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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OFPENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 2,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO SUMMER PROGRAM VISITS EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
It has been two centuries since Scottish settlers established the town of Edinboro,
Pennsylvania, naming it after the great capital city of Scotland. Since then, the community and
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania have looked back upon their Scottish heritage with a
combination of pride and curiosity.
This summer, a group of 21 people made a pilgrimage of discovery by participating in
“Edinboro at Edinburgh,” the Summer Study Abroad in Scotland program sponsored by
Edinboro University. Led by Edinboro music professor Tim Cordell, the group spent two weeks
in Scotland, learning through what Cordell calls “on-site distance education.” He saw the trip not
only as an opportunity to leam about Scotland’s history and culture, but to get to know the people
on a personal level.
“How do you know how someone lives,” asked Cordell, “unless you spend time there?
We met the people, we heard them speak in formal and informal settings, we ate at their dinner
tables, we rode their buses and trains, and we walked their streets and viewed the sites in their
nation. We were welcomed by them into their restaurants, their homes and their classrooms.”
The program offered participants a choice of two academic courses: “Music of the British
Isles” and “Intercultural Communication,” or a program of “continuing education travel” that
included lectures and social events.
The Edinboro contingent was a mix of traditional college students and adults from
different backgrounds including an attorney, a nurse, an English teacher, a retired couple, a
pianist and singer, and a college registrar, as well as students with a variety of majors.
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Also taking part in the trip was Edinboro communications professor Tim Thompson who
taught the course on intercultural communication.
Helping Cordell arrange the events in Scotland after visiting Edinboro in May was
Bridget Stevens, director of summer programs at the Centre for Continuing Education at the
University of Edinburgh. Cordell credited Stevens with making the trip a success. He said her job
is to create programs which connect the community to the University.
The Edinboro group visited many of Edinburgh’s most famous and historic landmarks
including Edinburgh Castle, Linhthgow Palace, Stirling Castle, Glamis Castle, and the Palace of
Holyroodhouse. Evenings were spent in such activities as listening to traditional folk music,
learning Scottish country dances and attending a Ceilidh.
The trip was timed to coincide with the start of the Edinburgh International Festival - a
three-week music and arts festival billed as the largest in the world. The Festival features 500
shows — art, music, plays, comedy - every day! One highlight of the Festival is the Edinburgh
Military Tattoo, a spectacle primarily of pipe and dmm bands from all over the world. Another,
more informal, perhaps even outrageous, festival is simply known as the Fringe. Performers and
participants don’t need an invitation to perform, they merely invite themselves.
The success of this year’s trip already has Cordell making arrangements for return trips in
1999 and 2000. Next year will be a particularly exciting time to be in Scotland as that nation will
elect a parliament for the first time in hundreds of years.
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September 2, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;
KAHAN SABLO APPOINTED ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT
FOR STUDENT LIFE AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has appointed Kahan Sablo associate vice president
for student life. Prior to his appointment, Sablo was director of the Center for Multicultural
Affairs at SUNY Fredonia.
A native of New York City, Sablo attended SUNY Oswego where he obtained a
bachelor’s degree in public justice with a minor in health science and a master’s degree in
counseling and psychological services.
Sablo has broad experience in student affairs. At Oswego he worked in both the residence
life and career services areas serving as a residence haU coordinator, career counselor intern,
advisement orientation associate and assistant counselor. At SUNY Canton, he was director of
multicultural affairs until 1996, when he assumed a similar title at SUNY Fredonia. His many
duties included assuring the academic success of minority students.
While at Canton he served as advisor to seven organizations, chaired the school’s
affirmative action committee, and founded its gospel choir. He also served as adjunct faculty as a
psychology instructor in the social science department and choral music instructor at Canton and
at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam.
In his new position Sablo will supervise the counseling center, health center, student
judicial affairs office, wellness office, and student activities office (which includes university
programming and Greek affairs, recreation/intramurals, outdoor campus recreation, recreational
activities for students with disabilities, and the University Center). Sablo said each area has even
greater potential to be a powerful center of student development. He wiU encourage people to
keep their energy levels high, and to think across traditional dividing lines.
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As a student at Oswego, Sablo was greatly influenced by the late Vivian Howard and her
husband, the Reverend Larry Howard, who was pastor of a congregation in Syracuse. She
encouraged Sablo to develop his interest in gospel music. She was minister of music at her
husband’s church and when she passed away, Sablo took over her duties of directing the church’s
six choirs. He credits his participation in gospel choirs for getting him through some difficult
personal times. It renewed his spirituality and now he sees it as a way to satisfy a student’s
spiritual wholeness.
In addition to his professional and student activities at Edinboro, Sablo will be active as a
volunteer in the Edinboro community and has already been approved to join the Edinboro Fire
Department. He is an emergency medical technician (level HI) and has served as a CPR/first aid
instructor for the American Red Cross.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 8, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
LUCILLE TABLER TO HEAD NORTHERN
PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION PROGRAM
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced the appointment of Lucille M.
Tabler of Oil City as program coordinator of the Northern Tier Educational Initiative (NTEI).
The Initiative is a two-year program to match the resources of five universities in the State
System of Higher Education with the needs of northern Pennsylvania through the community
education councils located there. The NTEI office is located in Corry.
Dr. Tabler will serve as liaison between Clarion, Edinboro, Lock Haven, Mansfield, and
Slippery Rock universities and the Warren/Forest Higher Education Council, the Corry Higher
Education Council, the ClarionA^enango Educational Resources Alliance, the Community
Education Council of EUc/Cameron Counties, and the Potter County Education Council.
Among her top priorities will be assessing the educational services needed in 16 northern
counties from Erie to Tioga. She will also assist the universities in coordinating the delivery of
programs to the community education councils and other outreach locations.
“Our goal is to determine the needs of the centers and match those needs with what the
universities have to offer,” said Tabler.
The universities have already begun offering educational programming to the councils
through distance education technologies. This project will coordinate the efforts of all five
schools and target programming to address welfare-to-work, economic development, and
continuing education programs for professionals.
“Our challenge,” said Tabler, “is to bring education and training to northern Pennsylvania
through the use of technology in the hopes of stimulating economic development.”
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LUCILLE TABLER TO HEAD EDUCATION PROGRAM, Continued
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Tabler has extensive experience in higher education in the fields of sociology, psychology
and gerontology. A graduate of Clarion University, Tabler earned a master’s degree in counseling
services from Slippery Rock University, and MSW and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Social
Work at the University of Pittsburgh. She has taught at the University of Pittsburgh - Titusville,
La Roche College, Chatham College, Clarion and Slippery Rock. She holds a gerontology
master’s certificate from Slippery Rock, a social work license, and advanced professional
geriatric care management certification.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 9, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BRUCE GALLERY ANNOUNCES 1998-99 EXHIBITION SEASON
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Bruce Gallery will host seven exhibitions during
the 1998-99 academic year. The first exhibition, “Life and Lifelessness,” now ranning through
September 18, features sculpture/installation by artists Michael Aurbach and Bryan Bennett.
Aurbach is a professor at Vanderbilt University with 30 one-person exhibitions in the ‘90s.
Bennett’s artwork uses sound, light, vibration and motion. He reuses everyday materials in nontraditional ways.
The second exhibition, “Subversive Acts,” September 23-October 17, presents the work
of artists Mary T. Giehl, Jeanette May and Sonia Yoon. Giehl will exhibit an installation that
deals with subversive acts against children. As an emergency room pediatric nurse, Giehl sees
first hand the abuse that afflicts children in our country. Her work forces the viewer to come to
terms with this daily occurrence. May’s artwork investigates how the sexual revolution of the
‘60s and ‘70s was manifested in the lives of working class, small-town married women who
already had husbands and children when the war on independence was declared. Yoon is a
sculptor and performance artist who will perform in Bruce Gallery at 6 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 23, opening night for the exhibition.
