Faculty Michael S. Bruner, Laura K. Hahn, Nicole B. Sheldon Communication

Michael S. Bruner, Laura K. Hahn and Nicole B. Sheldon had their essay, “The Petition Clause and Food Advocacy" published in First Amendment Studies, Vol. 8, Issue 1 (2014): 61-76. The essay explores California Proposition 37 (for labeling GM food), presents a model of "petition" and breaks new ground by expanding First Amendment studies beyond "freedom of speech."

Faculty Dr. Daniela Mineva Music

Music Faculty Daniela Mineva recently performed solo piano recital at the University of North Texas on their concert series "Distinguished alumni from UNT." She also presented piano and contemporary music master classes and concerts at the University of Arlington, Texas and University of North Texas. As part of her Texas music tour, Dr. Mineva judged the International Concerto Piano Competition in Lewisville, TX.

Recently, she has also judged and conducted workshops at the Northern California CMEA Choral Festival in Arcata, CA.

Faculty Rae Robison Theatre, Film & Dance

Theatre, Film & Dance faculty member Rae Robison is the featured "Artist of the Month" in the inaugural Small Town Big Art Calendar available in retail outlets all over Humboldt. Alongside artists like Peggy Louden, Laurel Skye, and Duane Flatmo, Rae showcases her costume designs from last year's production of "Hater" directed by Michael Fields. Proceeds from the calendar sales benefit local arts organizations.

Student Club Diover Duario Journalism & Mass Communication

Through the efforts of Lumberjack Editor-in-Chief Diover Duario, all student newspapers published in the Cal State system are now part of a new wire service -- the California Student News Organization. In establishing this wire service, Duario created an online space where the student editors can upload stories they believe will be of interest to other Cal State students and each member of the organization is free to co-publish the articles in their respective newspapers. Members of the CSNO also hold meetings to exchange information and they hope to coordinate joint reporting projects.

Student Madison Whaley Journalism & Mass Communication

Journalism freshman Madison Whaley is one of four semi-finalists in a statewide mental health journalism competition. The winners of the journalism category of The Generation Next competition will receive $4,000 and mentoring sessions with media professionals and mental health experts to complete a news segment for EICnetwork.tv, an Internet network. Generation NExt is a collaborative program established by county governments, mental health organizations and Entertainment Industries Council, Inc.

Student Tiffany Longcor and Kayla Trotter Communication

Tiffany Longcor and Kayla Trotter, senior Communication majors, helped to conduct a survey of visitors at The Morris Graves Museum of Art during ARTS ALIVE! on March 1, 2014. The research project, directed by Dr. Michael Bruner, explored the organization-community relationship and will provide potentially useful information to the Museum. This project is an example of the College's support of undergraduate research and commitment to the arts.

Faculty Sing C. Chew Sociology

Sing C. Chew, Professor of Sociology, was invited to give the keynote address at the Conference on Sustainability in Education: Pedagogical Themes and Practices in Asian Countries, at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, February 27-28, 2014.

He is also organizing a panel, "Global Resources, Trade and Crisis of the World System: Past and Present" for the Annual Conference of the Pacific Sociological Association in Portland Oregon, March 27-30, 2014. All of the 5 panelists worked with him, and graduated from the Sociology Department's masters program. They are now on faculty members at other universities or completing their doctorates.

Faculty Dr. Paul Cummings Music

Professor Paul Cummings presented an orchestra clinic along with Dr. Cyrus Ginwala of San Francisco State University at the recent 2014 California All-State Music Education Conference (CASMEC). The session, held in Fresno on Friday, February 21, was entitled "Orchestral Repertoire: Finding Music that Works for your Group." Cummings and Ginwala also worked with a chamber orchestra from Amador Valley High School during the session, using the group to demonstrate key aspects of repertoire selection.

Faculty Dr. Daniela Mineva, Dr. Cindy Moyer, Dr. Gil Cline, Prof. Viriginia Ryder, Prof. Karen Davy Music

Music Faculty Dr. Cindy Moyer, Dr. Gilbert Cline, Dr. Daniela Mineva, Prof. Virginia Ryder and Prof. Karen Davy performed a chamber music concert on Saturday February 15, 2014 at the Morris Graves Museum of Art. The concert was part of the "HSU Music Department at Morris Graves Museum" concert series in collaboration with the Humboldt Arts Council.

