I feel grateful to have had the chance to chat with some truly amazing folks this year at San José State. Here are a few recent storytelling highlights:
A Tale of Two Photographs: Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Marcio Sanchez credits SJSU with preparing him for a celebrated career as a photojournalist.
Telling Universal Stories: SJSU Communications Studies Professor Matthew Spangler is a celebrated playwright, director and academic who has had to transform his creative and teaching practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Show Must Go On: From dance to theater, music and performance, San José State faculty and students have adapted their creative practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their new approaches have resulted in transformational work.
From Teddy Bears to Television: SJSU Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communications Bob Rucker received a 2021 Legacy Award from California Assemblymember Ash Kalra in recognition of his outstanding service as a professor and journalist.
San José State Launches In Our Own Words, a Community Collection of COVID-19 Experiences: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, in partnership with the College of Humanities and the Arts, launches “In Our Own Words,” a public humanities project designed to document Bay Area residents’ personal experiences of the pandemic.
San José State University’s Reed Magazine Earns Its First Pushcart Prize: San José State's Reed Magazine earned its first Pushcart Prize for a poem published in Issue 153 by Kurt Luchs.
Social Sciences Faculty Publish an Anthology Reflecting on the Aftermath of George Floyd’s Murder: SJSU Social Sciences faculty edited and published "Sparked," an anthology of essays written in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.
I really am lucky to collaborate with a wonderful team of communicators who help me shape the stories of our community.