September 20, 2004
Twenty Ninth Edition of the Year
A n updated version of CSM Internal appears every other week
Top of the News
CSM diversity lecture series begins next week, second speaker's bio
But It's All News You Can Use...
In General
CSM's Ice Cream Social & Service Awards tomorrow
Spring 2005 class schedule online starting September 29
CSM Heart Walk team reaches goal by raising $1,500
A listing of CSM College Council 2004 subcommittee members
Health Center news: award, October activities, TB tests
Library's Banned Book Week-- books "challenged" in the 90s
Danita Scott has a new last name
Free "Copyright, Faculty, Fair Use & The Digital Age" workshop
Would you like to teach in London, Paris?
"Responding Effectively to Disruptive Behavior on Campus" workshop October 4, November 9
Meet CSM's 2004-05 Students Services interns at October 6 reception
Diversity in Action Group is now CSM's diversity advisor, first event October 13
CSM's World Language Week October 25-29
Middle College High School students learn about creating their "community"
District's Jim Petromilli wins state technology award
District to hold a benefit information day September 29
Please tell students
Transfer Center: Upcoming activities
In Memoriam
K ern Richmond
Campus construction information
Sources of information about the campus facilities improvement program, including new Web site
Fun Stuff
Who has Employee of the Month Parking Spaces for October
Contact us with your feedback
CSM Internal
CSM Listens
Top of the News
CSM diversity lecture series begins next week, second speaker's bio
Acting CSM President Pat Griffin and diversity lecture series event coordinator Susan Estes are encouraging professors to bring their students to the campus theatre on September 30 to listen to devorah major, San Francisco's poet laureate. The poet, author and performer will be the first of three lecturers this fall as part of the fall 2004 "President's Lecture Series: Diverse Voices in Writing." Her talk, which begins at 11: 10 am and ends at noon, is open to all campus and District employees. It's followed by a reception of light refreshments with the author and a book signing in Building 5's Gallery Room.
Major's poetry books includestreet smarts, which was awarded the PEN Oakland 1996 Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature. Her first novel, "An Open Weave," described as eloquent and lyrical, was awarded the First Novelist Award from the American Library Association's Black Caucus. Her second novel, Brown Glass Windows, marks the changes in the African-American community over the last several years. The book includes poetry and was the recipient of a 2002 California Arts Council Spoken Word Literary Arts Fellowship award.
In 2002, Daughters of Yam (a poetry performance group she is part of with fellow artist Opal Palmer Adisa) released a jazz poetry CD entitled The Tongue is a Drum. In 2004 major, a trained actress and former dancer , was commissioned by the Oakland East Bay Symphony to collaborate with composer Guillermo Galindo in creating a symphony with spoken word and chorus elements called Trade Routes. It will premiere in 2005.
Second speaker of fall series
Maxine Hong Kingston , a senior lecturer for creative writing at UC Berkeley, will be the second speaker of the fall diversity lecture series on October 20.
For her memoirs and fiction--"The Woman Warrior," "China Men," "Tripmaster Monkey," and "Hawai'i One Summer"--she has earned numerous awards. They include the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the PEN West Award for Fiction, an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature and a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Kingston has also been honored with the title of Living Treasure of Hawai'i.
A fuller biography of Kingston is forthcoming.
As with all of the series' lectures, Kingston's will be in the campus theatre starting at 11:10 am and followed by an author's reception and book signing in Building 5's Gallery Room
Again, the lecture series will be made possible by of a generous donation from the Lane Family Charitable Trust.
But It's All News You Can Use...
In General
... The ingredients for tomorrow's Ice Cream Social & Service Awards are a variety of ice cream with an assortment of toppings; music by the Bulldawgs , the all-CSM employee band; and the presentation of awards to 24 CSM faculty and administrators for 10, 20 and 30 years of service to the College. The event, sponsored by the President's Office and the CSM's managers, will take place from 12:30 to 2 pm in Building 5's Staff Dining Room.
... CSM's class schedule for spring 2005 will be available online (WebSMART), beginning September 29.
