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Professional Activities

Student Spotlight

Matt Easley, Kinesiology and Health Science, (a combat medic in the army reserves - ARC this semester) has been awarded the Soldier of the Year honor for outstanding service in the armed forces. He is being honored at a ceremony in Florida on Feb. 6 – 12 where he will also be in the running for Soldier of the Year within the medical department of the armed forces.

Scholarship

Jamie Kneitel, Biological Sciences, co-authored (with Daniel Perrault, Washington University in St. Louis) a recently published article, “Disturbance-induced compositional changes increase species invasion success” in the journal Community Ecology. This study experimentally showed how disturbances can eliminate certain species (good competitors) from communities, thereby by making them more vulnerable to invasion.

Barbara Carle, Foreign Languages, gave two presentations of her book, Don't Waste My Beauty/Non guastare la mia bellezza, including readings from the texts and introductory remarks from writers and critics in Formia on Jan. 8, hosted by the Liceo Classico Vitruvio Pollione and Federazione Italiana Donne Arti Professioni Affari and in Rome at BookCity Library and Cultural Center on Jan. 9.

Tony Platt, Social Work, has been invited to give a talk at Cosumnes River College on Feb. 6, 12:30 p.m. in honor of Black History Month. His topic is "Doing Justice to History: The Racist Legacies of Charles M. Goethe in Sacramento."

Bridget Parsh, Nursing, presented a workshop on the Freshman Seminar project, titled "Hello from College" at the 2007 Hawaii International Conference on Education in Waikiki on Jan. 8.

In the News

Suzanne O’Keefe, Economics, was interviewed on Dec. 14 on Capital Public Radio about a recent study on job growth in the Sacramento region.

Nancy Shulock, Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy, was quoted: in the Dec. 3 Oakland Tribune on low completion rates in California’s community colleges; and in the Oct. 29 San Joaquin Register and the Oct. 24 Santa Cruz Sentinel on the declining number California students entering college immediately after high school.

Timothy Hodson, Center for California Studies, was quoted: in the Dec. 5 Marin Independent Journal on the appointment of freshman Assembly member Jared Huffman to a committee chairmanship; in the Dec. 3 Contra Costa Times on the large number of newcomers joining the state Assembly and Senate; in the Nov. 27 Santa Barbara News Press, the Nov. 27 San Mateo Daily Journal and the Nov. 27 Orange County Register on Governor Schwarzenegger’s need to seek support for his platform from Republican legislators; in the Nov. 8 Times Delta about the failure of San Joaquin Valley Republicans to win statewide office; in the Oct. 29 Redding Record-Searchlight, the Oct. 22 San Luis Obispo Tribune and the Oct. 22 Contra Costa Times on California’s gubernatorial candidates vying for the environmental vote; in the Oct. 21 Woodland Daily Democrat and the Oct. 22 Contra Costa Times on the rise of absentee voting; in the Oct. 24 San Diego Tribune on Angelides’ success in using his office to promote policy goals; in the Nov. 27 Red Bluff News on how the governor’s left-leaning platform will affect his relationship with Republican legislators; and in the Nov. 26 Santa Rosa Press Democrat on pay increases for California lawmakers.

Kimberly Nalder, Government, was quoted in the Oct. 24 Stockton Record on the dearth of school board candidates in local elections.

Barbara O’Connor, Communication Studies, was quoted: in the Oct. 2 San Gabriel Valley Tribune on the lack of voter engagement in the November elections; in the Oct. 31 San Ramon Valley Times on Laura Bush’s campaigning for Richard Pombo’s re-election; in the Nov. 4 San Ramon Valley Times on the political effects of the Mark Foley scandal; in the Nov. 8 Woodland Daily News on the re-election of Gov. Schwarzenegger; in the Nov. 13 San Jose Mercury-News on Nancy Pelosi’s new role as speaker of the House; in the Nov. 9 Pleasanton Valley Times on the similarity between Bay Area election voting and the rest of the nation; and in the Nov. 13 Lodi News-Sentinel on women in politics.

Recognition

The 2005-06 Sacramento State Bulletin received a Gold Medal Award of Excellence for e-mail newsletters at the 2006 CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Higher Education) District VII conference on Dec. 8 in Los Angeles.

For the third time in four years, the Sacramento State chapter of the Society of Physics Students has been selected as an Outstanding SPS Chapter for the 2005-2006 school year. The selection is based on the depth and breadth of SPS activities conducted by chapters in areas such as physics research, public science outreach, physics tutoring programs, hosting and representation at physics meetings, and providing social interaction for chapter members.