Cal U Journal - August 25, 2014

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VOLUME 16, NUMBER 11 AUG. 25, 2014 READ THE JOURNAL ONLINE: www.calu.edu/news/the-journal

Dining Returns to Updated Gallagher Hall s the new addition to the Natali Student Center takes shape, a familiar venue again has become Cal U’s primary dining location.

The all-you-care-to-eat Gold Rush now is located in the newly renovated Gallagher Dining Hall.

With a complete electrical upgrade, refurbished tables, chairs and even a handicapped accessible chairlift, the second-floor dining facility opened this summer to serve students, faculty and staff, as well as campers and Conference Services guests.

Gallagher Hall served as the University’s main dining location from 1966-1998, when food service operations moved to the Natali Student Center.

The “new” Gold Rush seats 500, about 70 more than the dining hall in Natali.

“We now have a rejuvenated and appealing temporary dining facility, which was also designed to complement the building’s master plan, including (serving) the Convocation Center and Conference Services,” said Larry Sebek, interim associate vice president for Student Affairs.

“It’s nostalgic for some people who have been here awhile, but this dining facility no longer has the stainless steel serving lines like in ‘M*A*S*H 4077.’ We have brought in all the traditional favorites of the Gold Rush, plus the made-to-order options that students and all our diners have grown to love and expect.

“You can’t beat what you get for the price.”

Although the Gold Rush has relocated, the Modeco and Prime House (including pizza) retail food operations will continue operating on the Natali Student Center’s first level, near the Vulcan Theater.

A downsized food court is operating inside the

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The all-you-care-to-eat Gold Rush now is temporarily located in the newly renovated Gallagher Dining Hall.

Performance Center on the student center’s second level.

Diners also can stop at the campus food truck or the popular Sycamore Bistro at Herron Hall.

While renovations continue in Natali, campus

organizations and vendors will have to move their bake sales, used book sales and other operations to Gallagher’s first floor. Space for six to eight vendors’ — Continued on page 2

Fall 2014 Semester Begins Today Cal U Again he 2014-2015 academic year begins today with the start of fall semester classes.

Interim University President Geraldine M. Jones and the campus community welcomed first-year students on Friday, when Move-In Day activities opened Cal U’s sixth annual Cal U for Life New Student Orientation.

The three-day orientation included workshops, presentations and recreational activities designed to introduce freshmen and transfer students to the University and the services it provides.

It closed with the annual New Student Convocation and a candlelight ceremony in the Quad, followed by celebratory fireworks.

“Our students make Cal U a vibrant and interesting campus, and our faculty and staff continue to work together to ensure that California University of Pennsylvania will have a long and fruitful future,” President Jones said.

“Be safe and have a wonderful semester.”

Students and faculty are reminded of these key dates on the academic calendar: • No classes will be held on Sept. 1 in observance of Labor Day. • Thanksgiving break will run from Nov. 26-Dec. 1.

• Classes on Cal U’s main campus and at the Southpointe Center for Innovation will end Dec. 5, with exam

Among ‘Best,’ Says Princeton Review

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or the 10th consecutive year, The Princeton Review has named Cal U among the best universities in the northeastern United States.

The nationally known education services company selected California University as one of the 226 institutions profiled in the Best in the Northeast section of its “2015 Best Colleges: Region By Region” listing at www.PrincetonReview.com.

“The colleges we choose … must pass our reviews for academic excellence,” The Princeton Review notes. Nationally, only 648 colleges — about 25 percent of the country’s 2,500 four-year institutions — were named as best in their region this year.

Selections are based on data collected at hundreds of institutions, visits to schools, and the opinions of independent and high-school-based college advisers. The selection process also takes into account comments — Continued on page 3

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Each year, volunteers lend helping hands to incoming students who are moving into residence halls.

week following from Dec. 8-13.

• Students who expect to graduate in December must apply no later than Sept. 26.

• Commencement ceremonies for master’s degree candidates will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 12.

Bachelor’s and associate degrees will

be awarded at 10 a.m. Dec. 13. Both Commencement ceremonies will take place at the Convocation Center.

All members of the Cal U community are urged to visit www.calu.edu regularly for upto-date news and event information. Visit the Quick Links section of the homepage to register for Cal U text alerts.

