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Professors counsel with local and
federal officials Professors from Geneva's human services department met with representatives from local human services agencies last month to discuss how to better meet the area's needs. Joining the roundtable discussion were U.S. Representative Melissa Hart; Stephanie Schindel, associate professor of psychology; Dr. Cathy Sigmund, associate professor of psychology and Mary Ann Solberg, deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Pictured above.
Hart and Solberg briefed the local agencies about upcoming policy changes, and the agencies discussed their needs with the federal policymakers. The federal Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration also presented Beaver County with a $6 million grant.
''It was great to see how Melissa Hart's office is responding to the human service needs in Beaver County as well as the region," said Cathy Sigmund, director of Geneva's human services program.
''From the college's perspective it was an opportunity to interact with key leaders in the human service field and share our own vision for it," said Stephanie Schindel, assistant professor of psychology.
Schindel is excited about the opportunities these meetings open up for Geneva students. Because many local human service agencies are understaffed, Geneva students have a chance to complete their degree requirements while volunteering.
Geneva has several follow-up meetings planned.
 Engineering for safety
As the recent string of West Virginia mine fatalities prove, coal mining is still a dangerous occupation.
But the Geneva College Center for Technology Development is building a prototype of a device that will make mine work safer.
In the tight confines of an underground mine, coal dust can be deadly. Mixed with oxygen and methane gas, the dust becomes highly explosive.
For many years, the only quick way for mine workers to tell whether dust levels were dangerously high was by sight, checking the color of the rock-coal dust mixture that accumulates on the mine floor.
The device under development at Geneva measures the thickness of the coal dust layer and determines whether the mine is in danger of an explosion. It can perform on-site testing and provide instant results.
Federal safety laws now require mine supervisors to send dust samples to a lab for more thorough analysis, but the process often takes several days.
The digital prototype won the prestigious IR 100 award, and the team will test the prototype underground in several mines later this year.
The project is the result of a partnership Geneva and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. David Clark, Geneva's assistant director of research, and Dr. John Pinkerton, engineering professor, along with 20 Geneva electrical engineering students, Henry Perlee, a former Geneva engineering professor, and J. Edmund Hay, a part-time engineering faculty member, also assisted in the design. "As far as I know, there's nothing like it on the market," said Pinkerton. "And internationally it may have a huge market."
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James 5:16
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Expanding Africa studies program
Dr. Jeffrey Cole, associate professor of history, will travel to Capetown, South Africa to meet with officials of Cornerstone Christian College in March 2006. <more>
Alumni join quest for Rings
Join a busload of Geneva alumni and be among the first to see Matthew Marcus's musical adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.<more>
Students help with Hurricane Katrina clean up
Eighteen Geneva students will spend spring break in New Orleans working to clean up and rebuild the Holly Grove community. <more>
Student chronicles life in Uganda
Megan Summers, a junior sociology major, is documenting her semester in Uganda in an online journal. Visit www.megansummers.blogspot.com for stories and photos.
Three alumni serve six months in mission field
Geneva alumni Matthew Stewart '04, Jason O'Neil '04, and Titus Martin '01 recently returned from a round-the-globe mission trip. <more>
Football Hall of Fame
Geneva alumni geared up for the Super Bowl by visiting the Football Hall of Fame. <more>
Turbo goes to school
Turbo, Geneva College's mascot, participated in family reading week at Union Elementary School in New Castle, Pa. <more>
Academic Honors Bestowed Upon Geneva's Football Team
It was a special year on the field for Geneva’s football team with an 8-4 record, including its first trip to the NAIA play-offs since 1997. <more>
- February 10 -- Faculty Talent Show
- February 10 --11 -- Parents weekend
- March 4-15 -- Spring break
- March 23-25, 30-April 1, 6-8 -- Working (musical)
- March 29 -- Houston area alumni event
- March 31 -- Dallas area alumni event
- March 31, April 1 -- Genevans concert
- April 7,8 -- Bus trip to Toronto Lord of the Rings
- April 8 -- In the Mood XI Jazz band concert
- April13-17 -- Easter break
- April 21-22 -- Alumni Weekend
- April 22 -- Genevans choir reunion
- April 26 -- Phoenix, AZ Alumni event
- April 29 -- Concert Band
- May 13 -- Commencement
- May 24 -- Mancini Musical Theatre Awards
- August 11 -- Geneva Day at Kennywood
- October 14 -- Homecoming 2006
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