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S T U D E N TS C A P E Sby Joe GutierrezOne of the issues CoreyJackson plans to lookinto is increasing financial aidgrants to students. It’s a plansure to win support amongany of the 409,000 CaliforniaState University students oncethey hear, of course, thatJackson was appointed byGov. Arnold Schwarzeneggerto the California StateUniversity Board of Trustees.A junior and a political sciencemajor at Cal State SanBernardino, the 22-year-oldis only the second CSUSBstudent in school historyappointed to the CSU board.He’s serving a two-year termas a trustee and is one of twostudent representatives on theCorey Dives InPOSITIVE FORCE — With experience as the chairman for Rialto’s Beautification Commission, CSUSB student Corey Jacksonwas already prepared to get to work on the CSU’s board of trustees. (Photo courtesy of The Press-Enterprise)24-member body. Even thoughhe doesn’t have full votingrights in the first year of histerm, he plans an active twoyears, a pace he’s accustomedto as an activist from Rialto.“I don’t plan to sit on thebench and just watch. I wantto work on issues that affectstudents at Cal State SanBernardino and other CSUcampuses,” Jackson said. “Iplan to meet with people atCSUSB and the chancellor’soffice on what issues areimportant to them. I plan towork with the other trusteesand the governor’s office.”The Board of Trustees setspolicy and provides guidancefor the 23-campus system, itsstudents and 44,000 facultymembers. The CSU systemis the largest single-administrationprovider of highereducation in the world. Anyincreases in financial aid by theboard could reduce the overallamount of student loans andlower the staggering amountof debt newly graduated studentsaccumulate from thoseloans.CSUSB President AlbertKarnig praised Jackson as ayoung man determined tomake a difference in dealingwith issues that affect CSUstudents, faculty and staff.“Corey Jackson is a specialyoung man,” Karnig said. “Infact, despite being only 22, healready has an established andwell-respected track record indealing with K-12 and highereducation issues. Corey isthoughtful, extremely personable,very intelligent and committedto educational excellence.”The trustees also appointthe chancellor and vice chancellorsfor the system as wellas campus presidents. Jackson,who as the student representativewill have full votingrights in the second year ofhis term, was one of eightindividuals appointed by thegovernor. Unlike the otherappointees, Jackson does notneed legislative confirmationbecause he is a student representative.CSUSB’s first studentCSU trustee was KevinGallagher, who served from1978-80.“Each of these highlyqualified individuals shares mycommitment to higher educationand will work passionatelyto ensure the continuing successof the California StateUniversity system,” said Gov.Schwarzenegger of Jacksonand his other new appointees.At CSUSB, Jackson hasserved as a member ofthe Student Union Boardof Directors and as legislativecoordinator for theCalifornia State University, SanBernardino Lobby Corp. Healso serves as the chairman ofthe Housing Redevelopmentand Beautification Commissionin the city of Rialto. He hasparticipated in a number ofcommunity activities andgroups. He has been the statepresident of the CaliforniaState NAACP Youth andCollege Division, founderof the Future ProfessionalLeaders Organization andstudent board member of theRialto Unified School DistrictBoard of Education.22CSUSBFall/Winter 2004
S T U D E N TS C A P E SOdds and Evensby Carol DixonFor four Cal State SanBernardino students, the oftenbumpy road hasn’t kept themfrom overcoming some toughodds. Now their education ishelping to even those odds stillmore.Connie Jones was born withcongenital cataracts. Theseare not the kind that can beremoved. They severely impairher vision. She doesn’t drive,but she can do just abouteverything else given theassistive technology providedby Cal State San Bernardino.Through the use of Zoom-Text Jones can see wellenough to read and write easily.When she arrived at CSUSB,she started out as a transitionspecialist, a graduate internshipposition under the WorkabilityIV program. Workability IVpartners with the Departmentof Rehabilitation to developjob skills and to locate workfor individuals with disabilities.The service is available up untiltwo years after graduation.Currently, Jones has moved upfrom her internship role to apart-time staff position as agrant writer for the Servicesto Students with DisabilitiesOffice. Jones is pursuing hermaster’s degree in rehabilitationcounseling and is finishingher coursework in time forgraduation this December.Jones plans to continue withher grant writing to supportherself as she moves to hernext challenge — a Ph.D. inhigher education.Wesley Farris is a Cal StateSan Bernardino alumnus whograduated in June 2003 with abachelor’s degree in psychology.He is also a 40-year-oldquadriplegic who explains that22 years ago he was in anaccident in which it was “a carversus a tree.” Farris choseto attend CSUSB because ofits close location to his homeand he has fond memoriesof his instructors. GeraldineStahly, one of his psychologyprofessors, had submitteda paper written by Farrisand four other colleagues, tothe American PsychologicalAssociation conference. Thework was accepted and Farriswas invited to present thepaper on July 28 in Honolulu,Hawaii. This is one of the largestconferences given by theAPA. The topic of the paperwas, “Family Violence ImpactsChild Custody — a Study ofCourt Records.” The hypothesisof the paper was that morefathers are seeking custodynow. In 1994 the oppositewas true and mothers wereprimarily seeking custody. Inspeaking about CSUSB, hesays, “My experience at CalState was a very rough andConnie JonesRosa Padillapleasant one.” The rough partwas dealing with the disabilityand the need for accommodation,but the pleasant part wasworking with all of the instructors.Rosa Padilla was injuredin 1996 after 20 years on thejob as a vice president with alocal bank. She was diagnosedwith myosascitis cericalgia. Thisinjury caused her to lose theuse of the right side of herbody. Through workers compensation,Rosa started on theroad to recovery through retraining.She became Microsoftand Cisco certified and waseventually elevated to therole of director of training forthe Vocational RehabilitationTraining Facility. After budgetcuts sparked by the Sept. 11,2001, terrorist attacks forcedher to downsize the staff,eventually her own positionwas eliminated. She had alwaysrisen to the top by relyingupon her own skills. But afterher physical setback Padilladecided she should return toschool for a bachelor’s degree.At 43, she agreed to join her21-year-old daughter Michelleat Cal State San Bernardino.She has found a welcomingcampus that can accommodateher special needs. In the classroomshe has had occasionto use tape-recorded lecturesand she is often provided witha scribe. Sometimes Michelleherself has filled that role, andhas received volunteer creditsfor her efforts. Mother anddaughter are both majoring inbusiness. Says Padilla, “It’s scarywhen you come back (to college)as an adult. But the SSDstaff has been wonderful intheir accommodations.”Colleen Murphy hasreceived the Dale M.CONTINUED ON PAGE 32STUDENT UNION MAKEOVER: THE SHOW — You might thinkthat the Santos Manuel Student Union just couldn’t miss outon the extreme makeover rage sweeping the planet, but it’sreally just progress. The union is getting, O.K., a facelift that bySeptember 2005 will add more dining space, more space for theCross Cultural Center, more restaurant choices, a 200-seat theatreand a grand lobby and lounge area. … Ummm, stay tuned.Fall/Winter 200423CSUSB
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