October 4, 2004
Thirtieth Edition of the Year
A n updated version of CSM Internal appears every other week
A special News Update was emailed to all campus employees on October 11, 2004, and appears at the bottom of this page
Top of the News
Faculty can now create "office cards" online
More about CSM diversity lecture series next speaker
But It's All News You Can Use...
In General
Spring 2005 class schedule on campus starting October 14
Personnel update: Bev Madden to coordinate CSM Connects
Public Relations & Marketing wins two regional awards
CSM's football team to begin conference play at home on October 16
Emerging technologies ("nano") forum at CSM on October 21
There's still time to sign-up for CSM Cares training
District announces date of CSM's commencement ceremony
KCSM looking for subject experts for TV productions and outreach events
Faculty and staff teach community education classes
Mark your calendar--upcoming campus events
Please tell students
Web site: Technology Division's, Multimedia Department's new Web site addresses
Transfer Services: Upcoming activities
Campus construction information
Sources of information about the campus facilities improvement program, including new Web site
Fun Stuff
CSM's Ice Cream Social & Service Awards photos
Who has Employee of the Month Parking Spaces for October
Contact us with your feedback
CSM Internal
CSM Listens
Top of the News
Faculty can now create "office cards" online
A message from CSM's Office of the Vice President of Instruction
Attention faculty members! Forget the old paper office cards because we have gone digital to make your lives easier! No more worries of sending in "revised" copies when your schedule changes; everything can now be done online.
District Web Analyst Jasmine Witham has designed a user-friendly Web application that will allow faculty members to create their own office cards. The site officially begins running today, October 4, on the District's portal page, and will require faculty members to log on using their email usernames and email passwords.
(Note: If you do not have an email username and password, NOW is the time to request one. Have your dean/manager go to the email request Web site at http://www.smccd.net/accounts/bereq/ to request an account for you.)
Here are the advantages of creating office cards online:
* You can create several cards per semester as schedules change!
* You can print the door cards to post on your office door!
* Your students can have access to your door card information from home!
* Students/staff can search the door cards to find out when you're available!
If you need assistance in creating your online office card, there will be a multimedia tutorial available on the faculty office card site, showing you how quickly you can create your new card. You can also contact CTL Coordinator Julie Sevastopoulos (650.574-6598) for help.
Give the online service a try by entering in your fall semester information and see just how fast, simple and efficient this new process is!
More about CSM diversity lecture series next speaker
Maxine Hong Kingston , an award-winning author and a senior lecturer for creative writing at UC Berkeley, will speak at CSM on October 20 as the fall 2004 "President's Lecture Series: Diverse Voices in Writing" continues with its second installment.
Kingston won the National Book Critics Circle Award for The Woman Warrior, a chronicle of her experience growing up Chinese American. She received the National Book Award for China Men, a history of Kingston's family in America. Tripmaster Monkey, her first novel, was the winner of the 1989 PEN West award in fiction.
The author was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, received the National Humanities Medal and was selected the California Alumni Association's 2000 Alumna of the Year.
Additionally, Kingston was honored with the title of Living Treasure of Hawai'i.
Her other published works include Hawai'i One Summer, a set of personal essays originally written for the New York Times , The Fifth Book of Peace, To Be The Poet, The Literature of California: Native American Beginnings to 1945, Volume 1 and Conversations With Maxine Hong Kingston.
Kingston's connection with UC Berkeley began in 1957, when as a high school senior in Stockton she won her first award for writing, given by the university. She then obtained her undergraduate degree at the school in English literature in 1962 and her teaching credential in 1964-65. She has been a senior lecturer in UC Berkeley's English department since 1990.
The author was born and grew up in Stockton, California, with her Chinese immigrant parents and her five younger American-born siblings. English is her second language. In 1962, she married Earll Kingston, also an undergraduate at UC Berkeley, and the couple had a son in 1964. Maxine Hong Kingston has lived in Stockton, Berkeley and Oakland, California, and in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Kingston's talk will start in the theatre at 11:10 and will immediately be followed by refreshments and book signings in Building 5's Gallery Room. Again, the lecture series is being made possible by a generous donation from the Lane Family Charitable Trust.
But It's All News You Can Use...
