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Current News

CAVAD faculty, students take learning to the desert

California Baptist University faculty and students recently headed to the desert to get a different view for their camera lenses.

Forty students from the College of Architecture, Visual Arts and Design along with eight faculty took a road trip to the Salton Sea and the Glamis Sand Dunes Oct. 16-18. This is the third trip the students in the photography, graphic design and digital media programs have visited the desert.

The trip helps the students get out of the classroom and build their portfolios, said Michael Berger, assistant professor of graphic design.

“They have to learn how to create their own shot,” Berger said. “It’s a challenge for them. It’s a beautiful space, but it’s a different landscape.”

That landscape included sand dunes, dilapidated buildings, a lake and a dry lake bed. The students photographed a sunrise, a sunset, a distant lightning storm and the stars.

Colton von Pertz, a graphic design and digital media major, was part of the group that took photographs of the sun rising over the sand dunes.

“After getting out there before dawn, setting up our cameras in the perfect spot, we could do nothing but marvel at God’s creation as the sun came over the horizon,” he said. “Getting the opportunity to spend a weekend in nature, exploring and taking photos was amazing.”

Spencer Findlay, a sophomore majoring in graphic design and digital media, said he looked forward to obtaining more hands-on experiences.

“I learned how to be more independent with my photography,” Findlay said. “This trip taught me to challenge myself and try to get the shot that others did not.”

Trever Hoehne, assistant professor of graphic design, said the experience is priceless for the students.

“The portfolios that the students make from this trip are quite impressive,” Hoehne said. “Portfolios are key in this industry and we put a lot of work into making sure the students graduate with powerful images.”

 

CBU basketball teams forecast to finish high this season

After a historic season that ended in a NCAA Division II championship appearance, California Baptist University women’s basketball team is gaining national respect by earning a No. 4 ranking in the Women’s DII Bulletin Preseason Top 25 poll.

CBU will tip off its season on the road on Nov. 11 against Billings, Montana.

Read more here.

The men’s basketball team has gone to back-to-back postseason appearances, including a Sweet 16 finish last year, in its two years as a fully fledged member of the NCAA Division II.

This year, expectations are high for the team and that is reflected by the fact CBU was picked as the favorite to win its conference in a near-unanimous decision (13 of 14 possible first-place votes) by a preseason coaches’ poll.

CBU’s first game this season is against Minnesota State-Moorhead on Oct. 30 at 6:15 p.m. at the CCA Tip-off Classic at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Read more here.

 

Chapel speaker challenges students to be a people of love

A chapel speaker at California Baptist University shared her experience working in a hospital in Togo, Africa and challenged students to be people of love.

Sarah Thebarge is a Christian speaker, writer and has a postgraduate degree in medical science. She also has a passion for people in need. Thebarge spoke at CBU Oct. 14 about her experience on a recent trip to Africa, to volunteer at the Hospital of Hope. The hospital opened in March and was funded by Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian international humanitarian organization.

Hospital of Hope is a 60-bed medical, surgical, acute care facility and regional trauma center.

Thebarge recalled her experience of working 28-hour shifts and witnessing a lot of death— including children—from tuberculosis, malaria, meningitis, accidents and more.

“I was physically exhausted. I was emotionally and spiritually spent,” Thebarge said. “I kept going back anyway because I felt so bad for these people who are suffering and dying.”

During off time, Thebarge listened to a podcast about Sisyphus, a Greek mythological character, who angered the “gods.” His punishment was to carry a rock on his back up a hill, but before he reached the top it rolled back down and he had to do it again.

“This is what the hospital felt like to me,” Thebarge said. “I kept trying to do something and no matter how hard I tried, every shift I was starting back at the beginning.”

As Thebarge kept researching the Sisyphus story, she soon discovered that a few authors interpreted the story from the viewpoint that Sisyphus eventually fell in love with the rock and it was not a burden anymore to carry it up the hill. This commentary on a service mindset reminded her of Christian principles and caused her to think about what motivates people to do what they do.

“Love does not give up, love keeps on working and it keeps moving that rock up the hill.  This is what Jesus did for us,” Thebarge said.

Thebarge cited World Bank statistics on poverty, noting that a billion people live in extreme poverty—defined as less than $1.25 a day.

