CSUMB joins effort to re-imagine freshman year

SCHOOLS WILL TEST PROGRAMS FOR HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED Cal State Monterey Bay is one of 44 colleges nationwide selected for a pilot program coordinated by the Association of American State Colle...

CSUMB joins national initiative on economic inequality

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is spearheading a national effort to engage students in the topic of economic inequality and its impact on democracy. CSU Mon...

CSUMB lands $12.6 million grant

Oct. 12, 2009 CSU Monterey Bay is one of three universities that will share a $12.6 million grant from the federal government for improvement and innovation in their teacher education programs....

CSUMB lands $5.6 million grants for science program

A pair of newly awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Education will help CSU Monterey Bay prepare students for graduate school and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math – ...

CSUMB lands grant for special education

Cal State Monterey Bay’s teacher education program has received a federal grant to help students obtain a special education credential. Over the course of four years, the U.S. Department of Edu...

CSUMB lauded for 'innovations' in sustainability

UPDATE: Dr. Dan Fernandez has been invited to to make a presentation on CSUMB's innovation credit regarding the Chinatown Renewal Project at AASHE's annual conference in Los Angeles. His pr...

CSUMB lauded for service university receives national award for helping communities

Posted on Oct 17, 2006 One of the academic hallmarks of CSMB received antional recognition from the federal government's pre-eminent volunteer agency. The university is one of three to be placed o...

CSUMB lauded for sustainability efforts

CSU Monterey Bay walked away with two awards for being “green” at the 2011 Higher Education Sustainability Conference. Now in its 10th year, the conference – held July 10-13 at Cal State Long B...

CSUMB launches mobile website

CSUMB has launched a mobile version of its website – complete with news, sports, event listings and dining hall hours – accessible at csumb.edu/mobile. The mobile website is accessible via devi...

CSUMB leaders help spread gospel of higher education

President Harrison joins nine CSUMB students and staff who were recognized Feb. 20 for their outreach and tutoring service at Greater Victory Temple in Seaside. Parishioners at thre...

CSUMB lines up a smart, provocative Black History Month

. . . There are many ways to celebrate Black History Month, but CSUMB . . . offers up some of the most engaging and creative ways to do so. – Monterey County Weekly, Feb. 7, 2014

CSUMB looks to the future

President Dianne Harrison delivered her 2011 State of the University address to a full auditorium of professors and employees. She reflected on recent challenges – mostly financial – but linger...

CSUMB makes list of green colleges

CSUMB is included in the 2014 edition of "The Princeton Review's Guide to 322 Green Colleges." The university is cited for having a "formidable green pedigree." – The Salinas Californian, May 5...

CSUMB makes magazine list of top schools

CSU Monterey Bay fared well in the annual College Guide and Rankings released Aug. 25 by Washington Monthly magazine. The nonprofit magazine measures schools based on how well they enroll a...

CSUMB makes magazine's list of top schools

University is recognized on measures of research, service, social mobility CSU Monterey Bay fared well in a ranking of colleges and universities intended to measure service in the public inte...

CSUMB men's golf team heads to NCAA championship

The CSU Monterey Bay men's golf squad will head into the NCAA Division II national championship with some steam behind them. On May 8, the Otters won the regional at The Home Course in Dupont, ...

CSUMB military friendly school

For the fifth consecutive year, Cal State Monterey Bay has been named a "military-friendly school" by G.I. Jobs magazine. –* The Salinas Californian*, Sept. 16, 2013

CSUMB music student on 'American Idol'

Singer earns ticket to Hollywood A bit of encouragement from Mariah Carey helped Cal State Monterey Bay student Stevie Rae Stephens land a ticket to Hollywood. Stephens, a 21-year-old senior ...

CSUMB nabs arts program

CSU Monterey Bay will be the new home for a prestigious arts program for the next half-decade. CSU Summer Arts, the annual monthlong program offering academic programs in a wide swath of arts, ...

CSUMB named 'military friendly school'

Campus support team eases transition CSU Monterey Bay admissions counselor Louis Martin enjoys working with veterans. “They’re the best students to work with because they realize the value of...

CSUMB named Business of Year

March 1, 2010 California State University, Monterey Bay was presented with the Business of the Year Award Feb. 27 by the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.President Dianne Harrison accepte...

CSUMB named to list of top schools on Facebook

April 5, 2010 CSU Monterey Bay has been named one of the top 75 colleges and universities to have harnessed the power of Facebook – the No. 1 social networking site on the web – to keep their f...

CSUMB names new dean of education

Jose Luis Alvarado, who has served as associate dean for the College of Education at San Diego State since 2010, has been named dean of CSU Monterey Bay's newly created College of Education. – ...

CSUMB new home to Summer Arts program

Prestigious program moves to campus in 2012 CSUMB is the new home of CSU Summer Arts. Starting next year, the annual month-long program offering academic credit plus a festival in the visual, p...

CSUMB nursing program emphasizes big picture

To explain how a two-year nursing program will differ from a four-year degree, a very visual Tom McKay moves to the whiteboard and draws a two-square graphic. On the first square, the director ...

CSUMB observes National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week

CSU Monterey Bay student Max Everett looks at a sport utility vehicle damaged in a DUI-related crash that was placed in the main quad at CSUMB. The vehicle was part of National Collegiate Alcoh...

