Aroeste, a well-known recording artist and performer of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) music, focuses on creating contemporary musical interpretation of Sephardic music. This music comes from the Jews who were expelled from Spain in the 15^th century during the Inquisition.  Aroeste calls her music “Ladino Rock,” a combination of centuries old songs with rock, funk, jazz, and blues.

International Week is sponsored by the University’s IRA fund (Instructionally Related Activities), the Spanish Program, and the Center for International Affairs.  “Aroeste’s appearance on campus is student-originated and student funded,” said Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of the Center for International Affairs, Dr. Antonio Jimenez Jimenez.  “It was prompted by a student interested in Ladino music and an interest to bring the artist to the campus.”

Aroeste and her musicians will visit classes to talk with students on Nov. 16, before appearing in concert at 5 p.m.  She will be available for a question and answer period with the public and CDs of her music will also be offered for purchase.

Other activities on the CI campus during International Week include a screening of foreign films, a display of travel books at the Broome Library, a selection of international dishes at the campus’ Islands Café dining facility, and a poster gallery of University 392 courses. Jimenez explained that the University 392 courses are short-term, faculty-led international programs that enable students to participate in academic programs held in a variety of countries, including Mexico, France, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Japan, or South Africa. Students are entrusted to share their study abroad experiences with the campus community during International Week in the fall.  International Week is also held in the spring to celebrate students who have been accepted to participate in CSU’s year-long study abroad programs.

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 and 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 media inquiries contact Nancy Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@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.

CSU Channel Islands 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.

At the opening of the exhibit in Washington, Rush and other partners in the oral history project were recognized for their work and institutional commitment in preserving this part of America’s history.  Also attending were Mexico’s former Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jorge Castañeda, Arizona’s U.S. House of Representative Raúl Grijalva, and Director of the National Museum of American History, Brent Glass.

CI collaborated with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History as a collection partner and is now part of a national consortium of higher education institutions including George Mason University, University of Texas at El Paso, and Brown University, dedicated to documenting and preserving this critical piece of history.

CI’s role in the project was to collect, document, exhibit, and locally share the history of the 1942-1964 Bracero Program, which brought approximately three million Mexican male guest workers into the United States to provide emergency farm labor.  The impact of the program significantly affected the business of farming, immigration patterns and organized labor, making it an important part of this nation’s history to understand and preserve.

“It was an honor for CI to be acknowledged by the Smithsonian and to be a part of this national project, which highlights the historical legacy of our local community. Great credit goes to Pilar Pacheco for her outstanding work in engaging the University with this project,” stated Rush.

CI’s participation in the 2008-2009 oral history project served as a service learning component for the Chicana/o Studies, History, Library and Spanish programs.  To date, two town hall meetings have been conducted to identify braceros, their descendants and family members, and those who had substantial personal interactions with braceros and/or the Bracero Program, willing to be interviewed.  As a collection partner, CI organized the town hall meetings, conducted and transcribed interviews, and collected both stories and local artifacts from the 1942 to 1964 time frame. Oral histories collected from participants will become part of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History museum’s Web site collection and will also be part of a local student-created bracero exhibit. The CI project will continue as long as the community wants to share their stories about this time period.

CI will have the honor of hosting the Smithsonian’s national traveling exhibit, “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964,” in August, 2010.  The exhibit will feature bilingual labels, listening stations, and will celebrate the contributions of braceros and their families to U.S. and Mexican history.

For media inquiries contact Nancy Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@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.

CSU Channel Islands 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 are Charlotte Ferguson (www.charlotteferguson.net), a senior Art major from Ventura, for her interactive website Velouria Vodka (www.velouriavodka.com); and Katherine Thompson, a senior Art major from Ventura, for her interactive website www.kmtdesign.com. Nominated in the Television category are Luke Sommer (www.modernhumandesign.com), a senior Art major from Ojai, and Kellam Cunningham, a senior Art major from Camarillo, for their commercial Xtreme Dog Walking.

