CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Upcoming Events
2009
August
20 - September 24
VITAS
Hospice Bereavement Support Group
Have
you suffered the loss of a loved one?
Do
you still have feelings of grief, anger, regret or
sorrow?
VITAS
Innovative Hospice with will host a free six-week
bereavement program The Lakeside Community Center
for anyone with these concerns beginning Thursday
Aug. 20. The group will meet every Thursday from 2:30
PM to 3:30 PM until Sept. 24.
Healing
after a loss is easier when you are part of a support
group and when you learn what to expect during the
grieving process.
Location:
Lakeside Community Center - Lakeshore Room, 9841 Vine
Street, Lakeside CA 92040
Dates: Thursdays, Aug. 20 to Sept. 24
Time: 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Facilitators: Rev. Dave Clark, J. Kingston
Cowart, M.S.
For
further information call: Brandon Schroeder, Lakeside
Community Center Coordinator 619-443-9176; Lavon
Switzer, VITAS Bereavement Manager - 858-503-4724;
or J. Kingston Cowart, M.S., Group Cofacilitator -
619-561-9012.
There
is no fee for this program.
It
is open to anyone dealing with loss, grief, and bereavement.
Rev.
J. Kingston Cowart, M.S. is a spiritual support volunteer
for VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
He is the recipient of the 2006 VITAS Hospice Spiritual
Care
Volunteer of theYear Award for the San Diego region.
April
23
Hypnotist
in the Corner
BUSINESS
APPLICATIONS OF HYPNOSIS
SDSU
Business Alumni
Social Networking Event
Hypnotist
in the Corner to Offer Free Motivational Mini-Sessions
The
SDSU Business Alumni Network (BAN) will hold its next
networking event at Pacifica Breeze Café in
Del Mar on April 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
Special
Feature: "Hypnotist in the Corner."
A corner table has been reserved for J. Kingston Cowart,
the group's VP for Professional Development and a
counselor specializing in hypnosis, to provide free
brief sessions of rapid-induction hypnosis and quick-flash
suggestions for those who wish to work on a business-related
or other specific focus of change.
BAN
President Andrew Monarch views the event as a great
opportunity for anyone who wants to mingle with SDSU
alumni, students, and regional business community
members-while taking in the inspiring ocean view,
enjoying a variety of delicious appetizers and seeing
some impressive business applications of hypnosis
all at the same time.
Thursday,
April 23, 2009
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Pacifica Breeze Café (on outdoor patio)
1555 Camino Del Mar
Del Mar, California 92014
http://www.pacificadelmar.com/breeze-cafe.php
Register at chapters.sdsu.edu/business/ by April 16th
Cost:
$15.00 Alumni Association members
$20.00 future members and guests and for all RSVPs
after April 16th or at the door.
Includes appetizers and soda, coffee or tea.
All other beverages served via cash bar.
Parking:
Pacifica will provide 2 hours validation for self-parking
in the underground garage. Valet parking is $8 per
car. Pacifica Breeze Café is located on the
second level terrace below Pacifica Del Mar restaurant
on the corner of 15th and Camino Del Mar (Highway
101)
For
questions please contact alumnichapters@sdsu.edu
or call 619-594-2586.
J.
Kingston Cowart may be reached at jkcowart@self-change.com
and 619-561-9012.
The
Business Alumni Network's mission is to reconnect
SDSU alumni, the College of Business Administration,
and the San Diego business community.
The
Business Alumni Network is an official chapter of
the SDSU Alumni Association.
J.
Kingston Cowart is Vice President for Professional
Development - SDSU Business Alumni Network
Recent Past Events
2009
February,
25
Three
Women Wednesday
SURVIVING
IN SAN DIEGO: LEADERSHIP
AND SUCCESS IN TROUBLED TIMES
SDSU
Business Alumni Network
How do you survive and even rise to leadership in
the most challenging economy in decades? Three prominent
San Diegans share their insights and their own pathways
to leadership during troubled times which can
also be the best times to get ahead if you know how.
As
a follow-up to last years highly successful
3 Tom Tuesday, Three Women Wednesday presents a forum
featuring three of the regions most influential
business leaders:
Susan
R. Nowakowski is Chief Executive Officer, President,
and a Director of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., the
largest healthcare staffing company in the United
States and the leading nationwide provider of physicians,
nurses, and allied healthcare professionals. In 2006,
AMN reached a milestone when it became the first company
in the healthcare staffing industry to exceed $1 billion
in revenue.
Irene
M. Stillings is the executive director of the non-profit
California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE), an
organization devoted to creating a sustainable energy
future. Irene joined CCSE in 2001, bringing over 30
years of experience in the energy industry.
Gail
K. Naughton, Ph.D. is a bio-tech entrepreneur and
has been the Dean of the College of Business Administration
at San Diego State University since August 2002.
