West Chester Ui>. ^rsity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts sn Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during July, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Sen/ices and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Academic Computing IBM Corporation IBM Think Center P4 computers and monitors for 33184 $26,975.00 P.O. Box 945684 student lab in Anderson Ha!l room 01. , GA 30394-5684

Admissions Academic Engine, LLC Virtual Advisor software - a tool to enhance existing 32929 $8.000.00 Jack London Park student website. 520 Third Street Suite 109 Oakland, CA 94607

Athletics Factory Direct Fitness Replacement of metal plates and dumbbells for the 32466 ),213.18 22 Nutmeg Place Fitness Center in Sykes Union. Newtown, PA 18940

A + Printing Printing of athletic recruiting - Football, Field Hockey 32566 i,878.74 500 32nd Street Basketball (men's and women's). Altoona, PA 16602

Biology ePlus Technology of PA IBM ThinKpad , Cart, memory, battery, mouse 32755 $25,167.00 130 Futura Drive Laptops for biology labs NSF, CCL! grant. P.O. Box 479 Pottstown, PA 19464

Bursar Workflow 3 year BSueback contract for student billing sen/ices. 31290 $22,175.00 994 Old Eagle School Road Wayne, PA 19087

Business Technology Center ePSus Technology of PA Renewal of Maintenance and Support Contract for 33050 $17,261.74 130 Futura Drive the SSHE Network Operations Center at 1160 P.O. Box 479 McDermott Drive. Pottstown, PA 19464

July 2004 1 of 8 West Chester Un. ..sity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during July, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Carpenter Shop Stanton Door Company Replacement doors for Ehinger Gym. 32949 $8,618.00 P.O. Box 618 Rt 100 Eagle Point Ind. Park Uwchland, PA 19480-0618

College of Arts and Science Xerox Corporation Leasing payments on Xerox copier - July 2004 thru 33076 $6,168.72 1700 Market Street, Suite 1400 June 2005 (months 25-36) . Phiiadelphia, PA 19103

Coilege of Business and Comcast TV Advertisements for MBA Open House. DA140704MB $6,761.00 Pubiic Affairs P.O. Box 3007 Southeastern, PA 19398-3007

ERSI Site license renewal for the Graduate Information 32640 $15,000.00 380 New York Street System project. Redlands.CA 92373-8100

College of Health Sciences Main Line Heaith System Affiliation agreement for Bachelor of Science 33071 $95,724.00 130 South Bryn MawrAve. Respiratory Care Program - FY 05. Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Enterprise Leasing Company Rental of four eight passenger vans to support the 33023 $5,338.84 105 EastWesttown Road Rising Juniors Program activities. West Chester, PA 19382

Coliege Literature Creasey Printing Sen/ices Printing ofWCU's College Literature Journal 4 times 32756 $10,096.00 2700 West Lawrence Avenue per year. Springfield, IL 62704

Deveiopment American Mail Systems, inc. Renewal of blueback contract for mailing services. 32591 $30,000.00 213 Keystone Drive Montgomeryville, PA 18936

July 2004 2 of 8 West Chester Ui,. yi'sity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during July, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Development Pentera, inc. Printing of personalized planned gift newsletter with 32947 $9,726.00 8650 Commerce Park P!ace reply card - fall 04 mailing. Suite G indianapolis, SN 46268

Environmental Health and Safety Cedar Grove Environmental Water analysis of poo!s and other samples needed 33011 $6,000.00 100 Gallaherviile Road to verify campus drinking water. Downingtown, PA 19335

S H Biowaste 3rd year of a 5 year contract for infectious - 21401R2 $6,600.00 P.O. Box 1866 biohazardous waste removal . Norristown, PA 19401

Simplex Grinnell Fire Protection Maintenance, inspection and Testing of automatic 33012 $36,570.00 120ADomorah Drive sprinkler systems. Montgromeryville, PA 18936

FaciSities Division Kencor, Inc. Contract for elevator maintenance and repair. 33015 $104,309.96 P.O. Box1659 West Chester, PA 19382

Hobart Corporation Blanket purchase order to cover repairs of kitchen 33013 $9,500.00 822 West Basin Road equipment in Lawrence Hall and Sykes Union. Newcastle, DE 19720

DeLuca Draperies Repiacement of draperies in McCarthy Hail. 32646 $7,724.00 195 N. Springfield Road Clifton Heights, PA 19018

Sass-Moore Services Corporation Water cooied chilSer to replace chi!ler in Library. 32853 $52,118.00 906 N. Evergreen Avenue Woodbury, NJ 08096

The Protection Bureau Provide and install security equipment in support of 6200930005 $158,191.89 197 Philps Road the Resident HaJI "One Card System". Exton, PA 19341 Schmidt, Sanderson, and Wayne Hails,

Juiy 2004 3 of 8 West Chester Un. ^sity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during July, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Sen/ices and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Facilities Division The Protection Bureau Purchase and installation of E-Phones for 6302330001 $59,976.00 197 Philps Road University Hall, S Campus Village, E Campus Exton, PA 19341 Parking and Roads / SOMPAC, Schmucker North.

