*All lectures are free unless otherwise noted.
ASTROMATERIAL SCIENCES - Dr. Alexander Tielens of NASA Ames Research Center discusses the behavior of small dust particles under the extreme conditions in space and the role of this dust in the formation of planets. "What Physicists Do" lecture series. 4 p.m., Monday, April 16, Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119.
WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? CONSPECIFIC CUEING AND TRADEOFFS IN CRAB SETTLEMENT - Lecture and discussion by Dr. Megan Donahue of Humboldt State University. Biology Colloquium. Noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, April 17. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189.
GENOCIDE DENIAL: EVOLUTION OF A PROCESS - Lecture and discussion by Robert H. Hewsen, author of "Armenia: A Historical Atlas" and faculty emeritus of Rowan College of New Jersey. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4- 5:40 p.m., Tuesday, April 17, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
THE HARD EVIDENCE OF EXISTENCE: CREATING BLACK GAY ARTS IN DOWN LOW TIMES - Cedric Brown discusses the challenges of creating work that reflects the experiences of Black gay men during an era when a public identity as a gay man of color is too often shunned. Brown presents a brief retrospective of his influences and the rich artistic history of Black gay art and performance born in the Bay Area. Queer Studies lecture series. 12-12:50 p.m., Tuesday, April 17, Stevenson 1002. (707) 664-2306.
THE PLANE HAS MORE POINTS THAN YOU MIGHT THINK - David Eisenbud of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute explains the circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola in relations as sections of a cone, and then talks about how modern geometers have learned to understand them better by adding points of various kinds to the plane. Math Colloquium. 4-5 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, Darwin 103, (707) 664-3324.
"DESIGNING WITH CLIMATE" - Lecture and open forum with Pete Gang a licensed architect and principal of Common Sense Design. Spring 2007 Energy Forum. 4-5:40 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, Environmental Technology Center, (707) 664-2577.
ACCESSIBILITY 101 - Interactive workshop led by Media Center staff about new guidelines for making web sites accessible. Technology in Teaching Series. 10-11 a.m., Wednesday, April 18, Schulz 3001. (707) 664-2873.
CITIZENS OF THE WORLD: ON COMMON GROUND: NORTH AMERICA - Panel discussion with Patricia Kim-Rajal (Chicano and Latino Studies) and Tryon Woods (Criminal Justice). Noon-1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 19. Schulz 3001. University Library lecture series. Karen Brodsky, (707) 664-4240.
GOD, FREEDOM, AND DARWIN: WHERE SCIENCE STOPS AND THEOLOGY BEGINS - Lecture and discussion by Teed Rockwell from the Philosophy department. Arts and Humanities Creative Research Forum. 12-12:50 p.m., Thursday, April 19, Stevenson 3082, (707) 664-2146.
AJAX AT WORK - Jerome Coonan of Xetus Corporation in Mountain View considers how the AJAX web methodology bridges the chasm between community mortgage lenders and Wall Street investors. Coonan explores the potential of this pioneering methodology to solve a wide range of seeming intractable problems in the deployment of software in business. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, April 19, Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
FUTURE OF WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS - UC Davis professor Prasant Mohapatra discusses the alternatives to wireless local area networks and for cost-effective use in varied application environments. Reception 4 p.m.; lecture 4:30 p.m.; Q&A 5 p.m. Engineering Science Lecture Series. Thursday, April 19, Cerent Engineering Science Complex, Salazar 2009A, (707) 664-2030.
JOSEPHINE TAYLOR - Taylor makes large scale, narrative drawings using diluted permanent ink washes on sheets of unframed, white paper. Her work examines the emotional and psychological residue of childhood and adolescence. Visiting Artists Lecture Series. Noon, Thursday, April 19, Art 108, (707) 664-3042.
MY FAMILY - The lives of three generations of Mexican Americans are followed. Admission is free. CCGS Movie Fest. 12 p.m., Thursday, April 19, Erin Fisher Room in the Student Union, (707) 664-2710.
FOR EVER MOZART - This densely allusive work is a journey through both recent European history and director Jean-Luc Godard's own filmic past as a grizzled film director sets out to stage a play in embattled Sarajevo. The film mixes fast-paced intellectual vaudeville with graceful philosophical reflections and startling moments of quiet beauty. Admission $5 general or free w\ SSU student ID. Sonoma Film Institute. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 19. Darwin 103, and 7 p.m., Friday, April 20, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
THE MOVIE MAGIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS - Santa Rosa Symphony guest conductor Michael Krajewski presents a blockbuster performance of music from "Star Wars," "Saving Private Ryan" and other film favorites. $20 General or $10 Limited student discount tickets. 3 p.m., Sunday, April 15, Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. (707) 546-8742.
