TakeCharge of

Lives, MLKSpeaker

UrgesStudents

Faculty Convocation Examines‘Challenges and Opportunities’

VOLUME 14, NUMBER 3 FEB. 6 , 2012

California University

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Cal U students must take charge oftheir lives and keep moving forwardif they hope to keep Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr.’s dream of equality alive,said the guest speaker at the second annualMartin Luther King Jr. Day Luncheon.

The invitation-only event, hosted by theOffice of Multicultural Student Programs,was held Jan. 24 in the Performance Center.

“The Martin Luther King celebration isdesigned for us to recount the life of Dr.King,” said the Rev. Herman “Skip” MasonJr. “In order for us to move forward, notonly must we look back at the past, but wealso must plot our course for the future. Wemust continue to move.”

Mason has served as pastor of the St.James C.M.E. Church and the GreaterHopewell C.M.E. Church in Atlanta.Currently, he is an archivist at MorehouseCollege in Atlanta, where he also holds anendowed chair as the Edward and HermeseDirector of Morehouse College’s LearningResource Center.

Mason is the national president of AlphaPhi Alpha Fraternity Inc., founded atCornell University in 1906 as the nation’sfirst inter-collegiate black Greek letterfraternity. He also serves on the board of theMartin Luther King Memorial Foundation.

Mason described King as theorganization’s most famous member and theworld’s most iconic civil rights activist.

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Sudden and drastic reductions in state funding have cre-ated unprecedented challenges for Cal U, says PresidentAngelo Armenti, Jr., but the university continues to

offer high-quality education, and it remains a good value forstudents and their families.

Speaking at the spring 2012 Faculty Convocation,President Armenti bluntly outlined the financial challengesfacing the University:

• Deep cuts in state appropriations to the PennsylvaniaState System of Higher Education (PASSHE), coupled witha state-proposed “freeze” that would take an additional 5 per-cent of the University budget off the table;

• $19 million in “budget items beyond our control” sincefiscal year 2010, including significant increases in health carebenefits and retirement costs;

• Policy changes enacted by the Board of Governors thataffect performance funding and spending;

• And lagging student enrollment for the first time in well

over a decade, with a first-day spring semester headcount thatdeclined by 2 percent compared to spring 2011.

The privatization of public higher education is no longera gradual process, and the current business model governingPASSHE universities is financially unsustainable, PresidentArmenti said.

“Change has happened so abruptly that we now face acrisis. We must pursue a survival strategy that preserves ourmission of providing high quality education at the lowestpossible cost to students — while at the same time achievinga balanced budget.”

It will take drastic action to achieve that dual goal, hesaid. To reduce recurring expenditures in this and future fis-cal years, the University will furlough a number of non-unionemployees under the “Nonrepresented Employee SeveranceProgram” enacted last fall by the PASSHE Board ofGovernors.

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President Angelo Armenti, Jr. addresses the faculty during spring Faculty Convocation in Morgan Hall.

Cal U never wants to lose anotherstudent to alcohol poisoning.

That’s why the University hasinstituted the Red Watch Band program,which teaches students to recognize thesymptoms of an alcohol overdose and takeimmediate life-saving measures.

Lori and Tony Bobbitt don’t want otherfamilies to feel the pain they’ve endured sincetheir son Kiel, a Cal U freshman, died onMay 1, 2008, after a night of heavy drinking.

That’s why they spoke — occasionallythrough tears — at the initial Red WatchBand training session on Jan. 19.

“The hardest part about dealing withalcohol poisoning is making the decision tohelp,” said Tony Bobbitt, of Greencastle, Pa.“Friends don’t let friends die of alcoholpoisoning. A little bit of knowledge aboutalcohol and its effects could have changedeverything that night.”

Donna George, Cal U’s alcohol and otherdrug prevention specialist, organized the RedWatch Band training as a collaborative effortwith Residence Life and Vulcan Village.Fifty-five students who work as communityassistants in Vulcan Village or Cal U

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Red Watch Band BattlesAlcohol Poisoning

Tony and Lori Bobbitt described the night of their son’s death and urged students tobe knowledgeable about alcohol and its effects during the initial Red Watch Bandtraining session on Jan. 19.