The Protection Bureau Provide and install security equipment in support of 6200930006 $176,192.06 197 Philps Road the Resident Ha!l "One Card System". Exton, PA 19341 Tyson and Killinger Halls

PECO Energy Company Utility pole relocation (Matlack Street and East 6301670029 $10,795.00 1050 W. Swedesford Road Campus Drive). Berwyn, PA 19312

Superior Turf and Landscape Sod instailatlon for field #6 located at South Campus 61004440 $25,275.00 1735 Swamp Road Furlong, PA 18925-1452

Schuylkiil Paving, Inc. Paving and Concrete Maintenance at Ksllinger Mali, 6300900402 $47,085.44 285 Blue Mountain Road Schmucker Science and Smith House at Goshen Hail Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972

TMA Systems Annual software maintenance and support, 3240FMT500 $9,742.50 5100 East Skel!y Drive Tulsa, OK 74135

RPA Associates, Inc. Outside consultant hired to provide project 6302620001 $48,363.00 3 Park Plaza management oversight for the Guaranty Energy Wyomissing, PA 19610 Savings Contract.

Graphics and Printing Graphics Arts Imaging Computerized digital film output services contract. 31904 $9,750.00 P.O. Box 733 Frazer, PA 19355

Grounds Department Chester County Soiid Waste Authority Fiscal Year 05 contract for !andfiil tipping fees . 33022 $68,000.00 P.O. Box 476 Route 322 Honeybrook, PA 19344

July 2004 4 of 8 West Chester Ui, ..sity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during July, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Sen/ices and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Information Sen/ices Hewlett Packard Company Purchase of new HP Severs to support Campus 32917 $32,585.00 301 Rockrimmon B!vd. South Police, Peopiesoft Financials, Network Security, and Corado Spring, CO 80919 intrusion Detection.

PaeTec Communications. Inc. Software and hardware purchased to manage 32912 $44,564.55 Baldwin Tower, Suite 401 the sutdent internet network. 1510 Chester Pike Eddystone, PA 19022

Ciassic Networking Inc. Networking hardware purchased to manage the 32911 $38,756.00 P.O. Box 1055 student internet network. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Hewlett Packard Company Purchase of additional equipment to support Campus 32857 $17,867.00 301 Rockrimmon Blvd. South Poiice, Peopiesoft Flnancials, Network Security, and Corado Spring, CO 80919 Intrusion Detection.

Siemens Information and Telephone switch centralization project. 50004104 $96,237.48 Communications 643 CSark Avenue KingofPrussia, PA 19406

Visual Sound Purchase and instailation of a projection system for 32977 $7,568.00 485 Parkway South Ruby Jones room 104. Broomall, PA 19008

Computer Integration Group IBM Think Center desktop computer with additional 32779 $41,200.00 2570 Ponderosa Drive memory. Part of campus PC replacement project. Lancaster, PA 17601

inventory Weiss Brothers Paper Co. Toilet tissue - type 3, size 2, mini jumbo to replenish 32850 $19,680.00 1953 West Point Pike inventory 2000 ft roll. West Point, PA 19486

Weiss Brothers Paper Co. Paper towe!s - C-Fold to replenish inventory. 32428 $22,289.40 1953 West Point Pike West Point, PA 19486

July 2004 5 of 8 West Chester Ur. -sity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during Ju!y, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Inventory Weiss Brothers Paper Co. Toilet tissue 1000 1 ply sheets - to repienish inventory. 32427 $18,235.00 1953 West Point Pike West Point, PA 19486

Penn Jersey Paper Company Paper towels - 800 ft rolls - to replenish inventory. 32430 $13,251.60 2801 Red Lion Road Philade!phia, PA 19154

Lock Shop Fried Brothers Inc. Key locksets and cyiinders purchased to re-key 32989 $6.646.29 467 North Street the FHG Library. Philadelphia, PA 19123

Library Wert Bookbindsng, inc. Open order for book and periodical binding for the 32937 $37,000.00 9975 Ailentown Blvd period of July 1, 2004 thru June 30, 2005. Grantville, PA 17028

Pallnet Contract renewal for the online tracking services serial; 32858 $9,760.00 P.O. Box 13327 database. Philadeiphia, PA 19101

YBP - Yankee Book Peddler Contract renewal for the Yankee Book approval plan. 32879 $25,000,00 999 Maple Street Contoocook, NH 03229-3374

Plumbing Shop 1TT Flygt Corporation South Campus Lift Station upgrade. 32856 $12,829.00 2330 Yel!ow Spring Road Malvern, PA 19355

Presidents Office Madeleine Wing Adler Reimbursement for leased Presidential vehicle 31620B $5,307.96 President's Office Room 107 Phiiips Memoriai Building West Chester, PA 19383

July 2004 6 of 8 West Chester Un, ..isity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during July, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor item Document No. Amount

Publications Baxendells Graphics Contract for graphic design sen/ices for University 31900 $9,000.00 49 Bridge Avenue materials. Berwyn, PA 19312

Tursack Incorporated Admissions materials used in recruiting efforts. 33169 $5,340,00 Morgantown Business Park 710 Hemlock Road Morgantown, PA 19543

Alcom Printing Printing of the WCU undergraduate Admissions 32778 $32,760.00 140 Christopher Lane Viewbook. HarleysviHe, PA 19438-2034

Chernay Printing, Inc Printing of the 2004 - 2005 WCU Admissions 32638 $11,194.40 7483 South Main Street Application packet. P.O. Box 199 Coopersburg, PA 18036-0166

Residence Life and Housing American Interior Company Replacement of window treatments in Tyson and 32647 $9,882.00 Services 2560 Winding Way Goshen Hails. Newtown Square, PA 19073

USA Today Readership Program delivery of USA Today, 32671 $30,000.00 275 Great Vailey Parkway Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times to Residence P.O. Box 3002 Halls. Maivern, PA 19355-0702

Student Health Center TAB Re-number and re-sort Student Health Records and 33053 $17,077.00 1132 Spruce Drive, Suite 2C change the student identification number to WCU's Mountainside, NJ 07092 ID number.

