Pictured above from left to right; Alfredo Alvarez, Director of Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico,(LA Extension Center); Omar Wicab Gutierrez, President of Western Region of ANUIES*; CLA Dean Gerry Riposa; Armando Vazquez-Ramos, CMP Coordinator; Jose Solorio,CA 69th Assemblyman, ; Luis Arroyo, CHLS Dept. Chair.
*National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutes
Jack W. Hou, Economics, served as President of the Chinese Economists Society (CES), which held its 2008 China Conference in Tianjin, China, April 17-19, 2008. For more information about the conference click here
Pictured above From L to R: President F. King Alexander, Barbara and Ray Alpert, Dean Riposa, Alan Ray, CFO, CSULB Foundation
As testament to their commitment to the Jewish community and the study of its history and culture, Ray and Barbara Alpert have donated $1 million to California State University, Long Beach’s Jewish Studies Program in its College of Liberal Arts. The university has named an endowed chair in perpetuity in their honor.
Article By Paul Browning read the complete story by clicking here
Patrick Weber standing next to his award winning poster "Where's the Green? Community Gardening in South Central Los Angeles."
Pictured above is Dean Gerry Riposa presenting an award of recognition to Professor Claire Martin in grateful appreciation of leadership and commitment to the College of Liberal Arts in promoting the study and appreciation of Spanish language and culture". The presentation was held at the conference May 1 for "A Hundred Years Later: Latin American Women's Literature and The legacy of Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera and Clorinda Matto de Turner."
photo by María Cristina Arambel Guiñazú
Study abroad students, led by Professors Harold Schefski (Russian, German) and Dmitrii Sidorov (Geography) visit WWII monument while studying in Moscow. Photo courtesy of Dmitrii Sidorov.
The German techno band “Dyko” performance at CSULB
The techno German band Dyko performed for nine high schools and 500 local high school German pupils in the Student Union Ballroom at CSULB. The event was a wild success. Afterwards, hundreds of kids stayed around to take pictures with the band and get autographs, then tour the campus. The event was hosted by RGRLL/German and the CSULB German Club and funded by the Goethe Institute San Francisco, the German Consulate in LA, and the American Association of Teachers of German.
For more information on the Goethe Institut, San Francisco click on this link
Student interns present the findings of the two projects and their individual research contributions
HDEV 300I: Death and Dying in South Africa
Dr. Pamela Roberts along with 17 students from the California State University, Long Beach had the amazing opportunity to travel to South Africa. Read about the experiences on the class web click on this link to learn more about the class and the trip
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