Scope and Content Notes
1/2/01 Martin Luther King Re-creator At UPG [Jim Lucas, a nationally known speaker and performer who brings to life the words, background and experiences of Dr. King through his renditions of "I Have A Dream" and other speeches; Ferguson Theater, Thursday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m.; Admission $3 for adults, $1 for students with proper identification]
1/3/01 "Real World" Cast To Speak At UPG [MTV "Real World" cast members David Burns and Janet Choi will take college students into the real world by discussing student issues, Ferguson Theater, Jan. 9, 7 p.m.; admission $3 for adults, $1 for students with proper identification; student issues: binge drinking, diversity, conflict resolution, volunteerism, AIDS awareness, multiculturalism; sponsors, UPG Student Activities Board and Humanities Academic Village]
1/5/01 UPG Receives Major Gift For Science Laboratories [$1 million dollar gift from the Katherine Mabis MacKenna Foundation of Latrobe for modernizing UPG's biology, chemistry and physics laboratories; state-of-the-art laboratories featuring a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Chromatograph, Mass Spectrometer, High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph, digitizers and scanners; 2000 capital campaign, Investing in Excellence]
1/9/01 UPG Breaks Ground For New Science Building [ground-breaking ceremony, 11 a.m., Jan. 17, Natural Sciences and New Technologies "Village Hall"; 2,500 sq. ft. building; architect for the approximately half-million dollar project is Creal Architects of Warren, Pa. and general contractor is Cavacon Construction of Greensburg]
1/12/01 UPG Students To Study In Mexico [first group of UPG students to participate in an annual student and faculty exchange with the University of Guanajuato to leave January 23 for the Spring semester in the Mexican city of Guanajuato. Students: Kerri Cramer of New Alexandria; Erin O'Donovan; Martina Stasko, Monongahela. Dr. Estela Llinas, Assoc. Prof. of Engineering and Mathematics, will be teaching with the faculty of Guanajuato in the Spring semester.]
1/16/01 African-Brazilian Dance Group At UPG [A program of African-Brazilian arts and dance will be presented by Nego Gato, a Pittsburgh based dance group founded by Jose Sena aka Nego Gato, at UPG, Ferguson Theater, Jan. 25. Featuring the martial arts/danceCapoeira used by African-Brazilians to resist enslavement, "Orisha" dances representing the forces of nature, and exuberant Afro-Brazilian percussion, the art forms have their origins in Salvador and Bahia, Brazil.Sponsored by Rossetti International House, the International Club, the Minority Student Coalition, Spanish Club, Student Government Association and the Student Activities Board. The program is free to the public.]
1/19/01 Death Penalty Exhibit And Speaker At UPG ["Condemned: Inside the Sing Sing Death House," a photo exhibit recording the 72-year history of Sing Sing as the number one site for legal executions in the United States will be displayed at UPG's Village Hall, Jan. 29-Feb. 2; The exhibit organizer, author and educator Scott Christianson, will speak, Thursday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. in UPG Ferguson Theater. Both events are free to the public; part of UPG's Behavioral Sciences Academic Village semester-long consideration of capital punishment; film, "Dead Man Walking", Thursday, Feb. 15.
1/22/01 UPG To Host Black History Month Essay Contest [7th year of an annual cooperative effort between UPG and the Greensburg/Jeannette NAACP invites elementary, middle, and high school students to enter the annual Black History Month essay contest; Prizes by school division include: Elementary, $50 first, $25 second, $10 third; Middle, $100 first, $50 second, $25 third; High, $150 first, $50 second, $25 third; essay should answer the question: "Based on what you have seen, read, or heard, what is your opinion of the recent Presidential election?" under the theme "Every Vote Counts (Or Does It?)"; prizes awarded Thursday, Mar. 15 in a Black History Month celebration at UPG]
1/23/01 Nursing Program Enters Second Year [Summer Term registration and information sessions for registered nurses beginning or continuing in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree completion program at UPG are set for: Thursday, Feb. 8, Thursday, Mar. 22, Thursday, Apr. 5 in Smith Hall Study Lounge; 2 three-credit courses offered ("Ethics in Nursing & Health" and "Mind-Body Interventions"; the entire BSN degree can be earned at UPG with course taught by regular faculty from Pitt's School of Nursing]
2/2/01 Fifth Children's Literature Conference At Pitt-Greensburg [University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Friday, May 4, 2001; featured speaker, Newberry Medal winning children's author, Russell Freedman; also featured: Mary Leonhardt, long-time English teacher, reading specialist; Dr. Mark McColloch, Interim Vice Pres. for Academic Affairs and Prof. of History, UPG ("No Time To Play: Child Labor in 19th and 20th Century America"; Dr. Mary Beth Spore, Assistant Prof. of English, UPG (discussion, "Future Vision, Present Warning: Lois Lowry's GATHERING BLUE"; other topics: "Family Read Night," "Readers' Theater: Strategies for Successful Readers," "Thunder at Gettysburg: 4th Grade Interpretation," "Who Needs Fiction? The Joy of Writing and Reading True Stories," "Pennsylvania Authors and Illustrators," "Animal Odyssey...Make Tracks to the Library!," "Holocaust Literature for Children and Young Adults," "Reading January through December,""Illustrating with Photography," and "Books, Growth and Healing"; cost $50; the Pa. Dept. of Education recognizes the conference for continuing education credit for public library staff and is considered continuing professional education under Act 48 for teachers]
2/2/01 Spectral Excitement Program At UPG Monday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m., UPG Ferguson Theater; "Spectral Excitement," an interactive demonstration focusing on the nature of light and the applications of spectroscopy in forensic science, clinical chemistry, astronomy, and even department store lighting; present by Herb Retcofsky, former Director for Research & Development in the Dept. of Energy's Pittsburgh Technology Center; sponsored by UPG's Natural Sciences & New Technologies Academic Village, The Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, and The Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh]
2/6/01 Pitt-Greensburg Announces Fall 2000 Dean's List [arranged by municipality]
2/15/01 African Storyteller At UPG [As part of Black History Month activities, Robert "Bob" Gore, a teller of African tales, will be at UPG Village Hall, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m.; program is free to the public; an accomplished actor, published poet and essayist, a resident of the Homewood neighborhood in Pittsburgh, attended the Johnson C. Smith University and the University of Pennsylvania; sponsored by UPG's Rossetti International House and Behavioral Science Academic Village]
2/19/01 UPG Faculty and Students Attend Science Expo [Four science students (Samantha Abod, David Mikoloski, Theresa Masur, Ryan Schwartz) and four faculty members {Christine L. McCreary, UPG Instructor in Computer Science; Dr. Larry Senor, UPG Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry; Dr. Kerry W. Holzworth, Assoc.Prof. of Biology; Dr. Thomas E. Wolf, Assoc. Prof. of Information Science) were selected to attend the "Voyage to Discovery"international conference and exposition on analytical chemistry and spectroscopy in New Orleans, Mar. 4-8.]
