Congratulations to the 2013 Women’s Leadership Award winners!

Graduate

Maria Bodenschatz
Major: English Literature and Criticism

Senior

Lauren Mough
Major: Secondary English Education
Minor: Sociology

PASSHE Consortium Leadership Institute Award

Kathryn Bussell
Major: Deaf Education

and

Kristen Shafer
Major: Chemistry Pre-Medicine

National Education for Women’s Leadership Award

Danielle Lewis
Major: Physics Education

The Good Neighbor Guide is brought to you in collaboration with the Downtown Indiana Elm Street Program, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and the Borough of Indiana. This guide will provide students with important information to make your off-campus home the best it can be for students and their neighbors. It is now available on the Center for Student Life website.

Those who receive training are eligible to serve on student conduct boards. Please e-mail coates@iup.edu by May 8 if you would like attend.

If neither of those days work for you, but you are still interested, please indicate that you would like to be contacted during the Fall 2013 term for Conduct Board Training.

We will be collected gently used or new book donations as well as monetary donations. Entry is five dollars (which can be substituted for five books), which will be accepted at the door.

You can add yourself to our GYSD website or on the Facebook page of Golden Key International Honour Society – IUP.

Children are welcome!

Thank you, we hope to see you there.

Driscoll will be entertaining live questions from the April 22 Six O’Clock Series audience. Guests are encouraged to attend with ideas of topics and issues to ask about. In preparation, here are several categories and examples:

• Personal issues: Get to know President Driscoll by asking about his family, where he attended college, his favorite thing about IUP, or the kind of music he prefers.
• Academics at IUP: “Why couldn’t I schedule the class I needed this semester?” “What are the academic strengths of IUP?” “Are there majors that should be added or removed from the university?”
• Campus life, athletics, recognized student organizations: “Do you think IUP will ever be a Division I school?” “How would you increase student involvement on campus?” “What is your opinion of Greek Life at IUP?”
• Budget: “How does IUP continue to grow during budget cuts?” “Are there departments/programs/majors that might be cut?”
• Changes and improvements at IUP: “When will Weyandt Hall be rebuilt?” “Why isn’t there more recycling across campus?” “Will there really be a campus hotel?”
• Office of the President: “What does the president do all day?” “Who supervises the president?”

Submit your questions for President Driscoll via e-mail to Gina Sereti, Six O’Clock Series coordinator, at g.d.sereti@iup.edu.There is no limit to the number of questions that may be asked. Driscoll will respond to as many as time permits beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22, in the HUB Ohio Room. All members of the IUP community are welcome to attend.

A panel of career experts and employers discussed the impact summer employment can have on future career status. Panelists represented PNC Bank, the Alice Paul House, the Disney College Program, and the Washington Center. They presented statistics on summer opportunities as well as several personal tips to maximize them.

The presentation indicated that 91 percent of students engaged in summer opportunities take advantage of summer employment and internships. The remaining 9 percent engage in volunteer travel and/or summer coursework. This would certainly suggest summer employment and internships represent an activity that many students pursue. If seeking an internship, the panel recommended beginning a placement search two semesters in advance and making sure you have a prepared resume and contact information, including a professional e-mail address. Several panelists recommended performing practice interviews in front of a mirror. If mirror rehearsals aren't appealing, the program’s cosponsor, the Career Development Center, offers mock interviews available to students.

In addition to mock interviews, the Career Development Center also offers resume building workshops, etiquette and apparel advice, and a range of additional services available to all IUP students.

Six O’Clock Series 

Who:

• Employees and students

Where:

• Oak Room B

When:

• Friday, April 19, 2013
• Noon–1:00 p.m. (drop in anytime)

Orientation Leaders arrive on campus the Thursday prior to move-in and engage new students with move-in, evening programming, and Freshman Convocation. Get the year started off in the right direction and help welcome the Class of 2017 into the IUP community!

Orientation leaders will attend two out of three required preparation meetings on Monday, April 22; Monday, April 29; and/or Monday, May 6. Preparation meetings will take place at 8:00 p.m. in the HUB.

If you're interested in serving as an orientation leader, please contact Rick Kutz via e-mail at rdkutz@iup.edu.

Phi Delta Theta held this event to fundraise for ALS research and the ALS Association. ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a fatal disease involving the central nervous system. Lou Gehrig was a proud member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and, in honor of his battle with this disease, the fraternity raises money for research to find a cure.

The PA Lambda Chapter members who participated in the Iron Horse Challenge were Patrick Carrington, Aaron Douthit, Ryan Egan, Mark Pleiss, Zach Hilliard, Taylor Hall, James Rosencrans, Chris Wilson, Brandon Roberts, Max Jergel, Zachary Russell, Brad Swartzlander, Anthony Almes, Sam Sullivan, and Jason Eckle. 

