TRUSTEE VISIT - CSU Trustee Melinda Guzman chatted with students this week as part of her visit to the campus. In her career as a trustee, she has paid particular attention to including students in areas addressed by the Board of Trustees. Left to right are Gabriel Espana, Trustee Guzman, Whitney Diver and Nico Reyes. Guzman, due to her many activities throughout the state, was named one of "The 100 Influentials" by Hispanic Business Magazine in 2004.
"The
New Africa" Explained by Molefi Asante, March 8
Faculty, staff and the community are invited to attend a free lecture by Dr. Molefi Asante titled "Toward the African Renaissance: The Problems and Prospects of a New Africa" at 7 p.m. on March 8 in the Cooperage. The African country of Ghana celebrates its 50th year on March 6. As an activist scholar, he believes "it is not enough to know, one must act to humanize the world." Asante discusses the dream for a United States of Africa, a movement begun by Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president. He examines the prospect for an African Renaissance based on the idea of an African Federative Union and present the prospects and problems of a continental government in Africa. Asante is a professor in the Department of African American Studies at Temple University where he created the first Ph.D. Program in African American Studies in 1987. He has published more scholarly books than any contemporary African author and has recently been recognized as one of the ten most widely cited African Americans.
Black Issues in Higher Education recognized him as one of the most influential leaders in the last 15 years. The African Union honored him as one of the twelve top scholars of African descent when it invited him to give one of the keynote addresses at the Conference of Intellectuals of Africa and the Diaspora in Dakar in 2004.
The event is sponsored by the Napa Valley Unified School District, the North Bay International Studies Project, the School of Extended Education, the Global and International Education Committee and Phi Beta Delta Honor Society.
Fencing Club Faces Off Saturday in Qualifiers
The Sonoma State fencing club hosts the Northern California Division Qualifiers for Summer National Championships on Saturday, March 3 from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. in the Everest gymnasium at the Recreation Center. Some of the best fencers from the San Francisco Bay Area are going head to head with SSU club members to compete for the coveted qualifying spots. Curious to see fencing in action? The campus community is invited to attend. Stop by the bout table with any questions.