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Engaging withthe communityCSUMB sets a national example byinspiring students to get involved

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A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT HARRISON

Dr. Dianne F. Harrison

I have seldom been more proud than I was in January when I repre-sented our university in Washington, D.C., at a program called the White House Convening on Civic Learning. CSU Monterey Bay was showcased as a role model for how we engage our students in the world around them and prepare them to be active, involved citizens. That success, and its many outcomes, are the subject of the cover story

in this edition of the CSUMB magazine. As always, the magazine in-cludes stories of our university that are sources of pride for all of us – the talents and accomplishments of our students, the anticipation surround-ing our new Bachelor of Nursing Program, the impressive performance of our women’s basketball team, and the generosity of our donors.Pride is just one of the emotions I feel as I prepare to conclude my ten-

ure as president of CSU Monterey Bay and prepare to serve as president of CSU Northridge. For six years, I have joined with you – our alumni and friends – and with our wonderful students, faculty and staff – to continue the historic development of this great university.Together, we have collectively expanded our academic programs, both

graduate and undergraduate; we have greatly improved the experience of our students, both in and out of the classroom; and we have watched our enrollment grow as constant improvement has made CSUMB a destina-tion campus. All of this has been accomplished in spite of repeated cuts in state funding for higher education. We have remained focused on our foremost objective: the success of our

students. I am confident that with your help, CSU Monterey Bay will maintain that priority as it continues to evolve and flourish.

Sincerely,

Dianne F. Harrison, Ph.D.

Dear friends of CSU Monterey Bay,

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11 CSU SUMMER ARTS COMES TO CSUMB

VOL. V NO. 1EDITORScott Faust

WRITERSLiz MacDonaldScott FaustJoan Weiner

DESIGNERJoan Iguban Galiguis

8 SUCCESS Profiles of three academic standouts on unique personal

journeys. 13-14 UNIVERSITY NEWS President Harrison will take

over at CSU Northridge, CSUMB receives a $32M NASA grant,

and Monterey County Business Council honors university’s economic

vitality. 18-20 ALUMNI NEWS Board president’s letter and class

notes.

The Otters women’s basketball team con-tinued its record of success with a CCAA tournament championship and bid to the NCAA Division II tournament.

12 A BIG YEAR FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

By learning and thinking critically about what it means to be a citizen, CSUMB students are prepared to take an active role in their commu-nities, before and after graduation.

CSUMB has joined with four local colleges to create a col-laborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing program that starts this summer.

Hundreds of students and thousands of local arts enthusiasts will be on campus for CSU Summer Arts’ first year in its new home.

4-7 STUDENTS TAKE ACTION

10 NURSING PROGRAM WILL MEET A NEED

KEVIN GARCIA

Senior Monica Ramirez studies in the Tanimura & Antle Family Memo-rial Library. She was featured in a televised nationwide AT&T chairman’s mes-sage during the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, held Feb. 9-12.

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Students who are making the transition from foster care as youngsters to a future as independent adults are receiving new guidance.

9 SUPPORT FOR FORMER FOSTER CHILDREN

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ON THE COVER

CSUMB School of Business student Yvon Desjardins provides free tax-preparation help at the Seaside One-Stop Career Center.

Photo by Randy Tunnell

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The National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement has heralded CSU Monterey Bay as a model for preparing students to become engaged and socially responsible citizens. This federal task force composed of civic and higher education leaders has diagnosed the United States with anemic civic health, pointing to low voter turnout, poor civic knowledge among high school and college students, and civic apathy among the population.In a report called “A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy’s Future,” the group

calls upon U.S. colleges and universities to advance civic learning and democratic engagement. They point to CSU Monterey Bay as an institution that has tackled this challenge.In January, President Dianne F. Harrison joined other leaders in higher education, policy mak-

ers and stakeholders in Washington for the White House Convening on Civic Learning. The purpose was to discuss ways to weave civic learning and democratic engagement throughout K-12 and college education.Educators nationwide are eager to follow the university’s lead as they tackle the vexing chal-

lenge of increasing civic knowledge and responsibility. At CSU Monterey Bay, education toward democratic engagement starts with service learn-

ing, which the university requires of both lower- and upper-division students in every major. The Service Learning Institute coordinates this work and helps all faculty develop courses that support civic literacy from a relevant disciplinary perspective. Their focus is not merely on hours of service and the completion of projects, but also on creating discourse about justice and social responsibility across campus.

