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San José State UniversitySJSU ScholarWorksAcademic Affairs Division Newsletter Academic AffairsFall 11-2013Academic Affairs Division Newsletter, November2013San Jose State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/acadaffairsdiv_newsletterThis Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Academic Affairs at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion inAcademic Affairs Division Newsletter by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contactscholarworks@sjsu.edu.Recommended CitationSan Jose State University, "Academic Affairs Division Newsletter, November 2013" (2013). Academic Affairs Division Newsletter. Paper7.http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/acadaffairsdiv_newsletter/7   Click here to view the Academic Affairs Division Newsletter Archive View this email in your browser Dear Friends and Colleagues, I was proud to recognize our talented campus authors at the 2nd Annual Authors Awards on October 28th. We had 28 books written or edited by campus authors this year. There were many interesting works on fascinating topics. More than one author purchased works by other faculty authors in a wonderful cross-fertilization of interests and ideas. Professor Richard Craig gave a wry and realistic keynote about the process of his book published by Oxford University Press, and the challenges he encountered. Many of those present could identify with the various stages and perplexities of his efforts. The next day, an overflow crowd attended the University Scholars Series in the Martin Luther King Library. Dr. Carlos Sánchez gave an excellent presentation on the history of philosophy in Latin America. The discussion and dialogue engendered from Professor Sánchez talk was lively and engaging. This is one of the reasons the Provosts Office hosts this series so that all on campus have the opportunity to learn more about the scholarly and creative work of our talented faculty. As always, there are changes on campus. Some of our colleagues are taking on new responsibilities. Chief Operating Officer Jerri Carmo is leaving us after a long and devoted tenure in the Research Foundation to join Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. We will miss her dearly. I have appointed Dr. Pam Stacks (Associate Vice President, Graduate Studies and Research) as the Interim COO while we launch a national search for this important position. Please take a few minutes to read the profile on Jerri in this newsletter.   Dr. Mark Novak has announced his return to the professoriate in Sociology after a long and innovative tenure as Dean/AVP for the College of International and Extended Studies. I will be working with the Senate to launch a national search. Deputy Provost Dr. Andy Feinstein will serve as the Interim Dean of CIES until the new dean joins the campus. Be sure to click here for the schedule of events for International Education Week.There are cookies, quizzes, lunches, a study abroad fair, cricket, and movies. Be sure to sample the many offerings! Warmly, Ellen Junn, Provost Upcoming Events Company One: Macbeth View event flyer here (PDF). November 15 - 23, University Theater Jerri Carmo SJSU Research Foundation Interim Chief Operating Officer: Powering Faculty Research By: Jennifer Bennett After 27 years at San José State University, Jerri Carmo is spreading her wings. Jerri will be working as the Senior Business Manager for the Environmental Energy Technologies Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory beginning December 2. Barbara Jayne Reyes – Reading and Book signing Ms. Reyes is the author of Diwata, winner of the Global Filipino Literary Award for Poetry, and a finalist for the California Book Award. An Oakland resident, she teaches in the university of San Franciscos Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program and serves on the board of the Philippine American Writers and Artists. November 20, 7:00pm in MLK 229. Educated Person Dialogue What does it mean to be an educated person? Join your colleagues for brown-bag lunch and discussion facilitated by Annette Nellen, Professor, College of Business.This Jerri graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in psychology and began working at San José State shortly after. Jerri has stayed for so many years at San José State because her job has been so fascinating she said. Jerri started at SJSU in 1985 as a contracts and grants analyst at the Research Foundation. "Over these years Ive learned so much about so many things, in all sorts of academic disciplines," she said. "One of the things that has always been my philosophy here at San José State is that I just want the faculty to worry about and concentrate on their research, and just let us do everything else, because its the actual research that is the most important part. To know that in just one small way, when you see maybe images of the rings of Saturn and knowing that we managed a contract from JPL for one of our professors in the College of Engineering, Essam Marouf, and weve been managing that contract for him for many, many years, then actually seeing that work, its thrilling," she said. "Its really neat knowing that even though no one would every know you as having touched that, in some small way we did…I feel very proud about that kind of thing." The university's research enterprise has grown from $7 million to $65 million annually since Jerri began. San José State University is #2 in the CSU for securing externally funded contracts and grants. "Over the years, weve  semester, our conversations will center on recent articles about contemporary higher education, teaching and todays students. Readings are posted on our website – they are selected with a broad audience in mind. (Ideally, read them in advance, but if you cant, come anyway!) November 21st Topic: The role of social media in higher education. November 21, 12:00 - 1:00pm in IRC 101. Silicon Valley Leadership Symposium Ajit Manocha, CEO Global Foundaries, Inc. November 21, 12:00-1:00pm in ENG 189. Womens and Mens Glee Club Concert Directed by Dr. Jeffrey Benson. November 25, 7:30-9:00 at Music seen San José State become a different kind of university – because the faculty who are teaching here are great, because theyre involved in their own research." She said the Research Foundation operates to be in line with the university and has very deliberate strategic planning to continue to serve the university. As the Interim Chief Operating Officer of the SJSU Research Foundation since October 2012, Jerri has been responsible for all the sub components of the Research Foundation, including managing the external funds that are received for research projects. Jerri is also the current president of the Auxiliary Organizations Association and will complete her term at the end of 2013. Click here for the full story. Advising Remaining Advisor Information Sessions & Advisor Connection Sessions from Lael Adediji Advisor Connection #3: Wednesday, November 20, 1:00 - 2:00pm in SSC 603. RSVP here by November 13. Advisor Update Session: This session will provide a recap of important issues and changes that occurred throughout the Fall 2013 semester and will preview upcoming changes for Spring 2013. This session will take  concert Hall. Kudos Dr. Annette Nellen honored with the prestigious Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award. Dr. Nellen was named as the 2013 recipient on November 6, 2013, by the Tax Division of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) at the annual meeting of the AICPAs Fall Tax Division meeting in Harbor, MD by Thomas Purcell, professor of accounting at Creighton University. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the accounting profession in the area of taxation. Congratulations Annette! Click here for the full story. Matt Spanglers new play place on Tuesday, December 3, from 12:00 - 2:00pm in Eng 285/287. (Refreshments from 12:00-12:30pm; Presentation from 12:30-2:00pm). Please RSVP here by Friday, November 22. Provost allocations for Library Materials In February 2013, the University Library Board, a special agency of the Academic Senate, approached the Office of the Provost to address the need for library funds to support faculty research. The Office of the Provost responded with $100,000 in supplemental funds for the 2012/13 academic year. Library liaisons immediately notified their departments, and an application process was instituted to expedite purchasing and subscriptions for library resources based upon faculty requests. Within a month, requests poured in from departments across campus. Resources acquired included access to 17 online journals, four database subscriptions, 45 eBooks, and 39 print books. To see the complete list of materials purchased, click here (PDF). opened November 7th in San Francisco. Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Spangler on the opening of his play at the Arabian Shakespeare Festival. The San Jose Mercury News  features a front page article on Dr. Spanglers new play adaptation, A Message, adapted from Kuwaiti playwright Hussain Al Musalams play of the same name. The article includes an interview with Dr. Spangler. A Message runs through November 17 at the Royce Gallery in San Francisco. For more information, visit the Arabian Shakespeare Festival website. PHAP Fellowship | CDC Congratulations to Jessica Ponce (2012 Salzburg Scholar, 2013 BS in Health Science), who has been awarded a prestigious two-year fellowship with the Public Health Associate Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A competitive nationwide program, PHAP Fellows are placed in local, tribal, or state health departments. One of 135 fellows (out of 4,400 applicants) who were selected this year from around the Deadlines Library Materials for 2014 The Office of the Provost has once again allocated $100,000 in library funds to support faculty research needs for the 2013/14 academic year. The deadline to request library materials is November 15. The funds are limited, and may be used to secure books, e-books, databases, and journals that will be added to the holdings at the University Library. Faculty and staff should use the following form to identify specific materials that support their scholarship. The form to request materials is located here. Fall 2013 Textbook Alternatives Project (TAP) Grant Application At SJSU, 1 out of 3 students report not buying a required textbook because they can't afford it—a problem that continues to grow. Now is your chance to become part of the solution. Receive a $1,000 stipend from Affordable Learning Solutions to develop your own Textbook Alternatives Project. Go to the TAP website for details on how to apply. Applications are due on Wednesday, November 27, and projects must be completed by the country, Jessica will be working at the Washoe County Health District in Reno, NV as a Disease Intervention Specialist in its Sexual Health Program for one year and then in its Tuberculosis Program for the second year. Contact Jessica Ponce for more information. Board Member | KFLA Bill Reckmeyer (Director, SJSU Salzburg Program; Professor of Leadership & Systems, Anthropology) has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Association (KFLA). Bill was a Kellogg National Leadership Fellow (1988-1992) and has served as a special advisor to the W. K. Kellogg Foundation on numerous projects since then, including contributions as a member of the Kellogg National Task Force on Leadership in Higher Education (1998-2000). Did you know? beginning of the Spring 2015 semester. Thank you for making education more affordable for our students! The Office of the Provost and Research Foundation Honor SJSU Researchers The Early Career Investigator Awards were presented to Camille Johnson (Organization and Management) and Juneseok Lee (Civil and Environmental Engineering). The principle speaker was our master researcher, Kevin Jordan. Additional researchers interacted with participants at stations located throughout the ballroom to answer questions and discuss their work: Rusty Fairey – Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Virginia San Fratello – Architectural Research, sustainable Design Craig Clements – Research in Fire Weather Wendy Quach – Preparing SJSU launched a Clinical Laboratory Scientist Training Program after Silicon Valley pharmaceutical and biotech companies voiced a pressing need for lab workers who can take products from inception through the FDA approval process and then to market. On an annual basis, SJSU confers more than 1,000 bachelors and masters degrees in engineering and 400 bachelors and masters degrees in the sciences and mathematics. National STEM programs active at SJSU include Minority Access to Research Careers, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Math Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) and Project Lead the Way. The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineerings Global Technology Initiative provides students the opportunity to gain a global perspective on technology and business developments through annual study tours to Taiwan, China and India, all Speech specialists to use Augmentative and Alternative Communication Karen Singmaster - Multiple grants to provide scholarship and research opportunities for STEM students. Brian Maurer (Biological and Agricultural Sciences) was selected as one of two Student Research Competition Awardees for “Optimization of a Novel Technique to Measure Bulk Viable Biomass Based on the Hydrolysis of Fluorescein Diacetate by Ubiquitous Enzymes. Daniel Nguyen (Physical and Mathematical Sciences) also won for his work on Highly Efficient Light-Driven P450 Biocatalysts. For the full report, please visit the Research Foundation website. If you have a story you'd like to see in the Academic Affairs Division Newsletter, please email academicaffairsinfo@sjsu.edu expenses paid by Silicon Valley businesses. Copyright © 2013 Office of the Provost, All rights reserved. 

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