Inside: 2 Ernst & Young Helps CSUN Students 2 Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Campus Visit 3 FYI 4 KCET’s Huell Howser at Oviatt’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ Exhibit 4 Calendar Vol. XII · No. 13 March 3, 2008

Cal State Northridge—The Intellectual, Economic and Cultural Heart of the and Beyond Fellowship Program Marks CSUN’s Vibrant Research Fellows Will Have Opportunity to Engage in Compelling Research, Creative Activities

iting the university’s move into Dean Sue Curzon, the exceptional more advanced degree programs range and diversity of research and and its “increasingly vibrant creative activity on the campus will

C r research focus,” Provost and Vice be highlighted. Importantly, said the e u a

President for Academic Affairs Harry B dean, the Research Fellows program r e d

Hellenbrand has announced the n will provide faculty with new oppor- a x e creation of the first California State l tunities to contribute to their fields of A y

University, Northridge Research b study. “All of society benefits,” Curzon o t o

Fellows program. h said, “when new knowledge is P The program affords honored Vicentiu Covrig Owen Doonan Adele Eskeles Xiyi Hang generated.” fellows the opportunity to pursue Gottfried Fellows will report the results of compelling research or creative activity their research or creative activity to during the 2008 –09 academic year. their deans and to the provost. Once Fellows will have a reduced teaching a year, the Oviatt Library will host a l l e load during the year, but will continue h colloquium in which the fellows will c t i committee and service activities. M share their work with the campus k c i o R

Emerging from a competitive o community. f h o C y s selection process that began in fall e Faculty committees reviewed e e t L r u y

2007, the first Research Fellows in the o proposals for the projects, which b C S o o t program include Vicentiu Covrig of t reflect a diverse field of scholarship: o o h h P the College of Business and Economics; P Lindsay Hansen Rick Mitchell Suzanne Scheld Ben Yaspelkis III Owen Doonan of the Curb College Vicentiu Covrig (Finance, Real Estate of Arts, Media, and Communication; and Insurance). Covrig will study Adele Eskeles Gottfried of the Michael Health and Human Development. The best way to do that is to link how U.S. and foreign professional D. Eisner College of Education; Xiyi “Faculty here do a tremendous the research program to the library, money managers suffer from the Hang of the College of Engineering amount of research and creative work said Hellenbrand. “Even in the age behavioral biases of overconfidence and Computer Science; Lindsay that enlightens, delights, and enriches,” of the Web,” he said, “we depend on and “herding,” the concerted movement Hansen of the Oviatt Library; Rick said Provost Hellenbrand. “Such the library for the organization of of large investor groups into or out Mitchell of the College of Humanities; pursuit of knowledge is a good in knowledge so that, as scholars and of a security based on fear. His will Suzanne Scheld of the College of itself, even as much of it is practically artists, we can add to it.” be the first systematic examination of Social and Behavioral Sciences; and useful. We want to recognize these With this new program for tenured non-U.S. investors’ behavior. Ben Yaspelkis III of the College of achievements.” and tenure-track faculty, said Library New Fellowship Program continued on page 2. Environment Meets Entrepreneurism in Hawken’s World Creator of Smith & Hawken Catalog Giant Brings Green Ideas to ‘Speak Your Mind’ Event

he man who created Smith & study that former President Bill Clinton mentalist/entrepreneur/social activist/ worldwide movement for social and Hawken, the $75 million catalog has called one of the five most author, will bring his several personas environmental change. T and retail company said to have important books in today’s world. to Cal State Northridge for a 12:30 p.m. Free tickets to the special event changed the course of American The same man founded or co- Speak Your Mind series lecture will be available at the Associated gardening, is also the co-author of founded several groundbreaking Thursday, March 13, in the Plaza del Students ticket office beginning “Natural Capitalism: Creating the natural food companies dedicated to Sol Performance Hall, University March 3 for students, faculty and Next Industrial Revolution,” an sustainable agricultural methods. Student Union. In his remarks, the staff. Faculty are encouraged to bring environment-meets-entrepreneurism Paul Hawken, trailblazing environ - renowned activist will examine the Speak Your Mind continued on page 2.

