Noah Lloyd has been a student in the Russian Minor program at California State University, Northridge since August of 2012. He went from not knowing a word in Russian to becoming a near-native speaker.
In addition to studying Russian, he was accepted to a very prestigious program called the Strategic Language Immersion Program, which took place over the course of two years. The final step of this program was a 6-week study abroad session in Moscow in 2013, at the Russian State University for the Humanities. During the summer, he was a dedicated student and improved all his Russian skills. He worked on a project titled "Russian-American International Relations: The Past, Present, and Future." His mentor during the program was a Russian University professor teaching Russian-American relations.
Upon completion, Noah became a teaching assistant in the Startalk Russian Language and Culture Immersion Program, which is 6-week summer program at CSUN, focusing on the studies of the Russian language and culture. This program is funded annually by the Department of Defense and the Department of Education, and Noah was able to display his leadership skills during two separate summer sessions. Noah was also a teaching assistant during regular school semesters in all my Russian classes over the course of two years.
In addition to all his success in Russian studies, Noah became the president of the Russian Culture Club here at CSUN for 2 years.
Noah’s next adventure is in Ukraine, as he embarks on the journey of volunteering as an English teacher with the Peace Corps for 27 months. His adventure continues, the last semester he was teaching English in one of the schools in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and enjoying the beauty of the Russian art and architecture.
In conclusion, he was a wonderful asset to our Russian Studies department. We are all very proud of all of Noah’s achievements over the years.