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

“Our students are proving year after year that they are top competitors at the state, national and professional levels,” says Art Professor Liz King, who teaches interactive media and web design at CI. “The goal is to continue to create cutting edge, competitive work that will get our students noticed by employers and their professional peers around the world.”

Since its founding in 2002, CI has placed 25 finalists and won first prize six times.

This year’s festival’s screening of CSU student works and award ceremony will begin at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7 on the CSU Fullerton campus at the Ruby Gerontology Center.  More information on the festival is available at www.mediaartsfestival.org.

For media inquiries contact Nancy Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@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.

CSUCI 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 town hall meeting, an initiative of the CSU’s Chancellors Office and the University’s Center for Community Engagement, will provide a forum for the University and community to engage in conversations about needs and assets as a result of the current economic crisis, raise awareness of the impacts of the crisis, strengthen partnerships between the University and the community, and provide a foundation of information for the CSU to seek external funders to support community engagement work throughout California.

CI’s Center for Community Engagement, in collaboration with the Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics, the Political Science program, Student Government, and Ventura County Together – a community collaborative comprised of First 5 Ventura County, United Way of Ventura County, Ventura County Community Foundation, and the Community Commission for Ventura County will host the meeting.

Ventura County Together will begin the program by presenting information gathered in a recent survey of County needs.  Susan Englund, Vice President, Community Impact for United Way of Ventura County, stated that in their survey, food, housing and healthcare were the three most pressing needs.

Economics professor and Dean of Faculty, Dr. Ashish Vaidya, will present an assessment of the likely impact of the budget crisis on Ventura County and its future.  After the speakers, facilitated discussion groups composed of faculty, students, community members and non-profits, will have an opportunity to discuss problems and possible solutions.  The work at the town hall meeting will be aimed at producing an action agenda to be sent to the Chancellor. 

Pilar Pacheco, Assistant Director of the Center for Community Engagement, mentioned an example of University and community partnerships. Since there is currently an increase of homeless children in Ventura County due in large part to the mortgage/foreclosure crisis, sociology students at CI are partnering with ‘School On Wheels,’ a non-profit, volunteer program in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties that tutors homeless children.  Students are serving as tutors and some are also acting as volunteer coordinators for outreach programs.  This project was taken on as a service learning component of their coursework.

Through leveraging community and University resources, plus joint community research, CI will be able to serve better the community, strengthen community partnerships, and create awareness of the current problems and needs of the community as a whole.  Dr. Andrea Grove, Faculty Director of the Center for Community Engagement emphasized the effort to pull together community members, students, faculty, and staff to apply CI’s mission to today’s severe challenges.

For those wishing to attend the meeting, please contact Pilar Pacheco at 805-437-8851 or pilar.pacheco@csuci.edu.

For media inquiries, contact Nancy Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@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.

CSUCI 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 event was initiated by Dr. Philip Hampton, Professor of Chemistry at CSU Channel Islands.  Hampton, who is also the Director of the National Science Foundation’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) and the Director of HIS STEM Grant at Oxnard College, is eager to encourage students to investigate STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) majors or careers.

The Science Carnival coincides with National Chemistry Week.  Hampton credited the CI biology, chemistry and LSAMP clubs with the creation of the carnival. President Mary Grabiak and Vice President Ashley Bonneau of the chemistry club, the Free Radicals, were instrumental in spearheading the development of the event. Hampton and his students worked closely with Charmon Evans, Director of the University Preparatory School, so that all science content would relate to the science curriculum covered in grades K-8.

The Carnival will feature hands-on science activities, followed by a Science Magic Show that will have, according to Hampton, “…flames, color changes and things that go boom!  Students will be able to roast hotdogs with electricity, make slime, and make color change by exhaling breath.”

Philip Hampton stated that the Science Carnival’s goal “…is to create a festive atmosphere where elementary and middle school students can experience the wonder and joy of science.  The event is part of CSU Channel Islands' commitment to outstanding science, technology, engineering and mathematics education."

For further information about the Science Carnival contact Dr. Philip Hampton, Professor of Chemistry at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8869 or philip.hampton@csuci.edu.