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Paul Hawken will share his insights on the worldwide movement for social and environmental change at CSUN’s March 13 “Speak Your Mind” series lecture. Business Students Get a Career Boost from Ernst & Young Firm to Create Career Advancement Center for CSUN Accounting, Information Systems Students

al State Northridge alumni and information systems program to a new skills training. It also will provide firm and the university, two Ernst & friends of the university, all level of excellence and significantly placement services, including career Young partners have agreed to teach C professionals from Ernst & Young enhances our students’ profile within days, on-campus interviews, an online tax and audit courses at CSUN. LLP, will match a $500,000 gift the the upper echelon of the accounting job and resume database as well as a Additionally, the firm has committed firm has made to the College of profession and business community,” Web site and placement assistance in to fund up to five “Ernst & Young Business and Economics. Through said William Jennings, college dean. internships and full-time positions. Tax Fellows” at Cal State Northridge the gift and the $500,000 from Ernst “It is particularly meaningful to have The Ernst & Young gift also will annually. The fellows will receive & Young personnel, the university CSUN alumni who are Ernst & Young establish the Winter Accounting Intern- funding for their master’s degrees in will receive in excess of $1 million professionals become stewards to the ship Program, which will enable taxation, as well as mentoring and over the next five years. next generation, helping our students students to participate in a full-time additional scholarships. The funds will be used to establish see firsthand their own potential.” internship during the school year. “We are excited to provide CSUN the Ernst & Young Center for Career The Ernst & Young Center for The program will allow participating with these critical resources,” said Advancement, which will provide Career Advancement will offer advice students to continue to accumulate Ernst & Young Vice Chair Peter Griffith . career counseling and placement and support specifically tailored to academic credits toward their degrees “We have been extremely happy services to more than 1,300 students those students seeking careers in by funding faculty to teach them with the quality of CSUN students in CSUN’s College of Business and accounting and information systems. accelerated upper-division accounting and are looking forward to having Economics who are pursuing careers The Ernst & Young Center’s offerings classes. even more of them join our firm in in accounting and information systems. will include career coaching, resume Further cementing the relationship the years ahead.” ᭿ “This takes CSUN’s accounting and writing, interviewing and job search between the professional services

New Fellowship Program… continued from page 1. ences and historical conflicts related Owen Doonan (Art). In addition to “Faculty here do to the Iraq War and—significantly— organizing an international workshop the battle over the control of scientific in Turkey on the archaeology of a tremendous amount of research knowledge and technology. ancient Greek Miletus and its colonies, Doonan will edit volumes on the and creative work that enlightens, Suzanne Scheld (Anthropology). In light archaeology project he leads in the of China’s much-debated presence Black Sea region, a “Dictionary of delights, and enriches.” on the African continent, Scheld will Black Sea Antiquity,” and will expand produce two papers: one exploring the the catalog for the CSUN exhibition, —Harry Hellenbrand political, economic and socio-cultural “Post-Colonial Arts of Tunisia,” into a Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs underpinnings of Chinese landown- major publication. ership in Senegal, and another on Xiyi Hang (Electrical and Computer personal interviews with Volkmar the emergence of racial discourse as Adele Eskeles Gottfried (Educational Engineering). Using sophisticated Andrä and Peter Wicke, pivotal popular a response to China in Senegal, class Psychology and Counseling). microarray technology, Hang will music figures during the Cold War. conflicts and related contradictions. Recognizing high school course develop and apply to the diagnosis Hansen also will investigate the selections as a “gateway” to student of cancer an important new “machine production of Weisses Gold, an Ben Yaspelkis III (Kinesiology). In his success, Gottfried will use a longi- learning-based classifier” of genetic important work about the history research on diabetes, Yaspelkis will tudinal study from elementary school data from cancerous and normal cells. of porcelain. utilize two rodent models of insulin through college to examine the The accuracy of cancer diagnosis resistance (high-fat diet induced vs. hypothesis that academic intrinsic depends greatly on the selected Rick Mitchell (English). Mitchell will genetic) to assess why insulin action motivation, achievement and classifier, Hang said. write and “workshop” a new, full- in skeletal muscle is impaired. He parental involvement positively length play called “Anthropology.” then will determine whether aerobic impact course selections and Lindsay Hansen (Oviatt Library). Through the plight of an anthropologist or resistance exercise can reverse the academic attainment. Hansen will pursue her research in embedded in Iraq, the play will defects in skeletal muscle insulin the former East Berlin, conducting theatrically examine cultural differ- signaling. ᭿

