The Sonoma State University Bookstore, in partnership with the University Library, presents its annual "Campus Author Series" featuring the literary talents of SSU faculty on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m., April 5-28, in Schulz 3001.
The schedule of readings includes:
Tuesday, April 5:
Marilyn Dudley-Rowley, Sociology lecturer, leads off with her co-authored essay, "Culture Clash/Media Demons" from "Defeating Terrorism Developing Dreams: Beyond 9/11 and Iraq War" by Arthur B. Shostak. This book explores the cultural aspects of the war on terrorism and the second Gulf War and America's lack of understanding about Islamic nations.
Wednesday, April 6:
Debora Hammond, Assistant Professor and Provost of the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies, will read from her book, "The Science of Synthesis: Exploring the Social Implications of Synthesis." Her book explores the development of general systems theory and the Society for General Systems Research. Hammond traces the emergence of system ideas through a broad range of disciplines: biology, ecology, social, psychology and technology in the mid-twentieth century.
Thursday, April 7:
Elizabeth Coonrod Martinez, Department Chair for Chicano and Latino Studies, presents "Before the Boom: Latin American Revolutionary Novels of the 1920s." Martinez proposes a post-modern analysis of early twentieth century or avant garde novels by authors from four different Latin American countries: Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, and Argentina. Each chapter detailing the socio-political context of each novel and chronicling the events which led the authors to create an entirely new Latin American fiction.
Tuesday, April 12:
Steve Estes, Assistant Professor in History, presents his book, "I Am Man! Race, Manhood and the Civil Rights Movement." Tracing the strategies from the integration of the U.S. military in the 1940s through the Million Man March in the 1990s, Estes shows that masculinism rallied men to action but left unchallenged many of the patriarchal assumptions that underlay American society. The civil rights movement was foremost a struggle for racial equality, but questions of gender lay deeply embedded within this struggle. Estes explores key groups, leaders, and events in the movement to understand how activists used race and manhood to articulate their visions of what American society should be.
Wednesday, April 13:
Nan Alamilla Boyd, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, presents her book, "Wide-Open Town: A History of Queer San Francisco to 1965." Boyd argues that police persecution forged debates about rights and justice that transformed San Francisco's queer communities into the identity-based groups of today. This vivid re-creation of bar and drag life, its portrayal of central community figures and chronicling the period in the one of the country's most progressive cities, offers a lively new chapter of American queer history.
Thursday, April 14:
Marco Calavita, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, will present his book, "Apprehending Politics: News Media and Individual Political Development." Through direct interviews with Generation X, Calavita has succeeded where others have failed at exploring the contextualized and ecological nature of individual political development, and the specific roles of media in that development. This book illuminates the subtle but fundamental power of the new media in who we are politically and how we got that way.
Tuesday, April 19:
Liz Thach & Panel, Associate Professor of Business Administration, edited "Wine: A Global Business." This is the first book of its kind to review all aspects of the wine industry today to create winning strategies and decisions for success in the twenty-first century. She will be joined by contributors: Mack Schwing, Director, Wine Business Program; Robert Eyeler, Economics Department Chair and Associate Professor; Armand Gilinsky, Professor of Business; Terry Lease, Associate Professor of Business, and Tom Atkin, Assistant Professor of Business.
Wednesday, April 20:
Gillian Conoley, Assistant Professor in English, Poet in-residence and founder and editor of Volt, will present her newly released book of poetry, "Profane Halo." Conoley takes her title from Italian philosopher and critic, Giorgio Agamben's notion of a post-rapturous world. In this book, Conoley continues her exploration into the impossible questions of grace and redemption, self and other, death in life, language and being, democracy and song.
Thursday, April 21:
Roger Bell, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, has written an important and original work, "Sounding the Abyss: Reading Between Cavell and Derrida." Bell digs deep into the controversy surrounding the abyss in American philosophy between Cavell's hard analytic thought and Derrida's soft Continental thought.
Tuesday, April 26:
Lynne Morrow, Assistant Professor of Music, is also a soloist with the Pacific Mozart Ensemble. Under the direction of Kent Nagano and performing as a Pacific Mozart Ensemble soloist, Morrow participated in Leonard Bernstein's Mass recorded in 2004, which originally premiered in 1971 at the opening of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It is a stylist piece that crosses classical, jazz, folk, blues, gospel, Latin American and rock. Only the listener can decide if Bernstein's work is blasphemous and sacrilegious or sheer genius and lush.
Wednesday, April 27:
William Babula, Dean of the Arts and Humanities, presents his fifth and last in his St. John detective series, "St. John's Bread." Listen as Babula reveals how St. John's partner, Mickey needs "bread" to support his life-style choices and the cost it creates. Babula's inspiration for this series is the search for justice in an unjust world and the history of the setting itself, San Francisco.
Thursday, April 28:
Suzanne Toczyski, Department Chair of Modern Languages and Literature. There are very few who don't love chocolate in all forms. It is centuries old. "Chocolate French," with its forward written by Toczyski, takes readers on a chocolate lover's exploration of the relationship between French culture and global chocolate cuisine. University Chef Mark Dierkhising offers a chocolate demonstration.
Copies of each author's work will be on sale. The readings are free and open to the public although there is a $2.50 daily parking permit required to park on campus.
For more information, visit http://bookstore.sonoma.edu/Events/events.html or phone (707) 664-2259.
During their four years in college, one in four women will be victims of rape or attempted rape, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Almost 90% of these college women know their attacker. Yet, only one in ten rapes are reported.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month at Sonoma State University. A variety of events are held to help students gain awareness about sexual assault, rape, interpersonal sexual relationships and communication.
Student Advocates For Education and the Women's Resource Center are sponsoring the following events:
THE CLOTHESLINE PROJECT, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 6, Main Quad - A visual display of t-shirts in a variety of colors honors and supports the survivors of sexual violence. Participants first find the shirt color corresponding to their experience with sexual violence and write or draw a message on the shirt. This aims to aid the survivor in healing. The shirts are displayed in the quad, providing inspiration, support, and hope for those victims of sexual violence who've yet to break the silence. Educational resources will be available at the display as will the opportunity for students to partake in the t-shirt making.
"THESE HANDS WON'T HURT," 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 6 and 7 p.m., April 26, Main Quad - A program for people pledging against violence. Students declare they won't usetheir hands to hurt another person. At the event, participants stamp their handprints on a banner as a visual statement against sexual violence as well as sign a pledge.
