Dr. Zhi Ding, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC
Davis, will present several newly developed integrated transceiver design
for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems on Thursday, Nov. 15. A
reception will be held at 4 p.m. and the lecture begins at 4:30 p.m. in
the Cerent Engineering Science Complex, Salazar #2009A. A question and
answer session will follow.
MIMO technologies have been the driving force behind a number of recent
advances in wireless communications. Notable examples include the WiFi
(802.11n), WiMAX, and the 3G LTE.
In this installment of the Engineering Science Lecture Series, Dr. Ding
will also demonstrate the significantly improved system performance by
applying optimal mapping diversity, progressive ARQ MIMO pre-coding, and
embedded space-time-block codes in his lecture entitled "Error Reduction
Techniques in MIMO Wireless Communications".
Dr. Ding received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell
University in 1990. He has held a number of visiting positions at national
and international universities and has active collaboration with
researchers from several countries including Australia and those in the
Far East.
For more information, contact the Engineering Science Department at (707)
664-2030.
The University Art Gallery at Sonoma State University is pleased to announce its next exhibition, There's No Place Like Here, which opens with a public reception on Thursday, Nov. 1, from 4 - 6 p.m., and remains on view through Sunday, Dec. 9. On Saturday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m., the Gallery hosts a reception and informal conversation with artists from the exhibit.
There's No Place Like Here looks at how some contemporary artists explore the concept of "place" - whether it is a familiar place fondly remembered, a place seen from afar but never visited, or a place that exists only in the artist's imagination - through painting, sculpture, photography, video, and sound.
Participating artists are Elliot Anderson, Val Britton, Kristin Bly, BULL.MILETIC, Russell Crotty, Lewis deSoto, Anthony Discenza, Todd Hido, Nina Katchadourian, David Maisel, Jeremy Mora, Julia Page, Lordy Rodriguez, Leslie Shows, Tracey Snelling, and Yin Xiuzhen.
Elliot Anderson (San Francisco) creates light boxes utilizing a self-designed software program that captures tourist snapshots from the Internet and blends them with images from 19th century landscape paintings.
Val Britton (Berkeley) makes large-scale collaged drawings, based on the language of maps and inspired by her late father, a truck driver making cross-country trips hauling industrial machinery.
Kristin Bly (Cleveland, Ohio) also uses maps as a starting point, although he gradually blocks out essential information, turning the maps into an instrument for aesthetic contemplation rather than as guide for traveling from one place to another.
Heaven Can Wait (2001-07), by the collaborative team of BULL.MILETIC (Oslo, Norway), explores the idea of panoramic spectatorship through the phenomenon of revolving restaurants. The ongoing project currently features views, displayed on flat-screen video monitors, from restaurants in such diverse places as Las Vegas, Vienna, Berlin, Cairo, and Reykjavik, Iceland.
Artist and amateur astronomer Russell Crotty (Malibu, Los Angeles County) works on paper-covered globes, covering them with detailed images drawn in pen and ink that describe both astronomical and ecological phenomena.
In Memorium, his series of computer-generated images, Lewis deSoto (Napa) recreates the floor plans of various houses in which he has lived, expressing contradictory desires to both remember and forget the events that took place there.
Working primarily in video, Anthony Discenza (Oakland) uses visual material appropriated from commercial film and television, including footage from popular American suburban housing sites, to address issues such as consumerism, urban sprawl, and media overload.
Todd Hido (Oakland) is represented by two images from his series Roaming, photographed while traveling around the country by car, that depict a somewhat somber, desolate view of the American landscape.
Nina Katchadourian (New York) works with a variety of media, including sound. In Surface Spoils: Concrete Music from Europe, Katchadourian collected discarded audiotape while driving through ten countries in Europe. The actual pieces of tape, maps of their country of origin, and the sounds from the tapes comprise the installation.
David Maisel (San Francisco) makes large-scale aerial photographs that chronicle the tension between nature and culture.
Using intentionally humble materials, Jeremy Mora (Los Angeles) creates miniature landscapes that draw inspiration from dollhouses, architectural models, and Japanese bonsai.
The video installation and mixed media work of Julia Page (Oakland) explores notions of American heritage. Her piece The Best Laid Plans examines the potential use of everyday spaces as survival shelters and was inspired by survivalist discussion boards she found on the Internet.
For the last several years, Lordy Rodriguez (Vallejo) has produced a series of complex drawings that systematically reconfigure the map of the United States, creating in the process imagined geographies and fictive landmarks.
Leslie Shows (San Francisco) uses pigment, collage, ink, and nontraditional materials such as rust and salt to make landscape paintings that waver between abstraction and photorealism.
Combining photographs, film, and sculptural materials, Tracey Snelling (Oakland) builds miniature environments of convenience stores, run-down motels, and other tired-looking structures.
The work of Yin Xiuzhen (Beijing, China) embraces the notion of memory and focuses on urbanization. She often employs old suitcases as a tangible symbol of the necessity of people having to move from the country to the city, from one place to another.
Free parking is available in Lot A near the Art Building. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and weekends, noon - 4 p.m. It is closed on Mondays and holidays (Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23 for the Thanksgiving holiday). For more information, call (707) 664-2295 or e-mail carla.stone@sonoma.edu.
ABOVE, is Tracey Snelling's "Mini Mart."
SUPERNOVAE: VIOLENT DEATHS OF STARS - Dr. Maryam Modjaz of the University of California at Berkeley will discuss observations of exploding massive stars and their connection to Gamma-Ray Bursts, the most energetic explosions in the universe. Department of Physics and Astronomy. 4-5:15 p.m., Monday, Nov. 26. Darwin 103. http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/
THE BEST OF THE BEST: ASSESSING MENTAL STRENGTHS OF ELITE ATHLETES - Glenn Brassington, Psychology, presents a new measure he is developing to assess the psychological attributes (e.g., drive, focus, and attitude) associated with peak athletic performance. His work is discussed in the context of his clinical experience teaching mental skills that athletes use to enhance their performance. The measure is being developed to assess college, professional, and Olympic athletes as well as performing artists and others. Social Science Brown Bag Series. Noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27. Stevenson 2011. (707) 664-2112.
UNDERSTANDING OUR BODIES: A SELF-HELP APPROACH - Lisa DeMartini of the Women's Health Specialists (WHS) will explain the self-help approach to women's gynecological care and how this movement radically changed the direction of women's health care. Women's Health Lecture Series. Noon., Tuesday, Nov. 27. Carson 20. (707) 664-2840.
"PLANNING A NON-VIOLENT FUTURE" - Michael Nagler, Professor of Peace Studies at UC Berkeley and founder of the Department of Peace Studies, lectures. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4-5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4115.
