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•NewSOLESAlumniCouncilbeingformed

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6 | faculty news Newfacultyandadministrativeappointments

7 | alumni Spotlight •RabbiLaurieCoskey

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F R O m t h E D E A N

March 2008

DearSOLESAlumniandFriends,

During2007severalnewfacultyandstaffmembersjoinedSOLES,andtheyarefeaturedinthisissueofHorizons.ComingfromCanadaisDr.CatherineHands,whoisinthepublic/privateschoolleadershipspecializationintheDepartmentofLeadershipStudies.WehaveourfirstProfessorofPractice—RichThome—aformerschoolsuperintendent.Richisassistinguswithoutreachtolocalschooldistricts.Dr.MarieSchrup,anadministratorintheSweetwaterUnionHighSchoolDistrict,issupportingtheDepartmentofLearningandTeachingonissuesofcredentialingandeducationpolicy;herexpertiseisinvaluabletothedepartment.AnothernewcolleagueisScottHimelstein,formerCaliforniaDeputySecretaryofEducationandActingSecretaryofEducation.ScottjoinedusasthefoundingdirectoroftheCenterforEducationPolicyandLaw(CEPAL)whichwewilltellyoumoreaboutinfuturepublications.

TheDean’sofficehassomeveryexcitingchangesaswell.LastSeptember,LindaDewsbecameournewAssistantDean.Also,someofyoumanyknowDr.SteveGelb,fromtheDepartmentofLearningandTeaching,whoisnowtheAssociateDean.

InthisissueofHorizonswehighlighttheimportantworkbeingdonebyourMath,ScienceandTechnologyEducation(MSTE)program’sfacultyandstudents.Drs.Buczynski,Hansen,InoueandSpencerarethefulltimefacultyintheDepartmentofLearningandTeachingwhoaredoingveryexcitingresearchwithourstudents,andincollaborationwithschooldistrictandcommunity-basedorganizations.

Finally,wewanttoinviteyouandyourfamiliestoparticipateinanewtraditionatSOLES—andit’sfree.OnFridayJuly4,2008wewillbecelebratingIndependenceDayontheWestTerraceofHillHall.Theterraceoverlooksthebayandoceanandtheviewofthefireworksshouldbequitespectacular.So,pleaseplanonjoiningus.Wewillhavebeveragesandmunchiesforeveryoneandwewillleavethebuildingopenforthoseofyouhaven’tseenityetorwanttoshowittoyourfamilyandfriends.

HappySpringtoall!

Paula A. CordeiroDeanandProfessor

Left to right: Msgr. William Elliott, Founding Dean School of Education; Paula A. Cordeiro, Ed. D., current Dean SOLES; and Edward DeRoche, Ph.D., Dean Emeritus School of Education

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Thereasonfortheshortageseemsobvious:Overthepasttwodecades,studentenrollmentshavebeenincreasing,whilequalifiedteachersareleavingtheprofessionineverincreasingnumbers.Inresponse,we’veseenawiderangeofteacherrecruitmentprogramsbeingimplemented,suchasTeachforAmerica,aPeaceCorps-likeprogram.Anotherrecruitmentstrategy,financialincentives,includeseverythingfrom

signingbonusesandstudentloanforgivenesstohousingassistanceandtuitionreimbursement.

ButatSOLES,theMath,ScienceandTechnologyEducation(MSTE)graduateprogramhasadoptedamorebroad-basedstrategy.Inadditiontorecruitingstudentswhoarejustbeginningtheircareers,MSTEencouragesmoreexperiencedstudentstoapply:careerchangerswhomayhavealwayshadadreamof

onedayteaching,aswellasexistingmathandscienceteacherslookingtosharpentheirskills.

“We’reseeingmoreandmorecareerchangerswhowanttobecometeachers,”reportsSandyBuczynski,Ph.D.,assistantprofessorofscienceeducationandMSTEprogramcoordinator.“Justthissemesterwehadtwoseasonedprofessionalsentertheprogram,onearetiringengineerandtheotheraformerphysicaltherapist.”

