Dean Gerry Riposa is proud to announce the 2008 College of Liberal Arts Scholars Program winners, which are Drew Evans (undergraduate award) and Nelly Goswitz (graduate award).
Drew Evans is currently an English major at CSULB, who plans on attending graduate school after completing his degree. Drew has already completed the requirements for his Bachelors degree, but has postponed graduation so that he can more formally take classes in history, philosophy, linguistics and art. Drew has also dedicated himself to improve his language skills in both French and Spanish in anticipation of the rigorous proficiency requirements in two languages that are common in most PhD programs in English. It is because of Drew’s discipline and focus on his education he has received the 2008 College of Liberal Arts Scholars Program award for an undergraduate student.
Nelly Goswitz is a graduate student in the MA Spanish program. Her two areas of study are Peninsular and Latin American Literature with a special interest in nineteenth-century women in Latin America. Recently, Nelly’s ground-breaking research paper was selected for presentation at the Graduate Colloquium at UC Berkeley this past April. A few of Nelly’s accomplishments include being inducted as a member in the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society in the Spring 2007 and residing as President of Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society – Chapter Pi Chi at CSULB during the 2006-2007 academic year. Nelly is currently a Teaching Associate within the Department of Romance, German Russian Languages and Literatures and teaches Spanish 101B.
The College of Liberal Arts Scholars Program is designed to encourage and assist outstanding Liberal Arts majors by providing financial support for collaborative project between CLA students and faculty members. Each undergraduate student selected for support will receive a $2,000 scholarship, and each graduate student will receive a $3,000 scholarship. These funds will be used to underwrite the costs of proposed collaboration and provide the student with direct financial assistance.
If you would like to make a gift or have questions about the College of Liberal Arts Scholars Program, please contact Kevin Crowe, Director of Development, College of Liberal Arts at 562/985-1619 or kcrowe2@csulb.edu.
