University Bulletin – October 16, 2012

Announcements

Free Workshops Fall 2012: Being An Active Learner Among New College Experiences (B.A.L.A.N.C.E.) October 18, 2012
Time: 2:00 – 2:50 p.m.
Title: Sometimes Love Hurts…Relationship Violence & Its Impact On You
Presenter: Chief Robin Olson, University Police
Time: 3:00 – 3:50 p.m.
Title: Shattering the Silence…Dealing With Sexual Assault On Campus
Presenter: University Police/Women’s Resources

Resume Workshop, 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Student Senate Chambers. Develop an understanding for the content of a resume and how to write one that is appropriate for your career path. If you never have written a resume or are having problems, this workshop is for you.

Hospitality Internships, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, in Zimbar Classroom 206 (Second Floor). Mock interviews available for the first ten students who register. To register email jrue@esu.edu or call 570-422-3219. The office of career development and student success hosts this session with Hershey Entertainment and Resorts. Applications are now being accepted at: www.HersheyJobs.com or 717-520-JOBS (5627).

Physician Assistant Panel Discussion, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, in Sci. & Tech. 117. Attend a question and answer discussion forum about the healthcare profession of a Physician Assistant (PA). A panel of graduate students currently pursuing Master of Science in PA Studies degrees at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine will discuss and answer questions about admission to PA graduate programs, life in graduate school, and the role of a PA. For more information, contact Janine Umberger at jlu9876@live.esu.edu. Sponsored by the Pre-PA Club.

Play BINGO with the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) Peer Educators, at 9:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 in Dansbury Commons. All games have a great prize and we will end the night with a grand prize! All students who win will need to show their eCard to claim their prize, so don’t forget
your eCard! Come enjoy a fun-filled night of BINGO! For more information, contact apatascher@esu.edu. This is a free event for all students.

11th Annual National Touring Film Festival (LUNAFEST®), 4:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, in Beers Lecture Hall. LUNAFEST® is the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women’s issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their communities. Hosted by the East Stroudsburg University President’s Commission for Women and ESU’s Women’s Center. All proceeds from LUNAFEST will benefit the Breast Cancer Fund and The Lucy Fund for Metastatic Breast Cancer Research in memory of Dr. Lucy Stanovick, an ESU English professor who lost her life to metastatic breast cancer in August 2012. Please contact Dr. Andi McClanahan, amcclanahan@esu.edu, 570-422-3697, or Dr. Paula Parker, pparker@esu.edu, 570-422-3874 with questions.

Oktoberfest, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Keystone Room. Come and join the German Club for its second annual Oktoberfest celebration. There will be authentic German food, beverages (non-alcoholic), fun games, traditional Bavarian attire, raffles to win. Live music performance by “The Jolly Rheinlanders,” and more. Free admission. For further information, assistance or special accommodations, please contact Dr. Aneka Meier at ameier@po-box.esu.edu.

Fall 2012 Wimer Lecture in International Affairs, 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts Center. Dr. Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes will speak on “Immigration and the Economic Crisis in Spain: Implications for the European Union and the United States.” Dr. Moreno Fuentes is with the Institute of Public Goods and Policy at the Spanish National Research Council. He is currently a visiting Fellow at European Union Center at New York University and has been a research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Politics, Sciences-Po, Paris, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and the European Institute and the British Library of Political and Economic Science at the London School of Economics. He is the author of four books and numerous articles on immigration, health, welfare, and citizenship policy, with a focus on Spain. He has a Ph.D. in political science from the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid. Open to the public at no cost. Organized by the political science department and sponsored by the Wimer Lecture Series Fund. Contact Dr. Eliasson with any questions at 570-422-3250.

LUNAFEST® Second Showing, Noon, Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Pocono Community Theatre in East Stroudsburg. Co-hosted by The President’s Commission for Women and the Women’s Center.

Second-Annual Jazz Party at Zoot Fest, Noon – 6:00 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 21, in the Keystone Room. The jazz party will again honor saxophone partner Zoot Sims and Al Cohn, and serves as a major fund-raising event for ESU’s Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection and community outreach partner, COTA CampJazz. Zoot Fest and Library Alive concerts are part of the ESU Jazz Synergy Series. For more information, visit www.jazzatesu.com call 570-422-3828, or send email to alcohncollection@esu.edu.

A Strike Out Arthritis Fundraising Event – A “Twister” Tournament Competition, 1:00 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Keystone Room. The funds will go toward various juvenile arthritis programs nationwide. Registration for this event is open to the general public, and there is a $3 cost per person to participate. Individual participants will be placed into teams of no more than five to compete on each mat. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided. For more information or to register, please contact Maria Kokolis at 732-977-2527 or aoiiesu@gmail.com. Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII), a social sorority at ESU, will host the event.

