BLACK NARCISSUS -Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's adaptation of Rumer Godden's novel about a group of nuns struggling to establish a mission in the Himalayas. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 2, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
COOLING THE CITIES TO REDUCE ENERGY USE AND IMPROVE URBAN AIR QUALITY - Dr. Hashem Akbari of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will give a detailed discussion of reducing urban heat and improving ozone air quality. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 3, Schulz 3001, (707) 664- 2119.
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL STUDY ABROAD FAIR - Students learn about ways to get an education and experience another part of the world. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. , Tuesday, Oct. 4 , Salazar walkway. Jan Beaulyn, International Services Foreign Student Adviser, Coordinator for Study Abroad, 664-2582, jan.beaulyn@sonoma.edu.
KAFFEESTUNDE - Weekly informal German conversation for those who enjoy the German language, want to brush up on their German skills or would like to learn more about the language. Noon, Tuesday, Oct. 4, Charlie Brown's Cafe, (707) 664-2637.
THE ARMAMENT INDUSTRY - Panel discussion with Peter Phillips, Professor of Sociology and Director of Project Censored, and Dr. Robert Eyler of the SSU Economics Department. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4 p.m,. Tuesday, Oct. 4, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664- 2543.
FILMMAKERS RESPOND TO WAR FILM SERIES- Films by Noam Chomsky will be featured, including "Rebel Without a Pause" and "The New War on Terrorism." 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4, Art 102, (707) 664-3040.
TALKS ON TEXTS - Paul Draper of the SSU Theater Arts Department and Sherri Anderson of the SSU Department of Business discuss the texts and readings that transformed them and inspired their lives. Noon, Wednesday, Oct. 5, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-4240.
THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE, RISK ANALYSIS, AND RISK VS. RISK - Lecture with Zeno Swijtink of the SSU Philosophy Department. Arts and Humanities Forum. Noon, Wednesday, Oct. 5, Schulz 1121, (707) 664-2146.
ARTISTS LECTURE SERIES - Multi-disciplinary artist Jon Rubin will speak about his work, which explores the social dynamics of public spaces and the lives of ordinary individuals. Noon, Wednesday, Oct. 5, Art 102, (707) 664-2364.
FALLACIES IN ELEMENTARY STATISTICS - Lecture by Ann Watkins of CSU Northridge. This presenter will have some fun demolishing several enticing examples that are commonly used in elementary statistics textbooks to illustrate mean, median, and mode. M*A*T*H Colloquium. 4 p.m.. Wednesday, Oct. 5, Carson 68, (707) 664-2368.
PAYMENT CARD SECURITY - Lecture with Kim Wagner of VISA Worldwide Services, San Francisco. This presentation will give a snapshot of the prevailing threats and countermeasures in the world of payment cards, with a focus on card-present transactions. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, Oct. 6, Salazar 2016, (707) 664-2667.
THE ACTION OF VITAMIN A AND ITS RECEPTORS ON MALE REPRODUCTION - Lecture by Dr. Timothy Doyle, of Washington State University. Biology Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, October 6, Stevenson 1002, (707) 664-2189.
CINEFORUM - Film series featuring some the best features the Spanish-speaking world has to offer. This week: "La Muralla Verde" or "The Green Wall," a drama in the Amazon jungle) 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, Ives 45, (707) 664-2351.
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP - This movie provides a sardonic course in British military history, with the hero traveling through a fantasy of his military career. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
Earthquake probabilities in the the North Bay is the subject of a lecture by United States Geological Survey geologist Robert McLaughlin at noon on Thursday, Sept. 29 in Stevenson 3065 at Sonoma State University.
McLaughlin's lecture focus on his recent field mapping which has delineated the major faults in the Santa Rosa area. The talk will show the evidence for a faulting history and discuss the probability of a large earthquake in this area in the future.
Robert McLaughlin is a regional geologist with the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. His areas of expertise involves the stratigraphy, crustal structure and tectonics of central and northern California. Among his current projects is the geologic mapping of active faults in Santa Rosa and the North Bay.
This lecture is part of the SSU Geology Department's lecture series and is free to the public.
For further information, contact Jean Wasp, Media Relations Coordinator, (707) 664-2057.
