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Fall 2005 Print Issue T he Magazine of San 360Diego State University F all 2005 Welcome to 360 online! To increase the type size for easier reading, change the percentage field in your toolbar or use the settings found under the “view” tab. To jump from one article to another, use the “table of contents” or “thumbnail” links under the tabs to the left. If no tabs appear, click on the navigation symbol in your toolbar to reveal them. Fixing San Diego Advice for the next mayor from 10 San Diego leaders Dig This An SDSU biologist unearths traces of the past in Uzbekistan's remote desert When I was at State A selection of the best essays in our spring sweepstakes Good Sports Aztec athletes give their time and a boost to the community's neediest A s another new academic year begins at San Diego State University, we continue to celebrate our remarkable 108-year history and, in particular, the 75th anniversary of our campus. At the same time, we are embracing an extraordi- While pursuing these strategic goals, we’ve been nary new era of growth for San Diego State. gratified in the past year to see other long-term endeavors bear fruit. These include the receipt of Again this year, demand for enrollment at SDSU record grants, contracts and private funding; the reached a milestone. Approximately 8,400 new long-awaited opening of the San Diego Trolley students arriving on campus this fall semester station at SDSU; and the introduction of C2C represent a pool of 49,000 applicants. Continuing (Campus to Community), an online directory rapid growth of California’s college-bound popu- of nearly 200 free or low-cost community lation indicates that the demand for quality higher services offered by our faculty, staff and students education will only increase in coming years. (http://c2c.sdsu.edu/). In addition, a number of campus construction projects are approaching SDSU is actively preparing to accommodate this completion. The $8.3 million BioScience Center increase in enrollment. The proposed expansion is being financed with private funds, while the of our campus is detailed in the Master Plan new College of Arts and Letters building, a (http://advancement.sdsu.edu/masterplan/), $34.8 million project, is supported by state funds. Directionscurrently under consideration by the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees. For every success we enjoy, we owe a debt of (Editor’s Note: the CSU Board of Trustees was gratitude for the outstanding support of our scheduled to vote on the Master Plan in late alumni and our community. We will continue September, after this magazine had gone to press). to depend upon you as we position San Diego State for even greater achievements in academic In addition, the CSU has successfully worked excellence, research and service. for passage of legislation to grant independent doctoral degrees in education and related fields. At SDSU, these include literacy, educational technology, educational leadership and math and Stephen L. Weber, president science education. This historic development San Diego State University recognizes the CSU’s academic strength and its ability to offer the most advanced degrees independently of other institutions. 360 The Magazine of San Diego State University (ISSN 1543-7116) is published quarterly by SDSU Marketing & Communications and distributed to members of the SDSU Alumni Association, faculty, staff and friends. Editor: Sandra Millers Younger Publications Manager: Coleen L. Geraghty Editorial: Aaron Hoskins, Reneé Haines, Kevin Klintworth, Tobin Vaughn Graphics: Lori Padelford, John Signer SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY Stephen L. Weber President DIVISION OF UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT 360 Theresa M. Mendoza Vice President Features Allan Bailey Departments Chief Financial & Information Officer Jack Beresford Assistant Vice President Dig This Marketing & Communications Jim Herrick SDSU biologist J. David Archibald leads an international team Directions Alumni Angles Executive Director, Alumni Association of scientists searching for fossils in Uzbekistan's desert. From the President Homecoming Kim Hill 12 Associate Vice President, Development By Coleen L. Geraghty 2 Faculty Montys We welcome mail from our readers. 33 Please submit your comments to: Fixing San Diego Update 360 Magazine Ten business and community leaders offer a few words of advice Campus News By Degrees Marketing & Communications 5500 Campanile Drive to the next mayor of San Diego. 