President’s Message

Dear Colleagues,
I am not sure how many of you are familiar with Garrison Keillor’s: “News from Lake Wobegon,” a weekly monologue about a mythical small town in Minnesota. Mr. Keillor always starts his stories by stating that “it has been a quiet week in Lake Wobegone.” As he reports the week’s events, however, one comes to the conclusion that it has not been a quiet week at all.  I do not know about the rest of you, but I feel the same way about the fall semester--it has not been a quiet semester at CSM! more>>

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning @ CSM
By Jean Mach
On November 28 and 29, we were honored at CSM to have visitors from the Wabash Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts, a highly regarded model for SoTL Centers across the country. more>>

Associated Students Fund Longer Library Hours
Thanks to Associated Students and CSM’s Library, students will have a suitable place on campus in the evening to study for finals this semester. more>>

Authors Announced for President’s Lecture Series, Spring 2008
The President’s Lecture Series: Diverse Voices in Writing will continue in spring 2008 with three notable authors.
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CSM Students Hold Mock Primary and Political Forum
For their honors project, students in instructor Erin Scholnick’s American Politics classes recently coordinated and participated in a mock presidential primary and political forum.  more >>

AIDS Quilt Displayed at CSM
The college celebrated AIDS Awareness Week from December 3-6 with a number of important events including the display of the AIDS memorial quilt in the Staff Dining Room. more >>

Rocket Launching Makes News (& Some Noise)
On Nov. 16, ESL students in Brandon Smith and Amy Sobel’s classes participated in an innovative activity to celebrate the completion of reading October Sky – by launching rockets from a campus parking lot. more >>

Spring 2008 Outreach Activities
In a continuing effort to increase enrollment for the spring 2008 semester, Student Support and the PR/Marketing offices joined forces to staff an information table at Hillsdale Shopping Center on November 16-18. more >>

CSM Draws Local Jazz Talent
The music department and Associated Students of CSM recently sponsored the 11th annual CSM Jazz Festival, featuring 14 of the Bay Area’s top high school jazz bands performing. more >>

Accomplishments

• Students in Jude Pittman’s new Mosaic Mural II class will be making a tile and glass mosaic that will be installed on Building 1 in April 2008. more >>
• Earlier this year, Professor of Photography Richard Lohmann trekked to China’s Huangshan Mountains to create images for his Atmosphere portfolio. more >>
• Ted Tollner, head coach of CSM’s football team in the early 1970s, was recently hired as an assistant to the San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator. more >>

Sports Update
Follow the success of CSM’s football and cross country teams. more>>

• Football Team Captures Third Consecutive Bowl Win
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• Cross Country Wraps Up Successful Season
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