News Releases 2009

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»	SRU plans 'Movement Concepts' class for children ages 3-5 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University will offer a free, on-campus movement activities program, “Moving Concepts,” each Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Morrow Field House beginning Jan. 28.
»	SRU's Robert Crafton earns EAPSU Faculty Member of Year honor SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Robert Crafton, Slippery Rock University assistant professor of English, has been named the Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year by the English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities.
»	SRU's Bruce Boliver earns RCRA Lifetime Achievement Award SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –  Bruce Boliver, Slippery Rock University assistant professor of parks, recreation/environmental education, has been recognized by the Resort and Commercial Recreation Association with the 2009 Howard Uibel Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to exceptional leadership, foresight and character.
»	Miller earns PSAHPERD's 'Professional Honor Award SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Marybeth Miller, an assistant professor of physical education at Slippery Rock University, has received the Professional Honor Award from the Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Two SRU students also were honored at the organization’s recent convention in King of Prussia.
»	Shoe drive enables needy children to run on SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. ­– Starting out with baby steps, Jennifer Reedy, an exercise and rehabilitative sciences major from Albion, had hoped to collect a few shoes to recycle the soles. Instead, her campus shoe drive produced a stampede of support and 360 pair of shoes for orphans in Central America, Europe and the Middle East.
»	SRU expands exchange agreement with South Korean university SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University has approved an expanded exchange agreement with Kangwon National University in South Korea that will bring up to five Korean students majoring in business to SRU annually, beginning next fall.
»	SRU ML King events spotlight volunteers, leader's legacy SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University will pay homage to the life of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with two programs the week of Jan. 18, including the annual King Day of Service and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, featuring Todd Allen, associate professor of communication at Geneva College, as speaker.
»	Geologists dig Nevada: research delves into ancient seaway SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Tamra Schiappa, associate professor of geography, geology and the environment, and two geology majors, Meghan Rice and Sarah Schattauer, have been working to unravel the geologic history of Nevada.
»	SRU alumna bequests $50,000 to physical education department SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Marie Lower Smith, a 1938 Slippery Rock University physical education graduate, clearly loved and respected her alma mater. In her will she left a sizable gift, the first $50,000 is already available to the University’s physical education department.
»	SRU job seeker gets national exposure at MLB's job fair SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Terry Rodgers, a Slippery Rock University graduating senior from New Castle majoring in communication, learned firsthand this week that being in the right place at the right time can get you national exposure when looking for a job.
»	Students demonstrate spirit of the season SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – While it is not possible to eliminate the pain of separation soldiers feel during the holidays, Slippery Rock University student Colleen McCoy, an education major from Saxonburg, hopes the 141 care packages she is sending to soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan will help lift their spirits. Her two brothers serve in the U.S. Army in those warzones.
»	SRU's Lifelong Learning Center gears up for allied health courses SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Office of Lifelong Learning has collaborated with a number of local workforce investment boards to create a program of short-term, non-credit professional development courses in the allied health field.
»	SRU students with right credentials can find jobs in tough times SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – There are jobs to be had, even in tough economic times and when unemployment is at an all-time high, but you have to have the right academic major. More than 70 Slippery Rock University students majoring in parks and recreation/environmental education stood in line Wednesday for summer jobs that may lead to full-time careers in state and national parks as well as with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
»	National Advocacy Learning Center selects two SRU staff WASHINGTON, D.C. – Karla Forner, program coordinator for Slippery Rock University’s Bridge Project, and Jodiann Solito, director of the SRU Women’s Center, have been selected as members of the inaugural Advocacy Learning Center class.
»	SRU Army ROTC Program commissions three at Dec. 19 ceremony SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Army ROTC Program will commission three second lieutenants at 2 p.m. Dec. 19 ceremonies in the Advanced Technology and Science Hall.
»	SRU expects 500 graduates at fall commencement Dec. 19   SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University will present 500 diplomas at its fall semester commencement exercise planned for 11 a.m. Dec. 19 in Morrow Field House.
»	SRU trustees OK plan to build new Performance and Classroom Lab SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Council of Trustees today took the initial step in authorizing President Robert Smith to seek appropriate financing for construction of a new Performance and Classroom Laboratory Facility.
»	SRU flutists salute conflict, history, fun in Dec. 9 concert SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University Flute Choir, Chamber Flutes and two student flute quartets, directed by Stacey Steele, assistant professor of music, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 in Swope Recital Hall.
»	Good News: A Silver Hawks name Rock graduate vice president Lynn Kachmarik, a 1979 and 1980 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named vice president and general manager of the South Bend [Ind.] Silver Hawks, a minor league baseball team owned by Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks.
»	Good News: Deighton, Pool named Daktronics All-Americans Jeremy Deighton, a marketing major from Broadview Heights, Ohio, added to his list of postseason honors today when he was named to the Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America team.
»	Good News: Keystone Research Center taps Laurel Dagnon for economic post Laurel Dagnon, director of programming for Slippery Rock University’s Institute for Community, Service-Learning and Non-Profit Leadership, will be exploring strategies for improving Pennsylvania’s economy as the newly appointed board of director for the Keystone Research Center in Harrisburg. The research and policy institute is working to create jobs.
»	Good News: ReadingPhillies promote ’07 graduate to community post Matt Hoffmaster, a 2007 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named director of community relations for the Reading Phillies, an affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies. He had been the team’s client relationship assistant.
»	Good News: Rock graduate becomes principal of Virginia high school
»	Good News: Rock tops region with six on NSCAA All-Region team KANSAS CITY – The 13th-ranked Slippery Rock University men’s soccer team placed a region-high six players on the All-Atlantic Region team selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and released Tuesday.
»	Good News: SRU elementary education graduate earns honors for teaching Grace Bickert, a 1993 Slippery Rock University masters of elementary education graduate, was saluted recently by the Shaler Area School District board of education for her 37 years work as a kindergarten teacher at Marzolf Primary School and her dedication to helping create a close-knit district committee.
»	Good News: SRU expects 500 graduates at fall commencement     For 500 Slippery Rock University students, the “Good News” is they will receive diplomas this Saturday at 11 a.m. in Morrow Field House.
»	Good News: SRU graduate takes director’s baton for Waynesboro choir The director’s baton for the Towne Singers, a popular choral group that’s been making music for 40 year in the Waynesboro area, has been passed to Eric Griffith, a 2001 Slippery Rock University graduate.
»	Good News: SRU trio earns Baseball Writers Preseason All-America honors Slippery Rock University seniors Vince Lloyd of New Brighton, Billy Messer of Slippery Rock and Jacob Oswalt from South Fork, were named this week as members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's Division II Preseason All-America Teams.
»	Good News: SRU’s C.J. Bahr kicks way to inaugural Mitchell Award nomination CHICAGO – C.J. Bahr, a Slippery Rock University junior kicking specialist on The Rock’s football squad, is one of 10 finalists for the inaugural Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award presented to the NCAA Division II or Division III kicker who excels on the football field and in the community.
»	Good News: SRU’s Hindley earns All-Regional soccer honors KANSAS CITY – Alison Hindley, Slippery Rock University women’s soccer standout from Cheshire, England, has been named to second team All-Atlantic Region honors by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
»	Good News: SRU’s Richard Wukich gets NAACP’s President’s Award Richard Wukich, Slippery Rock University professor of art, has been presented the President’s Award by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People New Castle Branch.
»	Good News: The Rock lands three on NSCAA All-America Team KANSAS CITY- Slippery Rock University men's soccer standouts Jeremy Deighton of Broadview Heights, Ohio, Greg Blum of Ambridge and Thomas Pool of Bedfordshire, England were named to All-America honors this week by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
»	Old Stone House celebrates Civil War Christmas SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Old Stone House celebrates the holiday season Saturday and Sunday with “A Civil War Christmas,” a free program highlighting the traditions, music and culture of Christmas in 19th-century America.

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»	SRU fall concert showcases modern, Indian, jazz dances SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The dance department at Slippery Rock University concludes its fall semester with a showcase of student works in its annual fall concert at 1 and 4 p.m. Dec. 6 in Swope Music Hall.
»	Project Christmas Elf seeks 'adoption' of 75 needy area children SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Institute for Community, Service-Learning and Nonprofit Leadership and the SRU AmeriCorps Program have the names of 75 local children in need of help for the upcoming holiday and they are looking for people to “adopt” them as part of Project Christmas Elf.
»	Honors Program students excell at national conference SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. ­ – The Slippery Rock University Honors Program has plenty to brag about. The program attracted 100 new students this year, and the upperclassmen are distinguishing themselves through conference participation. SRU sophomores, juniors and seniors have achieved a 95 percent acceptance rate during the past two years at The National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, besting the national average by up to 50 percent.
»	SRU senior captures Chad Williamson Memorial Scholarship SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Anna Michelle Cypher, a senior Slippery Rock University vocal performance major from Evans City, took top honors last weekend in the music department’s 17th annual Chad Williamson Memorial Scholarship Competition.
»	SRU video production team tackes football games -- and wins   SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – For a dozen Slippery Rock University students it has been – Lights! Camera! Touchdown! – as they learned the ropes of recording The Rock’s home football games, then producing a product for the campus community and beyond.
»	SRU professor spreads love of sign language to students SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Myra Balok, assistant professor of English at Slippery Rock University and adviser to the University’s American Sign Language Club, is spreading her long-lived interest in sign language across campus through the club and club-sponsored projects.
»	SRU leads way with 'green' graduation gowns SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. ­– Go green, the familiar chant at Slippery Rock University athletic events, will take on new meaning next spring when graduates don commencement gowns made from 100 percent, post-consumer recycled plastic bottles.
»	Four 'American Idol' stars bring talents to SRU Peforming Arts Series SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Chikezie, Trenyce Cobbins, Mikalah Gordon and R.J. Helton will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in Miller Auditorium when Slippery Rock University Performing Arts Series presents “Former ‘American Idol’ Stars for the Holidays.”
»	SRU's Pam Arnhold earns top adapted educator award SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Pam Arnhold, Slippery Rock University assistant professor of exercise and rehabilitative sciences, has been named the Adapted Physical Activity Professional of the year by the Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. She will receive the award today in Valley Forge.