The third show, October 21-November 14, will be the Edinboro University Art Faculty
Exhibition. The faculty show is always a great chance for visitors who want to see a wide range
of strong work for all media. It also offers Edinboro University students a chance to see the work
being produced by their instructors. High school art teachers are encouraged to schedule a class
trip to the gallery for this unique opportunity to talk about ceramics sculpture, painting, design,
printmaking, photography, woodworking, metalsmithing and jewelry all in one exhibition.
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BRUCE GALLERY ANNOUNCES SEASON, Continued
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The fourth exhibition, November 18-December 16, features paintings by Eric Aho,
metalsmithing/sculpture by Hai-Chi Jihn, and sculpture by Kevin Granger. The title, “Common
Catalysts,” refers to the artists’ shared inspiration for their work. Each of these artists seeks to
transform the ordinary into the extraordinary by changing the way we see their chosen subject.
Although they share a goal, the work of these three artists is quite dissimilar. Each is uniquely
successful at creating, as Hai-chi Jihn would say, “an everyday miracle.”
A group of artists known as “Fourth World” presents an exhibition in Bruce Gallery,
January 27-February 20. “Fourth World” contends that there is a new culture — a world culture
that goes beyond national borders. The work of this group deals with many issues. Much of it is
designed to interact with visitors in the gallery. Found objects, sound, and motion will combine
to engage the viewer.
Ed Petrosky and Janet Neuwalder present “Parallel Dialogues,” March 14-April 10. Each
artist investigates natural forms. Each changes the context of these forms by placing them in
sequence with other forms. The forms they choose to work with are very similar, while their
mediums are less similar: Neuwalder uses clay, one of the oldest mediums for expression, while
Petrosky uses computer imaging, one of the newest.
Bruce Gallery hosts the annual Edinboro University Student Art Exhibition,
April 14 -May 8. This exhibition is arguably the most important of the year. It is a juried show
with many awards donated by area businesses. The show is always filled with strong artwork in
every visual art media. It gives students, faculty and the community a chance to celebrate the
work going on in the University’s art department.
Opening receptions are the first day of each exhibition with the gallery opening at 7 p.m.
on that day. Gallery hours are 2-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday evenings. For
more information, call (814) 732-2513 or 2406.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 9,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO ART STUDENTS IN HOYT INSTITUTE SHOW
Five Edinboro University of Pennsylvania art students are exhibiting at the Hoyt Institute
of Fine Arts in New Castle, Pa. The exhibition is part of the “Arts in the Universities” program.
The students are Rick Gribenas (Greensburg), installation; Jill Brougher (Scottdale), painting;
Brian Geary (Scottdale), painting; Kate McDevitt (Columbia), photography; and Jeff Brunner
(Pittsburgh), mixed media. The exhibit is now showing through September 19. Professor Steve
Emmett is advisor to the annual show.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 10, 1998
MEDIA ADVISORY:
As a highlight of Edinboro University’s Fall 1998 University-wide Convocation,
scheduled for Friday, September 11, 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the University Center Multi-purpose
Room, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held on the lawn area between Centennial Hall and
Crawford Gymnasium at 9:45 a.m. to symbolize the beginning of construction of two multi
million dollar building and renovation projects on the Edinboro campus.
Both projects are part of Pennsylvania’s Shared-Cost Funding initiative (formerly known
as Operation Jump Start).
Earlier this year. Gov. Tom Ridge released $6.26 million in state funds for the two
projects ($2.37 million for the Arts and Sciences Center and $3.89 million for the Crawford
Center for Health and Physical Education and DisahiUty Resources). Under the Shared-Cost
Funding formula, the Commonwealth provides 75 percent of the construction costs, while the
University must raise the remaining 25 percent from private sources.
Edinboro University President Dr. Frank G. Pogue will preside over the ceremonial
groundbreaking. Mr. Donald Sheaffer, assistant vice chancellor for facihties management, will
bring greetings from the State System of Higher Education. Mr. Harry Thomas, vice chair of
Edinboro University’s Council of Trustees, will bring greetings from the trustees.
The Arts and Sciences Center will add within its 25,000-plus square feet two large and
two small auditoria, four classrooms, and two office complexes with 10 individual offices and
four conference/seminar rooms - all equipped with state-of-the-art instructional technology and
fully accessible to persons with disabihties.
The Crawford Center for Health and Physical Education and Disability Resources will
add more than 27,000 square feet of new construction and renovate 23,000-plus square feet of
existing space. The new space will house the main offices of the University’s Office for Students
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CONVOCATION/GROUNDBREAKING, Continued
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with Disabilities, an adaptive computer lab, a tactile/captioning lab, ten alternate testing labs, and
a Living and Learning Center for life skills development.
Fact cards with details about both projects will be available at the groundbreaking
ceremony.
Again, the Fall 1998 University-wide Convocation will be held in the University Center,
Friday, September 11, 8:30-9:30 a.m., followed by the groundbreaking ceremony from 9:45 to
10:15 a.m. on the Centennial/Crawford Lawn.
Media coverage is invited.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 14,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FILM PRODUCER MICHAEL MOORE INAUGURATES
EDINBORO’S CONCERT AND LECTURE SERIES
Michael Moore, producer and director of Roger and Me, will lead off Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania’s 1998-99 Concert and Lecture Series on Wednesday,
September 23, at 8 p.m. at the University’s McComb Fieldhouse. Moore received
national and international recognition for his 1989 documentary film named for Roger B.
Smith, chairman of General Motors. Moore is also host and executive producer of TV
Nation, the groundbreaking and Emmy Award-winning series described as “a
mesmerizing bit of biting satire, social commentary and just plain fun.”
Guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad will perform on Tuesday, October 27, at 8 p.m.
in the Newman Center. Described as “the most sensational of duo-guitarists,” the Assad
brothers are the leading guitar virtuosi of the day.
Performance artist Rinde Eckert will bring his act to Cooper Hall 101-102 on
Wednesday, November 18. Eckert, who explores the boundaries between genius and
madness, will act, sing and perform on several instruments.
Soprano Kimberly Hawkins will present the lecture-recital “From the Plantation
to the Concert Hall: The History of the African-American Spiritual” on Wednesday,
Febmary 3,1999, at 8 p.m. in the McComb Fieldhouse.
Urban Bush Women is one of the most exciting contemporary dance ensembles in
the country. Their performance on Wednesday, February 15, at 8 p.m. in McComb
Fieldhouse, will show how they use contemporary idioms and interdisciplinary art forms
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FILM PRODUCER MICHAEL MOORE, Continued
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to create dance/theatre/music works rooted in the folklore and spiritual traditions of
African-Americans.
One of today’s premier big bands, Diva, which is composed solely of women
musicians, will perform on Tuesday, March 2, at 8:00 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. Diva
plays contemporary, mainstream big band jazz.
The Ying Quartet - David, Philip, Timothy and Janet Ying - will appear on
Wednesday, March 24, at 8:00 p.m. in the Newman Center. This amazing string quartet is
one of the most highly regarded young ensembles on the American music scene.
For information on Edinboro’s Concert and Lecture Series, contact the cultural
affairs office at (814) 732-2518.
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September 14, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FILM PRODUCER MICHAEL MOORE INAUGURATES
EDINBORO’S CONCERT AND LECTURE SERIES
Michael Moore, producer and director of Roger and Me, will lead off Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania’s 1998-99 Concert and Lecture Series on Wednesday,
September 23, at 8 p.m. at the University’s McComb Fieldhouse. Moore received
national and international recognition for his 1989 documentary film named for Roger B.
Smith, chairman of General Motors. Moore is also host and executive producer of TV
Nation, the groundbreaking and Enraiy Award-winning series described as “a
mesmerizing bit of biting satire, social commentary and just plain fun.”
Guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad will perform on Tuesday, October 27, at 8 p.m.
in the Newman Center. Described as “the most sensational of duo-guitarists,” the Assad
brothers are the leading guitar virtuosi of the day.
