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Honorary degree recipientDorothy Inghram racks upanother firstpage 10

I N S I D E :

Volume 12 Issue 1Fall/Winter 2003

News forAlumni and

Friendsof the

University

Coyote athletics turns 20 page 15

M A G A Z I N ESAN BERNARDINO

on the Balance Between Passion

and CivilityPage 18

Brian Levin

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President’s Observations ___________ 4A review of CSUSB reinforces the university’s strengths, and reveals ways it can improve.

Update ______________________________ 5Earning a master’s at 89 should be no surprise with Evelyn Latham, who’s been reading since the age of four.

College News _______________________ 8Some of the year’s best college plays are coming to town this February when the university hosts the prestigious Kennedy Center-American College Theatre Festival.

Pack Tracks ________________________ 17The spotlight was on six athletes at the annual All-Sports Banquet.

Contributions ______________________22Presidential scholars Kiersten Hinckley and Erica Torner are two of the top high school graduates in Riverside and SanBernardino counties now attending Cal State.

Student Scapes ___________________ 24Ezekiel Bonillas, this year’s ASI president, talks about plans for his administration.

Alumni Advantage _________________ 27What would it feel like to return to your alma mater and teach? Twenty-six Cal State alums find out (if only briefly) during the Professor for a Day event.

Calendar __________________ back cover“Red Hot and Cole” is a musical tributeto a master of composition.

Four majors (Page 11)

Fires of October (Page 33)

D e p a r t m e n t s

Athletics Feature __________________ 15As the athletics program at CSUSB marks its 20th anniversary, it keeps banging on the door of its first NCAA title

Contributions Feature ______________21Giving financially to the university can be a creative venture that reflects your personal and financial profile

Student Feature ___________________ 23Jaime Gonzalez is not one to quit, or let high hurdles and tragedy throw off his aim

Alumni Feature ____________________ 26The inland region sees national higher education expert and noted alum Yolanda Moses return to two of her alma maters

Socially independent (Page 7)

F e a t u r e s

M A G A Z I N ESAN BERNARDINO

CNN, MSNBC, Fox, Dateline, USA Today, The New York Times. News outlets big and small have picked Brian Levin’s mind for insight intothe complex machinery of hate, a thing dismantled only by a true under-standing of justice and civility. Page 180

Cal State San Bernardino Magazine is published by the Office of

University Advancement at California State University, San

Bernardino for alumni, friends, parents and colleagues. It is pro-

duced twice annually in the fall and spring quarters.

This publication is partially funded with non-state resources,

including a grant from the Cal State Alumni Association. Opinions

expressed in Cal State SB Magazine do not necessarily reflect the

views of the editors or represent the official policy of California State

University, San Bernardino. The editorial committee reserves the

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EDITORSid Robinson

MANAGING EDITORSam Romero

PRODUCTION MANAGERAlan Llavore

ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNERJay Wampler

SENIOR WRITERSJiggs GallagherJoe Gutierrez

DEPARTMENT EDITORSALUMNI ADVANTAGE/NOTESPamela LangfordNick NazarianCONTRIBUTIONSMarilyn KarnigMike TraceyPACK TRACKSMike MurphySTUDENT SCAPES Carol Dixon

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSTerri CarlosDeborah GrimsleyLorene RichardsonGinny StewartSusan Summers

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PHOTOGRAPHYCorinne JamiesonLori KruegerRobert Whitehead

Volume 11 Issue 2Fall 2003

News forAlumni and

Friendsof the

University

M A G A Z I N ESAN BERNARDINO

The ICTN news team combines veteran newsgathering experience with a pioneering focus on Inland California. Greg Weissman is the news director and lead anchor, with more than 10 years' experience in Los Angeles and PalmSprings. Joining him as co-anchor, Tina Patel is a former news director and reporter in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In-depth looks at issues will be tackled by Roger Cooper, a Golden Mike

award winner for live television coverage, whoserved at the Orange County NewsChannel.Local sports will finally receive the focus that it deserves as Terry McEachern brings his high-energy style from Rapid City, SD, andDenver. Melissa Chavez, anchor/reporter fromLaredo, TX, rounds out the crew with weatherand special reports.

Inland California Television Network (ICTN) is amedia partnership among Cal State SanBernardino, The Sun Newspaper, Inland ValleyDaily Bulletin and KCSB-Channel 3 in SanBernardino. ICTN, a convergent media venture,will bring public affairs, news, educational andcultural programming to viewers in Big BearLake, Chino, Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace,Highland, Loma Linda, Montclair, Ontario,

Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto, SanBernardino, Upland and Yucaipa. The networkairs local weeknight newscasts at 10 p.m.(repeated at 10:30 p.m.) and nightly com-munity-based programming to audiencesthroughout San Bernardino County. Our region is finally coming into its own. InlandCalifornia Television Network: Your voice, your view.

Roger Cooper

ICTN live news at 10 p.m. Monday-Friday on your local cable Channel 3. ICTN established and managed by California State University, San Bernardino

Melissa Chavez Greg Weissman Tina Patel Terry McEachern

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For many students earninggraduate degrees, the achieve-ment is usually a steppingstone,whether it be to a higher payingjob or as one more require-ment to fulfill on the way to adoctorate degree. For EvelynLatham, it was neither. A mas-ter’s degree is an achievement,to be sure. But more important,and enjoyable, to the Cal StateSan Bernardino student was thejourney to earn her master’s insocial science. No job awaitsher, and while a doctoratewould be nice, that’s not exactlyin her plans now anyway. Tothe 89-year-old, the process oflearning itself is the accomplish-ment. “I enjoy learning,” shesaid. “I’ve done this just for fun.”

Spend time with Latham,who received a master’s fromCSUSB this past June, and herpassion for learning comesthrough. Her biggest thrill wasto see her master’s thesis, “TheElectoral College on Trial,” in abound hardcover with hername printed on its spine. Andshe’ll tell you that she startedwith one hypothesis in mind –the Electoral College ought tobe abolished. But in doing herresearch, pouring over 25books as part of the effort, theevidence pointed the otherway. The one-man, one-vote

The Persistent Education of Evelyn concept would not work in thiscountry because of its shear size,she said. “You’ll never get a con-sensus.”

Brian Janiskee, a CSUSBpolitical science professor andLatham’s thesis adviser, encour-ages his graduate students totake the research questions seri-ously and follow the evidencewherever it leads. Many studentsbecome frustrated or findanother thesis topic when his orher initial position changesbecause the research points inanother direction. Not Latham.“She handled it with greataplomb, without a great deal ofinternal turmoil,” Janiskee said.“That element is rare.”

She grew up in rural south-east Missouri, a poor area thatworsened with the GreatDepression. Her father, a black-smith, only had a second-gradeeducation. But he instilled in hischildren (Latham is the secondof six) the passion to learn,encouraging them to read andstudy whatever they could. Athome, books surroundedLatham. “What was there to dobut read?” she said. “There wasno TV back then. We didn’teven have a radio. So I read allthe time.” Latham learned toread by the age of 4, and taggedalong with her older sister to

the one-room schoolhouse andconvinced the teacher, LillieNewton, that she was indeedready to begin her formal edu-cation. Newton encouragedLatham, entering her in historycontests and spelling bees,where she advanced to thestate level of the competitions.

Even though Latham hadlong been prepared for college,

she didn’t earn her bachelor’sdegree in American Studiesfrom Cal State Los Angeles until1984, after she retired in 1971from a number of years workingfor Rockwell International. Afterworking as a substitute teacherand taking classes that interest-ed her at Cal State SanBernardino in 2000, an instruc-tor suggested she try earningher master’s. She didn’t hesitate.

The 80-mile, one-way com-mute from Joshua Tree, to

FOCUS—What kept EVelyn Lathammoving toward her master's degreewas the keen bead she kept on hergoal, the encouragement of her hus-band, professors and fellow students,and the strength of her mother'swords. (Photo by Robert Whitehead)

where she and her husbandRobert had moved, didn’t get inthe way, and neither did an ailingback that required her to use awalker to get around campus.Her husband stood behind theeffort, too. “He’s been veryencouraging and proud of me,”she said. “I think he’s more excit-ed (about the master’s) than Iam.” Her instructors also were

very helpful. She lists Janiskee,economic professor MayoToruno, history professor RobertBlackey and sociology professorand graduate program coordina-tor Randi Miller among them.

“If you want to do it, do it,”Latham said of her return to col-lege and completing her master’sdegree. “My mother would tellus that if you want anything badenough, do it. I didn’t have anytrouble coming back.”

“There was no TV back then.

We didn’t even have a radio.

So I read all the time.”

PRESIDENT’S OBSERVATIONS

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AIMING HIGH

For any university, accredi-tation renewal is a time ofintensive self-examination,review of coursework, andextensive preparation for thevisit of an outside team ofevaluators who review everyrelevant facet of the universi-ty’s life and weigh it againstvarious standards. Cal StateSan Bernardino has just com-pleted the first stage of thereview process.

The Western Associationof Schools and Colleges(WASC) sent a team of distin-

guished educators to visit our campus for three days thispast March. The site visitors included the president emeri-

tus of Washington State University and current leaders atPepperdine University, the University of SouthernCalifornia and Chicago State University. The visit was theculmination of more than a year-long process of self-study, remarkably well-led by Jerrold Pritchard, associateprovost for academic programs at CSUSB. Dr. Pritchardhelped to guide dozens of committees in preparing theself-study documents. This process led to the identifica-tion of areas that could be improved and many others inwhich we can take justifiable pride.

The June 2003 written report on the site visitors’ find-ings begins with some warm, affirming language:“CSUSB currently enjoys excellent administrative leader-ship, a highly qualified and productive faculty, and a tal-ented and dedicated staff. In addition, the student body isdiverse, capable, and enthusiastic about the quality ofCSUSB programs.”

The report notes that our self-study was organizedaround the three key elements of the university’s StrategicPlan. In it the university seeks to:

1. Become a learning community that excels in creating, applying and exchanging knowledge;

2. Ensure a welcoming and safe intellectual, social and physical environment that engages campus members in the life of the university;

3. Adopt a long-term strategy for university engagement in community partnerships.

The visitors said they found our strategies to be clearand useful, that our self-study was “highly successful andthe level of participation was broad and inclusive.”

The team looked back to WASC’s previous accredita-tion visit in 1998 and noted that we had subsequentlydeveloped a strong structure of “outcomes assessment,” arecommendation of that year’s report. Indeed, the univer-sity has been working to develop its assessment of studentlearning programs for more than 10 years. We very muchwant to help assure that we’re doing the best possible jobof educating students for their roles in the wider world.

We also received strong affirmation of our efforts indistributed learning, including two-way television courses,

online classes, media-assisted instruction andother means of bringinghigher education tomore remote areas ofinland California. The

team also praised the establishment and operation of ourpermanent branch campus in Palm Desert.

The evaluators made four recommendations:1. Create a university ombudsman position;2. Establish a more fully developed mentoring system

for new faculty;3. Enhance the level of student advisement;4. Develop budget approaches to more aggressively

fund the university strategic plan.We take these observations seriously, and we will

implement each item, though the last task will wait untilour budget picture has improved.

As I said at the beginning of this column, an accredita-tion visit is an excellent opportunity to assess our pro-grams and approaches. The overall review was particularlypositive, and it reinforces what I have believed sinceMarilyn and I joined the university in 1997: CSUSB is afast-growing, fast-developing, excellent university whosebest days are still ahead. I’m very proud to serve as theuniversity’s president.

“This process led to the identification of areas that could be improved and many others in which we can take justifiable pride.”

Albert Karnig

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In MemoriamFor 28 years Arthur Nelson served as the library director. He

was the founding director, retired in 1991, and was among the firsthires of founding university president, John Pfau. Arthur Nelsonestablished the initial 50,000-volume collection in the original libraryfacility, what’s now known as Sierra Hall. Says current directorJohnnie Ann Ralph, Arthur Nelson loved books, championed qualityservice, collected trains with enthusiasm and influenced manycareers. He passed away Sept. 25, 2003.

Former associate dean for academic services, Steven Prouty, diedin early April in Riverside at the age of 73. Prouty had served asdean from 1983-91, and worked for 25 years in various positions atCal State San Bernardino. In the early 1970s, he also was a memberof the California State College System’s Advisory Board, whichreworked the system’s admissions policies.

He was an entrepreneur,owning many businesses,including saloons, and he bro-kered in real estate throughoutthe West. But he was also alawman and a gritty frontiers-man with a good aim, and theonly real estate in which he’dinterested a few ill-advised andpernicious clientele was thefew feet of God’s green Earthdug after he, his brothers andfriends shot them through withtheir favorite pistols.

Long before Wyatt Earpgained renown as a U.S. mar-shal and for his role at the OKCorral – a period that spannedonly five years – a teenageWyatt and his family lived inSan Bernardino County. Localhistorian and CSUSB alumnusNick Cataldo guided his audi-ence through Earp’s life during

the Pfau Library’s annualRheubottom-Webster LocalHistory Lecture in May.

Cataldo, who writes aboutlocal history every other weekin The Sun newspaper, hasbuilt a reputation as a knownresearcher of Earp and his fam-ily. Earp died the year thestock market crashed – 1929 –at the age of 80 in LosAngeles. In the 1860s, his fami-ly lived for a while in whatlater became Colton.

Searchingfor Wyatt

Construction should be fin-ished within a year on thenewest student apartment com-plex at Cal State San Bernardino.The six new buildings will offer480 beds to students, bringingthe total number of beds for on-campus living to 1,500. The com-plex will contain four-bedroom,four-bath; two-bedroom, two-bath; and four-bedroom, two-bath units, all with kitchens andhookups for television and the

2002-03 RetireesThe following is a list of professors, staff and administrators

who’ve set aside university life for a new direction, be it new workor an expansion of leisure time. Whatever road they’ve chosen, theuniversity wishes them well.

Elliott R. BarkanJohn ChaneyLeo DoyleCaroline GalvanRosa GonzalesSherry HowieJulius KaplanDolores L. MatthewsCharles D. McKenzieCathy MillerSteve MintzJoe MoranThomas P. MullenLawlis T. Pace

Living Independently…with a Little Help from FriendsHispanics and theBachelor’s Degree

CSUSB was one of 18California State University campus-es named among the “Top 100”four-year universities nationwide toaward bachelor’s degrees toHispanics in the May issue ofHispanic Outlook in HigherEducation.

