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Fall 2022 Graduate Student Conference
Congratulations to graduate students in our Composition, Linguistics, TESOL, and English Literatures programs who participated in the 11th Bi-annual English Department Graduate Student Conference on Friday, December 2, 2022. We invite you to check out the conference website to see the fantastic line-up of presentation topics.
Thank you to the supervising faculty David Olsher, Sara Hackenberg, and Summer Star and the Department staff for making this event possible!
Fall 2022 MA English Graduates
Congratulations to our Fall 2022 graduating cohort in the MA English Program: Ilana Baer, Shane Downing, Padma Ledik, Maya Patterson-Burch, and Yasmin Webster-Woog! These students completed much of their studies online, wrapping up their studies with a triumphant return to in-person presentations of their Capstone Projects at the December 2nd Conference. Their Capstone Projects addressed diverse contexts: English pronunciation instruction in Japan, non-credit and college level ESL in the US, and embedded tutoring support for university writing skills. Students explored ways to promote participation in online language classes, support Japanese learners of English to achieve greater proficiency, provide inclusive classes that welcome LGBTQ+ identities, and address the needs of immigrant parents too often marginalized in their interactions with their children’s schools. We wish our grads much success as they embark on new chapters in their careers!
A Toast to Resilience
On December 2, 2022, we held an evening reception at Seven Hills Conference Center to celebrate graduate students who graduated in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Fall 2022! Congratulations, graduates! Thanks to Dr. Summer Star who read “Song for the Last Act” by Louise Brogan in honor of our graduates. Please see our reception program to see a full list of graduates.
Alumni faculty: Jasmin Giblin, Melissa Ledesma, Katelyn Endow, Sudha Krishnamoorthy
Congratulations to Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to Scholarship Winners
Amy Love Memorial Ali Alhabil, Aleah Garcia-Gonzalez
ASW Scholarship Fund Skylar Grey
Cunningham Scholarship in English Literature Saramanda Swigart
Debra Plousha Moore Scholarship Ananda Nelson
Ellanore and Maurice Bassan Scholarship Rebecca Kim
Gant Family Pathways to MA TESOL Francisco Martin, Jennifer Guerrero Sandoval
Jim Brogan and Jack Post Scholarship Shyla Jackson
Michael Krasny Award in English Literature Melanie (Cherrie) Montoya
R. Joel Dorius Memorial Scholarship Rafe Kassim
Stephen Arkin Distinguished Student Award Endowment in English Language and Literature Camille Pangilinan, James Kreiss
TESOL Convention Scholarship Hannah Gradowski, Jason Nava
TESOL Legacy Fellowship Hannah Gradowski, Jason Nava
Metro College Success Program Scholarship Oriah Ramos, Uriel Mendez, Michael Ortega Portillo
Oriah, Uriel and Michael were members of the 2021-2022 English 104/105 cohort. They wrote scholarship essays and submitted scholarship applications for their English 105 final project. They dedicated hours to the hard work of drafting and revising the multiple essays the applications required and learned firsthand what it means to be a writer.The Hispanic Scholarship Fund Giovanna Gines
Congratulations, Giovanna, recipient of this prestigious award! Giovanna was a member of the 2021-2022 English 104/105 cohort. This award "seeks to give its Scholars all the tools they need to do well in their course work, graduate, enter, and excel in a profession, help lead our nation going forward, and mentor the generations to come.”
Project SHINE
Project SHINE
Project SHINE for completing its 27th year of service to adult English language classrooms at CCSF! Thanks to SF State coaches, Vincent Gutilla (BA Chinese) and Gisel Chavez (BA Linguistics), SF State SHINE leaders Ana Maria Abarca, Gabriella Melton, Camille Pangilinan, and CCSF SHINE coordinator Professor Wynn Newberry (MA TESOL alum ‘08) for your leadership and service.
Project SHINE Virtual Final Reflection, December 9, 2022
Congratulations, Raven Valdivia, MA Literatures, author of a recently published book Stardust! Raven writes, "I have been writing StarDust since age 9 and just recently published it on KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) Amazon. This is my first novel and it took the longest to write because it grew up with me.... If you are looking for an interesting read over winter break that is certainly full of magic, adventure, and more than please check out my book :)". Her book was released December 16th and is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, independent bookstores and bookstores around the Bay Area.
Congratulations, Josephine Schoel, MA Literatures, who just signed a contract with Routledge for her book Race and Beauty: Early Modern Cosmetics and the Mythology of Whiteness! It will be published as part of their New Interdisciplinary Approaches to Early Modern Culture: Confluences and Contexts Series.
Our undergraduate journal is open for submissions, and now is the time to encourage your fall 2022 students to submit their writing and artwork. Help us celebrate and populate this awesome home-grown publication: it's a wonderful way for students to feel validated and proud of their work and to share what they've learned with families and friends! And a one-to-one invitation from a teacher can help encourage students that they should submit!
This year's theme is "UNMASKING," revelations on identity and what lies beneath the mask. Please encourage your students to submit their best writing (creative or academic essays, poetry, photography or art) to sutro@sfsu.edu.
Thank you to Professor Caroline Casper and the student editors Carina Thanh-Ngoc Delorenzo, Caitlin Darke, Osvaldo N. Salazar!
ENG 655 Literature and the Adolescent Reader - Project Showcase
Dr. Jim Gilligan’s students in ENG 655 Literature and the Adolescent Reader hosted a project showcase. Students worked as school committees and created a classroom bulletin board featuring elements of a unit they would teach (grades 6-12). Each unit focused on an essential question and included 4 full-length texts and 3 supporting texts. For the bulletin board, each committee cited relevant Common Core Standards for instruction, describe sample activities and a culminating assessment for the unit, and identify student learning outcomes.
6th grade committee: Tiffany Singh, Alyssa Ramirez-Nevarez, Rachel Chang, Cassidy Schneider, Leonardo Flores
7th grade committee: Meiling Lian, Andrea Uribe, Destiny Sanchez, Michelle, Ayala
8th grade committee: Vanessa Huerta, Martha Roche, Javier Angel-Lazaro, Rachel Amerel
9th grade committee: Dominique Larson, Reece Harmon, Robert Clarke, Cam Tolentino
10th grade committee: George Yip, Malia Nelson, Maya Enriquez, Mary Serrato
11th grade committee: Samuel Grant, Jonathan Phaophongsavath, Haleigh Aguilar, Diana Lopez Peñaloza
12th grade committee: Chloe Caneday, Thomas Montserrat, Genevie Jane Campos
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