Professional Activities

Student Spotlight

The Model UN delegation won its third straight "Overall Best Delegation" award for its representation of Cuba at the 2005 American Model UNconference, held Nov. 19-22 in Chicago, the first time the same university has won three in a row. Faculty adviser Ron Fox says the team's victory is notable because Cuba did not have natural caucusing allies so the team had to work harder to forge alliances.

Scholarship

Tim Marbach, Mechanical Engineering, had a journal article titled "Heat Recirculating Combustor Using Porous Inert Media for Mesoscale Applications" published in the Jan./Feb. 2006 issue of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Journal of Power and Propulsion.

Rachel Clarke, Art, has an exhibition "A World Away," on view in the Biggin Gallery at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala. through Feb. 3. The exhibition features recent work of Clarke that includes collaborations with Sam Parsons, Academic Technology and Creative Services, and Stephen Blumberg, Music. Clarke spoke about her work on Jan. 10 and also gave the opening lecture on "Internet Art and Censorship" for a series titled "The Nuisance of Art: A Series on Censorship" on Jan. 12.

Doug Rice, English, has published a new short story "Alice Doesn't Live (T)here Anymore" in the anthology Alice Redux, and has published an essay on Kathy Acker in The Encyclopedia of Erotic Literature, published by Routledge Press.

In the News

Rachel Clarke, Art, was interviewed about her exhibition "A World Away," for an article that appeared in the Auburn University newspaper The Plainsman on Jan. 22.

Ted Lascher, Public Policy and Administration, was quoted in the Oct. 26 San Pablo Advocate on the tendencies of undecided voters.

Ric Brown, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, was quoted in the Sept. 24 Sacramento Bee on the university's decision to offer doctoral degrees in education.

David Wagner, Vice President for Human Resources, was quoted in the Aug. 27 Woodland Daily Democrat on the future faculty and staff University Village to be built near campus.

Robert Waste, Public Policy and Administration, was quoted in the Sept. 20 Sacramento Bee on the implementation of an ethics committee for Sacramento's campaign laws.

Debbie Colberg, Head Volleyball Coach, was featured in a Sept. 21 Sacramento Bee article on the national championship teams she coached at Sacramento State in 1980 and 1981.

Jim Chopyak, Music, was featured in the Sept. 8 Sacramento News and Review for his involvement with producing and developing a music series at Sacramento State.

Wayne Maeda, Ethnic Studies, was quoted in the Aug. 31 San Francisco Nichi Bei Times on the possible ramifications of changing the name of a Yolo County Elementary School to honor late civil rights icon Fred Korematsu.