Students
History and Political Science
Awarded a U.S. Student Fulbright to teach English in Kazakhstan. Criteria for selection includes academic accomplishments, record of service and potential for leadership in their fields. Barker is the sixth Cal Lutheran applicant to receive an English Teaching Assistantship grant in the last decade.
Marketing Communication
Presented her research in Denver, CO, at the Western States Communication Association’s annual conference for undergraduate research scholars. Thompson’s presentation was titled Slaying a Friend or Slaying an Enemy: Differences in the Application of Morality to Single Player Video Games Versus Multi-Player Video Games.
ACTING SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
Nominated for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition at the annual Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).
- Maya De La Torre ’21 Theatre Arts
- Pernille Klemetsen ’21 Theatre Arts
- Katarina Lopez ’21 Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Victoria Karr ’21 Communication
Out of over 300 nominees from five states, De La Torre and her partner Will Péna, and Lopez and her partner Megan Rackley, advanced to the semi-final round of 62.
Dean’s Advisory Council
Announced
Dr. Jessica Lavariega Monforti announced the formation of the first Dean’s Advisory Council of the College of Arts & Sciences. Welcome to our inaugural members!
Founder and CEO, Moon Moosic, a production service platform
Former U.S. Representative, California’s 24th District
Former Executive Director, U.S. Regulatory Affairs, Amgen, Inc.
Senior Scholar, Center for Enrollment Research, Policy and Practice, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
High school educator, Oxnard City Council member
Former Director of Campus Development, Facilities and Workplace Services, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Senior Director, Communications, Los Angeles Rams
Professors
Awarded & Appointed
Political Science
Named a “California Top 100 Black Leader” by the Schools and Communities First initiative. The 100+ Black Leaders for Schools & Communities First is comprised of some of the state’s most prominent and important Black educators, clergy, activists, entrepreneurs, non-profit directors, workplace leaders, philanthropists and elected officials.
Biology
Appointed by the national Promoting Active Learning and Mentoring (PALM) Network to be a PALM mentor. PALM was established to increase the use of active learning in undergraduate biology and allied STEM lecture courses, and PALM mentors are chosen based on their reputation as leaders in the use of effective methods for improving student learning. PALM is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Published
Religion
Her book, Finding Jesus at the Border: Opening Our Hearts to the Stories of Our Immigrant Neighbors, was published by Brazos Press in April 2020.
Visual Arts
Completed medical illustrations in the VOL. 102-B, No. 2, February 2020 edition of The Bone & Joint Journal, Functional outcomes of tendon transfer for brachial plexus birth palsy using the Hoffer technique.
Visual Arts
Published several graphite pencil logographic drawings and her artist statement in Notre Dame Review, Number 48, Summer/Fall 2019. The edition is titled &Now & Whenever It’s Needed, pp. 34-37, edited by Kathleen J. Canavan & Steve Tomasula. A companion online publication includes the same works by Higgins, plus a Prismacolor & graphite logographic drawing/visual poem titled “left turn, right turn, impact.”
Political Science
Contributor to the published book Presumed Incompetent II: Race, Class, Power, and Resistance of Women in Academia, that uncovers the obstacles and systemic biases that women faculty encounter in higher education careers.