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DECEMBER 2016 ISSUE www.upj.pitt.edu CONGRATULATIONS FALL 2016 GRADUATES! 135 DECEMBER GRADUATES The December graduating class included the first cohort of students who earned newly added degrees in Accounting, Finance, Information Sys- tems, Management and Marketing. The new majors, offered within the Division of Business and Enterprise, position the Business curriculum in the intersection of knowing and MARKETING DEPARTMENT 3 rd JOHN P. MURTHA ENGINEERING & SCIENCE BUILDING OPENING The first day of Spring term 2017 classes will mark a significant day in the history of Pitt-Johnstown as engineering students, faculty and staff will take up residence in the redesigned and renovated John P. Murtha Engineering and Science building. The state-of-the-art facility will provide a unique space and technology to promote our world class STEM curriculum. The construction was part of a $23 million project that includes the addition of the John P. Murtha Center for Public Service and National Competitiveness. The buildings are named in honor of our late Congressman John P. Murtha who served 36 years in the U.S. House of Representatives until his death in 2010. Mr. Murtha was also the first-ever recipient of Pitt-Johnstown’s Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes an alumnus for individual achievements, leadership, service to community, and loyalty to the alma mater. A ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open the Murtha Center is being planned for April. Please see page 9 for a complete list of upgrades. JANUARY doing, as they emphasize experiential learning in and out of the classroom. The programs include new tracks in Health Information Systems and Health Care Management, new tech savvy courses and tools for Marketing, alignment of the Finance curriculum with the content of valuable certifica - tions, and options for Accounting students to meet new industry credit requirements.

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Page 1: MARKETING DEPARTMENT    · PDF fileCONGRATULATIONS FALL 2016 GRADUATES! 135 ... region against other peer cities in the Eastern U.S. ... Activity/Project Student Hours Staff Hours

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C ONG R AT U L AT I ON S FA L L 2 0 1 6 G R A DUAT E S !

135D E C E M B E R G R A D UAT E S

T h e D e c e m b e r g ra d u a t i n g c l a s s i n c l u d e d t h e fi r s t c o h o r t o f s t u d e n t s w h o e a r n e d n e w l y a d d e d d e g r e e s i n A c c o u n t i n g , F i n a n c e , I n f o r m a t i o n S y s -t e m s , M a n a g e m e n t a n d M a r ke t i n g .

T h e n e w m a j o r s , o f f e r e d w i t h i n t h e D i v i s i o n o f B u s i n e s s a n d E n t e r p r i s e , p o s i t i o n t h e B u s i n e s s c u r r i c u l u m i n t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n o f k n o w i n g a n d

MARKETING DEPARTMENT

3 r dJ O H N P . M U R T H A E N G I N E E R I N G& S C I E N C E B U I L D I N G O P E N I N G

T h e fi r s t d ay o f S p r i n g t e r m 2 0 1 7 c l a s s e s w i l l m a r k a s i g n i fi c a n t d ay i n t h e h i s t o r y o f P i t t - J o h n s t o w n a s e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s , f a c u l t y a n d s t a f f w i l l t a ke u p r e s i d e n c e i n t h e r e d e s i g n e d a n d r e n ov a t e d J o h n P. M u r t h a E n g i n e e r i n g a n d S c i e n c e b u i l d i n g . T h e s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t f a c i l i t y w i l l p r ov i d e a u n i q u e s p a c e a n d t e c h n o l o g y t o p r o m o t e o u r w o r l d c l a s s S T E M c u r r i c u l u m .

T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n w a s p a r t o f a $ 2 3 m i l l i o n p r o j e c t t h a t i n c l u d e s t h e a d d i t i o n o f t h e J o h n P. M u r t h a C e n t e r f o r P u b l i c S e r v i c e a n d N a t i o n a l C o m p e t i t i ve n e s s . T h e b u i l d i n g s a r e n a m e d i n

h o n o r o f o u r l a t e C o n g r e s s m a n J o h n P. M u r t h a w h o s e r ve d 3 6 ye a r s i n t h e U. S . H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i ve s u n t i l h i s d e a t h i n 2 0 1 0 . M r. M u r t h a w a s a l s o t h e fi r s t - eve r r e c i p i e n t o f P i t t - J o h n s t o w n’ s D i s t i n g u i s h e d A l u m n i A w a r d , w h i c h r e c o g n i z e s a n a l u m n u s f o r i n d i v i d u a l a c h i eve m e n t s , l e a d e r s h i p , s e r v i c e t o c o m m u n i t y, a n d l oy a l t y t o t h e a l m a m a t e r.

A r i b b o n - c u t t i n g c e r e m o ny t o f o r m a l l y o p e n t h e M u r t h a C e n t e r i s b e i n g p l a n n e d f o r A p r i l .

P l e a s e s e e p a g e 9 f o r a c o m p l e t e l i s t o f u p g ra d e s .

J A N U A R Y

d o i n g , a s t h ey e m p h a s i z e ex p e r i e n t i a l l e a r n i n g i n a n d o u t o f t h e c l a s s r o o m . T h e p r o g ra m s i n c l u d e n e w t ra c k s i n H e a l t h I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m s a n d H e a l t h C a r e M a n a g e m e n t , n e w t e c h s av v y c o u r s e s a n d t o o l s f o r M a r ke t i n g , a l i g n m e n t o f t h e F i n a n c e c u r r i c u l u m w i t h t h e c o n t e n t o f v a l u a b l e c e r t i fi c a -t i o n s , a n d o p t i o n s f o r A c c o u n t i n g s t u d e n t s t o m e e t n e w i n d u s t r y c r e d i t r e q u i r e m e n t s .

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Distinctive PEOPLE = Exceptional PERFORMANCE

We c o n t i n u e t o i nve s t i n o u r c o r e m i s s i o n by h i r i n g n e w f a c u l t y a n d s t r e n g t h e n i n g s u p p o r t f o r exc e l l e n c e i n t e a c h i n g , s c h o l a r s h i p , r e s e a r c h a n d c r e a t i ve a c t i ve l y. S i n c e S e p t e m b e r w e h ave a d d e d 1 5 a d d i t i o n a l f u l l - t i m e f a c u l t y t o o u r P i t t f a m i l y.