CLEVE JONES: NAMES MEMORIAL QUILT - Cleve Jones added a new element to the Milk Memorial March after asking marchers to write the names of friends who have died from the AIDS epidemic on a placard which would be made into a large quilt. Since then, the AIDS Memorial Quilt has grown to become the world's largest community arts project, memorializing the lives of over 85,000 Americans killed by AIDS. 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27. Cooperage. (707) 664-2382.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE SERIES: LORDY RODRIGUEZ -Lordy Rodriguez's works start with a geological source and the human urge to locate/define oneself by charting our environment in precise detail. Using the language of cartography, he makes drawings that go beyond map-making into abstracted, imaginary terrain. Noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28. Art 102. (707) 664-3042.
DO YOU USE DRUGS? DOES "NO" MEAN "NO"? OR DOES IT MATTER? -David B. Neal, Manager, Statistical Analysis, United Behavioral Health, delves into the world of behavioral research and statistical modeling through a look at drug usage patterns for a sample of injection drug users and cocaine smokers not currently in treatment. This discussion explores various statistical models suited for this type of data. Math Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2385.
COMBATTING HIV AND HUNGER IN NAMIBIA - Dr. Mark Netherda discusses his year of living in Namibia and caring for HIV patients. His wife shares her experiences working in a local food kitchen. Student Health Center, the Sonoma County AIDS Coalition, the Student Health Advisory Committee, and the Pre Health Club. 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28. Cooperage. (707) 664-2921.
SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT - Representatives from the Sonoma County Slow Food Movement presents the topic of nutrition and good, clean food, and an interactive presentation on food choices and how they impact the health of our bodies and environment. Free food tasting. 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28. Student Recreation Center. (707) 664-4223.
FALL DANCE CONCERT: SSU DANCE ENSEMBLE - The annual Fall Dance promises the sheer excitement and vitality of student choreography and performance. Featuring a wide range of movement styles including contemporary dance and hip-hop. Directed by Nancy Lyons; choreography and performance by SSU Dance Ensemble. Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is $8. SSU students admitted free. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29 and Thursday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 31. Dance Studio Theatre, PE 1. (707) 664-2235.
ARTS & HUMANITIES FORUM - Karen Kessel (Art) presents "Folding Native American Culture into the Art History Canon," followed by a talk by Paul Draper entitled, "Actor Training: Comparing China, India and the U.S." Noon-1 p.m.. Thursday, Nov. 29. Schulz 1121.
HAVING A GOOD TIME SINGING: INDIAN SINGING ENSEMBLE - Laxmi G. Tewari offers a chance to find that an Indian singing ensemble is fun. Noon., Thursday, Nov. 29. Ives 119. (707) 664-2235.
FREE PIZZA COMEDY SERIES FEATURING: LISA MEYERS - Lisa Meyers' sardonic personality and less-than-demure attitude emerge on stage with thought provoking humor. Associated Student Productions. 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29. The Pub. (707) 664-2382.
BROADWAY FORBID! MUSIC THEATRE SCENES WORKSHOP - Music Theatre students present an original revue written by the students themselves and featuring a varied potpourri of songs from the rich American Musical Theatre repertoire. Center for the Performing Arts. 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29 and Friday, Nov. 30. Ives 119. (707) 664- 2235.
ADDRESSING SLAVERY TODAY: LOCAL AND GLOBAL SEX TRAFFICKING - Sexual trafficking and modern day slavery will be the topic of discussion in a program that includes the film The Day My God Died and information on the United States’ role in the trade. Marie De Santis, director of the Women’s Justice Center, explores the local impact of sex trafficking. Hutchins School Libs 320A Class, Women's Justice Center, Shangri-La Restaurant and the Hutchins Institute for Public Policy Studies and Community Action. 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29. Schulz 2015 A&B. (707) 799-7465.
MILESTONES: UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLES - Mel Graves leads his two University Jazz Ensembles in their second fall concert of post-bebop jazz standards and new works. Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2235.
PUBLIC VIEWING NIGHT - The first planetary nebula, the first Seyfert Galaxy, star clusters fat and thin. SSU Observatory. 7p.m., Friday, Nov. 30. SSU Observatory. (707) 664-2267.
HIP HOP SHOW- The best of Sonoma County Hip Hop, featuring All City Alliance and Lost Role Models. Sponsored by Associated Student Productions. 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 30. Student Union Multi-Purpose Room. (707)664-2382. SSU students admitted free.
PADUA AND FIRENZE: TRECENTO AND QUATTROCENTO MUSIC IN NORTHERN ITALY - SSU Chamber Singers - Robert Worth, Director - The SSU Chamber Singers perform fabulous, rarely-heard music by Italian composers of the 14th and 15th centuries. Featuring works by Paola Tenorista and Johannes Ciconia. SSU Choral Program. Presented by the SSU Center for the Performing Arts. 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. Holy Family Episcopal Church. (707) 664-2235. General admission is $12, $10 for faculty, alumni and staff, $8 for seniors and students. SSU students admitted free.
GALLERIES
"THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HERE" - There's No Place Like Here looks at how sixteen contemporary artists explore the concept of "place"- whether it is a familiar place fondly remembered, a place seen from afar but never visited, or a place that exists only in the artist's imagination - through painting, sculpture, photography, video, and sound. Nov. 1 through Dec. 9. University Art Gallery. (707) 664-2295.
FILMS
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - French with English subtitles. French Cine Club Film. 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28. Erin Fisher Room, Student Union. (707) 664-4177.
THE BIG ANIMAL - (Jerzy Stuhr, 2000, Polish w/English subtitles) Irresistible fable about a childless couple who adopt a camel. Sonoma Film Institute. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free. 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664-2606.
*All lectures are free unless otherwise noted.
VETERANS DAY, NOV. 12. CAMPUS CLOSED
A GUIDE TO BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS - Learn how to create and maintain healthy dating and intimate relationships, and explore the dynamics and warning signs of intimate partner violence. Presented by Yuka Kamiishi, SSU alumna and Domestic Violence Victim Advocate from the YWCA of Sonoma County. Noon, Tuesday, Nov. 13. Carson 20. (707) 664-2840.
"ARE WE BORN TO FIGHT?" - Rick Luttmann, Professor of Mathematics and host of the War and Peace Lecture Series, and Chuna McIntyre, Cultural Ambaassador for the Yup'ik Eskimos, explores the subject of violence. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4-5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4115.
AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL GOSPEL: UNITY AND BROTHERHOOD AT THE WORLD'S PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS, CHICAGO, 1893 - Amy Kittelstrom, History, lectures. Social Science Brown Bag Series. Noon - 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13. Stevenson 2011. (707) 664-2112.
THE BIG CAT SHOW- The lives on endangered species like cougars, lynx, cheetahs and more are explained with live animals. Associated Student Productions. 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13. Cooperage. (707) 664-2382.
SCIENCE VS. RELIGION: IS THERE A CONFLICT? - Dr. Henry Shreibman and a guest presenter focus on the controversy around the issue of science versus religion and examine some of the key tenets from different religious traditions that some would say have been at the core of the debate between religion and science. Associated Students Productions Religion and Spirituality Lecture Series. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14. SSU Student Union Multi-Purpose Room. (707) 664-4129.
