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THE OFFICIAL E-NEWSLETTER OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS & LETTERS AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES

Volume I, No. 2
March 2009
























 
A NOTE FROM THE DEAN
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Hello friends of Cal State LA's College of Arts and Letters!
 
Welcome to the second issue of our new Arts & Letters newsletter, designed to keep you informed about many of the exciting developments in Arts and Letters, from student and faculty prizes to lectures and performances, alumni news, student, staff, and faculty profiles, and even job announcements. You'll find them all here, a new monthly must for you, our greatest advocates and supporters. 

During this stressful and challenging time for public higher education, we hope that the outstanding accomplishments of our students, alums, faculty, and staff bring you cheer while demonstrating that despite our many fiscal challenges, fantastic opportunities still exist in the College of Arts and Letters at Cal State L.A.
 
I would like to thank our new Publicity, Events, and Outreach Coordinator, Noelle Leiblic, for serving as editor and lead author of our newsletter.  I look forward to our monthly e-conversation.

 
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Theatre Arts Alumni Frederik Hamel ALUMNUS: FREDERIK HAMEL

In just one summer, Frederik Hamel was a regular tap dancer in the subway stations of Paris, performed at cabarets and jazz clubs around Paris, joined a breakdancing performance troupe, and starred in a French indie thriller movie which was nominated for film festivals around the world.  For this alumnnus of CSULA's Department of Theatre Arts & Dance, it was just another summer.
   
    Hamel remembers his time at Cal State L.A. as an eye-opening transformation.  Originally from France, Hamel came to the States after his love of theatre won out over a pre-destined course to study medicine in college.  In France, at a school of medicine, he would not have been able to pursue theatre even as an extracurricular hobby.  Luckily for CSULA, Hamel was not willing to give up his love of theatre. 

    After earning his BA from Cal Lutheran University, Hamel says, "I was just a white guy coming from the epitome of the suburban school, and having then recently moved from France, I had developed a certain image of the United States.  It was an image I was glad to dispel by attending Cal State L.A. for my Master's degree."

    The diversity of CSULA created the context for some of his fondest memories.  Hamel says, "Amongst faculty, students, and everyone, there are so many unique personalities and talents." 

    Since his graduation in 2006, Hamel has been happily busy.  He played a role in the French thriller movie "Surface Sensible," selected for the Newport Beach Film Festival and the Houston World Fest.  He booked his first SAG gig as a co-star on one episode of "Girlfriends" on UPN 13.  Just recently, he acted in a short film with Ed Asner and Faye Dunaway, which was written and produced by Jonathan Amaret, a CSULA Film Alumni.  Hamel alsa sword battle in the play Romeo and Julieto played a principal role for one episode of "Mind of Mencia."  He has recently enjoyed a nice side-industry for himself doing voiceover dubbing of English films for a French audience. 

    A memorable career moment for Hamel occurred as he stood in front of the Eiffel Tower, breakdancing with a troupe of French street-performance artists.  In the middle of the set, the crowd suddenly erupted in a roaring cheer.  Hamel stopped.  He recalls thinking, "Wow, I must be doing really great," but then he turned around and saw that the Eiffel Tower light show had begun.  He says, "I had to laugh."  He laughs again, with a balanced self-consciousness of himself and his omnipresent role as a performer.      

    Hamel says he is most proud of not giving up.  He encourages other actors to think about their goals, saying "if what you really, really want is to be an actor, and if you think you got what it takes, don't give up." 
   
 Romeo and Juliet actors   But how do you know if you've got it?  Hamel is familiar with this eternal self-questioning of the artist.  But he has chosen his critics.  "Half the time you'll think you suck, and half the time you'll think you're fantastic, and as for who you listen to, you need to determine that for yourself and stick with it," he says. 