Performance artist Rinde Eckert will bring his act to Cooper Hall 101-102 on
Wednesday, November 18. Eckert, who explores the boundaries between genius and
madness, will act, sing and perform on several instruments.
Soprano Kimberly Hawkins will present the lecture-recital “From the Plantation
to the Concert Hall: The History of the African-American Spiritual” on Wednesday,
February 3,1999, at 8 p.m. in the McComb Fieldhouse.
Urban Bush Women is one of the most exciting contemporary dance ensembles in
the country. Their performance on Wednesday, February 15, at 8 p.m. in McComb
Fieldhouse, will show how they use contemporary idioms and interdisciplinary art forms
-more-
FILM PRODUCER MICHAEL MOORE, Continued
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to create dance/theatre/music works rooted in the folklore and spiritual traditions of
Afriean-Americans.
One of today’s premier big bands, Diva, which is composed solely of women
musicians, will perform on Tuesday, March 2, at 8:00 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. Diva
plays contemporary, mainstream big band jazz.
The Ying Quartet - David, Philip, Timothy and Janet Ying - will appear on
Wednesday, March 24, at 8:00 p.m. in the Newman Center. This amazing string quartet is
one of the most highly regarded young ensembles on the American music scene.
For information on Edinboro’s Concert and Lecture Series, contact the cultural
affairs office at (814) 732-2518.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 15,1998
NEWS ADVISORY:
EDINBORO CELEBRATES LATINO HERITAGE MONTH
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will celebrate Latino Heritage Month - September 15
through October 15 - with a series of cultural events in the University Center.
The opening ceremony will take place today, September 15, at 6 p.m. with a lecture by
Allegheny College professor Fernando Valerio on “Post-Colonial Encounters in the Caribbean
Diaspora; Encancaranublado” by Ana Lydia Vega.
Salsa music and dance lessons with Julio Quezada are scheduled for Thursday, September 24,
at 6 p.m.
On Friday, October 2, Edinboro Spanish professor Judy Gramley and student Eva Jerome will
make a brown bag presentation at noon featuring a video and slide show on the life and culture of
Panama and Venezuela.
Students interested in developing a Latino student organization will meet on Tuesday,
October 6, at 7 p.m.
The University’s observance of Latino Heritage Month will conclude on Thursday, October 15,
at 5 p.m. with a Pinata party.
For more information call the Office of Intercultural Relations at (814) 732-2912, or
(814) 732-2768.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 16,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MICHAEL MOORE AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
The opening of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s 1998-99 Concert and Lecture
Series will present Michael Moore, producer and director of the landmark documentary film
Roger and Me, on Wednesday, September 23, at 8 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse.
Moore was also host and executive producer of TV Nation, the groundbreaking, satirical
newsmagazine which won an Emmy as best informational series.
He first received national and international recognition in 1989 when he produced and
directed Roger and Me. This was Moore’s political satire about his quest to convince General
Motors Chairman, Roger B. Smith, to visit Flint, Michigan and witness the devastation wrought
by General Motors plant shutdowns. Moore was bom in Flint where his father and most of his
relatives worked in General Motors automobile factories. Roger and Me is the highest grossing
documentary of all time and appeared on more than 100 “10 Best Films of the Year” lists including those of Vincent Canby, Janet Maslin, Caryn James and Gene Siskel. A number of
critics named the 1989 film one of the ten best films of the decade.
Moore is also the author of a book. Downsize This: Random Threats from an Unarmed
American, which became a national bestseller. And he recently produced another documentary.
The Big One, in which he visits nearly 50 cities trying to find a corporate CEO who can explain
why, in spite of Wall Street’s billion-doUar profits, thousands of U. S. workers continue to be
laid off.
For more information on Moore’s appearance, contact Edinboro’s office of cultural
affairs at (814) 732-2518.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 21, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY AND ITS PRESIDENT COME TO WARREN
The University as a Neighbor Advisory Group of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is
sponsoring a reception for the community of Warren and surrounding areas to meet Dr. Frank
Pogue, Edinboro’s 15* president, and to introduce the University’s 1998-99 priorities.
The event is scheduled for Tuesday, September 29,4 to 6 p.m., at the Conewango Valley
Country Club in Warren.
Four-time Olympic medalist Bruce Baumgartner, Edinboro University’s athletic director,
will also be on hand.
Hosting the reception are the members of the Warren-Corry Area Coordinating Council
of the Edinboro University as a Neighbor Advisory Group: Jim Martin, president. Community
Care Foundation, Warren General Hospital; Judy Schadt, managing director, Warren/Forest
Higher Education Council; Deborah Roberts, executive director, Warren County Development
Association; Edinboro alumnus Scott Campbell, president. Great Lakes Custom Graphics of
Warren; Dave Sheneman, director of personnel and administration, Bradford Area School
District, representing the Edinboro University Alumni Association; and emeritus professor Dr.
Frank Johnson, past administrative director of Edinboro’s former Warren Campus.
Meet President Pogue on September 29 and learn about today’s and tomorrow’s Edinboro
University and higher education. For more information, contact Bill Reed, Edinboro’s assistant
vice president for media and community relations, 814-732-2745.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 22,1988
NEWS ADVISORY
Michael Moore, producer and director of the landmark documentary film
Roger and Me, will be available to meet the media on Wednesday, September 23, at
7:30 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. He will lecture and present video clips from his work
at 8:00 p.m.
Moore was also host and executive producer of 7Y Nation, the groundbreaking,
satirical news magazine which won an Emmy as best informational series.
Following his lecture, there will be a reception and book signing with Moore at
the Kilt in the University Center.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENN
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 22,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SUSAN HEGEL APPOINTED AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
Susan Hegel, CCC-SLP, joined the department of speech and communication studies at
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania this fall as an assistant professor. She received a Ph.D. in
speech-language pathology from the University of Oregon, an M.S. from Colorado State, and a
B.S. from Kalamazoo College. Prior to her appointment at Edinboro, Dr. Hegel was a speechlanguage pathologist in the McMinnville, Oregon, schools.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 23, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO ANNOUNCES UNIVERSITY CENTER PROGRAMS
The University Center at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced its fall
events for students and the public. Comedian John “Bagpipes” Johnston will bring his unique
humor to the campus on Saturday, September 26, at 8 p.m. Johnston has been described as a
blend of high-energy, stand-up comedy with a bagpipe twist of rock-and-roll.
The Joe DeJamette Quintet will perform on Friday, October 9, at 8 p.m. in the
University’s Multipurpose Room, and magician Becky Blaney will display her bag of tricks on
Saturday, November 7, at 8 p.m.
For more information on these events, contact Edinboro’s University Center at 732-2768.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
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PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 24, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;
EDINBORO PROFESSOR CHARLOTTE MOLRINE EARNS DOCTORATE
Charlotte Molrine, CCC-SLP, of the department of speech and communication studies at
Edinboro University, received a Ph.D. in speech-language pathology from Kent State University.
Her dissertation examined racial differences on tests of aphasia. She will present her findings at
the 1998 convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in San Antonio in
September.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 24, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
TYLER SNYDER APPOINTED EDINBORO STUDENT TRUSTEE
Tyler Snyder of Titusville has been appointed by Governor Tom Ridge to serve as student
representative to the Council of Trustees at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Snyder is a
senior at Edinboro majoring in marketing.
In accepting the appointment, Snyder said he sees his new position as an opportunity to
help the University. His interests are addressing student and faculty concerns and improving
technology on campus through more computers and better application of software in classrooms.
He is also interested in getting a first-hand look at the business of the University.
Snyder is president of Edinboro’s business club and serves on the budget committee of
the Student Government Association. He is minoring in political science and is a volunteer in the
reelection campaign of state Rep. Scott Hutchinson. He is also a member of the University’s
marketing task force and its Commission on the Stams of Women.
Student representatives to the 11-member Councils of Trustees at Pennsylvania’s
14 state-owned universities are appointed by the Governor under provisions of Act 188 of 1982,
the enabling legislation for the State System of Higher Education. They are appointed for fouryear terms or until graduation.
