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Alumni NewsHeadlinesUniversity of Oregon student to stage original play April 11 and 12"University of Oregon student to stage original play April 11 and 12,” UNIVERSITY OF OREGON NEWS, Office of Public & Media Relations: http://tinyurl.com/6b8tjnUO program educates from the ‘inside out“UO program educates from the ‘inside out,’” By Jessie Higgins, The Oregon Daily Emerald: http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2008/04/04/News/Uo.Program.Educates.From.The.inside.Out-3303807.shtmlUO students seek to help inmates’ education“UO students seek to help inmates’ education,” By Greg Bolt, The Register-Guard: http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=82764&sid=4&fid=1CHC student Christina Li in newest edition of Oregon QuarterlyCHC student Christina Li is featured in Campaign Oregon advertisement, entitled "Our Next Ambassador to China," on page 3 of the spring 2008 Oregon Quarterly.CHC student Scott Montanaro receives University of Oregon Libraries top prizeCHC student Scott Montanaro receives University of Oregon Libraries top prize scholarship of $1,000 for his paper, “Finding a Role for Bilingualism: Language Minorities in Portland Public Schools, 1975-2003.” To read the paper, visit: http://hdl.handle.net/1794/5910. According to the evaluation committee, Montanaro’s paper was “exceptional and stood out in a highly competitive field.” Additional comments from committee: · “Outstanding… an excellent nomination. Great introduction, use of sources, analysis.”
· “…the paper is superbly written. There is a strong argument and conclusion about a topic that is still of critical importance.”
· “great original topic – another student that takes research to another level, including personal interviews and searching through archives. I can easily imagine reading this in a journal or even a magazine for the masses – it is a story that is interesting and timely, and would appeal to many.”
· “Great variety of sources, many primary, including interviews. Complex topic and good synthesis.”
· “Great writer, gripping story at the outset. Top quality.”31 CHC students named Who's Who31 CHC students were named Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. The list appeared in the Oregon Daily Emerald on 2/26/08. For more information about the award, see: http://www.whoswhoamongstudents.com/home.aspCHC Alum Matt Clark named Vice President of Finance for Blount International“Change in Directors or Principal Officers for Blount International” (CHC Alum Matt Clark named Vice President of Finance): http://biz.yahoo.com/e/080226/blt8-k.html (see company website at: http://www.blount.com/index.htm)CHC faculty David Frank interviewed by NPR“The State of the Election: Momentum and Rhetoric,” Talk of the Nation, Interview with David Frank, National Public Radio: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19200400CHC Faculty David Frank interviewed by www.slate.com“How Obama Does That Thing He Does: A professor of rhetoric cracks the candidate's code,” By Jack Shafer, www.slate.com, 2008 Washington Post.Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC: http://www.slate.com/id/2184480CHC Faculty Monique Balbuena publishes articleMonique Balbuena publishes article, “A Symbolist Kinah? Laments and Modernism in the Maghreb,” IGGUD: SELECTED ESSAYS IN JEWISH STUDIES, VOLUME 3: LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, ARTS, World Union of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem 2007CHC alum Joshua Proudfoot in the news"Measuring Footprints" (story about Clark Honors College alum Joshua Proudfoot), By Diane Dietz, The Register-Guard: http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=32054&sid=2&fid=1CHC alum Joshua Proudfoot recognized for innovative sustainability consultationFirm finds home in local pace of environmental change, sustainability (another article about above alum): http://registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=32050&sid=2&fid=1 CHC humanities course taught in penitentiary“Inmates, students learn humanities in Oregon prison During spring term, 15 students will take a course with 15 inmates at the Oregon State Penitentiary,” By: Trevor Davis, Oregon Daily Emerald: http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2007/03/05/News/Inmates.Students.Learn.Humanities.In.Oregon.Prison-2757295.shtml James Shephard of Paris, France, and David Honig of Berkeley, California, join the Alumni Advisory CouncilJames Shephard of Paris, France, and David Honig of Berkeley, California, joined the Clark Honors College Advisory Council for External Relations in November, bringing the number of council members to 15.Shephard, a humanities major who graduated from the honors college in 1980, is Legal Director/Secretary General of Banque AIG in Paris and London. He and his wife Florence have made a commitment to making the university more global by establishing two scholarships at the honors college. The Shephard Family Scholarship for International Students helps support international students admitted to the Clark Honors College, and the Shephard Family Scholarship for Study Abroad helps current honors college students pursuing foreign language studies in an approved UO study abroad program. Honig, is a corporate partner in the San Francisco office of Winston Strawn LLP, an international law firm. A generous supporter of the honors college, Honig graduated magna cum laude 1984 with a degree in English. He received a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1991. The honors college established its Alumni Advisory Council in 1999 to assist the Director of the college with communication and outreach to alumni, parents, potential students, and friends to help recruit and retain students, encourage alumni involvement, enhance Clark Honors College programs, and to garner financial support. Clark Honors College Grad Carissa Sharp Receives Prestigious ScholarshipCarissa Sharp, a 2006 graduate of the University of Oregon honors college, has received one of the most prestigious and generous scholarships in the country.Three days before she turned 23 and a month after finishing bachelor's degrees in religious studies and psychology, Sharp received word that she was among 77 students to be named a scholar in the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Program. The Cooke Foundation will provide Sharp, who will begin graduate work in theological studies at Harvard University this fall, with tuition, room, board, fees and books – up to $50,000 annually – for up to six years.  