The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Sonoma State University brings a group of dynamic and internationally-known speakers to the Rohnert Park campus beginning in January to explore the ramifications of globalization.
An eight-week lecture series called "Globalization: Causes and Consequences" will be held on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:15 p.m. in the Cooperage from Jan. 12 through March 2.
Speakers include Global Watch co-founder Kevin Danaher, Mac Arthur Fellow Marc Danner, National Security expert and Chevron/Texaco Manager Maria Pica, and State of the World Forum co-founder Jim Garrison.
A panel from Sonoma County will discuss the impacts of globalization on the local economy and three distinguished SSU professors will provide analyses of its historical roots and modern influences on Africa, China and India.
The cost for the eight-week series is $80. For further information and registration, contact Barbara Brooks at (707) 664-2691 or plan to attend the first lecture on Jan. 12.
The eight-week schedule listing the topic and speaker includes:
Jan. 12 - "Understanding and Responding to the Dynamics of the Global Economy" - Kevin Danaher, Ph.D. is the co-founder of Global Exchange in San Francisco and a distinguished alum of Sonoma State University.
Jan. 19 - "The Impact of Globalization on Sonoma County" - Panelists include Suzie Marslick who was employed by Agilent and now works for the City of Santa Rosa and the United Way; Diane Edwards, the Director of Social Services for Sonoma County; Marty Bennett, American History teacher at Santa Rosa Junior College and chair of the Board of the New Economy Working Solutions and Co-chair of the Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County.
Jan. 26 - "Globalization, Human Rights and Democracy" - Maria Pica, Manager for Corporate Responsibility for the Chevron/Texaco Corporation, has worked in the area of foreign relations and human rights for the U.S. House and Senate, the State Department and the National Security Council.
Feb. 2 - "China: The Six-Hundred Pound Entrepreneur" - Randall Dodgen, is a professor of history at Sonoma State University who has lived for extended periods in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Beijing. He is the author of "Controlling the Dragon - Confucian Engineers and the Yellow River."
Feb. 9 - "India: Empire of the Spirit" - Rashmi Singh, grew up in India and received her master's degree in English Literature at Delhi University. She has taught for many years in the American Multicultural Studies at SSU.
Feb. 16 - "Globalizing by Force: Tales from Haiti, Iraq and other Battlegrounds" - Marc Danner is a professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley. He writes extensively for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Harpers. He wrote "The Massacre at El Mozote: A Parable of the Cold War" about the slaughter of the inhabitants of a Salvadoran village. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1999.
Feb. 23 - "The Legacy of Colonialism and Globalization in Africa" - Mutombo M'Panya was born in Congo, Zaire, received his master's degree at Notre Dame and Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. He is an assistant professor and a director of the Science and Humanities Integration Project in the Hutchins School at SSU.
March 2 - "From Globalization to Global Governance" - James Garrison, Harvard and Cambridge educated, co-founded the State of the World Forum with Mikhail Gorbachev. He is the author of six books including "America As Empire: Global Leader or Rogue Power."
Rep. Lynn Woolsey, (D-Petaluma) has secured $200,000 for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Sonoma State University so that funds are available to expand educational services to students over 50 years of age.
The Osher LLI at SSU serves as the lead campus in the California State University network of Osher LLI programs and for assisting and coordinating a nationwide Osher network. Rep. Woolsey secured the funding as part of the final FY05 Omnibus appropriations bill.
"Education doesn't stop in grade school or college, it continues your entire life," said Rep. Woolsey. "Students who successfully complete Osher LLI coursework, don't just benefit themselves, but benefit the whole community."
California State University is trying to take advantage of this "new demographic" by developing a cross-generational mentoring program to provide traditionally-aged students with experienced mentors from a variety of professional backgrounds.
Since its start in the fall of 2001, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Sonoma State University has provided a wide range of course work tailored towards the needs of the "over 50" population.
