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Writings about Marty Block
Board Member, San Diego Community College Board of Trustees: http://sdccd.edu/public/district/trustees/block.html
-1999-
November
12, 1999—Donald H. Harrison, "Candidates
criticize invocations at City Council," San Diego Jewish
Press-Heritage
-2000-
September
29, 2000—Donald H. Harrison, "The men who
would be mayor: Murphy, Roberts debate at Jewish forum," San Diego
Jewish Press-Heritage
December 15, 2000—Donald H., Harrison, "Block takes helm of San Diego
Community College Board," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage, describing how he was sworn in for first term and immediately made
president of the board: http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/usa/california/san_diego/san_diego_community_colleges/sd12-15marty_block.htm
-2001-
February
2, 2001—Donald H. Harrison, "Gary Rotto
resigns AJC post to run for S.D. City Council," San Diego Jewish
Press-Heritage.
March 3, 2001—Donald H. Harrison, "Jewish community and friends
mobilize for Rotto council bid," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage
April
20, 2001—Donald H. Harrison, "Last draw for preachy B.C.?" San
Diego Jewish Press-Heritage
May 25, 2001—Donald H. Harrison,
"A pointed offense: Jewish leaders assail cartoon in
the Union-Tribune," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage, http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/usa/california/san_diego/union_tribune/sd5-25-01anti_israel_cartoon.htm
July
6, 2001—Donald H. Harrison, "Confessions of
a male congressional spouse," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage
July 13, 2001—Donald H. Harrison., " Opening
the door: Echoes of Jewish immigrant experience resonate
for college board president," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage, http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/usa/california/san_diego/san_diego_community_colleges/sd7-13-01marty_block.htm
September
21, 2001—Donald H. Harrison, "In aftermath, a flood of reports
and messages," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage
-2004-
October 8, 2004—San Diego Union-Tribune, editorial endorsement for Marty Block,
October 8, 2004: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041008/news_lz1ed8top.html
October 25, 2004—Penny, Sharon, "SDSU's Marty Block Elected President of
Community College Coalition," SDSUniverse, http://www.sdsuniverse.info/people_content.asp?id=22600
December
17, 2004—Donald H. Harrison, "Adding to the Political Brew in San
Diego County," jewishsightseeing.com
December 19, 2004—Donald H. Harrison, "Community College Board president wins a bet, and
his bride lands 'very best man I know,'" jewishsightseeing.com, describing Block's wedding to Cindy Edwards: http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/dhh_weblog/2004-blog/2004-12/2004-12-19-marty_block-cindy_edwards.htm
-2005-
Undated—American Jewish
Committee, The Who, What, Where And Why of the American Jewish Committee: San
Diego Chapter, pamphlet, page 5: San Diego Chapter: President, Tad Seth
Parzen; Vice President, Alan Nevin; Immediate Past President, Joan Dean; Interim
Executive Director: Paula Jacobs. Board of Directors: Penny J. Adler,
Hon. Marty Block, Fay Crevoshay, Hon. Bonnie Dumanis, Phyllis Epstein, Dr.
Bernardo M. Ferdman, Heidi Gantwerk, Judith L. Hahn, Marciaq Hazan, Scott
Himelstein, Robert Kaplan, Rabbi Aronold Kopikis, Mathew Kostrinsky, Hylton
Lonstein, Phyllis Magerman, Paul I. Meyer, Paul A. Nierman, David L. Osias, Miyo
Reff, Faye Rose, Fred Schenk, Sidney Schuman, Sandra Silverstein, Norman Smith,
Greg Stein, Art Stromberg, Tracy Sundlun, Susan Siesinger Ulevitch, Hon. Howard
Wayne, Edward Weiner, Marc Wolfsheimer. Board of Trustees: Dr. Lawrence
Baron, Alan Bersin, Hon. Bob Filner, Murray Galinson, William Gerelick,
Muriel Goldhammer, Lucy Goldman, Jean and Herman Gordon, Diana and Norman Hahn,
Iris and Howard Harris, Deborah G. Horwitz, Jerome Katzin. Hon. William Kolender,
Dr. Abraham and Lenore Krems, Helene K. Kruger, ARt Letter, Richard C. Levi,
Bernys and Richard H. Levin, Hamilton Loeb, Sr., Ann Ratner, Nadine Savitch,
Hon. Lynn Schenk, Paula Siegel, Abbe Stutz, Louis M. Wolfsehimer, Charles and
Leah Zibbell. Office Administrator: Marissa de Luna.
