SPRING 1997 THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Learning from Africa An interview with Agbango (ieorge — EDITOR'S VIEW Our university's strongest asset is unequivocallyour people. Qualitypeople who genuinelycare about others. People offeringwisdom fromyearswith us and othersjoining uswith new ideas. Peoplewho are growing independentlyand together usingthevast resources our l'i"!i!iif^iilylg'H''iliJ^I*iI M1 academyofhighereducation offers. This issue ofBloomsbiirg,the fourth since itsbirth as our university's magazine, focuses on outside influences and experiencesthathave provided uswith differentperspectives overthe past fewmonths. Aworld leader shareshis successful formula for a more unified world with our December graduates...two facultymembersprovide insights from another continent...and another gainsNASA's supportto explore the wonders ofanotherplanet. Closerto home,we learn more about acampus spiritual leader...studentswho addvalue to their Bloo—msburg—education in real-world classrooms...a coach whowins alot especiallyin the eyes ofthosew—ho playforher...and—the newest members ofour family the Class of2000 the largest in universityhistory! I hopeyou enjoymeetingthe manyfaces on thesepages that are Bloomsburg. Bloomsburg:TheUniversityMagazineispublishedti\iceayear inthefallandspringsemesters.Aseparatepublication."MaroonandGold," includingclassnotesandalumninews,willbesentt^v'iceayeartoallalumni whohavemadeacontributionduringtheprecedingcalendaryear. Membersofthemostrecentgraduatingclasswillreceive\^\'ofreeissues of"MaroonandGold."Othersmayreceivethepublicationbypa\-inga SIOannualsubscription.Checksforsubscriptionsshouldbemadepaj-abletothe B.U.AlumniAssociation,400EastSecondStreet,Bloomsburg,PA17815. Informationforinclusionindassnotesshouldbemailed,faxed (717-389-4060)ore-mailedviaInternet(aliun@husk)^bloomu.edu). Visitusontheworld\\ndewebathttp://\v^\^v.bloomu.edu 1 IN THIS ISSUE VOL. 3 NO. I SPRING 1997 2 Coming from the New South Africa Bloomsbun byJoanLentczner Inhiscommencementspeech,ArchbishopEmeritus DesmondTututhankedstudentsfortheirsupportinendingapartheid ^kJi.iiflff I » ' ' ' ' T' " ' '^ andurgedthemtomakeadifferenceintheworld. BLOOMSBURGUNIVERSITY THEOSPTAPTEENSNYSSYTlEVMANOtFAHISIGAHMEERMEBDEURCAOTFION. 5 Unveiling the Face ofVenus STATESYSTEMOFHIGHEREDUCATION byEricFoster GeographyandearthscienceprofessorMichaelShepard BOARDOFGOraRNORS hasbeenawardedatwo-yeargrantfromNASAtodeterminewhatthe REugeneDixonJr.,Chair;JuliaB.Ansill, surfaceofVenuslookslike. ViceChair:R.BenjaminWiley,ViceChair; MuriWelBerman.ChristopherJ.Cerski, Jeffrey Coy.DanielRElby,RichardA.Fino, 6 Classrooms in Office Clothing GlennY.Forney,EugeneW.HickockJr, RJosephLoeper,KimE.Lyttle,JosephM. byTrina Walker BloomsburgUniversityhasformedpartnershipswith Nespoli,RoccoA.Ortenzio.TomRidge, 2. TheNewSouthAfrica dozensofemployersthroughoutthestatetoprovideopportunitiesfor JeSrteaWpl.etSocnh,ulCehrr,iAsntidnreeJw.ToHr.etSthio,ffonneer,vPaactarniccyk.J. studentstogainworkplaceaswellasclassroomexperience. CHANCEUOR,STATESYSTEMOFHIGHEREDUCATION JamesH.McCormick 10 Learning from Africa:An Interview BLOOMSBURGUNIVERSITY'COUNCILOFTRUSTEES byEricFoster PoliticalscienceprofessorGeorgeAgbangodiscusses JosephJ.Mowad,Chair Africa,itstribulations,theU.N.andtheroletheUnitedStatesshould JenniferR.Adams,FirstViceChair playinAfricanpolitics. LaRoyG.Davis'67,SecondViceChair A.WilliamKelly71,Secretary 14 Making a Home RamonaH.Alley