The Juniata Lantern Juniata College
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The Juniata Lantern Juniata College
Juniata College Vol 3, Issue 4 April/May 02 Roving Reporters Melinda Bowser Human Resources Heather Bumbarger/ Brenda Roll Computing Linda Carpenter Alumni House Joanne Krugh Founders Hall Wanda Lightner Facilities Carla Panosetti Ellis Hall Lacey Rhodes Good Hall Diane Ross Enrollment/ Financial Aid Milly Sloan Athletics/ Health & Wellness Liz Widman Oller Center Barbara Williams Humanities Beth Yocum Library Also contributing Ray Chambers Simon Corby Don Durnbaugh Joan Engle Marsha Hartman Chad Herzog Jim Lakso Kirsten M. Reppert Dawn Scialabba Bob Shafer Gail Ulrich John Wall Anne Wood Editors Terry Gaudlip Pat Kepple Design/Layout Indi Petranek ‘03 The Juniata Lantern Bringing to light the news, people, events, and accomplishments of our community. Don’t Let Founders Hall Founder Have you heard that Founders Hall is going to be torn down?? So has TJL, but fear not. After extensive research (Ed note: the co-editor checked with her husband), it has been declared just a rumor. The truth is that the back part of the building will be removed and replaced, but the main, historic portion of this campus icon, including the ever-popular Bell Tower, will remain where it stands, albeit extensively renovated. As part of the Campaign for Uncommon Outcomes, funds are being raised for this important campus project. Here’s how you can help: I’m Gonna Walk All Over You. For $125 each, you can sponsor an engraved brick to signify your support for this great building or to honor a special person or group. Each brick will be placed in one of the main walkways throughout campus. Bricks are available for a limited time only. Blue Dresses Not Accepted. A donation of $250 will allow you to submit a fabric piece representing a particular Juniata memory, along with a few short paragraphs explaining the specific significance of your fabric. The fabric will be included in a patchwork textile art piece that will be displayed permanently in Founders Hall. The paragraphs explaining the story behind your fabric submission will be included in a keepsake book to be displayed with the quilt. Be a Pane. For a gift of $500, you can sponsor a windowpane in Founders Hall. The message of your choice will be etched in the glass of the window that you sponsor. Step Up. Your gift of $5,000 will be recognized with a plaque on one of the 108 steps leading to the Bell Tower. Founders Hall has been an integral part of the Juniata campus since its dedication in 1879. It deserves to be protected and preserved. Besides, you have to look at it every day. Why not help return it to the magnificent building it was originally built to be. If you would like to help out with this project as a volunteer or a sponsor, contact Simon Corby, Associate Director of College Advancement, at ext. 3107 or corbys@juniata.edu with your questions . . . or your money. Inside this newsletter… • Business Casual Dress Guidelines pg 2 • • Mimi’s—The New Place to Go pg 6 A Juniata Dentist in the Spotlight pg 8 • Mass E-mails pg 14 And lots, lots more! Business Casual Dress Guidelines Business casual days begin the day after graduation, i.e., Monday, May 13. Every day will be a business casual dress day until Monday, August 19, when we will return to Brooks Brothers days. Some think it is important that Juniata maintain a professional image, so the following guidelines apply: Pants Acceptable: khaki and casual pants, appropriate fitting leggings or stirrups (Ed note: please note that even though this is acceptable to the College, it will not fly with the fashion police), skorts Unacceptable: jeans, shorts, sweat pants, jogging pants, athletic wind suits (Ed note: unless you are planning to sail through your day) Shirts Acceptable: shirts with collars, polos, appropriate T-shirts, turtlenecks Unacceptable: casual T-shirts with inappropriate messages (Ed note: such as “Your village called, their idiot is missing.”) or advertising (Ed note: such as “I got crabs from Dirty Dick’s [Crab House]”), tank tops Shoes Acceptable: athletic shoes, sneakers, boat/deck shoes, sandals Unacceptable: flip flops, thongs (Ed note: that’s thongs for your FEET) Please consult the daily office schedule of appointments to determine if business casual is appropriate for the day. We recognize that acceptable business casual dress may vary from department to department, depending upon the department's function. For example, athletic wind suits are acceptable for athletic staff and jeans for student services staff as they interfere, er, we mean interface with students. Please consult your supervisor (Ed note: that would be the person wearing the appropriately fitting leggings or stirrups) with questions regarding your individual department. A good rule of thumb: If in doubt as to whether it is appropriate—change. (Ed note: another good rule of thumb: if you needed the help of a sausage stuffer to get into it—change… if you are able.) TJL hopes this clears up your questions. We’ll be watching you this summer to make sure. A Good Objective (objectively speaking, of course) Director of Human Resources Gail Ulrich offers the following as an example of a really good objective. Since she’s the director of these kinds of things, she should know. Objective • Develop personnel requisition procedure and payroll requests procedures. Action Steps • Research best practices and conduct hats (see “Six Hats are Better Than One,” TJL, July/Aug 2000) w/ staff—develop purpose statement. • Develop procedure statement and accompanying forms. • Present to President’s cabinet. • Present to budget team. • Conduct training on process. Projected Completion Date • April 2002 Page 2 The Juniata Lantern Currents of the Juniata Valley The Juniata River has been running through Huntingdon long before Juniata College came to town. It has served as transportation, natural resource and wellspring of history since the first human beings walked along its banks. The College, and its project partner, Westylvania Heritage Corp., thinks its high time to honor the river and the valley it runs through in Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin and Perry counties by creating a history and heritage project called "Currents of the Juniata Valley." Now Juniata faculty and