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Jon Bruschke, ‘CSUF’s Socrates,’ Receives Faculty Leadership in Collegial Governance Award April 8, 2021
Jon Bruschke, chair and professor of human communication studies
“Every university needs at least one Socrates a faculty member who has the best interest of the university at heart and is not afraid to voice those interests, rattle cages or play the devil’s advocate with the intent of arriving at reasonable outcomes. Jon Bruschke is Cal State Fullerton’s Socrates.”
Mark Hoven Stohs, professor of finance and member of the CSUF Academic Senate Executive Committee
For his passionate pursuit of justice, equity and truth and his tireless efforts to improve the lives of all Titans, Jon Bruschke is the recipient of this year’s Faculty Leadership in Collegial Governance Award.
Lots of people argue online. This fall, Emory Woodruff Debate Scholars Eu Giampetruzzi and Grace Kessler were winning trophies for it.
When intercollegiate policy debate shifted online, the pair logged into tournaments from Giampetruzzi’s apartment on Emory’s Clairmont Campus. At their first tournament, they were the top seed after preliminary rounds, losing in the octofinals. They went on to win 88% of their debates (with only seven losses) and accumulated enough points with each win to earn a chance to battle for the national title in the National Debate Tournament next March.
The accomplishment is notable not for only a young team – Giampetruzzi and Kessler are a sophomore and first-year, respectively – but because of the rarity of an all-female team to reach that level.