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September 7 - September 12, 1999

CSUS BULLETIN SEPTEMBER 7, 1999

In the recent year 2000 college rankings by U.S.News and World Report, CSUS was ranked:

• 8th overall among public Western regionaluniversities

• In the 2nd tier among four tiers of Westernregional universities

• 26th in engineering nationally among universi-ties focused on undergraduate education

• 4th nationally in number of transfer students

C apital Region high schoolstudents will learn the basicsof engineering while earning

college credit this fall, in a new courseat CSUS.

It’s the first engineering class in thestate designed for both advanced highschool seniors and college freshmen.Taking it in high school will givestudents an extra edge when theybegin their college studies.

The students will spend one day aweek in CSUS labs, experimentingwith robotics, analog and digitalcircuits, fluid mechanics, materialstesting, surveying and more. Theemphasis will be on real worldapplications and teamwork.

When the semester is over, organiz-ers hope, students will be inspired tostudy engineering and help fill agrowing need for engineers and otherhigh-tech professionals.

“The goal of this class is to getyoung students excited about engi-neering,” says S.K. Ramesh, the chairof the electrical and electronicengineering department who helpedcreate the class. “We want them to seethe big picture of engineering, ratherthan getting lost in the physics andmath. Engineering is about solvingproblems and building things.”

The class is called Engineering001, and it began as a pilot project lastsemester with five CSUS students and15 Cordova High School students.Now the one-unit course is availablefor all CSUS engineering majors.

The course is taught by Steven deHaas, electrical and electronicengineering, Ed Dammel, civilengineering, and Ngo Thinh, mechani-cal engineering technology.

They hope the course eventuallywill be offered throughout the stateand become a high school mainstay,much like honors history or advancedplacement mathematics courses. Therehas been interest from as far away asSan Diego, and the concept wasfeatured at the California Career

T he Associated StudentsChildren’s Center at CSUSnetted a sizeable share of a $4.9

million federal program to promoteaffordable child care for low-incomestudent-parents. Vice President AlGore made the announcement Aug.16 in Washington.

The CSUS center was awarded$118,000 from the Child CareAccess Means Parents in Schoolprogram, more than any otherCalifornia State University campus.It was also the second largest grantamong California schools and theninth largest overall among the 87colleges and universities thatreceived funds.

CSUS Children’s Center directorPatricia Worley says the money willgo to subsidize child care for CSUSstudents who meet financial aideligibility guidelines. The first grantfunds are expected Sept. 1, and as aresult, Worley hopes to assist up to40 families with their on-campus

HEAD START

High-Schoolers WelcomeIn New Engineering Class

Pathways Consortia conference inJanuary. In the Capital Region alonethere are 22 high schools with specialengineering programs, all of whichRamesh says would be excellentplaces to offer the course.

To help start the course at morehigh schools, the CSUS professorswill work with interested high schoolteachers during semester sessions andat special daylong workshops, the firstof which is scheduled for Saturday,Oct. 16.

Area high schools with studentsenrolled in the course this semester areCordova, Laguna Creek, Sheldon,Center and Bella Vista.

More information is available bycontacting S.K. Ramesh at 278-6873.

Child Care Grant Helps Low-Income Studentschild care bills beginning fallsemester.

The Children’s Center canaccommodate up to 178 children ofCSUS students, faculty and staff,and families in the community.Priority is given to CSUS students,whose children comprise about 90percent of the enrollment. Up to 50percent of those student-parentsqualify for financial aid.

The federal Child Care AccessMeans Parents in School programwas created under the HigherEducation Act of 1998 to help low-income parents participate inpostsecondary education. Collegesand universities that had awardedmore than $350,000 in Pell Grants inthe 1998 fiscal year were eligible forthe funds. The grants are expected tocontinue for four years.

Music, drama and scholarly talkswill breathe life into the memory ofGerman Renaissance man JohannWolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) ata special event 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept.14 in the University Union RedwoodRoom.

The celebration will honorGoethe’s 250th birthday.

Goethe, widely known as theauthor of the poem Faust, is to theGerman language what Dante is toItalian, Cervantes is to Spanish andShakespeare is to English. His vastproduction of novels, drama, lyricpoetry and even scientific writingsmake him synonymous with the greattradition of German culture, accord-ing to Olaf Perfler, celebrationcoordinator and German professor.