2/19/01 Area UPG Student[s] to Attend Science Conference [Samantha Abod, Christine L. McCreary, Theresa Mazur, David Eric Mikoloski to attend "Voyage of Discovery" international conference and explosion on analytical chemistry and spectroscopy in New Orleans, Mar. 4-8.]
2/27/01 UPG Students Visit Mexico, England and Trinidad [annual Spring Break will find nearly 50 students and faculty traveling to Mexico, England and Trinidad from Mar. 2-11; study trips are planned as part of the University's on-going efforts to expand students opportunities for international learning; 6 students and faculty to visit Mexico, 40 students, faculty and staff to visit England and two students to visit Trinidad and Tobago]
3/2/01 "The Adding Machine" Play at UPG [UPG Performance Collective will present Elmer Rice's classic expressionist work THE ADDING MACHINE Thursday, Mar. 15 to March 18 in the Ferguson Theater; this stark, cynical comedy details the fantastic journey of a pathetic every man-figure who travels from earth to heaven and back again; first performed in New York in 1923; one of the most popular productions among college theater groups; Dr. Kimberly Jew, Asst. Prof. Of Theater Arts directs]
3/8/01 UPG Plans Events For National Women's History Month [exhibits, films, lectures, and panel discussions; 2 exhibits: general display of books, videos and posters celebrating Women's History Month and a display entitled This is Woman's Hour--The life of Mary Baker Eddy"; film "The Life of Anne Frank" Mar. 15; film "Maborosi" Mar. 19; lecture, Mar. 19 by Elesha Ruminski; Mar. 21, lecture entitled "Beyond the Dream--How I Became a Successful Entrepreneur" by Sarian S. Bouma; Mar. 21, "Can You Hear The Women Cry?", a collection of true stories of women around the world written and read by Dr. Vincenne Waxwood, Asst. Prof. of Communication; Mar. 27, panel discussion on Women in the Justice System with panelists Judge Rita Hathaway, Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Kelly Tua, Asst. District Attorney, Lillie Leonard, FBI Community Outreach Program and Debbie Jackson, Westmoreland County Public Defender's Office; Mar. 28 a presentation entitled "The Question of Beauty: Visibility and Transformation in Works by Major American Women Writers from 1900 to 2001" will be given by students and faculty members; Mar. 29, lecture entitled "Combating Cyberstalking" will be given by a representative from the Center Against Domestic and Sexual Violence; Apr. 2, a lecture entitled "Mary Baker Eddy--Author, Healer, Religious Leader, Reformer, Thinker and Business Woman" will be given by Susan Cobb, C.S. of San Juan Capistrano, California]
3/14/01 Three Pitt-Greensburg Professors Win Awards [Faculty Awards Committee, UPG has honored three UPG professors: Dr.. Larry J. Whatule, Assoc. Prof. of Communication, Distinguished Teaching Award; Dr. Nancy B. Florez-Estrada, Asst. Prof. of Spanish, Professional Service Award; Dr. Guy Nicoletti, Assoc. Prof. of Engineering, Distinguished Development Award; will be honored at Honors Convocation, Mar. 21]
3/19/01 UPG Hosts Indian Classical Music Concert [Two of India's outstanding musicians, T. Majumdar on the sarod, a string instrument, and S. Banerjee, a percussionist on the tabla, will present a classical music recital, Ferguson Theater, Thursday, Mar. 29 at 7:30 p.m.; admission $3 for the public and $1 for non-Pitt students; sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, and the Center for the Performing Arts, Univ. of Pgh.; Greensburg performance sponsored by UPG's International Club and is funded by the Student Government Assoc.]
3/26/01 Prominent Attorney To Speak At UPG Commencement [Martha Hartle Munsch, a member of the University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees and partner in the Pittsburgh office of the law firm Reed Smith LLP, will speak at the 2001 UPG graduation Saturday, Apr. 28; Reverend Dr. Kenneth P. Rutter, local minister and community leader, will receive UPG President's Medal for Distinguished Service]
3/29/01 [Ed Ochester, poet and author, professor emeritus, and editor of the University of Pittsburgh Press Poetry series will present a poetry reading, Wednesday, Apr. 11, 7:30 p.m., Ferguson Theater; program is free to the public; sponsored by the Friends of the Millstein Library in honor of National Poetry Month]
4/4/01 Latin Dance Instructors At UPG [Marlon A. Silva and his "Orquesta Tropical" will offer Latin dance instruction including the Salsa and Merengue at UPG Chambers Hall Gymnasium, Thursday, Apr. 12, 6-8 p.m.; admission is $3 for adults and $1 for students with student ID; sponsored by UPG Rossetti International House, Spanish Club, International Club and Student Government Association]
4/6/01 UPG Starts Designated Driver Program [As part of its continuing efforts to curb student drinking while driving, UPG has instituted a unique "UPG Designated Driver" program in cooperation with the Pa. Liquor Control Board, Community Prevention Services, and a number of local taverns; supported by a grant from the Pa. Liquor Control Board and is sponsored by Community Prevention Services, a substance abuse agency, and the UPG Government Association; the PLCB grant administrator is Patricia LaMantia, UPG nurse and director of the University Health Center]
4/9/01 Visitors From Argentina And Cuba To Speak [Tuesday, Apr. 17 at noon in Village Hall, two members of Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo (Mothers of May Square) will discuss their organization which stages peaceful marches in the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires to demand justice and information about their children who "disappeared" during the 1970's and 1980's under the oppressive military government at the time; on Thursday, Apr. 19 at 7 p.m. in Village Hall, Cuban journalist, short story writer, and poet Maria Elena Llana Castro will read and discuss her works; she served as a journalist during the Cuban Revolution, a foreign correspondent in China, as a news editor and journalism professor in Angola; as a literary, art, and movie critic and currently as a script writer for radio and television]
4/16/01 McClain Promoted to UPG Security Post [Simeon C. McClain, Sr., promoted to Assistant Director of Safety and Security at UPG]
4/20/01 Latrobe Student Wins Educational Scholarship [Angelika "Amy" Jaszcz won the Lucy A. Valero Memorial Scholarship at the PSEA Conf. in Reading.]
4/20/01 Record Teacher Certification Graduates At UPG [9 candidates for teacher certification included in the class of 2001: Biology Certification, Gabrielle Marino; Elementary Education: Heather Gray, Stephanie Gray, Brandy Lockwood, Lindsey Rich; English Certification, Jenny Danka, Gennifer Payne; Social Studies Certification: Brant Ross (class 2001 valedictorian), Stephen Sylves; UPG pre-education student, Angelika "Amy" Jaszczuk, a junior psychology major seeking certification in education in preparation to teach the deaf, won the Lucy A. Valero Memorial Scholarship awarded by the Pennsylvania State Education Association
4/26/01 UPG Attains 90% Graduate Placement [90% of last year's graduating class at UPG is either working or attending graduate school according to an annual survey compiled by UPG's Office of Career Services Director Beth Tiedemann; 108 out of 150 who received the survey form responded]
4/27/01 Pitt-Greensburg Alumni Awards [Susan L. Nelson received the 2001 Alumna of Distinction Award; Dr. Larry J. Whatule was presented the PGAA Outstanding Faculty Award and Cheyanna Bender received the PGAA Volunteerism Service Award]
4/28/01 North Huntingdon Student is UPG Valedictorian [Brent Ross named valedictorian for the UPG class of 2001.]
