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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 9

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Web Registration Feature Offers Customized Class Schedule

CSU System and CSEA Reach Agreement for Staff Raises

Fallen Journalists Memorial Finds New Home on Campus

Northridge Wins $6 Million for Biomedical Research

New Dean Names for Health and Human Development

Governor Proposes Increase in CSU General Fund Budget

Academic Affairs Director-Spring 2002

Geological Sciences Hosts First-Ever Joint Convention

Overnight Electrical Shutdowns Scheduled on Campus

NCOD Director Names to Independent Living Council

For Your Information

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 9

ITR¹s new Class Schedule Planning System is making it easier for Northridge students to create personalized class schedules via the web. From left to right are Bob Stark, ITR director of application development; Phil Chan, project manager; and Michael Lazar, the web developer who created the program. Web Registration Feature Offers Customized Class Schedules

Students Can Select Desired Courses and Time Constraints, and Online Program Will Do the Rest

Registering for classes at Cal State Northridge has just gotten a whole lot easier, starting with the spring 2002 semester.

University officials have launched a new web registration system, billed as the only one of its kind in the country, that can tailor students¹ class schedules to their work and personal needs with the touch of a button.

"What we have put together is a program that allows students to give us a list of the courses they want to take, and whatever time restrictions they want, and the program will come up with as many alternative class schedules as it can find that meet students¹ needs," said Bob Stark, director of application development in the Information Technology Resources division.

"The students can review all the alternatives, find the one they like, hit a button, and they are registered for those classes with a guaranteed seat," Stark said. The new system, available to students through the university¹s web portal at my.csun.edu, is getting its first test this semester with registration for spring classes.

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Northridge students have the option of registering for classes on the web or by using a touch-tone telephone. Those choosing to register on the web now have the additional option of using the new Class Schedule Planning System to meet their specific scheduling needs.

"With almost no publicity, we had more than 1,200 individual students use the scheduling program during the month of December alone," Stark said.

Student Tracy Talaid, a senior majoring in communications studies, said she was "wowed" as the new system was being demonstrated. "It¹s an excellent program that caters to students¹ needs, especially if they need to schedule classes around their work schedules," Talaid said.

Stark said the idea grew out of suggestions made by students in a CSUN computer engineering class last year. "They had a good idea, but what they proposed was too complicated and didn¹t go far enough," he said.

University web developers then created a program that tapped into the university¹s schedule of classes and, at the same time, is able to monitor when a class is full and no longer available for enrollment.

"It was inevitable that somebody would eventually come up with something like this," said the program¹s designer, ITR staffer Michael Lazar. "Computer geeks at colleges across the country have been dreaming of creating something that would make getting your classes easier. I know I did. The problem was, in school, I didn¹t have access to all the university information, and I didn¹t have time to do it."

Stark and Lazar said they ran the system by a couple of student focus groups before it was launched to get student feedback, and will continue to monitor how the system is used so they can continue to refine it as student use grows. They are also in the process of copyrighting the system.

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 9

CSU System and CSEA Reach Agreement for Staff Raises

Two Percent General Pay Increase Due to Arrive in Early February Paychecks

The California State University has reached agreement with the California State Employees Association (CSEA) to provide a 2 percent general salary increase retroactive to July 1, 2001 for staff employees in the 23-campus system. Both parties will continue, meanwhile, to negotiate the terms of a new contract to begin in fiscal year 2002-03.

"We are extremely pleased that both parties worked so hard to reach an agreement and that we will now be able to get this pay increase to our deserving employees," said Jackie McClain, the CSU¹s vice chancellor for human resources. "We will process the retroactive checks as quickly as possible."

CSU officials said employees represented by the CSEA can expect to see the new 2 percent pay raises reflected in their paychecks arriving at the beginning of February. CSEA represented employees should receive the retroactive portion of the pay raise no later than the middle of February.

Systemwide, the 2 percent increase totals about $10 million. It will be distributed among the some 12,000 CSU employees in the four CSEA bargaining units (Unit 2Health Care Support; Unit 5Operations and Support Services; Unit 7Clerical and Administrative Support; and Unit 9 Technical and Support Services).

All other staff unions have agreed to and received a 2 percent salary increase, and the same increase was provided to campus managers, administrators, and presidents.

The CSU and CSEA originally had been working on a three-year contract, but decided to finalize a short-term agreement to ensure that CSEA employees would receive this year¹s salary increases. The new agreement, which includes an extension of the terms of the prior bargaining agreement, will run through June 30, 2002.

The two sides will continue to negotiate on terms that would take effect after June 30, 2002. A mediator has been appointed to oversee those negotiations, which are at impasse.

The California Faculty Association (CFA) now is the only remaining CSU bargaining group has not accepted the 2 percent salary increase that the CSU was given by the governor and the Legislature in the 200102 state budget. The CSU and the CFA also remain at impasse, with no new bargaining sessions scheduled.

