Achievements

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.

Ronald Mize

Sociology

Sociology faculty member Ronald L. Mize's book "Consuming Mexican Labor: From the Bracero Program to NAFTA" has received glowing reviews from a number of recognized scholars. Comparative race historian Neil Foley provided a flattering assessment in the Pacific Historical Review, saying "the real strength of this work ... is the attention given to the growing dispersal of Mexican laborers in the last few decades from the American West to the Midwest ‘‘heartland’’ (Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Kansas, and so on), the hinterlands of the Northeast (especially non-metropolitan New York), the Northwest, and, most importantly, the South, where the greatest demographic changes have taken place. Mize's book, co-authored with Alicia C.S. Swords, is available on Amazon.

Matthew Derrick

Geography, Environment & Spatial Analysis

Matthew Derrick, assistant professor of Geography, was the featured guest on the most recent "Research on Religion" podcast. The hour-long discussion focused on Derrick's latest article, "Containing the Umma?: Islam and Territorial Question," which appeared last month in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. The podcast, which has 5,000 subscribers, can be accessed at http://www.researchonreligion.org/.

Sara Matthews, Kirsten Ray

Geography, Environment & Spatial Analysis

The most recent issue of The California Geographer, a peer-reviewed journal, includes two articles by HSU Geography majors. The first, by junior Sara Matthews, is titled "How Space and Place Influence Transportation Trends at Humboldt State University." The second, by Kirsten Ray ('12), is titled "Cultural Clash in the Netherlands? Exploring Dutch College Students' Attitudes Toward Muslim Immigrants." Both articles started as projects within the Geography Department's research and writing courses.

Paul Cummings

Music

Associate Professor Paul Cummings, Department of Music, authored an article in volume nine of the series entitled "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band," published in January 2013 by GIA. Cummings wrote about a work for wind band by Dwayne Milburn called "Meditation." The research required for this article included a thorough analysis of the piece, direct communication with the composer, and scrutiny of related sources. The "Teaching Music Through Performance" series is widely used by music educators throughout the world.