5/1/01 UPG Awarded Grant For Information Technology [UPG has received a $63,450 award for workforce development from the Governor's Link-to-Learn I-Grad program. UPG will use the grant to help develop courses in system administration and networking and to upgrade classroom and laboratory facilities to better prepare
students in Information Science and Management; consulting partnerships with the information systems departments Timken-Latobe Steel, Elliot Company, and Westmoreland County]
5/3/01 UPG To Host Science Workshop For Teachers [UPG will host a one-day workshop entitled "Dynamic Demos" for area high school chemistry teachers, Friday, May 25 from 3-8 p.m., Smith Hall; workshop fee, $15; sponsored by UPG and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, the workshop will feature Dr. Jamie Laughlin of Miami University of Ohio; UPG faculty assisting include Christine McCreary, Instructor in Natural Sciences, and Dr. Larry Senor, Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry; limited to 24 participants]
5/4/01 Greensburg Student Awarded Scholarship [Lindsay Dzurko of Greensburg was awarded an annual Univ. of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Alumni Association (PGAA) scholarship at the UPG commencement on Apr. 28; Susan L. Nelson was named 2001 Alumna of Distinction; Cheyanna Bender was awarded a PGAA
scholarship as the PGAA Volunteerism Service Award]
5/19/01 Irwin Student Wins Scholarship [Kenneth W. Sredzinski, Irwin, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship on the basis of his academic performance at the
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg; the award was one of 116 presented to college students across the country by Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society]
5/23/01 UPG To Host Disability Conference [Counselors and other professionals from 21 college campuses and state and local agencies working to improve educational opportunities for people with disabilities will meet Friday, June 1 for a one-day conference at the Univ. of Pittsburgh at Greensburg; conference entitled, "When Accommodations Are Not Enough: A Learning-Strategy Model for Disability Service Providers"; sponsored by the Consortium on Higher Education and Disability (CHED); hosted by Lou Ann Sears, Director of the UPG Learning Resources Center, and Mary Ellen Beres, Counselor at Westmoreland Co. Community College;
presenters include: Lynnett Van Slyke, Noreen Mazzocca, and Leigh Cully of the University of Pittsburgh Disability Resources and Services Dept.; John Jaworski of the Lockheed Martin Company of Blairsville; CHED is a regional branch of the Association on Higher Education and Disability]
6/1/01 Pitt-Greensburg Announces Spring 2001 Deans List [names of students arranged by municipality]
6/20/01 Kids And Computers Click At UPG [UPG will host a one-week residential computer camp for 30 inner-city African American fourth and fifth graders June 24-29 at UPG's McKenna Computer Center; named C.L.I.C.K. Program (The Computer & Literacy Initiative for Community Kids), the goal is to promote computer literacy and to provide early exposure to job and economic opportunities utilizing technology; funding provided by the Program to Aid Citizen's Enterprise (PACE) and the University of Pittsburgh; coordinating the program for the University are Gayle Moss, Office of Student Volunteer Outreach, Dr. Douglas Hartman of Pitt's School of Education and Carol Calloway, special assistant to the UPG president for diversity and minority affairs; the program began at UPG four years ago.]
6/21/01 Pitt-Greensburg Announces Spring 2001 Graduates [graduates arranged by municipality]
7/2/01 UPG Students Study Rocky Mountain Ecology [a group of nine UPG natural sciences students and their professor will conduct field studies in the ecology and geology of the Rocky Mountains, July 17-27; they will join experts from the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the University of Denver and the Colorado School of Mines; Dr. Timothy P. Savisky, UPG Assistant Prof. of Natural Sciences says that "The trip will provide students with first-hand learning experiences in the ecology of the great plains, the ecology and geology of the Rocky Mountains, and applications of resource management to urban sprawl,
and forest and park management issues."]
7/2/01 UPG Student[s] Study Rocky Mountain Ecology [Stuart Balius, May Coccia, Matthew Dominick, Amanda Federovich, Kristin Korba, Tod Kukura, Rebecca Lauper, Rac Plevec will conduct field studies in the ecology and geology of the Rocky Mountains July 17-27.]
7/13/01 Nursing Student Open House Set At UPG [an open house and information session for registered nurses interested in enrolling in the Bachelor of Science Nursing degree completion program at UPG has been set for Tuesday, July 24 from 4-8 p.m. in Chambers Hall; cooperative arrangement with the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing]
8/15/01 Thirteen New Appointments at UPG [4 new administrators, 9 new faculty members; Dr. Mary Beth Spore, new assistant to the president; Alexander J. Graziani, executive director of Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County; Brandi Darr, new assistant director of admissions and financial aid; Bryan Valentine, new
coordinator of residence life; Dr. Felicia Cruz, visiting professor of Spanish; Dr. Anne Marie Czerwinski, visiting professor of communication; Dr. Pilar Herr, visiting assistant professor of history; Dr. Susan Lu, assistant professor of English; Dr. David Marsh, visiting assistant professor of psychology; Dr. David Nichols, visiting assistant professor of history; Dr. Jeffrey Sposato, assistant professor of music; Dr. Mark Stauffer, assistant professor of chemistry; Dr. Merilyn Truxal, visiting assistant professor of psychology]
8/28/01 Robotics Program At UPG [James Osborn, executive director of the new Medical Robotics and Information Center (Merit) at Carnegie Mellon University will present a multi-media program entitled "Robotics in Space and Other Hostile Environments" Monday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m., UPG Ferguson Theater; sponsored by UPG's Natural Sciences and New Technologies Academic Village; free to the public]
8/31/01 Chilean Torture Center Survivor At UPG Pedro Alejandro Matta, a survivor of the Chilean Military Junta torture camp in the seventies, will tell his story at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m at UPG Village Hall; sponsored by Rossetti International House and the
Behavioral Sciences and Humanities Academic Villages]
8/31/01 Two Latrobe Area Hospital Nurses Complete BSN Degrees at UPG [Michelle Culler and Kari Jupena will receive Bachelor of Science in nursing through a cooperative program between UPG and Univ. of Pgh. School of Nursing.]
9/4/01 Regional One-Act Play Festival at UPG [UPG Ferguson Theater at 7 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 13), 8 p.m., Friday (Sept. 14) and 8 p.m., Saturday (Sept. 15); two one-act locally written plays, NOT LIGHTLY CHOSEN by Robert C. Wittig and THE LITTLE RED GATE by Maureen Jenkins; NOT LIGHTLY CHOSEN directed by Christopher Scott; THE LITTLE RED GATE directed by Suzanne Danks; set designers are Jen James, technical coordinator at the Palace Theater in Greensburg and Sheila Confer, academic adviser and humanities instructor at UPG; Dr. Kimberly Jew, assistant prof. of theater arts at UPG, coordinator for the three-day festival; UPG and the UPG Performing Arts Collective, the producing group, are supporting the festival; admission $5]
9/6/01 Smart Growth Director Announced [Alexander J. Graziani, AICP, has been appointed director of Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County, a private community land-use advocacy group that deals with growth and quality of life issues. The organization is based at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.]
