VOLUME 14, NUMBER 15 MAY 7 , 2012

California University

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Alumni to Address Graduates

Students Stage 2012 Wildlife Conclave

Two distinguished alumni will address graduatingstudents when Cal U holds Commencementceremonies this weekend in the Convocation Center.

Degrees will be awarded to nearly 1,000undergraduates and 300 graduate students in separateceremonies.

Dr. Robert Delamontagne ’66 will address master’sdegree candidates at 7 p.m. Friday. The founder and pastchairman of EduNeering Inc., the first company to createcomputer-based training programs for business andindustry, he retired from the firm in 2007 after 25 years atthe helm and managing more than 7 million computer-based course completions by learners.

After his retirement Dr. Delamontagne authored TheRetiring Mind: How to Make the Psychological Transition toRetirement, a book dedicated to helping retirees manage thenegative psychological effects often encountered afterretiring.

He also has written Honey, I’m Home: How to Prevent orResolve Marriage Conflicts Caused by Retirement. This bookhelps the reader gain a greater understanding of the causesof marital disagreements after retirement, with particularemphasis on resolving personality conflicts.

During the ceremony, master’s degree candidates willbe vested in their academic hoods.

Maj. Gen. Donna Barbisch ’84 will speak toundergraduates at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Among the foremost subject matter experts inemergency preparedness and building resiliency forcatastrophic disasters, terrorism and unconventionalthreats, she retired from the Army in 2005 as a majorgeneral.

Today she is president of Global DeterrenceAlternatives, a consulting firm focused on developingcreative solutions to emerging threats, and a distinguishedfellow at George Mason University’s Center for

Dr. RobertDelamontagne ’66

From the first planning session to the closingawards ceremony, students in Cal U’s chapter ofThe Wildlife Society took the lead as hosts of the

2012 Northeast Student Wildlife Conclave.A lineup of 13 workshops, plus a variety of

competitions, drew a total of 135 students from 13colleges and universities to the Laurelville ConferenceCenter April 13-15.

Dr. Carol Bocetti, associate professor in theDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences,said it was the largest conclave in the Northeast since theevent was resurrected seven years ago.

“It was an honor and a challenge to host this,” shesaid. “Our students put in untold hours planning andrunning this. We had such positive feedback from visitingfaculty advisers and students saying what a great job wehad done.”

In particular, Bocetti praised the efforts of FrankChristopher, a junior fisheries and wildlife biology majorand vice president of The Wildlife Society’s studentchapter at Cal U.

Christopher visited several venues last spring, tookphotographs and presented options to the chapter, whichvoted to hold the conclave at the conference center nearMt. Pleasant, Pa.

He and Bocetti devised a list of potential workshopprograms, and he contacted most of the experts whoserved as instructors.

“Frank and I worked very closely, and he really putthis thing together,” said Bocetti. “We had 30 or so ofour students setting everything up and helping thepresenters.

“For the Quiz Bowl alone, our students came up with

more than 330 different questions. We had a great teameffort.”

Christopher will be the student chapter president in2012-2013. He said the year of planning brought thechapter’s members together.

“This event gave our chapter a chance to reach thenext level, and further introduce our name and workethic to others,” he said.

“Some new student leaders stepped forwardthroughout the past nine months. We had to worktogether and organize everything about this event. I now

have a new appreciation for any conference I haveattended or ever will attend.”

Bocetti and her department colleague Dr. MarkTebbitt took part in a workshop panel about writingrésumés and cover letters and interviewing for a job.

Bocetti also led a workshop on using lightweight“mist nets” in wildlife research, and Tebbitt conducted asession on entomological (insect) sampling.

Greg Sofranko, creative services director in the Officeof Marketing and University Relations, led a

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A“Spring Clean Up” conductedby California Borough Counciland County Hauling aims to

bring the semester to a tidier and moreenvironmentally friendly close.

Students are encouraged toparticipate in the enhanced cleanup andrecycling effort during exam week andthe week that follows. The programincludes free curbside pickup ofhousehold items May 7-10 and May 14-17, in addition to regular Fridaygarbage pickups on May 11 and May 18in California Borough.

Electronic recyclables may bedropped off between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.May 10 and 11 at Third Street betweenGreen and East Streets. No fee will becharged.

John McGarvey, manager ofCounty Hauling Corp. of Belle Vernon,said the program is intended topromote electronic recycling andimprove the borough’s appearanceduring the time when many studentsare vacating their off-campusresidences.