»	SRU hosts domestic violence expert SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Valena Beety, the staff attorney with the Mississippi Innocence Project, a professor at the University of Mississippi and a former assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, will present “Stopping Dating Violence: Strategies on Campus and in Courts” at 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
»	Authors tackle 'Girl Bullying' in new book SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – It’s not new, but it is growing: Girls bully. To combat the nationwide problem confronting school officials, parents and teens themselves, two Slippery Rock University faculty and two Duquesne University faculty have combined their research in “Understanding Girl Bullying – and What to Do About It; Strategies to Help Heal the Divide,” a comprehensive guide that spotlights the issue and offers solutions.
»	'Inspecting Carol' opens SRU holiday season SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Daniel Sullivan’s “Inspecting Carol,” an uproarious farce complete with holiday turns and tunes, will be presented by the Slippery Rock University theatre department Dec. 1-6 in Miller Auditorium.
»	SRU students present ' Dance of India' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Three Slippery Rock University dance majors ­- Kacie Peterson, a junior from Frederick, Md., Patty Petronello, a junior from Arlington, Va., and Tayler Sady, a junior from Lilly - will present a lecture/demonstration about classical Indian dance in a special 7 p.m. Nov. 17 program in the West Gym Dance Studio.
»	SRU 'Success Starts Here' features TCi President and CEO SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Joe Finney, a 1986 Slippery Rock University graduate current president and chief executive officer of Tire Centers LLC, will discuss his personal path to success Nov. 24 as part of Slippery Rock University’s “Success Starts Here” speaker series.
»	'Miracles on Main Street' sets spirit for Slippery Rock Light Up Night SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –  “Light Up Night,” an annual holiday collaboration between Slippery Rock University and the Slippery Rock community, will use Miracles on Main Street” as its theme this year. The program includes a Wreath Decorating Contest to benefit the Slippery Rock Feed My Sheep Food Cupboard.
»	SRU leads way with 'green' graduation gown SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. ­– Go green, the familiar chant at Slippery Rock University athletic events, will take on new meaning next spring when graduates don commencement gowns made from 100 percent, post-consumer recycled plastic bottles.
»	SRU president signs American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Robert Smith, president of Slippery Rock University and a longtime proponent of environmental sustainability, today signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment saying, “Slippery Rock University is committed to helping lead the region in reducing global emissions of greenhouse gases, starting with our own campus.”
»	Veterans Day observance salutes U.S. military sacrifices SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University will commemorate Veterans Day 2009 with a public observance at 11:11 a.m. Wednesday at the University’s Veterans Memorial. U.S. Army Maj. Patrick Callahan will be the speaker.
»	SRU international students shine spotlight on home countries SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s annual Internations Week, which traditionally ends with the sell-out “International Dinner” featuring foods from around the world has opened. The event offers the campus and local community the chance to learn firsthand about the home countries of SRU international students.
»	SRU's Joanne Leight named PSAHPERD 'Teach of the Year' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Joanne Leight, associate professor of physical education and a double Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named “Teacher of the Year” for the college/university division of the Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. The award will be presented Nov. 20 at a Valley Forge Convention Center luncheon.
»	SRU's Adapted Physical Activity Day advocates inclusion SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University will offer an Adapted Physical Activity Awareness Day Nov. 11 to advocate the importance of including those with disabilities in adapted physical activity sessions in educational and community-based settings. The free program, from noon to 8 p.m., will include information booths, student-led activity demonstrations, a T-shirt giveaway, lunch on the Quad, wheelchair sports and more.
»	Native American history, traditions, culture in SRU spotlight at annual celebration Native American history, traditions, culture in SRU spotlight at annual celebration
»	SRU's Women's Studies Program confronts genital cutting SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.– The controversial topic of female genital cutting for religious and cosmetic purposes will be the topic of a Thursday discussion at Slippery Rock University, sponsored by the University’s Women’s Studies Program.
»	Competitors tune up for Williamson competition SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – A dozen Slippery Rock University music students have been rehearsing for weeks in preparation for the 17th annual Chad Williamson Memorial Scholarship Competition at 4 p.m. Nov. 14 in Swope Music Hall.
»	SRU guest pianist concert features American, European selections SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Pianist Amber Shay Nicholson will present a guest recital of music, including works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and several American composers when she visits Slippery Rock University at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13.
»	Good News: '09 graduate wins Thanksgiving running competition Jaime Wright, a 2009 Slippery Rock University graduate, showed that she had the right stuff when she won her third consecutive Hagerstown [Md.] Community College Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning.
»	Good News: Kiger named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honor Dana Kiger, an exercise science major and a women’s soccer player at Slippery Rock University, was named to third team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors as voted on and released by the College Sports Information Directors of America last week.
»	Good News: Kotek, Leighton, win flat-screen TV’s through campus campaign Marcia Kotek, Slippery Rock University human resources benefits and transaction manager, and Laurie Leighton, clerk typist 1 at the Regional Learning Alliance, have won 32-inch, flat-screen TV’s through SRU’s Campus Family Campaign.
»	Good News: MS3 graduates’ ‘food forest’ plan earns praise Juliette Jones and Michelle Czolba’s idea to convert four empty lots in a struggling Pittsburgh neighborhood into a “food forest” of trees, herbs and fruit-bearing shrubs earned them a profile in Sunday’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
»	Good News: Patrick Burkhart pens article for international geology magazine Patrick Burkhart, Slippery Rock University professor of geography, geology and the environment, is the co-author of the lead article in December’s GSA Today, a prestigious monthly magazine for geologists. The article challenges Charles Darwin’s hypothesis about the origin of a group of boulders in southern South America.
»	Good News: Plum High School inducts SRU trustee John Hicks into Hall of Fame John Hicks, a member of the Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees and a professor emeritus of elementary education and early childhood at SRU, will be inducted into the Plum High School Sports Hall of Fame Nov. 12.
»	Good News: Rock lands six on All-Region soccer team; four on All-PSAC Six Slippery Rock University men’s soccer standouts were named to Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Atlantic Regional honors Tuesday, with the announcement coming on the heels that four players had been named to the All Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference team.
»	Good News: SRU graduate discovers first American park while researching Wilkes-Barre, PA. – Scott Spinucci, documentary filmmaker, media producer and 1991 Slippery Rock University communication graduate, has discovered a national treasure – the first official American park – River Common, located along the Susquehanna Rive in Wilkes-Barre.
»	Good News: SRU graduate garners national AD honors Jack Fullen, a 1963 Slippery Rock University graduate and current athletic director for the Blackhawk School District in Beaver Falls, will receive a National Federation of State High School Associations Citation Dec. 14 in Dallas, Texas, during luncheon festivities at the 40th annual National Athletic Directors Conference sponsored jointly by the NFHS and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
»	Good News: SRU men’s soccer wins PSAC championship; NCAA tournament next The 12th-ranked Slippery Rock University men’s soccer team won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship Saturday with a 2-1 win over No. 1 Millersville at N. Kerr Thompson Stadium.
»	Good News: SRU president signs American College and University Presidents Robert Smith, president of Slippery Rock University and a longtime proponent of environmental sustainability, today signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment saying, “Slippery Rock University is committed to helping lead the region in reducing global emissions of greenhouse gases, starting with our own campus.”
»	Good News: SRU vocal performance majors take honors at tri-state competition Anna Cypher from Ellwood City and Angela Fenk from Pittsburgh, two senior Slippery Rock University vocal performance majors, won top honors at the recent National Association of Teachers of Singing Tri-State student auditions at the CLO Academy in Pittsburgh.
»	Good News: SRU’s Deighton earns first team ESPN The Magazine honors Jeremy Deighton, a marketing major on Slippery Rock University men’s soccer team, was named to first team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors as voted on and released by the College Sports Information Directors of America last week.
»	Good News: SRU’s Deighton earns soccer Player of the Year honor Jeremy Deighton, a Slippery Rock University senior soccer player from Broadview Heights, Ohio, was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division Player of the Year for the second straight season.
»	Good News: SRU’s men’s soccer coach earns PSAC’s ‘Coach of the Year’ Matt Thompson, Slippery Rock University head men’s soccer coach and 1998 SRU graduate, was named Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season in All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference voting.
»	Good News: SRU’s women’s rugby club takes Midwest Championship Slippery Rock University’s women's rugby club, one of Campus Recreation's 26 sport clubs, won the Midwest Championship for the second consecutive year last weekend in Iowa Falls, Iowa.
»	Good News: University of Minnesota salutes SRU graduate Joseph Gallian, a 1966 Slippery Rock University graduate has been selected to receive the 2009-10 Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Research at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
»	Good News: Who’s Who recognizes SRU sustainable systems graduate William Paul McKinney, a 1996 Slippery Rock University graduate and current architect and project manager at the University of Houston, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of construction management.
»	Institute seeks 'CareBreak' volunteers SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Institute for Community, Service-Learning and Non-profit Leadership and its Connector Corps are looking for a few good women and men to staff spring “Care Breaks” to five U.S. cities next March.

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»	Program fights breast cancer SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University community will have three opportunities to help fight breast cancer this month and learn more about the importance of screening and early detection.
»	Jack Hanna brings lecture, animals to SRU SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Jack Hanna, director-emeritus of the Columbus [Ohio] Zoo and Aquarium, will lecture and show various animals at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Slippery Rock University’s University Union.
»	SRU celebrates Campus Sustainablity Day Wednesday SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University, a pioneer in sustainability education, will join colleges and universities across the country Wednesday in celebrating the seventh annual Campus Sustainability Day.
»	SRU hosts 'Sisters in Healthcare History Project' exhibit SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The first major exhibit of the Slippery Rock University Sisters in Healthcare History project – an artifact tribute to the hundreds of unheralded Roman Catholic sisters who cared for the sick between 1847-1969 – will be staged from Oct. 27 to Nov. 20 at SRU’s Martha Gault Art Gallery. The grand opening will be 6 to 8 p.m. the first night.
»	SRU's Old Stone House prepares for Halloween SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -Slippery Rock University’s historic Old Stone House will once again host Halloween festivities this fall, with thrills ­- and chills - for visitors of all ages. This year, two separate nightly programs will be offered Oct. 23-24 and Oct. 30-31.
