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Darwin Celebration
Today at 1 p.m.

Everyone is invited to the reopening of Darwin Hall today (Friday, Sept. 29) from 1-6 p.m. The ribbon cutting will be held at 1 p.m. at the main entrance to the building, and visitors can view the new laboratories and classrooms with self-guided tours until 6 p.m. See the reopening Web site for more information.

“An Eye for an Eye Leaves the Whole World Blind; Poets on 9/11”

The English Students Association and Project Censored is co-sponsoring a poetry reading from the book “An Eye for an Eye Leaves the Whole World Blind; Poets on 9/11” at the Art Gallery at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The event will feature readings of poems by Beatnik poet Diane di Prima, San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Dr. Skip Robinson, Vietnam Vet Shepherd Bliss and East Bay Poet Clive Matson. The event benefits Project Censored. For more information, visit the Project Censored Web site or phone 4-2500.

For Lovers of Poetry Slams and German Fairy Tales

The SSU German Program, together with the Goethe-Institute in San Francisco, presents a free poetry slam performance at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, in Evert B. Person Theatre. "Fairy, the Tale" features Nora Gomringer, one of Germany's leading slam poetry performers, and German DJ Roland Krefft who will mix music with two record players. The artists will perform German fairy tales and poetry to the sounds and rhythms of turntable beats. Non-German speakers will enjoy the show as well, especially those who are interested in contemporary music and rhythmic interpretations of well-known texts from another culture. Artists will perform texts in both German (translations provided) and in English. For more information, contact Michaela Grobbel at grobbel@sonoma.edu or 4-2637.

Charmaz Honored with SSSI's Mead Award

Kathy CharmazKathy Charmaz, professor of Sociology and coordinator of the Faculty Writing Program, received the 2006 George Herbert Mead Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Society for the Study of  Symbolic Interaction (SSSI). At the August SSSI conference in Montreal at which she was given the Award, the chair of the award Committee noted that Professor Charmaz was being honored for her scholarly achievements, her work as former editor of the journal "Symbolic Interaction," her contributions to the discipline, her work with SSSI, and her ongoing mentoring activities.

Charmaz, who has been at SSU since 1973, teaches in the areas of sociological theory, social psychology, qualitative methods, health and illness, and gerontology. As coordinator of the Faculty Writing Program, she assists faculty in writing for publication and leads faculty seminars on professional writing. In addition to writing numerous chapters and articles, she has written or co-edited six books, including the recent Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis (Sage London, 2006).

With the addition of her most recent honor, Charmaz has now received all three of the SSSI’s major awards. In addition to the Mead Award, Charmaz earned the SSSI Charles Horton Cooley Award in 1992 for her book Good Days, Bad Days: The Self in Chronic Illness and Time (Rutgers University Press, 1991) and the SSSI Feminist Mentor Award in 2001 for her work with students and colleagues.

Eisen Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Saul EisenSaul Eisen, Psychology, receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Organization Development Network on Tuesday, Oct. 24, during the annual conference in San Francisco.

Eisen is one of the founders of the Psychology master's program in organization development. He teaches courses in facilitation, consulting methods, organizational culture and the person in society. His work is widely published in professional journals and books on organization development, and he is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences. His current research focus is on using Delphi forecasting methods to consider how professional practice will need to evolve in response to accelerating global change. His international consulting practice integrates strategic planning and organization development. He partners with clients to develop empowered individuals, high performing teams, competitive organizations, and thriving communities. For further information about the conference, visit the Web site.

Interested in Sustainability and Civic Engagement?

The Sustainability and Civic Engagement Subcommittee of the University Strategic Planning is seeking members of the campus community who would like to assist in work toward implementing SSU's efforts to achieve goals of sustainabiliity and civic engagement. In addition, the committee is seeking student interns to assist the sub-committee in meeting its charge for the University. Please send all nominations or self-nominations to Robert Girling, Art Warmoth or Christopher Dinno.

Upcoming Program on Podcasting in Education

"Podcasting in Education" is the topic of a program to be presented Thursday, Oct. 5, from 10-11 a.m. in Schulz 3001 by the Center for Teaching and Development. Presenters Rick Robison (University Library) and Barbara Moore (Information Technology) will present suggested uses of podcasts, as well as how to get started either consuming or producing podcasts or integrating them as a course resource. Phone Brett Christie at 4-2873 for further information.

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