    Hamel is currently starring as Romeo in William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," produced by Dog Under the Olive Tree and directed by Louis Fantasia at the MET Theatre in Hollywood, opening February 26.  Cal State L.A. students receive a $5 discount with student ID.  The MET Theatre is located at 1089 N. Oxford Ave., Hollywood, CA 90029.   "Romeo and Juliet" opens Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 7 p.m., and runs through Sunday, April 5. Show times: Thurs. at 7, Fri. & Sat. at 8, Sun. at 3. RESERVATIONS: (800) 838-3006 or brownpapertickets.com


ReelRasquache Still shot from the film "A Day at the Theatre" REEL RASQUACHE
NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

The 6th annual Reel Rasquache Festival of the U.S. Latino Experience in Film & Art-- a West Coast celebration of films and artworks by and about U.S. Latinos -- will be held May 15-17, 2009, at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex at California State University, Los Angeles. The Festival will showcase an array of recent U.S. Latino-produced and themed films from across the nation.

Together with guest filmmaker presentations, panels, and workshops, the Festival provides a unique West Coast celebration of films by and about U.S. Latino communities, perspectives and experiences. The Festival will showcase a rich array of genres from feature-length narrative and documentary films to shorts. 

The 2009 Festival theme - Reel Visions - celebrates the ways U.S. Latinos are harnessing the winds of change through film, video and digital technologies, utilizing their creative visions to shape the perceptions of Latinos worldwide through their images.

Reel Rasquache* is designed to involve the University's neighboring communities of East Los Angeles, and to bring together a broad base of grassroots, professional and university community members with U.S. Latino filmmakers and entertainment industry executives. 

Call for Entries
Filmmakers are invited to submit films that represent Reel Visions of the rich diversity of Latino experiences in the U.S. on any topics, in all genres, and in a variety of presentations -including animation, documentary, experimental, features, and shorts. Film submissions will be accepted through March 13.

Original art works are invited that convey the year's theme: Reel VisFilm still from "White Like The Moon."ions. The top winning art entry will serve as the branding image for the 2009 Reel Rasquache Festival in all 2009 Festival publicity, promotion, and marketing materials to include website, display ads, promotional videos, postcards, posters, lamp post banners and the Festival program booklet. Art entry applications are being accepted through Monday, March 2.

The three-day event will feature screenings, workshops and panel discussions, multimedia/spoken-word, live music, receptions, and other networking opportunities. It will also include the presentation of the 2009 Career Achiever Award.  Past Festival awardees include: Director, Miguel Arteta (Star Maps, Chuck & Buck), Actor, Lupe Ontiveros (Desperate Housewives, Real Women Have Curves), Actor/Writer/Producer, Evelina Fernandez (Luminarias), Producer/Director, Moctesuma Esparza (Walkout, Selena), Actor, Lupita Tovar (Dracula, Spanish 1931), Director, Lourdes Portillo (Corpus, Se�orita Extraviada / Missing Young Woman), Director, Robert M. Young (�Alambrista!), Writer/Director, Jesus Trevino (Raices de Sangre, Yo Soy Chicano), Actor, Tony Plana (Zoot Suit, Ugly Betty), and Actor, Wilmer Valderrama (That 70's Show, Fast Food Nation,), Writer/Director, Sylvia Morales (Chicana, Resurrection Blvd.), Writer/Director, Franc. Reyes (Empire, Illegal Tender, The Ministers).

Film still from "My Backyard Was a Mountain"*RASQUACHE is a term that has been used derogatorily to demean that regarded as cheap or "low class." Reel Rasquache turns such negative meanings upside down to honor the cultural landscape and politics of latinidad in the U.S. - down-to-earth, resourceful, creative, yet historically demeaned by mainstream society. As much as film and television have been powerful tools for perpetuating stereotypes of what Latinos are not, so too do film and television provide effective tools for breaking those stereotypes and representing the many real and rich dimensions of the U.S. Latino experience. It is this empowering sense of the word "rasquache" that the Reel Rasquache Festival celebrates.

For information on how to submit a film or enter the art contest and download submission forms, visit the Reel Rasquache website at www.reelrasquache.org.

FESTIVAL DATES:  May 15, 16, & 17, 2009
LOCATION:  The Intimate Theatre at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State L.A.
TICKETS:  Available through the Luckman Box Office.  Availability date TBD. 
SUBMISSION DEADLINES:  Art entries must be received by March 9.  Film entries must be received by March 13.  Entry forms available at www.reelrasquache.org.