Student Sen/ices Offi center Purchase and install new chairs In various room 33141 $23,703.24 2514 Ridge Road within the Sykes Union Building. P.O. box 79 Elverson, PA 19520

July 2004 7 of 8 West Chester Un-. .,sity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000,00 Executed during July, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor item Document No. Amount

University Garage Fauikner Buick GMC New 2004 GMC Sierra 3500 due! rear wheel stake 32988 $24,672.00 705Autopark Blvd. body dump truck. West Chester. PA 19382

July 2004 8 of 8 West Chester Un. . ..sity of Pennsyivania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during August, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Academic Computing BlackBoard !nc. BlackBoard contract for EDTN ASP Service for the 33227 $7,500.00 P.O. Box 200154 months of June, July, August of 2004. Pittsburg, PA 15251-0154

Admistrative Computing People Soft LJAS, inc. Training sessions necessary for implementation of 6100250064 $47,500.00 DeptCH 10699 institutiona! software project. Palatine, i!_ 60055-0699

College of Business and Smart Business Network Advertising for the MBA Program and Corporate DA040727MB $12,000.00 Public Affairs 835 Sharon Drive, Suite 300 Events in the Smart Business Magazine. Cleveland, OH 44145

ePlus Technoiogy of PA New Printer and Plotter for the Graduate Information 33268 $6,685.00 130 Futura Drive Sen/Jces classes. P.O.Box479 Pottstown, PA 19464

College of Education Apple Education Buying Service Purchase of 4 Apple iBook computers for the 33266 $6,508.00 MS 198 ED Philadelphia area schools as part of the TQE grant. P.O. Box 149116 Austin, TX 78714

Computer Integration Group Purchase of IBM Thinkpads to be used by 33349 $6,981,00 2570 Ponderosa Drive Student Teachers. Lancaster, PA 17601

College of Visual and Performing American Drum Mfg. Co. Custom made set of drums to match set made 30 32771 $16,390.00 Arts P.O. Box 40403 years ago. Original manufacture of drums no longer Denver, CO. 80204 in business.

August 2004 1 Of4 West Chester Urh. .5ity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during August, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Sen/ices and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Environmental Health & Safety Ralph& Son Inc. Automatic external defibriliators to be placed in each 33183 $20,317.00 320SchuylerAve of the 9 dorms and Sturzebecker Health Center. P.O. Box 633 Keamy, NJ 07032-0633

Facilities Division George Krapf, Jr. & Sons Bus transportation sen/ice for students for the period 33100 $378,384.06 R. D. #2 August 29, 2004 thru May 7.2005 Springton Road Glenmore, PA 19343

United Refrigeration, Inc. Window air conditioning units for dorm rooms. 33366 $7,273.50 317 National Road Exton, PA 19341

Borough of West Chester Quarterly payment for the New Street Pumping 33095 $19,593.48 351 Snyder Avenue Station. West Chester, PA 19382

McMaster-Carr Supply Company Furniture and Equipment for SSC North, 33336 $26,269.59 P.O. Box DGS 414-63. New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0440

Elmer Schuitz Services, inc. Blanket purchase for food sen/ices equipment and 33017 $5,000.00 540 North 3rd Street repairs for Lawrence Mali and Sykes Union. Philadelphia, PA 19123

Borough of West Chester Parking fee collection equipment for the Sharpless 6100450011 $99,775.00 351 Snyder Avenue St. Parking Garage. West Chester, PA 19382

Parking Man, inc. Feasibility Study for the Parking Structure at F Lot. 6302690001 $7,500.00 P.O. Box 67 Pitman, NJ 08071

MGA Partners Geotechnical Quality Assurances Sen/ices for 6100380015 $38,552.25 234 Market Street SOMPAC. Philadelphia, PA 19106

August 2004 2 of 4 West Chester Un.. .sity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5.000.00 Executed during August, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Fiscai Affairs ADP- Automatic Data Processing Student payroll contract for fiscal year 2005, 32772 $44,161.83 1125 Drive Fort Washington, PA 19034

Borough of West Chester Operating expenses due on the Sharpless Street 3100 $5,864.14 351 Snyder Avenue garage for the month of June, West Chester, PA 19382

ACS Education Sen/ices, Inc. IRS reporting and customer services functions for 31856 $30,000.00 One Curie Court 1st Floor the Hope & Lifelong Learning provisions of the Rockvilie, MD 20850 Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.

Graphics and Printing Lindenmeyer Paper Company Paper stock order to replenish stock of Classic Crest 33148 >,770.00 3300 Horizon Drive Baronial Ivory paper. KingofPrussia, PA 19406-2650

Information Services Graybar Electric Company Equipment purchased to test fiber optic cable 33359 $8,445.00 1550 S.Warfield Street installations. Philadelphia, PA 19146

IBM Corporation IBM Think Centre computer with memory upgrade. 33271 $5,740.00 P.O. Box 945684 Atianta, GA 30394-5684

Amherst Computer Sales [Data Agent with content indexing mailbox-level for 33364 $9,405.00 40 Continental Blvd the Exchange Sen/er. Equipment needed for backup Merrimack, NH 03054 of production Exchange Server for Faculty/Staff data to tape.