The deadline has been extended until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19, 2013, for you to complete an application for a Women’s Leadership Award.

To apply, visit Women’s Leadership Awards.

The Panhellenic Association will be selling Beads for Life jewelry and products at HUB tables on April 15–19 from 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Beads for Life is a nonprofit organization that empowers women in Uganda.

Beads for Life provides Uganda women steady employment by making beads from recycled paper. Women are able to empower themselves out of poverty and provide themselves with education.

The Panhellenic Association is supporting a national movement of sorority women called Circle of Sisterhood. Circle of Sisterhood was created to help women all over the world receive an education through the workings of educated sorority women.

Please come out to purchase beautiful jewelry in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Beads for Life jewelry and products prices range from $5–$28. Please help the IUP sorority women in their jewelry sale to empower women in Uganda.

Cancer has affected all of us in some way. When you participate at a Relay event, it’s your opportunity to not only honor cancer survivors and remember loved ones lost, but also to raise awareness about what we can do to stay well from cancer and raise money to help fuel the world’s largest fight for more birthdays. The IUP Relay is an 18-hour event in which members of the community come together in the fight against cancer. The event is a fundraiser, but also an opportunity to get involved with community service, meet others who have been affected by cancer, and have a great time!

The IUP Relay for Life Committee has set a goal of $25,000, and we need your help. Please join the student body’s fight by registering a team or by joining a student’s team today! Below you’ll find many different ways to support Relay For Life. We encourage you to find the opportunity that is the best fit for you. All the information below can also be found and accessed on the IUP Relay for Life website. Thank you for all of your support!

Tentative Schedule for Relay For Life

April 13–14, 2013

Registration prior to opening Ceremony

• 12:00 p.m. – Opening Ceremony
• 12:30 p.m. – Drill Team Performance
• 1:15pm – Twirlers Performance
• 1:40 (or 2:20) – SAI Singers
• 2:00 p.m. – Dance Explosion
• 2:30 p.m. – Relay Race (three-legged, sack race, etc…)
• 3:00 p.m. – Military Lap
• 3:30 p.m. – Cheerleaders Performance
• 4:30 p.m. - Fight Back Ceremony (inspirational video, time to remember why we fight for cancer research)
• 6:00 p.m. – Dance laps and line dances
• 7:00 p.m. - Cancer survivor speaker and survivor celebration lap
• 8:00 p.m. – Greek Sing Performance
• 9:00 p.m. – Luminaria Ceremony (lighting of dedicated bags and reading of names)
• 10:00 p.m. – Water Pong Tournament
• 12:00 a.m. – Relay Pageant
• 3:00 a.m. – Manhunt
• 5:00 a.m. – Interactive Clue Game
• 6:00 a.m. – Watch sunrise
• 7:00 a.m. – Closing Ceremony

The Family Time will be some to-be-determined period between noon and 4:00 p.m. Survivors will be honored either during Family Time, as part of the luminaria ceremony, or both.

Top 5 Ways to Get Involved with Relay For Life:

1. Make a donation to a Relay For Life event, team, or participant.
   
   By contributing a donation to Relay For Life, you are showing your support for the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. Your donation is used locally and nationally to fight back against cancer.
2. Host an office or department fundraiser in support of Relay For Life
   
   Put out a collection jar, host a spirit day, or relax after work at a happy hour or wine and cheese party. These are all great opportunities for your office or department to come together to show support for the cause. Our small donations and fundraisers collectively have a big impact and help us move one step closer to finding a cure for cancer.
3. Donate a luminaria in honor or memory of a loved one affected by cancer
   
   One in three people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and, as a result, cancer impacts so many people. In order to remember those who we have lost and honor those who are courageously battling cancer, we light luminaria at dusk. Individuals donate $10 to place luminaria around the track. Each luminaria is inscribed with the name of the person to be honored or remembered. When the sun goes down, the luminarias are lit. The lighting of the luminaria is followed by a ceremony to reflect on why we as a community are coming together in the fight against Relay. To all present, it is a very special time. The luminarias light the track for the rest of the evening.
4. Recruit a survivor or caregiver to Relay For Life
   
   Survivors and caregivers are our guests of honor at Relay. Survivors Laps are where survivors lead the way around the track while being honored and applauded by all participants. Being a part of the Survivors’ Lap allows survivors to celebrate what they have overcome while inspiring and motivating their community to fight. Survivors are proof that cancer can be defeated.
5. Form a Relay For Life Team 
   
   Relay For Life teams consist of 8–15 people. Our event is a community event where everyone can participate in the fight against cancer. Coworkers, friends, student groups, and neighbors join together in teams and take turns walking or running on a track throughout this overnight event. This event is not a race; therefore, participants may casually walk or run at whatever pace they are comfortable. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event—because cancer never sleeps. In addition to walking, teams camp out in the Oak Grove and enjoy music, dancing, games, and picnics. There is entertainment and fun for people of all ages! Relay creates a unique sense of a community of people fighting for a common cause—to cure cancer!