SEX SIGNALS, 7 p.m., April 12, Cooperage - An educational, improvisational comedy show discusses the issues of dating, sex, communication, and sexual assault to engage students in the subject of interpersonal sexual relationships. All faculty, staff and students are welcome to this free event sponsored by S.A.F.E., Associated Students Productions and Residential Life. For more information, visit www.catharsisproductions.com or phone (707) 664-2217.
DENIM DAY, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 21, Main Quad - Students wear jeans to support the international protest of an Italian High Court decision to overturn a rape conviction because the victim was wearing jeans and to provide education against the myths surrounding rape and sexual assault.
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT SPEAKOUT AND MARCH, 7 p.m., April 26, Cooperage - Students come together to break the silence about sexual violence and honor those who have survived. An outpouring of emotional stories from survivors, a symbolic march on campus to reclaim the night and lastly, to create a safe place for survivors and supporters of survivors.
Student Advocates For Education is the peer education program at Sonoma State University whose focus is on peer education in three areas - responsible alcohol use, safer sex, and sexual assault awareness. This group of student educators are trained for public speaking and group facilitation.
For years, S.A.F.E. students have visited Freshmen Seminar classes, clubs, fraternities and sororities, and ventured in the residential campus community to open up dialogue and raise awareness about issues that face college students.
Sonoma State University and the California State University Chancellor's Office are hosting a reception for high school administrators at Sonoma State University on Tuesday, April 5 from 4-6 p.m. in the Commons.
The theme of the meeting is "Focus on the Early Assessment Program." High school educators from Sonoma, Marin and Napa have been invited to learn about the development and workings of the CSU's unprecedented effort to reduce the need for remedial education in college.
Co-hosted by SSU Vice President of Student Affairs Rand Link and CSU's Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Academic Support Allison Jones, the event includes discussion of new curriculum, diagnostic tools and professional development efforts.
Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools Carl Wong will report on collaborative efforts among the college and local high schools.
For more information about the event, contact SSU's EAP Coordinator Katheryn Horton at (707) 664-2085 or katheryn.horton@sonoma.edu.
State Farm Insurance Company presented a $35,000 check to Sonoma State University's AmeriCorps program, Sonoma SERVES, at the Cesar Chavez Health Fair in Santa Rosa on March 19.
The funds will be used to foster after-school service-learning projects for students in the Bellevue, Roseland and Wright elementary school districts. They support the COOL School program which provides service-learning opportunities to over 700 children in eight southwest Santa Rosa after-school programs.
With this funding, students will be able to develop important projects that make a difference in the community. Recently, students at Sheppard Elementary created a service-learning project in which they researched kidney disease and breast cancer, informed other students about these conditions, and collected donations to help support research and treatment facilities.
CAPTION: State Farm Insurance Company spokesperson Lonny Haskins (left) presented a donation to SSU's Vice Provost Katharyn Crabbe recently for Sonoma SERVES. Above are Haskins and Crabbe with two children from Roseland Elementary School.
A variety of compelling speakers present public lectures in April at Sonoma State University. They include:
BREATHTAKING BEAUTY OF PARTICLE PHYSICS - Bruce Schumm, author of "Deep Down Things: The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics," presents a free public lecture at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5 in Stevenson 2006. The UC-Santa Cruz physicist discusses the profound and surprising connection between the worlds of physics and higher mathematics. The talk is one in a series presented by SSU's department of physics and astronomy. For a free poster describing all thirteen lectures, see http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/, send e-mail to gayle.walker@sonoma.edu, or phone (707) 664-2119.
ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ - Dahr Jamail, an independent, on-the-ground correspondent in Iraq for KPFA, the BBC, the Inter Press Service and others, speaks at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 10 in Warren Auditorium. Jamail will show footage and report on US military onslaught in Fallujah, the Iraqi election, growing anti-American sentiment, and more. He has spent a total of eight months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. "What I witnessed in Iraq this trip is a continuation of the heavy handed tactics of the U.S. military borne of frustration and desperation, troop morale continuing to plummet, and Iraqi support of the resistance increasing dramatically," he says. "Iraq is well on its way to becoming the next Vietnam." A question-and-answer period follows his remarks. Admission is $10 general, $5 students. The event is sponsored by Project Censored and Students for Media Democracy. For more information, phone (707) 664-2500. For an interview with Jamail, phone (760) 929-1111.
GLOBALIZATION AND INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE - John Ross, Latin America correspondent with four decades on the ground covering social movements from Sendero Luminoso to the Zapatisa Army, speaks at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6 in the Commons. During 11 years of accompanying the Zapatista rebellion, During 11 years of accompanying the Zapatista rebellion Ross has written three pillars of Zapatista literature including "War Against Oblivion." His latest "Murdered by Capitalism" is an award-winning cult classic. Ross discussesglobalization and Indigenous resistance in his talk. A question-and-answer session is followed by a book signing. Admission is $5 at the door only. The event is sponsored by Students for Media Democracy and Project Censored. For more information, phone (707) 664-2500.
BOBBY SEALE - One of the founders and national organizer of the Black Panther Party speaks at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 14 in the Cooperage. Seale is one of the last surviving architects of the Black Panthers. Defining himself now as a "revolutionary humanist," Seale brings the 60's protest movement era full circle in his many lectures on college campuses. He addresses proactive coalition-building today with activists across the multi-cultural spectrum. "Today you don't need guns!" says Seale. "If you want to observe police brutality use technology. Network with a thousand camcorders and put it all on the Internet!" Seale is the author of "Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party" and "A Lonely Rage: The Autobiography of Bobby Seale." Admission is free for SSU students and $5 general. This lecture is sponsored by Associated Students Productions and the Student Union. For more information, phone (707)-664-2382.
IMAGINING PEACE AND COMMUNITY IN A TIME OF VIOLENCE AND CHAOS - Award winning author Luis Rodriguez discusses his book, "Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in LA" at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 15 in the Cooperage. He also discusses issues of gang violence and prevention. General admission, $15; SSU faculty and staff, $10 ; SSU students free. For more information, phone (707) 664-2537.
CONFESSIONS AS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN - John Perkins, author of "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" speaks at 7 p.m. on April 23 in the Commons. As an international financial consultant, Perkins worked covertly for the U.S. government to cheat poor countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars and gain control of their economies. He will reveal his story of involvement in the hidden mechanics of imperial control, as well as the true stories behind such major events as the fall of the Shah, and the invasions of Panama and Iraq. A question-and-answer session is followed by a book signing. Admission is $10 at the door. The event is sponsored by Project Censored and Students for Media Democracy. For more information, call (707) 664-2500.
