Faculty Dr. Nikola Hobbel English

Nikola Hobbel was invited by the NCTE/National Council of Teachers of English Standing Committee on Research to present her latest work in Boston, MA on Nov. 24, 2013. Dr. Hobbel's paper, "Professional Teachers and the Practice of Freedom: The Paradox of Teacher Education Policy in the Neoliberal Era" addresses the impacts and inequalities inherent in high-stakes testing and the Common Core standards policy.

Faculty Sing C. Chew Sociology

Sing C. Chew, Professor, Department of Sociology, has two publications in press: “The Southeast Asian Connection in the First Eurasian World Economy 200BC-AD500” in Michael Pearson (ed.) Trade, Circulation and Flow in the Indian Ocean World, Singapore: National University of Singapore Press. 2014 and “Southeast Asia in World History” Journal of Globalization Studies Vol 4 #2 2014

Faculty Daniela Mineva Music

Music faculty members Gil Cline, Fred Tempas, John Chernoff and Daniela Mineva played a public concert at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka on Nov.16, 2013. The concert was part of a series at the museum organized in collaboration with the Humboldt Arts Council.

Faculty Anthropology Department Anthropology

HSU's Archaeology Research Laboratory recently acquired a drone to support student and faculty research. Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, can serve numerous research functions. The drone can carry a range of different instruments including infrared pods and HD cameras. It can also create 3D maps of archaeological sites and gather aerial photos of larger areas. The drone will benefit students in numerous disciplines including Archaeology, Geology, Geography, Forestry, Environmental Planning, Wildlife Management and Conservation, Geospatial Sciences, Anthropology and Heritage Management Preservation.

Faculty Daniela Mineva Music

On Nov.16, Saturday at the Morris Graves Museum in Eureka, CA, HSU Music Faculty Gil Cline, Fred Tempas, John Chernoff and Daniela Mineva performed free and open to the public chamber music concert. This event is part of the concert series " HSU Music Faculty at Morris Graves Museum of Art" and it is organized by Humboldt Arts Council, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA and HSU Music Department.

Faculty Jean O'Hara Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Jean O'Hara, faculty member for Critical Race,Gender and Sexuality, is the editor of the recently published anthology: "Two-Spirit Acts: Indigenous Queer Performances."

This anthology includes Waawaate Fobister's play "Agokwe," which was performed at the 2011 Social Justice Summit.

The link for the anthology is "available here":http://www.playwrightscanada.com/index.php/genres/aboriginal-drama/two-….

Faculty Daniela Mineva Music

Daniela Mineva, Associate Professor in the Music Department, was invited to perform a solo piano recital and present a piano master class from Nov. 5-8 at Marshall University in West Virginia. According to a Nov. 7 article in the Herald-Dispatch newspaper, "Her jovial and personable character, combined with flawless pianistic technique and intense musical expression, allows her to present new music in an exciting, adventurous way that is enjoyable for musicians and non-musicians alike."

Faculty Tasha Souza, Eileen Cashman and Matthew Johnson

Three HSU faculty members received Fulbright awards in 2013-14, making Humboldt State a leading producer of Fulbright scholars among U.S. master’s institutions. Tasha Souza, a professor in the Communication Department, will partner with the Instructional Development Unit at the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill in Barbados to build faculty development programs, teach workshops and courses for faculty and lead faculty learning communities to enhance student learning and faculty innovation. Eileen Cashman, a professor in the Environmental Resources Engineering Department, will lecture and research hydroelectricity in Santarem, Brazil. Matthew Johnson, a professor in the Wildlife Department, will lecture and research the ecosystem of coffee farms in Bangalore, India.

Faculty Daniela Mineva Music

Dr. Daniela Mineva, Associate Professor in the Music Department was invited by Costa Rica Temorada Internacional de Piano to be Pianist-in-Residence from 10/21/13 to 10/27/13 in San Jose, Costa Rica. She presented solo piano recitals and piano master classes at Universidad Nacional Costa Rica and Universidad de Costa Rica.