CONTINUED FRACTIONS AND CACTUS - Ben Levitt, Department Of Mathematics And Statistics, California State University, Chico, provides an introduction to continued fractions and highlight some of the interesting patterns they reveal. Math Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2385.
THE DECAMERON REVISITED: NEW ADAPTATION AND RE-INVENTION OF GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO'S 14TH CENTURY CLASSIC - Set in Florence against the Great Plague of 1348 A.D. where three out of four people succumbed to its devastation, a group of young adults flee the city to devote themselves to the Joyful pursuit of storytelling in the mythic beauty of the surrounding Tuscan hillsides. Through this defiant act of chronicling humanity "warts and all", a lusty and humorous portrait emerges which is both keen social satire and a revealing testament to a fascinating era. Center for hte Performing Arts. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, Wednesday, Nov. 14 and Thursday Nov. 15, 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 and Saturday, Nov. 17. Evert B. Person Theatre. (707) 664-2235.
HIV TESTING - FREE AND ANONYMOUS AT THE STUDENT HEALTH CENTER - First 15 people seen on a drop in basis. No needles. Results while you wait. Offered in co-operation with the Sonoma County Dept. of Health Services, HIV Prevention, Information and Testing. 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15. Student Health Center. (707) 664-2921.
ARTS & HUMANITIES FORUM - Tim Wandling (English) presents a talk entitled, "Teaching Social Protest." Arts and Humanities Department. Noon - 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15. Schulz 1121,
ROBOETHICS, OR HOW TO SURVIVE THE RISE OF MACHINES - John Sullins, Philosophy Department, surveys the current thoughts on this subject looking at the roboethics movements and initiatives in the European Union, Korea, Japan and the surprising lack of Roboethics research in America. Presented by the Computer Science Colloquium. Noon - 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
"ERROR REDUCTION TECHNIQUES IN MIMO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS" - Dr. Zhi Ding, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis, will present several newly developed integrated transceiver design for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems. Dr. Ding
will also demonstrate the significantly improved system performance by
applying optimal mapping diversity, progressive ARQ MIMO pre-coding, and
embedded space-time-block codes Engineering Science Lecture Series. 4-5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15. Salazar 2009A. (707) 664- 2030.
GLEN PEARSON QUARTET - Pianist Glen Pearson is accompanied by saxophonist Robert Stewart, Ron Belcher on bass, and Deszon Claiborne on drums. Admission is $12, $10 for faculty, alumni, and staff, $8 for seniors and students. SSU students admitted free. Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2235.
BRILLIANTLY BOLD: CHAMBER BRASS AND PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES - Doug Morton and Jennifer Wilsey, direct the SSU Chamber Brass and Percussion Ensembles and present a student musical program featuring varied chamber combinations of brass and percussion. Center for the Performing Arts. 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Ives 119. (707) 664-2235.
CATHEDRALS, CASTLES AND COLONIES - The Sonoma State University Chorus perform a variety of works by English, German, Italian and American composers including Leonardo Leo's Magnificat and Andreas Hammerschmidt's O Ihr Lieben Hirten. Admission is $12, $10 for faculty, alumni, and staff, $8 for seniors and students. SSU students admitted free. Center for the Performing Arts. 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 and Saturday, Nov. 17. Holy Family Episcopal Church. (707) 664-2235.
WILD ARE THE WINDS: CHAMBER WIND ENSEMBLE - Chamber Wind Ensemble students present a musical program of varied chamber wind combinations. Center for the Performing Arts. 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Ives 119. (707) 664-2235.
GALLERIES
"THOSE WHO DON'T BUILD MUST BURN" AN INSTALLATION BY BROOKE HOLVE IN REPONSE TO RAY BRADBURY'S FAHRENHEIT 451 - Hosted by the Sonoma State Library and The Big Read Sonoma County. Through Nov. 15. Library Art Gallery. 707-664-2397.
"THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HERE" - Sixteen contemporary artists explore the concept of "place" - whether it is a familiar place fondly remembered, a place seen from afar but never visited, or a place that exists only in the artist's imagination-through painting, sculpture, photography, video, and sound. Nov. 1- Dec. 9. University Art Gallery. (707) 664-2295.
"RED: THE COLOR OF WAR" - PAINTINGS FROM A VIETNAM WAR VETERAN - In his latest series of paintings artist, Daniel T. Lopez brings vivid look at the horrible cost of war through the eyes of a Vietnam War veteran. Lopez's use of vibrant colors and attention to detail capture those who have seen his work. Lopez is an Adjunct Professor of Chicano Studies. Through Nov. 21. Center for Culture and Gender Studies. Sonoma Student Union. (707) 664-2710.
FILMS
49TH PARALLEL- (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1941) Rousing wartime adventure with Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey and Laurence Olivier. Presented by the Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664-2606. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free.
"BARFUSS" ("BAREFOOT") - Shown in German with English subtitles. German Film Series. 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14. Erin Fischer Room, Student Union.
FOREVER - (Heddy Honigmann, 2006) Documentary on Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664-2606.
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY - ASP's Scene It Big Movie Night. Free. 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17. Cooperage. (707) 664-2382.
The School of Education recognized outstanding teachers and administrators at local K-12 institutions across the Bay area recently. This was also the inaugural year for awarding the two F. George Elliott Scholarships. The 2007 Circle of Excellence Awards Ceremony took place on Oct. 17 at the University Commons.
Dr. Mary Gendernalik-Cooper, Dean of the School of Education, hosted the ceremony and Dr. Eduardo Ochoa, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, provided welcoming comments, noting the significant contributions of alumni and P-12 professionals to our educator preparation programs.
Emerita Professor Martha Rapp-Ruddell, who serves as the executor of the F. George Elliott estate and was his colleague for a number of years, presented the F. George Elliott Scholarships. The SSU Alumni Association's generous support of the Circle of Excellence Awards is greatly appreciated.
The 2007 Circle of Excellence Honorees are:
Special Education Alumni - Eric Tanaka, Pupil Services Center, West
Contra Costa Unified School District
Educational Leadership Alumni - Amy Jones-Kerr, Roseland University
Prep, Roseland School District
Educational Leadership Field Supervisor - Pam Conklin, Pleasant
Valley School, Novato Unified School District
Multiple Subject Resident Teachers - Cali Calmecac Charter School,
Windsor Unified School District
Single Subject "Friend of the Program" - Dennis Harrington, Casa
Grande High School, Petaluma Joint Union High School
Elliott Fellowship for Professional Renewal - Sarah Rapp, Elsie Allen
High School, Santa Rosa City High School
Elliott Scholarship for Outstanding Student Teacher - Jonna Scherer,
Matanzas School, Rincon Valley Union School District
Sonoma State University, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, Calif.