***"Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" has been postponed due to a medical emergency. John Perkins hopes to reschedule sometime soon.***
FACULTY AUTHOR READINGS - Marilyn Dudley-Rowley, lecturer in the Sociology Department, with co-author Thomas Gangale, leads off with their essay, "Culture Clash/Media Demons" in "Defeating Terrorism Developing Dreams: Beyond 9/11 and Iraq War" by Arthur B. Shostak. This book explores the cultural aspects of the war on terrorism and the second Gulf War and America's lack of understanding about Islamic nations. Noon, Tuesday, April 5, Schulz 3001.
HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS PANEL - Holocaust survivors Lucille Eichengreen and Lillian Judd discuss their experiences and memories. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
BREATHTAKING BEAUTY OF PARTICLE PHYSICS - Bruce Schumm, author of "Deep Down Things: The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics," presents a free public lecture at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5 in Stevenson 2006. The UC Santa Cruz physicist discusses the profound and surprising connection between the worlds of physics and higher mathematics. The talk is one in a series presented by SSU's department of physics and astronomy. For a free poster describing all thirteen lectures, see http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/, send e-mail to gayle.walker@sonoma.edu, or call (707) 664-2119.
STILL MOVING - Nancy Lyons, SSU dance professor, is joined by dance alumnae Mahalath Alsworth, Kristen Cortenbach, Sara Vietti, Rebecca Wilson, Rachel Young Mawm and friends in a special sabbatical dance concert. $12 general admission, $10 faculty, alumni, staff, $8 students/seniors, SSU students free. 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, Evert B. Person Theatre, (707) 664-2353.
FACULTY AUTHOR READINGS - Debora Hammond, Assistant Professor and Provost of the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies, will read from her book, "The Science of Synthesis: Exploring the Social Implications of Synthesis." Her book explores the development of general systems theory and the Society for General Systems Research. Hammond traces the emergence of system ideas through a broad range of disciplines: biology, ecology, social, psychology and technology in the mid-twentieth century. Noon, Wednesday, April 6, Schulz 3001.
NINTH ANNUAL WOMAN STUDENT LEADER OF THE YEAR - Nominees for SSU Woman Student Leader of the Year and their mentors, will be honored at the annual award ceremony and reception. Part of SSU's annual National Women's History Month celebration. Nominees' achievements will be highlighted, their mentors recognized, and the Woman Student Leader of the Year named. 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, Cooperage. (707) 664-2845.
THE CLOTHESLINE PROJECT - Sonoma State University's Main Quad is a visual display of t-shirts in a variety of colors to honor and support the survivors of sexual violence. Participants first find the shirt color corresponding to their experience with sexual violence and write or draw a message on the shirt. This aims to aid the survivor in healing. In addition, the shirts are then displayed in the quad providing inspiration, support, and hope for those victims of sexual violence who've yet to break the silence. Educational resources will be available at the display as will the opportunity for students to partake in the t-shirt making. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 6. Women's Resource Center, (707) 664-2845.
GLOBALIZATION AND INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE - John Ross, Latin America correspondent with four decades on the ground covering social movements from Sendero Luminoso to the Zapatisa Army, will be speaking at 7 p.m. on April 6 in the Commons. During 11 years of accompanying the Zapatista rebellion, Ross has written four pillars of Zapatista literature: "Roots of the Rebellion," "The Annexation of Mexico," "The War Against Oblivion," and his latest "Murdered By Capitalism." Ross discusses globalization and Indigenous resistance in his talk. A question-and-answer session is followed by a book signing. Admission is $5 at the door only. Sponsored by Students for Media Democracy and Project Censored. (707) 664-2500.
GOD AND GENDER: QUEER THEOLOGICAL MUSINGS - What do gender ideas have to do with ultimate reality? How does Queerness change, support, and challenge ideas of ultimate reality? Queer Studies Lecture Series. Noon, Thursday, April 7, Carson 68, (707) 664-2840.
FACULTY AUTHOR READINGS - Elizabeth Coonrod Martinez, Department Chair for Chicano and Latino Studies, presents "Before the Boom: Latin American Revolutionary Novels of the 1920s." Martinez proposes a post-modern analysis of early twentieth century or avant garde novels by authors from four different Latin American countries: Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, and Argentina. Each chapter detailing the socio-political context of each novel and chronicling the events which led the authors to create an entirely new Latin American fiction. Noon, Thursday, April 7, Schulz 3001.
NOT IN OUR TOWN: WHEN HATE HAPPENS HERE - A special program focusing on the community impact when hate hits close to home. 6:30 p.m., Friday, April 8, Cooperage, (707) 664-2710.
PUBLIC VIEWING NIGHTS - Explore the night sky at the SSU Observatory. Focus for this viewing are the galaxies, Saturn, and Jupiter. Please call ahead, as weather conditions may cancel the event. 9 p.m., Friday, April 8, SSU Observatory, (707) 664-2267.
BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY - The SSU Chorus, an honor choir of high school students and community members, the Young People's Chamber Orchestra, and a professional orchestra of Santa Rosa Symphony players join to perform Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. $15 general admission, $12 faculty, alumni, staff, $8 students/seniors, SSU students free. 8 p.m., Saturday, April 9, SSU Gymnasium, (707) 664-2353.
GALLERIES
ANNUAL BFA EXHIBITION, PARTS I & II - BFA Exhibition 2005 features the work of students graduating this Spring with their Bachelor of Fine Arts, an advanced degree requiring an additional year of focused study in their chosen medium. Due to the large number of students graduating this year, there will be two separate exhibitions. BFA, Part I opens on Thursday, April 7, 4-6p.m., and will be on view through Sunday, April 17. BFA, Part II opens Thursday, April 21, 4-6 p.m., and will be on view through Sunday, May 1. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; weekends, noon - 4 p.m. Closed on Mondays and holidays. For more information, contact the gallery at (707) 664-2295.
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The role of business in addressing social problems is the theme of an upcoming panel discussion called "Strategic Planning for Sustainable Social Ventures " at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24 in Stevenson 2050 at Sonoma State University.
The major topics of the panel discussion are the differences between strategic planning processes and expected outcomes for social ventures as opposed to for-profit ventures. Business professor Armand Gilinsky will moderate the program.