Since 1990 that number has dropped, Thebarge said, noting the World Bank has a goal to end extreme poverty by 2030. She said that means today’s college students can be the generation to end it and urged students to work toward achieving that goal.

“You have the opportunity to be a person of love, to put it into practice. Fall in love with the rock on your back and because you see it with love it is not drudgery, it is not a burden, it doesn’t make you feel guilty or depressed or in despair,” Thebarge said. “It gives you hope that you can carry this rock up the hill, just like Jesus carried all of us up the hill and loved us enough to die for us.”

 

Emmy-award winning film and TV art director speaks at CBU

An Emmy Award-winning art director and production designer in film and television advised California Baptist University students to direct their own careers during a lecture Oct. 13.

Dan Bishop’s address was part of a lecture series for the CBU College of Architecture, Visual Arts and Design (CAVAD). Bishop is known for his work on TV series such as “Minority Report” (2015) and “Mad Men” (2007-2015). He also has done work in movies such as “A Single Man” (2009) and “The Replacements” (2000).

Art directors and production designers are responsible for the overall look of a filmed event. They work closely with the director and producer to tell the visual elements of a story.

Bishop, who spoke about his experience designing scenes and sets, geared his remarks toward architects and their relation to production design.  He said a variety of skills are needed to become successful in production design.

“Visually, the product is a photograph,” he explained.  “The visual artists and the (performing) artists must work with each other.”

Bishop also offered advice for student’s career pursuits.

“You have to steer your own career. Some of it is luck, some of it are the choices you make,” he said.

Mark A. Roberson, dean of CAVAD , said the lecture series offers students a chance to be exposed to the work of professionals and expand on their career goals.

“What we love to do is to get people to talk to our students about non-traditional career paths that might be available to them that they never thought of before,” Roberson said. “In production design, for example, there is an opportunity for architects, graphic designers, artists and other people who may not have thought ‘That’s a direction I’d like to pursue with my life.’”

 

Legalization of marijuana addressed at Lecture Series

Colorado’s top public health officer reflected on a variety of implications from the legalization of recreational marijuana use during a lecture at California Baptist University.

Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational pot use in 2014. Currently, Washington is the only other state where recreational marijuana use is legal. Voters in California, where medical marijuana has been legal since 1996, could decide as soon as next year whether to legalize recreational use of marijuana.

Dr. Larry Wolk, executive director and chief medical officer at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, spoke as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series. He discussed some of the impacts of the Colorado law’s passage, such as an increase in emergency calls.

“In 2013 there were 136 calls to the poison control center for marijuana. In 2014, there were 238,” Wolk said. “So those who are against legalization would say, ‘Wow a 100% increase in the number of calls for poisoning as it relates to the legalization of marijuana,’” he continued. “The people [on the other side of the argument] would say, ‘but look at the scale.’ That is (only about) 100 more in a state of five and a half million people. This is something that bears watching.”

Wolk also discussed efforts to educate the Colorado public on the “safe use” of marijuana.

“We have to ensure that all our residents and visitors understand the parameters of safe, legal and responsible use of marijuana…and that they understand the rules and what the potential effects are,” Wolk said.

Among the potential effects are marijuana serving as a gateway drug for teenagers, increase of marijuana-related hospital visits and increase marijuana-related DUI arrests since its legalization.

Wolk said by creating educational campaigns, his department aims to keep Colorado citizens informed on the safe use of marijuana, while also helping to prevent use in populations such as youths and pregnant women, for whom marijuana use is deemed unsafe.

Wolk also discussed the perceived positive consequences of marijuana legalization, such as the availability of a pain relief drug, an increase in tax revenue and statistics that so far indicate no significant increase in the number of marijuana users.

 

Faculty and students shine at Long Night of Arts & Innovation

California Baptist University faculty and students showcased some of their innovative work at the Long Night of Arts & Innovation in downtown Riverside on Oct. 8.

The event stretched over several blocks, allowing event-goers an opportunity to browse through the latest developments in arts, science and education.

CBU’s Gordon and Jill Bourns College of Engineering presented several exhibits, including a high-speed camera, the electronic design of the Pong video game, a NAO robot and a 3-D printing device.

