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Academic Affairs Division Newsletter, November 2014

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San Jose State UniversitySJSU ScholarWorksAcademic Affairs Division Newsletter Academic AffairsFall 11-1-2014Academic Affairs Division Newsletter, November2014San 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 2014" (2014). Academic Affairs Division Newsletter. Paper14.http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/acadaffairsdiv_newsletter/14Click here to view the Academic Affairs Division Newsletter Archive View this email in your browserPowering Academic SuccessUpcoming EventsLive Music EventsDecember 1, Big BandConcert, 7:30 pm, MusicConcert Hall, Directed by JeffLewisDecember 3, Latin JazzEnsembleConcert, 7:30pm, MusicConcert HallDecember 4, Wind EnsembleConcert, 7:30pm, MusicConcert Hall, Directed by Dr.Edward HarrisAAD StaffAppreciationBreakfastThe Office of the Provost hosted theAcademic Affairs Division StaffAppreciation Breakfast on November20th. Entertainment was provided byDrum Café West. Raffle prizes werewon, food was enjoyed, and the fooddonation drive was a huge success!The College of International andSubscribe Share Past Issues TranslateCampus Reading ProgramOn Monday, October 20, AssociateJustice of the Supreme Court, SoniaSotomayor, visited SJSU. Click herefor the Spartan Daily article. Thereare still opportunities to discuss thebook!All discussions are scheduled inClark Hall 100H:Tuesday, December 2, 2:00-3:00pmReading by SteinbeckFellowsOn December 3, at 7:00pm in MLK225/229, the Center for Literary Artsand the Martha Heasley Cox Centerfor Steinbeck Studies present areading by the Steinbeck Fellows: Yalitza Ferreras received a BA inEnglish and a BA in Political, Legal,and Economic Analysis from MillsExtended Studies won first place inthe food donation, followed by theCollege of Education in secondplace, and the College of SocialSciences in third. Together we raisedalmost $5,000 and filled 26 barrels offood for the Second Harvest FoodBank of Santa Clara and San Mateocounties!OpportunitiesDirector’s Scholarship forExcellence Helps NewStudents Launch TheirEducation at the iSchoolGraduate students beginning theaward-winning Master of Library andInformation Science (MLIS) programat the San José State UniversitySchool of Information duringacademic year 2015/2016, will havethe opportunity to apply forscholarships with the newly createdDirector’s Scholarship for Excellence,the school’s first-ever scholarshipsfor new students. See more here. College and an MFA in CreativeWriting from the University ofMichigan, Ann Arbor. Winner of afellowship from the San FranciscoWriters' Grotto, she currently residesin San Francisco where she is atwork on a novel and a collection ofshort stories. Cara Bayles holds a BA in Englishand Film Studies from WesleyanUniversity and a MFA in CreativeWriting from Boston University. Herfiction has appeared in Meridian(University of Virginia), Trop, and theanthology Watching the Cash Roll inSince 2012. She will spend her yearas a Steinbeck Fellow completing hernovel.Reese Okyong Kwon writing hasappeared in Ploughshares, theBeliever, Kenyon Review, SouthernReview, and elsewhere. A recipientof scholarships from Yaddo, LedigHouse, and the Bread Loaf Writers'Conference, she has been namedone of Narrative's "30 Below 30"writers. She is currently working on anovel.  What should our future as aChancellor's DoctoralIncentive ProgramWe are pleased to announce that theCalifornia State University is nowaccepting applications for the 2015-2016 Chancellor’s Doctoral IncentiveProgram (CDIP).  Please contactgraduate students and lecturers whomay be interested in this programand encourage them to apply.  