SHELLY BERG AND HIS TRIO - The acclaimed Los Angeles jazz composer and pianist performs jazz standards and originals with his crackerjack trio. Public invited to 3: p.m. student workshop in Warren Auditorium (admission free). $12 General, $10 Faculty, Alumni, Staff, $8 Seniors, SSU Students w\ ID Free. Jazz Guest Artist Series, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 19, Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2353.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month is observed every April at Sonoma State University and is devoted to raising community awareness about sexual violence and prevention through special events. Sonoma State's peer education organization, Student Advocates for Education, will be hosting many activities for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in conjunction with local organizations.
Among the scheduled Sexual Assault Awareness Month events are:
Safe Spring Break, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., April 4, Stevenson Quad
A daylong event, held the week prior to Spring Break, which encourages students to practice safe and responsible behavior during spring break. Includes tabling in conjunction with other campus clubs, free giveaways, food and entertainment. SAFE will disperse information on responsible alcohol use, sexual health and sexual assault awareness.
The Clothesline Project/These Hands Won't Hurt, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., April 17, Stevenson and Salazar Quad
A visual display of t-shirts to honor and support survivors of sexual violence. Participants have the opportunity to make a shirt to add to the display. The Clothesline Project will also serve as a place to get educational information and find sexual assault prevention resources.
"These Hands Won't Hurt" is a program in which participants pledge against taking part in physical violence. Attendees can stamp their painted handprint on a banner as a statement against sexual violence.
Sex Signals, 7-9 p.m., April 17, Cooperage
A fun and interactive program put on by a professional improv team that examines the issues surrounding dating, sex and sexual assault. Blending a unique combination of improvisational comedy, education and audience participation, "Sex Signals" provides a provocative look at issues surrounding dating, sex and date rape on college campuses.
SSU Denim Day, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., April 23-24, Stevenson Quad
Denim Day participants will wear denim this day in order to protest an international protest of an Italian High Court ruling which overturned a rape conviction because the victim was wearing jeans. Attendees are encouraged to wear jeans and denim to make a statement about the ruling.
Take Back the Night, 7-10 p.m., April 25, The Cooperage
Take Back the Night is dedicated to raising awareness about sexual assault and creating a supportive environment for expression and empowerment. On this night, the community is encouraged to come together to break the silence and honor those who have survived sexual violence. The event incorporates an opportunity for speeches as well as a march around campus.
For more information about Sexual Assault Awareness Month, contact SAFE at (707) 664-2217 or e-mail safe@sonoma.edu. All SAAM events are held in collaboration with United Against Sexual Assault, the YWCA, Victims Assistance, and Associated Students Productions
*All lectures are free unless otherwise noted.
THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND RADIATION AND THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE - Dr. Sarah Church of Stanford University discusses how measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation have contributed to an understanding of the origin and evolution of the universe. "What Physicists Do" lecture series. 4 p.m., Monday, April 2, Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119.
FRENCH, JEWISH AND MAQUIS: MY GRANDPARENTS IN THE FRENCH RESISTANCE - Lecture and discussion by Daniel Y. Harris of Sonoma State University. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4-5:40 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
LIFTING THE MASK: THE DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, "THE LADDER," AND THE CONSCIOUS NORMALIZATION OF LESBIAN IMAGES IN 1950S AND 1960S AMERICA - Marcia Gallo explores the ways in which the leaders of the Daughters of Bilitis consciously reconstructed media images of lesbians in order to normalize them. Queer Studies lecture series. 12-12:50 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, Stevenson 1002. (707) 664-2306.
ALGEBRA IS REQUIRED FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION--BUT WHAT ALGEBRA? WHAT IS ALGEBRA? - Judy Kysh of San Francisco University considers examples from school algebra and how it has changed (or not) over the past century, what are the big ideas of algebra, what from school algebra is necessary and useful, what might be more useful, and even of interest to more students? Math Colloquium. 4-5 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, Darwin 103, (707) 664-3324.
ARTS AND HUMANITIES CREATIVE RESEARCH FORUM - Elenita Strobel from the American Multicultural Studies department presents the "Fulbright 2006 Study Tour of the Southern Philippines" and Patricia Kim-Rajal from the Chicano and Latino Studies department presents "Americanizing Betty and Latinizing MTV: How the Mainstream Media Codifies Latino Ethnicity." Arts and Humanities Creative Research Forum. 12-12:50 p.m., Thursday, April 5, Stevenson 3082, (707) 664-2146.
