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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Information and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
February 5, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BEYOND SHADOWLANDS PERFORMED AT EDINBORO
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania brings C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman back for an
encore in Ann Timmons’ Beyond Shadowlands Monday, March 4. Sponsored by Edinboro
Campus Ministry, the play is an engaging encounter with two great minds who came together
out of a genuine love for God and each other.
Marilyn Hausfield and Jay Hillmer reprise their roles from William Nicholson’s award
winning Shadowlands. Timmons has expanded the lives of Lewis and Davidman and brought to
life the actual writings of this unique couple.
C. S. Lewis needs no introduction. The English scholar, Christian apologist and creator
of the Chronicles of Narnia is still renowned and read today. Davidman’s poetry and novels are
less known, but her works are rigorously intelligent and emotionally honest. They also reveal a
passionate soul engaged in a personal struggle to discover life’s meaning. The “marriage of two
minds” between Lewis and Davidman is what Beyond Shadowlands explores.
Jay Hillmer has portrayed characters ranging from Salieri in Amadeus to Dr. Diller on
Homicide. Hillmer received the 1994 McCormick-Goodhart Award for best performance in a
play for his portrayal of Lewis in Nicholson’s Shadowlands. He has a BFA in acting from the
Goodman Theatre/Art Institute of Chicago.
Marilyn Hausfield’s roles have ranged from the alcoholic nymphomaniac in Neil
Simon’s The Gingerbread Lady to a 75-year-old bag lady in Rob Chin’s The Art of Waiting.
Other favorite roles include Kate in Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, Sarah in
Boca and Golde in Fiddler on the Roof. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and speech
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from Brooklyn College and a master’s from George Washington University. She is currently
artistic director of the Center Company, a professional theater in Fairfax, Virginia.
The curtain rises at 8 p.m. in the University’s Center for Performing Arts. Admission is
free.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Information and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
February 5, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;
JOYCELYN ELDERS TO SPEAK AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, former U. S. Surgeon General, will present a lecture at
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial
Auditorium. Her presentation, which will be free and open to the public, will address violence,
sexually transmitted disease, and substance abuse as threats to our young people, especially
young women.
Her appearance on campus is funded by a grant from the State System of Higher
Education Office of Social Equity. The grant, “Nagging Questions: Women’s Issues in the Late
Twentieth Century,” promotes Edinboro’s recently-developed women’s studies minor and
enhances the presence of women on campus.
Dr. Elders, a pediatric endocrinologist, was sworn in as the first African-American
Surgeon General on September 8, 1993. She was the second woman to hold this post, and holds
the rank of three star admiral. She directed a 6,000-member corps of doctors, nurses,
pharmacists and scientists.
During the Senate hearings on her confirmation. Dr. Elders stated, “I want to change the
way we think about health by putting prevention first. I want to be the voice and vision of the
poor and powerless. I want to change concern about social problems that affect health into
commitment. I would like to make every child bom in America a wanted child.”
The eldest of eight children. Elders was a college freshman before she made her first
visit to a doctor. At 15 she was awarded a full college scholarship, and upon graduation at 18,
entered the U. S. Army as a first lieutenant, where she received training as a physical therapist.
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She attended medical school on the G.I. Bill and completed her residency in pediatrics and
endocrinology. She also holds a master’s degree in biochemistry.
In addition to the topics of her Edinboro presentation. Dr. Elders speaks frequently on
the importance of prenatal care, the future of healthcare reform, women’s health concerns, and
meeting the needs of older Americans.
Dr. Elders is now at the University of Arkansas Medical School, dividing her time
between the classroom and the clinic, continuing her commitment to education.
For further information on Dr. Elder’s lecture, contact Linda Lacny, assistant to the dean
of liberal arts, at 814-732-2477.
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DR. M. Joycelyn Elders
Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, professor of African studies
at Rutgers University and founding editor of the
Journal of African Civilizations, will speak at
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Soul Food
Dinner, Friday, February 23, at 6:00 p.m. in Van
Houten Dining Hall.
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Information and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
February 6, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO SENIOR INTERNS WITH HARRISBURG HOUSE GOP OFFICE
Sharon native Carley Koscinski is representing Edinboro, University of Pennsylvania
this semester as its Harrisburg intern in the house Republican information office. Koscinski, a
graduate of Kennedy Christian High School, is a senior at Edinboro majoring in
communications with a journalism minor.
Much of her time is spent writing news releases and newsletters under the direction of a
staff of seven writers. Each writer has 10 or 12 Republican legislators to write for. Koscinski
will work with each writer for two weeks during her semester-long internship and will also
spend a week with the office’s radio and video departments, and two weeks with the
speechwriter.
She said the best part of her job is working with the representatives and meeting people
in government. “It’s interesting to witness things first hand,” she said. On one occasion
Koscinski was able to attend a news conference on the tax amnesty issue. The most unexpected
part of her work is writing quotes for the representatives to use in their releases. She did not
realize that most comments in news releases - as are speeches - are drafted for the
representatives approval.
Although politics has not been her main interest, she has found her work at the capitol
building fascinating. Her ultimate aspiration, however, is to become a college professor.
Koscinski competed in cross country in high school and was offered an athletic
scholarship by a private college, but she chose to attend Edinboro because of its
communications program.
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February 6, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO STUDENT COMPLETES INTERNSHIP
The Department of Psychology at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania recently
announced that Danielle Martella has completed a 12 week internship at Southwood Psychiatric
Institute in the children’s program under the direction of Elaine Jordan-Walsh, Certified
Registered Nurse.
Undergraduate internships in psychology are typically undertaken by students following
their junior year. Internships provide students with an opportunity to obtain professional work
experience in a variety of settings in the field of psychology.
Danielle is the daughter of Paul and Carol Martella, 5604 Alan Street, Aliquippa.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
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PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Information and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
Febraary 7, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
AVIS ADERSON TO SPEAK AT EDINBORO’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Erie business owner Avis Aderson will speak on black economic development at
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Monday, February 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the University
Center. His address, which will also cover prospects for future economic development in Erie,
is part of the University’s month-long observation of Black History Month.
Aderson has a degree in electrical engineering and communications from Allegheny
College. He is owner of Onies Market in Erie. In addition to his ownership skills and
educational achievements, Aderson has acquired technical and managerial skills from BP Oil
Company and Best Western hotels.
His lecture is free and open to the public.
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February 8, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY HOSTS GINSBERG ON PEACE
Dr. Robert Ginsberg will offer “World Peace: A Philosopher’s Perspective” at Edinboro
University Monday, February 26, at 7 p.m. in the University Center. The Penn State philosophy
professor will analyze and evaluate several theories of international law, world government,
nonviolent practice and spiritual renewal proposed for world peace.
Drawing on his experiences in 30 countries, Ginsberg will give an illustrated
presentation on the prospects for world peace. He is associate director of the Center of Ethics
and Value Inquiry, general editor in philosophy for Johns and Bartlett Publishers, and executive
editor of the Value Inquiry Book Series. Recently, the Pennsylvania Humanities Council named
Ginsberg a Commonwealth Speaker for 1996 and 1997.
Ginsberg received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Chicago
and his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He has also examined areas
of smdy as diverse as the philosophy of law to film at universities around the world.
He is the past president of the Conference of Philosophical Societies and the American
Society for Value Inquiry. Ginsberg also holds memberships in the American Philosophical
Association, International Society for Value Inquiry, the North American Society for Social
Philosophy, both the American and International Association for Aesthetics, and Concerned
Philosophers for Peace.
This Commonwealth Speaker’s presentation has been provided by the Pennsylvania
Humanities Council, a private, non-profit organization serving as the Commonwealth’s affiliate
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of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Ginsberg’s presentation will be held in room
100 of Edinboro’s University Center. The event is sponsored by the University’s philosophy
department, philosophy club and the Edinboro Center for Peace and Nonviolent Action.
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February 9, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MEADVILLE WOMAN APPOINTED TO UNIVERSITY POST
Edinboro University recently announced the hiring of Dr. Patricia Prather Pineo as
assistant professor in the department of mathematics and computer science. Pineo previously
taught at Allegheny College from 1988 to 1995. Prior to that, she taught two years at
Youngstown State University.
She received her bachelor’s ttestge in mathematics from Duke University (1966), her
master’s degree (1985) and Ph.D. 1^35) nr computer science from the University of Pittsburgh.
Her work has been selected for presentation at numerous international conferences,
including computer science conferences in Scotland, Greece and Cypras. Pineo has also
lectured at Camegie-Mellon University, and contributed a chapter to a textbook on parallel
computing (1994).
