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Joriz De Guzmanis working on hisbachelor’s – at 13 page 24

M A G A Z I N ESAN BERNARDINO

The Road is Never

StraightMarcia Raines is preparing

her nursing students for a profession vastly changed.

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President’s Observations ___________ 4The challenges the campus faces in beatingMother Nature and the current state budget crisis will not thwart the world of possibilitiesopen to students with a college degree.

Update ______________________________ 7Professors Richard Fehn and Lanny Fields take this year’s top teaching honors and other news.

College News _______________________ 11The BCLAD program is giving credential students a chance to learn how to teach in other cultures.

Contributions ______________________20To propel students into that world of make-believe, a $100,000 theatre scholarship is being established.

Pack Tracks ________________________22In season and out, Coyote sports teams make giving one of their favorite activities.

Student Scapes ___________________ 26So respected has the university’s LeadershipAcademy become, Cal State students have suggested it be required coursework.

Alumni Advantage _________________ 28For founding faculty and administrators as well as returning alumni, the pioneer event was a romp down memory lane.

Calendar __________________ back coverSummer Wednesdays music series brings surf and swing to the Commons Plaza.

Staying dry(page 20)

Art of Yunnan(back page)

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Contributions Feature ______________19Jim Watson remembers how one teacher helped him learn to read, and now he’s passing on the gift.

Athletics Feature __________________ 21Sport is more than agility and raw talent. It is ability harnessed by a nimble mind. Just ask Traci Statler.

Student Feature ___________________ 24Joriz has what so many of us want: Youth, wisdom and a nice outside jumper.

Alumni Feature ____________________ 27He can sing and do standup comedy, but hisfavorite audience is made up of his patients.

Honoring those who risked(page 8)

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Recognized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for leading CSUSB’scharge in improving community health, nursing department chair MarciaRaines has established several partnerships with inland region hospitals.

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CHALLENGES TO THE FUTURE

by Albert Karnig

The university, and thecounty of San Bernardino,recently celebrated the braveryand true heroism of the firefighters, emergency workers,law enforcement personnel andothers who fought the viciouswildfires in our region last fall.It was an inspiring occasion forme, standing on the platform atCoussoulis Arena, looking outover a sea of hundreds of menand women in uniform, know-ing that their actions savedthousands of homes and untoldnumbers of lives.

And yet as I spoke withthese heroes, their tone was not self-congratulatory but cau-tiously wary: Yes, we were fortunate to be able to protect somany lives and so much property this time around. But thereare still dangers before us. Tens of thousands of dead trees,victims of the bark beetle, still stand as tinder in the SanBernardinos, America’s densest national forest. And thedenuded hillsides were ripe for mud, rock and debris slidesthat could pose further danger, they said.

How prophetic those comments were. Exactly 11 dayslater, on Christmas Day, 14 lives were lost in WatermanCanyon and Devore to slides caused by the heavy rains ofthat day. These tragedies have spurred even greater efforts toclear debris from storm channels, reinforce mountain roadsand change building codes to prevent future fire and flooddamage.

Physical danger is, of course, one of the constants of lifeon our planet; it’s one that modern man has largely forgot-ten in the 20th and 21st centuries, as civilization, urbaniza-tion, modern medicine and the industrial revolution haveremoved or minimized many of the threats that plagued ourforefathers and mothers. The late Bob Hope used to jokethat California is the land of four seasons: rain, wind, fireand earthquake. Living and working at the foot of the CajonPass, where high winds regularly cross over the intersectionof the infamous San Andreas Fault, the Cal State SanBernardino community is quite keenly aware of the physicalchallenges we face.

But not all of our challenges are physical. The currentbudget situation facing California has erected barriers thatblock access to higher education. This confounds all ourefforts, here at the university and in the community, toencourage students and their families to work hard and planto attend college. We have worked so hard to increase thecollege-going rate; now we don’t want to raise hopes only tohave them dashed by budget reductions. While at the time ofthis writing the state budget situation is far from settled, Ithink I speak for everyone in the CSU system as well as all ofpublic higher education in California when I say I hope wecan keep the doors open to as many students as possible.

We know that the greatest threat to our community, ourstate, and our very way of life would be our failure to edu-cate the coming generations. Higher education is, and alwayswill be, the “way up” for most people. It’s a demonstrablefact that over a lifetime bachelor’s degree holders earn anaverage of $1 million more than their high-school counter-parts.

But it’s not simply money. An education opens the mindto a world of possibilities, to paths that students neverthought could be pursued. A university education draws stu-dents into a world of people who will share values, createlifelong friendships and partnerships, and bring new personalsatisfactions.

Of course, none of thesegreat outcomes can occur if stu-dents are denied access. Evenworse—the good outcomescan’t take place if studentsdon’t believe in themselvesenough even to consider col-

lege. It truly does take a village—or at least a family—tobelieve in the student, to create a culture of expectancy forcollege all through the student’s life.

Despite steep budget cuts and mandates—which willamount to roughly 13 percent over two years—CSUSB willtry to promote access to as many students as possible.Nonetheless, with significantly less funding, to maintain qual-ity our enrollment will decline by over 1,000 students nextyear.

As we face the physical threats of nature and the implica-tions of lower budgets, let’s remember the absolutely crucialrole education plays in all our lives. And let’s work togetherto bring its benefits to all who will have it.

“We know that the greatest threat to our community, our state, and our very way of life would be our failure to educate the coming generations.”

Albert Karnig

While many Americans havefocused their attention on SaudiArabia since the Sept. 11, 2001,terrorist attacks, the kingdom’srelations with the United Statesgo back several decades and farbeyond oil. It seemed fitting,then, that a university campuswas the site for a conferencewhere the goalwas to open adialogue andfoster under-standing at apersonal levelbetween twocountries.

“I think it’simportant torecognize thatwe held thisconference inan academicsetting,” saidJohn Conley, dean of CSUSB’sCollege of Social and BehavioralSciences, which organized theconference in collaboration withKing Saud University. “The rea-son is that it provides an oppor-tunity for open and reasoned

discussion, with a critical eye onthese important internationalissues.”

Cal State welcomed a dele-gation of 19 educators and dig-nitaries from King SaudUniversity, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,and the Ministry of HigherEducation Jan. 21-23.

Conferenceattendees alsoincluded educa-tors, administra-tors and studentsfrom CSUSB andother educationalinstitutions for ajoint conference,“United States-Saudi ArabianRelations in Lightof the CurrentInternationalCrisis.”

CSUSB President AlbertKarnig described relationsbetween Saudi Arabia and theUnited States as being at “dan-gerous crossroads.”

“On the one hand, the U.S.and Saudi Arabia have had a

close and strong relationship for70 years – and we remain keyallies to one another,” Karnigsaid. “Conversely, a crisis ofconfidence hangs over theSaudi-American relationship. Inthe West, there have been alle-gations of Saudi governmentcomplicity in the events of 9-11,of at least tacit indifference tohow Saudi funds have financedterrorism. And there’s a clearAmerican perception that theSaudi government, until perhapsrecently, has been unwilling toidentify terror cells in SaudiArabia.” Other issues that playinto Americans’ perceptionsinclude women’s rights andextremist views offered in Saudi schools.

He also discussed Saudi per-ceptions of America. Karnig ref-erenced a 2003 nationwide sur-vey by U.S. polling firm Zogby,which showed that 90 percentof Saudis reject terrorist leaderOsama Bin Laden’s operationsand believe his tactics are incon-sistent with the values of Islam.They also agree that the Sept.

11 attack was wrong, and saythey have no quarrel with theAmerican public. Yet the Zogbysurvey also showed that only “6percent of Saudis have a favorable attitude toward U.S.policies and actions in Iraq, and a scant 1 percent approveof U.S. policy in Palestine,”Karnig said.

Though talk of terrorism, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,women’s rights, educationreform and religious and culturaldifferences could have sparkedserious contention, reasoned discussion and deeper under-standing did take place duringthe panel presentations on Jan.22, the centerpiece event of theSaudi delegations’ visit, as well as during other events. Morethan 900 students, faculty, staffand visitors to the university participated in the panels anddiscussions.

Panelists reminded the audience that Saudi Arabia is a relatively young country. Thekingdom, as it is constitutednow, was formed in 1932. It is

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If any change,

if any true reforms

are to take place,

she said, they have

to come from within

Saudi society not

from the outside.

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT — A King Saud University professorfields questions from CSUSB students during a January confer-ence on relations between hisSaudi homeland and America. CalState's academic ties to SaudiArabia were initiated by politicalscience Professor Ralph Salmi andfully supported by CSUSBPresident Albert Karnig, JohnConley, dean of social and behav-ioral sciences, and LouisFernandez, university provost andvice president.

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Community-UniversityPartnerships (CUP) at CalState San Bernardino hassigned a memorandum ofagreement with Central CityLutheran Mission (CCLM) toexpand important services tothe disadvantaged citizens ofSan Bernardino. CSUSBPresident Albert Karnig signedthe memorandum along withthe Rev. David J. Kalke, pastorand executive director ofCCLM.

The goal of the agreementis to foster additional servicelearning and other universityefforts to meet theneeds of thecommunityserved byCCLM. TheMOA for-malized anongoingrelationshipbetweenCUP andCCLM, andwill help coordinateand expand effortsthat the two organi-zations have already made inthe San Bernardino community.It will also move their effortsinto a long-term partnership.

The initial focus of thememorandum is to supportCUP’s health enhancementcomponent. Richard Eberst,director of CUP and the CUPrepresentative to the CCLMboard of directors, said thatCUP’s health enhancementarea aims to improve thehealth of the local community.One of the benefits of thememorandum is that it enablesCCLM to get funds from theCalifornia Endowment to helpoperate the organization’s HStreet Clinic, located in theCCLM complex. The clinicopened at the end of March.

Health for All Pastor Kalke said the

agreement is “probably unlikeany in the nation.” It’s a part-nership “that brings a universi-ty and neighborhood togetherto establish a pilot project forthe delivery of primary-careservices to marginalized peo-ple,” he explained.

Added Eberst, “The clinicwill provide many new oppor-tunities for CSUSB to get stu-dents from several differentacademic majors engaged insupporting the health needs ofthe local community.”

Recently, the New EnglandResource Center forHigher Education

named Eberstrecipient ofits 2004Ernest A.LyntonAward forProfessionalService andAcademicOutreach.

The award is given toa U.S. educator whomost effectively and

broadly incorporates his orher professional service andacademic outreach into mak-ing significant contributions toimproving the overall qualityof life and health in the univer-sity’s service region.

CCLM is a nonprofitorganization that provides awide variety of importantservices to San Bernardinocommunity members who arein need. These servicesinclude nutrition programs,youth services, peer educationand employment training.CUP is a campus-wide initia-tive developed by CSUSB tobuild and advance partnershipsthat service the counties ofSan Bernardino and Riverside.

The Strategic Plan in Motion

Learning …For six weeks this spring, Cal State San Bernardino is hosting

Qustandi Shomali, a professor in the Arabic department ofBethlehem University. He brings with him vast expertise andknowledge of the Middle East, and comes to the university aspart of the Fulbright Visiting Specialists: Direct Access to theMuslim World program. CSUSB is the state’s only university tohost a visiting Fulbright Scholar through the new program. Theuniversity was awarded the grant “because we are developingexpertise across a range of disciplines in Islamic Studies and alsobecause we have a proven track record of reaching out to thecommunity that we serve,” said William Peterson, co-directorof the CSUSB International Institute. “The Council forInternational Exchange of Scholars (CIES) fully expects us to seethat Dr. Shomali’s expertise is shared with the wider communityin the Inland Empire.”

Partnerships … The Bilingual Crosscultural Language and Academic

Development (BCLAD) program is giving CSUSB studentsteaching experience at an international level. It is offered at 10CSU campuses, including Cal State San Bernardino. Designed toearn students a multiple subject teaching credential, the year-long program takes students to Mexico as well, and immersesthem in the country’s culture and language. The CSU studentsstudy as a group at an orientation in San Diego, and in the falltravel to private schools in Queretaro, Mexico, where theycombine teaching methodology coursework with classroomobservation. The BCLAD credential program is the only out-of-state teacher preparation program approved by the CaliforniaCommission on Teacher Credentialing. For more details aboutthe program read the story on page 11.

Campus Environment … CSUSB is keeping it modern. Even though it’s been available

in the university’s Pfau Library for months, wireless networkaccess for CSUSB faculty, students and staff was officiallyannounced in February after testing and the telecommunica-tions and network services department and library staff haddone adjustments. Users whose laptop computers or PDAsthat carry the popular telecom protocol of 802.11b can nowmake the connection.

Maria and Heather (center and right) two College of Education BCLAD students, welcome a SEP official to their student teaching placement school site in Queretaro, Mexico.

A year later, appreciation of the honor is still fresh for historyProfessor Robert Blackey. In the flurry of Commencement activity last spring, the news didn’t appear in CSUSB’s alumnimagazine. Blackey was named winner of the 2003 Wang FamilyExcellence Award in the social and behavioral sciences by the

California State University system. The award honors outstanding CSU faculty and administra-

tors who have distinguished themselves through model contribu-tions in their disciplines. Said one CSUSB faculty member, “That[the award] went to a teaching scholar who continues to stressthe importance of teaching as the highest priority, surely sets apowerful example to younger faculty.”

One student said, “He encour-ages (us) to not only learn science,but more importantly … empow-ers his students to share thatknowledge with the world.”Another lauded his “oratory skills,his ability to present material sostudents could understand it, andhis knack for making class fun.”

These were the kinds of com-ments students made when nomi-nating biology Professor RichardFehn, who was named the 2004Outstanding Professor of the Yearat Cal State San Bernardino.