Library Check Point Systems, inc. installation and 3 year maintenance contract for the 33374 $9,702.00 101 Wolf Drive Library materials security system. Thorofare, NJ. 08086

Publications Adorn Printing Scanned images of Admissions Viewbook - used in 33228 $6,392.00 140 Christopher Lane promotional and recruiting efforts. Harleysvi!le, PA 19438-2034

August 2004 3 of 4 West Chester Un,.. . ,slty of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during August, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Sen/ices and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Publications Pemcor inc. Printing of the WCU Magazine for Fail 2004, 33316 $50,471.25 2100 State Road Winter/Spring 2005 and Summer 2005. Lancaster, Pa 17601

Public Safety G. E. Richards, Inc. Replacement copier for the Public Safety and 33099 $9,598.00 P.O. Box 4806 Parking Services department. Lancaster, PA 17604

Registrar Student Services Company Contract for bacheSor and Master degree caps and 32733 $24,342.45 2502 West Main Street gowns for the December 19, 2004 Commencement. Larame Buiiding, Suite 4 Nomstown, PA 19403

Residence Life & Housing Edwards Business Machines, inc. Lease payment (months 26 - 36) for a Konica 7165 33361 $7,205.00 Services 616 High Street digital copier for FY 05, P.O. Box 273 Pottstown, PA 19464-0273

Student Health Center Summers, Jane Marans Psychiatric services for students at the Counseling 33292 $9.500.00 Bala Executive Commons Center. 11 BaiaAve, Suite 3 BalaCynwyd, PA 19004

University Garage Faulkner Buick GMC New 2005 Sierra HD 2WD BiFuel 3/4 ton Pickup 32906 $23.712.60 705Autopark Blvd. Truck. West Chester, PA 19382

August 2004 4of4 Council of Trustees Resolution Council of IVustees 2004-22 West Chester, Pennsylvania 19383-1000 www.wcupa.edu TROPOSED

RESOLUTION

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY

November, 2004

HONORARY DEGREE

BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES OF WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY CONFERS THE HONORARY DEGREE, DOCTORATE OF HUMANE LETTERS, UPON THE FOLLOWING RECIPIENT:

HOWARD DODSON

APPROVED PENDING ACTION BY THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES

TO BE BESTOWED AT THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES OF MAY, 2005

November 18, 2004 Madeleine W^ Adler, President Date

APPROVED BY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES

November 18. 2004 ?njiippOy-Gb-arri5erson Date Council of Tmstees

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a member of the State System of Higher Education NOMINATTON FOR HONORARY DEGfiEE

Nominee Name: Howard Dodson

Address: The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X. Boulevard New York, NY 10037-1801

Profession: Director and Chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Pubtic Library

Specify the honorary degree for which the unmmec i&An h

Doctor of Public Serviabjfcrf Doctor of Humane Letters

Brief Rationale for the nomination:

Howard Dodson is an internationally acclaimed specialist in Afiican-American history and a noted lecturer, educator, and consuitant. Since 1984, IK has been Chief of the prestigious Schombuig Cemer for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library. A 1961 graduate of West Chester State College in Social Studies and English, Mr. Dodson has earned a master s degree m US History and Political Science at ViManova Uoiversity and is completing a Ph.D. in History at the University of California, Berkley.

In addition to being a leader in the study of Black Culture and the , Mr. Dodson has taught at Emory, Shaw, and Columbia Universities, and has served as a consultant for the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. He was also Executive Director of the Institute of the Black World, worked as both a volunteer and staff member for the Peace Corps, and served as a consultant for the Congressional Black Caucus, Atlanta University, the Library of Congress, and the US Dqiartment of Education.

Mr. Dodson's scholarly activities are considerable ranging from books and articles to exhibitions and essays dealing with African American liistory and culture. In addition, he serves or has served on numerous educational, service, aud commumty boards mchiding the Nation Institute, Tougaloo College, the Apollo Theater Foundation, the Institute for Intemational Education^D^^e^4ew-Schoe?r5ocial~S^earcb. JR£ceiitly,~KtF>^)odson was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree front Adeiphi University.

The attached resume provides additional details regarding Mr. Dodson s oufstandmg contributions to cultural studies and the production and disseminatioa of knowledge on the history aad culture of African and Afirican American peoples. As a result of his scholarship, public service, and commitment to learning, Mr. Dodson has brought recognition to his alma mater and national prominence to tfae Schomburg Center and lumself. He is an aiticulate spokesperson for racial barmony and a role model for WCU students.

Your Name: Mark G. Pavlovich Position/TitIe: Vice President for Advaucement Campus Address: Filano Hall, Room 101, West Chester, PA 19383 Telephoue: 610-436-3303 Fax Number: 610-436-2606 E-mail Address: [email protected] RESUME

HOWARD DODSON

BUSINESS: HOME: The Schomburg Center for Research - 375 Mt. Prospect Avenue in Black Culture Newark, NJ. 07104 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (973) 483- 5639 New York, N.Y. 10037-1801 (212)491-2263

SUMMARY OF EXPERIBNCE

Historian/Administrator with substantial supervisory and managerial experience in non-profit and governmental organizations. Experience in producing and facilitating the production and dissemmation of knowledge on the history and culture ofAirican and African American peoples. An effective and persuasive communicator who has taught, lectured, and consulted in academic and public settings. Has provided technical assistance and consultation on research and development priorities to black colleges, black studies programs, black and minority research organizations, black professional organizations in the arts and humanities and black museums.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

September, 1984 - Present: Director (Chief), The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library. New York, New York.