For media inquiries contact Nancy Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@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.

CSUCI 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 board, led by Chairman Bill Kearney, a 34-year resident of Ventura, has worked diligently to open new doors for fundraising that will benefit students and faculty.  New revenue for research and program development strengthens the University’s mission of providing innovative, multidisciplinary, service-oriented programs.  Kearney, a six-year board member, said that he had gotten involved with the board because he, “…, like so many other people in Ventura County, was absolutely thrilled to have a four-year public University in the county.”

The board, composed of both community leaders from different industries and faculty and administrative representatives, was organized to re-energize, restructure and expand fundraising efforts.  Bill Kearny emphasized that members of the board have many diverse backgrounds and abilities and that, “Mary brings skills to the group including tremendous negotiating skills.”

Entering her third year as a board member, Mary Kramer has opened countless doors for the board and helped begin a new auxiliary.  She believes strongly that, “Knowledge is one thing that no one can take away from you and what you learn is yours to keep.”

Kramer, owner of Thunderbird Travel in Camarillo and a Ventura County resident since 1973, is committed to the cause of education. “I was truly humbled to receive this award.  It seems strange to get an award for doing something that everyone ought to try to do, provide educational opportunities for all ages,” Kramer said. 

 “I come from a large family in Columbia, South America,” she mentioned.  “In my family education was a must – a top priority.  It gives you choices in life.” She noted that she had been so honored to work with such a talented team of people at CI.  “They have challenged me to realize my dream of providing education for others.”  She hopes to challenge others to work toward this same goal.

For media inquiries contact Nancy Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@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.

CSUCI 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 program, which is free and open to the public, will take place Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 3 to 5:00 p.m. in the John Spoor Broome Library Room 1360 on the CI campus. The series of programs is sponsored by the Chicana/o Studies program, in conjunction with the Center for Multicultural Engagement and is funded by the University’s IRA (Instructionally Related Activities).

Dr. Rosas’ research on women, the Bracero program and its legacy, from 1942 to today, demonstrates the ongoing impact the program has had on Chicano families.  A by-product of the program, which allowed Mexican nationals to take temporary agricultural work in the United States, was the separation of the families of migrant workers.  For a female migrant worker it meant the lengthy absence of a mother from her children, as she worked to send money back to her family.  This resulted in many children resenting the mother’s absence and feeling abandoned.

The separation of family members, some living and working in the United States and some living in their native countries; Mexico, Central or South America, has created serious emotional rifts within the families.  It is a story of people living and working in one place with their hearts and lives in another. 

Rosas sees these transnational, transborder issues as an increasingly widespread phenomenon.  The result of many years of separation between mother and child is that the emotional bond between the two is frequently severely damaged or destroyed.

Dr. Rosas, born in Guadalajara, Mexico, but raised in South Central Los Angeles, focused her academic studies on Chicana/o history, comparative immigration, ethnicity, gender and race. She is currently working on a book on the Mexican immigrant experience and has won many prestigious awards and prizes, the most recent being a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Dr. Jose Alamillo, Associate Professor of Chicana/o Studies at CI, said that the speaker series, “Crossing Borders, Linking Communities in Chicana/o Studies” seeks to showcase CI’s interdisciplinary research on transnational and transborder issues and create communication and connection among all communities.
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 CSU-CI VISTA Bus and 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 about the Chicana/o Speaker Series, contact Dr. Jose Alamillo, Associate Professor of Chicana/o Studies at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-2586 or jose.alamillo@csuci.edu

For media inquiries contact Nancy Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@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.

CSUCI 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.

Prospective students are strongly encouraged to apply as early as possible but, no later than Nov. 30, 2009, to be admitted to their preferred campus.  Challenges brought on by California's budget shortfall are once again forcing all CSU campuses to reduce student enrollment. Twelve campuses have declared impaction and CI is anticipating more applications than ever.

