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October 2002 edition
Did you know?
About
40 percent of CSUS students volunteer each year. One-third of them devote
at least 10 hours per week.
Alumni News
Honored
CSUS will once again honor a group of alumni
at the annual Alumni Honors Luncheon. Academic departments from across campus
nominated alumni for their accomplishments and contributions in their
fields. This year, 33 alumni will be honored. Full story
Homecoming is coming
CSUS is gearing up for a Homecoming
Week filled with fun activities Tuesday, Oct. 15 through Saturday, Oct.
19, when the Hornets take on Portland State at 1 p.m. at Hornet Stadium.
The week will have a blast-from-the-past, 1950s theme. Among
the CSUS Alumni Association events at the Steven Lee Yamshon Alumni
Center will be a classic car display and traditional rock 'n' roll sock
hop with live music from the 1950s. Full story
Wall
of presidents
The CSUS Alumni
Association will unveil a portrait wall during Homecoming Week at a ceremony honoring the
Association's past presidents in the Steven Lee Yamshon Alumni Center
from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. More than 300 guests are expected
at the event. Tickets are $25 per person. Full story
Investment help
The
Alumni Association will present a
free seminar on "Basic
Investing" 5:30 - 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 22, at the Yamshon Alumni Center.
Open to the public, the seminar will cover investing alternatives
and strategies. Parking is free.
For more or to reserve a space: 278-6295,
(800) SAC-GRAD or alumni@csus.edu.
Campus
News
ESL, not special ed
An unintentional result of
California's increasing diversity may be an overtaxing of the state's
special education programs. A CSUS professor says children learning English
as a second language are being referred to special education for communication
disorders more often than primary English speakers, even though communication
disorders show up at the same
rate in different ethnic groups. Full story
Priority admission
days
Prospective CSUS students can get ahead of the college
admission game by making appointments in advance for Priority Admission
Days on Saturday, Oct. 26 or Saturday, Nov. 9. During the two days,
high school seniors can find out instantly if they qualify for Fall
2003 admission. An appointment
is required.
Full story
Wanted: higher ed leaders
CSUS will launch a new master's degree
in higher education leadership next fall, becoming one of the few
public universities in the state to offer such a program. The goal is to educate a new cadre of leaders
for the state's community colleges and universities, who are needed to fill vacancies being left by a growing
number of retirees. Full story
Events
Talk
by Nobel winner
Guatemalan civil rights leader and 1992 Nobel Peace Prize
winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum will talk at CSUS at 7:30 p.m.,
Monday, Nov. 18. Full story
Laramie Project
The theatre and dance department launches
the first of 12 productions for the 2002-03 season with the powerful
drama The Laramie Project. The
drama is based on the brutal murder of 21-year old Matthew Shepard
- whose killers said they targeted him because of his homosexuality
- in Laramie, Wyo. in 1998. The play runs Oct. 10 - 13
and 17 - 20 in the Playwrights' Theatre in Shasta Hall. Curtain times
are at 8 p.m., Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. matinees
on Sundays. Full story
Write
on
The University Library
will co-sponsor the 16th annual Focus on Writers Conference from
9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, in the University Union.
The conference features Sacramento author William T. Vollman as
the keynote speaker and includes 12 workshops on writing, research
and marketing. Full story
Ski
deals
The CSUS
Ski Club is planning for a flurry of activity at its 37th
annual Ski Swap from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27 in the
Yosemite Hall gymnasium. The club says it will offer more than $1 million
in new and used merchandise. The products include skis, snowboards,
boots, bindings, clothing and accessories. Full story
Sports
Volleyball
on a roll
The CSUS volleyball team looks to extend its conference unbeaten streak
on the road this weekend. The Hornets travel to Montana State on Friday,
Oct. 11, before taking on Montana
on Saturday, Oct. 12. The team is
3-0 thus far against Big Sky competition after winning at Northern Arizona last weekend. That matches the team's best start since
joining the Big Sky in 1996.
Full story
Web honors
The
official website for Sacramento State Athletics, www.hornetsports.com, has been selected as a finalist
for the 2002 Dottie Awards. Now in its sixth year, the Dottie Award
recognizes the website accomplishments
and innovations of Northern California businesses,
governmental agencies, organizations and individuals. Full story
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