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 9

Northridge Journalism Department chair Cynthia Rawitch and Coe Wilkins of the Los Angeles Press Club (top) unveil the Fallen Journalists Memorial at its new home in Manzanita Hall. At bottom, KCET news anchor Jess Marlow (right) emcees the rededication of the memorial. Fallen Journalists Memorial Finds New Home on Campus

News Executives Attend Rededication Ceremony in Manzanita Hall, Home to Northridge Journalism Program

A bronze and wood memorial dedicated to California journalists who lost their lives while on the job has found a new, permanent home at Cal State Northridge.

The Los Angeles Press Club's Fallen Journalists Memorial was formally rededicated in a place of honor in Manzanita Hall, the home of the university's nationally recognized Journalism Department, during a special ceremony in late November.

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During the ceremony, an 18th name was added to the memorial, that of Los Angeles Daily News reporter James Bertken. The Cal State Northridge alumnus was swept overboard while covering a sports fishing story off the central California coast in 1995.

The ceremony was attended by an array of California journalists and news executives, along with friends and family of the fallen journalists, students and faculty.

"We are proud to have been chosen as the memorial's permanent home, sharing the tradition of outstanding California journalism with future generations of students," said Journalism Department chair Cynthia Rawitch.

Rawitch, also a member of the Fallen Journalists Memorial Committee, said the group is planning to add a 19th name to the memorial later this spring. That will be Ken Inouye, a foreign correspondent killed in a 1950 plane crash in Korea while returning from Japan to cover the Korean conflict.

The Los Angeles Press Club created the memorial in 1979, a year after three California journalists were killed in an ambush in Jonestown, Guyana. At that time, the Press Club's Board of Directors decided it should include the names of all Californians killed while on assignment.

The Press Club enlisted the aid of the Associated Press, United Press International and the California Newspaper Publishers Association in identifying journalists to be included on the memorial, the only one of its kind in California.

Founded in 1946, the Los Angeles Press Club is a service organization devoted to improving the spirit of journalism and journalists, while strengthening the integrity and improving the reputation of the industry.

The memorial was displayed in the Press Club's building on Vermont Avenue until the building was sold in the late 1980s. The memorial then was installed in 1989 in Los Angeles City Hall, where it hung until the 1994 earthquake. The memorial then was put into a closet while City Hall was retrofitted, and had remained there until recently.

The journalists listed on the memorial, in addition to Bertken, include:

Tom Treanor (L.A. Times) and Frank Prist (Acme News Pictures), killed during World War II; Vincent Mahoney (San Francisco Chronicle), who died in a 1949 airliner crash in India; Earl Hazen (Los Angeles Mirror), a pilot who died en route to cover a train wreck; Bill Hunter (Long Beach Independent), who died in a 1964 accidental shooting; Max Schumacher (KMPC), who died in a 1966 helicopter collision; Ruben Salazar (KMEX and L.A. Times), killed while covering a 1970 civil rights protest in East Los Angeles; Francis Gary Powers and George Spears (KNBC), who died in a 1977 plane crash after covering a Southern California brush fire; Bob Brown (KNBC), Don Harris (NBC News) and Gregory Robinson (San Francisco Examiner), who all died in a 1978 ambush near Jonestown, Guyana; Joe Alex Morris, Jr. (L.A. Times), who died in a 1979 clash while covering the Iranian revolution; Dial Torgerson (L.A. Times) and Richard Cross (U.S. News and World Report), killed in Honduras in 1983; Philip Klusman (Bakersfield Californian), killed in a 1986 accident while covering a Los Angeles track and field event; and Bruce Wayne (KFI), who died in a 1986 plane crash in Fullerton.

The journalists listed on the memorial worked for newspapers, magazines, radio stations and television. They covered war and rebellion, civil disturbances, traffic and sports.

Former KNBC Channel 4 anchor Jess Marlow, who now hosts KCET's "Life and Times" news program, served as master of ceremonies for the rededication. He also was master of ceremonies when the memorial was originally installed in 1979.

More than 450 students from a variety of backgrounds are enrolled in the journalism program at Northridge. It offers training in several fields, including newspapers, radio and television broadcasting, photography and magazines. .

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 9

Northridge Wins $6 Million for Biomedical Research

National Institutes of Health Awards Will Support Students and Faculty During Coming Four Years

Cal State Northridge's Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) program has received two federal grants totaling more than $6 million to develop biomedical research and enhance research education.

The grants‹MBRS RISE (Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement) and MBRS SCORE (Support for Continuous Research Excellence)‹were awarded by the National Institutes of Health through its National Institute of General Medical Sciences division.

"We have had the MBRS program on our campus since 1993, and it has provided support for many students and faculty members," said biology professor Maria Elena Zavala, the director of both programs(right).

The RISE program will help students participate in research. Its primary goal is to increase the number and competitiveness of underrepresented minority students seeking doctoral degrees in the biomedical and behavioral sciences through its support of developmental activities for faculty, students and the university.

Academic departments involved in the RISE program include biology, chemistry, engineering, family environmental sciences, kinesiology, math, physics and psychology.