A team of students programmed movements for the NAO robot by utilizing coding software. They operated a pair of robots programmed to perform gestures and movements, including waving and push-ups.

“We use a program called Choregraphe and then drag and drop the movements together to make a sequence [with the robot],” said David Guiza, freshman biomedical engineer. “After that we plugged it into the robot…the robot does what we tell it to do.”

At another display, CBU engineering students demonstrated 3-D printing. Joshua Park, a sophomore biomedical engineer, said he wanted to create images that would be popular enough so that individuals would know what they were.

Among printed items were a 3-D image of Riverside’s historic Fox Performing Arts Center, a nostalgic 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System controller and wrenches with CBU logos printed on them.

Dr. Seung-Jae Kim, associate professor of bioengineering, presented a display about balance in the human body.

“Parents were aware that we came from the CBU College of Engineering,” he said. “Hopefully they can get impressions about the fun part of engineering.”
CBU School of Nursing students demonstrated how to use a stethoscope. Their booth included a life-like doll that breathed and blinked its eyes. While using the doll, attendees could listen to the heartbeat through a plastic stethoscope handed out as individuals approached the table.

A presentation by Dr. Jong-Wha Bai, civil engineering chair, featured a sensor network used on structures to measure seismic forces during earthquakes. Bai said the Long Night event provided “a really great opportunity” to highlight CBU’s involvement in the activity and in the greater Riverside community.

“I think for us as faculty members to communicate with other people in Riverside is important. We can expose our projects to students, peers from other universities and educate small kids,” Bai said.

 

‘The Apple Tree’ opens CBU’s 2015-16 theatre season

California Baptist University’s theater program opened the 2015-16 season with “The Apple Tree” on Oct. 9.

“The Apple Tree” is a series of three musical plays in one by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, the songwriting team behind “Fiddler on the Roof.” Each act has its storyline, but all three take a lighthearted look at the choices one has to make.

“We all have choices,” said Lisa Lyons, a theatre adjunct and director of the production. “You make a choice; you face the consequences. Some of them are harder to face than others.”

The first act is “The Diary of Adam and Eve,” a quirky, touching spin on the tale of the world’s first couple adapted from Mark Twain’s “Extracts from Adam’s Diary.” The second act is “The Lady or the Tiger?”, a fable set in a mythical kingdom that explores the fickleness of love. The final act, “Passionella,” is based on Jules Feiffer’s offbeat Cinderella-story about a chimney sweep whose dreams of being a “glamorous movie star” nearly sabotage her one chance for true love.

Melanie Overton, a Christian behavioral science senior, plays Ella, the chimney sweep. She hopes the audience leaves feeling entertained, she said.

“There are little lessons here and there about making wise choices and dreams not always being what they seem, but the show is full of humor,” Overton said. “If someone leaves having been able to forget about their stresses and cares for a little while, I think the zany show will have fulfilled its purpose.”

Gabrielle Green, a senior theatre major, plays Eve. She also designed and helped to get 36 costumes ready in a matter of weeks while memorizing her lines. She has enjoyed both roles, she said.

“Performing and designing together is difficult, but wonderfully rewarding,” Green said.  “I love making Eve grow, because the audience gets to follow this character from her birth all the way through her life, and as an actor that is so much fun.”

Productions scheduled later in the season include “Fahrenheit 451;” “The 39 Steps” and “Pirated.”

 

CBU’s dean of engineering named Mayor’s Innovation Honoree

Dr. Anthony Donaldson, dean of the Gordon and Jill Bourns College of Engineering, has been named this month’s Mayor’s Innovation Honoree.

The Mayor’s Innovation Honoree Program is designed to recognize people or groups in the City of Riverside that exemplify its motto as a “city of arts and innovation.”

“Your leadership and focus on academic excellence has created a world-class, accredited engineering school which delivers critical-thinking graduates to our community,” Mayor Rusty Bailey wrote to Donaldson to notify him of the award. “The commitment you’ve shown toward city initiatives…continues to be an inspiration for improved collaboration among government, education and private industry stakeholders.”

Donaldson received the award at the city council meeting Oct. 6. He briefly addressed the council and thanked his wife and staff and faculty for their support.