»	SRU launches budget-planning Web site; seeks suggestions, community input SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Facing a potential $9 million budget problem in 2010, Slippery Rock University Tuesday launched a Web site documenting budget challenges and encouraging faculty, staff, students and others to share their best thinking about ways the University could increase revenue or cut expenses.
»	SRU's Montero wins prestigious Minority Achievement Award SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Jessamine Jovelina Mozo Montero, Slippery Rock University’s special assistant to the president: senior officer for diversity and inclusion, will be recognized with a Minority Achievement Award at the 35th Annual Minority Achiever’s reception sponsored by Talk/Minority Opinion Magazine.
»	SRU 'Success Starts Here' spotlight features retired general SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – William G. “Gus” Pagonis, a retired three-star U.S. Army general recognized for his logistical achievements during Desert Shield/Desert Storm and now vice chairman of the board of directors for Pittsburgh-based Genco, will bring his expertise to Slippery Rock University’s “Success Starts Here” speaker series Oct. 27.
»	Six SRU music therapy majors share findings at conference SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –Working with adolescents 15-21 years old in a New Castle detention center as part of their clinical work, six Slippery Rock University students have seen firsthand how music therapy can bring about changes in lives of young people and will now share their findings at the sixth annual Mid-Atlantic Passages Conference in New York.
»	SRU faculty, staff invited to ride SGA's NEXTbus' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Faculty and staff, as well as Slippery Rock University students, are now just one phone call away from the NEXTbus. The Student Government Association recently installed a new computer system on the campus buses it operates to help SRU become more environmentally friendly while providing up-to-date bus stop information.
»	SRU receives $251,222 for sexual assault prevention work SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University has received a $251,222 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to support The Bridge Project, a prevention program focusing on eliminating violence against women. The three-year grant will also fund an increased University police presence on campus and provide in-car computer equipment.
»	SRU's 'Cymbeline' features rock, romaticism themes SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s theatre department will combine rock and romanticism in its upcoming, six-production adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline,” opening Oct. 16.
»	SRU's incoming freshman class brings higher GPAs, class rank SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s position as the region’s premier undergraduate residential university was affirmed by the fall 2009 entering freshman class, 12 percent of whom come from the top 10 percent of their high school class.
»	Trustees salute SRU's expanding Adapted Physical Activity Program SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees today as part of their regular meeting presented a resolution honoring the University’s Adapted Physical Activity Program for its nationally recognized leadership and declared Nov. 11, 2009, as Adapted Physical Activity Day at SRU.
»	Wind power workshop offers clean alternative SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. ­– Slippery Rock University’s Robert A. Macoskey Center for Sustainable Systems Education and Research will offer two sessions of a “Wind Power 101 Workshop,” from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Oct. 24. Participants will learn strategies for reducing their home and business utility costs and decreasing environmental impact.
»	SRU's Spanish, French programs receive national acclaim SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s secondary-education programs in Spanish and French have been named programs of distinction by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages. The recognition means the programs meet national standards of excellence and that SRU students demonstrate advanced foreign language skills.
»	Regional Learning Alliance marks five years CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The Regional Learning Alliance learning and conference facility, conceived and developed by Slippery Rock University, will mark its fifth anniversary of service with an open house reception from 3-5 p.m. Oct. 15 at the facility’s Cranberry Woods home.
»	SRU marks Hispanic/Latino Month with artist, scholar lectures SLIPPERY ROCK, PA. -- Slippery Rock University will celebrate its eighth annual Hispanic/Latino Month throughout October as a way of illustrating the wealth and diversity of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world through music, literature, cinema, art, dance, food and the media. Campus events will include lectures by artist Roberto Alberto and scholar Antonio Cortijo from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
»	Boozel earns Dining Hall of Distinction honor SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Boozel Dining Hall has been named a runner-up in University Business magazine’s Dining Halls of Distinction recognition program and will be featured in this month’s edition. Only 12 dining halls nationwide were selected. The program honors excellence in all aspects of operations, including variety of entrees, satisfaction, atmosphere and sustainability.
»	Good News: Good News: SRU men’s soccer team clinches playoff berth; ranks 11 in U.S. The Slippery Rock University men’s soccer team, currently ranked 11th in the nation and second in the NCAA Atlantic Region, has clinched its fourth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference playoff berth in the last five seasons.
»	Good News: SRU’s Mihalik in Liberty Mutual's ‘Coach Insider’ project George Mihalik, Slippery Rock University’s most-winning head football coach, was recently featured in the "Coach Insider" project sponsored by Liberty Mutual.
»	Good News:SRU homecoming proves great opportunity for sorority’s philanthropy Members of the Delta Kappa chapter of the national social sorority Alpha Xi Delta at Slippery Rock University used the recent homecoming event to raise money for their new philanthropy and came away with more than $350 in spare change for Autism Speaks.

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»	Good News: SRU campus rates in nation's Top 25 Safe Campus report SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University has been named one of the safest university campuses in the nation by The Daily Beast. SRU was listed at No. 14.
»	SRU music professor to be center stage for Pittsburgh's G20 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – When world leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev, and others in Pittsburgh for the G20 gather tonight in Heinz Field’s Great Hall, Slippery Rock University’s Music Professor Stephen Hawk will be front and center.
»	SRU graduate recounts Vietnam horrors; current life as Zen monk SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Claude Anshin Thomas, a Zen monk, international peace activist, award-winning author and Slippery Rock University graduate, will deliver a public lecture at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 detailing his horrifying experiences and life during and after military service in Vietnam
»	SRU president taps Montero to lead diversity and inclusion program SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University President Robert Smith today named Jessamine Montero, director of Slippery Rock University’s Act 101 program and an assistant professor, as the special assistant to the president, senior officer for diversity and inclusion.
»	SRU honors 5 alumni for leadership, distinguished service SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Five Slippery Rock University graduates have been named to this year’s class of Distinguished Alumni Award recipients and will honor them as part of the University’s annual homecoming Oct. 2-3.
»	SRU student group hosts Meet Our Elected Officials program SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Students Organizing for America is bringing State Rep. Jaret Gibbons, D-10th, State Sen. Mary Jo White, R-21st, and U.S. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, D-3rd, to campus to answer questions from students and discuss the importance of public service.
»	Disability advocate Simi Linton lectures at SRU SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Simi Linton, an award-winning author and one of America’s foremost experts on disability and the arts, will lecture at 1 p.m. Oct. 13 at Slippery Rock University’s University Union. Linton is an advocate for increasing disability studies in curriculum and improving the way disability is represented and depicted in the arts.
»	SRU shows greening leadership - again SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University continues to show leadership in campus greening, with the introduction of new recycling containers in buildings and the switch to Green Seal Certified cleaning products that are being used daily campuswide.
»	SRU music department strikes chord with new women's choir SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University music department has apparently struck a chord with the campus and community. The department’s newly formed SRU Women’s Choir has already drawn more than 30 members.
»	SRU faculty form Middle East Studies Center to promote knowledge SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University faculty have teamed up to establish a Middle East Studies group to foster and enhance knowledge of the Middle East, including its past and current economic, social, historic, artistic cultural and political development.
»	Books by SRU professors help schoolteachers make the grade SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Veteran school teachers, as well as those entering the classroom for the first time, now have a wealth of help awaiting them as the learn to deal with the problems of assessing student learning. The help comes in the form of books written by Slippery Rock University’s John L. Badgett and Edwin P. Christmann.
»	SRU dance department kicks off Saturday program for children SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s dance department will kick off an 11-week Saturday Dance Program for children ages 3–12 beginning Sept. 12.
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»	Good News: SRU graduate shows butterflies are free – and fun Sometimes a simple classroom project makes a lot of people happy, and makes the news.
»	SRU adds new system to emergency alert strategies SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University and Metis Secure Solutions, LLC announced today they have entered into an agreement to install a state-of-the-art, location-based emergency notification system at the University.
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»	SRU earns national honor as 'Military Friend School' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University today was named a Military Friendly School for 2010 by G.I. Jobs magazine. Only 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide made the list. The honor comes on the heels of the University being named by The Chronicle of Higher Education as a Great College or University to Work For.
»	SRU Old Stone House hosts 'Civil War Weekend' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Old Stone House will host a “Civil War Weekend” Saturday and Sunday when the 10th Pennsylvania Reserve Re-enactors take the grounds to offer a living American history lesson
»	SRU's SGA Bookstore goes green for back to school SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Student Government Association Bookstore is the latest campus convert to the greening movement. When the University’s 8,600 students arrive for fall semester, they will be able to stock their rooms with 100 new all natural cleaning and hygiene products as well as recycled school supplies and eco-friendly greeting cards.
»	Good News: SRU assistant basketball coach leads Virgin Island team to bronze Jareem Dowling, second-year Slippery Rock University assistant men's basketball coach, has coached the Virgin Islands Under-17 National team to a bronze-medal finish in the Centrobasket Tournament in Mexico.
»	Good News: SRU Good News for Aug. 19, 2009 Indy Lynn, a 1977 Slippery Rock University secondary education and political science graduate, has been named assistant principal at Connellsville Area High School located in southwest Pennsylvania.
»	SRU's Ursula Payne earns invitation to international dance festival SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. ­ – Ursula Payne, Slippery Rock University professor of dance, has been invited to present original choreography at the prestigious American Dance Guild Performance Festival 2009 in New York City Sept. 10-13. Fifty-two dancers from around the world will have their work presented.

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»	'100 Years of Broadway' coming to SRU; tickets go on sale Thursday  SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Individual tickets to Slippery Rock University’s Performing Arts Series production of “Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway” go on sale Thursday. The Sept. 11 performance opens the season’s four-event schedule.
»	SRU again makes Princeton Review's 'Best Northeast Colleges' list SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – A “wonderful business school,” notable programs in music and physical therapy, residence halls “like palaces” and “excellent education students” were among the top reasons Slippery Rock University was again named one of the 218 best colleges and universities in the Northeast by The Princeton Review.
»	Good News: 7/16/09 Trustmark names '90 SRU graduate assistant vice president Lisa Bovard Fleming, a 1990 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named assistant vice president for compensation at The Trustmark Companies in Lake Forest, Ill. Trustmark, an insurance holding company, employs 2,500 people nationwide.
