Monday, March 3, 2003

Three of the CSUB Nursing sophomores were elected to CNSA State Board of Director positions at the convention in Riverside March 1 and 2. They are:  

Jenny Strode, Legislative Director (among other things, she will be presenting the resolution supporting males in nursing, adopted by the CNSA house of delegates, to the NSNA house of delegates in Phoenix in April).

Kelly Beyah, Break Through to Nursing Director (she sits on the ROSA committee as the sophomore rep., which increased her interest in submitting for this board position).

Jessica Prather, Internet/Website Director (2003 saw the birth of the CNSA website designed and built by Brent Peterson from Riverside, who will be mentoring Jessica as she continues to maintain and improve the site...she already maintains two websites in her current job).

They assumed office at a luncheon and board meeting on Sunday, following close of the convention, and will continue in their current positions through the next CNSA state convention in February 2004.

These young women were extremely poised and professional in their campaigns, speeches, presentations to the house of delegates, and all-around representation of CSUB. They really put Bakersfield front and center at the convention, in the best possible way!  http://www.csub.edu/nursing

Winter 2003

FACT

CSUB's Facility for Animal Care and Treatment owl cages are in desperate need of repair.  FACT director, David Germano said he hopes to initiate a fundraising campaign to update the cages which house some 50 rehabilitating birds.  "We currently have cages that were built out of wood about 20 years ago and are now decaying." Germano said.  "We would like to have a state-of-the-art setup that will be better for the rehabilitating birds."  Each year, FACT treats about 400 birds and has returned more than 20,000 raptors back to their natural habitat.  Anyone interested in helping with a fundraising campaign for the FACT owl cages or interested in more information about FACT is encouraged to contact Dr. Germano at (661) 664-2471 or FACT coordinator, Marlene Benton at (661) 664-3167.  This article is from Cal State Today, Winter 2003.  http://www.csub.edu/fact

CSUB Physics Professor Honored

California State University, Bakersfield physics professor, Vladimir Gasparyan, was selected as one of seven scholars for one of the most respected academic institutes in the world.

The Institute for Theoretical Physics on the University of California, Santa Barbara campus selected Gasparyan as one of its visiting researchers for 2002-2004.  "It's an open competition for physicists from all universities in the United States.  I am deeply honored to have been selected by ITP," Gasparyan said.  "It will give me a nice opportunity to collaborate and establish scientific relations with well-known physicists from ITP."

The purpose of the program is to support the research efforts of faculty at American colleges and universities that are not major research institutions.  Each ITP scholar receives funds for three round trips and up to six weeks of local expenses to be used over a period of three years, he said.

Gasparyan, a theoretical physicist, has been at CSUB since the fall of 2000.  He is a native of Armenia, and earned his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees from Yerevan State University.  Yerevan is the capital of Armenia.  This article is from Cal State Today, Winter 2003.   http://www.cs.csubak.edu/Physics/

Emma Sims nursing scholarship endowment

Emma Sims is a retired nurse and has been a long-time supporter of California State University, Bakersfield.  She has been a loyal donor to the Presiden't Associates and fine arts programs, the nursing department and others.  She attends many university events and celebrations.

In discussing Sims' most recent gift of $10,000 with nursing department chair Candace Meares, Meares suggested it would be fitting to honor Sims for her loyalty to CSUB and the nursing profession with an endowed scholarship bearing her name.  In November, Sims agreed and the endowment was established.  Sims' primary goal is to ensure more students are trained as nurses to help alleviate the current nursing shortage.  This article is from Cal State Today, Winter 2003.

October 28, 2002

The Department of Mathematics is delighted to announce that on October 21, 2002 Charles Reed, Chancellor of the California State University, granted final "approval for California State University, Bakersfield to offer the Degree of Master of Arts in Teaching Mathematics effective fall 2002."

The MA program is currently in full implementation.  In Winter Quarter 2003, two of the program's required courses, Math 521 Statistics and Data Analysis and Math 450, History of Mathematics, are being offered.  For further information contact Kathy Smith at klsmith@csub.edu

November 5, 2002

The Department of Nursing has be awarded 10 years of accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for the baccalaureate and masters degree programs.