Best in the U.S. for Online Education

‘Women of the Year’ Honored

VOLUME 14, NUMBER 2 JAN. 30 , 2012

READ THE JOURNAL ONLINE: www.calu.edu/news/the-journal

Cal U once again has been ranked No. 1 in thenation for its online degree and certificateprograms.

The Online College Rankings are compiled annuallyby SR Education Group, an educational resourceprovider based in Kirkland, Wash. The 2012 Top 30Online Colleges are listed on its flagship site, Guide toOnline Schools ( www.guidetoonlineschools.com ).

A new portion of the guide also lists Cal U amongthe nation’s top military-friendly schools.

The online guide is intended “to help prospectivestudents make informed decisions about how to investin their education,” the report says. “Our goal is to holdonline schools accountable to the same high standardswe expect of traditional institutions.”

To determine the rankings, SR Education Groupexamines accreditations, the cost of tuition and books,student-to-faculty ratios, graduation and retention rates,and the rate at which students repay their college loanson time.

Statistics are gathered from the U.S. Department ofEducation’s National Center for Education Statistics,the primary federal entity for collecting and presentingdata related to education.

Student feedback also plays a role in the rankings.“The course requirements were rigorous,” one Cal

U Global Online student reported. “I was obtaining a

degree in a field I had worked in for nearly 20 years andactually learned something new and was challenged bythe curriculum.

“The online format, available resources and toolswere all exceptional and contributed to enhancing thelearning experience.”

Cal U’s Global Online programs allow students tocomplete their assignments at any time of the day ornight, from anywhere in the world. That makes itespecially appealing to working professionals andmembers of the armed forces.

“I work full time, so this has been a real benefit,”another student wrote. “I interacted with students fromother areas of the country and learned about theirteaching experiences. I would suggest this school toanyone that wants to attend school online for anaffordable price.”

Following Cal U on the 2012 Top Online Collegeslist are Western Governors University, in Utah; IowaCentral College; National University, in California; andAbilene Christian University, in Texas.

Cal U Global Online continues to grow. It nowprovides more than 1,800 students with affordable,high-quality master’s degree, bachelor’s degree andcertificate programs. Compared to the 2010-2011academic year, total enrollment increased by 6.1percent this year.

“Enrollment is especially strong in our onlinemaster’s degree programs,” said Dr. John Cencich, deanof the School of Graduate Studies and Research.

“Building on the strength of our traditional, face-to-face graduate programs, Cal U has developedchallenging course content that can be deliveredeffectively over the Internet by engaged, technology-savvy professors and exceptional support services.”

The Office of Web-Based Programs providessupport for Global Online students from their initialinquiry through Commencement, when many studentscome to campus to receive their diploma. The officefocuses on customer service, with client servicespecialists, a financial aid representative and othersupport personnel on hand to answer questions andaddress any concerns.

“Our Global Online students receive the same high-quality educational experience offered to everyone whoenrolls at Cal U,” said University President AngeloArmenti, Jr. “The program’s continuing growth speaksto the value of our Internet-based programs.”

Guide to Online Schools ranked Cal U secondnationally in 2009, the guide’s first year. CaliforniaUniversity moved to the top of the list the followingyear, and it has held the No. 1 spot ever since.

For application information or a complete list of GlobalOnline programs, visit www.calu.edu .

At a special reception in Old Main, Global Online students from across the country gather for a portrait with President Angelo Armenti, Jr. before the University’s 173rd Commencement. For thesecond consecutive year, SR Education Group has ranked Cal U Global Online the No. 1 online degree program in the nation.

NavoneyNamed to

VP RoleSharon Navoney, who

joined Cal U’sdevelopment staff in

2009, has beenappointed to serve asinterim vice president

for UniversityDevelopment and

Alumni Relations. Seestory on page 2.

Members of the Cal U community gatheredon Dec. 7 to celebrate the achievements oftwo women who were honored by the

President’s Commission for the Status of Women.The commission presented two Fall 2011

Outstanding Woman of the Year awards — tograduate student Domenica “Dee” Stalvey and tonontraditional undergraduate Tina McLee.

Both women completed their studies in December.Stalvey earned her master’s degree in legal studieswith a concentration in law and public policy, andMcLee graduated with a Bachelor of Social Workdegree.

Stalvey, executive associate to President Angelo

Armenti, Jr., was honored for her role as a mentor tomany people on campus, and for volunteering at herchurch and local volunteer fire department. She andher husband, Joe, support an endowed scholarship atCal U.