Pineo is married to attorney William Pineo and the mother of four children: Thomas,
Ross, Caleb and Isaac. She has also recorded three albums with Son Shine, a liturgical folk
group from Conneaut Lake.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Information and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
February 20, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY REACHES MILESTONE IN CHINA RELATIONS
The arrival of six Chinese students this May at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
will mark an important milestone in the relationship between Zibo, China, and Edinboro
University. Although students from other parts of China have attended Edinboro University, the
six students will be the first from Zibo to come to Edinboro outside of the academic linkage
established by President Foster F. Diebold with Zibo Teachers’ College in 1986. Until now, the
Zibo scholars who have come to Edinboro to study have done so with financial support through
the linkage agreement.
“This is an important development in the history of the Edinboro and Zibo relationship,”
said President Diebold. “It is significant because it indicates how much they value an Edinboro
education. They have made it a priority to obtain a degree from an American university. In
addition, it is a magnificent indication of changing economic conditions in China.”
The timing of the event coincides with the 10th anniversary of the signing of the linkage
agreement and Diebold’s retirement from the presidency at the end of June. In the decade since
the relationship between Edinboro and Zibo began, dozens of Chinese students, scholars,
educators and public officials have come to Edinboro to study for a year or more or to represent
their city or college. Other linkages have been forged with the Zibo Foreign Affairs Office,
which is responsible for all international contact for the city of Zibo, and with Jinan University,
a four-year comprehensive institution some 60 miles from Zibo.
The importance of the linkage agreement to Zibo was vividly demonstrated in
September when a delegation of Edinboro and Erie officials visited the Chinese city to
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commemorate the tenth anniversary of the “sister city” agreement between Erie and Zibo.
Emily Green, executive assistant to President Diebold, represented him on that trip.
“When our motorcade drove onto the Zibo College grounds, the main roadway was
lined with thousands of cheering Zibo students,” said Green. “The entire student body - 2,500
students - was on hand for the rededication of our academic relationship. Their enthusiasm is
endless.
“The sister-city relationship with Erie and the academic linkages with Edinboro are
Zibo’s connection to the United States. They show enormous gratitude toward President
Diebold. Several years ago they honored him by making him professor for life at Zibo
Teachers’ College.”
In recognition of his experience with China and Edinboro’s linkage agreements with
Zibo and Jinan, Diebold was appointed to the National Committee on United States-China
Relations in 1993. It was his understanding of Shandong Province and the network of contacts
established with officials there through Edinboro University that was of interest to the National
Committee.
A former Edinboro graduate student, Xiang Lin-Shuang, was instrumental in bringing
together Jinan and Edinboro. She met Diebold while serving as a translator on his first trip to
China. As a result of that meeting she came to Edinboro as a visiting scholar. Upon her remrn to
Jinan she was promoted to chief of protocol for the Shandong foreign office.
The success of those who have come here to study is a good measure of the value of the
Edinboro experience to Zibo. The first exchange group arrived in 1986 for a year-long stay.
Their unofficial leader was Ms. Wei Fu-ping, who taught English at Zibo. She was
accompanied by fellow English teacher, Mr. Wang Xiu-wen, and students Mr. Liu Chun-yong,
and Mr. Xu Zhen-guo.
In the decade since, all have achieved a level of success that is uncommon in China. Ms.
Wei is now one of the ranking faculty members at Zibo. She has returned to the U.S. and
Edinboro several times on official visits, often acting as interpreter. Most recently she was with
the group that was here in October to renew its academic linkage with Edinboro.
Wang taught at Zibo Teachers’ College for several years before returning to the U.S. to
earn a doctorate in education administration from Penn State University. He is now dean of
international education at DuBois Business College and makes frequent trips between China
and the U.S.
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Liu and Xu taught briefly at Zibo before transferring to the Zibo Foreign Affairs Office.
Xu then went to work for a construction company in Jinan and has traveled extensively
including to Lebanon and to his current assignment in Peru. Liu left Zibo in 1991 to pursue a
master’s degree from the Eastern China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai. In
January of 1995, he returned to Edinboro where he is a graduate assistant studying for a
master’s degree in school administration.
Liu’s work for the foreign affairs office took him all over Europe where he visited
France, Italy, Belgium, Holland, and Luxemburg. He said he is studying in the U.S. because he
believes it is the best way he can help China develop economically. By furthering his
understanding of America’s language and culture he hopes to be able to help Chinese
companies negotiate with clients in the U.S.
The current delegation of six Zibo students and scholars, which arrived in Edinboro in
late January, is following the traditions established by the first Zibo visitors ten years ago. They
are unofficially led by Ms. Liang Qing, a colleague of Wei Fu-ping at Zibo Teachers’ College,
and Ms. Tian Qing, an interpreter for the Zibo Foreign Affairs Office. The others are Ms. Cui
Ying, Ms. Li Jinfeng, Mr. Xing Xiaolei, and Ms. Zhuo Shuping.
Liang and Tian are typical of many of the Zibo scholars who have come before them.
Both are here to improve their English. Liang also wants to learn teaching methods of American
professors. Tian hopes to establish linkages between local schools and similar schools in Zibo.
They see the sacrifices they made to come to Edinboro for a year - leaving their families
behind - as a necessary part of China’s emergence from a developing country into the next
great economic superpower.
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February 12, 1996
SPECIAL TO THE SPECTATOR
UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT OFFICE
The Institutional Advancement Office of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will
sponsor an open house of its facilities on the top floor of the new Alumni House, Tuesday,
February 20, from 1 to 8 p.m. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Institutional
Advancement Committee of the Faculty Senate, is being held in conjunction with the
University’s Academic Festival.
The highlight of the open house will be two seminars on private foundation and
business grant writing conducted by Nancy Jenkins, coordinator of grants, and Sherrie Shumate
at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The half-hour sessions will demonstrate the mechanics of grant writing and
explain its vital importance to the University.
The open house will feature tours, displays (including computer-generated displays),
staff coihmentaries, and an open forum to discuss any questions concerning Institutional
Advancement. Visitors in the evening wHl be able to observe student callers at work on the
annual Phonathon.
Jack Martin, associate vice president for Institutional Advancement, said topics covered
at the open house may include fund-raising methods, marketing tools and public relations, onand off-campus fund-raising policies, planned giving, matching corporate gifts, the Annual
Fund Campaign, regional advancement initiatives, and the Edinboro Business League of
Learning. Martin will discuss an alumni and development program: “The Connection Friendraising to Fundraising,” which involves successful Edinboro alumni in the University’s
fund-raising efforts.
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Martin said the open house is an opportunity for faculty, staff and friends of the
University to learn more about its Institutional Advancement operations and how they can help
by working as a volunteer, network agent or good-will ambassador.
The Alumni House is located at 210 Meadville Street and is home to the Office of
Alumni Affairs as well as Institutional Advancement.
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Febraary 12, 1996
MEDIA ADVISORY:
FRIDAY RECEPTION INTRODUCES NEW EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
A welcoming reception to introduce Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Presidentselect Frank G. Pogue, Jr. to the campus community and friends of the university will be held
this Friday, February 16, 9:30 a.m., in the multipurpose room of Edinboro’s University Center.
Hosted by the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education, the Office
of the State System Chancellor, and the Edinboro University Council of Trustees, the by
invitation reception will include a brief formal program. Remarks will be offered by
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, who is expected to attend. State System Chancellor
James H. McCormick, and R. Benjamin Wiley, chair of Edinboro’s Council of Trustees and
Board of Governors member.
Dr. Pogue, who will succeed retiring President Foster F. Diebold on July 1, will be
Edinboro University’s 15th president. He is currently the vice chancellor for student affairs and
special programs at the State University of New York System Central Administration in Albany.
President-select Pogue and his wife, Dorothy, as well as others in the hosting party, will
be available for interviews after the formal program.
Media coverage of the event is invited. Special parking for media representatives will be
available in the L-shaped parking area to the University Center’s north (right) side. Please use
the front doors to enter the building.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
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Office of Public Information and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
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February 13, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ENGLISH TO SPEAK AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY’S ACADEMIC FESTIVAL
As a special feature at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s 1996 Academic Festival,
U. S. Rep. Phil English, R-21st Dist., will hold a public forum on an issue of great current
interest, not only to Edinboro University students, but to all of northwestern Pennsylvania’s
citizens.
Congressman English’s presentation, ‘The Federal Budget and Deficit,” will take place
on Wednesday, February 21,7 p.m., in the multipurpose room of Edinboro’s University Center
student union complex.
The Academic Festival, now in its 13'th year, is Edinboro University’s annual celebration
of people, places and ideas. The 1996 festival runs from February 18 through February 21 and
is dedicated to University President Foster F. Diebold, who will retire on June 30 after 17 years
in office. Diebold conceived the idea of sharing the University’s academic wealth with the
larger community and initiated the inaugural Academic Festival in 1984.