students will communities to divine and disseminate communities in the valley. The historivision of Juniatians John Hille Paula Wagoner (anthropology prof), (retired prof and archeologist), aims to out stories, histories and cultural tradiand historical sites. walk along its banks and through surrounding the historical and cultural heritage of many cal project, which started through the shared (advancement and marketing vice-president), Dave Hsiung (history prof) and Paul Heberling reach into those same communities to bring tions and present them through tours, lectures Events in the "Currents of the Juniata Valley" project may be recurring or be a onetime event. The project's first event will coincide with Outdoor Heritage Days, a Westsylvania Heritage Corp. event scheduled for May 3 & 4 at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds. Walking tours of historical sites are being developed, as well as storytelling and oral history sessions relating to significant events in the area's history. The programs within the "Currents of the Juniata Valley" project will fall into one of four general categories. • Making a Living: Topics will include the development of commerce, including trading posts, trail towns and river towns. Industrial development from manual labor to manufacturing and the valley's wide-ranging agricultural heritage also will be addressed. • Faith and Religion: The beliefs and community worship centers of towns and regions within the valley played a major role in shaping the historical and cultural legacy of those communities. • Humans in the Environment: Early settlers into Pennsylvania saw a vastly different ecological environment than the current environment we live in. This topic area will examine the consequences of how people interacted with the valley's environment over time. • Transportation and Communication: The networks of trails that led Native Americans and settlers across the state eventually developed into a circuit of waterways, roads, railways and airways that affected the economic and cultural development of communities in the valley. Within each of these general areas, or currents, projects can be developed or examined from four perspectives: prehistory, colonial settlement, the age of industrial development, and the present. If you're interested in history, this is a golden opportunity to try your hand at creating research projects, lectures, artifact collection and presentation, oral histories, recording folk traditions, and driving and walking tours. Contact marketing assistant for the Currents project, Addie Muth, at ext. 3105. The Power There were 11 people hanging onto a rope dangling from a helicopter. Ten were men and one was a woman. They realized that one person should get off because if not the rope would break and everyone would die. No one could decide who should go. Finally the woman gave a moving speech saying how she would give up her life to save the others because women were accustomed to giving up things for their families and not receiving anything in return. When she finished speaking, all the men clapped. Never underestimate the power of a woman . . . Volume 3, Issue 4 Thank you! Cathy and I wish to thank everyone who supported us during our recent time of grief. Your cards, prayers, flowers, and donations to Juniata in my mother's name were truly appreciated. We are pleased that her memory will now be a part of Juniata. Ray Chambers Page 3 But what did he wear?? Accompanied by two students, Dawn Scialabba, Director of Campus Activities, and Matt Shaffer, Assistant Director of Campus Activities, attended the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) National Convention in Indianapolis, IN, in February. The NACA National Convention brings thousands of college and university students and campus activities professionals together with artists, performers, and talent agencies for leadership and professional development and cooperative buying. A highlight of this year's convention was a keynote address from designer Tommy Hilfiger, who spoke on the importance of education and community service in effecting positive changes for youth. Hilfiger presented delegates with copies of “Our New York,” a book of photographs taken in New York City documenting the spirit of New Yorkers in responding to the World Trade Center tragedy. In related news, Dawn Scialabba recently was appointed to a two-year term on the Regional Leadership Team for the Mid-Atlantic region of NACA. Beginning in May 2002, Dawn will serve as a member of the steering committee responsible for coordinating the activities of NACA members from NY, Penn, NJ, Dela, Md, DC (and the surrounding metro area), and eastern Canada. And now for the most important part of this article—what did Tommy Hilfiger have on?? Dawn says he made a fashion statement with a dapper pair of khaki pants and a short-sleeve plaid shirt, all from his collection, of course. She notes, however, that the shirt was a little out of season since it was five degrees in Indy that day. Well, at least he didn’t wear white before Memorial Day! Uncommon Outcomes Campaign Update—NOT! Due to conversion (think renovation project) to a new data management system for alumni/development, the Uncommon Outcomes Campaign update was not available for this issue of the Lantern. Please stay tuned as it will be back. Baby Eagles Parents: Son: DOB: Stats: Parents: Daughter: DOB: Stats: Melinda and Eaglet Cameron George Parents: Grandparents: Granddaughter: DOB: Stats: Melinda & Shawn Bowser Cameron George Bowser January 30, 2002 7 lb. 9 oz.; 21 in. long Jill Walker & Gary Bookwalter Marissa Mae Bookwalter February 17, 2002 7 lb. 9-½ oz Deborah Kuback ’94 & Brent ’95 Simpson Beverly and Mike Simpson Lauren Elizabeth Simpson February 15, 2002 8 lb. 7 oz.; 20-1/2 in. long 30-Second Righting Clinic This feature has been eliminated, and writely sew. Signed, TJL Righters Abnormalities Alumni Volunteer Totals Update 708 volunteers (giving 5+ hours of service to Juniata since 9/1/01 toward our 1000 volunteer goal) ~Remember to report volunteer hours~ The last issue of TJL should have read Volume 3, Issue 3 (Feb/Mar 02). The Aug/Sept 01 (Vol. 2, Issue 6) Lantern was attacked by gremlins. They changed the spelling of Roving Reporter Heather Bumbarger’s name. The spelling was corrected in this issue (found