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Professional Activities

Scholarship

Ron Coleman, Biological Sciences, recently presented talks about his research and the research of his students on cichlid fishes to various aquarium societies, including the Pacific Coast Cichlid Association (San Jose, Feb. 14), San Francisco Aquarium Society (March 6) and the Sacramento Aquarium Society (March 7).

Bill Leach, Public Policy and Administration and Center for Collaborative Policy, has co-authored a chapter on watershed management in Toward Sustainable Communities: Transition and Transformations in Environmental Policy, Second Edition (MIT Press 2009).

Diego Bonilla, Communication Studies, has had his third book, Making Sense of Tracking Data: Connecting Interactive Storytelling, Computer Use, and Cognitive Processing, published by editorial house VDM Verlag. Anchored in theoretical frameworks derived from mass communication, information science, and psychology, Bonilla shows the potential of integrating the design of interactive storytelling with actual user experience. The concepts and the methods presented in the book give readers a clear path to understanding how digital media projects can be improved by taking advantage of tracking data.

Recognition

Terry Cataline, from the Office of the University Registrar, was given a Technology 2008 Focus Award at the California Community Colleges Board of Governors meeting Jan. 12. The Technology Award program, with co-sponsorship from the Foundation for California Community Colleges, honors campus projects and individual leaders who have identified and solved significant problems in a manner worthy of emulation. The award was presented for Cataline’s work on the California-wide Electronic Transcript Exchange Program (CCCTran). The new CCCTran system is in use by 30 California Community Colleges and 12 CSU campuses.

Student Spotlight

Thirty-six Sacramento State students participated in the March 2 Read Across America, reading to children in local schools. Participating students enrolled in Teacher Education courses taught by Lynn Solari, Lana Daly and Jana Noel, read books with more than 450 elementary school children in three local school districts. The Read Across America program corresponds to Dr. Seuss’ birthday and is sponsored by the National Education Association.