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Kris Montgomery to Leave for New Non-profit Post

Kris Montgomery, Coordinator, Women's Resource Center, will leaving SSU at the end of this month to join the management team of a Sonoma County non-profit organization. Montgomery has served SSU in the Office of Campus Life for more than nine and a half years, overseeing the Women's Resource Center, providing sexual violence prevention and services, and as a member of several campus committees.

An informal reception has been planned in her honor from 9:30-11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25 in the InterCultural Center Gallery. Under her leadership, the campus saw a tremendous growth in the programming, services, advocacy and outreach to the campus community on issues relating to gender and sexual violence education.

Montgomery created and developed numerous women's centered programs, taught courses in Women and Gender Studies and served as an ally to Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender students, faculty and staff. Colleagues say she advocated tirelessly for sexual violence prevention and victims rights and "served as an incredible student-centered resource to the campus population."
 
Phil McGough Takes New AVP post, Channel Islands

California State University Channel Islands has hired SSU professor Philip McGough as the new Associate Vice-President for Faculty Affairs. McGough, who has an MBA, Ph.D., and J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, will oversee faculty recruitment, hiring, retention, tenure, and promotions processes, as well as address faculty issues, concerns, personnel policy, and other administrative matters.

Before coming to CSUCI, McGough was a professor in the School of Business and Economics at SSU for 17 years. Prior to that, he had taught at the University of San Francisco and had served as assistant dean for Academic Affairs at the Haas School of Business at UC, Berkeley. He chaired SSU’s Academic Senate in 2000-2001 and was a representative at the CSU Statewide Senate from 2001-4.

McGough begins duties this fall. Ted Lucas, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, says “Dr. McGough has an extensive academic, administrative, and legal background. We’re very fortunate to have a person with this depth of experience." CSU Channel Islands is the newest campus in the CSU system.

Summer Stipends of $5,000
for Faculty Research

The National Endowment for the Humanities offers stipends of $5,000 to faculty members to devote two consecutive summer months to full-time study
and research. To enter the competition you must be nominated by the University.

Eligible projects include the study of history, philosophy, languages, linguistics, literature, archaeology, jurisprudence, the history, theory and criticism of the arts, ethics, comparative religion, and those aspects of the social sciences and natural sciences that employ historical or philosophical approaches.       

SSU faculty interested in being nominated should review the application guidelines at www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html. For additional information, contact ORSP at 4-2448.

Community Scholars Looking for More Applicants

The Community Scholars Program, a senior thesis capstone program focused on community-based, socially responsible research is open to five more student participants. Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, students conduct an original research project - designed in consultation with the community - that impacts an issue of local relevance. Applications are being accepted through Sept. 23.

The program is meant to compliment any existing thesis requirements that participating students might have and to provide extra support and training around community-based research. Selected students receive a $500 award to support their projects. For more information, see the program announcement at www.sonoma.edu/aa/ap/ocbl or contact Amra Stafford, 4-3202.
 
Service and Internship Fair Set for Sept. 7

This year's Service and Internship Fair will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7 in front of Salazar Hall with over 70 local organizations planning to attend. The event is a way for faculty to find community volunteering and Board membership opportunities, say organizers. Students can also find internships and volunteer opportunities for Community Involvement Program credit. The fair is co-hosted by JUMP and the Office of Community-Based Learning. For more information, contact Jeff Woods, 4-3949, or Amra Stafford, 4-3202.

Posting On-campus Jobs Just Got Easier
 
SSU Career Services provides an on-line listing service - SSU JOB CONNECTION - which is being heavily used by students. You can list your own job, with a date to activate the listing, de-activate it, and return to re-activate it in the future. Go to www.sonoma.edu/sas/crc and click on "Post a Job" under Employer Services.
 
If you need a user name and password, or have forgotten yours, e-mail Anne Greenblatt, Career Services Coordinator at anne.greenblatt@sonoma.edu or call 4-3127.

Changes to Campus Computer Labs, Tech Classrooms

Information Technology has been working this summer to make using the computers in their labs and classrooms a better experience. Starting this week, the lab and classroom Macs and Windows machines will be using the SeaWolf ID (LDAP) for authentication. This is the same user name and password already in use for e-mail, WebCT and PeopleSoft. This means a more secure environment since only current SSU students, faculty and staff will be able to log on.

More info about the labs and classrooms can be found at www.sonoma.edu/IT/. If you have any questions, please contact the IT Lab Managers at 4-LABS (on-campus only) or at lab.managers@sonoma.edu .

New Weight Watchers Sessions Start Sept. 7

Weight Watchers is starting a new session with a free introductory meeting at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 7 followed by a 12-week session that meets on Wednesdays at noon in Schulz 2008. Fifteen paying members are needed to proceed. The cost is $143.40 per session. A three-part payment option is available to anyone who joins the series by the second week. Three payments are given to Weight Watchers in the amount of $47.80 each, and are collected by the Weight Watchers representative at the first meeting. Weight Watchers is open to the campus community. For further information, contact Cindy Piccinini, 4-2101.