Donaldson came to CBU in 2006 as the founding dean of a new school of engineering. The program has grown from 53 students in the fall of 2007 to more than 575 students by the fall of 2015. The College of Engineering now offers 10 majors along with two graduate level programs.

Donaldson has made a career of innovation and creativity. He moved his family to Bangalore, India, the “Silicon Valley of Asia,” in 1994-96, where he raised venture capital for a native Indian’s vision and started a consulting business in telecommunications.

In graduate school at Texas Tech, Donaldson worked on the “Star Wars” pulsed power project. His research in modeling electrode erosion in high-energy pulsed switches won critical acclaim and resulted in more than 40 peer-reviewed articles and conference presentations as well as a patent for a new type of material.

“All creativity comes at the intersection of who we are and who we meet,” Donaldson said.

Bailey voiced admiration for Donaldson at the meeting.

“God bless you and your family,” said Bailey. “Thank you for the inspiration you and CBU bring to our community.”

Renowned Baptist theologian speaks at CBU about evangelicals

Acclaimed author, educator and theologian, Dr. David Dockery, talked about evangelicals—who they are, their history and his hopes for them—during a visit to California Baptist University on Oct. 6. Dockery, president of Trinity International University, spoke to CBU students, faculty, and area pastors as part of the School of Christian Ministries Lecture Series.

Dockery is the author or editor of more than 35 books and has served on the board of directors for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Christianity Today International and Prison Fellowship.

In a nod to the current U.S. presidential election campaign, Dockery said despite all the attention given to evangelicals in the political arena, “Evangelicalism is not a political identity but a confessional identity.”

“Evangelicals are men and women who love the Lord Jesus Christ, who love the Bible and love the gospel message,” he said. “A hallmark of the movement is a willingness to cooperate together in evangelism, missions and educational efforts. Evangelicalism is a cross-denominational movement.”

Dockery said Lutherans first used the term evangelical in the 16^th century to describe the churches that believed in salvation by grace through faith alone and held the Bible to be their supreme authority. At that time, people came to equate evangelicals with Protestants, often using the terms interchangeably, he said.

Over the centuries, evangelicalism evolved. In the 17^th century, the movement recognized the need for heartfelt, life-transforming faith, and stressed conversion and grace, Dockery explained. After the Civil War, evangelicals wrestled with changes taking place all around them, including Darwinian naturalism, a post-slavery society and urbanization.

Dockery said by the end of the 19^th century, evangelicals saw churches losing their connection with the truth of the gospel message. As the 20^th century began, movements were launched to revive, renew and correct the mainline Protestant churches. In the 1960s, some mainline denominations shifted their focus away from the gospel and toward social issues such as the Vietnam War and civil rights, he said.

Dockery added that in the 21^st century, changes are seen in technology, the economy, globalization and government. Evangelicalism is not exempt, he said, because changes in the church never take place in a vacuum.

“We must realize that our struggles are not with or against fellow Christ-followers but against the expansion of unbelief in our secularized culture,” Dockery declared. “What is at stake is the unity and mission of the Christian movement as well as the bedrock issues of the Christian faith.”

Dockery called for evangelicals to have a new spirit of mutual respect and humility to serve together with those whom they have differences of conviction and opinion.

“Let us together trust God to bring … renewal to our theology of evangelism, missions, worship, education and service,” he said. “Let us recommit to relate to one another in love, humility, as agents of grace and reconciliation in a broken and fragmented world.”

 

Panel discusses gender, generational differences in workplace

A panel discussion at California Baptist University explored the topic of “Leading Gender and Generational Differences” in the workforce on Oct. 5. The panelists discussed their experiences on these topics.

The Dr. Bonnie G. Metcalf School of Education Graduate Leadership Program hosted the event as part of the Leadership Seminar Series. Panel members included Dr. DawnEllen Jacobs, vice provost, Dr. Natalie Winter, associate professor of marketing, and Dr. Esmirna Valencia, executive director of Early Childhood Programs at Riverside County. Dr. John Shoup, dean of the School of Education, moderated the discussion.

The panelists began the discussion by recalling past work related experiences they have faced.

Winter said for the first time, four generations may coexist in a single workplace. Each generation can tend to think their ways are “right,” and that can produce conflict in the workplace, she said.

