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Faculty Achievements

Dr. Monica Gallegos, Dr. Jade Huell, and Dr. Jinah Kim each Dr. Jinah Kim was promoted to Associate Professor of
won the Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Communication Studies and is the 2019-2020 MCCAMC
Award for the 2020-21 academic year. Research Fellow. She received course releases for the fall 2019
semester to work on her new book project, “Unruly Dead Across
Each year, the University Research and Grants Committee the Transpacific.” This Spring, Dr. Kim was co-PI for a 100,000.00
requests applications from faculty members for the annual Civil Liberties Grant funded by the California State Library system.

competition for awards to support faculty research, scholarship This will fund CDSC activities for fall 2020-spring 2021 based on
and creative activity, interpreted broadly to mean the disciplined the topic “World Remaking: Intergenerational Activism and Trans-
quest for broadening human understanding. formative Justice." Additionally, Dr. Kim
This quest includes artistic creation and the was elected to serve as the Southern
study of moral values, as well as logical and California Representative for the
empirical inquiry into any field appropriate to Association for Asian American Studies,
the functions of the University. Faculty are as well as to serve as a Forum Member for Dr. Jinah Kim
encouraged to use the activities and results the Modern Languages Association.
from these awards to pursue external
funding, if applicable, to broaden the scope
of their research, scholarship and creative Randi Picarelli and Dr. Jade Huell won the Exceptional Level
activities. of Service to Students Award
Dr. Monica Gallegos Awarded for student mentoring, advising, and outreach, especially
Dr. Jade Huell won the 2019 OSCLG Creative Expressions as these activities support underserved, first-generation, and/or
Award underrepresented students; the development
and implementation of high-impact educational
OSCLG presents a series of awards each practices; curricular redesign
year honoring members for their creative intended to improve student
activity. Kendra Rivera presents the access and success; service to
Creative Expression Award to Jade Huell, Randi Picarelli the department, college,
California State University Northridge for university, or community that
her piece “Caged Bird.” goes significantly beyond the
normal expectations of all
The Organization for the Study of faculty; and other Dr. Jade Huell
Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG) extraordinary forms of service
seeks nominations for outstanding pieces of to students.
creative expression—such as artwork in any Dr. Ben Attias hosted a DJ Culture and Sound
medium, multi-media project, performance, Curation Conference at CSUN December 2019
collection of poetry, work of fiction, or other The Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and
creative form—that embodies themes of Communication hosted a special series of events
communication, language, and gender. focused on DJ Culture as Curation. Events
included a roundtable discussion with DJs,
Dr. Peter Marston had a piano composition, "Dragon Knight" scholars, and music industry professionals as
The composition was programmed in a Dr. Ben Attias well as an interactive art installation with
concert by the Pittsburgh Symphony individually curated listening stations.
Orchestra on November 26, 2019. The
pianist was Rodrigo Ojeda. The first Study Abroad Program with Rhetoric in Rome was
organized Summer 2019 with Ben Attias. Study abroad
Jennifer Berry's short film “The Exchange” programs are great opportunities for students studying
was released in 2019 then was honored at Communication. Our study abroad program is faculty-led and
the Hollywood Reel Film Festival and The LA faculty taught and well organized. Students spend one week in
Women’s in February 2020. class, two to four weeks touring a country or cultural city.

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