on pg 1). Sometimes you get the bear—sometimes the bear gets you. Page 4 Volunteers—the key to our success! The Juniata Lantern Student Success Off the Court Juniata’s star volleyball players aren’t just winning awards on the court. They also receive academic recognition. Here’s proof: Brandy Workinger ’02, a two-time first team all-America volleyball player with a 3.59 GPA in accounting, was awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship for accomplished studentathletes in February. The scholarship is a $5,000 yearly award for graduate or professional school. Brandy will join the accounting firm Price-Waterhouse (not Arthur Anderson!) in June and will use the NCAA money if/when she goes to law school. Jim Donaldson, Juniata's NCAA faculty athletics representative, submitted a proposal to the NCAA selection committee last fall on Brandy's behalf. Brandy is the second JC volleyball player in the past three years to get this award. Kristin Hershey '00 currently is at the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University using an NCAA postgrad scholarship and a graduate assistantship as a volleyball coach to fund her education. Last spring, Scott Kofmehl ‘03 (next year’s Stud Gov prez) received the Pickering Fellowship sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and the U.S. Department of State. He credits professors Barlow and Nagengast for helping him discover this great opportunity. The fellowship pays for the remainder of Scott’s undergraduate and graduate education. This summer, the fellowship requires that he attend a junior year summer institute for seven weeks. After graduation, he will intern for 10 weeks with the State Department in DC. After one year of grad school, he will have another 10-week internship, this time in an embassy abroad. Upon completion of his studies, Scott will have a 4-1/2 year commitment to the government as a junior level Foreign Service officer. SAMPLING OF NEW LIBRARY BOOKS (For a complete list of new items in the library, go to webcat.Juniata.edu and click on the info desk.) Fiction A Widow for One Year by John Irving Tom Clancy’s Power Plays: Cold War Journey by Danielle Steel The First Counsel by Brad Meltzer Code to Zero by Ken Follett Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts Falling Stars by V. C. Andrews A Fine Balance by Mistry Rohinton Non-Fiction International Handbook of Alcohol Dependence and Problems Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States Mandated Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse by Seth C. Kalichman Programming Web Services with SOAP by James Snell et al Integrating Spirituality into Treatment Running Linux by Matt Welsh et al Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control by Mary Louise Flint and Steve H. Dreistadt America’s Heroes – NOTE: This New York Times best seller has the following paragraph on page 140: “Lindsey Roberts, a student at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA, is leading a fundraising drive to one day provide full tuition to the child of a rescue worker killed when the World Trade Center was destroyed.” Also of interest: Music CDs originally stored in Swigart Hall are now at the library and available for 3-day checkout. They will be located near the videos and you need a Juniata College Gold Card to check them out. Coffee Cup Caper Those people in Facilities Services are a laugh a minute. Just ask carpenter Tom Sheffield. Recently some Facilities jokesters punched a small hole in the lower portion of Tom’s styrofoam coffee cup and, of course, he ended up with a “shirtful” of coffee. As if that weren’t enough, they then produced an official JC baby bib and took this picture. We hear Tom is already working on his “payback” strategy. The Color of the Lantern Some of you have asked why TJL has been printed on white instead of colored paper recently. Now that TJL includes pictures regularly, white paper is a better background to display them. But to appease those of you who enjoy the Lantern “in color,” we chose peach for this issue. If you have suggestions for colors that work well with photographs, don’t hesitate to let us know! Volume 3, Issue 4 Tom Sheffield (right) with key suspect Jeff Andreas Page 5 Mimi’s—The New Place to Go in Town By Chad Herzog I have always credited myself as not being one to fall in love at first sight, but when I laid eyes on Mimi’s Restaurant & Bar a little more than four weeks ago I knew it was over. Located on Penn Street (across from The Daily News office), Mimi’s has the style and character of a quaint restaurant that one would find on Newberry Street in Boston, in the SoHo district of New York, the Cherry Creek section of Denver, or on PCH in Laguna Beach. Its contemporary cuisine includes both a casual and a finer dining menu. Huntingdon County natives Rhonda and Jami Muir, who thought Huntingdon needed an upscale dining establishment with nice ambiance and delicious eating, own Mimi’s. From the beginning, Rhonda and Jami’s philosophy has been, “if we are going to do it. . .we are going to do it right.” They purchased the failing Colonial Bar last year and gutted the nineteenth century building to its shell. The impressive transformation is Mimi’s, the moniker given Rhonda by her grandchildren. Mimi’s is Rhonda’s first run in the food business; Jami has experience from way back (see “Trustee Tales,” pg 7). Jami’s experience in the home building business helped when they rebuilt the building. Rhonda is credited for the interior design of Mimi’s and, in case you haven’t heard, her choices in lighting and carpeting are the talk of the town. When you go . . . Order a drink and try not to act surprised when the wait staff delivers it with an actual cocktail napkin. Next, order a couple of appetizers; I recommend the stuffed olives served in a martini glass and the Brie with Raspberries in Filo. If you decide to choose from the “Casual Dining Menu,” the Grilled Tuna Salad is high on the list. If you prefer a sandwich, choose the Philly Style Cheese Steak (marinated chicken or grilled angus beef) with a side of sweet potato fries. The “Finer Dining Menu” includes a salad and a starch with every entrée. Mimi’s house salad is the only “real” salad that I have had in Huntingdon County. The greens are fresh and the iceberg lettuce is missing. But, if iceberg