Working On Movie Soundtracks
A Thrill for Vocal Jazz Director
When American audiences made “The Lorax” the No. 1 movie this spring, part of the credit went to Christine Guter, who sang on the soundtrack of the hit animated feature. It’s just one of many soundtracks CSULB’s director of vocal jazz has lent her voice to.
CSSA Names Alexander President of the Year
For the second time in three years, CSULB President F. King Alexander was named the recipient of the 2011-12 Robert C. Maxson President of the Year Award by the California State Student Association (CSSA). The award is named after Maxson, who served as president at CSULB from 1994-2006.
Cleary Looks At Colonial St. Louis In Her
New Book The World, the Flesh and the Devil
History’s Pat Cleary examines an 18th-century French trading post in her new book and sees The World, the Flesh and the Devil.
LAC’s Redmayne Named
Employee Of The Month
Andrew Redmayne, operations coordinator for the Learning Assistance Center (LAC), was named by his coworkers in the Division of Academic Affairs recently as employee of the month.
Commencement 2012 Set For May 23-25
CSULB will confer more than 9,000 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees for the 2011-12 academic year, and many of those earning degrees are expected to walk across the stage during the nine graduation ceremonies on campus May 23-25.
Murray Receives Senior Scholar Award From Council For Study Of Community Colleges
The College of Education’s John P. Murray was named the recipient of the 2012 Senior Scholar Award by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges, an honor he received on April 20 at the organization’s annual conference.
Anthropology Presents An Evening
Of Films, New Media Projects May 19
Supervised by faculty members Steven Rousso-Schindler and Scott Wilson, the Department of Anthropology will present films and new media projects on topics as different as vinyl records and the body image of Mexican-American women on Saturday, May 19 at the Liberty Art Gallery and Performance Space in Long Beach.
Chinchilla Gets Lifetime Achievement Award
For Contributions To Central American Studies
Sociology’s Norma Stoltz Chinchilla received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions to Central American Studies by the Lozano-Long Institute for Latin American Studies and the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas. She was recognized at the institute’s conference under the theme “Central Americans and the Latino/a Landscape: New Configurations of Latino/a Studies.”