VOLUME 14, NUMBER 25 OCT. 8 , 2012

California University

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Traveler Receives Greenlee Scholarship

‘Holidays’ Theme forHomecoming Parade

Chicago Comedy All­Stars Set for Friday

After a full week of special events,Saturday’s Homecoming Dayactivities promise to shift the

annual celebration into high gear. Pre-parade activities begin at 9 a.m.

near Azorsky Hall, with a petting zoo,bounce house, face painting, tracklesstrain rides, food booths sponsored byvarious clubs and organizations, andmore. Radio Disney will broadcast livefrom 10-11:30 a.m. outside Herron Hall.Third Street will be closed beginning at 7a.m. to accommodate the activities.

At 10 a.m. the African AmericanAlumni Society will meet in theMultipurpose Room of Carter Hall.

The annual Homecoming Parade,with a “Holidays” theme, will step off atnoon. The line of march will follow theLoop Road, with the parade beginning atthe Convocation Center. Marchers willturn right on Union Street, return tocampus on Second Street and end the

march at the Kara Alumni House. A tailgating party with activities for all

ages, including a football fun zone withfive football-themed inflatables, will beginat 1:30 p.m. at Roadman Park.

At 2 p.m., Cal U’s PSAC championwomen’s volleyball team will hostSlippery Rock at in the ConvocationCenter. And at 3:30 p.m., the nationallyranked Cal U football team will hostdivision rival Lock Haven University inAdamson Stadium at Hepner-BaileyField. At halftime, winners of theHomecoming Parade float competitionwill be announced, and the Homecomingking and queen will be crowned.

Acting President Jones will visit thevarious fraternities, sororities and otherorganizations preparing floats for theHomecoming parade on Friday.

For more information about the weeklongHomecoming 2012 events and activities, visitwww.calu.edu .

Alaugh-out-loud night of Chicago-style comedy has been added tothe lineup of Homecoming

Week activities.The Chicago Comedy

All-Stars will perform at7:30 p.m. Friday in theConvocation Center.Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

The stand-up comedyshow features a troupe ofveteran performers, allfrom the Windy City andeach with an impressivelist of TV comedy credits:

• Dobie Maxwell, aka “Mr. Lucky”(“Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson,”Comedy.tv).

• Sonya White (“Last ComicStanding 4,” “Girls Behaving Badly,”CMT’s “Country Fried Chicks”).

• Jimmy McHugh (HBO, ComedyCentral, ESPN2).

• Dwayne Kennedy (“Late Show withDavid Letterman,” Showtime, FX’s“Totally Biased”).

The public is welcome tojoin Cal U students, alumniand community members forthis night of fast-paced,stand-up comedy. The All-Stars typically perform solo,then come together as agroup and riff off oneanother in a hilarious finale.

Ticket price is $5 forstudents, $10 for others.

Tickets are available throughTicketmaster and at the ConvocationCenter Box Office.

Also this weekTh is week Cal U also will host

performer Nate Staniforth, whosemultimedia magic show is scheduled for7 p.m. Tuesday in the Convocation

Center. The family-friendly performanceis free. Doors open at 6 p.m. for generaladmission seating, and local residentshave been invited to attend.

Staniforth is known for staging“campus invasions” at colleges anduniversities across the country. He arrivesearly with a video camera and spends theday filming as he performs close-upmagic tricks for small groups of students.

Video highlights — and the students’reactions — become part of the evening’sstage show, which combines stunningillusions, original music, audienceparticipation and video to create a one-of-a-kind multimedia presentation.

Visitor parking for both shows is availableon campus. For questions or informationabout handicap accessibility, call theConvocation Center Box Office at 724-938-4600. For a link to Ticketmaster online, or afull schedule of Homecoming activities, visitwww.calu.edu .

Visitors who wish to park oncampus while attendingHomecoming events may

park in Lot 4 (the River Lot) or usethe Vulcan Garage, where parkingwill be free from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.Saturday.

On Saturday, these road closureswill be in effect:

• Third Street will be closed oncampus beginning at 7 a.m.

