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Lauren MacDonald Reagan

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Advisor

David Stacey

Lauren MacDonald Reagan, 2014

Thesis:

After receiving my MA at HSU, I held a number of leadership roles in academic support and student success, overseeing peer tutoring, coordinating HSI-oriented tutoring activities, and teaching first-year composition. As the current Director of Tutoring Services at Cal State Monterey Bay, I oversee high-quality, nationally-certified tutoring, peer coaching, graduate student support, and mentoring, with deep partnerships with student disabilities professionals, graduate faculty, and transfer-serving partners. I am also in my first year of the Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership program at San Jose State University. My research interests include socially-just higher education leadership and frameworks for culturally-responsive practices for non-faculty student-serving professionals in co-curricular areas like financial aid and advising, with a particular focus on this at the California State University. As a future leader and higher education administrator, I am interested in understanding and advocating for the appropriate professional learning and growth opportunities for these post-secondary student-serving professionals.

Natalie Raquel Acuña

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Advisor

Christina Accomando

Natalie Raquel Acuña, 2024

Thesis:

Hello, my name is Natalie Raquel Acuña, I graduated from the Applied English Studies MA program in May 2024. My MA research project was about counter-stories that can be found within spoken word poetry, titled, Countering dominant narratives in community: The many voices in spoken word poetry. I currently work as Professional Staff on campus at Cal Poly Humboldt. This MA Program allowed me to make connections with the English Department and navigate pursuing a career within Higher Education. The writing, facilitating, and research methods have become skill sets that I use in my current role in Student Support Services. The professors within this program care about their students' professional development and allow students to build connections with their outside world and the classroom.

Rose Fuher

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Advisor

Andrea Delgado

Rose Fuher, 2024

Thesis:

My name is Rose and my project is about how we build digital community through memes. If every picture tells a thousand words then every meme contains a million. I used my project as an opportunity to dig into many different digital rhetorics and practice my video editing, script writing, and performing skills. The result is five videos that each deep dive into one of five interconnected concepts about building and finding community. Those concepts are Bodies At The Problem, Making My Peace, People Gotta Eat, Sustainability, and Master's Tools, Master's House. After graduating I've taken a break from video essaying to work on other projects, but I plan to come back with a new video someday soon!

Christopher Gordon

Portrait of Christopher Gordon

Advisor

Suzanne Scott

Christopher Gordon, 2017

Thesis:

Hallie Lepphaille

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Advisor

Janelle Adsit

Hallie Lepphaille, 2020

Thesis:

As the primary Academic Advisor and Program Coordinator for the Liberal Studies Elementary Education (LSEE) Program in the College of Professional Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt, I provide dedicated support to future educators through each stage of their academic journey. My role encompasses guiding students from their initial orientation through program completion, emphasizing holistic advising practices, proactive recruitment, and retention strategies. In close collaboration with Program Leaders, School of Education Faculty, Fieldwork Supervisors, and local educators, I work to build a cohesive and supportive environment for our undergraduate students.

My scholarly background in the Applied English MA program, where I served as a Graduate Teaching Associate, greatly informs my approach to advising. My thesis, titled “(In)Equities in the Publishing Industry: The Politics of Representation,” examines systemic biases within publishing—particularly concerning race, gender, and sexuality—and highlights the need for more equitable, inclusive practices. This research has been instrumental in shaping my advising philosophy, reinforcing my commitment to inclusivity and the importance of addressing dynamics of power and privilege in educational settings.

Every day, I draw upon the skills and insights from my graduate studies to support the diverse body of students within the LSEE program. I am dedicated to helping each student find their path to success, fostering a community that values growth, equity, and empowerment.

University Senate Meeting Agenda 12/03/2024

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