“It should be a quality event toadequately honor a great German andone of the greatest men of letters,”Perfler says.

There will be a poetry recitationand reading, monologue presenta-tions, dialog and brief dramaticscenes in German and English, as

Performances to MarkGoethe’s 250th Birthday

well as brief talks by Michael Wolff,the German consul at the ConsulateGeneral in San Francisco, Englishprofessor Mark Hennelly and foreignlanguages professors Robert Tzakiriand Marjorie Gelus.

Celebration sponsors are thedepartments of foreign languages,music and theatre arts.

Featured artists include sopranoand music professor Claudia Kitkawho will perform works by Americancomposers, and Tzakiri, who willperform a scene from“Mephistopheles” from Faust I.

Several area high school Germanlanguage students are expected totake part.

So far, Bella Vista, El Camino,Mira Loma, Christian Brothers, Lodiand Foothill high schools havecommitted to participate.

PERCUSSION PREP – Members of the CSUS Marching Band, many of whomhave recently sported t-shirts proclaiming “Without us it’s just a game,” preparefor the upcoming athletic season. The group showed their stuff at the footballseason opener on Saturday, and will present a (seated) concert at 6:30 p.m.,Friday, Sept. 17 at the Outdoor Theatre.

— Photo by Frank Whitlatch

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CSUS BULLETINVOLUME 6, NUMBER 3

Published ByThe Office of University AffairsCalifornia State University,Sacramento6000 J Street

Sacramento, CA 95819-6026

Vice PresidentUniversity Affairs

Robert G. Jones

Associate Vice PresidentPublic Affairs

Ann Reed

WritersRobyn S. EifertsenLaurie HallFrank Whitlatch

Director of PublicationsGeri Welch

Contributing WriterHeather Vandenburg

TO SUBMIT MATERIAL FORPUBLICATION:The CSUS Bulletin is published on Mondaysof the academic year. Campus news maybe submitted by electronic mail to accountwhitlatchf@csus.edu, may be faxed to 278-5290 or may be delivered on disk or paper toPublic Affairs, Sacramento Hall Room 203,campus mail code 6026. Deadline for allmaterials is 10 a.m. on the Wednesday beforepublication. Items will be published on a spaceavailable basis and are subject to editing.Writing should be in news style, short anddirect. For inquiries call 278-6156.

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Professional Activities

New Faculty Senate Chair

Bob Buckley

Starting a new job can be tough. Toease the transition for new facultymembers at CSUS, the Center forTeaching and Learning is offering aseminar series. The workshops aredesigned to help incoming CSUSfaculty members form connectionswith colleagues outside their disci-plines and departments.

Each of the six topics will beoffered twice, first on a Thursdaymorning and then again the nextmorning. Faculty members may attendeither session. All seminars will beheld in the University Union CapitalRoom from 9 to 11 a.m.

At the Sept. 9 and 10 sessions,Provost and Vice President for Aca-demic Affairs Jolene Koester, willdiscuss the “CSUS Mission.”

On Sept. 23 and 24, the topics are“Grading and Assignments” and“Beyond the Classroom.” CharlotteCook, coordinator of the Office ofCommunity Collaboration, Fred Batt,associate dean of the Library, and RosVan Auker, education psychology andreference librarian, will lead thesessions.

The topics on Oct. 7 and 8 are“Student Motivation and GradingCriteria” and “CSUS Students.”Speakers include Associate VicePresidents for Student Affairs EricGravenberg and Dave Braverman, TomGriffith, director of the AdvisingCenter, and a student panel.

The Oct. 21 and 22 sessions focuson “Course Grades and Communicat-ing with Students” and “Freshmen andGeneral Education.” The discussions

will be led by Bob Buckley, FacultySenate chair, Jeff Lustig, professor ofgovernment, and Alan Kalish, directorof the Center for Teaching and Learn-ing.

On Nov. 4 and 5 the topics will be“Time Management and Using Gradesas Feedback” along with “RolesRewards and Responsibilities.”Speakers include Greg Wheeler,coordinator of the General Educationprogram, and Sally Perkins, professorof communication studies.

The session topics on Nov. 18 and19 are “Programs and CurriculumAssessment” and “Finding Help.”

Cecilia Gray, associate vice presidentfor undergraduate programs, AlanKalish, director of the Center forTeaching and Learning, and MichaelineVeden, assistant director of UniversityMedia Services.

