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College of San Mateo
1700 W. Hillsdale Boulevard
San Mateo, CA 94402
(650) 574-6161
collegeofsanmateo.edu
Contact: Mike Habeeb
CSM Public Relations & Marketing
(650) 574-6442
Dear Media:
As you will read in the press release below, College of San Mateo is proud to be the host of a Fulbright Scholar in Residence this spring. The scholar, Dr. Yukio Tsuda from Japan, and CSM Speech Communication Professor Kate Motoyama, the College’s liaison to the scholar program, are available for interview. Their contact information is in the body of the press release. Please contact me if you’d like a photo of Dr. Tsuda. Of course, if you need any other assistance or have any questions, also please feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Mike
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CSM one of only three community colleges in state to host since 2004
Fulbright Scholar in Residence to teach at College of San Mateo during the spring 2007 semester
San Mateo, CA; January 23, 2007—College of San Mateo is proud to host a Fulbright Scholar in Residence from Japan, Dr. Yukio Tsuda, during the spring semester. Possessing a Ph.D. in communication studies from Southern Illinois University, he will teach Speech Communication 150, Intercultural Communication, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, on Wednesday evenings at CSM.
For 65 years, the Fulbright Scholar in Residence has been a prestigious program at top universities that are committed to globalizing the curriculum and enhancing multicultural education. According to the Washington, D. C., office of the Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program, CSM is one of only three community colleges in California to host a Fulbright Scholar since 2004.
Dr. Tsuda is p rofessor in the Doctoral Program, Modern Cultures and Public Policies, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, at the University of Tsukuba in Tokyo, Japan. He has taught extensively throughout his more than 30-year career, specializing in international communication; is the author of 10 books and several book chapters and articles; and has been a guest lecturer a number of times at other universities and at symposia.
While in residence at the CSM this spring, Dr. Tsuda is eager to meet with any individual, campus or community group. His office is in CSM’s Language Arts Division (Building 17, Room 174) and his phone number is 650.574.6502. His email is tsuday@smccd.edu . You may also contact Dr. Kate Motoyama, a CSM speech communication professor and the College’s liaison to the scholar program, at 650.574-6676 or motoyama@smccd.edu .
The Fulbright Scholar in Residence is a project of CSM’s Diversity in Action Group, with additional support provided by the San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation, the Associated Students of CSM, the College’s Trustees Fund for Program Improvement and the San Mateo chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League.
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