N e w f a c u l t y n o t l i s t e d i n o u r p r ev i o u s n e w s l e t t e r i n c l u d e : M a l l o r y Fe r g u s o n ( V i s i t i n g C l i n i c a l I n s t r u c t o r N u r s i n g ) ; J u d y A m i g h ( V i s i t i n g C l i n i c a l I n s t r u c t o r N u r s i n g ) ; J o d y B o d e n s c h a t z ( V i s i t i n g C l i n i c a l I n s t r u c t o r N u r s i n g ) ; A p r i l Ke l l ey ( Fa c u l t y L i b ra r i a n ) ; G e ra l d Z a h o r c h a k ( Fa c u l t y A s s o c i a t e P ro f e s s o r I n t e r i m D i v i s i o n C h a i r E d u c a t i o n ) .

S t a f f D e p a r t u r e s : C h r i s t i e Pe r s i o ( A d m i s s i o n s )S t a f f R e t i r e m e n t s : G e o r g e H a n c o c k ( R e g i s t ra r ’ s O f fi c e)

FACULTY& STAFF

FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

J e n n i f e r M a n g e s , M a r i s s a B ra i n a rd & K i m b e r l y Z i a n c e

w e r e aw a r d e d a g ra n t f o r P i t t ’ s 2 0 1 6 I n n ov a t i o n i n E d u c a t i o n A w a r d s P r o g ra m f o r i n t r o d u c i n g o r i g i n a l a p p r o a c h e s t o t e a c h i n g

D r. S u s a n W i e c z o re k

w a s aw a r d e d t h e “ J o h n s H o p k i n s ’ O u t s t a n d i n g R e s e a r c h A w a r d ” f o r h e r r e s e a r c h d e m o n s t ra t e d i n h e r p r e s e n t a t i o n , “ S h a r e d D e c i s i o n M a k i n g ( S D M ) b e t w e e n Pa t i e n t s a n d P r ov i d e r s : C o o r d i n a t i n g M e a n i n g t h r o u g h E l e c t r o n i c M e s s a g i n g .”

D r. G re g Fa i e r s

w a s p r e s e n t e d w i t h t h e R u by S . a n d E . W i l l a r d M i l l e r L i f e t i m e A c h i eve m e n t A w a r d by t h e Pe n n s y l v a n i a G e o g ra p h i c a l S o c i e t y ( P G S ) , N ove m b e r 2 0 1 6 . D r. F a i e r s w i l l r e t i r e a t t h e e n d o f s u m m e r 2 0 1 7 a f t e r 2 3 ye a r s o f t e a c h i n g a t P i t t - J o h n s t o w n .

D r. J a c k i e M ye r s

r e c e i ve d t h e Fr i e n d o f E d u c a t i o n A w a r d f r o m G r e a t e r J o h n s t o w n S c h o o l D i s t r i c t . P r e s e n t e d t h e aw a r d a t t h e O c t o b e r S c h o o l B o a r d m e e t i n g. D r. M ye r s a l s o p u b l i s h e d a n a r t i c l e e n t i t l e d I n t e ra c t i ve R e a d -A l o u d s : E x p l i c i t Vo c a b u l a r y I n s t r u c t i o n i n t h e j o u r n a l M a k i n g L i t e ra c y C o n n e c t i o n.

D r. C o n ra d - B a r nya k & D r. H a r k i n s

p r e s e n t e d a t T h e Pe n n s y l v a n i a A s s o c i a t i o n o f C o l l e g e s a n d Te a c h e r E d u c a t o r s C o n f e r e n c e ( PAC-T E ) h e l d O c t o b e r 2 6 - 2 7 i n H a r r i s b u r g . T h e i r s e s s i o n w a s e n t i t l e d “ H o w R o c ke t Le a r n e d t o R e a d : L i t e ra c y M o d i fi c a t i o n s a n d A c c o m m o d a t i o n s i n t h e I n c l u s i ve E a r l y C h i l d h o o d C l a s s r o o m .”

D r. N i n a G i ra rd

a t t e n d e d T h e PAC-T E . S h e s e r ve d a s a n a f fi l i a t e r e p r e s e n t a t i ve o n t h e Key s t o n e C o n s o r t i u m o f E d u c a t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n s b o a r d , p a r t i c i p a t e d i n s p e c i a l s e s s i o n s o n p r o g ra m r ev i e w, s e r ve d a s p r e s i d e r o f a 5 0 m i n u t e c o n c u r r e n t s e s s i o n a n d a t t e n d e d w o r k s h o p s a n d s e s s i o n s .

D r. M c C o n n e l l & D r. H a r k i n s

p r e s e n t e d t w o - p e e r c o nve r s a t i o n s s e s s i o n s a t t h e T E D 3 9 t h A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e . I n a d d i t i o n , t h ey a l s o a t t e n d e d m u l t i p l e p r e s e n t a t i o n s c ove r i n g t o p i c s o f i n t e r e s t t o p r ov i d e f u t u r e t e a c h e r s a u t h e n t i c fi e l d ex p e r i e n c e s w o r k i n g w i t h f a m i l i e s w h o h ave c h i l d r e n w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s .

D r. M a r k P re v i t e

p r e s e n t e d a t t h e Pe n n s y l v a n i a C o u n c i l f o r t h e S o c i a l S t u d i e s A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e . D r. P r ev i t e a l s o c o - p r e s e n t e d a s e s s i o n . I n a d d i t i o n , D r. P r ev i t e a t t e n d e d t h e N a t i o n a l C o u n c i l f o r t h e S o c i a l S t u d i e s A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e .

I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e U p - C l o s e - a n d - Pe r s o n a l i n s t r u c t i o n p ro v i d e d t o o u r s t u d e n t s , o u r t a l e n t e d f a c u l t y h a s e a r n e d m a ny a w a rd s a n d re c o g n i t i o n s f o r t h e i r re s e a rc h , p u b l i c a t i o n s , a n d o t h e r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s . We c l e b ra t e t h e i r s u c c e s s e s .

