September 27, 2004
Fall 2004 Volume 6
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A Weekly E-Newsletter
for SSU Faculty and Staff
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SSU fencing students practice for a stint with world-class and Olympic fencing masters this week on campus.
Campus Invited to Fencing Tournaments Here
with Olympic Gold Medal Winners
Staff and faculty are invited to attend any of three free world-class fencing events on campus this week.
The SSU Fencing Club is hosting the Wine Country World Champion Fencing Seminar at the University in cooperation with Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates and the Sonoma Fencing Academy.
World-class and Olympic fencers will train with SSU students from 7-10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29 in the new Student Rec Center and from 9 a.m. - noon on Friday, Oct. 1 in the SSU Field House.
Fencing masters from all over the world are expected to attend. They include Simone Vanni, Italian National Fencing Team member and 2004 Olympic Gold Medal Winner in the Men's Foil Team event; Franck Boidin, 1996 Olympic Bronze Medal winner for France, and the six-time national champion of Israel, Tomer Or.
The SSU Fencing Club is also host of the Kendall-Jackson International Fencing Tournament from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2 in the SSU Gym. This high-level fencing tournament, now in its third year, features an exciting tournament with Olympic medalists and World Cup Champions vying for first place and a grand prize of $1500.
It is part of a fund-raising event for scholarships for students of Sonoma Academy. The SSU Fencing Club, headed by fencing master Jim Liebich, says he "is pleased to be contributing to such a worthwhile charity." Liebich is hoping to develop an SSU fencing team to compete on the collegiate level in the near future.
For more information on either event, visit www.sonomafencing.com/WCWCFS/, or www.kj.com/news/tournament.html. All events are free and open to the public.
Jay
Field Leaves
for Solano Post
Jay Field, Director
of Instructional Technology Services, has accepted a position as Vice President
for Technology and Learning Resources at Solano Community College. Field
has been at SSU for four and a half years. He starts work this
week with Solano's Office of Technology and Learning Resources which is
responsible for the district-wide administration of technology and learning
resources. "Jay has helped the Instructional Technology Services staff maintain the quality of services at a high level while demand for services increased, says Sam Scalise, director of the Information Technology Department. Scalise says during Field's tenure, ITS introduced Internet-based video conferencing and streaming video of lectures, commencement and graduation. At the same time, ITS staff provided increased support for WebCT, administrative web pages, smart classrooms, media services, computer laboratories, media production and digital video. "Jay's contributions are greatly appreciated," he says.
Bruce Carpe will serve as SSU's interim director until Field's replacement is found. Field can be reached at Solano Community College at jay.field@solano.edu.
Benefit Fair Will Answer Questions, Oct. 5
The 2004 Benefit Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5 in Schulz 1121. Health and life insurance representatives will be on hand to answer questions from employees about making changes or enrolling in various plans.
New 2005 premium rates will be available as well as information on special California Sate University employee programs for automobile and home insurance.
Valuable information will also be available concerning programs that offer tax savings that offset out-of-pocket expenses for un-reimbursed medical or child care expenses. For further information, contact Susan Zito, Payroll and Benefits, 4-2178.
Brown Bag Series Set on Faculty Research
The Fall 2004 Social Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series starts next week with eight presentations on Tuesdays from noon - 1 p.m., Oct. 5 - Nov. 30, in Stevenson 2011. Sponsored by the School of Social Sciences, it is now in its sixth semester and was created by Dean Elaine Leeder to highlight faculty activities in the School.
The schedule includes:
Oct. 5: - Margaret Purser (Anthropology)
- GPSing the LPS: Heritage Management, Hi-Tech Mapping and Community Outreach
in Levuka, Fiji
Oct. 12: Meri Storino and Maureen Buckley (Counseling) - Integrating Emotional Competence Education
in the Schools: Challenges and Opportunities
Oct.19: Sandi Stein (Psychology) - Learner-efficacy
in Undergraduate GE Courses: A Developmental Model
Oct. 26: Bruce Owen (Anthropology) - Big Sites,
But Whose? Setting up an Archaeological Project in Peru
Nov. 2: John Wingard (Anthropology) - The Belikin
Blues: Running an Ethnographic Field School in Belize
Nov. 16: Nan Alamilla Boyd (Women's and Gender Studies)
- Sex and Tourism: The Economic Interests of Same-Sex Marriage in San
Francisco
Nov. 23: Geri Olson (Psychology) - From
Bambini to Barbie: Using Dolls for Protection, Healing, Power and Play
Nov. 30: Maria Hess (Psychology) - The Tibetan
Jewels of Everest Nun's Project
For more information, contact Connie Lewsadder at 4-2112.
Share Best Practices in
WebCT
Faculty Showcase
Brett Christie (School of Education) and Barbara Moore (Instructional Technology Services) are organizing a WebCT Faculty Showcase for later this semester. If you are interested in sharing your ideas, experiences and best practices with other SSU faculty, plan to attend a short planning meeting from noon - 1 p.m., Wednesday Sept. 29, in the New Media Lab, Schulz 1058B.
If you can't attend the planning meeting, but would like to participate in the showcase, e-mail brett.christie@sonoma.edu. Further showcase information will be announced as a date, time and roster of faculty participants and their particular focus is set.