One of the criteria forOutstanding Professor is mentor-ing students as they conductresearch, publish their work, moveinto fellowships and find positionsin the field. Fehn has mentored at least 87 students, including fourCalifornia Predoctoral Fellows and five Graduate Equity Fellows.Other criteria for the award include teaching ability, service to theuniversity beyond the classroom and service to the community.

Fehn is an alumnus of CSUSB, holding both bachelor’s and mas-ter’s degrees in biology at the university. His 1983 Ph.D. in animalphysiology is from the University of Arizona. He served as chair ofthe biology department from 1994-97. One of his chief researchareas concerns diabetes and its relation to thyroid hormones andobesity.

High praise for teaching, however, hasn’t been limited to RichardFehn this year. Late last year, Lanny Fields, a CSUSB professor of his-tory, was named the university’s 2003 Golden Apple award winner,an honor that focuses on outstanding teaching.

In nominating Fields one student wrote, “Dr. Fields is an incredi-ble teacher. He treats students with respect and never talks down tothem. I have never heard a negative remark about (him).” In the pastthree years, student evaluations have ranked Fields with a perfect 4.0score for both his ability to stimulate interest in the subject andoverall quality of instruction. In judging the nomination, committeemembers found an unsolicited e-mail from a student who tookcourses from him more than 25 years ago.

“I never forgot your classes,” the student said. “I am envious ofyour passion for your field of study. I just wanted you to know thatyou helped make a difference in my life.” Fields came to CSUSBsince 1985. His specialty is East Asian history, and he holds a doctor-ate from Indiana University, a master’s degree in Asian studies fromthe University of Hawaii and a bachelor’s in history from DePauwUniversity. He founded the History Club at CSUSB and also thecampus chapter of the national history honor society.


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FRONT AND CENTER—The announcement during his class that he had earned the university’s top faculty honor put Richard Fehn in anawkward position. For a few moments he was the center of attention while trying to get his students to focus more on what he was sayingthan on what he had achieved, in a sense, right before their eyes.

The Dukes of Mentors

A remarkable 10-yearrenewal of its accreditation –the maximum – has beengranted by the WesternAssociation of Schools andColleges (WASC) to CalState San Bernardino. WASCpraised the university as aninstitution “responding boldlyto the demographic shifts inits region.”

In a letter to CSUSBPresident Albert Karnig,WASC said the CSUSBLearning Research Institute –in consort with the universi-ty's Teaching ResourceCenter, Assessment Com-mittee and student assistanceprograms – “is poised tobecome a rising star on thecampus and possibly beyond.”

“Given that we were thefirst CSU to wend its waythrough the new accredita-

tion sequence and guidelines,that's quite an accomplish-ment,” said Karnig. Muchmore rigorous now, theWASC review aids institu-tions in developing and sustaining effective educa-tional programs and assuresthe general public and otherorganizations that an accredit-ed institution has met highstandards of quality and effectiveness.

“I want especially toapplaud Associate ProvostJerrold Pritchard and each of his colleagues who toiled so hard – and effectively – over the past several years,”Karnig said. “Jerry’s dedicationwas invaluable as he and colleagues worked to prepare a set of reports in support of re-accreditation.”

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Speaking of Good Teaching


THE HONOR OF RISK — On Dec. 14 almost 200 firefighters, law enforcement person-nel and other heroes from the Grand Prix and Old Waterman Canyon Road fires werehonored on the CSUSB campus. The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors andCal State San Bernardino saluted those who put their lives on the fire line during theOctober and November blazes. CSUSB also has created a special scholarship fund forfirefighters and law enforcement personnel involved with the fires. The Firefighters andLaw Enforcement Personnel Scholarship will be available to eligible firefighters, emer-gency workers and their families.

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I can’t really say, “Here wego again,” because I missed thePanorama, too. But as I hearmore and more about the OldFire, I find myself thinking aboutboth fires, comparing themoments when I first learnedof each.

I was studying in Francewhen I heard about thePanorama Fire. AroundThanksgiving, a friend asked meif my family was OK after thefire. I didn’t know what shemeant. I had no phone, no TV.When my friend explained, Itold her I wasn’t worried. SanBernardino often had wild firesin the foothills, but they neverentered the city. About 10days later, I was leaving myapartment for class to take anexam. On the spur of themoment, I glanced at the foyerletterbox and there it was, aletter from Mom! Walkingthrough the narrow streets, Ithought that family news wouldbe a welcome respite frompre-exam stress. Once opened,the letter read: “Peter, just anote to let you know thehouse burned down in the fire.Don’t worry. We’re OK ….”

A lump came to my throat,my knees nearly buckled.Although I didn’t recall gettingto history class, my classmatessaid I had stumbled in andbeen excused from the exam.For the remainder of my year,letters and brief overseas callshelped me piece together a lit-tle of what happened in SanBernardino on that tragic dayin November.

Twenty-three years later,technology brings immediatereports of the latest fire to

Shortly after the fall fires tore through Devore and Lytle Creek, CedarGlen and so many mountain towns, and through northern suburbs inSan Bernardino, Peter Petrucci, a 1982 graduate of CSUSB and son ofretired Cal State chemistry Professor Ralph Petrucci, was reminded of aday 23 years earlier, and struck by the contrast in the way he receivednews of these two incredible events. With a Ph.D. in linguistics fromUSC, today Peter teaches in New Zealand.

people around the world. Onthe Sunday evening news TVNZ mentioned the Old Fireand showed footage of CalState San Bernardino beingapproached by flames. Mywife and I looked at eachother and said, “That’s CalState!” Five minutes later, Itelephoned my father. Hearingthe phone ring at the otherend, I knew the house wasOK Relieved at the sound ofeach other’s voice, my fatherand I chatted for a while. Hetold me our house had sur-vived, but it had been touch-and-go for a while. Six housesup, a residence had burned.The rest of the people onSepulveda were OK, apartfrom a loss of power. The fol-lowing day I surfed the Net,reading articles about the fire,viewing photos and video clipsof the destruction. AlthoughDel Rosa lies a mile or twoeast of my boyhood home,the names are so familiar: LaHacienda Drive, GoldenAvenue, Quail Canyon Road.Places where some of us fromGolden Valley JHS rode ourbikes or played touch footballon a front lawn.

I’ve been away for a longtime now. However, family,friends and the Internet havekept me abreast of what’shappening in San Bernardino.For those of you who havelost your home in the mostrecent fire, please accept mydeepest sympathies. Hopefullythere is comfort in the factthat, just like in 1980, peoplefrom San Bernardino willcome together, rebuild andreturn to their neighborhoods.

FIRE from Afar

The architect asked him, “What do you want?” Resolute, Ron Barnes sketched out adesign and, in 1972, after the architect made all the necessary, technical adjustments,Cal State San Bernardino had the University Theatre. Its ceilings were not the 12-foot-high ceilings typically blessed by CSU system policies. Instead, they stretched upand up to 30 feet, and on touring the facility later, CSU officials told Barnes he had“gotten away” with something, something they loved … cautiously. It was this 144-seat space, intentionally intimate, this stage around which these students, friends, family and colleagues gathered on Jan. 11 to celebrate the life he brought to theatre at Cal State. The first play in the new home was Chekov’s “The Seagull,” whichstarred students Paul DeMeo and Danny Bilson, and Barnes’ wife, Mary. One of theoriginal faculty members when the campus opened in 1965, Ron Barnes was foundingchair for the theatre department. Over his 33-year career at the college, he “had nochildren, just a gazillion students,” he says. And now he had the Ronald E. BarnesTheatre, a child born of his vision, and whose voice he hears in the echoes of past productions and the anticipation of ones to come. Actors and actresses who take theirbows from here are heirs of that vision, too. Some will receive funds from the$100,000 endowed scholarship being established in Barnes’ name. “In the ‘real world,’people are not real,” he says. “In theatre, you know what the pain is and you don’tavoid it. The theatre is the only real world, because we know we’re pretending.”

At the Barnes

With 2,500 students, the liberal studies program makesup the largest degree major of any program at Cal StateSan Bernardino. The program is so large, in fact, that it’sthe only one with its own commencement ceremony. Giventhat the vast majority of these majors pursue the demand-ing profession of teaching and, particularly now, given thatnew, more stringent state standards for teachers have beenadopted, it’s astonishing that the program has grown solarge.

Liberal studies and the elementary teacher profession,says Leo Connolly, who coordinates the program, have adiminished reputation. Some people still think, he says, “Ifyou can’t do anything else you can always become an ele-mentary school teacher, because it has the lowest require-ments of any profession, that it is the easiest degree to get. It’s reallyjust the opposite.” The work demands much more of today’s teachers.“The new program just raises the bar a little higher.”

Low test marks for California’s kindergarten-through-12th-gradestudents have triggered anxious citizen calls for higher standards forCalifornia’s teachers, new standards that college students coming intoliberal studies programs will now be expected to meet. The mainchange, Connolly says, has come in the number of elective unitsoffered – from 23 under the previous set of standards to just eight inthe new.

“There were so many new requirements that we had to meet” thatthe choices in electives needed trimming, he says. For example, thenew standards include a health science class, a course not contained inthe old standards. Also, geometry is now covered in mathematics.Human development, non-existent in the old standards, has six units inthe new program, and California history is now required study.

The revamped program gives students more structure. “We

encourage students to take thingsin the right order. It makes sensethat way.”

From the second floor of the Pfau Library, Connolly’s office lookssouth over the campus’ front lawns, which have seen many changessince the campus opened almost 40 years ago. Thirty or 40 years ago,recalls Connolly, the liberal studies landscape also looked very different.Students would think nothing of taking that broad degree in liberalstudies without feeling the need to specialize in engineering or English.Now students think in specifics, says Connolly: “I’m going to becomean elementary school teacher.’”

There are more liberal studies students at Cal State than at anyother inland region university, and CSUSB’s liberal studies program isamong the largest in the state, adds Connolly. “Our new standards areamong the best in the country.” They are the same standards imple-mented by the University of California system and all private colleges.As the elementary school student population continues to grow, high-quality teachers will need to be the best as well.

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Arts & LettersEri Yasuhara, dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C O L L E G E N E W S

Finishing third in its first-everstate competition, the CSUSBEthics Bowl team weaved itsway through the complex issuesof medical confidentiality, mar-keting practices, racial profiling,euthanasia, California’s three-strikes law and reparations forslaves. During the Decembercompetition the team capturedtwo of three preliminary rounds,including one against eventualwinner Chico State. PhilosophyProfessor Chris Naticchia ledteam members ZahraMohammed, a political sciencemajor; Kimberley Clapp, a psy-chology major; and Marco Ruizand Nathan Mellis, both stu-dents in philosophy.

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THE CHANGING FACEOF LIBERAL STUDIES

BIG JOB—From the summer of 2002 throughspring 2003, CSUSB’s Peer Advising in LiberalStudies Center served more than 10,000 studentseither by phone, pop-in meetings or full-on, one-hour advising sessions. Leo Connolly coordinatesthe liberal studies program. He receives adminis-trative assistance from Marianna Bencomo-Jassoand Charmaine Boucher as well as from ElenaRamirez, his assistant coordinator.

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Bruce Varner,attorney and long-time member ofthe CSUSBUniversityAdvisory Boardand past boardchairman was hon-ored in mid-Aprilas the College ofBusiness andPublicAdministration’s2004 ArrowheadDistinguishedExecutive Officer.

Varner, a partner with the law firm Varner,Saleson & Brandt, LLP, whose offices are inRiverside and Upland, has been an ardent sup-porter of the university. “Bruce has been a long-time friend of the university and a major support-er of a variety of programs at Cal State SanBernardino,” said CSUSB President AlbertKarnig. “He’s been totally committed to the mis-sion of the university and our role in providinghigher education and other significant benefits tothe community. We’re deeply appreciative of hisfriendship and generous support for CoyoteAthletics and the university as a whole. He’s beenan important part of the Cal State family formany years and we are delighted to honor himwith the Arrowhead CEO Award.”

The annual award recognizes honorees’ leadership, civic service and commitment to edu-cation. A luncheon banquet was held in hishonor at the university’s Santos Manuel StudentUnion Events Center. Besides serving on theCSUSB Advisory Board, Varner also was one ofthe financial founders of the Coyote athletic pro-

gram, helping to fund the development of the university’s athletic facilities, includ-

ing Coussoulis Arena.Varner and his

wife, Nancy,established one of the

original athleticscholarships at CSUSB

in honor of his parents, Ann and Doyle Varner.

A graduate of the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara andUniversity of California HastingsCollege of the Law, Varner began hislegal career as an associate with thelaw firm of Kendall and Anderson inLos Angeles. He moved to SanBernardino in 1964 to become anassociate with the firm of Lonerganand Jordan and became a partner in 1967. For the next 30 years, hepracticed law with the firm thatbecame Gresham, Varner, Savage,Nolan and Tilden. In 1997 Varnerand partner Steve Saleson branchedout to establish the law firm of

Varner, Saleson & Brandt, LLP. Among his firm’s many clients is Stater Bros.

Markets. Varner was instrumental in helping tonegotiate the recent agreement with the InlandValley Development Agency that will allow StaterBros. to acquire and develop approximately 160acres at and around the San BernardinoInternational Airport (the former Norton AirForce Base) for a new distribution center and general offices.

Varner’s community activities are numerous.He has served two terms as president of theNational Orange Show board of directors, and heis currently chairman of the nonprofit board ofdirectors of the San Bernardino County DistrictAttorney’s Advisory Council. He is president ofthe Silver Eagle Club, a group that supportsMarch Air Reserve Base, and he supports theFriends of the Arrowhead, a non-profit corpora-tion that raises funds for the refurbishment andcontinued maintenance of the Arrowhead land-mark in the San Bernardino Mountains.

A special counsel to the mayor of SanBernardino, Varner also is past president andboard member of the San Bernardino Boys andGirls Club, past president and board member ofthe San Bernardino Jaycees and has many othercommunity affiliations. He was named the InlandEmpire Entrepreneur of the Year in 1996.Proceeds from the Arrowhead Award luncheonwill benefit the Bruce Varner EndowmentScholarship for deserving students who attendCSUSB’s business college.