• Hickory Street will be closedfrom Sixth Street to Third Streetstarting at 7 a.m.

Parade participants can accessLot 4 (the River Lot) via Green Streetand Second Street. The River Lotalso will be available, via SecondStreet, to the campus community,alumni and Homecoming guests.

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Brittany Marcolini, a twirler in the Cal U Marching Band, participates in the 2011Homecoming Parade. This year’s parade steps off at noon Saturday from the ConvocationCenter.

Cal U junior Lauren Turosik is one offour communications students whohave been named recipients of the

William D. Greenlee Scholarships.The $2,500 scholarships, awarded for the

first time this year, were established torecognize the late founder of GreenleeAssociates, who also served as chair of thePennsylvania State System of HigherEducation (PASSHE) Foundation.

Turosik is completing a dual major incommunication studies with a concentration in publicrelations, as well as tourism studies.

A resident of California, Pa., she currently is aboard

ship with the Semester at Sea program. Sheembarked in August on a 107-day, trans-Atlantic voyage that will take her to 16 cities in14 nations.

At Cal U, Turosik has been a group fitnessinstructor, an AmeriCorps Scholar, a discjockey for WCAL radio, a peer mentor, astudent note-taker and an active member of theSociety for Leadership and Success. She sits onthe Faculty Forum’s communicationscommittee and has been reporting on her

Semester at Sea for the Cal U website.Three other students from PASSHE universities also

received Greenlee Scholarships:

• Paris Helman, of Chambersburg, acommunications/journalism major at ShippensburgUniversity of Pennsylvania;

• Alane Presswood, of Bloomsburg, acommunications studies major at West ChesterUniversity of Pennsylvania; and

• Natalie Wagner, of Milton, a public relations andmass communications major at Bloomsburg Universityof Pennsylvania.

The Greenlee scholarships were established byPASSHE, the PASSHE Foundation and GreenleePartners late last year. They represent the largestindividual scholarships awarded by the Foundation.

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Lauren Turosik

HomecomingParking Changes

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Campus BRIEFS

Thumbs Up for TXT L8TR Campaign

Vice Presidential ‘DebateWatch’ Thursday

Cal U’s participation in Debate Watchcontinues at 9 p.m. Thursday, when the only vice-presidential debate of the 2012 election seasonwill be shown in Eberly Hall, Room 110.

After the televised debate, Dr. KeltonEdmonds and Cal U student Mario Coppola willfacilitate an open discussion about the candidates,their performance and the issues they raised.

Debate Watch is a nationwide program heldunder the auspices of the Commission onPresidential Debates. The University’s “watchparties” are sponsored by the AmericanDemocracy Project at Cal U.

Admission is free, and the public may attend.Visitor parking is available in Vulcan Garage, offThird Street near the campus entrance

The second of three presidential debates willbe televised on Oct. 16. Serving as Debate Watchfacilitators will be Dr. Melanie Blumberg,LaMont Coleman, Joy Helsel and studentCamilla Cionni.

Save the Date: Mission Day Daytime classes will be cancelled Oct. 24 so

all members of the campus community can focuson enrollment initiatives and a new strategic planfor the University.

Those are the topics for this year’s MissionDay, when faculty, staff and students gather asequals to discuss an idea of importance to thecampus community.

Acting President Geraldine M. Jones urges allmembers of the campus community to attend andhelp move the University forward.

Registration information will be available soonat www.calu.edu .

Dueling Pianos PerformThe Underground Café will become “Café

Cal” when the Dueling Pianos perform from 9 p.m.-midnight Thursday at the Food Courtinside the Natali Student Center.

Students and members of the Cal Ucommunity are welcome to attend, or to showcasetheir own talents during 15-minute slots eachweek.

Men United Holds Kick-Off Event

The Office of Parking andTransportation wants Cal Ustudents to keep their eyes on the

road and their cellphones in their pocketswhile they are behind the wheel.

In conjunction with PennDOT, theparking department is conducting asafety campaign that aims to reducedistracted driving.