THERMIONIC ENERGY CONVERSION FOR WASTE HEAT RECOVERY - Dr. Ali Shakouri of the University of California, Santa Cruz will discuss the basics of direct thermal to electric energy conversion and how random motion of electrons could be converted into useful electrical energy using nanostructured semiconductors. 4 - 5:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5. Darwin 103. http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/
BIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM - Tenure Track Search Candidate Lectures. Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189.
WHERE COMMUNITY AND CLASSROOM MEET: THE SONOMA COUNTY WOMEN'S ORAL HISTORY PROJECT - Michelle Jolly, History, lectures. Brown Bag Series. Noon - 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6. Stevenson 2011. (707) 664-2112.
"THE ROLE OF RELIGIONS IN WAR" - Rashmi Singh is a Professor of Peace Studies at Sonoma State. The War and Peace Lecture Series. 4 - 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4115.
RESIDENTIAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION MEETING - THE RSA meets weekly to talk about upcoming events in the Residential Community and on campus, as well as address issues and concerns residents have. 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6. The Vineyard, Zinfandel Village. (707) 664-2852.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE SERIES: JEANNE LORENZ - Jeanne Lorenz is a painter and printmaker who combines digital and traditional media in her paintings, prints and drawings. She has had solo exhibitions at White Columns, New York City and Mixture Contemporary Art in Houston. Noon - 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7. Art 102. (707) 664-3042.
REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK - Join SOUP at the Redwood Empire Food Bank. We will be boxing up food that will be sent to homeless shelters across Sonoma County. Please wear closed-toed shoes. 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7. (707) 664-4277.
MATHEMATICS AND POPULAR CULTURE: THE USUAL SUSPECTS -Mathematics shows up on both the small and large screen, and not just in expected places, like the TV show NUMB3RS or the movie A Beautiful Mind. We also see unexpected characters with mathematical talent, such as Lindsey Lohan's Cady in Mean Girls, or Hex, Christopher Goff, Mathematics Dept. University Of The Pacific, will discuss various Hollywood representations of mathematically talented individuals as well as the interplay between mathematics and popular culture, and watch clips from Flatland. Math Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7. Darwin 103. (707) 664- 2368.
FREE CLIMBING NIGHT - Come to the Rock Wall in the Rec Center the first Wednesday of every month between 5-10 p.m. for free climbing and rentals. There will be plenty of staff available to belay you on the wall so take advantage of this opportunity and come enjoy a fun night of climbing for free! All levels welcome. 5 - 10 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7. Recreation Center. (707) 664-4FUN.
THE SIGNIFICANT-DIGIT PHENOMENON, OR BENFOLD'S LAW - Ted Hill, Georgia Tech and Cal Poly SLO, surveys some of the colorful history of the problem, and applications to fraud detection, analysis of running times of algorithms, and diagnostic tests for mathematical models. The talk will include graphical heuristics, examples and open problems, and will be aimed for the non-specialist. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon - 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
6TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL - Come hear young choral singers from Sonoma and Marin as we invite guest clinician Sanford Dole and SSU choral director Robert Worth to listen to, comment upon, and encourage our local choirs. SSU Center for the Performing Arts. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. Ives 119. (707) 664-2235.
LA CAUSERIE: FRENCH CONVERSATION TABLE - Join French Club President Melissa Strauss and other members of SSU's French Club for friendly conversation in French. 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8. Charlie Brown's Cafe.
THE DECAMERON REVISITED: NEW ADAPTATION AND RE-INVENTION OF GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO'S 14TH CENTURY CLASSIC - Set in Florence against the Great Plague of 1348 A.D. where three out of four people succumbed to its devastation, a group of young adults flee the city to devote themselves to the Joyful pursuit of storytelling in the mythic beauty of the surrounding Tuscan hillsides. Through this defiant act of chronicling humanity "warts and all", a lusty and humorous portrait emerges which is both keen social satire and a revealing testament to a fascinating era. SSU Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10. Person Theatre. (707) 664- 2235.
THE EVASONS "MENTALIST DUO" - Come watch and be amazed as the Evasons demonstrate their skills in Extra Sensory Perception, telepathy, super memory, prediction, telekinesis and levitation. Presented by Associated Student Productions. 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664- 2382.
GALLERIES
"THOSE WHO DON'T BUILD MUST BURN" AN INSTALLATION BY BROOKE HOLVE IN REPONSE TO RAY BRADBURY'S FAHRENHEIT 451 - Hosted by the Sonoma State Library and The Big Read Sonoma County. Through Nov. 15. Library Art Gallery. 707-664-2397.
"RED: THE COLOR OF WAR" PAINTINGS FROM A VIETNAM WAR VETERAN - In his latest series of paintings artist, Daniel T. Lopez brings vivid look at the horrible cost of war through the eyes of a Vietnam War veteran. Lopez's use of vibrant colors and attention to detail capture those who have seen his work. Lopez is an Adjunct Professor of Chicano Studies at SSU. Through Nov. 21. Center for Culture and Gender Studies. Sonoma Student Union. (707) 664-2710.
"THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HERE" - There's No Place Like Here looks at how sixteen contemporary artists explore the concept of "place"- whether it is a familiar place fondly remembered, a place seen from afar but never visited, or a place that exists only in the artist's imagination - through painting, sculpture, photography, video, and sound. Nov. 1 through Dec. 9. University Art Gallery. (707) 664-2295.
FILMS
KILLER OF SHEEP - (Charles Burnett, 1977) Landmark indepenent American feature. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664-2606. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free.
LA FEMME NIKITA - Join the SSU French Club for a free flick in French! An action thriller about a woman murderer and drug addict who becomes a special operative to pay back society for her crime. In French with English subtitles. 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7. Erin Fischer Room, Student Union.
49TH PARALLEL - (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1941) Rousing wartime adventure with Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey and Laurence Olivier. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664-2606. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free.
*All lectures are free unless otherwise noted.
Thom Hartmann, Jeremy Scahill and a host of independent investigative journalists will be at Sonoma State University for Project Censored's annual Media Accountability Conference and Awards Ceremony, Oct. 26 and 27.
On Friday, Oct. 26, journalists Jeremy Scahill, Robert Parry, Frank Morales and Mike Whitney discuss the media's response to recent erosions of civil liberties.
Throughout the day on Saturday, Oct. 27, panelists present and discuss some of the investigative reports featured in the Censored 2008 Top 25 under-covered stories of the year which can be viewed at http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2008/index.htm.
All the authors will be honored at the popular Top 25 Awards Ceremony during the noon luncheon on Saturday. The closing keynote at 4 p.m. features radio host Thom Hartmann on "Holding Media Accountable: How We Recognize Censorship in the Modern Era."
To register for the Media Accountability Conference, or to learn more about it and the presenters, visit the conference web page at
http://www.projectcensored.org/conference/07Confsite.htm
or call (707) 664-3160.