A special session on researchopportunities and grant-writing supportwith Ric Brown, associate vicepresident for research and graduatestudies, and Terry Manns, director ofresearch and sponsored projects, is alsoplanned. For more information call theCenter for Teaching and Learning at278-5945.

Seminars for New Faculty Members

Bob Buckley, the new FacultySenate chair, joined the faculty of thedepartment of computer science fulltime in 1981. Prior to that he taughtpart time both in the economicsdepartment and in computer science.

Buckley holds his undergraduatedegree in mathematics and master’sdegrees in cybernetics systemsscience and agricultural economics.He pursued his doctoral degree at theUniversity of California, Davis andcompleted all but his dissertation inagricultural economics. He also spenteight years in the aerospace industry,where he acquired his appliedexpertise in software engineering. Healso has served as an elected schoolboard member and a member of thecity planning commission in Davis.

Having served on curriculumcommittees and the academic councilof his College in the past, he beganhis most recent involvement with thesenate in 1997-98, where he servedas a member of the governancereview committee. In 1998-99 he waselected to the senate and appointed tofill an open position on the executivecommittee.

He found that to be a rewardingposition which exposed him to a varietyof new and interesting faculty members,many of whom are continuing this year.He said, “This is a very good team ofexciting people who are very committedand involved with this University.”

During the senate retreat this year,breakout groups are to define the issuesand establish the agenda that the senatewill pursue. In addition to new agenda

items, Buckley said, the senate willcontinue to implement structural andoperational changes. For example,since committees are important to thework of the senate, as of this fall allmajor committee chairs will serve asmembers of the executive committee.

Building cohesiveness also willbe a central theme. He believes thatin the wake of last year’s protractedand tense labor negotiations, thereshould to be more focus on team-work, not only among faculty butalso between faculty and the admin-istration.

One of the issues Buckley wantsto tackle is providing faculty withmore access to the budget process.He believes that a better understand-ing among the faculty of how moneyflows, the processes and the guide-lines behind budget making deci-sions will further a sense of campuscommunity. He predicts that, “In thenext decade funding will continue tobe inadequate and if the budgetprocess is not open and clear, trustwill erode.” He says that an openprocess is one key to successfulgovernance.

University Administrators ReviewedThe University established a process for administrative reviews contained

in PM 81-01, dated March 11, 1985. During the 1998-99 academic year,reviews were conducted by the Committee for Administrative Review. Theadministrators reviewed were: Braja Das, Dean, College of Engineering andComputer Science; Jolene Koester, Provost and Vice President for AcademicAffairs; and David Wagner, Dean, Faculty and Staff Affairs.

In each instance, the reviews led to the preparation of an analytical reviewdocument by the committee which was submitted to me. The individualbeing reviewed and I (and the Vice President and Provost for AcademicAffairs in the instance of Dean Das) met and went over the review docu-ments in some detail.

These reviews have been completed, and the individuals reviewed havebeen fully informed of the details of the review and the judgments of thoseinvolved. The process is essentially a healthy one for the University and forthe individuals being reviewed. I would like to thank all those involved inthe review process. The process will continue in the 1999-2000 academicyear, again in accordance with the established University Policy.

Donald R. GerthPresident

ScholarshipJOSEPH SHELEY, dean of the College ofSocial Sciences and InterdisciplinaryStudies, was the opening plenarysession speaker on school violence atthe Office of Justice Programs’ Confer-ence on Criminal Justice Research andEvaluation in Washington, D.C.

BEN AMATA, University Library, willhave his book review of CQ’s ReadyReference Encyclopedia of AmericanGovernment published in GovernmentInformation Quarterly. He donated thevolumes, valued at $380, to the Library.

RENEE GOLANTY-KOEL, teachereducation, presented her paper “Gangsand Violence: Developmental Issues”to the American Educational ResearchAssociation for the Adolescent SpecialInterest Group in the spring. She alsopresented her paper “Social Realitiesand Self-Discovery: Teaching Litera-ture to Adolescents” to the 11th AnnualEuropean Conference on Reading inNorway over the summer.

VIRGINIA KIDD, communication studies,presented two workshops on communica-tion skills at a conference on campus lawenforcement sponsored by the Universityof Southern California Aug. 4-7.