The four generations are: The Silent Generation (those born from 1925-1942); The Baby Boomer Generation (those born from 1943-1960); Generation X (those born from 1961-1981); and the Millennial Generation (those born from 1982-2000).

Also discussed were generational and gender-related origins and how women’s confidence and upbringing may affect their pursuit of leadership.

“Ambition for me was being the first person in my family to get an education and get a doctorate,” Valencia said. “Many asked me ‘why would you want to do that?’ And [for me] it was always my goal.”

Jacobs added, “My dad would have never dreamed I would have a PhD, growing up.”

The discussion concluded with the panelists’ recommendations for leading in the workplace.

“I believe most of my frustration has come from trying to lead like a man. Be who you are; I am a woman,” Jacobs said.

 

Counseling Center encourages students to “Choose Healing”

Colorful signs posted around California Baptist University over the past couple of weeks are designed to promote Mental Health Awareness Week (Oct. 5-9) as an opportunity to talk about issues that can fly under the radar for some students.

This year’s theme, Choose Healing, is featured in presentations throughout the week by counselors from the CBU Counseling Center on issues that can cause mental distress.

Dr. Natalie Rios, assistant director of the Counseling Center, said it is important for people to talk about mental health issues. Because there is a stigma surrounding mental health concerns, people can end up feeling isolated and alone, she said.

“Having events like this is important because it helps to reduce some of that stigma and gets people talking about these things to normalize their experiences,” Rios said.

This week’s events can help people describe what they are going through and realize that they’re not alone, she said.

“We’re multi-dimensional as human beings, and so mental health is a really important part of that,” Rios said. “If we’re not taking care of that and trying to be healthy within ourselves and our relationships, it can create a lot of chaos and stress in our lives.”

“If we can find ways to help individuals address some of that brokenness … to find ways to find healing and support and God in all of that, it can really influence their lives in a positive way,” she added.

Promoting Mental Health Awareness Week also creates visibility for the Counseling Center.

“We want people to know that we’re here and that we’re wanting to support them and help them in any way that we can,” Rios said.

Family Updates

Dr. Susan Jetton, assistant professor nursing, and students Annette Evangelista and Taylor Bagby attended the National League for Nursing Conference in Las Vegas on Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Jetton is a member of the Office of Minority Health’s advisory board for preconception health. The office is a federal agency and preconception health is the goal of improving birth outcomes. The office sponsored the students to promote preconception peer education clubs at the conference. The goal of the clubs is to promote healthy living.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Veola Vazquez, associate professor of psychology, participated in a book signing of her faith-based middle-grade novel, The Nickel Nuisance, at the Orange County Children’s Book Festival on Oct. 4. She also gave a presentation and provided bullying prevention tips for children and parents and talked to children about how to develop a love of writing.

 

 

 

Elisabeth Murillo, assistant professor of aviation science, Creighton Goodman, assistant professor of aviation flight, and Dr. Daniel Prather, professor of aviation science, presented a session titled Operational Risk Management at the University Aviation Association Fall Education Conference. Murillo and Prather also presented a session titled Industry Fellowships for Aviation Faculty. Prather presented a research proposal, Specialized Aviation Accreditation: Gauging the Needs of Non-AABI Accredited Programs, and chaired the Graduated Education Committee of the University Aviation Association at the event in Salt Lake City Oct. 7-9. Prather also has been elected president-elect of the University Aviation Association.  He will serve a one-year term as president beginning October 2016.

 

Dr. Jong-Wha Bai, associate professor of civil engineering, was elected as vice president of Student Activities by the American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) Los Angeles Section in October. During his two-year appointment, he will help coordinate activities of the ASCE student chapters at 11 universities within the LA section, and ensure that section scholarships are managed and implemented in accordance with the board-adopted procedure.

 

 

 

Jennifer Zamora, assistant professor in physician assistant studies, spoke at the USC Keck School of Medicine Symposium, held in Los Angeles on Sept. 26. The symposium was an interprofessional collaboration of medical students, pharmacy students, physical therapy students, physician assistant students and pre-health professional students. Her topic was Taking Medicine to the Streets and Abroad, discussing the ways physician assistants can do medicine in other countries on medical mission trips, volunteering and their role as team members with other professions.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Namhee Kim, assistant professor of communication disorders, Margaret Appenzeller, visiting professor of communication disorders, and 10 students in the communication disorders program volunteered at Reach Out Annual Community Health Fair in Ontario on Oct. 12. They conducted a hearing screening for the community.

