February 12th, 2013 • Access for Students, Impact on California
By Nicole Trimble
Parent of CSUN Students
Member of Glory Christian Fellowship
Volunteer at Morningside High School
I met California State University, Chico’s President Paul Zingg at Glory Christian Fellowship in February, 2010. He was participating in a program called CSU Super Sunday, a partnership between the Cal State system and African American churches across the state. From the pulpit, President Zingg shared the message that college is an attainable dream, a catapult for success and he personally wants our students to be successful at his campus. I took the president at his word and, after talking to the president myself, passed on contact information for the assistant principal of my children’s high school, Morningside. The Assistant Principal was a little apprehensive because she had never heard of such a partnership, but took the information anyway. The next day, President Zingg called Morningside’s assistant principal and now Chico State administrators are in continuous contact with a high school 500 miles away in Inglewood.
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Tags: African American Initiative, Service, Student, Super Sunday
January 31st, 2013 • Educational Quality, Environmental Sustainability
Congratulations to the crew of the R/V Point Sur for their Jan. 26 arrival at Palmer Station on Anvers Island, Antarctica. Their journey has already spanned nearly two months since departing from home – Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in the Monterey Bay area. More …
Tags: Green, National Science Foundation, Ocean, Research
January 29th, 2013 • Access for Students, Educational Quality, Impact on California
James M. Rosser
President
California State University, Los Angeles
Cal State L.A. President James M. Rosser greets prospective CSU students from the congregation of the New Covenant Baptist Church in Norwalk.
Like many of the thousands of CSU employees, alumni, students, and, of course, our partners in church congregations across the state, I placed high hopes on the Super Sunday effort and our collective aspirations of encouraging more young African Americans to enroll in college.
From those very first town hall meetings that inspired the CSU African American Initiative, to now our eighth year in this effort, our success is more than apparent; it is applauded and serves as a model for educational outreach and change across the nation.
Next month, when I again stand in front of a congregation to discuss the Road to College and the life-enriching benefits of a college degree, I look forward to making meaningful connections with the young people and those for whom this information is so critical. For some, shedding a little more light on the path is all that is needed. For others, the information is a call to action.
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Tags: African American Initiative, Educator, Super Sunday
December 17th, 2012 • Educational Quality, Environmental Sustainability
On November 29, the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories’ (MLML) Research Vessel Point Sur and its crew departed for Antarctica to provide sea-going support to a number of National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research teams from around the country.
Below is the first blog entry from the Point Sur’s voyage:
The Point Sur’s home is Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in the Monterey Bay area, but she will be steaming to new foreign ports and traveling over 8,000 miles before reaching the final destination of Palmer Station in Antarctica. This is a very exciting time for the crew in Marine Operations and the entire MLML community!
In Antarctica, we will be supporting various scientific research groups for two months. We will be there in the “summer” as it is the only time of the year a vessel of like ours can navigate around the Palmer peninsula. This is a historic voyage for the Sur and we are proud to be part of supporting science in one of the most remote and dynamic places in the world.
Throughout this journey we will be reporting on the adventure. Look for future posts to learn about the current transit, how we prepared for the trip, what science is happening in the Antarctic region, our cast of characters and, of course, lots of spectacular photos!
Last week, the day the Point Sur departed, one of our local news channels, KION, aired an in-depth report which was an exciting way to profile the beginning of our epic journey.
We will be back with more updates soon, in the meantime, take part in following the Point Sur’s progress underway with the vessel tracker on our website.
CSU Voices and View will also follow the Point Sur – posting images and captions of the ship and crew’s journey. Below is the first of those images.
The Point Sur, cruising along the coast of Mexico and getting ready to pass Acapulco, is treated to a gorgeous sunset as it sails South.
This photo was taken by India Grammatica who is the relief cook handling the transit South.
Tags: Green, National Science Foundation, Ocean, Research
November 21st, 2012 • Access for Students, Educational Quality
Rear Admiral Thomas A. Cropper
President, California Maritime Academy
President Cropper and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood during LaHood's recent visit to The California Maritime Academy
Great organizations lead with best-in-the-world attributes. The California Maritime Academy is a world leader in “pracademics” — the practical reinforcement of academics by real world application. Cadets seamlessly go from learning metallurgical concepts in the classroom to creating functioning parts on the Training Ship Golden Bear. Intellectual learning is tested throughout summer training cruises under the guidance of strong faculty and proven maritime professionals. Cal Maritime is exemplary of a devotion to hands-on learning that one encounters on all Cal State campuses. I know the power of this type of education — I have personally witnessed the tremendous benefits of the CSU approach as the proud father of a son who completed his Cal Maritime degree and a daughter who is finishing at San Diego State. More …
Tags: Advocacy, Educator, Ocean, Public Administration, Veteran, Workforce
November 7th, 2012 • Access for Students, Educational Quality
By Travis Fugate
CSU Monterey Bay student
Army Veteran of the Iraq War
Travis Fugate sits on a bench accompanied by his black Labrador service dog, Mr. Fess.
