VOLUME 14, NUMBER 5 FEB. 20 , 2012

California University

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Student’s Mural HelpsPreschoolers Learn 7 Habits

Penguins’ Online Auction to Boost Scholarship Fund

Sports PanelTomorrow

FeaturesSteelers QB

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback CharlieBatch, award-winning sports columnistKevin Blackistone of ESPN’s “Around

the Horn,” and coach Robert Wimberly ofLiberty University will visit the campus todiscuss the impact of sports on the lives ofAfrican-Americans.

The free panel presentation at 11 a.m.Tuesday in Steele Hall Mainstage Theater ispart of Cal U’s ongoing celebration of BlackHistory Month.

Batch, a native of Homestead, Pa., hasplayed for 12 years in the National FootballLeague. His eight seasons with the Steelersinclude playing with the Super Bowl XL andXLIII teams; he currently is the team’s NFLPlayers Association representative. Batch is aphilanthropist whose nonprofit Best of theBatch Foundation serves underprivilegedyouth in the greater Pittsburgh area. He alsois owner and president of Batch DevelopmentCo., which manages properties and developsbusinesses in his hometown.

Blackistone, a veteran reporter and sportscolumnist, holds the Shirley Povich Chair inSports Journalism at the University ofMaryland and appears as a regular paneliston ESPN’s “Around the Horn” talks show.He is an occasional contributor to NationalPublic Radio, a regular sports writer for theiPad newspaper The Daily, and a co-author of

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Acolorful mural 10 feet tall helps preschoolers inCal U’s Learning and Language Center learn the7 Habits of Happy Kids.

Painted by graphic design student Vincent Conti, themural highlights the principles of Dr. Stephen Covey’s 7Habits of Highly Effective People in images and languagethat children ages 3-5 can understand.

This is the second year that instructors at the Learningand Language Center, in Morgan Hall, have incorporatedthe 7 Habits principles into their lessons, said Dr. DeniseJoseph, the center’s director.

The mural has a tree as its centerpiece, with robins,raccoons, deer and other animals gathered around.

A ladder leading to a tree house names the 7 Habits inCovey’s language, with a kid-friendly equivalent on eachsquare.

Habit 1: Be Proactive, for example, becomes I Do theRight Thing (Without Being Told). Habit 4: Think Win-Win becomes Everybody Can Be Happy.

Joseph and Dr. Barbara Bonfanti, chair of theCommunication Disorders Department, devised the 7Habits of Happy Kids after they became convinced thatCovey’s 7 Habits principles can benefit people of all ages.

The collaborative project also demonstrates Habit 6:Synergize — or what the preschoolers know as Two AreBetter Than One.

Conti undertook the assignment not only to assist thecenter, but also to fulfill a “social justice” requirement inhis Advanced Painting course with associate professorTodd Pinkham.

After showing Joseph and her colleagues manydifferent sketches, Conti spent an estimated 50 hourscreating the mural, using about a dozen gallons of acrylicpaint.

“This was the biggest project I had ever done,” hesaid. “It was hard to communicate what was needed insimple images, so the sketches helped. I kept trying to

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Pittsburgh Penguins fans can bringhome an autographed All-Star jersey,ride a Zamboni or dine in the

exclusive Lexus Club at CONSOL EnergyCenter. All it takes is a winning bid in thefourth Pittsburgh Penguins online auctionto benefit Cal U.

Bidding opens on Sunday atwww.pittsburghpenguins.com. Onlinebidding closes at 5 p.m. March 7, 2012.

Cal U is the official education partner ofthe Pittsburgh Penguins. Proceeds from theonline auction support the PittsburghPenguins Scholarship, awarded annually toa Cal U student.

“Cal U’s partnership with the PittsburghPenguins continues to pay off for our

students,” said Craig Butzine, vice presidentfor Marketing and University Relations.

“In addition to working with us onsome great events, the Pens have usedonline auctions to create a scholarship fundthat now holds more than $20,500. Thisnew auction will help the fund to groweven further — and Pens’ hockey fanswon’t want to miss the items up for bid thistime around.”

Penguins superstars Evgeni Malkin,Sidney Crosby and James Neal have eachsigned a jersey to be auctioned as a packagewith a miniature helmet and puck.