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D r. E l i z a b e t h H a r k i n s

w a s aw a r d e d t h e “ 2 0 1 6 U n s u n g M o u n t a i n C a t A w a r d f o r O u t s t a n d i n g A d v i s o r ” a n d M s . K a r e n C l i t e s , D i v i s i o n A d m i n i s t ra t i ve A s s i s t a n t , w a s aw a r d e d t h e “ 2 0 1 6 O u t s t a n d i n g S t a f f A w a r d ,” b o t h p r e s e n t e d by B e s t B u d d i e s .

D r. R a m e s h S i n g h

w i l l h ave h i s m a n u s c r i p t i n i t s c u r r e n t f o r m p u b l i s h e d i n M o l e c u l a r S i m u l a t i o n . T h e M a n u s c r i p t e n t i t l e d “A M o n t e C a r l o S i m u l a t i o n S t u d y t o P r e d i c t t h e S o l u b i l i t y o f H 2 S i n I o n i c L i q u i d s w i t h . . . .”

D r. A l va ro A n t o n i o B e r n a l

h a d a b o o k , B o g o t á : r e a l i d a d e s , d e l i r i o s y fi c c i o n e s ( M a g i s t e r i o 2 0 1 6 ) , p u b l i s h e d , . H e a l s o h a d a n i n t e r v i e w a n d s h o r t s t o r y p u b l i s h e d .

D r. C a t h e r i n e S . C ox

p r e s e n t e d a p a p e r a t t h e N e w C h a u c e r S o c i e t y B i e n n i a l C o n f e r e n c e , Q u e e n M a r y U n i ve r s i t y o f Lo n d o n . S h e a l s o h a d a n b e e n a c c e p t e d f o r a vo l u m e o f e s s ay s by i n d i v i d u a l a u t h o r s , Wr i t i n g o n S k i n i n t h e A g e o f C h a u c e r , t o b e p u b l i s h e d by D e G r u y t e r ' s A n g l i a B o o k S e r i e s .

D r. M i c h a e l W C ox h a d a fl a s h fi c t i o n g o l i ve o n A t t i c u s R ev i e w t h e w e e k o f D e c e m b e r 5 , 2 0 1 6 . H e h a s h a d a s h o r t s t o r y a c c e p t e d by Ke s t r e l f o r i t s S p r i n g 2 0 1 7 i s s u e . I s s u e # 3 8 o f Pe n n s y l v a n i a E n g l i s h , f o r w h i c h h e i s t h e C r e a t i ve P r o s e E d i t o r, w a s p u b l i s h e d i n O c t o b e r.

D r. E r i c S c h w e re r

r e a d f r o m h i s l a t e s t c o l l e c t i o n o f p o e t r y, C r u e l Fo l k l o r e ( S eve n K i t c h e n s P r e s s , 2 0 1 6 ) .

D r. A ko I n u z u ka

p r e s e n t e d t h r e e p a p e r s a t t h e 2 0 1 6 N a t i o n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n a n n u a l c o nve n t i o n .

D r. J e re my C J u s t u s ’ s

h a s a n e s s ay p u b l i s h e d i n C r i t i q u e : S t u d i e s i n C o n t e m p o ra r y F i c t i o n i n J u l y. T h e e s s ay w a s t h e r e s u l t o f a g ra n t - f u n d e d s t u d y o f h u n d r e d s o f p a g e s o f K u r t Vo n n e g u t ’ s u n p u b l i s h e d d ra f t s a n d p e r s o n a l c o r r e s p o n d e n c e ; h e c o n d u c t e d t h e r e s e a r c h w i t h u n d e r g ra d u a t e .

D r. Tu a n g t i p K l i n b u b p a - N e f f ( N o o n )

d e l i ve r e d a p a p e r a t t h e I n s t i t u t e o f Wo r l d L i t e ra t u r e S e m i n a r a t H a r v a r d U n i ve r s i t y, M a s s a c h u s e t t s , f r o m J u n e 2 0 t o J u l y 1 4 .

J o h n Te a c h e r

d i r e c t e d “A l l i n t h e T i m i n g ,” by D av i d I ve s , w h i c h f e a t u r e d ove r 4 0 s t u d e n t s i n m u l t i p l e a s p e c t s o f t h e s h o w.

D r. D e re k L e b e n

r e c e i ve d a b o o k c o n t ra c t t h i s s e m e s t e r w i t h R o u t l e d g e P r e s s . H e a l s o h a d a n a r t i c l e a c c e p t e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n i n O x f o r d S t u d i e s i n E x p e r i m e n t a l P h i l o s o p hy. I n t h e s u m m e r h e d e l i ve r e d a t a l k a t t h e S o c i e t y f o r P h i l o s o p hy a n d P s yc h o l o g y.

D r. B a r b a ra Pe t ro s k y

p u b l i s h e d a p e e r - r ev i e w a r t i c l e a b o u t n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y a r t i n Pa r i s , i n t h e B u l l e t i n d e s A m i s d e P i e r r e Lo t i .

D r. A n n R e a ' s

w i l l h ave a n a r t i c l e p u b l i s h e d i n R o s e M a c a u l a y, G e n d e r a n d t h e M o d e r n Wo r l d , R o u t l e d g e a n d a b o o k r ev i e w i n S p a c e B e t w e e n J o u r n a l i n e a r l y 2 0 1 7 . S h e g ave a c o n f e r e n c e p a p e r, a t t h e S p a c e B e t w e e n S o c i e t y C o n f e r e n c e .

D r. M i c h a e l S t o n e h a m

p r e s e n t e d a t t h e T h o r e a u C o n f e r e n c e . H e a l s o p r ov i d e d s t u d e n t s , f a c u l t y a n d c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s w i t h a l e c t u r e i n a n t i c i p a t i o n o f Ve t e ra n s D ay.

D r. B o r i s K u s h n e r

w i l l h ave e i g h t t ra n s l a t i o n s i n c l u d e d i n t h e fi r s t a c a d e m i c e d i t i o n o f S o n n e t s o f S h a ke s p e a r e ( i n R u s s i a n Tra n s l a t i o n s .

