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COMMENCEMENT ISSUE - MAY 2007

 

Commencement is upon us once again. This year, approximately 9,646 students are eligible to participate in Commencement 2007 at San Diego State University. That number includes 7,404 bachelor's degree candidates, 2,361 masters' and 66 doctoral degree candidates, with 119 of those students who are double majors. The College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts (PSFA) will present the most candidates for graduation with 2,532 students.

 

The PSFA graduation ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 19, at 1:00 p.m., in Cox Arena on the SDSU campus. SDSU Commencement ceremonies will be broadcast live on Cox Cable, Channel 23; Cox North, Channel 18 (excluding Oceanside); and Time Warner Cable, Channel 19 beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 19. All ceremonies may be seen on the internet at http://www.sdsu.edu/Commencementvideo. (This link will become active on May 18). For more information about Commencement 2007, please click on the following link: http://arweb.sdsu.edu/es/commencement/

 

 

MARTHA LONGENECKER TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE OF FINE ARTS AT PSFA CEREMONY

Martha Longenecker's career in art is a many faceted design related to being an artist/craftsman, educator, and Founder/Director and President of the Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art.  As Professor of Art, Ms. Longenecker taught history of ceramics, design courses, directed the gallery program, and supervised the student teachers during her thirty-five year tenure at San Diego State University which began in 1955 when she arrived to develop the ceramics program.  Longenecker will receive her honorary doctorate of fine arts at the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts ceremony on Saturday, May 19 at 1 p.m.

 

HONORING PSFA's BEST AND BRIGHTEST

During the Commencement ceremony special recognition will be given to a select group of accomplished graduates. Each of the degree programs in the College has chosen its outstanding graduate, and each of these graduates has named a faculty member who was most influential in the academic career of the graduate. From among these students the Dean selects one outstanding graduate who is recognized for his/her contribution to the College as well as the University. This year's outstanding PSFA graduate is Brooke Hall, earning her degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management. She has selected Professor J. Jeffrey Campbell as his most influential faculty member. The following are the Class of 2007 student and faculty honorees.

 

School or Department Faculty	Outstanding Student	Influential
Art, Design and Art History	Gustabo Velasquez	Gail C. Roberts-Fields
Child and Family Development	Cristina Marie Scotti	Shulamit N. Ritblatt
Communication	Edna Suzanne Jones	Brian H. Spitzberg
Journalism	Jessica Jolene Brown	Heather J. Ward
Kinesiology	Katie Irene Lonsdale	Daniel J. Cipriani
Foods and Nutrition	Lorena Sonia Pacheco	Audrey A. Spindler
Hospitality and Tourism Management	Brooke Helen Hall	J. Jeffrey Campbell
Dance	Marissa Maxine Nunes	George C. Willis
Music	Michael Stuart Couper	Todd Rewoldt
Public Administration	Christia Roberta Davis	Robert L. Stock
Criminal Justice Administration	Jennifer Lee Allen	L. Paul Sutton
Recreation, Parks and Tourism	Opal Louise Hargett	Lawrence A. Beck
Television, Film and Media	Rose Eunice Aquino	Gregory Penetrante
Theatre	Sarah Ellen Siegel	Donald J. Hopkins

 

 

FAREWELL TO RETIRING FACULTY

The following PSFA faculty members are retiring at the end of this academic year. We thank them for their many years of exceptional service and wish them the very best in their future endeavors. Feel free to send them a note or e-mail with your best wishes.

Richard Baker, School of Art Design and Art History
Nick Reid, School of Theatre, Television and Film
Patricia Wilson, School of Public Administration and Urban Studies

 

 

PSFA STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Eight PSFA students were inducted into Mortar Board on April 22.  Mortar Board is a senior honor society, based on exemplary scholarship, leadership, and service that recognizes no more than 40 students per year for inclusion into the SDSU Cap and Gown Chapter.
     Celeste Diaz--Public Administration
     Sarah Messali--Foods and Nutrition
     Larry Nguyen--Physical Therapy
     Brittany Rawlings--Public Relations and Spanish 
     Jenna Minyen--Communication and Management
     Sarah Rossetto--Communication/Public Relations 
     Christa Hunt--Journalism and Liberal Studies
     Tracey Weston--Child and Family Development

 

Three PSFA students received the prestigious "Quest for the Best Award" at the 21st Vice Presidential Student Service Award on April 21.  The "Quest for the Best Award" honors outstanding student leaders who have typified and promoted the broader mission of the university through development of leadership skills and community service.
     Nicole Mehta--Journalism and Sociology
     Jessica Jean Young-Journalism
     Lea Nichole Viceral--Communications  
     Faculty Honoree:  Dr. Patricia Geist Martin

 

Dan Cannon won first place in the Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences graduate division at the CSU Student Research Competition held this past weekend at CSU Dominguez Hills.  His study, Recruitment of Serratus Anterior (SA) as an Accessory Muscle of Ventilation During Graded Exercise was supervised by Dan Cipriani and Mike Buono.  This is the second year that Dan has won first place at the CSU competition. 

 

FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENTS

At the 2007 AERA (American Educational Research Association) meeting in Chicago, Dr. Thomas McKenzie was recognized with the 2007 Exemplary Paper Award by SIG (Special Interest Group) Research on Learning and Instruction in Physical Education. Girls' activity levels and lesson contexts during middle school PE: TAAG baseline. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

 

SWARMIUS (SDSU Music faculty members Waters, Todd Rewoldt and Felix Olschofka) continue their sonic fusion of hip-hop, house-lounge-techno meets modern-classical by performing their second European Tour in Stockholm, Berlin, and Venice from May 11-27.

 

SAVE THE DATE - September 29, 2007 at 5pm

25th Anniversary Celebration for the Fitness Clinic for Individuals with Disabilities

All SDSU Faculty & Staff are invited to the Hawaiian Luau Celebration

        *        Birthday Celebration
        *        Hawaiian Buffet
        *        Polynesian Dancers
        *        Silent Auction

The Fitness Clinic for Individuals with Disabilities will be celebrating its 25th year in operation in September 2007. The Fitness Clinic currently located on the campus of San Diego State University has been self-supporting for 24 years.  Initiated by Dr. Peter M. Aufsesser with a Federal grant the Fitness Clinic currently serves 65 individuals with severe physical and neuromuscular disabilities (age 8-98) and annually trains over 170 students majoring in Kinesiology who are entering the health related professions. The Fitness Clinic is one of only four programs of its type in the United States.  It is well respected and has long standing relationships with many different constituencies in the community.

You will find additional arts events by visiting the following web sites:

http://art.sdsu.edu/
http://artgallery.sdsu.edu/
http://music.sdsu.edu/
http://theatre.sdsu.edu/html/events/2006-2007Season.htm

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San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
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