Math Competency Test, 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, in Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts. Sign up by contacting Christine Getz at ext. 3447 or cgetz@esu.edu. Sample questions are available on the math department web page, www.esu.edu/math.

Presenting Dominicanos Unidos: The Island – Diaspora Continuum in Dominican Literature and Culture, 6:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, in Student Senate Chamber – University Center. A Hispanic heritage event. This talk will focus on the history of Dominican migration through literature and culture from the nineteenth century to the present. A Princeton Postdoctoral Fellow and Yale assistant professor, Dr. Dixa Ramirez, will discuss writers and artists such as Salomé Ureña, Junot Díaz, and Rita Indiana Hernández. Open to the public at no cost. For information, please contact Dr. Annie Mendoza, amendoza@esu.edu or 570-422-3842. Sponsored by the department of modern languages, the Frederick Douglass Institute, the department of intercultural and interdisciplinary studies, and the office of multicultural affairs.

“Trick or Treat through the Halls” 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the Quad. The event, sponsored by ESU’s Residence Hall Association (RHA), is open to all elementary aged children in the community at no cost. Participating children are asked to wear their costumes and bring a trick- or-treat bag. Parents are required to accompany children to campus and must remain present throughout the course of the event. Parents may choose to escort their child(ren) through the residence halls or sit in a common area while the event takes place. Groups will be escorted from hall to hall by student volunteers from the education department and various campus organizations. Participating students will hand out treats from their dormitory rooms. For more information or directions contact Jeter Smith, resident director of Linden Hall and the RHA adviser, at smithj@esu.edu or by calling 570- 422-3123.

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education – Second Annual Student Business Plan Competition. Do you have an idea for a new business? Seize the opportunity and register to compete for start-up capital and in-kind prizes: first place $10,000, second place $5,000 and third place $2,500. Registration deadline is November 2, 2012. Last year’s winner was Jonathan Weber, an ESU junior with a dual major: computer science and computer security. You could be next! For additional information and registration visit www.PASSHEBiz.org or contact: Carter McClure, manager of the business accelerator program, at 570 422-7953 or cmcclure@esu.edu.

Diwali – Festival of Lights 2012, 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, in the Keystone Room. The word “Diwali” is the modern version of the Sanskrit word “Deepavali” which means rows of light and so the celebrations are often referred to as the “Festival of Lights.” The festival symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and focuses on appreciating the goodness in everyone – friend or foe. Diwali festivals are celebrated by
a billion people in South Asia and elsewhere in the diaspora annually. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Dr. Pats Neelakantan, department chair and professor of economics at 570-422-3002, pats@esu.edu or Dr. Seewoonundun Bunjun, professor emeritus of economics at 570-422-3240, shiv43@gmail.com.

Free Hearing Screenings for Children Birth to Age Six, 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15 in the Speech-Language Pathology Department on the Second Floor of Monroe Hall. For more information and to register your child for a hearing screening, contact the Speech and Hearing Clinic at 570-422-3247.

University Leadership/University Service Award: Applications are now available for those who are graduating in December, 2012. These awards are the highest non-academic honors a graduating senior can receive for work as a leader in extra-curricular activities on campus or in participation in activities and services on and off-campus. Applications are available from the Student Activity Association office on the second floor of the University Center and must be returned by Friday, October 19. For those graduating in May 2013, there will be another application process with a March 15, 2013 deadline.

Faculty, Staff & Students

ESU Invites Faculty, Staff and Students to learn more about the Higher Education Modernization Act (HEMA) and how it will help us manage our operations as we strive to offer programs and courses that will give our students the greatest opportunities to succeed during a live telecast of the PASSHE Entrepreneurial Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 16. The event will be held from 11:00 a.m. to noon in the ESU Innovation Center, 562 Independence Rd., East Stroudsburg. Learn more about this important legislation and how it will help all of us – and the communities where we live and work. RSVP by October 9 to beth.banks@esu.edu or 570-422-7920. Reception will follow the telecast.

For Faculty & Staff Only
The representative from Great West, 457 Deferred Compensation Program, will be on campus in the Science and Technology Building, Conference Room 338 on the following dates:

• Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 29, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Employees interested in scheduling a meeting should call Diana Morse at 484-294-5988.

A representative from TIAA-CREF will be on campus in the Science and Technology Building, Conference Room 338 on the following dates:

• Thursday, Oct. 11
• Tuesday, Oct. 23
• Thursday, Nov. 8
• Tuesday, Nov. 20

Employees interested in scheduling a meeting should call the TIAA-CREF Philadelphia Office at 800-842-2010.
2012 PEBTF Open Enrollment for AFSCME and SCUPA October 1 – October 19

Each fall, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education employees who are covered by the Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund (PEBTF) health benefits have an opportunity to review their coverage and make changes for the coming year. This year’s open enrollment period is October 1 – October 19. All changes must be completed in Employee Self Service (ESS) or returned to your university human resources office no later than October 19. All changes made will become effective January 1, 2013.

