Three-Minute Thesis winners, final Forensics debate, summer registration open, new Board of Trustees member from CHC, music professor in Eugene Weekly, and more alumni news.
The CHC alum struggled to connect with the comics crowd during college. Today, she has blossomed into one of the world’s most inclusive comic booksellers in the world.
Strand is among eight California State University, Chico faculty members recognized with 2022–23 Outstanding Faculty Awards, selected by the University’s Faculty Recognition and Support Committee.
Ethan Dinh, a computer science major in the Clark Honors College, is among this year’s recipients of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a prized national award for research in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics.
The search committee has invited two internal candidates to meet with campus stakeholders May 2-3 in the search for a permanent Clark Honors College dean.
Emma Nazareno found her love of crocheting through her family. Her grandmother handed her the tools – a crocheting needle and yarn – and she ran with them. Far from just a social activity, Nazareno finds peace when she settles in to create something.
Every Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. during the school year, Margo Ladis — aka DJ OhEmQ — shares her music at campus radio station KWVA. She’s had the job since the start of winter term.
Eliana Norton was just three when she first picked up a Frisbee. She remembers a neighbor was in her yard throwing with her dad when the disc accidentally hit her in the head. She picked it up and threw it right back at him.
Grace Winjum found powerlifting during the 2020 pandemic lockdown. She remembers not knowing what to do with herself until she started lifting with her two younger brothers. After that, they dedicated hours together to stay sane and build strength.
Ava Hearn embraces her fears through outdoor climbing. It started out as a way to spend time with her older sister. Now, she uses it to push herself out of her comfort zone and develop confidence.
Alex Goodwin remembers the first time he had his hands on a guitar. He was eight years old and was smashing one on the front stoop of his house with his dad, who had spiked his hair into a bright red mohawk.
Jess Gladis recalls being environmentally aware at a young age. She wanted to do something to try to change the trajectory of climate change. As an activist, she has helped create ‘Zines for the Student Insurgent at UO.
Anthony Cano-Luna can still recall his first car. It was a Datsun 280Z that was rusted, hardly moving, and appeared to be on the verge of crumbling apart. Using his family’s garage, he was 16 when he restored the car.
Jane Morgan loves the thrill of playing volleyball. Watching her older cousins play the game inspired her to give it a try. She plays for the University of Oregon’s club team because it gives her a break from the distractions of her daily life.
University of Oregon graduate student Nisha Sridhar has always known she wanted to use her work in healthcare to be an advocate for children. This week, she’ll be advocating in front of members of the United States Congress.
When developing the class, The Velocity of Gesture, or Intro to Air Guitar, for winter term last year, McWhorter had a radical idea: to give students dedicated time to explore how they express themselves.
Many of Dudukovic’s classes on learning and memory involve a discussion of flashbulb memories. She is fascinated by questions of how memories can change over time and why two individuals may remember the same event differently.
Knowing that the class would be online again this fall, Munger decided to change things up. Lauren Willis, curator of academic programs at the museum, was happy to oblige.
The online panel, which was designed to connect the alumni with current students interested in the medical field, was held on October 30, and was moderated by Melissa Graboyes, professor of African and medical history, and Nelly Nouboussi, a 2020 biology graduate of the CHC.
Once, they were all Clark Honors College students. Now all active and successful in their careers as researchers and professors, four CHC alumni return to reach back and give some well-heeded advice to the next generation.
This pragmatic but progressive approach to politics won over the people of Scranton. Her platform focused on the “non-sexy” aspects of politics like structural reform, economic equity and justice, and ensuring the city’s political leaders reflected the diversity of the city.
When Corinne Bayerl was a college student in Munich, a professor said something that she not only considered important, but was integral when she developed her teaching philosophy.
