NoV. 17, 2014
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Heim Speaks About Persian Treasures
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Cal U is hosting a Military and Veteran Suicide Prevention Program from 2-4 p.m. today in Eberly Hall, Room 110.
Today’s Suicide Prevention Program Focuses on Veterans
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ach day an estimated 22 U.S. military veterans die by suicide, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. That’s more than 8,000 a year or nearly 1,100 more than the combined number of casualties in both Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. So individuals can learn to identify the warning signs, and what they can do to help, Cal U is hosting a Military and Veteran Suicide Prevention Program from 2-4 p.m. today in Eberly Hall, Room 110. Organized and presented by Cal U staff, the program is free and open to the public. Capt. Robert Prah, director of the Office of Veterans Affairs at Cal U, is one of the presenters. A member of the Army National Guard, he is a suicide intervention officer and a trainer for the Army-approved Ask, Care, Escort (ACE) suicide prevention and awareness
training program. “Suicide attempts or ideations are real, on not only our campus but across the nation,” Prah said. “The military spends years training our reserve and active-duty service members for deployment, but re-adjusting to civilian life doesn’t take place overnight. Our intent is to bring awareness to this very important issue.” Capt. Carolyn Clements and Jason Brosk also will take part in the program. Clements is the assistant director and military coordinator for Cal U Global Online, the University’s online learning community. She is a trainer for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), the Army-approved intervention training for Army leaders, chaplains and other care providers. Brosk is a readjustment counseling therapist who works with veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs center
in McKeesport, Pa. Suicide impacts families, friends and loved ones forever, Prah said, and prevention efforts definitely are needed. “The resources are available. There are trained professionals available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We want to share these resources with our participants in hopes they will know where to refer someone who may be in need.” Since 2009, nearly 1.1 million veterans have enrolled at colleges and universities across the nation. “The concern about suicide is real,” Prah added. “One is one too many. Together we can save lives of our fellow veterans.” Visitor parking is available in the Vulcan garage, off Third Street near the campus entrance. For more information call 724-938-4076 or visit the Cal U website at www.calu.edu.
Guttman Grants Support Student Research
Meteorology Club educational outreach chair Jason Dohoda teaches California Area Elementary School students about earth science.
— Continued from page 1 Larsen, Modern Languages, Philosophy and Socio-Cultural Studies; Dr. Shirley Lazorchak, Business and Economics; and Dr. Carolyn Wass, Social Work. Established in 1988, the Jesse B. Guttman Research Endowment is the first permanent fund for research at Cal U. Both undergraduate and graduate students, in all disciplines, are eligible to apply for the research grant funding. Each applicant must have a faculty sponsor and be enrolled as a full-time student. Applicants must submit a proposal following the program’s guidelines, and a final report must be submitted at the completion of any funded project. The research must be completed within one year. For more information about the Guttman research grants, contact Suzanne Powers, director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions, at powers_s@calu.edu.
r. Joseph Heim, a professor in the Department of History and Political Science, last month participated via videoconference in a one-day symposium at the British Library in London. The library is digitizing its collection of Persian manuscripts, which date from the 14th to the 17th centuries. Heim has studied the illustrated Dr. Joseph Heim manuscripts for many years and published several scholarly articles about them. Heim recalled studying the manuscripts when he was a graduate student at Cambridge University. They were created during the Timurid, Safavid and Mughal dynasties, he explained, and their exquisite and highly refined miniature paintings are among the world’s greatest Islamic art treasures. “These Persian works are a delight for the eye. They offer a perfect world of stillness and calm, a place of royal magnificence in miniature, with exquisite use of color and calligraphy,” he said. The symposium was featured on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, as well as the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) in Tehran. Heim also is making use of a copy of the British Library’s Baburnama, memoirs of the Mughal Emperor Babur, for an article to be published next year as part of a book by Harvard University Press.
Meteorology Club Tops in U.S. — Continued from page 1 StormFest, the annual educational outreach event at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, is hosted in part by the club and the Earth Sciences Department, in collaboration with the Science Center. Cal U meteorology students staff the event, along with students from other majors Each year the meteorology club hosts talks by professionals in meteorology and related fields. Now in
its fourth year, free Colloquia Series presentations are open to the University community and the public. Club members also comprise the Three Rivers Chapter of the National Weather Association. Last month students attended that organization’s 39th annual conference, in Salt Lake City, Utah. “We try to get out there and make a positive impact,” Gebauer said. Dr. Mario Majcen is the club’s faculty adviser. Dr. Chad Kauffman and Dr. Swarn Gill also assist the group.