Celebrating Collaboration Courtyard is named for longtime CSUCI friend Linda Dullam, who made the “Collaboratory” a reality by KIM LAMB GREGORY
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HERE HAVE ONLY BEEN TWO TIMES THAT
CSUCI Liberal Studies major Leonel Cleto removed the gold necklace that reads “Leonel” from around his neck. The first time was when it was blessed by a priest and the second was when Cleto created a digital photo of the necklace using the Mobile Archive Collaboratory, a new addition to the John Spoor Broome Library. “The Collaboratory opens up our University archives and special collections, making them more accessible for research, explained Digital Curation and Scholarship Librarian Elizabeth Blackwood. “Additionally, with it being more mobile, we’re going to be able to do outreach to the communities to build more interest in the history of our area.” The Collaboratory was made possible by a $100,000 gift from a longtime friend to the University, Linda Dullam, her latest contribution in a legacy that dates back more than 20 years.
On November 5, a library courtyard was officially christened the Dullam Courtyard during a reception attended by about 40 guests. “Linda Dullam is a friend to this campus that we are incredibly fortunate to have,” Interim President Richard Yao said during the ceremony. “When I first arrived to campus and attended my first event with the community, Linda was the first person I interacted with. She introduced herself and asked me all kinds of questions about myself, and told me what a good decision I made to come here in service of our campus and students. That moment meant a lot to me, and it’s an honor to recognize her generosity to our campus and dedicate this courtyard in her name.” Dullam and her late husband, John, helped lead the charge to establish a public university for Ventura County. As former owners of Mandalay Berry Farm in Oxnard, the Dullams’ roots in the county ran deep. ABOVE From left to right: CSUCI President Emeritus J. Handel Evans, Interim President Richard Yao, Linda Dullam, President Emeritus Richard R. Rush.
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