Jack J. Heeger, former Cal State Long Beach public relations and journalism professor, died July 3 in his Napa home. He was 78. Heeger died after facing a 10-month battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 18, 1930, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Lester and Etta Heeger. He moved to[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
‘We have a long fight ahead of us’
As the California State University system prepares for a projected 20 percent cut in state funding, students and faculty are putting up resistance to additional fee increases, furloughs, layoffs, and enrollment and class reduction. Due to the $26.3 billion state budget gap, the CSU is facing an approximate $584 million[Read More…]
CSU shuts out spring 2010 applicants
The California State University system announced July 9 that it will not be accepting applications for the spring 2010 semester. The system usually admits approximately 35,000 freshmen and transfer students each spring term. Campuses that follow the quarter system have also been asked to stop accepting applications for the winter[Read More…]
CSU shuts door on spring 2010 applicants
The California State University system announced July 9 that it will not be accepting applications for the spring 2010 semester. The system usually admits approximately 35,000 freshmen and transfer students each spring term. Campuses that follow the quarter system have also been asked to stop accepting applications for the winter[Read More…]
CSU considers additional 15-20% fee increase
Students at California State University campuses could pay 25 to 30 percent more for classes starting this fall as part of a solution to a half-billion dollar budget gap. At a special meeting Tuesday of the CSU board of trustees, Chancellor Charles B. Reed said a projected $584 million deficit[Read More…]
CSULB student fulfills dream as NASA intern
Cal State Long Beach aerospace engineering student Anusha Prabhakar recently won the second annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) summer internship program. Prabhakar, a senior at CSULB, is already working at her internship and will spend eight to 10 weeks at the Ames Research Center in Moffett Field[Read More…]
Origami festival to fold paper cranes into wishes
A origami festival, where more than 40 origami presenters will teach the craft over tea, comes to Cal State Long Beach on July 12. “It’s a colorful and fun event, with lots of demonstrations and hands-on activities for adults and kids,” said Anne Ambrose, CSULB external communications editor. “Many of[Read More…]
Provost moves from coast to coast
Karen L. Gould said she didn’t intend to leave Cal State Long Beach so soon. She has been involved with CSULB since she became provost in March 2007. When she was appointed as the first female president of Brooklyn College, it seemed to be an offer that she could not[Read More…]
House climate changes as emissions bill heads to Senate
Barely passing through the House on June 26, many project that the American Clean Energy and Security Act will take months to get through the Senate. In a 219 to 212 vote, the bill, H.R. 2454, is intended to cut down on carbon emissions and creates 1.7 million jobs in[Read More…]
Choosing between ‘bad and ugly’
Two California State University employee unions have opted to discuss the possibility of two-day monthly furloughs. CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed has proposed the furloughs, which would save the system about $275 million, to minimize layoffs. Salaries make up about 80 percent of the CSU budget. Faculty would be unpaid[Read More…]