Aug. 26: COMMUNICATIONS WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL CELEBRATION

The College of Communications will hold its “Welcome Back to School Celebration” Aug. 26 at the home of Ed Trotter and Sandy DeAngelis, 2121 Victoria Drive, Santa Ana. A reception will begin at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Reservations should be made no later than Aug. 21 by emailing Linda Lui at llui@fullerton.edu or calling her at 657-278-3355.

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Aug. 29: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS FALL FACULTY MEETING

The Department of Communications will hold its first faculty meeting of the fall semester Aug. 29 from noon to 1 p.m. in College Park 127. The meeting is mandatory for full-time faculty.

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Aug. 29: LUNCHEON WITH U.S. FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS FELLOW, KAZOLEAS

Two faculty members who were Fulbright Scholars will discuss their work this summer in Italy and Argentina at the 1 p.m. Aug. 29 Faculty Luncheon in the Dean’s Conference Room. TONY FELLOW will discuss his appointment as Chair of Twentieth Century Mass Media History at the University of Piemonté in Vercelli, Italy, and DEAN KAZOLEAS will talk about his experience in Argentina. Reservations for the luncheon must be made by Aug. 24. Very few seats are left. Email EVA HEDGER at ehedger@fullerton.edu.

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Sept. 15: CAL STATE FULLERTON’S 50th ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE

The College of Communications will join in Cal State Fullerton’s 50th Anniversary Open House Sept. 15, inaugurating a year-long celebration honoring the university’s achievements.

The College of Communications Open House will begin at 10 a.m. when DEAN RICK PULLEN will welcome students and alumni. An all-university event will follow at noon in the Quad. A number of activities, including tours of the Titan Newsroom and the College’s Multimedia Studios and talks highlighting the Bateman competition and Comm Week, will take place throughout the day.

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Sept. 28: NOMINATION DEADLINE FOR VISION & VISIONARIES HONOR

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2008 Vision & Visionaries Distinguished Alumni Award.

Vision & Visionaries was created in 1994 as an event to recognize Cal State Fullerton’s most distinguished alumni. Above all other university accolades, the Vision & Visionaries award is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon alumni of this university.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Sept. 28 by 5:00 PM at the Golleher Alumni House. For more information, contact Carlos C. Leija, executive director, Alumni Relations, at (657) 278-4733.

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What’s New?

The Department of Communications will begin the academic year with approximately 2,456 majors (excluding 386 who are undeclared and studying Communications). All programs, except for the Graduate Program, saw increases from the previous year. Here are the numbers since 2003:

Concentration ------------03-04 --- 04-05 --- 05-06 --- 06-07 --- 07-08
Advertising -----------------679 ------664 -------718 ------614 -------658
Entertainment Studies -----224 ------361 -------397 ------352 ------393
Journalism ------------------456 ------476 -------477 ------442-------480
Photocommunications -----100-------- 86 --------81 --------81 -------86
Public Relations ------------662------- 657 -------701 ------644 ------706
Graduate -------------------206------- 151 -------223 ------187 ------133
Undeclared -----------------428 -------386
Total ----------------------2,327 -----2,395 -----2,597 ----2,748 ----2,842

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CSUF COMMUNICATIONS FACULTY SHINE AT ANNUAL AEJMC MEETING

Seven Cal State Fullerton Communications faculty were major players at the 90th Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications Aug. 9-12 in Washington, D.C., where Professor Laura Triplett won a third place award as Promising Professor.

Media Law Professor Genelle Belmas presented a paper on “She Took a ‘Leap of Faith’ and Lost Her Job: The Censorship of Ann Long; Selling Gay Rights in Colorado: A New Approach for the Centennial State” and was a panelist for “Censorship of Gay Issues in High School and College Media.”

Broadcast Journalism Lecturer Beth Evans was a panelist for “Censorship of Gay Issues in High School and College Media.”