For more information about Congressman English’s presentation or any of the 100-plus
individual festival events which are free and open to the public, call the Public Information and
Publications Office at (814) 732-2745.
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PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Information and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
February 14, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;
A NIGHT WITH THE STARS AT EDINBORO
When you gaze at the evening sky, is the “first star I see tonight” really a star? If not,
what is it? Professor David Hurd will present Star Light, Star Bright, First Star I See Tonight
on Monday, February 19, to explore the night sky for budding astronomers. If the sky is clear,
his presentation will begin at 6:45 p.m. on the practice field outside Cooper Hall. Telescopes
will be set up there for a closer look at the stars. Hurd will then take the group to the University
Planetarium, to examine the evening sky with an emphasis on planets and seasonal
constellations.
“The program will be more general than in my classes,” Hurd says. “This is a starting
place for anyone who has ever wanted to know more about the stars. They’ll certainly enjoy the
show at the Planetarium -1 just hope for clear skies for the first segment.”
Star Light, Star Bright, First Star I See Tonight is presented by the
Astronomy/Planetarium Club as part of Edinboro University’s 13th annual Academic Festival.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
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Office of Public Information and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
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Fax (814) 732-2621
Febraary 15, 1996
REVISED MEDIA ADVISORY
Our media advisory of February 12 announcing the welcoming reception (Friday,
February 16, 9:30 a.m.. University Center) to introduce President-select Frank G. Pogue, Jr. to
the Edinboro University community indicated that Governor Tom Ridge was expected to attend.
Edinboro University has been advised that Governor Ridge deeply regrets that he will
be unable to attend the reception due to President Bill Clinton’s recently announced visit to the
Commonwealth Friday to inspect flood and storm damaged areas of eastern Pennsylvania.
Attending as the Governor’s representative will be the Honorable Mark Schweiker,
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.
All other arrangements for Friday’s reception remain the same.
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Febraary 15, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
VIDEO PRESERVES ERIE’S HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS’ MEMORIES
A new video created by the Jewish Community Council chronicles the memories of
Erie’s Holocaust survivors. Barbara Singer, director of social service for the Council, said the
video would not only preserve the memories of the survivors, but also would serve as an
educational tool for schools and perhaps be included in a proposed bicentennial time capsule to
be opened in 100 years.
“We have been collecting oral histories of the older members of our community since
1981,” said Singer, who earned a master’s degree in gerontology from Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania. “The value of the video to the community is clear; the value for the older adults
is equally important. The tapes give them an opportunity to review their lives, reconcile with
their past and leave a legacy for the future.”
Most of the survivors were in their teens at the time of the Holocaust. One lived through
Auschwitz, another survived a death march to Bergen-Belsen. One had a young son taken away
from her.
The interviews were conducted by Shirley Riell Brown with the assistance of
cameraman Martin Siegel, sound technician Sam Levine and volunteers David Howell and Dan
Landsberg. “We are grateful to the Holocaust survivors,” said Brown, “who, in spite of the
emotional difficulty, agreed to speak with us. They, and others like them, must be remembered
- hence the reason for this tape.”
Siegel contacted Edinboro University for assistance in editing the eight hours of original
video down to a more manageable one-hour tape. History professor Dr. Donald Hoffman was
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asked to make the difficult decision of selecting the most important segments. Hoffman is a
professional historian who specializes in German history and has taught many courses on the
Holocaust. “It would have been very hard for anyone close to the project and the survivors to
decide what parts of these very moving stories to cut,” said Hoffman. “Because nearly six
million Jews died in the Holocaust, these survivors are, indeed, exceptional people.”
Although he had the historical and educational expertise to know what was most
relevant, he turned to the University’s media services department for the technical assistance in
actually editing the tape. The task was assigned to Jennifer Packard, a graduate student who
works in the University’s media services department. Working in their spare time, Hoffman and
Packard spent more than a month editing the tape down to just under an hour, while adding still
photos and film from the Holocaust.
“It is a very moving, very powerful story,” said Packard. “It was difficult to edit down to
an hour. There was so much wonderful information.”
Packard graduated from Edinboro in 1993 with a fine arts degree in photography and is
now in the University’s master’s degree program in communications and also serves in the
Navy reserves. She independently produced a segment for a WQLN-TV show on arts in higher
education.
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February 21, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO GRAD STUDIES STORMS AND WINTER AVIATION HAZARDS
Since graduating from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1981, Greg Stossmeister
has gone places and seen things few others have. He has flown into the eye of a hurricane,
chased immense thunderstorms across the great plains, and sat spellbound as St. Elmo’s fire
flickered across the windows of his weather research plane.
Stossmeister is an associate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. Since 1990 he has been working in its research applications
program, solving problems for a variety of clients. Currently he studies the hazards to flying
caused by ice and snow.
“The thrust of our work is winter hazards to aviation,” said Stossmeister. “The aviation
industry is very dependent on accurate forecasts of both ground and in-flight icing conditions.
Current forecasts leave much to be desired. When precipitation is falling at ground level at
temperatures near or below freezing, airplane wing surfaces are sprayed with an anti-icing fluid
while the plane waits for takeoff. How long the fluid lasts depends on the liquid equivalent
precipitation rate. Once the anti-icing fluid becomes diluted to a certain point it fails, allowing
snow and ice to build up on the wing surfaces.”
Because a layer of ice only 1/64” thick can cause serious problems for an aircraft on
takeoff, it is critical to know the holdover time - the time between application and failure of the
anti-icing fluid. Several major crashes have occurred because the holdover time was exceeded.
Stossmeister’s group has worked with United Airlines in Denver over the last several winters to
try and determine what these holdover times are and how much liquid has to fall before anti
icing fluid fails.
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A study of five major airline crashes found that despite a wide variation in snowfall
intensity, the amount of liquid precipitation was remarkably similar - between .08” and .1” an
hour. The study also showed that current methods used by the National Weather Service to
report snowfall rate can be misleading because they do not accurately reflect the liquid
precipitation rate.
Frequent, real-time measurements of the liquid equivalent snowfall rate are not currently
available to the aviation industry. Stossmeister’s group is developing a system that makes these
measurements and reports them to aviation users along with radar data from the NWS
NEXRAD radars. They are also working on new techniques to predict snowfall and liquid
equivalent on 30- to 60-minute time scales so aviation users will know when a problem has
occurred, and, perhaps, how to avoid one in the future.
Stossmeister skipped his senior year at Fairview High School to enroll at Edinboro as a
physics major. After earning his degree he planned to attend graduate school with aspirations of
continuing his studies in astronomy. But the grad schools discouraged him, because there
weren’t many openings for astronomers. On a whim he applied to Penn State University’s
meteorology program. “They were enthusiastic and had one of the best programs in the
country,” said Stossmeister. He entered Penn State in the fall of 1981, earned his master’s
degree and was hired by NCAR in March of 1984.
His work with a group that studies convective storms frequently took him on
assignments on board aircraft that flew into thunderstorms over Oklahoma and Kansas. During
a period from 1985 to 1988 he flew in research planes into four hurricanes, including hurricane
Gilbert, the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere.
His plane, a modified four-engine P-3, flew into the hurricane just 150 meters above the
ocean, where they could see sheets of foam coming off the waves. Stossmeister operated the
plane’s doppler radar data recorder, which was located in the lower fuselage of the tail. The
difficult part of his job was changing the data recorder’s tapes while he was bounced around in
the tail of the plane.
“Flying into a hurricane is a very bumpy flight,” said Stossmeister, “but not as bad as
flying into thunderstorms.”
He said the most awesome sight in a hurricane is the beautiful white wall of clouds
formed by the eye of the hurricane. Nothing, however, was more spectacular than the electrical
leaf-like pattern formed by St. Elmo’s fire as it flashed off and on across the plane’s windows.
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Stossmeister said the plane became charged as it passed through a layer of air where snow was
melting as it fell from colder air into warmer air.
During the spring when not flying into severe weather, Stossmeister likes to chase it
from his car. “It’s very exciting to use your skills to try and predict when and where a tornado
is going to occur and then to go out and find it. You learn so much from actually observing the
atmosphere in motion - things you don’t necessarily see in numbers and measurements. That’s
the best part of the chase - watching how things are changing when the only data you have is
what your eyes collect. The thrill of being there to see a tornado touch down fills you with awe
at the power of nature and at the same time gives you a real sense of satisfaction that today at
least, you were perceptive enough to get the forecast right.”