Get Involved With “10-10-10”

Here is another suggestion for joining us for the 2013 IUP Relay For Life. It is an easy and simple pledge to remember that any faculty or staff member can make.

• 10 Minutes
  We ask that you will agree to spend TEN minutes at the event.
• 10 Dollars
  Spend TEN dollars at the onsite fundraisers set up around the track.
• 10 People
  Recruit TEN friends, family, faculty/staff, or alumni to unite in the fight against cancer.

With your pledge, you will help us create a world with more birthdays and less cancer. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Megan Mack (m.l.mack2@iup.edu), IUP Relay for Life chair, or Michael Meyers (m.g.meyers2@iup.edu), IUP Colleges Against Cancer president.

As an undergraduate student, what role does the university president play in your daily life at IUP? When the university presidency changes, how is your life affected? On April 26, 2013, Indiana University of Pennsylvania will inaugurate Dr. Michael Driscoll as its 26th president. In celebration of this historic event, President Driscoll plans to meet with you, the IUP student, for an open question-and-answer session intended to answer how the univesity president affects the lives of IUP students.

Students have valuable and significant opinions about their university. Meeting the president is an important opportunity to express those opinions and ask all of the questions you’ve always wondered about the university and the leader who guides it. Driscoll will be entertaining live questions from the April 22 Six O’clock Series audience; guests are encouraged to attend with ideas of topics and issues to ask about. In preparation, here are several categories and examples:

• Personal issues: Get to know President Driscoll by asking about his family, where he attended college, his favorite thing about IUP, or the kind of music he prefers.
• Academics at IUP: “Why couldn’t I schedule the class I needed this semester?” “What are the academic strengths of IUP?” “Are there majors that should be added or removed from the university?”
• Campus Life, Athletics, Recognized Student Organizations: “Do you think IUP will ever be a Division I school?” “How would you increase student involvement on campus?” “What is your opinion of Greek Life at IUP?”
• Budget: “How does IUP continue to grow during budget cuts?” “Are there departments/programs/majors that might be cut?”
• Changes and improvements at IUP: “When will Weyandt Hall be rebuilt?” “Why isn’t there more recycling across campus?” “Will there really be a campus hotel?”
• Office of the President: “What does the president do all day?” “Who supervises the president?”

Submit your questions for President Driscoll via e-mail to Gina Sereti, Six O’Clock Series coordinator, at g.d.sereti@iup.edu. There is no limit to the number of questions that may be asked. Driscoll will respond to as many as time permits beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22, in the HUB Ohio Room. All members of the IUP community are welcome to attend.

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Tedd is a recognized campus minister through the IUP Interfaith Council and works with the Lutheran Campus Ministry on campus.

He has been called to Luther Chapel Lutheran Church in Coral, Pa., and is serving the congregation on a part-time basis.

This presentation will be given by Professor Eric Nelson of the IUP Safety Science Department. Nelson is an entrepreneur, business owner, and instructor for our Safety Sciences. He will discuss key elements which should be considered when comparing job offers for that first ideal position.

Nelson was founder of a regional consulting company which he grew to 54 employees before selling to a national firm in 2007. He currently owns a Bruster’s Ice Cream franchise in New Stanton and is a senior partner with Steel City Safety, a regional safety consulting company.

Join Eric to get the straight talk as he shares a rare “employer’s view” of salary structures, bonuses, company vehicles, and retirement and medical plans.

Six O’Clock Series

Do you know a female student who is a leader? Nominate her for one of the 2013 Women’s Leadership Awards. Undergraduate and graduate students may be nominated.

How Many Women will be Recognized?

One undergraduate woman will be awarded the New Leadership Award.

One graduate woman will be awarded the graduate student leadership award.

Two undergraduate women will be awarded the PASSHE Consortium.

How Will the Recipients be Selected?

The recipients will be selected by a committee comprised of faculty, staff, and administrators based on their outstanding campus leadership at IUP and their academic and community achievements

Candidates Must:

• Possess strong academic achievement.
• Participate in cocurricular activity and/or community service.
• Demonstrate leadership skills.

Qualifying recipients may have the opportunity to receive a scholarship to the PASSHE Women’s Consortium Leadership Institute and the NEW Leadership Institute.

To learn more, visit Student Leadership and Greek Life. Self-nominations are also accepted. Please send names and e-mail addresses of nominees to health-awareness@iup.edu, or ask your nominee to submit an application.

