VOLUME 14, NUMBER 21 SEPT. 10 , 2012

California University

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Students Describe Conventions on Constitution Day

Art Students Pitch in for ‘Blast’

Acting University President Geraldine M.Jones delivered her first State of theUniversity address Aug. 28, emphasizing

collaboration and unity at a combined convocationfor both faculty and staff.

“I want to communicate with you and rely onyour help to move this university forward,” she said.“Cal U must respond to the challenges of a changingworld. Those challenges are real, but notinsurmountable.

“I will try hard not to disappoint.”Dr. Bruce Barnhart, newly appointed as acting

provost, welcomed the a crowd of nearly 1,000 on thesecond day of classes for the 2012-2013 academicyear, then introduced the President.

She thanked the faculty and staff members fortheir support since she assumed her current role inMay, and said Cal U’s most valuable asset is “ourhuman resources.”

“Looking out at you today reminds me of what agreat university Cal U is,” President Jones said. “Thebest way to improve our finances and our enrollmentis for each of us to do our job, and do it well.”

She announced three primary goals for theupcoming year: to focus on the core mission ofeducating students, to stabilize enrollment, and to

restore the University to sound financial footing by“instituting financial solvency principles.”

Although figures will not be finalized later in thesemester, Cal U reported a first-day enrollmentdecrease of about 9 percent compared to last year, shereported. The graduate school showed a slight gain inenrollment, offset by a decrease in undergraduates.

President Jones also outlined measures taken toimprove the University’s financial status. Spendingcuts during the 2011-2012 fiscal year reduced aprojected year-end deficit from $9.7 million to just$1.1 million by the close of the fiscal year.

Salaries, benefits and other fixed expenses accountfor 80 percent of Cal U’s $120 million budget, thePresident said, making it difficult to achieve savings.And a decline in enrollment means the Universitywill have less revenue from tuition and fees in thecoming year.

Consequently, the original budget projection for2012-2013 anticipated an $11.8 million deficit, shereported. But across-the-board cuts in discretionaryallocations, plus manager furloughs, reductions inathletic spending and other measures, trimmed theprojected deficit to $4.2 million.

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At Convocation, PresidentSeeks Unity, Collaboration

Acting President Geraldine M. Jones updates both faculty andstaff at a combined convocation on Aug. 28.

Nine Cal U students who attended the Republicanand Democratic national conventions will sharetheir story as part of Cal U’s annual

Constitution Day celebration.The students rubbed elbows with media figures and

political luminaries while serving as behind-the-scenesvolunteers in Tampa, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C.

They will share anecdotes about the people they metand the backstage workings of the conventions during aninformal panel discussion at noon Sept. 17 in thePerformance Center.

“Conventional Wisdom” caps off a series of panelpresentations on topical issues. Cal U faculty and stu-dents, plus several special guests, will speak at theseConstitution Day talks:

9 a.m. — “Diversity in Politics: Race, Gender, andReligion,” Room 215, Watkins Hall

–“Private Sector v. Public Sector: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs,”

Room 313, Duda Hall 10 a.m. — “You Can’t Lead If You Don’t Vote,”

Room 303, Duda Hall11 a.m. —“Incivility in Politics: Meaner than Joe

Greene,” Room 312, Duda Hall–“Health Care: It’s Serious Business,” Performance

Center, Natali Student CenterNoon — “Conventional Wisdom: Two Candidates,

Nine Students at the National Political Conventions,”Performance Center

All Constitution Day presentations are free and opento the public, as well as the campus community.

Beginning at noon, students will conduct a voter reg-istration drive in the Natali Student Center. They alsowill be reminding potential voters about the requirementsof Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law.

An annual event mandated at all schools that receivefederal funds, Constitution Day commemorates the sign-ing of the U.S. Constitution. The American DemocracyProject at Cal U has organized this year’s program inpartnership with the Linda and Harry Serene LeadershipInstitute. Co-sponsors are the Office of the President, theOffice of the Provost/Academic Affairs, the College ofLiberal Arts, the College of Education and HumanServices, and the Eberly College of Science andTechnology.

To see photos from the conventions and read firsthandaccounts reported by Cal U students, visit www.calu.edu .

Students in the Department of Art andDesign got an early jump on communityservice by taking an active role in the

seventh annual “Art Blast on the Mon” inGreensboro, Pa.

