Contact Information
FMP Coordinator, Professor Glenn Omatsu
EOP Office
University Hall 205
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8222
Tel.: 818-677-4151
E-mail: glenn.omatsu@csun.edu
FAQ
NEWS AND EVENTS
(November, 2012) Recipients of the 2012 Don Dorsey Awards are (left to right):
Mr. Christopher Aston, Assistant Director of Student Development
Dr. Linda Reid Chassiakos, Director of Klotz Student Health Center
Professor Bridget Sampson, Communication Studies
Professor Bradley McAuliff, Psychology
(November, 2012) The Faculty Mentor Program and
Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
cordially invite you to a reception in honor of the recipients of the
Don Dorsey Excellence in Mentoring Awards*
Tuesday, November 6, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Whitsett Room, fourth floor of Sierra Hall
A short program will begin at 5:30 p.m.
This year’s recipients are
Professor Bradley McAuliff, Psychology
Mr. Christopher Aston, Assistant Director of Student Development
Dr. Linda Reid Chassiakos, Director of Klotz Student Health Center
Professor Bridget Sampson, Communication Studies
Please attend our reception to learn more about the contributions of this year’s recipients.
* In May 1998, the Faculty Mentor Training Program and the EOP established the “Don Dorsey Excellence in Mentoring Award” in recognition of Professor Dorsey’s invaluable contributions to mentoring and mentor training at CSUN. This award is presented to faculty, staff, administrators, and/or students who have made exceptional contributions to mentoring at CSUN. The first recipient was the award's namesake, Dr. Don Dorsey.
Please RSVP at (818) 677-4151
(November, 2011) The award committee annually considers candidates who are administrators in the K-12 public school system or instructors in higher education. George Kiriyama’s areas of educational leadership included the areas of multicultural diversity and curriculum development, training teachers and administrators in the Japanese American experience and mentoring for leadership roles in education.
The committee, retired LAUSD administrator Kiyo Fukumoto, and Iku Kiriyama, retired LAUSD educator and widow of George Kiriyama, selected Omatsu as he especially stood out as a longtime mentor of students in higher education. Among his students at UCLA and CSUN, Omatsu has been admired and respected for encouraging and guiding his students to always look forward to the possibilities they can accomplish. It was for his mentorship that he was recognized by the Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California in 1993 as a Community Heritage Award honoree.
Hitting close to home, it was Omatsu who challenged George and Iku’s daughter, Traci, to work towards establishing Asian American Studies at CSU Fullerton, a program that Traci envied at UCLA. Because of his encouragement, Traci helped to lead the effort to establish Asian American Studies as a minor at CSUF, which subsequently became available as a major. “I definitely consider him one of my mentors in encouraging me and others to work with students and faculty at CSUF to get Asian American Studies off the ground at school,” stated Traci. “He was a part of the reason that I didn't just keep hanging around at UCLA every week. I'm just a tiny example of the many Asian American and JA students that he's inspired and mentored to continue not just as activists and organizers, but as educators.”
Glenn Omatsu
The CSUN Faculty Mentor Program provides mentoring services, training, and resources for faculty, staff, and students. ....Continue reading message