Gray’s New Book Features
the Legendary King of Pop
Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous” was a hit film about a teenager who became a music writer for Rolling Stone. It’s a familiar story to Art’s Todd Gray, who became a rock photographer at 17 and eventually worked with the legendary King of Pop to create his new book, Michael Jackson: Before He Was King.
Banker William Cohan to Speak Nov. 18
William D. Cohan, former Wall Street senior banker and award-winning investigative reporter with knowledge and insight into the world’s current financial crisis, will be the featured speaker at the third annual CSULB Distinguished Speaker Series on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the campus’ Carpenter Performing Arts Center.
Regular Seasonal Flu Shots Available,
H1N1 Vaccine Expected in mid-November
CSULB Student Health Services has a limited number of regular seasonal flu vaccinations available for faculty and staff. The inoculations are $10 and are available during the Student Health Center’s regular immunization clinic hours on Mondays and Tuesdays from 8:30-10:30 a.m. For more information about the seasonal flu shots and their availability, interested employees should call 562/985-2727.
Employee of Month: Patricia Aleman
Patricia Alemán, a 33-year veteran of CSULB known as “the Queen of Forms,” was named recently by her colleagues in the College of Business Administration as employee of the month.
CSULB Receives $4.5 Million NIH Grant
The National Institutes of Health awarded a five-year, $4.7 million grant to CSULB for a project that will improve the university’s infrastructure and capacity for research in minority health and health disparities, including the training of faculty and students interested in such research.
Distinguished Lecture Series on Energy
to Feature Four Industry Executives Nov. 12
Providing insider views while discussing solutions regarding energy and environmental sustainability, four executives from the upper-echelon of industry will come together Thursday, Nov. 12 at CSULB for the College of Engineering’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
49er Homecoming Week Set for Nov. 8-14, Men’s Basketball Opens with Alaska Anchorage
The CSULB Alumni Association, 49er Athletic Club, and Associated Students Inc. invite alumni and friends to celebrate Homecoming 2009, which will focus on the university’s 60th anniversary. Homecoming 2009 will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, from noon-4 p.m. in parking lot 13 which is adjacent to The Walter Pyramid.
Study Abroad Class Focuses
on Forensic Studies in the UK
Criminal Justice’s John Wang returned this summer from the United Kingdom’s University of Leicester with 21 students from CSULB, San Diego State and John Jay Criminal Justice College as part of a Study Abroad class on forensic studies.