Achievements

Alison R Holmes

Politics

Alison Holmes, leader of the International Studies Program, was awarded a summer fellowship at the University of London where she will be conducting archival research for 'Global Diplomacy,' a textbook for Westview Press.

Mary Scoggin & Rebecca Robertson and Tasha Souza

Anthropology

Three HSU faculty members recently received 2012/13 CSU Quality Online Teaching & Learning (QOLT) awards for creating exemplary hybrid/online courses. Anthropology faculty members Mary Scoggin & Rebecca Robertson were awarded for their online course "Introduction to Cultural Anthropology." Communication faculty member Tasha Souza was awarded for her hybrid course "Intercultural Communication."

The CSU QOLT program was developed to assist faculty, faculty developers, and instructional designers to more effectively design hybrid and online courses.

James Garrison, Sydney Hinton

History

History majors James Garrison and Sydney Hinton are the 2013 recipients of two $750 William R. Tanner History Scholarships. The scholarship was established in memory of William R. Tanner, professor of history at Humboldt State University from 1970 to 1999; founder of History Day at the university; and author of “A View from the Hill,” a history of Humboldt State University.

Adam Hioki

History

History major Adam Hioki was selected by History Department faculty as the 2013 recipient of the Dr. John Hennessey Award, which honors a graduating history major who has demonstrated academic excellence in the study of history. The award was established in memory of Dr. John Hennessey, a professor of History and department chair at Humboldt State University who, after his retirement from the History Department, provided many years of service to the university.

James Garrison, Sean Mitchell, Nicholas Gunvaldson

History

History majors James Garrison, Sean Mitchell, and Nicholas Gunvaldson were awarded first, second and third place, respectively, in the Charles R. Barnum History Contest, with their combined cash prizes totaling $2,500. The Barnum History Awards celebrate original historical research of Humboldt County. The awards were established in 1952 by a grant from Charles Barnum, a realtor and insurance broker in Eureka who was a member of the Humboldt State College Advisory Board from 1946 to his death in 1953.

Victoria Munguia

History

History-Social Science Education major Victoria Munguia was selected by History Department faculty to receive the 2013 Johnston-Aronoff Award, which is given each year to an outstanding student pursuing a career in teaching history at the K-12 level. The award was established by Guy Aronoff, a lecturer in the HSU History Department, and his wife, Judy Johnston, in memory of Guy’s father, David Aronoff, and Judy’s mother, Aldy Johnston.

Stephanie Burkhalter and Jaycob Bytel

Politics

Assistant politics professor Stephanie Burkhalter, and politics major Jaycob Bytel presented "Going Public in Advice and Consent" at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 11-14, in Chicago.

Colleen Chalmers, Connor Jepson, Lashay Wesley, Karel Vega, Xavion Bond

Journalism & Mass Communication

Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence awarded to _The Lumberjack_, _Osprey_ and KRFH Radio News

At a 4-state journalism contest April 13 in Las Vegas, Journalism Major Colleen Chalmers won First Place for Non-Fiction Magazine Articles for “Hazing Kills A Soccer Season.” Journalism Majors Connor Jepson, Lashay Wesley, Karel Vega & Xavion Bond won second place for Best Radio News Reporting for KRFH’s coverage of the California elections. _The Lumberjack_, _Osprey_ and KRFH Radio News walked away with second place awards for Best All-Around Non Daily Student Newspaper; Best Student Magazine; and Best All-Around Radio Newscast.

Noah Zerbe

Politics

Noah Zerbe, Chair of the Department of Politics, presented a paper entitled "Engaging Students and Promoting Learning through Semester-long Simulations in International Relations" at the International Studies Association. The paper, which followed the implementation of a simulation in his Introduction to International Relations course, demonstrated that active learning strategies can have different but lasting impacts on student retention and engagement.

Sing C. Chew

Sociology

Professor Sing C. Chew was recently invited to an international conference in Singapore, "Plural Coexistence and Sustainability: Asian Experiences in Interdisciplinary Perspectives," sponsored by Nanyang Technological University and Kyoto University, Japan. He presented a paper entitled: Socioeconomic Structural Transformations, Climate, Ecological Changes, and Mobilizations in an Era of Global Crisis.