lettuce is your thing, never fear. Mimi’s also offers a wedge of fresh iceberg with blue cheese dressing. As for entrées, the Sesame Seed Encrusted Salmon is out of this world and the 8 oz Filet Stuffed with Boursin Cheese is a dish that you will want to have over and over again. If you saved room for dessert, choose the Xiango, a cinnamon baked banana cheesecake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel. And if you want to go home feeling good, the Chocolate Martini is the ultimate “last call.” Usually love at first sight doesn’t last, but I’ll be spending enough time at Mimi’s to make sure this love lasts a lifetime. What: Mimi’s Restaurant & Bar Where: 312 Penn Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652 Phone: 643-7800 Serves: Dinner nightly 4 – 10 pm; bar nightly 5 til. . . Closed Sundays Future plans include opening for lunch Entrée Range: $4.75 - $7.95 (Casual) $10.95 - $18.95 (Finer Dining Menu) Air Quality: Dining rooms are smoke free Plastic: All major credit cards Reservations: Encouraged on Friday and Saturday evenings Forum Follow Up College archivist Don Durnbaugh offered a response to the last Forum article titled The Way to Happiness. His comments are derived from a course he taught at Bethany Theological Seminary on "Modern Cults" (now called "Modern Minority Movements”). Don says: You attribute the listing of twenty steps of happiness to L. Ron Hubbard, reporting that the list has been called the "first nonreligious moral code based wholly on common sense." Please be advised that Hubbard was arguably the greatest religious fraud of the 20th century. After a checkered career, he prospered as a writer of science fiction. In 1950 he wrote in sixty days the best seller “Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health” based, as he reported, on wisdom from "the medicine man of the Goldi people of Manchuria, the shamans of North Borneo, Sioux medicine men, the cults of Los Angeles. . . modern psychologists. . .a magician whose ancestors served in the court of Kublai Khan, and a Hindu who could hypnotize cats." Realizing, as he told a colleague, that he could gain shelter from tax and other restraints, he founded the "religion" of Scientology in 1954. Continued on page 7… Page 6 The Juniata Lantern Forum Follow Up Trustee Tales Continued from page 6 … Scientology is based on a pop psychology of "clearing engrams," supposedly traumas experienced in the womb or in previous lives. (Hubbard himself claimed to have been 74 trillion years old.) Those paying large sums (up to $40,000—one case reported $250,000) for the ever-elaborated Scientology process could eventually reach the status of "operating thetans" of supposed unlimited powers. The so-called religion won more notoriety when it attracted Hollywood personalities including Karen Black and John Travolta to its ranks. (Convicted killer Charles Manson also was a follower.) It fought skeptics in print by aggressive litigation. When the IRS and other government agencies began to investigate it, members engaged in bugging and burglary to seize documents and infiltrated covert agents into government offices. Scientology was banned in the United Kingdom and in Australia, and in the recent past has been under intense government scrutiny and criticism in Europe, especially in Germany. Hubbard escaped personal legal problems by cruising on a luxurious yacht on the Mediterranean for many years, served by what he called "Sea-Org," many being young and attractive women. He died in 1986 at the age of 74. (Ed note: ah, but the question is . . . did he die happy?) Hubbard was once quoted as saying: "If a man wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion." He did and made much more than a million, but a look at his record indicates that he is scarcely one to be quoted with approval. And that just goes to show you that your mother was right—you can’t believe everything you read. With this ring . . . Alumni office staff member Stacie Orendorff became Stacie Labuski when she married the love of her life on February 14. Stacie and Mark Labuski were married in a private Valentine's Day ceremony with PACS guy Andy Murray officiating. Assistant Director of The Juniata Fund Kirsten Markel married Wesley Reppert on February 16. The ceremony was held in Hamburg, PA, and over 25 JC alumni attended. Volume 3, Issue 4 Trustee spouse Bob Sill ‘59 (his wife Eileen Gipprich Sill ’57 has been a Juniata trustee since 1999) is an entrepreneur extraordinaire. As a Juniata student, Bob had his own hoagie delivery business. It seems there was a “townie” that came to the barracks where Bob lived as a freshman. The guy was going door to door, whispering, "hoagies for sale." Bob cornered him and asked if he had a permit to sell hoagies, which, of course, he did not. So Bob came up with a plan—he would do the selling, buying the hoagies for a quarter and selling them for $.35 each. Apparently he wasn’t making enough money selling just to the guys. He worked out a deal with the dorm mother so that he could enter the women’s dorms "after hours" (women had to be in by 9:30). When Bob’s first customer came downstairs to buy a hoagie, she gave him $.50. Seizing the moment, he started charging $.50 to the women. (The men, remember, were paying $.35.) The second year, Bob decided to cut out the middleman and make his own hoagies. He worked out a deal with a local bakery for the rolls. (Ed note: I don’t even want to know where the meat came from.) He and his friends made the hoagies and Bob recruited some of the other football players to be his salesmen. Eileen and Bob married after she graduated, but Bob had entered Juniata later and had two more years to finish. So the hoagie-making operation moved to their small apartment. According to Bob, there was hoagie stuff everywhere. But the story doesn’t end there. A young lad in the community enjoyed dropping by the football field and watching the Indians (forerunner of the Eagles) practice. Bob, being a star on the Indian team in addition to an up and coming opportunist, hired the local boy to sell candy for him door to door. Bob would send the lad into a home with five pounds of candy, instructing his new salesman to say how nice the people’s home was and then tell them he was delivering the candy they ordered. Of course they hadn’t ordered candy but how could