How students with disabilities can have better access to higher education is the focus of a $1,005,155 grant awarded to Sonoma State University education professor Emiliano Ayala from the U.S. Department of Education.
Because of multiple barriers, students with disabilities are often kept from participating fully in higher education and frequently experience lowered expectations, inaccessible environments, and limiting course policies and practices, says Ayala
"Where physical barriers once kept students with physical disabilities from accessing buildings, we want to eliminate barriers in the curriculum so everyone has access to the richest possible higher education learning experience," Ayala says about the grant's focus.
Specifically, the grant will provide faculty with opportunities to understand and implement the Universal Design for Learning, a model instructional approach for designing and adapting course materials, content, instruction and assessment to benefit all students.
Another aim of the grant includes expanding resources at the University, as well as developing multimedia demonstration projects, to address specific instructional issues though the use of current and emerging technologies.
Over the next three years, Sonoma State University will serve as the primary institution carrying out the grant activities. During the first year, California State University Humboldt and CSU Chico will participate as partners. In the two subsequent years of the funded project, eight CSU campuses will become directly involved.
Ayala is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Educational Leadership and Special Education at Sonoma State University. Currently, he serves as an instructor and faculty advisor for the Professional Level II Education Specialist Credential Program in Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe Disabilities.
Ayala also serves as a consultant for a variety of state and federal projects and agencies within the areas of early childhood special education and serving culturally and linguistically diverse children and families in special education. Recently, he has expanded his professional interests to include post-secondary students with disabilities.
Ayala is serving as principal investigator of the grant in collaboration with Brett Christie, Coordinator of Professional Development, and James Fouche, who will serve as Coordinator of Instructional Technology.
For further information, contact professor Emiliano C. Ayala, (707) 664-3490.
Further information about the federal office awarding the grant can be located at http://www.ed.gov/programs/disabilities/index.html
Sonoma State University's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is offering a unique and informative on Wednesday evening lecture series from 6:30-8:15 p.m. in the Cooperage at SSU.
For the Oct. 5 discussion, instructor Elizabeth Martinez, will focus on the early fictional contributions of Elena Poniatowska, recognized today as one of Mexico's greatest writers, and a leading voice on Mexican culture for five decades.
Elena Poniatowksa lives in Mexico City, and is the author of some fifty books. Poniatowska has excelled in several genres - as a journalist, novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She is admired today as a feminist, though in 1954 feminism didn't have broad appeal and only men were considered great writers, leaving the bright and talented Poniatowska on the intellectual periphery.
"When I read Elena Poniatowska, I'm reminded why she's my hero, why I write, what kind of writer I aspire to be. She's not only an exquisite writer, she's an extraordinary human being. It's this humanity that makes her writing soar," says author Sandra Cisneros.
Elizabeth Coonrod Martinez is professor of Latin American and U.S. Latino Literature at Sonoma State University. She has published books and articles on 20th century Latin American and U.S. Latino writers, and her latest book is on Elena Poniatowska's work.
Other upcoming Wednesday evening lectures this fall include:
Oct. 12: "The Use of Space in Chinese and JapaneseLandscape Painting" with Zohra Kalinkowitz, M.A., who specializes in Asian art and has exhibited locally and nationally.
Oct. 19: "Art History in Western Civilization" with Bruce Elliott, Ph.D., who also teaches courses in European History at San Francisco State University.
Oct. 26: "What Happened to Classical Music in the Twentieth Century?" with Joann Feldman, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Music at Sonoma State University.
Nov. 2: "Advertising in Contemporary Culture: Between Art and Commerce", with Inese Heinzel, M.A., a communications specialist and media producer.
For more information on the Osher Lifelong Learning Lecture Series and up-coming topics, contact Barbara Brooks at (707) 664-2691.
Jonathan Kozol brings his message of "apartheid schooling in America" targeting African-American and Hispanic children at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 to the Sonoma State University's Evert B. Person Theatre. It is the first in a series of thought-provoking discussions from the Andrea Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series.
Local educators, students and parents are invited to this special lecture by one of America's most respected educational activists.
Kozol will discuss the issues in his new book, The Shame of the Nation." His new work has been described as "a triumph of first-hand reporting that pays tribute to those undefeated educators who persist against the odds, but directly challenge the chilling practices now being forced upon our urban systems..."
