Faculty Service - 2000 - 2005
Ken DeBow
In the News, California State University, Sacramento
Ken DeBow , Government, was quoted in a Feb. 11 San Francisco Chronicle article about the governor's options in replacing Secretary of State Kevin Shelley. May 25, 2005
Ken DeBow , government, was quoted in an Aug. 3 San Francisco Chronicle article about the governor and fundraising. Nov 2004
Ken DeBow , government, was quoted in a Sept. 6 Lodi News-Sentinel article about Lodi businessman George Gladius' long-shot run as the Republican candidate to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer. 2003
Ken DeBow , government, was quoted in: a Sept. 8 Sacramento Bee article about the recall and college political science classes; and Sept. 16 Sacramento Bee and Fresno Bee articles about the Shwarzenegger candidacy. 2003
Ken DeBow , government, was quoted in a Nov. 3 Stockton Record article about voter turnout. 2003
Ken DeBow , government, was quoted in Aug. 30 Bakersfield Californian and Victorville Daily Press articles on the gubernatorial race. 2003
Professors discuss Iraq war
Karen Marie Watson
State Hornet
May 09, 2005
Three Sacramento State government professors marked the two-year anniversary of the war in Iraq by discussing its misconceptions at a town hall meeting in the Hinde Auditorium on Wednesday.
They spoke to a full house.
The war in Iraq was not to bring democracy to the Middle East, but about profit for the United States said Bill Dorman, Sac State government professor.
Dorman, Bill Fozouni and John Syer talked about how the Bush administration pressured its intelligence analysts to "confirm what Bush wanted to hear," Syer said.
David Covin, government, was on KFBK Jan. 20 discussing the significance of Martin Luther King Jr. 2003
Capital University News
December 6, 2004
Community service a hallmark for Covin
When an idealistic David Covin came to Sacramento State as a new professor in 1970, he was determined to use his college education to serve the black community. He and his wife moved into the Oak Park home they still live in, and he immediately got to work.
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David Covin More than 30 years later, Covin, a government and ethnic studies professor and the most recent recipient of the Community Service Award from the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, remains heavily involved. And Sacramento has been indelibly marked by his efforts.
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Covin's efforts in his early years in Sacramento involved working with community development and poverty programs in Del Paso Heights. He was involved with the University's Black Student Union, and among the students he mentored was Grantland Johnson, the future California Health and Human Services Agency Secretary.
In 1972, Covin was a founder of the Sacramento Area Black Caucus
along with Bill Lee, the publisher of the Sacramento Observer .
That group is credited with many accomplishments, including increasing
the number of African Americans on local boards and commissions.
He would later work with countless community groups. Among them
is the Women's Civic Improvement Club, which works to improve the
lives of black people in Sacramento. He's been on that group's executive
board since 1987.
“I came out of the black student and black power movement in graduate
school, and I wanted to continue that type of work after I graduated,”
Covin says. “Working with these community organizations is rewarding
in many ways, and part of it is just the engagement with people.
You get exposed to ideas and questions you would never have expected
otherwise.”
In her letter nominating Covin for the award, longtime friend and
colleague Jean Torcom wrote: “If ever there was a faculty member
at CSUS who is highly deserving of recognition for his unflagging
service to his adopted community, it is he … Community involvement
and commitment to other has not been a some-time-thing in David
Covin's life. It has been his life.”
In addition to his community service and activism, Covin is called
upon often to share his academic and inspirational talks with gatherings
of scholars, at countless community events and at local schools.
And in recent years, he has expanded his definition of “community”
to the national and international levels. In 2001, he hosted a highly
successful meeting of U.S. and Brazilian scholars at Sacramento
State to talk about challenges facing black communities. The meeting
led to multiple ongoing projects. In 2003, he helped organize the
first of what has become the annual Congress of African Peoples,
which is designed as a forum to discuss issues facing black communities
and is affiliated with the National Black Political Convention.
Covin says that while it can be challenging for new faculty who
are not yet tenured to pursue community service, he has seen a promising
surge in interest.
“I would say that in the last four of five years, there has been
much more,” he says. “Many more new faculty are interested in getting
directly involved with the community than I have seen in the last
20 or 25 years.”
Black Politics in the Americas
Capital University Journal, Spring 2001
An unusual international conference on blacks and politics is scheduled at Sac State in the Summer, 2001.
“Race and Democracy in the Americas,” July 7-13, focused on the challenges facing black communities in the United States and Brazil. Presentations will be on civil rights laws, underground economies and black elected representatives in both countries.