RJoabmeerstTW..AtBhueerhtnoenrJrJ.r. tbhyisKayteahrl.eeLneaMronhfrirsBtlhoaondmshbouwrgstauddmeinttstecdreiattselaargheostmefraewsahymefnroclmashsoemvee.r David Cope73 J. KevinM.O'Connor 16 Creating Spirit DavidJ.Petrosky byKathleenMohr AsBloomsburg'slongest-servingcampusminister. TedStuban SisterAnitaMcGowan,playsanimportantroleincampusministry PRESIDENT,BLOOMSBURGUNIVERSITY andthelivesofstudents. JessicaS.Kozloff BLOOMSBURGUNIVERSITYALUMNIASSOCIATION 19 Finding Hope in the Rustbelt SandraRupp'71,President 6. Classroomsin OjficeClothing NancyFeherEdv/ards'70,VicePresident byEricFoster EconomicsprofessorLizPatchhaspublishedabookthat CarolynVernoyReitz'51,Secretary examinesthecausesandeffectsofmanufacturingjoblossacrossthe JohnTrathen'68,Treasurer nation,includingnortheasternPennsylvania. DougC.Hippenstiel'68,Ex-Officio, DirectorofAlumniAffairs 20 The Quiet Champion BLOOMSBURGUNIVERSITYFOUNDATION byScottLeightman SoftballandfieldhockeycoachIanHutchinsonis ElbernH,AlkireJr.,Chair expectedtogainher 1,000careerwinthisspring,makingherthe VictoriaLMihalik.ViceChair winningestcoachofcollegiatewomen'ssportsinthecountry. AnthonyM.laniero.ExecutiveDirector DavidHilLTreasurer 23 Constructing a Brighter Future EXECUTIVEEDITOR JoanT.Lentczner EDITOR 25 Creating Scholarships forVeterans JimHollister'78 MANAGINGEDITOR 26 News Briefs EricFoster COPYEDITOR 3 What's Happening KathleenMohr PHOTOGRAPHERS 16. CreatingSpirit 32 The LastWord DavidAshby'92 KeithHaupt.Press-Enterprise byJessicaS.Kozloff JoanHeifer SamBidleman'76,Johnson'sMillPhotography MarlinR.Wagner DESIGNER JohnLorish ARTDIRECTOR Coverphotos JanelA.Fry bySamBidleman, EDITORIALBOARD Johnson'sMillPhotography NancyFeherEdwards'70 LawrenceB.Fuller Covercollagedesign JoanT.Lentczner byJanelA. Fry, DonnaCochrane The.Lorish Company DougC.Hippenstiel'68 Addresscommentsandquestionsto: BloomsburgUniversityMagazine V\^allerAdministrationBuilding BloomsburgUniversityMagazine SPRING 1997 BloomsburgUniversity Bloomsburg,PA17815-1301 Internetaddress:[email protected] Archbishop TUtu: Coming from the New South Africa Themanwhohelpedendapartheidin BYJOAN LENTCZNER "Oncewewerevisitingyourmilitary SouthAfricaspoketoBlootnsburg PHOTOSBYDAVIDASHBY academyWestPoint,"saidTutu."The Universitystudents.Andthankedthem. KEITHHAUPT&JOAN HELPER cadetsgavemeacapto commemorate thevisit.Mywife [Leah] couldhavebeen ArchbishopEmeritusDesmond Lookingoutintothecrowdof niceandsaid'Thecap istoosmall.'No, Tutu,NobelPeacePrizeLaureate, graduatesandfamilies,Tutuurgedthem shesaid'Hisheadistoobig.'" gavethekeynoteaddressatthe to"makeadifference"and"goforit"in December1996commencement makingtheworld"moregentle,more PresidentJessicaKozloffhadseveral convocationandbecamethe 13th compassionate,more caring." opportunitiestogetacquainted recipientofanhonorarydoctoratefrom withArchbishopTutuduringhis BloomsburgUniversity. two-dayvisitatBloomsburgUniversity. "I greetyoucomingfromanewSouth "OneofthevividrecollectionsIhave of Africa,thedemocraticSouthAfrica,the Archbishop Tutuishisoptimism,"she freeSouthAfrica,"saidTutu,whowon says."Obviously,hehasstrongvaluesand theNobelPeacePrizein 1984forhis strongidealsandwants ustodobetter. contributionstothepursuitofracial But,whatimpressesmemostaboutthe justiceinSouthAfrica. manisthathe'snotbeatendownordis- Hethankedtheyoungpeopleof couragedbyman'sinhumanit)'toman." America"whorespondedto ourcause. I "Tutu'spresenceoncampuswasreas- usedtocometothiscountryandvisit suring.Hisbehefthatproblemscanbe campuses.Andyoungpeoplewho ought solvedbypeoplesittingdown,blackand