PSFA STORIES
PSFA Stories is a round-up of curated links, as well as articles about the SDSU College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts written by the PSFA Communications Team and student interns building their portfolios.
Circular Dialogue Benches Support Respectful Co-Creational Learning
Apr 11In a collaboration between Arts Alive SDSU and the Office for Restorative Practices, School of Art and Design MFA student Kristi Williams has installed her thesis project, Circular Dialogue Benches, outside the Chinese Cultural Center in the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts.
Wearable Technology to Aid in Post-Covid Loss of Smell
Apr 11San Diego State University Art and Design Professor Yin Yu, in collaboration with Dr. Surabhi Bhutani, is designing wearable technology for olfactory, smell training to combat loss of smell after a COVID-19 infection. In a crossover between art and science, the wearable tech will help individuals suffering from loss of smell through olfactory training.
New Dean for PSFA
Apr 11Janis McKay has been appointed dean of the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts, effective July 3.
SDUT: San Diego State dance professor makes contact with ‘Skin Hunger’
Apr 11From the time we are newborns and into our senior years, touch plays a primary role in our physical and mental well-being. Its absence can result in what psychologists call “skin hunger,” a term that inspired the title of a production choreographed by San Diego State University dance professor Joseph Alter.
Balance: A student-athlete story by Raymond Gorospe
Apr 10JMS student Raymond Gorospe, placed 14th in the country in the Hearst Personality/Profile Competition with his photojournalism piece on student/athlete Tamara Arnold.
2023 NWEAMO Festival Goes Acoustic at S.D.S.U.
Apr 6Now celebrating its 25th year, San Diego State University’s annual NWEAMO new music festival took a surprising turn. Thursday’s concert in the Music Department’s Rhapsody Hall featured a quartet of guest musicians from Poland performing exclusively acoustic music.
SDSU offers first K-pop dance theory/practice class in the U.S.
Apr 5School of Music and Dance Associate Professor Chuyun Oh plans to expand knowledge of the unique art form.
Racial bias is well-documented in SDPD, but agency calls proposed solution 'radical'
Apr 5Megan Welsh, associate professor at the School of Public Affairs, appeared recently on KPBS's Midday Edition as part of a panel discussing racial and social disparities in San Diego policing.
Broom Center wants you to claim your seat at the table
Apr 56th annual Allen H. Center Distinguished Lecture in Public Relations features a diverse panel of media industry pros discussing how they made their names and landed leadership positions.
Mother-daughter duo attend SDSU to receive their degrees
Apr 4Former Aztec Shops employee and breast cancer survivor Imelda Hernandez-Villa is working alongside her daughter Sydney Villa as they aim to earn their bachelor's degrees.