Statistics for the 2000-2001academic year showed that CSUSBcame in at 27th in America fortotal bachelor’s degrees awardedto Hispanics, while total enrollmentput the university at 21st. “Overthe past five years,” said PresidentAlbert Karnig, “members of histori-cally underrepresented groupshave grown to more than 50 per-cent of our enrollment, withHispanics soaring to more than 30percent. We no longer have amajority ethnic group on campus.”

In the CSU system, the univer-sity ranked fourth in number ofbachelor’s awarded to Hispanics.The university is 44th in the nationin conferring master’s degrees.

Elinore PartridgeCarol A. PoindexterLauro H. RamirezRichard Santa CruzPeter SchroederBeverly SmithCarol S. SmithRobert C. StaffordThomas C. TimmreckCecelia (Sheila) TorresMike TubnickSusan C. WalshAlfred Waner

Internet. Each bedroom also willhave its own telephone connec-tion, and each floor will featurelaundry and study rooms.

“There’s a need we’re meet-ing,” said Kathy Marcelino, assis-tant director for business andconference services at CSUSB.“According to market studies thatwe’ve done, students want pri-vate living areas.” At the sametime, she said, the new site willoffer some retail businesses, giv-

ing students the opportunityto socialize in an environmentin the tradition of college life.Adding to that experience willbe an auditorium-style meet-ing area where events such assmall concerts, movie nightsand speakers will be present-ed.

A central courtyard with apool and recreation center,which will offer fitness facilitiesand a computer lab, also willbe on the grounds. The 429parking spaces, 65 percent ofwhich will be covered spaces,will require card access forsecurity.

Cost for living in the newunits will be comparable toliving in off-campus housing,adds Marcelino. “The studentstaff here is really excitedabout it. They feel it’s goingto be a privilege to live in thatcomplex, plus it offers inde-pendence and the safety ofthe campus.”

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A new dual admissionsagreement between SanBernardino Valley College andCal State San Bernardino nowallows students to be admittedto both colleges at the sametime. The agreement is the firstof its kind between the neigh-boring institutions and was offi-cially approved by the SanBernardino Community CollegeDistrict Board of Trustees forthree years.

The agreement, say officials,is a milestone for the city of SanBernardino and its educationalleaders. The two campuses areoptimistic that it will increasethe transfer rate in a communitythat has the lowest college-going rate in California. Thegoals of the agreement are toincrease the transfer rate fromSBVC to CSUSB, increase thecompletion rate of SBVC stu-dents once they enroll at theuniversity, strengthen articula-tion efforts and coordinatecourse work between the twocolleges.

Students who enter into thedual admission agreement willbe required to complete 60

From Valley to CSUSB semester credits while main-taining a minimum 2.0 gradepoint average at SBVC.Applicants will be required toattend seminars that are heldeach semester and meet withcollege counseling staff to setgoals and complete universityadmission requirements.

A unique portion of theagreement entitles the stu-dents to additional services atCSUSB, including libraryaccess and the opportunity tocross-enroll without payinginstructional fees.

The agreement comesthree months after the statereleased statistics showing thelow transfer rate of Latinosand African-Americans fromthe community college systemto the CSU and University ofCalifornia systems. Latinosencompass the largest ethnicstudent population at SBVCwith 38 percent. African-Americans account for 23percent of the student body.Nearly 40 percent of thegraduates from SBVC lastspring were Hispanic women.

The Strategic Plan in Motion

Learning …No one disputes the sense of accomplishment a college

education brings. But a degree also carries with it pragmaticaspirations, and so in the spring CSUSB was named in the newcollege guide, “Great Colleges for the Real World,” as one ofthe 201 best colleges in the country that provides a good col-lege experience, a good acceptance rate, business schoolaccreditation and quality facilities. All of these ingredients, ofcourse, improve students’ odds of finding that better job.

Partnerships … The second largest transportation construction project in

California history set the agenda for the 60/91/215Procurement Conference at CSUSB. Organized by theCalifornia Department of Transportation and CSUSB’s InlandEmpire Center for Entrepreneurship, the June conference gavelocal small businesses the chance to learn about contractopportunities related to the freeway project.

Campus Environment … The increasing success of Coyote sports teams, and the

growing and active cultural programs in music, theatre, artexhibits and special events have gained greater visibility andrespect over the years as the university continues to solidify itsplace as an integral part of the social landscape within the inlandregion. New seasons in arts and entertainment programminghave begun, and brochures and schedules are now availablefrom the athletic, music and theatre departments, and fromCoussoulis Arena and the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum.And new to the university’s cultural offerings is theAnthropology Museum. See the story on page 12 for moredetails about the museum.

PREP TALK—California Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell did somedouble-time at this year's June Commencement exercises when he offered his bestinsights into the next chapter of life for education and liberal studies graduates inseparate ceremonies.

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QUICK TAKES

C O L L E G E N E W S

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Business & Public AdministrationNorton Marks, interim dean . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The university’s Inland EmpireCenter for Entrepreneurship(IECE) is one of 34 organiza-tions around the country toreceive a grant from theUnited States Department ofAgriculture to strengthenefforts aimed at servingminority and disadvantagedfarmers. The $200,000 grantwill provide outreach pro-grams such as farm manage-ment, financial managementand marketing to farmers orranchers. “Our goal,” saysIECE director Mike Stull, “isto help these farmers andranchers manage their proper-ties more efficiently and effec-tively and at the same timebecome viable entities.”

THE MAKING OF PUBLIC SERVANTS

The master’s in public administration program – the university’s recognized training ground forfuture elected officials and administrators in government and non-profit agencies — has again receivedaccreditation for its wide-ranging curriculum.

The National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) administeredthe reaccreditation. “It reaffirms our exceptional program along with the creative and dynamic instruc-tors that teach in our public administration program,” said CSUSB public administration ProfessorDavid Bellis, who serves as the M.P.A. program director and department chair. “The reaccreditation hasbeen a long and time-consuming process for our faculty and staff, but the payoff means our programwill retain its dominance as one of the leading M.P.A. programs in the region.”

That dominance includes a list of M.P.A. graduates such as California State Assemblyman John J.Benoit, R-Palm Desert; Councilman Paul Cook for the town of Yucca Valley; and Shawn Nelson, citymanager for the city of Temecula. They represent some of the most prominent administrators and elect-ed officials in the inland region and around Southern California.

This is the third accreditation for the program, which the College of Business and PublicAdministration initially offered in 1972 as a concentration in public administration. The college beganoffering an M.P.A. in 1975. The department received its initial NASPAA accreditation in 1982.

NASPAA’s two-fold mission is to ensure excellence in education and training for public service andto promote the ideal of public service. The organization is the membership association of graduate pro-grams in public administration, public policy and public affairs. About 250 M.P.A. programs around thecountry have the NASPAA accreditation. Other prestigious institutions offering M.P.A. programsinclude Harvard, Rutgers, USC and the American University, said Audrey Mathews, a CSUSB publicadministration professor and one of the coordinators for the reaccreditation process.

Cal State’s M.P.A. program currently has 151 students. Many of the program’s graduates and stu-dents work in government and/or non-profit agencies in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. “Theyinclude mayors, city managers, finance directors, redevelopment directors; you name it, we can probablyclaim them as being our students,” Mathews said.

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The transition from leaderto leader was as smooth as anewly paved road whenGordon Patzer handed overthe reins of his deanship toNorton Marks.

PEACEFUL TAKE OVER

Marks, who has taughtmarketing at Cal State SanBernardino's College ofBusiness and Public Admin-istration (CBPA) since 1990, isthe college’s interim dean.After four years as dean of thecollege, Patzer left to becomedean of the Walter E. HellerCollege of Business atRoosevelt University inChicago.

“Dr. Marks’ reputation forexcellence in teaching and hisdedication to his students arewell known throughout thecampus and in the businesscommunity. He brings a wealthof experience and knowledgeto this position,” CSUSBProvost Louis Fernandez said.

Praising Patzer’s work,Marks outlined his plans tocontinue the college’s dedica-

tion to excellence. “TheCollege of Business and PublicAdministration has become aleader in the theory and appli-cation of business under theleadership of Dr. Patzer. Iintend to continue these excel-lent strides through closerinteraction with the regionalbusiness community, increasedfaculty participation on all levelsand more student internships,”Marks said.

He brings impressive cre-dentials to his new post. Hisdedication to teaching and rap-port with students and facultyled to being named a foundingmember of the CSU TeachingAcademy and the college’sOutstanding Professor of theYear for 2002. Marks also haswritten many articles for educa-tion and business journals. He

founded the Journal of Businessand Entrepreneurship, which heedited for six years. And he hasauthored several books, includ-ing his latest, “Japanese BusinessCulture.”

Joining Marks at the helm ofthe college is marketing profes-sor Sue Greenfeld, who over thesummer became the college’snew associate dean for studentaffairs. Greenfeld came toCSUSB in 1987, and had servedas the director of the college’sM.B.A. program for many years.Management professor DonaldDrost also became the college’snew associate dean for adminis-trative affairs. Drost has been atCal State since 1986.

Norton Marks

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Arts & Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eri Yasuhara, deanC O L L E G E N E W S

DESTINATION DOWNTOWN

KICKIN’ IT— Earlier this year judgesselected, among other college plays,CSUSB’s “Keep Hedz Ringin’” to travel tothe Region VIII festival in Logan, Utah.(Photo by Robert Whitehead)

Slightly balking, the Kennedy Center-American College Theater Festival (KC-ACTF) board thoughtthe University Theater at Cal State San Bernardino was a tad, ahem, too small to accommodate next year’sregional festival, which generally brought to the host city about 1,000 students and visitors from through-out the Western United States. But after Margaret Perry, chair for CSUSB’s theatre arts department, andcompany proposed that the festival also involve the community of San Bernardino, the board perked up.

For years the Region VIII KC-ACTF has moved the annual gathering of actors, set designers, techni-cians, costumers, theatre professors and other supporting cast from college campus to college campus, andon the college campus the festival has stayed. But two years ago the Region VIII board set a new coursefor the festival. In 2002, the region held part of the fest at a theatre in downtown Hayward and this yearheld it at another downtown theatre in Logan, Utah. So in the board’s search for a 2004 site, CSUSB’soffer to stage some of the festival’s shows in the beloved California Theatre of the Performing Arts provedtoo tempting to festival officials, who selected Cal State as the right spot for the Feb. 10-15 event.

As soon as you take the festival off-campus you bring an honesty to the shows that’s hard to duplicateon a campus, says Ken Gray, chair for Region VIII. “It’s the audience that trains the performer,” heexplains. “So if we can get out into the community and have an audience that is not just the parents or anaudience that will come in thinking, ‘Oh, we have to be gentle on these students, these are just collegestudents,’ then students get a better sense of the quality of their performance.”

Gray has seen plenty of honesty from audiences. He has been in and around the theatre since the ageof 12, except for the four years he spent serving in Vietnam. While the decision to take college theatre tothe masses is not a KC-ACTF national mandate, Gray says, “Almost all of the other regions have startedto diversify out.”

It all works for Perry. “We got strong support from the mayor’s office and the city,” saysPerry, who is quite pleased for the hand as regional festivals require a tremendous amount ofcoordination and cooperation to put together. “I think it will be very good for the universityand very good for the community. It will increase local awareness of our program and thevalue of theatre, andregional awareness ofour city.” The festivalis scheduled to holdfour of its eight pro-ductions at theCalifornia Theatreand four at theUniversity Theatre.

Dates: Feb. 10-15, 2004

Venues: California Theatre of the Performing Arts and Cal State San Bernardino

Tickets: Tickets for four shows at the California Theatre available beginning Jan. 20 from CSUSB Box Office, (909) 880-5884. Shows on campus restricted to festival participants because of limited seating.

KC-ACTF AT CSUSB

The liberal arts program,housed in the College of Artsand Letters, graduated 284bachelor’s students at themid-year Commencementceremony in December 2002and another 503 studentsthis past June. So large hasthe major grown that it nowholds its own ceremony dur-ing those June exercises.

Receiving accreditation fromthe National Association ofSchools of Music in thespring, the music depart-ment is now moving forwardwith plans to offer a master’sin music education in the fallof 2005. NASM is the pre-miere accrediting body formusic schools and depart-ments in America, and thedecision gives CSUSB stu-dents a program that’s “onan even par with the mostprestigious music schools inthe nation,” says departmentchair Robert Dunham.

On Jan. 11, 2004, theUniversity Theatre becomesThe Ronald E. BarnesTheatre during a specialnaming celebration. Nowretired and a professoremeritus, Ron Barnes wasthe theatre department'sfirst chair when Cal Stateopened in 1965.

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Soon after the earth stoppedshaking from all the cheeringand stomping created byCSUSB’s Class of 2003, 32 CalState undergraduate studentsand area high school teachersheaded for sites near the SanAndreas and San Jacinto faults.Led by geology professors SallyMcGill and Joan Fryxell, crewsset up receivers at 12 differentlocales this past summer tomeasure plate movement withGlobal Positioning Systemtechnology. The receiversmeasure the locations of sur-vey benchmarks within mil-limeters. After comparing thefindings to measurements cata-logued over the past eightyears, the new data will revealjust how far and in what direc-tion benchmarks have moved.“The long-term record of themovement of these sites will beuseful in earthquake researchfor many years to come,” sayMcGill and Fryxell.

Securing support for nursingprograms and scholarships fornursing students at CSUSB hasearned nursing departmentchair Marcia Raines a BautzerFaculty University Advance-ment Honor. Given by theCalifornia State University tofaculty from each of the sys-tem’s 23 campuses, the awardrecognizes high-level fundrais-ing efforts. Raines was amongthree CSU nursing professorswho received Bautzers in 2003.

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Victor Sciortino’s mind wasfirmly set on what he’d do oncehe finished college. Even after aprofessor told him, “Don’t gointo physics. There are no jobsthere,” Victor knew that physicshad a hold on him like nothingelse. The choice wasn’t one hehad to worry about much,though. If physics didn’t workout, then he could always fallback on computer science,another major he’d declared, ormath, still another major. Andthen, of course, there was alwayschemistry, a minor that he decid-ed not to make a major becauseit would delay his graduation. Inthe end, he dropped the chem-istry minor during his lastmonths at Cal State SanBernardino knowing that physicsand applied physics, in which heearned two more degrees, werefairly malleable occupations andquite compatible with chemistry.

