarium, as it will be designated, will have
several economic benefits besides tax dollars. It will likely become the focal point and magnet
for revitalization of the Erie bayfront. Together with other attractions such as the Flagship
Niagara and the Maritime Museum, it will lead to extended visits by tourists, and it will draw a
portion of the four million annual visitors to Presque Isle to the bayfront and downtown areas.
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School districts asked to back aquarium
By LIZ ALLEN
Morning News staff reporter
Local school districts are being
asked to help make the proposed
Lake Erie Aquarium and Science
Center a reality.
Dr. Jerry Covert, dean of science,
management and technologies at
Edinboro University, met recently
with representatives of eight school
districts to invite them to become
associate members of the consorti­
um which has been formed to push
for the aquarium.
Gov. Robert Casey rejected a re­
quest for $25 million in state funding
for the aquarium but organizers are
confident that funding will be ob­
tained eventually. That’s why they
would like schools to join the con­
sortium.
“We are looking for their moral
support,” Covert said about the

school districts, including Erie,
Millcreek, Warren, Union City,
Penncrest,
Fort
LeBoeuf,
Northwestern and North East.
Twelve other institutions, includ­
ing 10 colleges and universities,
have been asked to sign member­
ship agreements in the consortium,
with a fee of $500. Those include
Edinboro, Clarion, Gannon, Slippery
Rock, Mercyhurst, Penn StateBehrend, Chatham College, the Uni­
versity of Pittsburgh, Pitt-Titusville,
Westminster, Hamot Medical Cen­
ter and the Carnegie Science Cen­
ter. School districts won’t be
charged to join the consortium.
The colleges and universities will
take part in a Conference sometime
next year where faculty and stu­
dents will present research data and
papers. “The push is toward involv­
ing undergraduates in research,” he
said. “They’ll have a critical mass of

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other people to share their research try and geosciences. We also em-'
ideas with on specific topics related phasize that it’s a freshwater aquarii
to water.” Ajob fair will also be held urn, so any subject related to the!
a&p^ of the conference.
——^resh-water environment and ecdt'
As for the school districts. Covert ^ystems would be welcome.”
said one of the three functions of the
To help interest schools in th^I
proposed aquarium is education. aquarium, orpnizers have proJj
(The other two are to attract tour­ duced a five-minute videotape, using’
ists and conduct research.) “Our in­ the Tennessee Aquarium in Chatta-1
vitation to the public schools is to nooga as an example of how the]
become associate members so that Erie aquarium might be designed. :
we can participate together in pro­
Covert plans to visit Chattanooga*,
viding academic programming for in November. He’s already made an'
people of all ages,” he said.
“in-depth” visit to the New Jersejl
For instance, the aquarium staff State Aquarium in Camden. “We gotl
might do a pre-visit lesson with a a behind the scenes tour with th<^
class, then invite the students to vis­ curators there and talked aboip
it the aquarium. Later, the aquari­ business and operational subjects.”'^
um staff could provide follow-up ma­
Covert and Chris Baldwin, chair­
terials.
man of the consortium, will also at­
“As the name of the institution tend a workshop on how to develop,*
says, it’s a science center, with a
aintain and manage large aquari*!.
major thrust on science education ms at the Aquarium of Americas.'\^nd topics such as biology, chemig^ next week in New Orleans.

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morning news,

Thursday, Octobers, 1994

Lawmakers vote
to examine Erie
aquarium project
By ALBERT J.NERI
News Harrisburg bureau
HARRISBURG — The House
Wednesday night voted 101-95 to
send a delegation to Erie to study
the issue of building a fresh-water
aquarium on the Erie bayfront
But the vote did not come before
the House heard an impassioned
plea from one House member not to
do so.
The plea was not from a legislator
who wants the aquarium in another
part of the state. It came from Erie
County’s own Karl Boyes, a
Millcreek Republican.
Boyes opposed a motion to have
the House’s newly-formed Tourism
and Recreational Development
Committee visit Erie in the next few
weeks and report back to the full
House before the current two-year
session expires on Nov. 21.
“What would a one-day visit do?”
Boyes, R-3rd District asked. “Any
recommendation they make would
be uninformed and hollow.”
Boyes said he would prefer the
committee come in the summertime
to see Presque Isle Park at the
height of the tourism season to
“pursue more immediate and realis­
tic improvements.”
The resolution to do a feasibility
study was made by state Rep. Italo
Cappabianca. D-2nd District, of
Erie.

Boyes immediately rose to oppose
it, saying the state cannot now af­
ford an aquarium.
He noted that a state-built muse­
um in Camden, N.J., has been un­
successful and that Gov. Casey last
summer vetoed a $25 million state
appropriation for such a fresh-water
aquarium on the Erie bayfront
“I do not do this lightly, but this is
not the appropriate time,” Boyes
said. “I’d like to have aU these things
in my area, but I’d rather see the
economy improve first and then we
can do this in the private sector.”