they turn down such a cute and nice little boy. And who was Bob’s “candy man?” It was none other than Jami Muir ’69, co-owner of Mimi’s in downtown Huntingdon. Who would have guessed that Bob Sill would be the one who gave Jami his start in the “food bidness.” Page 7 Fournier Finds Fame & Fortune at JC A Juniata Dentist in the Spotlight What’s new at the TLT Center these days? Well for starters, there’s a new director. Juniata’s own tech savvy senior, Jason Fournier, is the Interim Director for Student Computing. Many of you already know Jason—student extraordinaire, WKVR Radio General Manager, and guru of all things technical. As interim director, Jason’s responsibilities include keeping the center up and running as well as managing the TLT digital video crew. “Jason has been with the center since the beginning,” said VPIT Ray Chambers. “He’s the only person on campus that I would consider to manage the center while we search for a new director.” This month TJL puts a spin on highlighting local businesses by recognizing a prominent businessperson who is an avid supporter of JC. Dr. Craig “Zeek” Eisenhart ‘70, a dentist in Huntingdon, comes from a long line of Juniata alumni. His father, Jacob “Hank” Eisenhart, Jr. ’44, his mother, Edna Peffer Eisenhart ’44, and his uncle, Herbert Eisenhart ’47, all graduated from Juniata. His wife, Patricia Burkart Eisenhart ’69, also is an alumna. With this in mind, it is no wonder that Eisenhart is such an enthusiastic volunteer and sponsor of JC. Jason hails from Massachusetts, which he proudly points out is home to the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots. More specifically, he was raised in Fall River, Mass., which he is not so quick to divulge, is home to the legendary Lizzie Borden, you know… the one with the axe. As a student at Juniata, Eisenhart participated in baseball, and the love of the game remains. Look for him at home games, not in the stands, but on the field as an assistant coach (he’s #32). His support for JC’s baseball team extends much further. As a committed patron, his generosity has provided many improvements for the team. Eisenhart also is a member and past president of the J Club, and has volunteered as a reunion coordinator and served on the Alumni Council. Jason later moved to the suburb of Westport prior to beginning high school. It was there that the technology bug bit him as he became interested in multimedia production. “I created a video documentary about the Civil War with a few other students and entered it in a contest that CNN sponsored. We got an honorable mention.” Jason said, “Soon after, I found the Internet and began working on a personal website. From there my interest grew and got me to where I am today… then again, maybe it was video games that got me interested in technology.” And what, you might ask, does Jason do in his spare time (could he possibly have any)? He plays with his pet robot, Gerb. Jason’s latest technological “hobby” is working on an artificial intelligence robot that communicates over instant messenger. Right now he is working on teaching it about the College. Today Juniata, tomorrow . . . the world; or if that world thing doesn’t work out, Jason plans to get a job in technology consulting. Page 8 Dr. Eisenhart’s office, located on Washington Street, is just a few blocks from campus, and he can count a number of JC’s faculty and staff as patients. Recently, Dr. Eisenhart volunteered a statement for the Huntingdon Regional Scholarship Fund: “…The education I received at Juniata was a key factor in getting into dental school… my positive experience of living in Huntingdon while a student at Juniata helped me decide to set up a practice in the community. I am grateful for the quality of education I received at Juniata.” Such enthusiastic support from alumni, especially those who encourage relationships between JC and the community, is a huge compliment to Juniata’s reputation as a school in a class all its own. Thank you, Dr. Eisenhart, for your support. Togetherness A man was lying on his bed, gravely ill. His wife was by his side holding his hand. With effort he spoke what was on his mind. “Darling, you have been with me for a very long time. When we were in high school and I broke my leg playing football, you were there. When we bought our first home and it burned to the ground shortly after we moved in, you were there. When I wrecked our new car, you were there. When I lost my job and was unemployed for many months, you were there.” “Sweetheart,” the man said with great emotion, “there’s something I have come to realize throughout our years together.” “Tell me, darling,” his teary-eyed wife whispered. He removed his hand from hers, looked into her eyes, and said, “You’re bad luck.” The Juniata Lantern The Lantern Forum The Perfect Mom By: Liz Widman Ever wonder what makes the perfect mother? Roving reporter Liz Widman thinks she knows and shares her wisdom with us in this Forum. The Perfect Mom 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Is never caught without baby wipes. Never has to clean ice cream off a child’s face with a napkin and spit. See #1. Grows her own vegetables in the garden without using commercial fertilizer. Has a compost heap. Enjoys it. Recycles everything possible. Drives to a neighboring county to drop off that which her county doesn’t accept. Gets everything on her list done and never ever yells at the kids because she is stressed out. Has the time to wear linen. Always grinds her own baby food from fresh vegetables and stores it in the freezer in color-coded ice cube trays. And, of course, knows that this rule excludes carrots, because carrots grown commercially “soak up” zinc and baby food companies grow their carrots in zinc-free fields. Never serves grilled cheese sandwiches and macaroni & cheese in the same week. Always serves meals with at least two servings of vegetables (excluding french fries). Doesn’t think Reagan may have had a point about that ketchup/vegetable thing. Doesn’t have a big butt, as she never eats the leftovers off the plates while “cleaning up” after dinner. Has organized the child’s closet so that clothes are sorted by color and style, thereby allowing the child to dress in the appropriate fashion without assistance. See #5 below. Always wears a clean shirt, combed hair, and understated, yet classic, makeup. Never comes to work wearing a different color shoe on each foot. Thinks that home schooling is a marvelous idea because she just can’t get enough time with her kids. Never has a desire to kick her husband so that he will wake up and deal with the kids when its 5:00 am. Shuts off her alarm clock before it would have gone off so as not to awaken her husband (since his alarm clock doesn’t go off until 7:00 and she wants him to get his rest). Never hides in the kitchen eating the last Girl Scout cookie because she doesn’t want to share. Always knows where the duct tape is. A Perfect Mom’s Child 1. 