ChiLFASA Shine


Shine allows the opportunity to shine a spotlight and share the amazing work of CSUCI faculty and staff. Have a staff or faculty shine to share? Contact us via email at chilfasamembership@csuci.edu.


Daniel Martinez
Daniel alongside colleages Asha Ramachandra and Brian Manson successfully implemented the goCI Mobile App Upgrade project (version 4) of the goCI mobile app. The  new version provids a range of enhancements and bug fixes to improve the overall user experience for students. Key improvements include resolved payment system issues, enhanced registration process, refined user interface, and optimized functionality. The goCI Mobile App Upgrade directly benefits the campus community by providing students with a more reliable, efficient, and user-friendly mobile platform to access essential campus services.


Jose Collazo
Join in and celebrating Dr. Jose Luis Collazo on his overarching study aiming to understand Latin American immigrants' experiences in Italy. He worked along CI Student mentee Jasmine Ramirez. Of the 30 semi-structured interviews with Latin Americans, 14 of them were Mexican. The data collection has been completed and currently being transcribed and coded. Be on the lookout for the work titled "¿Italia Lindo y Querido?:” Mexican’s Journey and Living in Italy. 


Rudi von May
Help us congratulate Dr. Rudi von May on his new article. Here are several links to view the published article and news releases on the topic.
Journal LinkCI News Release KCLU New Release 


Jose Alamillo
Congratulations to Dr. Jose Alamillo on being featured in the PBS documentary production of the "Flood of the Desert". English Link Spanish Link


Karina Chavarria
Join us in celebrating Dr. Karina Chavarria on her collaborative publication. Article link.


Georgina Guzman
Join us in congratulating Dr. Georgina Guzman on her new book, Campus Service Workers Supporting First-Generation Students. (may require myCI login)


Mónica Ocampo
Congratulations to Mónica Ocampo for securing a $50,000 gift/grant to support University Culture outreach to farmworker families in Ventura County!


Cindy Wyels
Congratulations to Cindy Wyels for being selected for the Board of Directors for the Mathematical Association of America!


Mari Estrada
Congratulations to Mari on her book chapter in Family Engagement in the US which is co-authored with a few other CSUCI faculty including Dr. Carola Oliva-Olson and Jaime Matera!


Jessica Lavariega
Congratulations to CSUCI's Vice Provost, Jessica Lavariega Monforti, Ph.D. on the latest award for her book, "Proving Patriotismo: Latino Military Recruitment, Service, and Belonging in the US." The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education has selected it as Book of the Year in the Senior Scholar category and will honor her at the AAHHE national conference in March. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3wJRo6v


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Recognize the outstanding contributions of faculty and staff members. Contribute by providing the faculty or staff's name, reason for the shine, and additional information such as how long they have been a ChiLFASA member, their contibutions as a member, website links related to their shine (if available), and send via email to chilfasamembership@csuci.edu. Be sure to mark the email subject as "Shine". ChiLFASA will include it to this website and can support you with shining on ChiLFASA faculty and staff members by:


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