Veterans Day Speech by Dr. Liam Corley
Thank you, Chief Guerin. It’s an honor to be with you today and to have the opportunity to say, “Thank you!” to all of the veterans here on campus. Your service has helped to preserve our country and it has allowed others to focus their lives on peaceful pursuits like the cultivation of knowledge at this university. Thank you for the part you have played in flourishing the American way of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Thank you also to the members of the Veterans Services Initiative and the Student Veterans Organization for your efforts in recent years to support veterans at Cal Poly and to remove barriers to their success and participation in campus life. It’s tremendously encouraging to see how far we’ve come in the past year, and I have no doubts that what has been well begun will in due time be thoroughly done.
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Scholarship Helps 2 Cal Poly Pomona Students Prepare for Graduate Degrees
Sociology seniors Jessica Kizer and Phi Su have been awarded 2009-10 Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholarships by the California State University to help them achieve their goal of earning a doctoral degree.
The $3,000 scholarship gives 70 students in the CSU the opportunity to explore and prepare to succeed in doctoral programs. CSU and UC faculty members play an integral part as they work closely with scholars to prepare them for graduate studies.
During the summer, Kizer and Su traveled to several universities, learned about their graduate programs and met with faculty and graduate students. Their sociology faculty advisor at Cal Poly Pomona, Mary Yu Danico, accompanied them to UC Berkeley; the University of Illinois, Chicago; the University of Chicago; Northwestern University; Stanford University; Boston University; and Brandeis University. Su’s sociology faculty advisor, Dennis Loo, accompanied them to Harvard University.
The trips helped the young scholars finalize their top graduate school choices as they apply to doctoral programs this fall. Kizer plans to study the socialization among families and religious organizations and the impact on racial and ethnic identity. Su will examine Vietnamese American communities in the context of community formation and diasporic identities. Both women hope teach at a CSU, preferably at Cal Poly Pomona.
“The trips to grad programs were incredibly useful,” Kizer says. “I talked to faculty members about their current research and work styles, and I spoke with graduate students about their experiences in the department and with their advisors. It was such a wonderful experience!”
The California Pre-Doctoral Program is designed to increase the pool of potential CSU faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of CSU students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages. Students are selected by a committee of faculty from the CSU and the University of California.
Each scholar works closely with a faculty sponsor to develop a plan with individual career and educational goals. The program places a special emphasis on increasing the number of CSU students who enter doctoral programs at a University of California campus.
Sally Casanova Scholars may use their award to:
- Participate in a summer research internship program at a doctoral-granting institution to receive exposure to the world of research in their chosen field
- Visit doctoral-granting institutions to explore opportunities for doctoral study
- Travel to a national symposium or professional meeting in their chosen field; other related activities such as membership in professional organizations and journal subscriptions
- Pay for graduate school application and test fees.
For more information about the California Pre-Doctoral Program, visit www.calstate.edu/predoc/cpdp_program.shtml.
Originally Published: Polycentric, Cal Poly Pomona – week of 10/11/09
Cal Poly Pomona’s 2009-2010 National Model United Nations Team Now Forming
Applications for this year’s Cal Poly Pomona National Model United Nations Team are now available in the Office of the Dean, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences, Building 5, Room 158.
Students from all majors, freshmen through graduate students, are encouraged to apply.
The NMUN program is an exceptional activity. Each spring a delegation from Cal Poly Pomona participates in the national simulation in New York at the UN Building and at a nearby hotel. Prospective students must complete an application form no later than Friday, October 9, 2009. All applicants will be accorded an interview by a screening committee. This year the NMUN budget will finance a delegation of 12 students.
The NMUN program on this campus is generously supported by ASI/IRA funding, by the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences, and by the Hassen Endowment. Individual team members must also contribute a portion of the total cost.