NCAR’s research was at one time funded entirely by the Federal Aviation
Administration. Now it is a mix of private and public sources, including foreign countries and
airlines. Hong Kong, for example, is building a new airport on a small island that was a landfill.
The main approaches to the new site are over nearby mountains. Hong Kong asked NCAR to
look at what kind of hazards are created by winds interacting with the mountains and what kind
of turbulence would be encountered as aircraft come over the mountains on their approach to
the airport.
Stossmeister and his wife Julie live in Arvada, Colorado, with their children Andrew (7)
and Rebecca (5). One of the activities Greg says he enjoys most is singing and playing drums in
a music group he and his wife lead at Spirit of Christ Catholic Church in Arvada. His parents,
Ted and Whitey Stossmeister, still reside in Fairview.
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TOP fflGH SCHOOL ART TO BE SHOWN AT EDINBORO
The best artwork from the area’s public high schools will be exhibited at Edinboro
University’s Bruce Art Gallery. “Selections” opens Wednesday, February 28, and will run
through March 30. The University invites the public to attend a special exhibition on
Wednesday, March 6, beginning at 7 p.m.
The exhibition rewards the current efforts and achievements of selected students and
their art teachers from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York high schools, with the most entries
coming from Erie area schools. A celebration of youth and creativity, “Selections” showcases
the promise of its young artists’ future accomplishments.
Imaginative ideas and execution provided the basic criteria for inclusion in the Bruce
Gallery show. All of the artwork selected for the exhibition was chosen by judges Susan
Amendolara and D.P. Warner, professors in the University’s art department. In this kind of
exhibition, the number of entries is large and thus nearly every type of media has been selected.
Viewers will see a variety ranging from drawings, prints and paintings to clay, jewelry,
sculpture and photography.
Bruce Gallery is located on the ground floor of Doucette Hall at Edinboro University.
The gallery is open from 2-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and also from 7-9 p.m. on
Wednesday nights. For more information contact William Mathie at 732-2513 or 2406.
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PEACE TRAIN TRAVELER TO SPEAK AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
One of the more remarkable events at the United Nations’ Fourth World Conference on
Women happened along the way to Beijing. The Peace Train, created with the idea of women
crossing geographical and cultural borders to discuss the issues of peace, equality and economic
development, travelled eastward with many stops along the way. Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania graduate, Sohini Sinha was on board and will speak about her experience on
Monday, March 25, at 7:00 p.m. in the University Center.
“I learned many things on and off the train,” she said. “I began to realize there is a third
world in every country, including our own. The gap between the rich and poor is widening in
every country.”
Some of the countries in which the Peace Train stopped included Russia, the Ukraine,
Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey, before it reached China. Sinha and the other passengers met with
women in many cities, discussing violence, the environment, peace, justice and economic
development for women.
Sinha will also speak about issues discussed among the train’s passengers. The group
reflected on sexism, racism, age discrimination and nationalism. One of the ironies she noted
was that reverse discrimination occurred on the train against the men. Sinha began pondering
why women - who are said to be nurturers - were behaving like the male power elite. She
believes she has the answer and will explore it in her presentation.
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Sinha was bom in the United Kingdom, but moved to Zambia at age five, where she first
faced classism. In 1984, at the age of 14, her family moved to Zimbabwe and she was
confronted with racism.
“I came to the United States in 1988 with the illusion that, because it was the ‘melting
pot,’ I wouldn’t face racism or classism,” she said. “I thought I would be accepted as Sohini and
not pigeonholed. I was wrong.”
After earning her bachelor’s degree in business administration and economics at
Edinboro, Sinha received her master’s in public and international affairs from the University of
Pittsburgh.
She is currently program assistant at the Pittsburgh chapter of the World Federalist
Association (WFA). Sinha is also a board member and youth representative on the executive
committee for WFA National.
For additional information, contact Dana Bushnell in the Edinboro University philosophy
department, 732-2494.
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February 27, 1996
SPECIAL TO THE INDEPENDENT-ENTERPRISE
CORRECTION
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The photo on page 4a, Week of February 25, 1996 edition
(copy enclosed) incorrectly identifies the speaker in the photo
as Dr. Frank G. Pogue, Jr., president-select of Edinboro University.
The man in the photo is NOT Dr. Pogue, but rather Mr. R. Benjamin
Wiley, chairperson of the Edinboro University Council of Trustees.
Please correct this in your next edition.
You may also wish to use one of the enclosed photos of
Dr. Pogue when you print your correction.
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February 28, 1996
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EDINBORO TELEVISION ADS WIN NATIONAL AWARD
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s current series of television advertisements has
won another award, according to the February 1996 issue of Admissions Marketing Report
(AMR), the national newsletter of higher education marketing and advertising.
The award, a bronze medal in the television advertising series category for schools with
an enrollment of 5,000 to 10,000 students, is the sixth honor in six years of national competition
that AMR’s judging panel of advertising, marketing, and education professionals has accorded to
Edinboro University print and broadcast advertising.
The same series of eight 30-second TV ads was also a winner of the Erie Advertising
Club’s 1995 Golden Rooster Award for “best TV campaign.” Edinboro’s Rooster was one of 37
first-place gold awards presented in various advertising, print publication, photography, and
graphic design categories during last year’s 25th anniversary of the Ad Club’s awards program.
Earlier Edinboro University products winning AMR awards included its 1990 TV ads,
which won a first-place gold medal nationally; a 1992 merit award for the admissions direct mail
search piece; a silver medal - second place nationally - in 1993 for “total PR campaign”; and
two 1994 awards, a merit award for the annual wall calendar and a second “total PR campaign”
award for the University’s admissions package (undergraduate catalog, viewbook and
application, direct mail search piece).
Edinboro’s current TV ads were produced by Drumheller Creative of Erie. Brad
Drumheller, a 1977 Edinboro graduate and owner of Drumheller Creative, provided and
coordinated pre- and post-production, graphics, production, music and narration. Each ad was
then screened and given final approval by Edinboro’s public information and publications office.
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“Our goal with television advertising has always been to show a consistent, studentoriented message in each of the 30-second spots, an image and message both modem and
upbeat, yet completely accurate in depicting campus life, academics and activities to students,
prospective students, and their families,” said William Reed, Edinboro’s assistant vice president
for public information.
“It’s always gratifying to have our efforts recognized by other professionals in the
advertising and marketing fields as being high quality,” Reed said, “especially when some of the
other institutions competing in Edinboro’s category included Rensselaer Polytechnic, Loyola,
Duquesne, New Jersey’s Seton Hall, and Radford University in Virginia.”
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February 6, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Christopher D. Johns, 153 West
23rd St., Erie, was recently named the recipient of a Dean’s Scholarship/School of Science,
Management and Technologies.
This scholarship is awarded to a student in the School of Science, Management and
Technologies who is entering his/her senior year and has attained a quality point average of 3.50
or better. This award is funded through Edinboro University’s Alumni Association to assist
outstanding students financially and recognize their, academic excellence.
Christopher is the son of Judi A. Johns and Duane R. Johns. He is a medical technology
major and a graduate of Punxsutawney Area High School.
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Angela S. Kukol, 313 Clinton
St., Greenville, was recently named the recipient of a Dean’s Scholarship/School of Science,
Management and Technologies.
This scholarship is awarded to a student in the School of Science, Management and
Technologies who is entering his/her senior year and has attained a quality point average of 3.50
or better. This award is funded through Edinboro University’s Alumni Association to assist
outstanding students financially and recognize their academic excellence.
Angela is the daughter of Judith A. Kukol and the late Terrence A. Kukol. She is an
environmental science biology major and a graduate of Reynolds High School.
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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Denise N. Green, RD 2 Kreitz
Rd., Cambridge Springs, was recently named the recipient of the Annette R. Herman Memorial
Nursing Prize.
This award is presented by Mr. Homer Herman to memorialize his wife, Mrs. Annette
Herman by providing this scholarship to a nursing student who is needy. Mrs. Herman was a
nurse for many years before her death in 1990.
Denise is the daughter of Wayne and Shirley Wilcox. She is a graduate of Cambridge
Springs High School and a nursing major at Edinboro.
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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Candice Mathewson, 6539 Old
State Rd., Edinboro, was recently named the recipient of a Joseph and Matilda lutcovich
Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded to an Edinboro University second semester sophomore,
female student majoring in sociology with a cumulative grade point average of 3.70 or higher.
Candice is the daughter of Clarence Mathewson and Kathleen Sedler. She is a sociology
major and a graduate of General McLane High School.
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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Richard C. Hopkins, 924
Diamond Park, Meadville, was recently named the recipient of a Louis J. Tullio Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded to an Edinboro University student who is a second semester
sophomore, male student majoring in sociology with a cumulative grade point average of 3.70 or
higher.