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The premier internationalaccrediting agency forschools and colleges of busi-ness has granted reaccredita-tion to CSUSB’s College ofBusiness and PublicAdministration. TheAssociation to AdvanceCollegiate Schools ofBusiness International is con-sidered one of higher educa-tion's most rigorous accredit-ing bodies, stressing academ-ic excellence and commit-ment to improvement.

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The CSUSB Inland EmpireWomen’s Business Center, a program of the InlandEmpire Center forEntrepreneurship (IECE) in partnership with the U.S.Small Business Admin-istration, has begun offeringworkshops to provide busi-ness counseling, training and mentoring designed for and targeted to women business owners. The centerhas been holding workshopson contracting with the gov-ernment. The workshops aredesigned to help small busi-nesses get contracts with theU.S. Department of Trans-portation, DOT related entities, and other govern-ment agencies.

STUDIES INCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Anaspiringteacher,AnnieGoddardthought itimportant tobe bilingual inher desired pro-fession. But theCal State SanBernardino Spanish major soonrealized that a university set-ting would not be enough.She wanted something thatwould encourage intensive lan-guage study.

She found the College of Education’sBCLAD (Bilingual Crosscultural Language andAcademic Development) credential program, the onlyout-of-state teacher preparation program approved by the CaliforniaCommission on Teacher Credentialing and offered at 10 CSU campus-es, including CSUSB. In BCLAD, Goddard would have the opportunityto study and speak the language daily with the host families and the stu-dents whom she taught.

BCLAD provides an international student teaching experience forstudents seeking multiple-subject teaching credentials. The yearlong pro-gram combines education coursework conducted in California andMexico with cultural immersion and intensive language study in Mexico.

Eligibility for the program requires strong academic skills, personalmaturity, commitment to the teaching profession and the freedom tospend a year abroad. Living in Mexico can be a cultural shock for many,so selection and training are intense. Students are eligible for financialaid, because the BCLAD program is a regular credential program. Andbecause the teaching is in Spanish, students must have successfully com-pleted at least one intermediate college-level Spanish course or haveequivalent skills.

All the CSU students study together as a cohort group, first at a sum-mer orientation in San Diego, then at the fall semester in Queretaro,Mexico. Nena Torrez, a CSUSB language, literacy and culture depart-ment faculty member, has served five years as the CSUSB program coor-dinator. “Students observe and participate with children in a private,bilingual, city school named JFK where instruction is in English andSpanish,” Torrez said. “Then, they are placed in city schools, which haveteacher-to-student ratios of 1- to-60.” Students are also provided a three-week intensive experience at an isolated village school.

Students spend the spring semester student teaching in assignedschools in Queretaro while continuing their education coursework. Thenthe students return to California to a school site in Chula Vista to finishtheir coursework and to create a capstone portfolio showcase to presentto new cohort groups to help them understand expectations of the pro-gram.

Goddard planned to be an elementary teacher, but was offered a jobteaching high school English instead. “I got the job over other applicantsbecause of my BCLAD credential,” she said. “I now teach sophomoreEnglish and remedial reading classes. The program helped because Ilearned elementary reading strategies that remedial high school studentsneed, as many are at that level.”

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EducationPatricia Arlin, dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C O L L E G E N E W S

Marjorie McCabe, a professorin the special educationdepartment, received a$345,000 grant forAlternative Certification inSpecial Education funded bythe California Commission onTeacher Credentialing. Thegrant pays for 133 interns tocomplete the two-year pro-fessional clear credential inthe mild/moderate disabilities(MMD) program while theyteach full time in special edu-cation classrooms.

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Amy Leh of the science, mathand technology departmentat CSUSB is now president ofthe International Division ofthe Association ofEducational Communicationsand Technology (AECT).The organization encouragespractice and research in edu-cational communication forsocial and economic develop-ment across national and cul-tural lines. Also from the sci-ence, math and technologydepartment, HerbBrunkhorst has been electedto the rank of AAAS Fellow.The AAAS is the AmericanAssociation for theAdvancement of Science.Brunkhorst, the departmentchair, is being honored for“distinguished contributionsto science education as aleader in bringing fresh ideasand new approaches to thepreparation and developmentof science teachers.”

Barbara Flores from the lan-guage, literacy and culturedepartment was one of thefounding members of theexecutive board of theNational Latino/a ResearchAgenda Project in 2003. Thisproject’s focus is on researchand school reform toimprove academic outcomesand life chances of Latino/astudents, families and com-munities.

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The Illinois State UniversityAlumni inducted IrvinHoward, an education leader-ship and curriculum profes-sor, into its Alumni Hall ofFame for his contributions inthe area of early adolescenteducation, middle gradesreform, anti-bullying policiesand global education.

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A program that will trainteachers to work with infants,toddlers and preschoolerswho have disabilities, as wellas how to work with the families of these children, hasbeen funded by a state grant.Currently, there are 35 stu-dents in the early childhoodspecial education program,which was started by specialeducation faculty memberAnn Selmi.


DISCIPLINE — In a rural public elementary schoolin Atlacomulco, Mexico, a Bilingual CrossculturalLanguage and Academic Development credentialstudent, Eric Lowy, worked with 5th graders.BCLAD students such as Eric are placed in cityschools, where teacher-to-student ratios are 1-to-60 and discipline problems are rare.

CULTURAL IMMERSION

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Richard Eberst, director ofCommunity-UniversityPartnerships (CUP) at CalState San Bernardino, is thefirst faculty member fromthe 23-campus CaliforniaState University system tobe named recipient of the2004 Ernest A. LyntonAward for ProfessionalService and AcademicOutreach. The LyntonAward is annually presentedto a U.S. educator who effec-tively and broadly incorpo-rates his or her professionalservice and academic out-reach into making significantcontributions to improvingthe overall quality of life andhealth in a service region.Eberst’s efforts have led tomajor increases in the num-ber of CSUSB faculty andstudents active in the SanBernardino/Riverside com-munity and make a differ-ence in the SouthernCalifornia region. He’s onlythe third educator fromCalifornia to win the LyntonAward.


THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY—Walking thetreadmill while hooked up to a metabolic cart(the mask) and an electrocardiogram machine,Marcela Castillo has her blood pressure checkedby Satoshi Taniguchi during class in the kinesiolo-gy lab. The use of some of the latest technology,such as an isometric testing machine studentsoperate to measure torque in a baseball pitcher'sshoulder, has played its part in gaining the kinesi-ology program’s exercise science option recogni-tion from a national academic body.

Set for completion late this year or in early 2005, the science annexbuilding at CSUSB had the ceremonial final beam installed during atopping-out event held March 26. President Albert Karnig spoke tospecial guests and the university community about the importance ofthe new structure, particularly in the wake of the fall firestorm andnew rounds of state budget cuts. The 35,700 square feet of assignablespace will bring new high-tech classrooms, labs, faculty offices, sup-port facilities and a science museum to the College of NaturalSciences. Topping out ceremonies go back hundreds of years, markingthat point at which the object under construction reached its finalheight. The tree on the beam signified birth and the flag the countryto which builders pledged their loyalty.

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Getting yourself in shape is hard enough. Butgetting a whole academic program in shape is noless challenging. The kinesiology department didjust that and now has joined a select group of 27institutions around the country that have receivedan academic endorsement from the AmericanCollege of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

The endorsement of Cal State’s bachelor of science in kinesiology/exercise science degree was one of two given by the ACSM to a Californiauniversity. The other endorsement went to CalPoly San Luis Obispo’s kinesiology program. TheAmerican College of Sports Medicine is the largestsports medicine and exercise science organizationin the world, with more than 20,000 membersdedicated to advancing and integrating scientificresearch to provide educational and practical appli-cations of exercise science and sports medicine.

Like Cal Poly’s program, CSUSB’s exercise science option has met the requirements for the ACSM University Connection EndorsementProgram.

“The endorsement tells students that this is aquality program. Students will be able to furthertheir careers in exercise science in graduate schoolor a degree for certification,” said Bryan Haddock,an assistant professor of kinesiology at Cal State.

Haddock said CSUSB’s exercise science pro-gram is for students interested in obtaining a grad-uate degree, a teaching credential or pursuing a career in the fitness industry. The graduate program prepares students for professions such as a college trainer, physical therapist or cardiacrehabilitation therapist.

Robert Carlson, the dean of the university’sCollege of Natural Sciences, which houses thekinesiology department, called the ACSM’sendorsement recognition of an excellent program.“This sets us apart from other programs across thecountry. This is a big step to be recognized andtakes us to an advanced level of sophistication,”Carlson said. “Our faculty and staff have workedhard to ensure we offer a quality and useful pro-gram for students.”

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The College of Social andBehavioral Sciences continuesto bring the world to thecommunity. On April 1-2, thecollege, along with facultyfrom the University ofRedlands and assisted by theWorld Affairs Council andthe San Bernardino CountySuperintendent of Schoolsoffice, presented“Understanding the MiddleEast: Perspectives on Politics,History and Culture” atCSUSB’s Performing ArtsRecital Hall. The conference,which was open to the public,featured experts discussingMiddle East and Islamicissues, and also showcasedmusic and dance exhibitsfrom that region of the world.

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Anthropology professorFrances Berdan went onnational cable television inJanuary when she was one ofthe experts featured on"Aztec Temple," an install-ment of the DiscoveryChannel's "Unsolved History"series. Prior to that, aWashington Post article fea-tured her research into theAztec process of making gluefrom orchids. They used theglue to create mosaics forceremonies, decorations ordisplays in homes.


Spearheaded by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the College of Extended Learning,CSUSB’s international look takes on a more Turkish flavor this spring when the campus hosts scholarsfrom Gazi University of Ankara, Turkey.

The 15 men and women are participating in an intensive course of study to learn the English lan-guage. The goal is for them to become fluent and proficient in English so that they will be able to teachusing the language in their areas of expertise at their home university. Their stay continues CSUSB’s part-nership with Gazi University, outlined in an agreement signed in June 2002 between the two schools.

“It expands the foundations upon which we will build further and deeper relationships throughexchanges, research and distance learning,” said John Conley, dean of the College of Social andBehavioral Sciences.

The visiting scholars will live on campus during their stay, and will have full days of class Mondaythrough Thursday, and a half day on Friday, said Jacques Benzakein, associate dean and executive director

of International Extension Programs for the College ofExtended Learning.

Their English learning will not end when they leaveSan Bernardino. While they are here, they will be intro-duced to distance learning, through which moreadvanced English courses will eventually be offered. Theclasses will be transmitted through compressed video inreal time – that is, when a class is taught in SanBernardino in the morning, it would be transmitted tosites in Turkey, where faculty can attend classes in laterafternoon or early evening.

Benzakein said Turkey is now the main destinationfor many students from the Middle East who would oth-erwise travel to the United States to attend college, butnow cannot because of visa restrictions. And GaziUniversity is leading in the effort to provide moreinstruction in the various academic disciplines in English,Conley said.

The language exchange is not one-way, however. Lastsummer, six Cal State San Bernardino students fromsocial and behavioral sciences studied at Gazi Universityto learn Turkish, with another six more scheduled to gothis summer, said Ralph Salmi, a political science profes-sor who, with the support of Conley and university

President Albert Karnig, has been leading the university’s partnerships with Gazi University and otherinstitutes of higher education in Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

There are plans also for a yearlong stay by graduate students. The reason for the intensive languageprogram is because “most of the central Asian republics are Turkish-speaking,” he said. “There is tremen-dous strategic, political and economic interest to the United States in that region, and we have very fewTurkish linguists in this country. And there are no Turkish language programs in the California StateUniversity system.”

CSUSB and Gazi University have already collaborated in other areas as a result of their partnership.Two symposiums have been held at each campus, the most recent one held last November at CSUSBwith the third scheduled in Ankara this October. Cal State San Bernardino’s history department also has hosted during the fall and winter quarters a visiting professor from Gazi.

The partnership with Gazi University is part of a larger effort to establish relations by CSUSB inTurkey and the Middle East, initiated by Salmi and fully supported by Karnig, Conley and LouisFernandez, provost and vice president. As a result, CSUSB took a leading role and is now one of the fewCalifornia State University campuses teaching the Arabic language. The campus will be the only campusteaching Turkish. CSUSB’s initiatives in Middle East and Islamic studies pre-dates the Sept. 11, 2001,terrorist attacks and have served to provide its students and faculty with opportunities in research, teach-ing and language training programs in the Middle East, including, but not limited to, Turkey, Yemen,Saudi Arabia and the Palestine region.

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A FAIR EXCHANGE OF LANGUAGES

SIGN OF THE TIMES—At Gazi University in Turkey, officials displayed a banner solidifying its academic part-nership with CSUSB. The agreement with Gazi, originallymade in 2002, demonstrates a concerted effort by CalState to expand its trade in knowledge with colleges anduniversities worldwide.

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The public and private partnership that is building CalState San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus came throughagain March 2. California voters passed Proposition 55. Ofthe $12.3 billion the state’s schools will receive for repairand construction, CSUSB will receive $54 million, includ-ing $1.3 million for Palm Desert. The money will gotoward equipment and furniture for its second building,the Indian Wells Center for Educational Excellence, whichis now under construction and scheduled to open for fallclasses in September.

CSUSB President Albert Karnig said passage of thebond measure reinforces California’s commitment to edu-cation and the importance of repairing and building newclassrooms. “We’re very pleased that Proposition 55 waspassed. It will provide key support for California’s overalleducational system, from K-12 through higher education,”Karnig said. “In the Coachella Valley the funding will pro-vide essential equipment and furniture for our Indian WellsCenter for Educational Excellence – and that, in turn, will help usserve our students.” The Indian Wells Center was “topped off” withplacement of the final steel girder at the CSUSB Palm DesertCampus on Jan. 20.