D r. E l e n a C o n s t a n t i n

P u b l i s h e d S e c o n d O r d e r N e c e s s a r y C o n d i t i o n s i n Lo c a l l y L i p s c h i t z O p t i m i z a t i o n w i t h I n e q u a l i t y C o n s t ra i n t s , O p t i m i z a t i o n Le t t e r s .

D r. M a n i s h a N i g a m

p u b l i s h e d a c a s e s t u d y t h r o u g h t h e N a t i o n a l C e n t e r f o r C a s e S t u d y E d u c a t i o n . . T h i s n e w w o r k i s d e s i g n e d t o b e t t e r t e a c h s t u d e n t s a b o u t r e s o n a n c e .

D r. C h r i s D a h l i np u b l i s h e d a c a s e s t u d y o n w h e t h e r o r n o t t r o p hy k i l l i n g o f g a m e a n i m a l s s u c h a s r h i n o s i s b e n e fi c i a l f o r w i l d l i f e m a n a g e m e n t .

D r. L a u ra D i e t z

a n d h e r c o l l e a g u e s a r e w o r k i n g o n a t r e a t m e n t m a n u a l f o r F a m i l y B a s e d I n t e r p e r s o n a l T h e ra py t h a t w i l l b e p u b l i s h e d a s c h a p t e r s i n Tre a t m e n t s t h a t Wo r k s e r i e s . S h e a l s o p r e s e n t e d t w o p a p e r s o n F B - I P T.

D r. C h r i s D a h l i n &D r. J i l l H e n n i n g s

p u b l i s h e d “ W i l d S n a ke s H a r b o r We s t N i l e V i r u s ”i n O n e H e a l t h .

D r. R o s s K l e i n s t u b e r

p u b l i s h e d a c o - a u t h o r e d a r t i c l e i n U n i ve r s i t y o f Pe n n s y l va n i a J o u r n a l o f L a w a n d S o c i a l C h a n g e .

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p r e s e n t e d t h e 2 0 1 6 E c o n o m i c C l i m a t e S t u d y a t t h e E c o n o m i c S u m m i t o f b u s i n e s s a n d p o l i t i c a l l e a d e r s o n N ove m b e r 1 0 i n J o h n s t o w n . T h e s t u d y a s s e s s e s t h e a t t i t u d e s o f b u s i n e s s o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n o u r r e g i o n a b o u t f u t u r e e c o n o m i c m a r ke t c o n d i t i o n s , a n d i d e n t i fi e s t h e m o s t p r e s s i n g i s s u e s f a c i n g o u r c o m m u n i t y. A n e w f e a t u r e o f t h i s ye a r ’ s s t u d y w a s a q u a l i t y o f l i f e i n d ex t h a t t h e r e s e a r c h e r s u s e d t o b e n c h m a r k t h e J o h n s t o w n r e g i o n a g a i n s t o t h e r p e e r c i t i e s i n t h e E a s t e r n U. S . T h e E c o n o m i c C l i m a t e S t u d y h a s b e c o m e r e c o g n i z e d a s a l e a d i n g e c o n o m i c b a r o m e t e r f o r o u r c o m m u n i t y a n d h a s b e e n t h e t o p i c o f a r t i c l e s p u b l i s h e d i n t h e s c h o l a r l y j o u r n a l s E c o n o m i c D eve l o p m e n t Q u a r t e r l y a n d Lo c a l E c o n o my.

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T h e E d u c a t i o n D i v i s i o n c o m p l e t e d a 1 0 ye a r a n n u a l r ev i e w r e q u i r e d by t h e PA D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n . T h i s w a s a m a j o r u n d e r t a k i n g . T h e d i v i s i o n i s a l s o p l a n n i n g a m u l t i - ye a r p r o p o s a l f o r t h e u n i ve r s i t y ’ s c o n s i d e ra t i o n . A t t h e c o r e o f t h e p r o p o s a l i s a n e m p h a s i s o n “ S T E M E d u c a t i o n” a c r o s s a l l p r o g ra m s , w i t h t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f P D E r e c o g n i z e d c e r t i fi c a t i o n e n d o r s e m e n t f o r S T E M a n d p a r t i c i p a t i o n w i t h P i t t - J o h n s t o w n’ s exc i t i n g c o d i n g o u t r e a c h i n i t i a t i ve .

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F i f t e e n B u s i n e s s s t u d e n t s m a d e p r e s e n t a t i o n s o n t h e i r f a l l i n t e r n s h i p s t o a f u l l B l a c k i n g t o n A u d i t o r i u m o n D e c e m b e r 7 , 2 0 1 6 . H o s t b u s i n e s s e s o r a g e n c i e s i n c l u d e d C M Y K A g e n c y ( B r o o k l y n , N Y ) , Pa c t ra n s A i r & S e a (C h i c a g o , I L ) , H o t e l I n d i g o ( P i t t s b u r g h ) , G a l l i ke r ’ s , C o n e m a u g h M e m o r i a l M e d i c a l C e n t e r, J o h n s t o w n To m a h aw k s , P r o b l e m S o l u t i o n s , D R S Te c h n o l o g i e s , H R C o n s u l t a n t s , a n d A l l e g h e ny U n d e r g r o u n d ( a l l o f J o h n s t o w n ) . T h e B u s i n e s s i n t e r n s h i p s a r e p a r t o f t h e E x p e r i e n t i a l Le a r n i n g c o m p o n e n t o f t h e B u s i n e s s d e g r e e s t h a t t o e n c o u ra g e s s t u d e n t s t o l e a r n by a p p l y i n g k n o w l e d g e t o R e a l Wo r l d b u s i n e s s c h a l l e n g e s .

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S t u d e n t s f o r m e d a n e w c l u b o n c a m p u s t h i s ye a r c a l l e d “ K i c k S t a r t K i d s H e a r t s .” T h e m i s s i o n o f t h e c l u b i s t o ra i s e aw a r e n e s s o f t h e p r ev a l e n c e o f c o n g e n i t a l h e a r t d i s e a s e a n d t o h e l p l o c a l c h i l d r e n w h o a r e a f fl i c t e d . T h ey a r e a l s o ra i s i n g f u n d s f o r t h e PA C h a p t e r o f t h e C h i l d r e n’ s H e a r t Fo u n d a t i o n .