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Maj. Gen. DonnaBarbisch ’84

MurielSummers

Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security. An honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, honoris

causa, will be awarded during the undergraduate ceremonyto Muriel Summers, principal of the A.B. CombsLeadership Magnet Elementary School in Raleigh, N.C.

Summers turned the once-failing school into a thrivingmagnet school when she focused on leadership andinfused the principles of Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s 7 Habits ofHighly Effective People into every class, creating The Leaderin Me model.

Summers and her students have been regular presentersat The Leader in Me Global Education Summits held at Cal U. Her school has been featured in Covey’s books TheLeader in Me and The 8th Habit, Its success inspiredCalifornia University of Pennsylvania to become theworld’s first FranklinCovey Leadership University.

Campus television station CUTV will rebroadcast bothceremonies on Armstrong Cable (Channel 61 Armstrong-Connellsville) and Atlantic Broadband Communications(Channel 17).

More information about Commencement, including links todirections and parking, is available at www.calu.edu/events/commencement . For more information, contact Jodie Rooney,academic events coordinator, at 724-938-1584 or rooney@calu.edu .

Dr. Carol Bocetti (right front) and students in Cal U’s chapter of The Wildlife Society worked as a team to organize and hostthe 2012 Northeast Student Wildlife Conclave, which drew a total of 135 students from 13 colleges and universities.

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GiffordHonored

for CareerSuccess

The respect of co-workers andstudents combined withprofessional dedication has led

to a higher education award for CalU’s director of Career Services.

On Thursday, Rhonda Giffordwill accept the Ronald LunardiniDistinguished Alumni Award fromIndiana University of Pennsylvania’s

Department ofStudent Affairs inHigher Education.

She is the firstcareer servicesprofessional toreceive the award,which first waspresented in 2006.

“I do thisbecause I love tohelp students and

alumni develop their career interests,”said Gifford, who graduated fromIUP in 1993. “That’s my passion. Tobe recognized for that makes me feellike I’m doing something right.”

She thanked President AngeloArmenti, Jr. for the University’scommitment to building careers, andher staff and the entire Cal Ucommunity for helping CareerServices be successful.

Gifford was nominated by GeneSutton, associate director of CareerServices, with support from the staffand students in the office. Alsosupporting her nomination was MarkAnthony, the director of careerservices at IUP.

“Rhonda is so great,” Sutton said,mentioning her effective managementof the Career Services staff. “We arevery proud, and I thought this wouldbe a great way to say ‘thank you’ toher for all that she does.”

Samantha Burney and AaronMcFadden, both seniors, are work-study students in Career Services.Both are Career Educators,responsible for answering students’questions, posting jobs and directingpotential employers to the appropriatepeople at Cal U.

They contributed comments aboutGifford as part of the nominationprocess.

“Her best trait is her devotion toCal U,” said McFadden, anaccounting major who was hired byDeloitte after a successful internship.

“She’s giving and always makestime, no matter how busy she is.She’s booked till 4 p.m., but she’salways available to help anyone whocomes into Career Services.”

He also pointed out Gifford’scontributions to Alpha LambdaDelta, the freshman honor society.She educated members at Cal U onthe importance of career readinessand preparation, helping theorganization to win the Order of theTorch, an award given to the nation’stop chapters.

Burney noted Gifford’sdedication. “Rhonda is a ball ofenergy who always has a positiveoutlook on things. It makes you wantto work hard, too. She gives youopportunities, and you want to makeher proud.”

ShowcasingAcademicExcellenceJunior Jennifer Kevech, aSpanish major, displays herwork at Academic ExcellenceDays, Cal U’s annual showcaseof student research andscholarship. Kevech has raisedmore than $8,000 for a projectthat provides training andsolar­powered cooking devicesto residents of Ethiopia. Eachsolar­powered cooker costsabout $7 to create; thecookers are a sustainable wayfor low­income people toprepare food. The sixth annualAcademic Excellence Days,‘Connecting Faculty andStudents Through AcademicAchievement,’ was held April24­25 in the Natali StudentCenter.

Rhonda Gifford

Cal U marked primary electionday with a talk by a voting rightsadvocate who has received

national honors for her work.Jennifer Brunner, who served as

secretary of state for Ohio from 2007-2011, spoke to students, faculty and afew community members April 24 inEberly Hall.