If you’ve lost track, justremember that quadruple majors have options. Victor graduated fromCSUSB with honors — a 3.9 — in June, and received the OutstandingUndergraduate award in the College of Natural Sciences.

Before entering CSUSB Victor saw friends and strangers with col-lege educations doing work that he knew how to do as well. Heworked computer jobs, for example, and had already built databases.

But he never worked a job “that required a degree,” much less pulled down much more than the $10 anhour, compared to the $60 some of the computer work earned.

His goal now to become a physics professor will not bring him riches either, Victor admits. But, again,quadruple majors have options. Among his options for Ph.D. work was to apply at many top colleges,including the University of California, Santa Barbara, perhaps the best college in the nation teaching theoreti-cal physics. It offers every course imaginable in the field, says Victor. His plan is to use computers to buildmaterials by figuring out the physical properties of molecules, a hot field in physics today. He’s alsointerested in string theory. “It’s kind of the Holy Grail of physics,” he says. “It looks at how manydimensions the universe is composed of, and where they come from.”

Though difficult to prove, Victor has a theory that explains well enough the origins of hisknack for physics. “My dad can’t do fractions to save his life,” he says. But Victor does have acouple of relatives who excel at math. What makes Victor’s passions still more incredible is thathe has an enlarged retina and macular degeneration, which could bring blindness someday.That prospect, he says, greatly influenced his decision to compress into a short space his workon his four majors. Victor has studied like a student possessed in his shoulder-to-the-wheel effortto finish school before such a condition overtakes him. More than the four majors, that determina-tion is what may give him the most options once he earns his Ph.D. He says he’s a “true scholar.”But he’s not saying it’s due to the good grades or awards or any natural abilities. He’s a true scholar becausehe loves to learn.

STUDIES IN CONCENTRATION—A natural when it comes to science, VictorSciortino says his near-photographic mem-ory boosted his efforts in completing hisundergraduate work at CSUSB, where hewas named the College of NaturalSciences’ outstanding undergraduate stu-dent and won a Phi Kappa Phi scholarship.(Photo by Lori Krueger)

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Six students in CSUSB’steaching credential programhave received EdisonInternational Teachers forTomorrow scholarships.LaTasha Marie Carey,Eduardo Gomez, Jamie Hart,Cynthia Ramirez andMichelle Franks have eachreceived $5,000 as has a sixthunnamed student. In 1999Edison International pledged$500,000 to the CaliforniaState University to fund100$5,000 scholarships to helpdisadvantaged studentsobtain teaching credentials.

Cal State’s branch campus inPalm Desert held its firsteducational credential cere-mony with 105 eligible stu-dents and their families atthe R.D. and Joan DaleHubbard Plaza in front of theuniversity’s Rogers GatewayBuilding. The guest speakerwas Jay Castaldo, a teacherand alumnus of the PalmDesert Campus. The cere-mony also included com-ments from outgoing PDCDean Peter Wilson; TootieKillingsworth, assistant dean;and Patricia Arlin, dean ofthe College of Education.

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She was a member of the firstclass when San Bernardino ValleyCollege opened its doors in1926. Dorothy Inghram, whosefather was born before the startof the Civil War in 1860, was alsothe first African-American teacherto be hired in San Bernardino County. And she was the first African-American accepted to the University of Redlands.

Now 97, the retired principal and teacher from the SanBernardino Unified School District is the first woman to capture anhonorary doctorate of humane letters from CSUSB, an award pre-sented to her at the College of Education’s Commencement cere-mony this past June.

“Dorothy represents the very best of educational leadership inour community,” said CSUSB President Albert Karnig. “She’s beena pillar of strength and support for generations of students in SanBernardino. I can’t imagine a more worthy recipient of this honor.”A highly respected and beloved figure throughout the San Bernardino area, Dorothy is a native of SanBernardino and has been an active participant in the community. She still lives in her own home in SanBernardino, attends many local functions and continues a lifelong hobby of bowling every week.

After three years as a music instructor at Prairie View College in Texas, Dorothy returned to SanBernardino in 1939 and earned her elementary teaching credential. She was hired as a teacher at the MillElementary School District in 1941, later becoming principal. When the Mill district later united with SanBernardino to create the San Bernardino Unified School District, she served as principal for severalschools. She also earned a master’s degree in education at the University of Redlands. In 1963 Dorothywas appointed liaison principal for Intergroup Relations for the district, a post she held until her retire-ment in 1971.

She is currently writing her fifth book. Her other books on education are “Children Live What TheyLearn,” “Dear Meg,” “Improving the Services of Substitute Teachers,” and “I Can’t Sleep.”

THE TEACHER — At a June 2003Commencement ceremony,Dorothy Inghram (middle)received an honorary doctorate,which was conferred by (from leftto right) Patricia Arlin, dean ofthe College of Education; CSUSBPresident Albert Karnig; ProvostLou Fernandez; and Milton Clark,dean of undergraduate studies.

CREDENTIAL CRUNCH TIMEby Sherry Howie

California’s educators face amajor problem in recruiting,retaining and supporting newteachers. Nearly 14 percent ofCalifornia’s teachers don’t havea credential, a figure state edu-cators are striving to reduce.

To help remedy the issue,CSUSB’s College of Education,with RIMS (Riverside, Inyo,Mono and San Bernardino),

has established a regional pre-intern program to support andtrain new teachers with emer-gency permits. Students whocomplete the program receive apre-intern certificate thatassures the school district thattheir new teacher is receivingassistance in initial teachertraining, including classroommanagement and organization,a site coach who is a trainedcredentialed teacher, and sub-ject-matter specialty prepara-

tion of 30 hours over sixmonths in weekly sessions.

Pressure has been put onschool districts to hire as manynew teachers as possible, someof whom must continue workon their requirements for aclear credential.

“We started with newteachers who volunteered to bein the pre-intern program, butnow school districts are takinga stronger position on puttingteachers into the program,”

said Joseph Jesunathadas, pre-intern co-director at CSUSB,describing the program’sgrowth. “We take any emer-gency permit teacher who hasnot met subject-matter compe-tency required for a creden-tial.”

Most pre-interns arealready teaching full-time inelementary or secondaryschools or in special educationin a school district within theRIMS service area.

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Fred Jandt, longtime teacher and former chairof the communications studies department at CalState San Bernardino, has been named interim deanof the university’s Palm Desert Campus.

Jandt chaired the committee that prepared astrategic master plan report on the Palm DesertCampus’ marketing options and future growth in2001, as construction of the new permanent cam-pus at Cook Street and Frank Sinatra Drive gotunderway. During the past academic year hechaired the PDC Planning and Operations Council.

Construction on the campus’ second building,focusing on teacher education, is now underway,and a capital campaign is seeking funds for thethird structure, which will primarily house nursingand allied health programs.

Jandt taught communication courses during the1980s at the Palm Desert Campus when it washoused at the College of the Desert — both in per-son, and from the main San Bernardino campusthrough closed-circuit video. In 2003, he wasnamed Outstanding Professor of the entire Cal State San Bernardino campus. He also was the firstchair of the communication studies department and later developed the graduate communication studiescurriculum, which has emphases in intercultural communication and mediation and dispute resolution.He has authored or co-authored several books, including “Win-Win Negotiating,” “The Customer isUsually WRONG!” and “Using the Internet in Your Job Search.” Jandt expects to focus on academicquality and emphasize the importance of technology to PDC during his tenure.

Prior to coming to Cal State in 1983, Jandt served as a professor of communication and director offaculty development and research at the State University of New York at Brockport from 1970-79, andlater, while at San Francisco State University, gained extensive experience in management developmentand training programs.

A native of Texas, Jandt received a bachelor’s degree in English from Texas Lutheran College, a mas-ter’s degree in speech from Stephen F. Austin University and a doctorate degree in communication fromBowling Green State University in Ohio.

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Cal State San Bernardino’sPalm Desert Campus will launch abaccalaureate degree-completionprogram in nursing in fall 2004,offering the bachelor of science innursing degree to nurses whoalready hold the RN, said FredJandt, interim dean of the cam-pus.

“We’re offering this opportu-nity for nurses with the two-yeardegree to complete their third andfourth years here in the CoachellaValley,” said Jandt. “This willincrease the quality of patient carefor all our citizens and raise thebar in the nursing profession forits practitioners.”

Cal State San BernardinoProvost Lou Fernandez said hehopes the degree will be popularwith RNs throughout the valley.“This will be the first time thatworking nurses don’t have to trav-el to the Inland Empire to com-plete their undergraduate degree,”he said. “We’re excited thatMarcia Raines, chair of our nurs-ing department, and representa-tives of local medical centers havebeen able to find ways to supportthe expansion of the BSN pro-gram to the valley.”

A new national study showedthat patient survival is directlycorrelated to the education levelof the nurses caring for them.“That’s not surprising,” saidRaines. “With more education,nurses are better able to makesplit-second clinical and leadershipdecisions that can mean the differ-ence between life and death.”

Applications are being accept-ed now, and advising sessions areplanned. The deadline is March31, 2004, for acceptance into thefall quarter, which begins inSeptember. More informationand directions for enrollment areavailable from the Web sitehttp://nursing.csusb.edu/nursingonline. For further information,contact Betty Botting at (760)341-2883, ext. 8110.

REASONS TO SMILE — MarshaEstupinan (left) searches for family andfriends spotted by her sister, Marina,during the Palm Desert Campus'sCommencement ceremony at theMcCallum Theatre. Both sisters live inIndio, teach at Cesar ChavezElementary School, have bachelor'sdegrees from PDC and in Junereceived their master's in education.“Actually we have another sister who’salso a Palm Desert Campus graduate,”Marsha said. “It’s kind of a familytradition.”

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The department of socialwork, which already offers amaster’s degree in the field,now offers a bachelor of artsdegree. Applications for theprogram will be availablebeginning in April for fall 2004admission. CSUSB becomesonly the second university inthe inland region to offer anundergraduate degree insocial work; the other is LaSierra University, a privateinstitution.

As part of the April dedica-tion of the new Social andBehavioral Sciences Building,the college unveiled the initialbricks purchased by donors,inlaid in the courtyard on thesoutheast side of the building.More than 150 donors havealready contributed. Theprocess has begun to selectand award the first recipientsof the scholarships created bythe brick campaign. Formore information on how topurchase a brick, contact thecollege at (909) 880-7500.

Political science professorsEdward Erler and BrianJaniskee were mentioned in amajority opinion by U.S.Supreme Court Justice SandraDay O’Connor that upheldCalifornia’s “three strikes”law. A 26-page article by theprofessors, “Crime,Punishment and Romero: AnAnalysis of the Case AgainstCalifornia’s Three StrikesLaw,” appeared in the 2000law review published by theDuquesne University Schoolof Law in Pittsburg. O’Connorcited the article in her spring2003 opinion to uphold thelaw by a 5-4 vote.

IN APREVIOUSLIFE

The 430 acres on which CalState San Bernardino grows aswell as the area around it wasvery different in the early 1960s.Now viewers can see just howdifferent in the university’snewest museum showing itsinaugural exhibit.

The Anthropology Museum,housed on the third floor of theCollege of Social and BehavioralSciences Building and acrossfrom the Robert V. FullertonArt Museum, celebrated its offi-cial opening in the spring and iscurrently showing “Before CalState.” The collection examines the history of the communities thatsurround the campus, which opened to students in 1965.

Designed by anthropology Professor Russell Barber, with helpfrom students and alumni, the exhibit features artifacts from the one-room Fairview School house and examines the history of the NativeAmericans who lived in the area. It also features information aboutlocal water control, agriculture and land development. Exploring andcelebrating the central theme of ethnicity, museum exhibits will reflectperspectives from anthropology and other social sciences.

The anthropology department offers a certificate in museum studies, and the museum serves as animportant part of the program, allowing students to assist in the design and display of the exhibits. Freeand open to the public, the museum is open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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NEW DIGS--The official opening of theAnthropology Museum brought many peopleto view its inaugural exhibit, “Before CalState.” The museum opened in the spring.(Photo by Robert Whitehead)

One of the goals of a univer-sity is to help broaden the per-spectives of students and thecommunity at large. CSUSB’sCollege of Social andBehavioral Sciences moved theuniversity closer to that goalwhen it hosted an internationalsymposium in early Novemberon political, social and econom-ic issues in the Middle East.The symposium was the col-lege’s second with GaziUniversity in Ankara, Turkey.

A CSUSB delegation of fac-ulty and students traveled toAnkara in October 2002 to takepart in the first symposium. OnNov. 5 and 6, a delegation offive Gazi University faculty,

BRINGING PART OF THE WORLD TO SAN BERNARDINOCSUSB professors and a profes-sor from the University ofMinnesota met on the SanBernardino campus to exchangeand present papers and alsomeet with members of both theuniversity and community.

“This will eventually developa regular interaction both withGazi and other universities inthe Middle East,” said JohnConley, dean of the College ofSocial and Behavioral Sciences.

In June 2002 Conley, politi-cal science Professor RalphSalmi, President Albert Karnigand Provost Louis Fernandeztraveled to Turkey to sign a for-mal agreement.

Turkey, a NATO ally, has

risen to the forefront of manyAmericans’ attention because ofthe war with Iraq and added rel-evance to the proceedings. Withexperts on the Middle East fromCSUSB and Gazi interacting,the event gave the public “a lit-tle more in-depth picture onsome of the issues and theimportance of Turkey in theMiddle East on a variety ofissues,” Conley said.

And hearing first-hand theperspectives from people wholive in that region is a valuableopportunity. “It’s better to getit from the people who livethere,” Salmi said. “They’re theexperts.”

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by Mike Murphy sports information director

The year was 1984. Ronald Reagan was elected to a second term

as president of the United States. The SovietUnion boycotted the Summer Olympics in LosAngeles. The average price of a new car was$8,749. A gallon of gas cost $1.10. And on July 24,1984, in its 20th year of operation, Cal State SanBernardino achieved university status. Then onSept. 17, 1984, the National Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA) accepted CSUSB as a mem-ber in Division III and authorized the school tocompete in eight sports.