The conference is sponsored at Sonoma State University by Associated Students Productions, Media Freedom Foundation, and Students for Media Democracy.
Retired Army Reserve Colonel Ann Wright turned peace activist is scheduled to give a free public lecture from 4 to 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16 in Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall 101. The event is part of the War & Peace Lecture Series.
Wright was recently denied entry to Canada because she had previously been arrested in acts of non-violent civil disobedience.
Her topic will be "Voices of Conscience," drawing from her book of that same name scheduled to be published this fall. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Ann Wright resigned from the U.S. Foreign Service on March 19, 2003, while serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Mongolia, in protest of the Iraq war.
Wright joined the Foreign Service in 1987 and served as Deputy Chief of Mission of US Embassies in Sierra Leone, Micronesia and briefly in Afghanistan. She received the State Department's Award for Heroism for her actions during the evacuation of 2,500 persons from the civil war in Sierra Leone, the largest evacuation since the evacuation of Saigon in 1974.
Wright was on the first State Department team to go to Kabul, Afghanistan. She helped re-open the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in December 2001 and worked in Afghanistan for five months, serving in the last month as Deputy Chief of Mission.
For further information, contact Rick Luttman, War and Peace Series, (707) 664-2543.
NANO-STRUCTURED ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS - Dr. Mark Topinka of Stanford University describes his research on the possibility of inexpensive, lightweight, flexible solar cells which include a nano-structured blend of C60-buckyballs and conducting polymer, and carbon nanotubes. 4-5:15 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29, Darwin 103. http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/
BEYOND THE WICKED WITCH - REVISIONING THE OLDER WOMAN - Susan Stewart, Psychology, presents, "Beyond the Wicked Witch: Re-Visioning the Older Woman" Stewart addresses the personal, collective, and sacred dimensions of the old woman drawing from poetry, narrative, image, and story, as well as recent cross cultural research that highlights the potential gifts of age. Women's Health Lecture Series. Noon, Oct. 30, Carson 68. (707) 664-2840.
ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS - Discussion by Therese Mughannam, Chuck Sher, and Laure Reichek, peace activists and bridge-builders. Reichek is a Holocaust survivor. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4-5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30, Warren Auditorium, Ives 101.
ARTS & HUMANITIES FORUM- Rashmi Singh, Humanities, discusses the development of the Peace Studies program and what it offers today. Noon-1 p.m., Thursday, Nov, 1. Schulz 1121.
WEB 2.0: A CONVERSATION - David Singer of IBM answers what is Web 2.0? A technology? A social concept? Is it even new? How is it being used by IBM and others? Noon-1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
MIXED: A ONE WOMAN SHOW - What if racial collision occurred within one person? What if the struggle to understand the roots of racism took place within one single interracial household? Created, written, and performed by Maya Lilly, MIXED evolved from over 200 interviews discovering how people respond to the simple question, "What are you?" MIXED is a raw theatre piece currently getting rave reviews across the nation. 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2710.
AN EVENING WITH SEPTEMBER 11 HERO WILLIAM RODRIGUEZ - Often called the "Last Man Out" of the World Trade Center Tower #1, William Rodriguez recounts his chilling and provocative story, and his lingering questions about the tragedy of Sept. 11. 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2. Cooperage. (707) 664-2588. Admission is $10 at the door.
AT THE STATUS OF VENUE: COMPOSER JAKE HEGGIE WITH KRISTIN CLAYTON, SOPRANO - Celebrated San Francisco-based art song and opera composer Jake Heggie (Dead Man Walking) performs his latest concert piece, At The Statue Of Venue, with soprano Kristen Clayton. A master class with SSU and local vocal students will follow the concert. Admission is $15, $12 for faculty, alumni and staff, $8 for seniors and students. SSU students are admitted free. 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. Ives 119. (707) 664-2353.
GALLERIES
"THOSE WHO DON'T BUILD MUST BURN" AN INSTALLATION BY BROOKE HOLVE IN REPONSE TO RAY BRADBURY'S FAHRENHEIT 451 - Hosted by the Sonoma State Library and The Big Read Sonoma County. Through Nov. 15. Library Art Gallery. 707-664-2397.
"RED: THE COLOR OF WAR" PAINTINGS FROM A VIETNAM WAR VETERAN - In his latest series of paintings artist, Daniel T. Lopez brings vivid look at the horrible cost of war through the eyes of a Vietnam War veteran. Lopez's use of vibrant colors and attention to detail capture those who have seen his work. Lopez is an Adjunct Professor of Chicano Studies at SSU. Through Nov. 21. Center for Culture and Gender Studies. Sonoma Student Union. (707) 664-2710.
"THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HERE" - "There's No Place Like Here" looks at how sixteen contemporary artists explore the concept of "place" - whether it is a familiar place fondly remembered, a place seen from afar but never visited, or a place that exists only in the artist's imagination - through painting, sculpture, photography, video, and sound. Nov. 1 through Dec. 9. University Art Gallery. (707) 664-2295.
FILMS
WHEN A WOMAN ASCENDS THE STAIRS - 1960, 86 min., in Japanese with English subtitles. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28. Warren Auditorium. SSU students admitted free with school ID. (707) 664-2606.
KILLER OF SHEEP - Charles Burnett, 1977 starts in this landmark independent American feature. 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664-2606. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free.
*All lectures are free unless otherwise noted.
Each year, millions of students are affected by depression and other mood disorders. Yet social stigma, confusion and a simple lack of knowledge of the resources available to them prevent many from seeking out the help they need.
On Thursday, Oct. 11, Sonoma State's Counseling and Psychological Services will participate in National Depression Screening Day. SSU students will be able to take a free, anonymous questionnaire that assesses their likelihood for depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Mental health specialists will be available to speak with them if necessary.
"Students sometimes think depression happens to someone else, someone weaker, or less resilient. But college is stressful and depression can be the result of all that stress," says Dr. Lisa Wyatt, Director of Counseling and Psychological Services on campus.
"I just want students to know how treatable depression is.It's probably one of the most treatable psychological issues. But left untreated, it can literally ruin life. So don't let it take you down; we're here to help."
Suicide is now the third leading cause of death among 15-24-year-olds. According to the American College Health Association, 65% of college students report feeling sad and overwhelmed over the past 12 months; 41% have been diagnosed with depression in the last 12 months; 37% are currently on medication for depression; and 26% are currently in therapy for depression.
In light of the Virginia Tech tragedy, the counseling center wants to raise awareness about the various services they offer for all students who are experiencing mental and emotional problems, Wyatt says.
To be screened by counselors on Oct. 11, students can visit the SSU Counseling and Psychological Services outside Stevenson Hall from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
During the regular school year, the office is open 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, by appointment, and drop-in hours are at noon-1 p.m. and 3-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and noon–1 p.m. on Fridays. For more information on CAPS services, visit www.sonoma.edu/counselingctr.