Campus organizations areencouraging students sign pledges sayingthey will not text or engage in any otherbehavior that might distract them whilethey’re on the road.

Posters with the message “TXTL8TR” and “Park the Phone” have beenposted in campus buildings, residencehalls, shuttles and shelters.

“Everything has been done in-houseat very little cost,” said Chris Johnston,executive director of Parking andTransportation. “Engaging the studentsin the pledge process has made this moreeffective than any previous campaignwe’ve tried because of the peer-to-peerinteraction.”

Packets that include pledge formsand fliers are available in the Parkingand Transportation Office in ManderinoLibrary, Room 123. Pledge forms shouldbe returned to the office by Oct. 31.

The organization with the mostpledges will receive a trophy Nov. 7 at an

‘on-campus Youth Safety Conference.AAA is sponsoring the trophy, andJohnston said the automobile associationis interested in replicating Cal U’sapproach at other universities.

PennDOT, which provided thecampaign’s signage, has asked toincorporate Cal U’s poster message in astatewide safety campaign, he said.

Jay Ofsanik, press officer forPennDOT District 12, said hisorganization was very pleased to supportthe safety campaign.

“Most times the most powerfulmessages are simple messages,” he said.“Chris, his staff and the students havereally taken the ball and run with this.

“Drivers are even more likely to

come in contact with a distracted driverthan an impaired driver, which shows thenumber of people who are out theredriving and texting.”

Johnston praised Cal U’s CommuterCouncil for its support of the campaign.

“They have been a strong partner,communicating to those who drive backand forth from campus and getting thepositive safety message out to thecampuswide community,” he said.

“All of the students involved haveembraced this and done a great job.”

Senior Whitney Williams, presidentof the Commuter Council, said she is100 percent involved because she hasfriends who were involved in caraccidents caused by distracted driving.

“We as the Commuter Council feelthat safety is the No. 1 priority on theroad,” she said. “Texting can be just asdangerous as drunk driving, and we takethis campaign seriously.

“No text is worth risking your life orsomeone else’s. It can wait.”

In addition to managing parkingresources, the parking office wants tocontribute to a positive safety messagefor drivers, Johnston said.

“If we can remind just one person tojust park their phone when they aredriving, the campaign will besuccessful.”

Posters with the message ‘TXT L8TR’ and ‘Park the Phone’ have been posted throughout thecampus as part of the Office of Parking and Transportation’s safety campaign that aims toreduce distracted driving.

One by one, mentors andadvisory board membersfor Cal U Men United

introduced themselves and gavestudents a clear message: We’re herefor you. We want you to succeed.

“Stop in and see these mentorsas often as you can,” advised ActingPresident Geraldine M. Jones.“Including me.”

Ninety people attended the thirdannual kick-off dinner for Cal UMen United, which was held Sept.27 in Kara Alumni House.

Since it began meeting in 2010,the organization has worked toprovide a community that supportsthe growth, development andachievement of young men of coloras they strive to become men ofcharacter prepared to take an activerole in the community.

“The ultimate goal is tograduate,” the President said. “It’sour job to do all we can to prepareyou for Commencement and forlife.”

Jones’ husband, Jeffrey, gave thekeynote speech at the event. He hasa background in strategic businessdevelopment and marketing,

including five years as globalalliances managing director forUnisys. Today he is president andowner of Capture Inc., whichcomprises an art gallery, framingshop and photographic services.

He commended the students forbuilding a solid foundation at Cal Uby seeking out mentors and urgedthem to begin planning for theirfuture careers.

“Focus on interview skills. Dresswell. Speak in a jargon that fits theorganization’s culture. Know yourcompetition. Know your value, soyou know the value you bring to theorganization.”

Jeffrey Jones also told studentsto define success for themselves.

“Money is temporary,” he said.“Your life should be about family,church, other things you like to do.Your career is in there, but don’t beone-dimensional.

“I’m proud of all of you, andI’m so impressed to see howfocused you are on your goals andhow well you get along with oneanother,” he told the group. “Ianticipate a better world because ofyou.”

