Fall 2012
A Message from President F. King Alexander
There was a time, really not that long ago, when California was envied worldwide for its commitment and access to higher education. The California Master Plan, enacted in the 1960s, defined the expanded roles of the California community college system, the California State University and the University of California, in the process making it possible for nearly everyone to take advantage of learning beyond high school … More
Faculty & Staff Highlights
CSULB Science Faculty Earn $589,999 DoD Grant to Support Nano-optics Experiments
CSULB Anthropology Lecturer Named a Top Professor on RateMyProfessors.com
CSULB Chemistry Prof Receives NIH Grant to Study Peptides as a Cancer Treatment
Vice Provost Receives Fulbright Award to Travel to Germany for Higher Ed Program
Faculty, Students Studying Molecules to Carry Drugs Across Cell Membranes
CSU Long Beach Archaeologist’s Easter Island Findings in National Geographic
Cal State Long Beach Professor Named 2012 Geological Society of America Fellow
CSULB Media Group Wins National Award for Documentary on the Panama Canal
CSULB Professor Gets Lifetime Award for Contributions to Central American Studies
CSULB Faculty Member Gets Douglas Legacy of Vision Award at LA Mission Event
Spotlight
Proposition 30 Included Among State Ballot Measures In November
Student Highlights
7 CSULB Graduate Students from CHAAT Spend Summer at Internships with NASA
CSULB Student Spending Fall in Washington, D.C. as Panetta Intern
Cal State Long Beach Students Set Their Sights on the Stars with NASA Internships
Grad Student at Cal State Long Beach Named Recipient of Hearst/Trustees’ Award
CSULB CAMP Student Serving as HACU Intern
President’s Scholars Program at Cal State Long Beach Welcomes 26 New Scholars
4 Cal State Long Beach Students Selected 2012-13 Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars
2 CSULB Students Chosen for Finals of Engineering Research Competition in Paris
CSULB Student Gets Fulbright for Study in Mexico City on 1940s-1960s Bracero Project
Doctoral Student, 10 Grad Students at CSULB Awarded Research Fellowships
On Campus
CSULB Adds 2 New Doctoral Degrees—Physical Therapy, Nursing Practice
CSULB Ranked 9th Nationally in Awarding Bachelor’s Degrees to Minority Students
19 Parent-Daughter Pairs Stay at CSULB as Part of ‘My Daughter is an Engineer’
Verizon Supports CSULB Science Education Summer Camp for Homeless Children
U.S.News & World Report Ranks CSULB 4th Public University Best in West
Victory Media Names Cal State Long Beach to ‘Military Friendly Schools’ List
Molina Healthcare, CSULB Launch New Internship to Help with Career Choice
DENSO Funds Top Plasma Cutting System for College of Engineering at CSULB
Sports Highlights
49ers Get 2nd Straight Conference Commissioner’s Cup with Best Average Ever
LBSU Men’s Volleyball Player on 2012 Volleyball Magazine All-America Team
Long Beach State Well Represented on USA Volleyball Rosters in London Olympics
28 Long Beach State Athletes Named Big West Academic All-Conference Honorees
All 18 Teams at Long Beach State Exceed Division I Academic Performance Rates
LBSU Golfer 1st 49er in Men’s History to Go to NCAA Championship as Individual
Cal State Long Beach Fishing Team Captures National Championship
LBSU Track and Field Teams Earn Division I All-Academic Distinctions