(December 01, 2023) As the academic year draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on all the hard work that has been put in by so many GSAP members. The CBSI board is so proud of what GSAP leaders and members achieved this semester, especially during the 2023 APEC San Francisco Week! The CBSI board members were so proud to present achievement awards to those high achieving GSAP members and host a celebration lunch for these students and all those graduating in December on Friday December 1, 2023.
Professor Xiaohua Yang, the CBSI Executive Director, and other executive board members would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all our volunteers who have given their time and energy to support our APEC events. Their hard work and dedication have played a vital role in the success of our events and the APEC. Without their support, we would not have achieved the success for our CBSI’s APEC events. We applaud their efforts and hope they will continue to be a part of our programing in the future.
The board also wants to congratulate all the students who are graduating this December. This is a significant milestone in their academic journey, and we are proud to have played a part in their success. We are confident that they will go on to achieve great things and make a positive impact on the world. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.
Thank you all for your continued support of the GSAP program and for making GSAP a shining star at USF.
Here are some of our students and their volunteering efforts::
| Name | APEC-related events and opportunities volunteered |
| Nikita Tkachenko | APEC Multistakeholder Forum (AMF) at the Commonwealth Club and World Affairs Council |
| Ngoc Tran | City of San Francisco APEC Volunteer Assignments |
| Drew Esterline | Global Women Asia “Sustainability Fellows Reception” (Monday evening at 101 Howard), APEC Multistakeholder Forum (AMF) at the Commonwealth Club and World Affairs Council, Asia Society |
| Het Patel | Global Women Asia “Sustainability Fellows Reception” (Monday evening at 101 Howard), The Carter Center “Jimmy Carter Conversation on US-China Relations” Panel Discussion (Lone Mountain Del Santo Reading Room), The Book event and indirectly helped in the Jimmy Carter event in Malloy hall 117 |
| Carmen Nguyen | Global Women Asia “Sustainability Fellows Workshop” (Monday morning in Malloy 230) |
| Jocelyn Luciani | Global Women Asia “Sustainability Fellows Workshop” (Monday morning in Malloy 230) |
| Jieun Lee | Global Women Asia “Sustainability Fellows Workshop” (Monday morning in Malloy 230) |
| Yelena Kozlova | Global Women Asia “Sustainability Fellows Workshop” (Monday morning in Malloy 230), Global Women Asia “Sustainability Fellows Reception” (Monday evening at 101 Howard) |
| Antonia Urovsky | Global Women Asia “Sustainability Fellows Workshop” (Monday morning in Malloy 230), Global Women Asia “Sustainability Fellows Reception” (Monday evening at 101 Howard), APEC Multistakeholder Forum (AMF) at the Commonwealth Club and World Affairs Council, Asia Society |
| Koushal S Modi | The Carter Center “Jimmy Carter Conversation on US-China Relations” Panel Discussion (Lone Mountain Del Santo Reading Room) |
| Timofei Lopukhov | The Carter Center “Jimmy Carter Conversation on US-China Relations” Panel Discussion (Lone Mountain Del Santo Reading Room), APEC Multistakeholder Forum (AMF) at the Commonwealth Club and World Affairs Council, City of San Francisco APEC Volunteer Assignments |
| Alexander Zeng-Yang | The Carter Center “Jimmy Carter Conversation on US-China Relations” Panel Discussion (Lone Mountain Del Santo Reading Room), APEC Multistakeholder Forum (AMF) at the Commonwealth Club and World Affairs Council, City of San Francisco APEC Volunteer Assignments |
| Wenwen Zhang | The Carter Center “Jimmy Carter Conversation on US-China Relations” Panel Discussion (Lone Mountain Del Santo Reading Room), The Carter Center “Jimmy Carter Conversation on US-China Relations” VIP Reception and Dinner (Gleeson Library Monihan Atrium) |
| Mark Anthony Catahan | The Carter Center “Jimmy Carter Conversation on US-China Relations” Panel Discussion (Lone Mountain Del Santo Reading Room), The Carter Center “Jimmy Carter Conversation on US-China Relations” VIP Reception and Dinner (Gleeson Library Monihan Atrium), City of San Francisco APEC Volunteer Assignments |
| Riccardo De Simone | APEC Multistakeholder Forum (AMF) at the Commonwealth Club and World Affairs Council |
| Kidd Huang | APEC Multistakeholder Forum (AMF) at the Commonwealth Club and World Affairs Council |