News Releases 2016
CSUMB Partners with Mann Packing to establish College of Business Scholarship
Cal State Monterey Bay has signed an agreement with Mann Packing to provide a scholarship for the CSUMB College of Business. The Mann Packing Scholarship is committing $10,000 per year for the next five years.
CSUMB hosts Better Together: California Teachers Summit on July 29
Thousands of pre-kindergarten to 12th-grade teachers will convene across multiple locations in a statewide effort to help them learn from each other and share best practices in implementing the new California Standards.
Cal State Monterey Bay’s Upward Bound program continues to grow. The program is hosting nearly 100 under-privileged youth from North Monterey County, Soledad and Watsonville high schools, the largest summer group ever for the Monterey Bay region.
CSUMB technology camps offered this summer for middle and high school youth
Looking for something fun and educational for your middle school and/or high schooler? Cal State Monterey Bay is offering two, unique technology day camps this summer
Final installment of President's Speaker Series addresses transportation and marks grand opening of CSUMB @ Salinas City Center
Mark your calendars for the final installment of the 2015-2016 President Speaker Series, "Transportation, Imagining the Path to Success!"
CSUMB students win film commission scholarships
Brianna Beavers and Rose Mercurio, seniors in the Cinematic Arts and Technology Department at Cal State Monterey Bay, were awarded $1,500 scholarships in the Monterey County Film Commission's Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Student Scholarship and Award Program.
KAZU honored for excellence in journalism
KAZU has won two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in electronic journalism. The awards are given by the Radio, Television, Digital News Association.
BuriedAbove Ground, a documentary that tracks the lives of three people trying to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder, will be screened at CSUMB's Black Box Cabaret on May 11.
The College of Education at Cal State Monterey Bay will hold a colloquium with members of local school boards on April 28.
CSUMB presents Monterey Bay Art and Film Festival for Youth
Three days of film screenings, music, art workshops and artists talks are on tap April 28-30 at the Monterey Bay Art and Film Festival for Youth at Cal State Monterey Bay and the Greenfield Cultural Arts Center.
Art in the service of science
Illustrating Nature, the annual exhibit of work by students in the CSU Monterey Bay Science Illustration program, will be on display at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History May 7 through June 12 . . . continue reading
Program marks National Minority Health Month
The community is invited to join Cal State Monterey Bay’s College of Health Sciences and Human Services on April 26 to mark National Minority Health Month. A pair of speakers will focus on farmworker and immigrant health . . . continue reading
Undergraduate research pays off big
A pair of biology majors have received National Science Foundation fellowships in the amount of $138,000 to cover the costs of three years of graduate school . . . continue reading
CSUMB students earn prestigious scholarships in STEM fields
Two students will receive Barry M. Goldwater scholarships for their work in math and science . . . continue reading
MENding Monologues returns to CSUMB
Following on the heels of Eve Ensler's "Vagina Monologues," CSUMB students continue their campaign to end sexual violence against women with three performances of "The MENding Monologues" . . . continue reading
Need help with technology?
Computer science students will provide free assistance to members of the community weekly starting March 11. At the Digital Otter Center, students will provide a variety of technology services on a drop-in basis to individuals, startups and non-profits . . . continue reading
Artificial intelligence: The end of humanity as we know it?
