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Professional Activities

Scholarship

Lisa Beutler, Center for Collaborative Policy, addressed the Sacramento Presbytery, Presbyterian Church USA, Feb. 24, on "Worthy Conversations, Remaining in Dialogue during Tough Decisions."

Christina Bellon, Philosophy, was invited to comment on Deni Elliott’s Ethics in the First Person (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007), at the recent meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Activities in Cincinnati, OH, Feb. 22-25. She also served as judge in the final rounds of the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, held in conjunction with the meeting of the APPE, on Feb. 22.

Bill Leach, Center for Collaborative Policy, was one of several national experts interviewed in February by the U.S. Government Accountability Office for a study requested by Senator Ron Wyden regarding collaborative natural resource management in federal agencies.

Scott Modell, Kinesiology and Health Science, co-authored a paper titled "Police Officers and Disability: Perceptions and Attitudes," published in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Feb. 2007.

In the News

Craig Yamamoto, director of Financial Aid, was interviewed on KCRA–Channel 3 about the availability of grants to meet tuition and living costs for college students.

Nick Trujillo, Communication Studies, was quoted in the Jan. 21 Sacramento Bee on radio station stunts, such as the one that led to the death of Jennifer Lea Strange.

Kimberly Gordon Biddle, Child Development Programs, was quoted in the Jan. 19 Sacramento Bee on a proposed legislative measure to ban spanking for children younger than four.

Barbara O'Connor, Communication Studies, was quoted: in the Jan. 4 San Francisco Chronicle on Gov. Schwarzenegger's inauguration as political theater; in the Jan. 7 Pleasanton Valley Times on the value of high speed Internet along state rights of way; in the Jan. 4 Santa Rosa Press Democrat on the grass-roots impeachment movement in Northern California; in the Jan. 10 San Francisco Chronicle on Gov. Schwarzenegger's role as a "post-partisan" collaborator; and in the Jan. 7 Oakland Tribune on Jerry McNerney's role as a progressive Democrat in a conservative district.

Timothy Hodson, Center for California Studies, was quoted: in the Jan. 4 Manteca Bulletin on voter incentive for California lawmakers to work together; in the Jan. 9 San Francisco Chronicle on the governor's task of fostering bi-partisan leadership while pushing forward his health and environmental agendas; in the Jan. 9 Contra Costa Times on Dan Perata's list of political appointees; in the Jan. 3 Fresno Bee, Contra Costa Times and San Francisco Chronicle on bipartisanship in state government.

Recognition

Sacramento State's Aquatic Center has once again received national attention with the Outstanding Project - Mid-Size Access award presented by the State Organization for Boating Access (SOBA). The $3.8 million dollar project on Lake Natoma received this honor Feb. 27 at the offices of State Department of Boating and Waterways. SOBA is just one of many recent national organizations who have recognized the Aquatic Center for its outstanding programs, regattas and championships, and its state-of-the-art facilities.