PROGRAMMING FOR THE WEB - Bradley Creamer of De Anza College in Cupertino discusses AJAX programming, database programming, development and live Web server setup, and some general accessibility (section 508) usability techniques and will compare browser technologies. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, April 5, Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
"LIFE IN BOLD COLORS: HAITIAN ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF PATRICK JAMIESON" - Features the works of sixteen Haitian artists and depicts the unique interests of local artist Patrick Jamieson of Novato. Jamieson explores how these particular West Indians-descendants of slaves-understand their own relationships to the rest of the world; and how their artwork embodies the social, religious and political powers that provide multiple subtexts for daily existence. The exhibit runs from March 15-April 22. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday, Noon - 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, Library Art Gallery, (707) 664-4240.
49 UP - Every seven years, the participants of this amazing documentary project have been tracked down by director Michael Apted and captured on film in the process of simply living. Admission is $5 general or free w\ SSU Student ID. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m., Sunday, April 1, Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606.
BRODEUSES / SEQUINS - When Claire learns that she is five months pregnant at the tender age of 17, she decides to give birth anonymously. She finds refuge with Madame Melikian, an embroiderer for haute couture designers. Admission free. French Film lecture series. 7 p.m., Monday, April 2, Stevenson 2006. (707) 664-3159.
AB DURCH DIE HECKE / OVER THE HEDGE - Traveling raccoon con artist, RJ (Willis), arrives in a woods outside a human city in the Midwest, excited about the wonders that living near humans can bring hungry animals. German Film Series. Admission free. Films shown with English subtitles. 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, Erin Fisher Room, Student Union. Michaela Grobbel, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, (707) 664-2637.
FRONTERILANDIA - Using a variety of techniques, including experimental film and documentary travelogue, this film explores the borderlands experience. Admission free CCGS Movie Fest. Noon, Thursday, April 5, Student Union Multi-Purpose Room, (707) 664-2710.
LAND OF SILENCE AND DARKNESS - Werner Herzog has always been fascinated by marginal people and extreme situations, and this moving 1972 documentary is no exception. Its subject is seemingly intimidating: the world of those who are both deaf and blind. Admission $5 general or free w\ SSU Student ID. Sonoma Film Institute. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 5. Darwin 103, and 7 p.m., Friday, April 6, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
THE LONESOME WEST BY MARTIN MCDONAGH - The last of Martin McDonagh's trilogy set in the rural Irish village of Leenane showcases the young playwright's signature skill for casting a humorous and compassionate eye to a bleak and joyless landscape. $15 General, $12 Faculty, Alumni, Staff, $8 Seniors, SSU Students w\ ID Free. 5 p.m., Sunday, April 1, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 5, and 8 p.m., Friday, April 6, Evert B. Person Theatre. (707) 664-2353.
TRIO NAVARRO - SSU's trio in residence perform works by Kritz, Grieg and Granados. Roy Malan, violin; Jill Rachuy Brindel, cello; Marilyn Thompson, piano. $12 General, $10 Faculty, Alumni, Staff, $8 Seniors, SSU Students w\ ID Free. Resident Artist Series, 4 p.m., Sunday, April 1, Ives 119. (707) 664-2353.
The media is invited to attend a lecture by Professor Michelle Jolly, coordinator of the of the Sonoma County Women's Oral History Project at Sonoma State University, as she discusses the mission of the project and early findings at a lecture at noon on Thursday, March 15 in Salazar 2021.
The Sonoma County Women's Oral History Project is documenting the stories of women involved in the contemporary women's movement as it played out in Sonoma County from 1960 to the present.
The story of activists in Sonoma County is a reminder, says Jolly, that while the women's movement may have had a national impact, its grassroots were in towns and counties across the country who initiated the ideas and programs that fueled national trends.
The women who serve as the focus of this project were central figures of the women's movement in Sonoma County, helping to create and sustain woman-centered organizations, many of which continue to exist today.
For women in Sonoma County, as elsewhere, the personal was truly political, says Jolly. "Women in classrooms, kitchens, and county offices shared their concerns and their ideas with one another and began to create woman-centered and women's history-centered organizations."
These included the National Women's History Project, Women's History Week, the Sitting Room, the Women's Studies program at Sonoma State University, Women's Voices, Clairelight Bookstore, Las Mujeres Unidas, and the Displaced Homemakers Project, among others.
Although a few sporadic attempts have been made over the years to collect the stories of the women who were involved in the women's movement in Sonoma County, no systematic effort has been made to collect, analyze, and tell their stories.
"Now, many of the activists who were deeply involved in the creation of Sonoma County's many woman-centered organizations are aging, moving away, and dying. Because many of these women are in their sixties and seventies, the time to hear them tell their stories is now," Jolly says.
