For Your Information shares announcements of events, public meetings, notices, classes and deadlines relevant to CSUN faculty and staff. The submission deadline is noon on Monday, one week before the next post.

The deadline for the Oct.13 posting is Monday, Oct.6.

We strive to include all items submitted by deadline occurring until the next post. You can submit future items by emailing pubinfo@csun.edu, sending them to mail drop 8242 or faxing them to (818) 677-4909. Email is the preferred method of submission.

Events
Oct. 1
The Spice of Life: Future Careers in Diversity Studies
Successful CSUN graduates will show how they navigated through thier careers with majors in Africana Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Gender Woman Studies and Asian American Studies.The event will be held in the University Student Union’s Grand Salon from 6:30-8 p.m.
For more information–email alumnievents@csun.edu or call (818) 677-2137

Oct.2
Poetic Readings of Creation
CSUN’s Jewish studies program presents a guest lecture presented by B.A. Newmark. She will be reading her poetry and analyzing the differences between Jewish and Roman creation stories in Genesis and Metamorphoses. The lecture will be held Jerome Richfield 315 from 12:30-1:45 p.m.
For more information and to RSVP―Call (818) 677-4724 or email jewish.studies@csun.edu.

Oct.3
Bianchi Planetarium
Come and learn about stars and constellations and planets visible in the sky during Autumn at the Autumn Sky Show, which takes place at 7:30 p.m. It is followed by MarsQuest. General admission tickets are $6 for one show, $10 for two shows; students are $4 for one show and $7 for two shows.
For more information―visit the  Bianchi Planetarium website website or call (818) 677-5601.

Oct.10 – Oct.19
Juarez, a Mexican Docudrama
CSUN professors José Luis Benavides and Kent Kirkton of the Institute for Arts & Media collected oral histories to create the Mexican docudrama adapted and directed by Peter Grego. This devised piece explodes with the words and testimony of actual hero/survivors of the conditions in present-day Mexico. The screening will be held in Nordhoff Hall’s Little Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
For more ticket information― call (818) 677-2488

Oct.14
Sixth Annual Research Fellows Colloquium
Provost Harry Hellenbrand cordially invites you to the Sixth Annual Research Fellows Colloquium. Come hear distinguished faculty Susan Auerbach, Maia Beruchashvili, Vibhav Durgesh, Martha Escobar, Ellen Jarosz discuss their research on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Delmar T. Oviatt Library’s Jack and Florence Ferman Presentation Room. The event will be moderated by Associate Dean Marianne Afifi.
For more information―Call (818) 677-2271.

Oct. 15
Women’s Surprisingly Prominent Role in Ancient Jewish Magic
CSUN’s Jewish studies program presents a discussion by author Maggie Anton She will be discussing the research behind her newly published historical novel, Enchantress. The lecture will be held Jerome Richfield Rm. 319 from 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
For more information and to RSVP―Call (818) 677-4724 or email jewish.studies@csun.edu.

Oct. 15
LGBTQ Perspectives Panel
All are welcome to attend the panel presentation examining topics within the LGBTQ community held in the University Student Union’s Grand Salon from 6:30-8 p.m. Topics will range from ally engagement to finding the right company to work for and more.
For more information–email alumnievents@csun.edu or call (818) 677-2137

Oct. 20
Master of Social Work Info Session
The Tseng College hosts an information session for CSUN’s Master of Social Work program at Sierra Hall, Whitsett Rm. 451, 6:30-8 p.m. The session is open to community members as well as CSUN students and is for those interested in the online program and the CSUN program held at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita.
For more information ― http://tsengcollege.csun.edu/programs/msw  or call (818) 677-3332.

Public Meetings
Educational Policies Committee
Meets 2–4 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 1
University Hall 211

Senate Executive Committee
Meets 1–4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 2
University Hall 277

Academic Technology Committee
Meets 1–3 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 3
University Hall 211

Foundation Board
Meets 4 p.m.
Tuesday , Oct. 7
Valley Performing Arts Center

General Education Council
Meets 2–4 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
University Hall 211

Graduate Studies Committee
Meets 2–4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct 14
University Hall 277

Faculty Senate
Meets 2–4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16
Jack and Florence Presentation Room
(Room 81, West Wing, Lower Level of Oviatt Library)

University Student Union Board of Directors
Meets 12:30–2 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 20
University Student Union, Grand Salon

Classes

Department of Police Services Community Workshops
Oct. 9
Earthquake Readiness, noon – 1:30 p.m.
Kit Espinosa will be giving advice on how to prepare for an earthquake. You can learn how to develop a family emergency plan, prepare emergency supplies and other valuable information to help you during an earthquake.
For more information― please contact Kit Espinosa at (818) 677-5973 or kit.espinosa@csun.edu

Notices
Sabbatical Leave
President Dianne F. Harrison is pleased to announce the awarding of the following 45 regular sabbatical leaves and 2 difference-in-pay leaves to be taken during the 2014-15 academic year.