The town’s biggest annual event, “Art Blast”typically attracts nearly 2,000 people.

This year, the family-oriented art, musicand entertainment festival, held Sept. 1-2,included “Everyone’s Art Show” in theGreensboro Fire Hall.

Coordinator for the show was Cal U seniorValerie Herrero, who served as artist-in-residence for Greensboro this summer underthe tutelage of associate professor MaggyAston.

“Valerie and the art club really put in a lot

of community service hours, and the ‘Art Blast’organizers really appreciate all the help theyhave had from these students,” Aston said.

In all, 15 Cal U students exhibited artwork,assisted Herrero with setup or gavedemonstrations during the festival. Amongthem were Jordan Wong, who created the “ArtBlast” poster, and Andrew Tishler, Herrero’sprimary setup assistant.

Aston and colleague Todd Pinkhamsubmitted artworks. Both department chairGreg Harrison and faculty member SpencerNorman checked in at the festival, and alumnifrom the Art and Design Department staffedbooths, gave demonstrations or served asjudges.

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Grant for Water QualityFrom left to right: Cal U students Brian Nicholson, Nathan Polen and AndrewJinkens take water quality samples from Pike Run. A second grant from theDominion Foundation will enable Cal U geology students to continueenvironmental monitoring of Pike Run. See story on page 3.

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Underground Café Season Opens

Campus BRIEFS

New Roles for New Semester

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and that we will not remedy our financial situationovernight,” President Jones said.

“We are working hard to identify additional savingopportunities within our discretionary budgets beforeconsidering reductions in our fixed expenses. We arecommitted to finding these additional savings withoutany negative impact to the core mission of the University— educating our students.”

Every faculty and staff member can play a role inrecruiting new students and encouraging retention, sheadded, and all employees have ownership in theUniversity and its future.

“It is this collectiveness and cohesiveness that will getus through these difficult times. We will be stronger andbetter, I have no doubt about that. I believe we can dogreat things together — and we will.”

Before President Jones’ update, Dr. Michael Slavin,president of APSCUF, urged the faculty to remainoptimistic and to focus on Cal U’s mission as anacademic institution.

Pledging his allegiance to the acting president, herecognized her appointment as Cal U’s first female andfirst African-American leader as a “historic moment” forthe University.

Slavin called for “true shared governance that looksfor a diversity of thought between faculty and staff,” andoffered to serve as the President’s “jester” — not a fool,but the one person, in a medieval court, who couldspeak truth to power without fear of repercussions.

“The faculty and staff are here to help theadministration, and we all must be open and forthrightas we work through these great challenges,” he said.

President Jones concluded the convocation byannouncing a series of budget workshops and statingthat Mission Day, set for Oct. 24, will focus on the newstrategic plan and enrollment initiatives.

The Underground Café begins the fall semester Thursdaywith a performance by poet Katie Wirsing at 9 p.m.Weather permitting, the café will be held outdoors, in the

Convocation Center courtyard.Wirsing’s team won the National Poetry Slam in 2006, and

she was Denver’s city slam champ in 2007. She has representedthe city at the Women of the World Poetry Competition andappeared twice at the Individual World Poetry SlamCompetition.

Wirsing has appeared on Dyke TV, NPR, Femme Fatalemagazine, the BBC and countless local radio stations. She is thepoetic voice on a national commercial for Kasassa Banking.

The Commuter Center, located next to the Vulcan Theatre inthe Natali Student Center, is transformed into the UndergroundCafé on Thursday evenings from 9 p.m. until midnight during thefall and spring semesters. Students and members of the Cal Ucommunity are welcome to attend, or to showcase their owntalents during 15-minute slots each week.

At the Faculty-Staff Convocation, ActingPresident Geraldine M. Jones announced that anumber of faculty members and administrators

will hold new positions in the 2012-2013 academic year.Among those in new roles are:

• Dr. Bruce Barnhart, acting provost and vicepresident for Academic Affairs. He had served as theassociate provost/associate vice president for AcademicAffairs since 2008.

• Dr. Nancy Pinardi, interim vice president forStudent Affairs. She replaces Dr. Lenora Angelone, whoretired. Pinardi most recently served as associate vicepresident for Student Affairs and the University’s liaisonto the Student Association Inc.

