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Professor speaks about history of college
Quang Do
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: News
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The City of San Jose used to be an agricultural area when it joined the union in 1850 as a part of the state of California, but "hygiene was a problem," sanitation wasn't developed - there were epidemic outbreaks and the sewage system needed treatment, according to a presentation by the San Jose State University College of Science, on Tuesday in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library.
"The state of California started with the gold rush," said Jean Beard, "which gave us diversity upfront."
Beard, an emeritus professor of natural science and science education, presented a lecture on the history of the SJSU College of Science on April 24 to an audience of about 50 people including four students.
Jayasree Pindivenkat, a graduate student studying chemistry, described the overall presentation as interesting - Weiling Hsieh, an associate of Pindivenkat and also graduate student, studying chemistry, agreed.
Anderson Yeh, a senior majoring in microbiology, said he was there because it was required for his Writing Workshop class.
The presentation lasted one hour and was followed by an onslaught of food and drinks for the attendees, several of which were SJSU alumni there to attend a chemistry reception later that evening.
The Dean of the College of Science, Michael Parrish, welcomed the audience and introduced Beard as the speaker after he mentioned that the presentation was a tribute to the sesquicentennial celebration that the university is doing.
Beard said as the population of California in the 1800s began to grow, it needed schools - one reason was to explain why some people were getting sick, she said.
"Urban conditions require education on diseases," Beard said. "Science has been playing an important role at the get-go," she said about the diversity of the state and the geological nature and its biosphere, including money and resources that continue to attract people to California.
Beard talked about several past faculty members including Thomas William MacQuarrie, whom one of which the SJSU buildings was named after.
"The state of California started with the gold rush," said Jean Beard, "which gave us diversity upfront."
Beard, an emeritus professor of natural science and science education, presented a lecture on the history of the SJSU College of Science on April 24 to an audience of about 50 people including four students.
Jayasree Pindivenkat, a graduate student studying chemistry, described the overall presentation as interesting - Weiling Hsieh, an associate of Pindivenkat and also graduate student, studying chemistry, agreed.
Anderson Yeh, a senior majoring in microbiology, said he was there because it was required for his Writing Workshop class.
The presentation lasted one hour and was followed by an onslaught of food and drinks for the attendees, several of which were SJSU alumni there to attend a chemistry reception later that evening.
The Dean of the College of Science, Michael Parrish, welcomed the audience and introduced Beard as the speaker after he mentioned that the presentation was a tribute to the sesquicentennial celebration that the university is doing.
Beard said as the population of California in the 1800s began to grow, it needed schools - one reason was to explain why some people were getting sick, she said.
"Urban conditions require education on diseases," Beard said. "Science has been playing an important role at the get-go," she said about the diversity of the state and the geological nature and its biosphere, including money and resources that continue to attract people to California.
Beard talked about several past faculty members including Thomas William MacQuarrie, whom one of which the SJSU buildings was named after.
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