Two All-Star packages feature anofficial program and an All-Star jerseysigned either by Malkin or Kris Letang.

Bidders can win a round of golf atMystic Rock and lunch for two guests withPenguins’ broadcaster Phil Bourque, or a T-shirt collection and a poster autographed byplay-by-play announcer Mike Lange.

Two dinner packages are available:Either a private dinner for six in thePenguins’ executive dining room in theLexus Club, or dinner for two in the LexusClub, plus Zamboni rides and two tickets toa game.

An Iceburgh birthday party for kidsfeatures a one-hour appearance by thePenguins’ mascot, plus an ice cream cakeand 10 autographed pucks.

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Graphic design student Vincent Conti has painted a colorful mural that helps preschoolers in Cal U’s Learning and Language Centerlearn the 7 Habits of Happy Kids.

An autographed Evgeni Malkinjersey, plus a miniature helmetand puck, is up for bid in thefourth Pittsburgh Penguinsonline auction to benefit Cal U.

Film and Television Actor Morris Chestnut comes to

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Speakers Part of BlackHistory Month Events

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Black HistoryMonth Lineup

Mural Helps ChildrenLearn 7 Habits

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perfect my technique.”Conti worked on the mural during the semester break, when the

preschool was closed. He used his smartphone to send photos of the muralto Joseph every couple of days.

“Vincent was the perfect and most patient student,” Joseph said. “Hewas so understanding and did such a great job in trying to read our minds.He listened to what we were conceptualizing, and then he really nailed it.”

Joseph has no doubt the mural will help the children as they learn the 7Habits principles and work to earn medals recognizing their achievements.

“We will always come back to it at least once a day to talk about howwith each habit our students are continuing to grow and climb that tree.”

Pinkham emphasized the value of the project for Conti, too. “The whole culminating experience for our students is to actually create

something on their own that can make a difference for a community — andthis project met that goal,” he said.

“This was real-world stuff —and it’s intact somewhere other than in ourstudio. You go into the preschool and see the whole wall.”

Conti, who expects to graduate in May, discovered the truth in the oldsaying, “Everybody’s a critic.”

In addition to Joseph and her colleagues, the children also looked at hissketches. Even Cal U police Lt. Joe Powers paused during an evening patrolto suggest a lighter shade of brown for the deer’s hide.

“In class and at the studio in Vulcan Hall, we are always being critiqued.So the friendly critiques I received while working on the mural inspired me,”he said.

He plans to add photos of the finished mural to his online portfolio.The mural is only the latest in a series of collaborations between the

Language and Learning Center and Cal U students. The University Choirhas performed for the preschoolers, and athletic training majors have servedas mentors and led exercise routines.

“I am a firm believer that programs in a university setting should becollaborative,” Joseph said. “Cal U is such a wonderful resource, so I keeptrying to incorporate something that uses talent from many differentareas.”

Cal U Basketball Tradition ContinuesCal U head men’s basketball coach Bill Brown (left) and University President Angelo Armenti, Jr.present the 2012 Basketball Alumnus of the Year Award to James Zell (center) ’39 during the recent13th annual Basketball Alumni Day festivities. A 1998 Cal Hall of Fame inductee, Zell was the Vulcans’leading scorer his junior and senior year and regularly returns to his alma mater from his home inWellington, Fla., for the basketball gathering.

The Department of Theatre and Dance opens its2012 season with Suddenly Last Summer.

Performances of Tennessee Williams’ theatricalmasterpiece are set for 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and2 and 8 p.m. Saturday in the Blaney Theatre, in SteeleHall.

One of Williams’ lesser-known works, Suddenly LastSummer explores a world that is savage and unforgiving.The dark recesses of human behavior are brought tolight as insanity, murder, and loneliness are painfullyexposed within the relationship between mother and herlate son. Because of its mature themes and stronglanguage, this one-act play from the late 1950s is notsuitable for all ages.

The play is directed by Dr. Michael Slavin, professorand chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance.Cast members include Kara Burkhart (Mrs. Venable),Zach Thomas (Dr. Cukrowicz), Rachel Colson (MissFoxhill), Aubrey Kyler (Mrs. Holly), Jeff Moser (GeorgeHolly), Maddie Dudley (Catherine Holly), and EmilyCutwright (Sister Felicity).