During the next four years, Northridge will receive $2.2 million for the project. The funds will support 20 undergraduate students and five graduate students each year through workshops, lab work and other activities.

The SCORE program helps develop faculty research in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. The $4 million SCORE grant to Northridge will support six faculty research projects for four years.

The six CSUN faculty members participating in the SCORE awards are Robert Carpenter (Biology), Joseph Hajdu (Chemistry), Taeboem Oh (Chemistry), Michael Summers (biology), Michele Wittig (Psychology), Lisa Banner (Biology) and Steve Dudgeon (Biology).

"The grants have enabled our students to have access to some excellent pieces of equipment, including a DNA sequencer, confocal microscope and improved Internet connectivity to MBRS and MARC supported labs," Zavala said.

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The program provides mentorship and research experience, paid hourly wages for lab time, a budget for travel and research supplies and materials, and tuition and fees for graduate students.

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 9

New Dean Named for Health and Human Development

Helen Castillo from University of Texas, Pan American, Succeeds Ann Stutts, Who is Retiring

Helen Castillo, dean of the College of Health Sciences and Human Services at the University of Texas-Pan American, has been named the new dean of the College of Health and Human Development at Cal State Northridge.

Castillo‹who has more than 25 years of experience in higher education, hospital administration and professional nursing‹is due to arrive on campus Monday, March 4. She was hired after a nationwide search begun more than a year ago.

"CSUN is very fortunate to have such an accomplished leader and educator joining the university," said Northridge Provost Louanne Kennedy. "Dr. Castillo's background in education, hospital administration and nursing, as well as her extensive experience in community service, are assets that will only add to an already strong college. I look forward to having her with us."

Castillo succeeds Ann Stutts, who is retiring this year after seven years as dean of the college. The College of Health and Human Development has more than 3,400 students and includes the departments of Child and Adolescent Development, Communication Disorders and Sciences, Family Environmental Sciences, Health Sciences, Kinesiology, and Leisure Studies and Recreation.

"[Cal State Northridge] and the college are full of wonderful challenges and opportunities," Castillo said. "I am looking forward to working with all the staff and faculty."

Castillo, who was born in El Paso, Texas, but spent much of her childhood in San Francisco, said among the first things she would like to do when she starts her new job is to identify the students' needs and begin working in the community.

"I enjoy working with hospital administrators and legislators alike," Castillo said. "I like to be proactive in external funding opportunities." While at Texas, Pan Am, Castillo's fundraising efforts included obtaining funds for an endowed chair in nursing and an endowed program in pediatrics.

Castillo has been the dean of the College of Health Sciences and Human Services at the University of Texas-Pan American since 1998. Prior to that, she taught at the University of Texas at El Paso from 1976 to 1998, chairing the nursing department during her last five years there. While in El Paso, she also served as director of staff education and director of nursing services at Providence Memorial Hospital.

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While at the University of Texas-Pan American, Castillo worked to initiate several collaborative programs between her university and other institutions, including an occupational therapy program with the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, a physician assistant studies program with the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and a pharmacy doctorate with the University of Texas at Austin.

Castillo earned her R.N. at St. Vincent's College of Nursing in Los Angeles, her bachelor's in nursing from the University of Texas System School of Nursing, and a master's in nursing from the University of Texas at Austin.

She earned her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from New Mexico State University. Her doctoral dissertation was titled "Perceptions of Mexican American and Anglo American Baccalaureate Nursing Students Toward an Ideal Leadership Style."

Among her research projects have been two studies on the impact of NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) on health care in Mexico and the United States funded by the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade and the University of Texas at El Paso.

Castillo also has extensive experience in professional and community service, including work on state agencies for the setting of standards for nursing and health service education, and accreditation reviews for graduate and undergraduate nursing programs. She also has served as a legal consultant and expert witness in court proceedings.

Castillo is married and has three grown children.

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 9

Governor Proposes Increase in CSU General Fund Budget

Fiscal Outlook for Remainder of Year Remains Uncertain Given State Budget Deficits

With the release of his 200203 state budget plan earlier this month, California Gov. Gray Davis has proposed a $116.9 million, or 4.5 percent, general fund state support increase for the California State University system. The proposed budget provides full funding for CSU enrollment growth.

Cal State leaders welcomed the governor's budget proposal, but remained cautious about the fate of the budget document in the months ahead. The 4.5 percent adjustment reflects funding under the terms of the partnership agreement between the CSU system and the state.

"This budget reflects how important higher education is to the future of our state, especially at a time of great economic uncertainty," said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. "Fully funding our enrollment growth will be the key to providing educational opportunity to future generations of Californians."

The governor's proposed increase for the CSU, when combined with $20.9 million in projected fee revenue from enrollment growth, would bring the total CSU base state budget to more than $3.5 billion.

The governor's proposal includes an $87.9 million increase requested by the CSU to fund an additional 12,030 full time equivalent students (FTES) expected to enroll in 200203. The enrollment funding ensures the CSU will be able to serve its new students with the faculty, staff and course offerings they need.