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Olympian Speaks to Young Runners ifty years after becoming the only American to ever win an Olympic gold medal in the 10,000-meter run, Billy Mills visited the annual Cal U cross country summer camp, where he reminisced about his historical moment and shared advice.

At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Mills sprinted past world recordholder Ron Clarke of Australia and Mohammed Gammoundi of Tunisia down the backstretch of the final lap.

Many experts consider it one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history. Mills’ winning time of 28 minutes, 24.4 seconds set an Olympic record for the event and was almost 50 seconds faster than his previous personal best.

Mills addressed nearly 300 people — mostly eager young runners — when he appeared onstage in Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre. The summer camp annually draws more than 100 runners from 30 high schools mostly throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York “My Olympic moment was very, very special to me,” said Mills, who competed in the Olympics as a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve. “I truly believe I had wings on my feet. However, that is not what I took from sport.”

Instead, his experience served as a catalyst, enabling him to travel to 108 countries and to realize the importance of global unity through diversity, he said.

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Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills shares a moment with Cal U cross country/track and field head coach Dan Caulfield (right) before addressing nearly 300 young runners at this summer’s annual Cal U cross country summer camp.

“It’s the journey, not the destination, that empowered me as an athlete. And now it’s your turn. The daily decisions you make over the next 35 years will truly determine the type of country we have and our place in the world.”

A member of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) tribe, Mills was just the second Native American, behind Jim Thorpe, to win an Olympic gold medal. He said his victory surprised everyone that day —

except for him and his wife.

“Right after the race, an official asked me who I was, and I worried that I had miscounted the laps and had one more to go,” Mills recalled. “But afterward, when you’re hearing the national anthem and hearing fans yelling, ‘Go, USA! Go, Marines!’ you realize there’s a greater responsibility.”

Mills is a member of the U.S. National Track and Field and U.S.

Olympics halls of fame. He received the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2012.

“You go on a journey to the center of your soul, and that’s where you find the virtue of wisdom to empower yourself,” he told the young runners.

“You make the right choices for yourself and the right choices empower you, and you go back to your community and empower others.”

Among those in the audience was second-year camper Anthony Casullo, a rising senior and cross country runner at Clarence (N.Y.) High School.

“Listening to a man who has been to the Olympics and achieved the ultimate definitely inspires and motivates me to go as far as I can with running,” said Casullo, who competes in the 1- and 2mile runs during track season.

“This camp is a great experience.”

Camp director Daniel Caulfield, Cal U’s head coach for men’s and women’s cross country and track and field, introduced Mills after showing a video of the final lap of the famous 1964 race.

“He trained his mind and body for peak performance, and he has gone on to have a positive influence on so many young people while directly or indirectly helping to raise more than $700 million for communities throughout the country,” Caulfield said.

“This was an incredibly special night for us.”

Campus BRIEFS Trustees Meet Sept. 3 The Cal U Council of Trustees will hold its third quarterly meeting of 2014 at 7 p.m. Sept. 3 in the Grand Hall of Old Main. The meeting is open to the public.

Faculty­Staff Convocation Sept. 4 The artwork of James Bové and his wife, Yoko, is on display at Touchstone’s Bea Campbell Gallery through Oct. 10.

Touchstone Center Honors Artists ames Bové and his wife, Yoko Sekino-Bové, have been recognized as the 2014 Artists of the Year by Touchstone Center for Crafts in Farmington, Pa. Bové is an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Design. He specializes in metalsmithing, and his wife works in ceramics. Their shared exhibit opened this month and will be on display in Touchstone’s Bea Campbell Gallery through Oct. 10.

The Touchstone Center is located at 1049 Wharton Furnace Road. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mondays through Fridays. For more information, visit www.touchstonecrafts.org.

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Interim University President Geraldine M. Jones will host the 2014 Fall Faculty and Staff Convocation on Sept. 4 in Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre.

The convocation for University employees will be held during the common hour, beginning at 11 a.m.

Office Serves Students with Disabilities The Office for Students with Disabilities is available to assist Cal U

students.It is located in Room 105, Azorsky Hall, and is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays.

Interested students are invited to attend semester registration meetings.