For further information, contact Keri Harris, Counseling & Psychological Services, (707) 664-2153.
MUSIC FOR PRAGUE: SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE - Brian Wilson, Conductor, presents a concert of music about peoples who have endured, overcome, survived and flourished-a celebration of the human spirit surviving in the face of adversity. Admission is $10, $8 for faculty, alumni and staff, $6 for seniors and students. SSU students admitted free. 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21. Ives 119. (707) 664-2235.
A FLEA IN HER EAR - From drop-dead satire to deadpan farce, Feydeau's A Flea in Her Ear holds its own with nonstop amorous entanglements, unconsummated infidelities, mistaken identities, and breathless chases. Admission is $15, $12 for faculty, staff and alumni, $8 for seniors and students. SSU students admitted free. 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21. Evert B. Person Theater. (707) 664-2235.
CARBON AND METALS: A PATH TO THE DISCOVERY OF SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES - Dr. Donald S. Bethune of the IBM Almaden Research Center describes the path that led from experiments looking for buckyballs to the discovery of single-wall carbon nanotubes. 4-5:15 p.m., Monday, Oct. 22. Darwin 103. http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/.
PROCESS OF CHANGE: IMPLEMENTATION OF SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM - Cheryle Stanley, an alumna of SSU's Sociology Department, discusses her work and leadership to bring the first smoking cessation program to an alcohol and drug recovery center for women. Noon, Tuesday, Oct. 23. Carson 68. (707) 664-2840.
ELLEN AUGUSTINE PRESENTS STORIES OF HOPE - Successful entrepreneur, author, congressional candidate, and motivational speaker Ellen Augustine has devoted her life to restoring faith in the American dream and in environmental sustainability. She will present success stories of sustainability and environmental consciousness and discuss ways to find a great career that pays well, while still doing good for the environment and the world. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23. Multi-Purpose Room in the Student Union. (707) 664-2362.
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY: A U.S. ARMY CHAPLAIN'S STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE IN GUANTANAMO BAY - Wrongfully accused of aiding alleged Taliban and Al-Qaeda prisoners, Captain James J. Yee was arrested and imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay. Yee will tell his story of injustice as told in his new book, For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23. Cooperage. (707) 664-2362.
"THE CASE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS" - Urs Cipolat, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at UC Berkeley will lecture. Chaplain James J Lee will also be speaking independently about his service at Guantanamo Bay. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4-5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4115.
ARTS & HUMANITIES FORUM: GREG SARRIS - Greg Sarris (Endowed Chair, Native American Studies) presents a talk entitled, "Re-Storying Place: The Necessary Component of Environmentalism." Noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25. Schulz 1121. (707) 664-4177.
ELEMENTS OF COMPUTER GAME DESIGN - The art of computer game design is beginning to mature into a craft. Jason Shankel of Maxsi, presents the key elements and emerging vocabulary of computer game design. Noon-1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25. Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
LATIN ROMANCE: LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE - Bob Afifi, directs the SSU Latin Jazz Ensemble in concert. The ensemble features the best of contemporary and classic Latin jazz compositions from Cuba, South America and the United States and Europe. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2235.
FREE PIZZA COMEDY SERIES: SHENG WENG - This budding comedian developed and honed his comedy in the thriving standup community of the San Francisco Bay Area. He performs jokes based on personal experiences with intense honesty and ill logic. His refreshingly welcoming stage presence combined with a healthy penchant for absurdity and self-deprecation make his act universally accessible and hilarious. 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25. The Pub. (707) 664-2382.
MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY CONFERENCE -Thom Hartmann, Jeremy Scahill, and a host of independent investigative journalists gather for Project Censored's annual conference to discuss the media's lack of response to recent erosions of civil liberties. 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26. Ives 101. All day Saturday, Oct. 27. For more details and to register, visit Project Censored or phone (707) 664-3160.
ANNUAL SONOMA COUNTY CHORAL SOCIETY OPENING NIGHT RECITAL: PERGOLESI - Soprano Marguerite Krull, countertenor Christopher Fritzsche and a period-instrument chamber ensemble open the season with a recital including the Pergolesi Stabat Mater and Bach Cantata 82 (Ich habe genug). Admission is $10; $8 for faculty, alumni and staff; $6 for seniors and students. SSU students admitted free. 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27. Ives Recital Hall. (707) 664-2235.
FILMS
BAMAKO - (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2006, in Bambara and French with English subtitles) In Mali, a tribunal is assembled to try officials from the International Monetary Fund, charging them with promoting policies that have increased Africa's deprivation. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free. 4 p.m., Sunday Oct. 21. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664-2606.
RIALTO MOVIE NIGHT: INTO THE WILD - Based on the best selling book by Jon Krakauer. 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 24. Rialto Cinemas. (707)664-2362. Admission is $1 at the Student Union.
*All lectures are free unless otherwise noted.
Sonoma State University Marine Biology Professor Karina Nielsen is available for comment on various aspects of the input from stakeholder meetings being held in the creation of California's Marine Protected Areas along the northern California coastline.
Nielsen is currently serving on the Science Advisory Team of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative to re-examine and redesign California's Marine Preserve Areas to increase their coherence and effectiveness at protecting the state's marine life, habitat, and ecosystems.
To help achieve this goal, the MLPA Initiative was created with an initial pilot project along the central coast of California. The second phase of the MLPA Initiative is focused on the north central coast, from Alder Creek in Mendocino County to Pigeon Point in San Mateo County.
As part of a Science Sub-team, Nielsen also serves as a laison between the SAT and the North Central Coast Regional Stakeholders Group and attends their meetings to facilitate communication between the two groups as the NCCRSG develops their proposals for where to locate marine protected areas along the north central coast of California.
The NCCRSG is composed of a diverse group of representatives for commercial and recreational fishermen, abalone divers, environmentalists, natural resource managers (Department of Parks & Recreation, Pt. Reyes National Seashore), kayakers, divers, educators, harbor masters, and other stakeholders.
The Science Advisory Team provides scientific information to help inform the stakeholder groups as they develop their proposals. It will also evaluate the various proposals for their scientific efficacy in meeting the MLPA goals.
The next North Central Coast Regional Stakeholder Group meetings are scheduled on Oct. 16 at 10 a.m. and Oct. 17 at 8:30 a.m. at the Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Gualala Road, Gualala.
"California is really at the cutting edge in terms of marine conservation efforts nationally," Nielsen says, "and the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative process is a good model for how the best available science can be used to inform public policy."
For further information, visit the MLPA initiative, visit http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/.
Karina J. Nielsen can be reached at (707) 664-2962 or e-mail karina.nielsen@sonoma.edu.
In honor of trailblazing newsman Ruben Salazar's relentless efforts to chronicle the complexity of race relations in Los Angeles, the U.S. Postal Service is issuing a commemorative stamp of the former Los Angeles Times and Santa Rosa Press Democrat reporter and columnist.