Cappabianca said he was puzzled
by Boyes’ action. So was Robert
Chandler, president of the Lake Erie
Aquarium and Science Center which
is behind the ba3^front project'
“I don’t know what would be any­
one’s motivation to oppose this,”
Chandler said.
Cappabianca said the only reason
Casey vetoed the project was be­
cause the state had reached its ceil­
ing on debt it could absorb.
“It was not on the merits of the
project I want the feasibility study
now to set this up for the next gover­
nor to re-consider,” he said..

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Aquarium backers organizing
By SCOTT WESTCOTT
Moniing News staff reporter
Governor Robert Casey’s recent
rejection of $25 million in state fund*
ing for an Erie bayfiront aquarium
hasn’t sunk the en&usiasm of local
project backers.
At their second annual meeting,
members of the Lake Erie Aquari­
um and Science Center Consortium
on Friday said they will continue to
work for a state freshwater aquari­
um on the bayfront, despite the re­
cent funding setbaclL
In the meantime, the group will
continue with plans to increase
aquatic and Great Lakes research
and education in the region.
*Tm very positive about it,^* said
Dr. Jeny Covert, Dean of Sdence,
Management and Technolo^es at
EdiniMtx) University. *1 think we
need to move forwainl and continue
working toward our goal of an
aquarium for Erie.”
Covert said that last week’s an­
nouncement about the funding was

a disappointment, but is being
viewed fcy aquarium advocates as a
temporaiy setback]
1
.
think we were veiy dose ana I
think it is a sound ide^” said Covert.
Covert said at least 15 regional in­
stitutions and universities have
agreed to officially join together hy
Sept 15 to formally found the Lake
Erie Aquarium and Sdence Center
Consortium.
By formally joining. Covert thinks
the ^up will nave more clout when
seel&ig funding for the actual
aquarium.
”1 think it will unify us and it will
give us a stronger voice when we
appeal for funding for the physical
aquarium,” he said.
Flans are also being finalized for a
first annual conference for fall 1995
wheA aquatic research will be pre­
sented.
The group also plans td aggres­
sively seek Sea Grants, v^ch are
federal grants that prodde funding
for aquatic research. Covert said.
“These kinds of activities can

move. forward without a physical
aquarium,” Covert said.

Pteliminaiy plans call, for the
aquarium to include 27 species of
fish from the Great Lakes and the
habitats of the Allegheny,
Susquehanna and French Creek
watersheds. The aquarium would
also include an exhibit for seals.

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‘ Eight local school districts have
been asked to join a consortium
formed to push for the proposed
. Lake Erie Aquarium and Science
Center.
Dr. Jerry Covert, dean of science,
management and technologies at
Edinboro University, met recently
f with representatives of the school
** districts to invite them to become
associate members of the consorti^ um.
Gov. Robert Casey rejected a request for $25 million in state funding
T* for the aquarium. Consortium organizers, however, said they are confiCj: dent that funding will be obtained
eventually and that’s why they
The school districts are Erie,
Millcreek, Warren, Union City,
: Penncrest,
Fort
LeBoeuf,
V Northwestern and North East.
Twelve other institutions have

been, asked^ to sign membership
agreements in the consortium with
a fee pf $500. They are Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, Gannon
University, Mercyhurst College,
Penn State-Behrend, Hamot Medi­
cal Center, Slippery Rock University
of Pennsylvania, Clarion'University
of Pennsylvania,’-Chatham College,
the University' of PittebUrgh, ‘ PittTitusville, Westminster College and
the Carnegie Science Center :
School districts won’t be charged
to join the consortium.': ■ H ly ^
Covert said one of the three func­
tions of the proposed aquarium is
education, the other two being tour­
ism and research.
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“Our invitation to the. public
schools is to becomd associate
members po that we can participate
together in providing academic pro­
gramming for people of all ages,”
covert said.
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Dr. John Fleischauer, right, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, signs an agreement making Edinboro a member of the consortium
for the proposed Lake Erie Aquarium and Science Center. Looking on are Chris Baldwin, left,
chairman of the project, and Dr. Jerry Covert, the consortium coordinator. Covert is also dean of
Edinboro’s school of science, management and technologies.

Dr. John Fleischauer, right, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, signs an agreement making Edinboro a member of the consortium
for the proposed Lake Erie Aquarium and Science Center. Looking on are Chris Baldwin, left,
chairman of the project, and Dr. Jerry Covert, the consortium coordinator. Covert is also dean of
Edinboro’s school of science, management and technologies.

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is highlighting its State Employees Combined Appeal
(SEGA) this year with a display of campaign literature in Baron-Forness Library. This year’s
goals are to raise $30,000 in pledges with 280 employees participating. Thus far, the campaign
has received $17,418 in pledges from 159 employees. Last year, 265 University workers pledged
a record $29,396, the second highest amount among the 14 universities in the State System of
Higher Education.