For meeting dates and times, please contact the OSD office at 724-9385781 or e-mail osdmail@calu.edu. For more information online visit www.calu.edu/osd.

Nursing Faculty Present Drs. Mary O’Connor and Linda Pina gave presentations earlier this summer at the Drexel University Nursing Education Institute in Myrtle Beach, SC. O’Connor presented “Linking Interprofessional Education (IPE) & Collaborative Practice through MSN Practicum Projects.”

Pina’s presentation was titled “Learning and Leading with Themes.”

Board of Governors Re­elects Chair Guido M. Pichini has been elected to a fourth consecutive term as chair of the PASSHE Board of Governors.

Three years ago he became the first PASSHE university alumnus to head the board that oversees the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.The 20-member Board of Governors establishes broad fiscal, personnel and educational policies under which the PASSHE universities operate.

Pichini is president of WSK and Associates Consulting Group and its subsidiaries, of Wyomissing, Pa. He is a member and former chair of the Council of Trustees at Kutztown University, his alma mater, and a former chair of the Pennsylvania Association of Councils of Trustees (PACT), the statewide organization that comprises the trustees from all 14 PASSHE universities.

Dining Returns to Gallagher Hall — Continued from page 1 tables will be available in the lobby near the side entrance.

“These dining service locations will have their own set of challenges, but we are providing essentially everything we always have, with hopefully minimal impact,” Sebek said.

Tentatively set for completion in 2015, the Natali Student Center renovation will upgrade the building’s infrastructure and expand meeting and recreational space for students. The Information Center, Vulcan Theater, Student Organization Area (formerly the Commuter Center), Multimedia Access Center (MAC Lab), Cal U Bookstore and Student Media Suite will remain open during the current phase of renovations.

In addition to providing a temporary home for the Gold Rush, Sebek said the rejuvenation of Gallagher Hall will have lasting benefits. He called the building’s multi-station kitchen “a remarkable design.”

“Prospective students come here for sports camps and stay in our beautiful residence halls. You need to continue that good first impression” in the dining hall, he said.

“Also, you can’t hold a trade show, Commencement or robotics event on the Convocation Center floor and serve dinner there for that same event. Now we have an effective, appealing facility right across the street.”

Campus groups or organizations that are interested in reserving vendor space in the Gallagher Hall lobby should contact Cheryl Golembiewski at 724-938-4513 or e-mail golembiewski@calu.edu.

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Japanese History, Pop Culture apanese popular culture and history will be on display when Cal U hosts the KuroKiiro Festival 2014, Friday through Sunday in the Convocation Center.

The weekend’s events, organized by the Pittsburgh Japanese Culture Society, will include hands-on educational workshops and lectures, performances, festival games and more.

Guest speakers at the festival include voice actors Tyson Rinehart and Leah Clark; musician Nancy Kepner; and industry expert Charles Dunbar, who studies anime culture and fandom.

Experts from the videogame industry will be on hand to discuss game design, game development and art direction, and a talent show Saturday will showcase singers, dancers, instrumentalists, comedians, actors and other performers.

A craftsmanship contest will feature costume play, or cosplay, a type of performance art.

Cost for a general admission badge is $25 before Thursday, or $30 at the door. A $20 Sunday Discount badge will be available only if the event is not sold out.

For more information, visit www.calu.edu.

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SEEKing Fun Katie Aberegg, a 10-year-old from Eighty-Four, Pa., shakes a jar of glow sticks and glitter during the Physics Tricks class earlier this month at Cal U’s Summer Educational Enrichment for Kids (SEEK) program. For 15 years SEEK has been offering children entering grades 1-8 two weeklong sessions that provide learning experiences that are entertaining, yet academically challenging. This year, 112 children attended SEEK programs.

New Program Addresses Natural Resource Management al U continues to register students for a new program in Natural Resource Management and Policy.

The interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies: Natural Resource Management and Policy is designed to address the needs of the resource extraction industry in southwestern Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale region and beyond.

Classes begin in the upcoming fall semester.

The new concentration draws on the disciplines of geology, chemistry, biology and environmental sciences. It also covers law and policy issues to prepare students for employment within the energy industry or in areas such as environmental compliance and mitigation.