A student panel — AnthonyKane, Chase Loper, Justin James,Bradley Wiggins and Marc Miller— spoke about the importance ofjoining Cal U Men United.

Kane, the group’s president anda graduate assistant in the Office ofSocial Equity, stressed theimportance of accountability forthose reaching for success.

“Sometimes you need oneperson who will tell you that youneed to do better,” he said.

“Many of these young men arefirst-generation college attendees,and young men who were told theywould never attend college,” saidDr. Gwen Perry-Burney, a memberof the Cal U Men United AdvisoryBoard. “I see them as future leaders,respected husbands and partners,and fathers who thrive in oursociety.”

Cal U Men United meets bi-weeklyin addition to special events throughoutthe year. The next meeting will be at 11a.m. Tuesday in Duda Hall, Room 103.For more information about the group,contact Alisha Carter in the Office ofSocial Equity, at 724-938-4014 orcarter_a@calu.edu .

Acting PresidentGeraldine M.

Jones talks withJustin James (left)

and BradleyWiggins during

the third annualkick­off dinnerfor Cal U MenUnited, which

was held Sept. 27in Kara Alumni

House.

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Choir to Join WSO’sHalloween Concert

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“The scholarships were establishedto provide financial support to PASSHEstudents who are preparing to enter andmake an impact in the professionalarena of communications andjournalism, like Bill did,” said JohnBolger, chair of the PASSHEFoundation’s Scholarship Committee.

The scholarship winners wererecognized recently at a luncheon heldin Harrisburg.

“On behalf of PASSHE and the120,000 students we serve, I want tothank the Greenlee Partners andGreenlee family for establishing theWilliam D. Greenlee Scholarship,” saidPASSHE Chancellor Dr. John C.Cavanaugh.

William Greenlee co-foundedGreenlee Associates, a prominentlobbying and business strategies firmwith offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia,Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., in1980. The firm’s name was changed to

Greenlee Partners in 2000. Mr.Greenlee’s roots in and love ofjournalism led him to create Harrisburg:ONLINE, a daily newsletter thatfeatured his unique brand of politicalinsight and sage quips. He was editor ofthe online publication from its creationuntil his passing.

The PASSHE Foundation works tosecure and disburse public and privatefunds that enhance and support thegoals of the Pennsylvania State Systemof Higher Education. It also works toestablish strategic public and privatepartnerships to meet the changing needsand expectations of the commonwealthand its citizens.

During the last academic year, theFoundation distributed 379 scholarshipsvalued at more than $230,000 toPASSHE students and $50,000 in healthcare program awards to PASSHEuniversities. Students at all 14 PASSHEuniversities were scholarship recipients,according to PASSHE FoundationPresident Jennifer Scipioni.

Show and TellDr. Bernard Means, director of the Virtual Curation Unit at Virginia Commonwealth University, shows Cal U student Kelly Davisonhow to scan an artifact using a portable digital 3­D scanner. The device creates a three­dimensional digital image that can bearchived for future study. Cal U faculty members and students from various academic areas observed the demonstration on Sept. 24in Frich Hall. Anthropology professor Dr. John Nass organized the demonstration after seeing the scanner at a conference earlier thisyear.

The Washington SymphonyOrchestra’s Halloween concert thisSaturday will be a treat for more

than 100 Cal U choir members.The entire University Choir will team

with the WSO to perform threemovements from Mozart’s “Requiem.”

The Scored to Death concert will takeplace at 8 p.m. at Trinity High School inWashington, Pa.

Five members of the Cal U StringEnsemble also will perform with the WSO.

Dr. Yugo Ikach, chair of the MusicDepartment, also serves as the WSO’smusic director and principal conductor.

“I believe it’s a real thrill for collegestudents to sing with the whole symphonyorchestra backing them up,” said Ikach.“We started preparing for this duringchoir camp, and in essence our stringensemble students simply slip within theranks of our regular WSO players.