Ticket price is $12 for adults, seniors and children.Students with valid CalCards are admitted free; their $5deposit will be returned when they attend theperformance.

For ticket information, or to order tickets (with acredit card) by phone, call the Steele Box Office at 724-938-5943.

‘Suddenly Last Summer’ OpensTheater Season Thursday

Dr. Michael Slavin, professor and chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, is directing ‘Suddenly Last Summer,’ whichopens Thursday night in Steele Hall’s Blaney Theatre.

On Friday and Saturday, more than Cal U 100 students will be participating in thefifth annual StormFest at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh.

StormFest is an educational outreach event hosted in part by the SouthwesternPennsylvania chapter of the American Meteorological Society (Cal U Meteorology Club),in collaboration with the Science Center. The event explores the geosciences with interactiveactivities for students of all ages. Activities are free with paid admission to the center.

Field trips for children in grades K-6 are the focus of activities from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Friday. StormFest is open to the general public from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, whenparticipants will receive a free souvenir T-shirt if they complete 18 activities.

For more information about StormFest, e-mail Karly Bitsura at bit0907@calu.edu or visitwww.carnegiesciencecenter.org.

StormFest Set Friday, Saturday

Film and television actor Morris Chestnut willdiscuss the images of African-Americansportrayed in the media, and the impact they

have on American society, during an appearance thismonth at California University of Pennsylvania.

Chestnut will speak at 11 a.m. Feb. 28 in SteeleHall Mainstage Theatre.

Cal U faculty members also will take part in thepanel discussion, a free event presented as part ofCal U’s Black History Month celebration.

Chestnut is known for his role as a high schoolfootball player and teen father in the 1991 movieBoyz n the Hood. His credits also include roles inaction films such as Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, G.I.Jane and Half Past Dead, as well as romanticcomedies such as The Best Man, The Brothers, TwoCan Play That Game and Breakin’ All the Rules.

On television, Chestnut recently has appeared inthe series V and in American Horror Story.

He has a role in the film Think Like a Man,scheduled for release later this year.

Chestnut also has competed in televised TexasHold ‘Em poker tournaments and was the 1998winner of the Madden Bowl, beating othercelebrities and NFL players in a John MaddenFootball tournament.

The presentation at Cal U is free and open to thepublic. Visitor parking is available in the VulcanGarage, off Third Street near the campus entrance.

For information about other Black History Monthevents at Cal U or the ongoing exhibition ‘Leonardo daVinci: Machines in Motion’ at the Cal U ConvocationCenter, visit www.calu.edu.

Morris Chestnut to DiscussAfrican-Americans in the Media

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New Name forCal U Police

Penguins Online Auction toBoost Scholarship Fund

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A Gift for Ron, a memoir by formerNFL player Everson Walls, whodonated a kidney to a formerteammate. Blackistone has wonawards for sports column writingand for investigative and enterprisereporting. He serves on the boardof directors of the Society forFeatures Journalism Foundationand on the Association forEducation in Journalism and MassCommunication’s task force onrecruiting for academic diversity.

Wimberly has spent fourseasons as a senior defensivecoach at Liberty University inVirginia. In addition to coachinglinebackers for the Liberty Flames,he is director of high schoolrelations, working closely withscholastic football programs incentral Virginia and overseeingLiberty’s summer football camps.Now an ordained minister a s wellas a coach, he was a four-yearletter winner at Alabama A&M,where a neck injury ended hisplaying career.

The panel presentation is free;the public is welcome to attend.Visitor parking is available in theVulcan Garage, near the campusentrance off Third Street inCalifornia, Pa.

For information about other BlackHistory Month events at Cal U or theongoing exhibition ‘Leonardo daVinci: Machines in Motion’ at theCal U Convocation Center,visit www.calu.edu.

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Penguins neon clock, featuring theteam’s original logo. In all, 11 items areup for bid. Details are available atwww.pittsburghpenguins.com.

Last year Cal U presented itsCorporate Core Values Award to thePittsburgh Penguins at a ceremony atCONSOL Energy Center. The awardhonors a corporation, organization orinstitution that epitomizes Cal U’s corevalues of integrity, civility andresponsibility.