9/10/01 UPG Holds Community Open House [UPG will host a community open house on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 12 noon until 2 p.m. as part of its annual Fall Festival.
Included will be campus tours, science demonstrations, food and game booths, and a picnic. UPG faculty and staff will host tours of many new or renovated buildings on the UPG campus.]
9/20/01 Margaret Mead's Daughter At UPG [Dr. Mary Catherine Bateson, daughter of renowned anthropologist Margaret Mead and best selling author, noted cultural anthropologist and linguist, will be guest speaker for the opening celebration of the Margaret Mead Residence Hall in the Behavioral Sciences Academic Village at UPG Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. in Ferguson Theater; the presentation, entitled "Coming of Age in America: Gender, Generation, and Cultural Transition", explores how women's lives are shaped by multiple commitments and transitions.]
10/3/01 Freedom Fest 2001 At UPG [UPG will host the Westmoreland Red Cross Shop n' Save Freedom Festival 2001 Sunday, Oct. 14 from noon until 5:30. Free concert is a fundraising effort for the relief and recovery efforts of both the national and local Red Cross following the recent attacks on America. Approximately $11,000 has been raised already toward the $25,000 goal. Music will be provided by "The Rhodes Brothers," "The Random Brothers," "3 Bricks Shy," and special guest musicians. Children's activities include a moon walk, face painting, hair beading, crafts and games and contests.]
10/5/01 Darmouth History Scholar at UPG [Dr. Colin Gordon Calloway, Chair, Dept. of Native American Studies, Dartmouth College, will deliver the second in a series of lectures on Westmoreland County History [Arthur St. Clair Lectureship], on Thursday, Oct. 18 at the UPG Ferguson Theater at 7:30 p.m.; program free to the public.]
10/8/01 Smart Growth Workshop At UPG [More than 200 municipal planners, local and state government officials, conservationists, private developers and others interested in the area and its future are expected to attend the workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 23 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in UPG's Ferguson Theater. "Growing Greener Conservation By Design" is the title of the program and features noted author, lecturer and site designer Randall Arendt, Senior Conservation Advisor to the Natural Lands Trust, a regional land conservancy in Media, Pa. Workshop topics include: Keynote Address, State Senator Allen Kukovich; Westmoreland Land Trends Over Time, Jim DeAngelis; Cost of Different Land Uses, Dr. Timothy Kelsey; Growing Greener-Putting Conservation Into Local Codes, Randall Arendt; Westmoreland County Comprehensive Plan, Larry J. Larese; Funding Available, Ellen Kight, Regional Director, Pa. Dept. Of Community and Economic Development.]
10/12/01 ABC News Correspondent At UPG [Robert Krulwich, network correspondent for ABC News and regular on Nightline will present "Why Things are the Way They Are" on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in UPG's Ferguson Theater. Program free to the public.
10/15/01 UPG To Host Juvenile Justice Town Meeting [The first in a series of public town meetings on making the courts more accessible and responsive to citizen needs will focus on The Future of Juvenile Justice in Westmoreland County on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in UPG's Ferguson Theater. Public meeting will feature District Attorney John Peck, Presiding Judge of Juvenile Court John Driscoll, Public Defender Dante Bertani, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Adeline Beighty.Moderated by Andy Stofan, Latrobe Area Chamber of Commerce President.]
10/16/01 Pitt-Greensburg Announces August 2001 Graduates [Names of graduates listed by municipality.]
10/17/01 Marijuana Reform Speaker at UPG [Allen St. Pierre, executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws will lecture at UPG Oct. 19.]
10/26/01 "The Lion in Winter" To Play at UPG [James Goldman's medieval drama of suspense and royal intrigue, THE LION IN WINTER, to be presented by the UPG Performance Collective at the UPG Ferguson Theater on Nov. 7 and 8 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 9 and 10 at 8 p.m.; Dr. Kimberley May Jew, UPG assistant professor of theatre arts, will direct the play; set design by Katya Ramsey; lighting design by Sheila Confer.]
11/1/01 Unity Coalition Plans Events [A press conference and unity rally designed to counter a climate of negative treatment of those who appear to be of Middle Eastern origin. Thursday, Nov. 8, 10:30, Commissioners' Conference Room in the Courthouse Annex.]
11/28/01 University of Pittsburgh At Greensburg Receives $30,000 Grant For Physics Teachers Workshops [UPG awarded a $30,000 grant from the Grable Foundation to be used for an annual series of three-day workshops for high school physics and chemistry teachers beginning in 2002; workshops led by Dr. Ted
Zaleskiewicz; program endorsed by the Pa. Dept. of Education for Act 48 credits; co-presenters: Dr. G. Samuel Lightner, professor of physics and chair of the department at Westminister College; Robert Reiland, physics teacher at Shadyside Academy; Contemporary Physics Project (CPEP), a national non-profit organization of practicing physicists and science educators, is partnering UPG in offering the workshops.]
11/29/01 Pitt-Greensburg Students Answer Challenge From Local Charity [Answering a challenge from the Salvation Army, student leaders at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg have issued their own challenge by asking other local colleges [Seton Hill, Saint Vincent, Westmoreland County Community College] to join them in raising money for needy families this holiday season. On Dec. 1, Pitt-Greensburg's Student Senate members will be ringing a kettle at the J.C. Penney entrance of Westmoreland Mall from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.]
12/3/01 Pitt-Greensburg/Penn State Joint Research Project Announced [Science professors and students at UPG have been selected to work with the Penn State University/U.S. Dept. of Energy Reactor Sharing program on a joint research project to reveal the chronology of heavy metal contamination events; to begin January 2002. Under the supervision of Dr. Timothy Savisky, assistant professor of natural science, UPG students will obtain tree ring samples from various locations in Westmoreland County. The samples will be analyzed for heavy metal content on the University Park Campus of Penn State University. The UPG students will receive instruction on the physics and procedures of NAA from Dr. Ted Zaleskiewicz. The actual NAA procedures will be carried out by the technical staff at Penn State under the direction of Ms. Candace Davidson, research and education specialist and supervisor of reactor operations.]
1/2/02 UPG Presents Lecture Series On Da Vinci [Professors of languages, art history, engineering and fine arts will present insights to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci with four January lectures: Jan. 22, "Leonardo and You: What a 'Man without Letters' Can Teach Us about Words" presented by Dr. Dennis Looney, Chair of the
Italian and French Dept., Univ. of Pgh.; Jan. 24, "Leonardo da Vinci: Revolutionizing Italian Renaissance Painting", presented by Dr. David Wilkins, chair and professor of art history at the Univ. of Pgh.; "Leonardo: The Architect, Engineer, and Scientist" presented on Jan. 28 by Dr. Guy Nicoletti, UPG associate professor of engineering; "Leonardo da Vinci, Cultural Hero: Is His Scientific Legacy Fact or Fiction" presented by Dr. Claire Farago, Assoc. Prof. of Fine Arts at the Univ. of Colorado on Jan.