“We’re really looking forward to it.”Senior Kirill Tyulkov, a commercial

music technology major, joined theUniversity Choir this fall. A native ofRussia, he said he enjoyed singing in frontof the Convocation Center during FamilyDay, and he is looking forward toperforming with the WSO.

“I am real excited. I never had thiskind of experience before,” he said. “Youcan feel this force when a real orchestraplays for you, and we are also doing sucha great piece. I can’t wait — I think we’llbe at our best.”

In the seven years since he was namedprincipal conductor for the WSO, Ikachregularly has involved students in theperformances.

The Cal U String Ensemble, under thedirection of Margaret Schottman, plays

along with the WSO at two concerts perseason. University Choir singersparticipated in last year’s holiday concertand will do so again this December.

Last fall, Ikach and Todd Pinkham,assistant professor of art and design,performed their crafts simultaneously at aconcert that blended music with art. Ikachalso has organized an elite choircomprising singers from all 14Washington County high schools.

“Although we have a number ofcommercial music technology majorsnow, the vast majority of these people arenot going to be making their living inmusic,” Ikach said. “What they are goingto be are lovers of the arts.

“I think we do a lot here at Cal U, andobviously with my work in the WSO, tofoster the next generation of artsupporters. We do this by getting theirhands dirty, so to speak, by actuallyparticipating.”

At all WSO concerts, Cal U studentsare admitted free of charge with a validCalCard.

Ikach regularly urges students from allmajors to attend live events, especiallyones where their peers are performing.

“If you’re singing with a fullsymphony and 800 people in the audienceare watching, that’s a pretty excitingthing,” he said. “This is going to be amemorable experience for our students.”

The WSO will perform “Scored to Death”at 8 p.m. Oct. 13 in Trinity High SchoolAuditorium, 231 Park Ave., Washington, Pa.Ticket price is $20 for adults, $15 for seniorcitizens and students; Cal U students areadmitted free with a valid CalCard. For moreinformation, call Sandy Sabot at 724-223-9796.

The University Choir will perform with the Washington Symphony Orchestra Saturday night.

Brian Johnson ’94, ‘96will receive the fourthannual Jennie Carter

Leadership Award during aluncheon Tuesday in theKara Alumni House.

The award honorsElizabeth “Jennie” AdamsCarter, Class of 1881, whowas Cal U’s first African-American graduate. TheUniversity honors Carter each yearnear or on her birthday, Oct. 9, byrecognizing an individual whoembodies her indomitable spirit.

Johnson serves as a faculty memberin the Department of DevelopmentalInstruction at Bloomsburg University,where he is director of the FrederickDouglass Institute for AcademicExcellence. He is a founder of thePennsylvania Association of Liaisonsand Officers of Multicultural Affairs, aconsortium that promotes bestpractices in higher education.

Johnson earned both his bachelor’s

and master’s degrees inEnglish from Cal U. Hecurrently is pursuingdoctoral studies incommunications media andinstructional technology atIndiana University ofPennsylvania.

He is the co-author ofReel Diversity: A Teacher’sSourcebook (2008), winner of

the 2009 Phillip Chinn Book Awardby the National Association forMulticultural Education, and We’veScene It All Before: Using Film Clips inDiversity Awareness Training (2009).

A member of the ministry team atRevival Tabernacle in Watsontown,Pa., where he is the youth pastor,Johnson also is a film reviewer forChristian Spotlight on Entertainment( www.christiananswers.net ).

In August 2009, his bookSintimacy: The Christian’s Love Affairwith Secret Sin, was published byRevival Nation Publishing.

Alumnus to ReceiveAnnual Carter Award

Brian Johnson

AutismEndorsementOffered Online

The Pennsylvania Department of Education hasgranted initial program approval for CaliforniaUniversity of Pennsylvania to award an

endorsement in Autism Spectrum Disorders to certifiedspecial education teachers who complete a 12-creditprogram online.

Program endorsements are certifications added toLevel I or Level II teaching certificates; theyacknowledge competence in emerging areas ofknowledge where formal PDE certification does notexist.

