Master of Professional Writing program students Wayetu Moore, Sarah Fieber, Danielle Lenglet and Sue Kim
WPW Students Receive Scholarships to Summer Writers Institute Master of Professional Writing (MPW) program students and WAYETU MOORE won scholarships to attend the New York State Summer Writers Institute’s 23rd annual program at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. There they will have a rare opportunity to devote a month to their craft under the guidance of celebrated authors and poets. MPW has the largest number of students at the conference this year. “We’re so proud of our showing,” said Brighde Mullins, director of MPW. “These four writers are all representative of the strength of MPW, the kind of breadth that the program holds, in terms of their varied backgrounds and common commitment to writing.” That all were granted scholarships is extraordinary, she said. SARAH FIEBER, SUE KIM, DANIELLE LENGLET
continued from page 43 MATTHEW BRENNAN (history/
cinema-television); NAIRA KUZMICH (English/gender studies); NOELLE STILES (biophysics/ neuroscience). The Global Scholars program recognizes undergraduates who have excelled in their studies both at home and abroad. Those selected as GLOBAL SCHOLAR PRIZE winners receive $10,000 awards to be applied toward graduate study. This year NICOLE HUMMEL (international relations/
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cinema-television) and SARAH MALACHOWSKY (international relations/human rights) earned this distinction. LEWINA LEE, (B.A., psychology and international relations, ’03) a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology (aging) in the College, received the ROCKWELL DENNIS HUNT AWARD for her academic achievements, her embodiment of the university’s values and mission, and her continuing commitment to representing the university with honor as an alumna.
Established in 1986 by the U.S. Department of Education and named for astronaut and Challenger space shuttle crew member Ronald E. McNair, the program encourages low-income and firstgeneration college students, and students from historically underrepresented ethnic groups to expand their educational opportunities by enrolling in Ph.D. programs and ultimately pursue academic careers. McNair Scholars in the Class of 2009 were: ENJOLÍ S.H. ALEXANDER (political science/ international relations); ARTHUR FIDEL ARGOMANIZ (sociology); MIGUEL EDUARDO DEL MUNDO (political science/policy, planning and development); APOLLO DELANO EMEKA (sociology/theatre arts); NABILA FARHIN JAHAN (physics); AISSA LLONTOP (psychology); RAY M. MARTIN (history); NICOLE MOODY (psychology/American pop culture); BRIAN NGUYEN (biological sciences/kinesiology);
ERIN KATHLEEN O’DONNELL
(neuroscience/psychology); JAZMINNE NICOLE OROZCO
(psychology/English); ABISOLA OSENI (psychology); REGINA PRITCHETT (neuroscience/policy, planning and development); JOSE RIOS (psychology); BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ (classics/theatre/ business entrepreneurship); MARNI SULLIVAN (neuroscience/ anthropology); and DIONE M. SURDEZ (creative writing/ anthropology).
Coro Fellow The Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs is a full-time, nine month, graduate-level experiential leadership training program that prepares diverse, intelligent and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena. Sixty-eight fellows are chosen nationally annually through a highly competitive selection process, and this year USC College political science major MAX SLAVKIN ’09 was selected.
International Relations Scholars Receive National Awards Politics and International Relations (POIR) Ph.D. program graduate AMY BELOW ’08 (left) and international relations doctoral student JENIFER WHITTEN-WOODRING
(right) won the Best Paper Award from the International Studies Association’s International Communication section for their paper titled “Climate Change in the News: Media and U.S. Environmental Foreign Policy.” They earned praise for their research into the effect that news coverage of environmental issues has on U.S. environmental foreign policy, specifically global climate change. In addition, Patrick James of international relations and POIR Ph.D. program doctoral student ABIGAIL RUANE received the ISA’s Deborah “Misty” Gerner Innovative Teaching in International Studies Award. Read more about their award on page 40.
MPW STUDENT PHOTO BY TAYLOR FOUST; A. BELOW AND J. WHITTEN- WOODRING PHOTO COURTESY OF J. WHITTEN- WOODRING
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