The program offers three eight-week sessions each year with courses "aimed at exploring literary, artistic and geographical vistas, raising personal, philosophical and religious questions, and studying scientific and technological discoveries."
During the Institute's first nine sessions, more than 1500 enrollees, with an average age of 69, have taken the 90 courses offered in the curriculum.
Some fifty-five Sonoma State University students are studying abroad this academic year at universities in Italy, Australia, France, Denmark and Mexico, to name a few.
They are part of the California State University system's International Program that was created to help students develop inter-cultural communication skills and international understanding.
Students earn resident academic credit on their CSU campuses while they pursue full-time study at a host university or a special study abroad.
Sonoma State students studying abroad for the 2004-05 academic year are:
Kyle S. Kemp, Griffith University, Australia, Studio Art, Albany,Calif.
Melissa L. Ryan, University of Granada, Spain, Music and Spanish, Arcata, Calif.
Tamara L. Bunge, University of Paris, France, French, Bozeman, Montana
Nikki P. Grue, University of Queensland, Australia, Communications, Camarillo, Calif.
Jessica E. Green, University of Paris, French, French, Cameron Park, Calif.
Rachel M. Schultz, ITESM Queretaro, Mexico, Spanish and Psychology,Castro Valley, Calif.
Lalita Loban, CSU Florence, Italy, Art History, Citrus Heights, Calif.
Patrick M. Caenepeel, Denmark's International Study at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Liberal Studies, Claremont, Calif.
Miriam Vela-Sanchez, University of Hull, United Kingdom, Undeclared, Coachella, Calif.
Michael W. Dixon, University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom, Psychology, Concord, Calif.
Vanessa E. Abercrombie, Concordia University, Canada, Chemistry, Danville, Calif.
Claire S. Clarkson, University of Paris, France, History, Eugene, Oregon
Leah S. Ballentyne, University of Granada, Spain, American Multicultural Studies, Fairfax, Calif.
Abraham O. Alonso, University of Heidelberg, Germany, Global Studies, Kelseyville, Calif.
Amanda J. St. James, Macquarie University, Australia, Psychology, Knoxville, Tenn.
Jesse D. Duker, Kingston University, United Kingdom, Economics, Laguna Beach, Calif.
Erin M. Kinsel, University of Uppsala, Sweden, Communications, Larkspur, Calif.
Jennifer L. Ochsner, University of Granada, Spain, Chemistry, Lodi, Calif.
Caroline J. Shisko, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Geography, Long Beach, Calif.
Katherine S. Slater, University of Hull, United Kingdom, English and Liberal Studies, Los Angeles, Calif.
Peter F. Clifford, ITESM Queretaro, Mexico, Amercian Multicultural Studies, Millbrae, Calif.
Jennifer A. Slagel, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Biology, Modesto, Calif.
Scott P. Haggmark, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Political Science, Paso Robles, Calif.
Jonathan P. Ward, University of Uppsala, Sweden, Political Science, Paso Robles, Calif.
Joyna E. Heinz, Berusakademie Mosbach, Germany, Business, Penngrove, Calif.
Farrah N. Agahi, University of Granada, Spain, Business and Spanish, Pollock Pines, Calif.
Jessica Farber, University of Granada, Spain, Spanish and Psychology, Poway, Calif.
Natalie N. Villalobos, University of Hull, United Kingdom, History, Ripon, Calif.
Daniel P. Butler, University of Madrid, Spain, Spanish, Rohnert Park, Calif.
Dora-Aldina R. Chavarria, University of Granada, Spain, Spanish and American Multicultural Studies, Rohnert Park, Calif.
Lia M. Clifton, Macquarie University, Australia, Psychology, Rohnert Park, Calif.
Nancy E. Flor, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Applied Music, Rohnert Park, Calif.
Noah J. Freitas, University of Tuebingen, Germany, English and Philosophy, Rohnert Park, Calif.
Jaren Krchnavi, University of Granada, Spain, Business and Spanish, Rohnert Park, Calif.
