Professional Activities

Scholarship

Rob Wassmer, Public Policy and Administration, had his article on "The Influence of Local Urban Containment Policies and Statewide Growth Management on the Size of United States Urban Areas" published in the February 2006 edition of the Journal of Regional Science.

Will H. Corral, Foreign Languages, had his co-authored book, Theory’s Empire, chosen among the Books of the Year 2005 by The Times (London) Literary Supplement. It has been reviewed enthusiastically in The Wall Street Journal and National Review, among other journals. Its 50 contributors, from a variety of disciplines, in the humanities include John Searle, Frederick Crews, Todd Gitlin, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Russell Jacoby, Noam Chomsky, Frank Kermode, Marjorie Perloff, Susan Hack and Tzvetan Todorov.

Stan Oden, Government, has an essay in the new book Hurricane Katrina: Response and Responsibilities. His essay is entitled, "Hurricane Katrina: Recipe for More Disaster or Hopeful Reconstruction?" Other contributors include trumpet legend Wynton Marsalis. Copies are available at the Hornet Bookstore.

Terry Cataline, University Outreach, Admissions and Records, presented training sessions on adapting electronic commerce transcript exchange methods, including both post-secondary and secondary schools, to the CSU, UC and California Community Colleges operations on Jan. 19. Attendees included visitors from the joint statewide K-12 and University of California CSIS/ELC project. Obtaining student transcripts more efficiently is a component of CSU plans to improve admissions and academic advising, for both transfer students and first-time freshmen.

Peak Adventures Bike Shop mechanics were part of the TeamWorx dream building program, building bikes in Las Vegas, Dallas and Orlando, Fla. for families in need. TeamWorx is a corporate team building company and Peak Adventures Bike Shop mechanics prepped the bikes then checked them over after they had been assembled by the corporate participants. The Dallas TeamWorx event donated 20 bikes to victims of Hurricane Katrina.

In the News

The Sacramento State Aquatic Center was identified as an ideal place for a river experience in the January/February issue of Sky West Magazine. The magazine is distributed to passengers on United Express and Delta Connection airline flights.

Tony Platt, Social Work, had his book E. Franklin Frazier Reconsidered selected as the basis for a Black History Month column by Frederick Rasmussen, "City-Born Sociologist Was Early Authority on Black Life in U.S.," in the Baltimore Sun on Feb 4.

Dave Zuckerman, Communication Studies, was featured in a live interview segment on the Feb. 7 KCRA Channel 3 evening news about Denmark’s editorial cartoon controversy.