tobeworryingabouttheirgradeswould whitetogether,to discusstheirdifferences, besittingoutindemonstrationsin nomatterhowwillingorunwUhngthey supportofourcallforsanctions.Itwas maybeinwantingto succeed,isasignof youngpeoplewhobelievedthatthiscould hope,"says Ir\'inWright,oneofthe beadifferentkindofworld. foundersandco-chairofBloomsburg's "I comefrom acountrywherethe Theworld-renownedleaderalso University-Communit)'TaskForceon worldissayinganincrediblemiraclehas delightedtheaudiencewithhismodesty RacialEquity. {SeeBloomsburg:A happened."SouthAfricawas"onthebrink andhumor. CommunityWorkingTogether) ofthemostawfulbloodbath.Wewere,as "Iaccept [thishonorarydegree] on "Tutuoncesaidthat'It'sonlybysitting yousayinthiscountry,reallyupacreek. behalfofmypeoplewhohavestriven down andtalkingtoeach other,thatwe "Ourspectacularvictoryisyourvictory," againstoneofthemostvicioussystems begintodiscovereachother,'"adds Tututoldhisaudience.Heproudlynoted theworldhasknown,"saidTutu."Truly, Wright."Hiswordsandactionschallenge thesuccessofoneofthegraduatesinthe whenyouareinacrowdandyoustand usasAmericansto admittotheurgent audience,Lesiba'Lucky'Mabokela,a outinthatcrowd,itisreallyonlybecause necessityofworkingtogetherto createa SouthAfrican andrecipientofaidfrom youarebeingcarriedontheshoulders comfortableandsafesocietythat theTutuFoundationandothersponsors. ofothers." encouragestheinclusionofallpeople." BloomsburgUnWersityMagazine SPRING 997 3 1 TUTU Tutuspokewith reporterson several who makeafull public confession of stumps for investment."I'm saying'invest occasionsthroughouthisstayin human rightsviolationstheycommitted in SouthAfricawhile thepricesare at northeastern Pennsylvania, duringapartheid.TocriticsofSouth basementlevel.' It'snotgoingto remain addressingissues rangingfrom race Africa'samnestyprogram.Tutusaid,"If thatwayforlong." relationsin the United Statesto South you gothe routeoftheNurembergtrials, Asked atonepointduringhisvisit: Africa'sTruthandReconcOiation youhavethatkindofretributivejustice. "IfGodwerelookingattheworld Committeeandamnestyprogram. Andashes.SouthAfricawouldhavegone todaywith alltheproblemsweare "Iwas surprisedin myveryfirstvisitto up in flames." having,whatdo youthinkHewouldsay? theUnited States,thatAfrican-Americans "Wehave alreadydiscoveredthat,apart WouldHebehappyorwouldHebesad?" wereso angry,"hesaid."Inowknowwhy. from anythingelse,theamnestyprocess Tutuanswered,"Well,I'msurehe Inyourcountry,whereitispossiblefor hasprovidedusvfithveryconsiderable, wouldhavesome disappointments.He theskytobethelimit,alwaysitseemed specificinformationthatwasveryelusive, seesthewaypeopletreateach other, tobeaninvisibleceilingagainstwhich aboutwhomurderedso-and-so,"hesaid. includingthewayspeoplearecruelto peopleofcolorseemtobebeatingtheir "Someofitisverygruesome.I myself eachother. But,on thewhole,he heads.Youareawonderfulcountry, wonderhowmuchtruthwewiUbeable wouldsay,recognizingthatpeoplehave butI don'tthinkyouhavequitedealt totolerate."Withouttheamnestyprovi- redeemingqualities,he'sgladheletusout with thosemanyresidualhates." sion.Tutu admitted,therewouldnothave ofthebox,thathedidthisexperiment." Tutuischairperson ofSouthAfrica's been anegotiatedsettlementin 1994. TruthandReconciliationCommittee, Tutu,who calledforsanctionsagainst whichcangrantamnestytoindividuals SouthAfricaduringapartheid,now Bloomsburg: A Community Working Together Inanera when n—ewspapersregularlytoutnewfindingsofracial workshopleadersand, in turn, agreedtoserveasvolunteer dividesinAmerica in