Provost's Message - January 2022
NEWS AND UPDATES
SPRING 2022 UPDATES
President Conoley recently announced the delay of most face-to-face classes until Monday, February 7.
Please note the following:
- The announced period is a temporary switch to AMI. After this period of time, all courses will go back to their scheduled mode of instruction pending local health guidelines and recommendations.
- Faculty must post how the AMI switch will affect individual courses on Beachboard, or email students.
- Please check with your associate dean and/or chair for additional questions and resources.
- All buildings and labs will be open and faculty will have access to their offices or classrooms for zoom instruction if needed. The University Library, the University Student Union, and the Horn Center will be available for students who need to zoom or study on campus.
Spring 2022 Repopulation Video (Filmed December 2021)
Provost Karyn Scissum Gunn and Vice Provost Jody Cormack sit down with our repopulation experts to discuss CSULB efforts for the Spring 2022 term.
Click here to watch.
Graduate Initiative 2025 Video
Vice Provost for Academic Planning Dhushy Sathianathan sits down with members of the Beach community to discuss the CSU Graduate Initiative 2025.
Click here to watch.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Academic Affairs FAQ
For up-to-date updates and information on Academic Continuity during COVID, visit here. Utilize SSO to access the Repopulation FAQ for Academic Affair's Spring Repopulation.
For more campus wide information, visit the
university's COVID-19 website.
Ask Elbee for 24/7 Enrollment Services Support
Have a question related to admissions, financial aid, scholarships, or general processes that impact our students? Visit csulb.edu/enrollment-services and use the Ask Elbee chatbot in the bottom right corner of the screen anytime. You may also call 562.985.5471 to talk the Beach Central team (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST, Monday thru Friday) for additional support.
Some Important Reminders for our Students:
FASFA Applications for the 2022-2023 academic year are due March 2, 2022.
BeachScholarships application period begins Jan. 20. All new and continuing students are encouraged to apply for scholarships. Information for opportunities, eligibility, and application deadline here.
Interested in helping support students? Want to know more about student resources on campus?
DSA now has an available BEACH Crisis Text Line - Text BEACH to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime, and reach a counselor for support. This is for students and friends, faculty/staff, and parents/families acting in support of students. Connect with a confidential counselor 24/7.
Check out the Beach Wellness website for this and other student resources on campus.
CSULB Vaccine Clinic
The clinic is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and should be accessed via the main entrance to Student Health Services. The clinic offers first, second doses and booster of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the campus community.
Interim CSU COVID-19 Policy
The CSU announced that all individuals who access campus/programs must be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, as defined by the interim policy.
The university will soon require third shots, or booster shots, as part of its immunization policy students and non-represented employees, however all employees are encouraged to upload their booster proof.
For more information, log into to Single Sign-On to view an instructional video on how to upload booster verification.
To find an off-campus vaccination site near you, search here.
To view the Spring 2022 Testing Site Weekly Schedule, click here
Faculty Tool Kit - Spring 2022
Recent communications was distributed to faculty to help better prepare for the Spring 2022 semester. To read the toolkit, click here.
CSU ORCiD Pilot Program
CSULB was selected as one of the 14 CSU campuses to participate in the ORCiD pilot program sponsored by the Chancellor’s Office. ORCID records help to correctly and permanently attribute research outputs and activities and to improve discoverability and recognition of the registered researchers.
A membership allows CSULB to recognize, report, promote, and accurately attribute the professional activities and growth of its researchers throughout their careers. To learn more about the program, click here.
2022-23 ORED Multidisciplinary Research Grant - Request for Proposals
ORED is supporting this research grant program to promote proposal submission for major external funding. We encourage multidisciplinary research collaborations and partnerships.
Applications to develop full proposals on any fundable topic are eligible.
For more information, click here.
CDIP and Sally Casanova applications deadlines approaching
The Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) aims to increase the number of individuals who demonstrate potential as doctoral students and who may be interested in applying for future CSU instructional faculty positions.
The Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive loan is $10,000 per year for three years and forgivable for those with full- or part-time teaching appointments at a CSU campus. Applicants need to meet with the CDIP coordinator by February 1st, contact dina.perrone@csulb.edu
The Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program provides funding to enable current CSU students to explore whether graduate school is right for them and to prepare those who are absolutely sure they want to pursue a doctoral program in their chosen field of study. The campus deadline for the application essays is January 27, 2022, students can contact GraduateCenter@csulb.edu for support.
34th Annual CSULB Student Research Competition
The purpose of the Annual Student Research Competition is to showcase excellence in scholarly research, and highlight creative activity conducted by CSULB undergraduate and graduate students. The Student Research Competition will feature oral presentations to an audience of fellow students, university community members, and a jury of distinguished faculty. The 34th Annual Student Research Competition will take place
Friday, March 11, 2022.
For more information, click here.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ACCOLADES AND IN THE NEWS
Andrea Balbas - Expedition Discovers Rich Coral Life at Marine Monument - Big Island Now
Debby Sneed - Ancient Greeks didn’t kill ‘weak’ babies, new study argues - Science.org
GRANTS AND GIFTS
O'Brien,Thomas. National Center for Sustainable Transportation. Center for International Trade & Transportation. CPIE. University of Southern California via US. Dept of Transportation. $140,000. (December 2016 - September 2022)
Whisler, Daniel. Clean Green Research. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. COE.Port of Long Beach. $1,500. (November 2021 - March 2022)
Morales-Ponce, Oscar. Reorienting Formative and Summative Assessment Towards Mastery Learning for Learner Success, Student Equity, and Institutional Resilience Computer Engineering & Computer Science. COE. The Regents of the University of California Berkeley via CA GOPR. $103,529. (June 2020 - July 2022)
Becker, Matt. Fiber-Optic Geophysical Monitoring of Reservoir Evolution at the FORGE Milford Site. Geological Sciences. CNSM. William Marsh Rice University via Dept. of Energy. $95,140. (October 2021 - September 2022)
Taylor, Barbara. Keck Undergraduate Research Experiences (KURE) Incubator. Biological Sciences. CNSM. W.M. Keck Foundation. $2,500,000. (January 2022- December 2023)
Huning, Laurie. Understanding historical and future drought evolution and propagation across California. Civil Engin & Const Engin Mgnt. COE. The Regents of the University of California - Irvine via US Geological Survey. $15,000. (September 2021 - August 2022)
EVENTS AND IMPORTANT UPDATES
General Events:
- First Day of Spring Semester: January 20, 2022
- Spring Recess (no classes, campus open except March 31): March 28 - April 1, 2022
- 34th CSULB Student Research Competition: March 11, 2022
In Memorium
Donna Longstreet, an Emerita Facility from CSULB, has passed away on December 24, 2021. She will be fondly remembered for her lasting contribution to the campus.