... CSM's Heart Walk 12-member team reached its goal by raising more than $1,500 for the American Heart Association. Joyce Berghoff was the top contributor , bringing in more than $450. The annual Heart Walk event was held on September 9 at at Electronic Arts in Redwood Shores, where participants walked or ran a three-mile course. In the photo are team members Maggie Ko, Ellen Leach, Yanely Pulido, Cheryl Navarette and Valerie Anderson (front row, left to right); Joyce Berghoff, Lorrita Ford, Helen Walker and Becky Winchester (second row, left to right); and Nancy Pendergast and guest walkers Tori and Joel Berghoff (back row, left to right).
... At its September 1, 2004, meeting, CSM's College Council formed its strategic planning and budget subcommittees.
The members of the strategic planning committee are Valerie Anderson, Linda Avelar, Shannon Chan, Mike Claire, Tom Diskin, Tim Karas, Shirley Kelly, Grace Sonner and Henry Villareal.
The members of the budget subcommittee , with Virgil Stanford as the chairperson, are Rick Ambrose, Tania Beliz, Joyce Berghoff, Tom Diskin, Chris Eden, Arlene Fajardo, Jackie Gamelin, Pat Griffin, Mike Habeeb, Shirley Kelly, Maggie Ko, Grace Sonner, Martha Tilmann and Henry Villareal.
The College Council is a shared-governance advisory body. Its agenda and meeting summaries can be viewed in the Committees section linked at left.
The College Council consists of members of every constituency group on campus, including students, classified staff, faculty and administrators. Its meetings on the first and third weeks of the month begin at 2:15 pm in Building 1, Room 115, and are open to the campus at large.
... Health Center news : Earlier this year, the California State Assembly and the Blood Centers of the Pacific honored CSM as the recipient of the Peninsula Blood Drive Coordinators Recognition Award. The commemorative certificate reads: "Your initiative and commitment are invaluable because they are life saving." October Health Center activities include flu ($15 students, $20 for staff) and pneumonia ($25 for all) vaccines . Call (650) 574-6396 to confirm availability and to make an appointment. Also, on October 6, CSM will host a blood drive from 9 am to 2 pm in Building 5's South Cafeteria. Plus, all employees should have a TB skin test every four years. Call the Health Center to make an appointment for Mondays and Tuesdays.
... "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. "Harry Potter" (Series) by J.K. Rowling. "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. These four books were among the 100 most "challenged" (a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group): from 1990 to 1999, according to the American Library Association, the recipient of the challenges. From September 25 through October 2, during its Banned Books Week , in Building 5's Main Cafeteria or Gallery Room, CSM's Library will feature presentations and discussions on challenges and attempted banning of books such as those listed above. For details about the week and more information about challenges, banning and censorship, visit CSM Library's Web site linked at collegeofsanmateo.edu in the "Quick Links" section.
... Danita Scott , CSM's director of Student Support, is now Danita Scott-Taylor . Her listing in the District employee directory has changed accordingly. And her email address is scott-taylor@smccd.net.
... A free workshop entitled "Copyright, Faculty, Fair Use & The Digital Age" is being held on September 24 at West Valley College. Starting at around 9 am, the event will feature presenter Loly Gasaway, a professor of law and director of the law library at the University of North Carolina. To RSVP, contact Anna Szabados at anna_szabados@wvmccd.cc.ca.us. Also, for more information, including what's on the workshop agenda, call John Avekian on CSM's campus at (650) 574-6499.
... Would you like to teach abroad for a semester? The deadline to apply to teach in London, England, in fall 2005 or Paris, France, in spring 2006, is September 30 . Contact Christianne Marra at (650) 574-6223 for more information.
... A workshop entitled "Responding Effectively To Disruptive Behavior on Campus" will be held on two dates this fall: October 4, from 5 to 6:30 pm, in Building 1, Room 213, and November 9, from 2 to 4 pm, in Building 14, Room 101. For more details, look in your mailboxes this week for a flier on the event. With questions, contact Tim Stringari at (650) 574-6193 or Arlene Wiltberger at (650) 574-6192.
... The entire campus is invited to a "Let's Get Acquainted" reception to meet CSM's 10 2004-2005 Student Services interns will be held on October 6 , from 11:30 am to 1 pm in Building 1, Room 115. More details are included in a flier that you will receive in your mailboxes this week.
... T he College Diversity Action Committee (CDAC) has been "folded into" The Diversity in Action Group (DIAG) , which is now advisor on diversity matters to CSM's president . Its first event on October 13 , from 12:15 to 1:30 pm in Building 5's Staff Dining Room, offers the campus an opportunity to hear about the experience of Museum of Tolerance participants and to engage in discussion with them.
