2011-2012 Undergraduate Viewbook (English) (Gallaudet University)

INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES. GLOBAL EDUCATION. Put aside for a moment that Gallaudet is one of those historically iconic places that consistently functions far above the tier of a postsecondary educational institution: it's also an international resource clearinghouse, a language research center, and a symbol of the abilities and heritage of deaf and hard of hearing people worldwide.

Getting a college degree may seem like the final step in getting started on life and the ticket to a job. At Gallaudet, we know otherwise. The liberal arts tradition here and our integrated general studies programs means that even if your goal is to become a marine biologist or an IT security manager, graduating gives you much more than that degree in your field. Train yourself to think

globally and manage your own skills in a way that it won't matter how much this world changes. You'll be able to change with it.

In these pages, meet the people of Gallaudet — extraordinary faculty and the students from different communication backgrounds that they mentor. Get a taste of the vibrant life both in and out of the classroom. Think in two languages: English and American Sign Language. Glimpse just a few of the experiences and opportunities students have — both on campus where architecture and instruction are designed with a visual environment in mind and off as you extend coursework to career-beginning internships.

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Academics 04

80% of all Gallaudet seniors completed at least one internship prior to graduation, much higher than the national average of 52%.

See our featured internships in the foldout section.

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Study Abroad 14

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Athletics The number of student-athletes that were selected to the 2010-11 NEAC Scholar Athlete list. Gallaudet had the fourth most recipients in the 14-member conference.

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of full-time students studied abroad in 2009-2010, compared to 1% of college students nationwide.

Student Life 24

1876 The number of students to hang out with on campus.

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This town attracts the best and brightest.

The city ranks number one in the nation for proportion of high-tech jobs and professionals with advanced degrees.* * Businessweek.com, 2/09

Washington, D.C. 28

After Gallaudet 30

90%

of the Class of 2009 were either employed or continuing their postbaccalaureate education during the year after graduation.

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Colin Whited

Fishers, Ind. History and Government Major

As Colin pursued his interest in law and administration through his classes, he followed a chain of events that eventually led to giving a speech to over 200,000 people about education accessibility on the steps of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial — where Martin Luther King, Jr. once spoke — alongside speakers like NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and Jesse Jackson. His professors at Gallaudet, he says, deserve credit for their mentorship as he campaigned for Student Body Government President. “They’re willing to work with you outside the classroom on a more personal level too,” adds Colin. “It’s great when you have people like that who push you towards opportunities.”

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Gallaudet’s General Studies Program is planned with the university’s liberal arts philosophy in mind. The first stop on your way to being a life-long thinker and innovator is a sequence of interdisciplinary and foundational courses designed to prepare you for a major build upon your existing skill set in five competencies: • Language and Communication • Critical Thinking • Identity and Culture

FRESHMAN FOUNDATIONS

The first of three components of the General Studies Program, Freshman Foundations is a cluster of four introductory courses that comprise the basis of the critical thinking, reasoning, language and communication skills that you’ll use for the rest of your collegiate career and beyond.

INTEGRATED COURSES

The second component of the program, integrated courses, is where the thinking gets tough and you become a real intellectual.

Taking such a broad avenue of

General Studies

• Knowledge and Inquiry • Ethics and Social Responsibility

learning means you won’t just be learning the basic tenets of one subject; you’ll be participating in courses that connect skills and knowledge from multiple fields and experiences.

Faculty members from different departments team up and design a course around a central topic — “Latina Experience: Borders and Boundaries” for example, or “Orientalism: Constructing Empire Through Art & Literature.” Other past courses offered also include “Photomatics: Digital Photography and Mathematics” and “The Rights of Children: A Global Perspective.”

THE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE

The third piece of the General Studies Program is also the one we’re proud of pioneering; Gallaudet is one of the leading 19% of colleges and universities surveyed that require Capstone projects in the General Education Program.* After completing Freshman Foundations and integrated courses, you move on to a “wrap-up” course where you and your classmates solve a real world problem through a project, artifact or work experience.

Like the integrated courses, the Capstone Experience is interdisciplinary, but it touches upon all five competencies and includes service learning.

In a recent course, for example, students taking “Animal Rights, Animal Rescue,” took on ethics and media studies when they looked at the ways animals are treated and exploited. Class meetings included shelter visits, fundraising, producing web media, and helping create a social media presence for several animal-related non-profit organizations. Other activities included assisting a local TrapNeuter-Release program (TNP) in which reproduction among feral cats is reduced, and cooking and sampling vegan dishes in an effort to understand the impact of large-scale industrial farming. *2009 Trends in General Education Survey, Association of American Colleges and Universities

Kathryn Baldridge

Professor and Founding Director, General Studies

College graduates nationwide were entering the workforce with plenty of specialized vocational knowledge but none of the teamwork, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that turns an employee into a professional asset. Kathryn "Kitty" Baldridge read that in a report from the Association of American Colleges and Universities ten years ago and recognized the inherent need for a more integrated approach to preparing students for graduation.