Salazar's name graces one of the primary buildings on the SSU campus.
Tens of millions of the first-class 41-cent stamps will be issued some time next year, Postal Service officials said. It will be among five stamps honoring U.S. journalists to be officially unveiled in Washington on Oct. 5.
"He was a groundbreaker for Latinos in this country, but his work spoke to all Americans," Postmaster Gen. John E. Potter said recently. "By giving voice to those who didn't have one, Ruben Salazar worked to improve life for everybody. His reporting of the Latino experience in this country set a standard that's rarely met even today.'
It was the way Salazar died that made him a martyr to many in the Mexican American community. His head was shattered by a heavy, torpedo-shaped tear gas projectile fired by a sheriff's deputy during a riot Salazar was covering in East Los Angeles on Aug. 29, 1970. Salazar was 42.
In March 1979, SSU renamed its library in honor of Salazar. Until the dedication ceremony, the building was only called "The Library" although there had been previous efforts to change the name to The Emiliano Zapato Library or The Ronald Reagan Library that failed.
Victor Soto of MeCHA, an Hispanic student group on campus, led the effort to rename the building after Salazar, first proposing the idea to the Academic Senate in March 1977. After popularizing the notion around campus and gaining strong campus support, it was voted to approve the proposal to name the Library after Ruben Salazar. The name was submitted to the CSU Board of Trustees and approved by Board Chair Roy T. Brophy and Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke.
The official dedication ceremony was held on March 2, 1979 and the event hosted eight San Francisco artists' galleries in the building. This is the second CSU structure to be named after Salazar. In 1976, CSU Los Angeles dedicated its south hall in Salazar's memory.
In 2002, the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center, which was to house the campus library, was constructed and the former Ruben Salazar Library became Salazar Hall. It was completely renovated in 2002 and has won many awards for its energy-efficient design. It has one of the largest solar panel grids in the northern California region.
Salazar Hall is now home to many of the school's administrative and educational offices, as well as the Journalism Laboratory and several classrooms.
"A total dedication to experiential learning" has earned Dr. Armand Gilinsky, Professor in the School of Business and Economics at Sonoma State University, the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Award.
Gilinsky teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate level. In addition to Strategy, the capstone course required of all Business Administration students, he excels in teaching Entrepreneurship and Small Business classes.
Gilinsky uses real-world cases and experience to teach his students, developing programs or techniques that best promote student achievement. When students study cases in his classes they research and present real cases from real companies and present their results to panels of business executives from the companies studied, venture capitalists and financial company managers. 85% of Gilinsky's scholastic output is the result of co- authorship with and/or recognition of undergraduate and graduate students
This year Gilinsky sponsored a PhD student from the University of Florence who wished to study innovation in the wine industry as part of her doctoral research. As a result of the outstanding success of her visit, SSU now has a sister university agreement in Business, with the University of Florence. In addition, Gilinsky was invited to Florence to deliver lectures to graduate students in the business masters and doctoral programs.
Gilinsky serves the outside community as well, encouraging his students to be coaches for the teams of young men and women who, over full week's activity, develop a product, compete with other teams and finally present their cases before community business leaders as an advisor and faculty supervisor of Youth Business Week for Sonoma County high school students. He is also the Director of the "Small Business Institute", developing student-consulting projects for business since 1995.
"Armand is a role model of life-long learning for fellow educations by providing sustained contributions to organizations in his academic disciplines," said his nominator.
Gilinsky holds a Ph.D. in Business Policy from the Henley Management College/Brunel University; an M.B.A. with a finance concentration from Golden Gate University; an M.A. in Educational Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford; and a B.A. in English with honors from Stanford. In addition he has industry experience in finance in two firms in San Francisco and serves as a Principal with McGill Associates in Sonoma. His case studies have won Gilinsky many awards and he has had many of them published in textbooks and professional presentations.
Sonoma State University History professor Steve Estes is the curator of "Out Ranks," the nation’s first historical exhibit on the experiences of gays in the military, which is running through June 2008 at the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco.
The one-year exhibition opened this past June as Congress began planning hearings on the “Don’t Ask, Don’tTell” military policy for the fall.
The Society is one of the world’s largest institutions for of gay,lesbian, bisexual and transgender historical materials. Since 2002, Estes has been a volunteer interviewer for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, interviewing more than 50 GLBT veterans.
These interviews were the inspiration for the Out Ranks exhibit and also the basis for Estes’s book entitled Ask & Tell: Gay and Lesbian Veterans Speak Out.
In that book, Estes charts the evolution of policy toward homosexuals in the military over the past 65 years, uncovering the ways that silence about sexuality and military service affected the identities of gay veterans.
These veteran voices--harrowing, heroic, and on the record--reveal the extraordinary stories of ordinary Americans, men and women who simply did their duty and served their country in the face of homophobia, prejudice, and enemy fire.
Estes earned a PhD in history from the University of North Carolina in 2001 and has been a member of the faculty since 2002. As an associate professor in the history department, he teaches courses that focus on modern American history and civil rights.
"Out Ranks" tracks changes in military policy and conveys the stories of GLBT veterans and peace activists from WWII to Iraq. Almost 70 years of history is told through hundreds of letters, photographs, medals, uniforms and video footage.
The GLBT Historical Society’s main gallery is located at 657 Mission Street, third floor, in San Francisco. "Enforced silence has led to collective amnesia about the patriotic service and courageous sacrifices of gay and lesbian troops,” says Estes.
" "This exhibit tells the stories of some of our military’s most exceptional servicemembers during the most pivotal times in our country’s history." MORE
Linda Nowak, marketing professor and coordinator of the M.B.A. program of the School of Business and Economics, has been named interim director for the Wine Business Program.
Nowak who had previously been faculty liaison to the program's Executive Advisory Board, takes over the position from Mack Schwing, who announced his retirement earlier in the month.
"Mack has done an incredible job of managing and growing the program," said Caroline Bailey, President of the Executive Advisory Board. "The program is in excellent health, with a sound financial base, committed faculty, and a newly announced M.B.A. We fully expect that momentum to continue under Dr. Nowak's guidance," added Bailey.
Nowak obtained her Ph.D. in Business Administration from Saint Louis University. She was the first faculty member to teach wine marketing at SSU and has continued to research and publish on a variety of wine-related topics. Her latest published article was "Finding a Distributor-What to Expect When You Expand Beyond Direct Sales." The article was published in the January 2007 Issue of Wines & Vines.
Nowak was also instrumental in getting SSU's first-in-the-nation Wine M.B.A. approved. Key priorities in the year ahead include working more closely with faculty to promote the program and to guide new research initiatives that deliver the kind of practical utility that industry is looking for. Schwing who has been with the Wine Business Program since 2003, said "The time is right for me to pursue new horizons. I know Dr. Nowak will have a very positive impact on the program."