31; "La Cultura–The Life and Times of Leonardo da Vinci"; La Cultura 2002 Lecture Series; Guy Rossetti International Study Endowment]
1/15/02 UPG Presents Program On The Moon [Captain Toni Henderson, Aerospace Education Officer for the United States Air Force Academy, will demonstrate and describe the actual rocks collected during the Apollo 17 lunar landing on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 6 p.m. at the UPG Lyceum. Free to the public. Sponsored by the Natural
Sciences and New Technologies Academic Village.]
1/22/02 Circle K At UPG Sponsors Fund Raiser Dinner [Spaghetti dinner, Sunday, Jan. 27, Chambers Hall, $5; proceeds will benefit the UPG Circle K Club, part of the world's service organization for college students, and the Muscular Dystrophy Assoc.; Circle K Club at UPG has 24 members.
1/22/02 Television Courtroom Judge At UPG [Judge Greg Mathis of the nationally syndicated show distributed by Warner Bros. Television will speak Monday, Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m., UPG's Chambers Hall as part of the college's celebration of Black History Month; program sponsored by Pitt-Greensburg Minority Coalition, Upsilon Psi Gamma, the Student Activities Board, Student Government Assoc., and the Behavioral Sciences Academic Village.]
1/23/02 New Conference Director at UPG [Anne Peagler has joined the UPG administrative staff as director of conferencing. She will be responsible for marketing the school's new conferencing facilities to corporations, non-profit organizations, educators, government agencies and youth leadership and athletic groups.]
2/1/02 UPG To Host Black History Month Essay Contest [Eight year of annual cooperative effort between UPG and Greensburg/ Jeannette NAACP; area elementary, middle and high school students are invited to enter Black History Month essay contest; contest theme is "Let There Be Peace On Earth and Let It Begin With..." and essays should answer the question, "Who is responsible for keeping peace - in our streets, in our homes, in our country and world?"; prizes include: Elementary, $50 first, $25 second, $10 third; Middle, $100 first, $50 second, $25 third; High, $150 first, $50 second, $25 third; entry deadline 5 p.m. on Feb.15 ; contest winners will read their essays at Black History Month celebration at UPG on Thursday, Mar. 14, Powers Hall Auditorium.]
2/5/02 Pitt-Greensburg Offers Management Information Systems Degree [New day or evening four-year bachelor's degree in management systems; Management Information System (MIS) is the application of information technology to organizational and managerial needs; designed to provide instruction in both business and information systems to prepare students to use their knowledge of systems and technology to solve business problems associated with system application design and configuration, programming and software development, networking, and monitoring for performance and security; program funded in part by the Governor's Link-to-Learn Program and the Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation.]
2/6/02 Two UPG Professors Win Pitt's Highest Teaching Award [Dr. Walter Orange (mathematics) and Dr. Mary Beth Spore (English) will receive the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award for 2002; award consists of a $2,000 cash award and a grant of $3,000 for support of individual winner teaching functions.]
2/11/02 UPG Hosts Kuntu Repertory Theater [As part of Black History Month in cooperation with the Greensburg/ Jeannette Branch NAACP, UPG will host a performance of the Kuntu Repertory Theater Tuesday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m., Ferguson Theater; group will present a dramatic musical entitled WHISPERS WANT TO HOLLER written by Pitt alumna Mara Effinger and featuring original music by jazz saxophonist Billy Harper; actor Charles Coker, a Pitt alumnus and former Kuntu player who lives in New York City; directed by Vernell A. Lillie, associate professor of African studies at Pitt and founder and artistic director of Kuntu Repertory Theater; sponsored by the UPG Minority Student Coalition.]
2/14/02 Slovak Folk Dance Ensemble At UPG [A program featuring authentic native singing and dancing in colorful costumes of Slovakia will be performed by the Pittsburgh Area Slovak Folk Dance Ensemble, Thursday, Feb. 28, UPG Ferguson Theater; sponsored by UPG's Rossetti International House, the Student Government Association and the International Club.]
2/15/02 Nursing Student Open House Set At UPG [An open house and informational session for registered nurses interested in enrolling in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree completion program set for Wednesday, Mar. 6 from 4-7 p.m. in Chambers Hall; program began in 1999 through a cooperative arrangement with the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing; 30 credits toward the B.S. in Nursing degree can be earned at UPG in a total of six terms; "Introduction to Nursing Science" will be offered in the Spring Term 2002.]
2/22/02 Smart Growth Director Wins Scholarship [Alex Graziani, executive director of the Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County, has been awarded a scholarship in the amount of $4,150 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the University of Maryland to attend a two week National Smart Growth Leadership Program, Mar. 4-8 and May 6-10.]
2/28/02 UPG Hosts Annual Physics Workshops For Teachers ["Strangeness and Charm in Your Classroom" is the title of a three-day workshop for high school physics and chemistry teachers at UPG, Fri., and Sat., Mar. 8, 9 and Sat., June 1; teachers will receive hours toward Act 48 credit and an honorarium upon completion of the program; underwritten by a grant from the Grable Foundation of Pittsburgh and presented in conjunction with the national Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP), the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit, and Science Kit and Boreal Laboratories; the program will explore techniques and strategies and introduce materials and activities for teaching fundamental particles and interactions topics in the high school classroom; in addition to Prof. Ted Zaleskiewicz of UPG, workshop partners include Dr. G. Samuel Lightner, professor of physics and department chair at Westminister College, and Robert Reiland, physics teacher at Shady Side Academy; workshop, lunch and instructional materials are offered without charge to teachers.]
3/1/02 Three Pitt-Greensburg Professors Win Awards [Faculty Awards Committee, UPG, has honored three UPG professors for awards for distinguished teaching, service, and professional development; awardees include: Distinguished Teaching, Dr. Timothy Savisky, Assistant Prof. of Biology; Distinguished Service, Dr. Thomas
Wolf, Assoc. Prof. of Computer Science, Mathematics and Engineering; Distinguished Professional Development, Dr. Mary Beth Spore, Assistant Prof. of English and Assistant to the President; awardees will be recognized at the Honors Convocation on April 5.]
3/8/02 UPG Students And Faculty Attend Global Science Expo [seven science students and four faculty members of UPG were selected to attend PITTCON 2002: A Global Technical Conference and Exposition in New Orleans Mar. 17-22; Dr. Larry Senor, Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry,will act as chair elect of the science portion of the conference; Christine L. McCreary, Instructor in Computer Science, will preside over a section on science education and will present a paper entitled "Undergraduates
Teaching Undergraduates: Peer Instruction in the General Chemistry Laboratory"; Dr. Mark Stauffer, Ass't Prof. of Chemistry will present an all-day workshop for high school chemistry teachers entitled "Electrons Make the World Go Round", a workshop for middle school students entitled "Zapped! When Electrons Meet Water and Other Shocking Tales," and a paper in the educational section entitled, "A Novel Variation on the Demonstration of the Electrolysis of Water at Iron Nail
Electrodes"; Dr. Kerry Holzworth, Assoc. Prof. of Biology, designed some of the experiments that he will present to Science Week students and he will teach a section of the middle school workshop and will present a paper entitled "A Formula for Promoting the Sciences, Mathematics and New Technologies"; Dr. Thomas Wolf, Assoc. Prof. of Computer Science/Mathematics will serve on the Property, Insurance and Equipment Committee for the conference; UPG science students include: Ali Abdullah, Dusanee Buranathanit, Andrea Doner, John Marquette, Theresa Mazur, David Mikoloski and Karla Zaar.]
