$1.1 million for CSUMB special education teacher scholarships

If money is a problem for prospective students seeking a special education teaching credential n the local university, government money can be the answer. CSUMB's teacher education program rece...

$1.1 million for computer science fast-track program

Collaboration between CSUMB, Hartnell to start in fall CSU Monterey Bay and Hartnell College have received a grant of $1.1 million to support their new three-year degree program in Computer Scien...

$2.4 million grant will benefit students

It's a happy day for local community college students: Gavilan just got a hefty chunk of free money that will help streamline the process of getting a four-year degree in nursing, computer scie...

$4.8M Department of Ed Grant to Fund Innovative Teacher Prep Program at CSUMB

SEASIDE, Ca., October 8, 2019 – California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) has been selected to receive funding under the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) ...

'A History of the Body' performed April 18

Why are we afraid of the dark? Excerpts from “A History of the Body,” a new work by Aimee Suzara, will be staged at CSU Monterey Bay on April 18. The production is part of the university’s ce...

'A Path Appears' to be shown at CSUMB

TWO SCREENINGS SET FOR OCT. 23 In the documentary, A Path Appears, the subject is gender oppression, violence and solutions. The subtext is how everything is connected: domestic violence, pover...

'Arts are key to the future,' Migrant Junior Otters told

July 30, 2010 Nationally honored program 'graduates' its second class "The arts are a way to touch the heart," Luis Valdez told a group assembled in the University Center at CSU Monterey Bay on J...

'Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir' author to read Jan. 24

Identity and history at their most dynamic, creative and personal Deborah Miranda, a member of the Ohlone Costanoan Esselen Nation, will give a presentation at CSU Monterey Bay on Jan. 24. The pu...

'Bordertown' producer to speak at CSUMB

The President’s Speaker Series at CSU Monterey Bay resumes on Feb. 22 when documentary filmmaker and human rights activist Barbara Martinez Jitner visits campus. Her topic: “Femicide at our Bor...

'Carry' hits campus

Packages now delivered by self-driving vehicle CSUMB, meet Carry. Carry is a small, self-driving delivery vehicle developed by Dispatch that moves in pedestrian spaces. Since early March, Car...

'Culture of service' honors Cesar Chavez

Annual event celebrates legacy of late labor leader CSU Monterey Bay will be closed on March 30 in honor of Cesar Chavez. Chavez led the non-violent movement for farm workers’ rights, a movement ...

'Dine to Donate' for earthquake relief

Dining Commons event raises more than $1,000 It seems that people and food come together in times of great tragedy. After the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of Japan, Aya K...

'Dine to Donate' for typhoon relief

Dining Commons event to benefit victims It seems that people and food come together in times of great tragedy. After Typhoon Haiyan – one of the most powerful storms on record – hit the Philippin...

'Flourish Monterey County' focus of speaker series

Kicks off March 4 with talk on economic development With the theme, “Flourish Monterey County,” this year’s President’s Speaker Series at California State University, Monterey Bay will get under ...

'Follow your heart,' Junior Otters told

Nationally honored program ‘graduates’ 180 “Find your heart. Follow your heart and you will find your destiny,” playwright Luis Valdez told a group assembled in the University Center at CSU Mon...

'Go Green' winning theme for TAT students

Two students in Luis Camara’s directing class have taken top honors in a New York-based film contest. The results were announced online July 7. Joey Blackburn won first place and a $1,000 pri...

'Graduation day' for ocean researchers

For the 11 students who spent the summer conducting research through the Ocean Sciences Research Experiences for Undergraduates program based at CSU Monterey Bay, Aug. 14 was graduation day. ...

'Greening up' move-out week

May 24, 2010 Another graduation weekend has come and gone, with families flocking to town for the commencement ceremony. For many students, it was time to say goodbye to CSUMB and to unwanted s...

'Growing Up Weston' lecture

Kim Weston kicks off Visiting Artist series Kim Weston, artist and grandson of photographer Edward Weston, will kick off the spring visiting artists lecture series at CSU Monterey Bay on February...

'Have a Heart' beats on for CSUMB

CSU Monterey Bay's 16th annual "Have a Heart for Students Dinner and Auction" will move off campus to a new venue this year. – The Salinas Californian, Jan. 31, 2014

'Help others achieve their dreams,' graduates told

Obama administration official is commencement keynote speaker On a breezy, sunny morning, Cecilia Muñoz urged the graduates of California State University, Monterey Bay to maintain the quest for ...

'Ideas of March' mobile app competition at CSUMB

Opportunity for participants to create the next killer app It’s innovative, intense and for those who thrive on creative competition, a shot at fame and fortune. It’s the “Ideas of March,” a thre...

'Ideas of March' mobile app competition coming to CSUMB

Opportunity for participants to create the next killer app It’s innovative, intense and for those who thrive on creative competition, a shot at fame and fortune. It’s the “Ideas of March,” a ...

'Latino Americans' documentary to be screened Feb. 17

Talk by director Ray Telles will accompany the film showing During the 2015-16 school year, Cal State Monterey Bay has been showing films and offering public programs to celebrate Latino Am...

'Love the Skin You're In'

Feb. 22 talk marks eating disorders awareness week CSU Monterey Bay will mark National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with a presentation by author, speaker and yoga therapist Brie Mathers. The ...