Sharp, of Portland, is the first Cooke scholar ever to be selected from the University of Oregon. Sharp's award is something in which the entire university community can take pride, said Linda Brady, senior vice president and provost. "The Cooke Foundation's award not only is a tribute to Carissa's talents, but it also highlights the superior academic value of the University of Oregon," Brady said. "Students such as Carissa demonstrate that the university is a place where the nation's top scholars flourish while achieving academic goals." Colleges and universities can only nominate two students for the award each year. The university's nomination committee selected Sharp in recognition of her outstanding qualities and achievements. "Whether it be taking over class for a professor in her job as a teaching assistant, conducting research to fund a project supporting victims of domestic violence, or traveling in Italy and Egypt observing religious practices of the people, (Carissa) Sharp is able to take what she learns and apply it," the committee wrote in a nomination letter sent to the Cooke Foundation with Sharp's application. This is the fifth year the Cooke Foundation has offered the graduate program, one of the nation's most generous scholarships. Awards are based on academic performance, financial need, leadership, community involvement and ambition. The Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon was the perfect place for Sharp to focus and polish her abilities. After graduating from St. Mary's Academy, a private, Catholic high school in Portland, Sharp arrived in Eugene unsure of what she wanted to study. She spent her first year of college sampling the wide variety of academic fare offered at the university. "I was considering everything from the hard sciences to music performance in cello," she said. She was thinking about everything except for religious studies. Then one of her friends mentioned that she was getting a minor in the subject. "I was so jealous. World religions had been my favorite class" in high school, Sharp said. "All of a sudden, I realized that I could actually major in religious studies in college - it had never entered my mind before. I would definitely say that it was an 'aha' moment." Sharp ended up double majoring in religious studies and psychology, another subject that had always fascinated her. She merged the two disciplines for her honors thesis, which focused on the study of religion from a scientific perspective. At Harvard, Sharp will pursue a master's in theological studies, the equivalent of a master's of art in religious studies. Eventually she plans to be a professor. "Religious studies is such an important field, particularly with the state of our world today," Sharp said. "I feel like I can really make an important contribution through the study of modern religion. I have always been an academic at heart, and as a professor I can stay in school forever." CHC Alum Wins PulitzerCHC alumnus Doug Bates ’68 of
Doug Bates '68 (left) and Rick Attig upon receiving the Pulitzer citation from Columbia President Lee Bollinger on May 22 at the prize presentation at Columbia University. Bates, who graduated from the UO in 1968, worked as managing editor of The San Diego Union-Tribune, news editor of The Festschrift: Alumni Honor Professor CoganProfessor Frances Cogan was presented with a book of essays at the Honors College's first annual Spring Celebration in March, to commemorate her upcoming 25th anniversary teaching in the Clark Honors College and as a tribute to the impact she has had on so many students.The Festschrift, or essays written to honor somebody, were written by twenty of Cogan's former students, who responded to a "call for papers" from alumnus David Boyes '88. Boyes, who coordinated the tribute, said he received responses from more than 400 alumni. Boyes also presented a silver rose pin to Professor Cogan as a special remembrance from students who were the first to take Cogan's "adventure literature" class. The silver rose pin is a special reference to The Prisoner of Zenda, in which the hero, unable to marry the heroine sends her a silver rose pin every year. Cogan said she was humbled by the tribute. "I thought it was wonderful, very touching," Cogan said. "There are so many good teachers and most of them never get one-eighth of this recognition. I am very grateful." As part of the Spring Celebration, Cogan also delivered the inaugural lecture in Room 307, newly renovated as the result of a gift from Doug Ragen '64. You can view a copy of the essays here. Ore. inmates, college students take classes together"Ore. inmates, college students take classes together,” by Associated Press, KVAL: http://www.kval.com/news/local/17141286.html (ed note: Our news release was picked up by the Associated Press and KVAL covered the story!) |
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