College
Mike Curb College Arts, Media and Communication:
Mark Farquhar (Art)
Quinn Saunders (Cinema & Television Arts)
Jeanine Minge (Communication Studies)
Elizabeth Sellers (Music)
Garry Lennon (Theatre)
David Nazarian College of Business and Economics:
Yue Zhang (Accounting & Information Systems)
James Dow (Finance, Financial Planning & Insurance)
Mariam Beruchashvilli (Marketing)
College of Engineering and Computer Science:
Peter Gabrovsky (Computer Science)
George Law (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Ramin Roosta (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Michael D. Eisner College of Education:
Carrie Rothstein-Fisch (Educational Psychology & Counseling)
Sandra Chong (Elementary Education)
Connie White (Elementary Education)
Judy Downs-Lombardi (Secondary Education)
College of Health and Human Development:
Whitney Scott Lewis (Child & Adolescent Development)
Setareh Torabian- Riasati (Family & Consumer Sciences)
Anita Slechta (Health Sciences)
Jennifer Romack (Kinesiology)
Witaya Mathiyakom (Physical Therapy)
College of Humanities:
Tracy Buenavista (Asian American Studies)
Ramon Garcia (Chicana/o Studies)
Lara Medina (Chicana/o Studies)
Renee Moreno (Chicana/o Studies)
Martin Pousson (English)
Ahmed Bouguarche (Modern & Classical Languages)
Weimin Sun (Philosophy)
College of Science and Mathematics:
David Gray (Biology)
Fritz Hertel (Biology)
Sean Murray (Biology)
Paul Wilson (Biology)
Yann Schrodi (Chemistry)
Kathleen Marsaglia (Geological Sciences)
Vladislav Panferov (Mathematics)
Damian Christian (Physics & Astronomy)
Dong-Ning Sheng (Physics & Astronomy)
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences:
Steven Graves (Geography)
Joshua Sides (History)
Shubha Venugopal (Africana Studies)
Martin Saiz (Political Science)
Sheila Grant (Psychology)
Mark Otten (Psychology)
Mark Sergi (Psychology)
Ana Prata Pereira (Sociology)
Kay Kei-Ho Pih (Sociology)
Kenya Covington (Urban Studies)
Robert Kent (Urban Studies)

Catastrophic Leave Notices
The CSU Catastrophic Leave Donation Program allows employees to voluntarily donate sick and/or vacation leave credits to employees that are totally incapacitated due to a catastrophic illness or injury, and have exhausted all leave credits. Family illnesses that are deemed catastrophic, requiring an employee to be absent to care for an immediate family member, are also eligible for the CSU Catastrophic Leave Donation Program.

The following employees are out on medical leave and have exhausted their leave credits:
Ana Quiran (Academic Resources and Planning)
Kyriakos Pontikis (Family & Consumer Sciences)
Suzanne Edwards (IT Help Center)

To make voluntary donations, please forward a completed Catastrophic Leave Donation form to Payroll Administration, mail code 8228. You can access the form online.

Deadlines
2015 Faculty Retreat
The 2015 Faculty Retreat, “CSUN: Celebrating Diversity” will be held on Jan. 12 and 13, 2015. The first day is on the CSUN campus with the usual schedule. The second day will be an off-campus trip that is currently being planned. The Senate Office is now accepting proposals for presentations – deadline is Monday, Oct. 20. Information and the link to submit a proposal to offer a presentation at the Retreat is available at http://www.csun.edu/faculty-senate/faculty-retreat. For more information—Email heidiw@csun.edu or call (818) 677-3263.

Service on Faculty and University Committees and Boards
Faculty who would like to be considered for election or appointment to positions in faculty governance, to standing or advisory committees of the Faculty Senate, or to various all-university committees and boards are invited to complete the University Service Form on the Faculty Senate website. To be considered for the spring faculty elections, please submit the form to the Faculty Senate Office by Jan. 20, 2015.
For more information—Email heidiw@csun.edu or call (818) 677-3263.