The sports program quickly earned a regionaland national reputation for excellence — the firstevent, a men's soccer game held Sept. 22, on cam-pus, saw CSUSB beat the University of Redlands,4-3. “It's a big day for us,” said the school’s firstathletic director, Reg Price, in an interview withThe San Bernardino County Sun. “We feel it willgrow,” he said of the program. And grow it did,from eight sports and 88 athletes in 1984-85 to 11sports and more than 200 athletes in the pro-gram’s 20th year. Ward McAfee, professor emeri-tus in history at CSUSB, chaired the task forcethat studied the possibility of starting an athleticsprogram, an idea that garnered strong supportfrom students, though some students and manyfaculty opposed it, he said. In 1983, the task forcevoted 11-1 to recommend to then universityPresident Anthony Evans that Cal State introduceintercollegiate athletics. “The immediate hurdlewas funding,” said McAfee. That fall, Evans askedstudents to vote on a referendum that would add$10 to their fees with the proceeds going toimplement the athletics program. The referendumpassed in a landslide.

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Evans, now retired and living in Fallbrook,noticed when he came to the campus in 1982 that itneeded “more vitality in the area of student life, tostrengthen its town-gown ties, and to achieve amore balanced reputation to enhance its appeal toprospective new students.” An earlier study hadsuggested adding athletics to help meet those chal-lenges, and Evans was not surprised a second studyreinforced that finding. But the clincher for Evanswas that the university stood alone. “I had noanswer for why CSUSB should continue to be theonly one of the 19 CSU campuses at that time with-out an intercollegiate program, and the only onewithout a physical education major for its students.”

“The battle was long and uphill,” recalledMcAfee. “And I felt good when the process wasfinally approved. In my mind, it was never a ques-tion of whether we should or shouldn't (have ath-letics) but rather when it would happen.”

Price, currently a professor of kinesiology, wasappointed the athletic department's first director, ahalf-time position, in January 1984. He was alsochair of the physical education department andtaught some classes. “I was charged with puttingtogether a Division III program with eight sports —four men’s and four women’s — by the fall of 1984on a limited budget,” Price recalled. “I had a half-time secretary. From January to June it was just asecretary and myself. The coaches we hired were allpart-time. No coach got more than 12 teachingunits a year and no paid assistants. The assistantswere all volunteers.” The athletics department wasset up in The Den, the original campus athletic facil-ity. A conference room was subdivided into offices.Because the school offered men's and women's bas-ketball among its first eight sports, Price had tosupervise a renovation of The Den's gym floor.

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STUDENTS FOR GOODby Susan Summers

Retirement-aged senior citi-zens in sunny Coachella Valleyhave lots of choices if they wantfresh air and exercise. But thisfall they took advantage of a newoption that’s exercising andrenewing their minds. TheOsher Lifelong LearningInstitute, housed at CSUSB’sPalm Desert Campus, is offeringan impressive array of eight-weekcourses taught by campus facultyand local experts on a non-creditbasis. It’s college level learningfor the pure joy of it — no tests,no grades, no stress — just stim-ulating courses in the companyof like-minded peers.

Bringing extraordinary talentand energy to the task of manag-ing the Osher Institute is LeticiaQuezada. Having served as anelected board member for theLos Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict — the nation’s second

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It’s no secret. The InlandEmpire is a crossroads for trans-portation, an industry that hasdriven the dramatic rise in itsimportance as a center for distri-bution, warehousing and relatedlogistics industries. Residents andvisitors can get a bird’s-eye viewof the magnitude of these enter-prises every time they fly in or outof the Ontario InternationalAirport. But logistics businessesalso are expanding to the east val-ley, the high desert and otherareas of the Inland Empire.

As these economic segmentsof the regional economy grow, sodoes the need for training in tech-nical, managerial and leadershipaspects specific to the industry.

To meet the need, SandraRichards, director of ExtensionPrograms, and KevinKragenbrink, special consultant toextended learning, have teamedup to create a Certificate inLogistics Management, which isoffered off-campus in the Ontarioarea. With the help of severallogistics professionals, the pro-gram was designed to serve arange of logistics employees,including supervisors and mid-level managers.

The certificate covers topicssuch as domestic transportation,warehouse design and operation,purchasing and inventory controland human resources manage-ment.

Says Bill Elliott, a local con-sultant, educator and writer,“Logistics is unique in that theindustry is ahead of the educationthat’s available, which createsstress on companies. These busi-nesses are grappling with theproblems of finding qualifiedemployees and future leaders.They really need to developemployees who have a broaderunderstanding of the world oflogistics — not just their ownwarehouse or fleet of trucks.”

Helping the College ofExtended Learning get this certifi-cate program “off the ground”are people like Steve Harrington,president of the DistributionManagement Association.

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ENERGY—Leticia Quezada, the new headfor PDC’s Osher Institute, served on the LosAngeles Unified School District Board.

largest school district — Quezadahelped oversee a budget of 4.2billion. She has also served as atrustee of the Los AngelesCommunity College District from1985-1987. Most recently, sheserved as president and CEO ofthe Mexican Cultural Institute inLos Angeles, a non-profit organi-zation dedicated to promotingunderstanding between the peo-ple of Mexico and the UnitedStates. “I’m looking forward tothe challenge of creating a newinstitute at the Palm DesertCampus, as well as working withour adult students,” Quezadasaid.

The Osher Institute is a part-nership between the College ofExtended Learning and the PalmDesert Campus, made possiblethrough funding from theBernard Osher Foundation of SanFrancisco. The foundation hasfunded 18 such programs forlearners of retirement age at pub-lic and private universities in

California and others around thenation. The institute is offeringindividual memberships for oneacademic quarter (ten weeks) ora full year (three quarters). Adultstudents may take from one tofour classes weekly, ranging fromhistory/current events to litera-ture and the sciences.

“Life in the Universe: FromOrigins to Star Trek” taught byCSUSB Professor Klaus Brasch,“Intelligence (How the U.S.Government Knows What ItKnows)” taught by political sci-ence Professor Bill Green, and“The Art of Memoir: Myths ofthe Self,” taught by CherylStereff of the Upledger Instituteare among the courses beingoffered.

Classes in the new OsherInstitute meet during the day atthe Palm Desert Campus. Formore information, call the OsherLifelong Learning Institute at(760) 341-2883, ext. 4425, ore-mail [email protected].

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December 2 or Women’s Basketball. (TBA)6 Cal Poly Pomona, 5:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball. (TBA) Cal Poly Pomona, 7:30 p.m.

19-20 Women’s Basketball.

Sheraton Coyote ClassicTournament,

5:30 & 7;30 p.m. (both days)

January 2 Women’s Basketball.

UC Davis, 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball.

UC Davis, 7:30 p.m.3 Women’s Basketball.

Chico State, 5;30 p.m.Men’s Basketball.

Chico State, 7:30 p.m.23 Women’s Basketball.

Cal State Dominguez Hills, 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball.

Cal State Dominguez Hills, 7:30 p.m.24 Women’s Basketball.

Cal State L.A., 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball.

Cal State L.A., 7:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY6 Women’s Basketball.

Cal State Bakersfield, 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball.

Cal State Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.7 Women’s Basketball.

Cal State Stanislaus, 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball.

Cal State Stanislaus, 7:30 p.m.20 Women’s Basketball.

Sonoma State, 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball.

Sonoma State, 7:30 p.m.21 Women’s Basketball.

San Francisco State, 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball.

San Francisco State, 7:30 p.m.

March 5 Women’s Basketball.

UC San Diego, 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball.

UC San Diego, 7:30 p.m.6 Women’s Basketball.

Grand Canyon University, 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball.

Grand Canyon University, 7:30 p.m.

SPORTS CALENDAR(All listings are for home contests. Call the athlet-ics department office at (909) 880-5011 for moreinformation, including details on the women’scross country meets, all of which are away.)

Six members of Coyote athletic teamsreceived top honors May 28 at the annualCoyote All-Sports Banquet. Nancy Simpson,director of athletics, presented the male andfemale athlete of the year awards to BobbyBurries of men’s basketball and Kim Ford ofwomen's volleyball.

Burries averaged 20.1 points and fiverebounds a game to lead the Coyotes to a 23-7 record and their fourth straight CCAA titleas well as the finals of the West Regional forthe third straight year. He was named CCAAPlayer of the Year for the second time in threeseasons and earned second-team All-Americastatus. Ford averaged 4.5 kills and 3.6 digs pergame in leading the Coyotes to a 29-3 record,a second straight CCAA championship andtheir third straight appearance in the NCAAPacific Regional final. Ford was named theCCAA Player of the Year and earned first-team All-America honors.

Dwight Sweeney, faculty athletic represen-tative, presented the Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards to basketball playerLance Ray and water polo player Taryn Harp.

Ray, a senior math major, maintained a 3.36

The Well-Rounded Athlete undergraduate GPA and a 4.0 in graduate stud-ies. He led the Coyote men's basketball teamin rebounding and was No. 2 in scoring, earn-ing first-team All-CCAA honors and second-team All-West Region honors. He was aVerizon All-West Region Academic Awardwinner. Harp, a senior psychology major, com-piled a 3.76 undergraduate GPA and a 4.0 ingraduate studies. She scored 53 goals for the2003 women's water polo team and emergedas the team's all-time career scoring leaderwith 142 goals in four seasons. Harp earnedVerizon third-team Academic All-America hon-ors as well as Verizon All-West Region aca-demic honors.

The Tal Wilson-Morgan Stanley MemorialAward for most inspirational men's basketballplayer went to senior Jonathan Florence. TheCoyote Student-Athlete Advisory Council"Pup" Award, presented to the first-year playerwho made the greatest impact to his or herteam, went to Cristen Trent, a freshman setteron the 29-3 volleyball team, who was a sec-ond-team All-CCAA selection.

director, Price initiated an annual sportsaward dinner, a tradition that Nancy Simpson,the current athletic director, reinstituted in1996. Price also founded the Coyote Club,the forerunner of today's Coyote AthleticAssociation, to support the school’s sportsprogram.

In 1988-89, the university started women’ssoccer. That same year, Evans decided athlet-ics needed a full-time athletic director. JudithRymer, the school's vice president for univer-sity relations until 1998, chaired the searchcommittee. After two searches, DavidSuenram was hired in spring 1989. At the

same time, athletics wasplaced under the aus-

pices of universityrelations. “In

those earlydays,” saidRymer, “wehad very fewfinancialresources,inadequate

facilities and nofull-time coach-

es. Although theDivision III program

was appropriate for usto start, it becameincreasingly difficult tooperate without a con-

ference affiliation.” The task force had recom-mended joining SCIAC, an idea that wasshort-lived.

“SCIAC was not in favor of allowing CSUSBto join as it feared that a growing public uni-versity would eventually overwhelm its small,private schools,” said McAfee. “The fact thatCSUSB won its first athletic match in the fall of1984 against Redlands (a leading member ofthe SCIAC) seemed to prove that SCIAC'sfears were warranted. We were only going toget stronger with the passage of time.”

One of the highlights of Rymer’s tenure asvice president was working with local realestate developer Nick Coussoulis “in structur-ing his gift” of $500,000 as the lead contribu-tion toward the construction of the state-of-the-art multi-purpose arena and Health andPhysical Education complex that opened in1995. The arena was named for Coussoulis'parents — James and Aerianthi Coussoulis.

The move up to Division II and joining theCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association in1991-92 was a painful one for the athleticsdepartment. To help fund the move and meetNCAA standards for Division II members,CSUSB cut seven of its 15 sports, eliminatingmen's and women's tennis, men's and women'scross country, men's and women's swimmingand men's water polo.

CSUSB athletics went from a Division IIIprogram offering no athletic scholarships to aDivision II program where scholarships wereestablished to attract the athletes needed tocompete at the higher level. Funding of schol-arships for student-athletes increased from afew thousand dollars in 1991-92 to nearly$430,000 now. An estimated $250,000 comes

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Too short for NCAA standards, “the court was totallysanded down and re-striped, and the baskets had tobe moved back a foot at each end,” Price said. Healso created a training room for Laura Held, nowLaura Watkins, the school's first and only head train-er.

“My first training room had a single table in PE129 with no air conditioning,” Watkins said. “Later on,they modified the old shower rooms for a real trainingroom. It was bare bones that first year.”

Tom Burleson, the long-time cross countrycoach at CSUSB, coached both men andwomen in their first season in 1984. Heleft the campus when the two sportswere dropped in 1990-91, returningwhen the women's program was rein-stated in 1997. “We competed againstthe SCIAC (Southern CaliforniaIntercollegiate Athletic Conference)teams like Redlands and Claremont. CalPoly Pomona and UCR were the onlyDivision II teams around, but we weren'tready for them. At Division III we were

competitive right from the start.”Burleson shared office space withthe first men’s basketball coach,Jim Ducey, and, in 1984, Pricehired a half-time secretary,Carolyn Smits, who wore manyhats, she said, such as “monitoring

compliance with NCAA rules, andhandling releases for transferring stu-

dents and processing recruiting letters.” The original eight sports — men's and

women's basketball, men's and women's crosscountry, men's and women's tennis, women's vol-

leyball and men's soccer — became nine in 1985-86 with the addition of men's golf. Baseball andsoftball were added in 1986-87. In 1987-88,Price added three more sports — men's andwomen's swimming and men's water polo. Bythe end of the 1987-88 academic year, 198 ath-

letes were playing 14 sports. The combined win-loss record of those teams was 206-71, a .744

winning percentage. During his tenure as athletic

1984-85 — CSUSB launches first intercollegiate athletics pro-gram with men’s soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women'scross country, men's and women’s basketball, men’s and women’stennis. Reg Price is the school’s first athletic director. RubenMendoza and Tim Streck of men’s tennis team qualify for NCAADivision III national tournament and make it to quarterfinals. Theyranked No. 6 in doubles in Div. III.

1985-86 — Men’s golf program begins.1986-87 — Women’s cross country team finishes fourth in

NCAA Div. III West Regional. Men’s soccer team wins NCAA Div.III West Regional and advances to the NCAA semifinals. Baseballand softball programs begin. Women’s volleyball team advances toDiv. III West Region title match and ranked No. 11 in nation.

