FALL 2008

• Cal State Long Beach Residential Learning College Planned

• A Word from the Vice President
• U.S. Passport Office Opens on Campus
• Distinguished Speaker Series Features Seymour Hersh

• Profile of Candice Chick Shirey
• Plaudits
• Service Awards
• Colleague to Colleague: Using the VSA to Educate the Public About Our Public Impact

• Spotlight on the University Student Union
• Human Summit Relations Held
• Unit Activities
• McNair Scholar Aspires to Inspire
• Reflections of a Fulbright Experience

• Meet Mark Andrews
• Student Nuggets

• Giving from the Heart: The Story of Louise Ukleja
• Bernard Osher Foundation Awards
  $1 Million Endowment
• Stay In Touch
• Reunions: A Tapestry of Reconnecting
• Facts About The Beach
• Gifts
• In Memoriam

• Student Services Contacts

• The Mike and Arlene Walter Pyramid

About In Touch

In Touch with Student Services is published twice a year by the Office of the Vice President for Student Services at California State University, Long Beach.

www.csulb.edu/intouch

Future Issues

Submit materials for future issues of In Touch by one of the following methods:

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  Student Services Division Office
  California State University, Long Beach
  1250 Bellflower Boulevard, BH-377
  Long Beach, CA 90840-0128
  

Staff

• Publisher: Douglas W. Robinson, Ph.D.
• Senior Editor: Paula Gleason
• Art Director: Aaron Sanchez
• Webmaster: Vu Mai
  

Acknowledgments

The editor thanks the following individuals for their assistance with this issue:
Claudia Albert, Stacie Bauerle, Valerie Bordeaux, Jeane Relleve Caveness, Ariana Ceja, Brian Coriaty, Kathryn Courtney, Aaron Elimelech, Jurij Greenly, Mike Hostetler, Michael Jackson, Michael Johnston, Ken Kelly, Jeff Klaus, Art Levine, David Nelson, Barbara Parks, Manuel Pérez, Christine Phu, Jan Reyes, Victoria Sanchez, Renée Twigg, Kristine West, Julie Wilson and Howard Wray. Some photos obtained from iStock International, Inc. and University Publications.

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