Panelists for this discussion include Heidi and Gary Kuhn, founders of Roots of Peace, Lynda LeMole, President of United Plant Savers (formerly Traditional Medicinals), Richard McCline, Director of the Ohrrenschall Center for Entrepreneurship at San Francisco State Unviersity, and Will Rosenszweig, co-founder of the Republic of Tea and founder of Brand New Brands.
The discussion is part of business professor Robert Girling's course on social entrepreneurship and microfinance in which students study the "triple bottom line" of business: the societal, environmental, and financial effects a business will have on its community.
Through specific examples and the experiences of active practitioners in the field, students learn how entrepreneurial solutions can be fashioned and applied to job creation, workforce development and small business facilitation.
In addition to case studies and course work, students also apply their knowledge outside the classroom - interviewing businesses, writing business plans, and composing short articles for business publications.
By conclusion of the course, students know the elements of a business plan for a social enterprise as well as how entrepreneurial solutions can be fashioned and applied to job creation and community economicdevelopment.
For more information on the panel discussion,contact Robert Girling at (707) 664-2228 or by e-mail at robert.girling@sonoma.edu.
EINSTEIN AND THE RIDDLE OF HIS CREATIVITY - Dr. Tilman Sauer of the Einstein Papers Project at Caltech discusses Einstein's achievements and offer thoughts as to how a study of his manuscripts can provide a better understanding of his creativity. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, Stevenson 2006, (707) 664-2119.
GENOCIDE EMERGENCY IN DARFUR: WHO WILL SURVIVE TODAY? - Lecture by Jerry Fowler, Director of the Committee on Conscience at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This lecture is also the annual Robert L. Harris Memorial Lecture for the Holocaust Lecture Series. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
JOHN ROSS - Journalist John Ross will be lecturing on the Zapatista rebellion in Mexico and promoting his new book, "Murdered By Capitalism - A Memoir of 150 Years of Life & Death on the U.S. Left." 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, The Cooperage, (707) 664-2588. (THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED)
SUDDEN OAK DEATH: CAN IT BE MANAGED? - Lecture concerning Sudden Oak Death, presented by Susan J. Frankel of the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region. Biology Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, March 24, Stevenson 1002, (707) 664-2189.
DINERO Y DISTANCIA: SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND GENERATIONAL STATUS AS FACTORS IN TELENOVELA RECEPTION - Lecture by Patricia Kim-Rajal of the Chicano and Latino Studies Department on Spanish soap operas or telenovelas. Arts and Humanities Research & Creative Works Forum. Noon, Thursday, March 24, Schulz 1121, (707) 664-2146.
MARKETS IN THE MEADOWS: HOW SUBURBAN SHOPPING CENTERS CHANGED THE AMERICAN CITY - Lecture with Stephanie Dyer of the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies. Arts and Humanities Research & Creative Works Forum. Noon, Thursday, March 24, Schulz 1121, (707) 664-2146.
ASK AND TELL: GAY VETERAN'S IDENTITY AND ORAL HISTORY ON A CIVIL RIGHTS FRONTIER - This talk by Assistant History Professor Steve Estes will be about the ban on openly gay servicemen, based on interviews with more than 40 gay and lesbian veterans, who served from WWII to the current war in Iraq. Queer Studies Lecture Series. Noon, Thursday, March 24, Carson 68, (707) 664-2840.
THREE TO GET READY - Jeff Derby leads one of the SSU Jazz Program's three ensembles in charged arrangements new and not so new. Noon, Thursday, March 24, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2353.
TAKE TEN - Jazz professor Mel Graves leads the Monday Fusion Band and the Contemporary Jazz Ensemble in a program of post-bebop standards mixed with newer fare. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 24, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2353.
AMERICAN INDIAN, FILIPINO & MEXICAN: A FAMILY STORY, A HISTORY OF SONOMA COUNTY - Tracing his family history, author and tribal council chair Greg Sarris shows the intersection of three ethnic communities in Sonoma County. $15 general admission, $10 SSU faculty and staff, SSU students free. Tickets available at the Student Union: (707) 664 2382. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 24, Cooperage, (707) 664-2710.
THE NAVARRO TRIO - SSU's celebrated resident trio - Violinist Jeremy Constant, cellist Jill Rachuy Brindel and pianist Marilyn Thompson - performs an all-Beethoven program: Variations on a Theme from Mozart's Magic Flute for cello and piano, the Violin Sonata In G major, op.96, and the Piano Trio in D Major, op. 36. 4 p.m., Sunday, March 27, Ives 119, (707) 664-2353.
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Renovation of Salazar Hall at Sonoma State University has earned the campus a Flex Your Power Energy Efficiency Award.
SSU president Ruben Arminana will receive the award from Flex Your Power President Wally McGuire at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 18. Sixth District Assemblyman Joe Nation and FYP project manager Dan Wasserman will also be on hand.
Media representatives are invited to attend.
The annual Flex Your Power Energy Efficiency Awards recognizes businesses, government agencies and institutions that have demonstrated exceptional leadership and extraordinary contributions to advance energy efficiency in California.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION...
The former university library is now one of the most energy efficient public buildings in northern California and has one of the largest solar panel grids in the region, covering 9,500 square feet with 1200 panels.
In addition to utilizing solar panels in its energy collection, SSU's Salazar Hall also features evaporative cooling features that in the past year supplied conditioned air to 120,000 square feet of classroom and office building space with almost no mechanical cooling required. The result of this has been a 70-percent reduction in the cost of operations as compared to a traditional efficient mechanical cooling system.
Commissioner Susan P. Kennedy of the California Public Utilities Commission issued glowing praises of this year's 20 honorees. "I hope the Flex Your Power Award winners inspire all Californians to use energy more wisely. California recently adopted the most aggressive energy efficiency goals in the nation. These energy savings can be achieved if all Californians are as committed to energy efficiency and conservation as the 2004 Flex Your Power Award Winners are."
A complete list of Flex Your Power 2004 award winners and details about their efforts are available at http://www.FYPower.org.
The Southwest Santa Rosa community will come together to celebrate the life of Cesar Chavez at the sixth annual Cesar Chavez Health Fair at Roseland Elementary School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 19. The free public fair focuses on the health of area families with over 50 health care providers offering free screenings and vital health information.
Sonoma SERVES, the AmeriCorps program at Sonoma State University, is working with a broad community coalition including the Roseland Elementary School District, the Community Action Partnership, Kaiser Permanente, and the Latino Service Providers to produce an event that is expected to draw over 1,000 children and families.