Faculty Daniela Mineva Music

Music professor Daniela Mineva was invited to perform at the Roosevelt University, Chicago, on February 1, 2014. The piano concert celebrated the legacy of the legendary American pianist and pedagogue Ursula Oppens.

Faculty Gil Cline Music

Music professor Gil Cline was recently featured in "Trumpet Greats: a Biographical Dictionary," a biographical dictionary of about 2,000 famous trumpeters since 1600. Cline directs the Humboldt Bay Brass Band and teaches trumpet, horn and music history at HSU. In addition to Cline, notable names in the book included jazz musicians Louis Armstrong and Wynton Marsalis, cornet soloists Jean-Baptiste Arban and Herbert L. Clarke and baroque trumpeters Girolamo Fantini, Gottfried Reiche, and John Shore.

Faculty Paul Cummings Music

Music professor Paul Cummings presented a session at the annual conference of the College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 24, 2014. The presentation by Cummings, who conducts HSU's Humboldt Symphony and Symphonic Band, focused on recruitment and repertoire selection for college orchestras. Professor Cummings is currently serving as president of CODA's Western Division. More information on CODA and their recent conference may be found here: http://codaweb.org/

Faculty Michal S. Bruner, Laura K.Hahn, Nicole B. Sheldon Communication

Communication professors Michael Bruner, Laura Hahn and student Nicole Sheldon authored "The Petition Cause and Food Advocacy." The essay will be published in the journal, "First Amendment Studies."

Faculty J.W. Powell Philosophy

Philosophy professor J.W. Powell authored the Jan. 24 "Atlantic" article "The Tyranny of the College Major," looking at why colleges should require students to take more courses out of their discipline. Powell encourages higher education to re-examine and strengthen the Bachelor's Degree with General Education. For the article, click here: http://bit.ly/1hSrJec.

Faculty Armeda Reitzel Communication

Armeda Reitzel, Professor of Communication, has been chosen to participate in the National Communication Association's Student Learning Outcomes in Communication Project. The goals of the project are to productively support curriculum planning and improvement within the Communication discipline, and to help position Communication centrally in institutions’ general education curriculum development efforts. The project is funded by a grant that the National Communication Association received from the Lumina Foundation.

Faculty Mark Baker Politics

Mark Baker, faculty member in the Politics Department, had an article titled, “An Analysis of the Socio-Ecological Effects of Small-Scale Hydropower Development in Himachal Pradesh,” accepted for publication by the journal Economic and Political Weekly. Economic and Political Weekly is an interdisciplinary journal based in Mumbai that publishes analyses of current affairs and social science research. Baker’s research on the socio-ecological effects of small hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh contributes to current debates about hydropower development in the Himalaya, which India’s Supreme Court had temporarily banned in the state of Uttarakhand due to environmental concerns.

Faculty Sarah Jaquette Ray Geography

Geography professor Sarah Jaquette Ray has been invited to give a talk on her book, The Ecological Other: Environmental Exclusion in American Culture (University of Arizona Press, 2013) at UC Berkeley on February 24. The event is sponsored by UC Berkeley's Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, the Disability Studies, Diversity and Democracy, and Diversity and Health Disparities Research Clusters, and the Department of Rhetoric.

Faculty Matthew Derrick Geography

Geography faculty member Matthew Derrick's book chapter, titled "Islam as a Source of Unity and Division in Eurasian," was recently published in the book Eurasian Corridors of Interconnection: From the South China to the Caspian Sea (Routledge, 2014).

Faculty Monica Stephens Geography

Geography faculty member Monica Stephens' "Geography of Hate" map was recently named to Gizmodo's "Best Data Visualizations of 2013" list. Stephens' students mapped tweets across the United States that contained slurs against gays, the disabled and minorities. For the Gizmodo article, click here: http://gizmodo.com/the-best-data-visualizations-of-2013-1485611407.

Faculty Dr. Daniela Mineva Music

Music Faculty Daniela Mineva performed a series of solo piano recitals in Germany and Bulgaria in November. The concert tour was part of a project between the European Union and the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture.