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Achievements
Publications and achievements submitted by our faculty, staff, and students.
Daniela Mineva
Music
Dr. Daniela Mineva, Associate Professor in the Music Department was invited by Costa Rica Temorada Internacional de Piano to be Pianist-in-Residence from 10/21/13 to 10/27/13 in San Jose, Costa Rica. She presented solo piano recitals and piano master classes at Universidad Nacional Costa Rica and Universidad de Costa Rica.
Sarah Jaquette Ray
Geography
Sarah Jaquette Ray published an article titled "Environmental Justice, Transnationalism, and the Politics of the Local in Leslie Marmon Silko's Almanac of the Dead" in the Journal of Transnational American Studies. The link is available here: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3z89t6hc. Dr. Ray will also present a paper at the HSU Philosophy Forum on Ethics, Animals, and the Environment on November 9. The paper is titled "Rubtrees, Webcams, and GIS: The Hybrid Geography of Leanne Alison and Jeremy Mendes' Bear 71."
Josh Meisel and Tony Silvaggio
Sociology
Drs. Josh Meisel and Tony Silvaggio of the Sociology Department were invited to present on the "Social and Economic Issues Associated with Marijuana Cultivation in California" to the California State Board of Forestry in Sacramento on October 8, 2013. Their presentation provided an overview of key social, cultural and political forces shaping current cannabis cultivation practices and their negative impacts on the environment.
Stephen Cunha
Geography
Geography professor Stephen Cunha contributed a chapter on “Agricultural Settlement and Landuse” to Mountain Geography: Physical and Human Dimensions, published by UC Press. Cunha draws on experience from six continents to show how mountains pose distinctive problems for human settlement and land use. The vast corn and wheat fields blanketing gentler topography, such as the American Midwest and Argentine Pampas, are absent here. In their place is a more intricate pattern of crops and animal husbandry that reflects adaptation to vertically compressed environments. The differences are especially sharp between high and low elevation, and the windward versus leeward mountain slopes.
Sam Sonntag
Politics
Politics professor Sam Sonntag gave an invited plenary address at the Multidisciplinary Approaches to Language Policy and Planning Conference at the University of Calgary in early September.
David Phelps
Art + Film
David Phelps ('89, Fine/Studio Arts, Ceramics) will be honored October 19 at the 36th annual Stockton Arts Commission Arts Awards ceremony for his sculpture titled “American Beauty." A contemporary American sculptor, Phelps' work appears in large scale public and private installations across the United States. He works primarily in bronze, steel and concrete.
Dr. Michael S. Bruner
Communication
Dr. Michael S. Bruner, Professor in the Department of Communication, is lead author of a book chapter entitled, "An Evolving Worldview: Culture-Shift in University Students," published in Jim Norwine (Ed.), "A World After Climate Change and Culture Shift," pp. 43-66 (Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, & New York: Springer, 2014).
Dr. Paul Cummings
Music
Associate music professor Paul Cummings has been invited to present at the 2014 national conference of the College Orchestra Directors Association January 23-26, 2014 at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Over 200 conductors of college orchestras from around the country attend this annual conference, which features performances, master classes, and scholarly presentations. Cummings' presentation is entitled "Achieving Critical Mass: Strategies for Improving Recruitment and Repertoire Selection in the Small College (or College-Community) Orchestra."
Cara Owings
Native American Studies
Cara Owings (Native American Studies) has received a 2013 Rodney T. Mathews Jr. Scholarship. The scholarship provides up to $10,000 to assist California Indian students pursue their educational goals.
William Rich
Anthropology
William Rich, Cultural Resources Facility Co-Director, presented at the Society for California Archaeology's Northern Data Sharing Meeting Saturday, September 28th in Trinidad. His paper is titled "Workin’ the Transect: A Look at the Humboldt State University Cultural Resources Facility."