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  CI Connection
          A publication of CSU Channel Islands Extended University

       March 2015 


 

CI Nursing students transform dilapidated trailer into health center

       

A trailer headed for the junk pile was transformed into a community health center that will open to the public on Saturday, March 7, thanks to muscle, imagination, and a little seed money from a CSU Channel Islands (CI) allocation.

 

The project was a collaboration between about 50 CI nursing students and Assistant Professor of Nursing LaSonya Davis, DNP, and the B.A. Huggins Outreach and Worship Center in Oxnard.

 

Davis had always wanted to create a health center for the working poor and homeless, and so did the minister of the church she attends, St. Paul Baptist Church in Oxnard.

 

St. Paul minister Broderick Huggins had grown up on the south side of Stockton to a single mother.

 

"We weren't poor, we were po'!" Huggins said.      

 

The trailer before...
   
The trailer after.
Open for business!
                     
Although she had little for herself and her children, Huggins' mother, Frances, worked as a nurse's aide for those less fortunate.

 

In 2014, Huggins purchased a building at 840 South G Street in Oxnard so he could set up an annex to minister to the working poor and homeless in the area. The property came with a weary-looking trailer riddled with dry rot.

 

"I said 'This is an eyesore, I'm going to have it hauled away,'" Huggins said. "And LaSonya said 'mobile health clinic!'" read more


Dr. Michael Soltys, Department Chair, 
Receives Best Paper Award at KES-2014

 


 

At a recent KES'2014 (18th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems)� conference in Gydnia, Poland, Chair of Computer Science, Michael Soltys presented a paper titled "Fair Ranking in Competitive Bidding Procurement: A Case Analysis". The paper was awarded the highest honor at the conference.


 

This paper is a mathematical analysis of the bidding process that examines how a government contract was awarded for security vendors at North America's Pan Am Games. The controversial process bestows multi-million dollar contracts to the best bid, however in this case analysis, the contract was awarded to the more expensive bidder, causing pushback from local government officials on how they spend tax payer dollars for city wide events. 


 

For more see Soltys' blog entry


 


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March Information Sessions

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Thursday, March 26, 12:00 - 12:50pm 
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MS Computer Science

Monday, March 23, 6:00 - 7:00pm
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El Dorado Hall

 

MS Mathematics

Wednesday, March 11, 7:00 - 7:45pm

Camarillo Campus

Del Norte Hall, 2530 


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Thursday, April 2, 6:00 - 7:00pm
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MS Biotechnology
Thursday, April 9, 6:00 - 7:00pm
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Thursday, May 7, 6:00 - 7:00pm
Thousand Oaks Campus

MS Biotechnology/MBA Dual Degree
Tuesday, May 5, 6:00 - 7:00pm
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March Information Sessions

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Thursday, March 26, 12:00 - 12:50pm
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April Information Sessions

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Thursday, April 9, 11:00 - 11:50am
SBCC Campus
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Graduate Studies Center 
Upcoming Workshops

Web Workshops
Saturday, March 7 -  Main Campus, El Dorado Hall

11:30 -1:00pm 
Introduction to CI Library database suitable for specific subject areas; including how to find books, articles, other materials; what to do if they can't be found; how to use Interlibrary Loan, etc.

1:30 -3:00pm  
Understanding EndNote Web to collect citations for research sources; downloading and installing the app; getting and editing citations in EndNote Web.


Other Workshops - Main Campus, 
El Dorado Hall

3/12 - Graduate School Workshop

Gives students basic information on graduate school, how to prepare, and benefits of attending graduate school.

  • 3/26 - How to Request a Letter of Recommendation for Graduate SchoolThis workshop reviews helpful tips necessary in requesting letters of recommendation for graduate school from professors and employers.

4/09 - Graduate School v Full Time Work

For students considering benefits and limitations of attending graduate school versus working full-time post-graduation. Learn how to analyze your options and prepare for life post-graduation.

4/23 - Graduate Assessments Workshop

This workshop will cover graduate entrance exams, process and types students would have to take based upon their graduate school program objective.


together we go further
Jeff Ziskin, Editor - CSU Channel Islands Extended University