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Band Directorto Lead

WashingtonSymphonyOrchestra

MLK Speaker: Take ChargeContinued from page 1

“One of the tenets of the (civil rights)movement was to march,” Mason said.“Marching is a movement forward, notbackward, sometimes going intounknown territory, sometimes not quitesure of what lies ahead. But by faith andby determination and prayer, wemove forward.”

Especially in this presidential election,year Mason urged students to take part inan important “march” to the polls,because voting is where the power lies.

“The problem that I see now with thiswonderful generation … is that we don’tall want to move. We would rather drive,tweet or Facebook our way to themovement,” he said.

“I say to you, we have to continue to

march. When you encounter obstacles,march around them and see if those wallswill come tumbling down.”

Mason also discussed the new MartinLuther King Jr. National Memorial,located on the National Mall inWashington, D.C.

“I encourage you to march your wayto Washington and view the symbol of …all humans who believe in life, love,liberty and the pursuit of happiness,”he said.

Mason challenged Cal U students tocontinue the movement that King carriedon his shoulders.

“Don’t just sit here on this campus.Get up, move, and march around thiscampus, around your situations. May wecontinue to move forward in the spirit ofMartin Luther King.”

Dr. Yugo Ikach, associate professor of musicand director of the University choir, continuesto showcase Cal U musicians in a variety of

ways.Ikach is also the music director and principal

conductor of the Washington Symphony Orchestra.For this weekend’s performance hehas asked colleague Dr. MartySharer to lead the WSO in musicalselections including JohnWilliams’ Olympic Fanfare andTheme, music from the film TheMagnificent Seven, and Beethoven’sEroica.

The performance at 8 p.m.Saturday in the Trinity HighSchool auditorium is billed as amusical tribute to “heroes.” TheWSO is encouraging people to write a few lines abouttheir real-life heroes on the orchestra’s Facebook page.Several participants will be chosen at random toreceive a pair of tickets.

Sharer joined the faculty at Cal in 2009 as anassistant professor of music and the associate directorof bands. He previously taught at CampbellsvilleUniversity in Kentucky, where he served as musicprofessor, director of percussion studies, director of thejazz ensemble and assistant director of the marchingband.

“I’m always thinking of Cal U, and incorporatingour on-campus talent only enhances the WSOperformances,” said Ikach, noting that the Cal U StringEnsemble performs at two WSO concerts each year.

“Marty Sharer will do a great job, and we arethrilled to have him join us.”

Last fall, Ikach featured another colleague, ToddPinkham, in a WSO performance. Pinkham, anassistant professor of art and design, joined two otherlocal artists who painted onstage while the orchestraperformed Borodin’s In the Steppes of Central Asia.

Saturday’s concert also will feature ninth-graderMcKenna Barney of Venetia, Pa., winner of theWSO’s 2011 Young Artist Competition.

At all Washington Symphony Orchestra concerts,Cal U students are admitted free of charge with a validCalCard. Ikach regularly urges students from allmajors to attend live cultural events.

The Washington Symphony Orchestra will perform“Heroes” at 8 p.m. Feb. 11 in Trinity High SchoolAuditorium, 231 Park Ave., Washington, Pa. Ticket price is$20 for adults, $15 for senior citizens and youth up to age 18;Cal U music students are admitted free with a validCalCard. For more information, call Sandy Sabotat 724-223-9796.

Senior Grant Eaton mapped out an education planthat included internships and service learning —and it’s leading him to a highly competitive 10-

week summer internship with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C.

The NGA provides timely, relevant and accurategeospatial intelligence in support of national security.

As a Department of Defense combat supportagency and a member of the U.S. intelligencecommunity, the agency uses remotely sensed data,physical geography, land cover and cultural data to helpits mission partners visualize and understand the world.

Eaton, of Waterford, Pa., was one of roughly 50interns selected by the NGA from a field of severalhundred applicants. Before beginning his work inWashington, he must obtain a Top Secret securityclearance with access to Sensitive CompartmentedInformation.

“This internship is a great opportunity for me,” saidEaton, a geography major with concentrations ingeographic information systems (GIS) and emergencymanagement.

“I kind of look at this as a great big door that canlead me into many different areas.”

The NGA sees student interns as its futureworkforce, and nearly 92 percent of the agency’sinterns have landed full-time, permanent positions withthe agency upon graduation.

“The NGA does a lot with mapping before disastersand after disasters,” explained Dr. Thomas Mueller,Eaton’s academic adviser.

“They figure out where the impacted areas are.They are the ones who really create those maps, givesome sort of synopsis, and then get the informationinto the hands of the people who can make decisions.”

The NGA also supports intelligence operations. Forexample, the agency mapped Osama bin Laden’scompound, analyzed drone data and helped specialforces simulate their mission to eliminate the terroristleader.

All NGA interns must have a grade-point averageof at least 3.0, but Eaton’s activities made him standout as an applicant, said Mueller, a professor in theDepartment of Earth Sciences who specializes in GIS.

“Our University flies under the flag of servicelearning, and … Grant just took that a step further.He’s not only done the service learning in theclassroom, but he also has done internships, foundsummer jobs, and made himself very marketable bykeeping up to par with the latest GIS trends andtechniques.”

The president of Cal U’s GIS Club, Eaton workedlast semester with Westmoreland County EmergencyManagement, gathering data about storm and sewerdrainage in support of flood-prevention efforts inJeannette, Pa.

Last summer Eaton helped with GPS-relatedprojects at Badlands National Park in South Dakota.During the Spring 2011 semester he and other Cal Ustudents used equipment from the campus GIS lab toanalyze spatial data in Pittsburgh’s parks and presentthe results to the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.

Eaton also has served an internship at OhiopyleState Park, and he has worked in Cal U’s GIS lab sincehis first semester on campus.

“Ever since I came to Cal U, I have focused mytime on GIS and tried to make the most of it,” saidEaton, who has a minor in justice studies.

“The teachers here have been great, and I am justsurprised and proud to have gotten this highlycompetitive internship, because many students frombigger schools applied.”

Eaton’s father, Scott ’79, and his sister, Lori ’09, areCal U alumni. Eaton anticipates graduating inDecember 2012 — and Mueller hopes he will pave theway for more Cal U interns to work with the NGA.

“Grant is an outstanding representative not only ofour program or our department, but of our university,”Mueller said. “I am quite pleased he has been giventhis opportunity, and I am sure he will excel.”

Grant Eaton’s exemplary effort in the classroom and with community service has helped him land a highly competitive 10-week summer internship with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Marty Sharer

During his talk at Cal U’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Luncheon, the Rev. Herman ‘Skip’ MasonJr. advised students to take charge of their lives and keep moving forward.

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‘Challenges, Opportunities’ Focus of Convocation

Red Watch Band Battles Alcohol Poisoning

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Strategic reductions in the non-unionworkforce will occur this semester. Thiswill involve reorganizing the University’sdaily operations to save money whileworking to avoid negative impacts on itsmission.

Additional furloughs affecting non-faculty unionized staff members mayoccur in fiscal year 2013. To protect theacademic core, the retrenchment oftenured faculty members will occur onlyas a last resort.

Despite these challenges, Cal U mustcontinue to compete aggressively for stu-dents, for private support and for its pub-lic image. President Armenti outlined the“value proposition” that sets theUniversity apart.

“In making a decision to attend a par-ticular university, students and parentsweigh both the cost and the perceivedvalue of that college experience,” he said.“If the academic quality is there, and theamenities are there, students will chooseto go there.”

Nationally recognized student hous-ing, a 24/7 health center, campus-wideWi-Fi and 20 “smart classrooms” —with 50 more scheduled for completionby fall — are just a few of the features

that make Cal U an exceptional value, hesaid.

The list also includes an ActivitiesTranscript that documents a student’sexperiences outside the classroom; theCareer Services and Cal U Leader for Lifeprograms; and the highest per-studentlevel of private scholarship support withinthe State System.

Noting that this was his 40th addressto faculty convocation, and the start of

Cal U’s 160th year of service, PresidentArmenti outlined a personal goal.

“I want to find or help create a stablefunding paradigm that will preserve themission of public higher education here atCal U for the indefinite future,” he said.

“I still believe in our University, ourstudents, our alumni, our staff and ourfaculty. With your help and a lot of hardwork, we will do what we must to deliverour mission and to remain a beacon of

hope and place of opportunity for our stu-dents.”

In other business at the convocation:Provost Geraldine Jones welcomed

faculty, noted that “good times and badtimes are cyclical” and asked for the facul-ty’s “continued forbearance and assistanceas we move forward.”

Student Marissa Spicuzza, a seniormajoring in elementary and early child-hood education, spoke about the impor-tance of scholarship aid for students.

Michael Slavin, president ofAPSCUF, urged the faculty to remainoptimistic despite difficult times and tofocus on the “promise and potential ofour students.” Slavin called for “sharedgovernance” and a greater voice inaddressing concerns at both the state andlocal level. “Let us roll up our sleeves andcome up with solutions,” he said.

Dr. Joseph Zisk, director of theTeaching and Learning Center, highlight-ed features of the new Cal U Fusion web-site and briefly demonstrated the cus-tomized Apptendance and FlashyCardapps. He invited faculty members to visitthe TLC, especially on Tech Tuesdays, tolearn how to use smart classroom technol-ogy more effectively and combine “thebest of online and face-to-face teaching tocreate a ‘blended’ model of teaching.”

Dr. Joseph Zisk demonstrates the customized Apptendance app at the 2012 FacultyConvocation.

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residence halls, or as volunteer peereducators with the Options@CalUprevention program, attended the “trainthe trainers” program.

According to its mission statement,Red Watch Band aims to give students“the knowledge, awareness and skills toprevent toxic drinking deaths and topromote a student culture of kindness,responsibility, compassion and respect.”

At the training session, CAs and peereducators shared their own experiencesdealing with intoxicated classmates andfriends. They completed CPR trainingand reviewed Cal U rules regardingalcohol and other drugs — including the“limited immunity” policy that canminimize negative consequences for astudent who summons help for a friend.

After a role-playing session, trainersdispelled myths about “alcohol first aid”— that cold showers, black coffee orbottled water can counteract anoverdose, for example. Over and over,they urged students to seek immediatehelp for someone who has had too muchto drink.

“If one person remembers this

training, then it makes a difference,” saidsophomore Thomas McLaughlin, apsychology major and an Options peereducator. “It could help in a dire situationin the future.”

Ultimately, it was the Bobbitts’ storythat seemed to have the greatest impact.

“Prevention is a personal choice,”Tony Bobbitt emphasized. “Even if youare feeling pressured to drink, you don’thave to.”

Students listened intently as hedescribed the night of his son’s death andread a statement from Kiel’s sister, Katy,who wrote that “being a friend can be themost important role you play in collegelife.”

“That really hit home,” said seniorZack Hough, a psychology major and acommunity assistant in Residence Hall A.“I’ll always wonder, if I were the boy thatdied, how would everyone react? It’sscary.”

Lori Bobbitt said her family now has amotto: Choice determines destiny.

It was printed on a T-shirt KielBobbitt used to wear. Now it appears inbold letters on cards his parents passedout to Cal U’s Red Watch Band members,who also received certificates and bright

red watches for completing their training.One side of the little card lists the

signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning.The other tells what to do: Call 911immediately. This is a medical emergency.

“People who have overdosed can’thelp themselves, so it’s up to you to help

them,” the card reads. “Your friend’s lifemay depend on it.”

For the facts about alcohol use, or moreinformation about the Red Watch Bandprogram, contact Donna George, alcohol andother drug prevention specialist, at 724-938-5515 or george@calu.edu .

Kayla Wilson, a graphic design major and community assistant, listens to guest speakers Loriand Tony Bobbitt.

A ProudMoment

Delores Sciulli (left) and BasiaKossecka pin insignia on the

uniform of ROTC cadet JosephA. Sinclair ’11 during a Dec. 16commissioning ceremony that

elevated Sinclair to the rank ofsecond lieutenant in the U.S.

Army. After graduating lastmonth with a degree in liberal

studies and a minor inleadership, he is attending the

Infantry Basic OfficerLeadership Course at Fort

Benning, Ga. Alsocommissioned at last month’sceremony was Daniel Brim, a

student at the University ofPittsburgh. Cal U President

Angelo Armenti, Jr. deliveredremarks at the ceremony, along

with Lt. Col. Andrew Loeb andLt. Col. Ronald Bonomo, bothprofessors of military science.

Dr. Elizabeth “Libby” Larsen, director of thesociology program and the applied sociologyconcentration in the Department of Justice,

Law and Society, has been appointed editor ofSociological Viewpoints, the peer-reviewed journal of thePennsylvania Sociological Society.

The journal has been published since 1985. As editor Larsen is responsible for receiving and

evaluating transcripts for publication; answeringcorrespondence and filling orders from establishedsubscription services; printing and mailing the journalto members, subscribers and contributing authors; andselecting an editorial board to review manuscripts.

Larsen is also president of the Association forApplied and Clinical Sociology, the premierorganization for practicing sociologists in academia,government and private practice.

Larsen Named Editorof Sociological Journal

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Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.University President

Geraldine M. Jones Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Lenora Angelone Vice President for Student Affairs

Dr. Charles Mance Vice President for University Technology Services

Robert Thorn Vice President for Administration and Finance

Craig Butzine Vice President for Marketing and University Relations

Sharon NavoneyInterim Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Christine KindlEditor

Bruce Wald, Wendy Mackall, Jeff BenderWriters

The California Journal is published weekly by California University of Pennsylvania, a member of The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Office of Communications and Public Relations 250 University Avenue California, PA 15419 724-938-4195 wald@calu.edu

Attention University Community!Call for Nominations for Election to Cal U Forum

In accordance withthe constitution andbylaws of the CaliforniaUniversity Forum, atimetable for faculty andstudent representatives’elections has beenestablished.

The goal is to haveall representatives inplace for the firstmeeting of the Forum onTuesday, September 4,2012.

All tenure andtenure-track faculty whowere hired to begin workprior to or in Spring 2010and who have the rankof assistant professor orhigher are eligible fornomination. (See the listof eligible faculty on thispage.)

Eligible facultymembers can self-nominate or offer acolleague’s name intonomination. Anymember of the Universitycommunity (staff,students, managers)may nominate a facultymember.

Nominations must bepostmarked or receivedon or before February10th and forwarded toDana Turcic, RecordingSecretary of the Forum,sent internally to campusbox 99, or emailed to her

at CalForum@calu.edu .Four faculty

members will be electedto the Forum by secretballot, following thewritten nominations. Allregular (i.e. tenured andtenure-track) faculty mayvote. The voting willtake place electronicallyand will be ready forvoting on February 15thand 16th. Furtherinformation will beprovided to facultymembers who areeligible to vote.

According to theconstitution and bylawsof the Forum, of the fourfaculty being elected:two (2) must come fromthe College of Educationand Human Services;and one (1) must comefrom the College ofLiberal Arts and one (1)must be elected at-large(from College ofEducation and HumanServices, College ofLiberal Arts, EberlyCollege of Science andTechnology or NoCollege Affiliation.)Faculty members whoare currently serving asfaculty senators on theForum are eligible toserve consecutive terms.

The term of thesefour facultyrepresentatives will betwo years.

A plurality of votes

cast will be necessary towin election.

Details of the studentnomination and electionprocess will be availablein future issues of theCalifornia Times.

