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Take Take The technological genius of Leonardo da Vinci continues to educate. Charge of Charge of Dr. Mark Nowak, a professor in the Department of Applied Engineering Lives, MLK and Technology, is basing a project for his course in Engineering Materials Lives, MLK and Product Design on some of the 40 machines included in Leonardo da Speaker Vinci: Machines in Motion. Speaker Urges The exhibition is on display through May 6 in the south conference wing of the Convocation Center. Urges Students Each year, students in Nowak’s introductory course are required to Students complete a project that uses a variety of machines and tools found in the C
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Geoffrey Wysocki takes measurements to build wasThe heldinvitation-only Jan. 24 in the event, Performance hosted Center. by the his replica Leonardo da Vinci machine in an Nowak toured Machines in Motion during the semester break. “The LutherAn Kingidea celebration Office of Martin Multicultural Student Programs,is President Angelo Armenti, Jr. addresses the faculty during spring Faculty Convocation in Morgan Hall. Engineering Materials and Product Design class designed for the life of Dr. was helddirector Jan.us24toinrecount theof Performance Center. emerged as he listened to Tim Buchanan, executive special at Cal U. King,” said the Rev. Herman Mason “The Martin Luther King “Skip” celebration is initiatives, and Walt Czekaj, director of University exhibitions, discuss Jr. “In order for us to move forward, notthe designed for us to recount the life of Dr. only must at the“Skip” past, but we King,” saidwe thelook Rev.back Herman Mason design of the replicas, which are based on da Vinci’s own models and sketches. also must plotforour forforward, the future. 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College inC.M.E. Atlanta,Church where he also holds an PASSHE universities of is financially unsustainable, students and their families. Hopewell in Atlanta. The privatization public higher education isPresident no longer Angelo Armenti, Jr., but the university continues to endowed chair as the Edward and Hermese Armenti said. Speaking at the spring 2012 Faculty Convocation, Currently, he is an archivist at Morehouse a gradual process, and the current business model governing offer high-quality education, and it remains a good value for DirectorinofAtlanta, Morehouse College’s Learning “Change has happened so abruptly that we now face a President Armenti bluntly outlined the financial challenges College where he also holds an His class of families. 17 students visited the exhibition semester, taking all the necessaryResource measurements and PASSHEthis universities is financially unsustainable, President students and their Center. crisis. Wesaid. must pursue a survival strategy that preserves our facing the University: endowed chair as the Edward and Hermese Armenti Speaking at the spring 2012 Faculty Convocation, hand-drawing the designs.the Pennsylvania Mason the national president of Alpha mission of providing high quality education at the • DeepArmenti cuts in state appropriations Director of isMorehouse College’s Learning “Change has happened so abruptly that we nowlowest face a President bluntly outlined theto financial challenges Phi AlphaCenter. Fraternity Inc., founded at possible cost to students — while at the same time achieving State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), coupled with Resource crisis. We must pursue a survival strategy that preserves our facing the University: Cornell University in 1906president as the nation’s a balanced budget.” high quality education at the lowest a state-proposed that would take an Pennsylvania additional 5 per- mission Mason is the national of Alpha of fit providing • Deep cuts to in“freeze” state appropriations to the “We had modify some of the dimensions to the supplies we have on hand,” Nowak explained. “But once first inter-collegiate black Greek letter It will take drastic action to achieve that dual goal, he cent of the University budget off the table; Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., founded at possible cost to students — while at the same time achieving State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), coupled with fraternity. He also serves on the board of the said. To reduce recurring expenditures in this and future fis• $19 million in “budget items beyond our control” since Cornell University in 1906 as the nation’s we got beyond these full scale.” a state-proposed “freeze”that, that would take are an additional 5 per- a balanced budget.” Martin Luther Kingblack Memorial Foundation. cal years, the University will furlough a number of non-union fiscal year 2010, including significant increases in health care first inter-collegiate Greek letter It will take drastic action to achieve that dual goal, he cent of the University budget off the table; MasonHe described Kingonasthe theboard of the employees underrecurring the “Nonrepresented Employee benefits retirement costs;items beyond our control” since fraternity. also serves said. To reduce expenditures in this and Severance future fis• $19and million in “budget most member and the Program” enacted last fall byfurlough the drafting PASSHE Board • Policy changes enacted by the Board of Governors that Martin Luther Kingfamous Memorial Foundation. The sketches on significant paper had to inbehealth turned computer-aided designs beforeorganization’s the students, working in cal years, the University will a number ofofnon-union fiscal year 2010, including increases care into world’s most iconic civil rights activist. Governors. affect performance funding and spending; Mason described King as the employees under the “Nonrepresented Employee Severance benefits and retirement costs; teams, could proceed. — Continued page — Continued •• And student enrollment for the time in that well organization’s most famous memberonand the2 Program” enacted last fall by the PASSHE Board ofon page 3 Policylagging changes enacted by the Board of first Governors world’s most iconic civil rights activist. Governors. affect performance funding and spending; — Continued on page 2 — Continued on page 3 • And lagging student enrollment for the first time in well
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“When we toured the exhibit, we got to see all the different machines and what they were utilized for. And it was a good experience to have to tweak certain parts that we couldn’t really measure because they were hard to access.” Information presented at the Machines in Motion exhibition has taught students about the practical uses of the devices they are building. “A lot of our classes have practical applications,” Nowak said, citing courses that have incorporated visits to construction sites and projects with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. “We try to learn about tasks in meaningful ways; we don’t ‘just do them.’” He also was encouraged to see those with slightly more experience helping their classmates. “Many of these students will be teachers one day,” Nowak said as saws whirred in Helsel Hall. “They aren’t just current students; they’re future professionals. So it’s good to see them teaching each other.” — “Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion” continues in the south conference wing of the Convocation Center through May 6. Hours are noon-8 p.m. each day. Admission is free. Visitor parking is available in the Vulcan Garage, off Third Street near the campus entrance. For more information about the exhibit, visit www.calu.edu.
Dr. Mark Nowak (center) observes as students Evan Havics (left) and Colling Beattie measure the thickness of a piece of wood for their Leonardo da Vinci replica project.