Through its continuing partnershipwith Cal U, the hockey club not only hascreated scholarships, but also has madeinternships and other resume-buildingactivities available to Cal U students, andprovided unique marketing opportunitiesfor the University.

“This partnership has tangiblebenefits,” Butzine said. “It’s a pleasure towork with a corporate partner thatsupport our University’s mission ofbuilding character and careers.”

To place a bid in the online auction, visitwww.pittsburghpenguins.com.

The former Office of Public Safety andUniversity Police has officially changed itsname to the California University Police

Department.“The name change is designed to clarify our role

and eliminate any possible confusion,” said policeChief Robert Downey. “If somebody wants to report acrime, or needs police assistance, we want them toknow exactly who to call.”

As the primary law enforcement agency for theUniversity, the Cal U Police Department offers24-hour protection every day of the year.

In addition to Downey, the department includes 18fully certified, professional police officers and fiveadditional security staff, including dispatchers andparking enforcement officers.

The department is housed in the Pollack Building,near the Hamer railroad crossing.

Cal U police officers patrol both the main campusand the south campus — Vulcan Village, RoadmanPark and SAI Farm. The department also cooperateswith California Borough Police and other lawenforcement agencies as needed.

“Although our name has changed, we remaincommitted to providing the safest and most securecampus environment for every member of the Cal Ucommunity,” Downey said. “This is the primary focusof our mission to serve the Cal U campuscommunity.”

To reach the Cal U Police Department, call 724-938-4299; or dial H-E-L-P or *1 from any on-campus phone.

Knowledgeable fans of high schooland junior high school sports canget into the game as

PIAA/WPIAL officials.Cal U will host a free PIAA/WPIAL

Sports Officials Recruitment Fair from6-9 p.m. Wednesday in HamerHall Gymnasium.

The Pennsylvania InterscholasticAthletic Association — the governingbody for Pennsylvania high school sports— is seeking men and women who areinterested in officiating all sports,especially junior high school, juniorvarsity and varsity games. Candidatesmust be high school graduates age 18or older.

“We really need officials,” said BillSinning, a PIAA District 7 representativeand a scholastic basketball official for 28years. “Frankly, our officiating staff isgetting a little bit older, and we need todo a better job of attracting young people.

“Officiating can be very rewardingand a worthwhile part-time job,depending on one’s level ofcommitment.”

To become a registered PIAA official,an individual must demonstrateknowledge of sports rules by passing anofficials test. The candidate also must

submit background clearances to thePIAA.

The recruitment fair gives men andwomen an excellent opportunity todiscuss officiating with representatives ofjunior high and high school athleticprograms in the region.

Sinning will return to the Cal Ucampus in March to administer theofficials tests.

In western Pennsylvania, about 1,600registered officials are organized in morethan 60 chapters in the WesternPennsylvania Interscholastic AthleticLeague and the Pittsburgh City League.

For more information, e-mail one ofthe following: Bill Sinning, PIAA District7 male officials representative,wsinning@comcast.net; Dr. RobertLombardi, PIAA U.S. associate executivedirector, rlombardi@piaa.org; NormHasbrouck, Cal U special assistant to thePresident and a registered PIAA soccerofficial, Hasbrouck@calu.edu; or PeggyNeason, PIAA District 7 rules interpreterfor soccer, pneason@comcast.net.

Admission to the recruitment fair atCal U is free. Visitor parking is availablein the Vulcan Garage, off Third Streetnear the campus entrance. Parking ratesbegin at $2 for the first hour.

Alumnus Dale Hamer ’60 began hisofficiating career at the scholastic leveland completed his 34th year as an NFLofficial last fall. Cal U will host a freePIAA/WPIAL Sports Officials RecruitmentFair from 6­9 p.m. Wednesday in HamerHall Gymnasium.

Cal U Hosts Officials Recruitment Fair

Tuesday is the last day forundergraduate students to apply forThe Harrisburg Internship Semester

(THIS), an internship opportunity sponsoredby the Pennsylvania State System ofHigher Education.

THIS interns work in the state capital,where they attend seminars and work withlegislators, policy-makers and otherprofessionals in various state governmentoffices. Interns can earn 15 credit hourstoward a bachelor’s degree, consistent withthe policies of Cal U and the student’smajor department.