Even so, the CSU did not receive the funding it had requested for several priority areas. Although the system requested a 4 percent employee compensation increase, the governor's budget allows for only $22.4 million, or a 1 percent increase.

"This budget proposal, while responsive during these difficult times, still leaves us with certain unmet needs," said Richard West, the CSU's executive vice chancellor and chief financial officer. "We will continue to make the case for those needs in the context of the state's resources."

In other areas, the governor's proposal would fully fund year-round instruction at only one additional CSU campus, Chico. The proposal would allow the system to meet mandatory cost obligations for operating and maintaining 1.5 million square feet of new building space (and property insurance increases), and provide $5 million to support required equipment for the CSU's Integrated Technology Strategy initiative.

For the eighth year in a row, the budget does not include any increase in student fees. However, unlike recent years, the budget proposal also does not provide the funding necessary to "buy-out" such an increase ($27.8 million was requested in the trustees' budget for this purpose).

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The proposal includes three targeted reductions in CSU's budget: $6.5 million in the Education Technology Professional Development Program; $14.5 million in excess financial aid funds provided in prior years when fees were at a higher level (which amounts to a reduction in the State University Grant); and a $5 million reduction in the Cal- Teach Teacher Recruitment Program.

In capital outlay, the budget gives $258.8 million from future general obligation bonds, including $110.4 million for continuing 20 previously approved projects at 15 CSU campuses, and $128.4 million for 10 new projects at nine campuses. Also provided is $20 million for minor projects systemwide. The total amount is consistent with the trustees' capital priorities.

For Northridge, the capital portion of the governor's proposal includes $14.7 million for preliminary planning, working drawings and construction of the Engineering Building renovation project, phase II.

Although the proposed budget for the CSU does not fund all needs (including lags in faculty and staff compensation, long-term deficiencies in libraries, instructional equipment, and deferred maintenance), the governor's package does continue to make a commitment to access during an exceedingly difficult budget year.

The final outcome for the CSU budget will remain uncertain, with the governor and the Legislature struggling to find ways to close an estimated $12 billion state budget deficit.

The next steps in drafting the 200203 state budget will include the release of a budget analysis by the Legislative Analyst's Office in February and a series of legislative budget hearings from March through May.

In May, the governor will submit a revised budget request based on the April forecast of state revenues (known as the "May Revision" or "May Revise"). After completion of hearings and votes in each chamber, the Legislature will then pass a budget bill for the governor's signature.

As the state budget discussions head toward the "May Revise," the CSU system's priorities for increased funding will be employee compensation and, as needed, increased access through additional funding for enrollment.

The governor is set to approve the budget by July 1, the first day of the new fiscal year. For more information, see http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/ BUD_DOCS/Bud_link.htm or http://www.calstate.edu/budget/.

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 9

Aacademic Affairs Directory - Spring 2002)

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 9

Geological Sciences Hosts First-Ever Joint Convention

The Department of Geological Sciences, along with the San Joaquin Geological Society in Bakersfield, co-hosted the first-ever joint convention of the Cordilleran Section of the Geological Society of America and Pacific Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists last April 7 to 15 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City.

More than 1,000 geologists from North and South America and Asia attended portions of this multi-faceted event, which featured 337 research presentations in 37 oral sessions and 15 poster sessions, as well as 12 field trips and nine workshops.

Faculty members from the Geological Sciences Department played key roles in organizing the convention and many presented new research findings. Peter Weigand was general co-chair. He also led or co-led three field trips and authored or co-authored three field trip guides.

Eugene Fritsche was presentations chair and presented a two-day workshop, co-led a field trip, co-authored a field trip guide, gave an oral presentation, and co-authored two talks with students. He was also presented with the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Section, SEPM.

George Dunne was field trip chair and gave an oral presentation. Douglas Yule co-chaired an oral session, co-led a field trip, co-authored a field trip guide, gave an oral presentation, and co-authored two oral presentations.

Vicki Pedone co-chaired an oral session and gave an oral presentation. Richard Squires chaired an oral session, gave an oral presentation, and co-authored a talk with a student. Kathleen Marsaglia was poster chair and gave an oral presentation.

Gerald Simila gave an oral presentation, co-authored two oral presentations, and co-authored two poster presentations. Karen Savage chaired the Student Assistant Committee, co-led a field trip, and co-authored a field trip guide. Ali Tabidian chaired the Student Awards Committee.

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 9

Overnight Electrical Shutdowns Scheduled on Campus

Physical Plant Management is assisting DMJM/JGM and the university's electrical engineering firm, P2S Engineering, in disconnecting the 1994 earthquake-era high-voltage feeds to temporary substations and some of the related repairs to the campus electrical high voltage infrastructure.

To accomplish this, the electrical power and all related services, including lighting (interior and exterior), fire/life safety systems, various modes of communication (data, phone, etc.), HVAC, fume hoods, etc., will be off in various areas from midnight (00:01 a.m. on the days/ dates listed below) until 5 a.m. on those mornings.