“I sincerely thank the President’s Commission forthe Status of Women for this honor,” Stalvey said. “Iam very humbled by this recognition, because I knowthere are many women graduate students here at CalU who pursue scholarly activities and also give oftheir time and energy to serve others in many ways.”

McLee also was honored for her role as a mentorto fellow students and her community activities,

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‘Women of the Year’ Honored

University President Angelo Armenti, Jr. has appointed SharonNavoney to serve as interim vice president for UniversityDevelopment and Alumni Relations, effective Jan. 5.

“I know Sharon will bring consistency and stability to this position,and I look forward to great momentum as a result of her appoint-ment,” the President said.

During more than 20 years as a fund development professional,Navoney has actively participated in seven capital campaigns whileworking in public and private higher education, academic medicine,and a pediatric hospital foundation.

She joined Cal U’s development staff in April 2009 as senior direc-tor of major gifts and planned giving.

Since January 2010 Navoney has served as associate vice presidentfor development, providing strategic planning and support for Cal U’s$35 million capital campaign, as well as oversight for planned andmajor individual giving, advancement services, prospect research andmanagement, donor relations, and special events.

“I am excited about the opportunities ahead and look forward tobuilding upon the many successes the department has achieved overthe past several years,” Navoney said.

“We have a renewed excitement and energy focused not only onsuccessfully completing our Campaign To Build Character andCareers, but also on continuing engaging our alumni, friends andUniversity family in Cal U for Life.

“We have made great strides and built momentum in several criti-cal areas of development and alumni initiatives, and I believe we arepoised to accomplish even more.”

Before coming to Cal U, Navoney was director of major gifts andplanned giving at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation,where she managed a portfolio of about 175 prospects and workedclosely on the $100 million capital campaign for the new Children’sHospital of Pittsburgh campus.

From 2001-2004 she was employed at Carnegie Mellon University,where she was associate vice president of constituent development andexecutive director for development for the Graduate School ofIndustrial Administration.

She also has filled various development roles, including executivedirector of development for the School of Medicine, at the Universityof Pittsburgh/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Navoney holds a bachelor’s degree from Edinboro University and amaster’s degree in administrative and policy studies/higher educationadministration from the University of Pittsburgh. In addition, sheearned a certificate in management of nonprofit organizations fromPitt’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

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which include assisting the Junior ROTCand volunteering at her church. She evenpostponed hip-replacement surgery tofulfill her duties as a student and themother of two teenagers.

“I am humbled by the wholeexperience,” McLee said. “It is aprivilege and an honor to accept thisaward.”

President Armenti has been a staunchsupporter of the commission sincecoming to Cal U in 1992.

“Members of the commission have

worked hard to create a positive campusclimate for women over the years,” hesaid at the luncheon.

The President also congratulatedboth women on their achievements— reserving a special comment forStalvey, with whom he has workedclosely for almost 20 years.

“I am very proud of her for earning amaster’s degree in one of the toughestprograms we have with all of her otherresponsibilities,” he said.

Dr. Elizabeth Jones, an originalmember of the President’s Commission,was the guest speaker at the Woman of

the Year luncheon. She retired inDecember as a professor in the SociologyDepartment after 20 years at Cal U.

Since the luncheon was held on PearlHarbor Day, Jones discussed themonumental changes in Americansociety that occurred when womenentered the workplace during World WarII.

“The war began a societalconversation about important issues likepay equity and women as second wageearners. As I conclude my tenure, I’mglad we have a commission at Cal U toaddress the issues of today,” she said.

Cal will honor the memory of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. by putting hismessage into practice Tuesday during

the University’s annual Day of Service.From 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. tomorrow,

members of campus clubs and organizationswill meet in the Natali Student Center toperform service-oriented activities coordinatedby the Center for Civic Engagement.

Inspiration for the Day of Service was a2003 visit to Cal U by the late Coretta ScottKing, wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. During her campus visit she asked that theday commemorating her late husband beobserved as “a day on, rather than a day off.”

“Our students take this day and Mrs.King’s message very seriously,” said Diane

Williams, director of Cal U’s Center for CivicEngagement. “Even though the springsemester did not start until a week later thanthe holiday, it is important for the studentsand other members of the Universitycommunity to do their part.”

Williams also emphasized that the Day ofService ties in with the Cal U for Life initiative,which encourages students to share their timeand talent. It also reflects the eighth goal ofthe University’s Strategic Plan by fosteringcivic engagement.

