Issue 14: Summer 2008 Quarter - June 2008

EEP Names in the News

SPACE NEWS -- still undecided! The new Student Union will be formally opened at the end of the summer quarter, so the final plans on EEP moving to the vacated space in King Hall are in progress now. Rich will be sending emails as soon as anything is confirmed.

EEPsters in the News! Congrats to the following who are just a few of our amazing EEPsters. Please email Rich if your EEPster's accomplishment was overlooked, so it can be included in subequent newsletters!

Gilson and the Gilsonites (aka Lick 30 Tigers) won the Talent Show!

• Talent Show winners -- a fun time was had by all at the 4th annual show on Sunday June 8th. Winners of the Talent show were Gilson and the Gilsonites, Lea U, and the rock group family -- Troi, Tori and their brother Trenton. The art competition awards went to Shauna C. and Suki K.
• 2008 graduates -- congrats to our fabulous grads:
  • Kevork Abrahamian, biology, (medical school)
  • Alezandra Brady-Villagran, political science, (graduate school)
  • Leslie Cain, philosophy, Manhattan School of Music
  • Jennifer Chau, biology, (dentistry school)
  • Jennifer Chemel, economics, (law school)
  • Samantha Hsu, electrical engineering, (law school)
  • Amanda Jancu, English, UC Hastings College of the Law
  • Shari Kensley, communication studies, Pepperdine University
  • Jaimisyn Kopilec, biology, (medical school)
  • Danielle Krasner, biochemistry, Yale University Ph.D. (molecular biophysics and biochemistry) (article, article)
  

  2008 EEP Grads -- Congrats!

  • Christopher Lam, biochemistry, (medical school)
  • Sonia Levitin, English, (law school)
  • Alegra Lustig, liberal studies, applying to Edinburgh College of Art, University of Westminster, London College of Communication, UC Berkeley School of Journalism, and Spéos
  • Jmar Montgomery, mechanical engineering, plans to pursue a career as a fighter pilot
  • Cory “Frosty” O’Brien, English, (graduate school)
  • Edwin Peng, mechanical engineering, North Carolina State University
  • Spencer Perreault, computer science, Cornell University
  • E. Travis Rust, psychology, (graduate school)
  • Claire Schulkey, applied mathematics, Washington University
  • Marc Shutman, philosophy, (law school)
  • Natasha Spottiswoode, biology major, applying to Cornell University or UC Davis
  • Michael Tecson, anthropology, (graduate school)
  • Adekumbi Williams, biochemistry, (medical school)
  click here for the complete article with plans.

• Congrats to 2007 Grad Andrew Jick

  Alum Andrew Jick is one of only 60 students nationwide to be awarded a prestigious Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) Graduate Fellowship for the 2008-2009 academic year. Jick was also singled out as this year’s Phi Kappa Phi Kathleen Greey Fellow. He will begin attending the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in the fall, planning to pursue a career in corporate litigation. He was also admitted to law schools at Cornell University, Georgetown University, UCLA, USC, and the University of Virginia. click here for complete article; click here for the link to Phi Kappa Phi.
• Claire W. is interning at the Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo this summer. Congrats! Internships are a great opportunity for all EEPsters, and available in many fields (see the PEEP internships page for some ideas.)
  
• Congratutions to the EEPC scholarship award winners for 2008:
  

  Angela receiving award from Rich

  • Angela G won the Freshman award
  • Amanda J was awarded the Elder award
• 2008-09 EEPC officers. Congratulations to Margaret L, incoming EPC president -- the third in her family to hold this position! Awesome! Also to David S, elected as V-P. They will be assembling the rest of the EEPC Board, which will be announced in the Fall newsletter.
• David N's Japanese 302 class skit won "Award for Best Acting" at the Third Annual Japanese Cultural Showcase at UCI on May 10th.

