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Reading Rigor At California Area Elementary School, Dr. Holly Diehl (center) observes as elementary education major Krista Sloan helps thirdgrader Alexandria Renee Cronin develop a ‘glog’ about Abraham Lincoln. Having students create glogs — digital collections of text, video and sound focused on a defined topic — is one way to encourage critical thinking and reading. The project arose from a series of workshops offered as part of Cal U’s Professional Development Schools Collaborative, in conjunction with the Teaching with Primary Sources program. To increase rigor in reading instruction, participants worked together to create grade-level literacy modules that align with Common Core State Standards, integrate primary sources, utilize a variety of informational texts, and require young students to think critically about what they are reading and viewing. Also involved in the workshops were Linda Muller, a training specialist with the College of Education and Human Services, and Dr. Michael Brna, director of Cal U’s Teaching with Primary Sources program.
‘Monologues’ Reprised March 13-15
‘The Fantasticks’ Set to Make Cal U Debut This Week
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s Cal U celebrates Women’s History Month in March, the University marks a milestone with the 10th anniversary of performances of The Vagina Monologues. Eve Ensler’s award-winning play is a series of heartfelt, poignant and sometimes hilarious vignettes celebrating women’s bodies and female sexuality. Since its debut in 1996, it has been performed at hundreds of college campuses across the United States. Performances will be held at 7 p.m. March 13-15 in Steele Hall’s Blaney Theatre. Tickets will be on sale from 10:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. beginning March 6 in the Natali Student Center; from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. MondaysFridays at the Women’s Center in Carter Hall, G45; and at the door. Cost is $5 for students and $10 for non-students. Ten percent of the proceeds support VDay, a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls that is marking its 15th anniversary this year. The rest is donated to local women’s initiatives.
Luisa (Christina King) and Matt (Jordan Brooks) take shelter from the rain and find love while rehearsing a scene from The Fantasticks. Showtimes in Steele Hall’s Blaney Theatre are 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday.
al U’s Department of Theatre and Dance will open its 2013 spring season with The Fantasticks, which first delighted off-Broadway fans in 1960 and eventually became the world’s longest-running musical. With music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones, the show explores the relationship between parents and children in a beautiful and theatrically simple style. Memorable songs include “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” and “Try To Remember.” This will be the first time The Fantasticks has been performed at Cal U. The cast consists of eight students actors: Jordan Brooks, Christina King, Trevon Kiser, Jason Capello, Zach Thomas, Jason Dohoda, Stephen Reedy and Clayton Rush. Students also contributed to the look of the show: Sam Karas designed the set and Mary Ann O’Farrell the properties. Dr. Michele Pagen is directing the production, with choreography by Diane Buffington and lighting design by William O’Donnell. The music director is Kevin Milliken, a music teacher at Masontown Elementary School. Curtain time for The Fantasticks is 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday with shows at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. All performances are in the Gerald and Carolyn Blaney Theatre in Steele Hall. Ticket price is $12 for patrons of all ages. Students with valid CalCards are admitted free; a $5 deposit is returned when the student attends the performance. For ticket information, or to order tickets (with a credit card) by phone, call the Steele Box Office at 724-938-5943.
Campus BRIEFS BSU Formal on Saturday The 10th annual Black Student Union formal, “Winter Wonderland,” will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Performance Center, inside the Natali Student Center. The BSU is a student organization committed to cultural diversity at Cal U. It sponsors and participates in educational, cultural and social events on campus. Tickets to the formal dance cost $10 for singles, $15 for couples or $70 for a table. Tickets sold for the previous date will be honored. For more information or to purchase tickets, e-mail gar9857@calu.edu.
Spring Academic Open House Cal U welcomes students and their families to an Academic Open House from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. The program is designed to introduce prospective students to Cal U and to give students who already have been accepted a chance to explore the campus. Students and families attending can learn more about Cal U’s programs of study, housing,
extracurricular activities and student life, meet faculty members and tour the campus. The final Academic Open House program this spring will be held on Saturday, April 13. For more information or to register online, visit www.calu.edu. Prospective students also may contact the Welcome Center at 724-938-1626 or e-mail Carrie Pavtis at pavtis@calu.edu.
Regular hours will resume April 2 and continue through May 17.
Trustees Meeting The California University Council of Trustees will hold its first quarterly meeting of 2013 at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the President’s conference room, Room 110 of Old Main.
Library Open Later
Anderson to Head Millersville
Students, faculty and staff can linger a little longer in the library. Closing time at Manderino Library has been moved back one hour. The library now is open from 7:30 a.m.11 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Hours are 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Fridays; weekend hours are noon-8 p.m. The library will be closed for spring break on the weekends of March 16-17 and March 23-24. On weekdays during the break, March 18-22, the library will be open from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Regular hours of operation resume on Monday, March 25. The library will be closed March 31-April 1 for the Easter holiday.
Dr. John M. Anderson, president of Alfred State College in New York since 2008, was selected by the PASSHE Board of Governors to serve as the next president of Millersville University of Pennsylvania. He will assume his duties on April 1. Anderson succeeds Dr. Francine G. McNairy, who retired in January after serving as Millersville’s president for nearly a decade. While at Alfred, Dr. Anderson also served as interim vice president of student services, dean of student development, vice president of institutional advancement, and provost and vice president for academic affairs.