LINK TO SERVICE LEARNING “We push them to talk about policy and get into the debate,” said Dr. Seth Pollack, the insti-

tute’s director. “Not that there is an easy answer. But we encourage them to become a part of the process and to act on the issues they care about.”Senior Christopher Sakamoto is one student who became engaged through his service learn-

ing class, but wound up going above and beyond the basic course requirements because the class ignited a deeper passion. The Teledramatic Arts and Technology major selected Monterey County’s juvenile hall for his service learning placement out of a sense of responsibility to his hometown, Salinas, and the feeling that he could make a positive contribution. “We were

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High school students from South Monterey County participate in the Conexion Comunitaria outreach program to learn film-making techniques from CSUMB student mentors.

Informed and participatingPrograms, faculty and students converge to make the universitya leader in civic engagement – and alumni keep it going

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dealing with kids who are considered the worst of the worst – murderers and attempted murderers. But take note that they were really kids, 15 or 16 years old.”Chris and his class partner, Kayla Stras-

ser, decided to create a documentary that illustrates the experience of incarcerated young men who spend over 18 hours per day alone in their cells. This project was slated to last six weeks, but Chris wound up visiting juvenile hall for 14 weeks, in part to complete the interviews and also because of the positive mentoring rela-tionships he developed with the young convicts. “It just felt good,” he said. Long after the class ended, Chris is still

working with officials at juvenile hall to finish an edited version that can be shown publicly. He hopes the resulting film will illustrate a more faceted story about the issues facing young people in Salinas than the public sees in news reports. His ideal audience would be middle schoolers. “I think showing it to that age group could have a big impact on the choices they make,” he said.Chris also screened a rough cut of the

film as part of the Service Learning Institute’s “Social Justice…Not Just Us” film series. Following the screening, the audience participated in a discussion of

the criminal justice system in our nation. This illustrates the way student engage-

ment begins with the service learning class experience, but often expands to continued discussion at multiple levels across campus and an on-going commit-ment on the student’s part. Though Chris will graduate this May, he is in talks with the TAT department to participate as an instructor in the Imagine College summer outreach program, sponsored by the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program, teaching introductory film-making classes to high school students.

ALUMNI CONTINUE THE WORKThe civic engagement sparked through

service learning on campus and in the community leads to long-term outcomes that manifest in CSUMB alumni – an-other factor that impressed the national task force. CSUMB graduates display an ongoing commitment to participating in the public sphere – whether through a lifetime of volunteer service, a career in government or nonprofits, or simply by participating thoughtfully and respect-fully in public dialogue around issues that affect communities on the local,

state, national and international levels.Take Vincent Delgado, for an example.

This 2010 graduate of the Social and Be-havioral Sciences department now works at Safe Place in Monterey, running pro-grams for runaway and homeless youth, and overseeing the service placements of several current CSUMB students.“Our main strategy is to strike up posi-

tive, mentoring relationships and try to get the youth engaged in constructive activities that also teach them skills – things like how to cook, how to work in a team,” Delgado said. “That positive en-gagement then translates into the streets.” When he transferred to CSUMB from

a community college in Los Angeles, Delgado didn’t have a specific career path in mind. His service learning placement at Walter Colton Middle School, where he supported the school counselor and had his own caseload of eight students, helped him recognize his affinity for working with troubled youth. As a friend and mentor to homeless

youth, he has worked to foster positive re-lationships among local business owners, the county and the youth. One project, called National Safe Place, engages busi-

Safe Place Street Outreach Counselor Victor Martinez, left, joins Service Learning student Andrew Davis and Safe Place volunteer Paul McEnroe in the kitchen.