The endorsement program in Autism SpectrumDisorders is intended to provide a multidisciplinaryperspective on students with ASD and their families. CalU’s Department of Early, Middle and Special Educationalready is teaching the required courses, and theUniversity expects to offer the endorsement to qualifiedspecial education teachers beginning this spring.

Traveler Recipient ofGreenlee Scholarship

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Geraldine M. JonesActing University President

Dr. Bruce BarnhartActing Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Charles Mance Vice President for University Technology Services

Robert ThornVice President for Administration and Finance

Craig Butzine Vice President for Marketing and University Relations

Sharon NavoneyInterim Vice President for University Development and Cal U for Life

Dr. Nancy PinardiInterim Vice President for Student Affairs

Christine KindlEditor

Bruce Wald, Wendy Mackall, Jeff BenderWriters

The California Journal is published weekly by California University of Pennsylvania, a member of The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Office of Communications and Public Relations 250 University Avenue California, PA 15419 724-938-4195 wald@calu.edu

Multisport Star Will Enter Hall of FameEditor’s Note: Cal U will hold its 18th

annual Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet Fridayat the Performance Center in the NataliStudent Center. For reservations, contactMontean Dean at 724-938-4418. Throughoutthe fall, The Journal will profile each of the2012 Hall of Fame inductees.

Thomas “Shot” Jackson was amulti-sport standout for theVulcans from 1973 through 1977,

excelling in football, wrestling and trackand field.

In football, Jackson began as thebackup tight end to all-conference playerMike DeMichela ’76, but he was movedto defense during his freshman year bylongtime coach and faculty member JohnKatusa.

Jackson played mostly at nose tacklebefore being moved again, this time todefensive end, during his senior season.He also played on special teams.

Jackson concluded his football careerby making a remarkable 139 tackles andbeing selected as the 1976 squad’s mostvaluable player. A co-captain in 1976, hereceived the Andrew Kuzemka MemorialAward for commendable athletic andacademic success.

“I had a ball playing football,” hesaid. “We had a bunch of really goodguys on the team and had greatcamaraderie. I remember after I scoredthat touchdown, they had me kick theextra point — but I missed.”

Jackson never wrestled in high school,but Coach Frank Vulcano noticed himhelping one of his football teammatestrain in the wrestling room.

“I kept pinning my friend, and theother wrestlers were making fun of him.Then all of a sudden it got real quiet,”Jackson recalled.

“Coach Vulcano had been watchingus, and he asked me if I’d ever wrestledbefore. I said no, and he just said to comeback so he could see me work. That wasthat.”

Thomas ‘Shot’ Jackson’sability to excel in threesports has earned himinduction into Cal U’sAthletic Hall of Fame.

Jackson went on toenjoy a distinguished

career with thePennsylvania

Department ofCorrections,

retiring in 2007.

Jackson became a four-year starter at177 pounds. He compiled a 52-15 careerrecord, with seven of those lossescoming in his freshman season.

A four-time NAIA NationalChampionship Tournament qualifier, heplaced second at the 1977 PSACchampionships after achieving third- andfourth-place showings in the previoustwo years.

Jackson’s wrestling achievementsearned him trips to the states ofWashington and Iowa.

“Cal State gave me my first planeride, and just making it to nationals wassomething special,” he said. “I almostwon the state title, but I got taken downon a fireman’s carry at the end of thematch.

“Wrestling was a great experience.”

In track and field, Jackson was afour-year letter-winner in the pole vault.

In all, he earned 11 varsity letters.“They did not give scholarships back

then, and it wasn’t like it is today, wheremost every athlete is focused on just onesport,” Jackson said.

“So no one told me I couldn’t wrestleafter football season or run track afterwrestling. Playing the three sports duringthe school year, and baseball in thesummer, was just the natural progressionfor me.”

Jackson joins all three of hiscollegiate head coaches — Elmo Natali’53, Vulcano and Marty Uher — as CalU Hall of Fame inductees.

“I still see Marty every so often, andhe always jokes that he couldn’t believe Iwas a pole vaulter,” Jackson said with alaugh.