Speak Your Mind… ‘Harness Volunteer Energy,’ Says Governor continued from page 1. The Speak Your Mind series was their classes to hear Hawken, credited launched in 2006 to challenge student with creating bridges between business assumptions, stimulate critical thinking and the environment. The lecture will and promote informed views on not be open to the general public. topical, important issues. The series’ Hawken’s latest book, “Blessed discussion theme for the 2007 –08 Unrest: How the Largest Movement academic year—the environment— in the World Came Into Being, and debuted in October with scientist Why No One Saw It Coming,” will be Stephen H. Schneider’s standing-room- available for free to the first 30 students only address on global climate change. attending the lecture. “Blessed Unrest” Hawken, presently CEO of PaxIT, takes a comprehensive look at agents an engineering and intellectual of environmental change, from billion- property licensing company focused dollar nonprofits to single-person on cooling technologies that reduce causes, all of which comprise what noise and energy, also is executive Hawken calls “the largest movement director of the Natural Capital Institute, on earth.” a small research group that works o o

Planned by campus-wide with groups interested in social justice h C e e

representatives, the lecture will be and environmental restoration. L y followed by a 1:30 p.m. question “Growing a Business,” another of b o t o and answer session for students, Hawken’s half dozen books, was the h P faculty and staff in attendance, after basis of a 17-part series on the Public Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger greets President Jolene Koester at a February 26 event which Hawken will sign copies of Broadcasting System. at Cal State Northridge, in which the governor named state volunteerism commission “Blessed Unrest.” The book, said For tickets, call the Associated chief Karen Baker as the first cabinet secretary of service and volunteering. With the governor and President Koester at the announcement event is Henry Lozano of the famed primatologist and United Students ticket office at (818) 677-2488. Corporation for National & Community Service (center). Said Schwarzenegger, noting Nations Ambassador for Peace Jane For more information, visit http:// CSUN’s prominence as a regional leader in volunteer service efforts: “We need to Goodall, is an inspiration for millions usu.csun.edu/speakyourmind/. ᭿ harness the great energy that we have out there, all those volunteers who give their to “take action” on the environment. time and resources.”