The fair offers bilingual health information, vision, hearing, and anemia screenings, and diabetes and blood pressure testing. A popular dental clinic for children and a farmer's market will also be offered as well as dancing, salsa music, puppet shows, bike rodeo, games for the family, and a free nutritious lunch.
The fair showcases service-learning projects that children from local schools have completed. AmeriCorps members and community volunteers will serve the southwest Santa Rosa area by cleaning the local creek and removing graffiti.
According to a recent report from the Children's Health Alliance Coalition, approximately 7% of children in Sonoma County are uninsured and many of these children live in southwest Santa Rosa. Additionally, over two thirds of children are eligible for public health insurance but have not signed up. At the March 19 health fair, participants will have access to sign up for free and low-cost insurance for their entire family.
Julie McClure of Sonoma SERVES says the Cesar Chavez health fair and celebration embodies the ideals of Cesar Chavez himself who believed that "we can choose to use our lives for others to bring about a better and more just world for our children."
The event marks the sixth year of the California state holiday known as the Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning.
SSU's Sonoma SERVES works with students and families in the Roseland, Wright, and Bellevue school districts in Santa Rosa. Programs include daytime one-on-one tutoring sessions, after school programs that are educational and fun, and family programs that offer parents free ESL, GED, and parenting classes while children receive academic support.
In the stifling confines of an East LA sewing factory five full-figured Latinas share their fears, hopes and dreams in the comedy "Real Women Have Curves" at 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 19 in Warren Auditorium at Sonoma State University.
Sacramento State professor Manuel Pickett directs the play which was the basis for the 2002 hit movie of the same name starring America Ferrera.
Using just one set, the sewing factory floor, he tells a story that is a microcosm of the Latina immigrant experience. Pickett and his cast of five present a rich tale of empowerment interwoven with comedy.
Playwright Josefina Lopez' semi-autobiographical tale is told through the eyes of Ana, a recent high school graduate toiling in the factory.
Her idealistic quest to escape the barrio and sweatshop life draws ridicule, and Ana resents the other seamstresses. But through the pressure to meet overwhelming production deadlines, to avoid the Immigration and Naturalization Service and to meet society's unrealistic standards of beauty, the women talk. Ana comes to know them as the real women they are, respect them, and honor their work.
Ana, Estela, Carmen, Pancha and Rosali bond, defending themselves against exploitation from employer and society alike. Ana records their mutual experience in a journal, practicing the craft of writing with the hope of becoming a famous author. By play's end the skill opens a new door for her.
Pickett is a Professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance at CSUS, and head of the Latino Theatre program and Teatro Espejo, teaching classes in guitar, Chicano theatre, multicultural puppetry, and appreciation of acting.
He was an original member of El Teatro Campesino, California's premier Chicano performance ensemble, dedicated to popular empowerment.
The play is sponsored by SSU's Chicano student organization MEChA in collaboration with the Women's Resource Center and the InterCultural Center.
Tickets are $20 general, $5 for SSU and high school students; $10 faculty and other students. They are available at the Student Union Front Desk or by calling (707) 664-2382.
CAPTION: Using just one set, the sewing factory floor, "Real Women Have Curves" director Manuel Pickett tells a story that is a microcosm of the Latina immigrant experience in a rich tale of empowerment interwoven with comedy.
Women who have devoted their lives and energy to the mission of the U.S. Peace Corps are part of a panel discussion at Sonoma State University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9 in Salazar 1061.
In many countries, women suffer a lower quality of life than their fellow countrymen. Peace Corps panelists will discuss how they are working to change these conditions as well as address issues of gender both in the Corps and in the countries they visit.
Guest speakers include Anne Robinson, an English teacher who has been working with the Peace Corps since 1965. She has volunteered in such diverse locales as Thailand, Palau, China, and Nepal. Seeing herself as an instrument of positive change, Robinson will speak about how she is ready to travel and volunteer again.
Mathews Tisatayane, a Malawi Host Country National, will discuss how the influence of the female Peace Corps volunteers have helped Malawi men empower the women of their own country.
Other speakers include Sarah Wiens and Colin Lober, English teachers who volunteered in Kyrgyzstan from 2002 to 2004. They will discuss their experiences in Kyrgyzstan as well as what it is like to live as a couple while serving in the Peace Corps.
The program is offered In conjunction with Sonoma State University's celebration of Women's History Month, The SSU Women's Resource Center, the United States Peace Corps and JUMP are sponsors of this event. Admission is free. For more information, contact Jeff Woods, JUMP Program Coordinator, (707) 664-4277.
TAROT CARD READINGS - Kooch Daniels has a long history in tarot card readings and has recently written a book, "Tarot D'Amour," with SSU psychology professor Victor Daniels which details how tarot cards predict the future or the possibilities of love. Part of Associated Students Psychic Week. Free. 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 14, The Pub. Visit the ASP website at www.sonoma.edu/as/asp or phone (707) 664-2382.
THE QUIRKYALONE MOVEMENT: PAST AND PRESENT - A talk by Sasha Cagen, author of the 'zine, "Quirkeyalone," about singleness in a couple-oriented world. Part of the Women's History Month Lecture Series. 10:30-11:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 15, Carson 20. (707) 664-2784.
NEW EYES ON THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE: THE SNAP SATELLITE - Dr. Natalie Roe of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will describe a proposed new space telescope designed to chart the expansion of the universe, using both supernovae and gravitational weak lensing. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, Stevenson 2006. (707) 664-2119.
THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AND HISTORICAL MEMORY: IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE - Lecture presented by Robert Krikorian, Ph.D. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
A TOPOGRAPHY OF SPIRIT AND PLACE - Berkeley author Barbara Gates reads from her book "Already Home, A Topography of Spirit and Place" - an exploration of how personal lives intersect with the places that surrounds them--not only in everyday encounters with inhabitants and weather and trees and traffic patterns, but in often unseen layers of cultural, politicaland geological history. 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, Schulz 3001. Noelle Oxenhandler, (707) 664-2056.
CROSSING THE RUBICON - Writer Mike Ruppert lectures on the state of the nation and America's dependence on Iraqi oil. General admission: $5, free for SSU students, faculty and staff. 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, Cooperage, (707) 664-2785.
THE DRAFT - Using the military draft and the Vietnam War experience as source material, 15 actors and 8 design and technical theatre students create and perform an original theatrical experience that gives imaginative life to their perspectives on the conflict in Iraq. $8 general admission, $6 faculty, alumni, staff, $4 students/seniors, SSU students free. March 15-20. Evert B. Person Theatre, (707) 664-2353.
