Kaye West, Ph.D.

Dr. Kaye West* retired as associate professor emerita from the Department of Teacher Education (TED) in the College of Education (CED) at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) in 2005 after 39 years as a professional educator and serving in her last position as the website coordinator for the Department.

As a concerned citizen, she is vitally aware of the need for lifelong learning, promoting the arts, developing literacy, and service to do her part to extend opportunities in these areas and to contribute to make the world a better place for those living now as well as for future generations. These interests are reflected throughout her career (see her Vita) as well as in her current endeavors and advocacy.

Currently she is active in

• the Literacy and Social Responsibility SIG of the International Literacy Association (L-SR) (formerly the International Reading Association) as Website Manager since 1998 and member of the Board of Directors,
  
  
• the International Choreographed Ballroom Dance Association (ICBDA) (formerly Universal Round Dance Council) as member of the Board of Directors and formerly a member of the Technical Advisory Committee, and
  
  
• in her local community
  • supporting various dance activities including coordinating and assisting teaching social dance classes (Walk In, Dance Out) with her coach Larry Caves and writing articles for the Leisure World Shall We Round Dance Club, in addition to participating in many dance events,
  
  • teaching classes and coordinating projects for the Leisure World Quilters including co-coordinationg (with Woodshop personnel) the Cradles for Charity project (creating doll cradles and quilt bedding for disadvantaged children), making Doggie Pillows to donate to pet shelters from quilt scraps, and distributing a Monthly Memo to club members (and she has won recognition multiple times for her quilts in Leisure World Art Fairs),
  
  • serving as a Leisure World Woodshop Monitor.

ADVOCACY:

She encourages others likewise to be involved. Further information is available:

• The Arts for advocating that everyone support the Arts
• Walk In, Dance Out for how to do social dancing, how to teach it, and how and why to promote it
• Developing Literacy for ideas for helping children learn including links to literature for children K-12

Contact: She can be reached at kaye.west@csulb.edu

* previously Kaye West-Anderson, Kaye Anderson, and Dr. Kaye