»	Graduate List: Spring Semester 2009 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- (Fill in number) area students were among those graduating from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania at spring commencement ceremonies.
»	Deans List: Spring Semester 2009 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Slippery Rock University students from across Pennsylvania and the nation earned dean's list honors during spring semester 2009 (ending May 9).
»	Three SRU dance majors prepare for month's study in India SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.  –  Slippery Rock University dance majors Kacie Peterson of Frederick, Md., Patty Petronello of Arlington, Va., and Tayler Sady of Lilly, are spending their summer preparing for a monthlong experience in India as part of the University’s Dance in India program.
»	Good News: It's official: SRU is a 'Great Place to Work' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –   Slippery Rock University is among the 150 colleges and universities named today in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2009 Great Colleges to Work For survey.
»	Good News: Six women, four men earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors Six members of the Slippery Rock University women’s track and field program and four men from the men’s track and field team have been named to U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II All-Academic honors.
»	Good News: SRU again makes Princeton Review’s ‘Best Northeast Colleges’ list A “wonderful business school,” notable programs in music and physical therapy, residence halls “like palaces” and “excellent education students” were among the top reasons Slippery Rock University was again named one of the 218 best colleges and universities in the Northeast by The Princeton Review.
»	Good News: SRU graduate leads Highland Area School District Joseph Latess, a 1978 physical education graduate and a 1986 master’s degree graduate of Slippery Rock University, has been hired as Highland Area School District’s assistant superintendent and will be become superintendent next June when the incumbent superintendent’s contract expires.
»	Good News: SRU graduate serves as Classrooms for the Future consultant Luis Almeida, a 2002 Slippery Rock University graduate and now a professor of communication at Waynesburg University, was recognized by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review as a “Newsmaker” after he was named one of two consultants for the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Classrooms for the Future initiative.
»	Good News: SRU graduate using skills at North Hills Junior High School   Bill McGahee, who earned his master’s degree in elementary education in 2006 and his principal certification in 2008 from Slippery Rock University and has served as a high school English teacher at North Hills Senior High since 2001, has been named assistant principal at North Hills Junior High School.
»	Good News: SRU’s David Dailey and two students earn invite to conference When the brightest computer graphics minds in the world gather this fall in Silicon Valley for a Google-hosted conference, David Dailey, Slippery Rock University professor of computer science, and two SRU students will be there to present a paper. Dailey will serve on the reviewing committee for other presentations as well.
»	Good News: Trustmark names ’90 SRU graduate assistant vice president Lisa Bovard Fleming, a 1990 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named assistant vice president for compensation at The Trustmark Companies in Lake Forest, Ill. Trustmark, an insurance holding company, employs 2,500 people nationwide.

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»	Good News: 6/29/09: PSAC names SRU's Jen Blasko Scholar Athlete of the Year Jen Blasko, a standout on the Slippery Rock University women's volleyball team and a May graduate, was named today as the 2008-09 female recipient of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Pete Nevins Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
»	Good News: 6/4/09: SRU graduate heads Quaker Valley athletic program Michael J. Mastroianni, a 1988 Slippery Rock University sport management master’s degree recipient, has been named director of athletics and student activities at the Quaker Valley School District in Coraopolis.
»	Good News: June 26, 2009: Black Enterprise Magazine names SRU graduate's business toTop 100 Charles Sanders, a 1986 Slippery Rock University graduate, and his wife, Elisa, have had their Pittsburgh-based business, Urban Settlement Services Inc., ranked as one of the Top Black Businesses in the country by Black Enterprise Magazine.
»	Good News: 5/9/09: Environmental center gets caught 'Green Handed' The Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education, housed at Slippery Rock University, has received the Green Handed Award for its Web site from Principals for Change, a non-profit organization that supports greening education.
»	Good News: 6/16/09: St. Edward's University names Cooper assistant athletic director Greg Cooper, a 2008 Slippery Rock University sport management master’s graduate, has been named assistant athletic director for facilities and event management at St. Edward’s University.
»	Good News: 6/23/09: SRU professor showcases adapted program in Sweden Robert Arnhold, professor of exercise and rehabilitative sciences at Slippery Rock University, has been invited to represent North America at this week’s International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity in Gavle, Sweden. Arnhold will present SRU’s methods for training students as Special Olympics coaches.
»	Good News: 6/25/09: SRU graduate earns two awards for bravery Clint Deniker, a 1991 Slippery Rock University graduate and Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife conservation officer, has received the Carnegie Hero Fund Medal and the Governor’s Award for Excellence for saving the life of a motorist trapped in a burning car. The Carnegie Medal includes a $5,000 award.
»	Ham radio operators offer public demonstration at Old Stone House SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Local ham radio operators from the Butler County Amateur Radio Public Service Group will construct emergency radio stations and demonstrate amateur radio for the public at Slippery Rock University’s Old Stone House from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 27 and noon to 5 p.m. June 28.
»	SRU trustees discuss budget challenges SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University President Robert Smith today told the Council of Trustees that the number one issue facing the University was budget planning for 2009-10. “The only thing we know for certain at this point is that we will have a deficit, we just don’t know the total scope of the problem,” Smith said during his report at the trustees’ quarterly meeting.
»	SRU sees involvement possibilities with vision sports camp SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s upcoming Tuesday through Friday VIP Sports Camp will provide 50 children who are blind or visually impaired the opportunity to participate in swimming, track and field, horseback riding and other sports not typically available to them.
»	Slippery Rock University launches RecoveryCorps Program SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.– Slippery Rock University has received a $549,534 grant to expand its AmeriCorps program to the Northside of Pittsburgh and Beaver and Venango counties. More than 100 students and community residents will be placed with 28 service agencies, with work focusing on meeting the needs of families in economic distress.
»	SRU's Art Sculpture Building casts bright future for students SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. ­ – Slippery Rock University’s new $1.25-million Art Sculpture Building will be completed in October, giving students a larger and more efficient facility for creating works in clay, metal, wood and other materials. The educational benefits will be many, including high-tech Internet connections, lecture hall and new computers with three-dimensional applications.
»	Award-winning SRU professor heads Excellence in Teaching Center SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Danette DiMarco, Slippery Rock University professor of English and recipient of the University’s 2009 Presidents Award for Scholarly and Creative Achievement, has been appointed coordinator of the University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Education Technology.
»	SRU Performing Arts Series adds Pittsburgh options for 2009-10 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s popular four-program Performing Arts Series has been being expanded to include two optional Pittsburgh events and a murder mystery dinner as part of the 2009-10 season.
»	Good News: Black Enterprise Magazine names SRU graduate’s business to Top 100 Charles Sanders, a 1986 Slippery Rock University graduate, and his wife, Elisa, have had their Pittsburgh-based business, Urban Settlement Services Inc., ranked as one of the Top Black Businesses in the country by Black Enterprise Magazine.
»	Good News: Environmental center gets caught ‘Green Handed’ The Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education, housed at Slippery Rock University, has received the Green Handed Award for its Web site from Principals for Change, a non-profit organization that supports greening education.
»	Good News: PSAC names SRU’s Jen Blasko Scholar-Athlete of the Year’ Jen Blasko, a standout on the Slippery Rock University women's volleyball team and a May graduate, was named today as the 2008-09 female recipient of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Pete Nevins Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
»	Good News: SRU graduate earns two awards for bravery Clint Deniker, a 1991 Slippery Rock University graduate and Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife conservation officer, has received the Carnegie Hero Fund Medal and the Governor’s Award for Excellence for saving the life of a motorist trapped in a burning car. The Carnegie Medal includes a $5,000 award.
»	Good News: SRU graduate heads Quaker Valley School’s athletic program Michael J. Mastroianni, a 1988 Slippery Rock University sport management master’s degree recipient, has been named director of athletics and student activities at the Quaker Valley School District in Coraopolis.
»	Good News: SRU graduate named superintendent at Pine-Richland Mary Bucci, a 1971 Slippery Rock University education graduate, has been named superintendent of the Pine-Richland School District, a northern Pittsburgh suburb.
»	Good News: St. Edward’s University names Cooper assistant athletic director Greg Cooper, a 2008 Slippery Rock University sport management master’s graduate, has been named assistant athletic director for facilities and event management at St. Edward’s University.
»	SRU's renovated Boozel Dining Hall wins design award SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s $7.5 million renovation to Boozel Dining Hall, the primary, on-campus student dining facility, has been a culinary success with students since its January opening and has now captured the American School and University Magazine’s Educational Interiors Showcase Outstanding Design Award in the cafeteria/food service areas category.

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»	Good News: 5/21/09: Papa, Labor earn top coach honors NEW ORLEANS – John Papa, Slippery Rock University’s head track and field coach, was named Tuesday as the Atlantic Region Women’s Coach of the Year and assistant coach Dave Labor was named the Assistant Coach of the Year, by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
»	Good News: 5/14/09: Magazine names Croes an Ashe finalist Shardea Croes, a junior exercise science major from San Nicolas, Aruba, has been named a finalist for the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award presented by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine. She has also been named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors, as voted by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
»	Good News: 5/19/09: SRU physical education gradaute gets hall of fame honor John Miceli, a 1967 Slippery Rock University physical education graduate and captain of The Rock’s 1966 football team, was one of eight athletes inducted this month into the A-K Valley Sports Hall of Fame.
»	Good News: 5/26/09: Three SRU art majors display at Fe Arts Gallery Art created by three Slippery Rock University art majors will be included in the Grade A exhibition being featured at the Fe Arts Gallery, 4102 Butler St., Pittsburgh.
»	Good News: 5/28/09: SRU salutes 35 staff for years of dedicated service Slippery Rock University honored 57 staff members Wednesday at the annual Staff Recognition Luncheon for their dedicated service
»	SRU salutes 57 staff for years of dedicated service SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University honored 57 staff members at the annual Staff Recognition Luncheon for their dedicated service
»	SRU offers help to those receiving government contracts SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Government Contracting Assistance Center will host a free Post-Award Contract Administration Seminar from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Regional Learning Alliance, Cranberry Township.
»	Good News: 1,341 students will graduate Saturday The last “Good News” story for spring semester is that 1,341 diplomas will be awarded at Slippery Rock University’s Saturday commencement ceremonies.