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R e a l Wo r l d C a r e e r S e r v i c e s h a s i n c r e a s e d o u t r e a c h e f f o r t s t o fi r s t - ye a r s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h a n u m b e r o f i n i t i a t i ve s i n c l u d i n g C a r e e r C o r n e r. T h e fi r s t r o u n d o f C a r e e r C o r n e r s e s s i o n s , w h i c h a r e i n f o r m a l c h a t s c o n d u c t e d i n t h e fi r s t - ye a r r e s i d e n c e h a l l s , l a u n c h e d t h i s s e m e s t e r w i t h t o p i c s i n c l u d i n g t h e M ye r s - B r i g g s Ty p e I n d i c a t o r. Fu t u r e s e s s i o n s w i l l i n c l u d e t h e R E A L W O R L D A c t i o n P r o g ra m , w i t h e m p h a s i s o n t h e C a r e e r P r e p a ra t i o n p i l l a r. T h e R E A L W O R L D A c t i o n P r o g ra m i s P i t t - J o h n s t o w n’ s n a t i o n a l l y r e c o g n i z e d m o d e l o f s t u d e n t e n g a g e m e n t t h a t f o c u s e s o n fi ve p i l l a r s : C i t i z e n s h i p a n d C i v i c E n g a g e m e n t , C a r e e r P r e p a ra t i o n , C a m p u s I nvo l ve m e n t , C o m m u n i t y E n g a g e m e n t a n d M a k i n g a D i f f e r e n c ei n t h e Wo r l d .

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P I T T - J O H N S T O W NR E C E I V E S H I G H E S T FEDERAL RECOGNITIONP i t t J o h n s t o w n h a s o n c e a g a i n b e e n n a m e d t o t h e P r e s i d e n t ’ s H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e H o n o r R o l l . T h e P r e s i d e n t ' s H o n o r R o l l r e c o g n i z e s h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n i n s t i t u t i o n s i n f o u r c a t e g o r i e s : G e n e ra l C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e , I n t e r f a i t h C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e , E c o n o m i c O p p o r t u n i t y, a n d E d u c a t i o n . P i t t - J o h n s t o w ni s r e c o g n i z e d i n t h e G e n e ra l C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e C a t e g o r y.

T h i s i s t h e fi f t h t i m e t h a t P i t t - J o h n s t o w n h a s b e e n n a m e d t o t h e H o n o r R o l l . P i t t - J o h n s t o w n i s t h e o n l y r e g i o n a l c a m p u s o f t h e U n i ve r s i t y o f P i t t s b u r g h t o b e r e c o g n i z e d .

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O n e o f o u r h a l l m a r k c o m m u n i t y eve n t s i s t h e P i t t - J o h n s t o w n M ox h a m L i g h t - U p N i g h t . T h i s eve n t w a s c r e a t e d f o r m e m b e r s o f b o t h t h e P i t t - J o h n s t o w n c o m m u n i t y a n d t h e l o c a l c o m m u n i t y a s a w ay t o c r e a t e h o l i d ay s p i r i t a m o n g t h e r e s i d e n t s o f t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d . We o n c e a g a i n j o i n e d o u r n e i g h b o r s t o i l l u m i n a t e t h e Pa r k Ave n u e P l ay g r o u n d w i t h m o r e t h a n 2 1 , 0 0 0 l i g h t s . P r e s i d e n t S p e c t a r s h a r e d w i t h t h e a u d i e n c e h i s h o p e t h a t t h e l i g h t s s y m b o l i z e a r e b i r t h o f t h e M ox h a m c o m m u n i t y a n d P i t t - J o h n s t o w n’ s c o m m i t m e n t t o m a k i n g t h a t h a p p e n .

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President Jem Spectart o b e Ho n o r e dD r. J e m S p e c t a r h a s b e e n s e l e c t e d a s t h e i n d u c t e e i n t o t h e 2 0 1 7 J o h n s t o w n We s t E n d L i o n s H a l l o f F a m e b a s e d o n h i s o u t s t a n d i n g a c h i eve m e n t , c o m m u n i t y s e r v i c e a n d c i t i z e n s h i p . O n S a t u r d ay, A p r i l 8 , 2 0 1 7 , t h e J o h n s t o w n We s t E n d L i o n s w i l l h o l d t h e i r A n n u a l D i n n e r D a n c e a t t h e H o l i d ay I n n , M a r ke t S t r e e t , J o h n s t o w n , Pe n n s y l v a n i a . T h e J o h n s t o w n We s t E n d L i o n s C l u b i n t r o d u c e d t h e H a l l o f F a m e a s p a r t o f t h e i r a n n u a l d i n n e r i n 2 0 1 1 .

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTT h e O f fi c e o f C o m m u n i t y E n g a g e m e n t i s a b r i d g e c o n n e c t i n g t h e G r e a t e r J o h n s t o w n c o m m u n i t y w i t h P i t t - J o h n s t o w n’ s f a c u l t y, s t a f f, a n d s t u d e n t s . T h e o f fi c e e n g a g e s P i t t - J o h n s t o w n w i t h t h e c o m m u n i t y by d eve l o p i n g , s u s t a i n i n g , a n d e n h a n c i n g p r o g ra m s a n d p a r t n e r s h i p s t h a t h ave a p o s i t i ve c o m m u n i t y i m p a c t .

EDUCATING INMATESFor a Successful Transition AMERICANS DAYM e m b e r s o f t h e C r i m i n a l J u s t i c e C l u b f r o m t h e U n i ve r s i t y o f P i t t s b u r g h a t J o h n s t o w n a n d s t a f f f r o m t h e J o h n s t o w n Fe d e ra l C r e d i t u n i o n a s s i s t e d t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f C o r r e c t i o n s ( D O C ) s t a f f a n d Tra n s i t i o n a l H o u s i n g U n i t ( T H U ) p a r t i c i p a n t s by t e a c h i n g i n t h e t ra n s i t i o n p r o g ra m r e a l - w o r l d m o n ey m a n a g e m e n t s k i l l s .

