Greetings,
I want to take this occasion to introduce myself. I am Gerry Riposa, the new Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Our College is excited about this new publication which is dedicated to sharing some of the numerous activities our students, faculty, and alumni are undertaking. As you will see, we have a lot going on in the College. We are especially proud to present some examples of alumni and friends of the College contributing to various gift-giving opportunities. Their generous support plays an integral role in providing our students and programs with much needed additional support to do extraordinary things, which not only increases the value of current degrees but also increases the value of those earned by our alumni. Without question, California State University, Long Beach continues to climb in quality of education and ranking, but we are not satisfied. We know we can do more and soar higher. We hope you will join us on this journey.
The Fifth Annual Uka and Nalini Solanki Foundation Lecture Series featured Suketu Mehta, renowned author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found (Vintage 2005), The Solanki Lecture Series is an endowed lecture series created by Uka and Nalini Solanki in order to invite a distinguished individual to CSULB campus annually to discuss South Asia related topics.
The 2007 Distinguished Alumni for the College of Liberal Arts are Paul Turner and Jan Burke. These two accomplished alumni were selected based upon their individual level of excellence each has achieved in their professional lives.
The annual College of Liberal Arts Emeriti Faculty Spring Event took place on Thursday, March 29, 2007 with a group excursion to the newly renovated Getty Villa Malibu museum. This year's event was well attended with a total of 55 guests.