3/11/02 Suburbia Play At UPG [SUBURBIA, a play by Eric Bogosian, will be performed Wednesday-Saturday, Mar. 20-23, UPG Ferguson Theater, by the UPG Performance Collective.]
3/11/02 Jeannette Students Win Essay Contest [Four Jeannette students (Jasmine Lea Myers, Nicole Linsenbigler, Brittany Hainesworth, Chelsea Lynn Rager) won prizes in the 8th Annual Black History essay contest sponsored by UPG.]
3/11/02 Norwin Student Wins Essay Contest [Rachel Coleman, a senior at Norwin High School won first prize ($150 prize) in the high school division in the 8th annual Black History essay contest sponsored by UPG.]
3/12/02 The Music and Poetry of Chile Presented at UPG ["An Homage to Chile and her Neighbors in Music and Verse" will be presented Tuesday, March 19, 7 p.m., Powers Hall, UPG campus.]
3/15/02 Smart Growth Partnership Receives Sarah Scaife Foundation Grant [awarded a Sarah Scaife Foundation grant of $75,000 over three years to support its work; Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County; Alex Graziani]
3/18/02 UPG President Named To National Higher Education Center [Dr. Frank Cassell named to the President's Leadership Group of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, a national U.S. Dept. of Education funded program to prevent alcohol and drug abuse among college students; UPG has played a leadership role in campus alcohol and drug prevention since winning its first grant from the Pa. Liquor Control Board in early 1999 to establish a campus-community coalition to prevent dangerous and underage drinking on area college campuses.]
3/19/02 UPG Hosts Two Latin American Dance and Music Groups [will perform in native costume at UPG Thursday, Mar. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Ferguson Theater; the program is free to the public; the Latin American Cultural Council (LACU) performers are dedicated to the presentation of culture and lore with the highest possible degree of authenticity, creating opportunities for exchange between Latin and North American cultures; Musuhallpa ("beautiful land") will provide colorful rhythms of South American music, especially from the Andean mountain regions of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina; program is sponsored by theRossetti International House, The Student Government Association, and International Club.]
3/21/02 UPG And SVC Sign Education Agreement [agreement allows qualified UPG graduates to earn baccalaureate degrees in English or in the social sciences at UPG and secondary education certificates in English or Social Studies/Citizenship at St. Vincent College; Dr. Frank A. Cassell, president of UPG; James Will, president of St. Vincent College.]
3/22/02 Shakespeare Program at UPG ["Shakespeare's Best Line: A History of Quotation" featuring Prof. Sayre N. Greenfield will be presented at UPG Monday, Apr 1, 7 p.m., Village Hall.]
3/25/02 "Tuna" Singers From Spain To Perform At UPG [five student musicians from Spain, members of the "Tuna" (from tunar or "to go from door to door") singers from the University of Valladolid will perform Spanish popular songs on traditional instruments and will wear sixteenth century costumes, Wednesday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. in UPG's Village Hall; the "Tuna" university groups of troubadours or minstrels were fundamental elements of the Spanish medieval universities established in the early thirteenth century; the group visiting UPG is comprised of five medical students; sponsored by the Rossetti International House, Student Government Assoc., Spanish Club and International Club.]
3/26/02 Fiction Reading at UPG [Sharon Dilworth, fiction editor of the Carnegie Mellon University Press, publisher, author and English professor will present at fiction reading at UPG Tuesday, April 3, 7 p.m. in Village Hall; free to the public.]
4/1/02 Soprano Recital At UPG [Priya Palekar, an award-winner soprano who has performed in opera, musical theatre, and concerts in North America and Europe, will give a recital in UPG's Ferguson Theater on Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.; a native of Pittsburgh and a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University School of Music; free to faculty and staff, general admission $5 and $2 for students of other institutions with proper ID; sponsored by UPG's Student Government Association and both Behavioral Sciences and Humanities Academic Villages.]
4/2/02 UPG Hosts Pa Rural Development Council Videoconference [UPG will host a free interactive videoconference sponsored by the Pa. Rural Development Council Friday, Apr. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon in the Interactive Television Room of Millstein Library; topics include:"The Farm Bill and its Impact on Rural Communities" with Congressman John Peterson of the 5th Cong. Dis.; "State Health and Human Service Update" with W. Russell McDaid, Senior Policy Manager, Governor's Policy Office; "Homeland Security" with Earl Freilino, Pa. Homeland Security Director; and "Pa. Travel & Tourism Office Celebrates 2nd Largest Industry in State" with representatives of the Dept. of Community & Economic Development.]
4/5/02 UPG Library Plans Book and Record Sale
[As part of its annual celebration of National Library Week Apr. 14-20,the UPG Millstein Library will offer a special sale of selected books and records for $1 each; proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Millstein Library Scholarship, an annual $500 award given to a UPG graduating senior or recent graduate who has been accepted to pursue a master's degree in library or information science; sale also benefits the group; annual Christmas donation to the Toys for Tots Program.]
04/11/02 Congresswoman Hart to Speak At UPG Commencement
[Congresswoman Melissa Hart (R. PA. 4th Cong. District) will speak at the 2002 University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg graduation on Saturday, April 27.]
04/12/02 UPG Hosts March of Dimes Walk
[A "College Walk" to raise money to help with medical expenses for premature babies is scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at UPG; sponsored by the UPG Student Government Association and the Westmoreland March of Dimes, the walk will benefit Matthew and Leigh Graves whose daughter Alison was born in 1997 at one pound five ounces; proceeds will be used to help with medical treatment and research costs for this Westmoreland March of Dimes Ambassador family; UPG's Student Government Association Senator Heidi Rankin and Jackie Finney, Westmoreland March of Dimes senior community director, challenged 16 area colleges and universities to raise at least $100 during the College Walk.]
4/16/02 Sixth Children's Literature Conference at UPG
[Award-winning children's storyteller and illustrator Steven Kellogg will be the featured speaker, Friday, May 3; designed for current and would-be children's authors, teacher educators, librarians, and elementary and middle school teachers; Dr. Mary Beth Spore will discuss "Critical Approaches in the Middle School Classroom", Dr. Veronica Ent, UPG visiting professor of education, will demonstrate how teachers can use puppetry as an avenue to build student and school relations; conference is approved for certification for Act 48 Continuing Professional Education and Act 37 Continuing Education for Public Library Staff.]