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T h r o u g h o u t t h e s i m u l a t i o n , t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s w e r e g i ve n u n ex p e c t e d ex p e n s e / i n c i d e n t s t o c o n t e n d w i t h a n d m a n a g e i n t o t h e i r b u d g e t . U p o n c o n c l u d i n g t h e s i m u l a t i o n t h ey a l l m e t i n d i v i d u a l l y w i t h a fi n a n c i a l a n a l y s t w h o r ev i e w e d t h e i r m o n t h l y p l a n n i n g a n d b u d g e t t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r t h e p a r t i c i p a n t w a s s u c c e s s f u l o r n o t .

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Coding for the Commonwealth Init iat iveI n N ove m b e r, P r e s i d e n t J e m S p e c t a r a n n o u n c e d a n a m b i t i o u s c o d i n g l i t e ra c y i n i t i a t i ve f o r t h e G r e a t e r J o h n s t o w n c o m m u n i t y, w i t h t h e g o a l o f m a k i n g t h e r e g i o n a n a t i o n a l m o d e l f o r t h e d eve l o p m e n t o f c o d i n g l i t e ra c y, b e g i n n i n g w i t h K- 1 2 a n d ex t e n d i n g t o a l l s e g m e n t s t h e c o m m u n i t y.

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S t ra t e g i c i n i t i a t i ve s t o b o o s t o u r r e c r u i t i n g a r e s e e i n g r e s u l t s . I nve s t m e n t s i n a d d i t i o n a l s t a f f, w h o a r e t rave l i n g t o a l l p a r t s o f t h e s t a t e a n d b eyo n d , s h a r e o u r s t o r y w i t h p r o s p e c t i ve s t u d e n t s , p a r e n t s a n d e d u c a t o r s , a r e p ay i n g o f f.

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T h e 2 0 1 7 r e c r u i t m e n t c l a s s i s t r e n d i n g s l i g h t l y a h e a d o f w h e r e w e w e r e t h i s t i m e l a s t ye a r. D i r e c t a p p l i c a t i o n s a n d p a i d a d m i t s a r e u p .

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I nve s t m e n t s i n t h e E n g i n e e r i n g P r o g ra m a n d t h e s i g n i fi c a n t i nve s t m e n t i n o u r E n g i n e e r i n g F a c i l i t i e s a r e s h o w i n g r e t u r n s . E n g i n e e r i n g D i r e c t A p p l i c a t i o n s a r e a h e a d o f l a s t ye a r ’ s p o o l by 3 2 p e r c e n t .

P i t t - J o h n s t o w n’ s u n i q u e p e e r t u t o r i n g p r o g ra m , w h i c h o f f e r s a s s i s t a n c e t h r o u g h t h e A c a d e m i c S u c c e s s C e n t e r, s aw a s h a r p i n c r e a s e i n t h e n u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n S u p p l e m e n t a l I n s t r u c t i o n , D r o p - i n S e s s i o n s , S m a l l G r o u p S e s s i o n s a n d O n e - o n - O n e s e s s i o n s . D u r i n g t h e 2 0 1 6 f a l l s e m e s t e r, 3 0 p e r c e n t o f t h e s t u d e n t b o d y u t i l i z e d 6 0 0 0 h o u r s o f t u t o r i n g r e s o u r c e s .

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J a u n i n e Fo u c h é P h D, a t e a c h e r a t t h e M i l t o n H e r s h ey S c h o o l a n d a ’ 9 3 P i t t - J o h n s t o w n g ra d u a t e , w a s a r e c i p i e n t o f t h e 2 0 1 6 P r e s i d e n t i a l A w a r d f o r E xc e l l e n c e i n M a t h e m a t i c s a n d S c i e n c e Te a c h i n g f r o m t h e o f fi c e o f P r e s i d e n t B a ra c k O b a m a .

J a u n i n e Fo u c h é P h , D i s t h e s c h o o l ' s s c i e n c e c u r r i c u l u m s u p e r v i s o r. T h e aw a r d i s g i ve n a n n u a l l y t o t e a c h e r s o f k i n d e r g a r t e n t h r o u g h 1 2 t h g ra d e f r o m a c r o s s t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , i n r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e i r e f f o r t s t o d eve l o p a n d i m p l e m e n t e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g ra m s . I t i s g ra n t e d by t h e N a t i o n a l S c i e n c e Fo u n d a t i o n o n b e h a l f o f T h e W h i t e H o u s e O f fi c e o f S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y Po l i c y.

Fo u c h é w a s o n e o f 2 1 3 r e c i p i e n t s n a t i o nw i d e t o e a r n t h e aw a r d , w h i c h i s t h e h i g h e s t h o n o r b e s t o w e d o n a m a t h o r s c i e n c e t e a c h e r i n t h e n a t i o n .

U n i ve r s i t y o f P i t t s b u r g h a t J o h n s t o w n a l u m n a D r. N a n c y R o t t l e r w a s r e c e n t l y n a m e d w i n n e r o f t h e S a i n t V i n c e n t C o l l e g e P r o j e k t e n m a c h e r A w a r d .

D r. R o t t l e r i s d i r e c t o r o f t h e O p p o r t u n i t y/A c t 1 0 1 / S t u d e n t S u p p o r t S e r v i c e s ( S S S -T R I O) P r o g ra m a t S a i n t V i n c e n t C o l l e g e a n d a s s i s t a n t p r o f e s s o r o f h e a l t h s c i e n c e s . S h e w a s w o n t h e s i x t h a n n u a l aw a r d i n r e c o g n i t i o n o f h e r i n i t i a t i ve s t h a t , i n t h e s p i r i t o f S a i n t V i n c e n t f o u n d e r B o n i f a c e W i m m e r, " h ave b r o u g h t v i s i o n t o r e a l i t y t h r o u g h h a r d w o r k a n d p e r s eve ra n c e ." T h e aw a r d w a s p r e s e n t e d by S a i n t V i n c e n t C o l l e g e P r e s i d e n t B r. N o r m a n W. H i p p s , O. S . B . , d u r i n g t h e Fo u n d e r s ' D ay H o n o r s C o nvo c a t i o n o n N ov. 1 7 i n t h e S a i n t V i n c e n t B a s i l i c a .

