CHHS Academic & Resource Center

So a few weeks ago CHHS announced that it had improved its Academic Advising and Resource Center. Well they've updated their site and included information on new facility.

The Center is located at the Human Services and Design building, Room 117. According to its website the center offers information on student support services and provides undergraduate academic advising for both general education and major requirements to students in all of the CHHS disciplines: Criminal Justice, Communicative Disorders, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health Care Administration, Health Sciences, Kinesiology, Nursing, Pre-Physical Therapy, Professional Studies, Radiation Therapy, Recreation & Leisure Studies, and Social Work.

They still havent provided any information to their claim that it is any different than any other Resource Center besides the fact that it provides help to students in that department major.

http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/academic-advising/

Rompe El Silencio Project Finished

The project "Rompre El Silencio" was finalized this week. The project united many Latinas, as young as 14 to talk about sex in the Latin Community.

They used alias to talk about sex, which is hardly mentioned in many latino homes.

Surveys were filled out and focus groups gathered to distribute and talk about how to improve the education of Latinas around LA county.

The project was finalized this past friday.

HIV/AIDS and Latinas

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the NCLR(National Council of La Raza)/CSULB Center recieved $249,862 Grant this past May.
Since then NCLR/CSULB has been working on a project called "Rompe El Silencio" or "Break the Silence." This study looks at the growing number of heterosexual latinas and the growing number of cases of HIV/AIDS that is occurring.
The percentage of Latinos HIV/AIDS cases has grown from 27 to 43 in a little over a decade. This study will focus on the latinas in LA county and research ways to better communicate prevention to these audiences.

CSULB Staff Member Awarded

John Oliver received a 2007 Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Award from the California chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

He is the director of the largest accredited Social Work program west of the Mississippi (at CSULB).

He is highly recognized for his research work with Black Americans. He has been involved with social work for over 40 years, has been part of the CSULB staff for almost 20 years and a director since 1998.

Book of the Month: November

Innovations in Career and Technical Education: Strategic Approaches Towards Workforce Competencies Around the Globe.

This book is about vocational education. There are many so called “vocational instructors” that might not be necessarily qualified to teach. This books gives guidelines on how to teach these kind of courses.

Henry O’Lawrence, department chair of Professional Studies at CSULB, wrote the chapter “Workforce Competencies: A Comparison of U.S. and Jamaican Experiences.”

http://www.csulb.edu/misc/inside/archives/v59n10/stories/authorofthemonth.htm

Google Your Gangsta'

Aili Malm, who joined the CSULB family in 2006 is developing a new technique that can track where criminals (most importantly criminals in organized gangs) are located through maps.
Her technique includes using e-mail, cell phone records and where crimes were committed to pin point criminals.
So far her discoveries conclude that the major players in organized crime tend to not live in the center of the action but farther away (still close to enough to maintain control).

http://www.csulb.edu/misc/inside/archives/v59n10/stories/1.htm

Academic Advising & Resource Center

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The College of Health And Human Services were supposed to open a new Academic Advising & Resource center this past monday. On their website they claim it will be the first of its kind at CSULB, but they do not go into any kind of detail or information about it.
I tried contacting the CHHS but I did not get a hold of anyone, or anyone with information. There is no new website or post on the offical CHHS page.
I will post up more information when I get it

https://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/