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Everywhereyoulookinthenewsthesedays,there’ssomethingaboutthecriticalshortageofqualifiedteachersinmathematicsandthesciences.Inhis2006StateoftheUnionaddress,PresidentBushspecificallycalledfortherecruitmentof30,000newmathandscienceteachers.Meanwhile,theNationalAcademyofSciencesandotherhigh-profilegroupsarepredictingthattheteachershortage,andtheresultingpoorqualityofmathandscienceeducationinourschools,willnegativelyimpactthefutureeconomicwell-beingofthenation as a whole.

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Veteranteachersareanothergroupthat’sbeingactivelyrecruitedbyMSTE.Initially,scholarshipfundingfortheprogram’sfirstcohortwasprovidedthroughaCaliforniaMath-SciencePartnershipgrantaimedathelpingexistingmathandscienceteachersbecomebetteratwhattheydo.Asaresult,thefirstgroupof25studentstoreceivetheirmaster’sdegreethroughMSTEwereallveteranteachers.

“Teacherswithafewyearsundertheirbeltknowwherethechallengeslieandareinamuchbetterpositiontodeepentheirskills,”saysJoiSpencer,Ph.D.,assistantprofessorofmatheducationatSOLES.“They’veexperiencedthepainthatcomeswhenkidsdon’t‘getit,’andthey’rehighlymotivatedtofindasolution.”

AccordingtoBuczynski,makingsurethatteachers“getit”firstiskey.“Wethinkit’simportantforteacherstohaveanunderstandingofthebasicconceptsthatunderliethecontentthey’reteaching,”shesays.“It’sthisconceptualunderstandingthatgivesgoodteacherstheconfidencetobecomegreatteachers.”

Thetwo-yearMSTEprogramusesacohortmodel,wherethesamegroupofstudentsstarttogether,takethesamecoursestogether,andultimatelyfinishtogether.AccordingtoSpencer,thecohortmodelisagrowingtrendingraduateschools,especiallyinprofessionssuchasteaching,nursingorlaw.“Studentsarelesslikelytodropoutwhenthere’sanendinsight,”shepointsout.“Infact,MSTE’sfirstcohorthadazeroattritionrate.Pluseveryoneisproceedingatthesamepace,sothere’sneverthepressureoffeelingeitherrushedorheldback.”

Beforereceivingamaster’sdegreeinMSTE,eachcandidateisrequiredtocompleteanactionresearchprojectandpresentthefindingsinapublicforum.Unlikeamoretraditionalthesisproject,whereresearchisoftenbasedonahypotheticalquestion,actionresearchusesareallifeclassroomproblemasitsfocus.“OurMSTEcandidatesaredevelopingas‘teacher-scholars’,”saysBuczynski,“expandingtheirinsightsregardingeffectiveteachingpractices.”

“Anumberofresearchprojectsthatourstudentshavedonehavehadanincredibleimpactontheirstudents,”Spenceradds.Asanexample,shecitesanExcelTMprogramcreatedbyoneMSTEstudentthathelpschildrenunderstandtheconceptofcommondenominators.

“It’sveryhandson,withteachersworkingwiththeirownstudents,”sheadds,“andthegoodnewsis,intheend,thekidsbenefit.”

Sandy Buczynski, Ph.D.

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Duringthefallof2007anumberofSOLESAlumnimettoorganizeanalumnicouncilthatwouldhelpfosterandenhancerelationsbetweencurrentSOLESstudentsandSOLESalumni.

TheSOLESAlumniCouncilwillmeetthreetimesannuallytoreviewprogramandserviceofferings,socialeventsandfundraisingprograms.

OurthankstothefollowingalumnifortheirhelpinplanningandorganizingtheCouncil:

Diane CallahanHelenEckmannJoeRaffaLindseyMcDougleReneeHerrellTeresaGaseWaltHeineckeTomCesarini

IfyouareinterestedinparticipatingintheAlumniCouncilpleasecontact Mr.GaryA.Neiger,DirectorofDevelopmentandAlumniRelations,at(619)260-7783or viaemailatgaryn@sandiego.eduformoreinformation.

New SOLES Alumni Council being formed

SanDiego-basedA-1SelfStoragehasawardedtheCenterforNonprofitResearchatSOLESamajorendowmenttoenhanceresearcheffortsandfurtherthestudyofcriticalissuesaffectingSanDiego’snonprofitsector.