The Sonoma County Women's Oral History Project is the brainchild of Mary Ruthsdotter, co-founder and former Projects Director of the National Women's History Project. It is funded by grants from the California Council for the Humanities' California Story Fund and by the School of Social Sciences at SSU.
History students have already interviewed Lynn Woolsey, Carole Domeikis, Sherri Hoefling, Cass Smith, Indigo Crone, Phyllis Onstad. Annie Murphy Springer, Nancy Morehead, Shira Hadditt, Patricia Robles-Mitten. J. J. Wilson, Raquel Rasor, Barbara Lesch-McCaffry, Mary Ruthsdotter, Laurel Holmstrom, Claire Sapir, Carolyn Metz, Kris Montgomery, Karen Petersen, Paula Hammet, Kay Trimberger, and Clarice Stasz as part of the project. Another 40 are planned this year.
For more information, contact associate professor Michelle Jolly at (707) 664-2461 or e-mail michelle.jolly@sonoma.edu.
With the help of Sonoma SERVES, the Santa Rosa community comes together to celebrate the life of Cesar Chavez at the annual Health Fair at Roseland Elementary School on 950 Sebastopol Road in Santa Rosa from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 31. It is free to the general public and is expected more than 1,000 children and families.
Kaiser Permanente and the Santa Rosa Medical Center will be offering free screenings and vital health information to the community, focusing on issues of childhood obesity and healthy lifestyle choices.
The fair offers bilingual health information, vision, hearing, and anemia screenings, as well as diabetes and blood pressure testing. The Health Fair offers a dental clinic where children can receive free check-ups and referrals as well as information for families on healthy eating and preventative strategies. The Health Fair includes dancing, salsa music, puppet shows, bike rodeos, healthy food sampling and games for the family.
The participating health organizations have banded together to ensure that families who come to the Fair get coordinated follow-up appointments, ranging from vouchers for eyeglasses to dental work to diabetes management and control.
The event features a farmers market, and will give away 4,000 pounds of produce to those who attend as well as a free nutritious lunch.
Sonoma SERVES, a program of Sonoma State University, is working with a broad community coalition including the Roseland Elementary School District, Community Action Partnership, Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center, Memorial Hospital, La Voz Bilingual Newspaper, Redwood Credit Union, Clover Stornetta and the Latino Service Providers.
The Cesar Chavez Health Fair embodies the ideals of Cesar Chavez and addresses disparities in access to health care among Latino children and their families.
For more information contact Julie McClure, Sonoma SERVES, at (707) 664-3956.
* All lectures free to the general public unless otherwise noted.
SPINTRONICS: FROM MATERIALS TO DEVICES - Dr. Yuri Suzuki of the University of California at Berkeley discusses the basics of how both the spin and charge of the electron can be exploited in spin-based electronics and the fundamental and technological issues associated with them. "What Physicists Do" lecture series. 4 p.m., Monday, March 26, Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119.
ARTHUR DAWSON - Hstorical ecologist and local Sonoma County resident Arthur Dawson is scheduled to speak on various topics concerning history and natural resources. University Library lecture series. 4 p.m., Monday, March 26. Schulz 3001. (707) 664-4240.
THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE ON PULMONARY ALLERGY - Lecture by Dr. Brian Seymour of the Biology department. Biology Colloquium. Noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, March 27. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189.
THE NASTY GIRL - Lecture and discussion by Anna Rosmus, from Passau, Germany, who as a teenager discovered her hometown's hidden Nazi past, is the real-life heroine of the film "The Nasty Girl." For 24 years she has dedicated her life to uncovering anti-Semitism and the Nazi past of her hometown in Bavaria and to combating the neo-Nazis and extreme right in Germany. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4-5:40 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
DADDY AND PAPA: GAY FATHERS AND THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY - Johnny Symons discusses the making and distribution of the film Daddy and Papa, explores the ways in which gay families navigate through schools, neighborhoods, and extended families, and dwells on his own experiences as a gay parent. Queer Studies lecture series. 12-12:50 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, Stevenson 1002. (707) 664-2306.
SAFE SETS AND THE ALGEBRA OF FOUR-COLORINGS - Sean Lloyd of the College of Marin discusses how mathematicians can be kept amused for hours trying to color the pictures in a coloring book with only four crayons. One approach to showing that this is always possible is to build four- colorable pictures from simpler ones by two operations: splitting a boundary edge in two with a new vertex and splitting a region in two with a new edge which joins pre-existing vertices. Math Colloquium. 4-5 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, Darwin 103, (707) 664-3324.
PLANNING FOR ENERGY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES - Lecture and open forum with Geof Syphers, Chief Sustainability Officer for Codding Enterprises. Spring 2007 Energy Forum. 4-5:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, Environmental Technology Center, (707) 664-2577.