ANIMAL COMMUNICATION - Marta Williams presents an animal communication demonstration consisting of nonverbal, mental exchange of information between her and any animal. Using the name of the animal and a description of their behavior, Williams communicates with the animal to acquire information and read their thoughts and feelings. Part of Associated Students Psychic Week. Free. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 16, The Pub. Visit the ASP website at www.sonoma.edu/as/asp or phone (707) 664-2382.
ENDING SHAME, SECRECY, AND UNWANTED GENITAL SURGERIES FOR CHILDREN BORN WITH INTERSEX CONDITIONS - Lecture by Cheryl Chase, Executive Director of the Intersex Society of North America will the discuss the origins and history of the Intersexed movement, and will cover issues about the support of intersexed people. Queer Studies Lecture Series. Noon, Thursday, March 17, Carson 68, (707) 664-2840.
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES - An adaptation of Josefina Lopez's play "Real Women Have Curves" that is a microcosm of the Latina immigrant experience is sponsored by MEChA in collaboration with the Women's Resource Center and the InterCultural Center. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Saturday, March 19, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2845.
AT THE GALLERIES
LARGE SCALE PHOTOGRAPHY-"The Big Picture: Contemporary Large-Scale Photography," includes an international roster of artists who, each in their own way, have explored the power and impact of oversized photographic images. Exhibit runs through March 20. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; weekends, noon-4 p.m. (707) 664-2295.
"VENUS ENVY" ART SHOW - Artist Molly Eckler uses the ancient "Venus of Willendorf" image to poke fun at contemporary women's roles. Eckler's canvases are accompanied by a display about the renamed "Woman of Willendorf" and other ancient female icons that some modern women believe honor the feminine as divine. Feb.25-March 30, ICC Gallery, Student Union, (707) 664-2382.
Sonoma State Unviersity's Alumni Association is accepting applications for its 2005 Distinguished Alumni Awards to recognize the outstanding professional and personal achievements of SSU graduates. The nomination deadline is March 31.
Nominees will be evaluated by several criteria including contributions benefiting the community, state or nation; humanitarian services and contributions to society; services to the university; and career or one-time worthy activity.
For a nomination form and support materials, visit the Alumni Association office, Stevenson 1027 or find it on the Web at
For further information, contact Kate McClintock, Alumni Director, (707) 664-2426.
A new pathway for students from China to study in Sonoma State University's computer engineering program opens next week as SSU signs an agreement with the Shanghai Sanda Institute.
A cooperative program between SSU and Sanda allows students from Shanghai to study at SSU as well as pave the way for SSU students and faculty to teach and learn in China in the future. Sanda plans to hire the Chinese students trained at SSU as faculty upon their return and will encourage future students to apply for study at SSU privately as well.
Scheduled to be signed on Monday, March 7, the agreement provides for two Sanda graduate students to study in the Masters of Science in Computer Engineering Science program and for SSU graduates to teach English oral communication skills at Sanda as paid interns. SSU faculty will also have the opportunity to work at Sanda to teach short summer courses.
The China delegation at the agreement signing will include Shanghai Sanda Institute President Yuan Ji, Vice President Jin Xianhong, and Provost Chen Jian-xin.
With the assistance of a SSU faculty member born in Shanghai, the School of Extended Education worked for the past three years to help develop the SSU-Sanda connection. Dean of Extended Education, Les Adler, says that the collaboration benefits both institutions and nations.
"Sanda Institute is very interested in helping its students meet the challenges of global change," he says. "China needs well-trained engineers and our students need enhanced opportunities to study and work abroad and greater exposure to international issues."
Sanda was the first private full-time comprehensive university to provide undergraduate courses with the official ratification of the Chinese Ministry of Education. It has an enrollment of approximately 7,500.
Proficiency in foreign languages, computer skills and a good command of higher mathematics have always been emphasized at Sanda in the design of its curricula. Students are required to display ability in aural comprehension and verbal expression in foreign language as well as computer skills. "They must excel in a society where globalization and information explosion are pervasive factors," say Institute representatives.
Further information on the agreement with the School of Extended Education and Sanda can be found online at http://www.sonoma.edu/exed/ssali/china.htm.
Dean Les Adler can be reached for further comment at (707) 664-2449.
Being blind is one challenge, teaching a classroom full of young children is another.
Such is the attitude of Amy Pitchforth, a Sonoma State University senior whose motto of "living adventurously" often leads her to try everything from scuba diving to rock climbing. In spite of being born legally blind, there isn't anything this young woman does not try to overcome.
This year she was named the Ambrose R. Nichols Scholar by the SSU Alumni Association. She is one of the youngest seniors on campus at the age of 20 and has a GPA of 4.0.
Since the age of seven, Pitchforth has mastered the ability to get around with the aide of her cane and her keen ability to memorize everything. Her daily travels wouldn't be complete without her trusted companion and guide dog Gaynore, a yellow labrador retriever.
"Gaynore gives me confidence and is always there to give me a hug," she says. She also enjoys encouragement and morale support from her mother Sharon.
Every semester, Amy overcomes the strenuous task of finding class materials in braille needed to succeed in class to maintain her 4.0 GPA. "It's a challenge to get professors to understand what it's like to learn while being blind," she says. In lectures, she says "the professor will say 'Now let's look at this' or 'Watch this slideshow' without realizing that I can't participate."
An ambitious double major in psychology and liberal studies, she is also studying for a multi-subject teaching credential as well as a Spanish bi-lingual teaching credential.
She recently finished one semester of student teaching at Gold Ridge Elementary School in Rohnert Park. She is also a big sister to two sorority sisters from Alpha Gamma Delta where she is Vice President of Scholarship. She also currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Student Union Board of Directors at SSU.
Pitchforth aspires to be an elementary teacher. "It's really exciting to experience the moment when a child reaches a level of understanding and to watch their expressions," says Pitchforth. This coming fall semester, Pitchforth will get hands-on experience in being a student teacher.
Even though Pitchforth looks eastbound to schools like Yale and Harvard to continue her academic career in educational psychology, she still takes the time to enjoy all the adventures found in California. Rollerblading, rock climbing, and scuba diving are all of her favorite past times. "It's the only way to experience life," she says.
"I like to hear and feel everything around me in the ocean...it's free forming."
