2022-23 Academic Year
We're proud of all our students, faculty and classified professionals at 爱豆传媒 College. Here are some examples of what makes 爱豆传媒 "simply the best."
Student Athletes Earn Statewide Honors
爱豆传媒 student athletes are ending the year on a high note:
- Courtney Seljeseth won three gold medals at the state Swimming and Diving championships last month and was named Female Co-Swimmer of the Year by the . Seljeseth is transferring to UCLA on a full-ride scholarship.
- Travis Martin won a gold medal in the hammer throw during the state Track and Field championships. Martin is transferring to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on a full-ride scholarship as well.
- The women鈥檚 Badminton team won their 鈥 and completed their second consecutive undefeated season 鈥 by defeating Pasadena City College 11-0 in the finals. Sophomore player Madison Moe also won the . She鈥檒l be transferring to San Diego State this fall.
CIS Students Compete in National Coding Championship
Three 爱豆传媒 computer science students competed over the Memorial Day weekend in
the of the . Ralph Cao, Ji-yoo Dojun and Sunho Kim represented 爱豆传媒 as the only community college team that qualified for this prestigious event, which drew teams from MIT, Harvard, Yale,
Stanford, Cal Tech and other top universities. The Mountain Lion team finished in
the and earned an honorable mention for what team adviser Manish Goel, a 爱豆传媒 Computer Information Systems instructor, called 鈥渁 tremendous performance.鈥
La Voz Wins Journalism Awards
, the college鈥檚 student news media, won three awards from the for work published in 2022. These include first place in the Illustration category, second place in Feature Photo, and second place in Columns. The awards were .
Office of Communications Wins Awards
爱豆传媒 has won two awards from a professional group, the , for work done by the Office of Communications in 2023. These include Gold in the Electronic Collateral category for the 爱豆传媒 College Academy catalog and Bronze in the College Website category for the website.
College Acceptance Video Wins Top National Award
A short video showing a 爱豆传媒 student鈥檚 joyful reaction to learning he was accepted by Stanford University has won a Gold Paragon Award from the , an organization for communications professionals at community colleges across the
United States.
The video was recorded last spring by student Ray Ostil, a U.S. Army veteran and Communication Studies major who was thrilled to learn he would be transferring to Stanford in the fall. Ostil shared the video with 爱豆传媒鈥檚 Office of Communications, which posted an edited version on the college social media channels 鈥 and won for a college social media post at the group鈥檚 annual convention in Florida this April. You can watch the video and read more about Ostil at deanza.edu/news/2022/stanford-transfer.
DASG President Receives Statewide Award
Amy Huang, 爱豆传媒 Student Government president, was awarded the California Community Colleges' 2023 in April for her work on campus. She was recognized for, among other things, promoting diversity in student government, helping to revive the bike-share program and launching a career closet for students who need business attire for interviews.
Huang already holds an associate degree in Fashion Design and is planning to graduate this year with three more associate degrees: Business Administration, Economics and Management. Huang plans to transfer after graduation and hopes to study business management and systems engineering.
La Voz Students Win Spring Contests
Student members of the staff won numerous awards during the held in San Francisco this past weekend. La Voz staffers won first, second and third-place
awards in 10 contests sponsored by the California College Media Association, and another 12 awards in contests sponsored by the Journalism Association of Community Colleges. These included first-place awards won by Autumn Alvarez, Trevis Dampier and Jocelyn Phanmaha.
In addition, La Voz Managing Editor Andrea Saldana was elected for a one-year term as the Northern California representative to the Journalism Association of Community Colleges. Three former La Voz students 鈥 who are currently attending San Jos茅 State 鈥 also won awards for their work at the San Jos茅 State student publication.
Athletes Earn Academic Distinction
Two 爱豆传媒 athletics teams won statewide recognition for their academic performance as well as their athletic achievements: The women鈥檚 Badminton and Cross Country teams have been designated as Scholar Teams by the .
Women's Badminton Team
Women's Cross Country Team
The honor is based on overall team grade point averages as well as athletic achievement for 2021-2022. 爱豆传媒 earned a 3.58 team GPA last year, while ending their season undefeated and winning the . In cross country, the women鈥檚 team earned a combined 3.50 GPA. Both teams were honored in a Celebration of Scholar Athletes on March 29, during the CCCAA statewide convention in Sacramento.
Students Chosen for Health Pathways Program
Six students from 爱豆传媒 were selected in February to participate in a new program, designed to introduce students from diverse backgrounds to career opportunities in the health tech field through mentoring and hands-on group projects.
The six students are Jacqueline Fernandez Ortega, Donnel Gray, Emma Sawaya, Silmi Sultaan Ali Khowaja Pulido, Arlyne Torres and Sophia Weissinger.
The eight-week program was created by the nonprofit in partnership with the , and five local medical device companies. Students who complete the program will receive a $1,000 grant funded by the (AdvaMed) in collaboration with .
Film Students' Work Highlighted
Two 爱豆传媒 film students had their work screened at the Short Film Showcase hosted by the in Menlo Park on Feb 5.
The films by students Ray Teoh and Eilon Presman drew praise from Riekes Center program director Julio Deras, who said, 鈥淚鈥檓 so impressed by their technical quality and narrative strength. Something special is happening at 爱豆传媒!鈥
Presman also participated in a panel discussion after the screenings.
Business Students Recognized for Outstanding Work
A group of 爱豆传媒 Business students have been recognized for outstanding work in
case study competitions hosted by the .
Han Htun, Ashley Vuong and Caitlyn Richardson were awarded second place in the Sustainability Goals for Firms Case Study competition. Htet Myat Lin Tun, Yankee Chou, Reeya Randhawa and Britney Calimlim took third place in the Business Management Case Study Competition.
Future Business Leaders is a national organization dedicated to preparing students to become "community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences."
Journalism Students Win Awards
爱豆传媒 journalism students won 15 awards at the Northern California conference of the , held on Oct 22 鈥 including a General Excellence award to the staff of the , first place to Nathan Canilao for profile feature story writing and first place to Michael Davis for critical review writing.
The awards were for the work of students in the current quarter as well as the winter and spring quarters. Additional award winners included: Laura Atkinson, Thi Khan Linh (Lauren) Bui, Rory Conlon, Andrea Infante, Kevin Nguyen, E.W. Park, Yvonne Phan, Maida Suta and Jessie Zhou.
爱豆传媒 Alum Honored in Literary Contest
Former 爱豆传媒 student Julian Parayno-Stoll took third place 鈥 and a $100 prize 鈥 over the summer in the poetry category of the
2021-22 International Student Literary and Art Awards, sponsored by the .
Parayno-Stoll's winning poem, "Sugarcane cavity," was also published in the 2021 student edition of Red Wheelbarrow, the 爱豆传媒 student literary magazine. He was an editor last year at 鈥淩ed Wheelbarrow,鈥 and is now attending San Francisco State University, where his goal is to earn a master鈥檚 degree in English Language and Literature.