The annual Ethics and Responsible Business Forum will take a look at artificial intelligence. Is it, as Stephen Hawking has suggested, the end of the humanrace? Or is it a new age of 'superintelligence' in which smart devices and machines will extend human capabilities? Join guest speakers and panelists to examine the issue on March 16 . . . continue reading
Photo exhibit highlights turbulent times
Work by photojournalist Bob Fitch will be displayed at Cal State Monterey Bay for three months starting March 3. Approximately 50 images that depict historical events and intimate moments from the peace, social justice and cultural movements of the 1960s and '70s will be displayed . . . continue reading
Making college 'super'
Parishioners at two local churches will get more than a sermon at the Feb. 28 services. They'll get a pitch for the value of a college education - straight from the pulpit. CSUMB administrators will visit churches in Seaside that day as part of a CSU program called Super Sunday . . . continue reading
Living Memorial for Women and War
Three academic departments at Cal State Monterey Bay have joined forces to present a “Living Memorial,” a series of public art installations, performances and discussions called “Songs for Women Living with War” . . . continue reading
Flamenco comes to the World TheaterThe acclaimed Madrid-based Spanish company Noche Flamenca, led by the husband-and-wife team of Martin Santangelo and Soledad Barrio, will perform at CSU Monterey Bay's World Theater on March 12 . . . continue reading
Former NAACP head to speak at commencement
Ben Jealous, former head of the NAACP, will be the keynote speaker at CSU Monterey Bay's commencement ceremonies May 21 . . . continue reading
Science dean named at CSUMB
Andrew Lawson, interim dean of Science and Mathematics at Fresno State University, has been named dean of Cal State Monterey Bay’s College of Science. He will begin his new duties July 1 . . . continue reading
CSUMB joins effort to re-imagine freshman year
Cal State Monterey Bay is one of 44 colleges selected for a pilot program, Re-imagining the First Year of College, that aims to transform the freshman year in order to improve students’ chances of success in school and in the 21st century workplace . . . continue reading
CSUMB expands its presence in Salinas
Cal State Monterey Bay has leased the main building vacated by last year’s closure of Heald College in Salinas and will begin offering classes in that facility later this year . . . continue reading
Panel examines issues around workforce development
Building the workforce of the 21st century will be the topic addressed by a panel of experts on March 2, when the President’s Speaker Series resumes at Cal State Monterey Bay . . . continue reading
Former Congresswoman visits CSUMB Feb. 24
CSU Monterey Bay’s College of Health Sciences and Human Services celebrates Black History Month with a lecture by physician and former Congresswoman Donna Christensen on Feb. 24 . . . continue reading
Challenges facing women entrepreneurs topic of forum
This semester’s Entrepreneurship Forum at Cal State Monterey Bay features a discussion on the challenges and rewards women face in participating in startups and tech companies . . . continue reading
POWERFUL WORDS – Monologues tell women's stories
The Vagina Monologues returns to CSU Monterey Bay Feb. 11, 12 and 13. CSUMB's production is directed and produced by students, and features 22 student actors . . . continue reading
New degree offered in Human Development and Family Studies
CSU Monterey Bay’s College of Education has announced a new Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) undergraduate degree program, scheduled to begin in fall 2016 . . . continue reading
Latino Americans screenings continue Feb. 9
“Prejudice and Pride,” part of the Latino Americans: 500 Years of History documentary series, will be screened Feb. 9 at the Cesar Chavez Library in Salinas. A poetry reading by CSUMB Professor Diana Garcia will accompany the film showing . . . continue reading
Student's artwork tapped for race logo
As publicity kicks in for the annual Together with Love 5 and 10K race, colorful posters are popping up around the local area. The artwork was done by CSU Monterey Bay student Andrew Bailey in Professor Bobbi Long’s introduction to digital graphic design class . . . continue reading
Exhibit explores art, symbolism of Fort Ord
Cal State Monterey Bay and the Monterey Museum of Art are collaborating on a community-based project featuring the voices and artwork of military veterans. Insignias of Fort Ord: Art in Everyday Military Life opens Feb. 11 at the museum’s Pacific Street location. A series of talks and film screenings will accompany the exhibit . . . continue reading
Applications soar for fall enrollment
A record number of students applied to attend CSUMonterey Bay in the fall 2016 semester. The university received 16,182 freshmen applications by the Nov. 30 deadline to apply. That’s up almost 5 percent from the previous year . . . continue reading
Students help with one city’s move toward a more sustainable future
The city of Salinas city chosen as the partner for CSUMB’s first Sustainable City Year Program, a collaboration involving a handful of classes working with city officials toward a more sustainable, livable city . . . continue reading
Birds of a feather count together
Volunteers are needed on Saturday morning, Jan. 16, to look for hawks, geese, ducks, wrens and a variety of other species at the Watershed Institute’s annual winter bird count at Upper Carr Lake in Salinas. Experienced birders and novices are welcome to help during the three-hour count . . . continue reading
Learning for the fun of it
What do U.S. foreign policy, Don DeLillo and the physiology and disorders of sleep have in common? They are among a diverse range of classes that will be offered in the spring through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute – OLLI – at California State University, Monterey Bay. The courses and speakers are specifically geared for those 50 and better . . . continue reading