The curriculum includes courses in land management and administration, natural resource law and policy, oil and gas law, ethics, and conflict resolution.

Students also earn a minor in geology.

In addition to classroom studies, the new program offers opportunities for fieldwork, internships and other handson educational activities. Students may earn professional certifications with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA).

Program graduates will be prepared to work within the rapidly growing oil

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Cal U Named Among Best — Continued from page 1

Cal U’s new Natural Resource Management and Policy program addresses energy industry needs and environmental issues.

and gas industry, and/or to assist with environmental safety and compliance, mitigation, wetland delineation and biomonitoring activities.

Whether they choose a career within the energy sector or in the environmental field, program graduates should be able to communicate effectively with industry representatives, compliance officers and policy-makers.

“The new Natural Resource Management and Policy degree program is a great addition to Cal U’s existing environmental programs, providing our students broad options in

pursuing their academic interests and professional goals,” said Dr. Robert Whyte, chair and professor of Cal U’s Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences.

“I believe this is a uniquely innovative curriculum. Ultimately it will allow our students to enter the workforce in an expanding energy and land management field that absolutely needs such uniquely qualified professionals.”

More information about the Natural Resource Management and Policy program is available at www.calu.edu/naturalresources.

Explore 3-D Printing at Free Program hildren ages 9 and older can explore 3-D printing at a free session presented by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and hosted by California University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Innovation at Southpointe.

Adults also may attend the hands-on

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Mobile Makeshop® from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Cal U Center for Innovation, located at 135 Technology Drive, Canonsburg, in the Southpointe business complex.

Registration is required; visit www.calu.edu for details.

made by students themselves.

With campus-wide Wi-Fi and numerous “smart” classrooms, Cal U earned high marks for technology, as well as the “visual appeal” of the campus.

“The housing is perfect, like your very own place … everything a student looks for nowadays in a dorm room!” one student wrote.

Students also are enthusiastic about the “good mix” of “friendly people” who attend. “From freshmen right out of local high schools, students from Brazil, Canada, and Europe, to older, nontraditional students pursuing a higher education, I think it is this unique blend of people that make Cal U special.”

The Princeton Review’s 226 “Best Northeastern Colleges” are located in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and the District of Columbia.

Grad School Plans Open House The School of Graduate Studies and Research has planned an open house from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Cal U Innovation Center at Southpointe.

The University offers master’s degrees in 35 fields of study. Online registration is requested. Visit www.calu.edu and search ‘graduate open house.’ For information, contact Nikki Popielarcheck at popielarcheck@calu.edu or 724-938-5490.

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Among PASSHE Schools, Vulcans Earn Top GPA or the third consecutive year, Cal U’s athletic program earned the highest overall collective gradepoint average (GPA) among the 14 institutions within Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education.

During the 2013-2014 academic year, the Vulcans’ 16 NCAA varsity athletic programs compiled a 3.226 GPA. In addition, Cal U’s women’s soccer and baseball teams each received the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Team GPA Award.

The award honors the teams with the top cumulative team GPA in each of the league’s 23 sponsored sports. (Indoor and outdoor track and field are counted as a single sport.)

Defending PSAC champions on the field, the women’s soccer team had a 3.477 GPA. Senior defender Stephanie Thompson was selected a Capital One Second-Team Academic All-American and was one of four women’s soccer

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players named to the academic all-district team.

The Vulcan baseball team received the award for the second time in three seasons with a cumulative GPA of 3.333.

Senior outfielder John Orr and junior shortstop Matt Peters both wre selected for the academic all-district team.

Cal U was one of seven schools among the 16-team PSAC to feature at least one team on the GPA award list.

The Vulcans also had 148 studentathletes recognized as 2013-2014 PSAC Scholar-Athletes for achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or above.

“These significant achievements show the commitment of our studentathletes to their academic program as well as the hard work of our athletic academic area and the Cal U faculty,” said Dr. Karen Hjerpe, Cal U’s athletic director.

“We are proud of our studentathletes’ work in the classroom.”

Cal U’s defending PSAC champion women’s soccer team and all of the Vulcan squads look to continue their success on the field and in the classroom this fall.

Cal U Night at PNC Park Set for Sept. 12 al U will join baseball fans at PNC Park Sept.