• Dr. Stanley Komacek, associate provost and deanof the School of Graduate Education and Research. Hetakes over for Dr. John Cencich, who returns to teachingin the Department of Justice, Law and Society.

• Dr. Daniel Engstrom, associate provost/associatevice president for student retention and success. Before

moving to this position, he was the associate dean in theCollege of Education and Human Services.

• Dr. Caryl Sheffield, interim associateprovost/acting associate vice president for AcademicAffairs.

• Dr. Stephen Whitehead, interim associateprovost/acting associate vice president for AcademicAffairs.

• Dr. John Kallis, interim dean of the Eberly Collegeof Science and Technology. He succeeds Dr. LeonardColelli, who now is the provost at Potomac StateCollege in West Virginia.

• Dr. Joseph Schickel, chair of the Department ofApplied Engineering and Technology.

• Dr. Yugo Ikach, chair of the Department ofMusic.

• Dr. Richard LaRosa, chair of the Department ofBusiness and Economics.

• Joseph Schickel, chair of the Department ofApplied Engineering and Technology.

President:Collaboration,Unity Are Key

Dr. Bruce Barnhart, acting provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, introduces Cal U administrators at Faculty­StaffConvocation.

Women’s ConferenceBegins Friday

This Friday and Saturday the PASSHEWomen’s Consortium and the Audrey-BethFitch Women’s Studies Conference will presentWomen: Finding a Voice and Leading for Change.

The conference at Cal U will address theneed for female leaders and explore women’sleadership in the home, the workplace, themedia, the political arena and the community.

Keynote sessions will be held in theConvocation Center.

Speakers include Ellen Bravo, author ofTaking on the Big Boys, who will discuss work-place issues; Ayana Ledford, of CarnegieMellon University’s Progress Center, who willteach about negotiation and gender awareness;and Annie Holmes, of Penn State University,who will discuss the campus climate forwomen.

A wide variety of breakout sessions also areplanned on topics such as women in academia,workplace support for women, sex education,women’s issues in the U.S. presidential election,and women in media and professional sports.

The conference is open to public. A link toonline registration and the full conferenceschedule is available on the Cal U homepage,www.calu.edu .

Cost is $60 for members of the PASSHEWomen’s Consortium, $75 for non-members.The registration fee includes dinner on Friday,plus a continental breakfast and lunch onSaturday.

Students with a valid ID pay $20 for confer-ence sessions plus meals; without meals, theymay attend the conference at no charge.

Health Fair Set WednesdayThe 25th annual Health Fair is set for 11

a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday in the ConvocationCenter’s south conference wing.

More than 30 representatives of the healthcare industry will staff booths addressing healthand wellness topics such as diabetes, smokingcessation, orthopedics and more.

Blood pressure and blood glucose screeningswill be offered, as well as screenings for skin,dental and foot problems. Attendees can learntheir body-mass index or, for a fee, receive a flushot administered by staff from CentervilleClinics.

The first 1,000 attendees will receive a softbackpack, and T-shirts will be distributed ran-domly throughout the day.

Music and a variety of entertainment eventswill take place in the Convocation Center court-yard

For more information, contact nurse practi-tioner Fran Fayish at 724-938-5922 or e-mailfayish@calu.edu .

Football on TVFour Vulcan football games will be shown

live on Pittsburgh’s CW this fall.The first telecast will be Cal U’s PSAC-West

opening game at Edinboro University thisSaturday at 6 p.m.

Both of Cal U’s 3:30 p.m. home games thefollowing two weeks will be broadcast live. TheVulcans will play host to IUP on Sept. 22 andWest Chester on Sept. 29 at AdamsonStadium’s Hepner-Bailey Field.

The final game on CW will be a 3:30 p.m.home game against Slippery Rock on Oct. 27.

Award­winningpoet Katie Wirsing

will perform at 9p.m. Thursday inthe Convocation

Center courtyard aspart of the

Underground Café.

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Prior Learning CreditNow Easier to Obtain

StudentsPitch in forGreensboro

‘Art Blast’

DominionGrant

SupportsProject atPike Run

A$25,000 grant from theDominion Foundation willprovide more active, real-world

learning opportunities for students inCal U’s geology program.

The grant is part of the DominionFoundation’s Higher EducationPartnership Program, which hasawarded a total of $1 million in grantsto 15 college and post-secondaryschools across 10 states to help projectsin renewable energy, environmentalstudies, engineering and workforcedevelopment.