Interviews and digital photos of Kozol are available upon request. For further information, contact Jean Wasp, Media Relations Coordinator, (707) 664-2057.
Sonoma State University ranked sixth in the U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Colleges" guide in the Western Region category of Top Public Universities-Master's. The University shares this position with California State University, Fullerton and Humboldt State University. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo heads the list for the Western region in the publication's annual college survey released recently.
SSU also ranked 34th in the Best Universities-Master's category in the Western region with an average freshman retention rate of 80%. Others at that same rank are CSU Fullerton and St. Martin's College in Washington State. This category highlights public institutions that award master's and bachelor's degrees, but few, if any, doctorates.
The rankings are part of a series of tallies published in the yearly "America's Best Colleges" issue. It is based on a variety of characteristics, including peer assessment among academics, graduation and freshman retention rates, faculty and financial resources, student selectivity and alumni giving.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Harvard and Princeton universities at the top, sharing the number one spot. Yale University placed third.
Low cost physical examinations and health appraisals for well adults and children are available through the SSU Nursing Department's Family Nurse Practitioner Program on Wednesdays, beginning October 12 and continuing through December 14.
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 4:30 p.m.
With the academic year now in full swing, Sonoma State University is inviting parents, friends and the community to an Open House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8.
A wide variety of events are slated for the entire family, as well as academic information, tours, lectures, music - the perfect opportunity to introduce future students of all ages to college life. Open House 2005 is being held in conjunction with the annual Parent and Family Weekend that runs throughout the weekend.
Activities will occur in many locations on campus and in the Rohnert Park and Cotati communities.
SSU's science departments are well represented with a range of different activities and demonstrations. The Keck Lab in Salazar Hall features a special program entitled "CSI at SSU" where forensic science will be explained and demonstrated with the help of audience participation. Also in the Keck Lab, guests will be invited to take a tour of "Nanoworld" and get up close and personal with the atomic structure of ordinary materials.
Tours of the Environmental Technology Center will be conducted. At the NASA Outreach booth, attendees will be able to conduct experiments about the properties of light and build their own Swift bird glider - the mascot of NASA's Swift satellite mission.
Among the other highlights of the day special lectures include previews from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the Physics Department.
SSU's Wine Business department will host a wine tasting and the University Art Gallery features their new exhibit: "The Magnificent Seven: Sonoma County Sculptors."
The cities of Rohnert Park and Cotati are partnering in the events. At La Plaza Park, the SSU brass quartet performs at 11 a.m. on Saturday, and a wine tasting will take place at 3 p.m. Shuttle buses from SSU to La Plaza Park will begin at 11 a.m.
Later the same evening, The Spreckles Performing Arts Center hosts "Piano 4," featuring pianists Tao Lin, Mac McCray, William Chapman Nyaho and Zeynep Ucbasaran.
For more information, visit www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/openhouse/.
In honor of the first annual observance of Constitution Day, Sonoma State University hosts a panel discussing "How will the current Supreme Court nominations impact each of our lives?" at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in Schulz 3001.
Scheduled to appear on the discussion panel is Barry Preisler of the SSU Political Science Department, Michelle Jolly of the Department of History and Mike Kiraly of the University Library. Perry Marker of the SSU School of Education is moderator.
The observance of Constitution Day was originally an amendment to a bill entitled Public Law 108-447, and was added by Senator Robert Byrd (D) of West Virginia. This new federal mandate provides educational institutions an opportunity to celebrate the United States Constitution.
For more information visit the University Library Web site at http://library.sonoma.edu/about/constitution/.
THE HOLY GIRL - Directed by Lucrecia Martel, "The Holy Girl" concerns the magic of adolescent girlhood in all its grace, self-absorption and power. "The Holy Girl" tells the story of Amalia, an enigmatic sixteen-year-old pulled by the call of the Catholic church, her best friend, and her own flowering sexuality. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
TITAN RESULTS FROM THE HUYGENS PROBE - Dr. Chris McKay of NASA Ames Research Center will present results from the probe that landed on the largest moon of Saturn - the only moon in our Solar System with an atmosphere. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 19, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2119.
"THE WAR IN IRAQ" PANEL DISCUSSION - Discussion with Andrew Merrifield, Professor of Political Science at SSU and James Robertson, Dean of the School of Business at SSU. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, Ives 101, (707) 664-2543.
