Sophomores Gather to Recognize Achievements and Turn in Capstone
Students and faculty on the CGS sophomore teams gathered on Friday to turn in the written portion of the Capstone project and recognize the hard work of classmates and notable accomplishments over the past two years. In addition to announcing the students with the top 10 GPAs, the following awards were given:
Judson Rea Butler Award
This award is made annually to the sophomore students who best exemplified the highest standards of leadership, citizenship, and loyalty in contributing to the student life of the College of General Studies.
2015 Recipient: Jennifer Wong
Linda Bondy-Ives Advisee Award
This annual award is given to a deserving sophomore student who embodies the values and spirit of Linda Bondy-Ives, who was a dear friend and colleague at CGS . For over 25 years, Linda touched the lives of many students through her energy, kindness, and compassion.
2015 Recipient: Cindy Shaw
Brendan Gilbane Award
This award was established to honor long-time faculty member and dean Brendan F. Gilbane, who served as dean from 1974-2000. Initially nominated by a faculty member, this scholarship is given to a student based on following criteria:
- plans to continue into either CAS or COM (Dean Gilbane received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from COM and his Ph.D. in history from CAS)
- excellence in academic performance, as reflected in the faculty nomination and in the student’s academic record
- a two-page personal statement written by the nominated student, linking the first two years of interdisciplinary general education at CGS with plans for the next two years of study at CAS or COM.
2015 Recipient: James Patrick King
e-Portfolio Awards
Given to students who have demonstrated growth and achievement over the past two years through participation in e-Portfolio.
2015 sophomore recipients: Jonathan Caflun, Hayley Kohler
Sophomore will begin the oral arguments portion of the Capstone project today. Commonly referred to as “Capstone”, this final research project serves as the culmination of the College of General Studies experience. Sophomore students are challenged to solve a real-world issue using an interdisciplinary approach. This year’s topics, focusing on the theme Ethics, Politics, and the Law, challenges students to explore pressing political, legal, and constitutional issues of our time, including: internet regulation, teacher tenure in public schools, war crimes, immigration enforcement, affirmative action and higher education, money in politics, genetic privacy, and more. For the full syllabus, please see CGSNow.