Film stills from past Reel Rasquache entries included with permission of copyright owners.



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TALES BY SHAKESPEARE

An evening of soliloquies, scenes, statements, performance art and dance, showcasing the talent and artistry of CSULA students.  The "Tales by Shakespeare" ensemble includes Aly Luster, Anthony Li, Ben Caron, Bianca Doria, Borna Moghaddam, Bryana Manley, Concetta Verna, Dora Kiss, Doris Cassab, Eric Charles, Eric Perez, Evelyn Ortiz, Gilbert Macabeo, Junxiang Hao, Kelly Ehlert, Lexis LaRue, Maria Schmidt, Naomi Nguyen, Oliver Mack Calhoun, Paul Coutinho, Rebecca Davis, Roberto G. Guzman, Rosa Prado, Sophie Goldstein, Taylor Edwards, and Youn Hee Cho.  Directors include Brandon Massey, Cory Rickards, Lemuel H. Thornton III, Nancy Kyes, Sharon L. Williams, and Tim Zajac.  Mercedes Salas and Francisco Aragon are Dramaturgs. 

"He was not of an age, but for all time!" (Ben Johnson, 1623).  These scenes are performances staged for our time, inspired by the legacy of Shakespeare. 
Opening March 6 at the
Intimate Theater at Cal State L.A. 
Showtimes
March 6, 7, 8.  Fri at 8pm, Sat at 3pm and 8pm, and Sun at 3pm.
Call the Luckman Box Office at (323) 343-6600 for more information.


COMING SOON: URINETOWN, The Musical
Urinetown is a satirical musical comedy making fun of capitalism, social irresponsibility, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and petty small town politics. Urinetown rejects convention, parodying blockbuster Broadway shows such as "Les Miserables," "Evita," "Annie," "West Side Story," and "Fiddler on the Roof," and even satirizes its own importance. The surprising plotline shatters expectations of a pleasant ending.
Opens May 14 at the State Playhouse
Showtimes May 14, 15, 16 and 21, 22, 23: 
Thurs, Fri at 8pm, Sat, May 16 at 3pm and 8pm, and May 23 at 3pm and 8pm.

Call the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance at Cal State L.A. at (323) 343-4110 for more information.

 

JohnSiddique British Council Poet in Residence, John Siddique JOHN SIDDIQUE
5th Annual British Council Poet-In-Residence at CSULA
 

The Department of English and the Center for Contemporary Poetry and Poetics are pleased to announce John Siddique as the fifth annual British Council Poet-in-Residence in what is now the longest running Writer In Residence program in the United States. 

Siddique's residency is planned for May 19 through June 12 and will coincide with the United States release of his latest publication.  The Center for Contemporary Poetry and Poetics will host the US launch and premier. 

Books by John Siddique include:
The  Prize (Rialto)
Four Fathers (ROUTE)
Don't wear it on your head, don't  stick it down your pants (Peepal Tree)
Poems from a Northern Soul  (Crocus)
Recital - An Almanac (to be published April 2009 by  SALT)

For more information about the writer in residence program, visit the Department of English, or contact Professor Lauri Ramey, Director of the Center for Contemporary Poetry and Poetics, at (323) 343.4165. 

The British Council Poet-in-Residence program is presented in partnership with the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, and the National Endowment for the Arts

 
You could be one of our next Featured Articles.  If you are an A&L Faculty, Staff, Student, or Alumni, and you have exciting news or an interesting activity or achievement to share with us for upcoming issues of this newsletter, please contact Noelle Leiblic, Events, Publicity, and Outreach Coordinator:  (323) 343-5061 or [email protected].

InfoSecurityIMPORTANT:  INFORMATION SECURITY UPDATE FOR CSULA COMMUNITY

A Campus-Wide Security Audit is expected to take place in 2009.  Please remember these important measures for controlling the security of all personal information belonging to students, faculty, staff, and you. 

Confidential information includes Social Security Numbers, Contact Information such as addresses and phone numbers, Health and Medical Records, Academic Records, and more. 