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His father, John Murphy, benefitsforms.html . to 2:30 p.m., Oviatt Library Presentation 7 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451. worked in PPM’s Landscape and Room. Presentations: “Censorship, The book captures the experience of Grounds Department for more than Accreditation for Cooperation and (Not Much) Criticism: health care workers confronting political 30 years. Social Work Department How the Media Cover War News,” opposition and scarce resources as The Department of Social Work has Melissa Wall (Journalism); “War they battled the world’s most catas- Department Chair received its initial accreditation from Cartoons and Their Lessons,” Charles trophic AIDS epidemic. RSVP at x4777. Reappointment The Council on Social Work Education Hatfield (English); and “America’s fmi– www.csun.edu/cscs/. Provost and Vice President for (CSWE), effective 2004 –05 to 2012. First War Correspondents,” Manley Academic Affairs Harry Hellenbrand Founded in 1952, CSWE is a partner- Witten (Journalism). 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CalPERS Retirement Workshop” present a lecture by Rodolfo Acuña Committee Mon., March 10, 9–11 a.m. & 1–3 p.m. (Chicana/o Studies) , “All Corridors Meets 1–3 p.m. Communication for Enroll at https://my.calpers.ca.gov/ ”Lead Through : the 1933 Fri., March 7 Youth Institute ٗ “Transforming a Group into a Team San Joaquin Cotton Strike and the University Hall 211 The Communication Studies Depart- Tue., March 4, 9 a.m.–noon Mexican Odyssey,” 7:30 p.m., Whitset t ment will present the Communication ٗ “Clear Answers to Your Questions Room, Sierra Hall 451. Acuña will sign Educational Equity for Youth Institute program, a six-week About Social Security Benefits” copies of his book, “Corridors of Committee public speaking course for students Wed., March 5, 10–11:30 a.m. Migration: The Odyssey of Mexican Meets 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in grades 5–12, held on Saturday Laborers, 1600–1933.” RSVP and Mon., March 10 mornings beginning March 8 from fmi– x3566. 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Four students will Arts, Media, and Communication and University Hall 211 The Marilyn Magaram Center will offer receive awards of $1,000 each for the Office of Graduate Studies sponsor a diet analysis service for the CSUN academic excellence, community Mark Orbe of Western Michigan Personnel Planning and community, in which participants will and campus service, and exceptional University, conducting a workshop Review Committee receive analysis and summaries of achievements or overcoming personal on qualitative research design, Meets 1:15–5 p.m. daily dietary intake, assistance from challenges. Awards will be presented March 12, 11 a.m.; and presenting a Wed., March 12 Center interns, recipes and more. at the May 19 Honors Convocation. lecture on first generation college University Hall 277 Cost: $5 for faculty, staff and students; Obtain applications in the Vice student experiences, March 13, $10 for family members and President for Student Affairs’ office, 5:30 p.m., both in the Aronstam Educational Policies community members. fmi– x3102 or University Hall 310, or at www.csun.edu/ Library, Manzanita Hall, second floor. Committee http://hhd.csun.edu/magaram/files/ studentaffairs/students . fmi– x2391. fmi– x2630 or [email protected] . Meets 2–4 p.m. home/services/dietanalysis.html . Wed., March 12 Human Subjects Research Thursday, March 13 University Hall 211 Afraid of the Water? Human Subjects Research Faculty Jews, Israel & Palestine Belinda Stillwell (Kinesiology) seeks and students performing research The Office of the Provost presents University Planning and research participants for a study with human subjects must submit their UCLA professor Judea Pearl, president Budget Group involving beginning swimmers who projects to the Standing Advisory of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, Meets noon to 2 p.m. are afraid in water. Participants will Committee for the Protection of Human speaking on “Jews, Israel & Palestine: Thu., March 13 receive several weeks of free swim Subjects, using Human Subjects The Case for Coexistence,” 5:30 p.m., University Hall 277 lessons designed to increase confidence approval forms. 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subject matter with a presentation to traveling in California, with a special and Erika Manders and the Friends scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, highlight on experiences in Yosemite. of the Oviatt Library. March 4, on the first floor of the “Wish You Were Here” was made For more information about the library’s west wing. Howser will possible by a generous gift from Gus exhibition, call (818) 677-2638. ᭿ discuss his adventures exploring California, followed by a question and answer period, a reception and an exhibit viewing. Seating is limited. Construction Site Fence for Planned Arts Center University special collections curator Tony Gardner, who organized and installed the exhibition, said the show explores a variety of travel’s aspects, KCET’s Huell Howser at from modes of transportation to travel Oviatt’s Travel Exhibit journals and the evolution of travel Exploring the rich diversity that marks guide books, from the time of antiquity a traveler’s life, Cal State Northridge’s to the early 1900s. Oviatt Library has opened a new “Since antiquity, curiosity about exhibition, “Wish You Were Here: the known world has compelled the Travelers from Antiquity to Modern adventurous to travel,” Gardner said. Times.” “Over time, they have set out by foot, y b