June, 1983 - September, 1984: Research Analyst, "American History Textbooks and Social Justice Issues." Racism and Sexism Resource Center, CIBC, New York.

May, 1982 - June, 1984: Project Director, "The Other American Revolution Television Series/ Institute of the Black World, Washington, D.C.

September 1980 - 1983: Administrative Director, "Black Studies Cumculum Development Project,'* Institute of the Black World, Atlanta, Georgia.

September, 1980 - June, 1982: Director, "Grantsmanship Workshop Series for Minority Scholars and Institutions," National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C.

October, 1979 - January, 1982: Consultant to the Chairman of the National Bndowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C

April, 1974 - September, 1979: Executive Director, The Institute of the Black World, Atlanta, Georgia. January, 1976 - 1979: Lecturer in Airo-American History, , Atlanta, Georgia.

OTHER SELECTED EXPERIENCE

2001 - Present: Project Director, IMLS, A&ican American Migration Experience Project.

1988 -1991: Project Director, NEH Access Project, Special Collections.

1986 - Present: Project Director, Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence Program.

1967 - 1968: Director ofMinority and Specialized Recruiting and Deputy Director of Campus Recmiting for the U.S. Peace Corps, Washington, D.C.

1964 - 1966: Director of Credit Union Education Programs, National Credit Union Federation of Ecuador, South America.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate (ABD), Department of History, University ofCaU&mia, Berkeley. Ph.D Dissertation: "Blacks and the Political Economy of South Carolina: 1790 - 1830."

M.A., Villanova (Penn.) in U.S. History and Political Science.

B.S., West Chester State College (Penn.) in Social Studies and English (Secondary Education).

LANGUAGES

Reads, writes and speaks Spanish fluently. Reads, some French and Portuguese.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Howard Dodson, Jubilee: The Emergence of Afeican American Culture (National Geographic Society, 2002).

Howard Dodson, Christopher Moore, and Roberta Yancy, The Black New Yorkers: The Schombur? Hlustrated Chronolo'ev (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000).

Howard Dodson. "Wlaat Price Slavery? What Price Freedom," July 28, 1999. Howard Dodson, "The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of the Modem World" 1998, in Sheila Walker's , African Roots/American Cultures (Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2001).

Howard Dodson and Victor Smythe, eds. African American Religion: Research Problems and Resources for the 1990s (New York, Schomburg Center, 1992).

"Afhcan-American Studies and Libraries: Collection Development and Management Priorities," Research Libraries Notes (Summer, 1992), pp.16-23.

Howard Dodson and Madelon Bedell, Thinkmg and Rethinldng U.S. History, (New York: Council on Interracial Books for Children, Inc., 1988).

Howard Dodson, "Resources for Scholars: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library", Library Quarterly (January, 1988), pp. 74-82.

Howard Dodson and Deborah Willis, Black Photographers Bear Witness: 1 00 Years of Social Protest (Williamstown, Mass.: Williams College Museum of Art, 1989).

SELECTED LECTURES AND PAPERS

"Education, Politics and US. Cultural Policy,'* Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association for Equal Opportunity ia Higher Education, April, 1983, Washington, D.C.

"Black Accommodation and Political Expediency in the Post-Reconstruction South," Paper prepared for the 67th Annual Meeting of the Organization of American Historians, April, 1983, Cincinnati, Ohio.

"Towards An Independent Basis for Black Scholarship," Background paper presented at Seminar on the Role of the Black Intellectual, for Michigan Council for Black Studies, Wayne State University, February, 1983, Detroit, Michigan.

"Career Options for Non-teaching Historians," Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Study ofA&o-American Life and History, October, 1982, Baltimore, Maryland.

"Black History and the Future of American Society,'* Annual W.E.B. DuBois Lecture, Washington University, February, 1981, St. Louis, Missouri.

"NEH and Minorities," Paper presented at the 11th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Workshops, September, 1981, St. Louis, Missouri-

"NEH and Minorities," Paper presented at the 11th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Workshops, September, 1981, Washington, D.C. "The Problems ofConceptualization in Afro-American History," Keynote Address presented at "Links to Our Past: A National Conference on Black Museums," November, 1980, Chicago, Illinois.

"Toward a Framework for Thinking About Racial Domination m the U.S.A. in the l980's,ft Background Paper Commissioned by the World Council of Churches, Programme to Combat Racism for International Conference on Racism in the 1980's, June, 1980, Amsterdam, Holland.

"Black America-Southem Africa: Same Struggle Same Fight," Keynote Address presented at Conference on same theme, April, 1979, Princeton University.

SELBCTED EXHIBITIONS

Africana Age: African and African American Diasporan Transformation in the 20' Century, April - November, 2001.

Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery, June 2000 - March, 2001.

Black New Yorkers/B lack New York: 400 Years of African American History, October 1999- March, 2000.

Blacks on Stage: Selections from the Helen Armstead Johnson Collection, April - November, 1998.

Bearing Witness: African American Vernacular Art of the South, January - March, 1997.

Invoking the Spirit: Worship Traditions in the African World, October 1994 - Jajauary, 1995.

March - July, 1984: Curator, Censorship and Black America: An Exhibition. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, N.Y^P.L., New York, New York.

PRODUCER/EXBOmVE PRODUCER

Heritage Weekend: Celebrating the Langston Hughes Centennial, 2001 Aihcana Heritage Festival, 2001 Heritage Weekend: Lorraine Hansberry Tribute, 1996 Ella Fitzgerald: A 80th Birthday Tribute, Carnegie Hall, 1992 Heritage Weekend Celebrations, 1985-1992 Paul Robeson: A 90th Birthday Tribute, Scfaubert Theater, 1988 SELECTED AWARDS/HONORS

Presidents Commission on the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2002 New York Association of Black Journalists Award, 2002 The Malcolm X Museum Award, 2001 James Weldon Johnson Award, 1999 Governor's Award for African-Americans of Distinction, 1982 Chairman's Award, Black and Puerto Rican Caucus Leadership Atlanta Class of 1980 WHO'S WHO IN BLACK AMERICA, 1978 - Present ASALH SERVICE AWARD, 1976

OTHER EXPERIENCH (selected)

Historian/Consuitant, Self-Study Team, Afro-American Historian and Cultural Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (1983).

Reviewer/Evaluator (proposals) National Endowment for the Humanities National Institute of Mental Health U.S. Office of Education

Pundraising/DeveIopment Consultant (partial listing) Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, Atlanta, Georgia. Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos, New York, New York

ORGANIZATIONS

Board of Directors, Apollo Theater Foundation, 1999-Present Board of Directors, Upper Empowerment Zone, 1995 Board of Trustees, Institute for International Education, 1993-Present „ Board of Trustees, Tougaloo College, Z 993-1996 UNESCO Slave Route Project, 1992-Present Board of Trustees, Center for Cuban Studies Board of Trustees, Nation Institute, 1991-Present New York City Partnership, 1990-2000 Board of Trustees, Bronx Botanical Garden, 1989-1992 Board Of Overseers, Eugene Lang College, New School for Social Research, 1988-1994 Association for the Study ofAfro-American Life and History National Council for Black Studies Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Prince Hall Masons, 33°, 2001-Present Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Zeta Boule

REFERENCES

Will be furnished upon request. w tt § Council of Trustees ? versity Resolution M Council of Trustees 2004-23 West Chester University E M West Chester, Pennsylvania 19383-1000 www.wcupa.edu

Proposed

RESOLUTION

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

NOVEMBER 18, 2004

PURCHASE ORDERS AND CONTRACTS

BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES OF WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEREBY APPROVES THE LIST OF PURCHASE ORDERS AND CONTRACTS IN EXCESS OF $5,000 EXECUTED DURING SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2004 FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES.

RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION BY THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES

\0\Zct\0^ Madeleine Wing Date

APPROVED BY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES

^=L A/f-^ lomas A. FiIIFppb, Chairperson Date Council of Trustees

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a member of the State System of Higher Education West Chester Umv^iSity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during September, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Academic Computing Element 5 Inc. Ad-Aware SE pius edition educational license 33514 $5,500.00 460 Matthews Street Tracking software to aid in keeping the network free Suite 1800 of compromising and intrusive threats to privacy. Greensburg, PA 15601-8059

ePlus Technology of PA Purchase of 20 IBM Laptop computers for distriubtiori a^id 33637 $28,160.00 130 Futura Drive chargeback to requesting departments. P.O. Box 479 Pottstown, PA 19464

IBM Corporation Purchase of 15 - iBM ThinkCenter computers and 33483 $15,960.00 P.O. Box 945684 monitors for the Academic Computing Center. Atlanta, GA 30394-5684

AtNetics M. Putterman & Co., Inc. Vin!y coated fieid cover for the softball fieid. 33674 $6,754.40 4834 S. Oakley Chicago, iL 60609

Student Services, Inc. Transfer of funds from the Golden Rams Aquatics to 33665 $13,900.00 Sykes Union Buiiding SS!#358. West Chester, PA 19383

Biology Thoma, inc. Modification of Laboratory benches in Schmucker 6301200148 $7,862.00 201 Commerce Drive, Unit 1 Science room 227 to improve safety and student Moorestown, NJ 08057 visibility.

Bio-Rad Laboratories Analytical Equipment for DNA for analysis of andent 33718 $29,196.50 Sadtler Division salt crystals. 3316 Spring Garden St. Philadeiphia, PA 19104-2596

Boiler Plant American Gilsonife Company Giisonite resin used to insulate underground piping. 33497 $5,650.00 29950 South Bonanza Highway Bonanza, UT 84008

September 2004 1 of 7 West Chester University of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during September, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Coiiege of Business and Skon Office Systems Maintenance and supplies for Oce 3165 Digitai copier 33412 $9,700.00 Public Affairs 640 Freedom Drive Suite, 500 located in Ruby Jones. King ofPrussia, PA 19406

Hamilton's Cleaning Services Custodial sen/ices for the period 10/1/04 thru 12/31/R4 DA4034GBC $13,000.00 437 Chesterfield Drive 1160 McDermott Drive. Graduate Business Center. ^ . Downingtown, PA 19335

!CPSR Membership dues for the Inter-University Consortium 33407 $6,952.00 Department 771240 for Political ands Social Research. University of Michigan P.O. Box 77000 Detroit, M! 48277-1240

