October 11, 2011
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Titan pre-doctoral scholars receive recognition
a UC or another doctoral granting institution. While in residence during the internship, faculty mentor scholars throughout the process. The internship itself is funded through the Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral program. “I can go to a top university and say that I’m fully funded and totally paid for,” said Keith Kottenbach, an American studies
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Six Cal State Fullerton students have been named Sally Casanova California Pre-Doctoral Scholars. These six students represent nearly 9 percent of the total of 67 students in the program throughout the entire CSU for the 2011-12 year. The Sally Casanova California PreDoctoral Scholar program was started in 1989 and named after Sally Casanova. She worked with various CSU campuses and the Chancellor’s Office to help students obtain doctoral degrees throughout her career. Casanova died in 1994. The program is designed to encourage students with an interest in a career in higher education, who are economically disadvantaged and are currently finishing their upper-division studies or are enrolled in a graduate program in the CSU, to pursue doctoral studies. In order to be awarded, students must be nominated by faculty members at each of the 23 CSU campuses throughout California. Faculty members who made the original nomination of the selected scholars are given the title of “adviser” and guide the student through the program. “They can make a much more informed decision about where they go to graduate school and that can make a huge difference when you finish if you’ve had an adviser,” said Peter Fashing, assistant professor of anthropology and faculty adviser to Cha Moua, one of the six named CSUF scholars. “I’m sort of basically just using my ex-
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I think it’s a great sign and you know there’s 23 campuses … and we got almost 10 percent of the students who got this fellowship. Peter Fashing Anthropology Professor
Courtesy of Karen Tapia From left are this year’s class of Sally Casanova California Pre-Doctoral Scholars: Keith Kottenbach, Jonathan Lee, Cha Moua, Joel Johnson, Alfonso Esparza and Stephanie Santiago-Fuentes.
perience as someone who’s been through the process of getting their Ph.D. and becoming university faculty over time,” Fashing said. “I think it’s a good opportunity for all the students, and they’re a pretty diverse set of fields.” The scholars named from CSUF include students majoring in public administration-urban management, psychology, American studies, economics, anthropology and sociology.
“I think it’s a great sign and you know, there’s 23 campuses … and we got almost 10 percent of the students who got this fellowship,” Fashing said. The aim of the program is to enlarge the number of potential university faculty in the future by providing several new opportunities to help potential doctoral students move forward in their education. A total of $3,000 is awarded to each named scholar in order to help pay for fees like travel-
ing to national and professional meetings in their field of work, visits to doctoralgranting institutions and graduate school application fees. A key component to the program is the opportunity for awarded students to participate in a summer research internship program. This internship plays a large role in exposing the students to life as a doctoral student. It usually involves eight to 10 weeks of research-related work done at
major who was selected for the program. “A lot of people want to say yes to that because you’re already paid for, you get all the research done and you get a lot of experience from the people you work side by side with.” Kottenbach was initially interested in the program by the grant money afforded him. “I’d say definitely that fellowship grants are never bad,” he said. “Especially for when you’re applying for Ph.D. programs.” Other CSUF students named to the program include Stephanie SantiagoFuentes, Joel Johnson, Jonathan Lee and Alfonso Esparza.
Collision on Commonwealth Monday Exhibit promotes student wellness Annual Art 4 Health opening reception and auction will feature 40 artists and 104 pieces MARIBEL CASTANEDA Daily Titan
CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan A car traveling north on Commonwealth Avenue collided with another vehicle that was traveling east on Nutwood Avenue.
MARK SAMALA / Daily Titan Police prepare to tow one of the vehicles after the incident. The other vehicle, which was damaged but still operational, was pulled over on the southbound side of Commonwealth Avenue.
CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Officer questions one of the drivers involved in the accident in order to understand the incident.