w—ealth,perceptionsofthecriminaljustice diversitytrainers. Sincethen, approximately4,300participantsat systemandopportunities BloomsburgUniversityandtheTown thetmiversityandin thecommunityhavetaken theworkshops. ofBloomsburghavebecomeleaders in workingto bridgethose Theforumsencourageacceptanceofdiversityandinclusion, espe- chasms. ciallyasrelatedtoraceandgender. Universitygroupsparticipating Joiningforcesin 1992, duringa timeoftensionsthatstemmed sofarinclude: thepresident'scabinet, managers, secretarialstaff, fromaseriesofracialincidents, townanduniversityleadersestab- foodservicestaff,studentnewspaperstaff, universitypoliceandfall lishedthe University-CommunityTaskForceon freshmen. Over30communitygroupshavepartici- RacialEquity. Itspurpose: Toaddressissuesofdis- pated, includingmiddleschoolstudents, educators, crimination andovertracism atthe university, in the businessprofessionals, collegesin thearea, churches, TownofBloomsburgandin theBloomsburgarea;to health agenciesandCentralColumbiaSchool createa communitywherediversityiscelebrated; Districtteachersandadministratorsinan andtoaddressproblemsbeforetheyescalateinto in-serviceprogram. divisiveness. Education isthethrustbehindotherprogramsas "InBloomsburg, weareworkingtogethertocreate well. The TaskForcehassponsored, in collaboration an open community, onein which weallcan live with town leaders, aCommimityFonmi on the togetheron an equalbasisandsharetheresources,'' StateofHate, theannualStreetFestcelebration saysIrvin Wright, orieofthefoundersandco-chair andongoingTwo-WayStreetforumsforstudents ofBloomsburg's University-CommunityTaskForce ofcolorandtown officialstoairconcernsandbuild onRacialEquity. HeisalsodirectoroftheAct IrvinWright understanding. 101/EOPandassistantprofessorofdevelopmentalinstruction at Communication hasalways beenan importantpartoftheTask theuniversity. Force'swork, butthatroleisnowbecomingmoreformalized. Educationandcommunicationarethetouchstonesofthe Task Duringtimesoftension in thecommunity. TaskForcemembers Force'sapproach. haveactedasmediators.Ayearandhalfago, theTaskForcebegan Tlieorganization beganitseducationaleffortsin 1993with two- apartnership with localleadersandorganizationsin thecommu- daydiversitytrainingworkshopsfor140citizens,providedatno nitytoestablishan impartialcommunitydisputeresolutiongroup. costto theparticipants. In October 1994, 19graduatesoftheinitial Thegroupexpectstobeginprovidingvolunteermediationservices trainiyigparticipatedinasix-daytrainingcourseto become in theBloomsburgareaasthesummerstarts. 4 SPRING 1997 bloomsburgUniversityMagazine Unveiling the Face df Venus BYERICFOSTER PHOTOSBYMARLIN R.WAGNER We — knowthatthe surface ofVenus is torturouslyhot AlongwithcolleagueBruceCampbeUoftheSmithsonian, 900 degrees Fahrenheit. Shepardiscreatingamathematicalformulausingstatistics WealsoknowthattheplanetisveOedbyahea\yatmosphere tobetterinterprettheradardataofVenussothatscientists ofcarbon dioxide\vithclouds ofsulfuricacid.And^^"eknowit canmakean educatedguessaboutthetexture ofthe hasninetytimestheatmosphericpressureofEarth.Thesecond planet'ssurface.KnowingwhattheplanetlookslikewiQ planetfromthesunhasbeen completelymappedwithradar aidinunderstandingitshistory. threetimesbytheMagellan "Planetarygeologiststryto sateUite. understandwhatmakesa ButwestiUdon'tkno^v planetwork.Alltheseplanets whatVenus reallylooksUke. arejustbigexperiments," Isitsmooth,Hkeasandy says Shepard. desert?Ruggedandrocky? Or Forexample,Venus' somethinginbetween? torturous900-degreesurface