Department Chair Tony Fellow was a panelist for “Myths, Lies, and Omissions in American Journalism History.”

Entertainment and Tourism Studies Center Chair Cindy King presented a paper on “Coping With Loss: The Use of Media and Entertainment as a Mood-Management Device.”

Photocommunications Concentration Coordinator Paul Lester presented a paper on “The Nicholson Photographs: A Caseworker’s Visual Record of Rural Clients in the South During the Depression” and was a panelist for “Seeing is Not Believing: Representations and Misrepresentations”; “From Convergence to Emergence: Opportunities and Challenges in Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication Beyond Our Comfort Zones”; and “Publishing in a Journals: It’s Not Just J&MCQ; Using Entertain to Teach Media Ethics.” He also was a discussant for the Top Student and Faulty Papers in Visual Communication.

Faculty Development Center Chair Tony Rimmer served as moderator for the Kappa Tau Alpha and Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Awards Luncheon and was a panelist for “Let’s Get Real: Making Compromises in the Research Methods Class.”

Journalism Concentration Coordinator Andi Stein presented a paper on “She Took a ‘Leap of Faith’ and Lost Her Job: The Censorship of Ann Long” and was a panelist for “Censorship of Gay Issues in High School and College Media.”

The department also placed a full-page ad about its programs, awards and faculty in the convention’s program. It is planning to sponsor a reception, along with sister Cal State Universities, at the Chicago convention in 2008.

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My Summer Vacation!

Faculty were all over the world—and perhaps out of this world--this summer. For example…

…DIANE WITMER spent five days eating, sleeping and diving in Bonaire…LAURA TRIPLETT traveled to South Africa where she saw more than her share of baboons…MARK LATONERO and HENRY PUENTE traveled separately to Argentina where they almost turned into Popsicles…PUENTE also traveled to Uruguay and Brazil…

…ANDI STEIN journeyed to China and Thailand, where she survived the Bangkok traffic and a jungle elephant ride...She, along with CAROL AMES, attended the International Journalism Conference in spotless Singapore…KUEN-HE JU-PAK visited relatives in Korea after teaching in Hong Kong…

…Closer to home, XTINE HANSON, wearing her very fashionable sneakers, visited New York, bicycling through Prospect Park, Central Park, Chinatown, Chelsea, Times Square, Harold Square, over the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge. And, yes, she wore a very fashionable helmet…CINDY KING took fifth place (out of more than 400 teams) at the International Volleyball Tournament in Mexico then went on to win the summer CAL 20 Long Beach yacht racing series and to place in the top 10 in the North American Championships… DENNIS GASCHEN also went to his casa south of the border to practice his Spanish at the local cantina—“mas cerveza, por favor!”…

…GENELLE BELMAS visited her parents in Wisconsin …JEFF BRODY traveled to San Francisco where his son is attending college…RICK PULLEN headed to Park City, Utah, to visit family and friends…PAM CALDWELL went camping with her family in magnificent Yosemite… ROY RIVENBURG recuperated from 15 years at the Los Angeles Times by visiting Napa and Carmel…HOLLY OCASIO RIZZO stayed put in San Clemente but got a set of congas and played with Carlos Santana on breaks from freelance writing…KRISTIANNE KOCH RIDDLE went surfing, free boarding and boating on Coronado and then sailed 11 hours in a 38’ sailboat to Cherry Cove on Catalina Island where she saw blue whales and dolphins then witnessed a 65’ Hatteras burn at its mooring and sink in the middle of the night…MIKE BOWER took a two-week wedding anniversary cruise to Hawaii. Yes, he brought his bride!…

…And, speaking of islands, CORAL OHL went from one island to another---in this case Oahu to Catalina. And, yes, she returned with all her body parts!

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Who’s Published?

BENELLE BELMAS and GAIL LOVE’s "In the Dark: A Consumer Perspective on FCC Broadcast Indecency Denials" will be published in the Federal Communications Law Journal, Volume 60.

