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A reception to start the week and welcome international students will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, in the Vista Room on the fourth floor of Burk Hall. The Office of International Programs and the Office of the President will host the event. Lunches with an international theme will be featured at the Vista Room from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, through Thursday, Nov. 20. Lunches cost $12. For reservations, call ext. 8-6067. The lunches are sponsored by the departments of Hospitality Management and Consumer and Family Studies/Dietetics. The International Education Exchange Council presents its International Education Week "World at a Glance" Culture Series with presentations including panels with international exchange students and study abroad participants. All sessions will be held in the Cesar Chavez Student Center beginning Monday, Nov. 17, continuing through Friday, Nov. 21. The campus community is encouraged to attend events this week. For details and complete list of International Education Week events, call OIP at ext. 8-1293 or visit: www.sfsu.edu/~oip/intleducationweek2003.htm. Got spam? Here's how we are fighting it In its ongoing battle with spam (unsolicited or malicious e-mail), the Division of Information Technology has employed a new weapon: spam identification software to mark e-mail as spam so individuals can easily filter those messages. Here is how it works. Incoming e-mail messages are screened using set criteria and ranking. If a message is identified as spam, the designation {Spam?} will be inserted at the beginning of its subject line and a series of pluses (+++) is inserted within the message. A higher number of pluses indicates a higher likelihood that it is spam. Messages identified as spam can be manually deleted or automatically filtered to a designated folder. Spam filtering procedures can be found at: www.sfsu.edu/~doit/forms/spaminfo.htm. DoIT also maintains a list of "spammers" from which SFSU blocks connections. "Spammers" are added to this list based upon complaints from the campus community. If you receive a spam message and do not see the sender's information on this page, forward the message with full header information to abuse@sfsu.edu. If you have messages incorrectly identified as spam, or have any questions or comments about spam, send comments to helpdesk@sfsu.edu. Spots for Japanese tea ceremony going quickly Only three sessions are still open for the Japanese Tea Ceremony that will be held Thursday in room 117 (The Japanese Tea Room) of the Humanities building. The ceremony, sponsored by the Japanese Program and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, is part of International Education Week festivities. Reservations are available for ceremonies at 1:10-2 p.m., 2:10-3 p.m. and 5:10-6 p.m. Admission is $5. Reservations are required and can be made by e-mailing mmckeon@sfsu.edu. Only e-mail reservations will be accepted. The tea ceremony will be performed by John Larissou, teacher of the Omote Senke School of Tea, and Midori McKeon, chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and professor of Japanese, with the honored presence of Mrs. Sôri Sekino. Campus search for dean of faculty affairs The Office of Academic Affairs has launched a campuswide search to fill the position of dean of faculty affairs and professional development, a post open to full professors with tenure. Review of applications begins Dec. 1. A full position description, application and nomination information along with the names of the search committee members can be found at: www.sfsu.edu/~acaffrs/facaffrs.html . Discussions this week on SFSU's writing program Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend discussions during the first comprehensive review of the University's Writing Program. A team of external reviewers from across the country begins its work Monday and continues through Wednesday. Here is a list of the meetings:
The charge to the writing program external reviewers, as well as the full schedule of external review meetings, can be found at: www.sfsu.edu/~acadplan/writingprogram.htm. For details, contact Associate Vice President Richard Giardina at ext. 8-2073 or giardina@sfsu.edu. National searches for three administrative positions National searches are now underway by the Office of Academic Affairs to fill three top administrative positions: dean of graduate studies, associate vice president for academic resources, and associate vice president for research and sponsored programs. Review of applications will begin Dec. 1. Full position descriptions, application and nomination information along with the names of those who will serve on the search committees can be found on the Faculty Affairs Web site: www.sfsu.edu/~acaffrs/facaffrs.html . Senate to meet on Tuesday The Academic Senate will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Nob Hill Room of the Seven Hills Conference Center. Agenda items include: a report from Suzanne Dmytrenko, SFSU registrar, on student privacy regulations; a report from Deborah Masters, University librarian, and Lavonne Jacobsen, head of collection access and management services, on review of serial offerings; a report from Miriam Smith, chair of the All-University Committee on International Programs on the introduction of the Global Stars database and the committee's process in compiling college inventories of international activities; a resolution on International Education Week 2003; a resolution on ways to address reduction in work available for temporary faculty; a report from Brian Murphy, director of the San Francisco