Campus personnel should turn off all sensitive or non-essential electrical equipment in the affected buildings prior to these electrical outages on the days involved. We apologize for any possible inconvenience this may present, and thank you for your continued patience.

The schedule of overnight outages, subject to change if work is completed earlier, is as follows:

Tue., Jan. 29: University Hall, Sierra Hall, Sierra Tower, Jerome Richfield Hall, and the Mixed Media Modular (Lindley & Plummer). Exterior Lighting: All walk lights around the listed buildings and Sierra Quad. Wed., Jan. 30: The entire Science Complex (1, 2, 3, 4, & the planetarium, and the greenhouse). Exterior Lighting: All walk lights around the listed buildings, street lighting along the south half of East (Lindley) and West (Etiwanda) University Drive and Lot D1. Thu., Jan. 31: The entire Science Complex (1, 2, 3, 4, & the planetarium, and the greenhouse). Exterior Lighting: All walk lights around the listed buildings, street lighting along the south half of East (Lindley) and West (Etiwanda) University Drive and Lot D1. Fri., Feb. 1: The entire University Student Union complex, the Performing Arts Center, buildings O, S, & T, Shipping and Receiving, Kinesiology and all field houses (i.e. tennis, track, soccer, softball, and baseball). Exterior Lighting: All walk lights around the listed buildings, street lighting along the north half of East (Lindley) University Drive, campus roads B & C, the Dearborn and Bertrand loop, the east section of Jacaranda Walk, and Lots G1 & G4. Mon., Feb. 4: The entire University Student Union complex, the Performing Arts Center, buildings O, S, & T, Shipping and Receiving, Kinesiology and all field houses (i.e. tennis, track, soccer, softball, and baseball). Exterior Lighting: All walk lights around the listed buildings, street lighting along the north half of East (Lindley) University Drive, campus roads B & C, the Dearborn and Bertrand loop, the east section of Jacaranda Walk, and Lots G1 & G4. Tue., Feb. 5: The entire University Student Union Complex, the Performing Arts Center, buildings O, S, & T, Shipping and Receiving, Kinesiology, and all field houses (i.e. tennis, track, soccer, softball, and baseball). Exterior Lighting: All walk lights around the listed buildings, street lighting along the north half of East (Lindley) University Drive, campus roads B & C, the Dearborn and Bertrand loop, the east section of Jacaranda Walk, and Lots G1 & G4.

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Wed., Feb. 6: Oviatt Library, Engineering, Student Services, Sequoia Hall, Business, Lecture Hall, Education, Education Admin., Art and Design Center, Physical Plant Management, and the Exchange Modular (Taco Bell). Exterior Lighting: All walk lights around the listed buildings and Lots B5 and E6. Thu., Feb. 7: Oviatt Library, Engineering, Student Services, Sequoia Hall, Business, Lecture Hall, Education, Education Admin., Art and Design Center, Physical Plant Management, and the Exchange Modular (Taco Bell). Exterior Lighting: All walk lights around the listed buildings and Lots B5 and E6. Fri., Feb: 8: Oviatt Library, Engineering, Student Services, Sequoia Hall, Business, Lecture Hall, Education, Education Admin., Art Design Center, Physical Plant Management, and the Exchange Modular (Taco Bell). Exterior Lighting: All walk lights around the listed buildings and Lots B5 and E6.

For more information, concerns or questions, call Tom Brown in PPM at x3914, Mike White in PPM at x2236, Ken Rosenthal of DMJM/JGM at x7720, or the PPM Call Center at x2222. For data network and communications information, questions or concerns, call Greg Nicols in ITR at x6230, Jeff Craig in ITR at x4878, or ITR Network Administration at x4700.

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 9

NCOD Director Named to Independent Living Council

Merri Pearson to Serve Three-Year Term on Panel that Oversees the State's Independent Living Plan

Merri Pearson, director of the National Center on Deafness at Cal State Northridge, has been appointed to the Statewide Independent Living Council by California Gov. Gray Davis. It is a three-year appointment.

The Statewide Independent Living Council is a decision-making body and advisory board responsible for overseeing the state's Independent Living Plan and ensuring California receives federal funding for the implementation of the plan. The council also is responsible for communicating and providing leadership to the more than 60 independent living centers across the state.

The centers are responsible for providing services to promote the independent living paradigm. This includes consumer control and the right to environmental access of individuals with disabilities to ensure that they can fully participate in society.

"I am thrilled to be able to provide support to the independent living movement through my appointment to the state council," Pearson said. "I am also happy to provide the unique perspective of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to the council and the governor's office."

Pearson was named director of the National Center on Deafness (NCOD) at Cal State Northridge in 1999. Before that, she served as a program director with the U.S. Department of Education. She is a member of the National Association of the Deaf and the California Association of Postsecondary Education and Disabilities. She has a doctorate of education from George Washington University.

