Briefs
1. Accomplishments: CSM teams, student-athletes, students, faculty
2. New staff bios & latest president's executive report to board added to CSM Internal
3. Former local high school administrator Mark Avelar to be commencement speaker
4. Recaps of CSM events
5. New events/information: Connect to College & others/retirees & CSM Internal's summer schedule
1. Accomplishments
CSM athletics excels
CSM's baseball team ended the regular season as champions of the North Coast Conference with a 21-4 record (32-7-1 overall). The Bulldogs had the second best record in the state behind Fresno St. But over the weekend, the Bulldogs were eliminated in the first round of the Northern California playoffs, losing to Diablo Valley College in a best of three- game series.
CSM track star Sela Paini accomplished one for the CSM record books: she swept all four throwing competitions at the Coast Conference Track & Field Championships at CSM in April. She took home first place honors in the javelin, hammer, discus and shot put.
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CSM students win statewide scholastic honorary awards
Three CSM students received awards for either service or academic achievement at the statewide Alpha Gamma Sigma conference in Ontario recently. AGS is the state community college scholastic honorary, and has been at CSM since 1937. The CSM AGS awardees are Roger Nishimoto, the chapter president; Ayumi Ode, chapter treasurer and international student from Japan; and Laura Van'T Hof, AGS representative to the InterClub Council. Nishimoto, in the photo with Ode, won the Ed Walsh Service Award. Ode and Van'T Hof received the Kathleen D. Loly Award for academic achievement. Each of the awards, Walsh and Loly, has a monetary value, and these students were recognized at the conference's awards ceremony on April 21. About 45 California community colleges were represented, and each college was limited to two Loly nominees and one Walsh; not all colleges used their quota. This is the first time in a while that all CSM nominees received awards. Last year, Marcela Cabrera received a Walsh award, and the year before that Celine Cheung received a Walsh and Raymond Kei received a “super” Loly. CSM had altogether 11 students who went down to Ontario. There were some 47 Loly nominees, and about 25 who received awards, while there were some 31 Walsh nominees, of which some 20 were award recipients.
--Reported by Al Acena, CSM's dean of social science
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CSM journalism student wins writing contest
Alexis Terrazas, editor of The San Matean, captured first place honors in March at the annual gathering of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges in Sacramento. Terrazas, 19, was among more than 50 students who entered an opinion writing contest. The students had 75 minutes to write an opinion article based on a presentation about disaster planning. Terrazas, a journalism major, was awarded first place. “It’s intense and real-world,” said Ed Remitz, journalism adviser. “It shows how hard Alexis has worked to excel.”More than 50 community college journalism programs and 600-plus students and faculty attended the three-day event. Seven CSM Journalism students attended the conference, which includes workshops and contests. Terrazas already has won several scholarships and will be working during the summer at the San Francisco Examiner on a $1,500 internship from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. He was among only three community college recipients of this prestigious internship.
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CSM broadcasting honored for 30-second promo spot
The California Community Colleges Satellite Network (CCCSAT) has recognized the 30-second promo of five CSM broadcasting students with an Honorable Mention award in the Commercials/Promos/PSA category. The students crew was comprised of Alex Andal, Noel Chavez (appeared in the spot),Tomomi Komura, Leo Medrano and Rachel Perey. Visit http://www.cccsat.org/RightLinks/CSFAVF2007.html for more information about the recent CCCSAT competition that was open to all community college students in California.
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CSM graduate valedictorian at her university's commencement ceremony
Loselea Naufahu, a former CSM student, graduated this month from Notre Dame de Mur University magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in sociology. She received the Outstanding Student Award for Service in Sociology. At the graduation ceremony, she will be the valedictorian. "All of us who taught Loselea will remember her enthusiasm and joy of living and her kindness and willingness to help others," wrote CSM Language Arts Instructor Muriel Brennan in a recent email communicating the CSM alumna's success. "She has maintained this exuberance at Notre Dame and has been a credit and will continue to be a credit to CSM. Her plan is to pursue a graduate degree in law."
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CSM Instructor honored in Congress
Shulamit Hoffmann, an adjunct music instructor at CSM, was honored by U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos (D, CA, 12th District) during the April 20, 2007, proceedings of the House of Representatives. The honor, which appears in the Congressional Record, acknowledges Hoffmann's numerous achievements to the 12th District, including: founder and artistic director of Viva la Musical, a 70-voice community choir; conductor of Los Altos United Methodist Chancel Choir; adjunct faculty member at CSM since 2002; and president of branches of the Music Teachers' Association of California, among many others.
The Accomplishments section accessible through the People link at the top left side of this page.
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2. Please visit the New Staff section, accessible through Resources on the upper left side of this page, to view the biographies of new employees Ron Andrade of the Coastside Office, Ann Mitchell of Business Services and Anna St. Amand of Language Arts:
New Staff
Please visit the Reference section, accessible through Resources on the upper left side of this page, to view the following:
The most recent CSM President's Executive Report to the Board of Trustees
CSM Internal's sections are updated with every biweekly edition. As the semester continues, please take the opportunity to navigate the friendly waters of CSM Internal's various sections and their subsections accessible on the upper left side of this page: Newspaper (Current Edition and News Archive); People (New Staff, Meet a Student, Accomplishments and Faculty Web sites); Calendar; Resources (Reference, Forms and Staff Development); Committees; Research; and Contact Us.
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3. The speaker for CSM's 85th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 25 will be Mark Avelar, former deputy superintendent of the San Mateo Union High School (SMUHSD). He recently retired after a distinguished 37-year career as a teacher and administrator with the South San Francisco Unified School District and SMUHSD. He has been a strong supporter of the college and collaborated with CSM on a number of important initiatives, including San Mateo Middle College High School, Tech Prep and Career to School. CSM's commencement begins at 8pm in the Gymnasium.
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