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EDINBORO REGIONAL MATH CENTER SERVES ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
Now that the school year is well under way, hundreds of elementary students in the tri­
county area have probably noticed a change in their teachers. Perhaps it is more enthusiasm or a
better presentation, or maybe math just seems more fun. While the students were spending their
summer days taking life easy, their teachers were attending a three-week math training program
at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Some 50 elementary math teachers took part in Edinboro’s Summer Math Institutes intensive, hands-on classes that focus on using math manipulatives, cooperative learning,
alternative assessment strategies, and enhanced teaching skills.
The responses of the teachers to the Institute were overwhelmingly positive. “I learned
more in these three weeks than I did in four years of college,” said one young teacher. “I can’t
wait to get back to school to teach this,” said another.
They said there is no other place where they could have gotten this training. It was a
course that all math teachers should take, they added, and all administrators should be aware of.
The Institutes are just one facet of an ambitious program to enhance math education in
northwestern Pennsylvania. Edinboro’s Regional Math Center for Teacher Enhancement and
Renewal was created in May, 1993, to establish a common vision of excellence in elementary
math education for all 17 public school districts in Erie, Crawford and Warren counties and the
Diocese of Erie.
The most visible part of the program is the Center itself, located in Butterfield Hall.
Occupying a converted classroom, the Center acts as a materials repository for the program. Its
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REGIONAL MATH CENTER, Continued

shelves are full of books, publications, videotapes, catalogs, calculators, equipment and math
manipulatives. All of these materials - and there are more arriving almost daily - are available
for area teachers to use in their classrooms.
The Center’s director. Dr. Nicholas Stupiansky, said the Center is designed to serve the
2,500 elementary teachers in northwestern Pennsylvania through the Northwest Tri-County
Intermediate Unit. “Our mission is to assist teachers with resources, materials and workshops to
help them improve math instruction in elementary classrooms. We are excited about the
opportunities this presents for Edinboro University to work with teachers in the local schools,”
he said.
The project is funded by Edinboro University and a three-year grant from the Dwight D.
Eisenhower Postsecondary Math and Science Federal Grant Program. Two years of funding - or
a total of $360,892 - has been awarded so far. The federal funds represent approximately 85
percent of the total cost of the project. Edinboro University’s share is approximately 11 percent.
During the first year of the project in 1993-94, the Center hosted the first Summer Math
Institute and invited 50 teacher leaders to attend. Those 50 teachers have since held over 100 inservice workshops in their school districts. Stupiansky said the process for being chosen for the
Summer Math Institutes is highly competitive.
In addition to the Institutes, the Center has an ambitious program that provides regional
target workshops to enhance the teaching skills of K-8 teachers from both public and private
schools consistent with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. It also
sponsors fall and spring Math on Saturday clinics for K-8 math teachers, creates a vehicle to
encourage local networking and sharing among those teachers, and publishes a regional
newsletter.
Through the participation of teacher leaders like the ones who attended the Summer
Math Institutes, the Center is also offering school district in-service workshops which address
the specific needs of the teachers involved.
The project is supported by several outside groups. The Northwest Tri-County
Intermediate Unit is providing free transportation of math materials from the Center to
participating schools and is assisting with mailings to teachers and administrators. Also, the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has agreed to contribute a substantial discount on
materials purchased from NCTM for this project.
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has a new outdoor mural displayed on campus.
Edinboro University student Lydia Blank, the designer of the mural, is a senior at the University
working on her bachelor of fine arts degree in jewelry making, with a minor in art history.
Blank’s untitled geometric design was selected from several other student murals by art
professor Susan Weimer. Blank used enamel paints on outdoor plywood so it should last several
years.
Since the mural was installed in front of Hamilton Hall last May, it has attracted plenty
of attention. The dean of liberal arts at the University, Dr. Robert Weber, has asked Blank to
design a second mural to also be displayed somewhere on the campus.

