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College adds faculty
By Larry W. Brunson
Jr.
On-line Forty-Niner
The College of
Liberal Arts unveiled their plans for the 2001-2002 school
year, in the presence of new and veteran faculty members at
a convocation and luncheon on Aug. 24.
Thirty-one new
instructors and 17 new full-time instructors will join the
college for a total of 246 faculty members, according to Dorothy
Abrahamse, dean of the college.
One of the problems
Abrahamse worries about is space.
"Due to the
rise in student enrollment, space is becoming more and more
limited," Abrahamse said.
The additional
faculty will help with the influx of students this semester,
she said. Abrahamse said 4,400 new freshmen are attending
Cal State Long Beach this year, 1,000 more than last year's
enrollment. The college makes up approximately one-third of
the student population at CSULB.
The college is
in a period of transition, Abrahamse said. The college is
currently on a search for 32 additional faculty members for
next school year.
Faculty were honored
during the convocation. Two members won Huntington fellowship
awards, and three faculty members won various other teacher
and scholar fellowship awards.
Veteran faculty
members were also honored at the luncheon. Three faculty members
were honored for 30 years of service at the university, including
Michael Conner in psychology, Yoko Pusavat in the Romance,
German, Russian Languages and Literatures, and George (Al)
Spangler in philosophy.
Five faculty members
were honored for 35 years of service, including Marsha Harman
in sociology, David Hood in the historydepartment, Robert
Kapache in psychology, William Leiter in political science,
and David Samuelson in English. Robert Hays, a political science
instructor, was honored for 40 years of service to the university.
Several faculty
members received tenure during a hood ceremony at the luncheon
including, Tim Caron and Suzanne Greenberg in the English
department, Barbara LeMaster in anthropology and linguistics,
Jose Rodriguez in communication studies, Teresa Wright in
political science, and Teri Yamada in comparative literature
and classics.
The Odyssey series
will return to the college next year, and instructors have
been advised to plan a theme as well as a committee that will
choose guest speakers that will incorporate the selected theme
into their speeches.
Abrahamse also
announced the moving of the sociology and the human development
departments to upper campus.
This year, the
College of Liberal Arts is determined to keep their programs
strong academically and culturally.
"We have a
very strong International curriculum in area studies, international
studies, and departmental studies," Abrahamse said.
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