Vol. IV, No. 1
For Your Information publishes announcements of public meetings, notices, events, deadlines and classes and courses of interest to the university community. The deadline for submitting items generally is noon on Monday one week before the issue appears.
The deadline for the September 13 issues is Tue., September 7.
We will strive to include all items submitted by deadline occurring during the two-week period until the next issue. Items further in advance will be run on a space-available basis.
Submit items by e-mailing them to pubinfo@exec.csun.edu, sending them to mail drop 8242 or faxing them to (818) 677-4909. E-mail is the preferred method of submitting.
Note: fmi-means for more information.
Public Meetings
Notices
Time commitment will range from six to eight hours, including an orientation session, peer coaching practicum, working with a partner and an end-of-semester discussion meeting. Participants may want to select a coaching partner outside their discipline and ask him or her to join them at orientation. The orientation sessions will feature success stories from last semester¹s peer coaching faculty and a short, peer coaching practicum.
The orientation sessions are scheduled from noon1:30
p.m. Tue., Sept. 14, where Vickie Jensen, professor of
sociology, will teach a short lesson for the practicum, and
from 12:302 p.m. Wed., Sept. 15, where Matt Cahn, professor
of political science, will teach for the practicum. Both
sessions will be held in the Center for Excellence in
Learning and Teaching, located in the Teaching and Learning
Center in Sierra Hall, 4th floor. fmiCynthia Desrochers,
x5934, or e-mail Q: Why does the interpreter sometimes voice for the deaf
student in a way that sounds awkward, or seems to interrupt
someone else?
A: When hearing people are conversing, they ³hold the floor²
by using filler words and tone of voice that lets you know
they have more to say. Deaf people, on the other hand, use
signs and eye contact to indicate the same. Since the
interpreter is voicing the comments AFTER the deaf student
signs the information, it is like a ³tape-delay.² The
interpreter may use a variety of techniques to indicate that
the student is not finished: use filler phrases such as
³another point² or ³to add,² nod while the student is signing
to show that the interpreter is tracking but not yet voicing,
use the phrase, ³excuse me, the student hasn¹t finished.²
Sometimes during this silence, another student may
jump in with a question or comment. The interpreter, still
taking in what the deaf student is signing, may then
inadvertently talk over the other student. This awkward
situation can be avoided if the professor focuses on the deaf
students until they stop signing. That way the deaf students
can participate in classroom discussions, comfortable with
the knowledge they will not be cut off.
NCOD Information
CSUN¹s National Center on Deafness provides the following Q.
and A. for university faculty and staff members to better
serve the university¹s deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Our Deepest Sympathy
The campus extends its deepest sympathy to:
Events
Welcome Week
As part of Welcome Week, more than 30 vendors will be on hand
in the Sierra Quad providing information, selling products
and offering a variety of services. This event runs from Aug.
20 to Sept. 3.
President¹s Welcome
Back Picnic
This annual event will take place from 11 a.m.1 p.m. and
5:307:30 p.m.
on Wed., Sept. 1, on the Oviatt Lawn.
Meet the Clubs Day
More than 100 clubs and organizations will be participating
in the Meet the Clubs Day program from 11 a.m.2 p.m. Wed.,
Sept. 1, in the Sierra Quad. Come learn more about CSUN¹s
clubs and organizations.
MPA Open House
The College of Extended Learning¹s Master of Public
Administration program will hold a daily open house and
registration for new students at 7 p.m. from Wed.Sun., Sept.
15, in Sierra Hall room 202. The program provides graduate-
level administration classes to those in the public and non-
profit sectors. Classes begin in September and are held
evenings and weekends at the CSUN campus. Classes also are
held at the Channel Islands campus and in Glendale. fmiMPA
office, x5635, or e-mail veena.bassi@csun.edu.
Emerging Leaders
Training Program
Emerging Leaders invites new and continuing students to learn
more about campus leadership opportunities as it kicks off
its 19992000 Peer Mentor Leadership Training Program. 2 p.m.