Among the featured speakers were Grantland Johnson, secretary of California’s Health and Human Services Agency and an alumnus, and Maulana Karenga, the CSU Long Beach professor who introduced Kwanzaa in 1966.
The conference was supported by the Ford Foundation.
David Covin, a professor of government and ethnic studies who helped organize the conference, says Brazil is of particular interest because it is second only to Nigeria in the number of its citizens descended from Africa. Brazil is also the second largest nation in the Western hemisphere.
William Dillon
- Member, Troop Committee, Troop #50, Boy Scouts of America, 1997-01
- Assistance in kind to Annual Bazaar, Sacramento Buddhist Church, 1991-2001.
- Member, Matsuyama-Sacramento Sister City Corporation, l980-01
- Assistance in kind and financially to the Sacramento Choral Society founded by Donald Kendrick, CSUS choral master, 1996-2001
- Judge in the Gordon D. Schaber Moot Court Conference, a high school competition simulating arguments before a state supreme court. 1999, 2000
- Docent on board H.M. Bark Endeavour, a tall ship of Australian registry making a port visit to Sacramento, 11-20 June, 1999.
- Evaluator, Reaching Resolution Showcase, 2000. The task was to comment on the performance of teams of elementary and high school students in a simulation of peer mediation of conflicts in the schools.
William Dorman
William A. Dorman , government, was interviewed in January by Inter Press Service, a global news agency, about the Iraq conflict's dominance in American television news during 2003.
William A. Dorman , government, has an essay titled "Stop Me Before I Shill Again: American Journalism and the Iraq War," in the Fall 2003 online journal Political Communication Report , which is co-sponsored by the International Communication Association and American Political Science Association. Along with two other contributors to a study of the first Gulf War, “Taken by Storm,” Dorman was asked to assess journalistic performance in the most recent conflict.
Bahman Fozouni
Bahman Fozouni , government, had an opinion piece about El Dorado County's general plan published in the June 18 Mountain Democrat .
Paul Goldstene
Paul N. Goldstene and Theodore L. Putterman, both Government emeritus, presented their views on "The Politics of Human Nature" to the Political Theory Forum on March 12.
Mignon Gregg
- Faculty Resident, Student Dormitories, California State University, Sacramento, 1998-present.
Kimberley Nadler
In the News, California State University, Sacramento, April, 2004
Kimberly Nalde, government, was interviewed by KFBK on April 1 about American public opinion and an attack on Americans in Iraq. She was also on KXTV Channel 10 on April 13 providing analysis of President Bush's news conference. - Apr 2004
Jeff Lustig
Jeff Lustig, government, was quoted in a Jan. 19 Sacramento Bee article on the the growing gap between rich and poor in the United States.
Jeffrey Lustig , government, was quoted in a July 24 San Jose Mercury News article that also appeared in the July 25 issues of the Contra Costa Times about the long-range impact of the recall election on the political process.
Jeff Lustig , government, was quoted in a Feb. 16 San Jose Mercury News article on the peace movement. 2003
Stan Oden, government, was quoted in an an article about race in the Sacramento Observer on July 16, in a Proposition 54 story in the Aug. 8 Sacramento Bee , and during an Aug. 6 interview with the Minority Broadcasting Corporation.
Maria Sampanis
Maria Sampanis, government, authored a book titled Preserving Power Through Coalitions: Comparing the Grand Strategy of Great Britain and the United States .
John Shoka
- 2000, October Lecture to Renaissance Society at CSUS on “Congo Crisis and Prospect for Peace.”
- 1998, July Attended a Tanzania Constitutional Debate in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
Jean E. Torcom
Jean Torcom , government, was quoted in a July 22 Sacramento Bee article about a program that allows community colleges and CSU campuses to work together to educate future teachers.
“Principal for a Day,” October, 1998, 1999, 2000.
Judge, California State Finals National Bicentennial Competition on the Constitution, January, 1990.
Prelaw advising to callers from the community who are referred by Law Services.
KXPR/KXJZ Capitol Public Radio fund-raising drives. Various years.
Serna Honored with First CSUS Lifetime Achievement AwardPosted: January 26, 2000 - News Release
California State University, Sacramento will grant its first Lifetime Achievement Award, posthumously, to Joe Serna Jr., the late mayor of Sacramento and a government and ethnic studies professor at CSUS for nearly three decades.