For a complete list of information protected by Information Security Policies, visit the CSULA website for Information Security Guidelines and Policies.
 
PROTECT YOURSELF & YOUR COLLEAGUES:
  • Do not share your computer log-on and password with other employees.
  • When leaving your work station, log off or lock your computer. 
  • Do not share confidential information with unauthorized people, even friends.  If you are in doubt, keep it confidential. 
  • Do not leave confidential information unattended.
  • Store confidential information in locked cabinets, desks, or storage rooms.
  • Click HERE for more tips from CSULA Information Technology Services.
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February 27
POWERFUL VISIONS LECTURE SERIES

1:30-3:30pm at the Huntington Library, Overseers' Room
Theme:  Studies in Critical Aesthetics:  Four Examinations of Beauty and Imagery as Intellectual Endeavor and Cultural Work, including presentations by Arts & Letters Faculty Pablo Baler, Suzanne Regan, Hae Kyung Lee, and Jose Cruz Gonzalez.  The Huntington Museum and Botanical Garden is located at 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91109.
FREE


February 28
JAPANESE SPEECH CONTEST

1:30--5:00pm in the University Student Union
Twenty-five contestants from seven high schools, colelges, and universities in Southern California will compete with prepared speeches in Japanese.  Eveyrone is welcome.  For more information, contact the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures: (323) 343.4230.Invitation Postcard for Ceramica de la Tierra
FREE


February 28--May 9
CERAMICA DE LA TIERRA: The Pre-Columbian Tradition

Presented by the American Museum of Ceramic Art.
Featuring contemporary works by CSULA Professor of Art Luis Bermudez
and Francisco "Pancho" Jimenez.   This exhibition will unveil a large, rarely seen, private collection of Pre-Columbian ceramic works, replete with examples of ceramic tomb sculptures, wind instruments, and vessels from ancient western Mexico and northern Peru.  Juxtaposed against the ancient works are the contemporary ceramic scultpures of Luis Bermudez and Francisco "Pancho" Jimenez, two California Mexican American artists who reference Meso-American culture in their art.  This program is funded through the generous support of the James Irvine Foundation.
AMOCA, the American Museum of Ceramic Art, is located at
340 South Garey Avenue, Pomona CA 91766.
Admisison $3 adult; $2 students & seniors.


March 2
MUSIC IN THE AFTERNOON presents the CSULA Wind Ensemble

Directed by Professor David Bettancourt. 
5:00pm in the State Playhouse
FREE


March 3
COMMERCIAL MUSIC ENSEMBLE CONCERT

8:00pm in the Music Hall
FREE


March 5
HELVETICA--A Documentary
Presented by GAUGE,
the Graphic Artists Union of Golden Eagles

7:30--9:00pm in the Montebello Room (309)
of the University Student Union.

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.  It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which recently celebrated its 50th birthday) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.  Helvetica is currently screening at film festivals, museums, design conferences, and cinemas worldwide.
FREE


March 5
JAZZ COMBO CONCERT

Directed by Dr. James Ford, Professor of Music
8:00pm in the Music Hall
FREE


March 8
AIRES TROPICALES, presented by the GOLDEN STATE POPS ORCHESTRA

and performed by the CHAMBER PLAYERS OF LOS ANGELES
Music Director John Kennedy, CSULA Professor of Music
Aires Tropicales is a composition for woodwind quintet, written by Cuban Jazz composer Paquito D'Rivera.  This family concert features the winds of the Chamber Players of Los Angeles and will be a great introduction to the woodwind family and the interaction of Jazz and Classical music.  This promises to be a fun, educational event for all young-at-heart music lovers.  March 8, 3:00PM at the Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro, CA.  Advance tickets available at www.GSPO.com or (310) 433.8774.  $15 General, $10 students, seniors, and military with ID.


March 9
OPERA CONCERT

Directed by Dr. Susan Kane, Professor of Music
8:00pm in the State Playhouse
FREE


March 10
GOLDEN EAGLE MARIACHI presented by The YECTLI FOLKLORICO DANCE TROUPE

Directed by Cindy Reifler-Flores, Professor of Music
12:15pm at the USU Free Speech Stage
FREE


March 10
NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE

Directed by John Kennedy, Professor of Music
8:00pm in the Music Hall
Ticket Info TBD.  Contact the Department of Music for more info: (323) 323.4060.