Statewide most CSU campuses are not accepting new applicants for the spring semesters. While CI is open in spring 2010 for post baccalaureate programs, it will not open to new undergraduates in spring 2010 and will not open to new undergraduates in spring 2011.  Students who wish to transfer from the local community colleges should plan ahead to be fully eligible to transfer in the fall semester.

Last year CI received over 6,000 applications from high school seniors and could only accommodate 500 students.  Close to 2,000 transfer students applied for just 600 spaces. “Our regional students have priority,” said Ginger Reyes, Director of Admissions & Recruitment, “but this means that they must get their application in by November 30, meet all requirements, and send us transcripts, test scores (for freshmen applicants), and the $55 application fee by the published deadline.”

Since the CI campus will not be open to spring applicants, administrators advise students to plan ahead and apply during the priority filing period for fall. “Our reputation as a small campus with excellent programs has made us a destination campus for thousands of students,” said Jane Sweetland, Dean of Enrollment. “We could grow faster than the state budget situation is allowing us, but that’s our current reality.”

For more information about CSU Channel Islands admissions visit www.csuci.edu or call the Admissions office at 805-437-8520.

For media inquiries contact Nancy Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@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.

CSUCI 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.

Students named to the Semester Honors list are CI undergraduate students completing 12 or more units with a letter grade in a single semester or academic year who have earned a 3.75 or higher grade point average.

Agoura Hills
Jaella Nolan 
Lucas Allen 
Britany Arledge 
Getachew Haile 
Maya Karta
Jeffrey Lyon
Cory Newton 
Andrew Persin 
Roy Sherman
Cassandra Silic
Peter Sylvester 
Fides Magtoto 

Bakersfield
Anna Blair 
Lara Griffin 
Melissa Levan 

Bellflower
Elizabeth Quigley 

Burbank
Kendra Barbula 
Taylor Larson 
Joseph Massimini

Calabasas
Jessica Anderson 
Kaitlyn Audick 
Katherine Auerbach 
Natalie Parker 
Yasmine Williams 

Camarillo
Sarah Abando
Joel Acuna 
Paul Aggen
Mara Aikin
Laurel Barnes
Blake Beckmann
Jennifer  Bonsangue 
Kevin Bruce 
Nekole Chinn 
Greg Claessens
Sean Colletti 
Laura Crisostomo 
Kellam Cunningham 
Erin Daugherty 
Matthew Dawson 
Alexandra Dee 
Tara Diermier 
Brandon Dittmar 
Talia Dominello 
Cory Dransfeldt 
Eric Eichstaedt 
Karen Estes 
Jena Ferrara 
Jamie Fletcher 
Franziska Freking
Christopher Galante
Ryan Gardner
Erin Garman
Elizabeth Geringer 
Michelle Giguere
Kristine Guzzard
Terry Harmon 
Steven Hartnett 
Tatiana Hodge 
Erica Honles 
Kelsey Huggins 
Jacob Jones 
Yelena Lacey 
Daniel Laws 
Kristen Leach 
Judith Linne 
Jeffrie Madland 
Joseph Madrid 
Amanda Mawer 
Amelia Messinger 
Curtis Molina 
Andrea Molina 
Craig Moore 
Linette Morgan 
Jennifer Morrison
Kimberly Nishinaka 
Jennifer  Ovadia 
Terri Palmer 
Michelle Paschen 
Jared Penland 
Jean Remonida 
Danielle Rivera 
Malloree Roberson 
Chad Russo 
Christina Satterberg 
Rachel Stankis 
Kristina Stroud 
Luke Tabor 
Whitney Van Blargen 
Shannon Wall 
Alison Wall 
Hope Wemyss 
Douglas Whitesell 
Andrew Yaeger 
Carla Zimmerman