Faculty Sarah Jaquette Ray Geography

Sarah Jaquette Ray published an article titled "Environmental Justice, Transnationalism, and the Politics of the Local in Leslie Marmon Silko's Almanac of the Dead" in the Journal of Transnational American Studies. The link is available here: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3z89t6hc. Dr. Ray will also present a paper at the HSU Philosophy Forum on Ethics, Animals, and the Environment on November 9. The paper is titled "Rubtrees, Webcams, and GIS: The Hybrid Geography of Leanne Alison and Jeremy Mendes' Bear 71."

Faculty Josh Meisel and Tony Silvaggio Sociology

Drs. Josh Meisel and Tony Silvaggio of the Sociology Department were invited to present on the "Social and Economic Issues Associated with Marijuana Cultivation in California" to the California State Board of Forestry in Sacramento on October 8, 2013. Their presentation provided an overview of key social, cultural and political forces shaping current cannabis cultivation practices and their negative impacts on the environment.

Faculty Stephen Cunha Geography

Geography professor Stephen Cunha contributed a chapter on “Agricultural Settlement and Landuse” to Mountain Geography: Physical and Human Dimensions, published by UC Press. Cunha draws on experience from six continents to show how mountains pose distinctive problems for human settlement and land use. The vast corn and wheat fields blanketing gentler topography, such as the American Midwest and Argentine Pampas, are absent here. In their place is a more intricate pattern of crops and animal husbandry that reflects adaptation to vertically compressed environments. The differences are especially sharp between high and low elevation, and the windward versus leeward mountain slopes.

Faculty Sam Sonntag Politics

Politics professor Sam Sonntag gave an invited plenary address at the Multidisciplinary Approaches to Language Policy and Planning Conference at the University of Calgary in early September.

Alumni David Phelps Art

David Phelps ('89, Fine/Studio Arts, Ceramics) will be honored October 19 at the 36th annual Stockton Arts Commission Arts Awards ceremony for his sculpture titled “American Beauty." A contemporary American sculptor, Phelps' work appears in large scale public and private installations across the United States. He works primarily in bronze, steel and concrete.

Faculty Dr. Michael S. Bruner Communication

Dr. Michael S. Bruner, Professor in the Department of Communication, is lead author of a book chapter entitled, "An Evolving Worldview: Culture-Shift in University Students," published in Jim Norwine (Ed.), "A World After Climate Change and Culture Shift," pp. 43-66 (Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, & New York: Springer, 2014).

Faculty Dr. Paul Cummings Music

Associate music professor Paul Cummings has been invited to present at the 2014 national conference of the College Orchestra Directors Association January 23-26, 2014 at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Over 200 conductors of college orchestras from around the country attend this annual conference, which features performances, master classes, and scholarly presentations. Cummings' presentation is entitled "Achieving Critical Mass: Strategies for Improving Recruitment and Repertoire Selection in the Small College (or College-Community) Orchestra."

Student Cara Owings Native American Studies

Cara Owings (Native American Studies) has received a 2013 Rodney T. Mathews Jr. Scholarship. The scholarship provides up to $10,000 to assist California Indian students pursue their educational goals.

Faculty William Rich Anthropology

William Rich, Cultural Resources Facility Co-Director, presented at the Society for California Archaeology's Northern Data Sharing Meeting Saturday, September 28th in Trinidad. His paper is titled "Workin’ the Transect: A Look at the Humboldt State University Cultural Resources Facility."

Student Archaeology students Anthropology

Four students received the Undergraduate Research Creative Activity Fellowship: Alyssa Haggard, Spencer Mitchell, Erik Marinkovich and Matt Price. The projects are overseen by Dr. Marisol Cortes-Rincon in the Archaeology Research Laboratory at HSU. Haggard's project is “3D Virtual Curation: Archaeological Artifacts." Mitchell is researching “Maya Political Interactions through Monumental Display: Ancient Warfare Propaganda." Marinkovich will be examining “Ancient Roadways: Causeways in the Maya Lowlands" and Price will be exploring “Applied Experimental 3D Imagery Techniques on Artifacts."

Alumni Victoria Munguia History

Humboldt State University graduate Victoria Munguia, a Los Angeles native from an immigrant family, is a winner of the $3,000 William Randolph Hearst/CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement 2013. Munguia graduated in May with a major in History and a double minor in English Literature and Teaching English as a Second Language. She plans to take up a career as a history teacher upon completing a student teaching credential program this fall in Los Angeles.