College of Educationand Human ServicesDr. Connie Armitage Dr. Sylvia Barksdale Mr. Justin Barroner Mr. Ralph Belsterling Dr. Carol Biddington Dr. Jane Bonari Dr. Barbara Bonfanti Ms. Sheri Boyle Dr. Silvia Braidic Dr. Gloria Brusoski Dr. James Burton Ms. Nancy Carlino Dr. Margaret Christopher Dr. Joni Cramer-Roh Ms. Christine Crawford Dr. Charles Crowley Dr. Holly Diehl Ms. Lisa Driscoll Dr. Jodi Dusi Dr. Dilawar Edwards Dr. Grafton Eliason Dr. Deborah Farrer Dr. Marc Federico Ms. Elizabeth Gruber Dr. Scott Hargraves Dr. Chris Harman Ms. Mary Hart Mr. Jeffrey Hatton Dr. Keith Hepner Dr. Rebecca Hess Dr. Karen Hjerpe Dr. Marcia Hoover Dr. J. William Hug Dr. Bernadette Jeffrey Ms. Patricia Johnson Dr. Denise Joseph Dr. Kalie Kossar Dr. Mary Kreis Dr. Kevin Lordon Dr. Ayanna Lyles Ms. Cerenna Mace Dr. Vanessa MacKinnon Dr. Margaret Marcinek Dr. Barry McGlumphy Dr. Linda Meyer Mr. Michael Meyer Dr. Laura Miller Dr. Katherine Mitchem Dr. Connie Monroe Ms. JoAnn Naeser Dr. Diane Nettles Dr. John Patrick Dr. Christine Patti Dr. Gwendolyn Perry-Burney Dr. Christine Peterson Dr. Benjamin Reuter Ms. Christine Romani-Ruby Dr. Melvin Sally Dr. Jeffrey Samide Dr. Mary Seman Dr. Caryl Sheffield Dr. Robert Skwarecki Dr. Rosalie Smiley Ms. Sherrill Szalajda Dr. Robert Taylor Dr. Norma Thomas Dr. Taunya Tinsley Dr. Pamela Twiss Dr. Ronald Wagner Dr. Jacqueline Walsh Dr. Jamie Weary Dr. Ellen West Dr. Thomas West Dr. Brian Wood Dr. Clover Wright

Dr. Richard Wyman Dr. Roy Yarbrough Dr. Joseph Zisk

Liberal ArtsDr. Holiday Adair Dr. Aref Al-Khattar Ms. Maggy Aston Dr. Mark Aune Mr. Dencil Backus Dr. Angela Bloomquist Dr. Melanie Blumberg Mr. James Bove Mr. Malcolm Callery Dr. Anthony Carlisle Mr. James Carter Dr. Richard Cavasina Dr. Clarissa Confer Dr. Paul Crawford Dr. Rick Cumings Ms. Laura DeFazio Dr. Sarah Downey Dr. Kelton Edmonds Dr. Christina Fisanick Dr. Sylvia Foil Dr. Craig Fox Mr. Max Gonano Dr. Arcides Gonzalez Mr. Greg Harrison Dr. Joseph Heim Dr. William Hendricks Dr. Raymond Hsieh Dr. Michael Hummel Dr. Yugo Ikach Dr. Susan Jasko Dr. Kirk John Dr. MacDonald Kale Dr. Kurt Kearcher Dr. Cassandra Kuba Dr. Elizabeth Larsen Dr. R. Scott Lloyd Dr. Sean Madden Dr. Nickolas Martin Dr. Elizabeth Mason Dr. Marta McClintock-Come Dr. Karen McCullough Dr. John McGukin Mr. James McVey Mr. RichardMiecznikowski Dr. Patricia Milford Dr. John Nass Mr. James Natali Dr. Christina Nora Dr. Michele Pagen Dr. Pratul Pathak Dr. Mariana Pensa Mr. Todd Pinkham Dr. Joel Press Dr. Mary Randall Dr. Rebecca Regeth Ms. Margarita Ribar Dr. Lisa Schwerdt Dr. Richard Scott Dr. Nancy Shaffer Dr. Charles Sharer Dr. Michael Slaven Dr. Michael Slavin Dr. Gregory Spicer Dr. Emily Sweitzer Dr. Linda Toth Dr. Laura Tuennerman Dr. Carole Waterhouse Ms. Margo Wilson Dr. Mohamed Yamba Dr. George Yochum

Eberly College ofScience andTechnologyDr. David Argent Dr. Summer Arrigo-Nelson Dr. MohamedBenbourenane Dr. Carol Bocetti

