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On
the Path to Success Published as an online supplement to Krónika 48.
Santino Galizio, born August
28, 1987, is the son of Isabelle Kis Galizio. Isabelle is the daughter
of Ferenc Kis who is on the Board of the Hungarian Association. Santino
is an example of a young man on the path to success.
While at Ignatius, Santino immersed himself in ‘service’ programs and projects. During his sophomore year he resurrected a program that was defunct. He asked the Service Director to allow him to turn the Program around. With the assistance of his friends the Program became extremely successful and Santino was leader of the Program from sophomore year until senior graduation. As a result of all of his hours of service, he was awarded the St. Peter Claver Service Award upon graduation. He was awarded the “Ignatius Scholarship” upon entering Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, in 2005. This was a 4 year annual renewable scholarship. As a freshman he joined the College’s Little Theater Group where he performed in all their Shakespearian productions, as well as other shows. Aside from his performances, he also assisted with stage crew. In his junior year he was elected to the Board as Treasurer, and senior year as President. In the spring of 2008, Dr. John D. Occhipinti, PhD, professor and Department Chair Director of the European Studies Program nominated Santino to represent Canisius as a delegate to the annual Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference. Students are nominated from their respective universities as outstanding undergraduates to meet and discuss major contemporary issues as selected by the NAFAC Leadership. In 2008 the students were required to write papers on issues addressing selected various Latin American topics. Santino’s topic was ‘Cuban – U.S. Relations.’ In the spring of 2009, Santino co-authored a paper with Dr. Jonathan M. DiCicco, Ph.D. titled, “One Plus One Equals Three: The Effect of Third Party Wars on International Rivalries.” Their paper was selected by the New York State Political Association to be presented at their annual conference held in New York City. Dr. DiCicco selected Santino through the highly competitive Canisius Earning Excellence Program, known as CEEP. Students are chosen by professors to assist them in research, writings, and experiments in various fields throughout the university. As a student in the History Honors Program, Santino was required to complete a Senior Honors Thesis and present his findings to a review panel comprised of professors and students. The thesis was titled, “South Ossetia: Georgia’s Kosovo?” and detailed the historical similarities between the Kosovo war and the conflict in South Ossetia. In May of 2009, Santino graduated Magna cum Laude, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree, majoring in International Relations, History, European Studies, and Modern Languages – Spanish, with Honors in History. He received the International Relations Academic Excellence Award for graduating with the highest GPA among candidates for that major. Additionally, he was inducted into 4 honor societies: Alpha Sigma Nu – National Jesuit Honor Society; Pi Sigma Alpha – National Political Science Honor Society; Phi Alpha Theta – History Honor Society; and Sigma Delta Pi – National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society. Currently Santino is seeking employment as he prepares to take the GRE ‘Graduate Record Exam’ to enter graduate school. He is taking this time off to decide whether he will first pursue a Masters in Linguistics followed by a Ph.D. in History, or the reverse. Once he has made this decision he will begin his search for a university that will best match his needs. His hope is to attain a full scholarship and teaching assistant’s position while completing his studies. The final goal is a professorship, where he can inspire other students, while continuing his own education in the world of academia, which he loves so much. |