TheCasterFamilyCenterforNonprofitResearchstudiesissuesofstrategicimportancetothenonprofitsectorinordertoidentifyandadvancebestpracticesinleadershipandmanagement.Theresultsofthesestudiesbenefitthosewholeadnonprofits,aswellasthemillionsofcitizenstheyservelocallyandnationally.

“Thisgenerousgiftensuresthatwewillcontinuetheworkfirstbegunwhenwewereestablishedin2004withsupportfromTheWestreichFoundationandtheBruceT.HalleFamilyFoundation,”sayscenterfounderandco-directorPatLibby.“Thenonprofitsectorisgrowingexponentiallyandconstitutesthe6thlargesteconomyintheworld.Thatleadershipmusthaveaccesstodataandresourcesthatwillhelpstrengthenthesector.”

Since2004,theCenterforNonprofitResearchatSOLEShasproducedseveralsignificantreportsaffectingthenonprofitsectorandhasbecomearespectedthinktankfornonprofitleaders.

“TheCasterCompaniesenthusiasticallysupportthehighqualityworkproducedbytheCenter.Weunderstandthebenefitsofprovidingleadersofnonprofitswiththehighestqualityeducationfocusedontrainingresponsible,ethicalleaders,”saidTerryCaster,founderoftheCasterCompanies,ownersofA-1SelfStorage.

Center for Nonprofit Research Receives

Caster Family Endowment

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HILL HALLAROUND

SOLESmarkedtheopeningofHillHallinOctoberof2007bycreatinganewtradition—RemarkableLeadersinEducation—tohonorlegendarycontributionstothefieldofeducationmadebyindividualsinSanDiegoandImperialCounties.SOLESwaspleasedtorecognizesixdynamicandoutstandingindividualsasour inaugural honorees:

Roger Revelle,Ph.D.,heraldedasthefatherofUCSD

Cherrie Sevick,apioneerinthefieldofspecialeducationwhohelpeddeveloptheCaliforniaMasterPlanforSpecialEducation

hector Lopez,Ed.D.,yearsofexemplaryworkincollegecounselingatImperialCountyCommunityCollege

Ellen Browning Scripps, philanthropiceffortsinestablishingtheScrippsInstitutionofOceanography

thomas h. Watts,founderoftheElementaryInstituteofScience,forhisworkwithmiddleandhighschoolstudents

mary Catherine Swanson, forherworkinfoundingtheAVIDprogram,aninternationalprogramdesignedtohelpstudentsprepareforandsuccessfullyachieveacollegeeducation

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Receiving their Remarkable Leaders awards are (top to bottom) Cherrie Sevick, Hector Lopez with Professor Reyes Quezada and Mary Catherine Swanson with San Diego City Council President pro tem Tony Young, USD alumnus and former AVID teacher.

Pleasehelpus continue this wONdErfuL trAdItION by nominating a

remarkable leader

in education for

our 2008 honors.

nomination forms

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academics/soles/

remarkableleaders/

2008rlie.pdf

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Scott himelstein, Director Center for Education Policy and Law (CEPAL)

ScottHimelsteinpreviouslyservedasCaliforniaDeputySecretaryofEducation,andsubsequentlyActingSecretaryofEducation.HewaschiefpolicyadvisortoGovernorSchwarzennegerforK-12andhighereducation.FormerlyMr.HimelsteinwaschairmanandCEOofboththeNationalEvenStartAssociationandSanDiegoReads.HecurrentlyservesaspresidentoftheWilliamD.LynchFoundationforChildrenandisontheboardofdirectorsfortheSanDiegoCouncilonLiteracy,SweetwaterEducationFoundation,PartnershipforSuccessFoundationandCaliforniaCoastCreditUnion.

