February 2012Vol. 6, No. 6

IMPACT

Student-athletes outperform on the field and in the classroom

Inspiring Students to Pursue Lives of Purpose

Combining a busy class schedule

with the demands of daily

life is a task college students

embrace each semester. Those who

compete in sports face the delicate

balance of succeeding at both academics

and athletics. The Yellow Jacket student-

athletes have proven themselves,

as Waynesburg University led the

Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC)

Academic Honor Roll for the fall 2011

semester.

Sixty-two students earned a GPA of 3.6

or higher while competing in a fall sport,

beating the competition by a margin of

nearly ten students. According to Rick

Shepas, director of athletics, Waynesburg

University has been first for five out of

seven years.

“Every year there is great competition

within the PAC to land the best student-

athletes,” Shepas said. “When we hit

the recruiting trail, we are fortunate

to have a great university, faculty and

academic course of study to offer the

next generation of Waynesburg Yellow

Jackets.”

Alex Henry, a sophomore business

management major and men’s soccer

player, understands how important it is to

do well in classes.

“Academics are just as important to me

in season as well as out,” Henry said. “It

does get stressful, but it’s worth it to be

part of a school that leads the PAC in this

area.”

Shepas and his fellow coaches strive to

ensure the success of the student-athletes

in the classroom.

“We want academics to be important

to our students, but we also want our

athletes to strive to be more than just

student athletes on this campus,” Shepas

said. “We want them to be involved in all

of the opportunities that are available to

them as a member of the student body.

We want them to benefit from a mission

trip experience as

well. Like President

Thyreen says,

‘A Waynesburg

University graduate

is an individual

who wants to make

a difference in the

world we live in.’”

Addition to the department of communication to benefit entire campus

Casey Zell, a senior electronic

media student and producer

of the Greene Room, a WCTV

production, knows that she made the right

decision to attend Waynesburg University

because of the hands-on experience she

gained immediately as a freshman.

That hands-on experience will

culminate this year when she steps foot

into a completely remodeled television

studio.

“A brand new set, combined with

ample opportunities to gain real world

experience, is the perfect platform

for anyone interested in television

production,” Zell said. “Having a new

set will help attract prospective students,

because we can now offer something that

we never could before.”

Bill Molzon, assistant professor of

communication and director of TV

Operations at Waynesburg University,

led the project since its contracting

in summer 2011. Molzon hired FX

Group, a design company specializing in

broadcast TV set design, sports, weather

and entertainment scenery and lighting

design, to develop the station’s new

aesthetic.

“The goal and challenge was to create

an illusion of depth because TV is so

two-dimensional,” Molzon said. “The

design also had to be very flexible for our

different shows.”

This flexibility included the design and

purchase of three graphic panels meant

to rotate as back drops for the station’s

three student-produced shows: Live at

Five, Jacket Sports Weekly and the Greene

Room. The revamped station also includes

new lighting instruments that will create

texture and depth for the set.

“Our department has been very blessed

to work so closely with the [University’s]

senior administration on this project,”

Richard Krause, chair of the department

of communication said. “The University’s

continued support of this project will

greatly benefit the students’ experience.”

The department of communication

supplemented the University’s gift of

a remodeled set, flat screen televisions

and advanced lighting technology, with

two new television cameras to record

the broadcasts of communication

students. Zell believes that the new

studio will benefit her work as well as the

department of communication.

“The shows we produce and the

content we put on the air is the product

of everything we have learned through

our classes and experience; it’s how we

market ourselves to future employers

through things like our demo reels and

resumes,” Zell said. “The visual quality of

our productions is extremely important,

because our work represents who we are,

and we represent the department.”

The department anticipates that, in

addition to benefiting current broadcast

and electronic media students, the new

studio will intrigue prospective students

and will open more opportunities for

recruitment techniques.

“This is a new instructional resource

for our students as well as a vehicle to

promote the entire institution,” Molzon

said. “Shows filmed in the new studio

can be used for the University’s website

content and social media websites like

YouTube.”

As a result of the remodeling and

a partnership with a live streaming

company, the department of

communication will now be able to

stream some of the studio productions

live on the Internet as well as archive

videos for prospective students to watch

on demand. The on demand feature

will allow viewers to watch archived

episodes of the finished and edited studio

productions.

