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Robert Deane, History, 2007

Submitted: December 5, 2020

Robert Deane currently works in the Public Services Department of the Oregon Tech Library, in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He graduated with his MA Ed. in Social Studies from Western Governors University in 2019 and is nearing completion of his Masters in Library Science: Children & Youth Services from St. John's University.

Karleigh Shepard, English, 2019

Submitted: November 18, 2020

Karleigh Shepard is a Master of Public Policy candidate at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs. She has been appointed to the Executive Board of the Association of Master of Public Policy Students as Engagement Chair.

BOB Freeman, Biological Sciences, 1976

Submitted: November 6, 2020

I am continuing my writing career.

Vol 3 of H2LiftShips has just been released:
"Gigging the Void"
Available on Smashwords or Amazon

Paul J. von Hartmann, Special Major in art, wildlife behavior, journalism, 1978

Submitted: November 5, 2020

Paul J. Von Hartmann has been an International Cannabis Scholar and filmmaker for the past thirty years, he wrote a book & made a film entitled

"Cannabis vs. Climate Change: How hot does Earth have to get before all solutions are considered?"
https://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-vs-Climate-Change-considered-ebook/dp/B…

Julie Tyler, Liberal Studies Elementary Education, 2016

Submitted: November 2, 2020

Julie Tyler recently got their multiple subject credential and moved back to Humboldt County over the summer. They are now working at a local elementary school in Arcata in a place they love with all their heart.

Jorge Conesa, Special Major: Bio/Psy/Phil, 1989

Submitted: October 28, 2020

The International Journal of Ecopsychology (IJE)
HSU-Digital Commons

Trever McSwain, Politics, 2012

Submitted: October 27, 2020

Trever McSwain has been practicing law in Indiana since 2016, he is a captain in the Indiana National Guard JAG Corps and a legal aid attorney for Indiana Legal Services Military Assistance Project where he assists low income Veterans.

Daniel Mandell, History, 1979

Submitted: October 11, 2020

Prof. Daniel Mandell's (History, 1979) book The Lost Tradition of Economic Equality in America, 1600-1880, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in April 2020. He used that work to write commentaries on current issues for the Washington Post, Time, and The Conversation, which was then republished in various newspapers.

Matthew Woodman, English, 1998

Submitted: October 6, 2020

Matthew Woodman, English, 1998, was named the 2019-2020 Kern County Poet Laureate.

Mariko-(Jade) Takimoto, International Studies, 2016

Submitted: September 15, 2020

After graduation, Mariko-(Jade) Takimoto, International Studies, 2016, was fortunate enough to teach a year abroad in Seville, Spain. Once she returned to the states, she worked as an advisor for entertainment-art students at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Now she is a Recruiter/Sourcer for Sony PlayStation - Santa Monica Studio, God of War team. Takimoto says, "none of this would have been possible if not for the support of the HSU staff & faculty, especially those in the World Languages & Cultures Dept., International Studies Dept., and Center for International Programs. Thank you all for the support you have shown me and your willingness to continue to inspire students to be the very best version of themselves. Thank you HSU! <3"

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