Following graduation in May, Synder hopes to pursue an MBA degree or a career in
industrial sales.
He is the son of Christine Snyder of Cooperstown and Gary Snyder of Titusville.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
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September 24, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CENTRAL STUDENTS TAKING CLASSES
AT EDINBORO THROUGH PROJECT ECHO
Students from Erie’s Central High School are taking a psychology course offered this
semester by Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. What’s different about this course is how it is
presented - via hve, interactive video conferencing.
From their classroom in Erie, the 19 Central High students are able to see and hear
Edinboro professor Ronald Craig in his class in Butterfield Hall on the Edinboro campus. Both
classes are equipped with microphones, cameras and monitors, connected by telephone lines. The
result is one large, extended classroom which allows Central students to earn college credits from
the convenience of their school, just as if they were in the Edinboro classroom in person.
The innovative program is a result of Project ECHO (Edinboro University Connection of
High School Opportunities) between Edinboro and the School District of the City of Erie. ECHO
is designed to use technology to bring together the University and the region’s school districts.
Its primary focus is the “Early Start” program which allows qualified students, such as those at
Central, to take college courses for credit while still in high school. The students will have a head
start on completing an associate or baccalaureate program at Edinboro or another institution.
For Craig, the class mns just as smoothly as any other class at Edinboro. With the video
and audio connections, Craig said there is virtually no difference in teaching this class. “With the
feedback we have from the Erie classroom, I can tell if something is not clear even in this
format.”
Edinboro’s associate vice president for technology and communications, Andrew Lawlor,
said Project ECHO was designed as a model for any school district to use. To help cover the cost
of tuition for the Central students, the University and the school district have created scholarships
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PROJECT ECHO, Continued
just for this pilot program. He said the University is already planning other courses to offer
during spring semester. He hopes tuition can be reduced to make the program even more
affordable to other school districts.
“The long-range plan is to enable the best students to obtain a significant amount of
credits - up to 12 to 24 credits - while they are still in high school,” said Lawlor. That will be
enough credits to enter Edinboro as second semester freshmen.”
Lawlor said Edinboro benefits because the brightest students will have an incentive to
enroll at Edinboro having already have earned credits there.
Another part of Project ECHO has been the creation of “Preparing for the College
Experience” a series of video tapes introducing students and their families to college life. The
videos completed so far cover career opportunities, study skills, and applying to college, and are
available to any school district involved in ECHO.
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Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
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September 25,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ERIE’S BAYFRONT HISTORY SUBJECT OF PRESENTATIONS
The transformation of Erie’s historic bayfront over the past century is the subject of a
series of presentations at the Bay view Commons by faculty from the history department at
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Through readings, personal memories and photographs, the
presentations bring to life Erie’s days as a leading fishing port, the Great Depression and World
War n eras, and the more recent decades of economic and environmental change. “A Century of
Change on Erie’s BayFront” is presented by the Erie Maritime Museum and the Raymond M.
Blasco, M.D., Memorial Library.
Professors Terra Jenrette and Ronald Spiller will discuss “Women’s Changing Roles” on
Monday, September 28, from 1-3 p.m. Dior Bemko will examine “Landscape/Environmental
Change” on Monday, October 5, from 1-3 p.m. Joe Laythe will discuss
“Recreation/Leisure/Tourism” on Monday, October 12, from 1-3 p.m. The final presentation,
“Tales from the Water Front,” will be made by Edinboro graduate Jeffrey Nelson on Monday,
October 19, from 7:30-9 p.m., and will feature a few of Erie’s historic maritime characters.
The events are free to the public but require registration. For more information call Chris
Magoc at 452-2744.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
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September 28, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
KENNETH BORLAND RECEIVES NATIONAL EDUCATOR AWARD
Kenneth Borland, principal of the Walnut Creek Middle School in Erie, has been chosen
as a winner of a Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award. Borland is one of four
Pennsylvania elementary school educators to receive the honor which includes a $25,CKX) award.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Eugene W. Hickok notified Borland at his office at
Walnut Creek where he has been principal since it opened six years ago.
‘The creativity and innovation that these exceptional teachers bring to the classroom
benefit their students immeasurably,” Hickok said. ‘These educators richly deserve the
recognition of the Milken Foundation for their unique contributions to students and the teaching
profession.”
Borland taught at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in the educational services
department and holds a master’s degree in secondary school administration and a secondary
school administration certification from Edinboro. He was principal at J.S. Wilson Middle
School prior to taking the position at Walnut Creek.
Borland’s award will be presented at the Milken Family Foundation National Education
Conference next June in California. Pennsylvania’s four winners also will be honored at an
awards banquet this November in Harrisburg.
The Milken Educator Awards program began 13 years ago in Cahfomia and now includes
38 states. Nationally, the Milken Family Foundation has awarded $33.3 million since the
program’s inception, including $550,(X)0 in Pennsylvania.
The award winners were selected based on strict criteria including: distinguished
achievement in developing innovative curricula, programs and/or teaching methods; outstanding
abihty to instill in students character and self-confidence, and the understanding of the direct
bearing that education has in their fives; a commitment to professional development; and
exemplary and innovative use of education technology in teaching and learning.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
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PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
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September 28, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ACQUAINTANCE RAPE TOPIC OF EDINBORO THEATRE PROGRAM
In response to concern about acquaintance rape on college campuses, the wellness
program at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will present PlayRights, an interactive theatre
program, on Thursday, October 8, in the University Center. Performances will be at 6:30 and
8:30 p.m.
Acquaintance rape has been a hot topic among college students in recent years due to a
number of alarming statistics:
•
Acquaintance rape is more common than heart attacks, alcoholism or even lefthandedness.
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Women aged 16-24 are the most likely victims.
•
25 percent of college women have been victims of rape or attempted rape.
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Approximately 90 percent knew their attacker.
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Almost one-third of sexual assault victims suffer from rape trauma syndrome at some '
point.
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Symptoms may include depression, suicidal thoughts or attempts, and alcohol or other
drug abuse.
PlayRights uses educational theater to explore these topics and more. It challenges
common misconceptions about rape and provides practical information about legal, medical and
community options available to rape victims, how alcohol and other drugs are often used to
increase vulnerability, risk-education techniques, and ways for students of both genders to
support victims and work to end rape.
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“All of this is very important,” said Wellness Coordinator Mary Anne Weiner. “Violence
and victimization affect all of us, both personally and as a community. We need to become more
aware of ways to deal with it effectively.”
Presented in a lively, entertaining format, PlayRights follows the lives of four college
students, all friends, who react to a night that included alcohol, flirtation and a conflicting story.
In the course of the program, audience members will have the opportunity to ask the characters
questions in order to understand what they are thinking and feeling and to ascertain what
happened during the night in question. Professional actors from the Philadelphia area - all
college students - play the roles convincingly and with the understanding of the college
experience.
PlayRights was developed by Equalogy, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to
expanding awareness and promoting social change around issues of equality. Members of
Equalogy have more than 55 years of experience in the fields of violence and sexual assault,
including direct work experience in rape crisis centers.
For more information, contact the wellness program at (814) 732-2839.
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Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
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September 28,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ELAYNE MORPHY SERVING HARRISBURG INTERNSHIP
Elayne Morphy of Erie, a senior psychology major at Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, is one of 15 students participating in The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS)
program this fall. She is working for state Rep. Ronald W. Cowell, D-Allegheny, and the House
Education Committee as part of the 15-week THIS program sponsored by the State System of
Higher Education.
THIS provides students the opportunity to work in all areas of state government while
earning a full semester’s worth of credits. The semester-long program invites students from each
of the 14 State System universities to participate.
Morphy, who is a 1973 graduate of St. Benedict’s Academy, and the other students
participating in the program will attend several academic seminars during their fall semester
internships. Each of the students also will complete an individualized research project as part of
the program requirements.