David M. Pfeiff, University of Hull, United Kingdom, Liberal Studies, Rohnert Park, Calif.
Paulette M. Shanklin, CSU Florence, Italy, Studio Art, Rohnert Park, Calif.
Juan Fernando Simental, University of Granada, Spain, Global Studies, Roseville, Calif.
Sarah E. Dean, University of Madrid, Spain, Criminal Justice, San Diego, Calif.
Christine M. Misoni, University of Granada, Spain, Spanish, San Diego, Calif.
Megan E. Maliepaard, University of Granada, Spain, Spanish and Art Studio, San Diego, Calif.
Benjamin C. Anderson, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, Philosophy, San Leandro, Calif.
Anna C. Escobar, University of Granada, Spain, Psychology and Spanish, San Rafael, Calif.
Allyson R. Machado, Victoria University, Australia, Business, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Justin T. Beck, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Communications, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Thomas J. Camilleri, University of Uppsala, Sweden, Global Studies, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Chris M. Salvano, ITESM Queretaro, Mexico, Global Studies, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Rose A. Stein, Queensland University, Australia, Communications, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Colleen M. Smith, ITESM Queretaro, Mexico, Multiple Subject , Santee, Calif.
Claire A. Callaghan, Kingston University, United Kingdom, Vocal Performance, Saratoga, Calif.
Jessica E. Blackburn, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Business, Shell Beach, Calif.
Jeana M. Smith, University of Granada, Spain, Spanish, Tahoe City, Calif.
Kevin M. Long, University of Heidelberg, Germany, Global Studies, Temple City, Calif.
Christina E. Brabant, University of Granada, Spain, American Multicultural Studies, Truckee, Calif.
Jasmine M. Eisenberg, University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom, Philosophy, Truckee, Calif.
Katherine M. Mickelson, ITESM Queretaro, Mexico, Spanish, Truckee, Calif.
Amanda Van Hofwegen, Kingston University, United Kingdom, Music, Upland, Calif.
Matthew P. Ervin, University of Hohenheim, Germany, Business, Windsor, Calif.
Scott C. Middleton, University of Western Sydney, Australia, Kinesiology, Yreka, Calif.
For further information on the Study Abroad program, contact Jan Beaulyn, Associate Director of International Services, (707) 664-2582.
Small-business consultation for North Bay firms is being offered by the Sonoma State University School of Business and Economics in the spring of 2005.
Under the guidance of SSU faculty, business students will meet with small-business owners in the North Bay, develop a scope of work, and confer with proprietors on a weekly basis. Students will participate in intensive real-life studies of active businesses, and take dynamic roles in shaping the future of an enterprise.
In order to participate in the student business consultation, owners must run a small, for-profit business, have a desire to expand their enterprise, have at least one other employee, and must have been an established firm for one year or more.
At the conclusion of the spring semester, the student consultants present a final analysis, including findings and proposals for future operations. These include performance audits, strategic and financial planning, market research, financial forecasting, personnel policies, and customer acquisition and retention programs.
SSU's student business consultation earned the "Small Business Consulting Case of the Year" award from the Small Business Institute Director's Association in 1996 and 1998. Businesses that have employed this service in the past include Parmatech, Wilderness Trail Bikes, The Sonoma Cider Mill, Floral Fantasies and Grateful Bagel.
Applications for the program must be received by Jan. 26. The program is open to ten businesses. To participate, business owners donate $500 to a scholarship fund that will allow students with financial needs to attend the Entrepreneurial Excellence Course in May 2005.
For more information, contact business professor Armand Gilinsky at (707) 664-2709 or e-mail armand.gilinsky@sonoma.edu.
Informational meetings will be held in January, 2005 for various certificate programs at Sonoma State University offered through the School of Extended Education. For further information call the School of Extended Education, (707) 664-2394
The meeting schedule includes:
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Open House Winter Session
Thursday, January 6, 9 a.m. - noon
Evert B. Person Theatre (Classes begin January 10)
http://www.sonoma.edu/exed/lifelong/default.html
Paralegal Program
Tuesday, January 11, 6 p.m.