Richard is a graduate of Meadville High School.
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February 5, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BEYOND SHADOWLANDS PERFORMED AT EDINBORO
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania brings C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman back for an
encore in Ann Timmons’ Beyond Shadowlands Monday, March 4. Sponsored by Edinboro
Campus Ministry, the play is an engaging encounter with two great minds who came together
out of a genuine love for God and each other.
Marilyn Hausfield and Jay Hillmer reprise their roles from William Nicholson’s award
winning Shadowlands. Timmons has expanded the lives of Lewis and Davidman and brought to
life the actual writings of this unique couple.
C. S. Lewis needs no introduction. The English scholar, Christian apologist and creator
of the Chronicles of Narnia is still renowned and read today. Davidman’s poetry and novels are
less known, but her works are rigorously intelligent and emotionally honest. They also reveal a
passionate soul engaged in a personal struggle to discover life’s meaning. The “marriage of two
minds” between Lewis and Davidman is what Beyond Shadowlands explores.
Jay Hillmer has portrayed characters ranging from Salieri in Amadeus to Dr. Diller on
Homicide. Hillmer received the 1994 McCormick-Goodhart Award for best performance in a
play for his portrayal of Lewis in Nicholson’s Shadowlands. He has a BFA in acting from the
Goodman Theatre/Art Institute of Chicago.
Marilyn Hausfield’s roles have ranged from the alcoholic nymphomaniac in Neil
Simon’s The Gingerbread Lady to a 75-year-old bag lady in Rob Chin’s The Art of Waiting.
Other favorite roles include Kate in Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, Sarah in
Boca and Golde in Fiddler on the Roof. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and speech
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from Brooklyn College and a master’s from George Washington University. She is currently
artistic director of the Center Company, a professional theater in Fairfax, Virginia.
The curtain rises at 8 p.m. in the University’s Center for Performing Arts. Admission is
free.
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February 5, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;
JOYCELYN ELDERS TO SPEAK AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, former U. S. Surgeon General, will present a lecture at
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial
Auditorium. Her presentation, which will be free and open to the public, will address violence,
sexually transmitted disease, and substance abuse as threats to our young people, especially
young women.
Her appearance on campus is funded by a grant from the State System of Higher
Education Office of Social Equity. The grant, “Nagging Questions: Women’s Issues in the Late
Twentieth Century,” promotes Edinboro’s recently-developed women’s studies minor and
enhances the presence of women on campus.
Dr. Elders, a pediatric endocrinologist, was sworn in as the first African-American
Surgeon General on September 8, 1993. She was the second woman to hold this post, and holds
the rank of three star admiral. She directed a 6,000-member corps of doctors, nurses,
pharmacists and scientists.
During the Senate hearings on her confirmation. Dr. Elders stated, “I want to change the
way we think about health by putting prevention first. I want to be the voice and vision of the
poor and powerless. I want to change concern about social problems that affect health into
commitment. I would like to make every child bom in America a wanted child.”
The eldest of eight children. Elders was a college freshman before she made her first
visit to a doctor. At 15 she was awarded a full college scholarship, and upon graduation at 18,
entered the U. S. Army as a first lieutenant, where she received training as a physical therapist.
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She attended medical school on the G.I. Bill and completed her residency in pediatrics and
endocrinology. She also holds a master’s degree in biochemistry.
In addition to the topics of her Edinboro presentation. Dr. Elders speaks frequently on
the importance of prenatal care, the future of healthcare reform, women’s health concerns, and
meeting the needs of older Americans.
Dr. Elders is now at the University of Arkansas Medical School, dividing her time
between the classroom and the clinic, continuing her commitment to education.
For further information on Dr. Elder’s lecture, contact Linda Lacny, assistant to the dean
of liberal arts, at 814-732-2477.
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Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, professor of African studies
at Rutgers University and founding editor of the
Journal of African Civilizations, will speak at
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Soul Food
Dinner, Friday, February 23, at 6:00 p.m. in Van
Houten Dining Hall.
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February 6, 1996
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EDINBORO SENIOR INTERNS WITH HARRISBURG HOUSE GOP OFFICE
Sharon native Carley Koscinski is representing Edinboro, University of Pennsylvania
this semester as its Harrisburg intern in the house Republican information office. Koscinski, a
graduate of Kennedy Christian High School, is a senior at Edinboro majoring in
communications with a journalism minor.
Much of her time is spent writing news releases and newsletters under the direction of a
staff of seven writers. Each writer has 10 or 12 Republican legislators to write for. Koscinski
will work with each writer for two weeks during her semester-long internship and will also
spend a week with the office’s radio and video departments, and two weeks with the
speechwriter.
She said the best part of her job is working with the representatives and meeting people
in government. “It’s interesting to witness things first hand,” she said. On one occasion
Koscinski was able to attend a news conference on the tax amnesty issue. The most unexpected
part of her work is writing quotes for the representatives to use in their releases. She did not
realize that most comments in news releases - as are speeches - are drafted for the
representatives approval.
Although politics has not been her main interest, she has found her work at the capitol
building fascinating. Her ultimate aspiration, however, is to become a college professor.
Koscinski competed in cross country in high school and was offered an athletic
scholarship by a private college, but she chose to attend Edinboro because of its
communications program.
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February 6, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO STUDENT COMPLETES INTERNSHIP
The Department of Psychology at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania recently
announced that Danielle Martella has completed a 12 week internship at Southwood Psychiatric
Institute in the children’s program under the direction of Elaine Jordan-Walsh, Certified
Registered Nurse.
Undergraduate internships in psychology are typically undertaken by students following
their junior year. Internships provide students with an opportunity to obtain professional work
experience in a variety of settings in the field of psychology.
Danielle is the daughter of Paul and Carol Martella, 5604 Alan Street, Aliquippa.
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Febraary 7, 1996
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AVIS ADERSON TO SPEAK AT EDINBORO’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Erie business owner Avis Aderson will speak on black economic development at
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Monday, February 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the University
Center. His address, which will also cover prospects for future economic development in Erie,
is part of the University’s month-long observation of Black History Month.
Aderson has a degree in electrical engineering and communications from Allegheny
College. He is owner of Onies Market in Erie. In addition to his ownership skills and
educational achievements, Aderson has acquired technical and managerial skills from BP Oil
Company and Best Western hotels.
His lecture is free and open to the public.
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February 8, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY HOSTS GINSBERG ON PEACE
Dr. Robert Ginsberg will offer “World Peace: A Philosopher’s Perspective” at Edinboro
University Monday, February 26, at 7 p.m. in the University Center. The Penn State philosophy
professor will analyze and evaluate several theories of international law, world government,
nonviolent practice and spiritual renewal proposed for world peace.
Drawing on his experiences in 30 countries, Ginsberg will give an illustrated
presentation on the prospects for world peace. He is associate director of the Center of Ethics
and Value Inquiry, general editor in philosophy for Johns and Bartlett Publishers, and executive
editor of the Value Inquiry Book Series. Recently, the Pennsylvania Humanities Council named
Ginsberg a Commonwealth Speaker for 1996 and 1997.
Ginsberg received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Chicago
and his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He has also examined areas
of smdy as diverse as the philosophy of law to film at universities around the world.
He is the past president of the Conference of Philosophical Societies and the American
Society for Value Inquiry. Ginsberg also holds memberships in the American Philosophical
Association, International Society for Value Inquiry, the North American Society for Social
Philosophy, both the American and International Association for Aesthetics, and Concerned
Philosophers for Peace.
This Commonwealth Speaker’s presentation has been provided by the Pennsylvania
Humanities Council, a private, non-profit organization serving as the Commonwealth’s affiliate
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of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Ginsberg’s presentation will be held in room
100 of Edinboro’s University Center. The event is sponsored by the University’s philosophy
department, philosophy club and the Edinboro Center for Peace and Nonviolent Action.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MEADVILLE WOMAN APPOINTED TO UNIVERSITY POST
Edinboro University recently announced the hiring of Dr. Patricia Prather Pineo as
assistant professor in the department of mathematics and computer science. Pineo previously
taught at Allegheny College from 1988 to 1995. Prior to that, she taught two years at
Youngstown State University.
She received her bachelor’s ttestge in mathematics from Duke University (1966), her
master’s degree (1985) and Ph.D. 1^35) nr computer science from the University of Pittsburgh.
Her work has been selected for presentation at numerous international conferences,
including computer science conferences in Scotland, Greece and Cypras. Pineo has also
lectured at Camegie-Mellon University, and contributed a chapter to a textbook on parallel
computing (1994).