The program was introduced by Tia Kordell, president of the IUP Environmentally Conscious Organization (ECO). Kordell explained that a main goal for ECO is public education of environmental problems. She described Mitchell’s appearance at the Six O’Clock Series as a wonderful event in line with similar themes of awareness that will be woven through the ECO Earth Day celebration on April 19 in the IUP Oak Grove.

Photo: Tia Kordell, Environmentally Conscious Organization president, introduces the Six O’Clock Series

Mitchell began with some initial comments about oil, such as the estimate that within the past 10 years over half of the planetary oil reserves have been consumed. He continued to focus his remarks more toward the political impact that has resulted from global oil dependance. Mitchell specified that oil was unique as a fossil fuel because it is typically not consumed local to where it is produced. According to Mitchell, this changes how the developing region does and does not benefit from the fuel production. Further, Mitchell asserted that oil dependance was not a natural evolution, but a situation that was created by specific key events. He cited the Marshall Plan that specifically devoted 10 percent of all allocated resources—the largest amount dedicated to a single purpose—toward the conversion of Europe from a coal-based economy to an oil-based economy. Thus, Mitchell illustrated how political power transitioned away from coal and toward oil.

Not everyone in the audience agreed with Mitchell’s ideas, and he was delighted with the questions and debate. Students and faculty asked many questions and continued Mitchell’s presentation through the 7:30 conclusion of the series. A number of audience members remained at the conclusion of the program to speak individually with Mitchell. Others who had purchased his book from the Co-Op Store requested and received his signature and message inside the book jacket.

Timothy Mitchell is a faculty member at Columbia University. His visit was cosponsored by the Pan African Studies Program in addition to the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Office for International Education, the Department of History, the Department of Political Science, and the Department of English.

Do you know a female student who is a leader? Nominate her for one of the 2013 Women’s Leadership Awards. Undergraduate and graduate students may be nominated. Send your nominations to health-awareness@iup.edu.

To learn more, visit Student Leadership and Greek Life. Self-nominations are also accepted. Please send names and e-mail addresses of nominees to health-awareness@iup.edu, or ask your nominee to submit an application.

Candidates must:

• Possess strong academic achievement
• Participate in cocurricular activity and/or community service
• Demonstrate leadership skills

Qualifying recipients may have the opportunity to receive a scholarship to the PASSHE Women’s Consortium Leadership Institute and the NEW Leadership Institute.

All applications are to be returned to the Center for Health and Well-Being, G59 Suites on Maple East, by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2013. Please e-mail health-awareness@iup.edu with questions..

Oil is a curse, it is often said, that condemns the countries producing it to an existence defined by war, corruption, and enormous inequality. “Carbon Democracy” tells a more complex story, arguing that no nation escapes the political consequences of our collective dependence on oil.

Timothy Mitchell, a professor of history at Columbia University, will show the links among democracy, coal, and oil in the past, present, and future. He will also discuss how dependence on oil shapes political life, both in North African and Middle Eastern countries that rely on oil revenues and in Western countries that have the highest oil consumption. His lecture is based on his book Carbon Democracy, to be available at the Coop Store and the IUP Libraries.

Cosponsored by IUP Pan-African Studies, the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Office of International Education, the Department of History, the Department of Political Science, the Department of English, and other IUP entities.

Each fall, thousands of IUP alumni, local community members, and IUP community members gather to watch one of the largest parades in the area, the IUP Homecoming Parade! Among the over 100 units in that parade are a series of pomped floats, each one 50 feet long by 8 feet wide by 7 feet high! Construction of these amazing floats takes several weeks and involves multiple recognized student organizations. In the past, organizations from IUP Greek Life in addition to PRIDE Alliance, Mosaic, Gamma Sigma Sigma, and Delta Tau Sigma have contributed to float construction. Participation is open to any recognized student organization.

For additional information, please contact Homecoming Parade Chair Rick Kutz at rdkutz@iup.edu.

Center for Student Life

IUP Day has become a fall tradition at IUP, regularly hosting over 100 recognized student organizations that have come together to identify themselves as ways for new students to become involved in the IUP community. Several thousand students attend the event each year.

In addition to recognized student organizations, entertainment will be provided by The Entertainment Network and the Black Emphasis Committee, music by WIUP-FM, and free food by Aramark.

Photo: Norm attended IUP Day with 2012 copresidents Stephanie Phillips and Kate Krissinger

IUP Day was created by an IUP student and has been completely managed by IUP students each year since its inception. It is the largest student-run event at IUP. Help maintain this excellent tradition—if you have ideas, suggestions, or simply want to help, please join us. Interested students may contact Julie Kilgus at j.n.kilgus@iup.edu for additional information.