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October 20, 1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ERIE AUTHOR’S BOOK HELPS VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME HEAL
Diane Crandall, a graphic design professor at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, has
written a book to teach others how to recover emotionally from violent crime. Crandall herself
experienced an attempted murder attack three years ago at her home in Erie.
Her book. Violent Crime. I Never Thought It Would Happen To Me, But It Did, is a visual
documentation of the recovery process of victinis of violent crime. Using her skills as a graphic
designer, she created a book that can be read from either end. One side of the book - printed in
black to represent the pain of a closed heart - presents the initial responses of anger, fear, worry,
sadness, guilt and frustration. The other side moves you into the stages of healing - wanting to
heal, exploring choices, willingness to heal, removing the blocks, forgiveness and arriving at
peace. This side is printed mostly in pink to represent the peace of an open heart. “The greatest
crime prevention is healing our own hearts,” said Crandall.
The book uses an accordion fold structure to reinforce the duality of a victim’s situation.
“A victim can stay stuck in the anger, pain, sadness and guilt,” said Crandall, “or turn the book
over and move into healing. Healing is a choice - no matter what the crime.”
Much of the book’s content expresses the emotional reactions of victims. The statements
in the book came from surveys and interviews Crandall conducted with dozens of victims of
violent crime at the 1992 Conference of the National Organization of Victims Assistance
(NOVA) in Kansas City, Missouri. She was aided in her research by Betty Ferguson from Victim
Witness Services, and Dr. Susan Trout, executive director of the Institute for Attitudinal Studies
in Alexandria, Va.
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Violent Crime. I Never Thought It Would Happen To Me, But It Did addresses a need in
the victim’s healing process that has been overlooked for too long. Crime victims are not
prepared for the reality of the event and the devastating problems they must face afterwards.
Many victims remain stuck in the pain and never work through the process of healing to find
eventual peace. The book is a tool to help direct service providers, counselors, educators,
prosecutors, law enforcement officers, clergy, families, friends and most importantly, the crime
victims themselves, better understand and assist in the healing process of the emotional
aftermath of violent crime. Crandall hopes the book will be distributed nationally so that it will
help victims across the country as well as in Erie.
The office of Erie District Attorney William R. Cunningham funded the printing of the
first 500 books which will distributed free through the District Attorney’s office.
Crandall lectured at the NOVA Conference in San Francisco in September on “Healing
from Violent Crime: A Path from Pain to Peace.” She will also lecture locally at the Glass
Growers Gallery, Wednesday, November 2, at 7 p.m., and at Barnes & Noble bookstore, Friday,
November 18, at 7:30 p.m., with a book signing to follow at 8:00 p.m.
The book is published by For-giving Press, P. O. Box 3775, Erie, PA 16508, and can be
purchased directly from the publisher or at local bookstores.
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VIOLENT CRIME.
I Never Thought It Would Happen To Me,
But It Did.
By Diane Crandall
"Tiolent Crime. / Never Thought It Would Happen
I / To Me, But It Did, a book visually expressing
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violent crime. Using her skills as a graphic designer,
Diane created a unique book that can be read from
either end. The accordion-fold design presents the
initial responses of anger, fear, worry, sadness, guilt
and frustration on one side of the book. Turning the
book over moves you into the stages of healingwanting to heal, exploring choices, willingness to heal,
removing the blocks to healing, forgiving, and arriving
at peace. Symbolizing the power of the victim to make
a choice, the book can be turned over from pain to
healing. Because of its unique structure and multiple
levels of presentation, each time you view Violent
Crime. I Never Thought It Would Happen To Me, But
It Did, you will surely discover something new.

The Author; Diane Crandall is a
professor at Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania with an M.E.A. from
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State University, Kent, Ohio,
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Alexandria, VA. Diane herself
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afterwards. Many victims remain stuck in the pain and on her life three years ago at her
never work through the process of healing to find
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service providers, counselors, educators, prosecutors,
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October 20, 1994

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CARTER JOINS ADVANCEMENT STAFF
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster R Diebold announced recently that
Mark Carter, a native of Sharon Hill, Pa., has been named assistant director of development at
Edinboro. Prior to his appointment. Carter was an admissions counselor in the admissions office.
He graduated from Allegheny College in 1982 with a dual major in psychology and art.
He worked at the Dr. Gertrude A. Barber Center in Erie for two years as a habilitation team aide
before joining the Edinboro staff in March of 1985.
In his new position. Carter will be involved with many of the University’s fund-raising
programs, phonathons and other Annual Fund activities, and special campaigns such as
Operation Jump Start. His primary role, as he sees it, will be to promote the University to its
many constituents and to secure resources to enhance the school’s programs and facilities.
Another key role for Carter is working with alumni and other friends of the University
who are interested in creating scholarships. Carter will help to develop the criteria for
determining who is eligible for scholarships and how they are awarded.
Carter also serves as a member of the boards of directors of University Services, Inc.,
and the French Creek Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
He lives in Erie with his wife, Gina, and their children, Jason and Alyssa.
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Chef Chuck Adams from California University of Pennsylvania prepares one of his specialty
desserts at the Chef’s Fair at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Van Houten Dining Hall.
Chefs from California, Edinboro, Youngstown State University and Buffalo State University
prepared their best dishes for the one-day event. The Fair featured ethnic food, vegetarian
dishes, and cuisine from different regions of the country. Edinboro’s Chef Jason Bakus said the
event was a big hit with Edinboro students. The Fair will be presented at each of the schools.