Only someone as in tune to their other senses as Pitchforth would notice the difference in ocean sounds between the tropical island of Maui and the coast of California.
- Kelly Mackura
FRED HERSCH WORKSHOP - The celebrated jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch shares his unique perspectives on jazz, performance and composition in a special afternoon workshop. 1 p.m., Monday, March 7, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2353.
FRONTIERS OF NANOLITHOGRAPHY: THE SCIENCE OF MAKING THE SMALL STUFF - Dr. Keith Jackson of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory explores the use of photons and electrons for lithographic applications and the devices fabricated at the Center for X-ray Optics for diffractive optics used in the extreme ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, Stevenson 2006, (707) 664-2119.
HISTORY AND IMAGES OF THE HOLOCAUST - A lecture and visual presentation arranged by the course faculty of the Holocaust Lecture Series. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
USING SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATION METHODS TO SOLVE GROUNDWATER FLOW PROBLEMS - Lecture presented by Genetha Anne Gray of Sandia National Labs describes a set of groundwater problems and explains how they were used to test and compare several optimization methods. M*A*T*H Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, Carson 68, (707) 664-2368.
WOMEN AND PEACE CORPS PANEL DISCUSSION - Panel discussion bringing women who have served in the Peace Corps to talk and discuss their experiences and the impact of the Peace Corps on women in foreign countries. 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, Salazar 1061, (707) 664-4277.
BLOOD DRIVE - Community blood drive to benefit the Blood Bank of the Redwoods. Bloodmobile will be parked in the main entrance parking circle at SSU. 10 a.m., Thursday, March 10, Main Entrance, (707) 664-4277.
ANATOMY OF AN ALGORITHM - Lecture by Bryan Higgins of Motet, Berkeley on one algorithm from OmniPage, examining how the hardware constraints of the day influenced the algorithm's design, and how changing technology and market forces influenced its evolution. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, March 10, Salazar 2016, (707) 664-2667.
EXPLORING THE PATTERNS AND PRACTICES THAT CONNECT: AN INQUIRY INTO THE FOOD SYSTEM - Lecture with Debora Hammond of SSU's Hutchins School of Liberal Studies. Arts and Humanities Research and Creative Works Forum. Noon, Thursday, March 10, Schulz 1121, (707) 664-2146.
SOUNDING THE ABYSS: READINGS BETWEEN CAVELL AND DERRIDA - Lecture presented by Roger Bell of SSU's Philosophy Department. Arts and Humanities Research and Creative Works Forum. Noon, Thursday, March 10, Schulz 1121, (707) 664-2146.
RACHEL CARSON - A celebration of Women's History Month with a performance by activist Lillith Rogers about Rachel Carson, highlighting her achievements in science and environmentalism. 1 p.m., Friday, March 11, Stevenson 1002, (707) 664-2845.
PUBLIC VIEWING NIGHT - Explore the night sky at the SSU Observatory. Special focus this night on Comet Machholz, Saturn, and the Flaming Star Nebula. Call ahead, as weather conditions may cancel the viewing. 8 p.m., Friday, March 11, SSU Observatory, (707) 664-2267.
SONOMA FILM INSTITUTE:
TEN - Writer-director Abbas Kiarostami's story about a woman driving through the streets of Tehran and the conversations she has with with various female passengers. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Thursday, March 10, Stevenson 1002, (707) 664-2606.
HOWARD ZINN: YOU CAN'T BE NEUTRAL ON A MOVING TRAIN - Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller's documentary on the life and times of Howard Zinn, the historian, activist and author of "A People's History of the United States." Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Friday, March 11, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
SFI ADMISSION - $4.50 general; $4 non-SSU students w/I.D., senior citizens, SSU faculty and staff; $3; SFI members, children under 12; free SSU Students w/I.D. (707) 664-2606.
With lectures on some of history's most prominent women, special art exhibits, plays, and panel discussions, National Women's History Month comes alive at Sonoma State University this March.
The spark for the creation of National Women's History Month was first struck at SSU in the 1970s. The movement began when several female students realized the achievements and contributions of women were missing from their history texts and lectures.
The students went on to form the non-profit National Women's History Project. In the late 1970s, the group led other women,s organizations in successfully lobbying the US Congress to designate March as National Women's History Month.
Events for Nation Women's History Month 2005 are as follows. All events are free unless otherwise noted.
"VENUS" ENVY - Artwork by local illustrator Molly Eckler explores contemporary women's roles using an ancient female image. February 28-April 8; ICC Gallery, Student Union.
HISTORY DEPARTMENT'S WOMEN'S HISTORY LUNCH - "Queen Ealdgyth: A Reflection on 10th Century Politics," Judith Abbott; "Come Vote Ye for the Ladies: Woman Suffrage in California," Danielle Alexander. March 1, Noon, Salazar 2016.
FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER: A DAUGHTER OF CAMBODIA REMEMBERS - Lecture-video program by Luong Ung, a survivor of the Cambodian genocide; recipient of the 2001 Asian Pacific American Award for Literature. SSU students free, $10 SSU faculty & staff, $15 general admission. Sponsored by the SSU InterCultural Center. March 1, 4 p.m., Person Theater.
QUEER LECTURE SERIES - "Transforming the Nation: Black History, Queer Politics and Movement Building," A talk by N'Tanya Lee, Director of Youth Policy, Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth, San Francisco. March 3, Noon, Carson 68.
HISTORY DEPARTMENT'S WOMEN'S HISTORY LUNCH - "In and Out of Vigilante Headquarters: Crime and Politics in Early San Francisco," Michelle Jolly; "19th Century Feminine Transcendentalism: (Re) Visioning Liberty and Justice in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'Herland,'" Kim Hester-Williams. March 8, Noon, Salazar 2016.
WOMEN AND THE PEACE CORPS - Discussion of host country nationals on how the Peace Corps women have affected skills in education, health, business and human development. March 9, 7:30 p.m., Salazar 1061
WOMEN IN NON-TRADITIONAL JOBS - Panel discussion of women employed in what were once considered exclusively male fields. March 11, 10:30 a.m., Carson 20.
RACHEL CARSON - Lilith Rodger's one-woman show depicting the life of author and environmental activist Rachel Carson. March 11, 1 p.m., Stevenson 1002.
HISTORY DEPARTMENT'S WOMEN'S HISTORY LUNCH - "Lost in Translation," William Poe; "Criollo Chickens, Living Fences, and the Five Daughters of Dona Natividad: Land Tenure and the Gendered Use of Space in Pacific Coastal Guatemala," Margaret Purser. March 15, Noon, Salazar 2016.
