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This Week
Community involvement
The Community Involvement Center invites the campus community to
a community involvement fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
on the Quad.
Representatives from agencies involved in various areas of community
work will be on hand to provide information and discuss service
opportunities.
For details, e-mail scs@sfsu.edu or ext. 8-1486
Recycle/reuse/reduce
Members of the campus community are welcome to recycle old computers,
cell phones and athletic shoes at "Bring Your Stuff to School
Day." Drop off your items from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday
and Friday at the Quad. Computer recyclers and social service
organizations will take the computers and phones. The Nike "rescue
a shoe" program will take the shoes for recycling into other
products.
Organized by environmental studies students, the two days dedicated
to recycling, reusing and reducing waste will also offer bicycle
and composting workshops and screenings of environmental films
and video clips.
For details, contact Suzanne McNulty at sfsuenvs@yahoo.com or
ext. 5-0326. Monday
African American
health fair
The African American Community Health Fair will take place from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday on the Quad. The fair includes free tests
for: HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, glaucoma, body fat
and more. There will also be Caribbean music, information from
a variety of community groups and agencies, and a drawing for one
of 75 pedometers.
The event is sponsored by the Student Health Advisory Committee
and Associated Students Inc.
Tuesday
Exercise and aging
The Gamma Chapter of the Sixty Plus club invites the campus community
to "Exercise and Aging: What Exercise Can Do for You" at
2 p.m. Tuesday in the Rosa Parks room of the Cesar Chavez Student
Center.
Wednesday
Minnesota's
Trail of Tears
Amy Lonetree, assistant professor of American Indian studies, will
present "Remembering Minnesota's Trail of Tears: The Dakota
Women's March of 1862" from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in room
386 of the Humanities building.
The event is part of the Women Studies Department's spring lecture
series.
Mirror, mirror
Bérénice Le Marchand, assistant professor of French,
will present "Have You Looked at Yourself in the Mirror Lately?" from
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in room 473 of the Humanities building.
The lecture will be in English.
This event is part of the Department of Foreign Languages and
Literatures' spring 2005 colloquium series.
For details, contact Midori McKeon at ext. 8-7413.
Health-care
reform in China
Chack-Kie Wong, professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong, will
speak on "Urban Health-Care Reform in China: From State
Protection to Individual Responsibility" from 10:30 a.m.
to noon Wednesday in room 130 of the Business building.
The event is sponsored by the Office of International Programs,
Chinese American Faculty and Staff Association and Institute for
Multicultural Research and Social Work Practice.
For details, contact Susan Sung at ext. 8-1052.
Hollywood and Jews
Tom Zakim, a history lecturer at University of California, Berkeley,
will present "Jews and the Rise of Hollywood: A Question
of Assimilation" at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in room 587 of the
Humanities building. The event is part of Jewish Studies' lecture series Academica
Judaica.
Thursday
Funding database info
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs invites tenured/tenure
track faculty and MPP directors to a training session on SPINPlus,
SFSU's subscription database of funding opportunities, from 2 to
3 p.m. Thursday in room 560 of the Administration building. Participants
will learn how to search for external funding, receive daily funding
alerts, and find collaborators at other institutions worldwide. Seating is limited. R.S.V.P. to Toni Philadeng at: knoy@sfsu.edu
Magic in ancient drama
Mary Kay Gamel, professor of classics and comparative literature
at University of California, Santa Cruz, will speak on "Magic
in Ancient Mediterranean Drama" at 7 p.m. Thursday in room
133 of the Humanities building.
The event is
part of the Classic Students Association's spring lecture series "Magic
and Superstition in the Ancient World."
Coming Up
BSS faculty talks rescheduled
Sanjoy Banerjee, professor of international relations, and Robert
C. Smith, professor of political science, will speak from 4 to
5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, in room 361 of the HSS building.
Banerjee will speak on "Nationality and American Identity" and
Smith will speak on "Reagan, Race and Rights: Substance and
Symbolism in the Second Reconstruction."
The event is part of the College of BSS faculty research series.
