New CSULB Pres. to Speak at Convocation
The new Cal State Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley will address the campus community at the 2014 Annual Convocation on Friday, Aug. 22, at 9 a.m. The annual event, which marks the beginning of the new academic year, will be held at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center and is open to the public. It will be President Conoley’s first convocation address.
The event is an opportunity for faculty and staff to become acquainted or reacquainted and usually draws several hundred individuals in anticipation of the upcoming academic year. Traditionally, presidential topics for discussion have been the successes of the university in the previous academic year and plans for the upcoming one.
CSU Board of Trustees Honor Former CSULB Pres.
Former California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) Interim President Donald J. Para was honored at the most recent California State University Board of Trustees meeting. Para recently retired after serving as interim president at CSULB since July 2013 when then–President King Alexander left for Louisiana State University. New president Jane Close Conoley began her duties in July.
Excerpts from the resolution cited Para’s strong support for underserved communities, as well as access and diversity. It also noted his passion for the arts, as demonstrated by establishing the MBA/MFA degree in theatre management, making CSU Long Beach only the second university in the nation to offer this terminal degree.
Cal State LB Presents Concerts in the Grove
The Alumni Association at California State University Long Beach‘s Concerts in the Grove will begin July 12, 2014.
The Alumni Association will present the 38th season of its Concerts in the Grove series beginning in July with four Saturday night performances at the Hollywood Bowl-type atmosphere of the campus’ Soroptimist House terrace located just off Beach Drive.
Gates for the Saturday performances open at 6 p.m. for concertgoers who wish to bring a picnic supper prior to the 7:30 p.m. program under the stars. Admission price is $30. Tickets can be ordered online at www.csulb.edu/alumni/events.
CSU System Plans to Hire 700 Full-Time Faculty
California State University system plans to hire 700 full-time faculty for the upcoming school year to address course bottlenecks and fill holes left by retiring professors.
David Dowell, interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at California State University Long Beach, said lecturers perform a great service to universities and students rely on them, but tenure-track faculty “bring the stability” by anchoring the curriculum and staying on the cutting edge of research, in addition to their teaching duties. Dowell also said that CSULB will likely hire about 60 tenure-track professors, with three in nursing and three in accounting already signed on.
“Now that we’re seeing an increase in revenue and we’re seeing an increase in enrollment, we’re trying to build back the level of tenure-track members, so this is a step in the right direction,” said CSU Spokesman Mike Uhlenkamp. Continue reading…
Cal State Long Beach Receives Study Abroad Grant
Cal State Long Beach will receive a $25,000 innovation grant for study abroad and exchange programs under President Barack Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative. CSULB competed against more than 150 proposals for the grant.
Obama launched the initiative with the goal of 100,000 U.S. students participating each year by 2020. According to the State Department, about 40,000 U.S. students study in Latin America and the Caribbean and around 64,000 Latin American and Caribbean students study in the United States each year.
The Obama Administration says that the program will help strengthen ties between the regions and better prepare students for careers in a 21st Century global economy. CSULB’s grant was awarded to the National Council of La Raza/CSULB Center for Latino Community Health and its Centro Salud es Cultura in Long Beach, officials said. Continue reading…
