Point Park Globe Fall 2016 Issue 3

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@PPUGlobe September 14, 2016

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CENTER FOR MEDIA INNOVATION OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS DOORS

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Reacting to a summer of stalled negotiations with Point Park University’s administration, full-time faculty members wore stickers Monday in an organized effort to move the collective bargaining process forward for their first union contract. Full-time faculty members wore one of two separate stickers, which were distributed by the union steering committee, throughout the day. The stickers were white text against a red background. One sticker read “Point Park – Pointless without Faculty!” and another read “Respect Faculty with a Fair Contract.” The stickers were distributed to all full-time faculty members included in the collective bargaining agreement with the university, about 140 in total.

Three Ed.D students make Point Park history By Hannah Walden For The Globe

Kelly Noyes, Laura Miller and Amy Miller made Point Park University history after becoming the first Point Park students to successfully defend their dissertations for a Ph.D. in education (Ed.D.) on Aug. 29. The classes required for the degree were created at Point Park just two years ago, meaning this is the first time students at Point Park could achieve this degree. During the first year of the course, students worked together in teams for normal coursework before branching off in the second year to start their own individual research. After the research period concluded, students had to present their work in front of a panel of faculty members to defend their research and conclusions. Eric Stennett, director of the Ed.D. in the Leadership and Administration program, believes the students have become more like friends than colleagues.

“Through academic endeavors, they have made an impact,” Stennett said. “This is a team effort, and we help each other get through it…I feel that these students are great leaders and that their dissertations mean something special and has made this a very unique program.” Noyes spent the year researching Pennsylvania public schools and their English as a Second Language (ESL) program, as well as why and how certain schools run their programs. “Dissertation can be very scary but it was a very positive experience for me. I was very prepared and there were no surprises,” Noyes said. “My overall experience in the course was very enjoyable. I enjoyed the rigor of it all and I didn’t feel like any of my time was wasted in any of my classes.” With the Ed.D., students can pursue careers as college professors, superintendents school administration, and leadership positions for both public and private schools.

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Addressing an intimate crowd, former President Bill Clinton rallied for his wife and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the Pittsburgh Coliseum in Homewood last Friday morning. “We need to get real about this election again. This is about you and your children and your future,” Clinton said.

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Clinton’s speech included anecdotes of his southern upbringing on a farm where indoor plumbing was a luxury and then spoke on his time as governor, while declaring his true and total support for his wife’s goals and passions for the American people. The crowd of about 500 gathered throughout the morning in the predominately black neighborhood, according to a 2013 citydata. com census, for the event.

Michael A. Fuoco, president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and an enterprise reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, called the move a “mobilization effort,” and a small one at that. “It’s a very concise message,” Fuoco said. “It is two-fold – to show the administration that we’re united, and it’s somewhat of a bonding exercise.” “It’s a way to say there’s a lot of us, and we’re here and we’re present,” said Karen Dwyer, associate professor of creative writing. “It’s a way to represent out numbers.” Dwyer was one of four full-time faculty members present at a negotiating session Friday morning. Point Park professors Bill Purcell, John Rice and Bob Ross were also at the negotiations as faculty representatives.

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Point Park is expected to produce many more education doctorate degrees in the next six months, and in the future. According to Noyes, there are 19 education students scheduled to defend their dissertations in the next six months.

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This was the first time any major politician has visited the neighborhood. Throughout his 35-minute speech, Clinton differentiated main differences between his wife and Republican nominee Donald Trump, whose campaign stance is to “Make America Great Again.” Clinton equated this objective to taking America

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Stickers printed by the Point Park University full-time faculty union stand on display in Unversity Center on Monday. Union members say negotiations with the administration have moved slowly.

Bill Clinton stresses turnout By Sabrina Bodon

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Faculty union don stickers in protest By Iain Oldman

University president Paul Hennigan speaks during the grand opening of Point Park’s Center for Media Innovation Tuesday, Sept. 13. For full coverage of the CMI Grand Opening events, visit our website at ppuglobe.com.

More than 100 companies to attend job fair on campus Karisa Sosnoski examines Point Park Police body cameras Cross country gears up for the 2016 season

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PointSync issues halt budget meeting USG By Alex Grubbs USG Beat Writer

Not every club and organization’s budget proposal made it through PointSync for approval during Point Park student government’s first budget allocation of the semester. Black Student Union’s Treasurer Alannah Owens voiced concern after the organization’s budget was not seen and approved by United Student Government (USG), despite submitting the proposal. Treasurer Amedea Baldoni attributed the issue to PointSync, although USG claimed the OrgSync replacement would be easier to ac-

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cess at their first meeting two weeks ago. “This has been happening to some clubs. It’s that there are apparently two portals opened when there should be one portal, and some haven’t gone through,” Baldoni said. Baldoni added that clubs and organizations should re-submit their budgets and that those proposals will be approved at the next week’s meeting. During the meeting, USG allocated and approved only $14,606 to 27 student clubs and organizations. $16,662 was initially proposed, according to USG’s budget report. Of the 27, only 11 received their full budget request. USG proposed and

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