TALKS ON TEXTS - Beez Schell of the SSU Kinesiology Department and Mike Ezra of SSU's American Multicultural Studies department talk about the readings and texts that transformed them and inspired their lives. Noon, Sept. 21, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-4240.
LOOKING INSIDE AN EIGHTH-GRADE MATH CLASSROOM - Lecture by professor Edith Mendez who explores the mathematics, pedagogy, and teacher knowledge required for teaching middle-school math along with a video excerpt from an eighth-grade class discussion. M*A*T*H Colloquium. 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, Carson 68, (707) 664-2368.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Raul D. Ocazionez of Informatix, Inc., San Francisco and Sacramento, addresses the importance of project management in IT while providing anecdotes about his own recipe for success. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, Sept. 22, Salazar 2016, (707) 664-2667.
SCULPTURE SINCE SSU - Lecture by Jann Nunn and Greg Roberts of the SSU Art Department. Arts and Humanities Forum. Noon, Thursday, Sept. 22, Schulz 1121, (707) 664-2146.
SHAKEPEARE BEHIND BARS - Take Shakespeare's play "The Tempest," with its violent seas, windswept island, connection to nature, and underlying theme of forgiveness, and bring it into a prison. The result is a story about the creative process and the power of art to heal and redeem. Filmmaker Hank Rogerson will also appear in person. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
Rather than spending a day lounging at the beach, this Saturday, Sept. 17, more than 30 Sonoma State students will be spending several hours picking up, sorting, and collecting data on hundreds of pounds of trash along the Sonoma Coast.
This year marks the eighth year in a row that the JUMP (Join Us Making Progress) program at Sonoma State University has provided volunteers for the annual California Coastal Clean-Up.
At this statewide event, 50,000 volunteers come out to over 700 cleanup sites all over California to conduct what has been hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the largest garbage collection" (1993).
Since the program started in 1985, over 650,000 Californians have removed more than 10 million pounds of debris from the state's shorelines and coast.
For further information, contact the JUMP office at (707) 664-4277.
SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS - Take Shakespeare's "The Tempest," with its violent seas, windswept island, connection to nature, and theme of forgiveness, and bring it into a prison, the ultimate venue of confinement. The result is a story about the creative process and the power of art to heal and redeem. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
NANO Y MANO: THE BASICS OF NANOSCALE SCIENCE - Dr. Ramamoorthy Ramesh of UC Berkeley will talk about the exciting field of nanoscale materials and phenomena. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 26, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2119.
COME SAIL AWAY: UPDATE ON THE LEVUKA FIJI (CULTURAL) LANDSCAPE - Lecture with Margie Purser of the SSU Anthropology Department. Social Science Brown Bag Lecture Series. Noon, Tuesday, September 27, Stevenson 2011, (707) 664-2112.
THE CASE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS - Lecture by Urs Cipolat of UC Berkeley and Global Security Institute, San Francisco. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, Ives 101, (707) 664-2543.
TALKS ON TEXTS - Paula Lane of the SSU Education Department and Thaine Stearns, of the SSU English Department talk about the readings and texts that transformed them and inspired their lives. Noon, Wednesday, Sept. 28, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-4240.
ARTIST'S LECTURE SERIES - Lecture by artist Jane Fisher, a Bay Area figurative painter. Noon, Wednesday, Sept. 28, Art 102, (707) 664-2364.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MATHEMATICS IN BUSINESS DECISION ANALYSIS - Lecture by SSU Alumnus Jeffrey L. Reich of Chevron Texaco. This presenter will give a survey of mathematical topics that are useful in the real world. M*A*T*H Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, Carson 68, (707) 664-2368.
CONSTRAINTS ON EVOLUTION AND LONG-TERM SLIP RATES FOR EASTERN FAULTS OF THE SAN ANDREAS TRANSFORM BOUNDARY FROM TEPHROCHRONOLOGY, NEW AR/AR AGES, GEOLOGIC MAP RELATIONS GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC DATA - Lecture by Robert J. McLaughlin of the US Geological Survey. Geology Department Lecture Series. Noon, Thursday, Sept. 29, Stevenson 3065, (707) 664-2334.
