Andrea Grove, Associate Professor of the Political Science Program and Faculty Director for both the Center for Community Engagement and the California Institute for Social Business explained, “The many ways in which Father Boyle has given hope to at-risk and formerly gang-involved members of our communities are awe-inspiring.  His accomplishments provide our students who are studying social entrepreneurship and will soon be studying social business with essential lessons and inspiration.”

Boyle heads up the largest intervention program in the country, offering job training, tattoo removal and employment to members of enemy gangs. The program has become a national model. 

One of eight children, Boyle grew up comfortably in Hancock Park in Los Angeles and graduated from Loyola High School in 1972. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1984. The possessor of three master’s degrees, he became a social activist after working with the poor. 

Boyle staked out the Pico-Aliso neighborhood in Los Angeles, probably the most heavily gang-infested area in the United States, and started his first business, Homeboy Bakery, as a means to provide job training, work experience and a chance for members of rival gangs to work together.  Homeboy Industries, an independent non-profit organization, today includes Homeboy Bakery, Homeboy Silkscreen, Homeboy Maintenance, Homeboy/Homegirl Merchandise, and Homegirl Café.

A winner of countless humanitarian awards, Boyle is a surrogate father to many of the young men and women that have passed through Homeboy Industries.  His secret weapon is compassion, which figures in the title of his new book, Tattoos on the Heart: the Power of Boundless Compassion.  The book chronicles his work in the barrio with stories and essays. Having buried more than 168 of his young protégées, boys and girls, he relates how he has managed to retain the faith and hope that keep him going. There will be a book signing after Boyle’s presentation.

CI’s Andrew Morris, Associate Professor in Sociology, who teaches an interdisciplinary and service learning course titled Social Entrepreneurship, said, “ Using new and emerging 21st century models of social entrepreneurship, Father Boyle and Homeboy Industries are turning problems of unemployment and gang violence into possibilities, for indeed, to quote Father Boyle, ’Nothing stops a bullet like a job.’”

Limited parking is available on campus. A daily permit is $6. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station/Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with bus service to and from the campus. Riders should board the VISTA Bus to the campus; the fare is $1 each way. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at www.goventura.org.

For additional information on the event contact Pilar Pacheco at 805-437-8851 or pilar.pacheco@csuci.edu.

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CSU Channel Islands is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

CI Mission Statement
Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.

“Echoes of Nationalism and Revolution” will run from Nov. 15 to 19, with all events taking place on the CI campus.  The events are free and open to the public.
Limited parking is available on campus. A daily permit is $6. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station/Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with bus service to and from the campus. Riders should board the VISTA Bus to the campus; the fare is $1 each way. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at www.goventura.org.

Nov. 8-19, Broome Library Exhibition Hall
The (R)EVOLUTION Commemorative Calendar Exhibit by Marie Gregorio-Oviedo, photographer, with support from Clinicas del Camino Real, Inc.  (R)evolution indicates the evolution from revolution of the warriors of yesteryear to the community activists of present day. The exhibit commemorates the centennial of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, featuring photos on canvas of local Latino individuals whose stories, activism, volunteerism, and philanthropy make them the Guerrilleros de la Comunidad (Community Activists) of today.  Those featured in (R)EVOLUTION  are depicted in period costumes and scenes that may have taken place during the 1910 Mexican Revolution.

Monday, Nov. 15, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Broome Library
A lecture by Assistant Professor Spanish at Portland State University, entitled, “In War and Peace, from Documentary to Artistic Cinema:  The Mexican Revolution on Film (1911-1935)”

Tuesday evening, Nov. 16, 6 to 8 p.m., Broome Library
A screening and discussion of a film entitled “Walkout.” Sponsored by CI’s MEChA student club.

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 12 to 2 p.m. Broome Library
A film screening and discussion of “A Place Called Chiapas,” sponsored by CI’s Student Historians’ Association,

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Broome Library
A lecture by Dr. Eric Van Young, Professor of History at University of California San Diego, “Mexico 1810/1910:  How Different Were the Two Revolutions?”

Thursday, Nov. 18, 4:30 to 5:45 p.m., Broome Library
A dramatic reading of "Entre Pancho Villa y una Mujer Desnuda," performed by Spanish and Performing Arts Students, with Spanish-language direction by Dr. Steven Clark, Stage direction by Dr. Luda Popenhagen and Steven Clark, followed by student-led panel discussion.  This will be followed by a reception with (R)EVOLUTION Commemorative Calendar Project participants from 6 to 7:30 PM.