CoHege of Visual and Richard Gangwisch Piano accompaning for music classes and practices 33606 $5,000.00 Performing Arts 44 Mary Fran Drive for the Fall 04 semester. West Chester, PA 19382

Facilities Division STV Architects Project management and design review for the 6302680001 $15,000.00 205 West Weish Drive banquet! room located at 1160 McDermott Drive. DouglasvilSe, PA 19518 Project management and design review for the STV Architects for classroom and office construciton at 1160 6302670001 $31,900.00 205 West Welsh Drive McDermott Drive. Douglasvilie, PA 19518

STV Architects A&E fee for electrical and fire protection bid 630267002 $12,800.00 205 West Welsh Drive documentation for classroom, office space and Douglasvilie, PA 19518 banquet area construction at 1160 McDermott Dr.

MGA Partners Testing, inspection and Quaiity Assurance Services 6100380018 $59,752.00 234 Market Street for the new School of Music and Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA 19106 Center.

September 2004 2 of 7 West Chester Um^rsity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during September, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Facilities Division The Fairfjeld Company Electrical contract for School of Music and Performing DGS41464.4 $2,866,000.00 312 East Meadow Vailey Road Arts Center. Lititz, PA 17543

The Fairfseld Company HVAC construction contract for the Schoo! of Music sv DGS4U64.2 $5,823,000.00 312 East IVleadow Valiey Road and Performing Arts Center. Lititz, PA 17543

The Bedwe!! Company General construction contract for the Schoo! of Music DGS41464.1 $18,890,000.00 P.O. Box 507 and Performing Arts Center. 1380Wi!mington Pike West Chester, PA 19381

The Protection Bureau Modifications to the security equipment for the 6200930008 $13,025.00 197Philps Road One Card access to Resident Ha!l entries. Exton, PA 19341 Schmidt, Sanderson, and Wayne Hails.

The Protection Bureau Electricai Fire Drops instaiiation atTyson, 6200930007 $95,443.00 197PhilpsRoad Sanderson, Schmidt, Wayne, and Killinger Hails. Exton, PA 19341

Jay R. Reynolds, !nc Plumbing construction contract for the School of DGS41464.3 $933,200.00 P.O. Box 326 Music and Performing Arts Center. 1 Brooks Ave. Willow Street, PA. 17584

Rittenhouse Electric Supply Replacement lighting for Sykes Union TV Lounge. 33645 $7,391.60 14 Rittenhouse Place Ardmore, PA 19003-2210

Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. Relocation of utility poie #40 on High Street. 6301670031 $6,294.00 180 Sheree Blvd. Suite 2100 Exton, PA 19341

Heery International, Inc. Consuiting services in support ofSOMPAC. 6100380021 $120,341.00 1055Westlakes Drive, Suite 110 Berwyn,PA19312

September 2004 3 of 7 West Chester Univyrsity of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during September, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor item Document No. Amount

Facilities Division MGA Partners SOMPAC Building Commissioning Services. 6100380022 $219,107.90 234 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106

MGA Partners SOMPAC Construction Administration 6100380027 $573,808.03 234 Market Street services. Philadelphia, PA 19106

MGA Partners SOMPAC Supplementary Site Representation Services. 6100380024 $254,064.00 234 Market Street PhiladeSphia, PA 19106

Culligan Water Conditioning Co. One year renewal of Maintenance Contract for Boucher 33660 $11,871.16 3113 West Ridge Pike Science Center Laboratory Deionization systems. P 0. BOX 448 Eaglevilie, PA 19408

H.B. Frazer Company - PA Instailatson of conduit for the Matlack Street Parking 33485 $11,736.72 514 Shoemaker Road Structure. King of Prussia, PA 19406

Fiscal Affairs Parente Randolph Professional audit services for year ended 6/30/04 33559 $18,510.00 Accountants & Consuitants 46 Public Square, Suite 400 Wiikes-Barre, PA 18701-2681

Graphics and Printing Xerox Corporation 84 month lease purchase of a Xerox 6115 copier 26900B $73,255.88 1700 Market Street, Suite 1400 payments 19 thru 30 at $4,103.74 per month. Philadeiphia, PA 19103 Maintenance/usage copy charge is $.0076 per copy estimated usage of 235,000 copies per month.

Xerox Corporation 60 month lease purchase of a Xerox DC12 coior copier 23505B $15,706.80 1700 Market Street, Suite 1400 payments 27 thru 38 @ $920.00 per month Phi!adelphEa,PA19103 color copies @ $.1261/copy black and white copies @ $.0212/copy

September 2004 4 of 7 West Chester University of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during September, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Grounds Eagle Equipment New rearioad trash containers for South Campus 33489 $7,014.00 P.O. Box 99 University Village. Uwchland, PA 19480

Eagle Equipment Replacement self contained compactor at Sykes ,'• 33486 $28,392.00 P.O. Box 99 Union and Lawrence Dining Hall. Uwchiand, PA 19480

M. S. Yearsley & Sons, inc. Zero turn radius mowerwith a 61" mowerdeck. 33687 $6,800.00 P.O. Box 539 110-120 E. Market Street West Chester, PA 19381

Information Services FrontRange Solutions, Inc. Annual maintenance and support for HEAR Software 33505 $5,525.00 H25Kel]yJohnson Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Corporate Networking Equipment purchased to provide firewall detection and 33317 $53,890.00 2960 Skippack Pike virus protection at the gateway for administrative and Worcester, PA 19490 student networks.

