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Dear Students,
The CSUS Deaf Studies program is one of the strong programs that isn't in danger of going away.
It is true that we have had to cut back on the number and frequency of class offerings. But that is temporary due to the budget.
The straight dope: The budget crisis has hurt EVERY program at CSUS. Thus we are indeed impacted. We were impacted "severely" regarding our "part time" instructor budget. The dean has cut EVERY Department's part time budget. Thus we are temporarily losing many, many part timers. We went from 103 units down to about 58 units.
Thus for the next couple of semesters we may be down to our 4 full time instructors.
At worst, we could lose one of our full time instructors due to a temporary lay off.
But we have a plan in place that would allow us to offer the major even if we were down to 3 instructors.
Cordially,

Note: the information below is NOT official. See the CSUS.edu website for official information

1. EDS 166 move to Wednesdays at 9:00. Move 163 to Mondays at 1:00
2. Add EDS 151 and 152 to Winter intersession
3. Offer EDS 199 in lieu of 162 during winter intersession ONLY for those who are able to graduate Spring 2010
4. Offer EDS 199 in lieu of EDS 166 during summer intersession ONLY for those for whom this is the LAST class needed for graduation.
5. Add EDS 155 Tues/Thurs 5pm to 6:15
6. Allow students to sign up for EDS 199 as part of a 3-day no voice immersion and online study hybrid course. (Otherwise known as an "ASL Safari") Note: this last item was instrumental in helping mitigate the impact of the (alleged) loss of FTEs to Continuing Education. For more details see me in person or wait for the flyer.

Note, I will be donating my time for the spring EDS 199 Immersion program. (And thank you to Lisalee who has also been donating her time and effort.)
Note: The Winter Intersession and Summer offerings of EDS 199 will be PAID. The pay will be prorated according to the number of participants.
Note: If any of you would like to be considered to teach a "handful" of students during Winter Intersession (EDS 199 in lieu of EDS 162) please do let me know soon, otherwise I will offer it to those who are in the Continuing Education pool of instructors according to the published guidelines.
Note: It is my feeling that Jennifer should be the one to teach the Summer EDS 199 offering in lieu of EDS 166. (I believe she is the one who suggested it in the first place.) If any of you feel differently you are welcome to explain your rationale.

Wahoo! Safari Bill rides again!

Hello ASL Heroes!
Hold on to your wigs and hats folks!!! I've been approved for a “Research and Creative Activity Grant” for autumn semester 2009. The grant includes travel funds and six units of assigned time to conduct lexicography* research in Taipei, Taiwan.

While I'm sure you are about ready to throw a party and hold a parade for me, (thanks, truly), instead you might want to use the energy to take another look at the Summer and Fall 2009 course schedule because this grant does have the side effect of necessitating some changes in the ASL and Deaf Studies class offerings.
Now, no need to reach for your tissues and tranquilizers folks. Even though I'm going to the other side of the world I'm not dropping off of the Earth. I'll be in Taipei for only about two weeks. The rest of the time (if you need to link up with me) I'll be in my office chained to my computer "crunching the data" and building the Lifeprint website bigger and better with more goodies for you to play with online.
-- Dr. Bill

* Lexicography refers to the creation, development, and editing of dictionaries. I am an American Sign Language Lexicographer.
** Consolidating those courses to one day a week saves a boatload of travel time.

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151	F (DDE)	ARC1011	100PM-150PM	Vicars	3
151	MWF	307G	1100AM-1150AM	Vicars	3
151	MWF	307G	1000AM-1050AM	Vicars	3
151	TR	EUR315	0900AM-1015AM	Grushkin,Donald A	3
151	TR	EUR315	1200PM-115PM	Grushkin,Donald A	3
~~151~~	W	~~BRH105~~	~~400PM-650PM~~	~~Staff~~	3
152	TR		0900AM-1015AM	Rayman, Jennifer	3
152	TR		1200PM-115PM	Rayman, Jennifer	3
152	F (DDE)	ARC1011	200PM-250PM	Vicars	3
152	TR	BNC1029	0900AM-1015AM	Egbert,Lisalee D	3
152	TR	BRH209	1200PM-115PM	Egbert,Lisalee D	3
152	TR	EUR315	130PM-245PM	Grushkin,Donald A	3
~~153~~	~~MTWR: 8 Weeks~~		~~01:00PM-02:50 PM~~	~~Staff~~	4
154	M/W		01:00PM-02:50 PM	Staff	4
155-01	T/TH		500PM-615PM	Staff	5
156-01	T		630PM-720PM	Staff	1
157-01	R		1030AM-1130AM	Egbert,Lisalee D	1
160 -01	TR		0300PM-0415PM	Egbert,Lisalee D	3
162-01	W		0900AM-1200PM	Grushkin,Donald A	3
163-01	M	EUR103	01:00PM-03:50 PM	Rayman, Jennifer	3
165-01	W		01:00PM-02:50 PM	Egbert,Lisalee D	2
166-01	W		0900AM-1200PM	Rayman, Jennifer	3
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Sequencing	Pre/Co-requisite ladder:
First Stage	EDS 151 ASL 1 (3 units) EDS 160 Introduction to Deaf Studies (3 Units) EDS 161 Deaf History and Education (Pre/Co-requisite: EDS 160) (3 Units) EDS 162 Deaf Culture and Community (Pre/Co-requisite: EDS 160) (3 Units)
Second Stage	EDS 152 ASL 2 (Prerequisite: EDS 151) (3 Units)
Third Stage	EDS 153 ASL 3 (Prerequisite: EDS 152) (4 Units) EDS 156 Fingerspelling and numbers (Prerequisite: EDS 152) (1 Unit) EDS 157 American Sign Language Classifiers (Pre/Corequisite: EDS 153) (1 Unit)
Fourth Stage	EDS 154 ASL 4 (Prerequisite: EDS 153) (4 Units)
Fifth Stage	EDS 155 ASL 5 (Prerequisite: EDS 154) (4 Units) EDS 164 American Sign Language Structure and Usage (Prerequisite EDS 154) (3 Units) EDS 165 Seminar: Current Issues in the Deaf World (Prerequisite EDS 154, 160, 162, 162) (2 Units)
Sixth Stage	EDS 163 American Sign Language Literature (Prerequisite EDS 155) (3 Units) EDS 166 Fieldwork in the Deaf Community (Prerequisite 155, 161, 162) (2-5 Units)

Staff/MPP: Designated Days	Faculty: Designated Days	Comments
Friday, August 7		Limited adm. services
Friday, August 14		Limited adm. services
Friday, September 18		Instructional Day; Limited adm. Services
Friday, October 16	Friday, October 16 (all faculty)	State Budget Closure Day*
Friday, November 27		Limited adm. services
Monday, December 21		Limited adm. services
Tuesday, December 22		Limited adm. services
Wednesday, December 23	Wednesday, December 23 (required only for 12- and 10-month faculty	State Budget Closure Day*
Thursday, December 24	Thursday, December 24 (required only for 12- and 10-month faculty)	State Budget Closure Day*
Friday, January 8		Limited adm. services
Friday, January 15		Limited adm. services
Monday, February 15	Monday, February 15 (all faculty)	State Budget Closure Day*
Friday, April 2	Friday, April 2 (required only for 12- and 10-month faculty)	State Budget Closure Day*
Friday, May 28		Limited adm. services
Friday, June 11		Limited adm. services
Friday, June 25		Limited adm. services
*State Budget Closure Days - campus closed for all employees observing furloughs. Athletics and other public events on campus will continue as scheduled. Essential services will be provided.