Last year, more than 150 students, staffand faculty performed volunteer work on theDay of Service.

For more information, e-mail Williams atwilliams_d@calu.edu .

Navoney to LeadDevelopment andAlumni Relations

A group of students from Cal U visited the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, in Washington, D.C.,last year. On Tuesday, students will continue to remember King’s legacy as they participate in theUniversity’s annual Day of Service.

Honoringoutstanding women(from left to right):Rhonda Gifford,director of CareerServices and vicechair of thePresident’sCommission for theStatus of Women;recipient TinaMcLee; PresidentAngelo Armenti, Jr;recipient Domenica‘Dee’ Stalvey; andDr. Lisa McBride,special assistant tothe president forEEEO/Universityombudsman andchair of thePresident’sCommission for theStatus of Women.

To open its 2012 season, theCal U Recital Series welcomessoprano Diba Alvi for a

performance at 8 p.m. Thursday inOld Main Chapel.

Alvi is quickly gaining recognitionfor her beautiful voice and dynamicstage presence. She has receivedcritical acclaim for both her operaticroles and her concert performances.

Winner of the 2006 PittsburghConcert Society Competition and aTuesday Musical Club IndividualArtist Award, Alvi recently completedher doctoral studies at the Universityof Maryland, where she was therecipient of the Robert McCoyGraduate Assistantship Award.

She is currently a faculty memberat the University of Maryland and atMontgomery College in Rockville,Md. This summer she will portray theFirst Lady when the Opera Theater ofPittsburgh presents Mozart’s TheMagic Flute.

The Recital Series performance isfree and open to the public.Donations to support the series arewelcome.

For more information, contactCal U’s Department of Music at724-938-4878.

SopranoOpens 2012

Recital Series

Cal U Set for AnnualDay of Service

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Roh Joins Honor Society’s Board

Awards Highlight Student CreativityFormer Cal U distance runner Christopher

Clark, of Hadley, Pa., competed in theU.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on Jan. 14

in Houston, Texas. Running in his first competitive marathon,

Clark finished 82nd among nearly 300 runners,with a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes and 10seconds.

The top three finishers will represent theUnited States in the marathon at the 2012Olympic Games in London. They were MebKeflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist;Ryan Hall, the U.S. marathon record holder; andAbdi Abdirahman, a three-time Olympian.

The trials were broadcast on NBC-TV.Since July 2010 Clark has run professionally

for ZAP Fitness Foundation, a non-profittraining center for post-collegiate, Olympichopeful distance runners. Clark qualified for thetrials by posting a time of 1 hour, 4 minutes and38 seconds at the USA Half MarathonChampionships, also held in Houston.

“To do as well he did in his first competitivemarathon is impressive,” said Dan Caulfield, CalU’s veteran men’s and women’s cross countrycoach. “However, it’s not surprising because ofhow determined and focused Chris is in anythinghe does.”

During his collegiate career, Clark was a five-time NCAA All-American in cross country andtrack and field. He was the Pennsylvania StateAthletic Conference (PSAC) Cross Country andOutdoor Track Athlete of the Year during his2008-2009 senior season.

Clark also received the conference’s inauguralSportsmanship Award, along with Clarionswimmer Jamie Murphy. This honor is givenannually to one male and one female student-athlete who best exemplify the spirit ofsportsmanship and who have demonstrated thevalues of respect and integrity through a specificaction ideally directed toward an opponent.

Clark, who earned both his bachelor’ andmaster’s degrees from Cal U, was the firstAcademic All-American in the history of theuniversity’s cross country and track and fieldprograms.

Dr. Joni Cramer Roh has begun her termas second vice chair of the KappaOmicron Nu Honor Society Board of

Directors. Roh will contribute to national governance of

the organization, which represents more than 100campus chapters throughout the United Statesand more than 140,000 members worldwide. Thenational office is located in East Lansing, Mich.

A professor in the Department of ExerciseScience and Sport Studies, Roh joined Cal U in1991 to teach and advise students in the undergraduate andgraduate accredited athletic training programs. In 2006, shebegan teaching graduate courses in the exercise science andhealth promotions online programs.

She has been an adviser to the Nu OmicronChapter of the Kappa Omicron Nu HonorSociety since 2005. The organization is acertified member of the Association of Collegeof Honor Societies.

Roh is a member of the National AthleticTrainers’ Association (NATA), the EasternAthletic Trainers’ Association (EATA), thePennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society (PATS),the Association for the Advancement ofApplied Sport Psychology (AAASP), and the

American Psychological Association (APA).She has presented research relative to sport injury at

nationally recognized symposiums and has publishedarticles in national peer-reviewed journals.