The grant to Cal U will enablegeology students to continueenvironmental monitoring of Pike Run,a small waterway near campus.

Students will conduct real-timemonitoring of stream flow and waterquality; extend an existing GeographicInformation database to manage theresulting data; implement a plan forregular monitoring in the 29-square-mile Pike Run watershed; andexperiment with small-scaleremediation methods to improve waterquality.

The project also will reconfigure thePike Run Watershed Association as apermanent, active membershiporganization within the Cal U GeologyClub.

The grant will facilitate ongoingresearch by Cal U undergraduates byproviding instrumentation formonitoring the stream and analyzingwater quality.

“This project will help with career-building by exposing students to fieldwork and real-world data-gatheringtechniques,” said Dr. Kyle Fredrick, anassociate professor in Cal U’sDepartment of Earth Science.

“It will help students develop theanalytical, higher-order thinking that isprized in the workforce. At the sametime, it will provide both a database anda forum for connecting science with thebroader community.”

The project builds on data-gatheringat Pike Run that began with the supportof a 2011 grant, also awarded by theDominion Foundation.

Dominion is one of the nation’slargest producers and transporters ofenergy, with a portfolio ofapproximately 28,000 megawatts ofgeneration.

Dominion operates the nation’slargest natural gas storage system andserves retail energy customers in 15states.

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Associated Artists of Cal Usponsored “Everyone’s Art Show” andoffer prizes in the “everyone” category,as well as preschool, elementary, middleschool and high school awards. Viewerspaid a dollar per vote to select the winnerof the People’s Choice Award.

Cal U students were heard, as well asseen, at the festival. Musicians SeamusHutchens, Nick Conti and RosannaPaterra all performed.

“We want to be active in promotingthe arts in both the Cal U communityand outside in our regionalcommunities,” said Herrero. “This was aperfect opportunity, because the ‘ArtBlast’ needed help, and we had theresources to pitch in and make the showbetter.

“These are the types of things Ibelieve artists should be involved in,”added Herrero, who also serves as achildren’s teaching assistant at theCarnegie Museum of Art.

“The ‘Art Blast’ was an opportunityto get Cal U involved, and it’s importantthat we continue to do more.”

Cal U’s active involvement with theseventh annual ‘Art Blast on the Mon’festival included an event poster createdby senior Jordan Wong.

What’sNext? Biology majorsRoger King andJessicaDominiczaklook over aschedule out­side of FrichHall on thefirst day of thefall semester.

Two law enforcement experts will share theirexperiences Sept. 18 as part of the new Justice,Law and Society speaker series.

Kevin Grippo is chief of the South Connellsville (Pa.)Police Department. A 15-year veteran of lawenforcement, he has been a member of the FayetteCounty Drug Task Force since 2000. Grippo is a taskforce officer with the FBI through the Pittsburgh High-

Tech Crimes Task Force.Special Agent Patrick J. Howley, of the Pittsburgh

Division, Mon Valley Resident Agency, has been with theFBI for 16 years. His investigative experiences includefinancial, public corruption and bank robberies, and hecurrently concentrates on crimes against children.

The presentations will take place at 11 a.m. in EberlyHall, Room 110.

The Pennsylvania StateSystem of HigherEducation

(PASSHE) has formed aninnovative collaborationwithLearningCounts.org andthe Council for Adult andExperiential Learning(CAEL) that will ensureprospective students receive creditfor college-level learning they havegained through their work, military orother prior learning experiences.

PASSHE universities for years haverecognized prior college-level learningas demonstrated through assessmentssuch as the College Board’s CollegeLevel Examination Program (CLEP)and Advanced Placement (AP)courses and exams.

This new collaboration willbroaden the opportunities forprospective students to have priorlearning assessed through astandardized process. And it will helpprospective students become moreaware of avenues that make earning acollege degree more affordable,efficient and possible.

“The PASSHE-LearningCounts.org and CAEL partnership representsa major step forward in the StateSystem’s efforts to make it easier forreturning adult students to haveoptions for obtaining credit for theirprior learning,” said PASSHEChancellor Dr. John C. Cavanaugh.

“This partnership is based onPASSHE having the ability to makeoptions known and available tostudents to determine whether they are

eligible and can obtain credit forthat learning. It is additional

evidence that PASSHE isserious about makingmore options availablefor returning adultstudents to complete

their degrees.”Chari Leader Kelly,

vice president ofLearningCounts.org, said this

collaboration with PASSHE is groundbreaking on many levels.