Service Learning student Monique Vega prepares a meal at Safe Place.

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nesses and other agencies as resources.“If a youth is in crisis after we close at 6, they can go into a place

like East Village (coffee house), sit down, have a cup of coffee and get a snack, chill out and call our 800 hotline to access additional services,” Delgado said. Service learners at CSU Monterey Bay have assisted with this out-

reach message, providing information to businesses about Safe Place and its mission and enlisting their support.

IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS Much of the civic engagement at the university involves youth

outreach, but there are other examples as well. This tax season, for in-stance, business students partnered with the Internal Revenue Service and United Way of Monterey County to provide free tax-preparation assistance to individuals and families who earned less than $50,000 in 2011.The previous year, 20 students volunteered at eight county loca-

tions and helped taxpayers claim $1 million in refunds, said Professor Cathy Ku, who spearheads the project on campus. On another part of campus, students from the School of Informa-

tion Technology & Communication Design joined other area college and university students and software engineers to develop mobile-device applications for businesses, government agencies and non-profits through an intensive coding competition called “The Ideas of March.” In the end, all the “app” code will be posted on the Internet so anyone can use and adapt it.Such initiatives, in service learning courses and beyond, are what

make CSU Monterey Bay a model of civical-ly inspired learn-ing for other universities, said President Dianne Harrison.“Our students,

staff and faculty engage. They ask tough questions, think critically, discuss, reframe and seek solu-tions,” Dr. Har-rison said. “They bring

their knowledge and experience to bear.”

Business student Daniel Wu reviews a cli-ent’s tax documents at the Seaside One-Stop Career Center.

High school students from Salinas test the strength of Inca rope bridges they built while learning math.

BUILDING BRIDGES WITH ROPE HELPS STRENGTHEN STUDENTS’ MATH SKILLS

For his senior capstone at CSU Monterey Bay, Zac Walker wanted to create a project that used math for the betterment of society. He zeroed in on lower math and science scores among students of color and sought a way to get Latino students excited about math. Walker, who is majoring in mathematics with a minor

in service learning, focused his lesson on Inca rope bridges and how people of color have contributed to mathematical theories throughout history. He recruited middle school students through the Recruitment in Science Education program, based at the Boys & Girls Club of Salinas.The students came to campus for a day-long workshop in

spring 2011 on the mathematics of Inca bridge-building. Guided by high school and college mentors, they worked in small groups to design and build rope bridges, calcu-lating the rope needed and how knots and braids would affect those measurements.All the students successfully constructed and crossed

their bridges. Walker found that not only did their under-standing of the mathematical concepts increase, but they also expressed more interest in math. Following graduation in 2011, he landed an AmeriCorps

position in the Service Learning Institute, where he now coordinates the Service Learning Student Leader pro-gram. He’s also taking this time to apply to graduate pro-grams so he can continue working to improve America’s educational system.– Liz MacDonald

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Reaching out to fellow vetsTwenty years after graduating

from high school in Gonzales, Rosalba Beltran is about to earn a degree at CSU Mon-terey Bay. In between, she served six

years in the Navy – both in New Orleans and on a trans-port ship based in San Diego.Family responsibilities – she

has two daughters – forced her to leave the Navy in 2001. Af-ter earning a degree at a community college, she transferred to CSUMB, where she has helped to start a chapter of the national Student Veteran Organization.Beltran said a student veteran is not an average student.“We think differently and we approach situations different-

ly,” she said. “Having an organization for veterans on campus helps facilitate the transition between military and academic worlds.”The kinesiology major plans to earn a graduate degree in

physical therapy. “My goal is to work with and help veter-ans,” she said.