SanJosé State’s track record with thisprogram is quite good, as weconsistently have been given theseawards for a great majority of theapplicants we have sponsored.Among those applying, lecturershave been most successful. The goalof the program is to increase the poolof qualified candidates for future CSUfaculty positions by funding theeducation of doctoral students.Currently, the program is the largestof its kind in the nation. Applicants in all fields in which CSUcampuses employ faculty are eligibleregardless of gender or ethnicity. Theprogram gives primary considerationto candidates in fields in which CSUcampuses anticipate the greatestdifficulty in filling potential futureinstructional faculty positions,although this distinction is rarelymade by the CSU committee thatdecides on the awards. It is open touniversity be?Please join us for the final in a seriesof TED-like talks about the long-termfuture of our university. Our finestteacher-scholars will deliver a 30-minute lecture, “The Future of SJSU,"to be followed by a 30-minute opendiscussion. The goal of theseconversations is to provide a forumfor thoughtful, positive discussions ofour future as an institution so that wecan focus our goals and begin todevelop a strategy for achievingthem. The lectures will be recorded,for those who are unable to attend:Friday, December 5, at noonin MLK 225 - Professor RonaldRogers, Department ofPsychology9th Annual Student Athlete TalentShowTickets are $2 for students and $5 forgeneral public (or a newtoy). Proceeds are donated to Toys-for-Tots. December 8, 6:00pm, YUHComplex.domestic and international studentsand to those applying or alreadyattending U.S. PhD institutions andsome professional doctoralprograms. This is a prestigious andgenerous award program, providingsubstantial aid to those who receivethe awards.The CDIP will lend participants whoare full-time doctoral students up to$10,000 annually to a limit of $30,000over a five-year period. After earningthe doctorate, a participant whoapplies for and is hired in a CSUinstructional (tenure-track or lecturer)faculty position will have 20% of theloan forgiven for each year ofemployment in the CSU. Recipientsof the loan may enroll in anyapproved doctoral program at anyaccredited university in the U.S.Applicants are responsible forobtaining a CSU faculty advisor toassist them through their doctoralstudies. Once in a doctoral program,awardees and their CSU mentorsbecome eligible for additional fundingfor travel to professional conferencesthrough the Chancellor's Mini-Grantprogram. For a program descriptionand other information, please visit theCSU website.Online application forms areavailable. Make sure to obtain aPermission to Publish form to besubmitted with your application. Thisform is a campus-specific documentthat is available only on the GraduateStudies website here (PDF).Student Film FestivalSJSU Student FilmFestival, December 18,7:00pm, Camera E CinemasDepartmentUpdates School of Music and DanceNewsletterThe School of Music and Danceannounces its new monthlynewsletter. Click here for theNovember edition (PDF). Emeritus and Retired Facultylunch with current CASAPlease submit fully assembledapplications with all materials in thecorrect order to the Office ofGraduate Studies, ADM 223B, orby campus mail to extended zip0030 by February 13, 2015.Applications will be reviewed by acommittee, which will makerecommendations to the Presidentfor his nominations. Thosenominations will be forwarded to theChancellor’s Office for system-widereview.  If you have questions,contact David Bruck at (408) 924-2484 or david.bruck@sjsu.edu orcontact Cheryl Cowan at (408) 924-2485 or cheryl.cowan@sjsu.edu.AppointmentTheresa Mendoza to serve asInterim Vice President ofUniversity AdvancementPresident Qayoumi announced theappointment of Theresa (Tere)Mendozaas Interim vice president of UniversityAdvancement while the campusundertakes a national search for theaffiliatesThe College of Applied Sciences andArts hosted its annual Emeritus andRetired Faculty Luncheon Oct. 29, atFlames Eatery and Banquet.Emeritus and Retired Faculty wereinvited to join Assistant Chair ofKinesiology Shirley Reekie andAssociate Dean Greg Payne for atour of some of the newly completedconstruction on campus. About a halfdozen faculty members participatedin the tour of the newly renovatedYoshihiro Uchida Hall and the newStudent Union."This is one of our favorite events tohost each year because it gives us achance to catch you up on what hasbeen going on in CASA and aroundcampus and also for us to hear whatyou’ve done this past year," saidInterim Dean Alice Hines in herwelcome.LLD Secures a Grant for $1.1MillionSan José State University’sDepartment of Linguistics andLanguage Development has beenawarded $1.1 million by the U.SState Department. The grant wasawarded in order to establish a betterU.S./Pakistani relationship and todevelop a clearer understandingposition. She has led advancementorganizations at San Diego State andCSU Fullerton and continues to servethe Chancellor’s Office as a strategicadviser while managing three statewideadvisory councils. Click here to readmore about her.Awards and HonorsSpartan Service CelebrationThe incomparable Linda GarciaYoung was recently honored for 45years of service at the 2014 SpartanService Celebration on October 30th.As the administrative analyst for theCollege of Social Sciences, she hasa reputation for listening, helping,and problem solving for students,faculty, and staff. According forFormer COSS dean. SheilaBienenfeld, “She knows everyone oncampus. She knows who to call andshe does it.  She shows up every daywhen times are tough and whentimes are good. I’m very honored tocall her my friend.” Click here for the full story and thelist of honorees.between the countries, according todepartment chair and proposalauthor Dr. Swathi Vanniarajan.This award allows all instructorswithin the LLD department to workwith their Pakistani associates to givethem an educational opportunitywhile allowing faculty to gainprofessional improvement in regardsto teaching. Humanities Honors: AfterSixty YearsOctober 3rd marked the 60th yearanniversary for San José StateUniversity’s Humanities HonorsProgram.  Designed by fourhumanities professors, Rex Burbank,Jack E., Fink, O.C Williams, andRichard Tansey in 1954, the programwas based on being a multi-disciplinary academic experience,which was to be taught in bothlecture and seminar settings. Itevolved into what is it today, a four-semester opportunity for students tofulfill general education requirementswhile experiencing a close-knitprofessor and student environment. Professor Cynthia Rostankowski, thecurrent Humanities Honors programdirector, states, “We have becomemore diverse, especially in the pastfifteen years. We are all part of theYoshihiro Uchida Honored atRededication of Uchida HallThe festivities included a panel ofspeakers, taiko drummers, judodemonstrations in the dojo, guidedtours of the renovated space that isshared by the College of AppliedSciences and Arts and the Division ofIntercollegiate Athletics, and thepresentation of a medal fordistinguished service from San JoséState University PresidentMohammad Qayoumi to YoshihiroUchida.  The event was hosted bythe Office of the President, theCollege of Applied Sciences andArts, the Division of IntercollegiateAthletics, University Advancement,and the Department of Kinesiology.While the event celebrated thereopening of Uchida Hall, one of theprimary focuses included honoringUchida for his long history of serviceto the campus. In 1997, San José State Universityrenamed Spartan Complex West toYoshihiro Uchida Hall in honor ofUchida’s many years of service to theuniversity and to the community.Uchida received the San José StateUniversity Tower Award in 1992, wasinducted into the SJSU Hall of Famein 1999, and into the SJSU “Legendsworld. How do we see ourselves inthat community?” The twenty four-unit curriculumcovers areas from religion, history,government, literature, music, andart.Library 2.014 WorldwideVirtual ConferenceIn October, the School of Informationheld the fourth annual Library 2.0virtual conference. It was heldentirely online October 8-9, 2014.The conference connectedthousands of information specialistsfrom around the world includingHungary, New Zealand, Norway,Ukraine, the United Arab Emiratesand Canada. Click here for the fullstory.Season 2 Episodesof Green Ninja arehereSJSU’s popular series returns! Clickhere to watch.The Green Ninja Project is acollaborative SJSU effort joiningstudents and faculty from theDepartments of Meteorology andHall of Fame” in 2012--to name a fewof the honors and awards bestowedon him through the years. Click herefor the full story.Kevin Jordan AwardedNASA Exceptional PublicService MedalOn November 19, Kevin Jordan,Professor of Psychology, wasawarded the NASA ExceptionalPublic