Inside: 2 FYI 3 Staff Service and Excellence Recognition List 4 Accounting Students Score at Regionals 4 Calendar Vol. XII · No. 14 March 24, 2008 Cal State Northridge—The Intellectual, Economic and Cultural Heart of the San Fernando Valley and Beyond Campus Rallies to Oppose State Budget Cut Proposal Faculty, Staff, Administrators, Unions and Students Speak Out at All-Campus Budget Summit uring a March 31 all-campus of elected officials and their addresses budget summit, representatives as well as charts showing the CSU’s D of Cal State Northridge’s contributions to the state’s educated administration, Faculty Senate, workforce and fact sheets. Associated Students and employee Speaking after the president, unions spoke out against Gov. Arnold representatives of the university’s Schwarzenegger’s proposed cuts of constituencies also opposed the nearly $386 million from the California governor’s figures. They predicted State University system’s 2008 –09 burdensome fees, fewer courses, budget. larger classes, less financial aid, The governor’s recommendations, increased student debt and limited a response to the state’s fiscal crisis, room for newcomers. Hardest hit, would reduce the CSU system’s many said, would be those least able budget by $312.6 million, and fail to afford college. to fund a $73.2 million request to “Ten thousand students will be o o h prevent a 10 percent hike in student C turned away next year” from the CSU e e fees. L system, explained Theresa Montaño, y b His numbers worry CSU leaders, o president of the California Faculty t o h who have scheduled budget forums P Association, CSUN chapter, and an at all 23 campuses. At CSUN, a Urging the campus community to unite and advocate for CSUN in the face of an impending assistant professor of Chicana/o Studies. standing-room-only crowd in excess budget crisis, President Jolene Koester makes a point at the all-campus budget summit. Helen Nguyen, a third-year student of 300 faculty, staff, students and CSU trustee Debra Farar (far left) also addressed the summit’s capacity crowd. studying business marketing, repre- administrators attended the lunchtime from the deep cut for the 2003 –2004 by the legislature—becomes a done sented the Northridge chapter of session in the Grand Salon of the academic year. deal in Sacramento and a reality at Students for a Quality Education. Fewer University Student Union. “If, if, if it occurs” for 2008 –2009, CSUN, the president asked “the courses would prevent students from After President Jolene Koester Koester said, “we have some traditional constituencies of the university, from getting the classes they need, she addressed “the potential harm to our ways in which we handle a budget the Faculty Senate to the Associated said, and could lengthen the time it budget and our ability to fulfill our cut.” She described reduced spending Students, to the university-wide admin - takes to graduate from a CSU campus. mission,” a student asked how the on equipment, technology, supplies, istration to the many unions that “We’re here because we love this university would respond to a maintenance, minor capital projects represent so ably our employees,” to university,” said President Koester, budget cut. and the possible cancellation of classes advocate for the future of Northridge ending the summit. “Today, we pledge “We always protect instruction with low enrollments. and all CSU campuses. An information the common goal of protecting the over other parts of the university,” But before the proposed state folder on every chair contained a financial health of California State the president said, citing experience budget cut—which requires approval sample letter to legislators with a list University, Northridge.” ᭿ Braswell Earns Coach of the Year Nod for Stellar Season Men’s Basketball Team Has Strong Big West Conference Season with 20 –10 Overall Record n tribute to a season when the way tie with UC Santa Barbara and dominating at first place all the way Top 15 Poll, earning seven first place Cal State Northridge men’s Cal State Fullerton for the Big West to the Big West title. votes for the highest ranking in I basketball team soared to its title, the Matadors fell to Fullerton in Catching the winning fever, the CSUN history. first-ever Big West Conference regular the contest for an NCAA playoffs berth. CSUN men’s volleyball team last week The volleyball team brings an season title—shared or outright— But Braswell and the 2007 –08 team tied with Penn State for the top rung 11-game winning streak to its 7 p.m. head coach Bobby Braswell’s peers left an indelible mark on the season, in the CBS College Sports Network/ match with Hawai’i Tuesday, March 25, have named him 2007 –08 Coach of achieving a 20 –10 overall record and American Volleyball Coaches Association in the Matadome. ᭿ the Year. Braswell’s achievement was burnished by the selection of senior Nonprofit Org. forward Jonathan Heard as first team U.S.Postage All-Big West Conference, of junior PAID forward/center Tremaine Townsend California State University and junior guard Deon Tresvant as 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, California 91330-8242 second team All-Big West, and of Northridge senior forward Calvin Chitwood and junior guard Josh Jenkins as honorable mentions. “I’m extremely humbled and blessed with this award,” said Braswell , adding he was “thankful to God for blessing me with the opportunity to coach this group of young men.” The coach also thanked assistant coaches Louis Wilson, Stan Johnson and James Blake, and Ryan Dodd, director of basketball operations. 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David Moguel (Secondary Education) 8 (Academic First Year Experiences) The Office of Graduate Studies, Thursday group: March 27, April 10, Research and International Programs Experts Directory Update College of Engineering and ٗ April 24 and May 8, 12:30–1:30 p.m., conducts a Fulbright Scholar Program The Office of Public Relations and Computer Science facilitator Kiren Dosanjh Zucker workshop for faculty and professionals, Strategic Communications is updating Richard Ehrgott (Business Law) 10 a.m. Lamb’s Lounge, University the university’s Experts Directory, (C ivil Eng. & Applied Mechanics) 4 fmi– x6535 or www.csun.edu/afye/ Club. Fulbright awardees Robert designed to help news media locate Jack Alanen (Computer Science) 6 FreshmanFacultySeriesBookGroup.html Chianese (English), Heinrich Falk CSUN faculty whose expertise Steven Stepanek (Computer Science) 16 (Theatre) and Carol Shubin enhances coverage of a variety of Ahmad Sarfaraz Thursday, March 27 (Mathematics) will speak. subjects. To be included in the (Manuf. Sys. Eng. & Management) 7 Liberalism and American Jews fmi– Justine Su, x2138. directory, obtain a form from the The Jewish Studies Program, Pan Office of Public Relations at x2130. College of Health and African Studies Department, Office Saturday, April 19 and Deadline for new submissions or for Human Development of the Provost and CSUN Hillel sponsor Sunday, April 20 changes to existing entries: April 25. Christine Strike Marc Dollinger of San Francisco State Relay for Life (Comm. Disorders & Sciences) 9 University’s Jewish Studies Program, In connection with the American Catastrophic Leave Claudia Fajardo-Lira discussing “Liberalism and the Cancer Society’s Colleges Against Donations (Family & Consumer Sciences) 7 Challenges of the 1960s: American Cancer program, The Relay for Life Monica Escontrias (Human Resources) Hooshang Bagheri (Kinesiology) 20 Jews in a Contentious America,” of CSUN fundraiser is set for 10 a.m.