INSIDE: San Bernardino, Neal Baker Former San Diego and the birth of the fast- Charger Mark Seay’s food industry road to a degree page 17 page 25 Volume 13 Issue 2 Spring/Summer 2005 News for Alumni and Friends of the University Page 14 Top five reasons to choose the College of Extended Learning for professional development and continuing education opportunities: 1. Quality academic and training programs 2. Online registration 3. Alumni discount* 4. Flexible class schedules 5. CSUSB-backed reputation Call (909) 880-5981, ext. 715, for a free Bulletin of courses or visit our Web site at http://cel.csusb.edu. Register for classes today. 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If you do not wish to have this information used, please notify the university by writing to the Office of University Advancement at 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397. Departments President’s Observations ___________ 2 Today a student with a bachelor's degree makes almost $1 million more in a lifetime than does a high school graduate. No liberal studies student working on a credential ever plans to teach Neter Heneb at 2,500 years old inside a prison. But when education professors Carolyn Eggleston and Thom (page 7) Gehring took their experience behind bars years ago, they found a field Update ______________________________ 3 typically forgotten, neglected, avoided or considered undeserving of much Margaret Doane and Eugene Wong accept the financial support for programs. university's two top professor honors. (Page 4) Page 14 College News _______________________ 7 Education: Getting a job as a teacher F e a t u r e s today is tough, but maybe not as tough as you think. (Page 9) Update Feature _____________________3 Beyond preparing a more highly-trained Contributions _______________________17 work force, guess what CSUSB does for Nothing stopped Dora Prieto, who would the local economy? work on her tribe's scholarship program from her hospital bed. (Page 18) Contributions Feature _____________ 17 In the late ‘40s and early ‘50s, fast-food Beautiful entrances Pack Tracks ________________________ 19 businesses were popping up all over Southern (page 12) 2004 was a season to remember for California, including some major ones in San volleyball's Brie Harris. (Page 21) Bernardino. Neal Baker’s connections to that piece of tasty history has established a new link in his life, this one to a scholarship fund. Student Scapes ____________________22 After graduation this year, what’s next for Athletics Feature _________________19 15-year-old Joriz De Guzman? (Page 24) From her own days on championship sports teams, Kim Cherniss has drilled into her wom- Alumni Advantage _________________25 en’s volleyball players some crazy notion that For our 40th birthday, tell us about they can win – a lot. Have they ever. your days at Cal State, and thanks for the memories. (Page 26) Student Feature __________________ 22 Aaron Hecker “hired” 25 elementary and middle school kids to paint a mural. They Calendar __________________back cover had to work every Saturday. They had to Don Quixote is dreaming the impossible dream in that impassioned imagination of his. work for a year. They loved it. Mark Seay’s best play (page 25) Alumni Feature ____________________ 25 What this former Super Bowl player didn’t CSUSB realize after retiring from the NFL was that SPRING/SUMMER 2005 his toughest and most rewarding goals still lay ahead of him. PRESIDENT’S OBSERVATIONS THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION n light of the recent fee Education Level and Average Yearly Income* I increases in California higher education, it’s worth our time to consider the costs, benefits, and accessibil- $103,448 ity of a degree or certificate at Cal State San Bernardino. It’s always good to under- $75,862 stand exactly what you’re purchasing when you pay $51,210 for college. First, despite MD/JD , Doctor/Lawyer the recent fee increases, our 7-year degree, Ph.D costs are still about half the $32,629 6-year degree, MA/MS amount of student fees at 4-year degree, BA/BS most other state universities. $24,398 2-year degree, AA/AD In fact at roughly $3,200 for $18,737 all university fees next year, HS/GED, HS Diploma Albert Karnig CSUSB will rank as the low- $10,500 Drop Out est among our comparator universities and among the very lowest in the nation. In addition, we have more than $120 million in resources for scholarships, grants and low-interest loans to help reduce Research demonstrates that college graduates the impact of these costs. Don’t hesitate to contact your univer- sity, community college or high school counselors as members are more likely to be independent, better devel- of your family plan for college. These advisors can guide you through the application process. oped culturally, more prone to understand the More importantly, an undergraduate college degree, on world and its complexities, and more inclined to average, more than doubles the lifetime earning power of its holder over that of the average high school graduate in volunteer and participate in society. the same community. By most estimates, over a lifetime, the college graduate makes more than $1 million more than a high school grad. So even when fees and the cost of textbooks seem steep at times, paying for higher education has great potential financial value. It’s an investment that brings a clear return, unlike so many expenditures — such as automo- biles — that we buy and then see quickly depreciate in worth. Education Level and Lifetime Income* Yet the financial gain is only a small part of the advantage of a college experience. Research demonstrates that college gradu- 7-year degree ates are more likely to be independent, better developed cultur- Ph.D ally, more prone to understand the world and its complexities, 6-year degree MA/MS and more inclined to volunteer and participate in society. I $2,200,000 believe higher education continues to be the single most $1,500,000 powerful engine of social change, justice and progress. I’m proud that CSUSB provides opportunities for the future. With an undergraduate median age of 22, 85 percent $1,250,000 full-time students, and now with 1,500 students living on cam- 4-year degree $3,000,000 BA/BS pus, we offer a wonderful education for younger students. But $951,500 we still have many non-traditional students and programs to $620,000 help in their entry into higher education. If you or someone you know might benefit from a CSUSB education, please 2-year degree MD/JD Degree call our admissions office at (909) 880-5188. We’ll be AA/AD HS/GED $300,000 Doctor/Lawyer delighted to provide advice. HS Diploma Drop Out * Source: Department of Labor and Monthly Review 2 CSUSB Spring/Summer 2005 UpDate ON CAL STATE what we have worked hard to pumps $53 billion into the achieve,” said CSUSB President state’s economy. Where Minds Albert Karnig. “The university, A 2001 study conducted by our students and alumni clearly Pierce showed that Cal State have a significant and meaningful San Bernardino’s presence in and Money Meet impact on the local and state the region increased annual economy. Our challenge is to regional output (productivity Is a university’s presence in a community help ensure that there are local measured by the purchase of jobs that match the high skill goods and services) by more a boost for brains alone? levels of our graduates. In fact, than $212 million and regional we’re working to promote the earnings by more than $91 To say that California State and its 23 campuses affect the chances that our graduates will million. Of the total economic University, San Bernardino aims economic, social, intellectual live and work locally and help to impact, $81.4 million of addi- to give students a high qual- and cultural life throughout the build inland California’s overall tional local output and $55.2 ity education is pretty similar state and its many regions. ICF level of productivity.” million of additional earnings to saying a hospital’s mission Consulting of San Francisco The report also found that was directly due to the educa- is to make people well or that conducted the study.