VPA student art exhibit

Show runs through Feb. 1 Two exhibitions will open in the art gallery at California State University, Monterey Bay on Dec. 4 with a reception for the artists from 3 to 4 p.m. that day. "Inv...

VPA, CCA team

CSUMB students team with CCA to benefit farmworkers A billboard on display in Salinas is the result of a project involving students in the digital mural class at California State University, Mont...

Vagina Monologues returns to CSUMB

Of all the parts of a woman's body, none is quite as shrouded in mystery as the vagina. The very word is rarely spoken aloud; it is confined to hushed tones and furtive glances, a word to b...

Valley of the Heart comes to World Theater

Story of love and endurance staged Oct. 18 and 19 Valley of the Heart explores themes that are ever-present in California – immigration, racism, identity – and folds them into a love story and a ...

Valuable health resource

. . . new master's in social work program at CSU Monterey Bay, which will graduate its first class in 2013. The master's program is the only accredited social work program on the Central Coast....

Very low test scores from English language learners in county

Jose Luis Alvarado, dean of the College of Education at CSUMB, was interviewed about the startling numbers from the state that show 93 percent of students who are English language learners are ...

Veteran 'connects to education' at CSUMB

In May, 2005, Army Spec. Travis Fugate was seriously injured by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Iraq. It took out his right eye and damaged the retina of his left, bruised his brain and crus...

Veteran Monterey officer joins university police

John Short has been named police commander at CSU Monterey Bay. Short comes to the university from the Monterey Police Department, where he worked for 22 years. Most recently, he was the departme...

Veteran finds support from CSUMB community

Nov. 12, 2010 Former Army medic pursuing degree in health and human services Heather Cusson’s local roots run deep, but a circuitous route brought her to Cal State Monterey Bay. She grew up in Ca...

Veterans History Project topic of panel

Faculty member, students join Library of Congress staff members Feb. 25 “Insignias of Fort Ord: Art in Everyday Military Life” opened Feb. 11 at Monterey Museum of Art's Pacific Street location and...

Video message from President Ochoa about COVID19

We understand this is a difficult time with a lot of uncertainty. The lack of detailed information and the surplus of concerning news in the world may be stressful. Know we are here to help and...

Vigil for victims of Paris terrorist attacks

Cal State Monterey Bay Provost Bonnie D. Irwin will preside over a vigil to mourn the passing of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris, including Nohemi Gonzalez of Cal State Long Beach...

Villaseñor earns ‘First-Year Student Advocate’ honor

Maria Villaseñor, associate professor and coordinator of the First-Year Seminar program at Cal State Monterey Bay, has received national recognition as an outstanding champion for freshmen stud...

Virtual Raft

Otter community staying connected during shelter-at-home order By Sophia Huang McKenzie Published April 2, 2020 California State University, Monterey Bay moved to limited campus operations on Mar...

Vision 2020 Campaign President Ochoa

CSUMB President Eduardo M. Ochoa highlights the value of contribution to the Vision 2020 campaign.

Vision 2020 Campaign Teacher Pathway Programs

To provide the best future for students and the community, CSUMB has developed Teacher Pathway Programs. The CSUMB College of Education has partnered with local community colleges to assist in ...

Vision Statement

On the corner of Fifth Avenue and Inter-Garrison Road, a central intersection on the CSU Monterey Bay campus, the future is getting brighter with every brush stroke. – Monterey County Week...

Vision and Voice

*Photo by Daniel Lyons (SBS, 2004)* Photographer, Global health researcher to give presentations CSU Monterey Bay alumnus Daniel Jack Lyons will visit campus Nov. 18 and 19 for a ...

Visiting Artists Lecture Series starts Sept. 22

“The whole Mission neighborhood is a massive public artwork, both sacred and profane.” – Carlos Santana The Visual and Public Art Department will kick off this semester's Visiting Artists L...

Visiting artist explores bi-cultural identity

Julio Morales visits CSUMB Sept. 27 Cultures collide in the work of Julio Cesar Morales, a San Francisco-based conceptual and installation artist, educator and curator who grew up on the border...

Visiting artist series continues Nov. 10

Art historian Laura Meyer comes to campus on Nov. 10 as the visiting artist lecture series continues. Dr. Meyer is the author of “A Studio of Their Own: The Legacy of the Fresno Feminist Ex...

Visiting artist series continues Oct. 3

Curator inspires dialogue on issues of social concern CSU Monterey Bay’s visiting artist series continues Oct. 3 when San Francisco Bay Area curator, critic and educator Anuradha Vikram visits ca...

Visiting artist series kicks off Sept. 17

CSU Monterey Bay’s visiting artist series kicks off Sept. 17 when Los Angeles artists Karla Diaz and Mario Ybarra Jr. visit campus. Their presentation will get under way at 6 p.m. in Visual a...

Visiting artist series starts Sept. 19

Justin Hoover, a Bay Area-based curator and artist, will visit CSU Monterey Bay on Sept. 19 as the annual visiting artist series gets under way. Hoover is gallery director and curator at SOMA...

Visual Matters at CSU Monterey Bay

May 1, 2010 In order to graduate, CSU Monterey Bay students in the Visual and Public Art Department create a capstone project – a sort of senior thesis of art. Mounted together, they form an ex...