Applications Available for Logsdon Grant
Applications are now available for the Ronald O. Logsdon III Professional Development Fund Grant. Logsdon, an SSU graduate and long-time staff member of the University, and former President of the Alumni Association, was a unique individual who made SSU his main focus for much of his life.
His commitment to SSU, its staff and students lives on through the grant. He established this fund to provide professional development leaves-with-pay or awards for permanent or probationary Student Services Professionals (Steps I-IV) working at SSU.
Proposals are due by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15 in the Scholarship Office, Salazar 1072. Announcement of this year's Ronald O. Logsdon III Professional Development Fund Grant winner(s) will be made public on Friday, Jan. 26, 2005. Last years recipient was Edvidge Day. Please address any questions or concerns regarding this grant to Laurie Ogg in the Scholarship Office, Salazar 1072, or 4-2261.
"Amahl" Still Looking for Singers
The Opera/Music Theatre Dept. is offering the opportunity for members of the faculty and staff to sing in the chorus of the December production of "Amahl and the Night Visitors." "The rehearsal time required for the chorus is not too overwhelming," says music director Lynne Morrow who encourges faculty and staff to apply. For a list of rehearsal dates e-mail her at lynne.morrow@sonoma.edu or call 4-2177. The production runs December 2-12 with Sunday matinees.
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Save the Date |
JIM GARRISON - 7 p.m.,Tuesday, Oct. 5, Cooperage. The author of "America As Empire: Global Leader or Rogue Power?" and co-founder of the State of the World Forum with Mikhail Gorbachev, discusses his involvement with Soviet-American relations. $5 general admission. Free to SSU students.
THE FACE OF OCCUPATION - 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 6, Student Union Multi-Purpose Room. Jewish-American peace activist Penny Rosenwasser of the Middle Eastern Children's Alliance presents a slideshow and open forum representing the "urgent issues of peace in the Middle East." 4-2382. Sponsored by Associated Students, ASP, and the Sonoma Student Union.
"HIJACKING CATASTROPHE," - Noon-1 p.m.,Thursday, Oct 7, Stevenson 3046. The short version of the film about how the events of Sept. 11, 2001 were used to justify curtailment of democracy will be shown. Discussion follows. Mary Gomes, 4-2173.
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This Week |
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CLUB DAY - Wednesday, Sept. 29. Seawolf Shops hosts a Campus Club Day offering a chance for SSU student clubs with the highest sales in the store to earn money. The bookstore is donating 10% of the gross sales for that day to the two clubs with the highest sales. Let the cashier know who you want to support when making a purchase. EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS - 3:30 - 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 29, Schulz 3001. President Arminana, Provost Eduardo Ochoa and Faculty Chair Dreisbach host the first annual reception for recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Award for 2004, Dr. Susan Herring and Dr. Alexandra Von Meier. Program begins at 4 p.m. Light refreshments served. It Matters! Series NOBODY FOR PRESIDENT: WHY WE DON'T VOTE - Noon, Wednesday, Sept. 29, Schulz 300. A panel explores the disfranchisement of voters. Moderated by Elaine Leeder, Dean of Social Sciences, Barbara Bloom, Criminal Justice Administration, John Kramer, Political Science, and Chris Fadeff, Associated Students. "FROM THE FRONT LINES: STORIES OF POLITICAL REPORTING" - 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30, Schulz 3001.Veteran journalists Belva Davis, Pete Golis, and Jonathan Blease share their stories about covering politics, elections, and civic engagement. Question and answer period concludes the discussion. For more information on the series, visit the website at: http://libweb.sonoma.edu/ |
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Applause Awards
Nancy Crosat, In addition
to her full time job as assistant administrator to our department
chairman, Nancy is all about taking care of our students. They
flock to her for answers about their class schedule, eliciting
her help in signing up for, dropping or adding classes,
filing graduation papers, scheduling appointments with their advisors,
listening to their 'life' problems, supporting their successes
and offering a compassionate ear for their failures and frustrations.
For many of our students she is a "mom" away from home.
She sincerely cares about our students and is committed to helping
them have a good experience here at SSU. She is positive, friendly,
helpful and caring. She demonstrates to the students that they
are welcome and wanted here at SSU. She is a wonderful ambassador
for our University and this department. It is easy
to nominate a deserving employee for an Applause Award. Fill out
the online
form. Have questions? Phone
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Chapter Forming on Multi-cultural Education
Education professor
Virginia Lea is organizing a Northern California Chapter of NAME - the
National Association for Multicultural Education.
If you are interested in working
with her on this project or becoming a member, contact her at 4-2186.
New Contract Rate at Vineyard Creek
The Hyatt Vineyard Creek has created a contract rate for Sonoma State University for the remainder of 2004 at $109 per night for single or double occupancy
The rate is available for employees and visitors on official business with Sonoma State University. This rate is available throughout the year, however may not be available during certain peak dates. Peak dates include, but are not limited to, many weekends during the summer and large conference dates.
While these rates reflect substantial discounts off normal Hyatt room rates, lower promotional rates may be available. Conference groups and meetings involving room nights may also receive a lower rate.