Friday, Nov. 19, 2 to 6 p.m., Student Union Courtyard
A celebration, Fiesta Patria, with refreshments and entertainment including ballet folkórico, Mexico City reggae selector RasJuan, Ruff Roots from Santa Paula, and Mariachi Costa del Sol.

For additional information contact Merissa Stith at 805-437-8548 or Merissa.stith@csuci.edu.

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CSU Channel Islands is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

CI Mission Statement
Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.

The University’s new communication tool, CI Alert, provides campus officials with the ability to reach students, faculty and staff with information and updates during unforeseen events or emergencies, within minutes, through phone calls, emails and/or text messages.  All students, faculty and staff are automatically enrolled to receive emergency messages through their campus email. 

“In today’s current climate we need to be prepared for situations that we never could have anticipated happening and recognize the important role that immediate communication plays in keeping students and the campus community safe,” said Nancy Covarrubias Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing.  “As part of our comprehensive critical response plan, we have added this new communication service because of its successful track record and multi-modal capabilities that will allow us to keep students and the campus community informed whether they are in their residence hall, sitting in front of their computer, working in an office, or on their way to class.”

CI Alert enables campus officials to schedule, send, and track personalized voice messages to up to five phone numbers per student, faculty and staff, and immediately sends messages via four different modes of communication:

• Voice messages to home phones, work phones, and cell phones
• Text messages to cell phones, PDAs, networked digital signage, and other text-based services
• Text messages to email accounts
• Messages to TTY/TDD receiving devices for the hearing impaired

Additionally, the University will provide updates or instructions during emergencies on the University’s Web site at www.csuci.edu and the campus emergency hotline at 805-437-3911.

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CSU Channel Islands is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

CI Mission Statement
Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.

“We are extremely pleased to receive these significant grant awards – a testament to our commitment to provide meaningful access for all CI students as well as for elementary, middle, high school, and community college students throughout Ventura County,” stated President Richard R. Rush. “Encouraging a college-going culture in the County will provide a strong workforce for our future.”

The Strengthening Institutions – Hispanic Serving Institutions (SI-HSI) Program part of the U.S. Department of Education, is striving to meet President Obama’s educational goal of having the highest college graduation rate in the world by 2020.  The SI-HSI Program expands educational opportunities and improves educational attainment for students at HSIs. The PPOHA Program supports institutions that offer a post-baccalaureate certificate or degree to help under-represented and low income students enroll and succeed in graduate study.

CI was one of thirty institutions in California and 78 institutions nationwide to receive the SI-HSI award.  Ventura College and Santa Barbara City College also received SI-HSI awards.  The SI-HSI award lets CI expand and enhance academic offerings.  This grant will fund Project ISLAS (Institutionalizing Student Learning, Access and Success) which will benefit all CI students by developing and promoting a university-going culture in the region that addresses barriers to higher education for historically underrepresented students in universities.

Project ISLAS focuses on helping students get in to college and get through college.  Specifically, it will focus on creating university readiness in Hispanic elementary, middle school, high school and community college students of Ventura County. Once these students become part of the CI community, they will take part in a University Experience Program to enhance student retention.  This program will include first-year and transition-year seminars and learning communities to enhance student outcomes, plus provide training for faculty and staff to help them best serve this student population. The grant also assesses student learning outcomes at the course level and program level through the development of an e-portfolio system.

CI was one of five institutions in California and twenty-one nationwide to receive the PPOHA award.  CI will use the grant to fund Project VISTA (Vistas del Futuro), which will be applied to expand CI’s Hispanic participation in post-baccalaureate programs, and to build additional professional and community partnerships designed to strengthen graduate programs and promote student success. CI will also use grant funds to provide financial aid for Hispanic and low-income students in post-baccalaureate programs at CI, as well as to promote greater access by expanding distance learning.

“Access to a higher education leads to access to a higher socio-economic status. These grants awarded to CSU Channel Islands will help bridge the gap for Hispanic students between a K-12 education and a college education,” stated Dr. Ramon Flores, President of the Ventura County Board of Education. “They will allow Hispanic students to become more productive members of our society.”

As Ventura County’s only four-year, public university, CI is committed to providing top quality undergraduate and graduate educational opportunities for all students throughout the region.

For additional information about CI’s HSI programs, visit: http://www.csuci.edu/about/hsi/

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CSU Channel Islands is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

CI Mission Statement
Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.