Specifically, Mehta talked about the constitutional right of freedom from religion and religious persecution. He pointed out that nearly a third of Americans under the age of 30 have no religious affiliation, the highest in any recorded generation. In this growing segment of “nones” are many young atheists who have faced prejudice in their high schools and communities for standing up for their constitutional right of freedom from religion. For example, one story was based on a girl named Nicole who refused to participate in the Christian-based Lord’s Prayer before her school’s basketball games. As a result, Hemant described how Nicole was kicked off of the team. He went on to describe how other kids from her school called her “devil worshipper” in the hallway and harassed her because she did not believe in God. In a video clip presented from Nicole’s televised interviews at the time, she tearfully described persecution from others at school, including teachers. Mehta talked about how stories like Nicole’s happen more than people think, and that it is everyone’s right in the United States to have freedom of speech and choice of religion, including choice of no religion.

Over 150 audience members attended Mehta’s lecture and offered thoughtful questions about his transition from growing up in a religious household to becoming an atheist. Hemant indicated his goal was to eliminate the negative stereotype of an athiest and instead reveal atheists as everyday people.

Hemant Mehta is a biology and mathematics alumnus from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has written a book, I Sold My Soul on eBay, and is the current author of his blog, The Friendly Atheist. Hemant has appeared on Fox News and CNN and has served in leadership positions for atheist organizations nationwide. He currently teaches mathematics in the suburbs of Chicago.

Hemant Mehta’s visit was cosponsored by the Secular Student Alliance at IUP. The Secular Student Alliance at IUP (SSAIUP) is committed to creating a safe, welcoming place for all atheist, agnostic, humanist, and freethinker students. SSAIUP is committed to educating the IUP campus about atheism, agnosticism, secular humanism, and the rational worldview. SSAIUP is committed to human rights for all. SSAIUP is committed to the separation of church and state as outlined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. SSAIUP is dedicated to improving the community at IUP, as well as the world as a whole. Membership is in this organization is open to all members of the IUP community. SSAIUP copresidents Caroline Speer and Josiah Racchini provided the introduction to Monday evening’s program.

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Specifically, Mehta will talk about the constitutional right of freedom from religion and religous persecution. An active blogger and spokesperson, Hemant has heard thousands of stories from people across the United States who were discriminated against because they don’t believe in God. He points out that nearly a third of Americans under the age of 30 have no religious affiliation, the highest in any recorded generation. In this growing segment of “nones” are many young atheists who have faced prejudice in their high schools and communities for standing up for their constitutional right of freedom from religion. Mehta will share stories of students who have fought for their rights, sometimes at tremendous personal cost. Mehta, the “Friendly Atheist,” will also talk about how all of us can help make things better for them, regardless of our age or religious affiliation.

Hemant Mehta is a biology and mathematics alumnus from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has written a book, I Sold My Soul on eBay, and is the current author of his blog, The Friendly Atheist. Hemant has appeared on Fox News and CNN and has served in leadership positions for atheist organizations nationwide. He currently teaches mathematics in the suburbs of Chicago.

Hemant Mehta’s visit is cosponsored by the Secular Student Alliance at IUP. The Secular Student Alliance at IUP (SSAIUP) is committed to creating a safe, welcoming place for all atheist, agnostic, humanist, and freethinker students. SSAIUP is committed to educating the IUP campus about atheism, agnosticism, secular humanism, and the rational worldview. SSAIUP is committed to human rights for all. SSAIUP is committed to the separation of church and state as outlined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. SSAIUP is dedicated to improving the community at IUP, as well as the world as a whole. Membership is in this organization is open to all members of the IUP community. SSAIUP copresidents Caroline Speer and Josiah Racchini will provide the introduction to Monday evening’s program.

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On Monday evening, the Six O’Clock Series explored this question with a panel of scholars from a variety of academic backgrounds. Each panelist believed the answer is yes, we can believe in God and accept the world of science, too. The presenters each discussed their reasoning and beliefs, and then the floor was opened to questions and discussion.

The panelists included: Rev. David Hanna, pastor, Calvary Presbyterian Church; Biologist Barkley Butler, professor emeritus, Department of Biology, IUP; Anthropologist Phillip Neusius, professor and chair, Department of Anthropology, IUP; and Historian Charles Cashdollar, professor emeritus and University Professor, Department of History, IUP.

Neusius discussed the nature of knowing and understanding the world as approached from a scientific perspective and a religious perspective. He described the scientific approach as being a “bounded” knowledge that can be measured in contrast to the nature of a religious approach that is “unbound.” Yet, he specified this does not make them incompatible. Butler expanded this with examples from theoretical physics that are not yet able to be measured, yet are still considered part of a scientific perspective. Cashdollar pointed out that most of the knowledge we accept as “bounded” knowledge today had been “unbounded” throughout much of history.