Palm Desert Campus Dean Fred Jandt said the narrowlyapproved measure will definitely help the campus. “We created apublic-private partnership to build this campus, with cities, founda-tions and individuals donating the money to build the buildings,” hesaid. “The CSU system agreed to run it once the buildings were up.However, there are always needs for additional enhancements as theconstruction process continues, and Prop. 55 will definitely help. Westill need to raise about $10 million in non-state money to build our

third building to house nursing and health science programs.”The bond measure also will provide $48.6 million for a new

College of Education building, $1,480,000 for equipment and furni-ture for the university’s Physical Sciences building, and $2,556,000for equipment for the university’s new Science Annex, which is nowunder construction.

The $10-million structure is the second of three planned for theinitial phase of the campus on Cook Street. While public monies areequipping the center, the building itself is being funded with non-state contributions, including $5 million from the City of IndianWells, $3 million from the Walter and Lenore AnnenbergFoundation, and gifts from Jean Hardy, the H.N. and FrancesBerger Foundation and the Palm Desert National Bank.


Cindi Pringle (right), director of CSUSB’s new Inland CaliforniaTelevision Network, hosted one of more than 40 informational boothsand exhibitors at the Palm Desert Campus’s inaugural Technology Day.It took place March 24 and brought more than 400 people to the cam-pus, many for the first time. “We were very pleased with the communi-ty’s response to this free event,” said Fred Jandt, dean. “The audiencespanned all age ranges and interests.”

ICTN presents a half-hour news program at 10 p.m. to 15 cities viacable TV in the Inland Empire, as well as re-airing its weeknight news-cast at 10:30 p.m. and again over public TV station KVCR at 11 p.m.

Wireless Internet connections, data security, online databases, dis-tance learning and “smart” classrooms were among the demonstrationspresented. CSUSB Vice President William Aguilar presented “InternetSafety Issues” in both English and Spanish. Jan Woerner, co-director ofthe JASON Project, which brings 4,000 valley students on campus eachyear for an interactive satellite experience with environmental scientistRobert Ballard and his crew, recapped the JASON experience in theOliphant Auditorium. Visitors also got a look at assistive devices for thedisabled, e-books, digital imagery and information literacy.

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HALFWAY POINT — Guests signed the final beam in indelible ink before it was hoisted in place atop the two-story Indian Wells Center. Construction will be completed in time for the beginning of the academic year thisfall, when PDC will consolidate all of its classes and programs at the new campus. Some classes remain in tem-porary buildings at College of the Desert.

INAUGURAL TECHNOLOGY DAY

by Jacques BenzakeinA seminar on criminal

justice and anti-terrorism,offered for the Anti-Smuggling and PatrolBureau, State GeneralAdministration ofCustoms of the People’sRepublic of China, wasprominent among themany international train-ing programs held last fall by the College ofExtended Learning’sInternational ExtensionProgram (IEP).

A group of 25 bureauchiefs and deputy direc-tors from across China ledby Li Xiaowu, deputydirector general, attended the seminar at CSUSB Nov. 24-Dec. 2.The group, invited to America by the U.S. Coast Guard, visitedWashington, D.C., and Coast Guard facilities in New York beforecoming to California.

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences faculty conducted theseminar. Political science and national security studies ProfessorRalph Salmi introduced the group to the various aspects of terror-

ism and to U.S. and global anti-terrorism policies and practices.Professors Larry Gaines, chair of the department of criminal justice,and his colleagues, professors Gisela Bichler and Steve Tibbetts,exposed them to the U.S. criminal justice system and practices with special emphasis on the psychological analysis and research on criminal activity, crime prevention, drug enforcement and anti-smuggling.

The promise of distance learning tech-nology is paying off for law enforcementpersonnel across North America this yearwith two unique on-line courses offered.

The criminal justice department hasteamed with the College of ExtendedLearning (CEL) in delivering two under-graduate level hate and bias crime courses,taught by Brian Levin, director of

CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate andExtremism. Through a partnership withthe Alabama-based Southern Poverty LawCenter and the Federal Law EnforcementTraining Center, which created the cours-es, students are learning the characteristicsof hate crimes, the philosophies and sym-bols of hate groups, as well as investigativeand institutional responses — all in an

interactive environment. In the winter of 2004, more than 40

students took advantage of the intro-ductory and advanced courses. The impactof these offerings is immediate for the pro-fessionals who participate.

“This course has provided me with themotivation and knowledge to pursue orga-nizational change in how we respond tohate and bias crimes,” says Capt. FrankJohnson of the Fayetteville, Ark., PoliceDepartment.

Another participant, Cpl. KathleenPabis of Syracuse University’s departmentof public safety, said, “I have to say that Iwas able to gain a better perspective of allthe different hate and bias-related inci-dents that occur in our community andcountry. Most importantly, it has taughtme to recognize and respond…in a man-ner that is most appropriate for the victimsof these crimes.”

For more information on the hate/biascrime on-line courses, contact the Collegeof Extended Learning’s Dennis Robertsonat (909) 880-5976, or e-mail him at [email protected].

JOB WELL DONE —CSUSB’s Susan Summers(center), dean for extendedlearning, awarded EricTeitelbaum (left), with theCEL 2003 InstructionalExcellence Award, and JimKronenfeld (right), the CEL2003 Outstanding ServiceAward.

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WALKING THROUGH AMERICA’SCRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

THE WELCOME MAT — Through its International Extension Program, extended learning has enjoyed hosting many customized training programs for foreign professionals, including this group from the People’s Republic of China.

Spring/Summer 2004 CSUSB

in Marcia Raines’ speechor demeanor would have hinted

that today was different from any other.She was collecting mid-terms from her nurs-

ing students, and the subjects on the table for thisclass were “toxic” mentors, the perils of being a nurse

who works wherever he or she is needed (what the profes-sion calls “floating”) and the relationship between novice and

expert. Why should today be different? Reality, while certainlydaunting at times, wasn’t all-powerful or all-consuming all of the time,

and the reality was, for Marcia, that she drew energy from being engaged. It all fit perfectly. Her work as chair for Cal State San Bernardino’s nurs-

ing department, a post she assumed in 1999, kept her as busy as anyone in thetwo-county area of San Bernardino and Riverside. Like many healthcare leaders

around the country, she was wrestling with nursing shortages, the search for quali-fied nurses, the need to improve local healthcare. Since becoming chair she had also

implemented the Earlier the Better program to improve children’s health in the region.

She garnered funding from San Bernardino Community Hospital, St. Bernardine Medical Center and Riverside Community Hospital to hire more faculty, and she secured support from these and other

area hospitals to bring baccalaureate nursing students into their clinical settings for training. With assistance from other faculty in her department, she also succeeded in raising enrollment in the RN-to-BSN nursing program from 180 students three years ago to 265 students last winter quarter. And thisfall her department will introduce the first three online courses in a series of 10 for students in the Coachella Valley.

Her energy and activity was enough to impress the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s ExecutiveNurse Fellowship Program, which named Marcia one of its new fellows two years ago. “We see them as significant leaders in the field,” says Mary Dickow, associate director for the program. Only 20 applicants,who come from throughout the country, are named fellows each year by the foundation, the nation’s largestphilanthropic organization dedicated to healthcare.

Still, in December of last year, the reality for Marcia also was that, after holding finals, posting gradesand with the holiday season running at full tilt, she needed to take time for the doctor. The visit was rou-tine, a visit long overdue, and during it the doctor “noticed something.” He ordered tests. When the resultscame back, they revealed both endometrial and cervical cancer. The news didn’t entirely surprise Marcia.“From family history,” she says, “I thought I might have to deal with this, but I didn’t expect it to hit inmy mid-50s.”

Marcia’s surprise at her diagnosis, however, was inherently different from the sudden jolt she felt oneday back in high school, an experience that set the machinery in motion on her nursing career. Worldevents had already begun to rough-cut Marcia’s future by the age of 10. The launch in 1957 by theRussians of the basketball-sized Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, sent her flying intoevery math and science class she could take in junior high school. At Barstow High School she tookand loved physics labs and joined the Mathletes team. Following the assassinations of John F. andRobert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., Marcia leaned toward work that also embraced thehuman side. But the pivotal event came in 1965. The oldest of three children, she had just gradu-

ated from Barstow High when her sister, only 16, died after going into a diabetic coma. “I wasso struck by the loss of my sister from a disease that should have been diagnosed and treated,”

Marcia says, “that I immediately reacted by planning to do something that would preventother young people from losing their lives in such an avoidable way.”

Assisted by a University of California Regents Scholarship, Marcia enrolled as a pre-med student at the University of California, Riverside, then transferred to the nursing

school at UCLA. There she camped for 25 years, first as a nursing student, then as achildren’s psychiatric nurse with the Neuropsychiatric Institute, and finally as the

mental health clinical nurse specialist at the UCLA Medical Center. Those Bruin days were the days of plump budgets and greater specializa-

tion. When Marcia speaks of them, they almost sound apocryphal. “Believeit or not, there were 35 clinical nurse specialists at UCLA at that time,”

she says, nostalgic at the thought of so many co-workers with master’sdegrees in pediatrics and respiratory care and obstetrics.

“I mean, there were 35 of these wonder ful people.

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We used each other as consultants. We were very proud toimprove the quality of care … Those kinds of positions are hard tocome by now because of the cutbacks in healthcare,” she says, and adds thathospitals only receive 70 cents on the dollar for what it costs to treat a patient.

“I realize now, being in academia as a chairperson, that to help our students be pre-pared to work in a healthcare environment where those kinds of resources may not beavailable, they have to be a little more independent. They have to use their own judg-ment, because those kinds of backup consultants – expert nurses – are not alwaysavailable in today’s healthcare settings. So it’s a challenge for people likemyself, in my generation as a nurse, to help our new, young generationof nurses feel as good about healthcare – about their role in nurs-ing – as we felt back then.”

In fact, what Marcia’s generation had back then weremore mentors and good expert-and-novice relationships.The connections, Marcia believes, go to the heart of whatnew nurses understand least about nursing now. Six,seven, eight months into their new profession somegraduates come to her – distressed – saying they’re notready for some of the responsibility they’ve been hand-ed, or lack the experienced support or resources theyneed to handle the responsibility.

Preparing qualified nurses who can think moreindependently is the new reality. In Southern California,easily one of the most – if not the most – culturally mixedregions in the U.S., there is the added need for qualifiedhealth professionals who reflect and understand the tradi-tions and issues unique to those different groups. That’strue, too, of the nurses the university is training. Theuniversity’s goal, says Marcia, is to address the issues that arisein a program as diverse as CSUSB’s nursing program.

Another goal is to increase the number of nurses who stay and work in the area after they graduate, saysLaurie Rogers-Eberst, chief nurse officer at St. Bernardine Medical Center. She serves on the hospital’s board ofdirectors with Marcia, and after many talks with her husband, Richard Eberst, a CSUSB health science professor,about the difficulty in finding more highly trained nurses, he then talked to Marcia, who called Laurie. From thatconversation eventually came the initial funds from St. Bernardine and San Bernardino Community Hospital to hirenew faculty.

“Marcia’s truly committed to San Bernardino and truly committed to our nursing program,” says Rogers-Eberst, who adds that Marcia’s knowledge of the area supplies her insights into the profession with valuable depth.

“I feel very devoted to helping meet the healthcare needs of the people in San Bernardino County and theinland region,” Marcia says. She’s pondering the issues from two fundamental angles – both as a nurse andnow as a patient. “After hearing those words something inside changes,” she says of her doctor’s diagnosis.“It’s like a door opens and you see things in a different light. It’s a different level of understanding.”Talking about the cancer doesn’t embarrass or frighten her. “I’m a nurse. I deal with illness. I don’tthink it’s a sin to be ill.” Nor is it sin to fear, and she’s dusted off some old notes on how to parryit. “The people who were most positive about their outcomes were those who remained active intheir families and who had a purpose in their lives. … It’s kind of a spiritual support system,”a system which, in Marcia’s case, consists of her own family, her own vision for the CSUSBnursing department and for community health as a whole, and now the 2,000-3,000 can-cer patients she worked with over her 20 years at UCLA. “I often reflect on my sister’sdeath, what she would have done in her life. I hope she is pleased with the work hertoo-early death pushed me to consider.”

“It helps to know that you can survive and that there’s a regimen that’s carefully

thought through … I believe in the science behind the treatment, I guess because I’ve been there. That doesn’t

take away the little kernel of anxiety.” –Marcia Raines

CSUSB nursing student Megan Lee Hutchinson (left) studies

a patient’s electrocardiogramwith Cal State nursing

assistant professor Olivia Catolico.

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Progress is often a functionof flexibility. At first, the ideawas to help improve test scoresof schoolchildren. The think-ing was that higher test scoresat local schools could attracthigher income workers andtheir families to live in the San Bernardino area. But asCSUSB administrators pro-posed creating a literacy insti-tute to help students withreading problems, somethingclicked in Jim Watson.

“I was a very poor readerwhen I was in the fourthgrade,” said Watson, presidentof Watson and Associates inSeal Beach. “I was put in aspecial class with a wonderful teacher whoinspired me and taught me how to read.That one class, which lasted about asemester, was probably the most signifi-cant class I ever took. It affected my lifeall the way through college and helpedme to become a success.”

Watson’s work with CSUSB and localschool officials has spawned the initial$100,000 grant from his company. Withthe funds, the university will launch a newliteracy institute on campus to help thearea’s K-12 schoolchildren. “We try to do a lot within the community, andeducation is really important tothis community,” Watson said.“If we help build up educa-tion then we’ll be able toreach a lot of people.This is very excitingfor us.”