TOM KNUTSON, communication studies,delivered the keynote address at thethird plenary session of the FirstInternational Conference on Crime andPublic Policy in the Pacific Rim onAugust 21 in San Francisco. The titleof his speech was, “Having Built theBridges in the Pacific Rim: ExaminingWhat Happened in Confronting theDifferences between East and West.”Knutson also served on the conferenceorganizing committee.

MONICA FREEMAN, internationalprograms, was appointed to thesteering committee for the NorthernCalifornia Advocates for Global

Education, which is supported in part bythe Institute of International Education.The annual conference will be held inSan Francisco Nov. 12. The conferencetheme will be “Advancing GlobalEducation: Leveraging Resources.”

An article by SALLY PERKINS, VIRGINIA

KIDD, and GERRI SMITH, communicationstudies, is included in Voices of StrongDemocracy, published by the AmericanAssociation for Higher Education.“Service Learning at the Graduate Level”

describes their successful graduateseminar using service learning. The threealso will present related information onboth their graduate and undergraduateclasses at the Western CommunicationAssociation convention in February.

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C SUSNews

News Digest

Between starting a new theatercompany called NRT, and performing anddirecting in their first play this summer,long-time friends CSUS professorAndonia Cakouros and alumnus EdwardTrafton have been busy.

For their first performance, they weredetermined to do a great job with a greatcast. They chose Six Degrees of Separa-tion.

The cast, staff, designers and crewassembled for the production were almostall CSUS alumni, students and professors.They were simply the best in the CapitalRegion. “This is not amateur theatre,”Cakorous said. “We held auditions for ourcast and we chose the best. Not becausethey were CSUS students, but becausethey were the finest.”

The nine performances this summerdrew large audiences.

Cakouros has taught at the Universityfor 22 years. She met Trafton his first yearof college. The two worked togetherwhile he was a student and continued todo so after his graduation in 1993.

“Andonia was my professor originally,but we are now collaborating together as

CSUS Talent CarriesCompany’s First Production

colleagues,” he said.Trafton, who directed the play, has

also directed other plays on campus suchas 1000 Cranes. He was the only studentin the department to have the opportunityto direct in both theatres on campus aswell as write plays. He is now a dramateacher at Jesuit high school.

Cakouros played Ouisa, one of themain characters in the play. As artists,Cakouros said, it was important for herand Trafton to let go of their student/teacher roles while working. “We have aunique relationship in that we are in syncwith one another,” she said. Neither felt itwas awkward to have the student directthe professor. “It’s an issue of trust. I wasconfident in Ed’s ability to bring outOuisa’s true character.”

The twosome say they’re excitedabout their new company and feelhonored to have had the opportunity toperform their first play on campus. “TheUniversity has been very supportive ofus, and it was an honor to have had thechance to work with the CSUS commu-nity,” Cakouros said.

Funding for Student ProgramsGuidelines and applications for the

Instructionally Related Activities (IRA)Student Travel Fund and the StudentAcademic Development (SAD)program have been distributed toacademic departments and studentaffairs offices. They are also availablein the Office of Academic Affairs inSacramento Hall 226, and on theUniversity’s Web site under forms andcalendars on the Academic Affairshome page.

IRA funds are awarded to studentswho present papers at scholarly andprofessional conferences, performmusical or dramatic pieces, or exhibitartistic works. Applications must bemade by faculty on behalf of theirstudents prior to the presentation.Applications will be accepted begin-ning Sept. 20 with a final deadline ofApril 28.

SAD funds support activities thatextend students’ educational experi-ences beyond the normal instructionalenvironment, such as attending aprofessional meeting or workshop,participating in an academic competi-tion or artistic performance, or devel-oping a special curriculum-relatedproject or presentation. The applicationdeadline is Friday, Oct. 29, for summer1999 and fall 1999 activities, andFriday, Feb. 25 for spring 2000activities. For more information callthe Office of Academic Affairs at 278-5925.

Parking NewsThe overflow parking lot on the

corner of State University Drive Southand College Town Drive has beenimproved to hold more vehicles.Another 100 parking spaces in the

McAuliffe baseball field parking lot onthe same corner are available 7 a.m. to5:30 p.m. until Oct. 15. A CSUSparking permit is required for both lots.

Faculty and staff with a OneCardnow have gate access to the faculty/staff section of the Parking Structure.Faculty and staff with old reader cardscan continue to use them throughJanuary 7. Reader cards may bereturned to University Traffic andParking Services in Foley Hall or bycampus mail to 6076.