Salazar Hall 2013
Green Building Professional Program
Thursday, January 13, 6 p.m.
Salazar Hall 2013
Leadership Program in Emergency & Disaster Management
Thursday, January 25, 6 p.m.
Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center,
University Library, Room 1121
Event and Meeting Planning Program
Wednesday, January 19, 6 p.m.
Salazar Hall, Room 2013
Conflict Resolution
Wednesday, January 26, 6 p.m.
Salazar Hall 2019
Teaching English as a Second Language,
Monday, January 24, 6 p.m.
Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center,
University Library, Room 1121
For further information and to confirm room locations, contact (707) 664-2394 or on the Web visit http://www.sonoma.edu/exed/.
Sonoma State University will be the site of a panel discussion about voting "irregularities" in the November 2004 election and implications for democracy at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 17 in Ives Hall, Room 119.
Peter Phillips, Director of Project Censored, moderates the exchange between former North Coast Congressman Dan Hamburg, the Executive Director of Voice of the Environment which is currently working to expose the irregularities in the Ohio vote and promote a fully transparent recount; Judith Volkart, attorney and board member of the American Civil Liberties Union, a teacher of constitutional law at SSU, and a member of the Election Protection Coalition; and Gail Jones, supervising attorney on the non-partisan Election Protection Coalition national voter protection hotline.
The panel will open to audience questions and discussion.
A $5 donation will benefit Project Censored. Parking is free.
For further information, contact Tricia Boreta, Project Censored, (707) 664-2500.
Jeanne Woodford, the new director of the California Department of Corrections, is the featured speaker at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 8 at Sonoma State University as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's annual holiday lecture series.
Woodford, an SSU alumna, will explore "The Importance of Community Involvement in Assisting Offenders' Reintegration into Society." Her appearance in the Evert B. Person Theatre is free and open to the public.
According to Woodford, the majority of people who serve time are eventually released and are faced with adjusting to their new lives outside of prison. She says that failure to successfully reintegrate these people back into society most often means that they will be sent back to prison. "It is an unfortunate outcome for them, their loved ones, and the broader community that must once again bear the burden of their costly incarceration."
Under the Woodford's leadership, the California Department of Corrections is developing and implementing strategies to involve communities in the process of the reintegration of discharged prisoners to decrease the life-damaging and costly process of re-incarceration.
Woodford taught for the OLLI Spring 2003 session with her course "The Inside Story: The Correctional System in California." She has served more than 25 years in the field of Corrections. She was warden of San Quentin State Prison from 1999 until earlier his year when she was picked by Governor Schwarzenegger to head the California Department of Corrections. At San Quentin, she was directly responsible for 5,800 inmates, 1,500 staff, and a budget of $110,000,000.
Prior to taking over as warden, Woodford served first as an associate warden and later as the chief deputy warden. Since joining the prison staff as a correctional officer at San Quentin in 1978, she also served in several other positions including seven years as a correctional counselor and five years as a program administrator.
She is also a member of several law enforcement and community organizations including the Association of Black Correctional Workers, the Sonoma State Alumni Association and the California Public Safety Leadership and Ethics Program. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from SSU.
For further information, contact Barbara Brooks, OLLI, (707) 664-2691.
Three Northern California universities are launching a new doctoral program to help meet the need for leadership in California's schools and community colleges -- especially those in the state's northern region.
The program in educational leadership, geared to working professionals, is offered by Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park; California State University, Sacramento; and the University of California, Davis. It will lead to a Doctor of Education, or Ed.D., degree awarded jointly by the UC and CSU systems.
Information sessions will be held at at Sonoma State University on Monday, Dec. 13, at Sacramento State on Tuesday, Dec. 7; and at UC Davis in January.
Need critical in Northern California
The initiative comes as the state's growing educational system is demanding more leaders and as fewer administrators have the advanced training to support them in addressing the complexities of today's educational environment.
