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April 4, 2005
Spring 2005, Volume 12
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New Hires, Promotions The campus community welcomes new employees to SSU in March and applauds those promoted to new positions this past month. NEW Seth Gunter |
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Andrea
Neves and Bart Evans stand with the teaching staff at Komuge School
in
Tanzania, Africa. The couple paid for the furnishing
of the school. All
of the schools
the couple has helped were ones that Neves has
done ethnographic research in
over the past several years.
Social Justice is at the Heart of This $250,000 Donation
Social justice is at the heart of a $250,000 endowment made to Sonoma State University recently by a couple who hopes the gift will spur others to donate "to nudge the University in the direction they would like to see it go." SSU professor Andrea Neves and her husband, Bart Evans, are longtime supporters of programs in education, including the building of classrooms in Africa.
Regular donors to Stanford University, Claremont McKenna College, and Phillips Exeter Academy, they have turned their sights this year toward SSU. Their initial $250,000 gift was made to support the development of programs, events and other activities that will be shared by the School of Social Sciences and the School of Education. Full Story
Dorothy Granada, Tireless Worker for Women in Nicaragua, at SSU on April 5
Dorothy Granada, nurse and director of the Maria Luisa Ortiz clinic in Mulukuku, Nicaragua, will be at Sonoma State University at noon on Tuesday, April 5 in Stevenson 1002.
With a theme which announces "Hope and Inspiration Alive and Well in Mulukuku, Nicaragua!", her lecture is part of a nationwide tour to celebrate the tremendous progress made at the clinic which focuses on reproductive health care along with support to victims of domestic violence. Granada is a Chicana-Filipina nurse who has lived and worked in Nicaragua for 12 years, the last 11 years of which have been in Mulukukú. Full Story.
SSU Hosts Forum for Women Leaders in Higher Education
A forum for women leaders in higher education is being sponsored by SSU on Friday, April 22 in the Cooperage in association with the Northern California Network of the American Council on Education. Keynote speaker is Dr. Janet L. Holmgren, President of Mills College, discussing current issues in higher education. Other topics to be addressed include career mapping and resumes, race and diversity issues for leaders in higher education, and resilience in leadership and mentoring.
For further information, and registration for the SSU event, visit the conference Web site at www.sonoma.edu/socsci/ace-owhe/index.htm.
All Invited to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Over 200 musicians, including choral groups from SSU, come together in the campus gymnasium at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 9 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 10 to perform Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The first half of the concert includes a lecture-demonstration highlighting important aspects of the piece. SSU faculty, staff and alumni tickets are $12, student and senior tickets are $8 and general admission is $15. To order by phone, call (707) 664-2353, noon to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. For further information, visit the Sonoma County Choral Society Web site at www.sonomachoral.org
Show Off Your Work at the Faculty Expo There are only a few spaces left for those wishing to present their work at the annual Faculty Exposition of Scholarly Research from 3:30–5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 in the Commons. This event is an excellent opportunity for all faculty, especially recent grant recipients, to share the results of their research and scholarly pursuits with colleagues from all disciplines. All faculty and staff are invited to attend, and participants may also invite colleagues from outside the University. If interested, contact the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs as soon as possible, 4-2448. |
MEET THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DEAN CANDIDATES The campus community is invited to open sessions for candidates vying for the position of Dean of the School of Education. The first reception is Friday, April 8. |
Nominees for Excellence in Teaching Awards Announced
The following faculty are being considered this year for the Excellence in Teaching Awards. Letters of support or comment are welcome. Please send them to the Academic Senate office, Stevenson 1071, or laurel.holmstrom@sonoma.edu. Letters are due April 8.
Faculty nominated (in alphabetical order) are: Melinda Barnard, Communication Studies; Elizabeth Burch, Communication Studies; Armand Gilinsky, Business Administration; Bryant Hichwa, Physics & Astronomy; Elizabeth Martinez, Modern Languages and Literature; Jerry Morris, Mathematics; Gerryann Olson, Psychology; Lynn Stauffer, Computer Science; Tim Wandling, English; and Carmen Works, Chemistry.
For more information about the Excellence in Teaching Awards, visit the Senate Web site at www.sonoma.edu/Senate/excelteach.html.
Making
Room for Redwoods (Photo by
Jean Wasp) |
Campus Author Seawolf Shops, in partnership with the University Library in the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center, hosts the annual "Campus Author Series" in April featuring the literary talents of SSU faculty. The series will be held noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from April 5-28 in Schulz 3001. Copies of each author's work will be on sale. The readings are free and open to the public. For more information and a schedule of dates and times, visit the Seawolf Shops events page or phone 4-2259. Webcast of Women's Student Leader Ceremony The Woman Student Leader of the Year ceremony will be webcast beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6. Family and friends can view the event at streaming.sonoma.edu/. |
University employee, Kathy Loftus, Payroll and Benefits, has been determined eligible to receive donated vacation leave benefits due to a catastrophic illness/injury of an immediate family member. If you wish to donate, please navigate to: www.sonoma.edu/hs/erc/leaves/catleavedonations.shtml. The form should be printed, signed, and returned to This new electronic process replaces the mass hard-copy distributions
formerly associated with the Catastrophic Leave Donation Program.
Questions regarding this program can be directed to Terilynn Bench, Employee
Relations Representative/ADA Coordinator, 4-2227,
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