Canoga Park 
Ashlund Rutten 

Carlsbad
Allison Cubillas 
Brittany Williams 

Carpinteria
David Corral 
Mary Grabiak 
Lara Hicklin

Castaic 
Elizabeth Gabriel
Brittany Trujillo

Cupertino
Carolyn Grover 
Danville
Sam Levison 
Ashley Quintana

Discovery Bay
Rudy Ribar 

Fallbrook
Jenny Mack 

Fillmore
Iris Cortez 
Isela Larin 
Jessica Vasquez

Frazier Park
Mathew Rejis
 
Glendale
Shannon Bain 
Sara Franco 
Michael Jianu 

Goleta 
Krystin Arneson 
Kelly Hopwood 

Granada Hills
Danica Suzuki 
 
Grass Valley
Maryanna Giuliani
  
Grover Beach
Raquel Barata 

Harbor City 
Nicole Masuda 

Hermosa Beach
Sarah Coles 

Huntington Beach
Kailynn Greeley 

Imperial Beach
Cristina Nette

Indio
Miranda Piperata

La Canada Flintridge
Lauren Rose
Mary Borden 

La Cresceta
Hannah Silverman 
 
La Habra
Gina DonVito 

La Quinta
Michelle Black

Laguna Beach
Roxanne Sanchez

Laguna Niguel
Margaux Noterman
Jacob Watson

Lakeport
Skye Davis

Lancaster
Eva Klein  

Livermore
Matthew Carey

Lompoc
Sergio Juarez 

Los Angeles
Danika Lindsay  
Noheli Viramontes

Los Osos
Nicholas Peters

Malibu
Margaux Pinero
Juliet Rubin

Mission Hills
Gary Garcia

Mission Viejo
Maximilian Kaufmann
Sara Parker

Monrovia
Katie Lynn Komlos
  
Montecito
Keshia Ebel

Moorpark
Shirley Chung 
Cassandra Evans
Heather Hammond
Sameh Helmy
Douglas Holmes
Kimberly Kotnik
Kathryn Lambert
Matthew Lauahi
Katie Ledesma
Kerri Macias
Matthew Rock
Kristen Stafford
Mirian Szilagi 
Kimberly Tacke
Kristen Vickers
Bianca Villalobos
Jennifer  Waters
Laura Welch
Alexandra Woerner

Morro Bay
Forrest Doud
 
Mountain View
Kathleen Yip

Murrieta
Caroline Clark

Newbury Park
Brittany Bagdanov
Michael Bartovsky
Ashley Boutell
Kristen Castillo
Fahimeh Fakour
Leah Fletchall
Nicole Frazier
Barrett Goldberg
Kellie Griffin
Ildiko Hazak
Elise Hirsty
Sarah Horowitz
James Hubbard 
Kate Kyle
Christian La Secla
Chelsea Martino
Pavlina Mitchell 
Aaron Moore
Mark Noble
Christopher Pattuinan
Amerique Powell
Michael Rumsey
Shauna Russell 
Devyn Thompson
Julianne Trumpy
Jessie Turley
Corbin Walker
Kelly Watson
Melissa White
Andrew Wondra 

North Fork
Brianna Guizar

Northridge
Christopher Del Rosario 

Oak Park
Eric Perry 
Kristin Pollack 
Catherine Wallet

Oak View
Jesse Chase 
Katie Lewis
Angela Savage

Ojai
Michele Hazlewood
Karen Rodems
Gina Smith
Luke Sommer
Christopher James Walsh
Emily Zacher

Oxnard
Pedro Aguilar
Victor Alamillo
Jennifer  Albrechtsen
Irving Argaez
Elena Asberry
Ashley Bonneau
Brenda Bravo
Jonathan Bresson
Amy Buchanan 
Irelene Bullicer
Lynette Davidson 
Arrate De La Torre 
Cynthia Ekanem 
Danielle Frietze 
Alexandra Hanna
Lindsay Huysentruyt
Anna Izaguirre
Jessica Jetton
Sarahi Jimenez
Thomas Johnson
Stacy Laboriante
Alejandro Lemus
Gloria Linares
Elva Lopez-Martin
Jesus Lopez-Varela
Alejandra Lujan
Gillian McPherson
Yadira Melgoza
Kristen Miller
Stefanie Misiura
Ashley Mizuno
Evelyn Padilla 
Elisabeth Perkins
Catherine Prebble
Thomas Ramirez
Anabell Ramos
Conrad Rasmussen
Karen Reed
Sandra Reyes
Amy Robles
Heather Russell 
Lorylain Salcedo 
Paramjit Singh 
Danielle Smith
Kristi Sorensen 
Daniel Stein
Jorge Suarez 
Daisy Valdivia 
Deanna Vasquez 
Danielle Vazquez 
Faye Vea 
Megan Young