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October 20, 1994

MEDIA ADVISORY: EDINBORO ROTC HOLDS FALL TRAINING EXERCISE
Army ROTC cadets from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, along with cadets from
Gannon, Mercyhurst and Allegheny, will participate in their fall Field Training Exercise (FTX),
from 8 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30, at the Keystone Training Area in
Geneva, Pa.
The training schedule on Oct. 29 includes land navigation (8:30 a.m. to noon) and
simulated missions on STRAC (Squad Tactical Reaction Assessment Course) lanes from 12:30
to 6:30 p.m.
Best time for media coverage, according to Cadet Wendy Lindsey, Edinboro ROTC’s
public affairs officer, is during Saturday’s STRAC missions (12:30 to 6:30 p.m.)
The purpose of the FTX is to train third-year (junior) cadets in preparation for their
summer 1995 ROTC Advance Camp, which determines their commissioning as Army officers.
For information prior to the FTX, contact U.S. Army Maj. Richard Boggs, Edinboro
University’s professor of military science, 814-732-2562.
Media contacts at the FTX site, along with Maj. Boggs, are Cadet Battalion Commander
Brady Sexton, the battalion executive officer. Cadet John Stich, and Cadet Wendy Lindsey, who
handles public affairs.
Media coverage, focusing on the participating cadets, is invited.
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October 17, 1994

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TERRY ANDERSON TAKES THE STAGE AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
The Edinboro University Concert and Lecture Series will present a lecture by Terry
Anderson on Wednesday, November 2, at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium on the campus of
Edinboro University.
On the morning of March 16, 1985, Terry Anderson was kidnapped off the streets of
Beirut by four armed men. For the next seven years he endured a cruel captivity few of us can
imagine, becoming a leader and inspiration to his fellow prisoners and a symbol of endurance
and hope to the world. Reflecting on those seven years in his national best seller. Den of Lions,
Anderson has now given the world a lasting chronicle of the unlimited possibilities of the human
spirit in the face of hatred and conflict.
Sharing his story on the lecture podium, Anderson’s honesty and quiet presence are
having an unforgettable impact on audiences around the globe. He offers a gripping profile of
his captivity and its aftermath with an honesty and positive outlook that cuts right to the
fundamentals of all our lives.
Tickets are required for this event and can be reserved by calling 814-732-2518
weekdays between 8:00 and 4:30. Tickets are also available on campus at the University Center
and the Music Department. Adult ticket prices are $5.00, senior citizens and others are admitted
for $4.00.
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October 14, 1994

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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PLANS ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK ACTIVITIES
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will join with colleges across the country in
recognizing National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, October 16-22. Now in its 11th year,
the week encourages students to look at their drinking habits and make low-risk decisions
regarding their use of alcohol.
Headlining the week at Edinboro will be an appearance by Mike Green, nationally
known comic speaker, on Thursday, October 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the University Center Grill
Room. His appearance at Edinboro is sponsored by the ALADIN (Alcohol And Drug
Information Network) Project, in cooperation with the Interfratemity and Panhellenic councils.
Students are universally enthusiastic about Green’s performances. “He makes you laugh,
but he also makes you think,” said one, and “Green doesn’t talk down to you ...,” said another.
Alcohol Awareness Week will kick off with a freshman “Club Soda” on Monday evening
in the Towers Multipurpose Room. ALADIN Peer Educators will present information and
entertainment, with refreshments provided by Residence Life. On Tuesday, University Dining
Services and the members of Alpha Phi Omega will provide mocktails and hors d’oeuvres at
“Tailgate Parties with a Twist,” in Van Houten Dining Hall during the lunch and supper hours.
Alpha Phi Omega will also hold a mid-day happy hour with free mocktails and popcorn at the
University Center on Wednesday, October 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In addition to the presentations by Mike Green, two workshops will be held. Mary Anne
Weiner, ALADIN project coordinator, will present “How to Help a Friend with a Drinking
Problem” on Tuesday, October 18, in the University Center Multipurpose Room at 3 p.m.
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“Beating the After Hours Blues” with Pam Magerle and the ALADIN Peers will be the
week’s feature of Academic Support Services’ 7 O’clock Series on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in
Hendricks G-13. Magerle, Project Specialist with the ALADIN grant, said, “Many students think
there’s ‘nothing else to do but drink.’ This workshop will look at creative alternatives in and
around Edinboro.”
The week will close with “Blizzard of Bucks” and refreshments on Saturday evening in
the University Center.
“Alcohol abuse is the single biggest academic, health and social problem on all college
campuses,” said Mary Anne Weiner, coordinator of the week’s activities. This week gives
students the opportunity to look honestly at some of the issues surrounding college alcohol use
and offers support to those who choose to drink in moderation or not at all. There’s a variety of
activities this year, sponsored by a number of organizations. We look forward to having many
students involved,” she said.
Alcohol Awareness Week is co-sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs Health
Awareness Program, the ALADIN Project, the Edinboro University Student Government
Association, Residence Life, and Student Activities. For further information call the Health
Awareness Program at 732-2839 or the ALADIN Project office at 732-2949.
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Over the oast ten year«, Mike Green has presented on more
than 1000 campuses nationwide In hit effort to make drug and
alcohol awareness and education an Integral part of every
student s life. He U a recognized leader in the field, who has
earned the respect of both his colleagues and the students he has
counseled.Thls recognition was clearly Ulustrated in 1987. when
he was chosen to give expert testimony before the United States
House of Representatives Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse
hSle^es as a consultant to the student affairs and athletic
departments of numerous universities, including Akron, Hob^,
Temolc. and Villanova. He is listed among the "Outstanding
S Mon of America- «td was recently added to the ranks of
West Chester University's Distinguished Alumni.
At the request of Senator BUI Bradley, Mike developed drug
and alcohol programs for the New Jersey high sch^ls. In the
non-academic setting, he produced programs for the medical
sodeties of both New Jersey and Virginia, and for professional
fports teams including the Philadelphia Flyers.
Mike has appeared as a feature guest on various television
PTOnamslnduding-A.M.PhiladeIphla-andTeopteAreTalking',
as weU as having had interviews published in Tha Clirenick of
Hither Education, Coach, AiMctie Management, Scholastic Coach,
and hundreds of campus papers. He produced a series of video
tapes which Include many of the Innovative, and now famous,
"think before you drlnk“ techitlques as demonstrated during
been participant and coach on both the high school
and college levels. As a defensive lineman, he received ^1
Pennsylvania Conference and Little All American honors, and a
trysiut with the PhUadclphia Eagles. Mike was a high school
athletic director, and has coached Division H footbaU.
His background of athlete, coach, and educator, gjvcs him
the know-how to connect to today's youth. His ^sthand
experiences as a recovering alcohoUc gives him the credibility to
honestly relate the dangers drugs and alcohol pose for many
students. He has made It his life's work to help young people
avoid the perils of abuse. And because Mike Green is an inspi^g
and dynamic speaker, kids not only sit up and Usten-they buy
what he’s selling!
*M0a Grten's presentation to vur athUtef on the abuse of deohd and its
consetuenees toas mosteffectioeand made* positive mpression on our sifuad.

