President's Messages

Climate change is real, and its impacts will unfold in ways that will have devastating consequences for people, wildlife, the environment, and the economy.  As a university located on California’s coast, CSULB must be particularly concerned about the role of climate change on rising sea levels, acidification of the ocean, and increasingly volatile weather events. A few years ago, we joined nearly 700 universities in signing a commitment to reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions and to…

My last message shared some of my campus activities and the insights that followed.  I probably spend equal amounts of time on and off The Beach as I work to further our organizational goals. Our 293,000 alumni are our best story of excellence.  I’ve enjoyed meeting Alumni Association board members and had special fun meeting notables like pop music great Richard Carpenter and Dirtbag legend Dario Pini. We anticipate that after our 2015 commencement we’ll have 300,000 alumni.  …

I’ve been busy.  Meetings with faculty, staff, students, alumni, elected officials, agency heads, industry partners, and friends of the university have been fun and enlightening.  Perhaps I can provide some details on just a few of these meetings and on the insights I’ve gained.  I’ll go in alphabetical order. Our arts students have amazed me with their artistry and professionalism.  These students practice, create, and perform in addition to working and managing other…

Last week, CSULB launched the public and final phase of its first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign. About $200 million has already been donated to DECLARE: The Campaign for CSULB, and we are in a final push to raise an additional $25 million by December 31, 2015, to reach our total campaign goal of $225 million. I had the pleasure and privilege of addressing a group of campus and community members who gathered on October 11 for the official campaign kick-off; what follows is a shortened…