»	Good News: Four in a row: Rock women cruise to PSAC Championship The Slippery Rock University women’s track and field team won its fourth consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field championship Saturday. The Rock led wire-to-wire, taking the lead after Thursday’s opening events.
»	Good News: Magazine names Croes an Ashe Sports Scholar Award finalist Shardea Croes, a junior exercise science major from San Nicolas, Aruba, has been named a finalist for the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award presented by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine. She has also been named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors, as voted by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
»	Good News: SRU’s Papa, Labor earn top coach honors in Atlantic Region - again NEW ORLEANS – John Papa, Slippery Rock University’s head track and field coach, was named Tuesday as the Atlantic Region Women’s Coach of the Year and assistant coach Dave Labor was named the Assistant Coach of the Year, by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
»	Good News: Three SRU art majors make ‘Grade A’ at Fe Arts Gallery show Art created by three Slippery Rock University art majors will be included in the Grade A exhibition being featured at the Fe Arts Gallery, 4102 Butler St., Pittsburgh.
»	SRU launches need-based Rock Opportunity Scholarship SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University has established a Rock Opportunity Scholarship to provide need-based tuition assistance to in-state students facing financial hardship because of the current economy. The University and Slippery Rock University Foundation Inc. have committed $250,000 to the program and will provide $1,000 to $1,250 a year to more than 200 undergraduates.

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»	'Kaleidoscope on Main' promises entertainment for all SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – “Kaleidoscope on Main” Saturday will feature the best of local and regional bands, an artists market with 40 artists, plant sales, children’s activities, food and more. The annual collaboration between Slippery Rock University and the town of Slippery Rock is part of the University’s Kaleidoscope arts festival, which ends Sunday.
»	Good News: 4/13/09: Messer records 750th win Jeff Messer, Slippery Rock University head baseball coach, recorded his 750th career victory last Saturday when The Rock defeated Mercyhurst College, 13-9 in Jack Critchfield Park.
»	SRU plans alternative commencement for students returned from Mexico SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The 22 Slippery Rock University students who returned from Mexico City Tuesday following their student-teaching experience are considering a number of alternative ceremonies to mark their college graduation amid health concerns following their possible exposure to the swine flu virus.
»	75 join SRU's annual Student Teaching, Supervision Conference SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Lou Slautterback, Slippery Rock University physical education instructor, and Bernie Hoffman, national legal consultant and SRU adjunct professor, headline the University’s College of Education’s Third Annual Student Teaching and Supervision Conference May 14-16.
»	Kappa Sigma, alumni, SRU faculty take on Steelers for charity SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University faculty and staff along with current and alumni members of Kappa Sigma fraternity will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at 8 p.m. May 6 in Morrow Field House. However, to make the competition a bit more fair, the game will be basketball – not football.
»	SRU offers 'If You Give a Pig a Pancake & Other Story Books' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Feast your eyes on “Fluffy the Guinea Pig,” “Princess Elizabeth, ”  “Horace and Morris” and many other children’s characters and delight as they come to life when Theatreworks USA presents the musical “If You Give a Pig a Pancake & Other Story Books” at 7 p.m. May 15 in Slippery Rock University’s Miller Auditorium.
»	SRU students shine at Rising Star Awards SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. ­– Eight Slippery Rock University students have been named Rising Stars for 2009 and have had an actual star named for them. AVI Foodsystems Inc., the campus contact food vendor, purchased seven stars. The SRU Alumni Association purchased one.
»	SRU's new online hiring system - now online SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Those looking for employment at Slippery Rock University as managers, staff, professionals or coaches – and soon faculty – must complete their application online.
»	SRU launches new enterprise; a meteorological observatory SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University is installing a $100,000 air quality and meteorological observatory at the eastern edge of campus. Students will be able to conduct high-quality research on ozone levels and air pollutants, gaining insight into air quality and helping them lead more environmentally aware lives.
»	Electrical power back on at SRU; finals continue at scheduled SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Electrical power to nearly all of the lower campus at Slippery Rock University was restored at 4:10 p.m. today following nearly a full day of trying to identify the exact cause of a short circuit in a high-voltage delivery line.
»	SRU faculty earn international professional development grants SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Ten Slippery Rock University faculty will be spotlighting their research and performance talents around the world after being awarded President’s International Professional Development Grants program.
»	SRU adds new leadership track to masters in secondary education SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Starting fall semester, Slippery Rock University’s department of secondary education/foundations of education, will offer a master of education degree track in education leadership for those interested in school principal positions.
»	RLA celebrates 1,000,000 people hours of training SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Regional Learning Alliance learning and conference facility, conceived and developed by Slippery Rock University, promotes economic development in western Pennsylvania by providing corporate training opportunities for more than 500 companies as well as classes for thousands of college students.
»	SRU readies for two commencement ceremonies SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The count stands at 1,357 for Slippery Rock University’s May 2 commencement ceremonies, which will be staged at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Morrow Field House.
»	Women's rugby club at SRU drops tough quarterfinal match SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The magical season for the women’s rugby club at Slippery Rock University came to an end last weekend with a tough loss to the University of Delaware at the Collegiate Division II Women’s National Championship in Orlando, Fla.
»	SRU Army ROTC commissions seven cadets as 2nd lieutenants second lieutenants in the U.S. Army at 4 p.m. May 2 in the Advanced Technology and Science Hall Auditorium.
»	SRU volunteers raise $17,470 for St. Jude in 'Up 'til 2' event SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – An estimated 200 Slippery Rock University students stayed up until 2 a.m. having fun last Nov. 21 in the second annual “Up ’til 2’ event for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. – and raised $17,470 in the process.
»	'Something in the Way They Move' spotlights SRU dance majors SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University dance department will spotlight its seniors in two performances titled “Something in the Way They Move” April 25 in Swope Music Hall.
»	SRU plans 'Piano Extravaganza' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University music department will host a “Piano Extravaganza” at 4 p.m. April 26.
»	SRU president uses 'Perfect Storm' theme to describe year ahead SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Using a nautical theme based on the book and film “The Perfect Storm,” Slippery Rock University President Robert Smith said the University is facing high seas, gale-force winds and rocky shores, but “when a ship is at sea, it is not the force of the gales nor the howling of the wind that moves it along its path. It is people on the deck, at the helm and pulling together that preserves the ship and assures its course.”
»	SRU launches $10-million student data system upgrade SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University has launched a $10-million, multi-year Student Information System Project that will replace the University’s nearly 40-year-old mainframe computer system and provide a cohesive data processing system as well as new infrastructure expected to meet University needs.
»	SRU trustees hear 2006-07 alumni pleased with education SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Ninety-eight percent of Slippery Rock University graduates from the 2006-07 class rate the quality of their education as “Good” or “Excellent” according to a Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Survey, SRU President Robert Smith told the University’s Council of Trustees today.
»	SRU gathers 266 bags of trash in 'Recyclemania' drive SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Once word got out that Slippery Rock University was enrolled in “Recyclemania,” a national recycling competition sponsored by the National Recycling Coalition, the trash rolled in.
»	SRU's Colleen Gray joins symphony orchestra as soloist SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Colleen Gray, soprano and an associate professor of music at Slippery Rock University will be the guest soloist when then Slippery Rock University Symphony Orchestra performs Monday in Swope Music Hall.
»	Artists, students residents paint the town with purpose in SRU's Kaleidoscope arts festival SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Edward Grout, an award-winning artist and teacher for more than 35 years, will lead a public mural project as part of Slippery Rock University’s Kaleidoscope arts festival. The project aims to do more than just beautify a building in town.
»	Computer science majors develop technology of the future SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – “Hercules,” Slippery Rock University’s student-operated robot, is a box-shaped automaton that uses lasers, sonar, bumper sensors and a camera to move about an Artificial Intelligence Lab. He plays follow the leader, picks up trash – and he comes in peace.
»	Tsuquiashi-Daddesio becomes interim humanities dean at SRU SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –Eva Tsuquiashi-Daddesio, Slippery Rock University professor of modern languages and cultures, has been named interim dean of the College of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts.  She has taught French and Spanish at SRU since 1988 and served as chairperson of the department of modern languages and cultures since 2005.
»	Cow Paddy Bingo supports SRU's Forgotten Angels' project SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University's Student Athletes for Forgotten Angels organization will sponsor a Cow Paddy Bingo event from 2-5 p.m. Sunday on the soccer practice fields at the intersection of Harmony and Kiester road at the east end of campus.
»	New Old Stone House curator plans expansion projects SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Aaron Cowan, Slippery Rock University assistant professor of history, has been named curator of the University’s Old Stone House, one of Butler County’s most recognized and historic landmarks.
»	SRU elementary education's Bernice Brown plans 'Capstone' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – For Bernice Brown, retiring associate professor of elementary education and early childhood at Slippery Rock University, her 31 years in the classroom were just the preliminary work in preparation for her serious study during her retirement
»	Bus efficiency, green bikes, environmental conference receive Green Fund support SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – In Italy the trains run on time, and at Slippery Rock University the buses will run on time and efficiently, or students will know why, after a $40,000 upgrade is completed as part of the Student Government Association’s shuttle bus service plan.
»	Good News: Alumna logs 400th win as Rowan University softball coach Kim Wilson, a 1989 Slippery Rock University graduate, recently posted her 400th career win as Rowan University’s head softball coach. The victory came against Swarthmore University.
»	Good News: Lipstick, rouge, face paint earn SRU theater major national honor Kelly McBane, a graduating senior theatre major from Pittsburgh, is the best collegiate makeup designer in the nation, according to officials at the American College Theatre Festival.
»	Good News: Messer records 750th win as The Rock's head baseball coach Jeff Messer, Slippery Rock University head baseball coach, recorded his 750th career victory last Saturday when The Rock defeated Mercyhurst College, 13-9 in Jack Critchfield Park.
»	Good News: Millvale honors SRU alumnus and Hall of Famer Paul Uram Paul Uram, a 1949 SRU graduate, was recently honored as an honorary citizen and had a day named in his honor by the borough of Millvale.
»	Good News: NASA accepts SRU geosciences major into airborne program James Goetz, a Slippery Rock University environmental geosciences major from Portersville, has been accepted into the NASA 2009 Student Airborne Research Program at the University of California/Irvine.