Pineo is married to attorney William Pineo and the mother of four children: Thomas,
Ross, Caleb and Isaac. She has also recorded three albums with Son Shine, a liturgical folk
group from Conneaut Lake.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY REACHES MILESTONE IN CHINA RELATIONS
The arrival of six Chinese students this May at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
will mark an important milestone in the relationship between Zibo, China, and Edinboro
University. Although students from other parts of China have attended Edinboro University, the
six students will be the first from Zibo to come to Edinboro outside of the academic linkage
established by President Foster F. Diebold with Zibo Teachers’ College in 1986. Until now, the
Zibo scholars who have come to Edinboro to study have done so with financial support through
the linkage agreement.
“This is an important development in the history of the Edinboro and Zibo relationship,”
said President Diebold. “It is significant because it indicates how much they value an Edinboro
education. They have made it a priority to obtain a degree from an American university. In
addition, it is a magnificent indication of changing economic conditions in China.”
The timing of the event coincides with the 10th anniversary of the signing of the linkage
agreement and Diebold’s retirement from the presidency at the end of June. In the decade since
the relationship between Edinboro and Zibo began, dozens of Chinese students, scholars,
educators and public officials have come to Edinboro to study for a year or more or to represent
their city or college. Other linkages have been forged with the Zibo Foreign Affairs Office,
which is responsible for all international contact for the city of Zibo, and with Jinan University,
a four-year comprehensive institution some 60 miles from Zibo.
The importance of the linkage agreement to Zibo was vividly demonstrated in
September when a delegation of Edinboro and Erie officials visited the Chinese city to
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commemorate the tenth anniversary of the “sister city” agreement between Erie and Zibo.
Emily Green, executive assistant to President Diebold, represented him on that trip.
“When our motorcade drove onto the Zibo College grounds, the main roadway was
lined with thousands of cheering Zibo students,” said Green. “The entire student body - 2,500
students - was on hand for the rededication of our academic relationship. Their enthusiasm is
endless.
“The sister-city relationship with Erie and the academic linkages with Edinboro are
Zibo’s connection to the United States. They show enormous gratitude toward President
Diebold. Several years ago they honored him by making him professor for life at Zibo
Teachers’ College.”
In recognition of his experience with China and Edinboro’s linkage agreements with
Zibo and Jinan, Diebold was appointed to the National Committee on United States-China
Relations in 1993. It was his understanding of Shandong Province and the network of contacts
established with officials there through Edinboro University that was of interest to the National
Committee.
A former Edinboro graduate student, Xiang Lin-Shuang, was instrumental in bringing
together Jinan and Edinboro. She met Diebold while serving as a translator on his first trip to
China. As a result of that meeting she came to Edinboro as a visiting scholar. Upon her remrn to
Jinan she was promoted to chief of protocol for the Shandong foreign office.
The success of those who have come here to study is a good measure of the value of the
Edinboro experience to Zibo. The first exchange group arrived in 1986 for a year-long stay.
Their unofficial leader was Ms. Wei Fu-ping, who taught English at Zibo. She was
accompanied by fellow English teacher, Mr. Wang Xiu-wen, and students Mr. Liu Chun-yong,
and Mr. Xu Zhen-guo.
In the decade since, all have achieved a level of success that is uncommon in China. Ms.
Wei is now one of the ranking faculty members at Zibo. She has returned to the U.S. and
Edinboro several times on official visits, often acting as interpreter. Most recently she was with
the group that was here in October to renew its academic linkage with Edinboro.
Wang taught at Zibo Teachers’ College for several years before returning to the U.S. to
earn a doctorate in education administration from Penn State University. He is now dean of
international education at DuBois Business College and makes frequent trips between China
and the U.S.
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Liu and Xu taught briefly at Zibo before transferring to the Zibo Foreign Affairs Office.
Xu then went to work for a construction company in Jinan and has traveled extensively
including to Lebanon and to his current assignment in Peru. Liu left Zibo in 1991 to pursue a
master’s degree from the Eastern China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai. In
January of 1995, he returned to Edinboro where he is a graduate assistant studying for a
master’s degree in school administration.
Liu’s work for the foreign affairs office took him all over Europe where he visited
France, Italy, Belgium, Holland, and Luxemburg. He said he is studying in the U.S. because he
believes it is the best way he can help China develop economically. By furthering his
understanding of America’s language and culture he hopes to be able to help Chinese
companies negotiate with clients in the U.S.
The current delegation of six Zibo students and scholars, which arrived in Edinboro in
late January, is following the traditions established by the first Zibo visitors ten years ago. They
are unofficially led by Ms. Liang Qing, a colleague of Wei Fu-ping at Zibo Teachers’ College,
and Ms. Tian Qing, an interpreter for the Zibo Foreign Affairs Office. The others are Ms. Cui
Ying, Ms. Li Jinfeng, Mr. Xing Xiaolei, and Ms. Zhuo Shuping.
Liang and Tian are typical of many of the Zibo scholars who have come before them.
Both are here to improve their English. Liang also wants to learn teaching methods of American
professors. Tian hopes to establish linkages between local schools and similar schools in Zibo.
They see the sacrifices they made to come to Edinboro for a year - leaving their families
behind - as a necessary part of China’s emergence from a developing country into the next
great economic superpower.
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February 12, 1996
SPECIAL TO THE SPECTATOR
UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT OFFICE
The Institutional Advancement Office of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will
sponsor an open house of its facilities on the top floor of the new Alumni House, Tuesday,
February 20, from 1 to 8 p.m. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Institutional
Advancement Committee of the Faculty Senate, is being held in conjunction with the
University’s Academic Festival.
The highlight of the open house will be two seminars on private foundation and
business grant writing conducted by Nancy Jenkins, coordinator of grants, and Sherrie Shumate
at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The half-hour sessions will demonstrate the mechanics of grant writing and
explain its vital importance to the University.
The open house will feature tours, displays (including computer-generated displays),
staff coihmentaries, and an open forum to discuss any questions concerning Institutional
Advancement. Visitors in the evening wHl be able to observe student callers at work on the
annual Phonathon.
Jack Martin, associate vice president for Institutional Advancement, said topics covered
at the open house may include fund-raising methods, marketing tools and public relations, onand off-campus fund-raising policies, planned giving, matching corporate gifts, the Annual
Fund Campaign, regional advancement initiatives, and the Edinboro Business League of
Learning. Martin will discuss an alumni and development program: “The Connection Friendraising to Fundraising,” which involves successful Edinboro alumni in the University’s
fund-raising efforts.
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Martin said the open house is an opportunity for faculty, staff and friends of the
University to learn more about its Institutional Advancement operations and how they can help
by working as a volunteer, network agent or good-will ambassador.
The Alumni House is located at 210 Meadville Street and is home to the Office of
Alumni Affairs as well as Institutional Advancement.
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MEDIA ADVISORY:
FRIDAY RECEPTION INTRODUCES NEW EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
A welcoming reception to introduce Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Presidentselect Frank G. Pogue, Jr. to the campus community and friends of the university will be held
this Friday, February 16, 9:30 a.m., in the multipurpose room of Edinboro’s University Center.
Hosted by the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education, the Office
of the State System Chancellor, and the Edinboro University Council of Trustees, the by
invitation reception will include a brief formal program. Remarks will be offered by
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, who is expected to attend. State System Chancellor
James H. McCormick, and R. Benjamin Wiley, chair of Edinboro’s Council of Trustees and
Board of Governors member.
Dr. Pogue, who will succeed retiring President Foster F. Diebold on July 1, will be
Edinboro University’s 15th president. He is currently the vice chancellor for student affairs and
special programs at the State University of New York System Central Administration in Albany.
President-select Pogue and his wife, Dorothy, as well as others in the hosting party, will
be available for interviews after the formal program.
Media coverage of the event is invited. Special parking for media representatives will be
available in the L-shaped parking area to the University Center’s north (right) side. Please use
the front doors to enter the building.
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ENGLISH TO SPEAK AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY’S ACADEMIC FESTIVAL
As a special feature at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s 1996 Academic Festival,
U. S. Rep. Phil English, R-21st Dist., will hold a public forum on an issue of great current
interest, not only to Edinboro University students, but to all of northwestern Pennsylvania’s
citizens.
Congressman English’s presentation, ‘The Federal Budget and Deficit,” will take place
on Wednesday, February 21,7 p.m., in the multipurpose room of Edinboro’s University Center
student union complex.
The Academic Festival, now in its 13'th year, is Edinboro University’s annual celebration
of people, places and ideas. The 1996 festival runs from February 18 through February 21 and
is dedicated to University President Foster F. Diebold, who will retire on June 30 after 17 years
in office. Diebold conceived the idea of sharing the University’s academic wealth with the
larger community and initiated the inaugural Academic Festival in 1984.