... CSM's World Language Week will be held on campus form October 25-29. Details are forthcoming. For more information, contact Susan Petit at (650) 574-6357.
... San Mateo Middle College High School at CSM began its seventh year in mid-August with an interdisciplinary project to study factors that create a community. During a field trip to Santa Cruz, students gathered information by interviewing residents, collecting promotional material, touring historical buildings and observing types of businesses. Based on their research and a set of criteria, students crafted proposals for spending $10 million bequeathed to the city and presented proposals to a committee for evaluation. This interdisciplinary approach is designed to show students connections between their studies in economics, history, English and government and the real world and how to begin to create their own community--that of a middle college high school.
... The District's Jim Petromilli received a state community colleges technology award on September 13 at a special presentation ceremony in Sacramento, California. Patrick Perry, the California community colleges' vice chancellor of technology, research and information systems, presented the 2004 Excellence in Technology Leadership Award to Petromilli at a Board of Governors meeting. Petromilli, the District's director of Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTL), is one of just two people in the 109-community college system to receive the award in the leadership category for having identified and solved significant problems in a manner worthy of emulation. In a pre-award statement, Perry wrote that Petromilli was instrumental in developing both an educational technology training program for newly hired District faculty and a training program, both online and in person, that helps match faculty skills to the hardware they will be using. Plus, Petromilli has helped ensure that faculty has the latest hardware in their classrooms and was actively involved in developing hot spots for wireless Internet connectivity on all three District campuses: Cañada College, CSM and Skyline College.
... The District will be holding a benefit (health, dental, etc) plan informational day on September 29 , from 11 am to 3 pm, in District Board of Trustees Room. The event will provide an opportunity to meet with representatives of the District's benefit plans. Food and raffle prizes will also be featured. Contact Minoo Aram (650) 358-6763 or David Feune at (650) 358-6775 for more information.
Please tell Students
Transfer Center: Please visit collegeofsanmateo.edu/transfer for complete information on CSM Transfer Center August through October weekly events, meetings, workshops and university representative visits, including the Transfer Club meetings every Monday , from between 12:10 to 1:00 pm in the Career Center (Building 5, Room. 128). Transfer Center events this fall include Transfer Day on September 20 , Biological Science Major Day on October 12 and Degree Programs for Working Adults College Faire on November 1. Mike Mitchell, the Center's coordinator, is available to answer questions and for classroom presentations. His contact information is (650) 574-6662 or mitchellm@smccd.net.
In Memoriam
From the CSM Office of the President
September 9, 2004
It is with great sadness that I report that Kern Richmond passed away suddenly last week. He retired from CSM in 1995 after 40 years of service as a political science teacher and counselor.
Kern grew up in Los Angeles and attended Compton Community College. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army with assignments in the South Pacific and Japan. While in Japan, Kern worked as an intelligence specialist on General Douglas MacArthur's staff. Following the war, Kern enrolled at UC Berkeley, where he earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in political science. After college, he went to Washington, D.C., where he worked for the State Department for one year. In 1955, Kern joined the CSM faculty at the Coyote Point campus.
In addition to teaching political science, Kern spent many years as a counselor and was well known for his expertise in the area of UC transfer. He also counseled honor students, student athletes and Administration of Justice majors. In his work with athletes, Kern was diligent in monitoring their academic performance to ensure they met eligibility requirements while working toward their educational goals. He was considered innovative in his desire to improve services to students and had the distinction of being the first counselor at CSM to offer drop-in counseling services. Former counseling colleagues fondly remember Kern as a true ambassador of counseling services.
In his retirement, he enjoyed traveling with friends and attending the San Francisco Symphony; music was his lifelong passion.
He is survived by a cousin and many close friends. A memorial service for Kern will be held in the coming months. Information about the service and a scholarship to be established in his memory will be forthcoming.
Campus construction information
For students , staff, faculty and administrators, the following are sources of information about the Capital Improvement Program (unofficially called the campus facility improvement program): collegeofsanmateo.edu/construction or Swinerton Management & Consulting, the company managing the CIP, at 650.378.7334 or reemank@smccd.net.
Fun Stuff
... The Employee of the Month spaces for October belong to Mike Mitchell (Lot 5) and Kathy Chaika (Lot 4) .
See Calendar section for more event info or News Archive linked above to view past editions.
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