The show, on display in the C.K. carriage, ship and train to reach their o t o h

and Teresa Tseng Gallery in the west destinations. Their own travel accounts P wing of the library, runs through guided others who followed.” Installation of a fence around the site of the planned Center for the Performing Arts will August 1. The exhibition chronicles travelers’ be one of the initial activities associated with the center’s construction, due to commence on or around March 10. As Faculty Parking Lot D1 will be inside the fenced area (outlined Huell Howser, host of KCET’s adventures in Europe as well as Africa, in red), drivers who ordinarily use that lot (off Nordhoff Street between Etiwanda Avenue acclaimed “California’s Gold” travel Latin America and the Middle East. and Lindley Avenue) should plan to use Faculty Parking Lot B2 beginning March 10. show, will help celebrate the exhibit’s Sections of the show are dedicated

The A.S. Ticket Office in the University Student Union sells tickets to many events on campus, except for some held by outside groups. The Ticket Office is open from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Fri. For prices not given, call (818) 677-2488. To park on campus for performances, Calendar athletic events, lectures and other activities, guests must purchase a $5 parking permit. Art and Exhibits Track and Field ‘Rescue Dawn’ ‘Out of Sight’ Theater/ Performanc e 3/8 All Comers 8:30 a.m. Directed by Werner Herzog. Launches series on works by Even Steven Goes to War For gallery info, call (818) 677-2156. 3/14 CSUN Relays 9 a.m. Special event. writer Scott Frank. Main gallery hours: Mon. through Sat. 3/15 CSUN Relays 9 a.m. Q & A with Herzog, internationally Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Young boy’s magical journey to 12-4 p.m. and Thursdays noon–8 p.m. 3/20 CSUN Relays 9 a.m. famed director of films such as Mon., March 24, 7 p.m. Vietnam. Admission is free unless specified. For library exhibits, call (818) 677-2285. 3/21 CSUN Relays 9 a.m. “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” and Wed., March 5, 7:30 p.m. “Fitzcarraldo,” follows screening. Film Thu., March 6, 7:30 p.m. Camera and Community Women’s Tennis No admittance once film has begun . Fri., March 7, 8 p.m. Exhibition draws from more than 3/3 Rice 2 p.m. Wed., March 5, 7 p.m. ‘That All May Be One’ Sat., March 8, 2 and 8 p.m. one million photographic images in 3/5 Georgia State 2 p.m. Documentary by Karen Kearns Sun., March 9, 3 p.m. CSUN collection. Features some of 3/12 Texas State 2 p.m. ‘The Man Who Wasn’t (Arts, Media, and Communication) Little Theatre the Southland’s finest photography, 3/17 Yale 2 p.m. There’ and ‘Intolerable about the Sisters of St. Joseph of $8 –$16 including strong images of African 3/19 Minnesota 2 p.m. Cruelty’ Carondelet. American life, politics and culture, 3/23 Boise State 11 a.m. Directed by Joel Coen. Presented by Gender and Women’s The Magic of Ireland and significant documentation of Thu., March 6, 6 p.m. Studies Dept., Religious Studies Traditional Irish dance, music and Cesar Chavez and the United Men’s Volleyball Dept., Women’s Resource and song enhanced by stunning Farm Workers. 3/5 UCSB 7 p.m. Defining Moments in Research Center, and Curb College costumes, lighting and sound. Runs March 10 –April 12. 