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aculty, students and staff will have the opportunity to raise money for AIDS research, participate in a food drive or refurbish a home in North Long Beach when California State University, Long Beach’s ninth annual 7 Days of Service begins on October 19. The weeklong series of events is designed to encourage community engagement and showcase current service projects. More
The CSULB Foundation will hold a university-wide food drive from November 3 - 24 on behalf of the Center for Behavioral Research and Services (CBRS) to benefit their clients as well as local individuals and families who are economically disadvantaged or homeless. More
Professor Kelly Young, a local expert on reproductive biology, will give a presentation on Thursday, October 16, from 4 -5 pm in Peterson Hall 2 (PH2), room 110 as part of the Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series. In her presentation, “Extreme Remodeling: Protease Expression and Action in the Seasonal Ovary,” Young will discuss reproductive seasonality in mammalian females. A pre-seminar Student/Faculty/Staff Mixer (snacks and refreshments provided) will take place from 3:30-4:00 pm in PH2-110.
California State University, Long Beach faculty have been weighing in on the $700 billion bailout plan and the U.S. financial crisis in the media. Read comments by Professor Lisa Grobar (Economics) in the Orange County Register and the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Find remarks by Economics Chair Joe Magaddino and Professor Art Levine (Finance) in the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Catch comments from Magaddino in the Contra Costa Times and from Professor Craig Smith (Film and Electronic Arts) on KPCC. In addition, you can watch the recent panel discussion examining the economic crisis and its potential implications featuring CSULB and industry experts on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the month of October at 6:10 p.m. on BEACH TV, Long Beach Charter Cable 18 and Lakewood Comcast Cable 28.
Professor Oliver Wang (Sociology) participated in a forum on the future of music criticism at USC’s Annenberg School organized by L.A. Times' chief pop critic Ann Powers and featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic Tim Page, writers from Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, and City Beat and others. The panel discussed “the death of the critic” and how the Internet has affected arts writing. More
Dr. Karen L. Gould, Provost & SVP
As you know, the Academic Senate Retreat will take place on Friday, October 17th at the Pointe. This year’s theme, “Community, Sustainability, University (CSU),” is an especially timely and compelling one, given the importance of sustainability issues at the local, state, and national levels. It also is intended to highlight the value we place on enhancing our community partnerships for the benefit of our region and our campus community. I am especially pleased to note that this year’s event includes an opportunity for academic units, individual faculty members, students, and staff to showcase the connections they have established with the community on sustainability initiatives. I hope that many of you will be able to participate. More
Watch the 2007-08 Highlights Video, previously shown during Convocation, for a look back at some of the events that made it a dynamic year at California State University, Long Beach. View the video.