»	Good News: Papa earns Coach of the Year track honors John Papa, Slippery Rock University head track and field coach, has been named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Women’s Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year.
»	Good News: PittsburghMagazine cites SRU in Top 50 for ‘Leave it Green’ Pittsburgh Magazine has named Slippery Rock University’s “Leave it Green” project “one of the 50 best eco-friendly finds in our region” as part of its April issue.
»	Good News: SRU baseball coach earns Butler Sports Hall of Fame spot Jeff Messer, Slippery Rock University head baseball coach, will be one of seven members of the Class of 2009 inducted April 25 into the Butler Area Sports Hall of Fame.
»	Good News: SRU distance runner named to PSAC Winter Top-Ten Jenn Harpp, a Slippery Rock University distance runner from Highland Heights, Ohio, has been named a member of the 2008-09 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Winter Top-Ten.
»	Good News: SRU graduate earns National Middle School Association award Karen Brown, principal at Boyce Middle School and 1973 Slippery Rock University secondary education graduate, has been named one of two recipients of the National Middle School Association Distinguished Educator Award. The honor will be presented at the association’s annual convention in Colorado.
»	Good News: SRU graduate enters Greensboro College Athletics Hall of Fame SRU graduate enters Greensboro College Athletics Hall of Fame
»	Good News: SRU graduate heads basketball program at UNF Matthew Driscoll, a 1992 Slippery Rock University education graduate, has been named head coach of the men’s basketball program at the University of Northern Florida.
»	Good News: SRU graduate leads $9-million Florida social service agency One never knows how a scholarship to Slippery Rock University will change a life. Take the case of Robert Rihn, a 1970 SRU graduate who was featured last week in an extensive story in The Ledger, the Lakeland, Fla., newspaper. Rihn is executive director of Tri-County Human Services, a $9-million social service agency in Lakeland.
»	Good News: SRU graduate student leads green sign project Thanks to Tom Kindling, a Slippery Rock University graduate student from Erie, the Robert A. Macoskey Center for Sustainable Systems Education and Research has a new sign that utilizes a photovoltaic solar panel and other sustainable features.
»	Good News: SRU runners participate in Pittsburgh Marathon The 20th running of the Pittsburgh Marathon May 3 will include a large Slippery Rock University presence –more than 65 students and faculty members plan to participate.
»	Good News: SRU senior earns scholarship to Case Western medical school Jeremy Gebhart, a Slippery Rock University exercise science major from New Castle, has been admitted to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine on a scholarship valued at $80,000.
»	Good News: SRU students place in top 18 percent at math competition For the third consecutive year, Slippery Rock University students have earned meritorious rankings in The Mathematical Contest in Modeling. The four-day competition, staged online, included more than 1,600 student teams from around the world, with the top 18 percent receiving a meritorious ranking.
»	Good News: SRU volunteers raise $17,470 for St. Jude in ‘Up ’til 2’ event An estimated 200 Slippery Rock University students stayed up until 2 a.m. having fun last Nov. 21 in the second annual “Up ’til 2’ event for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. – and raised $17,470 in the process.
»	Good News: SRU’s Kayla Blackburn sets women’s tennis win record Kayla Blackburn, a Slippery Rock University marketing major from Alum Bank, became the University’s all-time leader in career wins by a women's tennis student-athlete last Sunday.
»	Good News: Women’s rugby club at SRU advances to Elite 8 The women’s rugby club at Slippery Rock University defeated the University of Wyoming today in the College Division II Women’s National Championships in Orlando, Fla. The team now advances to the Elite 8 and will play the University of Delaware at 3:30 p.m. Saturday for a chance at making the Final Four.
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»	SRU Alumni Association dinner salutes students, alumni SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University Alumni Association will honor this year’s Outstanding Senior Man and the Outstanding Senior Woman, the 2009 Young Alumni Award Recipients and 18 scholarship recipients at its annual recognition awards banquet Saturday.

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»	SRU Green Fund, president, OK $73,598 to aid environment SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Students at Slippery Rock University are showing off their “green” and clearly putting their “greenbacks” where their passions are with approval of $73,598 in Green Fund Advisory Board project approvals.
»	Annual SRU research symposium showcases student, faculty work SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Twenty-six oral research presentations and 15 poster presentations will make up this year’s Symposium for Student Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity at Slippery Rock University. The symposium showcases undergraduate and graduate research work.
»	SRU 'Prism' scholarship concert blends variety of musical styles SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – There will be light through the glass March 28 when Slippery Rock University’s music department presents its annual “Prism” scholarship concert in Miller Auditorium.
»	SRU plans 16th annual Kids' Day at College for fourth graders SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.  -- The Institute for Community, Service-Learning, and Nonprofit Leadership at Slippery Rock University will host its Kids’ Day at College April 4 as a way of providing 150 local area fourth graders a taste of the college life at The Rock.
»	Holocaust survivor describes life in Auschwitz SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Rabbi Baruch Goldstein, who was 16 in 1939 when the Nazis invaded Poland and for the next three years watched  his family scattered throughout the Nazi empire and killed, will deliver a lecture titled “In the Midst of Good and Evil: A Survivor’s Account of Auschwitz” when he visits Slippery Rock University March 31.
»	Jal leads Kaleidoscope offerings SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University community will be filled with rich and diverse artists, including former child soldier and hip-hop sensation Emmanuel Jal, who performed at Live Aid 8 and Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday party, during SRU’s April 15-26 Kaleidoscope arts festival.
»	SRU Academic Honors Convocation salutes scholars SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Nearly 2,600 Slippery Rock University students named to the 2008 spring and fall dean’s lists, those honored as Presidential Scholars and participants in a variety of academic and athletic honor programs along with a number of faculty and staff will be recognized April 5 at the University’s annual Academic Honors Convocation.
»	SRU prepares for Middle States Council accreditation SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University is preparing for the decennial peer-accreditation review by the Middle States Council of Higher Education evaluation team for 2010-11.
»	Dublin's Traditional Irish Cabaret performs at SRU SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. ­– Experience a spectacular evening of Irish song, dance, music and comedy when Dublin’s Traditional Irish Cabaret performs at Slippery Rock University at 7:30 p.m. March 21 in Miller Auditorium. Noel Ginnity, dubbed Ireland’s greatest living comedian, will help bring the blarney and flavor of the old country to SRU.
»	Opera sensation Marianne Cornetti hosts master class at SRU SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Marianne Cornetti, an internationally renowned opera singer who supports a scholarship at Slippery Rock University, will teach a master class at the University Friday. The public is invited to observe her coaching seven student vocalists from 3-6 p.m. in Swope Recital Hall.
»	Rock students qualify for PASSHE honors program in France SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University students Jenny Langenhahn and Bethany Kling have been chosen to participate in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Summers Honors Program. They will study aboard in France and spend five days in May discussing European history, politics and culture at Shippensburg University.
»	3rd annual Bridal Showcase at SRU helps couples bridle stress, plan dream wedding SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University is vowing to make the “big day” connections for betrothed couples less stressful by offering a Wedding Showcase from 5-8 p.m. March 26 in the University Union.
»	SRU plays host to ghosts, paranormal researchers say SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University has its own haunted house, Miller Auditorium – if one accepts the initial findings of Baelfire Paranormal Investigation, the Titusville-based group that spent a night in the theatre searching for “Emma the Ghost.”
»	Jazz trumpeter, arranger, composer Michael Mossman joins SRU Jazz Ensemble at festival SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Jazz trumpeter, arranger and composer Michael Philip Mossman will be the guest artist at Slippery Rock University’s Eighth Annual Jazz Festival March 24 in Swope Music Hall and Miller Auditorium.
»	SRU musicians take top honors at Chicago jazz festival SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University Jazz Ensemble and the SRU Jazz Combo I traveled to Chicago’s Elmhurst Collegiate Jazz Festival over spring break and brought home 12 Outstanding Awards, including being named the festival’s Outstanding Combo.
»	SRU plans campus, community 'Mini-Mud Ceramic Workshop' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – More than 100 members of the campus and local community are expected to join Slippery Rock University’s third annual “Mini-Mud Ceramic Workshop” March 13-14. The workshop will include demonstrations by Kirk Mangus, professor of art and head of ceramics at Kent State University.
»	SRU Graduate List Fall 2008 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.  -- (Fill in number) area students were among those graduating from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania at winter commencement where U.S. Navy Capt. Kathlene Contres, commandant of the U.S. Navy’s Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute and a 1977 SRU graduate, delivered the commencement address.
»	SRU Dean's List Fall 2008 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Slippery Rock University students from across Pennsylvania and the nation earned dean's list honors during fall semester 2008.
»	MLK Jr. speaker urges students to embrace diversity and excel SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Rev. Michael Robinson, a Philadelphia minister and motivational speaker, exhorted Slippery Rock University students, faculty members and staff last Monday to embrace the power of unity as a positive force and to use adversity as an opportunity for growth.  “Adversity can fuel your comeback,” he said.
»	SRU alumni plan trip to see 'Cinderella' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University Alumni Association will host a trip to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s premiere of “Cinderella” April 25.
»	Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass visit SRU SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Noted 19th-century advocates for abolition and women’s rights – Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass – will bring their “Equality Beyond Race and Gender” presentation to Slippery Rock University March 12.
»	Piano trio celebrates Haydn, Mendelssohn, Turina anniversaries SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock Piano Trio will commemorate “A Trio of Anniversaries” when it salutes the 200th anniversary of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn, the 200th anniversary of the death of Franz Joseph Haydn and the 60th anniversary of the death of Spanish composer Joaquin Turina.
»	Area school scientists earn honors at PJAS event SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Daniel Sheehan, a senior at Karns City High School and Sarah Horner, a junior at Butler Area High School, were awarded recipients of $12,000 Slippery Rock University Scholarships as winners in the Region IX Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science event Feb. 21.
»	SRU students use spring break for community-service work SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Nearly 100 Slippery Rock University students and their advisers will spend their weeklong spring break, which beings Monday, helping others in cities across the U.S. as part of The Rock’s annual Care Break program.
»	Good News: ’72 Rock graduate becomes president of St. Joseph’s College F. Dennis Riegelnegg, a 1972 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named president of St. Joseph’s College in Indiana. He starts July 1 as the Catholic institution’s third lay president.
