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CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
NOVEMBMER 4, 2011
VOL. 31, NO. 10
Penguins: Corporate Core Values Award
By Gloria Stone For the Cal Times
California University of Pennsylvania presented the Corporate Core Values Award to the Pittsburgh Penguins Association Thursday October 20, 2011. The Corporate Core Values award was presented to David Peart the senior vice president for the Penguins in a ceremony in the Cal U conference room of CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. A crowd of administrators, faculty, alumni, and students were in attendance of the honor. Angelo Armenti Cal U’s president and other administrators chose the Pittsburgh Penguins for the exceptional work with California University. “This recognition is really important to us because it validates our partnership and innovation with Cal U. It also recognizes us for our leadership in the community as well as demonstrating core values that align with Cal U. Cal U is a wonder institution, which is an important part of the region and for the Penguins to be associated with Cal U is a really great thing, “ Peart said. The Core Values award has been previously awarded to Dr. Stephen Covey on behalf of the Franklin Covey Corporation in 2006 as well as the Monongahela Valley Hospital in 2008. The award is for organizations with exceptional integrity, civility, and responsibility. California University along with the Pittsburgh Penguins ensures they are building character and
Photo by: Joshua Laska California University of Pennsylvania President Dr. Angelo Armenti Jr. presents the Corporate Core Values Award, an actual ships compass, to David Peart the Senior Vice President of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
careers for those influenced by their organization. Both parties show great respect for the core values of integrity, civility, and responsibility. “We deal with a number of organizations, and every now and then we are struck by the way a certain organization treats their employees, treats the public, and the way they donate to charities, as well as look for
the best interest of people less fortunate. The Pittsburgh Penguins organization influences all these actions that serve as our core values as an institution,” Armenti said. The Penguins have helped the university in multiple ways. The organization has awarded students with $20,550, which has been raised through online auctions and other fundraising
events. Other than scholarship the Penguins organization has provided many opportunities to students and alumni. 16 students obtained internships and two graduates were hired in positions through the Pens. “With this award we hope to impact many students with more scholarship funds as well as opportunities for Cal students,” Pert said.
As of now California University and the Penguins Organization are hoping to fundraise a potential of $56,250 in additional scholarship funds with the current sale of Penguinslogo neon clock. The neon clock is being sold on the Penguins Foundation website at www.pittsburghenguinsfoundation.org or on Cal’s website.
Mission Day XIII: Minimally Invasive Learning By Lucie Fremeau For the Cal Times
Minimally invasive learning was the topic of discussion on Mission Day XIII at California University of Pennsylvania. Students, faculty, and staff met in the Steele Hall theatre on Wednesday at 8 a.m. to hear from a keynote speaker and participate in discussion about facilitating learning in the 21st century. The goal of Mission Day was to develop a plan for using minimally invasive learning
to help Cal U excel in teaching and inspire students, according to President Armenti. He asked faculty, staff, and students alike to have an open mind and join him on the journey to a new style of teaching. “We are going to completely redefine education,” Sugata Mitra, a professor at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom, said in his keynote address. “It’s hard to imagine 2001 and what we couldn’t do with a computer then, that we can do now. In 2021, things will be just as different as that. Anybody can use the internet to become a
momentary expert on any topic. So, what will happen when Google enters the classroom?” If this happens, the learning system must change in order to integrate technology, according to Mitra, whose speech addressed an experiment that he began in 1999. The experiment, called “A Hole in the Wall,” placed computers in Indian slums for children to use. The children taught themselves many subjects without any formal training. This experiment was the basis for Mitra’s theory of minimally invasive learning. “Minimally invasive learning
means engaging the learner in the learning process and giving [the learner] space to construct education by themselves,” Mitra said. Following the keynote address, Mission Day attendees separated into 12 different groups for breakout sessions on teaching and learning in the 21st century. The session topics were “an educational pedagogy that is digital, automatic, faulttolerant, minimally invasive, connected, and self-organized,” “enhancing student learning through technology and minimally invasive teaching strate-
gies,” and “integrating technology and technical support.” “I think that integrating technology and education is nice,” Travis Brant, a sophomore at Cal U, said. “It’s really forwardthinking and important for us to realize that technology helps pave the road to a more involved education.
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