ABloomsburgUniversit)' temperaturehasbeencaused professoraimstodiscovera byagreenhouseeffect.In waytopaintthatpicture. contrast.Mercury,whichis MichaelShepard,assistant closertothesun,hasa professorofgeographyand surfacetemperatureofonly earthscience,hasbeen 350 degrees. a^vardeda$25,500grantfor "Onebigquestionabout eachoftwoyearsfromthe Venus is'Whatcausedthis NationalAeronautics and runawaygreenhouseeffect?' SpaceAdministration Anotheroftheunusual (NASA) foraprojerttitled"A things aboutVenusisits StudyoftheVenusianSurface mountains.Themountains UtilizingaSelf-Affine areveryreflectiveofradar, Paradigm." leadingscientiststospeculate Venus'thickatmosphere thattheymaybecovered makesitimpossibletomap withametallicfrost." theplanetphotographically. Shepard's researchmay Butradarmappingbythe havemoreimmediate Magellansatelliteestablished applicationson Earth. theelevationofeachpartof Michael Shepard Henotesthatthebetterwe Venustowithinakilometer. understandplanets Themap remainsroughbecausetheradardataviewedthe ingeneral,thebetterwewillunderstandtheproblemswemight planetinhundred-meter-squaresections. faceonourplanet,globalwarmingforexample. "Aboutninet)'percentoftheplanetiscoveredbyplains.But "SomeofthetechniquesI'musingonVenuscouldbeused withinthosehundred-metersquares,whatisthetexturehke?" byoceanographersto mapwindspeedsbyestimatingsea saysShepard,whoteachesremotesensingattheuniversity. roughness,"saysShepard."That'sverydifficulttodotoday Remotesensingisthegatheringofinformation aboutaplanet, becausetomeasurewindspeedsontheocean,youhaveto throughphotographs,infra-redimagingorradar,fromasatellite have aship atthatlocation." BloomsburgUniversityMagazine SPRING 1997 5 ^1 % w •f' ^ Wt-f \ ^ «.i Today's employers want experience. And today's students are getting it. With the help ofinternship programs, students gain experience, credits, and sometimes pay, simultaneously. T^ruf^brte«° BYTRINAWALKER PHOTOSBYMARLINR.WAGNER Fabrizio'sfavorite room is morethan 100yearsold,mustbe Tarsamallwith asinglewindow carefullymendedandpreserved. lightingtherichlycar\'edwalnut Therearetoursto guide,newsreleases furnishings.Theroomisn'tin towrite,andafallFolkArtSymposium Fabrizio'sownhome,buther toplanfor. careforitisunmistakable. Today'semployerswantexperience. Wlren shebumps intothe And,lOce Fabrizio,today'sstudentsare furniture,sheapologizes. gettingit.Withthehelpofinternship Fabrizio,anarthistorymajorat programs,studentsgain experience,cred- BloomsburgUniversit)',isworkingatan itsandsometimespay,simultaneously. internship attheSliferHouseMuseumin WhenWarrenByrumgraduatesthis LevWsburg.No longerarite ofpassagefor spring,hewillhavehadfoursummersof business majorsalone,internships are progressivelyresponsibleworkexperiences increasinglyanintegralpartofthe atamajormanufacturingfirm. education ofstudents in all disciplines. Edward"Mark"Williamswillhave For20hours aweek,Fabrizio selects trained,hands-on,inmanagementand artifactstobedisplayedinthevarious humanresourcepositions. roomsofthe 1860smansion,constructed AndTaraFabriziowtIIhavebeen byaprominentbusinessman and exposedto everyaspectofoperatinga abolitionistofthetime. Clothing,some museimi. bloomsburgUn'wersit/Magazine SPRING 1997 7 Accordingto Day,companieschooseto sponsorinternships forseveral reasons. Some useinternstosupporttheirexisting staff,others usethe internship asawayto screen candidatesforpossible fiiture openings.Manycompanieslooktothe internsforinputaboutnewtheories, trends andtechnologybeingtaught in