A 2008 winner of the John F.Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award, shewas recognized for her “dauntlesscommitment to the enfranchisement ofevery Ohio voter,” said Caroline Kenney,daughter of the late president.

As secretary of state Brunneraddressed voting irregularities in Ohio.During the 2008 primary she orderedthat paper ballots be provided to voterswho requested them.

After problems were found with thestate’s new electronic voting systems, shecalled for them to be replaced with paperballots and optical scan technologybefore the November 2008 election, andshe supported Department of Justiceefforts to offer a bilingual ballot in acounty that was home to thousands ofeligible voters with limited proficiency inEnglish.

“Democracy is fragile, and the rightto vote is at its core,” Brunner said. “Youcannot put a price on a vote.”

Brunner has served as a judge, andshe now is an attorney in privatepractice. She addressed questions aboutvoter fraud by noting that it is a felony.

“In general, Republicans think thatDemocrats want to allow ineligiblepeople to vote, and Democrats think thatRepublicans want to suppress the vote,”she said. “In either case, that’s voterfraud — but it’s a crime that seldomactually happens.”

Last year, legislatures in 34 statesdebated voter identification legislation,she said, describing the bills as“solutions in search of a problem.”

Pennsylvania recently signed into lawa provision requiring every voter to showphoto ID at the polls.

Such measures make voting moredifficult, especially for people living inpoverty, who may not have a validdriver’s license and who may find itdifficult to gather the requireddocuments, she explained.

People who depend on publicassistance, food stamps, publictransportation and programs such asHead Start should vote if they hope tokeep supporters of those programs inoffice, she added.

“I have told many people in povertythat they have an even greater stake in anelection, especially local and statewide

elections, because they rely on the systemto help them get a better start in life.”

Voters from all backgrounds must goto the polls, she added. “We want thatdiversity reflected in our public officials.”

Brunner’s talk was organized by theAmerican Democracy Project at Cal U.The election day lineup also includedtwo panel presentations in Duda Hall.

“New Barriers to the Ballot” featureda roundtable talk with Dr. MichaelSlaven, Dr. Craig Smith and Dr. KwameBotwe-Asamoah, all of the Departmentof History and Political Science, andstudent Courtney Cochran, who recentlycompleted a research project on the newvoter identification law.

“Leadership and Politics” includedpanelists Dr. Michael Hummel, directorof the Linda and Harry SereneLeadership Institute at Cal U;Washington County CommissionerLawrence Maggi, a member of theUniversity’s Council of Trustees; and theHon. Janet Moschetta Bell, aWashington County judge.

Program organizer Dr. MelanieBlumberg noted that Brunner requiredaround-the-clock police protectionduring the heat of her voting rightscampaign.

“Jennifer is a woman of courage anda true role model,” Blumberg said.

Acclaimed Voting Rights AdvocateSpeaks on Election Day

Jennifer Brunner, winner of a Profile in Courage Award and secretary of state for Ohio from 2007­2011, emphasizes the importance of votingduring her presentation on primary election day.

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Cal U on ‘Green’ List Again

Eckels Addresses Presidential Scholars

Cal U again has earned a listing inThe Princeton Review’s Guide toGreen Colleges, a comprehensive

directory produced annually in partnershipwith the U.S. GreenBuilding Council.

The directorypresents “greenhighlights on thenation’s most eco-friendly campuses,” spotlighting collegesand universities that “demonstrate a strongcommitment to sustainability in theiracademic offerings, campus infrastructure,activities and career preparation.”

Cal U is one of 322 schools includedin the directory. The University’s profilefocuses on the sustainable geothermalenergy used for heating and cooling Cal U

residence halls, as well as the Cal UWeather Center’s participation in theG.L.O.B.E. data collection program.

In addition, the profile notes Cal U’scommitmentto servinglocal andorganic foodsin its dininghall;

transportation options such as free busservice and car sharing; internships andcareer counseling in conservation-relatedindustries and “green” jobs; and degreeprograms in environmental studies.

Cal U has been included on thedirectory since 2010. To read more aboutthe Guide to 322 Green Colleges, visitwww.princetonreview.com/greenguide .

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The curbside pickup of bulk items is especially helpful for students who arediscarding furniture or other large itemsas they move out of rental properties.

The electronics recycling program wasinaugurated last year, and nearly 6,000pounds of unwanted desktop and laptopcomputers, monitors, printers, stereoequipment, fluorescent bulbs and otherelectronic equipment were collected.