The National Center on Deafness' nationally recognized support system of note-takers, tutors and interpreters allows the 250 deaf and hard-of-hearing students at Cal State Northridge to fully participate in university life.

The university's population of deaf and hard-of-hearing students is one of the largest of any mainstream university in the United States. Northridge was among the first universities to offer services to mainstream these students beginning in the 1960s. NCOD as an entity was founded in 1972.

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 8

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Public Meetings

CSU Board of Trustees

Meets beginning 11 a.m. Tue., Jan. 29 and 8:15 a.m. Wed., Jan. 30. CSU headquarters, 401 Golden Shore, Long Beach.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Meets 15 p.m. Thu., Jan 31 in University Hall 277.

University Planning & Budget Group

Meets 1:303:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 4 in University Hall 211.

Educational Policies Committee

Meets 24 p.m. Wed., Feb. 6 in University Hall 211.

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A.S. Senate

Meets 2 p.m. every Tuesday in the USU Grand Salon.

Notices

Stutts Retirement

Ann Stutts, dean of the College of Health and Human Development, has announced her retirement after 36 years of service to the university and community.

Toddler Center

The Child and Family Studies Center is opening an infant toddler center on campus to provide childcare for children between the ages of two months and three years. Enrollment is open to faculty, staff, students, and the outside community. fmix3131 or visit, hhd.csun.edu/cfsc.

Our Deepest Sympathy

The campus community extends its deepest sympathy to: Pat Nichelson (Religious Studies) and his family on the loss of his mother.

Howard Fleming Passes

Howard Fleming, a founding faculty member, passed away Wed., Nov. 28, 2001. Fleming began his academic career at what is now Cal State Los Angeles in 1950 and moved to the university's San Fernando Valley branch (later to become CSUN) in 1956. Fleming served as the chair of the History Department, associate dean of students and on a wide variety of department, college and university committees and positions of faculty governance.

He is survived by his wife Jean and his son Howard Jr. In his honor, the History Department will make a contribution to the University Library's Tree of Friends fund that will include a golden leaf engraved with professor Fleming's name. For individual contributions in his honor or memory, donations can be made to the Memorial Fund of Retired Faculty, which supports scholarships for upper division and graduate students. Donations can be mailed to: P.O. Box 280578, Northridge, CA 91328.

Steiner Retirement Event

Margaret Steiner, manager of academic resources for the College of Health and Human Development, where she has served since 1996, has recently retired. The campus community is invited to join the college faculty, administration and staff at the University Club on Thu., Jan. 31, at 4:30 p.m. for a celebration of appreciation. For reservations, contact Pat Tabidian, x3001 or [email protected].

Spring Parking Permits

To ensure parking availability for faculty and staff, current parking permits will be required effective the first day of the spring semester. Vehicles without proper parking permits or vehicles parked in unauthorized parking areas will be cited. If you do not have a current spring 2002 parking permit, please notify the Parking Office at x2157. Employees who purchase their parking permit via payroll deduction would already have their spring permit. Daily parking permits may be purchased from the parking information booths. fmiJames Parlor, x7599.

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Entertainment Coupon Books

The Entertainment Coupon Books for the 20012002 year are still available at the Center of Achievement for the Physically Disabled. The coupons are valid until November 2002 and provide 50 percent savings on hundreds of restaurants, theaters, sports events, theme parks, hotels and resorts. fmithe center, x2182.

CSU Vice Chancellor for University Advancement Louis Caldera presents the annual Bautzer Faculty Award to William Toutant, CSUN's dean of arts, media, and communication. At left is Murray Wood, CSUN associate vice president for development. The Bautzer Award honors the faculty member who has made an outstanding contribution to advancement efforts.

Events

Philosophy Lecture

The Philosophy Department is hosting a public lecture titled "Interrogating the Impossible." 4 p.m. Fri., Feb. 8 in Sierra Hall, second floor, room 224. Lecturer will be Calvin Normore. fmix2757 or www.csun.edu/~philos33.

Basketball Bus to Santa Barbara

Cheer on the men's basketball team when they play at UC Santa Barbara on Sat., Feb. 9. Tip-off is at 7:05 p.m. The bus will depart from Lot F10 at the corner of Lindley Avenue and Lassen Street at 3 p.m. and return to campus after the game. Tickets for $25 will include game admission, snacks, dinner and roundtrip transportation. fmix3215, e-mail or sign-up online at www.csunalumni.com.

Women's Basketball Reunion

Join other alumni on center court or reminisce with old friends on the bench. Start the day by cheering on the 2002 women's basketball team in a Big West conference match-up in the Matadome against the University of Idaho at 2 p.m. Sun., Feb. 10. After the game, alumni versus alumni match-ups will follow. The cost is $10 per person and children are free. fmix5541, e-mail shellie.smith @csun.edu or sign-up online at www.csunalumni.com.

