News Digest

New CSU chief academic officer
Gary Reichard, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Cal State Long Beach, was appointed as executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer for the California State University system at the CSU Board of Trustees meeting Jan. 31. Reichard has served as the chief academic officer at Long Beach since 2002 and has been affiliated with the university since 1994. He also served as associate vice president for academic personnel, planning and assessment. Reichard also held faculty and administrative positions at Florida Atlantic University, Schmidt College of Arts and Humanities, University of Maryland, University of Delaware and Ohio State University. Reichard will begin his new duties on Feb. 10.

Additional sabbaticals
Two names were left off last week's list of sabbatical leaves for the 2006-07 Academic Year:

• Bahman Fozouni, Government, Fall 2006
• Patricia Kearly, Special Education, Fall 2006

These sabbatical leaves were deferred from the 2005-06 academic year.

Mentoring conference
The second "Women Mentoring Women" conference will take place from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24 in the University Union Ballroom. It will include talks by community leaders and workshops on mentoring and leadership. The deadline for students to register Feb. 17.

To register, visit www.csus.edu/wrc/wmw. For more information call 278-7388.

Associate dean sought
A national search is underway to fill the position of Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Business Administration. Screening of applications will begin on Monday, March 20, and the position is expected to be filled by July 1. A complete description of qualifications and application instructions are available at http://www.csus.edu/fas/vacancies/admvac.htm.

Details: 278-7811

Service learning workshops
The Office of Community Collaboration will hold a series of training workshops this spring for instructors who would like to engage students in service learning projects that enhance mastery of course material:

• Overview of Service Learning and Office of Community Collaboration Services, Friday, Feb. 10, 12:30-4 p.m., Library 5006: Explains definitions, services, community projects and partnerships, and principles of service learning course design.
• Designing Your Own Service Learning Course, 12:30-2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24, Calaveras 131: Offers six key elements of service learning courses, how to address them, and a review of exemplary service learning course syllabi.
• Measuring Student and Community Outcomes of Service Learning, 12:30-2 p.m., Friday, March 10, Location TBA: Assessing effects of service learning on mastery of academic material, critical thinking and knowledge of community; evaluating and documenting community outcomes; lessons from a four-year, two-campus service learning student outcomes research study.
• Service Learning and Scholarship, location, date and time TBA: Methodological challenges and current areas of focus in service learning research, venues for publication and presentation, and state and national resources.

Three additional workshops, designed not only for service learning faculty but also for faculty conducting community-based scholarly and creative activity or service, and/or instructors seeking to develop their students' engagement skills, will also be offered:

• Presenting Community-based Work for RTP, 12:30-2 p.m., Friday, March 24, location TBA: Educating RTP committees about goals, evaluating quality and effectiveness, documentation, reporting community impact, and review of successful files from service learning faculty
• Finding and Sustaining a Good Community Partner, 12:30-2 p.m., Friday, April 7, location TBA: What to look for in a community partner, what community partners look for from faculty, characteristics of successful and failed partnerships and the partnership development process.
• Intentionality in Engagement, 12:30–2 p.m. April 28, location TBA: What engagement means, identifying and incorporating engagement skill-building and assessing engagement outcomes.

Enrollment is limited. To enroll, contact Amy Smrekar at Amy.Smrekar@csus.edu.

Details: Charlotte Cook, 278-4786 or cook@csus.edu.

Free film
In recognition of Black History Month, Campus PDA and Faculty for Peace and Justice will present a free screening of the film "Malcolm X: Make it Plain" a documentary on Malcolm X, the revolutionary political activist and leader of the Black liberation movement. The event will be from 7-10 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17 in the University Union Hinde Auditorium. Speakers and discussion will follow.

Details: 391-0737

Lunchtime lesson
The Center for Teaching and Learning will hold a brown bag discussion, “How Am I Teaching? Getting Usable Data from Students,” from noon to 1:15 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10 in Library 4026. RSVP is not required. To confirm attendance, e-mail ctl@csus.edu or call 278-5945.

Celebrate “herstory”
The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Women's Resource Center are soliciting submissions of papers to be presented at a Women's History Month forum in March. Participants are asked to submit an 250-word abstract on a topic related to “women's issues.” Abstract should be sent to wrc@csus.edu or campus zip 6060 by 4 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8.