CSU international program
The CSU Chancellor's Office is now accepting applications for four international program resident directors and four Wang Family Stipends. Both programs provide eligible faculty with opportunities to work and learn abroad. The application deadline for both is Dec. 1. Visit the CSU International Program website for more information or contact Assistant Professor of Social Work Jocelyn Hermoso, the SF State representative to the CSU Academic Council for International Programs, at jhermoso@sfsu.edu or ext. 8-6187.

Ceramic Guild holiday sale
The Ceramic Guild will hold its annual holiday sale of unique and creative student handmade ceramic artwork, including bowls, mugs, planters, vases, plates, stoneware and porcelain. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26 through Thursday, Nov. 29 and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 in the Ceramics Room of the Fine Arts Building (room 192). All proceeds benefit the ceramic art program.

SOLDASI fall symposium
The research affinity group for the Study of Language, Discourse, and Social Interaction (SOLDASI) will hold a symposium on Friday, Nov. 30 from 2 to 6 p.m. in HUM 587. The group was formed to foster research and community among an interdisciplinary group of faculty with shared interests in the study of language use, learning and disability from a range of perspectives. This will be the last symposium for the group, which was funded by a 2010 Office of Research and Sponsored Programs grant. For answers to questions, contact Associate Professor of Communication Studies Leah Wingard.

Holiday luncheon at the Palace Hotel
The University Women's Association (UWA) and its scholarship recipients invite the campus community to a traditional holiday luncheon at the Palace Hotel (2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco) on Saturday Dec. 8, at noon. The price of lunch, which includes tax and tip, is $55 per person for UWA members and their guests or $60 per person for non-members. Parties of six to eight can purchase full tables. Visit www.sfsu.edu/~uwa to make reservations and check menu options. E-mail questions to Lin Ivory Reservation deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 28.

Book donations for nurses in Lesotho
SF State is collecting books to send to a nursing library in rural Lesotho through the African Library Project. The collection effort will run through Dec. 6. The Maluti Nursing School in Lesotho has requested textbooks, research, reference books, manuals and recent journals on anatomy, CPR, medical-surgical nursing, pediatrics, nutrition, psychiatry, sociology, psychology, fundamentals of nursing practice, ethics, epidemiology, biostatistics, healthcare management and related sciences.

Donate gently used books at BH 348, GYM 101 or LIB 321. For more information, contact librarians Pam Howard or Mira Foster or visit the African Library Project website.

Research and creative activities retreat
Academic Affairs invites faculty to attend the 2013 Faculty Research and Creative Activities Retreat Jan. 23-24, 2013 in the new J. Paul Leonard Library. The theme is "Innovate and Create," with activities building on the retreat held four years ago.

How-to workshops will be held Jan. 23, while the Jan. 24 schedule will include panels, poster sessions, showcased faculty work and a keynote lecture. Visit http://retreat2.sfsu.edu/ for details or to request a room for an affinity/collaborative group meeting. Questions? E-mail retreat2@sfsu.edu

Volunteer for Sea Lion Bowl
Volunteers are needed for the 2013 Northern California Regional Ocean Sciences Bowl or Sea Lion Bowl, at SF State on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The academic high school competition is focused on all disciplines of ocean sciences in which teams will compete for the chance to go on to the national finals in Milwaukee, Wis. in April. Volunteers are encouraged to attend at least one half-day training session (meal provided) prior to the event. For more information about training sessions or to volunteer, e-mail sealionbowl@gmail.com or call Tatiane Russo-Tait at ext. 5-0940. Visit http://sealionbowl.org/get-involved/volunteers/ to learn more about the roles of volunteers in the competition or to sign up.

Winter Writing Colloquium
The Committee on Written English Proficiency invites faculty to its annual Winter Writing Colloquium on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in HUM 587. Morning coffee and lunch will be provided.

This year, the topic will be "Managing the Paperload: New Ways of Responding to Student Writing." Amy Conley (Child and Adolescent Development) and Wen Chuang (Academic Technology) will discuss how to use TurnItIn on iLearn. Mary Soliday (English) will simulate a peer review workshop.

Attendees should RSVP by Jan. 15, 2013 to Mary Soliday and indicate if they wish to reserve lunch. To learn more about writing across the curriculum at SF State, visit http://wac.sfsu.edu

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