AlumnusCompetes in

MarathonTrials

Former Cal U distance runner Christopher Clark

The creativity of hundreds of secondary schoolstudents is on display in Gallagher Hall throughFeb. 12 as part of the Scholastic Art and Writing

Awards of Southwestern Pennsylvania. The awards recognize outstanding young artists and

writers from schools in Washington, Greene and Fayettecounties.

This year’s local event drew 376 art submissions and55 writing entries from 28 schools. This is the third yearthat Cal U has hosted the event.

“Creativity lights up individual lives, leads to newdiscoveries and drives progress — in medicine, in physics,in computer science, in space exploration, innanotechnology, in government — in every humanendeavor,” said Janice Hatfield, co-director of theScholastic Art and Writing Awards of SouthwesternPennsylvania.

“That is why the Scholastic Art and Writing Awardsand similar programs that recognize and reward creativityare so important.”

Five Cal U faculty members, from the departments of

English and Art and Design, were among the judges forthis year’s event. Dr. Scott Lloyd, Gregory Harrison andRichard Miecznikowski evaluated submissions. Dr. KurtKearcher and Dr. Krystia Nora judged the written pieces.

Harrison, Nora and Dr. William Hendricks serve onthe Scholastic board of directors.

Since the program began in 2002, more than 3,000students have participated in the Scholastic Art andWriting Awards of Southwestern Pennsylvania, which isan affiliate of the national Alliance for Young Artists andWriters. Locally, almost $20,000 has been awarded foroutstanding work.

The awards ceremony at Cal U will be held at 2 p.m.Feb. 12 in Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre.

Students who earn Gold Keys at the regional level areautomatically entered in the national awards program laterthis year.

“Scholastic has been encouraging and rewardingwriters for a long, long, time,” Nora said. “It’s a greatorganization for anyone who might have quiet dreams ofbecoming a writer, who thinks it could never happen.”

Vulcans Lead Dixon Trophy Race

Following arguably the mostsuccessful overall fall sportsseason in school history, Cal

U athletics leads the Dixon Trophystandings and ranks third in thenational Directors’ Cup.

The Dixon Trophy is awardedannually to the Pennsylvania StateAthletic Conference (PSAC)member institution with the mostsuccessful all-around program. Thewinner is determined by a pointsystem based on the results ofconference playoffs and/or regular-season records.

Each institution’s point total iscalculated by adding its top sixwomen’s finishes and top six men’sfinishes in 22 conference sports.

Cal U compiled 92.5 overallpoints during the fall season, thehighest fall total in school history.

Women’s soccer and women’svolleyball each earned 16 points aftercapturing conference titles. Football(13.5), women’s golf (13), men’scross country (11) and men’s soccer(11) added double-digit points.

Rivals Kutztown and WestChester are second and third in thetrophy standings, with 74.5 and 73.5points, respectively.

Since 2008, Cal U has finishedno less then third in the standingseach year. The Vulcans won theDixon Trophy in 2009 and placedsecond in 2010.

Announced through the NationalAssociation of Collegiate Directorsof Athletics, the Learfield SportsDirectors’ Cup annually honorsinstitutions maintaining a broad-based program in both men’s andwomen’s sports. The scoring system

is based on the national finishes ofseven men’s and seven women’ssports teams.

The Vulcans compiled 243 pointsthrough the fall competition. GrandValley State (Mich.), which has wonthe Directors’ Cup for eightconsecutive years, remains atop thestandings with 260 points. ChicoState (Calif.) is second with 257points. Cal U places third afterNCAA post-season appearances bywomen’s soccer, volleyball, men’ssoccer and football.

Cal U is one of five PSACprograms to rank in the top 30 in thenational standings this fall.

Last year, the Vulcans finished12th in the final standings — Cal U’sfourth straight season to appear inthe Directors’ Cup top 15 schools.

The Dixon Trophy standings willbe updated next after basketballchampionships are completed inearly March.

The first Division II Directors’Cup winter standings will bereleased on March 15.

Cal U’s athletics leads the Dixon Trophy standings and ranks third in the nationalDirectors’ Cup. The women’s soccer team contributed to this sucess by winning thePSAC title and advancing to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals this past fall.

Dr. Joni Roh

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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

Sharon NavoneyInterim Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Robert Thorn Vice President for Administration and Finance

Craig ButzineVice President for Marketing and University Relations

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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.

