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Achievement Awards & Research Celebration is May 5

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he University Achievement Awards and Celebration of Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity will be Wednesday, May 5 at the Pointe in the Pyramid.

 

The events, which are being held together for the first time, are designed to recognize the outstanding work and accomplishments of faculty, staff and students. Doors open at 1 pm for the campus and Long Beach community to view faculty and student research and books. The awards program will begin at 4 pm. Faculty and students are encouraged to display research at the event. More.


CSULB Third in CSU for Number of Peace Corps Volunteers

California State University, Long Beach ranks third throughout the CSU in the number of graduates who become Peace Corps volunteers. Currently 30 CSULB alumni are serving in 23 posts throughout the world, including Armenia, Cambodia, China, Guatemala, Peru, Senegal, Thailand and the Ukraine. They are working on projects related to Health and HIV/AIDS, the environment, business development, education and youth. Since 1961 nearly 700 CSULB alumni have participated in the Peace Corps.


Open Forums Scheduled for AVP for Research Candidates

The campus community is invited to attend the open forums for finalists for the Associate Vice President for Research and External Support. Finalists are:

  • Dr. Tachung Yih, Vice Provost for Research, Professor of Engineering and Founding Director of NanoTech R&D Institute at Oakland University
  • Dr. John Alderete, Professor, School of Molecular Biosciences (SMB), Associate Director, Outreach and Development, SMB, Associate Dean, Honors College, Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University-Pullman
  • Dr. Karlene Hoo, Visiting Scientist Biomedical Sciences at UC Riverside
  • Dr. George Hong, Chief Research Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Professional Development at Purdue University Calumet

For additional information about each of the candidates, please visit Faculty Affairs Web site. More.

 

CSULB Receives Federal Recognition  for Community Service  

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The recognition comes from the highest levels of the federal government in honor of CSULB’s commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. More .

 

Faculty, Students & Staff Highlights

Interim Philosophy Chair Martin Herman composed and conducted a one-act opera at La MaMa Theatre in New York City. The opera was based on "The Doctor," a short story by Anton Chekhov. It was an adaptation by the Korean director Byungkoo Ahn with libretto by Thomas F. Curley. The opera was scored for three singers and a 'pit' orchestra of six players: electric guitar, bass guitar, cello, piano, synthesizer and percussion. The three-week run took place in fall.

Richard Behl (Geological Sciences) was selected to receive the 2010 Distinguished Educator Award by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Pacific Section, which includes California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. More.

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Message from the Provost

Dr. Donald J. Para. Interim Provost & SVP

Dr. Donald J. Para. Interim Provost & SVP

In January the Chancellor’s Office launched an initiative to increase graduation rates of CSU students.

 

CSULB graduation rates have been improving for more than a decade.


  • From 1996 to 2009 CSULB’s overall six-year freshman graduation rate nearly doubled to about 54%.
  • The African American rate more than tripled to 46%, the largest gain of any subgroup.
  • Latino and Asian rates more than doubled to 46% and 55%, respectively.
  • Rates for Native Americans and white students increased to 61% and 59%, about one and one half times earlier levels.
  • Females increased to 55% and males more than doubled to 50%.

From a position of below CSU averages in the early 1990s, CSULB’s decade of increase now places the campus fourth in the most recent compilation of figures, virtually tied with Chico but behind San Diego and San Luis Obispo.

  • CSULB is about 6.5% above the CSU average for all students and well above CSU averages for all ethnic and gender groups.
  • CSULB is about 18% above the system average for African American students, 5% above for Latinos, 4.5% above for Asians, 6% above for Native Americans, and 4.5% above for white students.
  • CSULB is about 6.5% above for females but 5% above for males.

CSULB’s graduation rates compare well to the latest available national data (from 2007). Campus rates at that time were above the average of seventy-five similar public Master’s institutions and CSULB increases since then are estimated to place the university among the top 10 percent of these institutions not only in overall graduation rate but also in rates for underrepresented students, for Latinos, African-Americans, and white students. For Asian and Asian-American students, increases are estimated to place the university among the top 20 percent.*

 

On behalf of President Alexander, I want to thank the entire campus community for your dedication and hard work on this critical endeavor. More


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