Service Medal at the NASAHonors Award Ceremony.Kathie Kratochvil featuredon Performing Arts MontereyBayKathie Kratochvil, Coordinator of theGraduate Program in Television,Radio, Film and Theater, wasClimate Science, Geology, Animationand Illustration, Radio, TV and Film,Primary Education, ComputerEngineering, and Computer Science.Support for the Green Ninja originallycame from the National ScienceFoundation, but now includes fundingfrom NASA, The City of San José andthe County of San Mateo.Comparative Awardand ProposalStatistics forOctober 2014 October 2014 reports for the contractand grant awards received, andproposals submitted by the SJSUResearch Foundation.In summary:Awards - 40 awards werereceived for a total of$3,721,238.Proposals - 21 proposalsrequesting a total of$8,203,943 were submitted tosponsoring agencies.Please note that these reports canalso be found on the ResearchFoundation's website under “QuickLinks." If you have any comments orquestions regarding the reports orthe other services of the Office offeatured in the October 5 edition ofPerforming Arts Monterey Bay. Clickhere for the full story. IME Becas ScholarshipProgram 2014-2015 GrantThe IME Becas Scholarship Program2014-2015 grant was awarded to co-PI’s Fernanda Karp (Office of StudentAffairs) and Julia Curry-Rodriguez(Mexican-American Studies). Thegrant award is $40,000 to beawarded during the 2015 scholarshipperiod for fall 2015 and spring 2016. Scholarships will range from $1,500to $5,000. IME Becas is funded by the MexicanGovernment Institute for MexicansAbroad (Instituto de los Mexicanosen el Exterior), The Mexican Ministryof Foreign Relations (SRE), and theSan José Mexican Consulate. Thegoal of the grant is to providescholarships to low-income Mexicanor Mexican-origin students whorequire financial support to start,continue, or complete theireducation, from undergraduate andgraduate programs. Sponsored Programs, please contactJeanne Dittman at (408) 924-1434.Update for STAR Act(SB 1440)SJSU has added the most recentfinalized TMC in Nutrition and Dieteticsto the list of approved AA-T or AS-Tdegrees under the STAR Act (SB1440).  SJSU faculty have deemed 28of the 29 Transfer Associate Degreesas similar to 53 of our degree programsat SJSU.The following TMCs or ModelCurriculum are currently beingreviewed by the CCCs/CSUs or in thequeue for discussion under the STARAct: TMCs:BiologyEnvironmental Science/StudiesExercise ScienceGraphic Arts/Graphic DesignHospitality/Hotel ManagementPublic Health ScienceSocial Work Model Curricula:Engineering - EE/CompEngineering -Mech/Civil/Aero/ManuOutstanding LeadershipBook AwardsAdvances in Global Leadership,edited by Dr. Joyce Osland, GlobalInnovation & Leadership; LucasEndowed Professor, Ming Li, HullBusiness School; and Ying Wang,University of Western Australia,received the award for “Scholarshipand Critical Thinking” at theOutstanding Leadership BookAwards 2014 in San Diego. SJSU Designated a NationalCenter of AcademicExcellence in InformationAssurance/CybersecurityEducationThe U.S. Department of HomelandSecurity, the National SecurityAgency (NSA), and the NSA'sInformation and CommunicationTechnologiesNursing You may also visit the UndergraduateStudies website for more informationabout the STAR Act (SB 1440). Thiswebsite displays the 60 unit road mapsfor the 53 approved programs andincludes department Advisor contactinformation.If you have a story you'd like to see inthe Academic Affairs DivisionNewsletter, please click here!Editor: Beth Von TillLayout/Design: Alma LivingstonStudent Interns: Hina AhmedRichard ZimmermanInformation Assurance Directoratedesignated SJSU as a NationalCenter of Academic Excellence inInformation Assurance/CybersecurityEducation for the Academic Years2014-2019.SOTESReminder to Faculty: Encouragestudents to complete SOTES by Dec.10thThis is just a reminder that yourstudents have received their onlinecourse evaluation surveys. Thestudents will receive automatedreminders to participate in the courseevaluations. The evaluation periodcloses Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 at11:59 p.m.Copyright © 2014 Office of the Provost, All rights reserved.

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