Pacific Palisades
James Alexakis 

Palmdale
Anthony Bernardo
Brandon Dowling
Stephanie Neis
Katlyn Simber
 
Port Hueneme
Orsolya Agabiti
Christele Cardenas 
Christine Carlson 
Miguel Cervantes 
Ryan Freeman
Nicole Misewitch 
Angelica Navarro 
Tessa Neeley 
Melida Novoa
Lara Shapiro-Snair

Porterville
Julie Gastelum 
 
Redlands
Jenissa Mac Vie
Amber Scheppers

Reseda
Katrina Newcomb 
Kacie Gene Sander

Riverside
Anthony Esquivel
Laura Mitchell 

Rolling Hills Estate
Kyle Olson

Sacramento
Janelle Kanemasu
 
San Clemente
Colleen Mehlberg
San Diego
Kristine Mondares
Rachel Neumann

San Marcos
Candyce Martinez

Santa Barbara
Tisha Bohr
Danielle Brown
Adriana Cruz
Urijah Leyva
Bonnie Lyons
Edgar Peralta
Lauren Uhler
Brooks Uhrig
Jenny Van Steyn
Ziah Williams

Santa Clarita
Caitlin Cline
Kristen Switaj

Santa Paula
Anna Cruz 
Brian Laird 
Michelle Martin 
Michael Nava 
Armando Rico 
Christina Thiele

Santa Rosa Valley
Justin Felton
Sierra Madre
Selena Mone
Cassidy Adlof 
Spenser Allen 
Kenneth Bahr 
Joshua Bauer 
Nicholas Capaldi
Diane Christensen
Erika Crai
Jennifer Filippelli
Jessica Goede 
Brianna Guzzo 
Yvette Hasan 
Steven Howell 
April Hunt 
Meri Jagard 
Brad Jashinsky 
Eric Lucero 
Morgan Maurer 
Emily McCarthy 
Alexis Smith 
David Stengel 
Natalia Tamayo 
Natalie Zuniga 

Somis
Marissa Cruz
April Ellis 
Julia Ferro 
Jordan Poe
 
Sonoma
Isabella Serafini

Stockton
Saralyn Petricevich

Studio City
Theresa Dawson
 
Sylmar
Callan Cueva

Tarzana
Allison O'Leary
 
Tehachapi
Jaclyn Smith

Temecula
Blair Cuny
Trisha Taylor

Thousand Oaks
David Aukerman
Emily Bayley-LeQuire 
Jacqueline Bennett 
Matthew Bovberg
Jacqueline Cain 
Tessa Crane 
Drisana Currier 
Sage Dammers 
Carina Dundore 
Charles Fox 
Anna Ghirardelli 
Tyler Goff 
Danielle Healy
Debbie Henderson 
Mary Hunter
Alex Jacobitz
David Knutson
Mallory Lima
Amie Macaluso
Christina Majdalani 
Joel Malone 
Rebecca Miller
Nazila Pedram 
Kimberly Retan 
Brianne Rice 
Adam Scott 
Dorothy Scuteri 
David Seery 
Robert Stukes 
Cheryl Sund 
Ben Wondra 
Marie Yeary 
Mayra Zuniga 