“This approach means a better-educated workforce, a higher degreecompletion rate and a more affordabledegree for the thousands of adultswho are just starting their degrees, orhave some college, but need tocomplete. This better-educatedworkforce has the potential to attractnew employers to the state.”

Through this collaboration,prospective students will be able tocreate portfolios that demonstrateprior learning outcomes obtainedthrough specific work, military orother training programs, as well as themany forms of online content such asMassively Open Online Courses(MOOCs).

Prospective students’ portfolioswill have to provide evidence that thelearning outcomes achieved arecomparable to those of a student whopassed the same course in a regularacademic setting.

The LearningCounts.orgcollaboration is part of a broaderstrategy to make it easier for adults tocomplete their college degrees atPASSHE universities.

Law Enforcement Experts Speak Sept. 18

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Register Now forTeaching and Learning

Conference

Geraldine M. JonesActing University President

Dr. Bruce BarnhartActing Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Charles Mance Vice President for University Technology Services

Robert ThornVice President for Administration and Finance

Craig Butzine Vice President for Marketing and University Relations

Sharon NavoneyInterim Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Dr. Nancy PinardiInterim Vice President for Student Affairs

Christine KindlEditor

Bruce Wald, Wendy Mackall, Jeff BenderWriters

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Five individuals will compriseCalifornia University ofPennsylvania’s 18th Athletic Hall of

Fame class.The 2012 inductees are Katie Barker-

Collins, Class of 2006 (women’s volleyball);Lori Burkholder (softball); Thomas “Shot”Jackson, Class of 1977 (football, wrestling,track and field); the late President EmeritusDr. George H. Roadman, Class of 1941;and Derrick Scott, Class of 1997 (men’sbasketball).

These former Vulcan standouts will beinducted officially at the 2012 Cal UAthletic Hall of Fame dinner, set for 5:30p.m. Oct. 12 in the Performance Centerinside the Elmo Natali Student Center onCal U’s main campus.

The inductees also will be featured onthe scoreboard during the Vulcans’Homecoming football game against LockHaven University the following afternoon.

Tickets for the Hall of Fame dinner are$30 each. The public may attend.

For reservations, contact Montean Deanin the Office of Alumni Relations, 724-938-4418. Proceeds from the dinner will be usedto establish a Hall of Fame athleticscholarship.

Each inductee will be profiled in theJournal. Here are their Hall of Famecredentials.

Katie Barker-Collins ’06 (Pittsburgh,Pa./Baldwin HS) was an outside hitter forthe women’s volleyball team from 2002-2005. She finished her career as theprogram’s all-time career leader in kills(1,895) and digs (1,821), both the second-highest totals in school history. Her 149career service aces and 464 games playedcurrently rank third and fifth, respectively.

In 2004, Barker-Collins’ 641 kills led thePSAC and ranked ninth in the NCAA’sDivision II. She was a three-time AVCAAll-Region selection, earning first-teamhonors her junior and senior seasons. Alsoa three-time all-conference and two-timetime CoSIDA Academic All-Districtselection, Barker-Collins was named to the2004 NCAA Atlantic Regional All-Tournament team. Cal U competed in theNCAA post-season each year that sheplayed for the Vulcans, and she led the teamto its first PSAC title in 13 years during her2005 senior season.

Lori Burkholder (Carmichaels,Pa./Carmichaels HS) was a four-yearstarting centerfielder for the softball teamfrom 1990-1993. She remains the program’scareer leader in triples (22) and stolen bases(73); including a single-season school record27 in 1990. Burkholder also finished with a.385 career batting average, which still rankssixth in program history. She scored arecord-breaking 56 runs in 1993.

A three-time NFCA All-Region and all-conference selection, Burkholder was asecond-team All-American in 1993. Shehelped the Vulcans make the program’s firstfour NCAA tourney appearances and win

the first Cal U women’s team PSACchampionship in 1991. Cal U’s cumulativerecord during the Burkholder years was148-40-1, with a 36-4 PSAC-West mark.