Urban Institute, on the current turn of events in local and state politics; and a discussion on the writing program external review. Survey shows need to replace the University Club A recent survey of faculty, staff and administrators has found that nine out of ten respondents favor creating a new space for camaraderie similar to the University Club in the Franciscan Building, which will be demolished next year to accommodate the library extension. More than 500 faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and retirees responded to the electronic survey conducted by the UClub Board. Respondents represented a diverse employment profile: faculty (35.4%), staff (31.6%), administrators (9.3%), alumni (3.2%), and retirees (3.1%). The majority of survey respondents are employed full-time (66.8%), and have been employed on campus for ten years or less (51.2%). "On behalf of the University Club Board, thank you again for the investment of your time and ideas through your active participation in this helpful survey," said President Robert Corrigan. For details of the University Club Opinion Survey, see: www.sfsu.edu/~news/cmemo/fall03/UCLUB_Findings.htm. It's quick, it's painless and it adds up fast Monthly payment plans allow us to buy expensive things we could not otherwise afford. Now, there is a monthly payment plan that lets you change the world -- for just pennies a day. It's the California State Employee Charitable Campaign (CSECC) and you can give as little as $2 per month to your favorite cause through payroll deduction. When combined with the gifts of others, even modest amounts have a tremendous impact. If you don't list a group, the donation goes into the United Way Bay Area fund that helps local groups. If you prefer to make a one-time contribution, you can do that too -- just make your check or money order out to CSECC. Either way, it takes only a few minutes and does a world of good. Want more information? Go to www.sfsu.edu/~news/campaign.htm or contact Dave Reddy at ext. 8-1666 or dreddy@sfsu.edu. The campaign runs through the end of November. For the latest on campus exhibits… Find out about the range of innovative exhibits currently displayed around campus by going to the University's Calendar of Events Web site. Click on the Exhibits button to see details about what's on exhibit in the varied galleries on campus. Or go directly to the Exhibits Web page: www.sfsu.edu/calendar/exhibits.htm. For example, find out about the tangrams on display in the University Club, the Stillwell Student Art Show in the Fine Arts Gallery, or the exhibit of ancient Mediterranean coins in the de Bellis Collection. Departments that are planning exhibits are invited to fill out the online "Submit an Exhibit" form: www.sfsu.edu/calendar/exhibits.htm/submitexhibit.htm. Fours days of jazz on campus with new festival " Fall into Jazz," a new four-day jazz festival featuring student musicians, faculty and guest performances runs Monday, Nov. 17, through Thursday, Nov. 20, with a gala benefit concert by the SFSU Jazz Faculty All Stars, an electrifying ensemble of jazz pros who appear regularly at venues throughout the Bay Area. The SFSU Jazz Faculty All Stars will appear on stage at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in Knuth Hall of the Creative Arts building. Admission is $50 for benefactors; $25 for general public and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available through the box office at ext. 8-2467. Proceeds from the benefit will support jazz education at SFSU's renowned School of Music and Dance. The festival also spotlights three nights of student ensembles and jam sessions. The accomplished student musicians cover a range of styles ranging from Big Band sounds to jazz vocals. Student sessions are at 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday in Knuth Hall. Admission is free. Boston-based trombonist Bill Lowe performs with jazz faculty and students in a free one hour concert at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Knuth Hall. File sharing and what it means for the campus The Division of Information Technology reminds the campus community that the national issue of file sharing has implications for all computer users on campus. The trading of copyrighted works, such as music, pictures, and movies, is often referred to as file sharing. Unauthorized sharing, downloading and uploading of copyrighted material constitutes copyright infringement and is a violation of campus computer use policy. It may carry significant monetary and/or criminal sanctions. It is the responsibility of individuals who are peer-to-peer sharing, downloading or uploading files to make certain that they are not copyrighted works or that permission of the copyright holder has been obtained. San Francisco State regards any violations as serious. Any occurrences will be referred to the appropriate campus officials and appropriate disciplinary actions will be taken. There are legitimate applications of file sharing software and networks in the academic community. The University will work to ensure that academic and research file sharing needs are unimpeded. If you have any questions, contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@sfsu.edu or call ext. 8-1420.  SFSU was awarded $5,842,399 in August and $6,161,810 in September. View the list of grants and contacts: www.sfsu.edu/~news/cmemo/fall03/nov17grants.htm. |
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Emily Wang, academic support coordinator in the Office of Provost
and Academic Affairs, is quick to point out that while she received
the November STAR of the Month everyone in her office should be
honored with the award.