4/19/02 UPG Hosts Chemistry Workshop For High School Teachers
[Microscale Chemistry Workshop for high school chemistry teachers on May 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Smith Hall Science Building; Dr. Mono Mohan Singh, Director of the Microscale Chemistry Center at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. will teach the one-day hands-on highly intensive workshop; Microscale experiments offer the advantage of teaching chemistry concepts and principles while reducing chemical costs, waste generation, and exposure to toxic materials; microscale chemistry experiments improve air quality, enhance laboratory safety, provide a wider variety of demonstrations, reduce experiment time, and develop inquiry-based approaches to learning; assisting are Dr. Larry Senor, associate professor of chemistry and Dr. Mark Stauffer, assistant professor of chemistry; open to the first 20 teachers who apply; registrations fee, $15.]
4/22/02 UPG Hosts Water Resources Summit
[Meeting featuring Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection secretary David E. Hess and regional DEP watershed directors, managers and team leaders, May 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; sponsored by the Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland Co.; topics include: "Drought Status and Water Conservation," "Growing Greener Success Stories," "Environmental Futures Planning Process," "Environmental Action Plans," and "Water Resources Initiatives"; Dr. Timothy Schaeffer, director of the Pa. Organization for Watersheds and Rivers will present "Communicating Your Watershed Message"; registration, $15.]
4/23/02 UPG Alumni Association Names Awardees
[Pitt-Greensburg Alumni Assoc. (PGAA) 2002 awardees include: Dr. Randi Koeske, associate professor of psychology, Outstanding Faculty Member; Thomas D. Horan, Director of Campus Safety and Security, Alumnus of the Year and Brian K. Root, an English writing major from Transfer (Mercer County, Pa.), Outstanding Community Service.]
5/3/02 [Students Earn Certifitates in the UPG Interdisciplinary Children's Literature Certificate Program] [Kara M. Curcio, April A. Dise, Deanna D. Franzetta, Anjelk[sic]ika "Amy" Jaszcuk, Nicole Mancini, Jennifer L. Piper, received certificate in Children's Literature at the UPG April 27 Commencement program. [READ MORE: See print copies of news release.]]
5/9/02 Municipal Planning Course At UPG
[Municipal planners and local officials are invited to register for the Pa. Municipal Education Institute's "Basic Course for Subdivision Review at UPG Wednesday evenings May 15, 22, 29, 6 p.m. on May 15 and 6:30 p.m., May 22, 29; 10 hour course; course fee, $75; Alex Graziani, executive director of Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County, sponsors and co-teaches with Carrilee L. Herrington, certified planner and planning consultant from Peters Township, Washington Co., the course.]
5/10/02 [...Student[s] Inducted Into College Freshman Honor Society [New Releases identifying by home town e.g., Bedford, Belle Vernon, etc., students inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National [College Freshman] Honor Society.]
5/16/02 UPG Wins $500,000 Grant For Technology
[$500,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation for use in integrating technology to the curriculum.]
5/17/02 Smart Growth Director Completes Course
[Alex Graziani, executive director of the Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland Co., successfully completed the two-week National Smart Growth Leadership Program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the University of Maryland Mar. 4-8 and May 6-10; he was awarded a scholarship to underwrite the $4,150 course fee; the National Smart Growth Leadership Program is designed to provide critical skills and knowledge to federal, state, industry and non-profit policy makers to actively participate in leading the changes in policies and culture within and between their agencies.]
6/3/02 Charleroi Student Wins Scholarship [Carrie Lynn Getting of Charleroi has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from UPG.]
6/11/02 Pitt-Greensburg Announces Spring 2002 Dean's List
6/13/02 UPG Hosts Pa. Rural Development Council Teleconference
[UPG will host a free interactive videoconference sponsored by the Pa. Rural Development Council, Friday, June 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; topics include "Economic and Community Development Through Community Networks" with Ellwood R. Kerkeslager of Information Futures, LLC, and "Pennsylvania Experiences and Opportunities" with Bill Shuffstall, Extension Agent, Penn State University; presentations on developing telecommunications and broadband deployment in rural Pennsylvania will feature a representative of the USDA/Rural Utilities Service in Washington, D.C. and Gary Wagner of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.]
6/28/02 UPG to Host Summer Camps
[Two summer camps for middle school, junior and senior high school cheerleading and dance teams, Sunday, July 21 to Tuesday, July 23; sponsored by the Eastern Cheer and Dance Association.]
7/9/02 Pitt-Greensburg Announces April 2002 Graduates
7/26/02 UPG Psychology Professor Testifies Before Bush Commission
[Dr. Diane T. Marsh, Professor of Psychology at UPG, testified July 19 before President Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Heath. Chair of the American Psychological Association Task Force on Serious Mental Illness and Serious Emotional Disturbances, Prof. Marsh presented testimony on the current status of the mental health service delivery system in the nation and offered recommended improvements.]
8/1/02 UPG Hires Seven New Faculty Members
[Seven new full-time faculty members to begin with the start of classes, Aug. 26: Dr. Lipika Mazumdar, Anthropology; Dr. Jacqueline Hamilton Horrall, Economics; Dr. Melissa J. Marks, Education; Dr. Benjamin Espinoza, Mathematics; Katrina W. Brown, Natural Science; Dr. Kristen N. Asplin, Psychology; Dr. Dean E. Nelson, Statistics.]
9/3/02 Panel on Media Coverage of 9/11 At UPG
[Six area reporters (Dennis Roddy, PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE; Mary Levine and Chris Potter, CITY PAPER; Michael Hasch and Dawn Law, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE REVIEW; Brian Estadt, editor with GATEWAY STAR PUBLICATIONS), will discuss the role of the U.S. media following last year's terrorist attack of 9/11 on the World Trade Center towers. Lori Jakiela, assistant professor of English, will moderate. Wednesday, September 11, 7 p.m., Powers Hall Auditorium. Sponsored by the UPG Humanities Academic Village and the UPG Writing Program. Students from THE INSIDER, UPG's weekly student newspaper, will host the event.]
9/5/02 South American Musicians at UPG
[Andes Manta, a well-traveled South American folk ensemble, will perform a concert of traditional Andean music, Thursday Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m., Ferguson Theater. Playing more than 35 traditional instruments, among which are the Quena, or Andean flute, and several six-foot long panpipes, Andes Manta brings to life the ancient culture of the Incas and their predecessors, a people focused on the natural world. Sponsored by the Rossetti International House, UPG Student Government Assoc., and Spanish and International Clubs.]
9/9/02 Smart Growth Conference at UPG
[Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Hylton will be featured at the second annual Westmoreland County Smart Growth Summit at UPG, Friday, Sept. 27. Hylton will show, with the help of 152 slides, how 12 states, from Vermont to Oregon, have initiated comprehensive planning to provide a better future for their citizens. Other presenters include: Amber Levofsky of the EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation; Dr. Kevin Leyden, Dept. of Political Science, West Virginia University; Rick James, Community Resources Officer, Norfolk Police dept.; Hon. Allen Kukovich 39th Pa. Senatorial district; Thomas Comitta, Thomas Comitta Associates, Inc.; Anne-Matie Lubeneu, AIA Community Design Center of Pittsburgh; and Larry Larese,Westmoreland County Director of Planning and Development. Friday, Sept. 27, UPG Ferguson Theater, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fee $15 includes lunch.]