The panelists stated that their goal was to encourage critical thinking and engage in an open dialog. Questions asked by audience members suggested that these goals had been met. One audience member identified herself as agnostic and said that while she had grown up in a Catholic family, she now wasn't sure what to believe. “Why,” she asked the panel, “should I believe a book written by a bunch of men thousands of years ago?” Questions such as this were not easily responded to by the panel, but did reveal an audience eager to join the conversation.

The next Six O’Clock Series will be held Monday, March 25. This will be the first day of classes following Spring Break. The Student Secular Alliance will host Hemant Mehta talking about the rights of athiests regarding freedom from religious persecution.

In public discussions of evolution and creationism, we are sometimes told by creationists and opponents of religion alike that we must choose between belief in creation and acceptance of the theory of evolution, between religion and science. Is this a fair demand? Is the choice that stark? Can one believe in God and accept evolution? Can one both accept what science teaches and engage in religious belief and practice?

On Monday evening, the Six O’Clock Series will explore these questions with a panel of scholars from a variety of academic backgrounds. Each panelist believes the answer is yes, we can believe in God and accept the world of science, too. The presenters will each discuss their reasoning and beliefs, and then the floor will be open to questions and discussion.

The panelists include: Rev. David Hanna, pastor, Calvary Presbyterian Church; Biologist Barkley Butler, professor emeritus, Department of Biology, IUP; Anthropologist Phillip Neusius, professor and chair, Department of Anthropology, IUP; and Historian Charles Cashdollar, professor emeritus and University Professor, Department of History, IUP.

His initial question asked about the job search and hiring process. Alumna Niki Scrudato answered: “Every applicant, along with their resume, is thoroughly searched on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and other social media sites.”

This was the evening’s keynote message: everything associated with your profile, every tweet, every Facebook photo—they’re all fair game and they are used by employers to evaluate you as a potential applicant. The good news is, there are ways to use this in your favor.

Scrudato graduated from IUP with her B.A. in Journalism. From there, she worked for SnapRetail and focused on social media and e-mail marketing. She currently works for GNC in the ecommerce field and has a wealth of experience with social media. Niki was joined by Michele Papakie, IUP alumna and current assistant professor of Journalism and Public Relations. Papakie routinely incorporates social media into her courses and teaches their use for positive self-promotion. Both panelists discussed the use of social media sites such as LinkedIn as a way of establishing a professional profile and as a way of networking with other professionals.

Saeve concluded the evening with a presentation on other social media sites such as Google+ and others that can be used to monitor and manage your online presence. In addition, he emphasized the role of the Career Development Center in aiding students with resume reviews, mock interviews, and advice for online profiles.

The Career Development Center will be sponsoring free transportation to the March 13 Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Job and Internship Fair in Monroeville. To learn more about this and other events, please visit the Career Development Center website.

The Chacivity Award stands for character, civility, and intergrity and is awarded to those students whose behavior is uplifting to the IUP community. Students are chosen regardless of class standing or GPA.

Any member of the IUP and Indiana community can nominate a currently enrolled IUP student for a Chacivity Award by completing the Chacivity Nomination Form. Nominations are due by March 15, 2013.

If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Cowan, graduate assistant, at A.A.Cowan@iup.edu or by phone at 724-357-1264.

The program started out with Baker introducing himself and sharing a little bit about himself to the audience. He then incorporated the audience into the presentation, asking questions about what organizations students are involved in, and what ways are they trying to help the community by leadership. Audience members included student leaders from P.O.I.Z. Modeling Group, Delta Zeta Sorority, the Criminology Association, and other group. Students identified many ways in which being involved in campus life helped them personally, including areas of time management, learning from others, and building friendships.

A very fun part of the series was the interactive game played with the audience called Link. Baker started out by telling facts about himself, and as soon as someone had something in common with him, they would yell “Link” and come up to the front and link arms with him. They would then start saying facts about themselves until someone else yelled “Link,” and the game continued. This was a great way to learn more about the people in the room and to engage the audience into the presentation. Using this example of networking, Baker challenged the audience to get involved. “If you could spend 30 minutes in someone’s office, whose office would you want to visit?” and “Learn who the people are that are currently doing the things you want to do” were among the messages he had for students.

Tom Baker, M.A., is the chief community affairs officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh. After serving as vice president of Programs for BBBS and leading a gold-standard, award-winning program staff for three years, Tom transitioned into his new role in September 2011. He is president of Baker Leadership and the author of three books: Get Involved! Making the Most of Your 20s and 30s (released 2008), Give Our Passion (released 2010), and Empowered in Pittsburgh (released 2012). Tom is a 2005 IUP Student Affairs in Higher Education alumnus.