Fast-forward: the General Studies Program debuted at Gallaudet five years ago and students now regularly graduate as full-fledged interdisciplinarians. "Our students could learn the content for a job they'll head to right after graduation. But five years from now that job may not exist," says Kitty. "Things change. This world is not stagnant. We're producing students who are broad-minded and multidisciplinary. They don't just manage the content they need to know. They have the tools they need in order to retrain themselves in a changing society."

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UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS Arts/Media

Digital Media Graphic Design Photography Studio Art Theatre Arts: Production/ Performance

Business

Accounting Business Administration

Humanities

English Government History Philosophy

Science/Math/Technology

Biology Chemistry Information Technology Mathematics

Human Services

Education • Early Childhood • Elementary • K-12 Physical Education/ Teacher Education • Secondary Family and Child Studies Physical Education • Teaching • Personal Training Psychology Recreation and Sports Programming Social Work Sociology Sociology: Criminology

Language/Culture

American Sign Language Communication Studies Deaf Studies

International Studies Interpretation Spanish

Self-Directed Major Online Majors

Liberal Studies Deaf Studies

MINORS*

Art History Athletic Coaching Dance Economics & Finance Ethics Linguistics Writing

*Many of the majors above are also offered as minors.

SELF-DIRECTED MAJOR

Don’t see the major you really want to pursue? Design your own. Whether you customize your major from scratch or combine some of our existing majors, with a bit of self-discipline and motivation, you’ll create an academic experience uniquely yours. Here are some examples of self-declared majors we’ve had in the past: • Psychology of Expressive Arts • Biology with a Concentration in Audiology

Majors

• Deaf Education in Developing Countries • Religious Studies

Majors

INTERPRETATION PROGRAM

With video and audio equipment in Gallaudet’s award-winning interactive interpretation laboratory that replicates real-life working situations, students who graduate from Gallaudet’s ASL-English Interpretation B.A. Program (BAI) are uniquely prepared to work in a variety of legal, medical, business, education and government settings. In 2010, 95% of graduates surveyed obtained nationallyrecognized certification in interpretation. Coupling the on-campus immersion in the language and culture of deaf people with rigorous linguistic and ethical training in the lab makes the BAI one hot degree.

ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAM

Gallaudet's new distance education program features convenient scheduling of courses in both ASL and English. Students who take these asynchronous courses are independent learners with access to online offerings from a consortium of more than 75 universities. Whether you supplement your on-campus schedule with a course online or opt for one of two degree programs, getting your education from the comfort of your own home has never been so easy.

• Liberal Studies, B.A., B.S. • Deaf Studies, B.A.

Max Kazemzadeh, MFA Assistant Professor, Art

Even before graduating from Parsons School of Design in New York, Max Kazemzadeh has been especially interested in the intersection of art and technology, of behavior and intent, of software and hardware, and the investigation of how human gesture can be used as an interface for creative expression within interactive systems. He has since exhibited across the globe, lectured on three continents, and is a repeat guest lecturer/exhibitor at the Central Academy for Fine Arts in Beijing, China. He finds Gallaudet’s digital animation and web design class students uniquely suited to his investigation of art, technology, and human interaction.

"Gallaudet is a university that is not only interested, but invested in finding ways in which learning, creativity, and technology can better serve humanity in the areas of information-access, communication, and social development," he says.

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HONORS PROGRAM Maximizing the critical thinking and interdisciplinary scholarship that is an inherent part of Gallaudet’s liberal arts philosophy since its inception in 2001, the Honors Program not only fosters personal and academic development but truly provides comprehensive programming from orientation to graduation with distinction. Our Capstone alumni have been admitted to the graduate school of their top choice, ranging from the University of Iowa to Georgetown University to Sotheby's Institute of Art in London.

the student — to design and self-direct a thesis or project that contributes to existing knowledge or understanding. Projects by previous Capstone Honors students have led to publication or continued research after graduation.

In addition, students who complete a Capstone project have, statistically speaking, greater job placement, graduate school acceptance, and graduate school financial support.

STRUCTURED FOR SUCCESS

The Honors Program has previously supported students who submit proposals to the National Collegiate Honors Council or do research and internships in Hawaii, New York City and London. Other benefits include merit-based scholarships, author presentations, museum and theatre trips, on-campus social events and workshops. The Honors Program also hosts an annual retreat for incoming and returning students as well as a summer discussion board to foster both academic and social dialogue.