After meeting with borough andUniversity officials, County Haulingmoved the designated “e-cycling” areacloser to campus and set collection datescloser to the end of the semester.

Members of the Eco-Action Club,AmeriCorps students and the AlphaLambda Delta freshman honor societywill oversee the electronics recycling areaand monitor the collection. TheUniversity’s Center for Civic Engagementis coordinating their efforts.

“Next year, electronics recycling willbe mandated by the government,” notedDiane Williams, the center’s director.“I’m glad that California is getting a headstart and involving the students.”

Beginning in January 2013, it will beillegal to dispose of television sets andother electronics in landfills.

“Last year’s recycling program wassuccessful, but we still found a lot of TVsand other electronic recyclables in thetrash,” McGarvey said. “Everyone wantsa clean and attractive community, and weare glad to have the University moreinvolved. This should really help keep thearea cleaner and safer.”

“It’s important to get the word outabout this,” said Norman Hasbrouck, CalU’s special assistant to the president.“The Princeton Review recognizes Cal Uas a ‘green college,’ and this fits right in.With strong participation, this project willgo a long way to enhance our communityand promote green initiatives.”

Reflecting on his journey from themilitary to a distinguished careerin medicine, Dr. Dennis L.

Eckels ’71 encouraged Cal U’sPresidential Scholars to continuebuilding on their education.

Eckels delivered the address at theUniversity’s 2012 Honors Convocation,held April 21 in Hamer Hall. Nearly2,000 people were in attendance.

Eckels has been in private practicesince 1976 at Valley Ambulatory HealthCenter in Seward, Pa. A member of theAmerican College of Osteopathic FamilyPhysicians (ACOFP), he holdsadditional qualifications in geriatric andosteopathic manipulative medicine.

In 2010 he was one of 14 osteopathicfamily physicians nationwide to receivethe ACOFP Fellowship Award, an honorconferred on those osteopathic familyphysicians who have contributedoutstanding service through teaching,authorship, research or professionalleadership.

“Once you graduate, don’t stoplearning,” he said. “You must continueto learn, and that will help you climb thecorporate ladder of success. As VincentLombardi once said, ‘The only time thatsuccess comes before wisdom is in thedictionary.’”

A U.S. Army veteran, Eckels wasdischarged following a serious motorvehicle accident that hospitalized him forfive months. He attended an evening

math class at Cal U with a friend andwas so moved by the dedicated teacherhe met that he soon transferred hiscredits from the University of Maryland.

Eckels earned his bachelor’s degreein biology from Cal U, then went on tograduate in 1975 from the PhiladelphiaCollege of Osteopathic Medicine.

“I could not absolutely say I wasperfect with my sciences in medicalschool,” said Eckels, a certified masterscuba diver and a scuba rescue diver.“However, I can tell you what I learned

at Cal U was as good if not better thenwhat those med students from the IvyLeague schools learned.

“I have nothing but respect forCalifornia. During my experience here Imet many animated professors whoencouraged me and helped meenormously to get things done.”

In addition to maintaining hismedical practice, Eckels also serves onmedical response teams that assist withdeep mine rescue and urban search-and-rescue assignments.

He has established a scholarship atCal U, and he urged the PresidentialScholars to do something similar oncethey are able.

“I can’t say enough about thisUniversity and what it’s done for me,”Eckels said. “I would not be where I amtoday without the University and theteachers I had.”

Cal U President Angelo Armenti, Jr.spoke prior to Eckels’ address. Beforeoutlining Cal U’s history and its Bill ofRights and Responsibilities, the Presidentexplained the purpose of the HonorsConvocation and urged all of thePresidential Scholars to participate in theCal U Leader for Life program.

“We gather here to recognizeCalifornia University’s very best studentsfor their academic achievements,” thePresident said. “In doing so, we seek toprovide both reward and incentive —reward for your past efforts andachievements, and incentive to continueworking hard for even greaterachievements in the future. This is yourday, and we honor and salute youpublicly.”

In all, 450 undergraduate andgraduate students were honored at theconvocation. In addition to meetingother requirements, undergraduatePresidential Scholars must maintain agrade-point average of 3.25 or higher,and graduate students must have a GPAof 3.75 or higher.

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Autism ConferenceDeadline Today

Registration closes today forthe fifth annual AutismConference co-sponsored by

Intermediate Unit 1 and CaliforniaUniversity.