CSUMB offers dozens of new Google tools

CSU Monterey Bay considers itself a "pre-release" campus; we want the latest features. This isn't to prove we're cool, but because we see an opportunity to meet our users' needs. . . . In our v...

CSUMB offers to help Gulf Coast students

With thousands of students affected by Hurricane Katrina forced to improvise on their fall-semester plans, many are inquiring about taking classes elsewhere. Some of those students will be able...

CSUMB offers up a taste of Rio

Nov. 16, 2009 The intricate, throbbing rhythms, colors and excitement of contemporary Brazil will be on display at CSU Monterey Bay's University Center on Dec. 3 when master percussionist Jorge...

CSUMB on TV

Catch CSUMB on public access TV CSU Monterey Bay takes to the airwaves on June 8. The university's regular segment on Access Monterey Peninsula's "Your Town" program airs live from 5 to 6 p.m. ...

CSUMB on track interim leader says

Posted on Aug 19, 2005 The vision that steered CSU-Monterey Bay from its start in 1994 remains the focus of the growing campus today, said Interim President Diane Cordero de Noriega. – Monterey Co...

CSUMB outlines project

Posted on Aug 19, 2005 Freshmen at California State University, Monterey Bay, can expect a dusty first year as the university embarks on $275 million of improvements in its facilities and infrastr...

CSUMB participates in mental health study

Starting this semester, six mental health clinicians at the Cal State Monterey Bay counseling center are participating in a five-year study on implementing evidence-based treatment to help stud...

CSUMB picks Harrison for new president

Posted on Mar 16, 2006 Dianne Harrison, a Florida State University administrator, was named president of California State University, Monterey Bay, by the CSU Board of Trustees. "I got a call from...

CSUMB plans nursing program

CSU Monterey Bay is planning to offer a bachelor's degree in nursing starting next year. The program could be launched as early as summer 2012 and would accept between 25 and 30 students. – Oak...

CSUMB pledges to be carbon neutral by 2030

Sept. 30, 2009 CSU Monterey Bay's Climate Action Plan aims to cut the university's net carbon emission to zero by 2030. Phase 1 of the plan was released on Sept. 15. It fulfills the American ...

CSUMB poet honors civil rights leader

Diana Garcia, a professor in the Division of Humanities and Communication, joined U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera and others in a reading March 9 at the National Portrait Gallery in Wash...

CSUMB police chief pledges to implement policies to ensure accountability, equity, justice

SEASIDE, Calif., June 12, 2020 - California State University police chiefs on all 23 campuses, including CSUMB Police Chief Earl Lawson, have banned the use of the carotid control hold — common...

CSUMB presents an evening with Lea DeLaria

Orange is the New Black actress visits Oct. 15 An evening with Lea DeLaria will highlight Cal State Monterey Bay’s celebration of LGBTQ history month. DeLaria’s talk, followed by a question&#...

CSUMB presents student-made short films

The Forest Theater Guild will host a selection of CSU Monterey Bay student films at this year's Carmel Short Cinema Festival. – Cedar Street Times, July 5, 2013

CSUMB president appointment made permanent

CSU Monterey Bay's interim president is now permanent. The CSU Board of Trustees Wednesday appointed Dr. Eduardo Ochoa as the permanent president of CSUMB. – Monterey Herald, May 22, 2013

CSUMB president has lofty goals

It's hard to believe that more than 20 years have passed since the founding of California State University, Monterey Bay, but the institution's president, Dr. Eduardo Ochoa, sees his campus as ...

CSUMB president takes post at SoCal campus

The president of California State University, Monterey Bay, has been named the new chief of another campus in the system, the CSU Board of Trustees announced Thursday. President Dianne Harrison...

CSUMB president touts university’s ‘maturing’

Eduardo Ochoa itemized numerous signs of significant progress, and outlined his vision of the future of a “transformative university” when he delivered his annual State of the University addres...

CSUMB president tweeting from the White House

President Eduardo Ochoa is in our nation’s capital to take part in the White House College Opportunity Day of Action, an initiative of President Barack Obama to support students across the coun...

CSUMB professor celebrates 'ability'

San Francisco public art project unveiled Johanna Poethig, whose “Celebrate Ability” project is about to be unveiled at the Hamilton Recreation Center, has been making public art in San Francisco...

CSUMB professor earns national recognition

Maria Villasenor, associate professor and coordinator of the First Year Seminar program at CSU Monterey Bay, has received national recognition as an outstanding champion for freshman students. ...

CSUMB professor featured in Monterey video

TAT graduate was film's director The city of Monterey has produced a video that highlights the work of CSUMB Professor Ruben Mendoza and his students. The video, “America’s Oldest Cathedral –...

CSUMB professor pens harrowing coming-of-age novel

"It's easier to tell the truth using fiction, for me," said Deb Busman, a creative writing associate professor at CSU Monterey Bay. "I was more interested in capital-T Truths than I was in ...

CSUMB professor says it's not the end of the world

For the record, the Mayans never predicted an apocalypse for Dec. 21, 2012, according to CSU Monterey Bay professor Ruben Mendoza, an anthropologist and archaeologist. Mendoza taught the course...