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Current News
Designated Staff Parking in Effect Tuesday, Sept. 4
Designated parking for CBU staff members will be in effect beginning Tuesday, Sept. 4. Staff may park in the lots at Lancer Plaza, The Colony at CBU or at the Magnolia Avenue Baptist Church parking lot across Magnolia Avenue from the Yeager Center. Hours for designated parking are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon on Friday.
Shuttle service will be provided from Lancer Plaza to the James Complex and from The Colony at CBU to the Yeager Center from 6:45 a.m. to 9 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Those whose work day continues beyond the end of shuttle operation may move their personal vehicles into the Yeager Parking Lot any time after 5 p.m. As always, the Department of Public Safety will upon request provide safety escorts to any community member, whether their vehicle is in an outlying lot or an interior parking area.
Exceptions to designated parking include motorcycles and scooters, which can be parked in any spot designated for those vehicles. Also, those who use handicapped parking may use the most convenient space marked for that purpose.
Designated parking does not apply on weekends, designated CBU holidays or any time the University is not open for traditional classes.
Fall Commencement Date, Location Change Announced
CBU will conduct a single fall commencement ceremony on Thursday evening, December 13 at 7 p.m. at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario.
The event will include ALL of the December 2012 graduating students from traditional undergraduate, graduate and Online and Professional Studies programs. It is expected that the commencement rehearsal will be conducted at the same location; however, the rehearsal time and numerous other details are yet to be finalized and will be announced in subsequent communications.
Please note that publications such as the CBU Academic Calendar and the Student Handbook and Calendar, produced before the date and venue changes were determined, still list the fall Commencement Date as Friday, December 14. References to commencement on the CBU website will be updated to reflect the new date and location. All CBU staff and faculty are encouraged to consider how these changes may affect personnel, events, tasks, or students and make necessary adjustments or appropriate notifications.
Wear CBU gear this Friday, August 31
Friday, August 31, is national College Colors Day, and faculty and staff are encouraged to participate by wearing CBU gear to work and around the community. Sponsored by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce, College Colors Day underscores Riverside’s commitment to create a college-going culture and prepare tomorrow’s workforce.
Participants include: Alvord Unified School District, Best Best & Krieger, Bourns Engineering, California Baptist University, City of Riverside, Dollars for Scholars, La Sierra University, Riverside Unified School District, Riverside Community College District, Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside Youth Council, The Pick Group, United Way of the Inland Valleys and UC Riverside.
CBU Dedicates New Business Building in Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
California Baptist University dedicated its new 56,717-square-foot business building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 23. More than 250 faculty, staff and friends attended the service held in the facility’s atrium.
“Today marks a milestone for California Baptist University and the Dr. Robert K. Jabs School of Business,” said CBU President Ronald L. Ellis. “Building a premier comprehensive Christian university is a process and not unlike constructing this building, it requires a solid foundation. On behalf of students today – and all those who will learn business and ethical principles in this building – and the faculty and staff at California Baptist University, I want to thank you for your faithfulness and stewardship.”
The new building features 14 state-of-the-art classrooms, a capital markets trading room, 20 faculty offices, a student career center, student lounge and a conference-style board room.
Dr. Franco Gandolfi, new dean of the Robert K. Jabs School of Business, said his vision for business education at CBU is to “become the most influential, the most Christ-like, and the most transformational School of Business on the west coast of the United States.
“Our academic standards are high and our programs rigorous,” Gandolfi said, “but what sets the business education apart in this beautiful facility is our mission to prepare men and women to excel both in mind and spirit.”
The structure is part of more than $200 million CBU has invested since 2001 to improve its campus facilities. Ellis said the growth is part of the University’s response to changes in the local, regional and global job market. He noted that CBU has grown from 42 students in 1950 to more than 6,000 this fall, seven times the enrollment when he became president in 1994.
“All indicators point toward continued growth in enrollment in the coming years,” he said.
Ellis also thanked those who have supported the University’s progress, including those with oversight of the business building project, Tilden-Coil Constructors, Rick Engineering and Hill Partners. He acknowledged that many in attendance had also been present at the groundbreaking ceremony 16 months ago. And he gave a special tribute to key donors whose lead gifts helped make the business building a reality.