6 Chris Manigault San Diego CA 92182-8080 16 38 Fax: (619) 594-5956 E-mail: [email protected] Read 360 Magazine online at When I was at State Philanthropy www.sdsu.edu/360 The President's Memories of the Mesa from alumni who entered our Periodical postage paid at San Diego, CA Leadership Fund Volume 12, No. 3, copyright 2005 spring 2005 sweepstakes. San Diego State University 24 32 Postmaster: Send address changes to: Information Services Good Sports San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Drive Aztec athletes are making a difference in San Diego neighborhoods. San Diego CA 92182-8035 By Kevin Klintworth Opinions expressed in 360 Magazine are 28 those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the university administration nor those of The California State University Board of Trustees. Gold medal winner, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Update Take the Trolley Last year’s class included two of the first four SDSU students After four years of construction, to win Fulbright grants to a series of successful emergency teach and study abroad. The drills and a free trial ride period, Education is a better Fulbright Program is the the San Diego Trolley station at U.S. government’s flagship SDSU has finally opened for safeguard of liberty program in international business, just in time for fall educational exchange. classes. Located on campus than a standing army. between Aztec Center and the “ Commencement 2005 also Adams Humanities building, Edward Everett (1794-1865), featured the presentation of the underground station is minister, congressman, honorary doctorates to: Norman one of four new stops on the Harvard University president Brinker, founder of Brinker trolley’s Mission Valley East International, parent company Light Rail Transit Extension, of several restaurant chains, or Green Line. Tribal gaming is growing twice including Chili’s Grill and Bar as fast as commercial casino and On the Border; Andreas The $506 million Green Line gaming, with gross revenue Brown, owner for 37 years of travels between Mission Valley reported at $19.4 billion nation- Gotham Book Mart and Gallery and La Mesa with stops at wide in 2004 alone. in New York; and Ron L. Grantville, SDSU, Alvarado Fowler, chairman and CEO of Hospital Medical Center and At the same time, graduates of the Liquid Investments Inc., parent 70th Street. More than 4,300 tribal gaming degree program will firm of Mesa Distributing Co., students, faculty, staff and help satisfy the industry’s increas- Mesa Beverage Co. and a number visitors a day are expected to ing appetite for highly trained of other companies. Fowler is ride the trolley. A bus transit professionals and serve as a point also a founding board member center is located directly above of engagement between gaming and current chair of SDSU’s the new campus station. tribes and the wider community. philanthropic organization, The Campanile Foundation. “The Sycuan Institute on Tribal Tribal Gaming Research Gaming will explore and address important industry issues and Want to Be a Teacher? With a $5.5 million gift from create best practices to resolve California’s Sycuan Band of the them,” said SDSU President The Robert Noyce Scholarship Kumayaay Nation, San Diego Stephen L. Weber. “This continues Program at SDSU’s Center State will become a national San Diego State’s tradition of for Research in Mathematics center of tribal gaming research working with the community to and Science Education (CRMSE) and offer the country’s first create innovative programs.” is offering scholarships of tribal gaming degree program up to $10,000 annually for beginning in 2006. up to two years to senior and SDSU Graduates 9,600 post-baccalaureate students The Sycuan Institute on Tribal and working professionals Gaming, to be part of SDSU’s Nearly 9,600 SDSU students interested in earning teaching Hospitality and Tourism received degrees in commencement credentials. To learn more or Management (HTM) Program, ceremonies held May 19-22. All obtain an application, go to will study the fastest-growing told, the Class of 2005 earned more www.sci.sdsu.edu/CRMSE/Noyc sector of the multi-billion than 7,000 bachelor’s degrees, 2,100 elink or contact jleggett@sci- dollar U.S. gaming industry. master’s degrees and 57 doctorates. ences.sdsu.edu. 6 FALL 2005 | sdsu.edu/360 [email protected] | 360 MAGAZINE 7 Update SDSU at your service San Diego State University has introduced a one-stop online venue offering nearly 200 free or low-cost community services. Through the new C2C (Campus to Community) Web site, solutions for parents, students, schools, businesses and nonprofit organizations are just a click away at http://c2c.sdsu.edu. “The vast array of programs in the C2C directory demonstrates the commitment of our faculty, students and staff to helping the region,” said SDSU President Stephen L. Weber. “It’s another example of San Diego State’s value to the San Diego community.” The Web site was the brainchild of Lena T. Rodriguez, Weber’s assistant for executive affairs. “SDSU has an inherent commitment to service that truly is extraordinary, but I did not realize the sheer scope of SDSU’s community outreach,” said Rodriguez, a former SDSU business professor and founder of the university’s Hispanic and Ethnic Entrepreneurship Initiative. Funded by the President’s Leadership Fund and a matching grant from QUALCOMM Incorporated, graduate students Hassan Ghauri and Chinapong Saongchan designed the database and infrastructure for C2C, with guidance from a team of SDSU staff.
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