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October 14, 1994

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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS THE WORKS OF THREE PHOTOGRAPHERS
Three artists who are concerned in different ways with cultural and environmental issues
will show their photographic art work at Edinboro University’s Bruce Art Gallery from
November 2 through December 3.
Alexander Heilner, currently living in San Francisco, presents landscapes impacted by
man and man-made objects. His work suggests a tension between the “natural” world and man’s
“artificial” world. He shows what we live with, for better or worse.
Alexander Stefan was born in Moscow, Russia. He holds a master’s degree in linguistics
from the Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages and now lives in Maryland. His photographs
depict a spiritual struggle with “mindless materialism, mean cynicism, and a commonplace
brutality.” His work shows the challenge of maintaining an “inner self-essence, the higher self.”
Lisa Titus from New York City shows very large images as “Illustrations Of Power.”
These are her own poetic reflections on violence, fear, oppression, and silence - explorations of
“the devastating dimensions of power.” Her work and the accompanying text also provide
hope - the possibility of attaining comfort, love, security, and tranquility.
An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, November 2, at 7 p.m. Bruce Gallery,
located in Doucette Hall, is open from 2 to 5 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays and from
7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday evenings. For further information, call the Gallery at 814-732-2513 or
the Art Department at 814-732-2406.
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October 14, 1994

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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY HOSTS MATH ON SATURDAY CONFERENCE
Elementary school math teachers from Erie, Crawford and Warren counties will gather
at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania for the second Math on Saturday Conference on
October 22, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The keynote address will be given by Dr. Bruce Smith,
who will speak on “Flights of Fantasy; Mathematically and Scientifically Connected to the
Curriculum.” Smith is on the faculty of Edinboro’s elementary education department.
The Math on Saturday Conference is part of the Regional Mathematics Center for
Teacher Enhancement and Renewal. The Center is funded by a three-year grant from the
Dwight D. Eisenhower Postsecondary Math and Science Federal Grant Program and by
Edinboro University.
The Center’s director. Dr. Nicholas Stupiansky, said the Center is designed to serve the
2,500 elementary teachers in northwestern Pennsylvania through the Northwest Tri-County
Intermediate Unit. Nearly 200 teachers are expected for the all-day conference which will
feature 40 presentations on math.
In addition to the fall and spring Math on Saturday clinics for K-8 math teachers, the
Center has an ambitious program that provides regional target workshops to enhance the
teaching skills of K-8 teachers from both public and private schools consistent with the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. It also sponsors Summer Math
Institutes, creates a vehicle to encourage local networking and sharing among those teachers,
and publishes a regional newsletter.
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For further information on the Math on Saturday Conference, contact the Regional
Mathematics Center for Teacher Enhancement and Renewal, at 814-732-2851 or 2905.
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October 13, 1994