Richard thome, Professor of PracticeDepartment of Leadership Studies

RichardThomeretiredafterserving37yearsasateacherintheCaliforniaschoolsystem.HeisnowapartnerinLeadershipAssociates,California’slargestsuperintendentsearchfirm,andisanexecutivecoachforSpringboardSchools.Locally,Mr.ThomeservedassuperintendentofSouthBayandCardiffSchoolDistricts.AttheUniversitylevel,Mr.ThomehasservedasadjunctprofessoratCaliforniaStateUniversity,LongBeach,SanMarcosandSanDiegoStateUniversity.Hewasawardedthe2006WillieVelasquezCommunityServiceAwardforoutstandingcontributiontotheSanDiegoLatinocommunity.

marie G. Schrup, Ed. D. Department of Learning and teaching

MarieSchrupisthedirectorofNewTeacherSupportProgramsinSweetwaterUnionHighSchoolDistrict,wheresheoverseestheBTSA/Inductionprogramanduniversityinterns.ShespenttenyearsworkinginschooldistrictsacrossSanDiegoCountyasateacher,programspecialistandadministratorandtwelveyearsasaconsultantattheCaliforniaCommissiononTeacherCredentialing.SchrupisamemberofthestatewidespecialeducationcredentialworkgroupandtheCaliforniaImprovingSpecialEducationServices(ISES)group.

Linda Dews, Assistant DeanLindaDewshasmorethantwentyyearsofexperienceinhighereducationadministration.She

previouslyservedasanassistantdeaninstudentservicesatCaliforniaWesternSchoolofLaw.Sheconsultedandadvisedinadmissionsanddiversityissuesforalocalindependentcollegepreparatoryschoolandhasservedinvariouscommitteeandexecutiveboard8=leadershippositionsfornationallegaleducationorganizations.Ms.DewsrecentlyheldthepositionofinterimexecutivedirectorfortheSanDiegoWomen’sHistoryMuseumandEducationalCenter.Shehasfrequentlyservedasaspeakerandpanelistatnationalandregionalconferences.

Catherine hands, Ph. D.Educational Leadership Development Academy (ELDA)Department of Leadership Studies

MontessoriteacherCatherineHandsreturnedtoacademiatoearngraduatedegreesineducationaladministrationfromtheUniversityofToronto.HerdoctoraldissertationonpartnershipsbetweenschoolsandcommunitiesreceivedanAERASpecialInterestGroupOutstandingDissertationaward.HandswentontoteacheducationalleadershipcoursesattheUniversityofToronto,andhasworkedasaneducationalconsultant.ShewasanexecutivememberoftheCanadianAssociationofMontessoriTeachersandiscurrentlyaprogramcommitteememberandco-chairfortheAERAFamily,School,andCommunityPartnershipSpecialInterestGroup.

new SoleS faculty and administrative appointments

FACULTYNEwS

Rabbi Laurie Coskey, Ed. D., Executive Director, San Diego Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice

Ordainedasarabbiin1985,LaurieCoskeyenteredthedoctoralprograminleadershipstudiesatSOLESmorethanadecadelater.“Itwasmycallingasarabbithatledmetotheteachingsoftheprophets,whowerepassionateadvocatesforprofoundandmeaningfulsocialchange,”sherecalls.“Iwaslookingforadoctoralprogramwithastrongethicalfoundationthatwasalsofocusedoncommunityandleadership.”

AccordingtoRabbiCoskey,theleadershipskillsshegainedatSOLESandtheworkshedidtherehelpedprepareherforhercurrentroleasexecutivedirectoroftheInterfaithCommitteeforWorkerJustice(ICWJ)ofSanDiego–apositionsheassumedin2001,shortlyafterearningherDoctorateinEducationatUSD.“OurmissionatICWJistoeducateandmobilizetheSanDiegoreligiouscommunityandpeopleoffaithtoliftuptheissuesfacinglow-wage

workersandtheirfamiliesandhelptoendpovertyinSanDiegothroughimprovedwages,benefitsandworkingconditions,”shesays.

“It’stheon-sitejobsthatcan’tbeexported–janitorial,caretakers,childcareworkers,andserviceindustryworkers–whereyou’llfindthemostlow-wageworkerswhoarebeingforcedtochoosebetweenrentandfoodormedicinefortheirchildren.Noreligioustraditionacceptsthiskindofpoverty,”Coskeypointsout.

TheSanDiegoICWJwasestablishedin1998tohelplow-wageworkersandtheirfamiliestolivesustainableliveswithdignity.Asadvocatesfortheworkingpoor,ICWJmembersfrommorethanadozenfaithtraditionsutilizesuchtacticsasletterwritingcampaigns,meetingswithworkersandmanagement,

andorganizingandparticipatingindelegationsandvigils.