'Planet Ord' takes a spin through history

CSUMB film project tells a story of the once-thriving base – Monterey Herald, Nov. 23, 2014

'River in Ruin' author lectures on May 10

Journalist explores ills of Monterey Peninsula's primary water source “The Carmel River presents a remarkable test case for a messed-up river. Almost everything that can go wrong with a river sys...

'Spirit of service'

Commencement remarks by Cecilia Muñoz Cecilia Muñoz, an adviser to President Obama and director of the Domestic Policy Council, delivered the commencement speech at CSU Monterey Bay on May 17, ...

'The Exonerated' a chilling look at justice systemKAZU sponsors local production

Nov. 8, 2009 *Imagine everything you did between 1976 and 1992. * Now remove all of it. Those 16 years were taken away from Sunny Jacobs, convicted and sentenced to death for a crime she did no...

'The Exonerated' takes a chilling look at justice system

Nov. 8, 2009 KAZU sponsors local production *Imagine everything you did between 1976 and 1992. * Now remove all of it. Those 16 years were taken away from Sunny Jacobs, convicted and sentenced ...

'The West' goes East

Filmmaker takes story of California water to New York audience Most Californians are familiar with how struggles over water have shaped the modern American West. Enid Baxter Blader will help ...

'We See It This Way'

Student capstones on display at Steinbeck Center While most capstone projects are displayed during the end-of-semester campus-wide festival at Cal State Monterey Bay, for years a few have been ...

'Wintervention' lets it snow on Nov. 3

Documentary filmmaker Warren Miller's latest snow-thrill movie, Wintervention, will be shown at California State University, Monterey Bay's World Theater at 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. It's free, and the...

10th Annual Startup Challenge Monterey Bay Competition Finals

SEASIDE, Calif., May 9, 2019 – The final round of the 10th annual Startup Challenge Monterey Bay will take place Friday, May 10, 2019 from 2-7:30 p.m at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Se...

11th Annual Startup Challenge Monterey Bay announces winners

SEASIDE, Calif., June 3, 2020 - The Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) at CSUMB’s College of Business held the final round of the 11th Annual Startup Challenge Monterey ...

150 Immigrants to Naturalize at CSUMB July 3

(Contributed) MONTEREY, Calif – On July 3, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will gather 150 immigrants at California State University Monterey Bay. USCIS San Jose Field Off...

2005 Homecoming

Posted on Oct 18, 2005 CSUMB's first homecoming was a success by all measures. On Saturday night, Oct. 8, the stands at the Otter Sports Center were filled with 400 current students as well...

2006 TAT Capstone

Posted on Dec 11, 2006 TAT Capstone Festival presents real gems The World Theater is set to host a stellar crop of student films and original media productions at the Fall Capstone Festival, sc...

4/15: CSUMB professor at TEDx Monterey

Professor Dan Fernandez among the speakers Dr. Dan Fernandez, chair of the Division of Science and Environmental Policy at CSUMB, will be among the speakers at TEDx Monterey on April 15 at the ...

47 athletes earn all-academic honors

Nearly four dozen CSUMB student-athletes earned California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Academic honors, a reminder that Otter success extended beyond the arean of athletic competition i...

A CSUMB senior wants to make the region more bike-friendly

Communications major Bernard Green had a revelation in his teens that set him on his current path: make whatever world he lived in more bikeable and walkable. – Monterey County Weekly, Nov. 19...

A Dickens of a tale

Nov. 15, 2009 *******A Christmas Carol comes to the World Theater *** In days gone by, radio was the best form of family entertainment going, with youngsters and adults gathered around to listen ...

A Greater Vision

HOW IS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMING AGRIBUSINESS? The “Greater Vision” series of forums addressing issues facing the agricultural industry continues Nov. 5 at California State University, Monterey B...

A Greater Vision: CSUMB forum on 'Our Shared Legacy - Land and Water'

Oct. 10, 2010 The Greater Vision series of public forums on topics relevant to local agriculture continues Oct. 22, when industry professionals, educators and elected officials meet at Californ...

A Pearl of a Singer

Perla Batalla brings her sublime voice to World Theater One voice. Two languages. Many traditions. That’s what will be on display when Grammy nominated vocalist and composer Perla Batalla returns...

A RISE out of minority students

Posted on May 15, 2006 Submarines and boat rides around the Monterey Peninsula are what prompted senior Sonia Padilla to consider a career as a biology teacher. Until she began participating in th...

A Steward of the Community: CSUMB President Eduardo M. Ochoa

SEASIDE, Ca., February 8, 2018 – CSUMB President Eduardo M. Ochoa was recently featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education during his last visit to Washington D.C. In the interview Pres...

A Taste of College

About 450 youngsters from 36 different schools in Monterey County and sorrounding areas descended into CSUMB Tuesday to help them hone their writing skills in a college environment. – Monterey ...

A WORLD AWAY

By the time school starts on Aug. 27, approximately 60 international students will have settled in to campus life at CSU Monterey Bay. Some plan to spend a year before returning home; others in...

A Year in Review

Posted on Dec 18, 2007 More students, commitment to the environment highlight 2007 More students, more outside support, a commitment to the environment and a full-fledged senior leadership team m...