University Bulletin – April 29, 2014

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Announcements

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Student Activities:
Tuesday, April 29, 9:00 PM – Musician Nathan Fox in Dansbury Commons.
Thursday, May 1, 8:00 PM – Warrior Knights Event: 4vs. 4 Wiffl eball Tournament in Mattioli Rec Center.
Friday, May 2, 3:30 to 5:00 PM – Stony Acres Fishing Tournament: Open to all skill levels. Equipment is available. Prizes will be awarded. Preregister by May 1 in the University Center, Room 211.
Friday, May 2, 9:00 PM – Warrior Knights Event: Open Mic Night in Dansbury Commons. The fi rst 10 performers will get $10 on their e-card! Sign up in the University Center, Room 211.
Saturday, May 3 – Bronx Zoo Trip, $25 students/$45 guests.
Saturday, May 3, 8:00 PM – Warrior Knights Event: Laurel Hall Carnival in Laurel Hall Lounge.

Discount Movie Tickets – Pocono Community Theater and Cinemark Stroud Mall, $5.50 students, $8 non-students.
Now Playing at the Cinemark: The Other Women, Brick Mansions, The Quiet Ones, Transcendence, Heaven is for Real, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Rio 2, A Haunted House 2, Bears, Oculus, Divergent Pocono Community: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Heaven is for Real, The Lunchbox and Under The Skin.

The Entrepreneurs-on-Entrepreneurship: Leading Edge Technology Bootcamps will be in the ESU Innovation Center, 562 Independence Road (Brown Street and Route 447), East Stroudsburg. The bootcamps are free and open to the public. However, registration is required. Contact Carter McClure at 570-422-7953 or email cmcclure2@esu.edu with your name and email address for reservations.

The series includes: The Fundamentals of 3D Printing, Tuesday, April 29, 6:00 to 8:00 PM

ESU will Present the Women’s Center Lawn Party, from 1:00 to 3:30 PM, Tuesday, April 29, at 411 Normal St. Discover resources of the Women’s Center. Space available for meetings, classes and socials. There will be food, music, giveaways, Women’s Center and VOICE information. There will also be door prizes and attendees will receive a free T-shirt and ESU sunglasses! Brief remarks begin at 1:00 PM The public is invited at no cost.

ESU Day Without Stress Event, from noon to 4:00 PM Thursday, May 1, in the Keystone Room. Relax, Enjoy, Refresh, De-stress. Muscle massage, Acupuncture, Meditation and Entertainment. Self-hypnosis, games, drumming circles, manicures, therapy dogs and much more. Hosted by Counseling and Psychological Services and Active Minds. For more information, contact 570-422-3277.

She’s Got Clients: How to use Social Media for your Business is a symposium presented by Christine Gallagher on the many variances of marketing through social media, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, Thursday, May 1, in Beers Lecture Hall. The public is invited at no cost.

The Political Science Department will Present the 40th Senate Democratic Debate, from 6:00 to 10:00 PM, Thursday, May 1, in Beers Lecture Hall. The public is invited at no cost.

ESU Planetarium to Host The Little Star that Could, at 7:00 and 8:00 PM, Friday, May 2 in the McMunn Planetarium in the Warren E. ’55 and Sandra Hoeffner Science and Technology Center. The show is open to the public at no cost, but reservations are required due to a limited number of seats. Reservations are taken on a first- come, first-served basis and should be made at www.esu. edu/planetarium starting at 8 a.m. on April 29. The program is suitable for children of all ages. Please note the planetarium will be extremely dark. For group information, email stardomes@esu.edu. A full schedule for the Spring 2014 semester can be found at www.esu.edu/planetarium.

Final Paper Push at the Writing Studio in the Kemp Library from April 28 – May 3. The Writing Studio is hosting Final Paper Push to help students with all their writing needs as the semester comes to a close. Come for one-on-one tutoring, free coffee and snacks, and a quiet study space. Open Monday – Thursday 1:00 to 9:00 PM and Friday 1:00 to 5:00 PM The last day is Monday, May 3.

Returning Undergraduate Students For Fall 2014: Are you the ultimate Warrior fan? Would you like to spread school spirit AND get paid for it? Try out to be the #1 Warrior, Burgy! Try outs will take place the fi rst week of the fall semester. If you are interested, please email Cara Bell at cbell11@esu.edu.

Faculty and Staff

Budget Hearings 2014-2015, 9:30 AM to noon, Monday, May 5, at the Innovation Center, Room 336.