UNEARTHING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CALIFORNIA'S PALEOINDIAN WOMEN - Presentation by Professor Clarice Stasz, the Paleo-Indian period began when people came to the Americas before the end of the Ice Ages about 12,000 years ago. Women's History Luncheon, 12-1 p.m., Thursday, March 29, Salazar 2021. (707) 664-2815.
CITIZENS OF THE WORLD: ON COMMON GROUND: EUROPE - Panel discussion with Michaela Grobbel (Germany), Christine Renaudin (France) and Tania de Miguel Magro (Spain). Noon-1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29. Schulz 3001. University Library lecture series. Karen Brodsky, (707) 664-4240.
IMPROVING HEALTHCARE QUALITY - Ethan Stone of Corman Technologies in Santa Rosa explains that the current state of healthcare is inefficient, inconsistent, and error-prone and presents an overview of some specific ways in which information technology is being used to improve the situation. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, March 29, Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
THREE WEEKS AS A GLOBAL VOLUNTEER IN THE COOK ISLANDS - Lecture by emeritus professor Don Marshall. Citizens of the World: On Common Ground lecture series. 4 p.m., Thursday, March 29. Schulz 3001. (707) 664-4240.
"LIFE IN BOLD COLORS: HAITIAN ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF PATRICK JAMIESON" - Features the works of sixteen Haitian artists and depicts the unique interests of local artist Patrick Jamieson of Novato. Jamieson explores how these particular West Indians-descendants of slaves-understand their own relationships to the rest of the world; and how their artwork embodies the social, religious and political powers that provide multiple subtexts for daily existence. The exhibit runs from March 15-April 22. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday, Noon - 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, Library Art Gallery, (707) 664-4240.
THE LONESOME WEST BY MARTIN MCDONAGH - The last of Martin McDonagh's trilogy set in the rural Irish village of Leenane showcases the young playwright's signature skill for casting a humorous and compassionate eye to a bleak and joyless landscape. $15 General, $12 Faculty, Alumni, Staff, $8 Seniors, SSU Students w\ ID Free. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29, 8 p.m., Friday, March 30, and 8 p.m., Saturday, March 31, Evert B. Person Theatre. (707) 664-2353.
SSU JAZZ ENSEMBLES - Directed by Mel Graves. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29, Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2353.
FACULTY COMPOSERS CONCERT - Works by Mel Graves, Brian S. Wilson, William Johnson and Jeff Langley. $10 General, $8 Faculty, Alumni, Staff, $6 Seniors, SSU Students w\ ID Free. Faculty Recital Series, 8 p.m., Saturday, March 31, Ives Concert Hall 119. (707) 664-2353.
TARNATION - Gay filmmaker Jonathan Caouette has been filming, journaling and photographing his family since he was eleven. With this film he has created a devastating, often shocking, but finally deeply moving portrait of family life. $5 general or free with SSU student ID. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m., Sunday, March 25, Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606.
THE FUTURE OF FOOD - In-depth investigation into unlabeled genetically-modified foods which have become increasingly prevalent in grocery stores. Unravels the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the nature of food. Free. CCGS Movie Fest. 12 p.m., Thursday, March 29, Student Union Multi-Purpose Room, (707) 664-2710.
49 UP - Every seven years, the participants of this amazing documentary project have been tracked down by director Michael Apted and captured on film in the process of simply living. This latest episode is a triumphant summation and capstone, as the original group copes with middle age and the meaning of their lives, while challenging their chronicler/tormenter about the price they pay for being put under such public scrutiny. $5 general or free with SSU student ID. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Friday, March 30, Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606.
CHARLOTTE'S WEB - Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in the pen, to ensure that this will never happen. Free. 9 p.m., Saturday, March 31, Cooperage. (707) 664-2804.
Lori Grace and Scott Catamas, two members of former vice president Al Gore's nationwide team on global warming and the climate crisis, present information on the latest research in the field at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 15 in the Cooperage. A suggested donation of $5 is accepted at the door.
The talk discusses emerging problems and solutions to the global climae change issues addressed in the film "An Inconvenient Truth," and addresses questions from the audience. The presentation begins where the 2006 film left off, with a discussion of new information and the presentation of cutting-edge solutions.
The event is sponsored by Project Censored and Students for Media Democracy. For more information, visit the Project Censored Web site at www.projectcensored.org or contact Justin Heinrich at (707) 664-2500 or (858) 361-1997.
Sonoma County environmental artist Ned Kahn comes to Sonoma State University for a free series of lectures and exhibits on March 21 and April 30.