“Many of you have helped build CBU’s foundation, brick by brick,” he said. “Your much appreciated contributions of time, talent and treasure aptly demonstrate that service isn’t for a season. It is a lifelong pursuit, and the fruit of your labor is evidenced throughout this campus – from facility improvements to scholarships that provide today’s students the opportunity to live their purpose.”
CBU Signs Academic Cooperation Agreement
California Baptist University and Tianjin Academy of Educational Science recently agreed to cooperate and work together toward strategic and mutually beneficial objectives in China and the United States.
Dr. Larry Linamen, CBU vice president for global initiatives, and Dr. Zhang Wusheng, president of Tianjin Academy of Educational Science in Tianjin, China signed the cooperation agreement on behalf of their respective institutions.
Cooperation may include the exchange of students or faculty members, dual degree programs, short-term summer programs, joint cultural or research programs, strategic development projects and exchange of information concerning academic materials, conferences and workshops.
Three CBU Engineering Degrees Gain ABET Accreditation
California Baptist University’s bachelor degree programs in civil engineering (BSCE), electrical and computer engineering (BSECE) and mechanical engineering (BSME) have been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET , http://www.abet.org. ABET is the recognized accrediting body of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology.
The announcement came as an official electronic notification to university officials Aug. 20 and caps a process that began in 2006, when CBU hired Dr. Anthony Lyle Donaldson as founding dean of the university’s new engineering school.
“This accreditation is an important milestone for the College of Engineering and allows our graduates to compete on an equal footing with graduates from around the world,” Donaldson said. “Its achievement is a result of vision and a tremendous amount of work and support on the part of our faculty, staff, administration and community partners. Also to be commended are the students and families of the first several classes of students whose faith has been rewarded.”
The first class of engineering students began in the 2007-2008 academic year and graduated in 2011. Following ABET policy, CBU applied for accreditation immediately after that graduation. The ABET accreditation is retroactive to 2011 to include all graduates of the three CBU degree programs.
The program has grown from 53 students and one faculty member in the fall of 2007 to more than 350 students and 22 full-time faculty and staff in the fall of 2012. Degrees are offered in civil engineering, construction management, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering and engineering (with concentrations in bioengineering, business, global applications, pre-law and pre-med). Chemical engineering and graduate programs are in the planning stages for rollout soon.
(Photo caption: CBU College of Engineering faculty and staff)
Alexander Negrov Serves as CBU Visiting Fellow
Dr. Alexander Negrov, former president of St. Petersburg Christian University in Russia, will serve as Visiting Fellow at California Baptist University’s School of Business during the 2012-2013 academic year.
Negrov currently is head of SPCU’s new School of Leadership, which will promote leadership skills among migrant workers moving into St. Petersburg and Moscow. His work at CBU will include study in leadership development, as well as editing the first commentary on I Corinthians for native Russian speakers in Slavic countries.
Negrov earned two master’s degrees in both New Testament and Old Testament at Briercrest Biblical Seminary in Canada and a Ph.D. from the University of Pretoria in the Republic of South Africa. Previously, he has served as Affiliated Scholar at John Jay Institute in Pennsylvania, Visiting Fellow at St. Vladimir Orthodox Seminary in New York, Visiting Scholar at the University of Notre Dame and Visiting Scholar at Pacific Lutheran University in Washington.
Born in the Ukraine, Negrov is a naturalized United States citizen. His most recent book is Biblical Interpretation in the Russian Orthodox Church: A Historical and Hermeneutical Perspective.
Negrov is available to speak to groups in churches, associations and conferences about opportunities for ministry in the former Soviet Union, leadership development, church planting and advancing faith in the marketplace.
For more information, contact Dr. Mark Wyatt, vice president for marketing and communication, 951.343.4474.
Museum program features recent CBU grad
Lydia Young Ha Kim, a recent graduate of California Baptist University, is one of four local university students involved in the Riverside Art Museum’s (RAM) Curatorial Council pilot program.
The pilot program allows students to plan museum exhibition spaces in response to the museum’s summer exhibition, You Are Breathing In It! Alternative Art Practices.