Gayle
Falkenthal, APR, President of Falcon Valley Group
will moderate the panel discussion presented by the
SDSU Business Alumni Network.
You
are invited to join us for what promises to be an
entertaining and informative evening. Please feel
free to invite a fellow alum or San Diego business
associate to join us.
Date:
Wednesday, February 25th
Time: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: McMillin Event Ctr, NTC Promenade at Liberty
Station - 2875 Dewey Rd, San Diego, CA 92106
Parking:
Free parking at Liberty Station
Cost:
$35 members, $40 future members and guests, $25 students
Includes hors d'oeuvres, networking session, panel
discussion, and question-and-answer opportunities.
Register:
Online by February 20. For questions contact <alumnichapters@sdsu.edu>
or call 619-594-2586.
J.
Kingston Cowart is Vice President for Professional
Development - SDSU Business Alumni Network
Past Events
2008
October
23
BEREAVEMENT
AND RECOVERY
J.
Kingston Cowart and Alex Silva will provide information
on bereavement groups for recovery from loss
and other services provided by VITAS Innovative Hospice
Care.
Thursday,
October 23
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Lakeside
Community Health Fair
Lakeside
Community Center
9841 Vine Avenue
Lakeside CA 92040
Contact:
Brandon Schroeder
Program Coordinator
<brandon.schroeder@sdcounty.ca.gov>
619-443-9176
September
24
HYPNOSIS
LECTURE & DEMONSTRATION
This
is a presentation for the San Diego State University
Chapter of Psi Chi (psychology honor society).
Wednesday,
September 24 - 1:00 to 2:00 PM
Life Sciences Building - Room [TBA]
San Diego
State University
September
11
SOLUTION-FOCUSED
COMMUNICATION
A
Comprehensive Seminar on Creating Rapid
Change in Relationships at Work and at Home
In
this seminar, J. Kingston Cowart will explain and demonstrate
how the new solution-focused approach to interpersonal
communication works and why it has become so successful
in just a few short years. He will also show how modern
psychological research supports the deep insights which
the solution-focused style reveals about human nature.
Those
who attend will learn:
1.
how to use Solution-Focused Communication skills to
discover an immediate answer to at least
one area of concern at work or at home;
2. how to turn difficult people into partners in change;
3. how and when to ask the single most important question
for creating rapid change;
4. how to overcome initial resistance and reluctance
to change in others; and more.
Thursday,
June 12 - 12:00 N to 1:30 PM
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
9655 Granite Ridge Road, Ste. 300
This is an In-Service training event for VITAS chaplains
and social workers.
For further information: call J. Kingston Cowart at
619-561-9012 or
Lavon Switzer VITAS Bereavement Services Manager, at
619-858-503-4724.
Email:
J.
Kingston Cowart
or Lavon
Switzer
May
25
COMMENCEMENT
ADDRESS - SDSU
College of Education - Undergraduate Division
On
behalf of the SDSU Alumni Association,
J. Kingston Cowart, M.S.* congratulates graduating
seniors and invites them to join the Association.
*Master
of Science, Counselor Education, SDSU College of Education.
Sunday,
May 25
San Diego State University
Cox Arena
Ceremony: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
J.
Kingston Cowart is Vice President for Professional
Development - SDSU Business Alumni Network
February
19 - "Three Tom Tuesday"
HOW TO SELL YOURSELF IN SAN DIEGO
An SDSU Business Alumni Network Panel
featuring three of San Diego's top business insiders:
Tom
Blair + Tom Gable + Tom Shess
Moderator:
J. Kingston Cowart
San
Diego has its own unique ways of doing business. That's
because it is a university town, a tourist town, a sports
town, a military town, a vital seaport and international
commerce hub, and one of the nation's leading life science
and technology centers. And yet, despite three decades
of steady population growth and rapid development, it
retains much of its original small town character.
"The Three Toms" will tell us what some
of those ways are and how to make them work for us -
whether as independent entrepreneurs or company members
on the rise.
This
is a "gotta go" event for anyone who wants
to step up and stand out by doing things San Diego style.
Tuesday,
February 19 - 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Hall of Champions - Balboa Park - San Diego
Cost: $30 per person
Register by February 12th
RSVP
online or telephone 619-549-2586
For further information: call 619-561-9012 or 619-594-0947
Email: J.
Kingston Cowart or Diane
Barrigan (SDSU Alumni Association)
J.
Kingston Cowart is Vice-President for Professional
Development - SDSU Business Alumni Network.
February
9
SOLUTION-FOCUSED
COMMUNICATION
Saturday,
Feb. 9 - 10:30 AM to 12:00 N
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
9655 Granite Ridge Road, Ste. 300
Open to all VITAS volunteer personnel; and others by
invitation.
For further information: call J. Kingston Cowart at
619-561-9012 or Alex Silva, VITAS Volunteer Service
Manager, at 619-858-503-4724.