Kahn focuses on bringing the invisible to life through his sculpture and paintings. He employs various aspects of nature in his works, such as fog, fire, tornadoes, wind, and steam and his work is often on display at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Kahn discusses his techniques, influences, inspirations, and discusses how he incorporates fluid dynamics, optics, acoustics, and other features of physics in his paintings and sculptures as part of the Visiting Artists lecture series from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21 in in Art 108.
Following that exhibition, he discusses the mathematical and kinetic properties of his work as part of the Math Colloquium from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21 in Darwin 103.
On Monday, April 30, Kahn presents a series of videos and describes his recent work in visualizing turbulence on the scale of buildings as well as the scientific and physical properties of his art at the What Physicists Can Do lecture series in Darwin 103 from 4-5 p.m.
For more information contact Jean Wasp, Media Relations Coordinator, at (707) 664-2057.
* All lectures are free unless otherwise noted.
THE FIRST STARS IN THE UNIVERSE - Dr. Aparna Venkatesan of the University of San Francisco presents current observations and theoretical ideas on the first stars in the universe. "What Physicists Do" lecture series. 4 p.m., Monday, March 19, Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119.
BECOMING EVIL - Lecture and discussion presented by James Waller, Ph.D, of Whitworth College. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4-5:40 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
THE ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF FIRE AND FIRE SURROGATE TREATMENTS USED TO REDUCE FIRE HAZARDS IN SIERRA NEVADA MIXED CONIFER FORESTS - Lecture by Dr. Scott Stephens from the University of California, Berkeley. Biology Colloquium. Noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, March 20. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189.
CURATING A MUSEUM ON GLBT MILITARY HISTORY - Lecture by history professor Steve Estes about "Out Ranks," an extensive museum exhibit that will draw detailed portraits of seven individuals who served during the major military conflicts from World War II to the current wars in Afghanistan
and Iraq, the first exhibit in the country to explore the experiences of gay, lesbian, transgender and bi-sexual veterans. Social Science Brown Bag Lecture Series. Noon, Tuesday, March 20. Stevenson 2011, (707) 664-2112.
THE ISRAELI-PALISTINIAN CONFLICT - Elias Rashmawi discusses the history and current situation in Palestine and the Israeli occupation and explores the escalation of violence against and destruction of Palestinian villages over the past few months. Suggested donation of $5, nobody turned away for lack of funds. Sponsored by Project Censored. 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 20. Cooperage. (707) 664-2500.
ECOLOGICAL DESIGN: BUILDINGS THAT MAKE SENSE - Lecture and open forum with Sim van Der Ryn, an architect, author, and educator. Spring 2007 Energy Forum. 4-5:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, Environmental Technology Center, (707) 664-2577.
COMPLEXITY REVEALED - Ned Kahn, an artist who draws his inspiration from physics, fluid mechanics, atmospheric science and mathematics, presents a series of videos of his kinetic artworks. Math Colloquium. 4-5 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, Darwin 103, (707) 664-3324.
NED KAHN - Ned Kahn is an artist who has a background in environmental science, explores natural phenomena through his art. His works typically incorporate fluid dynamics, optics, acoustics, and other features of physics. Visiting Artists Lecture Series. Noon, Wednesday, March 21, Art 108, (707) 664-3042.
LEARNING TO BE BILINGUAL: THE USE OF STUDENT ETHNOGRAPHIC JOURNALS IN THE SPANISH CLASS - Lecture and discussion by Robert Train of the Modern Languages and Literature department. Arts and Humanities Creative Research Forum. Noon, Thursday, March 22, Stevenson 3082, (707) 664-2146.
THAT WHICH DOES NOT STABILIZE, WILL ONLY MAKE US STRONGER - H. Kazerooni from the University of California, Berkeley gives a summary of the technical challenges on the control algorithm; biomimetic design, power source, and actuation system of the Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, March 22, Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
WOMEN'S HISTORY LUNCHEON - Judith Abbott discusses the "Queen Emma and the Bishop of Winchester: A Scandalous Story." Queen Emma was accused of being an accessory to the killing of her own son, Prince Alfred and having a improper relationship with Alwyn, Bishop of Winchester. Following Abbott's presentation professor Stephanie Dyer presents "Teaching Women How to Shop." Women's History lecture series. Noon, Thursday, March 22. Salazar 2021. (707) 664-2461.
AT THE GALLERIES
"LIFE IN BOLD COLORS: HAITIAN ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF PATRICK JAMIESON" - Features the works of sixteen Haitian artists and depicts the unique interests of local artist Patrick Jamieson of Novato. Jamieson explores how these particular West Indians-descendants of slaves-understand their own relationships to the rest of the world; and how their artwork embodies the social, religious and political powers that provide multiple subtexts for daily existence. The exhibit runs from March 15-April 22. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday, Noon - 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, Library Art Gallery, (707) 664-4240.