Topanga
Sara Nygard

Tulare
Elise Stringham
Jessica Warren

Twin Peaks
Shannan Smith 

Valencia
Christina Houston
Maegan McCrary 
Mallory Strawser

Van Nuys
Shannon Rains

Ventura
Randolph Alderson
Melissa Beach 
Matthew Beare 
John Cadena 
Hannah Campbell
Ashley Canon 
Deborah Dawson
Derek DeSantis
Kevin Downey 
Laurel Drane 
Meggan Feeley 
Rebecca Felter 
Charlotte Ferguson 
Danielle Fillner 
Claire Flores
Daniel Glassman 
Jamie Glennan 
Andrew Gonzalez 
Alyssa Gutierrez 
Megan Hatchel 
Lauren Hekelnkaemper 
Matthew Hixon 
Garrett Holt 
Jessica Howell 
Michael Klieman 
Thomas Kranzler 
Naomi Kress 
Susan Ly 
Nicholas Macias 
Elizabeth Matakiewicz 
Patrick Mclaughlin 
Maranda Mobley 
Alicia Morales 
Jaimee Morrison 
Jessica Mujica 
Meagan Munson
Andrea Nava 
Brooke Palatt 
Linda Parker 
Cheryl Philhower 
Alexis Rachel 
Savanna Robinson 
Jenae Rose 
Erica Roundy 
Katherine Thompson 
Olga Velasco 
Sierra Wallis 

Visalia
Isaac Tinoco
Kristen Williams 

Vista
Michelle Miller

Westlake Village
Katherine Booser
Mark Cortes
Kaitlyn Hennessy
Kari Kellams 
Gabriella Massari
Jose Medina 
Alexandra Susa 
Allison Welsh 
Lissa White

Winnetka
Megan Doyle 

Woodland Hills
Marisa Lass 
Stephanie Neri

Sparta, NC
Jessica Waddell
 
Longview, TX
Rebecca Sturrock

Bremerton, WA
Jacinta Earl 
 

For media inquiries contact Nancy Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@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.

CSUCI 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.

Wayne Davey has been named the 2009 recipient of the Lagomarsino Award. The award will be presented to Davey at the President’s Dinner event. The award, named in honor of the Honorable Robert J. Lagomarsino, a former United States congressman and a longtime supporter of the University, is presented to an individual who has contributed to and supported CSU Channel Islands.

Davey’s involvement with the University began in 1999 when he and his wife Barbara became founding members of the President’s Circle.  Davey served on the CSU Channel Islands Foundation Board of Directors from 2002-2008, and was Chairman of the Board from 2005-2007.  Davey was also a co-founder of the University’s Business & Technology Partnership that assists the University in developing business and technology programs that will serve the business needs of the county, as well as serving on the University’s Biotechnology Program Advisory Board. Davey has been active with several organizations in Ventura County including the Ventura County Economic Development Association (VCEDA), Camarillo Chamber of Commerce, Camarillo Art & Jazz Festival, Camarillo Healthcare District Community Leaders Advisory Panel, Camarillo Library Advisory Committee, Ventura County POWER Task Force, Thousand Oaks Rotary Club and Foundation, Thousand Oaks Boys & Girls Club, CLU School of Business Board of Counselors, and Ventura County Indicators Study. Davey has worked professionally in the field of electronics and biotechnology in Ventura and Los Angeles counties for more than 10 years.
 
In addition to the presentation of the Lagomarsino Award to Davey, the event will feature a 1950’s cocktail reception, 50’s classic movies silent auction, and vintage 1950’s car display. A blue-plate special dinner, dancing to Ronny and the Classics, and special appearance by Elvis are also slated for the evening. 

The President’s Dinner is the premier fund-raising event of the year for the University. Sponsors for the event include:  title sponsor is Rabobank; presenting sponsor is Bank of America; gold sponsor is Van Gundy Jewelers; silvers sponsors are Harrison Industries, Montecito Bank & Trust, and the Ventura County Star; bronze sponsors are Elise and Bill Kearney, City of Oxnard, PCL Construction Leaders, and St. John’s Regional Medical Center/St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital; and wine sponsor is Opolo Vineyards.

For more information about the President’s Dinner contact Mitchel Sloan, Director of Development & Sponsorships at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8916 or visit www.csuci.edu and click on the President’s Dinner link.

For media inquiries contact Nancy Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@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.

CSUCI 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.