Mayberry, growing up in Reno, was intrigued by the story of the Donner Party, a westward migration in 1846 of nearly 20 covered wagons going from Springfield, Illinois to California.  During the journey the group split and other members joined as they endured horrendous hardships.  Only nine wagons finally reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Donner Lake where they were overtaken and stopped by severe winter storms, resulting in starvation, which it is believed led to acts of cannibalism. 

Mayberry did much research and preliminary work, visiting historical sites of the Donner Party, as he honed the idea of a dramatic work that blended history with the playwriting process.  In June of 2009, on a 16-month sabbatical, he wrote his Donner Party cycle.

There will also be a production of the first half of the 12-part cycle by the Performing Arts program on the CI campus in March 2011.

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CSU Channel Islands is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

CI Mission Statement
Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.

CI has been exploring the idea of expanding existing programs to create hybrid programs involving new technology in the area of multimedia, and the business of entertainment with an emphasis on film, video animation gaming and music. This would be a crossover of the subject areas of art, computer science, and business.

The addition of the Mike Curb Studios allows CI to further advance educational capacity both in art education and in entertainment industry management and production.  There are currently courses dealing with entertainment, including a lecture series of professionals from the video, television, film, and music industries.  Some of the speakers have included recording artist LeAnn Rimes; Neil Portnow, President and CEO of The Recording Academy; Orly Adelson, President and CEO of Dick Clark Productions; and Budd Carr, film music supervisor to Oliver Stone.

“As a result of Mike Curb’s generosity, CI has a state-of-the-art production and post production studio that will facilitate the creation of new curriculum related to a wide range of areas in the entertainment industry,” stated Professor Jack Reilly, chair of the Art program at CI. “Our students now have the opportunity to produce work in a professional environment, which will ultimately lead to new and increased opportunities for them in the entertainment industry upon graduation.”

Attendees at the unveiling included the campus community, Curb, and Mark Hartley, partner and owner of Fitzgerald Hartley Company, a music talent management company.  Hartley has been involved with CI as the Chairman of the Entertainment Studies Advisory Board and has pulled together many industry professionals and other resources to offer assistance in the effort.

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CSU Channel Islands is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

CI Mission Statement
Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.

Nominated in the Interactive Media category is Shannon Scobey (http://www.shannonleighdesigns.com), a senior Art major from Ventura, for her interactive website “Satisfactory Sweets” (www.satisfactorysweets.com). Nominated in the Music Video category are Claire Flores (http://kazellmulynncreations.com), a senior Art major from Ventura, for her music video “Pilar” (www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_uFRVmjEKI) and Ryan Hunnewell, a junior Art major from Simi Valley for his music video “Dear Chatsworth” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S20VkqfPL2w).

Distinguished CSU professors and entertainment industry professionals choose the student finalists and winners in the film, video, and interactive media competition, and all finalist works are screened at the Festival. Winning students will receive cash prizes as well as the Rosebud Award for the top entry in each of the categories.

“I'm very excited to have been chosen as a finalist, it makes me feel like the work I do is appreciated,” said finalist Shannon Scobey, “I'm also grateful I can attend a school that has such a great art program.”

Finalist Ryan Hunnewell added, “Being selected as a finalist has been a surreal experience. My time at Channel Islands has really helped develop my skills as an artist, and I have been able to find my passion in time-based media. I am so thankful for all the faculty who have helped me grow, and for all my friends from home, because without them my music video would have never happened, literally.”

“These stellar projects by our super-talented CI students reflect our art programs and the University’s commitment to excellence on a statewide level and beyond,” says Art Professor Liz King, who teaches interactive multimedia and web design at CI. “Year after year our students create work that not only competes with talented peers at other CSU campuses, but more importantly garners them recognition while preparing them to work in the competitive entertainment industry.”

Since its founding in 2002, CSU Channel Islands has had 28 finalists and won first prize honors seven times.

The finalist screening and award ceremony are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The Festival will take place at CSU Fullerton in the Steven G. Mihaylo Hall.

This year’s Media Arts Festival will feature a mixer for CSU students, faculty members, and industry guests, and a keynote presentation by screenwriter Steve Oedekerk (Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Patch Adams, Barnyard).

More information can be found on the website: http://www.csusummerarts.org/maf/index.shtml.

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CSU Channel Islands is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

CI Mission Statement
Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.

Sohn is widely quoted on the world stage today and was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top five economists in 2009 and the “most accurate economist” in 2006.  He is cited daily in domestic and world press.