Team members are required to take a rigorous preparatory class during the Winter Quarter. They will then attend the national meeting during the long week of March 26-April 4, 2010 in New York. Some 250 colleges and universities, and more than 2500 students will be participating in this student-administered conference.
For further information pick up an application form from the Dean’s Office, CLASS, Building 5, Room 158.
‘Much Ado about Nothing’ Staged at Annual Shakespeare Festival
Scheming lovers and a jealous brother stir up chaos in the romantic comedy, “Much Ado about Nothing,” to be performed by the Southern California Shakespeare Festival at Cal Poly Pomona.
The Shakespeare Festival resides at the university and is an acting troupe comprising five actors from the Actors Equity Association and 14 student actors.
To celebrate its fifth season, the troupe will stage the Shakespeare play on Sept. 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26, and Oct. 2 and 3. All performances have an 8 p.m. curtain call and will be held in the Studio Theatre, Building 25. A gala reception will follow the performance on Sept. 12.
Tickets are available for purchase beginning Aug. 1. General admission is $15 and is $12 for seniors, students, faculty and staff.
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Dr. Edward Rocklin – Video Profile
The College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (C.L.A.S.S) presents the video profile of Dr. Edward Rocklin, Professor of the English and Foreign Languages Department.
http://assets.class.csupomona.edu/video/profiles/rocklin/faculty-profile-ed-rocklin_420x315.flv
Cal Poly graduate turns school project into helping to feed the hungry
Originally Published: The San Bernadino Sun, Christee Lemons on 7/26/09 7:04 AM
POMONA – Sitting on a mound of clothes in a van headed for Mexico was a frequent road trip Cal Poly Pomona graduate Jennifer Smith-Hollett took with her family. Her grandmother would take her grandchildren across the border two to three times a year to donate their secondhand clothes and toys to needy village families.
“I grew up with a strong sense of giving back,” Smith-Hollett, 24, said.
These acts of giving inspired her at a young age to continuously find ways to serve her community and speak up for those whose voices have been silenced.
Before graduating with a history degree and nonviolent studies minor last month, the La Verne resident designed a food distribution system that would feed hundreds of hungry people in Pomona.
Her 19-page class project was so well received by the university’s Ahimsa Center (nonviolent resource center) that she won $1,000 for the Bipin and Rekha Shah Ahimsa Award for the Outstanding Capstone Project. This award goes to a student with the best project finished by the completion of the minor.
Smith-Hollett’s food recovery program collects uneaten food from the university’s all-you-can-eat buffet at the Los Olivos Dining Commons and donates it to families and community agencies, like Pomona Homeless Resource Center and Pomona Valley Christian Center.
Los Olivos employees call Pamela Lynn, donation coordinator for the Pomona Valley Christian Center, to pick up the food which she delivers to low-income or homeless people in the area. The remaining food goes to local shelters.
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Michael Reibel – Video Profile
The College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (C.L.A.S.S) presents the video profile of Michael Reibel Professor of the Geography & Anthropology Department.
http://assets.class.csupomona.edu/video/profiles/reibel/faculty-profile-reibel420x315.flv
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Interactive Photos of Theatre Department Facility
The Theatre Department at Cal Poly Pomona has added a new feature to their website. Photos of the Theatre facilities such as the Lobby, Stage, and Seating are now fully interactive. The photos take you in for an almost personal experience.
Check all the photos out at the Theatre Department website here: http://www.class.csupomona.edu/th/facility
Dr. David Adams – Video Profile
The College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (C.L.A.S.S) presents the video profile of Dr. David Adams, Professor of the Philosophy Department.
http://assets.class.csupomona.edu/video/profiles/adams/facprofile-dadams420x280.flv
Dr. Jill Nemiro – Video Profile
The College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (C.L.A.S.S) presents the video profile of Dr. Jill Nemiro, Associate Professor of the Psychology and Sociology Department.
http://assets.class.csupomona.edu/video/profiles/nemiro/nemiro-profile-420x280.flv
