Question of the Week

Question of the Week

"Who is Kenneth M. Stocking? His name is on the Native Plant Garden sign."

Kenneth Stocking, professor emeritus of environmental studies, taught at SSU from 1964-1979. He was professor and chair of the biology department, founded the Department of Environmental Studies and Planning, and started the botanical garden near the lakes which still bears his name. He passed away in November 2008.

This week's question was submitted by Michelle Covington, University Development.

Upcoming Diversity Discussions

Diversity Forums

Come one, come all and participate in the following diversity discussions and gatherings on campus:

Committee Open Forums

Tues., March 24, 2- 4 p.m.
Wed., March 25, 3-5 p.m.
Thurs., March 26, noon-2 p.m.
(All in Student Union Multipurpose Room)

Discuss diversity on this campus, share concerns and offer suggestions. For more information, contact Elisa Velasquez at velasqel@sonoma.edu

These forums are sponsored by the Senate Ad Hoc Diversity Committee, President's Diversity Committee and Associated Students.

Campus-Wide Retreat

Fri., April 3, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
(More info to come)

Share Your Ideas

One final way to share your ideas is to come to the library and write an answer to the question on the first floor bulletin board: "If there was one thing you could do to make SSU more welcoming to anyone with a diverse background...what would it be?"

FRONT PAGE

"The Road to Freedom: From Alabama to Obama" with NAACP Chairman Julian Bond

Julian BondJulian Bond, a leader in the modern American civil rights movement, speaks on Fri., March 20 on the topic of "The Road to Freedom: From Alabama to Obama." From his student days to his current chairmanship of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Bond has been an active participant in the movements for civil rights and economic justice. As an activist who has faced jail for his convictions, a veteran of more than 20 years service in the Georgia General Assembly, a university professor and a writer, he has been on the cutting edge of social change since 1960.

The event is part of the Andrea Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series in conjunction with the Center for Culture, Gender and Sexuality Heritage Lecture Series. Prior to the evening lecture, there is an open forum for faculty and students to meet with Bond, taking place at 3:30 p.m. in Schulz 3002. Bond speaks at 7:30 p.m. in Person Theatre. This special evening is free for students, staff and faculty. General admission for the public is $10.

Dedication of the Erna and Arthur Salm Memorial Grove

Jan NunnThe dedication of a lasting memorial to the Holocaust and genocides in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and North America takes place Sun., March 29. Rwandan United Nations Ambassador, Professor Joseph Nsengimana, is the keynote speaker at the lakeside ceremony and unveiling of an original glass and steel sculpture, designed and constructed by art professor Jann Nunn (above, working on the memorial sculpture).

Other speakers will include representatives from ethnic and national groups victimized by genocide including Native Americans, Armenians, Jews, Cambodians and Darfurians of the western region of the Sudan.

Erna and Arthur SalmThe memorial is named after Erna and Arthur Salm (right), German Jews who fled their native country shortly before the beginning of World War II. They went into hiding in Amsterdam - on the same street as Anne Frank and her family were hiding - and eventually left for and settled in Chicago.

The dedication is Sun., March 29 from 3 p.m.– 5 p.m. by the campus lakes, near the Alumni Grove. The dedication is open to the public. For more information, read next week's NewsBytes.

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