Kim’s individual project involved documentary photos from the Mobile Mural Lab youth workshop held during the exhibit’s opening reception.
“The program represents an important step for RAM to better engage our region’s university students in a meaningful way,” said Drew Oberjuerge, the museum’s executive director. “We hope that this experience is an important stepping stone in their careers as artists, curators, and art critics.”
Artwork from the pilot program will be on view in RAM’s alcove hallway, atrium exhibition wall, glass cases, and upstairs mezzanine hallway through September 26th. The students will speak about their work and their process during a panel discussion and closing reception for the You Are Breathing In It! exhibition on September 21st from 6 to 9 p.m. For reservations, contact or e-mail Kathryn Poindexter at 951-684-7111 or e-mail her at ramexhibitions@riversideartmuseum.org.
Kim, who majored in English and visual arts at CBU, will begin the museum studies program at Claremont Graduate University this fall.
(Photo by Riverside Art Museum)
Family Updates
The CBU School of Music has announced its 2012 performance calendar. Click on this link: SOM Events Fall 2012 to download a copy of the schedule.
Dr. Charles Sands, dean of the College of Allied Health, made two presentations on Aug. 8: At a meeting of the Riverside Optimist Club, he gave an overview of CBU and introduced the College of Allied Health; at the Riverside Medical Clinic, he participated in an interactive panel discussion on health care and its future in the U.S., UK and China. Sands spoke on “Allied Health and Its Effect on the Quality of Health Care in the Inland Empire.”
Dr. Marc Weniger, assistant professor of business, and Jim Bishop, associate professor of criminal justice and business law, accompanied 19 students on the annual School of Business Oxford Study Abroad Program in the United Kingdom. The students and faculty had the opportunity to listen to six speakers from the business community, Oxford University and Cambridge University. The group took a nine-mile walking tour of London, toured Stonehenge, C.S. Lewis’ home and grave site, Blenheim Palace, Windsor Castle, the Morgan car manufacturer, the Roman baths in the city of Bath, along with many more sites and activities. The next trip will be July 31-Aug. 10, 2013.
James Cypert, technical director for the School of Nursing, gave a presentation on network management at the Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists (GHOSTS), held Aug. 3-4 in Las Vegas. More than 150 simulation technology specialists from across the country attended the event. Cypert’s presentation dealt with computer networks operation and troubleshooting techniques for simulation techs.
Frank Mihelich, assistant professor of theatre, and his wife Allison welcomed a daughter, Lindy Louise Mihelich, on Aug. 4.
David Isaacs, assistant professor of English, presented a paper titled “Brothers of the Future: Minority Male Cyborgs and the White Imaginary in Modern Science Fiction Films” at the 7th Global Conference on Visions of Humanity in Cyberculture, Cyberspace and Science Fiction. The conference was held July 15–17in Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Dr. Beverly Howard, professor of music, co-presented “Hymns Go Viral: YouTube and Hymn-related Videos,” at the annual conference of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, held in Winnipeg July 15-19. She collaborated with Patricia Woodard, reference librarian and the bibliographer for music and German at the Hunter College Library, City University of New York. Conference attendees voted their presentation as an encore workshop that was repeated later in the conference.
In June, Dr. Howard attended the Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly in Pittsburgh, PA, as a member of the Presbyterian Committee on Congregational Song. She was one of several organists playing during the hymn festival, showcasing the new hymnal Glory to God, which was unanimously endorsed for use in the churches by the General Assembly and will be published in 2013. She has served on the hymnal committee since 2008.
Dr. Andy Herrity, professor of business administration, has been awarded a research grant by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) in Washington, DC. The grant pays for travel and accommodation/research privileges at the University of Cambridge in England for the fall semester 2012, while Herrity is on sabbatical leave from CBU. His research will examine the causes of entrepreneur success. An abstract of his proposal is available on the CCCU website under Faculty Mini-Grants on Free Market Economics, 2012.
Dr. David Pearson, professor of kinesiology, presented a paper titled “Volunteerism, online education, and the affective domain – can they all play nice in the same sandbox?” at the 2012 Southwest district convention of the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, held June 13-16.
Terrence B. Beaman of Riverside has been hired as the new finance and administration director for the City of Desert Hot Springs. Beaman, who holds a master’s degree in public administration from CBU, started his new position on Aug. 20.