»	Good News: Academic Honors Convocation salutes Ali-Zaidi Award nominee Nicole L. Ritzert, a chemistry major with minors in mathematics and physics who has a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, has been nominated as Slippery Rock University’s candidate for the Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence presented by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
»	Good News: Alumna heads prestigious Maryland historical society Heidi Campbell-Shoaf, a 1990 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named executive director of the Historical Society of Frederick County, Maryland.
»	Good News: Danette DiMarco receives President’s Award for scholarly work Danette DiMarco, a professor of English at Slippery Rock University since 1995, is the 2009 recipient of the President’s Award for Scholarly Achievement for her work titled “Misfortune’s Monsters/The Human…Race’: Mina Loy’s American Lineage and an Urban Poetry of Economic Deprivation.”
»	Good News: Jessica Rupell, SRU communication major, delivers Jessica Rupell, a Slippery Rock University communication major from Gilbertsville and seven-semester dean’s list student with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, has been selected as the speaker for Sunday’s Academic Honors Convocation.
»	Good News: Papa, Hendershot earn top regional honors John Papa, Slippery Rock University head track and field coach, and sophomore Whitney Hendershot from Salamanca, N.Y., have earned top regional honors from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for their efforts during the 2008-09 indoor season.
»	Good News: Reynolds receives PSAC-West ‘Coach of the Year’ honor First-year Slippery Rock University men's basketball head coach Kevin Reynolds was named Wednesday as the recipient of the 2008-09 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division "Coach of the Year" honor.
»	Good News: Rock graduate receives Top 25 Women in Business award Jacquelyn Muller, a 1983 and 2001 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named one of the 2009 Top 25 Women in Business by the Pittsburgh Business Times, Carlow University and National City Bank/PNC.
»	Good News: Rock students qualify for PASSHE honors program in Europe Slippery Rock University students Jenny Langenhahn and Bethany Kling have been chosen to participate in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Summers Honors Program. They will study abroad in France and Belgium and spend five days in May discussing European history, politics and culture at Shippensburg University.
»	Good News: SRU graduate spearheads plan for Osceola Mills park upgrade Shawn Inlow, once a walk-on soccer player and later 1983 English graduate at Slippery Rock University, is using his soccer talents to start a soccer program for 12-year-olds and upgrade a park in his Osceola Mills community.
»	Good News: SRU honors Merhaut with ‘Excellence in Teaching’ award Joseph Merhaut, an assistant professor of special education at Slippery Rock University, has been named recipient of the University’s 2009 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
»	Good News: SRU musicians take honors at Pa. Intercollegiate Band Festival Seven Slippery Rock University music students earned top honors at last weekend’s 62nd annual Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band Festival at Allegheny College in Meadville.
»	Good News: SRU musicians take top honors at Chicago jazz festival The Slippery Rock University Jazz Ensemble and the SRU Jazz Combo I traveled to Chicago’s Elmhurst Collegiate Jazz Festival over spring break and brought home 12 Outstanding Awards, including being named the festival’s Outstanding Combo.
»	Good News: SRU publications manager earns award for outstanding service For Sandra Busch, publications manager in Slippery Rock University’s Office of University Public Relations, the key word is “service.” That key has resulted in her being named recipient of the 2009 President’s Award for Outstanding Service.
»	Good News: SRU student joins St. Patrick’s Day festivities At least one Slippery Rock University student got a head start on celebrating today’s St. Patrick’s Day with gusto. Hailiegh McGuire, an SRU freshman from Zelienople, served as Miss Smiling Eyes 2009 for last Sunday’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Pittsburgh.
»	Good News: Two SRU track and field standouts earn All-America honors enn Harpp of Highland Heights, Ohio, and Whitney Hendershot of Salamanca, N.Y., both Slippery Rock University women’s track and field standouts, earned All-America honors at the recent NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships at the University of Houston.
»	SRU's Slanina writes third Annie Mouse adventure SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The difficulty of meeting new people, especially someone who is different, is the latest adventure for Annie Mouse, the brainchild character created by Anne Slanina, professor of elementary education/early childhood at Slippery Rock University.

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»	Good News: 2/4/09: SRU graduate becomes statewide education reviewer Toni Mild, a Slippery Rock University graduate, has been selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to be an application content reviewer for the state’s Chapter 49-2 Special Education Certification Program. The program requires institutions to produce evidence that their graduates know how to apply successful teaching concepts.
»	Good News: 2/5/09: SRU graduate leads Bedford County Emergency Services David Cubbison, a 1985 Slippery Rock University recreation and communication major, was in the news recently when the Altoona Mirror featured his work as director of the Bedford County Emergency Services in its local news section.
»	SRU Jazz Ensemble performs with Elling; packs for Chicago SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University Jazz Ensemble will perform in concert Thursday with Grammy-nominated jazz artist Kurt Elling, then pack their bags for a three-day trip to Chicago to perform at the prestigious Elmhurst Jazz Festival.
»	Good News: 2/3/09: SRU graduate heads career services at LeHigh Carbon Christina L. Moyer, a 1993 political science graduate of Slippery Rock University, has been named director of career services at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville.
»	Web site expert plans 'Writing for the Web' workshop for SRU SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Bob Johnson, president of Bob Johnson Consulting LLC and an expert in research on how to better engage Web site visitors, will offer a “Writing for the Web” workshop Wednesday on the Slippery Rock University campus. Johnson’s visit is sponsored by University Public Relations.
»	SRU professors write guide to creating near-perfect exams SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Edwin Christmann and John Badgett, professor of secondary education/foundations of education, have written the near-perfect book for college faculty, classroom teachers and others interested in creating the near-perfect exam.
»	Paranormal researchers seek truth behind 'Emma the Ghost' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Students, faculty members and others who claim to have seen or heard “Emma the Ghost” at Slippery Rock University will finally have an answer when someone asks them: “Who you gonna call?”
»	SRU ranks among nation's top schools for service learning SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – “Beyond the Books, Guide to Service-Learning at Colleges &  Universities,” which profiles the nation’s top institutions for service learning, has selected Slippery Rock University for inclusion in the 2009 edition.
»	SRU Trustees give go ahead to new leadership building SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –Slippery Rock University’s Council of Trustees authorized construction of a 2,240-square-foot Leadership Reaction Course Classroom Building at today’s session. The facility will serve the University’s leadership development programs.
»	Junior high, senior high scientists exhibit their research at SRU SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Nearly $25,000 in scholarship and awards will be presented when more than 500 junior high and senior high school students from western Pennsylvania schools gather at Slippery Rock University Feb. 21 for the 52nd annual meeting of the Region IX Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science.
»	SRU hosts 15th annual PMEA District 5 Jazz Festival, concert SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Curtis Johnson, former director of jazz studies at West Virginia University, and David Glover, assistant professor of music at Slippery Rock University, will be guest directors for the 15th annual Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 5 Jazz Festival hosted this weekend by SRU’s music department.
»	Maya Angelou plans lecture at SRU SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Maya Angelou, an accomplished poet, award-winning writer, journalist, activist, performer, dancer, actress, director and teacher, will lecture at 7 p.m. April 18 at Slippery Rock University as part of the University Program Board Lecture Series program.
»	SRU updates accountablity site SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- 7.4 percent increase in Slippery Rock University’s six-year graduate rate, along with increased enrollment numbers, enhanced class quality and tuition costs are included in today’s upgrade of the SRU Profile: Accountability 2009 Web site.
»	SRU Frederick Douglass Institute promotes diversity, understanding SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Making plans for Black History Month events, a field trip to Pittsburgh’ Heinz History Center’s “Slavery in Pittsburgh” exhibit and offering students opportunities to spend a month in Cameroon, Africa, are keeping Slippery Rock University’s Frederick Douglass Institute active and on task.
»	Increasing graduate numbers, weather worries bring two-commencement plan to SRU SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University knew the day was coming; It was just a matter of time. With nine years of record enrollments, the number of students graduating each term was bound to reach a critical mass. Faced with increased numbers of graduates, which led to fewer tickets available for family and guests, as well as constant worries regarding the weather have prompted the SRU commencement planning committee to opt for two separate, indoor ceremonies starting with spring commencement.
»	New women's studies director at SRU broadens program SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University, which pioneered women’s studies by launching a program more than 30 years ago, has named Cindy LaCom, SRU professor of English, the first new Women’s Studies Program director in 17 years.
»	Bottom falls out of cardboard box recycling; SRU suffers SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Economics 101: Make fewer refrigerators, washers and dryers; buy fewer boxes to ship them in. Result: Lower prices paid to Slippery Rock University for its cardboard box recycling efforts.
»	New dietitian super sizes healthy eating advice SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Fat is under siege at Slippery Rock University, and students are discovering where to turn for healthy eating advice – Michelle Apple, the University’s new registered dietitian. Apple advises students on the big picture of nutrition and wellness, including dietary intervention, behavior modification and the importance of exercise.
»	SRU Institute for Learning in Retirement readies spring classes SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Nine years and literally thousand of participants later, Slippery Rock University’s Institute for Learning in Retirement is flourishing, readying its spring course offerings and already has plans for 2010 on the drawing board.
»	Theatre major wins regional American College Festival award SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Just the right amount of makeup, the proper hair style and suddenly a star is born, especially if award-winning makeup artist Kelly McBane, a Slippery Rock University theater major from Pittsburgh, is handing your look.
»	SRU Alumni Association honors 16 with $15,300 in scholarships SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University Alumni Association’s scholarships and awards committee will present $15,300 to 16 scholars as part of its annual awards dinner.
»	SRU Theatre revives popular musical 'Cabaret' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The long-popular, long-running Kander and Ebb Broadway musical “Cabaret” will be revived for six performances by Slippery Rock University’s theatre department beginning Feb. 20 in Miller Auditorium.
»	SRU's Yamamoto joins Pa. Department of Education focus group SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Junko Yamamoto, an assistant professor of secondary education/foundations of education at Slippery Rock University, will bring a very personal perspective to her appointment as a new member of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s English Language Learner Group.