Cultural Events

ESU’s Madelon Powers Gallery to Present Senior Seminar and Portfolio in Art Student Exhibition from April 23 to May 16. The exhibition will include works that students produced for various clients as part of the art department’s student design agency, New Mind Designs. Hours for the gallery: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM , Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. A reception for the artists will be Wednesday, April 23, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM in the gallery. Both the exhibit and reception are open to the public at no cost. For more information on the exhibit or reception, contact the Fine and Performing Arts Events Line at 570-422-3483 or esuarts.esu.edu.

Spring Performance – University Dance Company, 7:00 PM, April 24 – 25, and 2:00 PM, April 26, in the Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts. General admission, $8; faculty and staff, $6; senior citizens and students, $4. Tickets will be available at the door only. For information, call 570-422-3331 or email esuarts@esu.edu.

Spring Choral Concert Concert Choir, 7:30 PM, Wednesday, April 30, in Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall. A Cappella Ensemble, Featuring Gloria by Francis Poulenc. James Maroney, Ed.D., director. Open to the public at no cost. For more information, call 570-422-3483 or email esuarts@esu.edu.

Spring Concert University Jazz Ensemble, 7:00 PM, Thursday, May 1, in Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall. Otis C. French, Ph.D., director. Open to the public at no cost. For more information, call 570-422-3483 or email esuarts@esu.edu.

Twenty-seventh Annual Spring Band Concert University/ Community Concert Band, University Percussion Ensemble Sunday, May 4, 7:00 PM, in Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall. Otis French, Ph.D., director. Open to the public at no cost. For more information, call 570-422-3483 or email esuarts@esu.edu.

Student Voice Recital, 7:30 PM, Tuesday, May 6, in Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall. Open to the public at no cost. For more information, call 570-422-3483 or email esuarts@esu.edu.

Commencement

The following commencement rehearsals and ceremonies will be in Koehler Fieldhouse:
Undergraduate Commencement Rehearsal:
College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education, at noon, Friday, May 9.
College of Business and Management and College of Health Sciences, 1:30 PM, Friday, May 9.

Graduate Commencement Ceremony:
7:00 PM, Friday, May 9, Koehler Fieldhouse. Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies:
College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education, Saturday, 9:00 AM, May 10.
College of Business and Management and College of Health Sciences, 1:30 PM, Saturday, May 10.

Courses Pending Approval by the University-Wide Curriculum Committee. Descriptions are available upon request in the offi ce of the committee chair in the English
Department (Stroud 309). Address questions within 10 University calendar days after fi rst appearance.

Additions:
PETE 124 Basic Fundamental Activities (1:0:3)
PETE 125 Introduction to Sport Games (1:0:3)
PETE 308 Impacting the Whole Person through Experiential Education (3:3:0)
PETE 309 Teaching Games for Understanding (1:0:3)
PETE 310 Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Elementary Methods (3:2:2)
DAEL 290 First Year Experience (1:1:0)
PSED 523 Assessing Students in K-12 Online Learning Environments (3:3:0)

Changes:
PETE 100 Fundamental Content Knowledge in Physical Education (change in code)
CMST 111 Intro to Communication (change in title, #)
CMST 136 Intro to Popular Culture (change in title, classifi cation)
ENGL 225 Intro to Creative Writing (change in pre-reqs.)
ENGL 302 Creative Writing Fiction (change in pre-reqs.)
ENGL 303 Creative Writing Poetry (change in pre-reqs.)
ENGL 305 Professional Writing: Public Relations (change in pre-reqs.)
ENGL 306 Professional Writing: Advertising (change in pre-reqs.)
ENGL 307 Professional Writing: Website Writing & Design (change in desc., pre-reqs.)
ENGL 315 Multimedia Journalism (change in pre-reqs.)
ENGL 316 Professional Writing: Magazine Journalism (change in pre-reqs.)
ENGL 319 Writing Creative Non-Fiction (change in pre-reqs.)
ENGL 320 Electronic Creative Writing (change in pre-reqs.)
MATH 110 General Statistics (addition of DE: TVH)
MATH 402 502 Applied Statistical Methods (change in #, desc.)
PHIL 110 Intro to Philosophy (change to DE1)

Change in Program:
B.S. Physical Education Teacher Education (change in # of credits, req. courses) Art (change in dept. name)
B.S. Rehabilitation & Human Services (change in req. courses, co-reqs.)

Tuesday, April 29, 2014