Dr. Jong-Wha Bai, assistant professor of civil engineering, gave a presentation titled “Development of Probabilistic Creep Model of High-Performance Concrete” at the U.S.-Korea Conference 2012 on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, which was held in Los Angeles Aug. 8-11.
Dr. Ken Pearce, professor of psychology in the School of Behavioral Sciences, wrote the 10th Edition Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank (IMTB) for the Theories of Personality textbook by Schultz and Schultz, published by Cengage Learning/Wadsworth Publishing this summer. Pearce also wrote the 8th and 9th edition IMTB and served as a consultant for the 10th edition text’s content.
Sean Sullivan, chair and professor of kinesiology, gave a research presentation titled “An Exploration of Evangelical Faculty Understandings of Faith, the Body and Sport” at the International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport, which met in Glasgow, Scotland July 19-24.
Dr. Anthony Chute, associate professor of church history, taught a ThM seminar at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley. The course, “History of Evangelicalism,” included discussions on the rise of evangelicalism, modernism, fundamentalism, neo-evangelicalism and post-evangelicalism. Two students in the course were graduates of CBU and will be pursuing their PhD’s in the near future.
Twelve CBU cadets graduated from the Leadership Development & Assessment Course (LDAC) at Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA during the period of June and July this past summer. LDAC is a 29-day training period and a commissioning requirement. From left to right (front row) Cadets Vanessa Cerda, Lorelyn Lucas, Kyle Feldman, Maxx Mamula, Megan King and Jacob Wilkins. (back row) Cadets Marcellino Valdez, Neil Bodwell, Jonathan Cook, Steven Hainzer and Tegh Singh. Not pictured is Cadet Christina Downing.
Personnel Updates
| DATE | DEPARTMENT | POSITION | NAME | STATUS |
| 8/1/2012 | Athletics | Athletic Trainer | Sarah Pfau | New Hire |
| 8/2/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | James Dallas Grant | New Hire |
| 8/2/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Fred Griffis | New Hire |
| 8/2/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Richard Matthews | New Hire |
| 8/2/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | James Maxwell | New Hire |
| 8/2/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Marco Morales | New Hire |
| 8/2/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Laurie Putnam | New Hire |
| 8/2/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Janine Musich | New Hire |
| 8/2/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Lloyd Watkis | New Hire |
| 8/2/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Mark Williams | New Hire |
| 8/2/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Mary Williams | New Hire |
| 8/2/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Carl Williamson | New Hire |
| 8/3/2012 | Residence Life | Residence Director | Heather Logan | New Hire |
| 8/3/2012 | Residence Life | Residence Director | Rebecca Magnuson | New Hire |
| 8/3/2012 | Residence Life | Residence Director | Matthew Sonke | New Hire |
| 8/6/2012 | Facilities and Planning Services | Project Manager | Robert Gurrola | New Hire |
| 8/6/2012 | Public Safety | Public Safety Officer | Sharon Lane | New Hire |
| 8/6/2012 | Accounting | Accounts Payable | Kimberly Tallo | New Hire |
| 8/8/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Charles Davis | New Hire |
| 8/8/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Frank Seinturier | New Hire |
| 8/8/2012 | School of Education | Program Advisor/Clinical Coordinator | Tamara Solid | New Hire |
| 8/13/2012 | Facilities and Planning Services | Maintenance Technician II-Alternate Shift | Eric Taylor | New Hire |
| 8/13/2012 | Athletics | Assistant Men’s Water Polo Coach/Assistant Men/Women’s Swim Coach | Jonathan Miller | New Hire |
| 8/13/2012 | Facilities and Planning Services | Space Utilization and Interior Planning Assistant | Kyrie Nicassio | New Hire |
| 8/17/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Evins Henderson | New Hire |
| 8/17/2012 | Athletics | Bus Driver | Jeffery Mabus | New Hire |
| 8/20/2012 | Athletics | Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach | Hillary Belmont | New Hire |
| 8/20/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Web Applications Developer | Ryan Condron | New Hire |
| 8/20/2012 | School of Nursing | School of Nursing Learning Resource Center Assistant | Sarah Pearce | New Hire |
| 8/20/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Admissions Counselor/Recruiter | Brandon Wittman | New Hire |