Alumnus heads back to D.C. Steven Avila’s passion for poli-

tics and government took him to Washington, D.C., in 2010.Now, it’s taken him back to

work in the White House. The Palmdale native – a fall

2011 graduate with a degree in business administration – got his first taste of life in the nation’s capital through the Panetta Institute for Public Policy’s Congressional Internship program. “Now that I’m interning at the White House, I am able to

see it through an exciting new perspective.” Avila (’11, Business) started the four-month stint in January,

working in the Office of Presidential Correspondence. The office handles official correspondence on behalf of the

President, responding to the letters he receives. – Joan Weiner

IT student will spend summer at Microsoft By Joan Weiner

What was once a hobby is now a career focus for Ian Bow-ers, a junior transfer student from Santa Cruz County.Bowers was drawn to CSU Monterey Bay to pursue a degree

in computer science and information technology because, he said, “I liked how the program is set up, and I liked the faculty. They’re all passionate about teaching and are really helpful.”Since his father worked in the field, he grew up around

computers. “I thought of it as a hobby, but about three years ago I started to put it together that this was what I could do for a career,” Bowers said.He got a head start on that career when he landed a 12-

week summer internship with Microsoft, an opportunity he learned of through the campus-based Monterey Bay Regional Academy of Computing Education.The very competitive process involved a trip to Microsoft’s

headquarters in Seattle. He had six separate hour-long inter-views in a single day.“It was intimidating because I was talking to students from

schools all over the country, many of them from big schools,” Bowers said. “In my group of 12, two were from MIT.”Bowers landed one of the coveted interships.“I’ll be developing software, as well as creating tools that

other developers will use to test software,” he said. “It’s an entry-level position, but it’s a good way to learn to be

an engineer – to break things.”

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to talk about the needs of former foster youth. She and other students from similar backgrounds identified year-round housing as a roadblock to college. That’s now available to them at CSUMB. Also, a retention adviser in the Educational Opportunity Program has been assigned to work with them.Ramirez has taken her advocacy

work on behalf of foster youth be-yond campus. She is vice president of Monterey’s chapter of California Youth Connection, an organization of current and former foster youth who advocate in Sacramento. The group had a role in last year’s

passage of Assembly Bill 12, which extends the age at which students age out of care from 18 to 20.She also serves as Monterey Coun-

ty’s representative to the statewide Youth Council, which works with several state agencies on implement-ing Assembly Bill 12. She travels to Sacramento every six weeks to attend meetings.Ramirez entered care at age 4 when

her mother was deported. She lived in nine homes. Her last placement came at age 11 in San Diego, and she still considers that her home. After graduating from high school

and aging out of care at 18, she connected with CSUMB’s outreach programs to ease her transition to university life.She’s beating the odds. Only half of

foster children graduate from high school, and only 20 percent of those enroll in college, according to the In-stitute for Higher Education Policy. Fewer than 5 percent earn degrees.While support programs can help

ease the way, “It comes down to a personal decision,” Ramirez said. “You have to decide that you want something better for yourself.”

STUDENTS

Emma Ramirez has supported development of new campus services to assist students like her who grew up in foster care.

Path to success Campus programs offer support to former foster children

By Joan Weiner

F or Emma Ramirez, being a foster child didn’t define who she is or where she is going.At CSU Monterey Bay, she’s working to make sure other former foster

youth can say the same thing.“My goal growing up was to graduate from high school,” Ramirez said. “Now,

I’d like to earn a master’s degree in higher education administration. I’d like to create an Upward Bound-type program for foster students.”CSUMB is among an increasing number of colleges and universities that offer

more services to students who grew up in foster care, including a support group that meets regularly at the Personal Growth and Counseling Center. Several years ago, the university established a Former Foster Youth President’s