Students accepted into the Honors Program may pursue General Studies Honors and/or Capstone Honors. The General Studies Honors curricula, completed in the first two years of study, feature interdisciplinary courses and research apprenticeships especially designed by select faculty to fuel rigorous investigations of ideas, rhetoric and philosophies. The second tier of the program is Capstone Honors. These students are tasked with the ultimate test of scholarship: working closely with a faculty committee — chosen by

REWARDING INTELLECT

2011 HONORS CAPSTONE PROJECTS Ian DeAndrea-Lazarus

Seth Gore

Meredith Peruzzi

Grady Gallagher

University Capstone Thesis: “Comparing Deaf Native Signers and Deaf Early Signers with Respect to Phonological Perception”

University Capstone Thesis: “Hearing with Your Eyes: An Exploration into the World of Deaf and Visual Perception through Fiction”

University Capstone Thesis: “Gallaudet at 150: Chapter One”

University Capstone Thesis: “Self-Adaptors and Gaze Aversion: Cues of Deception in Culturally Deaf College Students”

Psychology, B.A. Hometown: Paterson, N.J.

Faculty Committee: Dr. Gaurav Mathur Dr. Daniel Koo Dr. Deborah Maxwell-McCaw

Honors Program

English, B.A. Hometown: Frederick, Md.

Faculty Committee: Mr. Josh Swiller Dr. Jennifer Nelson

Deaf Studies, B.A. Hometown: Vienna, Va.

Faculty Committee: Dr. Paige Franklin Mr. William Ennis

Psychology, B.A. Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.

Faculty Committee: Dr. Caroline Kobek-Pezzarossi Dr. Dennis Galvan

FACULTY RESEARCH

If you ask Dr. Solomon to distinguish between her roles as a researcher and teacher, she'll tell you they’re the same. “The role of a researcher is not just to educate the students, but the public as well.”

When the National Science Foundation awarded her a grant to look at the nitrogen dynamics in the growth of a harmful algae in aquatic ecosystems, she knew she’d have Gallaudet students working with her. Enter new interns Lorne Farovitch and Jessica Israel. Dr. Solomon assigned each their own strain of the algae and had them join her in tracking growth rates, toxin levels, chemical analysis, and data comparison. “I can’t imagine having the lab without the students here,” says Dr. Solomon. “Without that experience, how can they grow as scientists?”

Lorne Farovitch Tucson, Ariz.

Biology Major

Caroline Solomon, Ph.D.

Professor, Biology

Jessica Israel Frederick, Md. Biology Major

Pilar Pinar, Ph.D.

Daniel Koo, Ph.D.

While teaching Spanish, Dr. Pinar sometimes thinks about questions more closely related to her Ph.D. in Linguistics: when Gallaudet students are already bilingual in American Sign Language and English, what does adding Spanish to that mix do to the learning process? To begin answering that question, the native of Spain teamed up with bilingualism experts from Pennsylvania State University and looked at language processing in bilinguals using eyetracking technology. Since ASL and English are languages in completely different modalities, Dr. Pinar wants to compare ASL-English bilinguals to other groups of bilinguals. Undergraduate and graduate students assist in this research through the Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2). “I think it is particularly important for undergraduate students to get involved in research with faculty early on,” says Dr. Pinar. “That way, they can decide right from the start whether they want to go into graduate school after they get their B.A. Research skills will give undergraduates a better chance to get into a graduate program of their choice.”

After receiving his Ph.D. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from the University of Rochester, Dr. Koo did postdoctoral work at Georgetown University. There, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans, his research team investigated neuroanatomical differences and how language background affects reading and phonological processing in deaf people. Dr. Koo's research on language and the brain continues at Gallaudet, sponsored by VL2, which is in turn funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). He collaborates not only with scientists from VL2 and other partner institutions, but with both undergraduate and graduate students. "It's a great training opportunity for them," Dr. Koo says, "to get to work with the cutting-edge research technology here."

Associate Professor, Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Assistant Professor, Psychology

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NEW SIGNERS PROGRAM The Jumpstart: New Signers Program (NSP) is a five-week American Sign Language immersion program designed for first-year undergraduate students who are unfamiliar with the bilingual environment of Gallaudet University.

You don't have to know sign language to be admitted, but all classes here are taught in sign language. The visual environment is a great equalizer: regardless of hearing ability, you'll always have access to the material in class, your classmates' side conversations, and even the random dude you meet while walking down the green. NSP introduces you to basic ASL before school starts, and prepares you for what to expect from your time as a Gallaudet student. ASL support is also provided throughout the first year.

Josh Hanna Lower Burrell, Pa.

"I grew up mainstreamed from when I was five until high school and was the only deaf person in my school. Growing up, there was no one like me in my school, so I felt alone. I get direct communication here because of sign language.

Teachers sign, students sign, and friends sign, which makes it even better because you can understand and be involved in conversations they're having."

New Signers

Lakeishia Brown Evans, Ga.

"When I first arrived at Gallaudet, I was nervous. Then I noticed there were a lot of people in NSP just like me, who were using their voices and didn't know sign either. Here, everyone understands how to move around, even in large groups, so that we can all see a signer clearly and listen. I can join, or I can leave and come back and will still be able to catch what's going on right away."