Tom Baker of Baker Leadership can be reached on Facebook.

Cosponsored by the Office of Student Leadership and Greek Life.

In addition, Longacre serves as a leader in Student Government Association and the Student Cooperative Association. As a founding father of Phi Delta Theta, a member of IUP Ambassadors, and a varsity track and field member, Andrew has been taking an active role at IUP throughout his education. He is an inspiring student leader and an excellent spokesperson to introduce “Leaving Your Legacy.”

Tom Baker, M.A., is the chief community affairs officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh. After serving as vice president of programs for BBBS and leading a gold-standard, award-winning program staff for three years, Baker transitioned into his new role in September 2011 as president of Baker Leadership.

His program will aim to empower and inspire students to extend their expereinces and involvement to ensure that they leave a legacy on campus. This session will focus on strategies to enable students to organize projects, plan events, recruit students, and motivate others. More information can be found at the Six O’Clock Series website. Facebook users can follow the series on Facebook.

“Leaving Your Legacy” will be held Monday, February 25, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. in the HUB Ohio Room.

Pat Ulbrih, Ph.D., Ann Begler, Barbara Hafer, and Maureen McHugh, Ph.D. told stories, jokes, and lessons about their journey as feminists, beginning in a time when there were few other feminists around. Pat put this in context when she explained that Pittsburgh became the third national chapter of the National Organization for Women in 1967. Prior to Pittsburgh’s chapter, Pat explained that nationwide there were only two other chapters: one in New York and another in Washington, D.C. As the first panelist to speak, Pat helped explain how Pittsburgh played a significant role nationally in the women’s movement.

Ulbrih is a sociologist with a history working in the field of public health where she saw first-hand how the advancements of the women’s movement had a direct impact on the lives of women and girls in western Pennsylvania. She commented on Monday night, “I knew nobody would tell the story of these women and their accomplishments, and it needed to be told.” So, Pat wrote a grant that was funded, and she founded the “In Sisterhood” exhibit. “In Sisterhood: A Women’s Movement in Pittsburgh” is an oral history and multimedia project designed to promote a deeper understanding and appreciation of the contributions of women of the region to the women’s movement. The exhibit includes videos, historical photos, and memorabelia—many of which are on display today in the University Museum.

Barbara Hafer spoke following Ulbrih. Although best known for her political work, Hafer is a registered nurse who also has a background in public health. She described being an R.N. in public health in the late ’60s when she said she was “not allowed” to discuss birth control with patients. In many cases, she stated hospitals had a practice of refusing patients who were victims of domestic violence. Begler identified these as forms of “institutional discrimination.” A practicing attorney, Begler was the third panelist and cited legal practices that had played a role in these institutional biases, but were changed through the work of the women’s movement. She cited a change in crime codes applied to courtroom behavior making it no longer legal to interrogate a female witness about her past sexual history as a means of defaming her character. On a more personal note, Ann also described growing up in DuBois and wanting to play drums and baseball as a girl before being told she “wasn’t allowed” because “girls played the flute.”

McHugh, founder of the IUP Women’s Studies program, shared how her education at Chatham University helped forge her feminism. She said it was a juxtopasition to attend an all-women’s college that was led by an all-male Board of Trustees and a mostly male faculty. As the final speaker to present, Maureen aptly summarized the evening, saying that, for her, the women’s movement was not about individual achievement, but rather it was a community or a sisterhood.

The “In Sisterhood” exhibit will be available in the University Museum through March 15, 2013. Additional information about Monday’s Six O’Clock Series as compiled by the IUP Libraries can be found at LibGuides.

The Six O’Clock Series will return on Monday, February 25, with ”Leaving Your Legacy,” a program featuring IUP alumnus Tom Baker and cosponsored by the Office for Student Leadership and Greek Life. Facebook users can follow the Six O’Clock Series on Facebook. Twitter users can follow the series at #6oclockseries.

Pittsburgh has a long history of producing entrepreneurs, philanthropists, artists, and musicians. What is less well known is that the region was also the birthplace of some influential leaders of the women’s movement and was home to several pioneering feminist organizations during the latter part of the 1900s. “In Sisterhood: The Women’s Movement in Pittsburgh” is an oral history and multimedia project designed to promote a deeper understanding and appreciation of this inspiring aspect of the region’s history and to highlight how progress was achieved through the hard work and determination of a diverse group of local grassroots activists. A related project, called “Bridge Builders,” explores the synergistic nexus between the civil rights and women’s movements in Pittsburgh during the 1960s and 1970s.

