Date: 05/02/2005

Bethany Shifflett, professor of human performance, recently gave a presentation at the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Annual Conference in San Diego. Shifflett presented "Institutional Portfolios: A window of opportunity to nurture coordination and collaboration across academic and non-academic units." Contact Shifflett at bshifflett@geolog.com.

Rosalinda Quintanar, professor of elementary and BCLAD Programs, made a presentation on the "Impact of SB 2042 in Teacher Education Programs" at the American Education Research Association Conference, which was held in Montreal, Canada. Contact Quintanar at rquintanar@yahoo.com.

David Beiber, director of the Master of Biotechnology Program, attended the joint Swedish/California Symposium on Stem Cells Research in San Francisco. The symposium focused on biotech companies, venture capitalists, legal issues and research. Contact Bieber at dbieber@email.sjsu.edu.