D r. R o t t l e r s e r ve s a s s e c r e t a r y o f t h e U n i ve r s i t y o f P i t t s b u r g h a t J o h n s t o w n A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n .

D r. R o t t l e r e a r n e d a b a c h e l o r o f a r t s d e g r e e i n b u s i n e s s e c o n o m i c s w i t h a c o n c e n t ra t i o n i n m a n a g e m e n t a n d a m i n o r i n c o m m u n i c a t i o n s a t P i t t - J o h n s t o w n , c o m p l e t e d a m a s t e r o f a r t s d e g r e e i n s t u d e n t a f f a i r s i n h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n w i t h

h i g h e s t h o n o r s a t I n d i a n a U n i ve r s i t y o f Pe n n s y l v a n i a i n 2 0 0 0 , a n d w a s aw a r d e d a d o c t o r o f e d u c a t i o n d e g r e e i n a d m i n i s t ra t i o n a n d l e a d e r s h i p s t u d i e s w i t h h i g h e s t h o n o r s a t I U Pi n 2 0 1 3 .

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T h e U n i ve r s i t y o f P i t t s b u r g h a t J o h n s t o w n f a c u l t y, s t a f f, s t u d e n t s , a l u m n i a n d f r i e n d s h ave s a l u t e d t h e g ra d u a t i n g c l a s s o f 2 0 1 6 a n d c o n t i n u e t o c e l e b ra t e t h e i n c o m i n g c l a s s o f 2 0 2 0 . D u r i n g t h i s t i m e o f b e g i n n i n g s a n d e n d i n g s , w e c o n s i d e r h o w w e e a c h i m p a c t t h e p e o p l e , t h e p l a c e s , a n d t h e c a u s e s f o r w h i c h w e i nve s t e d i n o u r t i m e , t r e a s u r e a n d t a l e n t .

W i t h t h e ye a r c o m i n g t o a n e n d , i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o c o n s i d e r m a k i n g a g i f t a n d t h e r e l a t e d p o t e n t i a l t a x b e n e fi t s . B e l o w a r e t h e t o p 7 w ay s t o h e l p s u p p o r t t h e U n i ve r s i t y :

1 . G I V E C A S H . C a s h i s a n e a s y w ay t o g i ve e a c h ye a r. C a s h s h o u l d b e p r e s e n t e d t o t h e O f fi c e o f I n s t i t u t i o n a l A d v a n c e m e n t s o t h a t yo u m ay r e c e i ve a d a t e d r e c e i p t f r o m P i t t - J o h n s t o w n t o e n s u r e yo u r e l i g i b i l i t y f o r a t a x d e d u c t i o n t o t h e ex t e n t a l l o w a b l e by l aw.

4 . G I V E A G I F T O F A L I F E I N C O M E P L A N . A l i f e i n c o m e g i f t p r ov i d e s yo u w i t h p ay m e n t s f o r t h e r e s t o f yo u r l i f e a n d P i t t - J o h n s t o w n w i t h s u p p o r t . Yo u m ay c o n s i d e r u s i n g a p p r e c i a t e d s e c u r i t i e s t h a t yo u o w n e d f o r l o n g e r t h a n 3 6 5 d ay s t o f u n d t h e l i f e t i m e g i f t , t h e n yo u m ay b e e n t i t l e d t o a n i n c o m e t a x d e d u c t i o n b a s e d , i n p a r t , o n t h e c h a r i t a b l e p o r t i o n o f t h e s e c u r i t i e s ’ f u l l v a l u e , a s w e l l a s e l i m i n a t i n g u p - f r o n t c a p i t a l g a i n s t a x .

2 . G I V E A C H E C K . B r i n g o r m a i l a c h e c k i n a ny a m o u n t t o t h e O f fi c e o f I n s t i t u t i o n a l A d v a n c e m e n t , l o c a t e d i n B l a c k i n g t o n H a l l , S u i t e 2 7 2 . A c a n c e l e d c h e c k w i l l p r ov i d e s u f fi c i e n t d o c u m e n t a t i o n o n l y f o r g i f t s by c h e c k i f t h ey a r e l e s s t h a n $ 2 5 0 .

5 . G I V E R E A L E S TAT E O R OT H E R TA N G I B L E P E R S O N A L P RO P E RT Y. G i ve p r o p e r t y t h a t w o u l d h ave r e s u l t e d i n t h e g r e a t e s t c a p i t a l g a i n i f yo u w o u l d h ave s o l d t h e a s s e t o n yo u r o w n . W h e n yo u d o n a t e p r o p e r t y t o P i t t - J o h n s t o w n , t h e U n i ve r s i t y w i l l s e l l i t a n d yo u , t h e d o n o r, w i l l e l i m i n a t e a ny c a p i t a l g a i n s t a x yo u w o u l d h ave p a i d i f yo u h a d s o l d i t d i r e c t l y.

6 . D O N AT E A N I N S U R A N C E P O L I C Y. A g i f t o f a l i f e i n s u ra n c e p o l i c y yo u n o l o n g e r n e e d m a ke s a p e r f e c t ye a r - e n d g i f t . To q u a l i f y a s a d e d u c t i b l e g i f t , P i t t - J o h n s t o w n m u s t b e c o m e t h e p o l i c y o w n e r. Fo r m o s t t y p e s o f i n s u ra n c e p o l i c i e s , yo u r t a x d e d u c t i o n i s u s u a l l y t h e c o s t b a s i s o r t h e f a i r m a r ke t v a l u e o f t h e p o l i c y, w h i c h eve r i s l e s s .