Faculty CELT Program

The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching is offering the following programs to faculty members:

Writing Beck Proposals and Sharing of a Model Project: 23:30 p.m. Tue., Feb. 12, Sierra Hall, fourth floor, room 439. Designing Assignments that Promote Information Competence: 12:302 p.m. Thu., Feb. 14, Sierra Hall, fourth

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floor, room 439.

fmiKelly Kroeker, x6536 or [email protected].

Service-Learning Conference

An intergenerational service learning conference will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thu., Feb. 14 in the USU Pasadena Room. The conference will include lunch, a cross-disciplinary poster session, and a symposium focusing on intergenerational service-learning in gerontology courses. Registration forms can be downloaded online from www.csun.edu/~csungero/ geroevents/isl.html. fmiDebra Sheets, x2344 or [email protected].

Classes

Piano for Youth

The Music Department's Piano for Youth Program is accepting beginning and elementary level piano students between the ages of seven and 11. Students will be interviewed prior to lessons that begin Tue. Feb. 5. fmi-Jeanine Jacobson, x3167 or [email protected].

Deadlines

Ceramics Classes

Faculty, staff, students and members of the campus community can learn how to throw cups, bowls and vases on the electric wheel or build sophisticated hand-built pots during classes this spring in the Ceramics Lab in the USU. These small, non-credit classes will be taught in the afternoons and evenings for eight weeks beginning the week of Mon., Feb. 4. Registration is underway. Class size is limited. fmi or to enroll, call x2798.

Piano for Youth

The Music Department's Piano for Youth Program is accepting beginning and elementary-level piano students between the ages of seven and 11. Students will be interviewed prior to lessons that begin Tue., Feb. 5. fmiJeanine Jacobson, x3167 or [email protected].

Career Center Workshops

The Career Center is offering workshops to assist students with career decisions and job search, resume and research strategies. Reservations are preferred for all workshops. To sign up, call x2878. The following workshop is upcoming: - 12 p.m. Wed., Feb. 6, Cool Internship Insights: This workshop provides a step-by-step process to link your internship to a successful career path.

Health/Safety Workshops

The Office of Environmental Health and Occupational Safety offers a variety of health and safety workshops. For reservations, call x2401. The upcoming schedule is as follows:

Ergonomics: 23 p.m. Mon., Feb. 11 in the USU Balboa Room. Participants will learn techniques to customize their workstations and tasks, identify potential problems and begin implementing solutions.

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General Safety (Injury and Illness Prevention Program): 911:30 a.m. Tue., Feb. 12. Oviatt Library, HR training room 16. This course is required for all CSUN employees.

Deadlines

China Institute Faculty Grants

Two $1,000 grants are available to faculty with an interest in China or matters related to China. The grants are seed money support from the China Institute for faculty to explore their dreams or start a project in the broad field of China studies. Since the grants' purpose is to provide seed money for starting larger and longer-range projects, indicating how this might be accomplished is an important factor. For the same reason, incremental funding of existing projects cannot be approved.

To apply, three copies of a required proposal document and resume must be submitted to the China Institute (via campus mail drop 8265) by the deadline of Fri., Feb. 15. Contact the China Institute about the proposal and resume details. Decisions on the awards will be announced Fri., March 15.

Awardees will be expected to make a public presentation on their project to the campus and community, as well as provide a written report on their grant activities to the China Institute by Sun., June 30, 2003. fmiJustine Su, x3801 or [email protected].

Early Retirement Program

Applications for the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP) are due by Thu., Feb. 21. The collective bargaining agreement stipulates that applications should be submitted at least six months prior to the beginning of the academic year in which the faculty member plans to begin participation in FERP. Application forms can be obtained from the Office of Faculty Affairs, University Hall 225 (mail drop 8220). Completed application forms, including signatures of the faculty member, chair and dean, should be submitted before the deadline to the Office of Faculty Affairs. fmi x2962.

Who's Who Nominations

Nomination forms for inclusion in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges 20012002 are due in the Office of Student Development and International Programs (mail drop 8261) by Fri., Feb. 22. General qualifications include having junior, senior or graduate standing and an overall GPA of 3.0 for undergraduates or 3.5 for graduate students. Contribution to the campus through academics and extracurricular activities and involvement in community activities are other criteria. Nomination forms are available upon request. fmiJennifer Mendoza, x2393 or [email protected].

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January 28, 2002 Vol. VI, No. 8

CALENDAR

The Associated Students Ticket Office is in the University Student Union sells tickets to many events on campus, excepted for some held by outside groups. The ticket office is open from 9:30 a.m.-5p.m. Mon.-Fri.. For prices not given, call (818) 677-3093, or x2488.

Art Admission is free unless otherwide specified.

Mother, Weep No More

Ceramic sculptures by Sean Beard and hand stitched textiles by members of the African American Quilt Guild depict the integration of African art traditions into American culture. Thu., Jan. 31 through Sat., June 1. Reception: Sat., Feb. 2, 6 p.m., in conjunction with the Ailey II dance event Performing Arts Center Gallery.

pARTners: Martin Lubner and Lorraine Lubner

The modernist paintings of Lorraine and Martin Lubner reveal two distinctive esthetic paths. Through Sat., March 2. Main Art Gallery.

