California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. More
Nearly 6,000 people flocked to California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) February 11 -13 for The President’s Forum on International Human Rights: Modern Genocides and Global Responsibility, an initiative aimed at increasing global engagement among students, faculty, staff and the Southern California community. More
Forty faculty members participated in the January Scholarly Writing Institute, a unique three-day event that offers professional support to help faculty publish articles and books. It was the largest cohort since the program was started at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) four years ago in an effort to help faculty finish writing projects, receive support in getting articles published and learn to view research and writing as a sustainable process.
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) has more than doubled the number of Study Abroad programs available this summer and is making it easier than ever for anyone in the community to participate. A total of 30 Study Abroad programs are available, with half of them of them open to community members, staff or students in any major. More
Matt Wedel, a former CSULB graduate student and current visiting artist and teacher, has a 16-foot-tall ceramic sculpture on display at the Long Beach Museum of Art. It took Wedel about seven months to complete the sculpture, titled Child (shown at right), and eight days to install. The installation was documented in the Museum’s most recent e-newsletter and on the LBMA website.
Where are they now? Several 2007 graduates and former President’s Ambassadors are making a name for themselves – and California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) – outside of The Beach. Travis Buchanan, who graduated in December, has started working full time as a financial manager. Chris Bodziak, who also graduated in December, began working full time at Conoco-Phillips. Zaira Tinoco is working for Nestle' Corp.; Alan Schaefer is currently working for ESPN; Michael Sundberg, is attending Stanford Medical School; and Nicholas Pasqua is teaching English in Spain. More
Dr. Karen L. Gould, Provost & SVP
With the beginning of spring semester and the many course and campus activities taking place, including the President’s inaugural International Forum on International Human Rights, this is a very busy and energizing time for CSULB students, faculty, and staff. It is also an important time of year for our university with respect to the faculty and administrative searches that are underway. More
More internal grant applications were awarded by the Scholarly and Creative Activity Committee (SCAC) this year than at any time in the past six years. More than 270 awards were presented in December for the 2007-08 year, up from 238 in 2006-07.
In addition, the number of applications submitted increased this year from 326 to 356. Over time, the percentage of applicants who have been successful in applying has increased from about 50 percent to more than 70 percent.
"This reflects an increased demand for funding among faculty,” said Jim Till, associate vice president for research and external support. “We have a number of new faculty who are participating in many research and creative projects. While we have seen greater demand, we have also been able to increase funding from a variety of sources.”
A total of $1.3 million in grants was awarded this year. Thirty-one percent of faculty received summer stipends, 7 percent received mini-grants and the majority, 62 percent, received assigned time awards, affording them release time to work on scholarly or creative projects.