. . . Copies of the printed CSM Spring 2005 Schedule of Classes will be on campus beginning October 14 , and will be mailed to all service area residents the week of November 8 . Since September 29, the spring schedule has been online (via WebSMART) .
... Beverley (Bev) Madden is the new program services coordinator of CSM Connects , the volunteer community service program on campus. Her office is in Building 1, Room 271. She may be contacted at (650) 574-6538 or at maddenb@smccd.net.
... CSM's Public Relations & Marketing Department won two silver medallion awards recently at the National Council of Marketing & Public Relations ( NCMPR) District 6 conference in Sonoma! The first was in 
the logo design category -- congratulations to David McLain who developed the award-winning CSM Computer Forensics Program logo seen on the left. The second was in the Marketing Plan/Recruitment Program category . CSM won the medal for its comprehensive, nine-piece communication/recruitment campaign for CSM's SBC-sponsored Network Connectivity Technician Program. It consisted of the following: a press release, public service announcement, program brochure, program flier, print ad for CSM Schedule of Classes, print ad for local newspapers, feature article for CSM Currents community newsletter, feature article for CSM's Web site and feature article for CSM Internal . It was also a prime example of team work and collaboration both within Public Relations & Marketing and with CSM's Technology Division. NCMPR District 6 is comprised of community college marketing, PR, communications and design professionals from Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. In numerous categories, there were more than 400 submissions for this year's competition.
... In sports news, CSM's football team will begin conference play at home on October 16 against Butte College with a 4-1 non-conference record. Going into play last weekend, the Bulldogs were ranked sixth in Northern California and 13th in the state among community college teams. On Saturday, they beat Gavilan College 35-25.
... A Forum on Emerging Technologies will be held in the campus theatre on October 21 , from 10 am to noon. This event will feature keynote speaker Deb Newberry, a nationally-recognized technology expert, a nonotech consultant, a professor and co-author of "The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology will Change the Future of Your Business. After her talk, the nuclear physicist with more than 20 years of corporate experience will be joined by a panel of industry specialists.
... There is still time to sign-up for the CSM Cares Training on October 28 , from 8:30 am to 4 pm. This is quality service training for all CSM classified staff and managers, using all new videos and workshop materials. It will be held in the Port Room at the Foster City Library Community Center. The registration deadline is October 14 . With questions, please contact Valerie Anderson at (650) 574-6105, Joyce Berghoff at (650) 574-6220 or Becky Winchester at (650) 574-6999.
... The District announced recently that the graduation ceremonies of CSM, Cañada College and Skyline College will be held on May 27, 2005 .
... KCSM-TV , which along with KCSM Jazz 91 is celebrating its 40th year celebration this month, is putting together a list of staff and faculty members who are willing to serve as subject experts for upcoming television productions and outreach events. It's looking for people with academic expertise, as well as with interesting hobbies or experiences that make them experts outside of the academic world. Staff and faculty involvement may include working with producers on video treatments, being interviewed on-camera (optional), referring producers to additional subject resources and leading group discussions at outreach events. Stipends may be available, depending on the project. Please email your resume or vitae to Shelly@kcsm.net.
... Many CSM faculty and staff teach District Community Education classes . They include Machiko Conway (Japanese Calligraphy, Art of Origami, Making Sushi and Japanese Tea Ceremony); Tom Diskin (Home Electric Repairs Made Easy); Christianne Marra (Stamp-A-Stack...of Cards); Madeline Murphy (Book Club); Sam Sanchez (Basic Electric Guitar--Improvisation for Rock & Blues and Electric Guitar Gear); Helen Souranoff ( Music & Fine Arts Camp theatre manager class) ; Darryl Stanford (Astronomy--Night Skies of the Fall); Michael Svanevik (History classes and Cemetery Walks); Lois Wallace (Floral Design); and Yoshiko Williams (Ikebana). If you have a special hobby, interest or expertise and are interested in teaching a community education class, call (650) 574-6149.
... Here is a list of upcoming events so please mark your calendar:
CSM Health Center activities:
. Throughout October , the Health Center will administer flu ($15 students, $20 for staff) and pneumonia ($25 for all) vaccines . Call (650) 574-6396 to confirm availability and to make an appointment. Plus, all employees should have TB skin tests every four years. Call the Health Center to make an appointment for Mondays and Tuesdays.