More than 100 students from State System universities have participated in THIS since
the program began in 1989, gaining valuable insight into the workings of state government at the
policy-making level. Interns have worked with dozens of state agencies, as well as in the offices
of the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the attorney general.
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OFPENNSYLVANIA
Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621
September 2,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO SUMMER PROGRAM VISITS EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
It has been two centuries since Scottish settlers established the town of Edinboro,
Pennsylvania, naming it after the great capital city of Scotland. Since then, the community and
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania have looked back upon their Scottish heritage with a
combination of pride and curiosity.
This summer, a group of 21 people made a pilgrimage of discovery by participating in
“Edinboro at Edinburgh,” the Summer Study Abroad in Scotland program sponsored by
Edinboro University. Led by Edinboro music professor Tim Cordell, the group spent two weeks
in Scotland, learning through what Cordell calls “on-site distance education.” He saw the trip not
only as an opportunity to leam about Scotland’s history and culture, but to get to know the people
on a personal level.
“How do you know how someone lives,” asked Cordell, “unless you spend time there?
We met the people, we heard them speak in formal and informal settings, we ate at their dinner
tables, we rode their buses and trains, and we walked their streets and viewed the sites in their
nation. We were welcomed by them into their restaurants, their homes and their classrooms.”
The program offered participants a choice of two academic courses: “Music of the British
Isles” and “Intercultural Communication,” or a program of “continuing education travel” that
included lectures and social events.
The Edinboro contingent was a mix of traditional college students and adults from
different backgrounds including an attorney, a nurse, an English teacher, a retired couple, a
pianist and singer, and a college registrar, as well as students with a variety of majors.
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Also taking part in the trip was Edinboro communications professor Tim Thompson who
taught the course on intercultural communication.
Helping Cordell arrange the events in Scotland after visiting Edinboro in May was
Bridget Stevens, director of summer programs at the Centre for Continuing Education at the
University of Edinburgh. Cordell credited Stevens with making the trip a success. He said her job
is to create programs which connect the community to the University.
The Edinboro group visited many of Edinburgh’s most famous and historic landmarks
including Edinburgh Castle, Linhthgow Palace, Stirling Castle, Glamis Castle, and the Palace of
Holyroodhouse. Evenings were spent in such activities as listening to traditional folk music,
learning Scottish country dances and attending a Ceilidh.
The trip was timed to coincide with the start of the Edinburgh International Festival - a
three-week music and arts festival billed as the largest in the world. The Festival features 500
shows — art, music, plays, comedy - every day! One highlight of the Festival is the Edinburgh
Military Tattoo, a spectacle primarily of pipe and dmm bands from all over the world. Another,
more informal, perhaps even outrageous, festival is simply known as the Fringe. Performers and
participants don’t need an invitation to perform, they merely invite themselves.
The success of this year’s trip already has Cordell making arrangements for return trips in
1999 and 2000. Next year will be a particularly exciting time to be in Scotland as that nation will
elect a parliament for the first time in hundreds of years.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;
KAHAN SABLO APPOINTED ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT
FOR STUDENT LIFE AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has appointed Kahan Sablo associate vice president
for student life. Prior to his appointment, Sablo was director of the Center for Multicultural
Affairs at SUNY Fredonia.
A native of New York City, Sablo attended SUNY Oswego where he obtained a
bachelor’s degree in public justice with a minor in health science and a master’s degree in
counseling and psychological services.
Sablo has broad experience in student affairs. At Oswego he worked in both the residence
life and career services areas serving as a residence haU coordinator, career counselor intern,
advisement orientation associate and assistant counselor. At SUNY Canton, he was director of
multicultural affairs until 1996, when he assumed a similar title at SUNY Fredonia. His many
duties included assuring the academic success of minority students.
While at Canton he served as advisor to seven organizations, chaired the school’s
affirmative action committee, and founded its gospel choir. He also served as adjunct faculty as a
psychology instructor in the social science department and choral music instructor at Canton and
at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam.
In his new position Sablo will supervise the counseling center, health center, student
judicial affairs office, wellness office, and student activities office (which includes university
programming and Greek affairs, recreation/intramurals, outdoor campus recreation, recreational
activities for students with disabilities, and the University Center). Sablo said each area has even
greater potential to be a powerful center of student development. He wiU encourage people to
keep their energy levels high, and to think across traditional dividing lines.
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As a student at Oswego, Sablo was greatly influenced by the late Vivian Howard and her
husband, the Reverend Larry Howard, who was pastor of a congregation in Syracuse. She
encouraged Sablo to develop his interest in gospel music. She was minister of music at her
husband’s church and when she passed away, Sablo took over her duties of directing the church’s
six choirs. He credits his participation in gospel choirs for getting him through some difficult
personal times. It renewed his spirituality and now he sees it as a way to satisfy a student’s
spiritual wholeness.
In addition to his professional and student activities at Edinboro, Sablo will be active as a
volunteer in the Edinboro community and has already been approved to join the Edinboro Fire
Department. He is an emergency medical technician (level HI) and has served as a CPR/first aid
instructor for the American Red Cross.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OF
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Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
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September 8, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
LUCILLE TABLER TO HEAD NORTHERN
PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION PROGRAM
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced the appointment of Lucille M.
Tabler of Oil City as program coordinator of the Northern Tier Educational Initiative (NTEI).
The Initiative is a two-year program to match the resources of five universities in the State
System of Higher Education with the needs of northern Pennsylvania through the community
education councils located there. The NTEI office is located in Corry.
Dr. Tabler will serve as liaison between Clarion, Edinboro, Lock Haven, Mansfield, and
Slippery Rock universities and the Warren/Forest Higher Education Council, the Corry Higher
Education Council, the ClarionA^enango Educational Resources Alliance, the Community
Education Council of EUc/Cameron Counties, and the Potter County Education Council.
Among her top priorities will be assessing the educational services needed in 16 northern
counties from Erie to Tioga. She will also assist the universities in coordinating the delivery of
programs to the community education councils and other outreach locations.
“Our goal is to determine the needs of the centers and match those needs with what the
universities have to offer,” said Tabler.
The universities have already begun offering educational programming to the councils
through distance education technologies. This project will coordinate the efforts of all five
schools and target programming to address welfare-to-work, economic development, and
continuing education programs for professionals.
“Our challenge,” said Tabler, “is to bring education and training to northern Pennsylvania
through the use of technology in the hopes of stimulating economic development.”
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Tabler has extensive experience in higher education in the fields of sociology, psychology
and gerontology. A graduate of Clarion University, Tabler earned a master’s degree in counseling
services from Slippery Rock University, and MSW and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Social
Work at the University of Pittsburgh. She has taught at the University of Pittsburgh - Titusville,
La Roche College, Chatham College, Clarion and Slippery Rock. She holds a gerontology
master’s certificate from Slippery Rock, a social work license, and advanced professional
geriatric care management certification.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
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Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
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September 9, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BRUCE GALLERY ANNOUNCES 1998-99 EXHIBITION SEASON
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Bruce Gallery will host seven exhibitions during
the 1998-99 academic year. The first exhibition, “Life and Lifelessness,” now ranning through
September 18, features sculpture/installation by artists Michael Aurbach and Bryan Bennett.
Aurbach is a professor at Vanderbilt University with 30 one-person exhibitions in the ‘90s.
Bennett’s artwork uses sound, light, vibration and motion. He reuses everyday materials in nontraditional ways.
The second exhibition, “Subversive Acts,” September 23-October 17, presents the work
of artists Mary T. Giehl, Jeanette May and Sonia Yoon. Giehl will exhibit an installation that
deals with subversive acts against children. As an emergency room pediatric nurse, Giehl sees
first hand the abuse that afflicts children in our country. Her work forces the viewer to come to
terms with this daily occurrence. May’s artwork investigates how the sexual revolution of the
‘60s and ‘70s was manifested in the lives of working class, small-town married women who
already had husbands and children when the war on independence was declared. Yoon is a
sculptor and performance artist who will perform in Bruce Gallery at 6 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 23, opening night for the exhibition.