3 . G I V E A P P R E C I AT E D S E C U R I T I E S ( s t o c k ,

b o n d s , m u t u a l f u n d s , e t c . ) . Yo u r g i f t w i l l b e t a x d e d u c t i b l e a t i t s f u l l f a i r m a r ke t v a l u e o n i t s d a t e o f d e l i ve r y i f yo u h ave h e l d t h e a p p r e c i a t e d s e c u r i t i e s f o r m o r e t h a n o n e ye a r.

7 . C O M P L E T E A P L E D G E F O R M F O R PAY RO L L D E D U C T I O N . D o n a t e f u n d s o n a n a u t o m a t i c , r e p e a t i n g b a s i s f r o m yo u r p ayc h e c k o n a b i - w e e k l y o r m o n t h l y s c h e d u l e .

A l l G i f t s a r e r e c e i p t e d by t h e O f fi c e o f I n s t i t u t i o n a l A d v a n c e m e n t , n o m a t t e r t h e s i z e !

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I t ’ s n o s e c r e t t h a t t h e c o s t o f a c o l l e g e d e g r e e c a n b e c o s t l y. We w a n t t o m a ke i t a s a f f o r d a b l e a s p o s s i b l e , a n d o n e w ay t o d o t h a t i s t o h ave t h e a b i l i t y t o o f f e r d o n o r s u p p o r t e d s c h o l a r s h i p s f o r o u r s t u d e n t s . N e a r l y a l l o f t h e s t u d e n t s w h o a p p l y f o r fi n a n c i a l a i d r e c e i ve s o m e k i n d o f a s s i s t a n c e t h r o u g h s c h o l a r s h i p s , g ra n t s , l o a n s , w o r k s t u d y, o r u n d e r g ra d u a t e r e s e a r c h f u n d s .

D u r i n g t h i s c u r r e n t a c a d e m i c ye a r, c r i t i c a l s u p p o r t w a s p r ov i d e d by b u s i n e s s a n d i n d u s t r y g r o u p s , c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s , f a c u l t y, s t a f f, a d m i n i s t ra t o r s , a n d a l u m n i w h o c o l l e c t i ve l y w o r ke d t o g e t h e r t o c r e a t e s c h o l a r s h i p f u n d s i n h o n o r a n d i n m e m o r y o f key i n d i v i d u a l s w h o h ave i m p a c t e d t h e U n i ve r s i t y. A s a r e s u l t , t h e s t u d e n t s w i l l b e n e fi t t h r o u g h c r i t i c a l fi n a n c i a l s u p p o r t t h a t h e l p s o f f s e t t h e c o s t o f t u i t i o n , f e e s , b o o k s a n d o t h e r i n d i r e c t s t u d e n t ex p e n s e s .

Fo r ex a m p l e , n e w l y e s t a b l i s h e d e n d o w e d f u n d s , s u c h a s , t h e D r. R o n a l d V i c k r oy a n d D r. U l d a K a k t i n s w e r e f u n d e d t h r o u g h t h e c o m b i n e d e f f o r t s o f i n d i v i d u a l s , b u s i n e s s e s , a n d f o u n d a t i o n s t o h o n o r t h e m e m o r y o f t h e e s t e e m e d p r o f e s s o r s i n p e r p e t u i t y.

W h e n m a k i n g yo u r g i f t , c o n s i d e r t h e p o s i t i ve i m p a c t s c h o l a r s h i p s c a n h ave o n o u r s t u d e n t s .

O u r t a l e n t e d f a c u l t y, h a r d w o r k i n g s t a f f a n d s t e a d f a s t a d m i n i s t ra t o r s a r e a l l i nve s t e d i n p r ov i d i n g o u r s t u d e n t s w i t h a m e a n i n g f u l ex p e r i e n c e a n d s t r o n g e d u c a t i o n . A c c e s s a n d a f f o r d a b i l i t y t o P i t t - J o h n s t o w n n e c e s s i t a t e s a n i nve s t m e n t i n t h e l ove o f h u m a n k i n d t h r o u g h d o n a t i o n s t o s u p p o r t t h e m o s t c r i t i c a l n e e d s , a s w e l l a s t e c h n o l o g y, f a c i l i t i e s a n d s t u d e n t s c h o l a r s h i p s . To g e t h e r w i t h t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n s o f a l u m n i , p a r e n t s a n d f r i e n d s o f P i t t - J o h n s t o w n , yo u r g i f t s m a ke a s i g n i fi c a n t i m p a c t f o r t h e s t u d e n t s w h o u t i l i z e t h i s c a m p u s eve r y d ay.

Fu r t h e r m o r e , yo u r p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n s p i r e s o t h e r s t o g i ve . Fo r ex a m p l e , w h e n r e q u e s t i n g s u b s t a n t i a l g ra n t s a n d g i f t s , t h e o f fi c e o f i n s t i t u t i o n a l a d v a n c e m e n t i s o f t e n a s ke d a b o u t t h e f a c u l t y a n d s t a f f p a r t i c i p a t i o n ra t e . Fu n d e r s w a n t t o k n o w t h a t i n s t i t u t i o n a l m e m b e r s v a l u e t h e U n i ve r s i t y a n d t h a t w e b e l i eve i n t h e m i s s i o n o f a c a d e m i c a n d s t u d e n t s u c c e s s .

S o , w h e n t h e f a c u l t y a n d s t a f f c a m p a i g n i s l a u n c h e d i n J a n u a r y, p l e a s e j o i n i n t h e e f f o r t t o s u p p o r t t h e U n i ve r s i t y w i t h b o t h yo u r t i m e a n d fi n a n c i a l i nve s t m e n t . R e m e m b e r : c h o o s e h o w yo u r g i f t i m p a c t s t h e i n s t i t u t i o n , t h e i n d i v i d u a l a n d t h e c o m m u n i t y ! A l l g i f t s c o u n t , n o m a t t e r t h e s i z e .

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JA N 1 3 W r e s t l i n g v s . L a ke E r i e C o l l e g e 7 p . m . S p o r t s C e n t e r

JA N 1 8 W r e s t l i n g v s . S e t o n H i l l 7 p . m . S p o r t s C e n t e r

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F E B 4 B a s ke t b a l l v s . E d i n b o r o 5 : 3 0 p . m . S p o r t s C e n t e r

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