The Western Society of Criminology will award Cal State Long Beach chair of the criminal justice department, Henry Fradella, the 2008-2009 Fellows Award at the WSC’s February meeting. Brenda Vogel, associate professor of criminal justice at CSULB, nominated Fradella for the award. “I nominated Hank for this award because of[Read More…]
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Alexander gives positive message to CSULB
After describing Cal State Long Beach’s precarious budget situation as a push and pull between state cuts and federal aid, President F. King Alexander gave Wednesday’s Senate assembly his reassurances: “We’re fine.” Alexander addressed the Senate just hours after House approval for an $819 billion economic recovery plan that would[Read More…]
Calif. ‘dug itself into a hole’
Budget cuts will be carrying over to the 2009-2010 school year while other budget plans are still being decided on. Students will have to bear through another 10 percent student fee increase as the California State University system makes $66.3 million in budget reductions permanent. “[The budget reduction] is projected[Read More…]
Proposed athletic fund drawing sweat
The passing of the Beach Legacy Referendum would result in “increasing the value of your degree,” according to David Benedict, the senior associate athletics director of external relations at Cal State Long Beach. Currently, $43 of CSULB student fees go toward the athletics department. If the BLR is passed, student[Read More…]
Lifting off in the name of aerospace
Inspiring students to fulfill their goals and achieve wind efficiency — while blasting rockets into the air — was why Eric Besnard, a Cal State Long Beach aeronautics and aerospace professor, received the 2009 Faculty Adviser Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Besnard was presented the[Read More…]
Future family nurses get financial support from the state
Cal State Long Beach’s nursing department recently received a $192,791 grant to help fund its family nurse practitioner (FNP) graduate program. The grant, from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s (OSHPD) Song-Brown program, will help the 103 students in the FNP program, according to Loucine Huckabay, director of[Read More…]
Breaking the ground for recreation
The Associated Students Inc. and Cal State Long Beach are holding a $2,100 groundbreaking ceremony on Friday for the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The event will be hosted by Dave Edwards, ASI associate executive director, and will feature an information booth about what the center will provide and pictures[Read More…]
Engineering department gains $50,000 from international energy company
Cal State Long Beach’s engineering department received a $56,250 donation from BP America Inc., an international energy company that owns the Arco gas station network. The donation will be divided into five $2,250 scholarships a year for five years. The scholarships will go to full-time electrical, mechanical or chemical engineering[Read More…]
Open spaces may be new era for parking
Even with the loss of parking spaces from the demolition of Parking Lot 11C, students commuting to Cal State Long Beach found some parking-related relief with the opening of Parking Structure 3 on east campus. Campus officials said that although there was some back-up in the same places as last[Read More…]
Outpost opening date delayed again
Students will have to wait at least another four weeks for dining services to return to lower campus. Officials expect the renovation of the Outpost restaurant, which is located next to the SSPA Building, to be finished within three weeks, but there is still no set opening date. Previously set[Read More…]