CSU Social Media Portal
The various CSU social media platforms highlight unique programs from all 23 CSU campuses and systemwide news and updates. Whether it is receiving real-time news through Twitter and Facebook or learning about the impacts our students and faculty are making on the science frontier from the Science & the CSU blog, the CSU's social media sites and blogs detail the latest happenings around the CSU.
Thank You, Professor Emmitt Clark.
Dear Professor Emmitt Clark, It only takes a split second to have your life change forever. One of those moments for me was the day I met you. You were an inspiration to me while I was a student at Cal State Long Beach. Actually, you were much more than that. You were my support, my friend, [...]
A Music and Technology Pioneer
James Williamson Cal Poly Pomona Alumnus Sony Executive Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee James Williamson joined the legendary protopunk band Iggy & the Stooges in 1970. A few years later, he gave up playing music professionally to pursue a career in electronics. Williamson went on to attend Cal Poly Pomona, where he graduated in 1982 with [...]
Serving Student Veterans
By Marshall Thomas Director of Veterans Services Cal State Long Beach I’m often asked how many veterans we have on campus. An accurate number is hard to come up with because some veterans prefer to “fly under the radar” and not disclose their veteran status. With just over 500 self-identified student veterans, we have a community of students [...]
CSU Makes a Big Splash at the Annual MAES Symposium
High school student builds a prosthetic hand with guidance from undergrads at SDSU. MAES—Latinos in Science and Engineering—has come a long way since hosting its first symposium 40 years ago at CSU Fullerton. Today, they boast more than 50 professional and collegiate chapters across the country, with the mission of encouraging and supporting Latino students [...]
A Hole in One for STEM Education
CSU teaching credential students are getting hands-on experience teaching scientific principles like Archimedes’ principle and Newton’s theory of gravity through their application in sports like baseball and golf. The future teachers from CSU campuses across the state are serving as mentors in the Chevron STEM ZONE, an interactive exhibit that highlights the scientific side of [...]
CSU Labs Recognized Globally for Shark Research
Students and faculty at the CSU’s Pacific Shark Research Center in Monterey have discovered dozens of new shark species. The Shark Lab at CSU Long Beach uses cutting edge technology developed by student engineers to track white sharks. The two labs are recognized around the world for their research on sharks, which has been printed [...]
President, Democrats Propose Student Loan Repayment Options
Last week, the White House and Senate Democrats made a push to provide relief to varying cohorts of former students with student loan debt. On June 9, President Obama signed an Executive Order aimed at potentially easing student loan repayment for millions of past borrowers. The order directs the Department of Education to expand its most generous income-based [...]
Higher Education Act Hearings Continue in Senate
This month the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee continued its consideration of the Higher Education Act (HEA) with two more “Round Table” hearings on the subjects of Minority Serving Intuitions (MSIs) and veterans’ education. In a departure from previous practice, the hearings were not presided over by HELP Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) [...]
New Congressional Caucus to Champion California’s Public Colleges, Students
On May 1, surrounded by students and recent graduates of the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) systems, Reps. Ami Bera (D-Elk Grove) and Jeff Denham (R-Hawthorne) announced the creation of the California Public Higher Education Caucus (CPHEC). Bera and Denham said CPHEC will advocate for the UC and CSU “schools and their students and support improvements [...]