12 when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Chicago Cubs at 7:05 p.m.

Pregame activities will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Federal Street, where fans can stop at a Cal U booth outside the center field entrance, near the Clemente Bridge.

As part of the Pirates’ Free T-Shirt Friday promotion, the first 25,000 fans to enter the ballpark will receive complimentary T-shirts with the Cal U logo.

Any current Cal U student with a valid CalCard can make the roundtrip ride to the ballpark on the Vulcan Flyer bus and receive a grandstand-level ticket for just $5. The bus will depart at 3:30 p.m. from the Manderino Library’s front entrance.

Students must register in advance by contacting Melissa Dunn at dunn@calu.edu.

Faculty, staff, alumni and University friends can purchase game tickets in advance through the Department of University Development and Alumni Relations. Ticket price for terrace seats is $35; grandstand-level seats cost $19. A roundtrip ride on the Vulcan Flyer costs $11.

In addition, Atria’s restaurant will cater a Cal U Alumni &

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Cal U will join baseball fans at PNC Park Sept. 12 when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Chicago Cubs at 7:05 p.m.

Friends pre-game “tailgate” event from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at the Cal U booth on Federal Street.

Cost is $25 per person.

Registration is required. For tickets or more information, contact Daphne Livingstone at 724-938-5467 or e-mail livingstone@calu.edu. Credit card information will not be taken via e-mail; checks should be made payable to “California University of Pennsylvania.”

In addition to the ticket price, alumni and other Pirates fans are encouraged to make a donation to the Cal U Scholarship Fund.

Anyone who gives at least $25 to

the scholarship fund will have his or her name placed in a drawing; one winner will change the bases during the third and sixth innings of the game. A member of the Cal U community also will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

The Sept. 12 Cal U Night at PNC Park continues a seasonlong relationship between the University and the Pirates. Cal U Alumni & Friends gatherings have been held in conjunction with Pirates games in Bradenton, Fla., Baltimore and New York City, and upcoming events are scheduled for away games at Philadelphia and Atlanta.

Football on CUTV or the 29th season, California University Television (CUTV) will air Vulcan football and eight high school football games.

The games will be presented via tape-delay during the 2014 season.

The Cal U football broadcasts will air at 6 p.m. Mondays and at 4 p.m. Tuesdays on the Armstrong (channel 61) and Atlantic Broadband (channel 17) cable systems.

The games also can be viewed on the YouTube cutvsports1 channel.

Cal U’s first game will be a 1 p.m. home game against Virginia State on Sept. 6, with rebroadcasts on Sept. 8-9.

CUTV’s high school football broadcasts will air at 8:30 p.m. Sundays and 5:30 p.m. Thursdays on the same cable and online channels.

The eight-game scholastic slate opens with Clairton at California on Aug. 29, followed by Greensburg Central Catholic at Bethlehem-Center on Sept. 5. After an idle week, the remaining games are Hollidaysburg at Belle Vernon Area (Sept. 19), Uniontown at Elizabeth Forward (Sept. 26), Bethlehem-Center at Frazier (Oct. 3), Derry at Brownsville (Oct. 10), Kiski at Connellsville Area (Oct. 17) and Jefferson Morgan at Carmichaels (Oct. 24).

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Chemical Collection Cleans Up rea residents safely disposed of 17,00 pounds of hazardous waste — everything from used motor oil, halfempty cans of paint and unwanted pesticides — when Cal U hosted a household chemical waste collection last month in the parking area outside Adamson Stadium at Roadman Park.

The Pennsylvania Resources Council sponsored the July 12 collection, which drew 171 participants. This was the third of six collections the council plans to hold this year.

A certified contractor was on site to process the hazardous wastes for proper disposal. Materials were recycled, incinerated or safely buried in special landfills.

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

Geraldine M. Jones Interim University President

Dr. Nancy Pinardi Interim Vice President for Student Affairs

Christine Kindl Editor

Dr. Bruce Barnhart Acting Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Craig Butzine Vice President for Marketing and University Relations/ Interim Vice President for University Development and Alumni Relations

Bruce Wald, Wendy Mackall, Jeff Bender Writers

Robert Thorn Vice President for Administration and Finance

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