For Laurie Inman, lecturer and chair of liberal studies, working in the university's College of Education is uniquely rewarding. “Here, putting students first isn't just a mission statement or vision that's written on the wall,” she says. “We all come here because we want to do the work, and the work is about our students.” “Building relationships and engaging with students is very important to me,” she says. “I tell them during our first class, 'I'm not going to stand up here and lecture you. That's not what this class is about.' Teaching and learning are synchronous–we will learn from each other.” Inman's student-centered, engaging style has earned her the 2022 Catherine H. Jacobs ... Read More
Archives for May 2022
Rama Malladi Wins 2022 Excellence in Service Award
A decade ago, Associate Professor of Finance Rama Malladi decided to make a change, leaving a successful career as a financial analyst and consultant for global corporations to teach the next generation of business leaders. He traces his decision to his upbringing, says Malladi. “My father was a school principal for more than 35 years, so I grew up in a teaching environment. When I was younger, though, that was the last area I wanted to be in. Rather than pursue the teaching path, I went into industry.” For more than 20 years, Malladi worked or consulted for major companies and start-ups in the financial, health care, technology, telecommunication, and transportation industries. Having ... Read More
Kimberly Huth Wins 2022 Outstanding Professor Award
Kimberly Huth, associate professor of English, has taught many courses during her time at CSUDH, but no matter if she's teaching a first-year composition or one on Renaissance tragedy, Huth strives to bring her students from a surface understanding to the very core of the subject. Specializing in Renaissance literature, Shakespeare, poetry, drama, and critical theory, Huth incorporates a wide range of materials into her curriculum in order to help her students delve into the subject matter–from films and historical documents to marriage advice manuals and histories of the colonies in the new world. Huth's dedication to her students' learning experience, active literary criticism ... Read More
Mary Lacanlale Wins 2022 Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award
In 2021, Assistant Professor of Asian-Pacific Studies Mary Talusan Lacanlale saw two long-term projects that examine Philippine history through a musical lens come to fruition. Her book Instruments of Empire: Filipino Musicians, Black Soldiers, and Military Band Music during U.S. Colonization of the Philippines was published in August. That same month also saw the release of a CD she co-produced for Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Kulintang Kultura: Danongan Kalanduyan & Gong Music of the Philippine Diaspora. In recognition of Lacanlale's scholarship and creative projects, she is receiving the 2022 Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award. The award ... Read More
Anne Soon Choi Named 2022 Lyle E. Gibson Distinguished Teacher
Anne Soon Choi loves to teach. As professor and chair of Interdisciplinary studies, she is passionate about engaging students in critical thinking, enabling them to personally connect to their coursework, and facilitating hands-on learning. “The best way to learn is by doing,” Choi says. “The most important thing is that my students walk away with skills that can be applied to their lives.” That enthusiasm for teaching has earned Choi the 2022 Lyle E. Gibson Distinguished Teacher Award, given in honor of CSUDH's late founding vice president for Academic Affairs. The award recognizes faculty who manifest in their teaching an understanding of broad areas of knowledge, and whose teaching ... Read More