A third program will be held Friday, Dec. 3, from 12 to 2 p.m. in Malibu Hall on the CI campus and will feature Jeffrey S. Klein, Chairman and former CEO of 101 Communications. This is a return to Ventura County from an old friend who will offer a unique and historical perspective from a media entrepreneur and former LA Times senior executive.

Dr. William P. Cordeiro, Director of the Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics, said, "We have done lectures in the past but this is the first time we have put together a series.  There will be another series in the spring.  We do it to provide the students and the community with an opportunity to hear prominent business people share their thoughts and knowledge.”

The programs are sponsored by the MVS School of Business & Economics and the MVS Business Advisory Council. Please RSVP by visiting: https://csuci.wufoo.com/forms/fall-2010-speaker-series/

For additional information contact Merissa Stith at 805-437-8548 or merissa.stith@csuci.edu

Free parking will be available on campus in lot A4 located off Ventura Street. Once on campus, follow the directional signs to parking lot A4. Shuttle service will be available between the campus parking lot and presentation room.

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CSU Channel Islands is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

CI Mission Statement
Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.

Brüggen, a German national, is an educational researcher and teaches sociology at the University of Teacher Education in Switzerland. She will teach a variety of undergraduate courses at CI and offer a course through the Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning this winter.  In addition, she will offer a series of public lectures sponsored by the Center for International Affairs, the Sociology Program and Osher.  Her areas of interest include the ethnography of the school, death and dying, qualitative methods and the sociology of religion.

Fulbright awards are given to individual scholars from American universities to teach and do research abroad at an international university.  The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program allows selected American universities to host a scholar from another country.  Getting a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence is difficult because it is a very competitive grant, funded by the U.S. Department of State.

CI has a number of Fulbright Award winners on its faculty: Daniel Lee, Sociology; Renny Christopher, English; Jacque Kilpatrick, English; James Meriwether, History; and Geoff Dougherty, Physics.  However, Brüggen’s grant marks the first time that CI has successfully competed to win an international scholar on its campus. 

Dr. Daniel Lee stated, “A group of colleagues worked together to submit a formal proposal that described CI and our commitment to international education, along with a plan for how we would integrate and utilize a visiting scholar.” Once the grant had been secured, the group looked at possible candidates from different countries, narrowed that list and finally selected Brüggen as the best fit.  When the complex approval process was finished, Brüggen packed her bags for California.  Lee said, “We are very happy to have a sociologist as our first Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence.”

Lee explained, “One of the things that attracted us to Dr. Brüggen was her diverse research expertise. She has written a book and published articles on the sociology of death and dying, expertise which she will share with the campus during several public lectures. She will also pursue collaborative research with colleagues in the Sociology Program and the School of Education.” He also noted that, “She will work with Dr. Antonio Jimenez Jimenez and the Center for International Affairs to help increase student interest in study abroad programs, foreign language courses, and other internationally oriented events offered on campus.”

This is Brüggen’s first visit to the United States and she has plunged into campus life, even joining CI’s growing choir. For her part, Brüggen remarked, “I am impressed by the lovely area and the wonderful climate!  I enjoy the atmosphere of living and working at a place where so many people work closely together,” explaining that at a German university offices and buildings are very scattered.  She is also enjoying the diversity of the campus population.

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CSU Channel Islands is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

CI Mission Statement
Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.

The memoir represents the result of work accomplished on her sabbatical leave and explores her embrace of the radical politics of her childhood, which proved to be the ideas found in her family history.  The chapter she will be reading, “The Peckolicks of Kozienice,” is a personal and sociological look at an Eastern European Jewish family.  She discovered a connection to the lives of her grandparents and the Eastern European Jews in their shtetl, people with whom she had thought she had no connection. 

Peters stated, “Where the pleasure in the title came in was a surprise to me.”  She researched at YIVO Jewish Institute for Research in New York City, which since 1940 to today has been a preeminent resource center for East European Jewish Studies.   She also interviewed many family members.  Peters said, “What I found was a history quite different from the one I’d read about in the Jewish nostalgia books, like The World of Our Fathers.” Instead of joyous togetherness, she found a fierce caste system and a rigid patriarchy.

Limited parking is available on campus. A daily permit is $6. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station/Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with bus service to and from the campus. Riders should board the VISTA Bus to the campus; the fare is $1 each way. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at www.goventura.org.

For additional information contact Rian Medlin at 805-437-3931 or rian.medlin@csuci.edu.

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CSU Channel Islands is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

CI Mission Statement
Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.