CHRISTIANITY, WHITE SUPREMACY, AND INDIGENOUS SPIRITUALITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: HOW WHITE THEOLOGY WAGES WARS OF COLOR - Lecture by Dr. James W. Perkinson of UC Berkeley. This talk will examine the ways white supremacy and Christian theology have knotted together in modern history to create the conditions for recurrent warfare. Noon, Friday, Sept. 30, Carson 68, (707) 664-2826.
BLACK NARCISSUS - Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's resplendent adaptation of Rumer Godden's novel about a group of nuns struggling to establish a mission in the remote Himalayas. Black Narcissus will be followed by South Bank Show: Michael Powell, a British documentary on Powell and his films. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
Sonoma State University offers its annual War and Peace Lecture Series every Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Warren Auditorium on the Rohnert Park campus through Dec. 6.
Among the highlights of the series will be a panel discussion on Oct. 4 entitled "The Armament Industry" with SSU's Dr. Peter Phillips, director of Project Censored and Professor of Sociology and SSU Economics professor Robert Eyler.
Judith Volkart of the American Civil Liberties Union, and a part-time professor at SSU, discusses the Patriot Act on Sept. 13.
On Nov. 1, UC Berkeley's Michael Nagler presents his lecture, "Planning a Non-Violent Future." The lecture fuses together ideas Nagler has presented in his myriad pro-peace books, as well as lessons from UC Berkeley's Peace and Conflict Studies program.
Other speakers include Jason Marks from UC Berkeley's Union of Concerned Scientists discussing "Making Peace in a Post 9/11 World" on Dec. 6.
Video and other media have also been incorporated into the lecture series, such as on Oct. 11, when the film "The Day After Trinity," a film about the beginning of the Atomic Age, will be presented.
There is no charge for admission to the lecture series. For more information, call series host Rick Luttmann at (707) 664-2543 or e-mail luttmann@sonoma.edu. For a complete schedule, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/pubs/nb/9_13_05/warandpeace.htm.
The performance of California State University presidents and the progress of their institutions are evaluated by the CSU Board of Trustees every six years.
Sonoma State University President Ruben Arminana's evaluation process took place last spring.
A report by Chancellor Charles Reed on that evaluation can be found online at President's Evaluation.
The University Art Gallery is pleased to present "The Magnificent Seven: Sonoma County Sculptors" which opens with a reception Thursday, Sept. 8 from 4-6 p.m. and will be on view through Sunday, Oct. 16.
The show is part of Sculpture Sonoma 2005 - a landmark project that is the largest collaborative arts endeavor in the history of Sonoma County. It pays tribute to esteemed sculptors living or working in the community.
"The Magnificent Seven," which features the work of Todd Barricklow, David Best, Chris Finley, Jeanine Grimes, Jann Nunn, Gregory Roberts, and Bambi Waterman, looks at a range of sculptural styles and approaches being explored in Sonoma County.
Todd Barricklow, who graduated from SSU in 1992, creates wall-based ceramic tiles that are a cross between woodblock prints and graphic novels (without the text). David Best has constructed one of his signature wooden alters, similar to the ones he has received recognition for in San Francisco and at the Burning Man festival, expressly for this exhibition.
Chris Finley has exhibited his conceptually-based objects, often composed of consumer products, throughout the United States and Europe. Jeanine Grimes, a graduate of SSU whose work is in a number of local collections, most notably the di Rosa Preserve in Napa, uses welded steel and other materials in her floor-based sculptures.
Jann Nunn, Associate Professor of Sculpture at SSU, is presenting two new steel and glass installation pieces, one measuring 24 feet in length. Gregory Roberts, Assistant Professor of Ceramics at SSU, employs a range of fabricated and found materials in his work, including honey-combed ceramics.
Bambi Waterman, who received her MFA from Mills College in 2001, makes intricate and delicate objects in porcelain that look are inspired by existing forms in nature.
The twelve participating venues, including local museums, educational institutions, public places and private settings, opened their Sculpture Sonoma shows from May through October. For more information on Sculpture Sonoma and a list of participating venues, visit http://www.sculpturesonoma.org.
University Art Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and weekends noon-4 p.m. For more information, call (707) 664-2295 or e-mail carla.stone@sonoma.edu.
A faculty jazz ensemble pays tribute to Thelonious Monk in a concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 in Warren Auditorium in Ives Hall at Sonoma State University.