Membership DriveThe Renaissance Society will hold a

“Renaissance Rendezvous” Friday,Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. in the UniversityUnion Redwood Room. The event isdesigned to introduce new and pro-spective members to the RenaissanceSociety, a University-sponsored groupof Sacramento seniors who meetweekly to discuss a topic of theirchoice with their peers.

More information is available bycontacting the Society office at 278-7834.

Teaching Workshop SeriesThe Center for Teaching and

Learning will host a series of work-shops for CSUS faculty. The seminarswill run from noon to 2 p.m.• Friday, Sept. 10: “Group Problem-

Solving for Scientific, Mathematicaland Technical Fields,” Sequoia Hall122

• Friday, Sept. 17: “Actively InvolvingStudents in the Social Sciences,”Amador Hall 219

• Friday, Sept. 24: “DiscussionTechniques for Arts and Humani-ties,” Mendocino Hall 1024

• Friday, Oct. 8: “Developing Exams

That Test What You Want Studentsto Know,” Lassen Hall 1102

• Friday Oct. 29: “Teaching withTechnology: Assessing the Costs andBenefits,” Lassen Hall 1102

• Friday, Nov. 12: “Responding toStudent Writing: Making It MoreEffective and Less Onerous,” LassenHall 1102The Center for Teaching and

Learning will also hold an Open HouseTuesday, Sept. 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. inLassen Hall 3004. And a conference onteaching and learning is scheduled forOct. 1 and 2 in the University Union.For more information, call 278-5945 oremail ctl@csus.edu.

Nursing Symposium“Your Nursing Practice as a Busi-

ness” is the topic of a Saturday, Oct. 9symposium presented by the CSUSdivision of nursing. It will be held inthe University Union Auditorium from8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The one-day seminar will featurenurse entrepreneurs who have launchedtheir own businesses, speaking onsubjects such as business start-upfundamentals, marketing and legalissues.

Registration is $50 if paid by Sept.18, and $25 for students. Late registra-tion is $60. The fee includes continen-tal breakfast and box lunch. Attendeesare also eligible for six contact hours ofcontinuing education credit.

To register, visit the Web site athttp://www.hhs.csus.edu/NRS/sympo-sium/ or call 278-4949.

Biodiversity LectureThe U.S. Geological Survey will

host a brown bag seminar on “PlantBiodiversity Studies in Russia: A

General Overview,” Tuesday, Sept. 7from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in PlacerHall 2016. The speaker is DmitryGeltman, senior scientific officer forthe Russian Academy of Sciences in St.Petersburg, Russia. Geltman willdiscuss the history and current state ofbiodiversity research in Russia.

ABA Recognition AwardsLast May, five Administration and

Business Affairs (ABA) staff memberswere honored at the fourth annual ABASpring Social for consistently demon-strating excellence on the job.

Vice President for AdministrationEdward Del Biaggio presented plaquesto the following employees, thankingthem for their excellent service to theUniversity and Administration andBusiness Affairs:

Jason Cataldo, reprographics,Customer Service Award; Bobbie J.Coleman, paint shop, Friendliest StaffAward; Linda Deegan, grounds, Pridein Work Award; Jeffrey Board, payroll,Problem Solver Award; JosephSantinello, management services, TeamMember Award.

The ABA Staff Recognition andAward Program was created by theABA Quality Council to recognize andreward staff efforts. A complete list of1999 nominees is available in Sacra-mento Hall 272. Nominations for nextyear’s awards will be solicited in thespring. For more information about theprogram contact Sarah Whyte at 278-7450 or whytes@csus.edu.

It’s charity that begins, and ends, athome — the charitable gift annuity.CSUS is now offering this popular,proven method of philanthropy whichguarantees the giver lifelong income.

For CSUS alumni and supporters, theannuities afford the best of both worlds— a donation to benefit CSUS andannual payments for life.

“It’s an effective, proven way tosupport future CSUS students whileputting money to work for yourself andyour family,” says Robert G. Jones, CSUSvice president for university affairs.

Here’s how it works: In return foryour gift of $5,000 or more to CSUS ofmoney or an asset, the University agreesto pay back a set amount every year forthe rest of your life. Your investment issecure, backed by the assets of the entireCSU system. Eventually the proceedsfrom your gift go toward CSUSprograms.

In addition to its other benefits, acharitable gift annuity also offers greattax breaks:• The gift itself is tax deductible the

year it is made.• For a restricted time period, a portion

Popular Giving ProgramNow Available at CSUS

of your income from the annuity istax-free.