 

 

 

Dr. Dennis K. Bideshi, professor of biology, co-authored a peer-reviewed paper titled Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis producing endochitinase ChiA74Δsp inclusions and its improved activity against Aedes aegypti, that was published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology (Oct. 5).

 

 

 

 

Rachel Meenan, English adjunct, had a book, The Stolen Guardian (The Zyearth Chronicles Book 1), a contemporary military fantasy story, published Oct. 3.

 

 

 

Dr. Candace Vickers, associate professor of communication disorders, co-authored an article, Are Life Participation Goals Reimbursable?, that was published in The ASHA Leader, an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association newsmagazine, October 2015.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Tae Sung, assistant professor of English in Online and Professional Studies, presented his paper The Rhetoric of Divine Grace and Dynamic Gifts in American Pragmatism at the Sacred Literature, Secular Religion conference. The Le Moyne College Religion and Literature Forum hosted the event Oct. 1-3 in Syracuse, New York.

 

 

 

CBU’s campus newspaper, The Banner, earned a College Media Association (CMA) Pinnacle Award nomination for Best Newspaper in the Four-Year, Less Than Weekly category for issues published during the 2014-15 academic year. Two 2015 graduates earned recognition for their work last year. In CMA’s Best of Collegiate Design category, Katey Lee, former Angelos yearbook photo editor, earned an individual nomination for an Angelos spread she photographed and designed. In the Association Collegiate Press (ACP) Pacemaker Awards, Raine Paul earned a Design of the Year nomination for a Pursuit magazine spread that she wrote, photographed and designed. Paul is the former managing editor of Pursuit and the current graduate assistant in the Journalism & New Media and PR program. Both the Pacemaker and Pinnacle awards will be announced at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas, at the end of October

 

 

Dr. Charles Sands, provost and vice president for academic affairs, presented Global Health Engagement at CBU at the annual meeting of the Consortium for Global Education on Sept. 18 in Charleston, South Carolina.

 

 

 

 

Dr. John Sandy, an adjunct professor for the Online and Professional Studies, was a leader of the Ethics, Advocacy and Public Policy track for the 2015 World Conference of the American Association of Christian Counselors. The event, held in Nashville, Tennessee, Sept. 23-26, was attended by about 7,000 professional, pastoral and lay counselors from every state and 40 countries. John co-presented a preconference workshop titled The New AACC 2014 Code of Ethics: The Top Ethical Issues, Challenges and Trends for Today’s Counselors, and presented a workshop titled Church Spiritual Care Ministries Best Practices Guidelines.

 

Michael Berger, assistant professor of graphic design, spoke at California State University, Fullerton, about Graphic Design in a Global Market: An American-Danish Perspective Program on Sept. 21. He spoke to about 25 Danish designers. Berger also participated in an exhibition at Norco College titled Art Empire featuring art and design faculty from Inland Empire universities, Sept. 16-Oct. 16. He showed a brochure for Fred Jordan Missions that he designed and photographed. He also participated in a panel discussion with the exhibiting artists on Oct. 6.

 

 

Randal Murphey, audio visual technician with Conference and Events, and his wife, Sarah, welcomed a son on Sept. 29. Britton Ryker Murphey weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Britton’s older sister is Addison Renee, 1 year and 11 months.

 

 

 

Dr. Nathanael Heyman, associate professor of biology, and his wife, Tracey, welcomed a son on Oct. 9. Judah Ari Heyman weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces. His older sister is Natania, 2.

 

 

 

Dr. Joseph Pelletier, assistant professor of psychology, and his wife, Elizabeth, welcomed their third child on Oct. 10. Zelda Grace Pelletier weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Her older siblings are Zooey, 3, and Ford, 20 months.

 

 

 

Elizabeth Veilkind was promoted to corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve on Sept. 12. She is based out of Miramar as an Operations Operator. She is the daughter of Janet Crate, special events and volunteer coordinator in University Advancement.

 

 

 

Personnel Updates