May 2008 - V. 4 I.8

Dean James T. Strong Welcome to The Report, CBAPP's newsletter, where we give you a glimpse of the great people working and great programs and events happening within the college each month.

If you have any ideas, comments or questions about the newsletter, please e-mail me at jstrong@csudh.edu

Administration
James T. Strong
Dean

Kaye Bragg
Associate Dean

Kenneth Poertner
Director of Graduate Programs

Ryan Brandt
Editor

Reza Boroon
Web Designer

Department Chairs
Mohamed El-Badawi
Accounting and Finance

Raoul Freeman
Information Systems and Operation MGT

David Hoopes
Management and Marketing

Iris Baxter
Public Administration

Richard Palmer
Political Science/ Economics/Labor Studies

General Contact
Judy Case
Dean's Office
310-243-3548

Newsletter
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Photo courtesy Gary Kuwahara

The successful roll out of undergraduate classes taught online gives students the added flexibility of not having to come to campus.

CBAPP Launches First Online Undergraduate Course, More to Come

In January, CBAPP’s first online class for undergraduates got underway. The Principles in Marketing class finished in April with astounding feedback on the course’s success, both from the students and the college itself. Spearheaded by Roger Berry, associate professor of marketing, and Dean Jim Strong, its success has led the college to plan to roll out seven more undergraduate classes online over the summer and fall. Full story

1 0 Questions…for Hamoud Salhi on the Sunni/Shiite conflict
One of the major arguments against withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq is that the country will fall into civil war if U.S. forces leave, with Sunnis on one side and Shiites on the other. Assistant Professor of Political Science Hamoud Salhi , a Sunni Muslim who grew up in Algeria before coming to the United States, has visited the Middle East recently and presented lectures on the topic. Here, he answers whether he thinks the conflict could lead to civil war and why the division is more of a political issue rather than a dispute over beliefs. Full story

CBAPP and Campus News

Model UN Students Receive Honors
CSUDH’s Model United Nations (MUN) class won top honors at the 2008 MUN meeting held in Santa Barbara, April 10-12. Students Mele Kaveinga and Chikezie Nwafor received two of the five awards given to the conference’s outstanding performers, for representing the International Criminal Court and United Nations Security Council, respectively. In addition, Joshua Braun received honorable mention for his representation of Malaysia in the United Nations Environmental Program. In total, 34 students represented 12 countries and international organizations from around the world. Full story

Newsmakers

Iris Baxter, professor of public administration, will step down as chair of the Department of Public Administration at the end of this semester. She served as chair for two-and-a-half years and was praised by Dean Jim Strong for performing “outstanding work.” During her tenure as chair, at least two faculty searches took place, which resulted in the hiring of Marie Palladini and Rhonda Whitfield. Baxter also led the charge to revise the undergraduate public administration and M.P.A. programs, featuring the addition of the non-profit management concentration among other improvements. Baxter will return to the classroom and research and publication full time after stepping down.

Gilbert Ivey (B.A. business administration, 1975) presented “Is Water the Oil of the 21st Century?: Local and Global Issues Impacting a Vital Resource” at the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences (CNBS) Distinguished Speakers Series Luncheon on March 28 in the Loker Student Union at CSUDH. Ivey is the assistant general manager and chief administrative officer for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWDSC).

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