• If you donate appreciated securities tofund the gift, you’ll receive additionalcapital gains tax reductions.The income you receive is a percent-

age of the gift you give. The size of thedividend depends on the size of yourinitial gift and your age when you makethe contribution. For example, if aperson makes a contribution at age 65,the rate of return will be 7 percent.That’s competitive with certificates ofdeposits and other “safe” investments.

Any portion of your contributionremaining at your death becomes a giftto support CSUS. You also have theoption of naming a beneficiary toreceive payments after your death,although the payments will be at asmaller percentage. If you’d like tomake your contribution now, but collectyour payments at a later date, you canopt for a deferred gift annuity.

To find out how a charitable giftannuity can work for you call KimKuenlen at (916) 278-6989 or visit theWorld Wide Web at www.csus.edu/pubaf/givingagift/.

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September 7 - September 12

CSUS Events

Call 278-4323

Faculty Senate

Bulletin Board

Tuesday, Sept. 71:30 p.m., Curriculum Policies Committee, SAC 2753 p.m., Executive Committee, SAC 275

Monday, Sept. 133 p.m., General Education Policies/GraduationRequirements Committee, SAC 275 SPECIAL MEETING

Tuesday, Sept. 141:30 p.m., Curriculum Subcommittee, SAC 275 TENTA-TIVE

Wednesday, Sept. 151 p.m., Faculty Policies Committee, SAC 275

Thursday, Sept. 163 p.m., Orientation for new Faculty Senators, MendocinoHall 1003

Friday, Sept. 172 p.m., Academic Policies Committee, SAC 275

Tuesday, Sept. 211:30 p.m., Curriculum Policies Committee, SAC 275

Have Tuba, Need BandFaculty and staff musicians are wanted to join a tuba

player in forming a Dixieland band. Any faculty or staffmember who would like to play, contact DavidBraverman at 278-6060.

OngoingSacramento Center for Textile Arts,20th Anniversary Membership Show,10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday,and from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday andThursday, Union Exhibit Lounge.Continues to Sept. 16. Reception10:30 a.m. – noon, Sept. 11.

Tuesday, Sept. 7Volleyball vs. Washington, 7 p.m.,Hornet Gym. $5 general/$2 children6-12/CSUS students free.

Wednesday, Sept. 8“Beatrice Nine,” alternative band,noon, University Union South Lawn.Free.

Men’s Soccer vs. San Jose State,5 p.m., Hornet Soccer Field. $5/CSUS students free.

Thursday, Sept. 9“The Robustos,” soul and ska band,11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m., University UnionSouth Lawn. Free.

Outdoor movies: “Austin Powers:International Man of Mystery” andfilm short, “The Cat Came Back,”8 p.m. University Union South Lawn.Free.

New Faculty Seminar “Introductionsand CSUS, CSU Mission,” 9-11 a.m.,University Union Capital Room.

Friday, Sept. 10Center for Teaching and Learning,teacher workshop: “Group ProblemSolving for Scientific Mathematicaland Technical Fields,” 2-4 p.m.,Sequoia Hall 122.

A “Renaissance Rendezvous” 1 p.m.,University Union, Redwood Room,Renaissance Society, Sacramentosenior organization, membershipmeeting.

New Faculty Seminar “Introductionsand CSUS, CSU Mission,” 9-11 a.m.,University Union Capital Room.

Tuesday, Sept. 14Goethe 250th Celebration, music anddrama, 7-10 p.m., University UnionRedwood Room. Anniversarycelebration honoring the birth ofGerman poet and Renaissance man,Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Volleyball vs. Pacific, 7 p.m., HornetGym. $5 general/$2 children 6-12/CSUS students free.

Wednesday, Sept. 15“Deathray,” Capricorn Recordingartists reminiscent of 1960’s PowerPop & 1980’s New Wave, noon,University Union South Lawn. Free.

Volleyball vs. Weber State, 7 p.m.Hornet Gym. $5 general/$2 children6-12/CSUS students free.

Thursday, Sept. 16“Chicano/Latino Comedy Night,”stand-up comedy featuring RobertAguayo & others, 7:30 p.m.,University Union South Lawn. Free.

Friday, Sept. 17“Concert on the Green” CSUSMarching Band, 6:30 p.m. OutdoorTheatre.