1987-88 — Men’s golf team finishes No. 3 in the nation atNCAA Div. III tournament. Men’s water polo, men’s and women’sswimming programs added.

1988-89 — Men’s basketball team goes 20-6 and becomesfirst CSUSB team to host an NCAA playoff, losing in first round ofDiv. III West Regional. Mark Warren is selected third-team All-American. Warren was seventh in nation in scoring and fourth inrebounding. The athletic program expanded to 15 sports with addi-tion of women’s soccer. David Suenram hired as the school’s firstfull-time athletic director.

1989-90 — Baseball team captures NCAA Div. III WestRegion title and finishes fourth in NCAA championship tournament.

1990-91 — Baseball team repeats as West Region championsand finishes sixth in NCAA Div. III championship tourney. The ath-letics program now includes 15 sports.

1991-92 — CSUSB moves up to NCAA Div. II and joins theCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association with eight teams. Seventeams -- men’s and women’s tennis, men’s water polo, men’s andwomen’s swimming, men’s and women’s cross country — eliminat-ed to provide enough funding for minimum number of sports.Men’s soccer wins school’s first CCAA championship, advances toNCAA tournament, losing West Regional match at home.

1993-94 — Women’s basketball team captures CCAA con-ference tournament title and the NCAA West Region champi-onship before losing to North Dakota State in the national champi-onship game. The team was 29-4 but was later forced to forfeit allof its games and vacate its championships after a player was ruledineligible to compete that season..

1994-95 — Nancy P. Simpson hired as athletic director,replacing David Suenram.

1995-96 — Women’s tennis reinstated as a sport. CoussoulisArena, a state-of-the-art multi-use facility that seats more than 4,100people for basketball and volleyball, opens as part of the new Healthand Physical Education complex. Men’s volleyball program initiated.

1996-97 — Golf team finishes third in the NCAA Div. II tour-nament as Scott Householder becomes first and only CSUSB athleteto win an NCAA individual championship, taking medalist honors inthe 72-hole event.

1997-98 — Women’s basketball team posts a 23-6 record andadvances to NCAA West Region semifinals. The golf team again fin-ishes third at the NCAA championships. Women’s cross countryreinstated as a sport. Men’s volleyball program eliminated after 1998season.

1998-99 — Women’s water polo program established, boost-ing number of athletic teams to 11. Lisa Moreno scores 90 goals,earning All-America status. Men’s basketball team finishes second inthe CCAA and goes on to win its first NCAA West Region Div. IItitle and advance to the Elite Eight, losing in the quarterfinals.

1999-00 — Men’s basketball wins the first of four consecutiveCCAA championships, advancing to West Region semifinals.

2000-01 — Women’s volleyball team finishes second in CCAAand advances to final of NCAA Pacific Region tournament, losing toeventual national champion Hawaii-Pacific, 3-2. Men’s basketball teamwins second straight CCAA title, but loses to Western Washingtonin West Regional title game.

2001-02 — Men’s basketball captures third straight CCAAtitle, wins NCAA West Regional at home and advances to Elite Eightquarterfinals for the second time in four years. Team’s 28-2 record isbest in all of college basketball. Team was ranked No. 1 in nationbriefly. Women’s volleyball team wins first CCAA title and hostsNCAA Pacific Regional, losing in title match to NCAA semifinalistUC San Diego. Men’s baseball team captures first CCAA champi-onship by defeating UC Davis twice on final day but is shunned for aNCAA tournament berth.

2002-03 — Men’s basketball team starts 0-4, then sets aschool record with 21 straight wins to take fourth straight CCAAchampionship. The Coyotes lose the West Regional title game indouble overtime to Cal Poly Pomona. Women’s volleyball team winssecond straight CCAA title, hosts the Pacific Regional and loses toeventual national champion BYU Hawaii, 3-1, in title match. TheCoyotes were ranked No. 1 in the nation for four weeks after reel-ing off 17 straight wins

Making a Mark

Reg Price

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For someone who makes it a life’s calling to study some of the worstbehavior humankind can deliver, Brian Levin is quite cheerful.

Not that he doesn’t take the study of hate and extremism seriously –he most certainly does, and colleagues in the field hold him in high regard.But among traits one notices about the criminal justice professor is afriendly and outgoing demeanor. During a conversation that ranged fromhis father’s imprisonment by the Nazis during World War II to hate-crime

legislation to the lack of enlightened public discussion of bigotry andhate to the “small sliver of humanity” bent on destroying

those who don’t agree with them, Levinrepeatedly offered a visitor something to

drink or eat. “You can’t let it get to you,” he

says of balancing his easy-goingnature against the constant

monitoring of vice risingfrom racial, religious

or other differ-ences. “I think

most of humanity is pretty good. The problem is there are those timeswhen the most intolerant in society can lead it. And that’s a danger.That’s when you’re under the intoxicant of fear or danger or both.”

But here’s a glimpse of what drives him: “We have to nail this kind ofbigotry – whether it comes from other places or if it comes from here. ... Extremism in whatever form of patriotism, nationalism, religious fanati-cism, poses a unique threat to a civil society. It serves to demonize thosewho are different.” While the Ku Klux Klan or Al-Qaeda make headlines,“what I worry most about is the erosion of civility and dialogue inAmerican society, which allows a more stealth kind of bigotry to takeroot. ... The shrillness of debate on both sides, while it may be entertain-ing, doesn’t get to the bottom of the issue. There is so much of an adul-teration of undisputed fact that academia has to serve as a place wheretruth can be unearthed.”

Helping to unearth truth is what Levin strives toward as a criminal jus-tice teacher, a legal scholar and director of the CSUSB-based Center forthe Study of Hate and Extremism. He also helps train law enforcementofficers and prosecutors on hate crime laws, extremist groups and terror-ism. From these efforts he hopes to see reasoned discussion and respectfor differences, even while one holds fast to his position. “His influence iswide and deep in this very important area of social justice and in facilitat-ing reasoned debate on these complex issues,” says John Conley, dean ofthe College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. “He represents the criminaljustice department very well, and through his extensive activities, he hasbrought national and international attention to Cal State San Bernardinoas a leading institution in this important area of justice.”

As you step back from that tight shot of Levin’s world, the full frameof what drives him comes into view. “Brian is a force of nature. He is aone-man machine for social change in this country,” says Richard Cohen,president of the Southern Poverty Law Center and Levin’s former bosswhen he worked there in the 1990s. “He is a tireless advocate for thevictims of hate crimes and a dedicated legal scholar.”

Levin points society toward change for the better by getting informa-tion out to the public. When news breaks, such as the arrest earlier thisyear of suspected terror bomber Eric Robert Rudolph or the latest waveof violence in the Middle East, national and international media – includingCNN, Fox News, the New York Times as well as local outlets – seek himfor expert analysis and commentary. When important hate-crime legisla-tion comes before Congress, he is one of the people called to testify.

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Many of the programs so vital to thestudents of Cal State San Bernardinocould not go forward without the sup-port of many friends, and the universityis deeply grateful to all who’ve given.Providing a direct cash gift to CSUSBthrough a check or credit card is simpleand benefits the university’s programsand students almost immediately. Suchgifts also provide a valuable tax deduc-tion to the donor come April 15. Cashgifts are vitally important for supportinga variety of programs each year.Without this annual stream, manyimportant programs would suffer sub-stantially. But there are other waysbesides cash gifts to fulfill your wishesin giving and support the mission ofCal State.

Appreciated StockGifting stock directly to CSUSB

that has appreciated significantly, espe-cially over a long period of time, makesan excellent gift to the university andbenefits the donor in several ways. Intransferring appreciated stock directlyto the CSUSB Foundation for universi-ty programs, the donor avoids havingto pay capital gains tax on the appreci-ated value of the stock and receives acharitable tax deduction for the fullmarket value of the stock.

Real EstateMany of our friends and donors

have owned multiple properties formany years. Such income properties

may be subject to capital gains tax ofnearly 25 percent. Gifting the realestate, especially unencumbered realestate, directly to the CSUSBFoundation for university purposes canbe a wonderful opportunity to helpthe students of CSUSB, help avoidcapital gains tax on the appreciatedportion and create a charitable taxdeduction.

BequestsIncluding the university in your

will or as a beneficiary of your livingtrust is another thoughtful and appre-ciated option. Marking the CSUSBFoundation for certain appropriateassets, a percentage or flat amount inyour estate plan is a way to leave a per-manent impact on the university andthe students it serves.

Planned GiftsOften we find friends who plan

or hope to make a gift in the futurebut simply are not ready to make thedecision. Sometimes income from theproposed gift is needed to sustainlifestyle. It is possible to make such agift today and receive the tax deduc-tion this year, yet still receive incomefrom the gift for a number of years orperhaps the rest of your life. That’sright. Give a gift now and get a taxdeduction now. Income begins todayand lasts a lifetime. The universityreceives the gift in the future. Suchtransactions are most often referred toas “planned gifts.”

Charitable gift annuities and charita-ble remainder trusts are excellent exam-ples of such gifts. Either will supportthe mission of the university and pro-vide multiple benefits to a donor.Funding charitable gift annuities withcash or appreciated stock provides thedonor and others a lifetime incomestream in addition to a substantial taxdeduction. These gift opportunities arealso excellent retirement investments asthe income can be deferred.

Charitable remainder trusts areanother option, especially for appreciat-ed assets such as stock and real estate.The donor may choose the term of thetrust, a number of years or a lifetime ortwo life times. The donor may choosethe trustee or appoint himself or herselfas the trustee to manage the gift duringthe earning years. The donor is allowedto choose the level of income, as low asfive percent or higher if needed. Ofcourse, the donor chooses the charitythat will receive the gift at the end ofthe trust.

You have many options in the wayyou choose to assist the mission ofCSUSB and enhance your own financialplanning as well. For information aboutthese options call Mike Tracey, associatevice president of development, at (909)880-5005, or Jim Williams, gift plan-ning manager, at (909) 880-5644.

Let Us Show You the Ways

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G veto Thee?’…

Jim Williams has been a pro-fessional fundraiser for morethan 30 years, specializing inplanned gifts and estate plan-ning for universities, hospitalsand non-profit organizations.

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In 1993, jobs were scarce, thecompetition fierce and the legendary,institutional East Coast tilt away fromall things West still steep enough tomake seven jobs at Washington, D.C.’sGeneral Accounting Office a longshotfor any Californian. Applicants camefrom everywhere, including WallStreet, Johns Hopkins, Harvard,Georgetown and Maryland. But out ofnowhere came three CSUSB NationalSecurity Studies (NSS) students withso much right stuff they all landed posi-tions. They did it, thinks Mark Clark,chair for CSUSB’s political sciencedepartment and director of the NSSprogram, by broadening that base ofknowledge and honing their writingand presentation skills, skills highlyprized by federal agencies.

Cal State is one of 12 institutionsin the nation, including the military,offering a master’s degree in NSS, andout of those only Georgetown,Southwest Missouri State and CSUSBare civilian institutions. Since January,NSS staff have been busier than everanswering questions about the pro-gram’s courses. Where there were16-22 students in the gateway poli sci484 course a year ago, this spring thatnumber doubled. A Chicago Tribunestory that featured the program in

When an institution hosts a symposium on hate and extremism, Levin isusually on the program. When a training session on hate crime for lawenforcement officers is organized, he is usually involved in its planning, ifnot its implementation.

“Brian has a unique perspective on the work that we do,” says RickEaton, senior researcher at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles,listing Levin’s background as a New York City street cop, a lawyer, hiswork for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Klanwatch/Militia TaskForce, his research center and his classroom teaching. “He’s looked atthis issue of extremism and hate from different aspects and perspectives,which very few people get the opportunity to do.”

With all those accolades, the circle of experts with whom he associ-ates and the media attention, it might be easy to get caught up in one’sown press clippings. Yet Levin seems almost unfazed by it all. “He’s notnecessarily interested in publicity,” Eaton says. “He’s interested in doingsomething. He wants to educate people.”

No grand plan led Levin to where he is today. Nor was there onesingle definitive person or incident that launched in him a revelation. “Ithink that like most valuable things in life, you’re molded incrementally.”The molding began soon after he was born. A native of Long Island, N.Y.,Levin is the son of a veterinarian and a New York City policewoman. Hislate father, Howard, served as a U.S. Army medic, was captured by Nazitroops in France after the Allies’ D-Day invasion and held as a prisonerof war in Essen, Germany. Being a POW — and a Jewish American atthat — who escaped death because of his medical training, and livingthrough the Great Depression of the 1930s helped shape how his fatherlived. Long lines of people visited his father’s animal clinic because theveterinarian charged nominal fees for services that would have beenmore expensive elsewhere. As long as there was food on the table andclothes on their backs, the elder Levin used to say, there was not muchmore they needed. “He saw the dark side of the world,”Levin says. “And I think that influenced him, and in turn,influenced me.”

Two others who influenced Levin were A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.and Frank Breen. Higginbotham was a towering figure in civil rights aswell as a respected federal appellate court judge who also taught classesat the University of Pennsylvania, where as an undergraduate Levin tookon a graduate-level class during which the judge imparted valuable wis-dom. Levin studied hate crimes as a class project and noticed that some-thing was amiss in its reporting. Higginbotham encouraged Levin this way:Go find out what it is, and back it up with good, thorough and solidresearch. Levin recalls Higginbotham’s booming baritone voice telling him,“If you’re going to make a case, make it.” Breen was a New York Citypolice officer and instructor at the police academy when Levin was there.He was, in Levin’s words, an Irish cop who resembled Teddy Roosevelt,and demanded excellence across the board, regardless of race, religionor gender. And beneath the tough cop exterior, he was an educatedman who could talk about art and culture.

While his father wanted him to be a doctor – a profession that hisbrother did enter – Levin gravitated toward a career in criminal justice.

April said students today are goinginto intelligence analysis to play amore meaningful role in watchingAmerica’s borders, and on a moreidyllic level, perhaps, a more meaning-ful role in returning a nation of grandvision and pursuits to its luxuries.September 11 changed America – theconfidence, the laugh, the luxury offreedoms at lower costs, the luxury ofthe illusion of relative safety. In oneway or another, says Clark, more than60 CSUSB alumni are following thosepursuits in the nation’s capital, holdingjobs in the intelligence community andwith agencies such as the FBI, theGAO and the Office of SpecialInvestigations for the U.S. Air Force.Their highest and most complex pur-suit, however, is to understand theinternational community and its ownvisions. This is arduous work that willrequire more than intelligence.