The Faculty Jazz Quintet is made up of Mel Graves on bass, drummer George Marsh, guitarist Randy Vincent, saxophonist Charles McCarthy, pianist John Simon and Pete Estabrook on trumpet.
Monk was part of that small group of jazz musicians who were responsible for the birth of bebop.
For tickets, call the Center For Performing Arts box office at (707) 664-2353. Prices are general, $12; faculty, alumni and staff, $10; non SSU students, seniors: $8. SSU students, free with valid identification. The box office is open Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m.
Mel Graves is a bass player extraordinaire. He has maintained long musical associations with many a top player in the jazz world. Besides his work as a professor, he is an accomplished composer. He has recorded more than 40 CD's and vinyl record projects. He is a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
George Marsh has been one of the premiere drummer/percussionists in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 30 years. During that time he has performed or recorded with such jazz greats as Mose Allison and Joe Henderson. Marsh is a professor at Sonoma State University, and an accomplished author. He has written "Inner Drumming," and is considered a leading authority on polyrhythms.
Guitarist Randy Vincent divides his time between teaching and performing. He too has performed with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson and Bobby Hutcherson. He has been a sideman on more than 20 albums, and recently released his own CD, " MIrror Image."
Pete Estabrook has authored 10 jazz trumpet solo transcription books as well as three texts on trumpet and two on jazz. He is a freelance player with a variety of groups in the North Bay. He divides his teachiing time between Santa Rosa Junior College and Sonoma State University.
Pianist John Simon did his graduate and undergraduate work at Temple University with a piano concentration. He has been a keyboard player with the likes of Little Anthony, The Coasters and The Drifters. He has served as a musical director on "A Chorus Line" and "Stop The World I Want To Get Off." Simon is a professional keyboardist with an extensive repertoire ranging from jazz to classical, and from rock and roll to rhythm and blues. He is also a composer, and a musical engineer.
The final member of the quintet, Charles McCarthy is a freelance sax, clarinet and flutist who has taught woodwinds at San Francisco City College for more than 20 years. He plays periodically with the San Francisco Symphony and Ballet Orchestras and has recently completed a concert series with Joe Williams and the Louie Bellson Big Band. He is a staff musician at the Curran and Golden Gate Theatres and has performed with Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Joe Henderson, Lena Horne and Sarah Vaughn.
For further information, contact Alan Kleinschmidt, (707) 664-2197.
The campus community at Sonoma State University has opened its heart to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in a variety of ways. Below is a sampling of various activities and programs planned. Check back for updates.
Hurricane Katrina Relief Car Wash
Bruce Peterson's Freshmen Seminar class is hosting a second car wash at Pep Boys Auto Parts store, next to The Home Depot and Wal-Mart in Rohnert Park on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $5, and all proceeds will go to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. The first car wash on Sept. 17 was a huge success.
SSU Choral Director Joins Santa Rosa Symphony in Benefit Concert for Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort
On Monday, Sept. 12, the Santa Rosa Symphony will hold a benefit concert to assist in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. The one hour concert, conducted by Jeffrey Kahane and choral director and SSU professor of music Robert Worth, will begin at 8 p.m. at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. Concert admission is free with donations requested.
The Sonoma County Bach Choir will join the Santa Rosa Symphony Orchestra in the performance, conducted by Jeffrey Kahane and Robert Worth. The program includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, movements from Beethoven's Emperor Piano Concerto performed by Jeffrey Kahane on piano, choral selections from Mozart's Requiem conducted by Robert Worth and more.
All donations will go to the Katrina Relief Campaign with monies split between the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief fund and the Gulf Coast Orchestra Relief Fund to help support those orchestra members who were most affected by the storm - including the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Gulf Coast Symphony (Biloxi), the Meridian Symphony Orchestra, and the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra.
As demand is expected to be high, tickets, though free, must be obtained by either calling the SRS box office at (707) 546-8742 or picked up in person at 50 Santa Rosa Avenue. All tickets are general seating. Remaining tickets will be available at the door the night of the concert. Doors will open at 7 p.m.
JUMP Aims to Raise $5,000 at $2 a Donation
The student group called JUMP (Join Us in Making Progress) has organized a fundraising campaign to help support the relief efforts of the American Red Cross for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The goal of the campaign is to raise $5,000 over the next two weeks. JUMP is asking students, staff, and faculty to donate at least $2 each.