Advisory Council to identify needs and establish programs to meet them. The university and the Monterey County Department of Social and Employ-

ment Services recently signed an agreement to identify foster youth while they’re still in high school and help them transition to the university. Ramirez, a junior Liberal Studies major, has met with campus administrators

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Peninsula, Hartnell, Cabrillo and Gavilan – to avoid a costly duplication of classes, labs, equip-ment and faculty. “This is an historic moment in nursing

education,” said Dr. Tom McKay, director of CSUMB’s program. “This isn’t just another nursing program. This intense collaboration with community colleges is historic in the California State University system. This may be a model for a new way of doing nursing educa-tion.”In a typical bachelor’s program, the cur-

riculum focuses on the clinical aspect of the profession rather than its public policy implica-tions. At CSUMB, Dr. McKay said, students will look at the broader picture. They will be educated to serve as health care navigators, helping patients manage multiple conditions such as hypertension and diabetes outside the hospital setting. Students will begin the program in June and

spend a calendar year in university classes, in-cluding courses in information technology and research methods. Then they will complete the standard two-year community college program before returning to the university for a final se-mester that includes classes in public health and a capstone or culminating project. The entire program can be completed in 37 months.“In the final semester, it will all come together

for students,” Dr. McKay said. “That’s when they’ll see the global picture.”While news reports indicate that nurses have

lost jobs during the current economic down-turn, Dr. McKay said there is hidden demand.“New graduates can’t find jobs because older

nurses are working longer,” he said. “When the wave of retirements comes, a big demand will become apparent. It’s a crisis in the making.”

INNOVATION

Two-year nursing students practice care techniques on a patient dummy in a simulation lab at Monterey Peninsula College.

By Joan Weiner

To help meet a growing demand for bachelor’s-prepared nurses, CSU Monterey Bay has added a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree pro-gram, and the first class of students will start this summer.

The program is launching at a critical time, when the pace of change in nursing has rapidly accelerated.The health care industry is coping with the “silver tsunami” of aging baby

boomers combined with the impact of health care reform, and nurses will play a big role in meeting both challenges.In a 2010 report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,”

the Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examined future demands. The report recommended improving nursing education and sug-gested the proportion of nurses with bachelor’s degrees increase to 80 percent by 2020. Today, only 30 percent of California nurses have bachelor’s degrees.“There is strong community support, and need, for baccalaureate-prepared

nurses,” said Dr. Kathy Cruz-Uribe, provost at CSU Monterey Bay. “There is no four-year nursing program in the tri-county area.” The university is collaborating with four local community colleges – Monterey

Yes to nursingUniversity partners with local colleges on B.S.N. degree

To get involvedFundraising is under way to meet the

need for scholarships. If you would like

to help, contact Director of University De-

velopment Barbara Zappas at 831-582-

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decade, San Francisco State and Chico State to be the host campus. “We were selected because our facilities are

multi-purpose and we were open to a wide variety of art forms,” Dr. Curry said. “And we have great support from local arts organizations.”Students are immersed in rigorous training, 12

to 14 hours a day, every day during the two-week sessions. They earn three units of academic credit for each course. Master teachers and guest artists teach the classes. Each offers a public perfor-mance or culmination at the end of the session.Dr. Umi Vaughan is one of those teachers.

An assistant professor of Africana Studies at CSUMB, he will teach an Afro-Brazilian rhythm workshop. The course will bring together two of Brazil’s most famous musical organizations – Manguiera and Ile Aiye – for the first time ever. Dr. Vaughan said he expects the class to be “a game-changer for anyone interested in perform-ing Brazilian music. “Stage combat is another one of the classes being

offered. It gives participants an opportunity to channel their inner swashbuckler while learning to perform exciting, historically accurate and safe stage sword fights.Preparing classrooms, assigning residence halls,

working with course coordinators, arranging for meals and reaching out to community arts organizations are some of the ongoing activities to get CSUMB ready for Summer Arts. The budget is $1.7 million, Sharp said, a welcome addition to the local economy. That doesn’t include money spent by the 250 to 400 students and instructors who are expected to attend.