RESOURCE-FULL UNIVERSITY = RESOURCEFUL STUDENTS Gallaudet offers services designed to provide students with a supportive and accessible environment while pursuing their studies and internship experiences. Keeping the Promise, for example, supports the inclusion and educational success of both Latino and black students; the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSWD) provides individually tailored and comprehensive, support services and programs; and Gallaudet Technological Services provides cutting-edge

technology support and end-user training.

Additional class help from people like Songhoa (below) is available, thanks to Tutorial and Instructional Programs. Hearing aid on the fritz?

Audiological, Speech, and Assistive Technology Services are only a few steps away on campus.

Our academic advisors will give feedback on what classes you should take next semester or the Career Center will advise on how to polish your resume so you can ace that interview.

Songhoa Choi

Seoul, South Korea Mathematics and Secondary Education Double Major

As a student supplemental instruction leader, Songhoa Choi sits in on statistics courses and tutors students in groups or one-on-one afterwards. “I get a stronger connection with students this way,” says Songhoa. This future teacher picks up tools of the trade through close relationships with faculty. One professor she worked with took her class outside for a surprise live re-enactment of da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man and the golden ratio using a large sheet of paper, pencils, and students’ bodies. “It was great to see various learning processes at work,” she adds.

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Kristy Ramos St. Paul, Minn.

Undeclared Major

Kristy Ramos’s story is getting to be a common one: she’s the first in her family to go to college. Now she can add a new chapter to all those American Dream stories; thanks to Gallaudet’s First Year Study Tour in Costa Rica, she’s also the first in her family to travel abroad. “And now they all want to travel too,” adds Kristy, laughing.

Next on Kristy’s to-do list: snag an international internship, get into teaching children English, or math or sign language. The to-do items keep coming and she can’t seem to stop. Something in community development. Travel. Learn a new language. She takes a breath to reflect. The First Year Study Tour is only open to first-year students, but there are more opportunities available for Gallaudet upperclassmen. “YES! It’ll change your life in a good way, learning about other places, cultures, values,” says Kristy. “You just naturally end up more aware about what’s going on in the world.”

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COSTA RICA FIRST YEAR STUDY TOUR This past spring, 79 first-year students took a week-long study tour through Costa Rica. Several blogged and made videos about the trip's impact, a few of which are excerpted below.

Lakeishia Brown Evans, Ga.

The day before we left Costa Rica was when we met the deaf students. I have never seen kids that young sign before. Laughing, signing, mad one minute and then happy the next. Sure I don’t want to be a teacher? Because I think those kids just might have changed my mind.

Derrick Behm Rochester, N.Y.

Flying high in the sky and observing America below gave me a new perspective — literally. America is systematic and structured. I realize Costa Ricans understand life does not all have to be arranged in neat rows and circles, constructed with rigidity and infused with stress. I’ll take the lesson Costa Rica gave me: Breathe. Enjoy what life has to offer. In other words: Pura Vida.

Melanie Orr Cincinnati, Ohio

I have learned so much about myself and others. I ventured out of my norm and found out there is a whole other world out there ready to be explored. It’s been a serendipitous adventure. I now have new friends, connections, and experiences that I never had before.

This study abroad experience really broadened my horizons. Because of this study tour, I want to continue immersing myself in Latino culture. Thank you, Gallaudet, for my first-ever trip out of the country.

First Year Study Tour

Noel King

INTERNSHIPS During the 2010-2011 academic year, more than 200 students participated in internships and teaching experiences throughout the U.S. and across the globe. Where do you see yourself?

April Bottoms

Major: Communication Studies Site: Shuktara Kolkata, India

Tiffany Cassner

Major: Family and Child Studies Site: Matafao Elementary School Pago Pago, America Samoa

Pantong Dashwet

Major: Business Administration

Monica Keller

Major: International Studies Site: Ministry of Special Education Republic of the Marshall Islands

SOUTH AFRICA STUDY ABROAD BEYOND THE FIRST YEAR Study abroad at Gallaudet after the first year is not limited to international study, but also includes internships, service learning, and research projects. Students in the past have gone to China, Germany, Italy, France, Argentina, Cameroon, India, and other countries across the globe. This year students traveled to South Africa.

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Site: Delna Global Nigeria Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Georgina Fitzpatrick

Major: International Studies Site: Global Deaf Connection Zanzibar, Tanzania

Tenaya Herbold

Major: Communication Studies Site: Shuktara Kolkata, India

Samantha Bragg

Amanda Lonsway

Major: International Studies Site: National Deaf Children Society London, England

Jennifer Macias

Major: Family and Child Studies Site: Ministry of Special Education Republic of the Marshall Islands

Major: International Studies Site: Apostol School for the Deaf Santiago, Chile

Lauren Sanchez

Major: Spanish Site: Ponce de Leon School Madrid, Spain

Major: Psychology Site: World Federation for the Deaf Helsinki, Finland and Durban, South Africa

Noel King

INTERNSHIPS During the 2010-2011 academic year, more than 200 students participated in internships and teaching experiences throughout the U.S. and across the globe. Where do you see yourself?

