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Achievements

Publications and achievements submitted by our faculty, staff, and students. 

Faculty

Michael S. Bruner & Laura K. Hahn

Communication

Michael S. Bruner and Laura K. Hahn's article, "Irony and Food Politics" has been published in the journal, _Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies._ (Feb. 2015)

Faculty

Alison Holmes

Politics

International Studies Program Leader Alison Holmes presented a paper to the national International Studies Association Conference in New Orleans entitled, "If Global States beget Global Diplomacy - what does statecraft without the state look like?" She was also elected member at large of the Diplomatic Studies Section Executive.

Student

KRFH

Journalism & Mass Communication

For the second time since 2012, KRFH has been named College Radio Station of the Year by RadioFlag.
RadioFlag is a social media website for all college radio stations from not only around the country but around the world.
KRFH is fully student run, live & local. Student DJs offer diverse programming and innovative new programs such as Talx - a weekly public affairs talk show, live Play-by-Play Sports, and Local Mixx -a live show that showcases local club DJs while teaching students the art of club mixing.
For more on KRFH, visit http://www.krfh.net or listen live at 105.1 FM.

Faculty

Sing C. Chew

Sociology

Sing C. Chew was the opening keynote speaker at the Conference on Post-Secondary Education for Sustainability in Asia held at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore February 5-6, 2015. His lecture was entitled, My Quarter of a Century Researching and Teaching Environmental Sustainability: Lessons Learned from the Past for the Future.

Alumni

Brittani Orona

History

History graduate, Brittani Orona was selected to be part of the 2014-2015 class of Capital Fellows. The Capital Fellows Programs are administered by the Center for California Studies at California State University, Sacramento. Fellows work 10-11 months as full-time staff members in the California State Assembly, California State Senate, California Executive Branch or the California Judiciary. They participate in policymaking, program development, and program implementation. Fellows gain first-hand experience in the governance and leadership of the most diverse, complex state in the nation.

Faculty

Matthew Derrick

Geography

Matthew Derrick, assistant professor of Geography, published an article titled "The Muslim Spiritual Board of Tatarstan, Political-Territorial Transformation, and the Changing Character of Tatar Islam" in the December 2014 issue of The Journal of Central Asian and Caucasian Studies, an international scholarly journal.

Faculty

Paul Cummings

Music

Paul Cummings, associate professor of music, authored an article in the book series called "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band," a widely used resource for wind band directors throughout the world. The article contains a comprehensive analysis of a band arrangement of composer Paul Creston's "Five Little Dances" and is included in volume 10 of the series which was published in December, 2014, by GIA Publications. More info at: http://www.giamusic.com/search_details.cfm?title_id=26426

Faculty

Sarah Jaquette Ray

Geography

Ray was recently elected Vice President of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment for a two-year term beginning January 2015. Also this past month, her article, "Rub trees, Crittercams, and GIS: The Wired Wilderness of Jeremy Mendes and Leanne Alison's Bear 71" was published in the scholarly journal, "Green Letters."

Staff

Alison Holmes and Loren Collins

Politics

Loren Collins of the Career Center and Alison Holmes, Program Leader for International Studies, gave a joint presentation on 'Faculty/Staff Collaboration in Career Curriculum' at the Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers in San Francisco on December 11. The paper was based on various collaborations that have provided the foundation for the CAHSS-wide initiative on career education currently underway.

Faculty

Ricardo Febre

Art + Film

The Art Department's brochure, designed by Assistant Professor Ricardo Febre, received an American Graphic Design Award. Writer: Professor Teresa Stanley. Photographs: Kellie Jo Brown. http://gdusa.com/contests/agda14/winners/winner.php?i=5430