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| Edgardo Cervano-Soto | |
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Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: What I like best about Urban Studies: The advisors and counselors. Favorite book (and why): I have way too many favorite books. Among my top ten are Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon and The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. Their writing is precise and pretty much, illuminating. Other academic interests (majors, minors): Minor in Film and Media Studies Something else you should know about me: I love old-school movie houses. |
| Stephanie K Chan | |
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Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: What I like best about Urban Studies: The strong community of a small but ambitious program, excellent advising, a comprehensive core, and the undying commitment to social change. Favorite class / professor (and why): The Archeology of Modern Urbanism / Barb Voss exposed me to a completely new way of understanding the city through material culture. Barb is also an inspiring and dedicated teacher.
Career goal / Future plans: Historic preservation, inner-city economic development, immigrant and labor rights advocacy, municipal government, or maybe something else entirely. Other academic interests (majors, minors): languages, Russian literature Extracurriculars: Undergraduate Senate, Habla ESL tutoring, promoting student arts Something else you should know about me: Every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. (Whitman) |
| Melinda Grant | |
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Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: What I like best about Urban Studies: What I like best is that majoring in Urban Studies allows me the freedom of taking classes that focus around education while creating a foundation built upon the understanding of social inequalities and design of urban areas. I believe that understanding the relationship between these three components will help me be a better educator in the future. Career goal / Future plans: I would love to go into educational administration or to work at the California/ U.S. Department of Education. Other academic interests (majors, minors): I am also getting my minor in African and African American Studies. Extracurriculars: I am a tutor with Ravenswood Reads and a member of Sigma Theta Psi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. Something else you should know about me: For the past three summers I have been working at my High School District Office in the Human Resources department as well as the Business Services Department. I also love super hero movies. |
| Eno Inyang | |
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What I like best about Urban Studies: The disciplinary breadth!! Favorite class / professor (and why): URBANST 133: Social Entrepreneurship Collaboratory… because Social-E’s the wave of the future! Favorite book (and why): ‘The Starfish and The Spider’ by Braffman and Beckstrom. It’s about the power of ‘leaderless’ organizations – again, the wave of the future! Career goal / Future plans: Creating cities/communities of change (most definitely in a desert) For more information (the complete URL of your own web site): www.evolvingheroes.com |
| Melissa Jones | |
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Email: Hometown: Year expecting to graduate: Concentration in Urban Studies: Honors Thesis or other research project: "The Power of Memory: Urban Transformation and Historical Representation on the San Francisco Waterfront" |
Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: What I like best about Urban Studies: Favorite book (and why): East of Eden by John Steinbeck Something else you should know about me: I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain for six months. |
| Helen Kwan | |
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Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: What I like best about Urban Studies: Favorite class / professor (and why): Favorite book (and why): Harry Potter because it was such a huge part of my childhood! Career goal / Future plans: Somewhere in the public/ nonprofit sector Extracurriculars: Dance Marathon, EPASA, XO, summer 09 RA Something else you should know about me: I don't like chocolate... |
| Shannon Moskitis | |
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Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: It fits almost everything that interests and inspires me. What I like best about Urban Studies: It's focused on solutions. Career goal / Future plans: Administrative Social Work Other academic interests (majors, minors): Minor in Feminist Studies Extracurriculars: Stanford Outdoor Outreach Program, The Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness
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| Robin Thomas | |
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Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: It combines all my interests into one convenient major, and is the only undergraduate education degree at The Stan. What I like best about Urban Studies: Knowing where and how I’ll be able to apply in my life everything I learn in class. Favorite class / professor (and why): EDUC 116X, Service Learning as an Approach to Teaching Favorite book (and why): ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’, by Norton Juster. Read it to a kid. Career goal / Future plans: President of the United States Extracurriculars: Fleet Street, recruiting for the Americorps and City Year Something else you should know about me: Did I mention I’m running for President of the United States? For more information (the complete URL of your own web site): http://www.RT2024.com |
| Justin Dane “Jay” de la Torre | |
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Email: Hometown: Year expecting to graduate: Concentration in Urban Studies: Honors Thesis or other research project: “Gettin’ Hitched: An In-Depth Exploration of Same-Sex Marriage” |
What I like best about Urban Studies: I love that it’s an interdisciplinary program; you get the best of a lot of different subject areas What I like best about Urban Studies: It’s great that the major has such flexibility, so I essentially get to take whatever classes I’m interested in and count them towards my major Favorite class / professor (and why): EDUC 270X: Learning to Lead in Public Service Organizations / Dr. Grace Hoagland Favorite book (and why): Too many to list Career goal / Future plans: Obtaining a teaching credential, attending public policy/law school Other academic interests (majors, minors): Minor, Ethics in Society Extracurriculars: dv8 Hip Hop, Sigma Nu, ASSU Executive Something else you should know about me: I love getting to know new people and learning new things For more information (the complete URL of your own web site): http://jdelator.blogspot.com |