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HUNTER JOINS FACULTY AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Dr. William R. Hunter recently joined the faculty at Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania. A native of Logansport, Indiana, he has accepted a position as an assistant
professor specializing in multi-cultural American literature. Prior to Joining the staff at
Edinboro, he was employed as a visiting instructor at Purdue University.
Hunter received his bachelor of arts degree from DePauw University, Indiana. He
received both his master’s and doctorate from Purdue University. Hunter currently lives in
Edinboro with his wife, Deborah, and their son, Seth.
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NEWS ADVISORY:
Master Chinese artist Jackson Lee will demonstrate his techniques in ceramics and
Chinese calligraphy at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, October 16 and 17, in the ceramics
studio of Loveland Hall. He will also present a public lecture at 7 p.m., Monday, October 17, in
119 Doucette Hall.
Lee is an artist in residence at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred
University. He received BFA and MFA degrees from the National College of Ceramics in
Jingdezheng, China. His work is in the collections of Canada’s Banff Center for the Arts, the
Everson Museum of Art in New York, and the Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred University.
His visit to Edinboro is sponsored in part by the University’s Institute for Research and
Community Services.
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October 12,1994
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EDINBORO GRADUATE, DISNEY ANIMATOR TO SPEAK AT UNIVERSITY
Bill Waldman, a 1986 graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, recently joined
the staff of Walt Disney studio as a key animator and began work on Disney’s newest feature
film, Pocahontas. He will return to the Edinboro campus on Friday and Saturday, December 2
and 3, to share his experiences with interested faculty, students, alumni, and members of the
community. Planned activities include classes with animation majors, a reception, a showing of
artwork from films he has worked on, and a discussion of Don Bluth’s film, Thwnbelinay which
will be shown twice that evening at the University Center on campus.
As a key animator, Waldman supervises assistant and in-between animators and draws
the key drawings for a character or scene in a film. He is currently animating John Smith, the
lead character in Pocahontas^ voiced by actor Mel Gibson. Following PocahontaSy Disney will
be producing a number of animated features including Hunchback of Notre Dame, Fantasia
Continued, Fa Mulan, and Hercules.
A native of Williamsport, Pa., Waldman majored in animation at Edinboro University,
and following graduation, he worked as an animator and storyboard consultant for Kensington
Falls Production in Pittsburgh. While there, he received a Pa. Council on the Arts media arts
fellowship for his student film. Fish Hooked. He worked as an animator for the Bajus-Jones
animation studio in Minneapolis before becoming a key animator for the Don Bluth Studio
where he did key animation for Thumbelina and the soon-to-be-released A Troll in Central
Park.
Waldman then joined the staff of Warner Brothers studio where he worked on Tweety
Bird and many of the other Warner Brothers characters. His work will be seen in the upcoming
Bugs Bunny short, Carrotblanca. He also animated the new Warner Brothers family
entertainment logo that appears on films, music, and video releases.
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For additional information on Waldman’s appearance or Edinboro’s animation program,
contact Mr. David Weinkauf, Art Department, Edinboro University of Pa., 814-732-2799.
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October 6, 1994

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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
TO PRESENT THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Theatre for Young Audiences will present James
Still’s adaptation of Margery William’s The Velveteen Rabbit, a heart warming, once-upon-atime story of a boy and his not-so-real rabbit. The Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) invites
you to journey with them as they ‘suspend disbelief’ and bring literature and a toy rabbit to
REAL life: a place where, if you are a toy and a child loves you for a long, long, time, you can
become real.
The play is part of a continuing effort by the TYA to regularly provide young children
first-hand experiences with live theatre. The TYA is under the direction of Ro Willenbrink Blair,
assistant professor of theatre.
Starring in this fall’s production are: Suzanne Werder and Christina Adams as the
Velveteen Rabbit, Rick Freesmeyer and Brian Nath as Steve, Thomas A. McCrea as Ben, Martha
Zaksheske and Heidi S. Malchus as the Rocking Horse, and Bruce Firster and Bob Werley as the
Boat and Train.
The Velveteen Rabbit will be presented on campus at the Center for Performing Arts on
October 13 and 14 at 8:15 p.m. and October 15 and 16 at 4:00 p.m. Tickets can be reserved by
calling the TYA box office at 732-2242, on October 6, 7, and 10 through 14 from noon until
2:00 p.m. Tickets for children are $.50, adults $1.00, and the play is free to faculty, staff,
students holding an Edinboro ID, and adults accompanied by a child.
The TYA will be touring in the General McLane, Penncrest, and Wattsburg School
Districts during the weeks of October 17 through 28.
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PRE-SCHEDULING NEWS RELEASE
SPRING SEMESTER 1994-95 (952)
October 26 - November 18, 1994
Pre-scheduling for the Spring Semester classes will begin on October 26, 1994 and end on November 18,
1994. The pre-scheduling process will be an easy one if your are completely prepared when reporting to the
pre-scheduling site.
To prepare for pre-scheduling you should complete the following steps:
1. Pick up a copy of the Spring Semester Scheduling Booklet. The scheduling booklets are distributed to
theLibrary, University Center, Porreco Extension Center and dormitories. Copies are also available in
the Scheduling Office, Hamilton Hall, room 117.
2. Refer to page vi of the Spring Scheduling Booklet to determine the date and the location where you will
be completing pre-scheduling. A master list of pre-scheduling appointments will be available in the
dormitories, the Library, University Center Lobby, and the Scheduling Office.
3. Prior to your pre-scheduling date, meet with your academic advisor to develop a proposed class schedule.
Be sure to include alternate courses in addition to your first choice courses. The alternate courses must
be different from your first choice courses. Academic advisement is the key to success.
It is the student’s responsibility to meet with the advisor. Forgery of an advisor’s signature on ANY
University form will be reported to the Student Standards Office for action. If you cannot meet with your
advisor prior to your pre-scheduling date, meet with the department chairperson for advisement. The
Course Request Form will not be processed without the advisor’s signature.
4. On your pre-scheduling date, take the Course Request Form with your advisor’s or department
chairperson’s signature to your pre-scheduling location.
If your are unable to wait until it is processed by the scheduling staff, you may leave your Course Request
Form at the Hamilton Hall pre-scheduling location for processing, if you leave your Course Request Form
for processing on your pre-scheduling day, you may pick up a copy of your completed schedule the next
business day.
5. On or about November 23, 1994 a bill and a copy of your class schedule for the Spring Semester will be
sent to your home address. This bill will be sent to your home address as listed on the University’s
computer files. If your home address has changed YOU MUST SUBMIT A CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM TO T H E
OFFICE OF RECORDS AND REGISTRATION (Hamilton Hall, room 115).
6. The Bursar’s Office must have marked/coded your schedule as “paid” by the close of business on January
17, 1995. If your schedule has not been so coded, your schedule will be dropped. It is your
responsibility to make sure that you have provided the Bursar’s Office with full payment or verification of
financial aid to cover your bill prior to the close of business on January 17, 1995. YOU MUST RETURN
THE INVOICE TO THE BURSAR’S OFRCE.
If your schedule is dropped in January because you did not complete your financial arrangements, your
classes will be made available to other students.