April Bottoms

Major: Communication Studies Site: Shuktara Kolkata, India

Tiffany Cassner

Major: Family and Child Studies Site: Matafao Elementary School Pago Pago, America Samoa

Pantong Dashwet

Major: Business Administration

Monica Keller

Major: International Studies Site: Ministry of Special Education Republic of the Marshall Islands

SOUTH AFRICA STUDY ABROAD BEYOND THE FIRST YEAR Study abroad at Gallaudet after the first year is not limited to international study, but also includes internships, service learning, and research projects. Students in the past have gone to China, Germany, Italy, France, Argentina, Cameroon, India, and other countries across the globe. This year students traveled to South Africa.

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Site: Delna Global Nigeria Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Georgina Fitzpatrick

Major: International Studies Site: Global Deaf Connection Zanzibar, Tanzania

Tenaya Herbold

Major: Communication Studies Site: Shuktara Kolkata, India

Samantha Bragg

Amanda Lonsway

Major: International Studies Site: National Deaf Children Society London, England

Jennifer Macias

Major: Family and Child Studies Site: Ministry of Special Education Republic of the Marshall Islands

Major: International Studies Site: Apostol School for the Deaf Santiago, Chile

Lauren Sanchez

Major: Spanish Site: Ponce de Leon School Madrid, Spain

Major: Psychology Site: World Federation for the Deaf Helsinki, Finland and Durban, South Africa

Monica Frederick

Major: Psychology Site: Prachuap Khiri Khan School for the Deaf Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

Eric Castro

Major: International Studies Site: Setsatian School for the Deaf Bangkok, Thailand

Stephanie Johnson

Major: Deaf Studies Site: Jiujiang Bo Ai School for the Deaf Jiujiang City, China

BISON SPORTS � � � � � � �

Baseball Basketball (m,w) Cheerleading (m/w)* Cross Country (m/w) Football** Swimming (m,w) Track & Field (m,w)

� Volleyball (w) � Soccer (m,w) � Softball * Club status **Eastern Collegiate Football Conference

INTRAMURAL SPORTS � Flag Football – 4x4 � and 7x7 (m,w) � � Volleyball (m – 4x4, � w – 6x6) � � Indoor Soccer (m,w) � � Wall Dodgeball (m,w) � � Basketball (m,w)

Michelle Morris

Major: International Studies Site: Korean Deaf Association Seoul, South Korea

Daniel Ilaire

Major: Theatre Arts Site: Deaf Guyana Subryanville, Guyana, South America

Yana Novikova

Major: Communication Studies Site: Matafao Elementary School Pago Pago, America Samoa

Wiffle Ball (co-ed) Wallyball (co-ed) Bocce (co-ed) Team Handball (m,w) Chess (individual) Ping Pong (individual)

Athletics Pair the Gallaudet Bison's first year in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) with its' newly revamped Field House facilities, add coaches and staff that work around the clock to make sure that student-athletes play a winning game, both in competition and in the classroom. This past year the Bison placed nearly a fifth of its student-athletes on two honorary academic lists: the 2010-11 NEAC Scholar-Athlete list and the Eastern Collegiate Conference (ECFC) all-academic team.

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Add to those the fitness center and weight room, swimming pool, dance studio, racquetball courts, rock climbing facilities, tennis courts, track, football, baseball and softball fields — all meticulously maintained for students’ use. Don’t forget the fiercely active intramural sports program offered for socially athletic students, and you’ll see athletics at Gallaudet isn’t just about playing. It’s about self-discipline and a spirit of community.

CAREER CENTER Start building your career the first year in college by staying abreast of the variety of services and programs available from the Career Center. Whether you are selecting a major, exploring occupations, searching for jobs and internships or preparing for graduate school, the Career Center will assist you in every stage of your career development. Check out these services and programs: � Bison CareerLink, an online recruiting and resume system � Individual Career Advising � Workshops, Panel Discussions and Seminars � Mock Interview Program � Internship and Job Fair

Michelle Lapides Major: Digital Media, Communication Studies Site: Sign Media Burtonsville, Md.

Major: Government Site: Office of Congresswoman Betty Sutton Washington, D.C.

Dana Baldiviez Major: American Sign Language Site: Kapolani Community College Oahu, Hawaii

Carl Borsotti Major: Education Site: T.C. Williams High School Alexandria, Va.

Brittany Castle

Daniel Carrasco

Major: Graphic Design Site: Shoptaw Design Washington, D.C.

Major: Information Technology Site: Booz Allen Hamilton Tysons Corner, Va.