2. 3. 4. Never kicks the neighboring booth in restaurants. Never throws food on the floor at home OR in restaurants. And certainly never places an oatmeal bowl on his head. Adores salmon, lima beans and beets. Never splashes water outside the bathtub since he understands that it rots the floorboards causing the bathtub to sink into the basement. 5. Is always dressed in color-coordinated clothing including socks and underwear. 6. Doesn’t use a pacifier or thumb. 7. Doesn’t wear socks with holes in them. 8. Never wants to ride the new bag carousels at Wal-Mart. 9. Never sticks CD cases into the VCR or turns the VCR off while you’re taping that important NOVA special for class. 10. Doesn’t hit, and certainly not “because it was fun.” 11. Never cries on airplanes. 12. Doesn’t want to own a Barbie TM doll or toy gun. TJL challenges you to submit what you think makes the perfect dad. That should be good for a few laughs, too. Summertime . . . And Working Hours are Changin’ Don’t forget that beginning Monday, May 13 (day after graduation), the campus will begin summer work hours. The bad news is that you have to be on the job 30 minutes earlier (8:00 am), the good news is you get to go home one hour earlier (4:00 pm). On Monday, August 19 (one week before classes begin), it all gets changed again but we won’t talk about that here. Volume 3, Issue 4 Page 9 Volunteer Spotlight . . . on Volunteer Leadership The Office of Alumni Relations has made incredible progress in its volunteer programs over the past year. In 2000-01 the office logged 665 volunteers for the entire year. This year that number was passed in February. Although the numbers look great, new ways to use alumni volunteers are needed to reach this year’s 1000 goal. A primary opportunity to train and plan with Juniata’s lead volunteers is during the annual Volunteer Leadership Training Conference (VLTC), scheduled this year for August 2-4, 2002. VLTC is a weekend of fun and learning. Professional development workshops are offered and planning time is provided for individual groups. The Parent-Alumni Career Team (PACT), Juniata Admission Ambassadors (JAA), Class Fund Agents (CFA), Regional Clubs, Reunion Committees, and many Affinity Groups are already planning to take advantage of this opportunity. Each session will be volunteer-led, with staff input coming before the big weekend. The highlight of the weekend may well be the annual Appreciation Dinner, followed by entertainment. Last year swing-dancing lessons were offered with a live band. This year, who knows? But it’s sure to be fun! Each department that works with alumni is encouraged to build its volunteer team and promote leadership during VLTC 2002. For more information contact Linda Carpenter in the alumni office at carpenl@juniata.edu or 641-3735. END OF THE YEAR EVENTS 2001-02 Thursday, April 4 10:00 am—7:00 pm Senior Salute Ballroom Ellis College Center Wednesday, April 17 3:00 pm—5:00 pm Founders’ Day Tea (for 10+ years of service) Faculty Lounge Ellis College Center Friday, April 26 Faculty Retirement Dinner Retiree being honored: Dale E. Wright Professor of Psychology (33 years at Juniata) Baker Refectory Tuesday, April 30 3:00 pm Spring Awards Convocation Rosenberger Auditorium Oller Hall Sunday, May 12 10:00 am Baccalaureate Service Tickets not Required Rosenberger Auditorium Oller Hall 2:00 pm Commencement Tickets Only in Case of Rain Oller Lawn Rain: Sports+Rec Center 2002 Commencement Honorary Degrees to be Awarded John A. Dale '54, BS Juniata College 1954; MA Math, University of Pennsylvania 1960; MS Computer Science, Rutgers 1982; Juniata trustee; retired managing partner (1974-97) Dale, Gesek, McWilliams & Sheridan, Mt. Laurel, NJ. Fr. Gerard F. Lepoutre, Priest, Physical Chemist, ThB Catholic Univ, Lille, France 1946; PhD Phys. Chemistry, Yale University 1953; DSc Phys. Chemistry, Lille University 1959; ordained priest Roman Catholic Church 1945; teacher Catholic Coll Roubaix 1942-43, 47-51; teacher researcher Cath. U. Lille 1953-84, prof, 1960-84; vice rector Catholic Univ 1960-67, rector, 1968-71; 198081 visiting prof Juniata, USA, 3 mos; Batna, Algeria, 9 weeks; dean Diocese of Lille, Weppes, Nord 1984-93; advisor Interdiocesan Sem, Lille 1993- ; retired 1997. Dr. Quayton R. Stottlemyer '51, BS - Chemistry, Juniata College 1951; MS Chemistry, California Institute Tech 1954; DPH Penn State, Chemistry 1959; retired Research & Development Du Pont, E.I. de Nemours. Page 10 The Juniata Lantern Take This Job and Love It!! New Hires/Promotions Heather Bloom Evelyn Bookhammer John Prendegast Tanielle Fasnacht Pamela Zilch Digital Comm. Equip. Operator Lecturer in Music Asst. Men's Tennis Coach Accounting Office Clerk Enrollment Assistant Spring Ahead April Fool’s Day April fools have a day all their own. The rest of us just have to muddle along without any recognition. Don’t forget to set your clock ahead one hour on Sunday, April 7. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Building a Science Center February marked the one-year anniversary of construction on the von Liebig science building. The projected completion date is September 18, 2002. Interior work is progressing smoothly. Drywall on the first floor is being finished at this time and priming continues. The first floor paint and ceiling grid have begun. The mechanical systems installation on the second floor is going smoothly. Outfitting of the basement mechanical room is nearly done, and drywall installation is 75% complete. Construction of the raised domes and columns at the corridor intersections is proceeding. Laboratory casework installation will commence in April. Both of the elevators are functional, but their operation is limited to use by a qualified elevator technician. The passenger elevator will not be used during construction. The vaulted ceiling above the main entrance lobby is now framed out and drywall is applied. The chilled water-cooling system and the air handlers are both ready to test. Steam and hot water piping are likewise complete and available. A high capacity air compressor and vacuum pump have been set in place and are being connected. Also a deionized/reverse osmosis water filter is presently being assembled. All of the main ductwork runs are in and tested. Telecommunication technicians are on site (Ed note: check out spelling of “site”— you don’t have to tell TJL twice!) and are continuing with the cable installation. The building automation system technicians arrived on site last week and have begun installing the automatic temperature control devices. Progress on the brick and stone veneer is proceeding and orders for the precast cornices have been placed. It is TJL’s sincere hope that these detailed articles provide you with the knowledge you will need when building your own 88,000 SF science center. Busy Body Bulletin Who Is/Are Rick Brown/Dan Weston?? Rick Brown, a/k/a Dan Weston, joined the staff in Administrative Information Services this past December. The following is the scoop on what Rick/Dan is all about. Rick Brown has been an IT professional for almost 15 years. He served as Director of Information Systems for Whitehill Lighting and Supply, an electrical distributor in State College, where he stayed for eight years. Following that, he performed as a systems conversion consultant and programmer for several companies in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, as well as continuing as director at Whitehill. When Whitehill was acquired by Wesco Distribution, Rick accepted a position with Shaner Hotel Group, a hotel management and energy company in State College, and later he accepted a position as Senior Programmer/Analyst for Uni-Mart’s, Inc. Continued on page 14 ... Volume 3, Issue 4 Page 11 Announcing the Last Bookend Seminar (of the Academic Year) Presenter: Dr. Vince Buonnacorsi Assistant Professor of Biology Date : Wednesday, April 10, 2002 Time : 4:30 p.m. Location: Good Hall 202 Title : West Coast Marine Reserves: Casting Hope Onto America's Marine Fisheries This presentation concludes the sixth year of the series. 2001/02 Presenters included: Tammy Hertel, 9/12/01; Jay Hosler, 10/10/01; Ruth Reed, 11/7/01; Richard Hark, 12/12/02; Belle Tuten, 1/16/02; Deb Kirchhof-Glazier, 2/13/02; Henry Thurston-Griswold, 3/14/02; and Vince Buonnacorsi, 4/10/02. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Bookend Seminar series features monthly afternoon lectures by Juniata faculty. To schedule a Bookend Seminar presentation for next year, call ext. 3122. Alfarata School Soon To Be Juniata’s As you know, Juniata is in the process of purchasing Alfarata School located at Fourteenth and Moore streets. The decision was made after President Kepple met in late January with 70 local residents to explain how the building might be used if the College purchased it, and to get community feedback about the project. At the end of the meeting, there appeared to be consensus that although using the building for student housing might not be the most favored use, at present it seems to the best option to avoid continued deterioration. The College expects to complete the purchase in the near future. The west wing of the school (5,000 square feet) will be used for a business incubator after sufficient funds are raised for this purpose. The remaining 32,000 square feet will be turned into an apartment-style residence hall for 60 students when enrollment grows enough to justify the investment. In the meantime, the College will clean up the site and maintain the building once the purchase is finalized. Quickies A Site to Study Daniel Cook-Huffman, Assistant Dean of Students, participated in a BCA International Faculty Seminar, with colleagues Deb Kirchhof-Glazier of Biology and Jim Borgardt of Physics. They, along with about 12 other faculty and administrators from several U.S. colleges and universities, spent two weeks meeting with faculty and administrators of Cochin University of Science and Technology in Cochin, India. The seminar was a great success and has resulted in new opportunities, especially for science students, starting in Fall 2003. The JC three thoroughly enjoyed the food, hospitality, and culture of their Indian hosts and encourage Juniata faculty and students to consider spending a semester at this promising BCA study-site. And the Winner Is Student Services Assistant Sharon Flaherty’s daughter-in-law, Danielle Cassatt, was taped on "Wheel of Fortune" recently and she won! The show will air April 22. By the way, she won a Corvette and $13,000 cash. Miami—in Ohio Addie Muth, Marketing Assistant for Currents of Juniata Valley Project, recently received her acceptance letter from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Addie has been accepted by the Department of History and offered a Graduate Assistantship starting in August. Darwin Got it Wrong Doug Glazier, Professor of Biology, recently published a paper with Juniata alumna Sara Eckert '97 that falsifies the hypothesis that geographically widespread species are competitively dominant over related restricted species, at least for small mammals (mice, rats, shrews, squirrels, rabbits, etc.). The opposite is actually more often true. The tested hypothesis was originally proposed by none other than Charles Darwin (yeh, the guy who wrote the “Origin of Species”)! The paper is titled "Competitive ability, body size and the geographical range sizes of small mammals", which appeared in volume 29 of the Journal of Biogeography (2002). Address Published The address given by Andy Murray, Professor of Religion and Peace and Conflicts Studies and Chair of the PACS Program, on September 11 at the Candlelight Vigil has been printed in a new book titled "Where was God on Sept. 11? Seeds of Faith and Hope" published by Herald Press. A Moving Experience After more than thirty years in the same house, Don and Becky Mitchell spent winter break moving into their new home overlooking "The Cliffs" in the Highlands. We all know what a model of efficiency and organization Dr. Mitchell is. Well, he proved it once again when he sold his former house