October 5, 1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO PRESENT
CONFERENCE ON MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Curriculum, Instruction and Collaboration
Institute of the Center for Excellence in Teaching will present the second annual Middle Level
Conference for parents, teachers, and administrators. The title of this year’s conference will be
“Initiatives in Middle Level Education: What Works!”
The keynote address, titled “You’ve Got to Reach Them if You Want to Teach Them,”
will be presented by Dr. Robert L. Furman. The address will focus on 12 practical strategies for
teaching and parenting that work with the student in the middle school age group. These
strategies deal with the needs of the middle school student, how these students can be motivated,
and how to teach them. “In addition to many practical ideas for immediate implementation,
participants will leave with a deeper understanding and appreciation of this age group,” stated
Furman.
Furman, who has been active in middle school initiatives for most of his educational
career, delivers close to 50 presentations yearly to parents, teachers, and administrative groups
throughout the country. He has served as a middle school principal and teacher in the Upper St.
Clair School District in southwestern Pennsylvania. Furman’s work has been published in
several prestigious periodicals. He is also the author of Teacher Supervision/Evaluation: A Due
Process Model. Furman is a member of the National Association of Supervision and Curriculum
Development and the National Middle School Association. He is currently the Director of
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Management Services in the Upper St. Clair School District as well as a part-time instructor at
California University of Pennsylvania.
The conference will be held on Saturday, October 22, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on
the Edinboro University campus. For further information, contact Kathleen Benson, chairperson
of the Middle Level Learning Committee at 814-732-2788.
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster F. Diebold, right, welcomes Ghous Bux
Mahar to the Edinboro campus. Mahar is acting governor and speaker of the provincial assembly
of Sindh, Pakistan. During Diebold’s administration, the University has established ties and
academic linkages with many universities and institutions in Pakistan, including the University
of Sindh. Mahar was accompanied on his visit to Edinboro by his wife Neelofar Mahar.

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October 4, 1994
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO MUSIC DEPARTMENT PRESENTS CONCERT
The music department at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will present a concert on
Friday, October 14, at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium on the University campus.
Performances by the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Jazz Ensemble will feature the
works of Grainger, Cheetham, Barber, Arnold, Marks & Simon, Mandel, and Noble.
The public is invited to attend free of charge. For additional information, contact the
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October 3, 1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY HOSTS STATEWIDE ENGLISH CONFERENCE
More than 70 English scholars will gather in Edinboro on October 13-15 for the annual
statewide conference sponsored by the English Association for Pennsylvania State Universities.
This will mark the first time Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has hosted the conference
since the organization was founded.
The conference’s 30 sessions, which will be held at the Edinboro Inn, will focus on this
year’s theme, “From the Center to the Margins of the Discipline.” They will cover American
fiction, literary theory and film, composition, the Internet, interdisciplinary studies, journalism,
creative writing, and drama.
Noted poet Robert Creely will be the keynote speaker for the October 14 banquet on the
Edinboro campus. Other highlights include presentations, panel discussions, and writers’
readings by faculty and graduate students from the 14 universities in the State System of Higher
Education.
Area teachers may register in advance by contacting Edinboro University’s department
of continuing education at 732-2671, or at the conference on October 14, beginning at 8 a.m.
Friday’s concurrent sessions run from 10:15 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. Saturday’s sessions are
scheduled from 9 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.
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