Thomas “Shot” Jackson ’77 (Houston,Pa./Chartiers-Houston HS) was a three-sport star for the Vulcans from 1973-1977,starring in football, wrestling and track andfield. During his 1976 senior season infootball, the defensive lineman served as co-captain and was named MVP aftercompiling a team-high 139 tackles. He alsoreceived the Andrew Kuzemka MemorialAward for commendable athletic andacademic success.

Jackson compiled a 52-15 careerwrestling record at 177 pounds and was afour-time NAIA Tournament qualifier. Heearned second place at the 1977 PSACWrestling Championships after third andfourth place showings the previous twoyears.

He also competed in pole vault andearned four letters on the track and fieldteam.

Dr. George H. Roadman ’41(Merrittstown, Pa./Redstone HS) was CalU’s fourth president, serving from 1968-1977. He previously had been a professorand then an administrator at California, hisalma mater, for 23 years. He was theschool’s Dean of Academic Affairs from1957 until being named President.

During Roadman’s presidency, Calenjoyed considerable athletic success. Themen’s basketball team won the program’sfirst of eight PSAC titles in 1970, and themen’s tennis team won consecutiveconference crowns in 1971-1972.

The school also expanded its athleticfacilities during Roadman’s tenure,including the 1970 opening of AdamsonStadium. In recognition of Roadman’scontribution to the Cal U community andto Vulcan athletics, the College Farm sportsand recreation complex on the southcampus was named the George H.Roadman Recreational Park.

Derrick Scott ’97 (Duquesne,Pa./Duquesne HS) was a four-year startingpost-player for the men’s basketball teamfrom 1993-1997. He finished with 1,661career points and 808 career rebounds,while shooting over 60 percent from thefloor. He still ranks sixth in career scoringand fourth in career rebounding.

A three-time all-conference selection,Scott was named to the 1994 NCAA EastRegional All-Tournament Team. He helpedthe Vulcans make three consecutive NCAAtourney appearances, NCAA Regional titlegames and PSAC finals, plus two PSACchampionships. In addition, the teamreached the 1996 NCAA Division IINational Final Four.

Over his first three seasons, the Vulcanscompiled a 75-18 cumulative record and 31-5 PSAC-West mark. The Vulcans made afourth straight PSAC Final Four showingScott’s final season.

Registration is under way forthe Berger FellowshipConference, Celebrating

Excellence in Teaching and Learning,set for 9 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Oct. 6 inthe Convocation Center.

Designed for classroomteachers, reading specialists, pre-service teachers and othereducators, this affordableconference focuses on achievingexcellence in education.

Keynote speaker is Dr. RichardL. Allington, a professor ofeducation at the University ofTennessee and an internationallyrecognized literacy researcher. Apast president of the NationalReading Conference and theInternational Reading Association,he is the author of more than 100articles, chapters, monographs andbooks, many dealing with effectiveinstruction and teaching reading tostudents with learning disabilities.

Allington will hold a booksigning after his keynote address,which will address “raising the bar”in teaching. For an additional $20fee, a limited number of attendeesmay register to join him at aninformal, interactive luncheon.

In addition to the keynote talk,educators from southwesternPennsylvania will present 15workshop sessions at theconference. Attendees can chooseamong topics such as “Enrichment

and Intervention,” “Class-wide PeerTutoring,” “Motivating StudentsThrough Authentic LearningExperiences” and teaching 21st-century learners using iPads,archival photographs or graphicnovels.

The conference is affordablypriced at just $30, thanks togenerous support from the Jeff andBeverly Berger Faculty Fellowshipin Education at Cal U. To promotetheir participation in thissubstantive learning experience,undergraduate students atCalifornia University will beadmitted free of charge.

The registration fee includes acontinental breakfast and lightrefreshments. Act 48 credits areavailable for educationprofessionals.

Online registration closes Oct.1. Seating is limited; if theconference is filled, no onsiteregistration will be available.

To register with a check ormoney order, make checks payableto the Foundation for CaliforniaUniversity of Pennsylvania, andwrite “Berger FellowshipConference” on the memo line.Send payment to the Foundation atP.O. Box 668, California, PA 15419.

For a complete conferenceschedule, keynote speaker’sbiography and other details, visitwww.calu.edu .

Cal U AnnouncesHall of Fame Class

Read All About ItTaking advantage of the shade provided by nearly 500 trees on Cal U’s 96­acre maincampus, geology major Andrew Dieffenbach catches up on his reading in betweenclassed during the first week of the semester.

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