theclassroom. WhUe internscan offerfresh perspectives,professorofaccountingDr. RichardBakerremindssponsorcompa- niesthatinternsare"workinprocess." "Employersneedto understandthat internsarestillintheprocessoftheir coursework.Thesestudents offergreat insights,butacompanyshouldnot ^ mployerswho lookto currenthumanresource internship.And, assumetheyaregettingtheequivalent I 1 Bloomsburg Universityfor henotes,hisinternship letshimseeliving ofacollegegraduate. IHI graduates will find a field of examplesofthe principlestaughtinan Theyneedto discussaheadoftime seasoned candidates, primed organizationalbehaviorclass. whattheinternwiUneedtoknowand I I . forthework force through Internsarerequiredtokeepweekly make surethatknowledgeisthere." I i student internships. Nearly 800 journalsandwriteapaperabouttheir Studentsaregenerallyrequiredbytheir m A Bloomsburg students applied activities.Whileinternsagreetherequire- departmentstohavecompletedcertain their universitystudies to real mentistime consuming,theyalso pre-requisitesbeforetakingpartin an workenvironments duringthe last agreethatitforcesthemtoconsiderthe internship.Theprocessofsearchingfor academicyear (faU of'95 through the importanceofwhattheyaredoing. an internshipthensimulatesarealjob summer of'96).That numberhas "Sometimestheacademicportion of search,includingtelephonecontacts,let- increased everyyearsince 1988. theinternship is overlooked,"notes Day. ters,resumesandinterviews.Thefaculty "Studentsaretakingamorepractical "Thejournalandpapershelp students advisor,studentandsponsordetermine approach totheireducation,"saysJoAnne focus onwhattheyarelearningandhow thenumberofhourstobesen'edandthe Day,directorofcooperativeeducation itappliestothedegreetheyareearning." numberofcreditstobeawarded. andacademicinternships."Theyrealize Relatingcourseworktoanactualwork Internshipsvary thattrainingin theirfieldswill make settinggivesstudentsarealization ofthe accordingtothe themmoremarketableto employers, valueoftheirclasses. Studentsdoing fieldofstudyand andtheywanttointegratewhattheyare internshipsoften approach theircourse departmentpoHcies, learningintheirclassesintotherealworld." workmoreenthusiastically.Theyseehow saysDay.Some "Classroom learningisgreat,butthe theclass canbe applied,andtheyhave internshipsare 10to abilitytoapplywhatyou'velearned is experiencesto sharewiththeclass,often 20hoursaweekfor what'sgoingto makeadifferenceto an enrichingthelearningofclassmates. three credits during employer"agreesseniormanagement This apphcationoflearningisalso asemester.Others majorWilliams.Currentlyworkinginhis valuableto internshipsponsors. arefull-timefor secondinternship,Williams isconvinced "Internshelp usto improveour upto 12 credits. thathison-the-joblearningwillbe product,"affirmsKevin Kerestus.Asvice Approximatelyhalf advantageouswhenitcomesto finding presidentofInternalAuditsforGeisinger ofBloomsburg's ajobinhisfield. Health System,Kerestususes interns internshipsare "Companiesarelookingforexperience," nearlyeverysemesterasan adjunctto his done duringthe continuesWilliams."Aninternship gives staff."Internsofferfresh perspectives. summer,while youexperienceinyourfield,andalsolets Theyraisequestionswemaynothave theotherhalf youapplywhatyou'vestudied."For thoughtof,andtheyofferscenarioswe takeplaceeither example,acourseonlaborandindustrial mightnotseebecausewe'resotiedup in aspringor relationsgavehim abackgroundforhis withday-to-dayoperations." fallsemester. ^^ather Bo/ich 8 SPRING 1997 B/oomsburgUraVers/tyMogoz/ne