Dr. David Boehm Dr. Gina Boff Dr. Kaddour Boukaabar Dr. Mark Bronakowski Dr. Burrell Brown Dr. Paula Caffrey Dr. MuhammadChawdhry Dr. Weifeng Chen Dr. Joan Clites Dr. Ismail Cole Dr. Mark DeHainaut Dr. Gary DeLorenzo Dr. William Dieterle Dr. Daniel Engstrom Dr. Kyle Frederick Dr. Swarndeep Gill Dr. Gregg Gould Dr. Chadwick Hanna Ms. Barbara Hess Dr. Paul Hettler Dr. Cheryl Hettman Dr. Glenn Hider Dr. Larry Horath Dr. Laura Hummell Mr. David Jones Dr. John Kallis Dr. Chad Kauffman Mr. David Kolick Dr. Lisa Kovalchick Dr. Rene Kruse Dr. Richard LaRosa Dr. Shirley Lazorchak Dr. Min Li Dr. Nan Li Dr. Jeffrey Magers Dr. Mario Majcen Mr. James Means Dr. Sara Meiss Mr. Edward Mendola Dr. John Michaels Dr. Thomas Mueller Dr. Charles Nemeth Dr. Louise Nicholson Mr. George Novak Dr. Mark Nowak Dr. Mary O’Connor Ms. Suzanne Palko Dr. Young Park Dr. Brian Paulson Dr. Linda Pina Dr. Harrison Pinckney Dr. Matthew Price Ms. Aleksandra Prokic Dr. Anthony Pyzdrowski Dr. Clyde Roberts Dr. Susan Ryan Mr. Ghassan Salim Mr. Joseph Schickel Dr. Joseph Schwerha Dr. Louise Serafin Dr. Ali Sezer Ms. Debra Shelapinsky Mr. Paul Sible Dr. Nancy Skocik Mr. Jeffrey Sumey Dr. Mark Tebbitt Dr. John Thompson Ms. Susan Urbine Dr. Jaroslav Vaverka Dr. Steve Whitehead Dr. Robert Whyte Dr. Paul Williams Dr. Peter Wright Dr. Kausar Yasmin Dr. Edwin Zuchelkowski

No College AffiliationMs. Cheryl Bilitski Mr. William Denny Ms. Julia McGinnis Mr. William Meloy Dr. Dawn Moeller Mr. Albert Pokol Mr. Loring Prest Dr. Mary Salotti Mr. Ryan Sittler

The PASSHE Board of Governors recently approveda three-year agreement with its campus police andsecurity officers that includes a one-year freeze on

all salaries and wages, the suspension of some overtimepayments, and temporary elimination of shift differentialfor officers who work second and third shifts.

The new agreement with the Security, Police, FireProfessionals of America (SPFPA) represents about 250first-line supervisors and rank-and-file officers at the 14universities in the State System of Higher Education,including Cal U.

It also calls for creating separate labor-managementcommittees to develop a new police specific performanceevaluation form, new officer training recommendationsand recommendations on ways the universities couldshare police services.

The probationary period for newly hired officers willbe extended from six months to a year.

“This agreement demonstrates an understanding bythe union of the tough fiscal times we are facing and theneed to make significant changes in the way we operate,”said Gary Dent, PASSHE’s vice chancellor for humanresources and labor relations.

“It is the result of a collaborative effort that will allowus to improve services and to keep student success as ourprimary objective.”

The agreement is retroactive to Sept. 1, 2011, and runsthrough Aug. 31, 2014. There are no general pay increasesincluded, although officers will be eligible to receive wageincrements of 2.25 percent each July.

The Board of Governors also ratified new agreementscovering fewer than a dozen members of the PennsylvaniaSocial Service Union (PSSU) and Pennsylvania DoctorsAlliance (PDA). Both of the agreements were negotiatedby the commonwealth.

PASSHE is continuing to negotiate with labor unionsrepresenting its faculty and coaches; professional staff,including admissions, financial aid and student lifeofficers; and its university health center nurses.

Campus Police,PASSHE OKLabor Pact

Campus BRIEFS

OSD Helps With Registration

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) isavailable to California University students. The office islocated in the Room 105, Azorsky Hall. Office hours are8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. To contact OSD, call 724-938-5781 or e-mail osdmail@calu.edu .

Interested students are invited to schedule a meetingfor semester registration; please call OSD for meetingdates and times. More information can be found on theCal U website, www.calu.edu ; search for the keyword“disability.”

Da Vinci Exhibit Continues

Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion continuesthrough May 6 in the Convocation Center. The free,hands-on museum exhibition features 40 full-size replicasof machines crafted from da Vinci’s technical drawings.The exhibition is open from noon to 8 p.m. every day inthe South Conference Wing of the Convocation Center.The public may attend and ride the free campus shuttle;visitor parking is available in the Vulcan Garage.

For details, visit www.calu.edu .