March 11
CSULA CHAMBER SINGERS, CONCERT CHOIR, and UNIVERSITY SINGERS

Directed by Dr. William Belan and Dr. Tony Thornton
CSULA Afro-Latin Ensemble
8:00pm in the the Choral Room--Music 149
FREE


March 12
JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Directed by Dr. James Ford, Professor of Music
8:00pm in the State Playhouse
FREE


March 15
CSULA AFRO-LATIN ENSEMBLE

Directed by Dr. Paul De Castro, Professor of Music
6:00pm in the Choral Room--Music 149
FREE

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Awards, Achievements, and Activities


ART ALUMNI HONORED AT COLLEGE ARTS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE.  Art MFA Alums CAROL REYNOLDS and FRANCOISE STUDER were selected to represent CSULA at the College Arts Association MFA exhibition at USC at the Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery and the Gayle and Ed Roski MFA Gallery.  The College Arts Association (CAA) hosts its annual conference at the LA Convention Center, February 25-28.  An opening reception will be held Friday, February 27, 6-8pm at the BGalleries.CAA includes among its members those who by vocation or avocation are concerned about and committed to the practice of art, teaching, and research of and about the visual arts and humanities.  Over 14,000 artists, art historians, scholars, curators, collectors, educatiors, art publishers, and other visual arts professionals comprise its membership.  Another 2,000 university art departments, museums, libraries, and professional organizations hold institutional memberships.  The College of Arts & Letters and the Department of Art at CSULA congratulate our Alumni for this esteemed honor. 



THEATRE ARTS AND DANCE STUDENTS, FACULTY, & STAFF COLLABORATE FOR SUCCESSES AT 2009 KENNEDY CENTER AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATER FESTIVAL. Six CSULA Theatre Arts & Dance students competed in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships.   Regional Nominees were:  Kolleen Richards, Ben Caron, Lexis LaRue, Tony Christopher, Sophie Goldstein, Concetta Verna, Tokunbo Kujore, Roberto Guzman, Meggie Welch, Paul Diem and Diana Wehbe.   Partners were: Tyler Jonsson, Doniele Harrigan, Matthew Zuk, Eric Charles, Christopher Brown, Mack Calhoun, Amanda Haro and Kelly Ehlert.  

Twenty students participated as actors/singers and dancers in the Next Step Auditions, auditioning for 12 Theatre companies and University Graduate Programs, including Disney Theatricals, A Noise Within, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, Kaiser Permanente Educational Programs and Missoula Children's Theatre.  Participants were: Kolleen Richards, Ben Caron, Lexis LaRue, Sophie Goldstein, Concetta Verna, Roberto Guzman, Meggie Welch, Diana Wehbe, Doniele Harrigan, Matthew Zuk, Eric Charles, Christopher Brown, Mack Calhoun, Amanda Haro, Kelly Ehlert, Rick Cook, Daphne Gabriel, Bianca Doria, Paul Coutinho, and Ashley Vaughn.   

Six students participated as Directors/Designers/Production staff for the Next Step Interviews, interviewing with 6 theatre companies, including Disney Theatricals, PCPA Theatrefest and the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company.  Students participating were:  Matthew Tsang, Paul Coutinho, Amber Cox, Monique Fisher, Lemuel Thornton and Jessica Amezcua.
 
In all, 17 students were called back from the Next Step Auditions / Interviews and some were offered employment.
 
CSULA undergraduate student (double major Music/TAD) Benjamin Caron's short play "10 Minutes" was invited to perform in an evening of new works at the Festival.  Actors Paul Diem, Lexis LaRue, Whitney LaBarge and Kolleen Richards along with technicians Paul Coutinho and Matthew Tsang, stage manager Leticia Gonzalez and A+L Production and Technical Staff Phil VanHest, Jim McFail and Tim Jones, traveled to CSU Fullerton, mounted the show in under two hours, and ran 3 flawless performances for sold-out crowds of over 250 people.
 