Volleyball player earns All-American honors

Rheann Fall, outside hitter on CSUMB's volleyball team, is the first Otter athlete to earn All-American honors in any sport. Fall was selected to the Daktronics All-American first team on Dec. 2...

Volleyball team off to its strongest start ever

Cal State Monterey Bay volleyball coach Jody Garry says this year’s squad is “not afraid to lose.” As the 2010 season continues, it is very clear they aren’t afraid to win, either. The Otte...

Volleyball team ranked sixth in West Region

Nov. 12, 2010 INDIANAPOLIS – In the latest Division II regional rankings released by the NCAA, the Cal State Monterey Bay women’s volleyball team is ranked sixth in the West for the third strai...

Volunteer spirit high among college set

Posted on Oct 16, 2006 Some call them lazy, more interested in partying hard than helping out. But a new study shows students volunteer at a rate that's grown sharply over the last few years. Thre...

Volunteers keep count of birds

Jan. 11, 2010 *******CSUMB's Return of the Natives project sponsors annual event Jan. 16*** Volunteers will be out at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, looking for hawks, geese, ducks, wrens and a va...

Voters approve reduced fee to build housing at CSUMB

Posted on Oct 11, 2005 A very small election has produced very important results for CSU-Monterey Bay staff members and local government employees. The 17 people who voted unanimously gave univers...

WWII Re-enactment

Re-enactors bring World War II battle to Fort Ord Blink your eyes and Fort Ord suddenly becomes a German town on the Belgian border during World War II. Blink again and it's September 1944, a...

WWII Reenactment

Posted on Aug 23, 2005 Re-enactors bring World War II battle to Fort Ord Blink your eyes and Fort Ord suddenly becomes a German town on the Belgian border during World War II. Blink again and it&...

Wakatsuki Houston visits CSUMB Sept. 28

Talks on ‘what does democracy mean to you?’ Author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston will visit Cal State Monterey Bay on Sept. 28 as part of a series of talks around the theme, “What does democracy mean ...

Waltz wins excellence in teaching award

Scott Waltz, associate professor in the Liberal Studies Department, was honored at the annual teaching awards ceremony sponsored by the Community Foundation for Monterey County. This year’s eve...

Washington, D.C., conference: A teachable meeting

“Unique Event Management Opportunity” read the flyer. “Unique” may be an understatement. The flyer was recruiting hospitality students to help staff the American Israel Public Affairs Commi...

Wasting Away

Allison Gong often keeps live sea stars for her college biology classes at CSU Monterey Bay. . . Gong was appalled and fascinated as she watched her sea stars develop white lesions, become soft...

Water savings via satellite

Space-age technology helps growers manage water It's no secret that water drives California agriculture. For a variety of reasons – a growing urban population, more water allocations for endanger...

Watershed alumni work on San Clemente Dam project

'Happy Fish, Happy Frogs' crew Evan De Lay, Sheldon Leiker, and Elizabeth Geisler, graduates of CSU Monterey Bay's Applied Marine and Watershed Science program, are working on the removal of th...

Watershed moment at museum

Jan. 18, 2010 CSUMB plays major role in Steinbeck Center exhibit An exhibition at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas tells the story of a local watershed, and the story of California St...

We Want You! The Rise of Citizen Science

The annual Sanctuary Currents Symposium brings scientists, managers, students and the public together to address important issues involving the Monterey Bay and beyond. This year’s event, sched...

We're different now

Posted on Aug 31, 2006 California State University, Monterey Bay opened 11 years ago on a decomissioned Army base. The first students moved in and started volunteering in surrounding cities. Now w...

We're looking for suggestions . . .

In partnership with local TV station KCBA, the university plans to produce a weekly program, “Campus to Community,” starting in January. The plan is to produce short segments that highlight c...

Website connects CEOs with new grads

Blog evolves into CSUMB student's Project: Market Me Cathryn "Cat" Sampson isn't shy about contacting CEOs and best-selling authors. Sampson has been getting replies, not for her own job search...

Website makes it possible to see underwater

April 20, 2010 Through a partnership between CSUMB and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, it's now possible to see what's going on beneath the cold waters of the bay via the web. T...

Weeds

Posted on Dec 07, 2007 Volunteers are needed to help the Return of the Natives Project at California State University, Monterey Bay, get rid of invasive weeds in Natividad Creek Park in Salin...

Weeds

Volunteers are needed to help the Return of the Natives Project at California State University, Monterey Bay, get rid of invasive weeds in Natividad Creek Park in Salinas on Saturday, Dec. 8. ...

Weekly Farm Stand returns to campus

CSU Monterey Bay Dining Services is teaming up with the campus Farm Club to bring a weekly farm stand to campus throughout the fall. Operating near the library from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. every...

Welcome to CSUMB

MEET THE ENTERING CLASS University holds summer orientation sessions A generation ago, college orientation was a perfunctory event, focusing on getting the new students registered for classes...

Wells Fargo supports College of Business

California State University, Monterey Bay has received a $30,000 gift from Wells Fargo to support two programs in the College of Business. The gift will support the Institute for Innovation a...