FILMS
CLIMATES - The mournfully droll Turkish analyst of male melancholy Nuri Bilge Ceylan moves metaphorically and meteorologically from the warmth of western Turkey to the snowy cold of its eastern border in this visually stunning tale of a couple's break-up and the aftermath. Admission is $5 general or free with SSU student ID. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m., Sunday, March 18, Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2606.
8 FEMMES / 8 WOMEN - One murdered man, eight women, each seeming to be more eager than the others to know the truth. Gimme, gimme, gimme some clues to make up my mind. And eventually enter the truth. Admission is free. French Film lecture series. 7 p.m., Monday, March 19, Stevenson 2006. (707) 664-3159.
THE GRACE LEE PROJECT - "The Grace Lee Project" chronicles the eponymous helmer's quest to discover why so many Asian-American women share her name - and whether they really embody the boringly "nice" racial stereotype she herself has always loathed. Admission is free. CCGS Movie Fest. 12 p.m., Thursday, March 22, Student Union Multi-Purpose Room, (707) 664-2710.
DAS SCHRECKLICHE MAeDCHEN / THE NASTY GIRL - Sonya is a German high school student who decides to write an essay about her town's history during the Third Reich and its resistance to it. To her dismay, and more so the town's, she uncovers instead definite collaboration during the period. German Film Series. Admission free. Films shown with English subtitles. 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, Schulz 2015B. Michaela Grobbel, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, (707) 664-2637.
TARNATION - Gay filmmaker Jonathan Caouette has been filming, journaling and photographing his family since he was eleven. With this film he has created a devastating, often shocking, but finally deeply moving portrait of family life. Admission is $5 general or free with SSU student ID. Sonoma Film Institute. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 22, Darwin 103. (707) 664-2606.
CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
SSU LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE - Directed by Bob Afifi. Admission is free. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 22, Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2353.
ETUDE MUSIC COMPETITION WINNERS CONCERT - 51st year of youth awards in 4 divisions: piano, strings, winds and vocal. Entrants include youth from Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino and Napa counties. Admission is free. 3 p.m., Sunday, March 18, Ives Concert Hall 119. (707) 664-2353.
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS
IVOTE 2007: MEET THE CANDIDATES - Come hear the ASI candidates for the 2007 elections speak about the issues that concern the SSU community. Must purchase meal to enter, call (707) 664-2993 for price. Noon, Tuesday, March 20. Zinfandel Dining Hall. (707) 664-2815.
IVOTE 2007: CANDIDATE DEBATE - The candidates for the 2007 election debate and answer questions that affect the SSU community. Noon, Thursday, March 22. Stevenson Quad. (707) 664-2815.
Optical filters and their applications is the subject of the next Engineering Science lecture by Robert Sargent of JDS Uniphase on Thursday, March 15 from 4:30-5:15 p.m. in Salazar 2009A. The event is part of the Engineering Science
lecture series.
Sargent will review how optical coatings work and how they are made, and examine a number of the many applications where they find use. Such
coatings can be found on eyeglasses and digital cameras.
Sargent is currently the manager of process development for the custom optics group at JDS Uniphase where he has served in a wide variety of engineering and leadership roles for 17 years.
He received his bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of California, Berkeley and continued to the University of Arizona where he received a doctorate in Optical Sciences.
The lecture series is sponsored by the Agilent Technologies Foundation under the SSU-Agilent Partnership Program.
For more information, contact Jagan Agrawal, Director of the Engineering Sciences Program, at (707) 664-4438.
The Alumni Association of Sonoma State University is seeking nominations for the 20th anniversary of the Distinguished Alumni Awards and is on this occasion that the department has expanded their recognition program.
In 2007, the Alumni Association invites nominations in the following categories:
- Distinguished Alumni Award, presented to Sonoma State University alumni for their outstanding professional achievements, contributions to society and the University.
- Distinguished Alumni Teaching Award, presented to an alumni faculty member in recognition of their dedication to teaching at Sonoma State University.
- Outstanding Alumni Staff Award, to recognize exceptional service to Sonoma State University.
- Alumni Achievement Award, to recognize individuals who are not graduates of Sonoma State University, but who have made significant contributions to our community.
Nominations must be submitted to the Alumni Association by April 10. To submit a nomination, visit the Alumni Association Web site at http://www.ssualumni.org/nominateDA.htm.
Nomination packets may include letters of reference, articles/features, publications, awards, and other supporting documents. Nomination forms may also be picked up at the Alumni Office in Stevenson 1027 on the SSU main campus.