Kyle Dacus Major: Computer Science Site: Naval Air Systems Command Pax River, Md. Jesus Delgado Major: Recreation and Sports Programming Site: YMCA Calomiris Program Center Washington, D.C. Alisha Fahey Major: Biology Site: National Museum of Natural History Washington, D.C. Lorne Farovitch Major: Biology Site: Tufts University Science and Technology Center Medford, Mass.

Scott Hansen Major: Mathematics Site: Defense Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C.

Major: Chemistry Site: Howard University Washington, D.C.

Capitol Hill Internship Program Career Library Resources General Studies Course on Career Development Employer On-Site Visits Student Employment Program Alumni Services

Rian Norris

Clement Berry Major: Social Work Site: Communication Services for the Deaf Frederick, Md.

Yang Fang

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Dana Harman

Major: Information Technology Site: FBI Washington, D.C.

Corinna Hill Major: History Site: Isaiah’s Place Whitney, Texas

Thy Pham Major: Accounting Site: Fairfax County Government Fairfax, Va.

Dylan Hinks Major: English Site: Office of Congressman Edward Markey Washington, D.C.

Elyse Rolino Major: International Studies Site: International Rescue Committee Tucson, Ariz.

Denette Lignon Major: Business Administration Site: Helen Keller National Center New York, N.Y.

Ryan Scheller Major: Education Site: Two Rivers Charter School Washington, D.C.

Mallory Malzkuhn Major: Theatre Arts Site: Imagination Stage Washington, D.C.

Tony Tatum Major: Recreation and Sports Programming Site: Point Guard College Basketball Stafford, Texas

Brenda Miers Major: Social Work Site: Threshold Services Silver Spring, Md. Nicholas Mobley Major: Biology Site: Division of Entomology Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Silver Spring, Md. Courtney Nugent Major: Biology Site: The Mobile Crime Laboratory Unit Metropolitan Police Department’s Forensic Science Division Washington, D.C. Braden Painter Major: American Sign Language Site: Boston University Linguistics Program Boston, Mass.

Sheri Unuigbey Major: Information Technology Site: Internal Revenue Service Washington, D.C. Jesse Walsh Major: Physical Education Site: Results, the Gym Washington, D.C. Jessica Willoughby Major: Theatre Arts Site: Synetic Theater Arlington, Va. Elizabeth Young Major: Interpreting/Studio Art Site: Gateway Community Development Corporation North Brentwood, Md.

Thais DeMoraes

Major: Digital Media Site: Discovery Communications Silver Spring, Md.

Tong Song

Major: Accounting Site: Library of Congress Washington, D.C.

Briana Johnson

Major: Government Site: Office of U. S. Senator Sherrod Brown Washington, D.C.

Robert Siebert

Major: Business Administration Site: VW Group of America Herndon, Va.

Eugene Albright

Major: Business Administration Site: VW Group of America Herndon, Va.

Jeffery Thompson

Major: Business Administration Site: Naval Air Systems Command Patuxent River, Md.

Easter Faafiti

Pittsburg, Calif.

Recreation and Sports Programming Major

“We like to prove people wrong,” says Easter Faafiti, the senior forward for the 2011 Gallaudet women’s basketball team that took the court by storm. The Bison blazed a 20-game winning streak, the best in the program’s 115-year history. A transfer student from a community college in California, Easter credits a bunch of things for the team’s success. The new membership in the NEAC meant lots of time on the road, which she says helped bond the team together. The women joined other Gallaudet athletes for early-morning conditioning most days. The coach even once took the women to play against University of Maryland, a Division I national championship program. “Not a lot of people can say they played a Division I school,” adds Easter. “So we’re just blessed.”

Just a few of Easter's awards for 2010-11: � ECAC Division III South Player of the Year � North Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year � Women's DIII News All-American Third Team � WBCA Division III All-American Honorable Mention � D3hoops.com Division III All-American Honorable Mention

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MEN’S FOOTBALL

Start the season with a 20-game win streak, the best start in program history dating back to 1896.

Team featured on ESPN, ABC News, CBS Evening News, National Public Radio, Washington Post, Associated Press and a dozen more national media outlets.

Finished its first season in the NEAC as co-champions.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Broke 112 year-old wins record, best record since 1899.

Set school record for wins in a season dating back to 1904.

Earn first-ever postseason berth when selected to ECAC championship.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Ten players earn ECFC All-Conference honors, Tony Tatum named ECFC Rookie of the Year.

Gallaudet’s interception play video seen by millions and shown on ESPN’s College GameDay. Michel Dazé and Justin Wilson compete in 2011 All American Bowl.

Gallaudet head coach Chuck Goldstein served on coaching staff for All American Bowl game.

MEN’S BASEBALL

SOFTBALL

Five all-conference selections as team reached most wins in five years.

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER

Two all-conference women's soccer players, nine combined Dean's List recipients.

Five all-conference selections as men's team reached most wins in five years.

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Men and women sweep the 2011 NEAC championships.

Brian Bennett named 2011 NEAC Men's Swimmer of the Year.

