Character Education Institute
Ron Paul
Executive Director, Character Education Institute
California University of Pennsylvania
250 University Avenue
California, PA 15419
Phone: 724-938-5491
paul@cup.edu
The California University of Pennsylvania Character Education Institute opened in January 1995 in response to Emphasis on Values, a report produced by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education urging its universities to give increased attention to values during the 1990s and beyond.
Goals of the Institute
The Character Education Institute has three broad goals based on the University’s core values of Integrity, Civility, and Responsibility:
1. To provide character development training to regional organizations.
2. To serve as a resource to the University’s colleges, departments, and student organizations as they contribute to the moral development of California University students.
3. To provide a resource center to help prepare education majors for their unavoidable role as character educators, and to provide assistance to school districts and local organizations that seek to contribute to the moral development of the citizens in their communities.
Services
The Character Education Institute provides the following services and resources:
1. The Institute establishes relationships with regional businesses and organizations to provide character education and principle-based consulting services and training. As a result of this training, businesses and organizations establish endowed scholarships at the University.
2. The Character Education Institute provides resources to members of the University community as they give increased attention to moral reflection and dialogue. These resources include materials relevant to all education majors concerning their future role as character educators.
3. The Institute maintains a resource center that contains character education curriculum materials, books, journals, newsletters, audio and videotapes, and a clipping file on special subjects; e.g., values in athletics. These materials are available to University faculty, staff, administrators, and students, to local civic groups, and to school directors and staff from local school districts.
To obtain additional information about the California University Character Education Institute, please contact Ron Paul at (724) 938-5491 or by e-mail at paul@cup.edu.