The Pursuit ofIntelligence

He spent his undergraduate years alternating between taking classes at theUniversity of Pennsylvania and working as a New York City police officer in thecity’s Harlem community. From there, he went to law school at StanfordUniversity, making clear in his application essay his desire to study hate crime.After graduation, the project he did for Higginbotham still resonated with him,and he wrote a legal brief defending Wisconsin’s hate crime law that was beingcontested in the U.S. Supreme Court. With the help of that brief, the Wisconsinlaw was upheld — and Levin’s name became known in legal circles. What setthe brief apart was that it solidly quantified its findings with research thatshowed crimes motivated by bias — whether it is race, religion or sexual orien-tation — inflict greater individual and societal harm.

The work gave him a name. In 1995, the Southern Poverty Law Center inMontgomery, Ala., hired him as an associate director of legal affairs for its

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Leven’s work has taken him to high places, such as working with Southern Poverty Law Centerco-founder Morris Dees (left photo), and civil rights activist the Rev. C.T. Vivian (right photo).

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (far left) meets with Levin.

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by Joe Gutierrez

When Cal State SanBernardino graduate studentJaime Gonzalez received theprestigious 2003 Hearst/CSUTrustees Scholarship for hisacademic, civic and socialaccomplishments, it marked justone more affirmation of hisperseverance over the adversityand tragedy in his life.

Jaime studies in the universi-ty’s master’s program for clini-cal psychology and has his eyeon becoming a clinical psychol-ogist, working with childrenwho are victims of domesticviolence and children at risk ofjoining gangs. As a Hearst/CSUTrustees Award winner, Jaimewas one of only six studentschosen from the 23-campusCSU system to receive theprestigious scholarship.

Jaime’s battles started atbirth. Born with spina bifida, the34-year-old endured 12 opera-tions during the first 15 years

Comeback Kid of his life. The operationswere done to correct thespinal birth defect and to helphis body develop as he grew.Still, the young Jaime showed aresiliency and determination to

overcome those physical prob-lems. But while living in Mexicowith his parents, tragedy struck.

“My father shot my motherand she died in my arms,” saidJaime, who witnessed it all. Hewas 12. After his mother’sdeath, Jaime lived with an olderbrother for two years beforemoving out at the age of 16.He has lived on his own eversince. For years, Jaime hung outwith gangs, getting into trouble.But his life seemed to turnaround in 1995, when his

father, who had been releasedfrom jail and returned fromMexico, had a brief reunion withthe family. His father expressedremorse at the shooting. Thatwas the last time Jaime saw him,but the talk was cathartic forJaime. His father died in Mexicoin 1999.

“It was closure for me. I real-ized that things happen in your

life you have no control over,but there are things you cancontrol in your own life, thingsthat you can do with your ownfuture,” Jaime said. “I decided tochange my life and enrolled incollege and found that I couldbe successful.”

Jaime used tragedy to spuron his studies in psychology.“Often times I’ve wondered

what it is about people thatmakes something trigger insidethem. Why we do the thingswe do? Why do people losetheir minds, so to speak, attimes? That’s what initiallysparked my interest in psychol-ogy.” He also thought about hisdisability – how a person’s dis-ability affects his or her sense ofbeing, and brings about feelingsof alienation in everyday life. Hehas worked with patients in CalState’s Community CounselingCenter and is working this fallas an intern in the psychologydepartment at RiversideCounty Regional MedicalCenter in Moreno Valley. Heobtained a bachelor’s degree inpsychology from Cal State andentered the master’s programfocusing on clinical psychology.He plans to use the moneyfrom his Hearst/CSU scholar-ship to visit the doctoral pro-grams of various universitiesaround the country after finish-ing his master’s.

This is the fourth year thatthe Hearst Scholarship Programhas been combined with theCSU Board of Trustee’sOutstanding AchievementAward, which was initially cre-ated in 1974 and funded by the

Evelyn D. Armer MemorialScholarship Trust. When thefunds were depleted, formerCSU Trustee Ali Razi donatedto the scholarship and raisedadditional money to continuethe program.

“. . . Things happen in your life you have no control over, but there are things you can control . . . .”

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by Deborah Grimsley

Erica Torner and Kiersten Hinckley areexcited about the 2003-04 school year atCSUSB — and rightly so. Both Erica andKiersten each have been awarded a $5,000scholarship as two of 16 new students toreceive CSUSB President’s AcademicExcellence Scholarship (PAES) awards.

Kiersten and Erica finished in the topone percent of their graduating class –Kiersten graduating from A.B. Miller Highin Fontana and Erica from Redlands EastValley High. Their $5,000 grants can berenewed for up to three years as long asthey maintain a 3.5 grade point average.All local high school seniors in the top onepercent are offered the opportunity toattend Cal State. If they accept PresidentAlbert Karnig’s invitation, they can receivethe $5,000 annual scholarships.

Erica says, “I am thrilled to have beenselected as a recipient of the President’sAcademic Excellence Scholarship award. Iam proud to be attending CSUSB this fallbecause of the myriad opportunities itoffers to its students.”

Certainly Erica has a track record ofpouncing on opportunities. Throughouthigh school she participated in severalorganizations, including Key Club, theAmerican Cancer Society and the OctagonClub. She also was president of her highschool’s Science Olympiad Club. She hasfound time to volunteer as a peer coun-selor for the Inland Empire Future LeadersProgram. She is a member of the NationalHonor Society and the CaliforniaScholarship Federation, and was recog-nized by the College Board’s NationalHispanic Recognition Program for excel-

It ‘PAES’ to Go to CSUSB

Kiersten Hinckley

Erica Torner

Does the ‘Do Not Call’ LawApply to CSUSB?

Despite the recent legal wranglingsover the “Do Not Call” registry, thenew law took effect Oct. 1, meaningthat Californians who registered theirhome and cellular numbers should nowsee a drop in telemarketing calls theyreceive. Question is, does this new reg-istry affect Cal State and the AnnualFund program?

Simply put, it doesn’t. TheCalifornia “Do Not Call” list is for-warded to the federal “Do Not Call”registry and exempts all charitable andnon-profit organizations entirely. TheCSUSB Annual Fund and theFoundation for CSUSB, which depositscharitable gifts on behalf of the universi-ty, are considered non-profit organiza-tions. Additionally, Cal State studentswho call CSUSB alumni and parentseach year are seeking their supportwhile taking a moment to update themabout the university.

Still, if an alumnus or parent doesnot want the university to call them, CalState is required to delete that person’srecord in its database. “And the univer-sity is more than happy to respect therequests of our supporters, whetherthey give financially or not,” says TerriCarlos, annual giving director.

For more information on theCalifornia “Do Not Call” list, visithttp://donotcall.gov/. For questionsregarding the Annual Fund, contactCarlos at (909) 880-7576.

lent academic achievement. Piano anddance round out her other interests, andshe is an accomplished tap dancer. Erica’sgoal is to study psychology and become achild psychiatrist.

Kiersten is also involved in serviceclubs such as Alpha Omega ServiceSociety, Key Club and Youth forGovernment, and has volunteered for theSpecial Olympics. She has been in march-ing band for four years and recentlybecame first chair in her high school’swind ensemble. She has also received theGovernor’s Scholar Award and manytimes has captured an Academic GoldMedal. She is a member of the CaliforniaScholarship Federation, the NationalSociety of High School Scholars and hasbeen recognized in Who’s Who AmongHigh School Students.

“I’m very proud to have been hon-ored by CSUSB as a recipient of a presi-dent’s scholarship for my work duringhigh school,” Kiersten says. “I hope I canlive up to their high expectations. Thisexperience helped me to realize the greatschool CSUSB is.” Kiersten wants tobecome a dietitian and plans to completeher master’s degree.

PAES is now in its second year with22 students receiving scholarships.“Attracting students of this caliber is notonly an investment in CSUSB, but alsoan investment in our community,” saysMike Tracey, associate vice president fordevelopment. “Students are more likelyto remain in the area of their alma materafter graduation. CSUSB provides a top-quality education for these students, whowill enter the local workforce trained andable to invest their talent and intellectinto the community,” he adds. The uni-versity advancement office oversees con-tributions to the PAES program; call(909) 880-7770 for information.

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by Lorene Richardson student intern

Out of the 2,991 studentswho graduated from CaliforniaState University, San Bernardinothis past June, nine stood out fortheir contribution to CSUSB andto their communities. Followingare this year’s honorees.

College of Arts and LettersMary Bohen, the outstanding

undergraduate, graduated with a3.9 grade point average, served aspresident of the Honor Society ofthe National Comm-unicationAssociation and as publicity officerfor the Public Relations StudentSociety of America at CSUSB.

Kathryn Hansler, the outstand-ing graduate, posted a 3.8 GPA,and served as a writing centertutor and teaching assistant forthe CSUSB English department.She also writes a weekly food col-umn for The San Bernardino Sunnewspaper.

College of Natural SciencesVictor Sciortino was the out-

standing undergraduate in naturalsciences. Sciortino maintained a3.91 GPA while quadruplemajoring in applied physics, com-puter science, mathematics andphysics. He has received severaltutoring and community serviceawards, including a McNairScholarship award for performingresearch on the physics of foam.

Gavan Albright, the outstand-ing graduate revised in his thesisthe evolutionary relationships ofa group of primitive reptiles,called Captorhinid, and named anew species of primitive reptilescalled Rhodothera-tus parvus. Healso provided a baseline modelfor some of the earliest terrestri-al backboned animals.

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Outstanding undergraduateJacqueline Wantz-Sutton earnedhonors in psychology and humandevelopment. A McNair Scholar,

by Ginny Stewart

Continuing with its summermusical tradition, the Cal StateSummer Wednesdays free con-cert series played to more than2,000 guests. The offeringsincluded cotton candy, boxeddinners, great music and a little

2003 OUTSTANDING STUDENTS

something for everybody. Jump-starting this year’s

series with a blast from thepast was BackBeat, a Beatlestribute band. Performing suchhits as “ I Want to Hold YourHand” and “Revolution,”BackBeat put on one nostalgicshow. Following the Fab Four

she is also the coordinator of thepsychology department’s PeerAdvising Center, was the vice-president for CSUSB’s AssociatedStudents, and while at CSUSB shewrote and co-wrote for a numberof publications.

Outstanding graduate, LeanneGraff, legally blind due to diabeticretinopathy, received a master’sdegree in social work. She hasworked with emotionally disturbedyouth at Loma Linda MedicalCenter’s Pediatric Specialty Teamclinic, and is active in a mentoringprogram involving pre-teens.

College of Business and PublicAdministration

Kitima Kanlayaphichet, the out-standing graduate in business,graduated with a 3.9 GPA and hasserved CSUSB as a finance tutorfor in-coming international stu-dents and been active in the cam-

pus’s Thai Association. (Business andpublic administration only awardedthe outstanding graduate award.)

Palm Desert Campus Linda Wright Theriault was the

outstanding undergraduate andreturned to school after 28 years.She received a bachelor’s degree inpsychology and English literature.Theriault has volunteered at the OB-GYN department of Sharp’s Hospitaland at the Children’s Center inJoshua Tree.

Born in the Philippines, KhozetteBracken was the outstanding gradu-ate. Bracken became a U.S. citizen in1999. She teaches at Mountain VistaElementary school, where she starteda track and field team that has 25percent participation of the entirestudent body. Bracken also servesher community as a member of theboard of directors for the CoachellaValley YMCA.

tribute a week later was somejazz, blues, rock and reggaefrom Gregg Young and the 2ndStreet Band. These fine musi-cians from L.A. got the audi-ence up and on their feet withsuch songs as “I Will Survive”and “Pink Cadillac.”

Not only was it “hot, hot,

BackBeat

Chris Thayer

hot” outside but so was the per-formance seven days later fromsome of the Inland Empire’sown Latin jazz performers, theLatin Society. A favorite of CalState San Bernardino, the LatinSociety inspired the audience,both young and old, to get upand show off their finest salsamoves. Wrapping up this year’sseries was a Cal State alumnus,Chris Thayer. With a little bit ofrock, soul and funky blues theChris Thayer Band gave theSummer Wednesdays Series agrand finale.

Photos by Robert Whitehead and Corinne Jamieson

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S T U D E N TS C A P E S

New Leaders

In May 2003 Ezekiel Bonillaswas elected by the students ofCSUSB to serve as AssociatedStudents, Inc. president for the2003-2004 academic year. Adual major in business adminis-tration and Spanish, Ezekielmaintains a grade point averagenear 3.5. Since his freshmanyear at CSUSB he’s beeninvolved with several on-campusand off-campus organizations,including the Latino BusinessStudent Association, LatinoScholastic AchievementCorporation, “I’m Going toCollege” Project, Casa de SanBernardino Youth MentoringProgram, Lambda Theta Phi andAssociated Students, Inc. (ASI).

Ezekiel had this to say abouthis new role: “We have alreadybegun planning for the year andare expecting to bring a widevariety of quality educational,cultural, social and charitableevents to campus. For example,we are sponsoring the firstStudent Leadership Conference,

in which we will bring all stu-dent leaders together fortwo days to prepare themfor the huge task of movingtheir organizations forwardas well as inform them aboutco-sponsoring events withASI and other organizations.In addition, we are showingeach Wednesday first-runmovies with free food anddrink, open to everyone oncampus. … By workingtogether with the executiveofficers and the universitycommunity, we will lead thestudents to a better futurefor themselves and CSUSB.”

Associated Students, Inc. President Ezekiel Bonillas

ASI has a new president and student affairs addedseveral new directors with key positions filled inhousing, financial aid, the Children’s Center andservices to students with disabilities.

CHILDREN’S CENTER

Barbara KirbyBarbara Kirby joined the uni-

versity in September 2002 asdirector of the Children’s Centerafter 10 years with the RiversideCounty Office of Education.There, she served as a mentorteacher, curriculum coach andHeadstart teacher. Prior tocoming to CSUSB, she served asa site supervisor. She has alsoserved as a faculty member atRiverside Community College,where she taught early child-hood education. Taking the jobwith the Children’s Center issort of a homecoming forBarbara. She earned her bache-lor's degree in human develop-ment from Cal State SanBernardino and is workingtoward her master’s degree inpsychology, human development.

SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Laurie Flynn Laurie Flynn joined CSUSB

after spending 15 years at theState Department ofRehabilitation, five years with theCalifornia School for the Deaf inRiverside, and has worked nineyears with people with disabili-ties in private and public sectoragencies. Laurie received herbachelors from Cal StateFullerton in psychology, and con-tinued on to get her master’s inrehab counseling from Cal StateSan Bernardino in 1993.

HOUSING

Lovellie “Happy” Almogela

Lovellie Almogela goes by“Happy” among her family,friends and colleagues. Raised inHawaii, Happy has livedthroughout the United States,including Washington, D.C., SanFrancisco, Wisconsin and RhodeIsland. She received her bache-lor’s degree in psychology fromthe University of San Franciscoand a master’s degree in collegestudent personnel fromWestern Illinois University.Before joining the SanBernardino team, Happy workedat Cal Poly Pomona and at CalState Northridge where she wasthe associate director forResidence Life. Happy has beenin student affairs for the past 12years and strongly believes instaying actively involved withvarious associations.

FINANCIAL AID

Lois E. Madsen Lois Madsen joined the

CSUSB financial aid office asassociate director in May 2002,shortly after celebrating her 30thanniversary as a financial aid offi-cer. Before coming to Cal State,Lois served as the vice presidentfor financial at InternationalEducation Corp., a parent com-pany for several nationwidechains of vocational schools andcolleges. Lois has also been aconsultant in the field of financialaid administration and hasserved in the CSU and at com-munity colleges, private inde-pendent colleges as well asvocation schools and colleges.

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Two more talented stu-dents from Inland Empire highschools joined the CSUSBfamily this fall as AlumniScholars. Dayna Lippe of SanGorgonio High School andAndre Castillo, a RedlandsEast Valley graduate, eachwere chosen to receive theAlumni Association’s $12,000merit scholarship. Lippe ismajoring in business adminis-tration and Castillo, whosemother and stepfather areCSUSB alumni, plans to studybiology.

Lippe and Castillo join five

The CSUSB Alumni Association takes great pride in helping theuniversity recruit promising students. You can join us and support

deserving students with a gift to the AlumniAssociation Scholarship Fund by:

▲ Making a scholarship gift in honor or memory of a loved one

▲ Creating a named scholarship▲ Endowing a scholarship that will benefit

generations of studentsLog on to www.csusbalumni.com or send your gift,

payable to the CSUSB Foundation, in the enclosedenvelope. To discuss named or endowed scholar-

ships, please contact Pam Langford, director ofalumni affairs, at (909) 880-5008.

Reaching out to a CSUSB student is just a away!

Log on towww.csusbalumni.com

and help support deserving students!

Welcome 2003 AlumniScholars

other Alumni Scholars. Aspart of accepting the scholar-ship award, Alumni Scholarsare required to give time tothe Alumni Association anduniversity, serving as studentambassadors and represent-ing CSUSB at various eventsand functions, where alumni,trustees and legislators partic-ipate.

The Alumni Associationestablished its AlumniScholars program three yearsago to attract some of theregion’s brightest students tothe campus and encourage

them to remain in the areaafter graduation from college.Students considered for thescholarship are those who aregraduating from an InlandEmpire high school with a3.75 or higher grade pointaverage. Qualifying studentsalso must have demonstratedoutstanding community serv-ice and leadership in extracur-ricular school activities.

The Alumni Association isaccepting applications for its2004 Alumni Scholars pro-

gram. Qualified students areencouraged to submit theirapplication no later thanMarch 2, 2004, using theFinancial Aid online applica-tion at: http://finaid.csusb.edu.A scholarship selection com-mittee, made up of AlumniBoard members and otheralumni volunteers, will meetwith finalists on Saturday,March 27, 2004, at theCSUSB campus to select the2004 Alumni Scholars.

Andre Castillo Dayna Lippe

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The CSUSB Alumni Association exists to serve and unite CalState San Bernardino alumni for the purpose of advancing theuniversity and its community.

She Came Back to Give Back After nearly 10 years on

the east coast in top highereducation positions, notedanthropologist and nationally-recognized cultural changeand diversity expert YolandaMoses is back in the InlandEmpire, sharing her expertisewith her alma maters.

Moses, a sociology alumnafrom CSUSB’s second gradu-ating class in 1968, now is aconsultant to the chancellor atthe University of California,Riverside, where she earnedher master’s and doctorate inanthropology in 1976.Speaking to CSUSB anthro-

pology students during CalState’s Alumni Professor for aDay program this fall, Mosestalked about her career inhigher education and hernewest assignment.

Moses will work withUCR officials to develop astrategic plan “to build excel-lence in curriculum, programs,research and service by build-ing on diversity of ideas, back-grounds and cultures.” She’llalso work with the universityto develop and implement aplan to hire and retain amore diverse faculty and amore representative graduate

student body. “It isn’t oftenthat you have an opportunityto return to a campus youhave known from a student’sperspective and play a keyrole in helping shape itsfuture,” Moses said.

When she took the UCRpost, Moses had just finisheda three-year stint as presidentof the American Associationfor Higher Education based inWashington, D.C. From1993-1999 she served aspresident of the CityUniversity of New York,where she also held a gradu-ate department of anthropol-ogy post, and before that wasvice president for academic

affairs at California StateUniversity, Dominguez Hills.She was the first African-American to chair theAmerican AnthropologicalAssociation, and she was oneof only four consultants cho-sen by the Ford Foundationto evaluate the diversity proj-ects in colleges and universi-ties around America.

In 1983, Moses captured adistinguished alumna award atCal State and in 1997President Karnig presentedher with the President’sDistinguished AchievementAward for her contributionsto and advocacy on behalf ofhigher education.

Photo by Robert Whitehead

Yolanda Moses is back at UCR,her alma mater, serving as a con-sultant to the chancellor. InOctober, she also was back atCSUSB, her other alma mater, asone of 26 alums participating inthe university’s “Alumni Professorfor a Day” event, where she talkedto students about higher educationin America and her own educationin Southern California.

“It isn’t often that you havean opportunity to return toa campus … and play a keyrole in helping shape itsfuture.” –Yolanda Moses

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Alumni Notes

George W. Schnarre, B.A. political science1989, is vice president for Southland Title &Escrow, Inc. George is serving his third yearas police commissioner for the city of SanBernardino. ▲

Tina Tomaso-Kundig, B.A. accounting 1983,is the new finance director for the city ofRedlands. Prior to this position, Tina was con-troller for the city of Moreno Valley.

1 9 9 0 sManuel Barba, B.A. social science 1991, is anattorney with a private practice in Chino,specializing in criminal defense and businesslitigation.

1 9 6 0 sAlan Dyer, B.A. sociology 1968, was electedby the West San Bernardino County WaterDistrict to serve as president of the waterboard. Alan was the 2002 Faculty RecognitionAward recipient for “Instructional Excellence,”presented by CSUSB President Albert Karnigand the College of Extended Learning. ▲

1 9 7 0 sJohn Sines, B.A. accounting 1977, is chieffinancial officer of AppStream in Palo Alto.AppStream provides simple, accessible soft-ware delivery, using the Web to connect toexisting applications.

Joel Wecksler, B.A. administration 1974, isthe director of sales at Big League DreamsSports Park in Chino Hills. Big LeagueDreams features scaled-down replicas ofMajor League Baseball parks and is open tothe public. ▲

1 9 8 0 sMahala Cristler, B.A. management 1980, wonthe Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes$1 million grand prize in August, beating the1-in-70 million odds.

Patricia Hatch, M.A. educational counseling1987, M.A. educational administration 1999,works for the Moreno Valley Unified SchoolDistrict and has co-authored “The ASCANational Model: A Framework for SchoolCounseling Programs.” Patricia completedher Ph.D. in institutional leadership and policystudies from the University of California,Riverside in 2002.

Kevin Lee, B.A. political science 1988, M.A.national security studies 1989, is mission com-mander for the International Inspection Teamfor the United States Air Force/DefenseThreat Reduction Agency. ▲

Greg D. McManus, B.A. geography 1986, is alieutenant colonel in the United States MarineCorps Reserve. Greg recently completed afive-month deployment to Kuwait whileassigned to the Marine Corps Reserve’s ThirdAir Naval Gunfire Liaison Company. ▲

Tina Tomaso-Kundig ’83

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George W. Schnarre ’89

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Frank ReyesB.A. Spanish 1974, M.A. edu-cation 1976, received theCalifornia Chicano NewsMedia’s Esperanza Award atthe 15th Annual ScholarshipDinner at RiversideCommunity College. Frank isthe assistant to the chancel-lor for government affairs atthe San Bernardino Com-munity College District. Hisresponsibilities involve lobby-ing for grants and funds forlocal community colleges aswell as counseling withregional educators and com-munity-based organizationson available funding sources.Frank also is involved withthe Hispanic Association ofColleges and Universities(HACU), an internationalorganization of educators andadministrators that lobby forthe advancement of educa-tion for Hispanic students.

Alumni Highlights

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FALL 2003 CLASS OF ALUMNI PROFESSORS — Back Row: Gerry Fawcett '74, Lou Monville '94, Nicole Cerwin Nichols '91, RussBogh '93, Lex Reddy '88, Brian Reider '73, Jim Kennedy '72, Dan Healy '88, Frank Zizzo '72, Wes Krause '90, Angie Weathersby '93,Deb Kinder '82, Toni Robinette '87, Christine Choi '79, Paul DeMeo '78, Rod Hendry '83. Front Row: Wayne Fisher '95, RowenaLampa Albanna '88, Toni Callicott '89, Yolanda Moses '68, Mike Oden '80, Patricia Sandoval '73, Steve Lilburn '76, Dia Poole '90.Not pictured: Amro Albanna '91 and Stan Hodge '69.

CSUSB alumni were back in the classroom on Oct. 23 — thistime as guest lecturers. It was part of the Alumni Association’sThird Annual Alumni Professor for a Day program. Twenty-sixAlumni professors talked throughout the day with more than1,000 students in 30 classes, sharing their real-world insights andhard-won career and life lessons.

Alumni profs were honored mid-day at a recognition lunch-eon, hosted by Associated Students, Inc., where they had theopportunity to meet with CSUSB President Albert Karnig andreconnect with their former professors. Each alumni professorwas presented with a glass apple keepsake, individually blown andcrafted by Cal State student artists.

Nicole Cerwin Nichols (B.A. communications ’91), vice president of corporate com-munications and publicity for ABC Family, shares what communications studentsentering the broadcasting industry can expect.

Clinical psychologist Dr. Frank Zizzo(B.A. psychology ’72) talks with studentsabout his family counseling practice inRiverside, his work with law enforce-ment and his consulting with reality TVshows.

State Assemblyman Russ Bogh (B.A. business economics ’93) shares his road-to-the-capitol stories with Dr. RalphSalmi’s political science students.

Toni Robinette (B.A.English, liberal studies’87), an English teacherfor Apple Valley’sGranite Hills HighSchool, wowed aspiringteachers with her hands-on experience anddemonstrated to CalState students what ledto her selection as aCalifornia Teacher ofthe Year.

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Kimberly Flores, B.A. liberal studies 2001,married Nelson Morales March 1 in Fontana.Kimberly is a dance instructor and owner ofAmerican Dance Academy in San Bernardino.

David Gabrielson, B.A. management 2000,and Alexis Orozco, B.A. criminal justice 2000,were married April 27 in Riverside. Alexis is aFederal Express courier and David is aFederal Express manager.

Jeff Gillilan, B.S. kinesiology 2000, and KatieSmith, were married July 13 in Riverside. Jeffis a teacher for the Colton Unified SchoolDistrict.

Francisco Loya, B.A. political science 1997,and Charlene Ellis, B.A. liberal studies 2001,were married May 17 in Mexico. Franciscoand Charlene are both teachers for theCoachella Valley Unified School District.

Kelly Morehead, multiple-subject credential2002, married Cameron Potter Jan. 25 inRiverside. Kelly is a teacher with the RialtoUnified School District.

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Karla Toruno, M.S. educational counseling2003, married Marc Troast Aug. 17 inRiverside. Karla is a site supervisor for the cityof Moreno Valley.

Dolores Quintero, B.S. accounting 1997,married Ricardo Sanchez May 4 in RanchoCucamonga. Dolores is working for theUnited States Department of Energy as aninformation technology auditor.

B i r t h sCarrianne Franzese Cerverizzo, B.A. psy-chology 1994, and her husband, John,announce the birth of their second daughter,Jade Sara, born Aug. 11. ▲

Douglas Gonzalez, B.A. finance 1990, and hiswife, Eve, announce the birth of their secondson, Jayden Joshua, born June 27. ▲

In MemoriamDorcy Bouillon, B.S. administration 1981, diedJuly 2. Dorcy was a nurse in the cardiac careunit at Kaiser-Permanente in Fontana. ▲

Erik Hidalgo, B.A. economics 2001, died ofcancer on June 23. Erik had worked as a stu-dent assistant in the CSUSB InternationalStudents office. He is survived by his wife,Kim Trimillos, B.A. Spanish 1999.

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Juan Esqueda, B.A. art 1970,and Rudy C. Ramirez, B.A.art 1972, depict the historyof CSUSB and the region ina mural painted in the uni-versity’s Lower Commons’Mountain View Plaza atCSUSB. Art departmentProfessor Joe Moran (middle) was instrumental in bringing the former stu-dents back to campus anddirecting the mural project.

In Memoriam

Talmadge Allen WilsonB.A. marketing 1980, M.B.A. 1981,died of cardiac arrest in March at hishome in Redmond, Wash. He was50 years old.

Tal was a senior vice president forMorgan Stanley, most recently over-seeing the company's Washingtonbranches out of its Seattle office.Before transferring to Washington,he was an active member of theCSUSB Alumni Association Board ofDirectors and the Coyote AthleticAssociation. In 2002, Tal received theDistinguished Alumnus Award, theuniversity's highest honor accordedto its alumni.