Carlisle Robinson named 2011 NEAC Women's Swimmer of the Year.

Bill Snape named 2011 NEAC Men's and Women's Swimming Coach of the Year.

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Darius Flowers set the school record in the triple jump, finishes 6th overall at the NCAA Division III championships.

Flowers earns All-American outdoor track and field status.

Leslye Kang breaks program record in the javelin, earns all-conference honors.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Won NEAC championship and a trip to the 2010 NCAA Division III tournament.

Paige Johnson named NEAC South Division Player of the Year.

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Clayton Grossinger

Frederick, Md. Business Administration Major

“Being at a bilingual university is a rich experience you can’t get anywhere else,” says Clayton Grossinger. The sports editor of The Buff and Blue student newspaper recalls coming to Gallaudet as a freshman and realizing just how varied people's language and communication backgrounds were. The experience soon led him to recognize the depth of student life, both on campus and off. “There’s the academics, the sports, the events. Organizations, communication access, all of that. There's those Capitol Hill internships. Time will go quickly. Grab every second you have.” Clayton now works as a resident advisor in the dorms. What better way to stay in touch with life on campus? “There’s a ton of opportunities just being here,” he adds.

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Asian-Pacific Association Bison TV Production Black Deaf Student Union Buff and Blue Student Newspaper Campus Crusade for Christ Class organizations Fraternities and Sororities Gallaudet Dance Company Genesis & Science Organization Green Gallaudet

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Greek Presidents Council International Student Club Latino Student Union Latter-Day Saints Student Association Rainbow Society The Sisterhood Organization Student Body Government (SBG) Tower Clock Yearbook

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Briana Johnson Kennesaw, Ga. Government Major

For someone from small-town Georgia who’d never seen snow before, coming to school in Washington, D.C. was a bit of a culture shock. But she got over it quickly; Briana Johnson counts shopping and hanging out with friends at local hot spots as her favorite activities.

She especially recommends the ASL Open Mic night at the popular D.C. bookstore, Busboys and Poets, an event not just accessible to deaf and hard of hearing poets but welcoming to curious would-be ASL poets as well. To cap off her experience in the nation's capital, Briana took advantage of a unique opportunity: Gallaudet’s Capitol Hill Internship Program took her from a Career Center informational meeting to working in a U.S. Senator’s office. Perfect for a student considering law school. “I could go to any number of schools,” says Briana, “but the connection wouldn’t be the same.” She isn’t just talking about the internship. “I know there’s more D.C. has to offer,” she adds. “All the things here to do — four years isn’t enough.”

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Katelyn Reese

Renca Dunn

Physical Education, B.S. Job Title: Personal Trainer Employer: Sport & Health Woodbridge, Va.

English, Education, and Communication Studies, B.A. Graduate School: School of International Service American University Washington, D.C.Â

Christopher Gordon

Angela Vasquez

Accounting, B.S. Employer: Fort Dix Army Base Fort Dix, N.J.

Communication Studies, B.A. Job Title: Management Analyst Employer: National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Md.

Lana Morgan

Joseph Heredia

Interpretation, B.A. Job Title: Freelance Interpreter Washington, D.C.

Business Administration, B.S. Internship: Department of Defense Education Activity Arlington, Va.

James Reynolds Jr.

Megan Drew

Government, B.A. Internship: Leitner, Williams, Dooley, & Napolitan Law Firm Graduate School: Florida Coastal Law School Jacksonville, Fla.

Family & Child Studies, B.A. Employer: South Carolina Public School System Columbia, S.C.

Poloko Qobose

Recreation and Sports Programming, B.S. Job Title: Coordinator of Sports Programs Employer: Botswana National Olympics Botswana, Africa

Sonali Patel

Savannah, Ga. Biology and Chemistry B.S.

A few short months after graduating, new alumna Sonali Patel is heading toward her white coat ceremony, the ritual marking the transition from layperson to a member of the clinical health care profession. The South University Doctor of Pharmacy program, which Sonali has chosen, will take the traditional four years and squeeze them into three, but she’s up for the challenge. As an undergraduate at Gallaudet, not only was she one of less than one percent of college juniors elected to the Phi Alpha Pi honor society, she took on courseloads of up to 21 credits each semester.

"Without Gallaudet, I don't know where I'd be," she adds. "This school gave me experience, gave me knowledge. That will be helpful later, as I pursue my career, either in oncology research or retail pharmacology. I don't know yet. I'll go into my program with an open mind. You never know what else you'll see. It's something else Gallaudet has taught me."

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Aaron Delgado

Mathematics, B.S. Deaf Education and Deaf Studies, M.S. Job Title: Math and Science Teacher for the Deaf Employer: Northeast Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas

Ying Chen

Computer Information Systems, B.S. Job Title: Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist Employer: Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C.