The third show, October 21-November 14, will be the Edinboro University Art Faculty
Exhibition. The faculty show is always a great chance for visitors who want to see a wide range
of strong work for all media. It also offers Edinboro University students a chance to see the work
being produced by their instructors. High school art teachers are encouraged to schedule a class
trip to the gallery for this unique opportunity to talk about ceramics sculpture, painting, design,
printmaking, photography, woodworking, metalsmithing and jewelry all in one exhibition.
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The fourth exhibition, November 18-December 16, features paintings by Eric Aho,
metalsmithing/sculpture by Hai-Chi Jihn, and sculpture by Kevin Granger. The title, “Common
Catalysts,” refers to the artists’ shared inspiration for their work. Each of these artists seeks to
transform the ordinary into the extraordinary by changing the way we see their chosen subject.
Although they share a goal, the work of these three artists is quite dissimilar. Each is uniquely
successful at creating, as Hai-chi Jihn would say, “an everyday miracle.”
A group of artists known as “Fourth World” presents an exhibition in Bruce Gallery,
January 27-February 20. “Fourth World” contends that there is a new culture — a world culture
that goes beyond national borders. The work of this group deals with many issues. Much of it is
designed to interact with visitors in the gallery. Found objects, sound, and motion will combine
to engage the viewer.
Ed Petrosky and Janet Neuwalder present “Parallel Dialogues,” March 14-April 10. Each
artist investigates natural forms. Each changes the context of these forms by placing them in
sequence with other forms. The forms they choose to work with are very similar, while their
mediums are less similar: Neuwalder uses clay, one of the oldest mediums for expression, while
Petrosky uses computer imaging, one of the newest.
Bruce Gallery hosts the annual Edinboro University Student Art Exhibition,
April 14 -May 8. This exhibition is arguably the most important of the year. It is a juried show
with many awards donated by area businesses. The show is always filled with strong artwork in
every visual art media. It gives students, faculty and the community a chance to celebrate the
work going on in the University’s art department.
Opening receptions are the first day of each exhibition with the gallery opening at 7 p.m.
on that day. Gallery hours are 2-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday evenings. For
more information, call (814) 732-2513 or 2406.
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Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
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September 9,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO ART STUDENTS IN HOYT INSTITUTE SHOW
Five Edinboro University of Pennsylvania art students are exhibiting at the Hoyt Institute
of Fine Arts in New Castle, Pa. The exhibition is part of the “Arts in the Universities” program.
The students are Rick Gribenas (Greensburg), installation; Jill Brougher (Scottdale), painting;
Brian Geary (Scottdale), painting; Kate McDevitt (Columbia), photography; and Jeff Brunner
(Pittsburgh), mixed media. The exhibit is now showing through September 19. Professor Steve
Emmett is advisor to the annual show.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
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Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
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September 10, 1998
MEDIA ADVISORY:
As a highlight of Edinboro University’s Fall 1998 University-wide Convocation,
scheduled for Friday, September 11, 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the University Center Multi-purpose
Room, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held on the lawn area between Centennial Hall and
Crawford Gymnasium at 9:45 a.m. to symbolize the beginning of construction of two multi
million dollar building and renovation projects on the Edinboro campus.
Both projects are part of Pennsylvania’s Shared-Cost Funding initiative (formerly known
as Operation Jump Start).
Earlier this year. Gov. Tom Ridge released $6.26 million in state funds for the two
projects ($2.37 million for the Arts and Sciences Center and $3.89 million for the Crawford
Center for Health and Physical Education and DisahiUty Resources). Under the Shared-Cost
Funding formula, the Commonwealth provides 75 percent of the construction costs, while the
University must raise the remaining 25 percent from private sources.
Edinboro University President Dr. Frank G. Pogue will preside over the ceremonial
groundbreaking. Mr. Donald Sheaffer, assistant vice chancellor for facihties management, will
bring greetings from the State System of Higher Education. Mr. Harry Thomas, vice chair of
Edinboro University’s Council of Trustees, will bring greetings from the trustees.
The Arts and Sciences Center will add within its 25,000-plus square feet two large and
two small auditoria, four classrooms, and two office complexes with 10 individual offices and
four conference/seminar rooms - all equipped with state-of-the-art instructional technology and
fully accessible to persons with disabihties.
The Crawford Center for Health and Physical Education and Disability Resources will
add more than 27,000 square feet of new construction and renovate 23,000-plus square feet of
existing space. The new space will house the main offices of the University’s Office for Students
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with Disabilities, an adaptive computer lab, a tactile/captioning lab, ten alternate testing labs, and
a Living and Learning Center for life skills development.
Fact cards with details about both projects will be available at the groundbreaking
ceremony.
Again, the Fall 1998 University-wide Convocation will be held in the University Center,
Friday, September 11, 8:30-9:30 a.m., followed by the groundbreaking ceremony from 9:45 to
10:15 a.m. on the Centennial/Crawford Lawn.
Media coverage is invited.
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Office of Public Relations and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
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September 14,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FILM PRODUCER MICHAEL MOORE INAUGURATES
EDINBORO’S CONCERT AND LECTURE SERIES
Michael Moore, producer and director of Roger and Me, will lead off Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania’s 1998-99 Concert and Lecture Series on Wednesday,
September 23, at 8 p.m. at the University’s McComb Fieldhouse. Moore received
national and international recognition for his 1989 documentary film named for Roger B.
Smith, chairman of General Motors. Moore is also host and executive producer of TV
Nation, the groundbreaking and Emmy Award-winning series described as “a
mesmerizing bit of biting satire, social commentary and just plain fun.”
Guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad will perform on Tuesday, October 27, at 8 p.m.
in the Newman Center. Described as “the most sensational of duo-guitarists,” the Assad
brothers are the leading guitar virtuosi of the day.
Performance artist Rinde Eckert will bring his act to Cooper Hall 101-102 on
Wednesday, November 18. Eckert, who explores the boundaries between genius and
madness, will act, sing and perform on several instruments.
Soprano Kimberly Hawkins will present the lecture-recital “From the Plantation
to the Concert Hall: The History of the African-American Spiritual” on Wednesday,
Febmary 3,1999, at 8 p.m. in the McComb Fieldhouse.
Urban Bush Women is one of the most exciting contemporary dance ensembles in
the country. Their performance on Wednesday, February 15, at 8 p.m. in McComb
Fieldhouse, will show how they use contemporary idioms and interdisciplinary art forms
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to create dance/theatre/music works rooted in the folklore and spiritual traditions of
African-Americans.
One of today’s premier big bands, Diva, which is composed solely of women
musicians, will perform on Tuesday, March 2, at 8:00 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. Diva
plays contemporary, mainstream big band jazz.
The Ying Quartet - David, Philip, Timothy and Janet Ying - will appear on
Wednesday, March 24, at 8:00 p.m. in the Newman Center. This amazing string quartet is
one of the most highly regarded young ensembles on the American music scene.
For information on Edinboro’s Concert and Lecture Series, contact the cultural
affairs office at (814) 732-2518.
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September 14, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FILM PRODUCER MICHAEL MOORE INAUGURATES
EDINBORO’S CONCERT AND LECTURE SERIES
Michael Moore, producer and director of Roger and Me, will lead off Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania’s 1998-99 Concert and Lecture Series on Wednesday,
September 23, at 8 p.m. at the University’s McComb Fieldhouse. Moore received
national and international recognition for his 1989 documentary film named for Roger B.
Smith, chairman of General Motors. Moore is also host and executive producer of TV
Nation, the groundbreaking and Enraiy Award-winning series described as “a
mesmerizing bit of biting satire, social commentary and just plain fun.”
Guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad will perform on Tuesday, October 27, at 8 p.m.
in the Newman Center. Described as “the most sensational of duo-guitarists,” the Assad
brothers are the leading guitar virtuosi of the day.
Performance artist Rinde Eckert will bring his act to Cooper Hall 101-102 on
Wednesday, November 18. Eckert, who explores the boundaries between genius and
madness, will act, sing and perform on several instruments.
