Congratulations to CCS undergraduate student Joce Dolezal, who will receive the Lakeview United Methodist Church scholarship offered by the department of Comparative Cultural Studies! Joce is a major in Comparative Cultural Studies with an emphasis in Public Humanities and a minor in Museum Studies. Joce writes “Majoring in Comparative Cultural Studies with an emphasis in public humanities was an opportunity which felt like it fell into my lap my freshman year when I found myself feeling unsatisfied in my original major. When changing my major to CCS and beginning my journey, the only things I knew for sure were my interests in history and humanity. Little did I know that I would fall in love with the classes I took which discussed culture, religion, the act of memory-keeping through institutions such as museums and archives, and how to meaningfully interact with and honor history through its critical examination and careful curation. Dr. Pratt-Sturges and her classes have been imperative to my success and enjoyment of CCS as she has consistently pushed me to do the best work I can and has truly been an irreplaceable mentor through these last few semesters. Without her I know without hesitation that I would not have found myself in CCS in the way I have and be able to look to my academic future with so much excitement.”
Congratulations Joce!