. Also, on October 6 , CSM will host a blood drive from 9 am to 2 pm in Building 5's South Cafeteria.
. And on October 12 and 19 , from 10 am to 1 pm, CSM Breast Cancer Awareness Information Days will be held in Building 5; brochures, hand-outs and give-aways will be available at a breast cancer information booth/table on these two days . For more information, call (650) 574-6396.
. Plus, From October 25 -28 , from 10 am to 1 pm, the Health Center will staff a table/booth in Building 5 during Drug Awareness Week Information Days . For more details, call (650) 574-6396.
. CSM's Health Center supports the American Cancer Society's Breast Cancer Walk that will be held on October 23 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, with a starting time between 8 and 10 am. For more information, call 1.877.906.7222 or email StridesBayArea@cancer.org.
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. With questions, contact Tim Stringari at (650) 574-6193 or Arlene Wiltberger at (650) 574-6192.
October 6: 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.
The Diversity in Action Group's 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.
Web site: Please note that the Technology Division's new Web site address is collegeofsanmateo.edu/technology . The new Web site address of the Division's Multimedia Department is collegeofsanmateo.edu/multimedia . Plus, Multimedia's new email address is csm-multimedia@smccd.net .
Transfer Services: Please visit collegeofsanmateo.edu/transfer for complete information on CSM's Transfer Services' events, meetings, workshops and university representative visits, including the Transfer Club meetings every Monday , from between 12:10 to 1:00 pm in the Counseling Center (Building 5, Room. 128). Transfer Services events this fall include Biological Science Major Day on October 12 and Degree Programs for Working Adults College Faire on November 1. Mike Mitchell, the coordinator of Transfer Services, is available to answer questions and for classroom presentations. His contact information is (650) 574-6662 or mitchellm@smccd.net.
Campus construction information
For students , staff, faculty and administrators, here are information sources about the Capital Improvement program (a.k.a., 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.
... At the annual Ice Cream Social & Service Awards on September 21, 24 CSM faculty and administrators were honored for 10, 20 and 30 years of service to the College . At the event, the 12 honorees who were present posed for a photo with CSM Acting President Pat Griffin at right. From left to right, they are Kazumi Tsuchiyose, Charles Ferguson, Rosemary Nurre, William Lloyd Davis, Karen Reed, Michael Clay, Charles Buschbom, Marc Gottlieb, Gladys Chaw, Mark Still, Sandra Mellor and Jim Cullen. Those not present were Anne Dinelli, Timothy Gilmartin, James Herbinaux, David Laderman, Yaping Li, Barbara Mascher, Jerome McCarthy, Madeleine Murphy, Kenneth Petersen, Carolyn Ramsey, Nayereh Rezaie and Janis Ryan.
... Vice President of Instruction Grace Sonner , who announced recently that will retire in January 2005 after 34 years of service to CSM, led the management crew as it scooped and served at this year's Ice Cream Social & Service Awards on September 21. Working their shift, from foreground to background in the photo, were Marsha Ramezane, John Avakian, Sonner, Susan Estes and Jane McAteer.
... 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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CSM Internal News Update
October 11, 2004
From time to time between updated editions of CSM Internal , breaking news will be sent to the campus via email. Today's latest news consists of four items:
1) Genentech will be on campus on October 12 to recruit students for jobs
2) KCSM presents a retrospective documentary on CSM's history this Friday on campus
3) Service Learning workshop for faculty on November 9
4) Are you looking for assistance with a spring 2005 graphics project?
Genentech will be on campus on October 12 to recruit students for jobs
by Eileen O'Brien, coordinator of CSM's Student Employment and Cooperative Work Experience
We'd like to help our students obtain a job/internship with one of the biggest and most successful biotech firms in the areaGenetechso please spread the word that the company will be recruiting on-campus tomorrow, October 12. A work opportunity with Genentech is a great way for students to enhance lab and classroom learning while applying course work to a work situation.
