Alumni Newsletter-Spring 2005
Pancho Villa at the Kerr Cultural Center
A Screening of The Hunt for Pancho Villa with Emmy-Award Winning Filmmaker Dr. Paul Espinosa
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
5:30 P.M. Reception – 7:00 pm Screening
Kerr Cultural Center
6110 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, Arizona
http://www.asukerr.com/kerr/directions.html
The Second Annual CCS OnStage Benefit, sponsored by ASU's Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, presents a screening of the film, The Hunt for Pancho Villa, and a conversation with its Emmy-Award winning Producer and Writer, Paul Espinosa. The documentary, narrated by Linda Hunt, originally aired on The American Experience, the PBS history series. Dr. Espinosa joined the ASU faculty in 2004 and is well known for such acclaimed documentaries as The Lemon Grove Incident, The U.S.-Mexican War and a powerful film about Arizona mining, Los Mineros.The benefit includes pre-screening activities showcasing the work of Chicana/o Studies’ productive faculty and students and coincides with the Arizona International Latina/o Arts Festival.
TICKETS: $30 AVAILABLE from the Kerr Cultural Center 480-596-2660
ASU’s Chicano/a Studies480-965-5091 or from any TicketMaster location.
New Degree for Busy People
Tap into the resources of ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the university’s largest and most diverse college with course offerings that range from social sciences and humanities to mathematics and the natural sciences. The Office of Professional Studies will help you explore the possibilities.
Master of Liberal Studies
Join adults who love to learn and faculty who love to teach. The MLSt program is founded on the idea that in an increasingly complex and fragmented world, a liberal arts education hones critical thinking skills and a greater understanding of today’s issues. The program is designed for individuals who seek enrichment in a flexible learning format. The MLSt is a unique graduate degree that explores the integration of the humanities with political, religious, social and scientific questions within their cultural contexts.
Explore this individualized master’s program focused on human ideas and values
Complete in two years with flexible learning formats and no thesis
Take advantage of the program’s unique design that revolves around three integrated core seminars and specialized projects
Choose from three concentrations:
- Science, Society and Creative Non-Fiction Writing
- Gender, Religion and Culture
- Borders: Migration, Health and Cultural Identity
For more information contact the Office of Professional Studies at clas.studies@asu.edu or 480-965-3484.
Accept the Fulton Challenge!
For a limited time, you can double the impact of your investment in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and its students.
From March 1 until Dec. 31, 2005, philanthropist Ira A. Fulton is matching all unrestricted gifts of up to $5,000 from CLAS alumni, faculty, staff and students.
To qualify for the Fulton Challenge match, your gift must be directed to the Dean’s Investment Fund, which enables the college to respond to urgent needs and emerging opportunities. The college’s highest priority is ensuring student success, and the Dean’s Investment Fund will be used to further that objective.
"I have been blessed financially," says Fulton, chief executive officer of Tempe-based Fulton Homes, one of the state’s largest residential builders, "and now I know why. It is to help Arizona State University move forward. I don’t look at this as a donation but rather as an investment in the future."
Fulton will match up to a total of $100,000 in gifts made to CLAS during this initial short-term challenge. His goal is to inspire charitable giving among those most closely affiliated with the college and to help create a culture of philanthropy at ASU. If this challenge is met, Fulton has indicated that he may give more.
This is a first-ever opportunity for members of the CLAS community—alumni, faculty, staff and students—to double the impact of their investment in the college," says Vice President and Dean David Young. "The college’s highest priority is ensuring the success of our students, and this generous challenge will enable us to do that twice as well. I share Ira’s confidence that you will join us in this effort to support liberal arts and sciences students."
To make a gift online visit https://clas.asu.edu/giving/FultonChallengeGifts.aspx
For more information, contact the Office of College Advancement at 480-965-1441 or e-mail marla.giarratano@asu.edu.
International Wine Festival A Success!
Thank you to everyone who supported the 6th Annual Wine Festival!
Insight Enterprises
Fennemore Craig
Quarles & Brady, Streich Lang LLC
CLAS Lawyers
Watson Law Firm
Cooper & Scully
Patrick and Sande Shannahan
Amy McGaw
Special Moments Catering
Essence Catering
Merrill Lynch
Williams Financial Group
Alliance Beverage Distributing
Hensely and Company
Terry Loftus
Richard Alderman
Proceeds benefit scholarships for ASU students.
Dr. Buley Retiring from Communication
Dr. Jerry Buley is retiring after thirty-one years from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication. The school has greatly expanded from the original eight faculty and twenty five majors to now include 27 faculty and over 1,900 majors.
Dr. Buley says that though he will miss working with undergraduate students he is looking forward to pursing his interest in writing (he is developing a consumer oriented book on relational conflict), writing software to analyze transcripts of couples conversations, and teaching communication seminars in exciting travel destinations to ASU alumni (read more at MyInterludes.Com about the Couples Romantic Seminar/Tour of Venice, Italy taking place in September.)
The Hugh Downs School is hosting a retirement party for Dr. Buley from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on April 29 at the University Club on the main ASU campus. The School cordially invites all Dr. Buley’s friends and former students to attend. For more information call 480 965-5095.
Stay in Touch with CLAS
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