| 8/21/2012 | School of Music | Administrative Assistant to the Dean | Christine Dahlgren | New Hire |
| 7/1/2012 | Behavioral Sciences | Lecturer | Brittany Neece | Change |
| 8/16/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Assistant Professor | Matthew Barrett | Change |
| 8/16/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Assistant Professor | Robert Crosby | Change |
| 8/16/2012 | School of Nursing | Professor | Ellen Daroszewski | Change |
| 8/16/2012 | Architecture, Visual Arts and Design | Assistant Professor | Kristine Lippier | Change |
| 8/16/2012 | Graphic Design | Assistant Professor | Thomas Renck | Change |
| 8/16/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Assistant Professor | Riste Simnjanovski | Change |
| 8/16/2012 | School of Engineering | Professor | Mark Anklam | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Assistant Professor | Gretchen Bartels | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Assistant Professor | Christina Crenshaw | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Assistant Professor | John Gill | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | School of Music | Assistant Professor | Dawn Gilmore | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | School of Engineering | Assistant Professor | Mark Gordon | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Assistant Professor | Patricia Hernandez | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences | Assistant Professor | Nathanael Heyman | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Professor | Mitchell Hovey | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Health Science | Assistant Professor | Namhee Kim | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Communications & Visual Arts (Theater) | Visiting Professor | Elizabeth Malone | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Assistant Professor | Laura Pedigo | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | School of Engineering | Lecturer | John Rublaitus | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Assistant Professor | Robert Stamps | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences | Assistant Professor | Kyle Stewart | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences | Professor | Satoru Suzuki | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences | Associate Professor | Daniel Szeto | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Assistant Professor | Yvonne Thai | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences | Assistant Professor | Bradley Thomas | New Hire |
| 8/16/2012 | School of Behavioral Sciences | Assistant Professosr | Douglas Wallace | New Hire |
| 8/1/2012 | Athletics | Athletic Transportation Supervisor | Eldon Carlson | Change |
| 8/1/2012 | Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences | Secretary | Brittany Sparkman | Change |
| 8/1/2012 | Community Life | Community Life Program Director | Merea Price | Change |
| 8/1/2012 | Enrollment Services | Assistant to the Dean of Graduate Enrollment | Joanna Showalter | Change |
| 8/16/2012 | School of Education | Program Advisor/Clinical Coordinator | Cherlyn Johnson | Change |
| 8/16/2012 | Campus Store | Campus Store Cashier | Tiffany Adcock | Change |
| 8/21/2012 | School of Behavioral Sciences | Assistant Professor | Julie Goodman (formerly David) | Name Change |
| 8/22/2012 | Campus Life | Director of New Student Programs | Kelli Welzel | Change |
| 8/23/2012 | Online and Professional Studies | Lecturer | Sarah Robblee (formerly Smith) | Name Change |
| 8/3/2012 | Athletics Department | Assistant Baseball Coach | Aaron Holley | No Longer Employed |
| 8/7/2012 | Student Accounts | Student Accounts Counselor | Lorissa Haro | No Longer Employed |
| 8/7/2012 | Athletics Department | Assistant Women’s Water Polo Coach | Priscilla Orozco | No Longer Employed |
| 8/10/2012 | Athletics Department | Head Athletic Trainer | Adam Cady | No Longer Employed |
| 8/10/2012 | Information and Technology Services | Telecommunications Technician | Wesley Lennertz | No Longer Employed |
| 8/14/2012 | Institutional Advancement | Assistant Vice President | Nesha Crossman | No Longer Employed |
| 8/24/2012 | Facilities and Planning Services | Maintenance Technician II-Alternate Shift | Isaac Weber | No Longer Employed |
| 8/24/2012 | Student Accounts | Student Accounts Assistant | Melinda Cameron | No Longer Employed |
| 8/24/2012 | Facilities and Planning Services | HVAC Technician II | John Peraino | No Longer Employed |
| 8/24/2012 | Institutional Advancement | Director of Alumni and Parent Relations | Maria Zalesky | No Longer Employed |