Molzon looks forward to the

opportunities that his broadcast and

electronic media students will have

as a result of the new set and the new

streaming technology. He especially

awaits the conclusion of the project,

expected by the end of February 2012, for

the current students’ sake.

“We have such a great caliber of

students and they are really deserving

of a new set for their shows,” Molzon

said. “With the new studio, they can

truly showcase what they have learned at

Waynesburg University, and that footage

will show the quality of our program.”

WCTV, Waynesburg University’s television station, has recently undergone improvements that will allow for better broadcasting to the campus and community. The re-designed and newly renovated television studio will not only improve the quality of University productions and student experience, but also the potential for Univeristy recruitment.

IMPACT

NEWS & NOTES• From Wednesday, March 28 through

Saturday, March 31, the Waynesburg

University Players will present “Into

the Woods.” Directed by Edward L.

Powers, the performances will take

place in the Goodwin Performing

Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. The musical

gathers main characters from popular

childhood fairy tales into one plot and

focuses on their

comedic and

tragic encounters

in the woods.

Admission is free

and the public is

cordially invited

to attend. Seating

is limited and

tickets should be reserved.

• Waynesburg University will host

ETA3 Tuesday, Feb. 21, as part of the

University’s Performing Art Series.

The concert will be held in the

Goodwin Performing Arts Center at

7:30 p.m. ETA3 was formed in 2006

at The Juilliard School by clarinetist

Alexey Gorokholinsky, pianist Tomoko

Nakayama, and flutist Emily Thomas.

One of the newest chamber music

groups coming out of New York City,

ETA3 offers its audience a dynamic

listening experience through a wide

range of repertoire. Admission is $5,

and the public is cordially invited to

attend.

* The traveling exhibit, Reflections:

Homage to Dunkard Creek, will open

Wednesday, March 14 in the Benedum

Fine Arts Gallery. Sponsored by

The Mountain Institute: Appalachia

Program, the exhibit sheds light on

environmental issues in the local area

while celebrating the beauty of wild

life. Visitors can reflect on traditional

and non-traditional media including

paintings, drawings, print and collages

dedicated to water species. Each artist

brings a specific animal to life on

canvas. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4

p.m., Monday through Friday, or by

appointment.

* The Waynesburg University

Department of Criminal Justice

Administration and the Office of

Admissions will host its spring Mock

Crime Scene Workshop Saturday,

March 24. The event provides high

school students the opportunity to

work with Waynesburg University

students and faculty, as well as experts

in the field, to analyze crime scenes

and collect and process evidence. A

variety of workshops will be offered

and will allow students to determine

if a criminal justice or forensic science

major is for them.

University to embark on first time service trip to student’s home country

Students embrace the high caliber of lecturers invited to campus

Waynesburg University brings to campus speakers that enrich the lives of students through topics that explore faith, learning and serving. In January, two accomplished speakers visited campus to share with students, faculty and staff about science and art.

As a speaker in The Crosby Lecture Series, Dr. Thomas E. Mallouk, professor of chemistry and physics at Pennsylvania State University, spoke Tuesday, Jan. 17 about “Light Harvesting and Water Splitting in dye-sensitized solar cells.” His topic provided valuable insight for chemistry, engineering and science students.

“[Mallouk] is like a walking encyclopedia,” Jeffery Johns, a junior biology major at Waynesburg University said. “I am so glad that I had the opportunity to hear him speak and talk with him privately; he has a lot to offer the scientific community.”

Dr. Mallouk has written and published more than 300 scientific publications and has received multiple honors and awards including the Eberly College of Science Medal from Penn State University in 1998 and the American Chemical Society Award in 2008. Mallouk is also an associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Waynesburg University also hosted Makoto Fujimura Tuesday, Jan. 31, as part of the Rosetta Kormuth DeVito Lecture Series. His lecture, “Generative Thinking – Towards Culture Care Values,” detailed the unity between contemporary art and Christianity.

“There is a line that says you can paint or you can worship, but not both,” Fujimura said. “But faith and art is a relationship.”

Fujimura, the founder of the International Arts Movement, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the arts, is a prominent cultural influencer in both secular and faith-based media. His artwork is featured worldwide in many major cities, including New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

The Rosetta Kormuth DeVito series was created to explore topics related to business, culture and the arts and addresses a variety of current topics that are of interest to graduate and undergraduate students and the community. The Glenn A. and Jane L. Crosby Lectures brings to the University visiting scholars who are distinguished in their disciplines.