JUMP will be tabling in the Main Quad this week Sept. 5-8 (Mon-Thurs) and Sept. 12-15 (Mon-Thurs) from noon-1 p.m. Cash and check donations will be accepted. Donations can also be made at the JUMP Office on the second floor of the Student Union.
Seawolf Shops and Dining Services Team Start Fundraising
Seawolf Shops and University Dining Services are working with the American Red Cross in a fund-raising drive at Seawolf Shops and all seven dining venues from Sept. 6-30. During the first week of October, SSE will present a check to the American Red Cross on behalf of the students, faculty, and staff of SSU.
Monetary donations can be made at cash boxes at all on-campus dining locations and through the register at Seawolf Shops. All administrative costs will be absorbed by Sonoma State Enterprises, the parent of both Seawolf Shops and University Dining Services.
A&R Donates $400; Helps Local Students Originally Headed for Gulf Region
The staff from the Office of Admissions & Records donated $400 to the Red Cross last week. They have also been working hard to quickly admit and register several local area students that were previously scheduled to begin classes at various Louisiana universities. "We are extremely proud of the willingness of our staff to help in any way possible. Our thoughts and hope for healing are with those that are suffering," says Gina Geck, Associate Director, Office of Admissions & Student Recruitment.
In an effort to assist college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Sonoma State University and seven other California State University campuses will immediately admit students from Gulf Coast area colleges, as well as California students who had planned to attend a college in that region. Classes at Sonoma began last week.
"The California State University wants to make sure that the educational goals of students are not interrupted by this devastating hurricane," said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. "We will do what we can, as fast as we can, to help out these students and their families."
To assist these students, the California State University is implementing the following actions effective immediately.
Admitting Students:
Students from the Gulf Areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, even those who lack proper academic documents, may be admitted conditionally for Fall 2005. Their enrollment status for subsequent terms will depend upon the as-yet-unknown ability of schools, colleges, and universities in the Gulf region to provide transcripts and other documentation.
In addition to Sonoma State, the seven other CSU campuses that can currently accommodate are:
* Bakersfield
* Chico
* Dominguez Hills
* East Bay
* Humboldt
* Los Angeles
* Sacramento
Enrollment by Katrina-affected students at the other 15 CSU campuses will be at the option of those campuses on a case-by-case basis. Many of them will be able to accept students because of the emergency situation.
Waiving Policies:
The CSU will temporarily suspend its policies regarding (1) the requirement to document completion of A-G requirements for first-time freshmen and transfer students; and (2) waive the normal English and mathematics placement test requirements for students impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
Admission Priority:
Admission priority for Katrina affected students will be in the following order:
* California residents who had previously planned to attend institutions in the Gulf regions of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi.
* Students from the hurricane-affected areas previously offered CSU admission for the Fall 2005 term.
* Former CSU students enrolled or planning to enroll Fall 2005 at a Katrina -affected college or university.
* Students who can document Fall 2005 admission to or recent attendance at any regionally accredited college in the areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
Fees:
Students who are residents of the Katrina-affected areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama will be exempt from payment of non-resident tuition. They will still be billed for the CSU State University Fee, all campus fees, housing fees (if residing on campus), and other appropriate fees required of enrolled students. However, CSU campuses will provide flexible deferred payment plans and account receivables as appropriate.
Student Housing:
Campuses providing access to students from the Katrina-affected areas of the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama will either provide on-campus housing or assist the student in securing housing off-campus.
Financial Aid:
CSU personnel and others in Washington, D.C. are exploring the possibility of special conditions on the federal financial aid regulations for students unable to attend college in the Gulf States.
The CSU's Federal Relations Office has contacted the U.S. Department of Education and appropriate House and Senate Committee staff about disbursal of federal financial aid. In the meantime, CSU campuses will prepare to establish account receivables for financial aid recipients to whom financial aid disbursements may not be made until the student is officially admitted.
Students interested in attending a CSU campus should call the CSU Chancellor's Office, Academic Affairs, (562) 951-4727. Information about campus accommodation of students also can be found online at www.CSUMentor.edu.
