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  A monthly e-newsletter for alumni and friends October 2009  

 

Upcoming
Events


Thursday

November 5th
New York Alumni Group
Cocktail Reception
Midtown Manhattan

Saturday
November 14th
Alumni Luncheon in Las Vegas with Dean Sheldon Axler

Other Campus Events

Recent Events and Photos



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Alumna leads efforts for women’s rights in Cambodia

Former Nobel Peace Prize nominee Mu Sochua ‘79 is an advocate for equality
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Road trip film documents how the economic downturn is affecting Americans
Brian Chu ’08 and his brother Austin visited all 50 states and covered 30,000 miles to create “The Recess Ends,” a 68-minute documentary with a focus of compassion during hard times.
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Honorary degree awarded posthumously to SF State World War II internee
The first honorary degree awarded by the CSU to Japanese Americans who were forced into internment camps during World War II was given to Aiko Nishi Uwate, a music student in 1942.
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Michael P. Kelly MA ’83 named general manager of the New York City Housing Authority
Prior to this appointment, Kelly spent nine years working to overhaul the public housing stock in the nation’s capital.
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Amy Andre MA ’04 is the new executive director of San Francisco’s LGBT Pride Celebration Committee
An educator, author, film director and activist, Andre holds a master’s degree in human sexuality studies from SF State with a focus on LGBT community issues.
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Forty and proud: Ethnic Studies’ legacy, immediacy and future

SF State’s College of Ethnic Studies just celebrated its 40th with a gala and a four-day conference that examined the role and relevance of ethnic studies in the academy and in society. Dean Ken Monteiro gives an overview of the college and the field of study.
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The exclusive SF State Mastercard®  credit card is now avaliable to SF State alumni.   Apply online today  and grab a piece of the action – also, choose between earning reward points or a lower interest rate.  Whichever you choose, every time you use your B of A MasterCard, the bank gives a portion of your purchase to the Alumni Association.

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Leave a legacy
Help perpetuate your commitment to an SF State education and all it means to you by including us in your will. Any gift, large or small, helps us keep an SF State education available and accessible to as many students as possible.

Bequests and life insurance proceeds to the University are fully tax deductible and offer many benefits to you both now and later to your estate.

For more information about including SF State in your will or life insurance policy (or to let us know that SF State is already mentioned in your will) please contact us. We will be glad to explain the many financial benefits to you and your estate. Contact: Grace Robinson, Esq., SF State Planned Giving, 1600 Holloway Ave., ADM. 153, San Francisco, CA 94132. Phone: 415-338-1042 or e-mail: ggr@sfsu.edu


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