Achievements

Brandy Hurtado

Anthropology

Brandy Hurtado from the Department of Anthropology was awarded the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowship. She will be working under the supervision of Jamie Roscoe, CRF Director, during the spring semester.

Adam Forbis, Robert Gustas, and Kyle Ports

Anthropology

Adam Forbis, Robert Gustas, and Kyle Ports from the Department of Anthropology were individually awarded the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowship. They will be working under the supervision of Professor Marisol Cortes-Rincon during the spring semester.

Alison Morse

Art + Film

The Santa Clara Review, a biannual publication of poetry, writing, art, and music through Santa Clara University, will be featuring Humboldt State student Alison Morse in the 2012 February issue. Morse's piece "Strawberry Seed Holder" will be featured in the visual arts section. Additionally, Alison Morse’s copper “Strawberry Seed Holder” has been selected for inclusion in the Cu|29: Contemporary Work in Copper exhibition at Mesa Contemporary Arts, Apr. 6 through Aug. 12, 2012. This exhibition is being held in conjunction with the Society of North American Goldsmiths annual conference. She is currently a senior in the art department, with a focus in jewelry and small metals.

Marcy Burstiner

Journalism & Mass Communication

The Center for Afghan Studies at the University of Nebraska has selected the textbook Investigative Reporting: From premise to publication, authored by Assoc. Prof. Marcy Burstiner, for translation into two Afghani languages as part of a program to teach modern journalism principles and practices at the University of Kabul and prepare Afghani students for media careers.

The book will be translated into Pashto and Dari as part of a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Embassy. Investigative Reporting: From premise to publication was published in 2009 by Holcomb Hathaway Publishers. For more information: "hh-pub.com":http://www.hh-pub.com/.

Ariel Gruenthal

Anthropology

Anthropology alumni, Ariel Gruenthal, was recently published in the Journal of Forensics Science for an article she co-wrote on the topic of forensics. The abstract can be viewed at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01909.x/abstract.

Gruenthal, who graduated in 2008, was named Humboldt County's first female deputy Coroner in 2010.

Sing C. Chew

Sociology

Professor Sing C. Chew was an invited panelist at the recent Annual Conference of the Social Science History Association held in Boston, Nov. 15-20, 2011. His talk was from his new book, The Southeast Asian Connection in the First Global Economy. He also chaired a panel on Macro Historical Dynamics: World History, World-System Analysis and Globalization.

KRFH

Journalism & Mass Communication

KRFH.net, HSU's student-run radio station, recently picked up a $500 cash prize from RadioFlag.com for its outstanding performance during the first-ever College Radio Day, and was just extended an invitation to be a part of the College Radio Advisory Board, which aims to network stations that drive the RadioFlag platform and guide the resurrection of college radio in a time of budget cuts and economic hardship.

RadioFlag, an emerging social media platform that seeks to engage a new generation of internet radio listeners with a Twitter-like format, was a partner in the first-ever College Radio Day. The College Radio Day event sought to bring together over 300 college radio stations across the country, in part by utilizing the RadioFlag website and app.

Anthony Roman, founder of RadioFlag, says that "KRFH DJs consistently demonstrate the true essence of college radio with creative programming, listener engagement, unique promotions, and the courage to push the boundaries through innovation to reach new listeners, when challenged by shrinking budgets."

"I am proud that KRFH is heard on RadioFlag, and already considered one of RadioFlag's most popular stations," Roman adds.

Noah Zerbe

Politics

Noah Zerbe was elected co-chair of the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars (ACAS), the progressive caucus of the African Studies Association. ACAS was founded in 1977 as an organization of scholars and students of Africa dedicated to formulating alternative scholarly analysis of U.S. government policy, mobilizing support in the United States on critical current issues related to Africa, and developing communication and action networks among scholars in the United States and Africa. For more information, see "concernedafricascholars.org":http://concernedafricascholars.org.

Alicia Iverson

Geography

HSU Geography senior Alicia Iverson won top honors at the recent North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) conference in Madison, Wisc. Iverson’s map-rich poster titled “Insecure at Last: a Political Memoir. A novel by Eve Ensler,” won the NACIS Student Poster Competition.

In another nod to the Geography Department’s Kosmos Lab, the Student Dynamic Map award went to a student from the University of Montana—who studies under HSU geography alumnus Kevin McManigal. Iverson won $500 for her efforts and a permanent spot on the NACIS web site, where she joins a growing list of HSU cartographers tutored by HSU faculty Dennis Fitzsimons, Mary Beth Cunha and Margaret Pearce (1998-2001).

This year’s NACIS meeting drew over 350 cartography and GIS specialists from higher education, government and the private sector. The HSU contingent included Fitzsimons and Cunha, along with students Iverson, Kelly Muth and Aaron Taveras.

Marcy Burstiner

Journalism & Mass Communication

Assoc. Professor Marcy Burstiner has been appointed to the 15-member Steering Committee of the Student Press Law Center. Founded in 1974, the SPLC is the nation's only legal assistance agency devoted exclusively to educating high school and college journalists about the rights and responsibilities embodied in the First Amendment and supporting the student news media in their struggle to cover important issues free from censorship.