QUEER LECTURE SERIES - "The History of the Intersexed Movement," a talk by Cheryl Chase, Executive Director of the Intersexed Society of North America. Noon, March 17, Carson 68.
THE DOUBLE X TOUR: WOMEN'S WORK-Tour of sculpture, painting and photographs by Bay Area women artists at the di Rosa Art and Nature Preserve, guided by WRC Coordinator Kris Montgomery. Call (707) 226-5991 for reservations. $15 per person. March 19, 10 a.m., Di Rosa Art & Nature Preserve, Napa.
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES - Theater performance about a girl dealing with her Chicana mother's expectations of women, as she weighs her life choices after high school. SSU students--$5; SSU faculty/staff, non-SSU students, under 18--$10; general admission--$25. March 19, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., Warren Auditorium.
HISTORY DEPARTMENT'S WOMEN'S HISTORY LUNCH - "The New Chinese Entrepreneurial Woman: What Would Confucius Say? Or Mao?" Prof. Randall Dodgen; "June Cleaver at a Protest? Unexpected Women Rebels in the 1950s," Margaret Miller. March 22, Noon, Salazar 2016.
QUEER LECTURE SERIES - "Ask and Tell: Gay Veterans, Identity and Oral History on a Civil Rights Frontier" Steve Estes, SSU History Professor, discusses lesbians in the military. March 24, Noon, Carson 68.
9TH ANNUAL WOMAN STUDENT LEADER OF THE YEAR CEREMONY - Reception and ceremony honors women students who have shown campus leadership and their mentors. The Woman Student Leader of the Year will be named. April 6, 7 p.m., The Cooperage.
National Women's History Month at Sonoma State University is sponsored by The Women's Resource Center and Associated Students, Inc.
Visit the SSU Women's Resource Center's web page http://www.sonoma.edu/campuslife/wrc/ for calendar updates. For more information on any Women's History Month event, contact the WRC at (707) 664-2845.
The Sonoma Student Union InterCultural Center hosts a discussion with author, professor and tribal council leader Greg Sarris at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24 p.m. in the Cooperage.
By tracing his family history, Sarris will show the intersection of three and more ethnic communities in the area entitled "American Indian, Filipino, and Mexican: A Family Story, A History of Sonoma County."
A screenwriter as well as a novelist, Sarris uses Sonoma County as the setting for his fiction, focusing on Native American ancestors he came to know about when he was in his teens. He learned from elders, in particular from basket maker and tribal "dreamer" Mabel McKay, whose biography he wrote.
A Santa Rosa native and a professor of creative writing and literature at Loyola Marymount University, Sarris has published several books, including the widely anthologized collection of essays, "Keeping Slug Woman Alive; A Holistic Approach to American Indian Texts", "Watermelon Nights", and "Grand Avenue", an award-winning collection of short stories which was adapted for an HBO mini-series of the same name.
Sarris currently serves as chairman of his tribe, the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria, formerly known as the Federated Coast Miwok. After an eight-year campaign, Sarris rallied the 407 members of his small tribe and regained federal recognition when President Bill Clinton signed a measure that gave the tribe its new name.
The Sonoma Student Union InterCultural Center, the School of Social Sciences, Associated Students, and Instructionally Related Activities are sponsoring this event.
Admission in free for SSU students, $10 for SSU faculty and staff, and $15 for general admission. Special seating and admission to the VIP reception following the talk can be purchased for $75. Tickets are available at the Sonoma Student Union front desk: (707) 664-2382.
NOTE TO MEDIA: To request an interview, please contact Joann M. Bacci, Tribal Council Executive Assistant (707) 566-2288 ext. 1011. For more information on these or other ICC events, call (707) 664-2537, or visit the Web site online at www.sonoma.edu/ICC.
The University Art Gallery at Sonoma State University is pleased to announce its next exhibition, "The Big Picture: Contemporary Large-Scale Photography," which is now on view through Sunday, March 20.
The exhibit includes an international roster of artists who, each in their own way, have explored the power and impact of oversized photographic images: James Casebere (New York); Stephane Couturier (Paris); Christoph Draeger (New York); Doug Hall (San Francisco); Todd Hido (Oakland); Alfredo Jaar (New York); Nicholas Nixon (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Larry Schwarm (Emporia, Kansas); Larry Sultan (Greenbrae, CA); Catherine Wagner (San Francisco) and Michael Wolf (Hong Kong).
The current trend among a number of contemporary photographers to work large is the result of a number of factors, the primary one being the increasing availability of new technology - originally developed for billboards and other signs - that makes such big prints possible, says Michael Schwager, director of the SSU gallery.
The scope of the artists' vision in "The Big Picture" ranges from Stephane Couturier's exploration of the layers of change in urban areas in cities such as Paris, Dresden, and Berlin to Larry Sultan's documentation of the adult film industry in the San Fernando Valley and Michael Wolf's mesmerizing images of high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong.
Visitors to the exhibition will see Christoph Draeger's appropriated images of natural and man-made disasters printed large-scale on jigsaw puzzles, Larry Schwarm's almost abstract photographs of Kansas prairie fires, and Catherine Wagner's pictures of molecular models.
Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., and weekends, noon-4 p.m. It is closed on Mondays and holidays. For more information, call (707) 664-2295 or e-mail carla.stone@sonoma.edu
ABOVE: Michael Wolf's image of high-rise apartment building in Hong Kong.
Low cost physical examinations and health appraisals for well adults and children will be available through the SSU Nursing Department's Family Nurse Practitioner Program from March 23 through May 18.
The exams are supervised by nursing faculty and performed by family nurse practitioner students who are registered nurses enrolled in the Master's nursing program. Services include a complete medical and health history, identification of health risk factors, complete physical examinations and screening tests such as blood pressure checks, vision testing, audiology testing, urinalysis, hematocrit (for anemia), cholesterol testing, and Pap smears for cervical cancer.
These services can be utilized for annual exams, sports physicals, pre employment physicals, camp physicals and Class II DMV licensing physicals.
Appointments are available only to Sonoma County residents. The cost of a physical examination is $30, Pap test $35, cholesterol check $25, hearing tests are free and a DMV physical examination is $60. Copies of records are given to clients upon request as well as mailed to private physicians or agencies.
Appointments may be made by calling SSU's Nursing Department at (707) 664-2466, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
