“I really didn’t know what to expect and was mainly just amazed to see the “This was my first time participating in SDSU’s SRS,” Janie Collins said. Kayla also won a President'sĪward at this year's Student Research Symposium at SDSU and has been admitted to theĬongratulations to History graduate student Janie Collins, winner of a president’s award (SDSU Student Research Symposium) and a first-placeĪward for the best graduate student paper in the Humanities & Letters (CSU systemwide Visits to doctoral programs and summer research in 2022. Professor Eve Kornfeld, Kayla's faculty mentor, notes that Kayla is one of 76 studentsįrom across the CSU to be selected for this prestigious program, which will fund her

Within the CSU and the opportunity to work with faculty from doctoral-granting institutions. Scholars receive one-on-one guidance provided by faculty members Sally Casanova Scholars have unique opportunities to explore and prepare to succeed In the present, and rolls on into the future.'Ĭongratulations to graduating History major Kayla Daniels, recipient of a 2021-2022 Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholarship! Foremost, Istanbul wasĪ living lesson that showed me how the history that we learn is in the past, exists Other instead of a stagnant view from the pages of textbooks. Visiting both the physical and social crevices between mosques and music-blastingīlock parties alike provided a peek into Istanbul that interlaced fluidly with each

The deeply spiritual and religious walk side by side with the rebellious youth. Istanbul is a confluence of many cultures and continents like I have never experiencedīefore. Local neighborhoods became frequent backdrops in my daily life and remote graduation

The Hagia Sophia and Galata Tower to the small cafes in the Beşiktaş and Moda, the Leaping from the history textbooks I read just months before in my SDSU classes. The city's millennia-long history was made alive, monuments Unique opportunity to explore the city and meet new friends while working and going I was in the city for three months and had the 'This past spring semester, I relocated to Istanbul during the new normal of remote Recent history alum Finley Rafael Cazzorla (21') shares his experiences living in Turkey during his last semester at SDSU: Student & Alumni Achievements Finley Rafael Cazzorla

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