3/7 USC 7 p.m. Movies –Part II of Arts, Media, and Communication. Fri., March 14, 8 p.m. (Closed March 31) 3/12 Pepperdine 7 p.m. Seminal films, great scenes, Limited seating. Plaza del Sol Performance Hall Gallery talk: Mon., March 10, 10 a.m. memorable lines, major events Q & A follows screening. $24 –$48 Opening reception: Fri., March 14, Softball reviewed in historical context. Wed., March 12, 7 p.m. 7–9 p.m. 3/7 Univ. Fri., March 7, 2 p.m. Elaine and Alan Armer Theater, Pasadena Symphony Main Art Gallery North Dakota noon & 2 p.m. Manzanita Hall Sun, March 16, 2 p.m. 3/22 Cal State ‘The Big Lebowski’ and Plaza del Sol Performance Hall Bianchi Planetarium Bakersfield noon & 2 p.m. ‘Barton Fink’ Music $22 –$42 For ticket info, (818) 677-2488 or visit Directed by Joel Coen. www.csun.edu/physics/planetarium. Water Polo Fri., March 7, 7 p.m. Admission to all music events (unless Telescope viewing follows second 3/8 Long Beach State noon otherwise specified): $10 general, $7 show. 3/11 Northridge Mini all day ‘Foxy Brown’ faculty, staff and seniors, $5 students. 3/13 Bucknell 3 p.m. Directed by Jack Hill. “Winter Sky Show” and Mon., March 10, 7 p.m. Avalon String Quartet is published biweekly during the academic “Predicting Climate Change: Cinematheque Schubert, Janá ek, Beethoven. year for the university community of Removing the Mystery” Evening with Wed., March 5,č8 p.m. California State University, Northridge. Fri., March 7, 7:30 p.m. Michael Hauge Plaza del Sol Performance Hall Copies are available without charge and Screenings are free and take place in on request. Direct inquiries, comments, the Alan and Elaine Armer Theater Story consultant/author/lecturer $5 –$35 and suggestions to Managing Editor, Public Relations and Strategic on the first floor of Manzanita Hall at presents “Screenplay Close-up: An Athletics (home games): Communications, the southwest corner of campus. On-Screen Analysis of ‘Little Miss Wind Ensemble 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA Baseball Seating not guaranteed. For more 91330-8242. info, call (818) 677-3192 or see Sunshine.’ ” Lawrence Stoffel, conductor. 3/4 La Salle 2 p.m. www.cinematheque.csun.edu/ Featuring clips from “Little Miss Thu., March 6, 8 p.m. voice (818) 677-2130 / fax (818) 677-4909 e-mail [email protected] 3/5 UCSB 2 p.m. html/events.html . Sunshine.” Plaza del Sol Performance Hall Web site: www.csun.edu/pubrels/@csun/ 3/7 St. John’s 2 p.m. Tue., March 11, 7 p.m. Jolene Koester, President 3/8 St. John’s 11 a.m. ‘Blood Simple’ and CSUN Jazz ‘A’ Band Vance T. Peterson, V. P. for University Advancement 3/9 St. John’s noon ‘Raising Arizona’ Films of Matt Harris, director. Ken Swisher, Asst. V.P., Public Relations 3/22 Loyola Marymount 11 a.m. Launches Coen Brothers series. Artavazd Peleshian Fri., March 7, 8 p.m. and Strategic Communications Directed by Joel Coen. Six films by Armenian director. Plaza del Sol Performance Hall Editorial Team Men’s Basketball Brenda Roberts, Managing Editor Mon., March 3, 6 p.m. Program curator: Carmen Ramos Chandler, 3/6 UCSB 7:05 p.m. Zareh Arevshatian, ’07. American Guitar Society Director of News and Information 3/8 Cal Poly 5 p.m. ‘Miller’s Crossing’ and Thu., March 13, 7 p.m. Korina Vougiouka, guitarist. Lee Choo, Photographer Tatsuo Kumagai, Graphic Designer (Prime Ticket broadcast) ‘Fargo’ Sat., March 15, 8 p.m. Randal Scot Thomson, Directed by Joel Coen. ‘Bachelor Party 2 –The Music Recital Hall Director of Publications Gayle Pollard-Terry, Writer Tue., March 4, 6 p.m. Last Temptation’ $10 –$20 Hillary Freeman, Student Intern Studio preview. Ashley Hunter, Student Intern Recyclable Directed by James Ryan. Fri., March 14, 7 p.m.