IBM Corporation IBM Thinkcenter P4 computers to support campus 33401 $40,250.00 P.O. Box 945684 computer replacement project. Atianta, GA 30394-5684

Gartner Membership renewal for !T support in conducting 33484 $24,500.00 P.O. Box 911319 technoiogy research, aid in strategic project planning, Dallas, TX 75391-1391 and consuiting services.

Xrefer, Ltd. Remaining payment due for a 5 year database 33506 $15,096.00 31 St. James Avenue subscription for On-Line Reference Books. Suite 370 Boston, MA 02116

Visuai Sound Projection System for the presentation room En 33692 $8,450.00 485 Parkway South Ruby Jones room #204. Broomai!, PA 19008

September 2004 5 of 7 West Chester University of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during September, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor item Document No. Amount information Services IBM Corporation Purchase of 50 IBM ThinkCenfer P4 computers for the 33636 $40,250.00 P.O. Box 945684 campus computer repiacement project. Atlanta, GA 30394-5684

Core Power Inc. Emergency Replacement of the Computer Center ^ . 33615 $35,000.00 2506 West iVlain Street Uninterruptibie Power System Powerware, ' ^ Jeffersonvllle, PA 19403

Inventory Ribbons Express Toner cartridge order to repiinish warehouse inventory. 33465 $13,896.00 1980 Old Cuthbert Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

Library EBSCO Library periodical subscription sen/lce for FY 2005. 33648 $700,000.00 1163 Shrewsbury Ave. Suite E Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

Proquest Renewal of on-line product access for FY 05 to aiiow 33294 $11,625.00 Information and Learning access to Historical New York Times data. 6216Payshere Circie Chicago, IL 60674

Oxford University Press Oxford dictionary of National Biography with free 33295 $11,100.00 2001 Evans Road online access for 1 year. Gary, NC 27513

Palinet Annual renewal for Library's online catalog service. 33532 $61,099.83 P.O. Box 13327 Phiiadelphia, PA 19101

Standard & Poor's One year Oniine Access to University and Government 33684 $16,801.95 2542 Collection Center Drive research insight network. Chicago, IL 60693

September 2004 6 of 7 West Chester University of Pennsylvania Purchase Orders and Contracts In Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during September, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Sen/ices and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Office of Provost ACE Feliows Program ACE Fellows program fee for Suzanne Austin- 33531 $6,000.00 P.O. Box 36 Washington, DC 20055-0036

President's Office Student Sen/ices, !nc. WCU support for the Ram-E Card program in Ramesy J 33727 $16,950.00 Sykes Union Building Hall. West Chester, PA 19383

Publications interprint Printing of undergraduate course schedule for Spring 33482 ,539.70 2100 Frost Road Summer, and Fali 2005. Bristol, PA 19007

Public Relations & Marketing Peterson's Guides. Inc. Advertising expense to advertise in the Peterson's 33538 $6,940.00 P.O. Box 95302 Guide 2006 Edition for student recruitment. Chicago, IL 60694-5302

KYW News Radio Raido Advertisements for the period of 8/9/04 thru 33537 $6,500.00 101 South Independence Mail East 8/15/04 (21 spots) For the Graduate Open House and Philadelphia, PA 19106 Summer sessions 2004.

Residence Life and Housing Aramark Design Solutions Provide and intail new pizza oven in Lawrence Ha! 33498 $10,416.44 Aramark Towers Dining Center. 1101 Market Street Philadeiphia, PA 19107

University Garage Jeff D' Ambrosio's Dodge & Mitsubishi Purchase - new 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan / Trade in 32907A $17,843.00 1221 East Lincoln Highway a 2000 Ford Crown Victoria Sedan. Downingtown, PA 19335

September 2004 7 of 7 West Chester Uni,\-rsity of Pennsyivansa Purchase Orders and Contracts in Excess of $5,000.00 Executed during October, 2004 For the Purchase of Equipment, Services and Supplies

Department Vendor Item Document No. Amount

Administrative Computing Computer Corporation of America Renewal of maintenance support agreement for 33906 $53,040.00 500 Old Connecticut Path model #204 DBMS software. Framingham, MA 01701

Facilities Division Jocanz, Inc. Emergency repair work at Ruby Jones due 630272RJE $39,013.00 811 West 5th Street to moisture infiltration to the interior. Lansdale, PA 19446

Branctywine Valley Heating HVAC Demolition Work " 1160 McDermotf Drive 6302670006 $9,000.00 917 Old Fern Hill Road Suite 300 West Chester, PA 19380

Grounds American Rock Salt Company Purchase of 200 tons of buik rock sait. 33958 $7,766.00 P.O. Box 190 Mt. Morris, NY 14510

Information Services Aiternative Computer Technology, inc. Sophos Sen/erAnti-Virus and Desktop- support. 33640 $23,200.00 7908 Cin-Day Road, Suite W 2 year subscription. West Chester, OH 45069

ePlus Technologies of PA Computer memory upgrade for IBM Netvista 33827 $15,202.50 130 Futura Drive computers for campus employees. P.O. Box Pottstown, PA 19464

Public Relations Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. Advertisements in Philadelphia Inquirer for Graduate 33843 $5,404.10 PO Box 13158 Open Houses and Education Guide. Philadelphia, PA 19101-3158

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