See following at www.pebtf.org/OpenEnrollment or 1-866-377-2672.

The PASSHE Employee Self Service (ESS) portal can be accessed through https://portal.passhe.edu/irj/portal.

In addition, the Human Resources office can provide and process a paper PEBTF-2 enrollment form for you to change plans or add or remove dependents.

To: Faculty, Managers, Coaches, Nurses and Police Officers Enrolled in Highmark PPO (This Does Not Apply to AFSCME and SCUPA Employees). Introducing the Healthy U 2012/13 Wellness Program: Visit the PASSHE Healthy U website for more information: www.passhe. edu/inside/hr/syshr/Pages/Healthy-U-Getting-Started.aspx.

Student Activities

A Fall Concert – The Band “Fun” on Thursday, Nov. 1, in the Mattioli Recreation Center. Tickets are on sale now for ESU students. Tickets cost $15 and are available at the Student Activities Complex from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and in the ESU Convenience Store from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., Monday – Thursday, until 5:00 p.m. on Friday and from noon – 8:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Campus Activities Board is sponsoring the event. For info regarding the concert, please go to www.ournameisfun.com. If you have any questions, please contact CAB at 570-422-3396 or the Student Activities Office at 570-422-3055.

Halloween Haunt at Dorney Park: Tickets are available in the Student Activities Complex, University Center, second floor. Ticket prices are $15 for students, $25 for guests. Student may purchase one ticket at student price and one ticket at guest price. Non-students may purchase two tickets at the guest price. Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board.

Art & Music

October 18 – 19, 7:30 p.m., October 20, 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; October 21, 2:00 p.m.
Smith-McFarland Theatre
The Diary of Anne Frank
A play by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett based upon Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman Directed by Margaret Joyce Ball Scenic and costume design by Yoshinori Tanokura Lighting design by Benjamin Weill Seventy years ago, in July, 1942, 13-year-old Anne Frank, together with her parents and her older sister Margot, went into hiding from the Nazis who were in the process of exterminating Jews throughout Europe. Four other people joined the Franks in a cramped set of rooms hidden above a warehouse in Amsterdam. Anne, in her diary, chronicled the turbulence of adolescence; the drama created by the claustrophobic conditions; and, most importantly, the impact of the Holocaust on those caught by it. Recommended for ages 10 and above. General admission, $12; faculty/staff and senior citizens (with ID), $10; students (with ID), $7; youth, $5. For information or ticket reservations, please call 570-422-3483, x 4 or email esuarts@esu.edu.

The Tournament of Bands Chapter 7 Championship, 6:00 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 21, Eiler-Martin Stadium. Featuring outstanding high school bands from Pennsylvania. The event will be hosted for the first time by the Warrior Marching Band and ESU Bands. Tickets available at the gate only. General admission, $7; senior citizens and students, $5. For information, 570-422-3172.

Auditions for the Spring Production of The Goat or Who is Silvia? 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Monday, Oct. 22 and Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Smith-McFarland Theatre. Auditions are open to all students in all majors. Auditions will consist of readings from the scripts. Scripts are available for a one-day sign out in Room 218 of the Fine Arts Center. Please note: Callbacks are on Friday Oct. 26 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the Smith-McFarland Theatre. Students who audition must be available for callbacks. Productions dates are March 5-10, 2013. For more information, please call Prof. O’Hearn at x3885.

Courses Pending Approval by the university-wide curriculum committee. Descriptions are available upon request in the Kemp Library and in the office of the committee chair in the English department (Stroud 309). Address questions within 10 university calendar days after first appearance.

Additions:
POLS 450 Campaigns and Elections (3:3:0)
POLS 550 Campaigns and Elections (3:3:0)
HIST 372 Reformations and European Wars of Religion (3:3:0)
HIST 383 Modern European Revolutions (3:3:0)

Changes:
SPED 575 Applied Behavior Analysis II (addition of DE)
SPED 377 Techniques in Applied Behavior Analysis (change in title, addition of DE)
FLFR 305 French and Francophone Cinema (change in des.)
FLFR 417 The French History of Ideas (change in des.) Deletions:
HIST 424 Russia and Eurasia (3:3:0)
HIST 472 The Soviet Union (3:3:0)

Change in Program:
MPH Public Health and Community Health Education (change in title, add reqs.) B.S. Social Work (change in add reqs.)

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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