Activities from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.May 15 in the Convocation Center,are designed for educators, serviceproviders and family members ofpeople with autism spectrum disor-ders.

ASDs are a group of develop-mental disabilities that can causesignificant social, communicationand behavioral challenges. TheCenters for Disease Control andPrevention now estimates that 1 in88 American children has an autismspectrum disorder.

Keynote speakers will be Drs.Lynn and Bob Koegel, co-foundersof the Koegel Autism Center at theGraduate School of Education atthe University of California, SantaBarbara.

The Koegels are nationally rec-ognized for helping children withautism. Their Pivotal ResponseTraining is an acclaimed, research-based intervention that focuses onpivotal developmental areas ratherthan individual behaviors.

The couple received the firstannual Children’s TelevisionWorkshop Sesame Street Award forBrightening the Lives of Childrenand the first annual Autism SpeaksAward for Science and Research. Inaddition, Lynn Koegel has been theexpert called in to assist nanny JoFrost on a segment of the hit ABCtelevision show The Supernanny.

At the Autism Conference, par-ticipants can attend breakout ses-sions on topics that range from toilettraining and “The ABC’s ofChallenging Behavior” to buildingsocial skills and navigating the tran-sition to college. They also can shopor find information at booths staffedby product vendors, agencies andservice providers. Act 48 credits areavailable for educators.

The Autism Conference website hasregistration information, a complete con-ference schedule and other details. Lookfor a link on the Cal U homepage,www.calu.edu , or visitwww.calu.edu/events/autism-confer-ence . For more information, or foraccommodations under the Americanswith Disabilities Act, please e-mailAutismConference@calu.edu .

State Sen. John Pippy is scheduled to speak for the Cal U Departmentof Military Science commissioning ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday inSteele Hall Mainstage Theatre.

ROTC cadets Joseph Friedman, Lindsey Potter and Ben Snyder will becommissioned as second lieutenants.

Pippy represents the 37th District, which includes portions of Alleghenyand Washington counties. Previously he served as a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 44th District foreight years.

Pippy at ROTC Ceremony

Guest speaker Dr. Dennis L. Eckels ’71 told the Presidential Scholars at Honors Convocationthat continuing to learn after they graduate would help them climb the corporate ladder.

Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.University President

Geraldine M. Jones Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Lenora Angelone Vice President for Student Affairs

Dr. Charles Mance Vice President for University Technology Services

Robert Thorn Vice President for Administration and Finance

Craig ButzineVice President for Marketing and University Relations

Sharon NavoneyInterim Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Christine KindlEditor

Bruce Wald, Wendy Mackall, Jeff BenderWriters

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Coach Honored as ‘Guardian of the Game’

Students Stage2012 Wildlife

Conclave

Bill Brown, head coach for the Vulcan men’sbasketball team, recently accepted theGuardians of the Game Pillar Award for

Advocacy from the National Association of BasketballCoaches (NABC).

The award was presented at the AT&T NABCGuardians of the Game Awards Show, held earlier thismonth in conjunction with NCAA Division I FinalFour in New Orleans, La.

Guardians of the Game is a national awarenessand education program of the NABC. Its goal is tofocus attention on the positive aspects of basketball,the role that coaches play in the lives of student-athletes, and the contributions coaches make to theircommunities

The award is given to an NABC coach who is anadvocate for the game of basketball, for student-athletes and for coaches, providing leadership andguidance on issues affecting the basketball community.

Brown currently serves as a chairman from theAtlantic Region for the NABC All-America Teams, andhe works in the organization’s Division II Congress.

A committee member for the Fellowship ofChristian Athletes, he also is a member of the board ofdirectors for Cal U Men United, a peer mentoringgroup for men of color at Cal U.

Last summer Brown served as head coach for ateam of 10 collegiate basketball players assembled

through Global Sports Academy. The team played fivegames in four European countries.

Brown was one of four NCAA coaches to receive a2012 Guardians of the Game Award.

“Coach Bill Brown has always recognized theimportance of total player development, both on andoff the court,” said Dr. Karen Hjerpe, Cal U’s interimathletic director and senior woman administrator.

“His dedication to the campus, the community andthe men’s basketball program shows his commitmentto being a teacher of the game and a role model to hisplayers. The entire athletic department is very proud ofCoach Brown and this tremendous achievement.”

A two-time NABC Regional Coach of the Year,Brown has more wins than any coach in Cal U men’sbasketball history, with a 321-145 cumulative record(.689) after 16 seasons.

