A Message from the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies (SSIS)
Dean Dianne Hyson
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As we approach the end of another unusual semester this fall, we are happy to share news from the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies in a new format. Several new faculty, staff, and students joined us this academic year and we enthusiastically welcome them! We are proud to continue supporting students through ongoing scholarships, offering a rich and varied curriculum across 14 programs, and among many other activities, taking active leadership in the implementation of a statewide assembly bill that mandates completion of an Ethnic Studies course for all students graduating from the CSU. |
We are gradually migrating back to campus including cheering on graduates and their loved ones in decked-out cars! As we look ahead to spring 2022, we are committed to the campus mission of educating students and preparing them for the next phase of their lives, while keeping focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion and integrating lessons learned over the past few years. Dianne Hyson Dean, College of SSIS |
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The College welcomed 6 new tenure-track faculty and 7 new permanent staff for Fall 2021. | • | Adam Berrey (Anthropology) | | • | Martin Boston (Ethnic Studies) | | • | Clarence George III (Ethnic Studies) | | • | William Gow (Ethnic Studies) | | • | Wendi Yamashita (Ethnic Studies) | | • | Joanna Núñez (Women's and Gender Studies) | | • | Scarlette Charles (Cooper-Woodson College Enhancement Program) | | • | Palesa Mosupyoe (Ethnic Studies) | | • | Erica Cessna (Political Science) | | • | Grecia Soto (Psychology) | | • | Sovannra Yos (Public Policy & Administration | | • | Millicent Ballesteros (Sociology) | | • | Kristen McCarroll (SSIS Student Success Center) |
Get to know them! |
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New Offices There were several welcome shifts to new offices and spaces in the College over the past year. New department/program offices/locations: Sacramento State Main Campus: 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819 | • | Asian Studies: Amador Hall 452A | | • | Environmental Studies: Tahoe Hall 3046 | | • | Gerontology: Amador Hall 550B | | • | Women’s and Gender Studies: Amador Hall 550 | | • | Student Success Center: Tahoe Hall 3065 | | • | |
Sacramento State Downtown: 304 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 | • | Public Policy & Administration - 2nd floor | | • | Education Insights (EdInsights) Program - 3rd floor |
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CARmencement SSIS faculty and staff cheered on students from sun up to sun down both days of CARmencement. “When I saw the first graduate come through, I got emotional. This is all about pride. These students were so resilient during a most difficult time," shared Dean Hyson. |
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Dean's Awards Mario Lopez-Mendez received his BS in Nutrition and Food in Fall 2020 and was selected as the Spring 2021 Undergraduate Dean’s Award Winner. Read more about Mario here. Nicole Cuellar, the recipient of the Spring 2021 Graduate Dean’s Award, received her Master of Public Policy & Administration in Spring 2021 with a 4.0 GPA. She earned her BS in Society & Environment from UC Berkeley in 2015. Nominator Sara McClellan (Hazel Cramer Chair) had this to say about her: “[Nicole] has demonstrated significant intellectual ability and leadership capacity as well as a commitment to lifelong learning and community service.” |
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Hazel Cramer Chair Dr. Sara McClellan accepted a three-year appointment as the Hazel Cramer Endowed Chair in the Department of Public Policy and Administration (PPA) starting in fall 2021. In this role—and in keeping with Hazel’s legacy—Sara has been extending her scholarship to provide students and public policy and administration practitioners shared space to explore and address public problems through equity-minded approaches. She continues to collaborate with faculty across the University to further the Anchor University Initiative and conduct and document action-oriented research partnerships. |
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President’s Medal SSIS is proud to house the Rekhi Singh Endowed Professor in Happiness in our Department of Psychology and to see the donor, Rekhi Singh, MBA '88 honored with the 2021 President’s Medal for Distinguished Service. |
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Area F Update AB 1460 is a new Ethnic Studies graduation requirement for all students in the CSU. Our campus established a new General Education Area F in which Ethnic Studies courses fulfill this requirement. The hard work of Ethnic Studies faculty over several months met the enrolment needs of more than two thousand incoming first year students in fall 2021. The department will continue to plan for several thousand more students in area F courses in upcoming semesters. |
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