Athletics (home games)

Baseball

2/1 U. of San Francisco 2 p.m. 2/2 U. of San Francisco 1 p.m. 2/3 U. of San Francisco 1 p.m. 2/8 Washington State 2 p.m. 2/9 Washington State 1 p.m. 2/10 Washington State Noon 2/12 UC Santa Barbara 2 p.m.

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2/15 Nevada Reno 2 p.m. 2/16 Nevada Reno 1 p.m. 2/17 Nevada Reno 1 p.m.

Men¹s Basketball

2/14 UC Irvine 7:05 p.m. 2/16 Long Beach State 7:05 p.m.

Women¹s Basketball

2/3 Univ. of the Pacific 2 p.m. 2/8 Cal Poly SLO 7:05 p.m. 2/10 UC Santa Barbara 2 p.m.

Softball

2/1 San Diego State 10 a.m. 2/1 San Jose State Noon 2/2 Louisiana-Monroe 9 a.m. 2/2 Univ. of Washington 11 a.m. 2/3 Louisiana-Monroe 11 a.m. 2/8 McNeese State 10:30 a.m. 2/8 Ohio State 12:30 a.m. 2/9 U. of San Diego 10:30 a.m. 2/9 Oregon State 12:30 p.m. 2/10 Oregon State 12:30 p.m.

Track and Field

2/2 All Comers 9 a.m. 2/16 All Comers 9 a.m.

Men¹s Volleyball

2/6 Univ. of the Pacific 7 p.m. 2/9 Stanford 7 p.m. 2/13 Long Beach State 7 p.m. 2/15 UC San Diego 7 p.m.

Dance

Khoroshky

The Belorussian National Dance Ensemble-on their way to the Winter Olympics-exudes energy and passion. Thu., Jan. 31, 8 p.m.; Performing Arts Center. $19.50 general, $15 seniors/students/groups of 15 or more, $10 CSUN students.

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Ailey II

The junior company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater melds the nation's best young talent with the vision of emerging choreographers. Sat., Feb. 2, 8 p.m.; Performing Arts Center. $24.50 general, $20 seniors, $18 students/children/groups of 15 or more, $15 CSUN students.

Music

Admission to all music events (unless otherwise specified): $10 general, $7 faculty, staff and seniors, $5 students.

Alumni Artists Series

Mezzo-soprano Raeeka Shebabi-Yaghmai and pianist Maro Donabedian perform. Sat., Feb. 2, 5 p.m. Music Recital Hall. $10 general; $7 faculty, staff and seniors; $5 students.

Faculty Artist Series

Pianist Jeanine Jacobson, cellist Margaret Moores and violinist Rachel Purkin perform. Sun., Feb. 3, 8 p.m. Music Recital Hall. $10 general; $7 faculty, staff and seniors; $5 students.

International Guitar Night

Andrew York of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Brazilian composer Paulo Bellinati and French finger-style guitarist Pierre Bensusan perform together in concert. Mon., Feb. 4, 8 p.m. Performing Arts Center. $19.50 general; $15 seniors/students; $10 CSUN students.

The Evolution of Bach¹s Music

Harpsichordist Elaine Thornburgh performs. Thu., Feb. 7, 8 p.m. University Student Union, Grand Salon. All tickets $15.

The Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet

Brazilian guitarists Paulo Porto Alegre, Eduardo Fleury, Fabio Ramazzina and Sidney Molina perform domestic and international world sounds. Sat., Feb. 9, 8 p.m. University Student Union, Grand Salon. All tickets $15.

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Guest Artist Series

Pianist Roman Rudnytsky performs. Sat., Feb. 9, 8 p.m. Music Recital Hall. $10 general; $7 faculty, staff and seniors; $5 students.

Chuck Cecil Presents Mora¹s Modern Rhythmists

CSUN alumnus Dean Mora and his 14-piece orchestra perform music from the pre-swing era of the 1920s and 30s. Sun., Feb. 10, 3 p.m. Performing Arts Center. All tickets $28.

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

Performances by three brothers‹violinists Saul and Aron and cellist Alvaro Bitran‹with violinist Javier Montiel. Mon., Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Performing Arts Center. $24 adults; $19 seniors; $7 students; $5 CSUN students. For tickets, call (310) 522-3030.

Faculty Artist Series

Deanna Murray, soprano. David Sannerud, baritone. Jeanine Jacobson, piano. Charles Fierro, piano. Carol Roberts, piano. Fri., Feb. 15, 8 p.m. Music Recital Hall. $10 general; $7 faculty, staff and seniors; $5 students.

Theater/Performance

Vagina Monologues

Eve Ensler¹s Obie Award-winning play featuring established and rising stars. Thu., Feb. 14, 7 p.m. Fri., Feb. 15, 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 16, 7 p.m. Performing Arts Center. $50 general; $25 students and seniors.

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