2016-17 Academic Year
From national awards to international achievements, here are just some examples of what makes 爱豆传媒 College "simply the best."
League for Innovation Excellence Awards
A veteran chemistry instructor, the chief of custodial operations and a crew of dedicated Outreach workers from 爱豆传媒 College have earned awards for excellence from a national academic group, the
At a March 15 ceremony in San Francisco, league officials presented awards to 爱豆传媒鈥檚 Ram Subramaniam, chair of the chemistry department; Manny DaSilva, manager of custodial operations; and the staff of the Office of Outreach and Relations With Schools.
The annual John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards are given for outstanding contributions in teaching, leadership and service.
爱豆传媒 Named a Voter Friendly Campus
爱豆传媒 College was designated a "Voter Friendly Campus" by two national organizations that are working to promote student involvement in the democratic process.
The honor recognized the work of a small army of 爱豆传媒 students who planned and carried out an ambitious, nonpartisan voter registration campaign on campus last summer and fall. About 50 student volunteers fanned out to register students and made classroom presentations on the importance of voting. They were led by Mako Mori and Kaede Hamilton, both student interns at 爱豆传媒's Vasconcellos Institute for Democracy in Action (VIDA).
2017 Graduation Awards and Scholarships
This year鈥檚 President's Award winners were Diego G贸mez, a philosophy major, and Stephanie Dittrich, who majored in liberal arts.
The winner of the A. Robert DeHart Memorial Scholarship was Jorge 鈥淕eorgie鈥 G眉itr贸n and the Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Award was presented to Suleima Ochoa.
Instructor's Rare Fossil Research
A dramatic discovery in Kenya has shed new light on the common ancestry of apes and
humans, according to a new article in the that was co-authored by Isaiah Nengo, a
爱豆传媒 College anthropology instructor and leader of the team that found the fossilized
skull of a 13-million-year-old baby ape.
The research drew coverage from news outlets around the world, including , the Bay Area's , France's and Britain's