For more information, contact Kate McClintock, Director of Alumni Relations, (707) 664-2693.
Immigration and immigrant rights is the focus of the ninth annual Labor and Social Action Conference on March 23-24 at Sonoma State University.
The conference opens at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 23 in the Cooperage with a keynote panel discussing "Immigrant Rights as Human Rights: National and International issues in Immigrant Employment in the United States."
Saturday's sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Warren Auditorium. The program begins at 9 a.m. with the plenary panel discussion "The Sleeping Giant Has Awakened, The Way Forward for the Immigrants Rights Movement in the North Bay."
The day also presents eight workshops in two sessions including "Union Organizing and New Immigrants: Building Community Partnerships for Labor and Immigrant Rights," "The New Ethnic Media," "Voices From Roseland," "Juvenile Gangs: Realities and Misinformation," "Building the Social Justice Movement through Interfaith Organizing," and more.
Other events include a lunchtime career fair with unions, social action groups and community-based organizations. A Mexican buffet lunch and time for networking.
The cost for the entire conference is $60 for general admission and $25 for students/scholarship. Cost for Friday keynote or morning plenary is $15. One unit college credit is available through the Office of Extended Education. scholarships are still available.
The two-day event sponsored by the School of Social Sciences and the North Bay Central Labor Council provides community activists, labor leaders and members, students, professors and citizens the opportunity to build leadership skills.
For complete information, visit www.myspace.com/laborandsocialaction or phone Margaux Hardy at (707)545-7349, ext. 219.
German rappers and classic French accordionists set the tone of the fifth annual Language Festival with their original and cultural enriching tunes from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 10.
The festivities are located within the residential community in the heart of Sauvignon Village and the Cooperage. Admission is free, with the exception of the Cabaret, which is $3.
"This is cultural diversity at its best. Get ready to travel the world without leaving the campus. Who knows, you might end up watching a French student wearing a kimono and singing Flamenco in German," says Spanish professor Tania de Miguel Margo.
Students of all ages from the Bay Area will gather at to take part in the festivities, ranging from cabaret performances to language competitions/
A large part of the day is spent exploring spoken languages, middle and high school students compete in various contests, including poetry, diction, public speaking, and literary compositions - all in French, Spanish, and German. Sonoma State students serve as judges, greeters, and language-specific tour guides.
"Students often have the chance to compete athletically, but opportunities for academic competitions are much more rare," said French professor Suzanne Toczyski. "The Language Festival gives students of all levels a place to show off all that they have learned in a real-world context."
The event concludes with Cabaret performances in French, German, and Spanish in the Cooperage. Following the performance, a newly funded international honor society, Phi Beta Delta will grab students' attention to this new opportunity to be recognized for outstanding work in language studies.
In 2006, over 200 people attended the festival and many went home with a wide variety of prizes or their competitive efforts.
For maps and directions to the University visit http://www.sonoma.edu/university/maps.shtml.
For more information, contact Suzanne Toczyski, Associate Professor of French at (707) 664-4177.
Low cost physical examinations and health appraisals for well adults and children from Sonoma County are available through the SSU Nursing Department's Family Nurse Practitioner Program.
The SSU Family Nurse Practitioner Health Maintenance Center offers these exams on Wednesdays beginning March 14 and continuing through May 16.
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.
The cost of a physical examination is $30, Pap test $45, 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 the Nursing Department at (707) 664-2466, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information contact Ana Munoz, Administrative Coordinator for the Department of Nursing, at (707) 664-2466.
Dr. Molefi Kete Assante, an African scholar, presents "Toward the African Renaissance: The Problems and Prospects of a New Africa" at 7 p.m. on March 8 in the Cooperage. The event will be streamed live on the web. To view visit http://streaming.sonoma.edu/.
Asante discusses the dream for a United States of Africa, a movement that begun by Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president. Ghana celebrates its 50th year on March 6.
He examines the prospects for an African Renaissance based on the idea of an African Federative Union and present the prospects and problems of a continental government in Africa.
Asante is a professor in the Department of African American Studies at Temple University where he created the first Ph.D. Program in African American Studies in 1987.
He has published more scholarly books than any contemporary African author and has recently been recognized as one of the ten most widely cited African Americans. Black Issues in Higher Education recognized him as one of the most influential leaders in the last 15 years. As an activist scholar, he believes it is not enough to know, one must act to humanize the world.
The African Union honored him as one of the twelve top scholars of African descent when it invited him to give one of the keynote addresses at the Conference of Intellectuals of Africa and the Diaspora in Dakar in 2004.
For more information, contact Jean Wasp, Media Relations Coordinator, at (707) 664-2057.
