The abundance of costumes are spilling into the aisles of the warehouse which means it is time for another costume sale at Sonoma State University on Aug. 30-Sept. 1 from noon to 6 p.m.
Everything from vintage clothing to fantasy costumes will be for sale during the three-day event on the Evert B. Person stage.
Hundreds of pieces to make a fun party outfit or expressive Halloween costume is being offered to the general public. All proceeds from the sale will help pay the costume warehouse rental lease. Payment is by cash or check only.
"We have more inventory than we can afford to store and if we are not re-using these vintage party clothes then we want them to benefit the community." says Costume Director Pamela Johnson. "There was an inspiring amount of interest when we did the sale two years ago and it is clearly time to do it again."
Shop Manager Denise Kirchner is training the student employees to organize and run this event as smoothly as the previous one. "It is a fun time for everyone who appreciates the art of costume construction," says Kirchner
The costume collection is currently in three locations and the long term plan is to house the collection on campus in one space and allow classroom demonstrations and exhibits. Safe and efficient access for students to rent from the collection enhances the classroom presentation experience and makes SSU a creative educational place to learn, Johnson notes.
For further information regarding the costume sale, contact Kirchner at (707) 664-2216.
CAPTION: From giant red lobsters to polka dot skirts, Heidi Madill-Wright (left) and Mary Jo Goss look over what will be available at the annual sale by the Costume Shop at SSU.
Bucky Peterson has assumed the role of Vice President for Development, SSU President Ruben Arminana announced today to the campus.
The position became vacant when Stuart Jones accepted the position of Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Dominican University. Peterson came to SSU in March 2005 as a Development Director.
Although relatively new to SSU, Peterson has become a leader in the field of fund raising and has worked with donors to bring gifts to SSU supporting the Academic Schools. Before coming to the Sonoma State and after his retirement from the Marine Corps, he was part of the Hanna Boys Center, a residential campus and school for boys, for six years where he assisted with planning, training and development.
As a fund raiser in previous positions, Bucky was responsible for all areas of development including major gifts, planned giving, public relations, board development, and special events benefiting non-profit organizations.
Peterson served 31 years in the Marine Corp. with a wide variety of major administrative assignments worldwide.
In addition to his professional background, Peterson has served on the boards and committees of several non-profit organizations that support education, historical preservation, children sports programs and military veterans.
He graduated from the University of Dubuque in Iowa, with a bachelor's degree in history and political science and holds the equivalent of a master's degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College in Washington, D.C.
A search for a permanent Vice President for Development will take place next fall.
Peterson and his wife, Wendy, have two children: Jennifer, who is a teacher and lives in Denver; and Andy, a Sonoma State graduate, who works for Guide Dogs for the Blind and lives in San Francisco.
Social Security numbers and names of 61,709 students who applied to, attended, or graduated from Sonoma State University from 1995 to 2002 have been exposed by an unauthorized access to seven campus workstations.
Files involving faculty data from 1999-2005 were also breached. The security breach came from an outside source and was contained as soon as it was discovered. No central servers were affected.
There was no indication that any of the personal information was accessed. However, to be safe, the campus is notifying those whose data was contained in the compromised files through existing e-mail addresses.
But, for those whom the University has no reliable address, the administration is soliciting help from media throughout the state to alert others who are possibly vulnerable to the breach.
A complete list of categories of those affected, as well as recommendations for handling identity-theft concerns, can be found at a Web site established at http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/incident.
University officials are encouraging those whose data may have been exposed in the breach to contact one of the three national credit-reporting agencies to initiate a free fraud-alert process.
A group of eight Sonoma State graduates are embarking on a unique teaching and learning adventure in Shanghai, China this month.
Sonoma State American Language Institute has partnered with Shanghai Sanda Institute to offer members of the University community the opportunity to teach English to college students for an academic year at the Sanda Institute, a technological university in Shanghai.
This first group of eight students leaves in August to teach Sanda Institute students English oral skills such as listening, speaking and pronunciation, while immersing themselves in a vibrant Asian culture.
As part of the agreement between Sanda Institute and Sonoma State University, the students are compensated for teaching 16 hours per week with a transportation allowance, housing, meals and stipend and given a tuition waiver to attend classes.
"I am very excited to experience the amazingly rich culture of China," says one of the China-bound teachers, Eileen O'Brien. "This will truly be a life-altering experience."
In order to prepare for their teaching assignments,the group completed an intensive three-week course in Teaching English as a Foreign Language which included observations, practice teaching, and instruction in the basics of Chinese culture and the Chinese language system.
The students will be able to learn more about Chinese culture by taking courses at Sanda Institute, studying subjects such as Chinese language, culture, economy and law.
Kristin Cozort says "I'm going to gain first hand experience of a culture that is rich in history and tradition. This is an experience that will certainly broaden my academic and professional prospects in the future."
Beth Goodrich agrees that "This is a once in a lifetime experience that I just couldn't pass by. How many other college graduates will be able to say they taught English to college students in China?"
For more information about this program, contact Helen Kallenbach at Sonoma State American Language Institute at (707) 664-2742 or visit www.sonoma.edu/exed/ssali/china/.