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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 Ms. 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 Ms. Jodi Dusi Dr. Dilawar Edwards Dr. Grafton Eliason Dr. Deborah Farrer Mr. 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 Ms. Ayanna Lyles Ms. Cerenna Mace Ms. 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. Thomas Pucci 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 Ms. Ellen West Dr. Thomas West Dr. Brian Wood Dr. Clover Wright

Dr. Richard Wyman Dr. Roy Yarbrough Dr. Joseph ZiskLiberal 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. Elizabeth Jones Dr. MacDonald Kale Dr. Kurt Kearcher Dr. Cassandra Kuba Dr. Elizabeth Larsen Dr. R. Scott Lloyd Dr. Sean Madden Mr. 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 Ms. 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 YochumEberly 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 Mr. 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 Mr. Kyle Frederick Mr. Swarndeep Gill Dr. Gregg Gould Mr. Chadwick Hanna Ms. Barbara Hess Dr. Paul Hettler Dr. Cheryl Hettman Dr. Glenn Hider Dr. Larry Horath Ms. 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 Mr. Harrison Pinckney Dr. Matthew Price Ms. Aleksandra Prokic Dr. Anthony Pyzdrowski Dr. Clyde Roberts Ms. Susan Ryan Mr. Ghassan Salim Mr. Joseph Schickel Mr. Joseph Schwerha Dr. Louise Serafin Dr. Ali Sezer Ms. Debra Shelapinsky Mr. Paul Sible Ms. Nancy Skocik Mr. Jeffrey Sumey Mr. Mark Tebbitt Dr. John Thompson Ms. Susan Urbine Dr. Jaroslav Vaverka Mr. 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 CALIFORNIAUNIVERSITY FORUM

December 6, 2011/4:00 p.m.,Dixon, Room 327

January 31, 2012/4:00 p.m, Dixon, Room 327

TENTATIVE AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

IV. MINUTES OF DECEMBER 6, 2011(Approved by e-mail ballot – refer to Forum website or Public Folders in Outlook)

V. MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Informational Only – Minutes January 24, 2012)

VI. PRESIDING OFFICER’S REPORTA. Miscellaneous InformationB. Notice of Executive Committee Meeting: February 21, 2012 – University Community Welcome

VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS

VIII. INTERPELLATIONMotion: The forum recommends only five categories be allowed to be included in the General Education menu.

Motion: Amend the Bylaws of the California University Forum to read as follows: Article I: Forum Operations: Section 1: Meetings of the California University Forum will be held on campus on Tuesday afternoons, starting at 4:00 P.M., so as to maximize the opportunity for all senators and all members of the University community to attend.

IX. NEW BUSINESS

X. ANNOUNCEMENTSNext FORUM Meeting FEBRUARY 21, 2012

XI. ADJOURNMENT

THE CALIFORNIAUNIVERSITY FORUM

MINUTES

The California UniversityForum met in regular ses-sion Tuesday, December6, 2011, in Dixon, Room327. Presiding OfficerHoover called the meetingorder at 4:10 p.m.

The following senatorswere in attendance:Ms. Cary BannerDr. Bill BiddingtonMs. Alexandra BrooksMs. Roberta BushaDr. John ConferMs. Lena DankaMs. Rhonda GiffordMr. Yancey GoshornMs. Autumn HarrisDr. Kevin KouryDr. Sean MaddenDr. Charles ManceMr. Gary SeelyeDr. Craig SmithMr. Jacob SmithDr. Emily SweitzerMr. Robert Thorn Dr. Brian WoodDr. Kimberly WoznackMs. Donna Wright

The following were also inattendance:Mr. Douglas Hoover,

Presiding Officer Mr. Loring Prest,ParliamentarianMrs. Dana Turcic,Recording Secretary

The following senatorswere absent:Dr. Lenora AngeloneDr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.Mr. Nicholas BattistaMr. Rick BertagnolliDr. Jane BonariMs. Janelle BrewerMr. Craig ButzineMs. Betsy ClarkMr. Todd EdwardsMs. Fran FayishMs. Jill FernandesMr. Shane FoxMs. Geraldine JonesMs. Darla KurnalMr. Donny MarszalekMr. Josh MroskoMr. William O’DonnellMs. Morgan O’RourkeDr. Carrie RosengartMr. Michael WagnerDr. Tom WickhamDr. Mohamed Yamba

Due to the lack of a quo-rum of Forum senators,Presiding Officer Hooveradjourned the meeting at4:15 p.m.