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Ccny Newsletter Summer 08 Fellowships CCNY Newsletter Summer 2008 LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Graduation was a truly happy event. Again I finish this year with a great sense of accomplishment this year, a City College Fellow, Antonia Florio, was the and a spirit of enthusiasm for all that lies ahead. I draw valedictorian, and our graduating Fellows are headed to inspiration from the magnificent work of the faculty doctoral programs at the American Museum of Natural mentors and from the remarkable students we teach History Richard Gilder Graduate School, Harvard, MIT, and mentor. Please read on for details about summer NYU, Duke, CUNY, and Florida State University, as well projects ongoing Fellows will be pursuing, awards the as the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Despite Fellows have won, conference presentations they have the rising competitiveness of graduate school admis- given, and even articles they have published in profes- sions, the Fellows continue to excel thanks to the excel- sional journals. lent mentoring they have received from CCNY faculty, Susan Besse the research opportunities they have pursued, and the support and information provided by their peers and the Fellowships Program workshops. The Fellows’ success brings honor to CCNY, and their promise as NEW FELLOWS scholars, teachers, and citizens has never been more important than in the complex age in which we live. I The new City College Fellowship Fellows are: congratulate them and wish them well! Shana Adise (Psychology) Highlights from this semester included the Deborah Ayenia (Biochemistry) fascinating talk by Professor Gregory Downs at our Reut Gelblum (Psychology/Biology) “Forum: On Research.” Through exposing us to ways Marta Grouska (Biology) to question and interpret often overlooked archival Yamilette Hernandez (Psychology) materials left by ordinary citizens, he underlined the Mimi Lester (History) complexity and importance of qualitative research. I John Passaro (Math/Music) invite you to read Micah Wittmer’s reflections on his Priya Puliyampet (Psychology) talk that are included in this newsletter. I also want to Erag Ramizi (French) thank Professors Ellen Handy and Adrienne Petty Yarisbel Rodriguez (History) for co-teaching the Fellowships Program spring semi- Diana Sierra (History) nar, which this year was on “The Changing American Landscape.” The Fellows greatly enjoyed the challenge, The new Mellon Mays Fellows are: the camaraderie, and the interdisciplinary conversa- tions that took place within the seminar. Not least, the Lisa Figueroa Jahn (Anthropology) Fellowships Program Research Conference showcased Kambi Gathesha (ANTH/PS/PHIL) the sophistication of Fellows’ research and their poise Bilha Njuguna (English) and professionalism. The spirit of collegiality, respect, Conor Reed (English) and support was most inspiring and heartening. If you Jared Rodriguez (History) missed the conference this year, please join us next Natasha Walker (Art History) May! We look forward to welcoming six new Mellon Mays Fellows and eleven new City College Fellows in SUMMER REPORTS ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 the fall. They have extraordinary potential to enrich our community and to follow in the footsteps of pre- vious cohorts of Fellows who are fulfilling the original Summer Projects 2008 mission of the Fellowships Program: to diversify the faculty at U.S. universities by attracting a diverse and The Fellowships Program is pleased to be sponsoring talented group of undergraduates to pursue careers in (in part or fully), the following Fellows in their summer academia. pursuits: Lynne Allen (PSYCH) is attending The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Training (ICISF) at - 1 - CCNY Fellowships Newsletter Summer 2008 Conference in Orlando, August 13-18, 2008. Kimberly Young (ENGL) is taking an intensive summer Appachu Codanda (CS) is working with Mentor, Prof. German course at the Graduate Center, CUNY in prepa- Daniel D. McCracken to attempt to discover novel meth- ration for applying to doctoral programs in comparative ods of interacting with information visualization algo- literature. rithms via multi-touch displays, making use of human visual and tactile intuition in the context of a theoretical Congratulations to Antonia Florio framework for game design. Class of 2008 Valedictorian Miriam Charles (HIST) is researching the relationship between uses of biblical pro-slavery ideology in the antebellum South and the Second Great Awakening, ACHIEVEMENTS 1830-1865. Fellows’ Activities and Awards Lisa Figueroa Jahn (ANTH) is participating in the University of Chicago’s MMUF Summer Research 2008 GRADUATES Training Program. Kambi Gathesha (ANTH) is participating in the Je Hi An (BioMedE) graduated Summa Cum Laude. University of Chicago’s MMUF Summer