The goals of the exhibit are to pay tribute to feminists in our region who worked hard to promote equality, to raise awareness among students about the role of social movements in our democratic society, and to encourage civic engagement. The panel will include four women associated with the exhibit: Pat Ulbrich, Ph.D., director and producer of the multimedia exhibits,and three local feminists whose leadership is featured in the exhibit: Barbara Hafer, Ann Begler, and Maureen McHugh, Ph.D. Each of the panelists will address their experiences, the importance of the women’s movement, and the significance of the exhibit.

Patricia Ulbrich is director and producer of “In Sisterhood: The Women’s Movement in Pittsburgh.” She is a progressive social scientist, film student, and visiting scholar in women studies at the University of Pittsburgh. For more than three decades, Ulbrich’s research has focused women’s issues, including how individuals’ race, class, and gender shape their life chances. She cofounded the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania and serves on the board of Pittsburgh Action Against Rape.

Barbara Hafer was the first educational director of Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, founder of the Center for Victims of Violent Crimes, and the cofounder of PA Coalition Against Rape. Best known for her career in Pennsylvania politics, Hafer was the first woman elected to the Allegheny County Commission. She was subsequently elected state auditor general and elected state treasurer. She currently lives in Indiana and has served on the Foundation for IUP board.

Ann Begler is the founder and principal of the Begler Group, a Pittsburgh firm providing services in mediation, advanced facilitation, conflict coaching, and organizational development. Begler is an active mediator for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s mediation program and is the the Pennsylvania Superior Court’s Western District mediator, mediating court appeals arising within the civil, family, and estate areas of the courts.

Maureen McHugh was active in the women’s movement in Pittsburgh and has played a leadership role in the development and direction of women’s studies in the region, initiating the Women’s Studies Program at IUP in 1986 and codirecting the Tri State Teaching Women’s Studies Conference for more than a decade. She is active in feminist psychology at the national level.

The “Bridge Builders” and “In Sisterhood” multimedia exhibits will be installed at the University Museum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, February 2–March 16, 2013. Find out more about the University Museum’s exhibit of “In Sisterhood: the Women’s Movement in Pittsburgh.”

It started with a poetry slam. Chinaka Hodge, 2008 East Bay Express Best Poet, read an original piece about Jordan Davis. Davis was a 17-year old shot and killed in Florida while waiting in his car at a gas station. Hodge delivered the piece with passion and set the stage for an evening of insight.

The panel was moderated by James Braxton Peterson, an English and African Studies faculty member at Lehigh University. Peterson used questions like “describe something you learned from the generation before you that you want to pass along to the next generation” as a way to draw out the historical nature of the panel. In so doing, the panelists helped to illustrate how art has been and continues to be utilized as a form of resistance.

Originally the panel was to have included Sonja Sanchez and Haki Madhabuti. Sanchez, the author of 18 books and recipient of the Robert Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime service to American poetry, was forced to postpone her visit to IUP due to health concerns. Madhabuti was unable to secure transportation from Chicago due to weather concerns. Their vacancies were filled by Claude “Paradise” Gray and Jasiri X. Gray was a founding member of the 1990’s hip-hop group Clan X and continues to be a photographer, activist, and leader in Pittsburgh. Jasiri X is a rapper, blogger, and community leader in Pittsburgh known for his blog This Week with Jasiri X and his hit “What if the Tea Party Was Black?” Recently, Jasiri and Paradise have collaborated to create One Hood Media, an experience designed to help young black men critically analyze media and develop skills to create their own media.

Other panelists included “Popmaster” Fabel Pabon and Michael Skolnik. Pabon has been a dancer and performer and is currently working on a documentary project. Skolnik currently serves on the board of directors for the Trayvon Martin Foundation. Regarding Trayvon, Skolnik said: “When black kids are murdered, they become a number, not a name.” He encourages the rememberance of the person and their life, in addition to who they are.

Over 150 persons came to hear the members of the panel speak. The audience included faculty, staff, students, and members of the local community. The Six O’Clock Series is grateful to the Student Cooperative Assocciation and the African American Cultural Center for their assistance producing this program.

The next series is scheduled for February 18 and will feature the “In Sisterhood” exhibit. “In Sisterhood” focuses on the leaders of the women’s movement in Pittsburgh. Facebook users can follow the series on Facebook.

The Chacivity Award stands for character, civility, and integrity and is awarded to those students who show behavior that is uplifting to the IUP community. Students are chosen regardless of class standing and QPA.

Not faculty, staff, or student at IUP? No problem! Anyone can nominate a currently enrolled IUP student for a Chacivity Award by completing the Chacivity Nomination Form. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Cowan, graduate assistant, at A.A.Cowan@iup.edu or by phone at 724-357-1264.

Nominations are due by March 15, 2013.