Lasers can do big jobs like cutting metal or little jobs such as severing links in microcircuits.
"Lasers, Magic Wavelengths and Pulsewidths" is the topic of a discussion from 4:30-5:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Cerent Engineering Science Complex in Salazar 2009A.
The event is part of the Engineering Science lecture series sponsored by the Agilent Technologies Foundation through the SSU-Agilent Partnership Program.
Dr. William Mark Grossman, Director of Research and Development of the Commercial Lasers Business Unit at JDS Uniphase Corporation, leads the discussion in what makes a wavelength magic, how selected wavelengths and pulse widths came into use, and where the next magic wavelengths may be found.
At Lightwave, Grossman developed infrared and ultraviolet lasers. Semiconductor manufacturers use these lasers in making the majority of the world's semiconductor memory chips. Prior to joining JDSU and Lightwave, Grossman was a Member of the Technical Staff at the Hewlett Packard Labs in Palo Alto where he developed laser processing techniques for semiconductor applications.
A reception will be held prior to the lecture from 4-4:30 p.m. A Q&A session follows from 5:15-5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Jagan Agrawal, Director of the Engineering Sciences Program at Sonoma State University, at (707) 664-4438.
Barbara Lesch McCaffry of the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies at Sonoma State University discusses "Gendered Identities: Holocaust Memoirs of Hidden Children" at the Arts & Humanities Forum at noon on Thursday, Oct. 11 in Schulz 1121. The event is free and open to the public.
Lesch McCaffry, a professor of 20th Century British and American Literature, is the President of the Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust at Sonoma State and has taught in the university's lecture series on the Holocaust and Genocide from 2001-2006.
Since 2001, she has been lecturing on Holocaust literature and has presented papers at the National Women's Studies Association conferences and The Legacy of the Holocaust: Women and the Holocaust Fifth International Conference in Krakow, Poland.
Lesch McCaffry says that "for most, our knowledge of children hidden during the Holocaust has been filtered through reading The Diary of Anne Frank and ends there."
She notes that there is now an ever-deepening pool of memoirs being written by children who were hidden during the Holocaust -- for many, by passing as being non-Jewish. For her, these texts raise many questions related to identity that she has been exploring. One primary one that intrigues her is what it means to be safer pretending to be someone who you are not (Christian or Catholic) and how did those, after the war, return to their original 'identity' -- or could they?
She will also be looking at differences due to gender and the age at which these children were "hidden."
For more information, contact Lesch-McCaffry at (707) 664-2273.
*All lectures are free unless otherwise noted
A FLEA IN HER EAR - Directed by Hector Correa from drop-dead satire to deadpan farce, Feydeau's "A Flea in Her Ear" holds its own with nonstop amorous entanglements, unconsummated infidelities, mistaken identities, and breathless chases. 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16 and Wednesday, Oct. 17; 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18 (SSU faculty/staff Night); 8 p.m. Friday, Oct 19; Saturday, Oct. 20. Admission is $15, $12 for faculty, staff and alumni, $8 for seniors and students. SSU students admitted free. Evert B. Person Theater. (707) 664-2353.
THE SEARCH FOR PLANETS AROUND LOW MASS STARS - Dr. Holland Ford of the Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute explains why low mass stars may provide our best opportunity to find earth-like planets that could sustain life. 4-5:15 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119.
BIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM - Dr. Richard Whitkus, Biology Department, explains "Agricultural Biotechnology at the US Environmental Protection Agency - Science and Policy Issues." Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189.
WHOSE PAST, WHOSE PLACE? THE EVOLUTION OF A WORKING LANDSCAPE AT POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE - Laura Watt, Environmental Studies and Planning, lectures. Brown Bag Series. Noon - 1 p.m.,
Tuesday, Oct. 16. Stevenson 2011. (707) 664-2112.
FROM A HOLISTIC GYNECOLOGIST: WOMEN'S HEALTH DURING THREE MAJOR LIFE STAGES - Dr. Andrea Bialek outlines important health issues of the three major life stages of adult women: menarche/late teens, the reproductive years, and the perimenopause/menopause transition. She also discusses basic female hormonal functioning and her holistic approach to women's preventive health. Noon, Tuesday, Oct. 16. Carson 68. (707) 664-2840.
"VOICES OF CONSCIENCE" - Discussion led by Ann Wright is a former Colonel in the U S Army and a former member of the U S Department of State diplomatic corps. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4-5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16. Warren Auditorium, Ives
101. (707) 664-4115.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE SERIES - STEPHANIE DOTSON - Some of Dotson's previous exhibitions include Solo Exhibition, Weight, and Wolves Eat Dogs. Dotson draws as well as creates art for commercial purposes. Noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17. Art 102. (707) 664-3042.
UNDERSTANDING ISLAM - Iftekhar A. Hai introduces students and the community to some important Islamic issues, concerns and themes in religion and spirituality at a basic level in an engaging and safe environment in order to foster understanding and provide useful knowledge of the subject matter. ASP Religion and Spirituality Lecture Series, presented by Associated Students Productions and the Student Union. 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17. Multi-Purpose Room, Student Union. (707) 664-2782.
MODELING FOR FISHERIES ENGINEERING - Joey Howard and Brad Hall, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, show examples of each approach to moving fluids and discuss their applicability and limitations. Math Colloquium.
4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2368.
VIRTUALIZATION - Maurice R. del Prado Jr., IBM, provides an overview of virtualizations, how it impacts hardware and software and how users are implementing it. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, Oct. 18. Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
"LASERS - MAGIC, WAVELENGTHS AND PULSEWIDTHS" - Dr. Will Grossman, JDS Uniphase, discusses what makes a wavelength magic, how selected wavelengths and pulse widths came into use, and where the next magic wavelengths may be found. Engineering Science Lecture Series. 4-5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18. (707) 664-2030.
MASTER CLASS WITH RENNIE HARRIS - Rennie Harris, whose PureMovement encompasses rich and diverse African-American traditions of the past while simultaneously presenting the voice of a new generation, presents a special workshop and master class. 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. PE 1. (707) 664-2235.
TIME OUT - UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLES - Mel Graves leads the SSU Jazz Ensembles in two sets of post-bebop jazz standards and new works. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18. Warren Auditorium. (707) 664-2235.
PUBLIC VIEWING NIGHT - Explore the night skies with highlights of the Moon, Pacman Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy and friends. 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 19. SSU Observatory. (707) 664-2267.
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"RED: THE COLOR OF WAR" - PAINTINGS FROM A VIETNAM WAR VETERAN - In his latest series of paintings artist, Daniel T. Lopez brings vivid look at the horrible cost of war through the eyes of a Vietnam War veteran. Lopez's use of vibrant colors and attention to detail capture those who have seen his work. Lopez is an Adjunct Professor of Chicano Studies. Through Nov. 21. Center for Culture and Gender Studies. Sonoma Student Union. (707) 664-2710.