to a family named, what else, Mitchell—the buyers didn't even have to replace the mailbox. (Ed note: wonder who got the monogrammed towels?) Page 12 The Juniata Lantern Name that Professor Did you know that donors often provide endowment to support faculty in particular departments? In some cases, the gift is large enough that it can fully support the compensation of the faculty member. Juniata has four such professorships. Two new positions in Religion will be fully supported by a gift from J. Omar Good. JC currently is conducting searches to fill these two positions. Two faculty positions in Information Technology are fully supported by a gift from John ‘54 and Irene Miller ’58 Dale. The Chair of the IT department, Loren Rhodes, holds one of these positions and Bill Thomas, a new faculty member this year in IT, holds the second. In other cases, the gift doesn’t generate enough income to fully support a faculty salary; it does, however, provide some additional income that supports faculty compensation. Juniata has a number of such partially supported named professorships. The current list of such named professors includes: Five Charles A. Dana Professors David Drews (Psychology) Sue Esch (Mathematics) Mark Hochberg (English) Klaus Kipphan (History) Paul Schettler (Chemistry) Elizabeth Evans Baker Professor of Peace Studies Andy Murray John Downey Benedict Professor of English Peter Goldstein William I. and Zella Book Professor of Physics Norm Siems I. Harvey Brumbaugh Professor of Languages Klaus Jaeger Jacob H. & Rachel Brumbaugh Professor of Chemistry Ruth Reed Martin G. Brumbaugh Professor of Education Fay Glosenger W. Clay and Kathryn H. Burkholder Professor of Conflict Resolution Celia Cook-Huffman H. George Foster Chair of Chemistry Ei-Ichiro Ochiai Mary S. Geiger Professor of Religion Jose Nieto Elma Stine Heckler '50 Professorship in Music Russ Shelley W. Newton and Hazel Long Professor of History David Hsiung Swigart Associates Supported Professor of Business & Economics Randy Rosenberger Colonel Sedgley & Elizabeth Bailey Thornbury Professorship of Communication Donna Weimer Volume 3, Issue 4 Page 13 Mass E-mails – To Use or Not to Use By Anne Wood and Ray Chambers Recently Juniata’s electronic mail services approached a “melt down” condition when the e-mail server, the six-year-old computer that manages campus e-mail traffic, ran at 100% capacity for over 7-1/2 hours. During that period, e-mail applications across campus were sluggish and unresponsive. The problem was caused when numerous e-mail messages were sent to campus-wide distribution lists during a brief time period. For an idea of how severe the strain on the processors was, imagine putting as many people as possible in a six-year-old car and driving it full speed, without stopping, for 7-1/2 hours. Most six-year-old cars would not survive that test. We were lucky that our server held up. E-mail distribution lists are a great way to broadcast a message or an event announcement to the campus. The problems occur when people use the reply-all command to respond to campus-wide notes. Distribution lists are not intended to replace chat rooms, and servers sized for “normal” traffic quickly become overwhelmed when lists are used for discussions. During the overload in February, 26 messages were sent to the entire campus in just a few hours; these 26 messages caused the problem. Losing our e-mail server would be an expensive problem. The obvious cost, that of replacing the machine, is in the $40,000 – $50,000 range. The not-so-apparent costs also are significant. First, all access to e-mail and Schedule + (Juniata’s calendaring program), and the information in Exchange folders, would be inaccessible while the server is out of service. Further, documents created since the last back up (midnight of the previous day) and stored in Exchange would be lost. Distribution lists are there to be used, but please use them responsibly. Here are some guidelines: 1. Never, never use the reply-all command to respond to an announcement broadcast through a distribution list. If you want to comment on an announcement, reply directly to the sender. 2. Use the new forums site for campus discussions. It can be reached by clicking on the "online discussion forums" link at the bottom of the http://intranet.juniata.edu website or by going directly to http://forums.juniata.edu. 3. Where possible, please send out mass e-mails regarding upcoming events and other legitimate campus announcements between the hours of 11 pm and 8 am. Remember that the delivery of e-mails can be scheduled to occur at a later time rather than instantly. 4. Combine announcements into one note when possible. 5. Contact Dawn Scialabba at scialad@juniata.edu to have your event placed on the Juniata Event Calendar. If your event is placed on the calendar before the Monday of the week it is to occur, it will go out in a Monday morning mass e-mail from Events@juniata.edu. 6. Take advantage of the campus cable TV channel to make announcements or advertisements for free. Registration for this service will be available via the web shortly. In the meantime, please contact Gary Feagley at feagley@juniata.edu or x3542. Busy Body Bulletin Continued from page 11... Meanwhile . . . In March 1982, using the stage name Daniel Weston, he became one of the founding members of The Playhouse at McConnellstown. Now in its 20th season, The Playhouse has produced over 125 different plays and musicals. Currently he serves as Artistic Director, and has been involved in theatre productions in Los Angeles, State College, Harrisburg, and Altoona. Rick/Dan’s next theater production will be the musical revue Tomfoolery, featuring "Dan and Galla," Juniata's own Jeremy Santos, Lawr Leidy, Keith Sutton, Chip Jackson, and Jeanne Nagurny. Information about The Playhouse can be found at www.littletheater.com. Rick is also putting together music and entertainment for the annual benefit dinner for Habitat For Humanity, scheduled for September 21, 2002 (Ed note: mark that date on your calendar). The Playhouse has provided the show for this annual event since its inception in 1999. So, after careful analysis, TJL confirms that Rick Brown and Dan Weston are, in fact, one and the same talented guy. Page 14 The Juniata Lantern Happy Birthday! 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