Students from all majors may apply.Eligible students must have a minimumgrade-point average of 3.0 and have earnedat least 45 credits at the time of application.Candidates must submit a completedapplication form; a letter of application; athree- to five-page writing sample; a resumeand transcript; and two letters ofrecommendation.

For information and application forms,contact Dr. Melanie J. Blumberg in theDepartment of History and PoliticalScience, Room 440, Manderino Library.

Application materials must be on file inBlumberg’s office by 4 p.m. Tuesday.Successful candidates will be notified oftheir acceptance by Feb. 28.

Applicationsfor THIS Due

Free SportsProgram

SlatedTuesday

Cal U President AngeloArmenti, Jr. will hostthe 2012 spring staff and

student convocations next week.Both events will take place inthe Performance Center insidethe Natali Student Center.

The Staff Convocation willbe held at 2 p.m. Feb. 27, andthe Student Convocation will beheld Feb. 28 during theUniversity’s common hour,beginning at 11 a.m.

ConvocationsSet Next Week

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 ButzineVice 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

THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FORUMJANUARY 31, 2012 / 4:00 p.m., DIXON, Room 327

APPROVED MINUTES

The California University Forum met inregular session Tuesday, January 31,2012, in Dixon, Room 327. PresidingOfficer Hoover called the meeting order at4:05 p.m.

The following senators were in attendance:Dr. Lenora AngeloneDr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.Ms. Cary BannerDr. Bill BiddingtonDr. Jane BonariMs. Alexandra BrooksMs. Roberta BushaMr. Craig ButzineDr. John ConferMs. Fran FayishMs. Jill FernandesMs. Rhonda GiffordMr. Yancey GoshornMs. Autumn HarrisMs. Geraldine JonesDr. Kevin KouryDr. Sean MaddenDr. Charles ManceMs. Morgan O’RourkeDr. Carrie RosengartDr. Craig SmithMr. Jacob SmithMr. Robert ThornDr. Brian WoodDr. Kimberly WoznackMs. Donna Wright

The following were also in attendance:Mr. Douglas Hoover, Presiding Officer Mr. Loring Prest, ParliamentarianMrs. Dana Turcic, Recording Secretary

The following senators were absent:Mr. Nicholas BattistaMr. Rick BertagnolliMs. Janelle BrewerMs. Betsy ClarkMs. Lena DankaMr. Todd EdwardsMr. Shane FoxMs. Darla KurnalMr. Donny MarszalekMr. Josh MroskoMr. Gary SeelyeDr. Michael SlavinDr. Emily SweitzerMr. Michael WagnerDr. Tom WickhamDr. Mohamed Yamba

The agenda was presented, approved andthe meeting proceeded

Presiding Officer Hoover stated that theapproved Forum minutes of December 6,2011 are available on the Forum website(http://www.calu.edu/faculty-staff/administration/forum/index.htm) orPublic Folders in the Microsoft Outlook. Acopy of the executive committee minutesof January 24, 2012 are also available onthe Forum website(http://www.calu.edu/faculty-staff/administration/ forum/index.htm) orPublic Folders in the Microsoft Outlook..

Presiding Officer’s ReportPresiding Officer Hoover noted the nextexecutive committee meeting will be heldon Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in Room408 of the Manderino Library and theUniversity Community is welcome toattend.

Public CommentsThere were no public comments offered atthis time.

InterpellationSenator C. Smith inquired as to the statusof the response to the three (3) motionspassed at the November 1, 2011.Presiding Office Hoover noted that theresponses to the motions are pending.

Motion: The forum recommends onlyfive categories be allowed to beincluded in the General Educationmenu. Senator Koury moved to withdraw themotion. Senator Koury then raised a pointof information as to if the motion towithdraw was debatable. Presiding OfficerHoover noted that the motion to withdrawwas not debatable.

Senator Koury moved to respectfullywithdraw the motion. Second by SenatorBrooks.Senator Koury requested a roll call vote.

Presiding Hoover asked if there were anyobjections to a roll call vote; there being noobjections, a roll call vote was taken.