For more information about Congressman English’s presentation or any of the 100-plus
individual festival events which are free and open to the public, call the Public Information and
Publications Office at (814) 732-2745.
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February 14, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;
A NIGHT WITH THE STARS AT EDINBORO
When you gaze at the evening sky, is the “first star I see tonight” really a star? If not,
what is it? Professor David Hurd will present Star Light, Star Bright, First Star I See Tonight
on Monday, February 19, to explore the night sky for budding astronomers. If the sky is clear,
his presentation will begin at 6:45 p.m. on the practice field outside Cooper Hall. Telescopes
will be set up there for a closer look at the stars. Hurd will then take the group to the University
Planetarium, to examine the evening sky with an emphasis on planets and seasonal
constellations.
“The program will be more general than in my classes,” Hurd says. “This is a starting
place for anyone who has ever wanted to know more about the stars. They’ll certainly enjoy the
show at the Planetarium -1 just hope for clear skies for the first segment.”
Star Light, Star Bright, First Star I See Tonight is presented by the
Astronomy/Planetarium Club as part of Edinboro University’s 13th annual Academic Festival.
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Febraary 15, 1996
REVISED MEDIA ADVISORY
Our media advisory of February 12 announcing the welcoming reception (Friday,
February 16, 9:30 a.m.. University Center) to introduce President-select Frank G. Pogue, Jr. to
the Edinboro University community indicated that Governor Tom Ridge was expected to attend.
Edinboro University has been advised that Governor Ridge deeply regrets that he will
be unable to attend the reception due to President Bill Clinton’s recently announced visit to the
Commonwealth Friday to inspect flood and storm damaged areas of eastern Pennsylvania.
Attending as the Governor’s representative will be the Honorable Mark Schweiker,
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.
All other arrangements for Friday’s reception remain the same.
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Febraary 15, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
VIDEO PRESERVES ERIE’S HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS’ MEMORIES
A new video created by the Jewish Community Council chronicles the memories of
Erie’s Holocaust survivors. Barbara Singer, director of social service for the Council, said the
video would not only preserve the memories of the survivors, but also would serve as an
educational tool for schools and perhaps be included in a proposed bicentennial time capsule to
be opened in 100 years.
“We have been collecting oral histories of the older members of our community since
1981,” said Singer, who earned a master’s degree in gerontology from Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania. “The value of the video to the community is clear; the value for the older adults
is equally important. The tapes give them an opportunity to review their lives, reconcile with
their past and leave a legacy for the future.”
Most of the survivors were in their teens at the time of the Holocaust. One lived through
Auschwitz, another survived a death march to Bergen-Belsen. One had a young son taken away
from her.
The interviews were conducted by Shirley Riell Brown with the assistance of
cameraman Martin Siegel, sound technician Sam Levine and volunteers David Howell and Dan
Landsberg. “We are grateful to the Holocaust survivors,” said Brown, “who, in spite of the
emotional difficulty, agreed to speak with us. They, and others like them, must be remembered
- hence the reason for this tape.”
Siegel contacted Edinboro University for assistance in editing the eight hours of original
video down to a more manageable one-hour tape. History professor Dr. Donald Hoffman was
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asked to make the difficult decision of selecting the most important segments. Hoffman is a
professional historian who specializes in German history and has taught many courses on the
Holocaust. “It would have been very hard for anyone close to the project and the survivors to
decide what parts of these very moving stories to cut,” said Hoffman. “Because nearly six
million Jews died in the Holocaust, these survivors are, indeed, exceptional people.”
Although he had the historical and educational expertise to know what was most
relevant, he turned to the University’s media services department for the technical assistance in
actually editing the tape. The task was assigned to Jennifer Packard, a graduate student who
works in the University’s media services department. Working in their spare time, Hoffman and
Packard spent more than a month editing the tape down to just under an hour, while adding still
photos and film from the Holocaust.
“It is a very moving, very powerful story,” said Packard. “It was difficult to edit down to
an hour. There was so much wonderful information.”
Packard graduated from Edinboro in 1993 with a fine arts degree in photography and is
now in the University’s master’s degree program in communications and also serves in the
Navy reserves. She independently produced a segment for a WQLN-TV show on arts in higher
education.
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February 21, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO GRAD STUDIES STORMS AND WINTER AVIATION HAZARDS
Since graduating from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1981, Greg Stossmeister
has gone places and seen things few others have. He has flown into the eye of a hurricane,
chased immense thunderstorms across the great plains, and sat spellbound as St. Elmo’s fire
flickered across the windows of his weather research plane.
Stossmeister is an associate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. Since 1990 he has been working in its research applications
program, solving problems for a variety of clients. Currently he studies the hazards to flying
caused by ice and snow.
“The thrust of our work is winter hazards to aviation,” said Stossmeister. “The aviation
industry is very dependent on accurate forecasts of both ground and in-flight icing conditions.
Current forecasts leave much to be desired. When precipitation is falling at ground level at
temperatures near or below freezing, airplane wing surfaces are sprayed with an anti-icing fluid
while the plane waits for takeoff. How long the fluid lasts depends on the liquid equivalent
precipitation rate. Once the anti-icing fluid becomes diluted to a certain point it fails, allowing
snow and ice to build up on the wing surfaces.”
Because a layer of ice only 1/64” thick can cause serious problems for an aircraft on
takeoff, it is critical to know the holdover time - the time between application and failure of the
anti-icing fluid. Several major crashes have occurred because the holdover time was exceeded.
Stossmeister’s group has worked with United Airlines in Denver over the last several winters to
try and determine what these holdover times are and how much liquid has to fall before anti
icing fluid fails.
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A study of five major airline crashes found that despite a wide variation in snowfall
intensity, the amount of liquid precipitation was remarkably similar - between .08” and .1” an
hour. The study also showed that current methods used by the National Weather Service to
report snowfall rate can be misleading because they do not accurately reflect the liquid
precipitation rate.
Frequent, real-time measurements of the liquid equivalent snowfall rate are not currently
available to the aviation industry. Stossmeister’s group is developing a system that makes these
measurements and reports them to aviation users along with radar data from the NWS
NEXRAD radars. They are also working on new techniques to predict snowfall and liquid
equivalent on 30- to 60-minute time scales so aviation users will know when a problem has
occurred, and, perhaps, how to avoid one in the future.
Stossmeister skipped his senior year at Fairview High School to enroll at Edinboro as a
physics major. After earning his degree he planned to attend graduate school with aspirations of
continuing his studies in astronomy. But the grad schools discouraged him, because there
weren’t many openings for astronomers. On a whim he applied to Penn State University’s
meteorology program. “They were enthusiastic and had one of the best programs in the
country,” said Stossmeister. He entered Penn State in the fall of 1981, earned his master’s
degree and was hired by NCAR in March of 1984.
His work with a group that studies convective storms frequently took him on
assignments on board aircraft that flew into thunderstorms over Oklahoma and Kansas. During
a period from 1985 to 1988 he flew in research planes into four hurricanes, including hurricane
Gilbert, the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere.
His plane, a modified four-engine P-3, flew into the hurricane just 150 meters above the
ocean, where they could see sheets of foam coming off the waves. Stossmeister operated the
plane’s doppler radar data recorder, which was located in the lower fuselage of the tail. The
difficult part of his job was changing the data recorder’s tapes while he was bounced around in
the tail of the plane.
“Flying into a hurricane is a very bumpy flight,” said Stossmeister, “but not as bad as
flying into thunderstorms.”
He said the most awesome sight in a hurricane is the beautiful white wall of clouds
formed by the eye of the hurricane. Nothing, however, was more spectacular than the electrical
leaf-like pattern formed by St. Elmo’s fire as it flashed off and on across the plane’s windows.
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Stossmeister said the plane became charged as it passed through a layer of air where snow was
melting as it fell from colder air into warmer air.
During the spring when not flying into severe weather, Stossmeister likes to chase it
from his car. “It’s very exciting to use your skills to try and predict when and where a tornado
is going to occur and then to go out and find it. You learn so much from actually observing the
atmosphere in motion - things you don’t necessarily see in numbers and measurements. That’s
the best part of the chase - watching how things are changing when the only data you have is
what your eyes collect. The thrill of being there to see a tornado touch down fills you with awe
at the power of nature and at the same time gives you a real sense of satisfaction that today at
least, you were perceptive enough to get the forecast right.”
NCAR’s research was at one time funded entirely by the Federal Aviation
Administration. Now it is a mix of private and public sources, including foreign countries and
airlines. Hong Kong, for example, is building a new airport on a small island that was a landfill.