“If you gave Mr. Natali respect and100 percent effort, he loved you. If youwere slacking he could tell, and hewould let you know.”

Uher said he’s very pleased to seeJackson become part of the hall of fame.

“Even back then he was a rarity. Youjust do not see many people competingin different sports,” Uher said. “Tom wasnot the best in any particular sport, buthe was very good in all of them. “

Off the field, Jackson earned both hisbachelor’s degree in education and hismaster’s degree in education with aguidance counselor’s certificate from CalU.

He was member of the Kappa AlphaPsi fraternity and the Young and GiftedGospel Choir. While earning hismaster’s degree, he served as a graduateassistant coach for the football team’soutside linebackers.

Jackson credited his parents, whoboth passed away this year, for teachinghim to prioritize his time.

“My dad always taught me if you’regoing to do something, do it to the bestof your ability; don’t half-step

anything,” he said. “If I didn’t get my grades, I couldn’t

play sports or enjoy college life. So mypriority was to get good grades, becauseI was having a good time and I wantedto continue going to college.”

Originally from Houston, Pa., and agraduate of Chartiers-Houston HighSchool, Jackson competed in scholasticfootball, basketball (where he earned hisnickname), and track and field.

He was a starting defensive end andcenter on Chartiers-Houston’s 1971Western Pennsylvania InterscholasticAthletic League championship footballteam.

After leaving Cal U, Jackson had adistinguished career with thePennsylvania Department ofCorrections. He began as a counselorand moved from juvenile corrections toadult corrections in 1984. He was a unitand program manager before becominga deputy, and in 2007 he retired as thedeputy superintendent of the StateCorrectional Institution at Waynesburg,Pa.

The multi-sport star believes his CalU education helped pave his career path.

“I look back very positively on myeducation,” he said. “You can’t argue theadvantage of having two degrees.”

In retirement, Jackson counseledtroubled children who were suspendedfrom school, and he still drives a bus inthe Avella Area School District. He isalso a deacon with the Mount OliveBaptist Church in Canonsburg, Pa.

Jackson and his wife, Lorraine, livein Washington, Pa. The couple has twogrown daughters — Brianna ’10 andKaitlyn. Jackson coached both daughtersin youth basketball and softball.

“I am elated about my induction,” hesaid. “People over the years asked me ifI ever made the Hall of Fame, and Iwould just say, ‘Not yet.’ It’s the Lord’swill, because everything is the Lord’swill, and I am excited.”

Coal BowlChamps Again!

Acting President Geraldine M.Jones and Cal U head football

coach Mike Kellar proudly hold theCoal Bowl Trophy after it was

presented by John Pippy (left), CEOof the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance,

moments after the Vulcans’ dramatic 26­24 victory over IUP on

Sept. 22. The Coal Bowl beganwhen Cal U alumnus Bob

Lippencott ’66, a 2002 inductee inthe Cal U Hall of Fame, and his

brother Barry, a graduate of IUP,established endowed football

scholarships at each university in2009. As part of their initiatives,

the families have donated a Coal Pail trophy that is presented

annually to the winner of thegame. This year junior wide

receiver Trey Johnson, who caughtsix passes for 120 yards, was

named the Lippencott Family MostValuable Player. Cal U has won

each of the four Coal Bowl games.

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Some parking lot changes also will be in effect:• Lot 21 will be closed to traffic on Saturday in

order to host family activities.• Lot 11 will be used for the Homecoming

Queen’s court and parade vehicles.• Lot 2 will be open to permit holders and those

attending the President’s Circle Brunch.The Vulcan Flyer shuttle will operate until 10:30

a.m. Saturday. Service will resume immediatelyafter the parade, when the shuttle stops at BookerTowers to take fans to the football game atAdamson Stadium.

Also on Saturday, no parking will be permittedfrom 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Second Street (200 to 500blocks), Third Street (200 and 400 blocks) andUnion Street (200 block). Vehicles parked along theparade routes will receive tickets from CaliforniaBorough Police beginning at 9 a.m. After 10 a.m.,vehicles parked along the route will be towed.

Parking Changes

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