"Managing and leading schools or community colleges in California is an increasingly more complex and challenging task," says Harold Levine, dean of the UC Davis School of Education.
He and other program organizers cite the movement for greater accountability in student achievement and fiscal responsibility and the growing diversity of California's students. Community colleges face a decrease in executive officers' average tenure and a shrinking pool of well-qualified candidates for key positions, they say.
"This partnership is a direct result of the demand for a program in this region that marries theory and practice in educational policy and leadership," says Michael Lewis, dean of the College of Education at Sacramento State.
In 2001, the state's two university systems called on their campuses to expand joint doctoral programs in education to meet the state's need.
According to the California Department of Education, about 26,400 school administrators were needed to manage 8,900 schools statewide in 2002, an increase of almost 16 percent since 1997. But those administrators with a doctorate had declined to 8 percent in 2002. Program administrators say the need for the advanced education is especially critical in the northern region of the state.
Program outline
The new doctoral program will serve educators from the Oregon border to the San Joaquin Valley and from the San Francisco Bay Area to Nevada.
The program is accepting applications through Feb. 1. Once the Western Association of Schools and Colleges grants full approval, students will be admitted for classes beginning in August. Plans call for an initial class of 20 students with 24 new students enrolling each subsequent year.
Students will be expected to complete their courses and dissertation in three years. After completing core courses, they will follow a public school or community college track. The curriculum will focus on four themes: providing strategic leadership, bridging policy and practice, building community in an increasingly diverse society, and using data for more effective decision-making.
The program encourages applications from full-time professionals seeking leadership positions in school or community college settings.
"We hope to attract individuals eager to confront the challenges facing education," says Sharon Dugdale, program chair and associate dean in the School of Education at UC Davis. "We expect to prepare a diverse group of education professionals with the tools and knowledge they need to effect positive change in their schools and communities," she adds.
"With its proximity to the state's capital, this program provides an opportunity to further develop dynamic leaders who will positively influence educational policy throughout the state," says Martha Ruddell, dean of Sonoma State's School of Education.
Guest lectures and case studies
In addition to drawing on faculty from all three universities, the program will invite outstanding professionals from the field of education to guest lecture and teach courses in partnership with regular faculty members.
Through the use of case studies, students will apply theoretical training to educational issues, and they'll be encouraged to use their job-related problems as topics for research assignments.
Courses will be offered through Friday and Saturday classes, weeklong seminar classes in the summer and distance learning to accommodate working professionals.
The program will involve the schools of education at UC Davis and Sonoma State and the College of Education at Sacramento State. And it will be integrated with the work of the Institute for Education Policy, Law and Government at UC Davis and the Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy at Sacramento State.
Since 1991, UC Davis and California State University, Fresno, have jointly offered a doctoral program in educational leadership to serve residents of the central San Joaquin Valley. Since 1998, UC Davis and Sacramento State have been partners in an elementary credential program.
For more information
The first information night for prospective students will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, in the University Union Redwood Room at Sacramento State. For more information, call (916) 278-4172.
A second session will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, in the Commons at Sonoma State. For more information about this presentation, call (707) 664-2132.
UC Davis will hold an information session in January, and details about it will be posted later at the Web site below.
Program information is available online at http://education.ucdavis.edu/academic/edd/delcra.html. Or call UC Davis at (530) 752-0757, Sonoma State at (707) 664-3115, or Sacramento State at (916) 278-4172.
Media contact(s):
* Rosemary Papa, Sacramento State's Center for Teaching and Learning,
(916) 278-4172, rpapalewis@csus.edu
* Paul Porter, Sonoma State School of Education, (707) 664-3270,
paul.porter@sonoma.edu
* Paul Heckman, UC Davis School of Education, (530) 754-6266,
peheckman@ucdavis.edu
* Julia Ann Easley, UC Davis News Service, (530) 752-8248,
jaeasley@ucdavis.edu, cell (530) 219-4545