I was able to see the world around me for most of my life.
At the age of most students at CSU Monterey Bay, I was driving cars and playing video games. I had an experience of life that was similar to the one they know. Then I made the fateful decision to serve in the Kentucky National Guard. I expected that decision to change my life, but I had no idea how different things would become.
An ethos that defines the military experience is success through training. A person is almost infinitely capable if they commit to train. I believe this and face every day with the determination to learn.
This determination served me well as a soldier stateside and in Iraq. Something often forgotten in discussions about the military is the level of responsibility entrusted to young people. Soldiers who are still teenagers are making critical decisions in the field. Training is key to making the right choice in the heat of the moment. More …
Tags: Student, Veteran
October 17th, 2012 • Access for Students, Educational Quality, Impact on California
By Jamillah Moore
Chancellor, Ventura County Community College District
Sacramento State Alumna
Dr. Moore speaking with Ventura County Community College District faculty.
I take to heart the fact that community colleges exist to serve the community. Building and strengthening the neighborhoods surrounding the 112-campus California Community College system is a shared mission, central focus and key identifier. This mission involves extending a welcoming hand to high school students and giving our college students a supportive boost into their next phase of life.
The California Masterplan for Higher Education also envisioned a public system that would allow any student to work their way to the highest levels of education. Open access community colleges play a critical role in that plan. Some high school graduates’ grades or family finances are not ready for the university. For them, the community college system is the transfer pathway to success. The CSU and community colleges have been working especially hard over the last two years to make that process smoother as more and more students embrace the community college route to a four-year degree.
As the youngest of six girls, I can relate to family financial pressure. Still, my mother early on laid out “the choice” for her children. We could get a job and support ourselves or go to college and my parents would provide all the support they could. My mother was never very subtle about the option she preferred. A woman who experienced the segregation of the Deep South, she knew that education was the path to empowerment.
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Tags: Advocacy, Alumni, Educator, Public Administration, Service, Working for California
September 19th, 2012 • Access for Students, Educational Quality, Impact on California
Speech by Marilyn Thomas, San Francisco State student
and Maija Glasier-Lawson, Chico State student
The 2012 William Randolph Hearst/CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement recipients
Before an audience of alumni, faculty, administrators, CSU trustees, CSU Foundation governors, peers, friends and family, two students present themselves and their fellow recipients of the Hearst/CSU Trustees’ Award.
As the 2012 Razi Scholar, Marilyn Thomas best exemplifies the principles of the award — financial need, personal hardships, and attributes of merit, including superior academic performance, exemplary community service, and significant personal achievements. As the 2012 Galinson Scholar, Maija Glasier-Lawson best exemplifies extraordinary public service to her home, university or global community.
These remarks are as prepared prior to delivery on Sept. 18. More …
Tags: Alumni, Educator, Health, Hearst/CSU Trustees' scholar, Research, Service, Student
September 13th, 2012 • Educational Quality
Photos and captions by Erik Fallis,
Edwin Lockwood and CSU Fullerton
“I love empty theatres because they are so full of possibility,” said Joseph Arnold, dean of the College of Arts at CSU Fullerton.
The entire world may be a stage. However, many actors, musicians, dancers, directors and designers experience moments when other considerations fall away and the stage becomes their whole world. Those moments leave a lasting impression, something Arnold reflects on as he leads a tour through the CSUF Clayes Performing Arts Center. More …
Tags: Arts, Educator
September 11th, 2012 • Access for Students, Educational Quality, Impact on California
By Marilyn Thomas
2012 Trustee Emeritus Ali C. Razi Scholar
SFSU Alumna, Master’s Student
Marilyn Thomas and her son at graduation
Milton Berle, of TV’s golden age, said “if opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”
It was hard to hear opportunity knocking as I grew up in San Francisco’s most marginalized neighborhoods, dealt with the fall out of my parents’ substance abuse and became homeless at 15. The closest thing to a golden age for my childhood came in the brief time my mother, brother and I lived in the middle–class suburb of Millbrae. It was a struggle to meet the academic challenges of Mills High, but I discovered the joy of learning in my freshman and sophomore years of high school — that was until my family fell apart. More …
Tags: Alumni, Health, Hearst/CSU Trustees' scholar, Research, Student
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