The award will be made at the annual Distinguished Service Awards Banquet on Thursday, Feb. 17 in the University Union Ballroom. At the same event, 10 alumni will receive Distinguished Service Awards, CSUS history professor Kenneth Owens will receive the Distinguished Faculty Award and former TV anchor Stan Atkinson will receive the Honorary Alumnus Award.
The banquet begins with a 6:45 p.m. reception, and the dinner and program begin at 7:30 p.m.
Serna will be honored for both his long service to the Capital Region and his commitment to students. In addition to the award, CSUS announced earlier this month that it has named its first endowed professorship for Serna. The lead gifts to fund the professorship have been made by developer Angelo Tsakopoulos and attorney Morton Friedman.
The Distinguished Service Awards and banquet are sponsored jointly by the University and the CSUS Alumni Association to recognize outstanding alumni and community members for their achievements and service.
John Syer
In the News, California State University, Sacramento, Mar 2005
John Syer, Government, was quoted in Jan. 12 KXTV Channel 10 story about Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed budget for public education.
John Syer , government, was quoted in Sept. 30 KMAX 31 and KFBK stories about the presidential debates. Dec 2004
John Syer , government, was quoted in an Aug. 19 KFBK story about Iraq and Afghanistan competing in the Olympics and an Aug. 31 KXTV 10 story about the governor. Nov 2004
John Syer , government, was on Capital Public Radio on Feb. 16 talking about the tenor of the presidential campaign. He was interviewed on KXTV Channel 10 about election results on March 3. Sep 2004
John Syer , government, was on KCRA Channel 3 on Jan. 19 talking about the presidential primaries. Apr 2004
John Syer , government, was on KXTV Channel 10 on Feb. 3 talking about the pending election.
John Syer , government, was on KFBK on Dec. 17 talking about the capture of Saddam Hussein. He was also quoted in a Dec. 5 Placerville Mountain Democrat article on Democratic politics.
John Syer , government, discussed the recall election on Sept. 4 on KCRA Channel 3 and KXTV Channel 10. 2003
John Syer , government, was quoted in: an Aug. 6 KXTV Channel 10 story about about Schwarzenegger's entry into the recall race; an Aug. 7 KMAX Channel 31 story about Schwarzenegger's chances of being elected; an Aug. 10 San Jose Mercury News article on the number of candidates who qualified for the recall ballot; an Aug. 16 Los Angeles Daily News on polls showing Davis' plummeting popularity; an Aug. 26 KXTV Channel 10 story about Huffington's campaign; an Aug. 19 Los Angeles Daily News article on Bustamante opposing the recall; an Aug. 20 KCRA Channel 3 story about Schwarzenegger's candidacy; and an Aug. 23 KCRA Channel 3 story about Simon's decision to withdraw from the race. 2003
John Syer , government, was quoted in a Sept. 14 San Jose Mercury-News article about how the recall is affecting the Legislature. 2003
John Syer , government, was on KFBK on Feb. 5 discussing Colin Powell's Iraqi address to the United Nations, on Feb. 14 talking about the costs of rebuilding Iraq, on Feb. 15 talking about the United Nations report on Iraqi weapons, on Feb. 25 talking about relations with South Korea and on Feb. 26 talking about plans for post-war Iraq. He was also on KCRA Channel 3 on Feb. 27 discussing Condoleezza Rice's rumored run for governor. He was on KFBK on March 7 discussing the United Nations Iraqi arms assessment and March 12 discussing the pending invasion of Iraq. He was on KXTV Channel 10 and KFBK on March 17 talking about President's Bush's announcement of war with Iraq. He was on KXTV Channel 10 on March 18 providing analysis of the president's speech. He was also interviewed about the war by KOVR Channel 13 on March 21 and by KMAX Channel 31 on March 24. On March 24 he was also interviewed by KFBK about rumors that Russia was selling Iraq military equipment. 2003
John Syer , government, was quoted in a Nov. 14 KFBK story about Iraq and the United Nations. 2003
John Syer , government, was on KFBK on Oct. 2 and 3 talking about a House resolution regarding Iraq. 2003
John Syer , government, was a guest on Oct. 2 and 3 KFBK news programs discussing the Congressional resolution on Iraq. 2003
John Syer , government, was on KFBK on Sept. 16 and 17 discussing U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq. 2003
John Syer , government, was on KFBK on Sept. 26 talking about California's penchant for innovative laws. 2003
John Syer , government, was heard on KFBK on Aug. 1 talking about the state budget impasse. 2002
John Syer , government, was heard on KFBK-AM on April 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 talking about the Middle East crisis. 2002