9/16/02 Chilean Torture Center Survivor At UPG
[Pedro Alejandro Matta, a survivor of the Chilean Military Junta torture camp in the seventies who fled to the United States where he started a detective agency, then returned to Chile to document the repression of the Pinochet Dictatorship, will tell his story at UPG, Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Ferguson Theater. The program, "Confronting the Past: A Walk Through a Twentieth Century Torture Center; Villa Grimaldi, Santiago, Chile", is free to the public. Sponsored by the Rossetti International House, the Behavioral Sciences and Humanities Academic Villages, the Student Government Assoc., and the Spanish and International Clubs.]
9/24/02 National Geographic Photographer Exhibits Scenes On Westmoreland
[The Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County will celebrate "The Green Edge of Westmoreland", a photographic exhibition by nationally known photographer Lynn Johnson. Exhibition will open Oct. 3 at the Center for Conservation Education in Westmoreland County at Donohoe Center. The exhibit will include 30 black and white photographs which document the many conservationists, farmers, stewards and visionaries of Westmoreland Co. The exhibit will run through the month of October.]
9/25/02 UPG Holds Open House Events For Students And Parents
[Open house scheduled for two Saturdays on Oct. 3 and 26 from 9:30 to 12:15 p.m.]
9/27/02 Early Regional Transportation System Topic of History Scholar At UPG
["Thomas Jefferson's Economic Revolution from Below", the third lecture in the annual St. Clair Lectureship Series on Westmoreland County history, will be given Thursday, Oct. 17 at UPG Ferguson Theater, 7:30 p.m. by Dr. John Majewski, associate professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. Free to the public.]
10/1/02 Pitt-Greensburg Announces August 2002 Graduates
10/7/02 Expert on Violence In The Media At UPG
["Are we teaching our kids to kill?" is the central question to be discussed by former U.S. Army Ranger and West Point psychology professor Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Monday, Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m., UPG Ferguson Theater. Free to the public. Col. Grossman has served as an expert witness and consultant in state and federal courts and has testified before U.S. Senate and Congressional committees and numerous state legislatures. Co-author of STOP TEACHING OUR KIDS TO KILL: A CALL TO ACTION AGAINST TV, MOVIE, AND VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE. Author of ON KILLING: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL COST OF LEARNING TO KILL IN WAR AND SOCIETY which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Sponsored by Behavioral Sciences and Humanities Academic Villages and was arranged by Dr. Frank Wilson, assistant professor of sociology and administration of justice.]
10/10/02 UPG Hosts Indian Classical Music Concert
[Two of India's outstanding musicians on a tour of the United States will present a classical musical recital, Ferguson Theater, Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Featured: Purbayan Chatterjee on the sitar, a stringed lute-like instrument, and Abhijit Banerjee, a percussionist, on the tabla. Sponsored by the International Club of UPG; funded by the Student Government Association; supported by the Behavioral Sciences and Humanities Academic Villages and the Rossetti International House.]
10/15/02 UPG Mathematics Professor Dies [Dr. Rakesh Kumar Bhatnagar, Associate Prof. of Mathematics at UPG, died Thursday, Oct. 10. He had been a member of the mathematics faculty at UPG since August 1988.]
10/23/02 Moliere Comedy Featured in UPG Fall Theater Production
[The UPG Performance Collective will perform Moliere's SUCH FOOLISH AFFECTED LADIES on Wed. Nov. 6 through Saturday, Nov. 9. Ferguson Theater. Tickets $5 at the door. Lead actors include Mike Crosby, Melainie Paglia and Julie Stefanko. Dr. Sayre Greenfield, Associ. Prof. of English will play the father-figure. Tavia LaFollette of Pitt's Theater Dept. has created a period-specific design.]
10/25/02 UPG Program Features Westmoreland County Glass Industry
[Westmoreland glass factories and the role they played in the history of the industry will be the focus of a slide lecture by Anne Madarasz, chief curator of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, 12 noon, Monday, Nov. 4, UPG Village Hall. Sponsored by the Natural Sciences and New Technologies Academic Village.]
10/31/02 Women In Organized Racism Lecture At UPG
[Women are the newest recruiting targets of racist groups and crucial to their campaign for social supremacy, according to professor and author Dr. Kathleen M. Blee who will speak at UPG Thursday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m., Village Hall. Professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, Blee in her lecture, "The Women Inside Organized Racism", will offer an examination of the submerged social relations and the variety of racist identities within the Hate Movement. Program free to the public.]
10/31/02 Smart Development Workshop at UPG
["Lowering Costs Through Better Design" is the title of a Friday, Nov. 15 "Smart Growth" workshop, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., UPG Village Hall. Designed for developers, engineers, township planning offices and municipal officials, the programs has a $25 registration fee. Topics include lowering costs through better design, utilities and development costs, working with watershed groups to improve design and build community partnerships, community open space planning, and the municipal visioning process. Features conservation development professional and author Randall Arendt. Co-sponsored by the Westmoreland County Conservation District and the Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County.]
11/6/02 Pitt-Greensburg To Host Economic Development Videoconference
["Economic Development for Rural Communities" is the topic of the Pennsylvania Development Council fall interactive videoconference hosted by UPG, Monday, Nov. 18, 9:30-12:30. Free to the public. Issues to be discussed: key grant and loan programs and other sources for federal assistance that can help rural communities meet their housing, infrastructure, community and economic development needs.; Presenters: Byron E. Ross, PRDC co-chair and state director, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Rural Development; Kenneth J. Olson, acting deputy district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration; George Klaus, operations specialist, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development; Nell Fowler, program manager, Small Business Resources Div. of the Pa. Dept. of Community and Economic Development, and representative from the Economic Development Administration. Another topic, "Telecommunications Industry and the Challengers for Rural Pennsylvania," will be presented at 11:45 a.m. and features Hon. Jake Corman, chairman, Pa. Senate Communications and High Technology Committee.]
11/12/02 Afghan Refugees To Benefit From UPG Student Drive
[The Criminal Justice Club at UPG (Upsilon Psi Gamma) is collecting items, e.g., new or lightly worn shoes or clothing, dental hygiene items, and paper products, to benefit Afghan refugees.]
11/21/02 Jeannette Head Start Kids To Attend Annual UPG Christmas Party
[Nearly 40 children enrolled in the Jeannette Head Start Program will attend the fifth annual Christmas Party sponsored by the Residence Life Staff and Alpha Omega National Service Fraternity at UPG on Friday, Dec. 6, 12:30, Chambers Hall Fireside Lounge.]
11/22/02 UPG Annual Chorale And Band Concert
[The UPG Chorale and Band will hold the second annual winter concert, Dec. 4 at 7:00 p.m., Ferguson Theater. Program free to the public. Chorale under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Sposato; band under the direction of Dr. Roderick Booker.]
12/20/02 UPG Names Scholarship Winners
[Michele Bonnice of Greensburg is the Fall 2002 semester winner of the John Ridilla Scholarship given by UPG for student leadership; Thomas Hudson of Greensburg is the Fall 2002 semester recipient of the Truex Study Abroad Scholarship.]
