Enthusiastic athletes from across the state competed in the 2013 Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games at Cal State Long Beach last weekend. More than 1,100 athletes and 300 coaches from throughout Southern California came together to compete in various Olympic sports at the pool, track, basketball courts and softball[Read More…]
Author: Daily 49er Editorial Staff
David Dowell appointed to interim provost
David Dowell, vice provost of planning and budgets and director of strategic planning at Cal State Long Beach, has been appointed as CSULB’s interim provost, a position that became vacant after Donald Para’s appointment to interim president. During his 35 years on campus, Dowell has held various positions, from a[Read More…]
VP of student services to retire
A few weeks into the upcoming fall semester, Cal State Long Beach Vice President of Student Services Douglas Robinson will be leaving The Beach for a place much more tropical. Amid a series of administrative changes, Robinson announced his coming retirement from CSULB earlier this week. He will officially retire[Read More…]
Bill could lead to new CSU campus in Antelope Valley
A bill sitting in the California Legislature could lay the groundwork for a new Cal State University campus in the Antelope Valley. If passed, Assembly Bill 736 would require CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White to conduct an in-depth feasibility study to determine if the Antelope Valley could support a new[Read More…]
New alumni center to come to CSULB campus
The Walter Pyramid may get a new neighbor soon. Fundraising has begun for a multi-million dollar alumni center to be built on the corner of Atherton Street and Merriam Way across from the Walter Pyramid. The Anna W. Ngai Alumni Center — the first building on campus dedicated primarily to[Read More…]
Percentage of tenured, tenure-track faculty in CSU declines
More than a decade ago, the California Legislature passed Assembly Concurrent Resolution 73, a piece of legislation that instructed the Cal State University to increase the percentage of tenured and tenure-track faculty to a minimum of 75 percent. Plans were drawn up by the CSU Academic Senate, the CSU Chancellor’s[Read More…]
CinemAttack! will be more than a typical movie theater experience
For the past 20 years, the Art Theater on 4th Street has been a host to numerous midnight B-film shenanigans that bring out movie-enthusiasts, and this Friday evening will be no different with a new production company, CinemAttack!. CinemAttack! is showing its second screening, featuring the B-film “The Scott Pilgrim[Read More…]
Fashion merchandising and design program ranks among top 50 in the U.S.
Cal State Long Beach fashion students can strut through campus with pride. CSULB’s fashion merchandising and design program was ranked among the top 50 best fashion schools in the U.S. in April by Fashion-Schools.org. Among private and public design schools across the nation, the website has ranked CSULB No. 38[Read More…]
BOT announces five new campus presidents
While the search for a new Cal State Long Beach president has yet to begin, the Cal State University Board of Trustees has appointed five new presidents in its 23-campus system. According to the CSU website, the new presidents at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Fresno, Cal State Los[Read More…]
CSULB submits proposals for shot at $17.2 million
The Cal State University campuses are competing for $17.2 million in funding, and on Friday, Cal State Long Beach threw its hat into the ring. Gov. Jerry Brown’s most recent budget proposal sets aside $10 million in funding to the CSU, designating the funding toward improving student success through technology.[Read More…]