Undated—San Diego Community College District,
"College Graduation Just Got Closer: Intersession 2006, January 3-February
4," flyer sent to homes in district; page 1: Chancellor, SDCCD: Constance
M.Carroll, Ph.D.; Board of Trustees: Marty Block, J.D.; Rich Grosch; Maria Nieto
Senour, Ph.D.; Bill Scwandt; Peter Zschiesche.
2005-01 Jewish
and Latino Dialogue: Inexorably shifting demographics bring the two groups
together in a common cause
2005-02-01
Jewish-Latino Dialogue group foresees need to monitor Filner-Vargas primary
2005-02-16
New San Diego school board unfamiliar with Jewish communal
concerns—Bersin; School superintendent expresses concern about possible
effect of vouchers on schools and Jewish community
2005-12-12
Louis Rose Society Newsletter #13-American Jewish Committee salutes its
presidents on LRS website
2005-12-30—"Marty Block retires from SDSU, continues as
president of Community College Board," news release to SDUniverse: On
December 30, 2005, Marty Block retired from SDSU after 26 years.
This spring he continues to work part-time as an annuitant in the Office
of Diversity and Equity, investigating complaints of discrimination and sexual
harassment. He also continues to serve San Diego County in his elected
capacity as president of the Board of Trustees of the San Diego Community
College District. Since coming to SDSU in 1979 after a two-year stint as
Director of Student Legal Services at Western Illinois University, Marty has
served as a Director in Student Affairs, as an Assistant Dean in the College of
Education, as an adjunct professor in Public Administration, the department of
Management and the College of Education, as the University President’s
designee on the Associated Students Council and as an acting Ombudsman. After
serving eight years as Assistant Dean of the College of Education, in 1994 Marty
began an eleven-year run as Director of the Office of Compliance and Policy
Analysis and, then, the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities. In both
roles he handled complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination, and FERPA and
ADA violations. He also reviewed
and revised University policy, monitored campus disputes, managed litigation,
tracked legislation and served as a resource to the administration on issues of
regulatory law, constitutional law and risk management.
In 2002 he founded and has since directed the national Higher Education
Law and Policy Institute, which has provided intensive professional development
for more than 450 campus attorneys and senior administrators in higher
education. Off campus Marty remains
active in politics and community service. He
has served two four-year terms on the San Diego County Board of Education. His service included a two-year term as President of the
statewide California Association of County Boards of Education.
In 2000 Marty was first elected to serve on the Board of Trustees of the
San Diego Community College District, overseeing City College, Mesa College,
Miramar College and six centers for continuing education.
Marty was reelected to the Board in 2004 and last month was chosen by his
board colleagues to serve a sixth term as Board President.
He also currently serves as President of the San Diego-Imperial Counties
Community College Association (SDICCCA) Board Alliance and co-chairs the
statewide caucus of low-funded college districts.
Nationally, Marty has served four times as a delegate to the Democratic
National Convention pledged to Michael Dukakis (1988), Bill Clinton (1992 &
1996) and John Kerry (2004). Marty’s service to San Diego has included terms
as Government Relations Chair for the San Diego Multiple Sclerosis Society and
the United Jewish Federation as well as two terms as president of the San Diego
chapter of the American Jewish Committee. An
active member of the state Bar, Marty has regularly served as a Judge Pro Tem in
the San Diego Superior Court. In
addition Marty has hosted more than fifty public affairs programs on San Diego
television. This semester Marty will be in the Office of Diversity
and Equity (AD 228) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He can be reached at 594-3057.
A retirement party celebrating Marty’s service to SDSU will be held on
Monday, February 27th, from 1:30pm-3:00pm at Starbucks
-2006-
2006-01-13—Donald
H. Harrison, "AJC to shut
down its San Diego office," jewishsightseeing.com
2006-03-07—Diane
Bell, "This tipster wasn't quite anonymous," San Diego
Union-Tribune, a column in which a later item deals with the effect of Marty
Block's retirement from SDSU.
2006-03-25—Diane
Bell, "Bay was once a whale of a nursery," San Diego Union-Tribune,
in which later item deals with Marty Block's retirement party
2006-07-29—Donald
H. Harrison, "Our San Diego Alef Bet: News of Jews of San Diego County,"
jewishsightseeing.com