His teams have recorded eight 20-win seasons and12 PSAC playoff appearances, highlighted by leaguetitles in 1999 and 2008. The 2008 team also reachedthe NCAA Division II Elite Eight.

Overall, Brown has 446 coaching victories at thecollegiate level.

At the awards ceremony Brown talked about theimportance of student-athletes being responsiblecitizens, earning a degree and respecting the game.They have been fortunate to receive this opportunity,he said.

Cal U’s Bill Brown was one of four NCAA coaches toreceive a 2012 Guardians of the Game Award from theNational Association of Basketball Coaches.

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workshop on nature photography.Pennsylvania Game Commission officers

presented sessions on black bear telemetry, wildturkey management and wildlife disease, whilea speaker from The Wilds conservation reservein Ohio discussed “Science-Based EcologicalRestoration.”

Cal U students Jeffrey Ambrose and JoshuaReffner joined alumnus Tyler Brown ’11 to leadthe “Rapid Stream Bioassessment” workshopwhen Dr. David Argent, chair of Cal U’sbiology department, was unable to attend.

“Dr. Argent was so committed to helpingthat even though he could not make it, he gothis students certified to do it in his place,”Bocetti said. “He still made it happen andbenefitted our students in the process.”

Cal U’s efforts did not go unnoticed.“It was a great event,” said Dr. Peter Paton,

of the University of Rhode Island’s Departmentof Natural Resources. “Dr. Bocetti and herstudents should be proud, because everythingwas organized and ran smoothly. “

Bocetti believes that hosting such animportant event will give her students acompetitive advantage as they begin theircareers.

“To have the line on their resume sayingthey planned and ran a conclave is certainlymore meaningful to a professional than justattending,” she said.

“Don’t get me wrong, a student buildsexcellent professional skills by attendingsomething like this. But our students not onlyattended — they did it all.”

Cal U hockey players andcoaches enjoyed continuedsuccess during the 2011-2012

season. The men’s College Hockey East

(CHE) team finished the regularseason at 22-3, winning its sixthconsecutive Kaleina Cup and CHEChampionship. The Vulcans alsoearned their third straight ACHANational Tournament bid, advancingto the national semifinals and finishingwith an overall record of 28-5.

The Cal U women’s team finishedthe regular season 8-12 and qualifiedfor its first American CollegiateHockey Association (ACHA)Division II National Tournament inWooster, Ohio. The women finishedthe season with an overall record of9-16.

The men’s College HockeyAmerica (CHA) team finished theregular season 15-5 and went on towin its first CHA Championship,finishing the season with a record of17-5.

Individual achievements include:

• Senior Nick Posa (Pittsburgh,Pa.) was named first team ACHA All-American, first team ACHA AtlanticAll-Region, first team All-Tournament, CHE Playoff MostValuable Player and CHE DefensivePlayer of the Year. Posa also becamethe fifth Cal U player and the firstdefensemen to record 200 careerpoints.

• Senior Shane Bickar (SouthPark, Pa.) was named second team

ACHA All-American, first teamACHA Atlantic All-Region, ACHAAcademic All-American and CHEGoalie of the Year.

• Senior Nate Bohn (Canonsburg,Pa.) was named second team AtlanticAll-Region. He became the 11th

player in club history to record 100career points.

• Senior Josh Werner (New Eagle,Pa.) became the 12th player in clubhistory to record 100 career points

• Freshman Justin Locante (SouthPark, Pa.) was named first teamACHA Atlantic All-Region and CHEMost Outstanding Forward.

• Head Coach Justin Berger(Jefferson Hills, Pa.) was named the

ACHA Atlantic Region Coach of theYear.

• Senior Ashley Schlag(Pittsburgh, Pa.) set a club record formost career games played, with 86.

• Sophomore Alli Paratore(Johnstown, Pa.) was named firstteam ACHA All-American andsecond team ACHA All-Tournament.

• Junior Pete Ellis (Murrysville,Pa.) was named the CHA PlayoffMVP.

All teams return to action May 19when the Cal U Hockey Club holdsits annual mini-camp at the BethelPark BladeRunners. To learn moreabout the club, visitwww.caluhockey.com .

Cal U Hockey Teams Succeed Again

Senior Nick Posa (right) capped his highly successful Cal U hockey career by becomingthe first Vulcan defenseman to record 200 career points.