Through generous friends of the University, students receive the unique opportunity to attend these lectures free of charge. Influential speakers distinguished in their respective disciplines give lectures in classes, at chapel and at public events and offer question and answer sessions for interested students, faculty and staff after each presentation.

Year in and year out, Waynesburg

University students learn the

importance of assisting those in

need. During their fall, winter and spring

breaks, students have the opportunity to

travel the world to serve others, living

out the mission of Waynesburg and

spreading the love of God. While most

students visit foreign territories, one

student is returning to his native land.

Esteban Saldi, a senior human services

major from La Paz, Bolivia, will travel

with Dave Calvario, dean of students

and director of the Center for Service

Leadership, and six additional students

to Caquiaviri, Bolivia during spring

break. This is the first time Waynesburg

students have visited the South

American country.

“The aspect of this trip that excites me

the most is that we are going to Esteban’s

home country,” Calvario said. “This has

been a trip he and I have talked about for

more than three years and it has finally

come together.”

At the end of his freshman year, Saldi

worked in a well digging project through

Samaritan’s Purse. The inspiration

for the trip to Bolivia came from this

partnership and working to bring water

to rural communities.

This is the first time Waynesburg

University is partnering with Samaritan’s

Purse for a service trip. For more than

40 years, Samaritan’s Purse has worked

to bring assistance in the name of Jesus

Christ to those hurting around the

world. Through various projects, they

reach out to suffering children, disaster

areas, disease and famine victims. They

provide first class medical service as

well as supplying mission hospitals with

much needed equipment and supplies.

Calvario anticipates the experience of

the burgeoning partnership and helping

others receive clean water.

“Most of us take for granted on a daily

basis that, when we turn on a faucet

in America, clean drinkable water will

come out,” Calvario said. “This is not

the case in many countries. Partnering

with a Christian organization like

Samaritan’s Purse will allow us to

further our University’s goal to connect

faith, learning and serving.”

Saldi is excited to show his peers and

Calvario his home where he spent his

childhood, as well as allow them to

see his culture. Although they have a

lot of work to complete, time will be

reserved for Saldi to take them around

his country.

“What I would enjoy the most is being

able to share the experience with other

students as they get to be in my country

and learn new things from my culture,”

Saldi said. “I am happy to share any

information I can in order to educate

people about my country.”

Additionally, 84 students will serve on

three other trips during break. Fourteen

will travel to the Florida Springs

Institute to reintroduce a plant species

vital to the manatee habitat. Traveling

to Belize, 13 students will assist in

tutoring and construction. Continuing

an established partnership, 36 will spend

a week working with the Pittsburgh

Project. Twenty-one will assist the Lake

Norman Habitat for Humanity affiliate

in Concord, N.C.

Even though the

Waynesburg University

women’s basketball

team suffered a heart-

breaking 68-66 loss at

Westminster Jan. 25,

there was a silver lining to the last-second

defeat. That night, senior point guard

Hunter became the newest member of

Waynesburg’s 1,000-point club. With her

18 points, she became the first Waynesburg

women’s hoopster to reach the mark since

Elisha Jones during the 2010-11 season.

Along with her 1,000th point, Hunter also

dished out her 400th career assist, while

passing out two helpers against the Titans.

Waynesburg wrestlers end 2011-12 regular season on hot streak

The Waynesburg University wrestling

team ended the 2011-12 regular season

on a hot streak as it prepared for the

Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) team

championships. The Yellow Jackets won

their final five dual matches to post a 10-8

season record and won a thrilling battle

with PAC rival Thiel. After Waynesburg

rolled to wins over Ohio Valley (32-6), Penn

State Greater Allegheny (51-3), Penn State

Beaver (54-0) and Penn State Fayette (46-9),

the Jacket mat men traveled to Greenville

to square off with the Tomcats. Trailing

by three going into the heavyweight bout,

sophomore Brandon Fedorka gritted out a

1-0 win to tie the match

at 17-17, but senior Garett

Johnston’s pin at 157

pounds gave Waynesburg

the victory by way of

tiebreaker Criteria 2

(most pins).

Hunter eclipses two career milestones