CINDY KING was quoted on the front page of the Aug. 10 USA Today.

JEFFREY BRODY’s opinion piece denouncing the government arrest of Chi Vang as “a final, contemptible act of betrayal” was published in the June 18 Los Angeles Times.

TONY FELLOW’s article on the muckrakers has been accepted for publication in the International Encyclopedia of Communications.

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Tony Fellow to Discuss Global Warming at Water Conference
TONY FELLOW will join Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Congresswoman Grace Napolitano as one of the keynote speakers for the 2007 Urban Water Institute Conference in Del Mar on Aug. 23. Fellow will talk about the impact of global warming on the state’s water resources.

Fellow addressed The Republican Club of North Orange Country at its dinner meeting Aug. 18. He spoke about his experience as a Fulbright Scholar in Italy and President Gerald R. Ford’s presidency and presidential election, which he covered as a daily newspaper political reporter and columnist.

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Who’s on the Move?

Carolyn Johnson Teaches at University of Belize in Belmopan
CAROL JOHNSON spent the spring semester in Belize on a Rotary International grant to work with the director of university development at the University of Belize in Belmopan. While at the university, she helped initiate a campus radio station, started a student newspaper, and developed a preliminary “major” for students interested in either print or broadcast journalism.

Carolyn Coal Completes Work on Television Production Projects
CAROLYN COAL has wrapped up behind-the-scenes production on several Warner Home Video and Disney projects, including seasons one and two of Two and Half Men and Meet The Robinsons. She also completed production on a documentary about LGBT seniors in search of affordable housing.

Nancy Snow Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, China
NANCY SNOW, who is on sabbatical during the fall semester, is visiting professor in the School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University, where she is teaching a graduate course on public diplomacy. Tsinghua is located in the northwest part of Beijing, a university district called the "Cambridge" of China since it serves both the Tsinghua and Peking university communities. Snow also participated via videotaped remarks at the Media and Information Warfare conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in mid-August.

Gail Love Tapped for OC Komen Community Grants Program
GAIL LOVE was selected as a peer reviewer for the Orange County Komen Community Grants Program, which directs funding to underserved women and range from no-cost screening to financial assistance for cancer patients to outreach programs all across the county. Love will serve on a panel of physicians, health professionals, volunteers and other members of the community to select community education and support programs for breast cancer survivors to be funded by the foundation.

Jeffrey Brody Organizes Reunion of Asian and American Journalists
JEFFREY BRODY organized a 15-year reunion in Laguna Beach of Asian and American journalists from the East-West Center's Jefferson Fellowship Program. Participants from Bangladesh and Singapore joined fellows from across the United States. Brody also held a dinner for the family of Little Saigon editor and publisher Yen Do on the first anniversary of his death.

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Alums in the News

Dan Billow
IF YOU watch a launch on TV, then you probably recognize DAN BILLOW, a broadcast journalism graduate as WESH 2 News's space reporter. Billow has been with WESH 2 News for more than 14 years. He won the duPont/Columbia Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Bronze Medallion and an Emmy award for WESH 2 News's coverage of the Columbia accident. He has won two other Emmy awards.

David Koening
AFTER RECEIVING his degree in journalism, DAVID KOENING, editor of the 80-year-old business journal, The Merchant Magazine, began years of research for his first book, Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland (1994). He followed with Mouse Under Glass: Secrets of Disney Animation & Theme Parks (1997, revised 2001) and More Mouse Tales: A Closer Peek Backstage at Disneyland (1999). All are published by Bonaventure Press.

Vikki Vargas
VIKKI VARGAS, KNBC’s Orange County Bureau Chief and Communications alumna, will serve as mistress of ceremonies for the City of Anaheim’s 2007 Community Leadership Award at the Anaheim Convention Center on Aug. 25. Celebrating “Reading, Writing, and Recording…of our History,” this year’s gala will recognize community institutions for reaching significant milestones in Orange County education and history.