Golden Graduates Spotlights

GOLDEN FACULTY - I saw the Engineering School move from the barracks to the buildings we now have, helping the State College become a University, and the Mechanical Engineering Department to get national accreditation. My experiences at CSULB can only be described as wonderful.

GOLDEN FACULTY - Among the many memorable experiences was being promoted from Associate to Full Professor at age 38 and receiving thoughtfully written responses from President Steve Horn to my detailed sabbatical leave follow-up reports.

GOLDEN GRADUATE - CSCLB prepared me for a great career with the LA County Probation Department as a Probation Officer in 1970. I found my experience at the college both enriching and a fun time in my life.

GOLDEN GRADUATE - I was able to learn management skills, how to allocate funds, time management, hard work, prioritization, networking and living/working with diverse individuals.  Thinking for myself, goal setting/achievement, working within committees and being bold while taking the initiative.

GOLDEN GRADUATE - All of the jobs like North American Aviation working on the Apollo program through CSCLB helped me gain experience. It was my Industrial Design major that taught me to think, problem-solve and be creative enough to develop my own T-’shirt business. I learned that for every problem there is a solution.

GOLDEN FACULTY - I was very honored to serve the university for three years as Chair of the Academic Senate. I am very proud of the fact that, in that role and later as Dean of Undergraduate Studies, I was able to help develop policies and procedures that helped students get clear, consistent information on what they needed to do and on completion of…

GOLDEN GRADUATE - All of the jobs like North American Aviation working on the Apollo program through CSCLB helped me gain experience. It was my Industrial Design major that taught me to think, problem-solve and be creative enough to develop my own T-’shirt business. I learned that for every problem there is a solution.

GOLDEN GRADUATE - The General Honors program and the Associated Students Experimental College expanded my view of life and enhanced my appreciation of the importance of diversity. The semester abroad with Semester at Sea increased my appreciation for the similarities of people even when their culture may differ.

GOLDEN GRADUATE - I was thrilled to be attending college full time. I loved the exchange between most professors and me and my fellow students. My Senior Seminar, supposedly limited to twelve students, had to be held in a Lecture Hall because the class enrollment was well over one hundred students. What an experience that was!  

GOLDEN FACULTY - Long Beach was an excellent state college that was able to compete with national universities in terms of higher education and opportunities. The interpersonal connections made between professors and students was invaluable to making the college such a success. 

GOLDEN GRADUATE - CSULB has a wonderful education department now and back in the ‘60’s. In addition, by using the job placement office at CSULB, I got a job as a teacher assistant in Long Beach Unified School District during my junior and senior years, that additionally prepared me for my teaching career.

GOLDEN FACULTY - I decided to work at LBSC because of the chance to use my expertise at local, state, and national levels of academia. I was impressed with the interview process and faculty. My first assignment while at LBSU consisted of four courses of Elementary school in American Society; it was very broad and interesting.