Jewish mysticism
Kitty Millet, assistant professor of Jewish studies, will present "To
Paraphrase the Transcendent: Jewish Mysticism and Magic" at
7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, in room 133 of the Humanities building.
The event is
part of the Classic Students Association's spring lecture series "Magic
and Superstition in the Ancient World."
Lee Mallory tribute
An event in honor of singer/songwriter Lee Mallory will take place
May 10 in the Depot of the Student Center. Mallory, the star
of several open-mike performances held at the Depot, died March
21 at age 60. Mallory was engaged to be married to Nina Jo Smith,
director of the S.A.F.E. Place.
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Workshop on women and success in academia
Vita Rabinowitz, co-director of the Gender Equity Project at Hunter College
in New York, will present a workshop on "Gender and Academia: What
Women Need to Know about Succeeding in Academic Careers" at 8:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 28, in the Nob Hill room of the Seven Hills Conference
Center. Rabinowitz will focus on the challenges faced by women faculty
and provide workable strategies to meet them, including balancing work
responsibilities, negotiating, becoming a leader in one's institution and
one's discipline, and building a circle of advisers.
R.S.V.P. by Wednesday, April 20, at: http://cet.sfsu.edu/events
The event is sponsored by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
and the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development.
Greek film festival
The campus community is invited to two free events held in conjunction
with the San Francisco Greek Film Festival. "Z," a film by
Costa-Gavras will be screened at 4 p.m. Monday, April 18, in Coppola
Theater of the Fine Arts building. Costa-Gavras will talk about his
films Friday, April 22, in room 587 of the Humanities building. The
time has yet to be determined. For details, contact Modern Greek Studies
at ext. 8-1892. In addition, the campus community is invited to attend the San Francisco
Greek Film Festival, held April 16-22 in the Delancey Street Screening
Room, 600 Embarcadero, San Francisco. The festival raises funds for SFSU's
Modern Greek Studies Program.
For a full
schedule and ticket prices, see: www.sfsu.edu/~modgreek/filmfestival05.htm
Community
service learning awards
The Office of Community Service Learning will honor five individuals
for their commitment to service learning at an April 27 ceremony. Teresa Carrillo, associate professor of Raza studies, and Albirda Rose,
professor of dance, will each receive an award for outstanding faculty
contributions to community service learning.
Cristian Alvarado, College of Creative Arts, and Shirelle Lowe, College
of Behavioral and Social Sciences, will each receive an award for outstanding
service learning contributions as a student.
Peter Palmer, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, will
receive a Jefferson Award for Public Service Civic Engagement.
For details, call ext. 8-6846.
Communications
technology upgrade
Technology Infrastructure Services (TIS) upgrades are currently taking
place on campus. TIS is a CSU-wide upgrade of the data communications
technology (including voice and video) infrastructure to support
technology needs today and in the years to come. This project, managed by the Division of Information Technology and
Office of Capital Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC), will replace
the communications infrastructure for the first time in nearly 20 years.
State-of-the-art data connections to classrooms, laboratories and offices
on campus and at the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
will support emerging technology for instructional programs and increase
the productivity of campus administrative operations.
Technology outlets in all spaces will support enhanced category 6 --
the highest quality copper cable currently available -- as well as multi-mode
fiber-optic cable connectivity. TIS will reach practically every room
in nearly all of SFSU's general fund buildings. The project began with
Business and the Corporation Yard buildings last December. Construction
in those buildings is winding down and will continue in Hensill Hall,
the Gym, Ethnic Studies and Psychology and the Administration buildings.
The entire project should be completed by the end of 2006. Most construction
will occur at night to minimize disruption to the campus.
For details,
click on the "projects under construction" link
on the CPDC Web site www.sfsu.edu/~build;
contact your building or area coordinator (listed on the CPDC Web site);
or e-mail: build@sfsu.edu
Academic Senate needs faculty nominees
Faculty nominees are needed to serve on the following committees:
- Academic
Affirmative Action
- All
University Committee on Students, Faculty and Staff with Disabilities
- All
University Teacher Education Committee
Board of Appeals and Review
- Educational
Technology Advisory Committee
Enrollment Management
- Graduation
Marshal
- GE Segment
I-Basic Subjects
- GE Segment
II-American Ethnic/Racial Minorities Committee
- GE Segment
II-Behavioral and Social Sciences Committee
- GE Segment
II-Humanities and Creative Arts Committee
- GE Segment
II-Lifelong Development Committee
- GE Segment
II-Physical and Biological Sciences
Educational Technology Advisory Committee
Nominations should be sent to the Academic Senate office at senate@sfsu.edu or ext. 8-1264.
For committee information, visit the Academic Senate website at: www.sfsu.edu/~senate
In addition, the deadline for faculty online nominates has been extended
to Wednesday, April 20, for the following committees and positions:
- Academic
Affirmative Action
- Academic
Freedom
- At-Large
Academic Senator
- Honorary
Degree Committee
- University
Committee on Written English Proficiency
- University
Search Committee for Associate Vice President for Academic Planning
And Educational
Effectiveness
- University
Search Committee for Director of Academic Technology
Nominations can be made at: www.sfsu.edu/~senate/nominate
This month's
Insiders include a production of "Rashomon" directed by Yukihiro
Goto, professor of theatre arts; an award for a book on stories from
the frontlines
of public service co-authored by Michael Musheno, professor of criminal
justice; a lecture on trauma and war by Felix Kury, lecturer in Raza
studies; and a book of poems by Maxine Chernoff, professor of Creative
Writing.
Read the Insiders: www.sfsu.edu/~news/cmemo/spring05/april18insiders.htm
Faculty grant proposal workshops this week
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development has scheduled
two workshops for faculty who would like assistance preparing their
applications for the Affirmative Action, Mini-Grant, Summer Stipend
and Vice President's Assigned Time award programs for fall 2005. The
workshops will take place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21,
and Friday, April 22, in room 460 of the Administration building.
Registration
is required. R.S.V.P. (include the date of the workshop) to Angie
Lin at: alin@sfsu.edu
Michelle Wolf, professor of broadcast and electronic communication
arts, and Clifford Berkman, chair of the Professional Development Council
and associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, will lead the
workshops.
Participants
should bring a hard copy of the award application materials, which
are available at: www.sfsu.edu/~acaffrs/2004054awardapp.htm
Graduate student showcase
Faculty and staff are asked to encourage graduate students to submit
their research projects or creative work to the Graduate Research
and Creative Works Showcase which will take place from 3 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 11, in room 100 of the Gymnasium. A reception follows
the event in room 147.
Registration
forms are due by April 20 and can be found at: www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy
Graduate program advisers from Stanford and University of California,
Berkeley, San Francisco and Santa Cruz will be available at the event.
For details, contact Deborah Briese at dbriese@sfsu.edu or ext. 8-2232.
April 21 homelessness project
Project Homeless Connect is looking for volunteers for an April 21
mass mobilization. Participants will help serve San Francisco's homeless
people by providing mental and physical health assessments and helping
them connect to services. The mobilization begins at 8 a.m. at the
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
Training is required and sessions will be provided before April 21.
For details, contact Kelly Komasa at ext. 8-3340.
As part of the day's program, the SFSU Symphony with Jassen Todorov,
violin, will perform Vivaldi's Four Seasons at 11 a.m. at Bill Graham
Civic Auditorium. Admission is free.
Bookstore orders by April 30
The Bookstore is processing orders for summer and fall semesters. Faculty
who submit their fall order by April 30 will have their name entered
in a drawing for a getaway to Mendocino. Orders can be placed online
at http://facultytext.sfsubookstore.com, faxed to 405-0474, or sent
via e-mail to: textbook@sfsu.edu
Panetta internships
The San Francisco Urban Institute asks faculty and staff to encourage
interested and qualified students to apply for the Panetta Institute
Congressional Internship Program, which will be held in Washington,
D.C., from mid-September to mid-December.
Applicants must submit a letter of interest, official transcript,
SFSU faculty reference and evidence of community service and public
service experience and commitment.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 20. For details, contact the Urban Institute at ext. 8-6419.
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