Publication schedule
The May 19 issue of CampusMemo will be the last before the summer break. During the summer, CampusMemo will publish monthly editions on June 16 and July 21. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 25. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding publication.

Faculty and staff wellness survey
Campus Recreation is partnering with kinesiology graduate student Carolina Morales, who is conducting research to understand the impact of worksite wellness programs on physical activity habits, productivity and employee absenteeism. Your input is very important and will help guide future physical activity and wellness programming for faculty and staff at SF State.

The online wellness survey will take only about seven minutes to complete, and answers will remain anonymous. Thank you in advance for your valuable participation. Send questions to Carolina Morales or Pam Su.

Third Thursday brown bag event, May 15
The Peer Education/Health Affinity Group invites faculty and staff to a series of monthly meetings focused on building community connection and collegiality through discussion and social interaction. The next "Third Thursday" event will be held May 15 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Faculty Commons (LIB 286). The first 15 minutes of each get-together will be set aside for meditation or mindfulness practice, with the social time starting at 12:15 p.m.

Open house for Helen Goldsmith, May 16
The Division of Undergraduate Studies will hold an open house to recognize Interim Dean Helen Goldsmith for her more than 30 years of service to the University. The campus community is warmly invited to attend the celebration on Friday, May 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in ADM 447. For more information, e-mail Lara King.

Come to Animation Finals, May 16
The Cinema Department invites the campus community to the Animation Society's 2014 Animation Finals. Screening of the year's best work from the undergraduate animation program will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 16 in Coppola Theatre (FA 101). A reception will be held afterwards in the Animation Lab (FA 325). Students, faculty, staff and alumni -- anyone interested in animation -- are welcome.

Gator Youth Sports Summer Camp
The Department of Kinesiology will once again host the on-campus Gator Youth Sports Summer Camp for boys and girls ages 7-14. The camp will run from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 16 to July 25. For more information, contact the Kinesiology office at ext. 8-2244 or visit the Gator Camp website, which also has registration forms.

#GatorSummer Membership promotion
The Village Fitness Center invites faculty, staff and students who are looking for a place to work out during the summer to join now and take advantage of their special promotions:
• Early Bird Pre-Paid Membership for $120 includes access from June 1 through Aug 31, plus free access during May
• Month to Month Membership is available for $34 per month with a 20 percent discount on enrollment. Access begins June 1 and includes free access during May.

Both offers expire May 16, 2014. For more information, contact Mark Penacerrada.

Hack the future, May 31-June 1
San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking at SF State, part of National Day of Civic Hacking, will be held May 31 and June 1 to focus on education and health care solutions. The annual gathering brings together citizens, software developers and entrepreneurs to collaboratively create, build and invent new solutions using publicly released data, code and technology to improve our communities and the governments that serve them.

There are many roles to play and many skills are needed beyond technical expertise, so the primary requirement for participants is a desire to improve one's neighborhood and community. Companies and brands wishing to help support the efforts will have their support and message seen by hundreds of members of San Francisco's tech and design community.

For more information, visit the Hackathon Web page. To participate, sponsor or suggest a sponsor, e-mail Sri Ramya or call ext. 5-4102.

Suicide prevention training
The Counseling and Psychological Services Center, in conjunction with San Francisco Suicide Prevention, will offer a free two-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6. Snacks will be provided on both days. Participation in the full two days is required. This training is open to faculty, staff and students.

The goal of ASIST is to increase the public’s knowledge of the signs of possible suicidal ideations and how to help people through them. More than one million caregivers have taken the two-day workshop, which improves caregivers’ comfort level, confidence and competence when helping to prevent suicide. The training is highly interactive and practice-oriented, with small group discussions, skills practice based on adult learning principles and powerful videos on suicide intervention.

To register, e-mail Susan Chen of the Counseling and Psychological Services Center.

Show campus pride at SF Pride
Faculty, staff and students are invited to celebrate their SF State pride by helping to build a parade float and/or march with the University contingent in San Francisco's Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29. The theme of this year's citywide celebration is "Color Our World with Pride."

Complete the sign-up form by June 24 to receive up-to-date information on SF State's participation in this San Francisco tradition. A free SF State Pride Parade contingent T-shirt and free lunch will be provided to the first 100 people to sign up.

For further information, please contact Connie Tallerico, ext. 8-3888.

Faculty and staff wine club
Faculty and staff who love talking intelligently about wine -- or pretending to talk intelligently about wine -- are invited to join a wine club that will begin meeting in the fall. Monthly meetings on campus will likely be split evenly between wine education and wine tasting, but brainstorming is still in progress. A partnership has been formed with a local wine merchant who has a great deal of expertise to share, as well as interesting and diverse wine selections for tasting. If interested, e-mail Eric Lamm.

Executive Education at Downtown Campus
The College of Business Enterprise has partnered with the College of Extended Learning to create the Executive Education series of courses at the Downtown Campus. Members of the SF State community (students, staff, alums, faculty) receive a 10 percent discount on registration. Courses include:
• Learn to Code (every Tuesday May 27 - June 24)
• Sustainable Business Boot Camp (May 30 -- the community price is $125)

ORSP Research Methods courses continue
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) Research Methods courses are designed to help faculty hone their research skills. Upcoming classes include:
• Edelman Town Hall: "Doing & Facilitating Research in Early Childhood Education Settings," May 15 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in LIB 222
• Summer Institute, June 9-11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in LIB 222. Immersive and guided research and proposal development in a selective, cohorted workshop led by Joseph G. Johnson (Naus Family Faculty Scholar and associate professor of psychology, Miami University, Ohio)

For registration instructions and additional information, visit the ORSP Research Methods Course Web page.

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