Professors Shiz Herrera and Theresa Larkin each received an Excellence in Education Award at a special dinner at the Festival. Professor Larkin won the award for her work as an Irene Ryan adjudicator for circuit 2 of our region.  Professor Herrera received the award from the Region's Technical and Design area.
 
Other faculty participating were Stephen Rothman, as the CSULA Irene Ryan acting coach and Meredith Greenburg, who coordinated the Next Step auditions for the region as well as hosting the STAGE MANAGERS ROUNDTABLE workshop and sitting on the panel for the workshop HOW TO GET A JOB IN THE INDUSTRY.  Shiz Herrera also coordinated the 40 stage managers nominated for the KCACTF National Festival Stage Manager Fellowship as they worked the events at the festival.  Caroline Mercier, visiting professor in the Art Department, is the Region's Vice Chair for Design.

Dean Terry L. Allison, on behalf of the College of Arts and Letters, congratulates these students, staff, and faculty for their dedication, cooperative efforts, and impressive representation of the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance at CSULA.

Started in 1969 by Roger L. Stevens, the Kennedy Center's founding chairman, the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) is a national theater program involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide which has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of college theater in the United States. The KCACTF has grown into a network of more than 600 academic institutions throughout the country, where theater departments and student artists showcase their work and receive outside assessment by KCACTF respondents.  For additional festival information, visit the KCACTF homepage.
 


COMMUNICATION STUDIES STUDENTS PRESENT PAPERS AT WESTERN STATES COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS RESEARCH CONFERENCE.  Claudia Quintero presented "A Conservative Ideograph:  Analysis of Senator John McCain's Usage of the Word 'Conservative.'"  Tim Mount presented "Friendship Park:  Two Worlds Divided."  Ulises Moreno presented "Auto[e]scapes:  Exploring Disjunctures and Disidentifications through Performative Writing."  Monique L. Thomas presented "'Keep it down, I'm trying to talk about the Super Bowl':  The Performance of Masculine Power in the Workplace."  Tanya Andrea Cornejo presented "Political Pre-emptive Apologia:  Senator Barack Obama's Memo on Declining Public Financing for the General Election."  Katie Brown presented "Barack Obama:  The Bargain Basement Price."  Samantha Tamayo presented "Obama, Agent of Redemption:  A Dramatic Critique of Obama's Speech on Race."  And Paul Vera presented "Foreign Policy Experience and Exaggeration:  Ideographic Usurption in the Accountability Interview." 


Historical photo provided CSULA Public Affairs.



FacStaffOppsFACULTY AND STAFF OPPORTUNITIES
 

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Faculty and Staff
11th Annual Distinguished Women Awards

DEADLINE Friday, April 3, 5pm.  
The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center and Cross Cultural Centers in the University-Student Union are accepting nominations for the 11th Annual Cal State L.A. Distinguished Women Awards. This event honors women faculty, staff, and administrators from Cal State L.A. for their many outstanding achievements and contributions to the community. The selection committee will look at achievements in the nominee's field, significant contributions to Cal State L.A., commitment to students, commitment to women's issues, community involvement, and professional recognition.   We welcome both self-nominations as well as nominations from faculty, administrators, staff, and students of outstanding women on campus. Nominees must be full-time employees of Cal State L.A. or its auxiliaries. Past Distinguished Women Award recipients are not eligible.  
To access the nomination form and a list of past award recipients, please go to www.calstatela.edu/usu/women. Please feel free to attach bios or other supporting documents to the nomination form. Nomination forms are also available at the Cross Cultural Centers, 2nd floor, University-Student Union Room 206.
DEADLINE: Please submit four (4) copies of all completed nomination forms and supporting documents to Frederick Smith, Cross Cultural Centers, King Hall D140 by Friday, April 3 at 5 pm. Nomination materials will not be returned. Applicants will not receive feedback on nomination materials submitted.
The reception will be held on Tuesday, May 19 from 3 - 4:30 pm in the Los Angeles Room, 3rd floor, University-Student Union. Introductions of women will be made at 3:30 pm.
If you have any questions, please e-mail [email protected] or call 323-343-5001.