CSUSB PresidentAlbert Karnig said theinstitute would target oneof the major problemsaffecting society – illiteracy. “If youlook at whatenhances the likeli-hood of success in life,the most vital skill isthe ability to read,”Karnig said. “With gener-ous funding from JimWatson, we have a remarkable

opportunity to help schoolchildrenbecome better students, as well as ulti-mately more productive citizens who have fuller and more informed lives.”

The new institute is designed to help children meet their lifelong literacy needs with specially developed programsto improve and enhance their reading abilities, said Patricia Arlin, dean of theCollege of Education, which will oversee

the institute. Charles Diamond, an asso-

ciate vice president withWatson & Associates, said

the company believes it is important for busi-

nesses to be active participants in theircommunities. “We

saw the need notonly for the local com-munity, but for the

students,” he said.“You’ve got to give

back to your com-munity to be agood neighbor.”

“Besides the$100,000

grant, the company will also

offer $50,000 for theuniversity to obtain

matching funds,” saidRonna Kivisto, the

college’s development officer. The institute will be directed and

administered by the College of Edu-cation’s language, literacy and culturedepartment. Graduate students workingon their reading specialist credentials willstaff the institute under the supervision offaculty. Mary Jo Skillings, the institute’sdirector, said the institute will focus ontutoring primary schoolchildren at risk offailing. “We want to help them continuetheir education. Education success willkeep children in school longer and helpthem meet the challenges of getting intocollege.” But the institute will also workwith children’s parents who themselveshave literacy problems, specifically thoseparents whose native language isn’tEnglish. “Lots of parents use their chil-dren as their interpreters. Now this is anopportunity for the parents to do thesame. Parents will have an opportunity to learn English reading skills here at theinstitute,” Skillings said.

Research has shown that students whoreceive focused instruction in reading post high general literacy scores even overa short period of time, Arlin said, addingthat the graduate students will themselvesbenefit from working at the institutebecause it will be a good training ground.“Our graduate students will receive clini-cal experience in reading development byworking with these children.”

A Land Developer’s New Frontier: The Mind

THE GIFT OF READING — Jim Watson (fourth from left), president of Watson & Associates, contributed $100,000 to establish a literacy institute at CSUSB. At the ceremony when he presented the check were (from left to right) Charles Diamond, associate vicepresident for the company; Ronna Kivisto, College of Education development director; CSUSB President Albert Karnig; Jim Watson; hiswife Judy; Mary Jo Skillings, the institute’s director; education Dean Patricia Arlin; and Charlie Shumaker, also of Watson & Associates.

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Spring/Summer 2004CSUSB

Back in the day, several dedicatedfolk envisioned a nice place for theCSUSB men’s and women’s basketballand volleyball teams to play. So theyraised lots of money. And on a cozy,rainy, chilly Saturday night this pastFebruary they and their guests joinedmore than 1,000 other fans to watchsome basketball games, where allwould have been soaked as rats in astorm drain had it not been for a roof.The roof was attached to walls that surrounded a gymnasium floor thatseated thousands of spectators in thebuilding they helped build with thefunds they raised. That evening atCoussoulis Arena, fans cheered and the Coyote men clinched a tie for their fifth straight California CollegiateAthletic Association championship. Thearena had been very good to everyone.

James and Aerianthi CoussoulisArena opened on the California StateUniversity, San Bernardino campus inthe fall of 1995. This state-of-the-artmulti-purpose facility, which seats morethan 4,100 for basketball and volleyballand houses larger crowds for concerts,graduations and other events, is consid-ered one of the finest venues of its typein Southern California. For sure it’sone of the best in NCAA Division II.

Huddled in that dedicated group offolk who enjoyed the game that winter

night in February were Nick andChristina Coussoulis. Nick, presidentof Coussoulis Development, was themajor donor to the arena, named forhis parents. Also there were Bruce andNancy Varner, Bruce being a long-timeattorney and partner at Varner, Salesonand Brandt, LLP, and Jerry and AnnAtkinson, owners of Center Chevroletand Mazda of San Bernardino andrecent celebrants of their 40th weddinganniversary. Missed at the game wereGlenn and Judith Rymer. Judith, whoretired from CSUSB about a year ago,had taught in the College of Educationand served as vice president for univer-sity advancement over the course of her33 years at Cal State. Before the game,the Coyotes honored all of them asfounding donors.

Joining the celebration as well werecurrent major donors and corporatesponsors, including Chuck and ShelbyObershaw, former owners of ObershawToyota and Toyota of San Bernardino,and Neal T. Baker, founder and CEOof Baker's Drive-Thru restaurants.Representatives of corporate sponsorsCoca-Cola, The Tire Guys/Goodyear,CSUSB Associated Students, Inc.,CSUSB Alumni Association, Anheuser-Busch and Great Clips for Hair alsoattended the special event.

But for a Roof Over Our Heads

No bones about it. Former theatrechair and professor Ron Barnes wantsscholarships from the $100,000endowment set up in his name to go to theatre students serious about make-believe. Now 85 percent funded, thescholarship monies are a big lift for thetheatre department’s overall scholarshipprogram, which currently makesawards to 13 of the university’s 80 the-atre majors.

Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo,1978 theatre graduates, have made the largest contribution to the Barnesscholarship so far. They pledged$25,000 to a fund that now lists morethan 160 donors, says Jeanette Janik,development director for the Collegeof Arts and Letters. The departmentpresently awards $12,500 in scholar-ships each year. “The recent state fund-ing cuts,” she adds, “have made donorsupport all the more critical to the uni-versity’s mission.”

In January the University Theatrealso was renamed after Barnes to rec-ognize his early and long contributionsin work, leadership and imagination inbuilding the theatre and a theatre pro-gram at Cal State.

(For more on Ron Barnes and the renaming of the University Theatre,see the photo feature in this issue of Cal State San Bernardino Magazine,page 9.)

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by Koren Wetmore

Talk with Traci Statler and you’ll leave the conversationbelieving anything is possible, because, from Statler’s viewpoint, it is.

Gifted with a natural exuberance, she draws upon her aca-demic training and life experience to share with athletes and non-athletes alike the keys to reaching their potential. And she’s quickto credit those who helped her reach hers.

Trained by top experts in sports psychology, the New YorkCity native has coached collegiate and Olympic athletes and chal-lenged perceived gender barriers within her field. As an assistantprofessor of kinesiology at Cal State San Bernardino, sheinstructs students in the psychology of sports performance andserves as a consultant for CSUSB’s men’s baseball, women’s soft-ball and women’s water polo teams.

“What I do really transcends sport,” she says. “The assistanceI provide is for anybody who wants to improve his or her per-formance — whatever that is.”

It’s a skill Statler may not have acquired had she followed heroriginal career path. In the early 1980s, her interest focused onreporting sports performances, not enhancing them. Aboutthree-quarters through University of North Carolina, ChapelHill’s journalism program, however, she discovered little or noopportunities for women in broadcast sports. Not willing to be“a weather girl in Iowa,” Statler decided to carry a double major.

She found her second pursuit through a sports psychologyclass she had enrolled in while a member of North Carolina’s ski

team. In June 1990, she graduated with bachelor degrees in psy-chology and journalism. Following advice she often gives her stu-dents, Statler next discussed her goals with her professors. It washer sports psychology professor, Richard Coop, who encouragedStatler to attend Cal State Fullerton to work with Ken Ravizza, aleader in the sports psychology field. In Ravizza she found herfirst mentor, one who would sharpen not only her skills but alsoher resolve. When Ravizza learned Statler wanted to work withbaseball teams, he expressed concern over whether an all-maleteam would accept guidance from a female. He allowed Statler totest the waters by assigning her to a junior college baseball teamas part of her master’s program at Fullerton. Statler excelled inthe position and the team requested she return the followingseason, this time as a paid consultant.

“Ken strongly tried to convince me away from baseball. Hebelieved I could do the work. He just wasn’t sure I would beaccepted and I appreciated his honesty,” Statler says. “His reser-vations helped me work through all the ‘what ifs.’ Now about 75percent of the people I work with are men.” Statler faced a simi-lar challenge while pursuing her doctorate at the University ofUtah, where she trained under the expert eye of KeithHenschen, her second and most influential mentor, she says.Under Henschen, Statler worked with members of the U.S.Olympic Speed Skating Team and U.S.A. Track and Field, but hergreatest challenge was working with the university’s footballteam.

“Walking in and working with an all-male team can be hardfor a female, but Traci commanded their respect,” says

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INSPIRATION — Traci Statler has taken many of the very ideas she has used to train college and Olympic athletes, and now uses to motivate athletes at CSUSB.

‘Twas the season tobe jolly. Late last yearmany of the CSUSB ath-letes made the holidaysmerrier for some by giv-ing, although it hasnever been quite clearwho reaps the most joyfrom such generosity –the receiver or thegiver. So here, perhaps,the privileged were theStudent AthleticAssociation Council(SAAC), the Coyotewomen’s basketballteam and the men’ssoccer team who spenttime doing what isnever really out of season.

The 11 sports teams that make up the Cal State SanBernardino intercollegiate athletics department collectedtoys and clothing during November and December tobrighten Christmas for the children of farm workers inCalifornia's Imperial Valley.

SAAC was the biggest campus donor to hold a specialtoy and clothing drive coordinated by Professor LoretoVelarde-Petersen, a Spanish instructor. Velarde-Petersentook more than 300 toys collected on campus along withthe clothing to Mecca, where the farm workers live in acomplex of 130 mobile homes amid one of the state'slargest agriculture zones.

The organization was one of several groups on campus

that donated to the project. The university’sLatina culture class also donated $500 worth offood certificates to Stater Bros. markets for thefarm worker families, Velarde-Petersen said.

The women's basketball team gave newmeaning to the term "Back the Pack" by provid-ing backpacks to 250 elementary school childrenin San Bernardino. With the organizationSomebody Cares Southland, the team filledbackpacks at Arrowhead Elementary Schoolwith notebooks, colored pencils, markers andother items.

"It was great to see these children so excitedand happy," said Leilani Tirona, a senior and cap-tain of the Coyotes' team. Tirona is also presi-dent of SAAC.

With a little help from members of the men'ssoccer team, the Inland Empire Chapter ofChildhelp USA delivered 18 decorated

Christmas trees during the holidays as part of a project thatraised more than $10,000 for the charity.

Charlene Waelder, hospitality chair of the chapter, saidthe funds raised during the organization's sixth annual"Forest of Hope" helps support Childhelp USA, which pro-vides shelter, prevention and treatment for victims of childabuse. “We couldn't have done it without the great help wereceived from the soccer players," she said.

One special recipient was Eileen Moore of SanBernardino, her husband and young son. The Moores wereamong the more than 200 homeowners who lost their resi-dences and all their belongings in late October, when theOld Waterman Canyon Fire swept through the north sideof the city.

GREEN CHRISTMAS — Coyote soccer players (left to right) Brendan Perez, Eric Salazar and (far right)Aaron Wilson are among those who helped deliverChristmas trees to those selected in a special drawing.Eileen Moore, her husband and son received one of the 18 trees given.

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Henschen, professor of exercise and sports science at theUniversity of Utah. “It’s not that she’s hard or anything, butthey knew she meant business and they knew she was good.”

It was an experience that earned Statler the nickname“Sergeant” for her ability to maintain a strong stanceunder the most difficult drills. It was a strength shedrew upon as she balanced her academic programwith work as an events coordinator at the SaltPalace Convention Center in Salt Lake Cityand later as an instructor.

That fortitude combined with her journal-ism background has now led to a book,“Sports Psychology for Track and Field,” tobe published sometime this year. Statlerserved as an editor for the project and alsoco-authored two chapters: one on race walk-ing, the other on sports psychology for colle-giate track and field. Her achievements, challengesand training proved perfect background for herposition at Cal State San Bernardino, says kinesiologychair Terry Rizzo. “In her line of research — sports psy-chology — she’s bridged the gap between our academic pro-gram and athletics program. It allows our students who arenon-athletes to experience vicariously through working withher,” Rizzo says. “Traci makes this field come alive. Shedoesn’t just research it and teach it, she actually does it.”

Her performance expertise also helps the college athleteadjust to the rigors of university life. “They’ve been used to

being a big fish surrounded by small fish in high school. Theyget to college and suddenly everybody’s a big fish,” Statler

says. “I see the same stress at the Olympic level.It’s about meeting a high level of perform-

ance all the time — and that’sexhausting.”

Statler’s guidance helps allevi-ate much of that stress andprovides the tools athletesneed to excel, says TomFinwall, head coach forCSUSB’s women’s waterpolo team. “Instead of look-ing at a challenge as stressfulor tense, she’s helped the

athletes see it as an opportuni-ty to overcome that challenge,”

he says. “We now have a betterattitude and a more positive

approach to the game.”Much of what she teaches athletes can

translate to any student, she says. Tools includemental exercises such as visualization and time managementskills that help address common issues of confidence, stressand performance anxiety. Tips she offers students include:

n Focus your energy on what’s happening here and now,because that’s what you can control.

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Cal State San Bernardino's athletics pro-gram posted its most successful fall sportsseason ever last year, dating back to 1984-85. The result? The Coyotes are rankedNo. 26 among the more than 290 NCAADivision II schools in the 2003-04 UnitedStates Sports Academy Directors' Cupstandings, the school's highest ever rankingin the annual all-sports competition.

Formerly known as the Sears'Director's Cup, the competition acknowl-edges the schools with the top all-aroundsports programs based on their finish inNCAA competition in NCAA-sponsoredsports. CSUSB had 108 points after justmissing the "Sweet 16" in women's soccer,losing in the West Region semifinals toregional champion UC San Diego, 1-0 andcapturing the Pacific Regional and finishingin third place at the national women's vol-leyball championship. Grand Valley State ofMichigan finished third in women's crosscountry, 14th in men's cross country, firstin football, ninth in men's water polo andwas a semifinalist in women's volleyball toearn 369 points for first place after the fallseason. Trailing GVSU were CCAA mem-bers Chico State (250 points) and UC SanDiego (244 points). UC Davis has won theDiv. II Director's Cup six times and is mov-ing to Division I in 2004-05.