CoskeyisconvincedthatherworkatUSDhelpedlaythegroundworkforhersuccessatICWJ.“MydissertationatSOLESstudiedthepropertiesofcollaborationandsharedvisionamongcommunityleadersinSanDiego,”sherecalls.“ItwasacriticalsteppingstonetowardtheadvocacyworkI’mdoingtoday.“

Rabbi Coskey has been selected to receive the Arthur Hughes Career Achievement Award, to be presented at the Alumni Honor Awards banquet on April 26, 2008.

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SPOtLIGHtALUMNI

VictoriaBaron’94 LicensedFamilyTherapist

BrianBright Partner,EducorCapitalPartners

JeffA.Carlstead’04 Owner,HamptonInn

ChristopherCarstens,Ph.D. ClinicalPsychologist

RodneyF.Dammeyer President,CACLLC

LauraStanleyDeMarco FormerPartner,Nicholas-Applegate

CapitalManagement

WendyGillespie Principal,FrontierTrading,Inc.

ToddGutschow Founder,ToddandMariGutschow FamilyFoundation

RebeccaHaddockSmith’93 RegionalDirectorofCommunicationsand

Outreach,HighTechHigh

MelKatz President,Manpower

BrianE.Kinsman President,KinsmanCapital

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS 2007-2008

Susan E. mitchell, Ed. D. ‘94, associatevicepresentforStudentAcademicSupportServices(emeritus)recentlyretiredafter32yearsintheCaliforniaStateUniversitysystem.Duringhertenure,sheservedinStudentAffairsatSanDiegoStateUniversityandCalStateSanMarcosandwasactiveinseveralprofessionalorganizationsinhighereducation.

Kevin mcClure, m.A. ’04,isexecutivedirectoroftheSanDiegoPreventionCoalition,alocalnonprofitthatseekstoreducedrugabuseacrosstheregion.Hewasinvolvedinpromotinganunprecedentedmediaeventwitheightlocalchannelsbroadcasting“CrystalDarkness,”adocumentaryhighlightingthedangersofmethamphetamine.McClure’sinitiativeswerealsothesubjectofacoverstory,“SpeedLimits,”intheDecember2007issueofKPBS On Air Magazine.

James Otis, m.A. ’04, is working as a seventhgradeteacherinGhana.HisschoolrecentlyhostedtheannualAISA(AssociationofInternationalSchoolsinAfrica)conference,whichwasattendedbyover600teachersandadministratorsfrommorethan35Africancountries.

David herrera, Ed. D ’05, as a resulthisparticipationintheIAFEP(InternationalAssociationfortheEconomicsofParticipation)conferenceinJune2006,Dr.Herrerawasinvitedtogivetalkstostudentsinclassrooms,facultymembersandthecommunityatlargeatMessiahUniversityinPennsylvania.Inaddition,Dr.HerrerawasinvitedtojointhenewlyformedMondragonCooperativeAcademicCommunity(MCAC).FundedbyMondragonUniversity(Spain),theMCACisconcernedwithresearchrelatedto“bridgesthatmightexistamongappliedethics,cooperativeenterprise,andsustainablecommunityandhumandevelopment”.

tricia Bertram Gallant, Ph. D. ’06, UCSDacademicintegritycoordinator,authored“TheComplexityofIntegrityCultureChange:ACaseStudyofaLiberalArtsCollege”thatrecentlyappearedin The Review of Higher Education.HerASHEMonograph“AcademicIntegrityinthe21stCentury:Ateachingandlearningimperative”willbepublishedinSummer2008.SheisalsocollaboratingwithUSDpoliticalscienceprofessorPatrickDrinanonseveralmanuscripts,andisco-authoringabookwithPatandStevenDavisonstudentcheating.

Alumni News

correction: Inthefall2007issueofHorizons,AlumniNews,TriciaBertramGallantiscollaboratingwithprofessorPatrickDrinan,notPatLibby.

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StevanLaaperi’76 DirectorofSchools,DioceseofSanDiego

WilliamD.Lynch Founder,WilliamD.LynchFoundation

JeanH.Miller CommunityVolunteer

Vince Mudd CEO,SanDiegoOfficeInteriors

JimF.Mulvaney,Jr. VicePresident,DriverAlliantInsurance

DrewSchlosberg CommunityandPublicRelationsManager,

SanDiegoUnion-Tribune

PeterSibley CEOofEDmin.com,Inc.