FACULTY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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STAFF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITES
Open Positions at CSULA
CSU Employment Board
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:  Governor's Employee's Safety Awards (GESA)
DEADLINE Wednesday, April 1, 5pm. 
The Governor's Employee Safety Awards (GESA) was established in 1980 to highlight and encourage safety on the job by recognizing individuals and groups who have provided outstanding safety and health service to the State.  Awards are presented to individuals or groups who have responded to hazardous or life threatening events, as well as those who have developed safety programs that are not part of their normal duties during the preceding year.  The awards cover actions or events from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. State employees and State Departments are eligible.  For more information, visit the GESA website.  Individuals, groups or departments who are considering one or more nomination forms should consult with the campus Risk Management & Environmental, Health and Safety (RM/EHS) Office at extension 3-3527.  All submittals must be turned into the RM/EHS Office no later than Wednesday, April 1, 2009.  Prior consultation with the RM/EHS Office on an award submittal is recommended as there are documentation requirements which need to be incorporated into the actual submittal.   Responses to this information should be directed to Kevin Brady in the Risk Management & EHS Office:  Office Phone: (323) 343-3527, Office FAX: (323) 343-3464, E-Mail: [email protected].


StudentOppsSTUDENT OPPORTUNITIES


CSULA ON-CAMPUS SCHOLARSHIPS
Cal State L.A. on-campus scholarships are awarded by the Scholarship Office, academic departments, and various campus organizations. The current scholarship application is now available. The submission deadline for new students is April 11 , 2008. Visit the Center for Student Financial Aid for important information about Scholarship Eligibility.



INTERNSHIP:  ASSISTANT COPYWRITER
College of Arts & Letters at CSULA
5-10 hours per week. Primary duties include attending Arts & Letters performance and exhibition events (Art, Dance, Film, Music, Theatre) and writing reviews.  Interested applicants, please contact Noelle Leiblic, Events-Publicity-&-Outreach Coordinator, at (323) 343-5061.



STUDY ABROAD
CSULA Students can earn university credit while studying abroad.  Study Abroad offers amazing opportunities for travel, leadership, and a rich global education, and options are much more affordable than many students realize.  For more information, visit the Office of International Programs and Services at CSULA, or click HERE to download the NSE application. CONTACT:  Amy Y. Wang, J.D., Director, International Programs and Services, California State University, Los Angeles, Administration Building 127, Telephone: 323-343-3170



CSU SUMMER ARTS
SUmmer Arts offers two- and three- week workshops in theatre, dance, music, visual arts, creative writing, new media, and arts education.  All workshops carry three or four units of transferable undergraduate or graduate university credit.  Summer Arts workshops are very intense, usually running 12-14 hours each day, including weekends.  This structure provides a unique environment for working intimately with some of the best artists and master teachers in the world today. 
    Come to Summer Arts for intensive artistic growth:
  • work one-on-onw with professionals in your field
  • receive constructive criticism of your work from professionals
  • performance and exhibition opportunities
  • develop personal contacts that can aid you in your career
  • meet other student artists in your field and other genres
  • take risks without fear of failure
  • be part of a special artistic community
For more information about CSU Summer Arts, call (562) 951.4060, or visit csusummerarts.org



JOBS ON CAMPUS
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UNIVERSITY STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Cal State L.A. offers a variety of professional services to support students and their academic, career, and personal goals. Visit the Support Services website for information and links to these services and more:
  • personal counseling
  • academic tutoring
  • peer mentoring
  • health services
  • career center
  • child care
 
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR INTERNS FOR YOUR BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY? 

Are you interested in mentoring college students? Internships provide structured professional experiences to help students meet their occupational goals.  Many students are eligible for academic credit as compensation for their internship hours. 
Cal State L.A. professors and our Career Center can help you develop an internship experience supporting
CSULA students and the future of your business.  Internships are ideal for meeting temporary workplace needs. 
Please contact us for more information!  College of Arts and Letters, Office of the Dean:  (323) 343-5061.


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