Women’s Volleyball Cal State San Bernardino reached new

heights in its climb into the realms of theelite of Division II volleyball by winning itsthird straight CCAA title, its first PacificRegional title and advancing to the semifi-nals of the NCAA championship. CSUSBhosted the national championship for thefirst time in school history.

Senior Kim Morohunfola was selectedas the NCAA Division II National Player ofthe Year, another first for CSUSB, and shewas a first-team All-American. She is onlythe fourth player in the history of D-II volleyball to earn All-America honors allfour years of college. Morohunfola was alsothe CCAA Player of the Year and an all-tournament team selection at the regionaland national championship tournaments.The team finished the season 29-5. KimFord earned All-CCAA first team andthird-team All-America honors. It was herthird appearance on the All-America team.Cristen Trent was All-CCAA second teamat setter and a member of the NCAAchampionship all-tournament team. BesidesMorohunfola and Ford, the Coyotes saidgoodbye to seniors Bridget Harris Crosby,April Nicolson and Erika Williams.

Men’s Soccer The Coyotes produced a 12-8-1 record,

their first winning season since 1993, andcaptured the CCAA South Division title at8-5-1, earning a berth in the CCAA cham-pionship tournament for the first time.CSUSB lost to conference champion ChicoState, 1-0, in overtime. The Wildcats wenton to win the West Regional and reach thenational title match. Johnny Richardson andBarry Steele made All-CCAA and All-FarWest Region. Richardson led the Coyoteson offense with 31 points, giving him 58 inhis two-year career.

Women’s Soccer Although they didn't finish well enough

to earn a bid to the CCAA conferencetournament, the Coyotes' record againstregional opponents was enough to get a bidto play in the NCAA Far West Regional atUC San Diego. The Coyotes fought hardbut fell to the CCAA champion Tritons, 1-0, in their first-ever post-season appear-ance since the program began in 1988. Theteam finished 12-8-2 on the season. JuniorMichelle Lopez and senior Kayla Humphrieswere the top scorers on the team. Bothearned All-CCAA honors.

Women’s Cross Country Veteran Coach Tom Burleson put

together another solid team that competedwell in conference and NCAA regionalcompetition. But the team fell a little shy of pre-season expectations. SophomoreTanya Zeferjahn was again the team's No. 1 runner. She finished 20th in theCCAA meet but came back in the NCAAWest Regional meet to finish 14th overalland earn all-region honors. Senior HannahKnight finished 37th in the CCAA meetand 42nd in the NCAA meet. CSUSB finished ninth in the CCAA championshipand 14th in the regional.

Johnson Resigns Christian Johnson, the head coach of

the men's and women's soccer teams,resigned in December to enter privatebusiness with his wife's family in the LasVegas area. Johnson served as head coachfor four seasons. Both programs showedsteady improvement through aggressiverecruiting of talent. He also was involved in the design and construction of the new soccer field. Noah Kooiman, assistant soccer coach at CSUSB the past threeyears, has been named interim head coach of the Coyotes’ men’s and woman’s soccer teams.

The Rise in Fall of Coyote Athletics

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Though the 'Yotes lost to theUniversity of Alaska, Fairbanks,during the Division II West

Regionals held at Coussoulis Arena in March, the team did run off its fifthstraight California Collegiate AthleticAssociation title on its way to thetourney. Since the CCAA’s inceptionin 1939, it has seen only one otherteam – Fresno State – win five in arow. Curtis Williams (22) (above)and his teammates are plenty proudof completing the "Drive for Five." But again next year they'll embark on that run for one, one nationalchampionship that has eluded themand all other CSUSB sports teams so far. ... It will come.

Once, when he was 10,Joriz De Guzman was kickedout of class. Okay, that maynot feel too alarming giventoday’s doom-like chatter overpre-pubescent and adolescentnose-thumbing of anything thateven suggests authority. Butwe’re talking about Joriz here,a boy who has always likedgiving someone a hand, and asa small child never really com-plained when you woke himup. Even now, at 13, grumblingwhen his mother taps at hisdoor in the morning for schooljust isn’t in his nature. “He’snot a grouchy morning per-son,” she says. He also is andalways has been a fine student,and that is why, essentially,Joriz De Guzman was kickedout of class.

Under ordinary circum-stances, anyone who wants ahigh school diploma earlier orlater in life than usual can takethe California Proficiency Testif they are atleast 16 or in10th grade. Jorizwas neither, andthree years agothat probablyshould havebeen the firstclue for thefolks administer-ing the CPTwhen the youngboy, unassuming and confident,walked into the testing room.What 10-year-old even knowswhat CPT means, much lesswants to take it? The test

administrator walked Joriz backto the sign-in room, where awoman was reading the news-paper. He’s too young, he toldher. Then Joriz noticed some-thing. “Look,” he said excitedly,pointing to The San Bernar-dino Sun article on the back ofthe woman’s newspaper abouthim taking college courses.“That’s me.”

She looked at Joriz, lookedat the picture, looked at Jorizagain and said,“Why, that isyou,” and theymarched Jorizback to thetesting room.Apparently, acollege studentwas qualifiedto take a highschool profi-ciency exam,too.

Now in hissecond year at

Cal State San Bernardino, Jorizmajors in both math and com-puter science, gets A’s, and –only 12 when he first enrolled– certainly is the youngest stu-

dent at the university now andperhaps ever. Campus recordssimply don’t go back farenough to know for sure. Nobig thing. Amid all the fussraised by the media at thenovelty of a 13-year-old col-lege student, Joriz is cool. HisCSUSB classmates, by andlarge, think he’s older; hisneighborhood playmates don’tknow to think about it; and histeammates from the juniorbasketball league just think he’sJoriz. “I really don’t tell any-body unless they ask mestraightforward,” he says. “I try

to keep a low profile.” But here’s where Joriz’s joy

in doing good turns or inspiringsomeone overtakes any desireto fly below the radar. With

each news story, including oneon KABC Channel 7 in 2002,his cover is blown. Two orthree kids who saw the Sunstory decided to challenge theCPT as well, and two parentsof students from his martialarts class began asking hismother questions after readingabout Joriz. He also hastutored students from hiscomputer science classes, andprior to the opening of theCSUSB men’s basketball sea-son Paul Trevor, assistantcoach for the team, asked Jorizto tutor any of the players that

needed a little academiccoaching. “Maybe to them itmight be a little weird thatsomeone younger is helpingthem,” Joriz says. “But I just tell


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MIND GAMES — His home workstation (left) is sometimes his play station, too, where Joriz DeGuzman can be challenged by physics as much as he can by computer games. To relax (above), he occasionally breaks out the karaoke.

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Coming of Ages

them, ‘Help is help. It doesn’tmatter who’s helping you, justas long as you’re succeedingin what you’re doing.’”

Inside the air-conditionedconfines of CSUSB’sCoussoulis Arena last sum-mer, it was Joriz who wasbeing tutored by the men’splayers during the CSUSBbasketball camp. In a secondlife Joriz says he might likebeing that basketball player ifintellectual property lawweren’t his ultimate goal. Hisgame says the same. On anippy day last December hewas playing his father at aschool near home. Joriz drib-bled one direction, spins 180degrees in the other andshook free just enough to seea clear path to the basket. At5 feet 8 1/2 inches tall, he’sbig for his age, and his physi-cal style of play in one juniorleague once earned thewrath of a coach who chasedhim around the court yellingfor him not to play so rough.

“That’s just the way Iplay!” Joriz said, pleading hiscase and supported, hebelieved, by the fact that ref-erees weren’t calling him forany fouls. It’s the way heplays his father, too, a man ofabout the same height, butlarger in his young son’s eyes.“So far there’s been no bigshift at all,” Joriz says. “Ialways,” he pauses for a sec-ond to smile just slightly, andin what almost seems prouddeference says, “lose.” He’slearning. “He beats you men-tally,” Joriz says of his father’scourt game. “He has thatpersonality that, even though

you’re doing well, he canbreak you down in an instantjust by making you laugh orsomething. He can totallytake your mind off thegame.”

It’s the kind of mentaltoughness that only comeswith age, because Joriz is, inso many other ways, the typi-cal Southern California kid,born at Redlands CommunityHospital and now growing upin Grand Terrace, where heplays Playstation, loves steak,sings karaoke, plays with hisvegetables, knows he’s stilltoo young to date and thinksKobe Bryant brags too much.The Kobe idea and the factthat the Lakers are the lastteam he’d choose to root forisn’t kid stuff in SouthernCalifornia; wars and barroombrawls have been launchedon less. But knowing what hebelieves is typical for Joriz,whose grasp of math andcomputer science seemsalmost insignificant whenseated next to his foresightand maturity. “You knowwhat,” says Art Concepcion,chair of the CSUSB computerscience department and oneof Joriz’s mentors, “he knowswhat he wants, so that keepsmotivating him.”

– Sam Romero



HOLDING COURT—Joriz and hisdad often play basketball at a schoolnear their home or in their backyard,and always Joriz wears his dad’sNavy dog tags, here safely tuckedbeneath his shirt so they don’timpede his improving game.

Summer’s Peaceful, Easy Feelin’

Desperado

It takes a lot to recreate themagic of one of the most popu-lar classic rock bands in history.But in using its strong vocalblend, physical appearance andtalented musicianship,Desperado accomplishes justthat. Concertgoers will see forthemselves during the university’sSummer Wednesdays musicseries in July, which also will fea-ture the Frienz Band, the PhatCat Swingers, The Latin Societyand The Tornadoes.

Frienz and the Phat CatSwingers will open the series July7. With experience and albumcredits in jazz, blues, rhythm andblues and rock-and-roll, Frienzplays favorites, such as “Rise”and “Black Magic Woman.” ThePhat Cat Swingers model them-selves on bands such as Big BadVoodoo Daddy and the BrianSetzer Trio. The band, whosethree key members come fromVictor Valley CommunityCollege, releases its debut albumthis summer.

Following these two bandson July 14 will be a band that hasbecome a summer tradition atthe university, The Latin Society,led by founding band memberMoe Estevene. The big bandensemble, which flavors its rendi-tions of old and new hits with a

Latin beat, has been together formore than three decades. It hasperformed at area clubs, ban-quets, festivals and all aroundSouthern California.

Desperado performs July 21.The band brings a "totally live"show, free of any backing tracks,overdubs or any other tricks toenhance the vocal sound thatrival those of the original Eagles,from the subtle sounds of thepedal steel guitar in "Best of MyLove," to the mandolin in "Lyin'Eyes," to the banjo-picking heardin "Take It Easy" and "MidnightFlyer."

Closing the series on July 28will be The Tornadoes, a groupthat rode the long and stoutwave of surf-rock mania in the’60s. Having performed withsuch acts as Jan and Dean, DickDale and The Beach Boys, TheTornadoes’ biggest hit was“Bustin’ Surfboards.” The songmade a comeback in the 1990sas part of the soundtrack for thefilm, “Pulp Fiction.”

The free SummerWednesdays concerts will beheld in the Lower CommonsPlaza at 7 p.m. The tradition atthese outdoor shows is to bringblankets, lawn chairs and picnicbaskets. For more information,call (909) 880-7326.

To the proper use of all thesilverware set in front of her,Erica Torner applied the chainrule. She learned it from cal-culus. “Start from the out-side,” she said, “and workyour way in.” She offered the advice to the next set ofthe top one percent of areahigh school graduates whoattended the scholars banquet

held for them by The Press-Enterprise newspaper and Cal State San Bernardino inNovember. A top studentherself in 2003, this year itwas Erica who stood in frontof the high schoolers and also advised them to “takethe money,” her short anduninhibited reference to the$5,000-per-year President’s

Academic ExcellenceScholarship offered to any ofthese students who decidedto make the university theiracademic home for the nextfew years. “I knew deepdown that Cal State was thebest way to go,” she said thatnight. The $5,000 grants canbe renewed for up to threeyears as long as students

maintain a 3.5 grade pointaverage. Every local highschool senior in the top onepercent is offered the oppor-tunity to attend Cal State.CSUSB “is much more like asecond home to me becauseof the comfortable atmos-phere and the friendly peoplethat envelop the campus.”



by Ericka Nunez Paddock

"Entering the LeadershipAcademy as a freshman, I hadno idea what my major wasgoing to be or where I sawmyself in the future. I now leavethe academy as a junior who hasdeclared business managementas a major and has a strongsense of direction on where Iwant to be after graduation. I amconfident that the LeadershipAcademy has influenced the deci-sions I've made to get myself tothis point."

– Mallory BensLeadership Academy graduate, winter 2003

Not many college pro-grams get on a student’s Top10 List. When they do, youknow something very rightmust be happening. Cal StateSan Bernardino’s LeadershipAcademy has earned that distinction and is consideredby many to be the university’smost prestigious leadershipdevelopment program. TheLeadership Academy is anintense 10-week program that brings together promi-nent on- and off-campus leaders with emerging stu-dent leaders at Cal State.Academy students are thentaught the basics of effectiveleadership through work-shops, public speaking

Leading with Confidence

$5,000 Plus 2 Cents for the Taking

opportunities and volunteerism. Past community service

projects have taken place atnotable charities such asShriners Hospital for CrippledChildren, Brookside MedicalCenter and the Loma LindaRonald McDonald House. Theacademy takes place every win-ter quarter and is free to all CSUSB students. Some ofthe past academy presentersinclude CSUSB vice presidentfor administration and finance,David DeMauro, U.S. Rep. Joe Baca and retired SanBernardino County SuperiorCourt Judge Stanley Hodge.