Research She was awarded Biomedical Engineering’s Wallace H. Training Program. Coulter Award for Undergraduate Research and was Ayelet Haran (PS) is conducting field research on the named a Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research wine industry in France for her thesis on the connection Scholar by Biomedical Engineering. She will pursue her between globalization and changing national identity in PhD in engineering at Duke University. France. Marina Chernyak (PS/Math) graduated Summa Cum Tyleen Kelly (ENGL) is attending the 18th International Laude. She was a Rosenberg-Humphrey Fellow the Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival in Dorchester, Social Sciences Division. Marina plans to pursue a PhD in England. Economics, Finance, and Public Policy. Bilha Njuguna (ENGL) is participating in the University of Frank Cifarelli (MUS), an Irani Fellow, graduated Summa Chicago’s MMUF Summer Research Training Program. Cum Laude. He received the Music Department’s Pro Angela Perez (HIST) has traveled to Colombia to Musica Award. conduct archival research for her thesis on the Afro- Pavel Danilotchkine (MATH) graduated Cum Laude Colombian community and its place in the nation. and received Mechanical Engineering’s Moschner-Pella She will also be volunteering at Movimiento Nacional Scholar Award. Cimarrón, the oldest black NGO in Colombia. Jamila Elgizuli (PS/IS) graduated February 2008 Summa Maya Perl-Kot (ECON/PS) has a summer internship with Cum Laude and will pursue a PhD in Political Science at Paramount Bio, a firm that specializes in market research CUNY Graduate Center. and venture capital in the biotechnology industry. Antonia Florio (BIO) graduated Summa Cum Laude and Conor Reed (ENGL) is attending the CCNY-Universidad was the Class of 2008 Valedictorian. She is the recipi- De La Rioja Summer Study Abroad Program in Logroño, ent of the Biology Department’s Martin Sacks/Sylvia F. Spain where he will participate in a Spanish language Rubin Award. Antonia will attend the new Richard Gilder immersion program. He will also conduct archival Graduate School of the American Museum of Natural research in Madrid on the Spanish Civil War. History, where she will pursue a PhD in ecology and Wendell Ramsey (ENGL) is participating in evolutionary biology. the Schomburg Library’s Summer Institute for Carlos Galindo (MATH/ECON) graduated Magna Cum Undergraduates. Laude. He is the recipient of the Economic Department’s Jared Rodriguez (HIST) is participating in the University Carl Dunat Scholar Award as well as the Economic of Chicago’s MMUF Summer Research Training Department’s Ward Medal. He received Duke University’s Program. American Economic Association Minority Scholarship, Felicity Tsikiwa (ART HIST) is writing a book drawing Summer 2007. In fall 2008, he will pursue an MA in on research she conducted in Zimbabwe in January. It Economics at The City College of New York, CUNY. will explore the formal qualities of Zimbabwean stone Ria Julien (ENGL) graduated Summa Cum Laude and sculpture, and she hopes publish it this year. received three awards from the English Department: Natasha Walker (ART HIST) is participating in the Edward C. and Ruth P. Mack Graduate Fellowship; David University of Chicago’s MMUF Summer Research Markowitz Essay Award; and the Stark Essay Award in Training Program. Literature. Ria accepted a generous fellowship to attend Zhu (Kitty) Xu (BIO) is participating in a summer the new CUNY School of Journalism. research program at the University of Rochester under Maria Komartsova (IS) graduated Summa Cum Laude. the direction of Dr. Gary Paige in the Department of She is currently studying Arabic in Morocco and plans to Neuroscience. apply to graduate school in a year. - 2 - CCNY Fellowships Newsletter Summer 2008 Narimasa Kumagawa (MUS) graduated Summa Cum College Scholars Program and was awarded CCNY Laude and received the Music Department’s Pro Musica Alumni Association’s Southern Nevada Alumni Chapter Award. He will pursue a PhD in Music Theory at Florida Scholarship as well as the Society of Music Theory’s State University. Minority Travel Grant to attend the 2007 SMT Annual Adriana Larriera (BME) graduated Magna Cum Laude. Meeting in Baltimore. Elena will pursue an MA in Music She was named a NIH Scholar in Biomedical Engineering Theory at Queen’s College, CUNY before going on to and received Biomedical Engineering’s Outstanding pursue her PhD. Research Award for BME NIH Scholars. Adriana will pur- Rose Sayre (PS) graduated Magna Cum Laude February sue a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at CUNY. 2008 and was named a Popper Scholar by the Political Karen Levit (ENGL/Jewish Studies) graduated Science Department. Summa Cum Laude. She will enter the University of Micah Wittmer (MUS) graduated Summa Cum Laude Pennsylvania’s Law School
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