Soprano Kimberly Hawkins will present the lecture-recital “From the Plantation
to the Concert Hall: The History of the African-American Spiritual” on Wednesday,
February 3,1999, at 8 p.m. in the McComb Fieldhouse.
Urban Bush Women is one of the most exciting contemporary dance ensembles in
the country. Their performance on Wednesday, February 15, at 8 p.m. in McComb
Fieldhouse, will show how they use contemporary idioms and interdisciplinary art forms
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to create dance/theatre/music works rooted in the folklore and spiritual traditions of
Afriean-Americans.
One of today’s premier big bands, Diva, which is composed solely of women
musicians, will perform on Tuesday, March 2, at 8:00 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. Diva
plays contemporary, mainstream big band jazz.
The Ying Quartet - David, Philip, Timothy and Janet Ying - will appear on
Wednesday, March 24, at 8:00 p.m. in the Newman Center. This amazing string quartet is
one of the most highly regarded young ensembles on the American music scene.
For information on Edinboro’s Concert and Lecture Series, contact the cultural
affairs office at (814) 732-2518.
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September 15,1998
NEWS ADVISORY:
EDINBORO CELEBRATES LATINO HERITAGE MONTH
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will celebrate Latino Heritage Month - September 15
through October 15 - with a series of cultural events in the University Center.
The opening ceremony will take place today, September 15, at 6 p.m. with a lecture by
Allegheny College professor Fernando Valerio on “Post-Colonial Encounters in the Caribbean
Diaspora; Encancaranublado” by Ana Lydia Vega.
Salsa music and dance lessons with Julio Quezada are scheduled for Thursday, September 24,
at 6 p.m.
On Friday, October 2, Edinboro Spanish professor Judy Gramley and student Eva Jerome will
make a brown bag presentation at noon featuring a video and slide show on the life and culture of
Panama and Venezuela.
Students interested in developing a Latino student organization will meet on Tuesday,
October 6, at 7 p.m.
The University’s observance of Latino Heritage Month will conclude on Thursday, October 15,
at 5 p.m. with a Pinata party.
For more information call the Office of Intercultural Relations at (814) 732-2912, or
(814) 732-2768.
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September 16,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MICHAEL MOORE AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
The opening of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s 1998-99 Concert and Lecture
Series will present Michael Moore, producer and director of the landmark documentary film
Roger and Me, on Wednesday, September 23, at 8 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse.
Moore was also host and executive producer of TV Nation, the groundbreaking, satirical
newsmagazine which won an Emmy as best informational series.
He first received national and international recognition in 1989 when he produced and
directed Roger and Me. This was Moore’s political satire about his quest to convince General
Motors Chairman, Roger B. Smith, to visit Flint, Michigan and witness the devastation wrought
by General Motors plant shutdowns. Moore was bom in Flint where his father and most of his
relatives worked in General Motors automobile factories. Roger and Me is the highest grossing
documentary of all time and appeared on more than 100 “10 Best Films of the Year” lists including those of Vincent Canby, Janet Maslin, Caryn James and Gene Siskel. A number of
critics named the 1989 film one of the ten best films of the decade.
Moore is also the author of a book. Downsize This: Random Threats from an Unarmed
American, which became a national bestseller. And he recently produced another documentary.
The Big One, in which he visits nearly 50 cities trying to find a corporate CEO who can explain
why, in spite of Wall Street’s billion-doUar profits, thousands of U. S. workers continue to be
laid off.
For more information on Moore’s appearance, contact Edinboro’s office of cultural
affairs at (814) 732-2518.
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September 21, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY AND ITS PRESIDENT COME TO WARREN
The University as a Neighbor Advisory Group of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is
sponsoring a reception for the community of Warren and surrounding areas to meet Dr. Frank
Pogue, Edinboro’s 15* president, and to introduce the University’s 1998-99 priorities.
The event is scheduled for Tuesday, September 29,4 to 6 p.m., at the Conewango Valley
Country Club in Warren.
Four-time Olympic medalist Bruce Baumgartner, Edinboro University’s athletic director,
will also be on hand.
Hosting the reception are the members of the Warren-Corry Area Coordinating Council
of the Edinboro University as a Neighbor Advisory Group: Jim Martin, president. Community
Care Foundation, Warren General Hospital; Judy Schadt, managing director, Warren/Forest
Higher Education Council; Deborah Roberts, executive director, Warren County Development
Association; Edinboro alumnus Scott Campbell, president. Great Lakes Custom Graphics of
Warren; Dave Sheneman, director of personnel and administration, Bradford Area School
District, representing the Edinboro University Alumni Association; and emeritus professor Dr.
Frank Johnson, past administrative director of Edinboro’s former Warren Campus.
Meet President Pogue on September 29 and learn about today’s and tomorrow’s Edinboro
University and higher education. For more information, contact Bill Reed, Edinboro’s assistant
vice president for media and community relations, 814-732-2745.
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September 22,1988
NEWS ADVISORY
Michael Moore, producer and director of the landmark documentary film
Roger and Me, will be available to meet the media on Wednesday, September 23, at
7:30 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. He will lecture and present video clips from his work
at 8:00 p.m.
Moore was also host and executive producer of 7Y Nation, the groundbreaking,
satirical news magazine which won an Emmy as best informational series.
Following his lecture, there will be a reception and book signing with Moore at
the Kilt in the University Center.
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September 22,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SUSAN HEGEL APPOINTED AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
Susan Hegel, CCC-SLP, joined the department of speech and communication studies at
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania this fall as an assistant professor. She received a Ph.D. in
speech-language pathology from the University of Oregon, an M.S. from Colorado State, and a
B.S. from Kalamazoo College. Prior to her appointment at Edinboro, Dr. Hegel was a speechlanguage pathologist in the McMinnville, Oregon, schools.
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September 23, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO ANNOUNCES UNIVERSITY CENTER PROGRAMS
The University Center at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced its fall
events for students and the public. Comedian John “Bagpipes” Johnston will bring his unique
humor to the campus on Saturday, September 26, at 8 p.m. Johnston has been described as a
blend of high-energy, stand-up comedy with a bagpipe twist of rock-and-roll.
The Joe DeJamette Quintet will perform on Friday, October 9, at 8 p.m. in the
University’s Multipurpose Room, and magician Becky Blaney will display her bag of tricks on
Saturday, November 7, at 8 p.m.
For more information on these events, contact Edinboro’s University Center at 732-2768.
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September 24, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;
EDINBORO PROFESSOR CHARLOTTE MOLRINE EARNS DOCTORATE
Charlotte Molrine, CCC-SLP, of the department of speech and communication studies at
Edinboro University, received a Ph.D. in speech-language pathology from Kent State University.
Her dissertation examined racial differences on tests of aphasia. She will present her findings at
the 1998 convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in San Antonio in
September.
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Edinboro, PA 16444
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September 24, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
TYLER SNYDER APPOINTED EDINBORO STUDENT TRUSTEE
Tyler Snyder of Titusville has been appointed by Governor Tom Ridge to serve as student
representative to the Council of Trustees at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Snyder is a
senior at Edinboro majoring in marketing.
In accepting the appointment, Snyder said he sees his new position as an opportunity to
help the University. His interests are addressing student and faculty concerns and improving
technology on campus through more computers and better application of software in classrooms.
He is also interested in getting a first-hand look at the business of the University.
Snyder is president of Edinboro’s business club and serves on the budget committee of
the Student Government Association. He is minoring in political science and is a volunteer in the
reelection campaign of state Rep. Scott Hutchinson. He is also a member of the University’s
marketing task force and its Commission on the Stams of Women.
Student representatives to the 11-member Councils of Trustees at Pennsylvania’s
14 state-owned universities are appointed by the Governor under provisions of Act 188 of 1982,
the enabling legislation for the State System of Higher Education. They are appointed for fouryear terms or until graduation.
Following graduation in May, Synder hopes to pursue an MBA degree or a career in
industrial sales.
He is the son of Christine Snyder of Cooperstown and Gary Snyder of Titusville.
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September 24, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CENTRAL STUDENTS TAKING CLASSES
AT EDINBORO THROUGH PROJECT ECHO
Students from Erie’s Central High School are taking a psychology course offered this
semester by Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. What’s different about this course is how it is
presented - via hve, interactive video conferencing.
From their classroom in Erie, the 19 Central High students are able to see and hear
Edinboro professor Ronald Craig in his class in Butterfield Hall on the Edinboro campus. Both
classes are equipped with microphones, cameras and monitors, connected by telephone lines. The
result is one large, extended classroom which allows Central students to earn college credits from
the convenience of their school, just as if they were in the Edinboro classroom in person.
The innovative program is a result of Project ECHO (Edinboro University Connection of
High School Opportunities) between Edinboro and the School District of the City of Erie. ECHO
is designed to use technology to bring together the University and the region’s school districts.
Its primary focus is the “Early Start” program which allows qualified students, such as those at
Central, to take college courses for credit while still in high school. The students will have a head
start on completing an associate or baccalaureate program at Edinboro or another institution.
For Craig, the class mns just as smoothly as any other class at Edinboro. With the video
and audio connections, Craig said there is virtually no difference in teaching this class. “With the
feedback we have from the Erie classroom, I can tell if something is not clear even in this
format.”
Edinboro’s associate vice president for technology and communications, Andrew Lawlor,
said Project ECHO was designed as a model for any school district to use. To help cover the cost
of tuition for the Central students, the University and the school district have created scholarships
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just for this pilot program. He said the University is already planning other courses to offer
during spring semester. He hopes tuition can be reduced to make the program even more
affordable to other school districts.
“The long-range plan is to enable the best students to obtain a significant amount of
credits - up to 12 to 24 credits - while they are still in high school,” said Lawlor. That will be
enough credits to enter Edinboro as second semester freshmen.”
Lawlor said Edinboro benefits because the brightest students will have an incentive to
enroll at Edinboro having already have earned credits there.
Another part of Project ECHO has been the creation of “Preparing for the College
Experience” a series of video tapes introducing students and their families to college life. The
videos completed so far cover career opportunities, study skills, and applying to college, and are
available to any school district involved in ECHO.
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September 25,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ERIE’S BAYFRONT HISTORY SUBJECT OF PRESENTATIONS
The transformation of Erie’s historic bayfront over the past century is the subject of a
series of presentations at the Bay view Commons by faculty from the history department at
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Through readings, personal memories and photographs, the
presentations bring to life Erie’s days as a leading fishing port, the Great Depression and World
War n eras, and the more recent decades of economic and environmental change. “A Century of
Change on Erie’s BayFront” is presented by the Erie Maritime Museum and the Raymond M.
Blasco, M.D., Memorial Library.
Professors Terra Jenrette and Ronald Spiller will discuss “Women’s Changing Roles” on
Monday, September 28, from 1-3 p.m. Dior Bemko will examine “Landscape/Environmental
Change” on Monday, October 5, from 1-3 p.m. Joe Laythe will discuss
“Recreation/Leisure/Tourism” on Monday, October 12, from 1-3 p.m. The final presentation,
“Tales from the Water Front,” will be made by Edinboro graduate Jeffrey Nelson on Monday,
October 19, from 7:30-9 p.m., and will feature a few of Erie’s historic maritime characters.
The events are free to the public but require registration. For more information call Chris
Magoc at 452-2744.
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Edinboro, PA 16444
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September 28, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
KENNETH BORLAND RECEIVES NATIONAL EDUCATOR AWARD
Kenneth Borland, principal of the Walnut Creek Middle School in Erie, has been chosen
as a winner of a Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award. Borland is one of four
Pennsylvania elementary school educators to receive the honor which includes a $25,CKX) award.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Eugene W. Hickok notified Borland at his office at
Walnut Creek where he has been principal since it opened six years ago.
‘The creativity and innovation that these exceptional teachers bring to the classroom
benefit their students immeasurably,” Hickok said. ‘These educators richly deserve the
recognition of the Milken Foundation for their unique contributions to students and the teaching
profession.”
Borland taught at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in the educational services
department and holds a master’s degree in secondary school administration and a secondary
school administration certification from Edinboro. He was principal at J.S. Wilson Middle
School prior to taking the position at Walnut Creek.
Borland’s award will be presented at the Milken Family Foundation National Education
Conference next June in California. Pennsylvania’s four winners also will be honored at an
awards banquet this November in Harrisburg.
The Milken Educator Awards program began 13 years ago in Cahfomia and now includes
38 states. Nationally, the Milken Family Foundation has awarded $33.3 million since the
program’s inception, including $550,(X)0 in Pennsylvania.
The award winners were selected based on strict criteria including: distinguished
achievement in developing innovative curricula, programs and/or teaching methods; outstanding
abihty to instill in students character and self-confidence, and the understanding of the direct
bearing that education has in their fives; a commitment to professional development; and
exemplary and innovative use of education technology in teaching and learning.
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September 28, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ACQUAINTANCE RAPE TOPIC OF EDINBORO THEATRE PROGRAM
In response to concern about acquaintance rape on college campuses, the wellness
program at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will present PlayRights, an interactive theatre
program, on Thursday, October 8, in the University Center. Performances will be at 6:30 and
8:30 p.m.
Acquaintance rape has been a hot topic among college students in recent years due to a
number of alarming statistics:
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Acquaintance rape is more common than heart attacks, alcoholism or even lefthandedness.
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Women aged 16-24 are the most likely victims.
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25 percent of college women have been victims of rape or attempted rape.
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Approximately 90 percent knew their attacker.
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Almost one-third of sexual assault victims suffer from rape trauma syndrome at some '
point.
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Symptoms may include depression, suicidal thoughts or attempts, and alcohol or other
drug abuse.
PlayRights uses educational theater to explore these topics and more. It challenges
common misconceptions about rape and provides practical information about legal, medical and
community options available to rape victims, how alcohol and other drugs are often used to
increase vulnerability, risk-education techniques, and ways for students of both genders to
support victims and work to end rape.
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“All of this is very important,” said Wellness Coordinator Mary Anne Weiner. “Violence
and victimization affect all of us, both personally and as a community. We need to become more
aware of ways to deal with it effectively.”
Presented in a lively, entertaining format, PlayRights follows the lives of four college
students, all friends, who react to a night that included alcohol, flirtation and a conflicting story.
In the course of the program, audience members will have the opportunity to ask the characters
questions in order to understand what they are thinking and feeling and to ascertain what
happened during the night in question. Professional actors from the Philadelphia area - all
college students - play the roles convincingly and with the understanding of the college
experience.
PlayRights was developed by Equalogy, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to
expanding awareness and promoting social change around issues of equality. Members of
Equalogy have more than 55 years of experience in the fields of violence and sexual assault,
including direct work experience in rape crisis centers.
For more information, contact the wellness program at (814) 732-2839.
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September 28,1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ELAYNE MORPHY SERVING HARRISBURG INTERNSHIP
Elayne Morphy of Erie, a senior psychology major at Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, is one of 15 students participating in The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS)
program this fall. She is working for state Rep. Ronald W. Cowell, D-Allegheny, and the House
Education Committee as part of the 15-week THIS program sponsored by the State System of
Higher Education.
THIS provides students the opportunity to work in all areas of state government while
earning a full semester’s worth of credits. The semester-long program invites students from each
of the 14 State System universities to participate.
Morphy, who is a 1973 graduate of St. Benedict’s Academy, and the other students
participating in the program will attend several academic seminars during their fall semester
internships. Each of the students also will complete an individualized research project as part of
the program requirements.
More than 100 students from State System universities have participated in THIS since
the program began in 1989, gaining valuable insight into the workings of state government at the
policy-making level. Interns have worked with dozens of state agencies, as well as in the offices
of the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the attorney general.
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