ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retirement Association Thanksgiving Lunch, Nov. 15
Join the San Francisco State University Retirement Association for the annual luncheon in celebration of Thanksgiving and camaraderie. The luncheon is open to all SF State employees, active or retired. The Retirement Association sponsors travel grants for active faculty and staff, lunches, events and tours. For more information, visit retire.sfsu.edu.
The lunch will be held at the Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Avenue, South San Francisco, on Tuesday, Nov.15, at 11:30 a.m. Lunch is $35, and the choices are turkey and trimmings, grilled prawns or Cobb salad. To register, email Zelinda Zingaro at zeezingaro@gmail.com.
Encouraging international students to speak more in class, Nov. 15
Do some international students speak less than other students during class discussions? Kathy Sherak and Peg Sarosy of the American Language Institute (ALI), SF State's intensive English program, will share strategies for encouraging international students to successfully participate in classroom discussions and interactions. Participants will also learn how the ALI prepares future SF State students for success using English.
This free event is part of International Education Week 2016 and is open to the campus community. It will be held Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 3:15 to 4 p.m. in HSS 282. For answers to questions, email Kathy Sherak.
Interdisciplinary STS Hub Meeting, Nov. 15
The Science and Technology Studies (STS) Hub is where scholars engaging in medicine, technology, science, health and justice come together to build, think and collaborate on a variety of events, projects, programs and conversations. The group will meet Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in HSS 361 for a speculative fiction session led by Martha Kenney.
Growing opportunities in a shrinking Japan, Nov. 16
Many people see demographic trends in Japan as a problem, but there are many opportunities as well. In a free talk on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 11:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. in BH 338, C. Lawrence Greenwood Jr. will review Japan's demographic trends and then examine the ways Japan could use these trends to its advantage. For instance, Japan's aging will create a competitive advantage such as biomedicine and robotics. Also, Japan will have a head start on the world (including China, whose demographic trends are not far behind) in finding policy solutions to address aging and a shrinking labor force. Greenwood will also talk about some of the tough policy reforms that are needed to achieve a positive outcome, including dealing with the national debt, reforming labor markets (including a greater place for women in the work force) and better corporate governance.
Greenwood assumed the position of president of the Japan Society of Northern California on March 16. While a career diplomat from 1976 to 2006, Greenwood served two assignments in the U.S. embassy in Tokyo, postings in the Philippines and Singapore, and a term as U.S. ambassador to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group. He is concurrently senior advisor to the Bower Group Asia (a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm that advises corporations on government policy and regulations) and a non-resident senior adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a preeminent think tank on international issues.
Greenwood holds a B.A. from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, and an MALD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Medford, Massachusetts. He speaks and reads Japanese.
WGS lecture series schedule
The Department of Women and Gender Studies (WGS) has resumed its lecture series on Wednesdays from 12:35 to 1:50 p.m. in HUM 119. Upcoming lectures include:
- Nov. 16: Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures Daniel O'Neill (University of California, Berkeley)
- Nov. 30: "Performing Development: One Laptop per Child and (Re)producing Development Discourses in Paraguay" by Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society Postdoctoral Fellow Morgan G. Ames
- Dec. 7: "Evidence of Being: The Black Gay Cultural Renaissance and the Politics of Violence" by Assistant Professor of Sexuality Studies Darius Bost
Writing Pedagogy Workshop for faculty, Nov. 28
The Division of Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning and Writing Across the Curriculum/Writing in the Disciplines (WAC/WID) invite faculty to the fall Writing Pedagogy Workshops. This month's workshop, "The Writing Process, GWAR Style" will be facilitated by Erika Dyquisto from the College of Science and Engineering. In this workshop, we will explore the writing process in the context of a GWAR science course. We will practice breaking down a research paper assignment into its essential components so that the instructor can work with students both on content and on effective writing skills. The workshop will be held Monday, Nov. 28, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Faculty Commons (LIB 286). Lecturers will be paid for participating and lunch will be served.
31 years of HIV/AIDS activism at SF State: 1985 to 2016, Dec. 1
The University will commemorate World AIDS Day on Thursday, Dec. 1, with a celebration of the unsung heroes and remembrance of those lost to the epidemic and a recommitment to reaching zero HIV/AIDS for all of our communities.
- 4 to 5 p.m.: Community members will gather at the Memorial Grove between the Gym and César Chávez Student Center to celebrate and recommit to the spirit of community that brought SF State into the forefront of universities worldwide in our efforts to take care of our community and innovate prevention strategies.
- 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.: The SF State Nursing Alumni Association will present "A Nursing Perspective," a symposium and panel discussion in Jack Adams Hall of the César Chávez Center to remember the unsung heroes who courageously cared for AIDS patients during the early days of the epidemic. (Two hours of CEU's available.)
Free HIV antibody testing by the Native American Health Center will be held in the Student Health Center 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on that day.
Also, the University Archives will present the display "31 years of the University's AIDS Coordinating Committee" in LIB 460 from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. The SFSU AIDS Quilt Panel will be hanging in the lobby of the César Chávez Student Center throughout December.
All members of the University family both past and present are welcome to join this community celebration. Email Michael Ritter for more information.
Women's Association holiday luncheon at the St. Francis Yacht Club, Dec. 4
The University Women's Association (UWA) will hold it's annual holiday luncheon on Sunday, Dec. 4, at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. This is an excellent way to kick off the holiday season with colleagues and friends in beautiful surroundings. No host cocktails at 11:30 a.m., served luncheon at noon. $65/person. The deadline to RSVP is Nov. 23. Menu selections and details are available at uwa.sfsu.edu. Or email Lin Ivory. |