The main approaches to the new site are over nearby mountains. Hong Kong asked NCAR to
look at what kind of hazards are created by winds interacting with the mountains and what kind
of turbulence would be encountered as aircraft come over the mountains on their approach to
the airport.
Stossmeister and his wife Julie live in Arvada, Colorado, with their children Andrew (7)
and Rebecca (5). One of the activities Greg says he enjoys most is singing and playing drums in
a music group he and his wife lead at Spirit of Christ Catholic Church in Arvada. His parents,
Ted and Whitey Stossmeister, still reside in Fairview.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
TOP fflGH SCHOOL ART TO BE SHOWN AT EDINBORO
The best artwork from the area’s public high schools will be exhibited at Edinboro
University’s Bruce Art Gallery. “Selections” opens Wednesday, February 28, and will run
through March 30. The University invites the public to attend a special exhibition on
Wednesday, March 6, beginning at 7 p.m.
The exhibition rewards the current efforts and achievements of selected students and
their art teachers from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York high schools, with the most entries
coming from Erie area schools. A celebration of youth and creativity, “Selections” showcases
the promise of its young artists’ future accomplishments.
Imaginative ideas and execution provided the basic criteria for inclusion in the Bruce
Gallery show. All of the artwork selected for the exhibition was chosen by judges Susan
Amendolara and D.P. Warner, professors in the University’s art department. In this kind of
exhibition, the number of entries is large and thus nearly every type of media has been selected.
Viewers will see a variety ranging from drawings, prints and paintings to clay, jewelry,
sculpture and photography.
Bruce Gallery is located on the ground floor of Doucette Hall at Edinboro University.
The gallery is open from 2-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and also from 7-9 p.m. on
Wednesday nights. For more information contact William Mathie at 732-2513 or 2406.
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PEACE TRAIN TRAVELER TO SPEAK AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
One of the more remarkable events at the United Nations’ Fourth World Conference on
Women happened along the way to Beijing. The Peace Train, created with the idea of women
crossing geographical and cultural borders to discuss the issues of peace, equality and economic
development, travelled eastward with many stops along the way. Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania graduate, Sohini Sinha was on board and will speak about her experience on
Monday, March 25, at 7:00 p.m. in the University Center.
“I learned many things on and off the train,” she said. “I began to realize there is a third
world in every country, including our own. The gap between the rich and poor is widening in
every country.”
Some of the countries in which the Peace Train stopped included Russia, the Ukraine,
Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey, before it reached China. Sinha and the other passengers met with
women in many cities, discussing violence, the environment, peace, justice and economic
development for women.
Sinha will also speak about issues discussed among the train’s passengers. The group
reflected on sexism, racism, age discrimination and nationalism. One of the ironies she noted
was that reverse discrimination occurred on the train against the men. Sinha began pondering
why women - who are said to be nurturers - were behaving like the male power elite. She
believes she has the answer and will explore it in her presentation.
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Sinha was bom in the United Kingdom, but moved to Zambia at age five, where she first
faced classism. In 1984, at the age of 14, her family moved to Zimbabwe and she was
confronted with racism.
“I came to the United States in 1988 with the illusion that, because it was the ‘melting
pot,’ I wouldn’t face racism or classism,” she said. “I thought I would be accepted as Sohini and
not pigeonholed. I was wrong.”
After earning her bachelor’s degree in business administration and economics at
Edinboro, Sinha received her master’s in public and international affairs from the University of
Pittsburgh.
She is currently program assistant at the Pittsburgh chapter of the World Federalist
Association (WFA). Sinha is also a board member and youth representative on the executive
committee for WFA National.
For additional information, contact Dana Bushnell in the Edinboro University philosophy
department, 732-2494.
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February 27, 1996
SPECIAL TO THE INDEPENDENT-ENTERPRISE
CORRECTION
REQUESTED
The photo on page 4a, Week of February 25, 1996 edition
(copy enclosed) incorrectly identifies the speaker in the photo
as Dr. Frank G. Pogue, Jr., president-select of Edinboro University.
The man in the photo is NOT Dr. Pogue, but rather Mr. R. Benjamin
Wiley, chairperson of the Edinboro University Council of Trustees.
Please correct this in your next edition.
You may also wish to use one of the enclosed photos of
Dr. Pogue when you print your correction.
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February 28, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO TELEVISION ADS WIN NATIONAL AWARD
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s current series of television advertisements has
won another award, according to the February 1996 issue of Admissions Marketing Report
(AMR), the national newsletter of higher education marketing and advertising.
The award, a bronze medal in the television advertising series category for schools with
an enrollment of 5,000 to 10,000 students, is the sixth honor in six years of national competition
that AMR’s judging panel of advertising, marketing, and education professionals has accorded to
Edinboro University print and broadcast advertising.
The same series of eight 30-second TV ads was also a winner of the Erie Advertising
Club’s 1995 Golden Rooster Award for “best TV campaign.” Edinboro’s Rooster was one of 37
first-place gold awards presented in various advertising, print publication, photography, and
graphic design categories during last year’s 25th anniversary of the Ad Club’s awards program.
Earlier Edinboro University products winning AMR awards included its 1990 TV ads,
which won a first-place gold medal nationally; a 1992 merit award for the admissions direct mail
search piece; a silver medal - second place nationally - in 1993 for “total PR campaign”; and
two 1994 awards, a merit award for the annual wall calendar and a second “total PR campaign”
award for the University’s admissions package (undergraduate catalog, viewbook and
application, direct mail search piece).
Edinboro’s current TV ads were produced by Drumheller Creative of Erie. Brad
Drumheller, a 1977 Edinboro graduate and owner of Drumheller Creative, provided and
coordinated pre- and post-production, graphics, production, music and narration. Each ad was
then screened and given final approval by Edinboro’s public information and publications office.
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“Our goal with television advertising has always been to show a consistent, studentoriented message in each of the 30-second spots, an image and message both modem and
upbeat, yet completely accurate in depicting campus life, academics and activities to students,
prospective students, and their families,” said William Reed, Edinboro’s assistant vice president
for public information.
“It’s always gratifying to have our efforts recognized by other professionals in the
advertising and marketing fields as being high quality,” Reed said, “especially when some of the
other institutions competing in Edinboro’s category included Rensselaer Polytechnic, Loyola,
Duquesne, New Jersey’s Seton Hall, and Radford University in Virginia.”
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February 6, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Christopher D. Johns, 153 West
23rd St., Erie, was recently named the recipient of a Dean’s Scholarship/School of Science,
Management and Technologies.
This scholarship is awarded to a student in the School of Science, Management and
Technologies who is entering his/her senior year and has attained a quality point average of 3.50
or better. This award is funded through Edinboro University’s Alumni Association to assist
outstanding students financially and recognize their, academic excellence.
Christopher is the son of Judi A. Johns and Duane R. Johns. He is a medical technology
major and a graduate of Punxsutawney Area High School.
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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Angela S. Kukol, 313 Clinton
St., Greenville, was recently named the recipient of a Dean’s Scholarship/School of Science,
Management and Technologies.
This scholarship is awarded to a student in the School of Science, Management and
Technologies who is entering his/her senior year and has attained a quality point average of 3.50
or better. This award is funded through Edinboro University’s Alumni Association to assist
outstanding students financially and recognize their academic excellence.
Angela is the daughter of Judith A. Kukol and the late Terrence A. Kukol. She is an
environmental science biology major and a graduate of Reynolds High School.
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February 6, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Denise N. Green, RD 2 Kreitz
Rd., Cambridge Springs, was recently named the recipient of the Annette R. Herman Memorial
Nursing Prize.
This award is presented by Mr. Homer Herman to memorialize his wife, Mrs. Annette
Herman by providing this scholarship to a nursing student who is needy. Mrs. Herman was a
nurse for many years before her death in 1990.
Denise is the daughter of Wayne and Shirley Wilcox. She is a graduate of Cambridge
Springs High School and a nursing major at Edinboro.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Candice Mathewson, 6539 Old
State Rd., Edinboro, was recently named the recipient of a Joseph and Matilda lutcovich
Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded to an Edinboro University second semester sophomore,
female student majoring in sociology with a cumulative grade point average of 3.70 or higher.
Candice is the daughter of Clarence Mathewson and Kathleen Sedler. She is a sociology
major and a graduate of General McLane High School.
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February 6,1995
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Richard C. Hopkins, 924
Diamond Park, Meadville, was recently named the recipient of a Louis J. Tullio Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded to an Edinboro University student who is a second semester
sophomore, male student majoring in sociology with a cumulative grade point average of 3.70 or
higher.
Richard is a graduate of Meadville High School.
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