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Today I made some adjustment to the border illustration for Terry Fox. The illustration consisted in a consecutive repetition of Canadian flags to create a page border. The problems or inconsistency was in the corners of the border. The spacing was a little bit off, also there was a little more of negative space. My solution was to add a extra flag in every single corner and make spacing the same between each flag. The illustration was posted on trello already.

Below is a sample of the fix illustration:

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Using a Student Response System to Increase Engagement

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Ever wonder how many of your students are grasping content as it is currently being delivered?  In looking over the sea of students in the classroom, I notice a vast collection of electronic devices – cell phones, tablets, and laptop computers.  Learning tied to technology could make a connection to not only content, but also […]

MERITO Foundation – Program Assistant

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MERITO Foundation, stand for Multicultural Education for Resources Issues Threatening Oceans and is a non-profit organization (501(c)3). MERITO’s mission is to enhance ocean and climate science literacy among multicultural communities while supporting marine research and conservation in order to promote healthy ocean ecosystems and inspire the new generation of ocean professionals.

I joined MERITO Foundation’s team October of 2016 as an intern and recently offered a position as a Program Assistant. I’ve been responsible to oversee on-line mapping platform development of Field Scope and the transfer of go daddy e-mail to gmail. I’m responsible to oversee social media management and strengthen our presence in our community. Other responsibilities are directly related to supporting MERITO programs in the Santa Barbara, Ventura and Channel Islands regions.

 

 

Goleta Butterfly Grove visit and Spencer Makenzie’s

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March, 2016 – Some time during March, a friend and I went for a morning walk along the Goleta butterfly grove, which leads to coastal pathways. Monarch butterflies migrate to Goleta November through February. The Grove is open from sunrise to sunset, there is no admission fee. You are welcome to support the Monarch Butterfly Docent Program through donations. For more information visit their webpage: www.goletabutterflygrove.com

We spent a few hours walking along the coast and having philosophical conversations about life … as you may imagine. On our way back to the Ventura County, we stopped by Spencer Makenzie’s in Ventura, CA to grab food. Thanks to yelp we experienced this little seafood gem near Ventura harbor/downtown. The restaurant is casual, cozy and lively. Perfect for a Saturday late afternoon lunch. The menu contained an assortment of fish tacos, burritos and classic items. Even though, they are known for their famous tacos we decided to try the Parker Burger. No regrets! This juicy Seared Ahi Tuna Steak burger was delicious … just thinking about it, makes my mouth watery.

http://www.spencermakenzies.com/

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We have made a lot of progress with our Active Planet Kids project. I have created backgrounds for the Terry Fox and Pelé sections of their summer fit workbook. For terry fox I created a background that was inspired by a photograph from when Terry was running the marathon of hope. Another background was of a building from the university that he attended. A background of a basketball was also included because he was part of a wheelchair basketball team, where he won three national titles. For Pelé I created a background of two different soccer fields, and of the Buckingham Palace where he received honorary knighthood. pele_background1

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For the graft group we have created an identity package, which includes business card, envelope, and letter head designs. We are going to be sending our the final files to Sam. biking_businesscard3

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The Channel Eye-lands club really liked our logo design and we have created a banner design that they can use for club events. I have also sent them files of the logo prepared to be printed for t-shirts.

The line lackeys club logo design project is coming to a close, we will be making one more final revision based off of the feedback we received.

For Driffill we have been working on designing the spirit/graduation shirts, banner design, and brochure. We have sent her our drafts and are still waiting on feedback for some of the work. I worked on the graduation shirts and I wanted to take existing typography and make it something special. The font was edited to make the letters look fluid and three dimensional.
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CI Students Present at SCCUR 2016

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Dozens of CI Students presented their research at the Southern California Council for Undergraduate Research Conference at UC RIverside on November 12, 2016. Transportation and registration fees were supported with funding to the Student Resarch Advisory Committee from the California Lottery. Presentation titles and their student authors are listed below.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Passing the Torch; Systematic study of leadership selection in Congress

Cassandra Estrella-Segura, CSU Channel Islands
Jehu Cazares, CSU Channel Islands

Assessing Neurocognitive Processes and Schizotypal Personality Traits in University Students

Aoife Kirby, California State University, Channel Islands
Edgar Jimenez, California State University, Channel Islands
Dominique DelValle., California State University, Channel Islands
Natalie Rodriguez, California State University, Channel Islands

A Study of Gender Differences in Emotional Processing and Social Functioning Between Natural Sciences vs. Humanities/Social Sciences University Students

Karina R. Duenas, California State University, Channel Islands
Kevin Lee, California State University, Channel Islands
Heidi Kim, California State University, Channel Islands
Tatianna B. Warwick, California State University, Channel Islands

The Dark Triad: An Investigation of Neurocognition and Psychological Processes

Zosimo S. Geluz, California State University, Channel Islands
Rocio Nieves, California State University, Channel Islands
Karina R. Duenas, California State University, Channel Islands
Savannah Winterstein, California State University, Channel Islands
HyeSun Lee, California State University, Channel Islands

A Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Xylo- and Arabinofuranoside Analogs

Lynn Marie Utley, California State University, Channel Islands
Jessica Maldonado, California State University, Channel Islands

Who’s at Risk for Internet Addiction? A Study of Gender and Cultural Differences

Monica Zepeda, California State University, Channel Islands
Cristian Garcia, California State University, Channel Islands
Roby Z. Ordonez, California State University, Channel Islands
Philip Press, California State University, Channel Islands
HyeSun Lee, California State University, Channel Islands