Wed., Sept. 8, in the University Student Union¹s Grand Salon.
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Psychology Orientation Programs
Y2K Preparation Seminar
Matadors Federal Credit Union is hosting a free seminar on
year 2000 preparedness from 56:30 p.m. Wed., Sept 15, at its
office at 9401 Reseda Blvd. Credit union members and the
public are invited to learn about the plans and procedures
that various agencies and companies are putting in place to
assure that their services will not be interrupted on Jan. 1,
2000. Please RSVP to (818) 993-6328 x206.
Hollywood Bowl
Alumni Night
CSUN¹s Alumni Association encourages college and department
alumni to participate in ³CSUN Alumni Night at the Hollywood
Bowl² on Sat., Sept. 18. This will be the bowl¹s last concert
weekend of the century and is billed as its kick-off party
for the new millennium complete with fireworks. Alan Cumming,
straight from his show-stopping run in ³Cabaret,² and other
surprise guests will be featured. There are 250 seats
reserved in section R for best viewing of the fireworks.
Tickets are $25 per person on a first-come first-serve basis.
A wine reception, including lemonade, iced tea and coffee,
will be provided in the Camrose Garden Picnic Area (picnic
area #15). Picnic area opens at 6:30 p.m. Bring your own
food. Flyers are available in Alumni Relations, x2137, for
alumni, donors, faculty and staff to post in their
departments. For transportation and parking information, call
(323) 850-2000. Valley residents may wish to come on MTA bus
line #420.
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Volunteers Needed
The Career Center is seeking volunteers for the following
events:
New Administrators Reception
Provost Philip Handler invites the campus community to attend
a welcome reception in honor of new administrators in the
Academic Affairs Division. 4:306:30 p.m. Thu., Sept. 23, at
the University Club. Those honored are:
Ventura Campus Open House
Ventura Campus alumni and others are invited to ³Celebrate
the Move,² an open house of the new CSUN at Channel Islands
facility from 1:304:30 p.m. Sun., Sept. 26. The celebration
will include a ribbon-cutting officially opening the campus,
and tours, entertainment and prizes. More than $8.5 million
has been spent renovating the beautiful Spanish mission style
architecture for the former Ventura Campus. Visit the alumni
table and find out about activities of the new CSUN chapter
for Ventura County graduates.
Classes
Ceramics Lab
The University Student Union ceramics lab is offering fall
classes. These small, non-credit, eight-week sessions offer
individual instruction plus additional time to work outside
of class. Registration begins Sept. 1. Afternoon and evening
sessions begin Oct. 4. Register early, space is limited.
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Defensive Driving Classes
Defensive driving classes will be offered Wed., Sept. 15, in
the University Student Union, Pasadena Room, and Thu., Oct.
7, in the USU Balboa Room. Class times for both days will be
from 8:30 a.m.noon and again from 14:30 p.m. Faculty, staff
and student employees who drive a state vehicle (including
carts) in the course of their work must complete this class.
Note: this class no longer needs to be repeated every four
years. Space is limited. Call the Environmental Health and
Safety Office, x2401, for reservations.
fmiChristina Lewis, x2401.
Piano for Youth
The Music Department¹s Piano for Youth Program is offering
piano instruction to students ages 7 to 11 who have never
previously had piano lessons. The sessions begin in mid-
September. For further information and to make an appointment
for an interview, contact Jeanine Jacobson, x3167. Space is
limited.
Deadlines
Student Research Symposium
The application deadline for CSUN¹s third campus-wide Student
Research Symposium is Mon., Oct. 18. The symposium, which
highlights student diversity and achievement and informs the
campus of the excellent quality and diversity of student
research, will be held Fri., Nov. 19, in the University
Student Union¹s Grand Salon. The format permits 10-minute
oral presentations and poster sessions. Undergraduate and
graduate students are encouraged to participate by submitting
an abstract of their entry. Cash awards will be provided for
the outstanding presenters. Contact your department or the
Office of Graduate Studies for applications. fmix2138.
@csun.edu
August 30, 1999
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