James Hartobey

Biology, B.A. Hatchery Technician New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife Hackettstown, N.J. My division is responsible for investigating fish kill reports, disease control and maintaining a 300-acre facility that raises and stocks over three million fish per year. We also raise and culture gambusia — a small fish with a big appetite for larvae — as a biological agent in the statewide battle against the mosquito population. I maintain the environment in the hatchery, including diet, water quality and oxygen flow. The best part of my job is knowing I get to work outdoors with great people and help preserve our natural resources.

Brian Lucas

Business Administration, B.S. Job Title: Equal Opportunity Specialist Employer: U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C.

Tony Gardner

Chemistry, B.S. Job Title: General Scientist Employer: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, Md.

Jessica Gupta

Sociology: Criminology, B.A. Analyst, U.S. Department of the Treasury Greater Washington, D.C. area I work with the U.S. Treasury as part of a larger program with domestic and international law enforcement to investigate cases involving any number of illicit activities. My work helps deter fraud, which in turn helps keeps our national economy and our world more stable. No two cases at the Treasury are the same. My investigations on different people and companies keep me interested and busy. Plus, seeing the results of my work in the news is a pretty neat reward.

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Alisa Halliburton

Psychology, B.A. , Gallaudet Special Education, M.Ed., University of Mississippi Bilingual Special Education, Ed.S., George Washington University Teacher, District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, D.C. I teach pre-teens with autism, preparing students for high school. With signing, we have less issues in the classroom. Parents tell me their home life becomes less frustrating after their children learn that alternative outlet for self-expression. My students achieve things people don't think they can. I've heard it said that deaf people can do anything but hear.

It's the same thing with students with autism. They can do anything they're taught.

Angela Cannella

Sociology, B.A. Job Title: Human Resources Assistant Employer: National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Md.

Sacha Klein Aloysius Bibum

Accounting and Economics, B.S. Job Title: Founder and Director Employer: Buea School for the Deaf South West Region, Cameroon, Central Africa

Arthur Chan

Business Administration and Accounting, B.S., Gallaudet Accounting and Financial Management, M.S. University of Maryland University College Job Title: Resources Analyst Employer: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

Patricia Shores Hermann

Education, B.A., Gallaudet Education, M.Ed., England Job Title: Professor Employer: Zürich University of Applied Sciences ( Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich ) Zürich, Switzerland

Computer Science, B.S. , Gallaudet Business, M.B.A., Johns Hopkins University Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton Rockville, Md. In my work for Booz Allen Hamilton, a management and technology consulting company, I perform a multitude of functions. For example, I am now the Test Manager on a project for the FDA called the Electronic Laboratory Exchange Network (eLEXNET). The FDA's approach to food-borne illness is shifting from post-outbreak reaction to early detection and prevention. eLEXNET is the central food testing repository that will allow for both the sharing of data quickly across multiple government agencies and supports early detection of foodrelated outbreaks. It is comforting to know that the work I do has probably helped avoid some major food catastrophes in this country.

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According to a 2007 U.S. Census Bureau survey of the work force, college graduates earn almost twice as much during their working years as those with a high school degree. A college degree will qualify you for many jobs that are not afforded to high school graduates, and career promotions and advancements occur to those with more education. Over a lifetime, a bachelor's degree is worth more than two million dollars compared to one million for high school graduates.

FINANCIAL AID SOURCES If you are serious about learning, we are serious about helping you find the right financial assistance. Tuition and fees at Gallaudet are 15 % lower than the national average for public four-year institutions. 80% of all undergraduates receive some type of financial aid. Once you fill out financial paperwork, our Financial Aid Office will work on your behalf to determine the amount and type of financial assistance you need and are eligible for. We’ll tailor a financial plan that works with your unique situation.

Merit-Based Scholarships

Gallaudet’s Merit-Based Scholarships are open to all deaf and hard of hearing students whose scholastic and personal achievements are exemplary. These scholarships can be from full tuition and room and board to half tuition for up to four years of study. Apply early as these scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. All newly admitted students are automatically considered for these scholarships.

Vocational Rehabilitation

Most students on campus receive some type of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) support.

For a listing of VR agencies in your state, visit http://admissions.gallaudet.edu/ VRagencies.

Types of Federal Financial Aid AVERAGE ANNUAL EARNINGS BY EDUCATION*

Grants are federal monies that you do not have to repay.

Federal grants include: • Federal Pell Grant • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) • Academic Competitiveness Grant Program • National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant Program Federal Work-Study (FWS) allows you to earn money working on campus during the fall and spring semesters.

Advanced Degrees

Federal Loans are monies that are required to be paid back with interest after graduation or withdrawal from college. The primary loans offered are: • Federal Perkins Loans • Federal Stafford Loans • Federal PLUS Loans

Bachelor’s Degree High School Diploma High School Dropout

Other Financial Resources $23,088

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$76,821

• On-campus employment not covered by Federal Work Study • Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance • Private loan programs that you must repay

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010

For more information visit financialaid.gallaudet.edu.

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