GREEN: Gamma Phi Beta sorority promotes sustainable living on campus ...Continued from page 1 The chapter of over 130 women has distributed recycling bins and green shirts made entirely of organic materials throughout sorority and fraternity houses to promote a more sustainable lifestyle. “The ‘Go Green’ initiative is something that is talked about, but people haven’t really done much on this campus for it, so we thought this would be a good thing to promote,” said Mandi Rai, Gamma Phi Beta public relations director and a CSUF radio-TV-film major. While educating students on the benefits of recycling and showcasing Gamma Phi Beta’s recyclable bins, Rai said, “Everyone knows that they should recycle and do all these things, but they don’t always know how to go about doing it. So we are handing out bins and wearing our shirts to put ‘Go Green’ in the forefront of everyone’s mind.” Also to spread the word about living a sustainable lifestyle, the Gamma Phi Beta Facebook page features tips and facts about going green, including that 90 percent of plastic bottles in the United States are not recycled. “The way in which we plan on going about this is to raise awareness about this global phenomenon by bringing its importance to our cam-
pus by having a guest speaker open to all students, putting out recyclable bins and giving out tips on campus on how easy it is to go green and what positive effects these little changes can make to not only our campus and community, but to our world,” said Ava Towhidian, president of Gamma Phi Beta. The tips featured on their Facebook
page and handed out by the girls on campus are simple ways in which the average person can cut down on the resources they use. One tip encourages students to use cloth napkins instead of paper ones and another recommends what temperature to set a refrigerator and freezer, decreasing the size of anyone’s carbon footprint. “Many young adults our age are
very unclear about what going green really is, and if we educate the youth who are the future leaders of our country, we can truly make an impact,” Towhidian, who encourages interested students to participate in their going green initiative, said. “We are just trying to make a difference in the world, one step at a time,” Towhidian said.
The Student Health and Counseling Center, in collaboration with the College of the Arts, is having its fifth annual Art 4 Health opening reception and auction. The exhibition will take place Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Student Health Center. This year’s theme is “HeArt & Soul,” promoting the importance of being healthy through art. “The theme means we want healthy hearts and minds. The Student Health and Counseling Center is here to help students with their physical and mental well-being,” said Misti Osmialowski, coordinator of Art 4 Health. Osmialowski said the health center strives to provide healthy images to greet students that will hopefully make them feel better in some way. The exhibit will display artwork from students, faculty, staff and alumni that focuses on the theme and the connection between health and art. Everyone is invited to come to the free event. New this year, DJ Dyphekta will be providing music outside of the SHCC. In the attempt to keep patient confidentiality, the opening reception is the only opportunity for the public to the see the art show. “The reason it is done in the health center is that I feel that since practice of medicine is an art and art can be used to help in a lot of therapeutic situations, it is good for the mental health as well as physical health,” said Howard Wang, Ph.D., health director of the SHCC. Wang will announce the guest at 4:30 p.m. outside of the SHCC and Dr. Richard D. Boucher, chief staff physician, will honor President Milton Gordon for his long-standing support of Arts 4 Health. Best-of-show winners will also be announced at this time.
The student will receive a $200 check and the alumni winner will win a solo show in the Titan Student Union. “We like to see artists express their inner selves through their art that is related to health. All pieces of art are subjective to interpretation; a landscape to some patients with certain ailments can see it and have a soothing feeling,” Wang said. The reception features 40 artists, consisting mainly of current students, and 104 works of art, some of which will be available for purchase. The proceeds go to funding the next Art 4 Health exhibit and student-artist scholarship. The artwork will be evaluated by a panel of six judges: Mary Becerra from the SHCC; Jim Dahl and Brandon Strathmann from the College of the Arts; Janice Deloof, a CSUF alumna; Robert Palmer, Ph.D., retired vice president for Student Affairs; and Cass Stringer, from Counseling and Psychological Services. The work “Fate” is the piece that Mathew Gush, a participant in Art 4 Health for the last four years, will be presenting Wednesday. The connection health has to Gush’s art is his main reason for participating in the event. Gush acknowledges that art is an expression and a gift of the various states of well-being. “It (‘Fate’) is an extremely personal work, exploring the essence between mind and soul. Combining a wide variety of media, from oil to ink, it is representative of the human essence. Working primarily in photography, this work is a large departure from my normal standing. That’s one of the reasons I am so interested in it,” said Gush. About 300 guests are expected to attend. Desserts and appetizers will be offered along with drinks.
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