Center for Teaching and Learning,teacher workshop: “Activelyinvolving students in the socialsciences,” 12-2 p.m., Amador Hall219.

Men’s soccer vs. UC Santa Barbara,5 p.m., Hornet Soccer Field. $5/CSUS students free.

Saturday, Sept. 18Artist Claudia Bernardi 5:30 p.m.,Kadema Hall 145. A panel discussionon “Speaking for the People: Art andPolitics in the Americas,” will follow.Faculty and staff members RicardoFavela, Jeanie Keltner, ElaineO’Brien, Leonard Valdez and AngusWright will discuss the role of artdepicting political suppression,massacres and genocide around theworld. Bernardi’s exhibit “MakingTender the Dust/ Haciendo Tierno elPolvo,” runs Wednesday, Sept. 8-Oct.8, Robert Else Gallery.

Causeway Classic Football Game,CSUS vs. UC Davis, 6:00-8:30 p.m.Hornet Stadium. $15 reserved/$10general/$8 students and seniors.Tickets available at CSUS ticketoffice 278-4323 or BASS ticketcenters.

College of Education CausewayClassic Tailgate Party, 3:30-6 p.m., infront of Eureka Hall.

Sunday, Sept. 19Men’s soccer vs. Loyola Marymount,2 p.m., Hornet Soccer Field, $5/CSUS students free.

Monday, Sept. 20Monotypes, sculpture and mixedmedia print works by Eileen Hill &David Ogle of New York, 10:30 a.m.to 3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, andfrom 5-8 p.m., Wednesday andThursday, Union Exhibit Lounge.

Continues Sept. 21- Oct. 8. Reception8 p.m., Sept. 23.

Tuesday, Sept. 21Center for Teaching and LearningOpen House, 3-5:30 p.m. Lassen Hall3004.

“A Fight in the Fields,” a film aboutCesar Chavez and the United FarmWorkers movement, 7-9 p.m., UnionAuditorium.

Wednesday, Sept. 22“Munkafest,” funk rock band. Noon,University Union South Lawn. Free.

Volleyball vs. San Francisco State,7 p.m., Hornet Gym. $5 general/$2children 6-12/CSUS students free.

Thursday, Sept. 23“Ozomatli,” salsa, samba, cumbia,merengue, ska, funk, hip-hop,alternative and jazz, plus the comedyof “Jose Simon,” 7:30 p.m. UniversityUnion Ballroom. $5.50 CSUSstudents/$8 general. Tickets availableat CSUS ticket office 278-4323 orBASS ticket centers.

New Faculty Seminar, “Grading andAssignments; Beyond the Class-room,” 9-11 a.m., University UnionCapital Room.

FOOD AND FUN — Faculty and staff and their immediatefamilies are invited to the 1999 Fall Faculty and Staff Reception,5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 24, at the CSUS Aquatics Center/Nimbus Flats State Park, 1901 Hazel Ave., Rancho Cordova. Toconfirm attendance call the University Reservation Line at 278-4040 by Sept. 20.

The event will feature a light dinner and activities. Canoesand kayaks will be available. Attendees will be able to swim, andare encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs.

— Photo by Randy Pench,Courtesy of Sacramento Bee Reprints

The latest year-end reports show CSUS has achieved genderequity in athletics, well before a January 2000 deadline.

The milestone marks the end of an effort that began longbefore a lawsuit by the National Organization of Women againstthe CSU system. That suit led to a 1993 consent decree outliningthe gender equity criteria by which all universities within theCSU system are judged.

CSUS President Donald R. Gerth made achieving equity inathletics a top priority for the campus, and steady progress hasbeen made.

Now, CSUS has met each requirement of the so-called “CAL-NOW” consent decree. Women, who make up 55 percent of theCSUS student body, now make up slightly more than half ofstudent-athletes (52.6 percent) and receive about half the athleticscholarship funds (51 percent). Overall, women’s sports are nowallocated 46.8 percent of total athletic funding.

“CAL-NOW” requires that women’s participation andscholarship funding be within 5 percent of the percentage offemale students and that total athletic funding be within 10percent.

CSUS achieved gender equity while continuing to fielda football team, which its students, its alumni and the Sacramentocommunity said was important. The University has added newsports, and now boasts 11 women’s sports and nine men’s sports,all offering scholarships and competing in Division I.

Athletics AchievesGender Equity

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