Kostya, James and Frosty -- comedy act	Winners Tori, Troi and Trenton -- "You're Gonna Miss Me"	Winner Lea U -- "Star Vicino" aria	Matthew G. and Timmy W -- "Q & A"

Sarah G and Angela G -- "Yakusoku"	David S -- "poetry recitation"	Alex S. and Frosty -- 2d6	EEPsters singing "Yellow Submarine"

Alex W -- Jazz on the piano	The non-winning art entry -- David S's "penguin on a skateboard in an empty cd case"	the winning art entries -- by Shauna C and Suki K

Bookbags for ALL EEPsters! Logo contest! Thanks to an imminent grant from LSI (the company PEEP Bruce Edge works for), the Early Entrance Foundation will be ordering canvas tote bags for every EEPster, with the catchy logo "Support Intelligent Life On Earth -- EEP" or EEP motto "Scholarship, Involvement and Responsibility" and design by an EEPster. We need help -- have your EEPster submit artwork (maximum 2 colors) to earlyentrance@sbcglobal.net. These tote bags will be distributed to summer students, probably in July; all other EEPsters can pick theirs up in the office when convenient. Thanks to the Early Entrance Foundation and to LSI (website) for this fantastic gift!

Thanks to our great alums who attended the Orientation

45 Provies. We have 45 provies this summer who are trying out for 25+ spots. The May 29th "Pre-Summer Orientation" was the usual success for the Provies and their parents. Besides Rich, presentations were made by the 34 mentors, a dozen EEP alumni and a dozen PEEPs. The alums especially were impressive, not only for their accomplishments, but also for their comraderie.

Best wishes to Monica; welcome Koryna! We will certainly miss the smiling face of this year's academic counselor Monica Marquez-Savala. We send our best wishes to her in all she does, and thank her for her invaluable advice all year. And, welcome to the new EEP GA advisement assistant Koryna Meraz. Your EEPster may email Koryna at: kmeraz@calstatela.edu.

EEPC Faculty of the Year Dr. Taylor with Rich

Thank you EEPC Faculty-of-the-Year, Dr. Taylor. Dr. William Taylor, Physics, has been a champion of EEP for many years, and the beloved EEP Faculty Advisor. EEPC was happy to recognize his many years of support by awarding him the EEPC Faculty of the Year award.

Reminder: PEEP Website and Yahoo Group. The PEEP website is continuously updated with tons of useful links and information -- emergency procedures, summer internships, scholarships, news articles and more. Everything is linked from this one page, so please bookmark it! And our private Yahoo PEEP group contains a private PEEP roster with city and emails so PEEPs can set up carpools, or just get in touch with the parents of your EEPster's friends. And keep your eyes peeled for PEEP Bruce Edge's innovative new website design, which should be unveiled by summer!

EEF Financial News

2007-08 Annual Giving -- best year ever! It's official -- it was our best year ever with donations totaling over $24,000. The monies will (hopefully) be used for our new space in King Hall. Don't forget, we do matching grants too. Email PEEP Donna Hay with questions.

LSI representative Thomas Farnsworth presenting check for $3,000 to Rich for bookbags and scholarships - 10/14/08

2008-2009 LSI Scholarships. The Early Entrance Foundation will shortly receive four scholarship grants -- $500 each to be awarded to an EEP freshman, EEP sophomore, EEP junior and EEP senior. Details will be forthcoming in the Fall newsletter, and the scholarships are planned to be awarded in January 2009.

Electronics Recycling for Scholarships! Please recycle used electronics for the EEPC Scholarship fund. EEPC collects it all -- Cell Phones, empty Printer Cartridges, DVD Movies & games, game systems, laptop computers, digital cameras/frames, GPS and more. Just give it to your EEPster to bring to school to place in the specially-marked bins at EEP!

Cat in the Hat, or the Hat on Kat?

Chatsworth Online Sales. PEEP Helene Chemel has moved her online sales business from isold-it to Chatsworth Online Sales. So you can still support EEP by sending her your unwanted treasures to sell online, with all the proceeds going to EEP. Contact Helene at Chatsworth Online Sales, 9517 Irondale Ave, Chatsworth, phone: 818/701-0789.

eScrip is Easy! It's simple, it raises lots of money for EEP, it's free and it needs you! And even your friends and relatives! Just sign up your grocery cards once and EEP gets a percentage back on all the grocery purchases all year long! If you have no charitable organization specified on your cards, the stores just keep all the money. Sign yourself up online (click here) or email (jen.edge@gmail.com) PEEP Jennifer Edge for help. We're aiming for $1000 next year -- please help us out!

Upcoming Events for EEP Families

Summer Quarter 2008 Important Dates. Dates of interest for this quarter are:

Hooray! Thursday, and exams are over! ...for Timmy...

but not for others, like Faisal, who is still studying hard!