DorothySmith FormerMemberandPresident,Boardof Education,SanDiegoCitySchools; Professor,SanDiegoCityCollege(retired)

DarrylSolberg ManagingPartnerofHecht,Solberg, Robinson,Goldberg,&Bagley

RichardSulpizio PresidentandChiefOperatingOfficer,

Qualcomm(retired)

RichardThome AssistantSuperintendentofHuman

ResourcesandTechnology,SanDiegoCountyOfficeofEducation(retired)

JohnYochelson President,BuildingEngineeringandScience Talent(BEST)

JohnZygowicz ManagingDirector,PrivateClientGroup,

USBank

Substitute teacher training Program ��Saturday,April5and19,20088:30a.m.–4:00p.m.SponsoredbytheSouthernCaliforniaTeacherRecruitment&SupportCenterWarrenAuditorium,HillHall,Rm116Contact:(619)908-3600,orgoto www.teachsocal.org/sub.asp

LEAP (Leaders Exploring Administrative Possibilities) Open House ��Sunday,April27,2008 4:30p.m.–6:00p.m.SponsoredbyELDAHillHall,Room102Contact:CarmenValencia, (619)260-8839,elda@sandiego.edu

Annual SPArC Awards ��Friday,May9,2008 8:00a.m.–12:00p.m.SupportPersonnelAccountabilityReportCardSponsoredbytheCenterforStudentSupportServices(CS3)InstituteforPeaceandJustice (roomsA&B)Contact:LonnieRowell,Director, (619) 260-4212, lrowell@sandiego.edu or cs3.usd@gmail.com

5th Symposium on Action research in Schools •Friday,May16,2008 8:00a.m.–7:00p.m.

��•Saturday,May17,2008 8:00a.m.–2:00p.m.CosponsoredbyCS3andtheDepartmentofLearning andTeachingHillHallContact:LonnieRowell,Director, (619) 260-4212, lrowell@sandiego.edu or cs3.usd@gmail.com

SOLES Global 2008 Summer Study Courses

South africa K-16ComparativeEducationMay29–June11

Shanghai, china GlobalLeadership May30–June7

Mondragon, Spain ParticipatoryLeadershipJuly7–July11

costa rica EducationalLeadershipinPeaceandSustainability August2–9

Contact:WhitneyMcIntyreMiller, (619)260-7443, globalcenter@sandiego.edu

10th Annual Conference on Character development��June30–July1,2008TheThreeC’sforSafeSchools: Caring,Civil,ChallengingSponsoredbyTheCharacterDevelopmentCenterUSDInstituteforPeaceandJusticeContact:EdwardDeRoche,Director,(619) 260-2250, deroche@sandiego.edu

ELdA Summer InstituteJuly8-11,2008UniversityofSanDiegoContact:CarmenValencia, (619)260-8839,elda@sandiego.edu

CCLdI Summer Academy ��July27–31,2008SponsoredbyCommunityCollegeLeadershipDevelopmentInitiatives(CCLDI)UniversityofSanDiegoContact:(619)260-7605, ccldi@sandiego.edu

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School of Leadership and Education Sciences5998 Alcalá ParkSan Diego, CA 92110-2492

NonprofitsalariesinSanDiegoCountyarefarbelowprivateandpublicsectorcompensationlevels.Tomeetthischallenge,TheThomasC.AckermanFoundationhasapprovedachallengegrantthat,whenmet,willcreate$1millioninendowedscholarshipsforNonprofitLeadershipandManagementstudentsatUSDtohelptodefraytuitioncosts.

for every $3 donated to the SoleS nonprofit leadership and Scholarship fund, the ackerman foundation will make a matching $1 donation. Help us reach our goal of $600,000 in new donations by the June 30, 2008 deadline.

total donations to date: $362,850.00

Amount needed to reach our goal: $237,150.00

Challenge weeks remaining: 16 weeks

to make a donation, or for more information, visit our website at www.sandiego.edu/soles/ackerman

or contact Gary a. neiger, Director of Development and alumni relations(619) 260-7783garyn@sandiego.edu

the Ackerman Challenge Grant

Step up to the challenge!