Engagement and Support Strategies for SJSU Internationalization: Lessons from the Field

The International Programs and Students Committee (IPSC) and the Center for Faculty Development (CFD) invite you to attend a special panel discussion: Engagement and Support Strategies for SJSU Internationalization: Lessons from the Field.

The two-part event series will feature a panel of seasoned faculty at SJSU who have championed moving forward international opportunities and promoting global learning. Their stories are powerful in helping understand the significance of campus internationalization and the key role faculty play.

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Fulbright Scholar: Dr. Satya Sundar Sethy

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Satya Sundar Sethy, Senior Associate Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai, India for two virtual talks. Dr. Sethy is currently a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence pursuing his research and lecturing tasks at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. He will be visiting us virtually at San Jose State University for the following discussions:

Integrating Emotion into Engineering Design and Innovation: Risks and Responsibilities of Engineers

Globalization of Science and Engineering Education: Benefits and Opportunities

These events are open to SJSU faculty, staff, and students. We hope that you will be able to join us for one or both of these talks.

About Dr. Sethy

Dr. Satya Sundar Sethy is a senior Associate Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. At present he is awarded the Scholar-in-Residence Fulbright Fellowship to pursue his research and lecturing tasks at Snow College, Ephraim, Utah, the USA. During his Fulbright fellowship, he was invited to give lecture talks at University of Mississippi, Oxford; Utah State University, Utah; Utah Valley University, Utah; Texas A&M University, Texas, the USA.

Dr. Sethy is the recipient of the prestigious Young Philosopher Award (2017), conferred by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Ministry of Education, Government of India. He has also served at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) as Assistant Professor in the Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE), New Delhi. He has published several papers in prestigious journals and contributed chapters to the edited books. His publications include the books Introduction to Logic and Logical Discourse (2021), Higher Education and Professional Ethics: Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers (edited, 2018), Assessment of Learner Performance (With Mishra, S., 2018), Meaning and
Language (2016), Contemporary Ethical Issues in Engineering (edited, 2015), and Indian Philosophy: Orthodox Systems (2010).

His current research interests are Academic ethics; engineering ethics; assessment and evaluation in higher education; academic freedom and institutional autonomy, engineering education, consciousness studies; Aristotelian logic; and Indian philosophy. He may be contacted at satyasundar20012001@gmail.comsatyasundar@iitm.ac.in

Student Spotlight: Vy Nguyen

Vy Nguyen

Vy has been one of our amazing peer mentors in the iSucceed Mentorship program since Fall 2021. 

Major: BA Management Information System

Home Country: Vietnam

 

Why did you decide to become a Peer Mentor?

Because I wanted to evolve in the campus’s activities and make new friends and learn from them.

What do you enjoy about being a part of the iSucceed Program?

I got to know new friends and had memories together.

What types of activities are you involved in at SJSU or in the community?

Me and my mentees usually attend in the clubs activities or the career center’s events.

What do you enjoy most about SJSU?

I always got helps whenever I wanted to. And people are super supportive and responsive.

Where is your favorite spot on our campus and why?

Student union or just under the shades where I can meet up and talk with my friends or study

What message do you have for our Global Spartan community?

Thank you for creating such a great community where we can learn, grow, and have fun together

Student Spotlight: Ali Sherpa

Ali Sherpa

Ali has been one of our amazing peer mentors in the iSucceed Mentorship program since Fall 2021. 

Major: BS in Biology with minor in Chemistry

Home Country: Kathmandu, Nepal

Why did you decide to become a Peer Mentor?

I wanted to help fellow international students navigate through their college life in a new country. As an international student myself, I think I understand their concerns and can relate to them on many levels.

 

What types of activities are you involved in at SJSU or in the community?

Vice president of  Global Student Network

Treasurer of Women Wellness Organization

Club Coordinator in International House

Where is your favorite spot on our campus and why?

My favorite spot is the 5th floor of MLK library. I like to study there and enjoy the view as well.

What message do you have for our Global Spartan community?

Please help one another as we are all here to build our future. Being kind will make yours and someone else’s day.

How to make hand rolled veggie sushi

Hand Rolled Veggie Sushi

Recipe by Jamie Kubota, MS, RD – Chef Instructor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging

Fun to make once you get the hang of it – and so much cheaper than buying sushi out… You can always add in cooked shrimp, crab or egg if you like.  If you want to splurge and include raw fish, you’ll need to find sushi-grade fish – but that can be a fun trip to the Japanese market…

Notes:  Sushi seasoning can be bought pre-made – it comes in a bottle in the vinegar section at the Asian or Japanese markets – and even some American supermarkets carry it.  But you can easily make sushi seasoning as well – simply combine until dissolved 5 parts unseasoned rice vinegar, 3 parts sugar, and 1 part salt (for example, 5 tbsp rice vinegar, 3 tbsp sugar, and 1 tbsp salt).  Store any extra seasoning in a jar in your spice cabinet. 

You can also make the rice on the stove or in the microwave if you don’t have a rice cooker.  The most important thing is the type of rice you use – look for sushi rice – or Calrose rice which is a rice with similar slightly sticky texture perfect for sushi. Regular long-grain rice isn’t the right texture and won’t stick together well for sushi rolling.

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