Student Excellence
20% of Arts FIG Students to Study Abroad Next Semester
"I was proud to have three of our eighteen 2007-08 Arts FIG (Freshman Interest Group) students going abroad," announces Jenny Lydia Patten Gargiulo, art and art history. "That is 20 percent of our Arts FIG students -- our campus average is a little under one percent."
The three female students will study abroad in the coming year through CSU's International Program. Twin sisters Chelsea and Rachel Smith are studying in Tubingen, Germany. Student Kailie Palmer is studying in Florence, Italy. "I am so proud of these ladies!" says Gargiulo.
SSU Students Take First Place at CSU Student Research Competition
Two SSU students received first place awards at the 23rd annual CSU Student Research Competition, held Fri., May 1 and Sat., May 2 at CSU, Los Angeles. Each received a $500.00 award for first place.
Erin Garnett, BA double major in Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies, received first place in the Undergraduate Behavioral and Social Sciences division for her research titled, "Banning Familial Love: Definitions of Family in GLBT-Themed Children’s Literature." She was mentored by professors Melinda Milligan and Sheila Katz, sociology.
Jeff Christle, MA in Kinesiology, won first place in the Graduate Behavioral and Social Sciences division. His thesis, “Framing Fatness: “Obesity Epidemic” Discourse in Physical Education,” is an analysis of the “Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.” His mentor is Ellen Carlton, kinesiology.
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