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December 9, 2002

Volume 50, No. 16

President and Mrs. Robert A. Corrigan

cordially invite you to a

Faculty and Staff Holiday Reception

Friday
December 20, 2002
3-6 P.M.

Seven Hills Conference Center


Announcements

Spring 2003 academic calendar clarification CampusMemo approaches the holidays Wang nominees wanted
 
Charitable campaign ends Friday
 
Fireproofed greens available
 
Help Rose's two girls
 



This Week

CET winter camps deadline
 
Aid "scarveing" artists Official welcome for Welcome Mosaic
Annweiler retirement party
 


Features

Academic Senate action

About CampusMemo



Announcements

Spring 2003 academic calendar clarification

The academic calendar printed in the SFSU Bulletin has incorrect information for the spring 2003 semester. Faculty department meetings will be held Thursday, Jan. 23 -- not Jan. 24 -- and advising for late admits will be held Friday, Jan. 24.


CampusMemo approaches the holidays

The last CampusMemo issue of the semester will be published next Monday, Dec. 16. All items for that issue must be submitted by 5 p.m. Tuesday. The first issue of the spring semester will come out Monday, Jan. 27, 2003. As always, items for that issue should be submitted by 5 p.m. of the Tuesday before publication, Jan. 21.

For late December or early January events, submit items to the Web Calendar at: www.sfsu.edu/calendar.

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Wang Award nominees wanted

Each year, four California State University faculty members and one administrator are selected to receive one of the CSU's Wang Family Excellence Awards, which carry a $20,000 gift to each recipient. All members of the campus community are invited to submit nominations for the upcoming Wang Awards. The awards honor faculty who "through extraordinary commitment and dedication have distinguished themselves by exemplary contributions and achievements in their academic disciplines and are having a discernable effect on students." The administrator will be selected "for extraordinary accomplishments" in her or his university assignment. In 1998, the first year of the program, San Francisco State astronomer Geoff Marcy was a Wang Award recipient.

Each CSU president may nominate one faculty member in each of four areas: Visual and Performing Arts and Letters; National Sciences, Mathematical and Computer Sciences, and Engineering; Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Services; and Education and Professional and Applied Sciences Fields, as well as one administrator. A CSU selection committee determines the winners, and their decisions are ratified by the Board of Trustees.

According to the CSU call for nominations, selection committee members are seeking faculty "superstars" who are making "multi-faceted contributions to the learning community, for example, involving students in their research, arranging and supervising students internships, engaging in community service, recruiting students, publishing." Successful administrative nominees "should go well beyond what is expected" in their performance.

Nominations to the president would be appreciated by the holiday break but can be submitted through Jan. 18. They should be sent to the President's Office, Attn: Wang Awards, or e-mailed to president@sfsu.edu and should include a statement outlining the nominee's qualifications for the award.

For details, contact Sheila McClear at ext. 8-7107 or smcclear@sfsu.edu.

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Charitable campaign ends Friday

Friday is the deadline to turn in pledge forms for the California State Employees Charitable Campaign (CSECC). Drop forms off at Human Resources, ADM 252, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or Public Affairs, Lakeview Center 110, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

For many of us, the question is not whether to give to charity, but the best way to give. The CSECC and United Way is a great option. Here's why:

Questions? See: www.sfsu.edu/~news/campaign.htm. Or call Dave Reddy at ext. 8-1666.

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Fireproofed greens available

Campus departments are reminded that all decorative trees or greens need to be fireproofed and should be removed from buildings before the campus closure Sunday, Dec. 22.

Decorative cuttings from campus trees have been fireproofed and are available at the Campus Paint Shop in the Corporation Yard beginning 7 a.m. Thursday. Trees can be brought to the Paint Shop before noon for fireproofing and picked up the next morning. The Paint Shop is open for tree drop-off and pickup from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Greens will be outside the shop and can be picked up anytime.

The Corporation Yard is located next to the Lakeview Center, adjacent to Lot 20.

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Help Rose's two girls

The College of Nursing is still collecting gifts to bring some Christmas joy to the two daughters of nursing student Rose Soberanis, who died unexpectedly Nov. 6. Bring new, unwrapped gifts to the School of Nursing office, BH 371, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.

Toys, books, clothing or gift certificates appropriate for a 10 year old and 3 year old are requested. Cash donations are also welcome.

Departments or groups that would like to coordinate a collective gift should contact Linda Leonard for gift suggestions at ext. 8-6850 or lleonard@sfsu.edu.

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This Week

CET winter camps deadline

Today is the last day to take advantage of the early registration fee ($50) for the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching's weeklong winter camps.

For details on payment, registration and workshop descriptions, visit: http://cet.sfsu.edu/workshop_winter_03.html. Or call ext. 5-3537.

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Aid 'scarveing' artists

The Costumer's Forum will be selling hand dyed, one-of-a-kind scarves between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday on Malcolm X Plaza. Proceeds from the sale will support the activities of the Costumer's Forum, a new student organization for students interested in the art, study and craft of costume design and construction.

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Official welcome for Welcome Mosaic

The campus community is invited to the dedication ceremony of the "Welcome Mosaic" at 11 a.m. today in the lobby of the Student Services building.

The lobby decoration and the mosaic are the creations of students in Kenneth Fehrman's Consumer Family Studies class.

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Annweiler retirement party

A retirement party for Kurt Annweiler, analyst/programmer for the College of Health and Human Services, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Vista Room, BH 401. For details and to RSVP, contact Victoria Narkewicz at ext. 8-3327.

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Features

Academic Senate action

At the December 3 meeting, the Academic Senate...

California Faculty Association SFSU Chapter President Mitch Turitz announced that hard copies of the new contract are available in HSS 331 or by calling ext. 8-6232.

In the action part of the meeting, the Senate:

The next meeting of the Academic Senate will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Seven Hills Conference Center. All are welcome to attend. Visit the Academic Senate Web site at: www.sfsu.edu/~senate.


About CampusMemo

CampusMemo provides news, information and on-campus events listings to the faculty and staff of SFSU.

CampusMemo is published weekly during the school year by the Office of Public Affairs. This publication is available in alternative formats upon request. Contact Public Affairs at the number listed below. Submissions are welcome. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Tuesday the week preceding publication. Items may be sent via e-mail: pubnews@sfsu.edu, faxed to ext. 8-1498, or sent through campus mail to: CampusMemo, Office of Public Affairs, Lakeview Center 110. Please direct any questions to the e-mail address above, or call ext. 8-1665.

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