Leadership Academy gradu-ates have continuously praisedthe program, referring to their

experiences as “life changing,”“wonderful” and “motivating.”Some have even gone as far assaying that they would like tosee the academy become arequirement for every majorand every master’s program atCal State. Past graduates havereported increases in their self-confidence, deeper understand-ings of conflict resolution andan overall improvement in theirinterpersonal skills as directresults of attending the acade-my. Studies also show a dra-matic improvement in studentleadership skills. For moreinformation or to suggest acommunity member who mightbe an ideal presenter in theprogram, call (909) 880-5234.


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When Timothy Tyler firststarted his residency trainingat the Desert RegionalMedical Center in PalmSprings — then known asthe Desert Hospital — dur-ing his last year of studyingfor his doctor of pharmacydegree at USC, the onlyrequirement his bosses hadof him was that he play golf.The plan was good, exceptfor one small detail. “Theyworked me about 80 hours aweek, so I never had thechance to play,” says Tyler.

Despite a desert oasis fullof golf courses at his disposal,Tyler focused on his work,and a year after taking on hisresidency, he was offered amanagerial position at thehospital. More than a decade

later, he is now the directorof pharmacy for theComprehensive CancerCenter, the Desert RegionalMedical Center’s outpatientcenter for the detection, diag-nosis, treatment and follow-up of people with cancer.

A career in healthcareprobably isn’t what Tylerexpected when he graduatedfrom Cal State SanBernardino in 1988 with abachelor’s degree in — of allthings — business administra-tion with a marketing empha-sis. He hoped to go into thefield of pharmaceutical salesafter graduation, but he hadtrouble finding the job hewanted. So he returned to hispassion for healthcare andenrolled in the USC Schoolof Pharmacy. His studiesincluded his residency pro-

gram at Desert Hospital, andhe earned his doctoraldegree in 1993.

Tyler’s path to the desertbegan with the oceans thatborder Orange County andextended east from there.Born in Laguna Beach andraised in the beach towns ofNewport and Huntington, hestudied pre-med for twoyears at the University ofCalifornia, Riverside. Hedecided a business degreewould be more practical, sohe transferred to CSUSB andmajored in marketing. Notgiving up completely on thehealth sciences, he minoredin biology and psychology. “Inthe upper division parasitol-ogy class, I vividly rememberhaving to come up with 20specimens for the class. Yes,20 ‘road kills,’” he explained.

“The challenge was a difficultone and by mid session I wasreduced to driving on thesoccer field at midnight tryingto swat rabbits with my tennis racquet. Needless tosay campus security took adim view, but they werelaughing so hard they had tolet me go.”

The pharmacist says hisCal State business degree hasbeen an asset every day. “Ireally do combine bothdegrees in my current job. Inoperating the cancer center,I’m still able to impact thelives of our patients. But I alsoadminister and manage abudget and I need to gener-ate revenues to maintainbusiness. I’m using both sidesof my brain — the compas-sion I need to work withpatients, as well as the techni-cal skills I need as a profes-sional and the business senseI need to run the pharmacy.”

He’s doing more thanrunning a pharmacy. He wasrecently appointed to a four-year term on the AmbulatoryPayment Classification (APC)Federal Advisory Panel inWashington, D.C. The 15-member panel advises theCenters for Medicare andMedicaid Services on outpa-tient payment for healthcareand provides insight onchanges to the outpatientprospective payment system.Members of the APC Panelare clinicians who are consid-ered experts in their fields.

“Along with having inputinto federal policy, this givesme a platform to advocatefor cancer patients,” he said.“After 10 years here in thedesert, I’ve gotten very activeand vocal in offering advice toMedicare about how outpa-tients pay for drugs.” Tyler’sefforts are recognized closerto home, too. In 2002, he

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MIXING IT UP — Tim Tyler hasparlayed his business degree fromCal State and his doctorate inpharmacy into a rewarding careerin healthcare, in which he has alsotaken comedy and used it in hiswork with cancer patients.

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“On windy days, we had to form human chains to crossfrom one building to another,” recalled Oscar Gonzalez (B.A.sociology 1971) about his days at Cal State. Oscar and otheralumni from the first five graduating classes – 1967-1971 –returned to campus in December for some reunion fun and to welcome the Class of 2003 into the alumni family at themid-year Commencement ceremonies. The weekend includeda welcome reception with founding faculty and staff and hon-ored guests President Emeritus John Pfau and his wife, Antreen, student-led campus tours, a reunion brunch and memorabiliadisplays. At the Commencement ceremonies, the universityconferred degrees upon 700 graduating students and recog-nized Pioneer Alumni for their founding spirit and loyalty.

Mel Hernandez ’70, led the Pioneer Alumni in the academic processional duringthe afternoon Commencement ceremony.

CSUSB President Albert Karnig presentedcommemorative bronze medallions toPioneer Alumni. Participating in the after-noon ceremony were (from left to right,back row) Enid Bondar Vella ’69, SandraHitson ’70, President Emeritus John Pfau,President Karnig, Bobbie Noller Carver ’71,Barbara Brittain Umble ’71 (front row)Mary Rowe ’70, Mel Hernandez ’70 andDianna Pelletier ’71.

Campus tours included stops at CalState’s original three buildings, wherealumni posed by the first tree planted onthe campus. Pictured are (from left toright) Kathleen McCalmon ’71, Don Beard’67, Linda Luetcke Bennecke ’69, RichardBennecke ’67, Ralph Wilks ’70, JohannaVargo ’71, Margaret Slider ’68, DavidMadrigal ’70, and Oscar Gonzalez ’71.

A member of Cal State’s first graduat-ing class, Mary Adams ’67, seen herewith the Pfaus, traveled from Texas tosee former classmates and faculty.

At the welcome reception, PioneerAlumni reminisced as foundingPresident John Pfau gave a light-hearted nostalgic account of CalState’s beginnings.

Many of Cal State’s original faculty and staffreturned to campus to welcome Pioneer Alumniand founding President John Pfau. They were(from left to right) Ward McAfee (history),James Thomas (political science), John Pfau and Ralph Petrucci (chemistry).

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Craig ArnoldB.A. psychology 1982, was elected to the Unocal Board ofDirectors in February. Unocal isone of the world's leading inde-pendent natural gas and crudeoil exploration and productioncompanies.

Craig is senior vice presidentand group executive for EatonCorporation's Fluid Power busi-ness, which includes Aeroquip,aerospace and hydraulics busi-nesses. He also serves as a mem-ber of the corporation’s Officeof the Chief Operating Officerand, in that capacity, has respon-sibility for the Asia-Pacific region.

Previously, he was a GeneralElectric Company corporate vicepresident and president of GELighting Services, Ltd., inLondon. He started his profes-sional career with GeneralElectric in 1983, initially holdinga series of progressively respon-sible sales, marketing and prod-uct management positions.

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Cheryl A. Tubbs, B.A. geography 1977,M.B.A.1987, was re-elected president of theboard of directors for the San BernardinoValley Water Conservation District. Cheryl isvice president of operations for LilburnCorporation in San Bernardino. s

1 9 8 0 sRobert Cassinelli, B.A. liberal studies andB.A. humanities 1984, is an adjunct professorof humanities, teaching classical and modernhumanities at American River College inSacramento. s

Daron R. Mrkva, B.A. marketing 1983, B.A.criminal justice 1990, is the assistant officer incharge and assistant attaché for the U.S.Department of Homeland Security in Vienna,Austria. s

Eric Olins, M.S. biology 1989, is the deputycommander for clinical services at BassettArmy Community Hospital at FortWainwright, Alaska.

Susan Peppler, B.A. political science 1989,was elected to a second term on theRedlands City Council and in December wasnamed mayor. A Redlands resident since1978, Susan also is a public affairs specialistfor State Farm Insurance.

1 9 9 0 sChris Ahearn, B.A. marketing 1990, ΣΧ, isvice president of national accounts forKinko's, Inc., and is responsible for the devel-opment and management of national com-mercial and public sector customers. Chrisjoined Kinko's in 2003 from AdvancedBusiness Graphics in Mira Loma, where heserved as vice president of sales and market-ing. Previously, he was vice president of sales,marketing and product development withNowDocs, Inc., a subsidiary of Taylor Printingthat develops and sells enterprise software.s

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Charlotte Gusay, B.A. English 1967, startedThe Charlotte Gusay Literary Agency.Charlotte previously worked at George SandBooks in Los Angeles. Find out more:www.mediastudio.com/gusay. s

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Joanne Fischmann, B.A. psychology 1973,has completed the fifth book in her HannahSwenson Mystery series, “Fudge CupcakeMurder,” released in March by KensingtonPublishing. The mystery series, penned underthe name Joanne Fluke, is set in a fictionalMinnesota town and features deliciously non-fiction cookie and dessert recipes. Find outmore at www.MurderSheBaked.com. s

Cynthia A. Paulo, B.S. health science 1979,M.S. health science administration 1992, is anindustrial hygienist for the state WaterResources Control Board in Riverside. s

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Lou Monville, B.A. communications 1994,ΣΓΦ, was promoted to vice president atRiverside-based O'Reilly Public Relations, oneof the Inland Empire's largest, full-service publicrelations firms. s

Nicole Cerwin Nichols, B.A. communications1991, is vice president of corporate communi-cations and publicity for ABC Family, and isresponsible for the corporate public relationsof the ABC Family Channel. Nicole previouslyserved as director of corporate public relationsat Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC), whereshe managed the publicity of Fox KidsNetwork and created trade announcementsand campaigns for FBC.

Tom Porter, B.A. political science 1994, is the senior legislative assistant to Rep.Duncan L. Hunter, serving California’s 52ndCongressional district.

Mary E. Sampson, B.A. management 1990,M.P.A. 1994, is the director of humanresources for Riverside Transit Agency. Maryalso is president of the San BernardinoCommunity College District Board of Trustees.

Janet G. Uhler, B.A. criminal justice 1999,graduated from Pepperdine University Schoolof Law in May and recently passed theCalifornia Bar exam. s

Tim Watkins, B.A. information management1992, is the equal opportunity program man-ager for the California Department of Trans-portation in San Bernardino. Tim previouslyserved as a public affairs officer for Caltrans.

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Mary E. RettererB.A. accounting 1977, M.B.A. 1980,was named superintendent/presidentof the Shasta-Tehama-Trinity JointCommunity College District, begin-ning June 1. Shasta College, locatedfour miles east of Redding and 220miles north of San Francisco, enrollsapproximately 13,000 students andincludes a comprehensive 90-acreholistic resources laboratory.

Mary has been president of PimaCommunity College-East Campus, inTucson, Ariz., since August of 1998.Previously, she served as presidentof Ridgewater College, a communityand technical college with campusesin Willmar and Hutchinson, Minn.

Mary worked for the SanBernardino Community CollegeDistrict for 16 years as vice presi-dent of the academic senate andeventually chair of the departmentof accounting, real estate, businessmath, economics, and managementinformation services.

Beverly Brunston, B.A. communications 1995, isa senior account supervisor for On The SceneProductions, Inc. in Los Angeles. OTSP offersfull-service video production and electronic pub-licity. Find out more at www.onthescene.com.

Bruce M. Cooley Jr., B.A. history 1991, recentlyreturned from active duty in the U.S. NavalReserve, where he spent eight months in Kuwaitin support of Operation Enduring Freedom/IraqiFreedom. Bruce has returned to civilian life andhis career with Washington Mutual FinancialServices where he manages a fixed income trad-ing desk.

Sundip R. Doshi, B.S. computer science 1990, ischairman and CEO of Surado Solutions, a soft-ware company that provides a full spectrum ofproducts and services in Customer RelationshipManagement (CRM) and E-Business solutions.Sundip spoke to CSUSB's Inland Empire Centerfor Entrepreneurship in January as part of theIECE Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series.

Douglas Gonzalez, B.A. finance 1990, was pro-moted to vice president of investments for theNew York office of HSBC Private Bank, head-quartered in London and one of the largestbanking and financial services organizations inthe world. Doug completed the 2003 NewYork City Marathon in November.

Kenneth C. Gregory, B.A. special major 1991,M.A. national security studies 1995, is a lieu-tenant for the U.S. Naval Reserve. Kennethreceived his second Navy and Marine CorpsAchievement Medal while assigned to U.S.Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Jason Jenkins, B.A. marketing 1995, is co-founder and executive producer of 909 MediaCorp. Jason and his brother, Rick, developed aWeb site for selling downloads of music andvideos they produce. Find out more athttp://909media.com.

Ralph Ponce, B.A. psychology 1996, is theowner of Skydiving Rubber Bands in Corona,providing skydiving and parachute equipment tothe Inland Empire.

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2 0 0 0 sKimberly Joy Belvedere, M.A. criminal justice2003, was accepted to SouthwesternUniversity School of Law. Kimberly receivedthe Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award forher work at CSUSB and participated in thePresidential Panel Presentation at theAmerican Society of Criminology’s 2003 annu-al meeting.

Amy Lee Consolati, B.A. psychology 2002, isthe founder of Exotic Arabians, created in2000. Exotic Arabians breeds part-Arabianshow horses with extreme and exotic colorsnormally not found in purebreds. s

Kimberly J. Cox, M.P.A. 2002, is the publicworks director for the city of Victorville.Kimberly also was elected to the board ofdirectors for the Mojave Water Agency. s

Diane Hansen, B.A. marketing 2002, is a brandmanager at Funimation Productions, Ltd., ananimation company that produces Dragon BallZ and other popular cartoons seen onCartoon Network.

Colin Tansey, B.A. anthropology 2001, is anintelligence officer with the U.S. Army 3rdBrigade Combat Team/4th Infantry Division.

Michael R. Taylor, B.A. political science 2003,is a lieutenant with the Baldwin Park PoliceDepartment. s

W e d d i n g sViolet June Bennett, B.A. liberal studies 2003,married Paul Parotti July 12 in Redlands. Violetis a teacher at Colton Middle School.