For further information from Sonoma State University, contact Susan Kashack, Director of Communications, (707) 664-2122.
The latest developments in solar system exploration, black holes and nano-science will be among the topics explored by visiting speakers in the fall "What Physicists Do" public lecture series at Sonoma State University.
Lectures are on Mondays at 4 p.m., from Sept. 12 through Nov. 28, in a new location: Room 3001 in the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center on the SSU campus.
The series begins Sept. 12 with Dr. Kurt Woschnagg of the University of California at Berkeley describing an audacious undertaking to instrument a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice to detect cosmic neutrinos.
The first solar system talk will be Sept. 19, when Chris McKay of NASA Ames Research Center will present results from the probe that landed on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, earlier this year.
The other is Nov. 7, when University of Hawaii astronomer Karen Meech describes the results of the probe which she and her colleagues sent into a comet in July.
This being the World Year of Physics in commemoration of Albert Einstein's spectacular achievements of 1905, there will be a talk on Einstein as a pioneer of social responsibility, by Prof. Lawrence Badash of the University of California, Santa Barbara Oct. 24; a presentation by Bruce Clarke of Stanford University on the Gravity Probe B satellite which is currently refining the tests of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity Nov. 28; and a popular lecture on one of the results of that theory, the black hole, by Eliot Quataert of the University of California at Berkeley on Nov. 14.
Prize-winning materials scientist Ramamoorthy Ramesh of the University of California at Berkeley will talk about the exciting field of nanoscale materials and phenomena Sept. 26.
Those interested in applying physics to societal problems will want to attend Oct. 3, when the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Hashem Akbari speaks on Cooling the Cities to Reduce Energy Use and Improve Urban Air Quality, and Nov. 21, when Susanne Hering of Aerosol Dynamics Inc. tells how she detects nanoparticles in the Earth's atmosphere.
Other lectures will deal with another Einstein effect, gravitational lensing, and with superfluids.
For a free poster describing all twelve lectures, see http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/, send e-mail to gayle.walker@sonoma.edu, or call (707) 664-2119.
EXTREME NEUTRINOS: USING A CUBE OF 50,000-YEAR-OLD SOUTH POLE ICE TO PEER INTO SPACE - Dr. Kurt Woschnagg of UC Berkeley explains how and why physicists go to the end of the world to build the world's largest and strangest telescope in hopes of seeing nearly undetectable cosmic neutrinos. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 12, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2119.
THE PATRIOT ACT - Lecture with Judith Volkart of the ACLU. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2543.
"TALKS ON TEXTS" - Lynne Morrow of the SSU Music Department and Steve Estes of the SSU History Department discuss the books and readings that have transformed them and inspired their lives. Library Lecture Series. Noon, Wednesday, Sept. 14, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-4240.
ROBERT JENSEN - The journalist, author and educator discusses his "Citizen's Guide to the Media, National Security and the War on Terror" at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 in Stevenson 1002. Admission is $10 on a sliding scale. The event is a fundraiser for Project Censored. For further information, contact (707) 664-2500.
WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS-THE BOOK AS IMAGE -- Curated by library staff member and graduate student Darren Sargent, this exhibit features the work of both two and three dimensional artists who have created pieces objectifying the book and in so doing make it an aesthetic or conceptual component in their work. Each artist uses the image of the book itself as the conveyor of communication. University Library Art Gallery Aug. 22-Oct. 28, Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center, (707) 664-4240.
THE FAILURE OF THE CORPORATE MEDIA -- Lecture by Norman Solomon, nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics and Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. Norman will address the state of the media today. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 6, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2543.
SERVICE AND INTERNSHIP FAIR -- Fair sponsored by SSU's JUMP volunteer organization promoting non-profit agencies and organizations that offer service and internship opportunities. 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7, Salazar Plaza, (707) 664-4277.
"BANANA ON THE SEDER PLATE" -- Lecture by Birch Moonwomon of the SSU English Department. Arts and Humanities Forum. Noon, Thursday, Sept. 8, Schulz 1121, (707)664-2146.
PUBLIC VIEWING NIGHT -- Learn about the night sky at the SSU Observatory. Focus on this viewing will be on clusters of stars and the Cocoon Nebula. Call ahead as weather conditions may cancel viewing. 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 9, SSU Observatory, (707) 664-2267.
