Provost's Message - March 14, 2018

A Message From Provost Jersky

Provost Brian Jersky

Governor Brown recently released his recommendation for the CSU budget. Unfortunately, it is substantially less than requested and will not fully address our financial needs. As we understand the somewhat bleak news we have two ways to look at it; one is to worry and fret over our situation, another is to look at it as an opportunity.

The more information we have on what is happening on our campus, the better we can articulate what our essentials are. With the current political climate in our nation and state affecting everyone, we all need to be thinking of ways to be part of the solution. In other words, we must innovate how we are going to go forward with our mission intact, now more important than ever.  

This is where you, the campus community, have opportunities to get involved.

On March 15, we will have our first ever LB Giving Day. This is your chance to support our community. The money raised goes directly to our needs.

Recently, we embarked on campus-wide town hall meetings on our budget. Our hope is that all stakeholders on campus will come away with a clear understanding of our campus budget as well as the challenges and opportunities we face.

Vice President Scott Apel and I will be outlining the budget opportunities and challenges that lie ahead during our “road shows.” They are open to all faculty and staff and will provide preliminary information based on what we know now. I invite you personally to come to one or more of them.

Here are upcoming dates and times:

  • Monday, March 19 @ 1:00-2:00pm in BAAC Conference Center (BAAC-223)
  • Wednesday, April 4 @ 3:00-4:00pm in BAAC Conference Center (BAAC-223)

As a campus, we must invest our time and energy in understanding our ‘budget’ and the financial landscape we are in.  If you would like to have us speak to your college or organization, please contact the provost’s office at extension 5-4129 or provost@csulb.edu.

News

Faculty in the News

In Memoriam

Dr. Joseph L. White, founder of the Educational Opportunity Program on campus in 1967, passed away November 22, 2017. Dr. White pioneered ethnic minorities in psychology, which he popularized through his research, publications and lectures.

Dr. Kenneth L. Perrin, emeriti faculty of Liberal Arts has passed away February 8, 2018. Dr. Perrin was honored as the Distinguished Alumnus for Liberal Arts in 1988.

Dr. Keith Collins, emeriti faculty of the History department, passed away in February. Dr. Collins taught American history throughout his time at The Beach.

Publications and Grants

Saba Reda, PUSD - MESA Schools Program. PUSD. COE. Engineering Student Success Center. Total Award: $25,000 (July 2017 - June 2018)

Praveen Shankar, Design of a Robotic System for Maintenance of Wind Turbine Blades - Phase 1. EdgeWind Corporation. COE. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Total Award: $96,203. (January 2018 - August 2018)

Brenda Vogel, Emergency Preparedness Services - Tribal Health Programs. State of CA Dept. of Health Care Services. CHHS. Criminal Justice. Total Award: $75,000 (January 2018 - June 2020)

Rafael Topete, LACOE - Intern Program 2017. LACOE. SA. College of Assistance Migrant Programs. Total Award: $13,720. (July 2017 - June 2018)

Hamid Rahai, CFD Investigations of a NASA High Lift Common Research Model (HL-CRM) with and without CVG's. EdgeWind Corporation. COE. COE Administration. Total Award: $17,076. (January 2018 - March 2018)

Richard Marcus, California International Studies Project at Long Beach. The Regents of the University of California (UCOP). CLA. Global Studies Institute. Total Award: $29,158. (July 2017 - June 2018)

Douglas Pace, Deining the Role of Calcium-building Proteins in the Human Parasite Taxoplasma Gondii. NIH-NIGMS. CNSM. Biological Sciences. Total Award: $99,562. (February 2018 - January 2019)

Deepali Bhandari, Novel Insights into Cancer Cell Survival During Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. NIH-NIGMS. CNSM. Chemistry & Biochemistry. Total Award: $128,407. (January 2017 - December 2019)

Matthew Becker, Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing for Monitoring La Palma Recharge Basin. Orange County Water District. CNSM. Geological Sciences. Total Award $15,897. (July 2016 - June 2018)

Academic Affairs News

The next Provost’s Message will be published on Wednesday, April 18. Items for the upcoming message should be submitted by Friday, April 13, to aa-communication@csulb.edu.