Genentech will be present at CSM as part of the Biological Science Major Day (Building 5's Gallery Room, from 10 to 11:30 am) and during an Information Session (Building 11, Room 132, from 12:30 to 2 pm) about its work opportunities. If you teach classes that could benefit from the experience of meeting with and talking to an employer as well as exploring work opportunities in the biotech field, please bring them to the information session for a portion of class time.
Also, students are invited to come by the CSM Student Employment Office (Building 5, Room108) for help preparing a resume that will get them noticed and are encouraged not to forget their resumes.
O'Brien may be contacted at (650) 574-6119 or obrien@smccd.net. To access job listings, visit CSM JobLinks at: http://www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/studentjobs.
(A promotional flier, for printing and duplicating for distribution, was attached to the email; for a copy, call (650) 574-6442.)
KCSM presents a retrospective documentary on CSM's history this Friday on campus
The entire campus is invited to view Voices of CSM, a retrospective film celebrating CSM's excellence and service to the community for more than 80 years. The KCSM-produced documentary, which runs about 55 minutes, will premiere this Friday, October 15, in the campus theatre (Building 3) at noon. The much-anticipated film has been in the making for more than a year.
Voices of CSM will also appear on KCSM Cable 17 and Digital 43.1 on Tuesday, October 26, at 8 pm and on Thursday, October 28, at midnight.
(A promotional flier, for printing and duplicating for distribution, was attached to the email; for a copy, call (650) 574-6442.)
Service Learning workshop for faculty on November 9
Bev Madden, the CSM Connects program coordinator, and the Youth Community Services of Palo Alto are combining forces to hold a Service Learning 101 workshop for faculty on November 9 in CSM Building 5's Staff Dining Room, from 1 to 3:30 pm.
As many on campus may know, CSM Connects is the volunteer community service program at the College. What you may not be clear about, however, is what service learning is and how it applies to your classes.
W ith the workshop, Madden and the Youth Community Services invite you to find out as they provide service learning resources and curriculum information to assist faculty in implementing service learning into classes.
Madden may be contacted at (650) 574-6538 or at maddenb@smccd.net to reserve a space.
(A promotional flier, for printing and duplicating for distribution, was attached to the email; for a copy, call (650) 574-6442.)
Are you looking for assistance with a spring 2005 graphics project?
by Eileen O'Brien, coordinator of CSM's Student Employment and Cooperative Work Experience
Need help creating a brochure, pamphlet, or other print piece for your department? Why not consider having a CSM graphics student assist you with the project!
CSM's Graphics, Student Employment, and Public Relations & Marketing departments have teamed up for a second time to provide assistance to those at CSM who would like help with the design and development of marketing/informational print pieces, such as: brochures, pamphlets or other large-scale pieces.
Last spring, four CSM departments/programs received help from graphic student interns in the development of their program brochures and fliers.
We would like to expand the program for next spring by assisting even more departments. This is how the process works:
CSM programs/departments are solicited for graphic project requests (see below)
Requests are reviewed by a committee comprised of Student Employment, Graphics, and Public Relations staff
A few projects (5- 7) are selected for development
Graphic students will be recruited and screened by Student Employment and Graphics departments for internship project assignment
Once assigned to a client department, interns will receive direction and guidance from the client department to ensure that project deadlines, budget and concepts are met
Interns will also interface with both the Graphics and Public Relations departments to ensure consistency of quality and that corporate identity are maintained
Students will enroll in Cooperative Work Experience which allows the student to receive academic credit for their work. It also allow a Coop instructor, who will meet with both the student and client, to ensure that student learning objectives are developed and met
This program is the perfect opportunity for you to get that informational piece completed and to help a CSM students develop their graphic skills and portfolios. If you are interested in being considered, please take a moment to reply to this message with the following information:
Project name/description:
Target audience:
Message to be conveyed/purpose (educate, inform, sell, persuade, take action):
Voice (tone/style of piece traditional, fun, corporate, bold, energetic, technical, etc.):
Photos/artwork available for piece?
Project deadline:
Budget size (funds set aside for printing, paper, etc):
Project contact/decision maker:
Dates/times contact available to meet with student:
Phone, email, and office location:
For more information, please drop by the Student Employment Office in Building 5, Room 108 or call me at (650) 574-6619.