Mid April - Fullerton Observer

Page 16 FULLERTON OBSERVER
by Mimi Ko Cruz
Outstanding Professor John A. Bock
Gives Annual Lecture April 18
John A. Bock, professor of anthropology,
director of the Center for
Sustainability and coordinator of the
environmental studies program, will
deliver his Outstanding Professor lecture
April 18, 11am to noon, at the Fullerton
Marriott.
It was one of John A. Bock’s classes
CSUF Musical Theatre Students Back from NYC
Nine Cal State Fullerton theatre arts
majors are back from New York City
where they took to the stage at Snapple
Theater Center to showcase their talents
and possibly launch their careers on
Broadway and beyond.
As a preview, the undergrads, all
expected to earn a B.F.A. in theatre artsmusical
theatre this spring, previously
performed for members of the MAMM
Alliance, an affinity group that provides
resources for visiting artists and special
programming for CSUF’s College of the
Arts. Jim Young, emeritus professor of
theatre, and a MAMM board member,
said that “Their wonderful talent speaks
highly of CSUF’s high-quality pro-
that inspired Sama Wareh to find a way
to satiate her own curiosity about the
world’s cultures.
Bock, professor of anthropology and
Cal State Fullerton’s 2011-12
Outstanding Professor, “taught me to
push the envelope, make things happen
and immerse myself in learning about
other cultures from around the world,”
said Wareh, ’06, ’09 (B.A. radio-TV-
grams.”
The students, all Fullerton residents,
are: Audrey Curd, Tim Fitzsimons,
William Hoshida, Caitlin Humphreys,
Edgar Lopez, Laurel Petti, Amanda
Sylvia, Amy Trgovac, and Gina Velez
Six of them, Curd, Fitzsimons,
Hoshida, Lopez, Petti and Sylvia, starred
in the award-winning CSUF musical
production of “Godspell.” That production’s
director and student choreographer,
who also won individual honors,
will be in Washington, D.C., later this
month to pick up the awards at the
national Kennedy Center American
College Theater Festival. -Mimi Ko
Cruz
LOCAL NEWS
film, M.S. environmental studies). Wareh is
one of the county’s leaders cited by this year's
OC Metro’s annual “40 Under 40” for her
humanitarian work helping Syrian refugees.
“Dr. Bock has a passion for his students,
and it transcends beyond the paycheck,” the
29-year-old artist and environmentalist
added. “He helps you guide yourself to the
questions you need to ask, and he is there
beside you to piece them together. He wants
to share his ideals, findings about the world,
and environmental ethics and standards.
And, his passion is contagious.”
Bock, who has a Ph.D. and M.S. in
anthropology from the University of New
Mexico as well as a B.A. in political science
from Rhodes College, delivers the annual
Outstanding Professor Lecture April 18 at
the Fullerton Marriott. The 11 a.m.-12:15
p.m. lecture, “Being and Becoming in
Botswana,” is free and open to the public.
“I think my research leads to some new
understandings of childhood that move us
beyond the conceptualization that grew from
our own society,” said Bock, whose research
for the past 25 years has focused on the influences
of social, ecological and cultural contexts
on children’s development among the
Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana. “For
instance, I see the distinction between work
and play to be a false dichotomy. In many
places and times, children’s activities are
embedded within a larger cultural context,
and they may be participating in things that
appear to be play but are actually producing
or preparing a child to be productive later in
life.”
Bock is “an exceptional teacher and
researcher, yes, but also a most effective
leader for his department and the campus,”
said Thomas P. Klammer, emeritus dean of
the College of Humanities and Social
Sciences, who hired Bock in 2000. “He
makes us proud.”
On teaching, Bock, director of the university’s
Center for Sustainability, said: “It gives
me an opportunity to connect with younger
people, whose minds are alive and open. It
energizes me and gets me thinking as well. I
always incorporate examples from my own
research since it helps make the topic come
alive for students.”
Rachel Quaill, ’11 (M.A. anthropology),
who recently completed a second master’s
degree at USC, agrees.
“I still keep in touch with Dr. Bock
because he is so knowledgeable,” she said. “If
you have an anthropological subject you
want to explore, he’ll give you five sources of
research, if not instantly, then soon after.”
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