Trust Within Others: The Impact of Stress, Self-Esteem, and Hope

Kelley Kingsley, California State University, Channel Islands

The Psychological Impact of Stress

Katey M. Marin, California State University, Channel Islands

Why Are We An Obese Nation? A Study of Gender Differences

Jane S. Han, California State University, Channel Islands
Elizabeth Y. Casas, California State University, Channel Islands
Vanessa Popoca, California State University, Channel Islands
Kimmy Kee-Rose, California State University, Channel Islands
HyeSun Lee, California State University, Channel Islands

iSprinkle: Design and implementation of an internet-enabled sprinkler timer

Carlos A. Gomez, California State University, Channel Islands

When in Doubt, Hope

Alanna Dantona, California State University, Channel Islands

POSTERS

A New Approach to Binary Phase Diagrams

Thomas P. Dorch, CSU Channel Islands

APPS TO EAT BY: CONSUMPTION INVOLVEMENT IN THE MILLENIAL AGE, TRANSFORMED BY APP USAGE

Emily Cuilty, California State University, Channel Islands

Creating the Curious Classroom: Promoting a Research Mindset in a First-Year Living-Learning Community

Madison Harden, California State University, Channel Islands
Edward Hernandez, California State University, Channel Islands
Zachary R. Lotshaw, California State University, Channel Islands

Improving Multitasking Ability through Verbal Memory Training

Jessikah Morales, California State University, Channel Islands
Kristine Duff, California State University, Channel Islands
Christian Portillo, California State University, Channel Islands

RAPD Fingerprinting Arundo donax from the Santa Clara River

Amrita Duggal, California State University, Channel Islands
Natali Chavez, California State University, Channel Islands
Elizabeth Garcia, California State University, Channel Islands
Victor Viveros, University of California, Irvine
Michael Nicholson, Oxnard College

Speaking of the Channel Islands: Oral Histories of Researchers in the North American Galapagos

Alexandria Calderon, California State University, Channel Islands
Samantha Gonzalez, California State University, Channel Islands
Rodolfo Gutierrez, California State University, Channel Islands
Riley B. Richman, California State University, Channel Islands

Comparative Studies of Myoglobin Regulation in Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

Vivian P. Garcia, California State University Channel Islands

Constructing SPEQ-DB: A Simple Program for Enhancing Quality in Online Discussion Boards

Sara Colon, University of California, Santa Barbara
Nicole R. Dubin, California State University, Channel Islands
Rafael Hernandez, Oxnard College
Brian Thoms, California State University, Channel Islands

Cost effective spin and dip coaters

Andrew Adford, California State University, Channel Islands

Dip Coater

Michael Bresnahan, California State University, Channel Islands

 Los Angeles Lizard People: An Exploration through Literature and History

Christina L. Brown, California State University, Channel Islands

Novel Beating Cardiac Cell and Pacemaker Macrostructures Produced on 3-D Printed Substrates of Fibrin

Natali Chavez, California State University, Channel Islands
James Harber, Oxnard College

Task Assignment for Multi-Robot Systems of Heterogeneous Ability Using Negotiation

Kelsey R. Geiger, California State University Channel Islands

Uranium Abatement Pellets’ Robustness Enhanced By Slow Dehydration

Karen Ramirez, California State University Channel Islands
Jeremy Jones, New Mexico State University
Antonio Lara, New Mexico State University
Mathew Simpson, New Mexico State University

What are the Predictors of Academic Success in First Generation University Students?

Laura Lugo, California State University, Channel Islands
Roby Z. Ordonez, California State University, Channel Islands
Monica Zepeda, California State University, Channel Islands
Kevin lee, California State University, Channel Islands

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11/11/16 CAPSTONE 499

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The adjustments to Pele’s illustration were made today. I try to make the illustration more Pele like, because I got some feedback saying that was a little too much Obama. I try to make the illustration more youthful. I create two more illustrations. The first one is Pele holding the world cup. The second one is him playing on the soccer field with the old soccer ball. I poster my draft on Trello where my teammates are going to provide me with some feedback. I also updated the border displaying the Canadian flag for Terry Fox bubble head. I play with the spacing on the corners so is not all blank and with negative space.

Bellow is a sample of the illustration of Pele:

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Listen “winners”…. it’s not about politics

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Sharing my recent Facebook post here.  I plan to follow up with ideas of how to move forward.

Let me just say this. I actually DON’T LIKE POLITICS and have never really cared much about the resultQuote. "This is not about politics. This election became about FREEDOM, INCLUSIVENESS and SAFETY." of an election. I can’t vote and was never bothered enough about voting to pursue citizenship (I know.. that sounds bad). The reason why I care THIS time is because I didn’t/don’t see this as politics or “one side being better than the other.” THIS NOT ABOUT POLITICS. This election became about FREEDOM, INCLUSIVENESS and SAFETY. Because of the words Trump used and the way he has treated people in the past – he modeled the way for spewing hatred.

STOP saying people are pouting because the other side won or that they just need to learn to see common ground. It is not about being a Republican or Democrat. It is about people having to send their kids to school in fear that they will be ridiculed and worse, that they are not safe. It’s people wondering if their families might be broken up. It’s not RED or BLUE. It’s their LIVES and SAFETY.

People are SAD because they no longer feel welcome in their own country and they are AFRAID that their rights will be taken away or family will be broken up, and for goodness sakes, they’re afraid for their (and their kids’) safety. Wouldn’t that suck if it were you???

Before you start criticizing people for being poor losers take a minute to think about how they might be feeling AND educate yourself on how the system of oppression works in this country. That is if you care  about the people around you.

Writing to Learn Workshop

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This semester, I was asked by the Teaching and Learning Innovations team to develop a workshop for faculty centered on the teaching of writing. As Composition Director at CI, I engage in several conversations with faculty across campus about the challenges they face in assigning and responding to student writing. I relish being part of […]

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