Tal touched the lives of scores ofCSUSB students as a popular adjunctprofessor in the marketing depart-ment, bringing high energy and a real-world perspective into the class-room. In 1991-92 and again in 1996-97, he earned Excellence in Teachingawards. Tal is survived by his wifeShirley, daughter Laura (B.A. market-ing 1998, Huntington Beach), sonCasey (former CSUSB student,Redlands), and his father, Air ForceCol. Talmadge Wilson (Ret., SanAntonio, Texas) and brother Richard(Long Beach). ▲

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Beth Flynn, B.S. industrial technology 1994,M.B.A. 2000, is the M.B.A. program directorfor the CSUSB College of Business andPublic Administration.

Michele Lenertz, B.A. liberal studies 1993,M.A. interdisciplinary studies 2002, is theowner of Distinct Lasering in Riverside, spe-cializing in custom awards, gifts and presenta-tions.

Blanca E. Lopez, B.A. psychology 1999,works for the Riverside Department of ChildProtective Services as a children’s social serv-ice worker. Blanca previously worked in theRiverside County Department of MentalHealth. ▲

Stevie Love, B.A. art 1995, was featured inNY Arts magazine in May. Stevie’s latestproject, “Fluid Jam,” was on exhibit fromApril to June in CSUSB’s Robert V. FullertonArt Museum.

Matt McClain, B.A. management 1995, is theowner and president of SUV Concepts LLC,a manufacturer and wholesaler/retailer ofhigh-end SUV and truck accessories locatedin San Dimas.

Jesse Montoya, B.A. economics 1997, lives inLivermore, where he is president/broker forBay Valley Insurance.

Kenneth Sawa, M.S.W. 1992, is chief execu-tive officer and vice president of CatholicCharities San Bernardino/Riverside, where hebegan his service in 1992. He has worked inhuman services for more than 20 years.

Judi Wood, B.A. information management1996, received her master’s degree in libraryand information science from San Jose StateUniversity in 1998. Judi is a reference librari-an at the headquarters branch of the TulareCounty Library in San Joaquin Valley. ▲

2 0 0 0 sApril Drosos, B.A. operations management2002, is a quality assurance analyst for BMWof North America, LLC of Ontario. ▲

Denise Fee, B.A. liberal studies 2000,received The Sun newspapers’ “Readers’

Choice” award for best teacher. Denise is afifth grade teacher at Cram ElementarySchool in Highland.

Jennifer Fraser, B.A. sociology 2000, wasnamed coordinator of compliance and seniorwoman administrator for the CaliforniaCollegiate Athletic Association. Jennifer willcoordinate CCAA compliance and eligibilityissues and oversee the CCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Council activities.

Ethan Hamilton, M.A. secondary education2000, is assistant men’s basketball coach atUC Riverside, where he works with theteam’s guards. Ethan spent five years atAzusa Pacific, where he oversaw the adminis-tration of the basketball program and assist-ed with recruiting.

Phil Johnson, B.S. kinesiology 2000, is thehead basketball coach at Milwaukie HighSchool in Milwaukie, Ore. Phil was the lead-ing scorer on Cal State San Bernardino’s firstElite Eight team in 1998-99, and was theCoyote’s assistant coach in 2001-02.

W e d d i n g sLaura Janell Dierking, B.A. psychology 1989,married Robert Stover May 25 in LongBeach. Laura works for the city of GardenGrove as a human resources manager.

Rayna Estrada, B.S. kinesiology 1999, M.A.kinesiology 2003, and Leonard Magdaleno,B.S. kinesiology 2001, were married June 28in San Gabriel. Rayna teaches physical educa-tion in Rialto, and Leonard teaches physicaleducation at Shandin Hills Middle School inSan Bernardino.

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Rayna Estrada ’99, ’03 andLeonard Magdaleno ’01

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Alumni Highlights

Adam N. Torres B.S. accounting 1986, wasappointed by President Bush asthe new U.S. Marshal for theCentral Judicial District ofCalifornia. Adam is responsiblefor overseeing criminal investiga-tions of sophisticated crimes andcriminal organizations, includingviolations of internal revenuelaws, the Bank Secrecy Act andother related financial crimes.Other duties include transport-ing federal prisoners, protectingfederal witnesses, managingseized assets and arresting feder-al fugitives. Adam previously wasa supervising special agent in thecriminal investigation section ofthe IRS’ Los Angeles field office,and in 2000 was awarded theU.S. Attorney’s Award in recog-nition for superior performance.▲

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October began andended with fire. On Oct. 7 the politi-cal firestorm spiraling up from a recallelection consumed the governorshipof Gray Davis and left standing onlyactor-turned-political candidateArnold Schwarzenegger. But theflames that raged in and around cam-pus on Oct. 25 suspended all reflec-tions on such history in the making.The fire began in Old WatermanCanyon, an area about five miles eastof the university, spread both eastand west and was sped by the indis-criminate assistance of the SantaAnas. At 10:20 a.m. university offi-cials opened CSUSB’s EmergencyOperations Center. By noon EOCmembers were watching flames andheavy smoke rise high on the cam-pus’s north side. Some, like TonySimpson (right), director of facilitiesservices, lent firefighters a hand. TheOld Fire took with it a temporaryclassroom building and damaged thetemporary student fitness center aswell as a classroom in another tem-porary building. Flames also lappedup over Coussoulis Arena, burningbrush that grew up to its back walls.At least six campus employees andseven students lost homes. One mira-cle, among many that week, was that– as far as anyone could tell – all ofthe Cal State employees who lived inmountain towns such as Crestline orLake Arrowhead actually had homesto return to once the danger passed.It’s campus life as usual weeks later.But with a rain that fell in mid-November, one could step from hiscar and again smell ash and blackenedremains in the hills and around cam-pus, damp and strong.

—Sam Romero I t S e e m e d U n r e a l

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Klanwatch/Militia Task Force. As his father fell intoill health in his later years, Levin took a job teach-ing at Stockton College in New Jersey, not farfrom his family home. Levin in 1999 came to teachat Cal State San Bernardino, and established theCenter for the Study of Hate and Extremism inthe spring of 2001 as a resource and clearinghouseof information.

While many see Levin on TV or read hisquotes or commentaries in newspapers, the workhe does with students is just as important. HarveyKushner, head of the criminal justice department atLong Island University and a long-time Levin friendand colleague, says, “I saw in him that he had theheart to be a really dedicated professor.”

Vance Thurman, a former student who gradu-ated in 2002, says Levin is one instructor who will

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not accept “I don’t know” as a legitimate answer.Levin would often act as devil’s advocate, encour-aging students to come up with opposing viewsand to challenge him, Thurman recalls. He alwaystries to get his students to think their positionsthrough. “He encouraged that because he wantedyou to produce an argument that was well-thought out and developed.”

Students need to think for themselves, saysLevin, not just spout a party line or say somethingoutlandish without a foundation of facts. “Too fewtimes students are ever asked what they think.”His classes are “one of the few times in your adultlife when you can engage in a conversation andchallenge the authority figure. I have a philosophyof basically: ‘Talk to me.’ Not just what youthink, because I’m less concerned aboutwhat a student thinks as to why he or shethinks it.”

There is the notion that one day people willbe able to agree about disagreeing with civility,and Levin hopes his work will help seed that

change. But the reality is, if it happens, it will be along time coming, and not without tremendouseffort. So Levin, working with others who share asimilar passion for increasing understanding anddecreasing hate, will continue on. Plans for thecenter include expanding its collaborations notjust off-campus, but within the university commu-nity as well, using its people and resources to fur-ther understanding. This fall, a new partnershipwith the Southern Poverty Law Center, theFederal Law Enforcement Training Center inGlynco, Ga., and CSUSB is offering online classesfor law enforcement officers to give them a betterunderstanding of hate crimes.

Continuing to study hate and extremism isimportant because history shows that if leftunchecked, newer phenomena such as “neo-con-federacy” and Holocaust revisionism can give riseto an increasingly intolerant society, Levin says.“This is important because these events occurfrom repeating stimuli. If we can recognize whatthese stimuli are, then we can prevent it.”

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annually from Associated Students, Inc.through a fee referendum passed in 2001.Since moving to Division II, the athleticsdepartment has produced eight CCAA cham-pionships (four in men's basketball, two inwomen's volleyball, and one each from men'ssoccer and baseball); two West Regional titles(men's basketball); and one NCAA individualchampionship (Scott Householder in men'sgolf in 1997).

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munity to campus, said current CSUSBPresident Albert Karnig. “The simple act ofcoming to the campus for a sporting eventmakes it more likely that that person will alsoattend a concert, a play, a museum opening ora lecture.” Success in athletics also bodes wellfor campus life. “When highly visible teamsexcel, there is more interest and campus com-munity spirit.” With that success, Karnig said,comes hope for athletic program expansionand even someday a transition to the NCAA'stop rung — Division I. “The successes of ourtwo most visible sports — women's volleyballand men's basketball — bears promise for thefuture. As the university grows, at some pointas we cross 20,000 students, we will need toconsider the value of moving to Division I. Wewon't succeed at Division I unless we've beencompetitively successful at Division II and havealso established the fundraising, media market-ing and other facets of a winning program.”

The impact of athletics has been felt on andoff campus. “I believe that athletics has helpedto strengthen student life, has facilitatedimproved community relations and has madethe university more appealing to recent highschool graduates who are accustomed to athlet-ics,” said Evans. At the same time, academics“will always remain the heart and soul of theuniversity.” To that end, the cumulative gradepoint average of the 200-plus student athleteshas hovered around 3.0 the past two years —higher than the student body average.

Karnig, who became president in 1997, saidthe goals set by Evans in 1984-85 remain thesame today. “Competitive success, as well assuccess in the classroom and as role models.I'm proud of the way our student athletes havecarried themselves.”

The progress of athletics has been steadyand even impressive, said Evans. “Our fear wasthat, for a decade or more, CSUSB athleticswould be the doormat of the system. We wereall grateful for a few early successes in severalsports.” Evans’ wish now “would be that in theyears ahead both campus and local communitysupport for intercollegiate athletics wouldincrease significantly. We have come a long wayin the past 20 years in almost every category,but the level of local and community supportdoes not seem to have matched the efforts ofour student-athletes.”

Simpson said the passage of two student feereferendums to support increases in staffing,operational budgets and student-athlete schol-arships has been instrumental in the growth andsuccess of athletics in the last 10 years. “Wehave also been fortunate to have the supportand leadership of two great leaders — TonyEvans and Albert Karnig,” she said. “No matterhow much has changed (since 1984-85) it isimportant to remember and thank those who20 years ago had the forethought and vision tostart an athletics program at Cal State.”

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All-American Kim Ford hits as teammate Erika Williams lookson in a 2002 match against Cal State Bakersfield.

Guard Bobby Burries shakes loose from Metro State defendersand sinks a jumper during the 2002 Elite Eight tourney in

Evansville, Ind. The Coyotes lost this first-round game.

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NOW ART EXHIBIT.“Technology as Catalyst:Textile Artists on the CuttingEdge.” Internationally knownartists exhibit art producedwith high-end technologyequipment and processing.Robert V. Fullerton ArtMuseum. Through Dec. 13.Museum hours: Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday andSaturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,and Thursday from 10 a.m.-7p.m. Free. 880-7373.

ART EXHIBIT. “Symbols of Devotion: SpanishColonial Art of Mexico.” Fiftypieces of Mexico’s devotionalart from 17th, 18th and 19thcenturies. Robert V. FullertonArt Museum. Through Jan. 31,2004. Museum hours:Tuesday, Wednesday, Fridayand Saturday from 10 a.m.-5p.m., and Thursday from 10a.m.-7 p.m. Free. 880-7373.

MUSIC. First Wednesdays series pres-ents 562nd Air Force BandDixieland Jazz Ensemble. 7:30p.m., Performing Arts BuildingRecital Hall. General admis-sion $12, Alumni Associationmembers and senior citizens$10, students $8. 880-7516.

DANCE.FLY Dance Company blendsstreet dance with classicalchoreographic principles.7:30 p.m., Recital Hall inPerforming Arts Building.Master class for dance stu-dents Jan. 21, 6 p.m. Generaladmission for Jan. 22 per-formance $12, senior citizensand CSUSB AlumniAssociation members $10,and students $8. 880-7360.

EDUCATION JOB FAIR.Annual Education Job Fairbrings more than 85 schooldistricts and related countyagencies to CSUSB as theyseek candidates for teaching,counseling or administrativepositions. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,Coussoulis Arena. Free. 880-5250.

MUSIC.First Wednesdays series pres-ents Jon Usher, Ana MariaMaldonado and Kris Carlisleplaying classical clarinet, celloand piano. 7:30 p.m.,Performing Arts BuildingRecital Hall. General admis-sion $12, Alumni Associationmembers and senior citizens$10, students $8. 880-7516.

MUSIC.CSUSB Symphonic Band andChamber Winds. 7:30 p.m.,Performing Arts BuildingRecital Hall. General admis-sion $8, senior citizens $6,students $4. 880-7516.

THEATRE FESTIVAL. The Kennedy Center-American College TheatreFestival brings to town theyear’s best college plays in fivestates. Venues: CaliforniaTheatre of the PerformingArts and CSUSB. Tickets forfour shows at CaliforniaTheatre available beginningJan. 20. Shows at CSUSBrestricted to participants dueto limited seating. 880-5884.

MUSIC. First Wednesdays presentsZephyr-Voices Unbound, aneclectic vocal ensemble. 7:30p.m., Performing Arts Building

Recital Hall. General admission$12, Alumni Association mem-bers and senior citizens $10,students $8. 880-7516.

MUSIC. CSUSB Jazz Ensemble and ShowChoir. 7:30 p.m., PerformingArts Building Recital Hall.General admission $8, seniorcitizens $6, students $4. 880-7516.

THEATRE: OPENING NIGHT. “Red Hot and Cole.” A musicalreview that celebrates the lifeand work of songwriting masterCole Porter. University Theatrein Performing Arts Building.March 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 at 8p.m., and March 7 and 14 at 2p.m. General admission $10,senior citizens and CSUSBAlumni Association members$8, and students $5. 880-5884.

DINNER THEATRE. Music department dinner the-atre. March 10-13 at 7 p.m., andMarch 14 at 2 p.m. Call 880-7516 for ticket information.

MUSIC. CSUSB Symphonic Band andConcert Choir. 7:30 p.m.,Performing Arts Building RecitalHall. General admission $8,senior citizens $6, students $4.880-7516.

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