»	Pittsburgh Symphony All-Star Chorus features SRU singers SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Five Slippery Rock University students have been selected to join the Pittsburgh Symphony All-Star College Chorus when the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops Orchestra, conducted by Marvin Hamlisch, presents “Marvin and the Music of Jerome Kern” in Heinz Hall.
»	SRU's international program keeps good company; ranks in Top 40 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University is keeping good company – and has been for quite sometime according to the latest Open Doors report published by the Institute for International Education which tracks study abroad and international student activities.
»	Good News: Coach pins rivals, wins 400th team wrestling meet Charles “Chuck” Tursky, a 1980 Slippery Rock University graduate and the wrestling coach at Kiski Area High School, recently won his 400th career victory as a coach. The victory ranks him second in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League history.
»	Good News: Harpp named PSAC Female Track Athlete of the Week Jenn Harpp, a junior from Highland Heights, Ohio, and a member of the SRU women’s indoor track and field team, was named the PSAC “Female Track Athlete of the Week” by the conference for her performance in the recent Slippery Rock University Open.
»	Good News: Inline Hockey Club at SRU earns top 20 national ranking The Inline Hockey Club at Slippery Rock University is ranked 19th in the nation for Division II and has clinched a playoff berth for the first time.
»	Good News: Men's basketball secures long-awaited PSAC tournament berth For the first time since the 1999-2000 season, the Slippery Rock University men's basketball team has earned a berth in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference's postseason tournament.
»	Good News: Rock graduate earns Hall of Fame honors for baseball skills George Spetar, a 1975 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been inducted into the Mercer County Hall of Fame in recognition of his standout baseball career in high school, at SRU and for his service to youth sports.
»	Good News: Rock graduate leads environmental work for California company Brad Mullner, a 1996 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named a project manager for industrial hygiene at California-headquartered Partner Engineering and Science Inc. Partner, which operates five offices in the U.S, provides environmental site assessments services nationwide and in Canada.
»	Good News: SRU captures three awards for marketing materials Slippery Rock University has won three graphic design awards for marketing materials, including a prestigious Gold Award in the Targeted Mail category from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for an orientation flyer.
»	Good News: SRU cheerleaders place third in national competition Slippery Rock University’s co-ed cheerleading squad has jumped and kicked its way to national prominence, placing third in the Division II component of the UCA/UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship staged in Orlando, Fla.
»	Good News: SRU computer science board of visitors chair Barry Skirble, chair of the board of visitors for Slippery Rock University’s computer science department, has been named chief technology officer at Four Rivers Software Systems Inc., in Pittsburgh.
»	Good News: SRU Good News for Feb. 18, 2008 Ten members of Slippery Rock University Student-Pennsylvania State Education Association chapter completed a community-service project earlier this month that included preparing dinner for 40 people, including parents and children, at the Shadyside Ronald McDonald House.
»	Good News: SRU graduate C. Vivian Stringer earns hall of fame honors C. Vivian Stringer, a Slippery Rock University graduate and head women’s basketball coach at Rutgers University, has been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009.  Fellow class members include National Basketball Association legends Michael Jordan, David Robinson and John Stockton.
»	Good News: SRU graduate heads career services at Lehigh Carbon Christina L. Moyer, a 1993 political science graduate of Slippery Rock University, has been named director of career services at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville.
»	Good News: SRU graduate in sustainability is engine for change The sustainability movement – especially as it relates to food – is moving slowly, but surely, across Pennsylvania, and Greg Boulos, a 1999 master’s graduate from Slippery Rock University’s sustainable systems program, is clearly an engine driving the trend.
»	Good News: SRU graduate leads Bedford County Emergency Services David Cubbison, a 1985 Slippery Rock University recreation and communication major, was in the news recently when the Altoona Mirror featured his work as director of the Bedford County Emergency Services in its local news section.
»	Good News: SRU graduate takes Capitol Theatre Center Foundation post Cheryl Brown, a 1984 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named to the Capitol Theatre Center Foundation’s board of trustees. The foundation is based in Chambersburg.
»	Good News: SRU’s athletic training program earns international acclaim Ireland’s Dublin City University, which sends athletic training students to Slippery Rock University and seven other institutions in the U.S. and Canada, has declared SRU its “best placement site” for athletic training education, said Scott Zema, SRU assistant professor of exercise and rehabilitative science.
»	Good News: SRU’s Gillespie joins on AP Human Geography Reading group Carol Gillespie, an instructor in Slippery Rock University’s geography, geology and the environment department, has been asked to serve as a question leader at the 2009 Advanced Placement Human Geography Reading conference in Lincoln, Neb.
»	Good News: Stephens named PSAC-Western Division Denell Stephens, Slippery Rock University senior forward from Brooklyn, N.Y., was recently named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division men's basketball "Player of the Year." He also earned second-team All-Atlantic Region honors from the region's sports information directors.
»	Good News: Stephens receives PSAC-West ‘Player of the Week’ honor Slippery Rock University senior forward Denell Stephens from Brooklyn, N.Y., was recognized for his stellar efforts last week by being named Monday as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division "Player of the Week" in basketball.
»	Good News: Student chapter of PSEA lends hand at Ronald McDonald House Ten members of Slippery Rock University Student-Pennsylvania State Education Association chapter completed a community-service project earlier this month that included preparing dinner for 40 people, including parents and children, at the Shadyside Ronald McDonald House.
»	Good News: Weiss breaks oldest track record in Rock history Slippery Rock University senior Jeff Weiss of Avella took down the longest-standing record in SRU track and field history Saturday to lead The Rock men at the Akron Open staged in Akron, Ohio.
»	Lectures, movies, music highlight SRU's Black History Month SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Lectures, movies, music and memories will be part of Slippery Rock University’s Black History Month celebration. Events run through the month of February.

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»	Magic Planet brings world to life SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Press one button and weather patterns emerge. Press another and Jupiter appears.  Press again and Hurricane Katrina comes to interactive life.
»	SRU leads national training for 'I Can Do It, You Can Do It' program expansion SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s position as a national leader in encouraging physical activity among those with disabilities will enter a new phase Feb. 5-6 when eight universities and agencies from across the country come to The Rock to learn how to replicate the “I Can Do It, You Can Do It” mentorship program that SRU is piloting.
»	Rock climbing, kayaking programs at SRU open to area youngsters SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Outdoor Adventures program at the Robert N. Aebersold Student Recreation Center will offer a one-day program in rock climbing and a one-day program in kayaking to area children.
»	SRU's new center links teaching, technology to learning outcomes SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Educational Technology is going in circles – and that’s a good thing.
»	Payne unlocks problems of domestic violence in new dance SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The world premiere of “Under Lock and Key,” a bold and dynamic dance about domestic violence by Ursula Payne, Slippery Rock University dance professor, will be staged Jan. 23-25 at Pittsburgh’s New Hazlett Theater.
»	Two SRU students create once in a lifetime memories at inauguration SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Two Slippery Rock University students remain on Cloud Nine after spending several days in Washington, D.C., to witness firsthand Tuesday’s historic inauguration of President Barack Obama.
»	SRU's Campus Family Campaign exceeds campaign goals SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Organizers of the 2008-09 Campus Family Campaign at Slippery Rock University are more than pleased by the results. Family and staff contributed $132,003.
»	SRU's Army ROTC program director earns lieutenant colonel rank SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Maj. Patrick A. Callahan, director of Slippery Rock University’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corp, has been promoted to lieutenant colonel. The appointment was signed by Gerald T. Mayer, chief of promotions, Jan. 1 and was followed by a formal, on-campus induction ceremony Tuesday.
»	SRU students turn Rev. M. L. King Jr. observance into 'Day of Service' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – More than 175 Slippery Rock University students have volunteered for the University’s sixth annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and will offer their time, energy and enthusiasm to a dozen western Pennsylvania organizations and facilities in need of help.
»	Postcard show honors art professor's 40 years at SRU SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Glen Brunken, professor of art at Slippery Rock University, doesn’t care about accolades, but he certainly deserves them. He has helped hundreds of students develop their painting, teaching and art skills during his 40 years at Slippery Rock University.
»	Good News: Blasko named as PSAC Fall Top Ten Award winner Slippery Rock University senior Jen Blasko, an outside hitter on The Rock women's volleyball team from Summit Hill, was named today as a recipient of a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference "Fall Top Ten Award."
»	Good News: Claire Schmieler receives Community Champion award Claire Schmieler, Slippery Rock University’s former assistant vice president of student affairs, has been named a Community Champion by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She will be honored Feb. 13 for Transitions, a support group for widowed people she developed following the death of her husband, Bob, in 2005.
»	Good News: Current, retired SRU music faculty solo with Pittsburgh Symphony Jeremy Long, assistant professor of music at Slippery Rock University, and Terry Steele, retired associate professor of music, have been selected to present solos when the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Ravel’s “Bolero” in Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall.
»	Good News: Former SRU student, now Miss Ohio-USA, has hopes for bigger crown Former Slippery Rock University student Natasha Vivoda from Warren, Ohio, has hopes of being crowned Miss USA 2009 at the April 19 competition in Las Vegas.
»	Good News: Pittsburgh250 highlights SRU’s campus greening success Pittsburgh 250 Community Connections recently highlighted the success of Slippery Rock University’s Green and Growing Initiative during its wrap-up banquet for the regionwide Connector Corps grant program.
»	Good News: SRU student attending University Presidential Inauguration Conference Shardea Croes, a sophomore exercise science major at Slippery Rock University from San Nicolas, Aruba, will be among the participants in the University Presidential Inauguration Conference next week in Washington, D.C.
»	Good News: SRU teacher candidates help 594 area elementary students read Twenty-six Slippery Rock University teacher candidates in Cinda Findlan’s “Elementary Reading Methods” course changed the lives of 594 Slippery Rock Area Elementary School children by bringing Jumpstart’s national “Read for the Record” program to their schools.
»	Good News: UPMC-Presby hires ’03 graduate for critical nursing post Kathryn Darlington-Maine, a 2003 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named intensive care unit pulmonary and thoracic transplant recovery nurse at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian.
»	SRU dance department's 'Setting the Pace' opens spring series SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University Dance Theatre will be “Setting the Pace” in their January program that opens the University dance department’s spring semester concert series. The upcoming concert includes works by guest and student choreographers.