Catie Bussey
    Member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
      
From Rocklin, California
From Rocklin, California
  Catie G. Bussey is a critical analysis section editor for the Calaveras Station Literary Journal at California State University, Sacramento. She is the Outstanding Senior for the Department of English and a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Tau Delta, and Phi Mu. Catie is TESOL certified with a BA in English and Special Minor in Linguistics, having graduated suma cum laude in Spring 2020. Within the Department, Catie serves as the TESOL Faculty Student Representative, a Writing Center tutor, and English Club President. She is a passionate advocate for social justice and seeks to dedicate her life to research, scholarship, and advocacy. 
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          Catie Bussey  Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi 
          
          
            
          
        
Catie Bussey of Rocklin, California, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Bussey was init...
April, 08 2020 - Verified by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
          Catie Bussey was recognized for earning a spot on the Dean's List
          
          
          
            
          
        
        
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              Patrick Micheal Ewing Memorial Graduate Fellowship
            
          
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              The Outstanding Senior for the Department of English: 
     Top honors from CSUS Department of English with the highest honors in the Department.
            
          
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              B.A. in English
Minor in Linguistics
Certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
            
          
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              Dual-M.A. in English Composition and Linguistic Anthropology as a multiple degree seeking student.
            
          
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              M.A. in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
            
          
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              Faculty Endowment Scholarship Recipient
Recipient for funding the spring semester in full for being within the top ten% of students in the major, overcoming significant challenges, and serving the community of Sacramento.
            
          
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              ASI Services to Students Scholarship Recipient
            
          
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              Elizabeth Keith Olmstead and John & Kathryn von Saltza Scholarship Recipient
            
          
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              University Enterprise Inc. Research Grant: $1,600 grant recipient for CSUS 2020 Spring Symposium research.
            
          
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              Latin Honors: Summa Cum Laude
            
          
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              Golden Key International Honor Society CSUS Chapter Ambassador Leadership Stipend
            
          
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              Student Organizations and Leadership Values Award for Teamwork: English Club
            
          
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              Student Organizations and Leadership Student Leader of the Year Nominee
            
          
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              Associated Students Inc. Dollars for Clubs and Organizations Grants (11 separate grants): English Club.
            
          
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              Phi Mu Scholar Award
            
          
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          English Club
          
          
            
            
          
        
        
              Homecoming Golf Cart Parade,
English Faculty Guest Speaker Symposium Coordinator,
Cesar Chavez Appreciation Book Drive,
Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Virtual Walk,
Walk 4 Literacy Walk,
Open Mic Night Coordinator,
General Meetings Coordinator,
Officer Coordinator,
Event Planning,
Poetry Read Aloud,
Game Nights,
Halloween Horror Symposium
            
          
              Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
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              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          Phi Mu Fraternity
          
          
            
            
          
        
        
              Scholar Award Recipient, Big Sister, Blog Publication, Music Spotlight, UC Davis Children's Miracle Network Hospital Phi Jam Fundraiser, Dance Marathon Fundraiser, and Online Campaign.
            
          
              Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
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              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          TESOL Faculty Student Representative
          
          
            
            
          
        
              Elected by English Department faculty to serve as a liaison between faculty and students, voting on hiring and course modification decisions and voicing student concerns.
            
          
              Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
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              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          Sigma Tau Delta
          
          
            
            
          
        
        
              International Honor Society in English
            
          
              
              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          Golden Key International Honor Society
          
          
            
            
          
        
        
              Chapter Ambassador
            
          
              
              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          Calaveras Station Literary Journal
          
          
            
            
          
        
              Critical Analysis Section Editor
            
          
              
              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          Arts & Letters Joint Council Member
          
          
            
            
          
        
        
              Council member with the Dean of Arts & Letters.
            
          
              
              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          Kappa Delta Pi
          
          
            
            
          
        
        
              Honor Society in Education
            
          
              
              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          Spanish-English Translator Assistant
          
          
            
            
          
        
              Church Service Week
            
          
              
              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          Annual Walk 4 Literacy
          
          
            
            
          
        
        
              English Club President leader during walk.
            
          
              
              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          UC Davis Children's Miracle Network Hospital
          
          
            
            
          
        
        
              Fundraiser Event, Online Fundraising Campaign
            
          
              
              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          CaTESOL 
          
          
            
            
          
        
              Board of Directors Nominee and Member
            
          
              
              California State University: Sacramento
                
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          Writing Center Tutor at California State University, Sacramento
          
            
              
          
            
          
        
        Specialization in tutoring English as a Second Language (ESL) students
            January 2020 - Present
          
          
          VP/CFO of Administration and Business Affairs Student Worker at California State University, Sacramento
          
          
            
          
        
        
            September 2019 - January 2020
          
          
          Intercambio ESL (English as a Second Language) Adult Spanish-English course at ESL
          
            
              
          
            
          
        
Volunteer Teacher
            January 2019 - July 2019
          
          
          Grant Writer and Researcher for the Presidential Circle at Advancement Services (Biola University)
          
            
              
          
            
          
        
Associate
            April 2018 - August 2018
          
          
          Syntactic Pronominalization in Spanish L2 and English L2 Speakers
          
            
            
          
        
        
              Published the poster of culminated Spanish Syntax Research presented at the CSUS Fall Forum through CSUS ScholarWorks.
            
          
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            Publications
          
          
          English 199 Independent Research Course
          
            
            
          
        
        
              IRB approved sociolinguistic research into improving student/peer teaching methods in diverse ESL supplemental writing courses with funding from a $1,600 CSUS UEI research grant.
            
          
            Research Projects
          
          
          UC Davis
          
            
            
          
        
              Open Campus Extension Student: Intro to Linguistics
            
          
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          Summer Research Institute
          
            
            
          
        
        
              North American Summer School for Logic, Language, and Information (NASSLLI)  2020
            
          
            Others
          
          
          UC Davis Summer Linguistic Society of America Institute
          
          
            
          
        
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