Dr. Lenora Angelone YMs. Cary Banner YDr. Bill Biddington YDr. Jane Bonari YMs. Alexandra Brooks YMs. Roberta Busha YMr. Craig Butzine YDr. John Confer YMs. Fran Fayish YMs. Jill Fernandes YMs. Rhonda Gifford YMr. Yancey Goshorn YDr. Kevin Koury YDr. Sean Madden YDr. Charles Mance YMs. Morgan O’Rourke YDr. Carrie Rosengart YDr. Craig Smith YMr. Jacob Smith AbstainDr. Brian Wood YDr. Kimberly Woznack YMs. Donna Wright Y

VOTE: Motion carries. Yeas: 21 Nays: 0Abstain: 1

Motion: Resolved, That the CaliforniaUniversity Forum Bylaws be amendedby deleting from Article I, Section 1, par.2, the words “in LRC Auditorium” andinserting in their place the words “oncampus.” This paragraph would thenread as follows:Meetings of the California UniversityForum will be held on campus onTuesday afternoons, starting at 4:00P.M., so as to maximize the opportunityfor all senators and all members of theUniversity community to attend.Presiding Officer Hoover stated that theabove motion is for informational purposesand cannot be discussed or voted on untilthe next full Forum meeting.

New BusinessSenator C. Smith moved to amend thefollowing article/section of the ForumConstitution:

Article IX, Section 4A quorum shall consist of a majority (50%+1) of the filled constituency seats,including the Presiding Officer.

Be amended to read as followsA quorum shall consist of fifteen (15)voting members of the Forum.

Senator C. Smith moved to amend thefollowing article/section of the ForumConstitution:

Article X, Section 1Upon approval of a resolution by theForum, the Recording Secretary of theForum will forward the resolution, the vote,and a brief rationale in support of theresolution to the University President forreview. The University President shall have30 days in which to acknowledge, accept,accept in part, or reject in entirety theresolution in question, but with theprovision that the Forum be providedreasons for the action taken.

Be amended to read as follows:Upon approval of a resolution by theForum, the Recording Secretary of theForum will forward the resolution, the vote,and a brief rationale in support of theresolution to the University President forreview. The University President shall have30 days in which to acknowledge inwriting his/her acceptance, acceptancein part, or rejection in entirety, of theresolution in question, or to requestadditional time to study the resolution.This acknowledgment will betransmitted to the Forum secretary,who will make it available to allsenators by the next regular meeting.When requesting additional time forreview, the president will indicate therationale and the time necessary tocomplete the review. When accepting,accepting in part, or rejecting in itsentirety a resolution, the president willprovide reasons for the action taken.

Senator C. Smith, on behalf of the FacultySenate, moved that the Forumrecommends that the administrationstudy and report on the effectiveness ofthe new linked classrooms,implemented in spring 2012, to

determine how they impact studentlearning, teaching effectiveness, andcourse evaluations. Second by SenatorRosengart.

Senator C. Smith noted that the rationalefor this motion was that there arenumerous studies that indicate ameasurably negative impact on courseevaluations using “live” and “remote”classrooms linked with two-waycommunication, and some of these studieslikewise offer recommendations forimprovement of student learning andteaching effectiveness. None of thesestudies, however, involve the uniquesetting of Cal U, where linked classroomsare in such close proximity to one another.Therefore, Cal U has an opportunity tocontribute to the existing scholarship andtake a leading role in presenting researchfindings to improve the use of this type oftechnology on college campuses.

Following a brief discussion a vote wastaken on the presented motion.VOTE: Motion carries unanimously.

Senator C. Smith moved that the Forumadopt the recommendation of theAcademic Policy Committee of March 15,2011, regarding the decision-makingprocess for English Comp. II substitutions.Senator C. Smith stated that the rationalefor this is to have the Forum followRobert’s Rules, which state that when acommittee reports on a resolutionpreviously referred to it, then the resolutionbecomes automatically pending. There isno motion necessary to bring it before theassembly again. The Forum failed toeither accept or reject the recommendationof the Academic Policy Committee, and theresolution needs to be decided.Second by Senator Busha:(from the Forum Approved Minutes ofMarch 15, 2011): Academic Policy Committee’sReview/Recommendation regardingDecision Making Process for EnglishCompositionJohn Cencich, Chair of the AcademicPolicy Committee, presented the followingresponse regarding the decision makingprocess for English composition:

The Academic Policy Committee of theUniversity Forum acknowledges theconcerns addressed in the Senateresolution and expresses its gratitude tothe Faculty Senate for its sincereconsideration of the writing curriculum.However, since there are ongoing effortscurrently underway to address the writingcurriculum by different university groups,the Committee believes it is unnecessaryat this time to make any statementsconcerning the temporary substitutions,other than such substitutions are anappropriate means of fulfilling the GeneralEducation requirements until permanentchanges are made to the writingcurriculum by way of a collaborativeprocess. The Committee commends the ongoingefforts currently underway to address thewriting curriculum, believing they representcollaborative decision-making processes,including: (1) the current review of theprocess of making curriculum changes bythe University Curriculum Committee; and(2) the present efforts of the dean of theCollege of Liberal Arts in workingcollaboratively with the English Departmenton the issue relating directly with EnglishComposition. In the event the concernshave not been adequately addressed afterthese two processes have run their course,the Committee is of the view that theFaculty Senate should renew theirconcerns through the governance process.

Senator Madden moved to postponeSenator’s Smith’s motion to the February2012 meeting. Second by Senator Koury.VOTE: Unanimously passed.

Announcements/AdjournmentPresiding Officer Hoover noted the nextForum meeting will be held on February21, 2012. There being no furtherbusiness, Presiding Officer Hooveradjourned the meeting at 4:45 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Mrs. Dana Turcic,Recording Secretary.

MINUTES APPROVED BY MAJORITYVIA E-MAIL BALLOT.

February 21, 2012/4:00 p.m, DIXON Room 327

TENTATIVE AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

IV. MINUTES OF JANUARY 31, 2012a. (Approved by e-mail ballot – refer to Forumwebsite or Public Folders in Outlook)

V. MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE a. (Informational Only – Minutes February 7, 2012 –Attachment “A”)

VI. PRESIDING OFFICER’S REPORTi. Miscellaneous Informationii. President’s Response to Motion(s) passediii. Notice of Executive Committee Meeting: March 6,2012 – University Community Welcome

VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS

VIII. INTERPELLATION

IX. Amendment to the Forum Byaws:Motion: Resolved, That the California UniversityForum Bylaws be amended by deleting from ArticleI, Section 1, par. 2, the words “in LRC Auditorium”and inserting in their place the words “on campus.”This paragraph would then read as follows:Meetings of the California University Forum willbe held on campus on Tuesday afternoons,starting at 4:00 P.M., so as to maximize theopportunity for all senators and all members ofthe University community to attend.

X. Amendment to the Forum Constitution:Article IX, Section 4A quorum shall consist of a majority (50% +1) of thefilled constituency seats, including the PresidingOfficer.Be amended to read as followsA quorum shall consist of fifteen (15) votingmembers of the Forum.

XI. Article X, Section 1Upon approval of a resolution by the Forum, theRecording Secretary of the Forum will forward theresolution, the vote, and a brief rationale in supportof the resolution to the University President forreview. The University President shall have 30 daysin which to acknowledge, accept, accept in part, orreject in entirety the resolution in question, but withthe provision that the Forum be provided reasons forthe action taken.

Be amended to read as follows:Upon approval of a resolution by the Forum, theRecording Secretary of the Forum will forward theresolution, the vote, and a brief rationale in supportof the resolution to the University President forreview. The University President shall have 30 daysin which to acknowledge in writing his/heracceptance, acceptance in part, or rejection inentirety, of the resolution in question, or to requestadditional time to study the resolution. Thisacknowledgment will be transmitted to theForum secretary, who will make it available to allsenators by the next regular meeting. Whenrequesting additional time for review, thepresident will indicate the rationale and the timenecessary to complete the review. Whenaccepting, accepting in part, or rejecting in itsentirety a resolution, the president will providereasons for the action taken.

XII. MOTION:The Forum adopt the recommendation of theAcademic Policy Committee of March 15, 2011,regarding the decision-making process for EnglishComp. II substitutions.

XIII. MOTION:The Forum commends Dr. Charles Mance, VicePresident for Information Technology, for implement-ing the capabilities for all faculty members on cam-pus to receive an outside telephone access line ontheir desk.

XIV. NEW BUSINESS

XV. ANNOUNCEMENTSNext FORUM Meeting MARCH 20, 2012

XVI. ADJOURNMENT

THE CALIFORNIAUNIVERSITY FORUM