Fall Quarter starts Thursday, Sep. 18th. All you lucky PEEPs and EEPsters who are taking the summer off, don't forget these three important dates: Fall Quarter tuition due June 18th, Catalina Island camping Sep 4-7th and Fall Quarter starts Thursday, Sep 18th. Note that tuition and registration is much earlier than normal for the Fall Quarter! Don't miss it!

Volunteer Opportunities. Please get as involved in the PEEP as you can! Volunteer to help with October's New Parent Welcome, or newsletter-writing, or your own suggestion -- please email PEEP Donna Hay at dhay16301@sbcglobal.net for more information.

EEΠX Store

Yearbooks, Sweatshirts, T-shirts and More! We have it all! Just have your EEPster order one, and Rich will send home the item and a bill! With questions, email the EEP Club or call 323/343-5488 and leave a message.

• WOW! Hope your EEPster didn't miss that great dvd that comes with the yearbook!

  T-shirts and Sweatshirts, etc. Your EEpster has a choice of two t-shirts, and two sweatshirts, and don't forget that bodaciously amusing license plate frame (it makes a cute picture frame too!)
  • Lemonhead Sweatshirt - just $25 for this one-of-a-kind distinctive outerwear!
  • Lemonhead T-shirts - for $10 cash or check for the companion long-sleeve t-shirt.
  • EEPC t-shirt - guaranteed as unique, this t-shirt features the likeness of EEPster 2006 graduate Neshan! $10 for this limited edition t-shirt! Limited quantities
  • EEΠX Sweatshirts - only $20 for this black-that-goes-with-everything sweatshirt with its oh-so-cool-Greek-EEΠX-logo! Your EEPster will want to show off EEP pride!
  • License Plate Frames - a mere $5 pittance and you can playfully diss everyone ("we're better than you")! And as a special incentive, get one FREE with any order!
• EEP smiley face Mug. It's in a bright yellow, of course! Only $5. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face at the office too!

Upcoming CSULA Events of Interest for EEP Families

15 Seconds of Fame: An Online Exhibition of Cell Phone Art, will explore the camera phone’s potential as a creative tool through online photgraphy and video. CSULA alumni and students share mobile art through this streaming exhibit in which they test the limits of creative possibilities offered by current hybrid devices. June 7-28th, Luckman Gallery. (open M-T-W-Th-Sa, noon-5pm).

"Three-Summer Master of Music in Choral Conducting" ­ Festival Concert and Student Conducting Recitals. The week-long choral festival of the "Three-Summer MM in Choral Conducting concludes with a special choral concert, featuring the music of festival guest composer, Emma Lou Diemer. Festival: Fri, July 25th, 7:30pm, MUS 149, free. Recitals: Fri, Aug 1st, and Sat, Aug 2nd, 7:30pm, MUS 149, free.

USC Blood Drive, Mon-Tues, July 21-22, 10am-4pm, Lot 4.
American Red Cross Blood Drive, Tue-Thu, Aug 12-14th, noon-6pm, Lot 4.
For both, appointments are preferred; walk-ins are welcome. Must be 18+. Going to a hospital without blood is like jumping from a plane without a parachute! Give blood…Give life!

As usual, there are few events planned during the quieter summer quarter, but be sure to check out the complete CSULA calendar at http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/calendar/ for last-minute additions, and for the Luckman Season, call the Box Office (323-343-6600) or visit the website.

Articles of Interest

We have on file dozens of articles that Rich clipped from mostly the LA Times and TIME Magazine that he thought would be of interest to parents. Check out the article index to find:

• safety -- identity theft, credit card traps, how to stop junk mail, how to protect against burglary, how safe is MySpace
• education -- how to fix "No Child Left Behind", the ranking revolt, the myth about homework, looking beyond famous schools
• teens -- how a teen's brain works, multitasking generation, "tweens", "twixters", "crispies"
• health -- medical myths, food combinations that fight cancer, arthritis pain relief, earthquake information
• finance -- making your money last through retirement, paying for college
• and many, many more -- click here!

Old Favorites! A Nation Deceived - a study summarizing 50 years of research on acceleration and its effectiveness - at this website http://nationdeceived.org/download.html and TIME's "Saving The Smart Kids" - a 2001 study found that 70% of kids who skipped ahead had no regrets. MENSA Bulletin "My Son Is A High-School Dropout -- and Proud Of It."

Links of Interest, Past Issues, Contact Information