Shih (Willard) Chih-Wei, B.A. finance 2002,married Mei-Yu (Michelle) Lin Jan. 12 inChung Li City, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Melissa Gordon, B.S. finance 2000, marriedPatrick Graven Aug. 16 in Pomona. Melissa isan accountant for McGladrey and Pullen inIrvine.

Paula J. Estrada, B.S. biology 1995 and M.S.biology 1997, Aφ, married Thomas J. Martin,Jr. Nov. 8 in Mexico. Paula is a doctoral candi-date in cell biology at Yale University.

Jack D. Lape III, B.A. anthropology 1996, mar-ried Suthida Cherdkiertikul April 18 inBangkok, Thailand.

Leslie Mendez, B.A. liberal studies 1998, mar-ried Daniel Winterton Oct. 11 in Riverside.Leslie is a teacher at Pachappa ElementarySchool in Riverside.

Jeremy Rochunok, B.A. liberal studies 2000,married Melody Schroff Oct. 4 in Corona.Jeremy is a teacher with the Corona-NorcoUnified School District.

Julie Yasment, B.S. health science 2002, mar-ried Stephen Sica Sept. 20 in Orange. Julieworks for Vector Control in Corona. s

B i r t h sJohn Hofsaess, B.A. finance 1997, and his wife,Yvette Duron Hofsaess, B.A. communications1999, announce the birth of their daughter,Amelia, born Nov. 13, in Redbank, N.Y. Johncompleted his law degree in 2002 and recent-ly passed the New York and New Jersey Barexam.

Joseph A. Mitchell, B.S. mathematics 1985,and his wife, Robyn, announce the birth oftheir daughter, Emily Anna, born Oct. 24.

In MemoriamCarolyn J. Ainsworth, B.A. human services1983, died Oct. 27. Carolyn was a socialworker with San Bernardino County for 15years.

Mario U. Nelson, criminal justice 2001, diedJan. 3. Mario was a police officer with the cityof Fontana and worked with the Explorersyouth program.


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Dia S. Poole B.A. information management1990, has joined the administra-tive office of the courts’ Officeof Governmental Affairs (OGA)as a senior governmental affairsanalyst. Her new post ends afour-year appointment by for-mer Gov. Gray Davis as thepublic affairs director for theCalifornia Department of FairEmployment and Housing. Inaddition to becoming OGA’scommunications liaison, Dia willstaff the Judicial Council’s newCommission to Secure StableFunding for Justice and serve aseditor-in-chief for OGA’smonthly publication, The CapitolConnection. Prior to her guber-natorial appointment in 2000,Dia served as a policy consultantin several legislative and commit-tee assignments at the StateCapitol, including the offices offormer California StateAssembly speakers RobertHertzberg and Antonio R.Villaraigosa, as staff director forthe California Legislative BlackCaucus. s

Paula J. Estrada B.S. ’95, M.S. ’97


also the birthplace of Islam and is home toIslam’s two holiest sites, Mecca and Medina. Itspublic education system was established in theearly 1950s, and only boys were allowed toattend school. It wasn’t until 1960 that girlswere allowed to attend formal classes.

Lost in the political debate portrayed inthe American news media, and therefore theminds of most Americans, is that the bondbetween the two countries strengthened dur-ing the U.S. cold war with the now-dismantledSoviet Union. The relationship was such thatSaudi Arabia and the U.S. had closer ties thanthe U.S. had with its European allies, saidProfessor Othman Al-Rawaf, a member of theSaudi delegation and a political scientist. It wasa relationship that went beyond the concernover the Soviet threat to the Middle East, hesaid. Also, Saudi Arabia has been a strongmoderate voice in the region, making it aleader in theArab world,able to be aforce in forgingjoint agree-ments with itsneighboringstates.

WilliamGreen, a politi-cal scienceprofessor atCSUSB, saidtensionsbetween thetwo countrieshave devel-oped and increased in recent years as the U.S.military presence in the Arab region hasgrown, especially with the war against SaddamHussein’s regime in Iraq in 2003. “We[Americans] have to understand that even ifwe intervene in another country with the bestmotives,” said Green, “that we are doing thisfor the best of everybody involved, people onthe ground in that region are not going to likeus being there. Even if they understand whywe are there, they don’t like the fact that out-siders are coming in to resolve their affairs.”

Sounding a similar caution in a later panelpresentation on culture, religion and society inSaudi Arabia was Dr. Selwa Al-Hazzaa, an eyesurgeon who heads the most prestigious oph-thalmology hospital in Riyadh and a fellow atJohns Hopkins Ophthalmology Center. If anychange, if any true reforms are to take place,she said, they have to come from within Saudisociety not from the outside.

Outside pressure, for example, should notbe applied in regard to women’s rights. It iswrong, she said, for people to expect Saudiwomen to achieve the same level of inde-

pendence in their home country in a rapidfashion when it took generations for Americanwomen to do the same. Cultural and religiousmatters must be considered. Outsiders eitherdon’t know of these or don’t value them, andAl-Hazzaa and other Saudi panelists said theirculture is very religious and very conservativecompared to the west.

“People will make the change,” she said.“But it has to be our own change. It has to bewithin us that we have to make the change,not some external force. If you force reform,it isn’t reform anymore.”

The conference was a continuation ofCSUSB’s activities in the region initiated bypolitical science professor Ralph Salmi and fullysupported by President Karnig, Dean Conleyand Louis Fernandez, university provost andvice president. It was the result of a relation-ship developed and outlined in a memoran-dum of agreement signed June 2000 on theCSUSB campus between Karnig, SaudiArabia’s Minister of Higher Education, Dr.

Khalid Al-Angary, andKing SaudUniversityPresident Dr.Abdullah Faisal.

Cal StateSan Bernardinohas taken aleadership rolewithin the 23-campusCalifornia StateUniversity sys-tem withregards to aca-demic programs

designed to increase understanding of theMiddle East, including one of the few pro-grams offering Arabic languages.

In addition to its partnerships with KingSaud University and other universities in SaudiArabia, CSUSB also has forged educationalpartnerships and exchanges with universities inTurkey, including the hosting of a symposiumat Cal State San Bernardino in November2003 with Gazi University. More programsare being developed as a result of those part-nerships and the desire to forge better under-standing between Americans and other coun-tries, Conley said.

“The communication and understandingthat we talked about all day long is a two-waystreet,” Conley said in closing the Jan. 22 panelpresentations. Referring to Americans, he said,“It is as much our responsibility as it is thecountries of the Middle East to expand ourcurriculum, to develop student and facultyexchange programs and to open our societiesto cross-cultural communication.”

— Alan Llavore

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What 55 Brings California voters’ March 2 approval of

Proposition 55, the $12.3 billion statewideschool repair and construction bond, willprovide $54 million to Cal State SanBernardino, including funds for a new state-of-the-art College of Education building.

The new $48.6 million building will pro-vide lecture halls, lab space and facultyoffices for the college, which consistentlyranks among the leaders in producing cre-dentialed teachers in the 23-campus CSUsystem.

Patricia Arlin, dean for the College ofEducation, added, “With the increasingnumber of students entering school, theneed for credentialed teachers is substan-tial. This building will go a long way in help-ing with its state-of-the-art classrooms andlabs. Our credentialed students will havemore opportunities to learn teaching meth-ods and new research in a much moremodern environment.”

But the education college isn’t the onlywinner with the bond’s passage. The meas-ure supplies the university with $1,480,000for equipment and furniture to the sciencebuilding and $2,556,000 for equipment tothe university’s new Science Annex, whichis now under construction. The university’sPalm Desert Campus will receive$1,382,000 for equipment and furniture forits second building, the Indian Wells Centerfor Educational Excellence, which is alsounder construction.

tasks (“Don’t schedule two hours to write a10-page term paper”) and get the big stuffdone first.

n Develop a relationship with someonewho can help you.

It’s that last tip that can be so critical, a tipshe learned with Richard Coop, Ken Ravizzaand Keith Henschen. Armed with the attitudethat makes anything seem possible, Statler sug-gests that professors are among the peoplewho ensure that anything is, indeed, possiblefor students.

“If you’re struggling, don’t keep it to your-self,” Statler says. “Talk with your professors.We care about our students.” And, she adds,no matter what major you’re pursuing, knowthere is someone in the kinesiology depart-ment ready to help.

(Koren Wetmore is a freelance writer whosework has appeared in publications such asInland Empire Magazine and Real Woman.)

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was honored by the California Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists for his contributions to thesociety and profession over the past decade.

Tyler was active in the Sigma Chi fraternitywhile enrolled at CSUSB. As rush chairman, heonce hosted “Louie, Louie Day” in front of thePfau Library, with a teeter-totter and overstuffedlounge chairs to welcome students to the firstday of classes. “That kind of thing just had neverbeen done,” he recalled. “It verged on scandalousat the time, but I’m sure that it would barely turnheads now. The campus has changed dramaticallysince then.” Tyler and fraternity brother

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Christopher Ross (also a 1988 graduate, haveremained activelyinvolved with Sigma Chi, returning to visitwith the undergraduatechapter twice a year for the past 17 years.

Tyler’s life remainsfull from sunup to sundown. He travels exten-sively, giving presentations to doctors around theworld. He sings in his church choir and hasbacked up several famous performers at theMcCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, includingBarry Manilow and Jack Jones. He could be theheadliner himself. One of Tyler’s patients thoughtTyler should be doing stand-up comedy andonce wanted to introduce him to the owner of

The Improv. Tyler may not be a “Patch Adams,”but he has found a way to use humor as muchas drugs to help some of his patients managetheir pain and get through their cancer.

For now, Tyler will stick to medicine and per-haps a bit more. While he currently isn’t teach-ing, he is an adjunct clinical professor of pharma-cy at USC, University of the Pacific in Stocktonand Western University of Health Sciences inPomona, and he would like to someday teachpart-time in the new nursing program at CSUSB’sPalm Desert Campus. Already, he has supportedthe campus’s early development. The fact that helives a few blocks away should give him plenty oftime to manage a second career in the desert.It’s either that, or take up golf.

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ART EXHIBIT.Photographic work of PeterMonroe in “Mama’s Boy!” withFred MCDarrah’s icons of the1960s and 1970s. Also, JoeMoran, “Constructed Realities.”Robert V. Fullerton ArtMuseum. Through May 22.Museum hours: Tues., Wed., Fri.and Sat. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., andThurs. from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Free.880-7373.

MUSIC.San Bernardino SymphonyOrchestra with CSUSB choirsperform Beethoven’s NinthSymphony. California Theatre ofthe Performing Arts. 7:30 p.m.General admission $20, $30,$40, students $10. 880-7516.

MUSIC.CSUSB Jazz Ensemble and ShowChoir. Performing Arts BuildingRecital Hall. 7:30 p.m. Generaladmission $8, AlumniAssociation members, senior cit-izens $6, students $4. 880-7516.

MUSIC.First Wednesdays music seriespresents the Arthur MoorefieldMemorial Recital, featuringCSUSB faculty artists andfriends. Performing Arts BuildingRecital Hall. 7:30 p.m. General

admission $12, AlumniAssociation members, senior citizens $10, students $8. 880-7516.

MUSIC.CSUSB Symphonic Band andChamber Winds. PerformingArts Building Recital Hall. 7:30p.m. General admission $8,Alumni Association members,senior citizens $6, students $4.880-7516.

ART EXHIBIT.35th Annual Student Exhibition.Opening reception, June 10,4:30-7 p.m. Preview for Friendsof the Museum, 4 p.m. Robert V.Fullerton Art Museum. ThroughJuly 31. Museum hours: Tues.,Wed., Fri. and Sat. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thurs. from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. 880-7373.

COMMENCEMENT.CSUSB’s annual Commencementceremonies. Palm DesertCampus, June 11, 6 p.m. atMcCallum Theatre in PalmDesert. College of Natural

Sciences, June 12, 9 a.m. Collegeof Business and PublicAdministration, June 12, 2 p.m.College of Social and BehavioralSciences, June 12, 6 p.m. LiberalStudies, June 13, 9 a.m. Collegeof Arts and Letters, June 13, 2p.m. College of Education, June13, 6 p.m. All ceremonies, except for Palm Desert Campus,at CSUSB in Coussoulis Arena.880-5024.

MUSIC.Summer Wednesdays musicseries opens with the FrienzBand, whose repertoire includesjazz, blues and R&B, and PhatCat Swingers, modeling itselfafter such bands as Big Bad

Voodoo Daddy and the BrianSetzer Trio. Outdoors in LowerCommons Plaza. Bring blanketsand picnic baskets. Frienz Bandperforms 7-8 p.m., Phat CatSwingers from 8 -9 p.m. Free.880-7360.

MUSIC.Summer Wednesdays continueswith the Latin Society, a bigband ensemble that flavors itsrenditions of old and new hitswith a Latin beat. LowerCommons Plaza. 7 p.m. Free.880-7360.

MUSIC.Summer Wednesdays presentsDesperado, a show free of back-ing tracks and overdubs andwhose sound rivals that of theoriginal Eagles. Lower CommonsPlaza. 7 p.m. Free. 880-7360.

ART EXHIBIT OPENING. Exquisite pieces of the China,Yunnan art exhibit. Featuresworks by faculty and students ofthe Yunnan School of Art,including work by world-renowned artist Ting ShaoKuang. July 27-Aug. 14. RobertV. Fullerton Art Museum. Free.880-7373.

MUSIC.Summer Wednesdays seriesconcludes with surf-rock bandThe Tornadoes. LowerCommons Plaza. 7 p.m. Free.880-7360.

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Culture is more than an exercise of the mind. It exercises the smile as well, and in the art, music, theatre and assorted Cal State San Bernardino events printed in this calendar, smiling goes with the territory. Share and enjoy. All numbers are in the 909 area code. Parking is $1.50.

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