Summer Arts! CSU program prepares for exciting debut at CSUMB

By Joan Weiner

Sword fights, improvisational comedy, animation, hip-hop: Summer school was never this much fun.Several hundred students from throughout the California State Univer-

sity system and beyond will come to CSU Monterey Bay in July for the annual CSU Summer Arts program. High school and community college students and faculty, as well as local residents are also welcome to enroll in the 15 classes that will be offered. “Summer Arts will benefit students and the local community by providing

them with opportunities to study with premier artists from around the world,” said Professor Renee Curry, who led the effort to relocate the 28-year-old pro-gram to CSUMB.“Bringing Summer Arts to campus clearly announces to our tri-county area that

we have come of age as a provider of significant arts education to students and as a provider of extraordinary performances to the community.”According to Joanne Sharp, assistant director of CSU Summer Arts, more than

35 public events will be held, including lectures, readings, concerts and theatrical productions.In other words, the area’s summer arts scene has gotten a lot more interesting.Summer Arts will be based at CSU Monterey Bay for at least five years. The

university beat out Fresno State, which housed the program for more than a

COMMUNITY

To get involved• Schedule, registration and scholarship

information are available at www.

csusummerarts.org. More than 70

percent of students receive scholarships.

• In mid-May, the schedule of public per-

formances will be available online. Tick-

ets can be ordered online or by phone

starting June 1. Call 831-582-3499.

Cornerstone Theater Company students present the culmination of their music and dance performance during the 2011 CSU Summer Arts.

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ATHLETICS

The CSU Monterey Bay women’s basketball team celebrates its California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament championship after a March 3 victory over CSU Los Angeles. Coach Renee Jimenez is at far left, and CSUMB Athletic Director Vince Otoupal is at far right.

‘A well-oiled machine’Otters win CCAA tournament championship and compete in NCAA tournament

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With a CCAA tournament championship in hand and a strong corps of returning seniors, CSU Monterey Bay women’s basketball coach Renee

Jimenez has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about next year.But she sees an even bigger picture, an arc of progress for a pro-

gram – indeed for all of Otter athletics – that has built a tradition of winning on hard-earned pride.“The biggest thing was changing the culture to ‘it’s not OK to

lose,’” said Jimenez, who completed her fourth season with an injury-plagued 21-9 record, a top-25 Division II ranking and a first-round loss in the NCAA West Regional tournament. The team also had its highest-ever combined GPA – over 3.0.“We expect to win every game,” Jimenez said. “We expect to

win in the classroom, and we expect to win in the community.”She credits next year’s seniors with doing the “hard work” to

establish that culture.“We’re starting to be a well-oiled machine, where those older

guys are starting to run this program for us, which is really nice as a coach,” Jimenez said.Five of the recruits who will help keep that machine going were

in the Otters’ “Kelp Bed” when CSUMB defeated CSU East Bay in the first round of the CCAA tournament , which they went on to win March 3 with a buzzer-beater against CSU Los Angeles. The Feb. 28 sellout crowd of student “Blue Crue” boosters made

quite an impression on the recruits, Jimenez said. Success is fostering success.“More coaches are wanting to send their kids to us,” she

said. “I think that’s really a testament to what our players have done, as well as to the strong momentum of our entire athletic department.”


UNIVERSITY NEWS

President Harrison named to top job at CSUN

CSUMB will share in $137M NASA grant to study climate NASA has awarded $137

million to a team of research

institutions – including CSU

Monterey Bay – to study climate

change and ecosystem process-

es over a 10-year period.

CSUMB’s share of the award

is $32.4 million – the largest

grant ever received by the university. It will support 20 full-

time research scientists and five to 10 student researchers each

year. Most of the scientists will work at NASA’s Ames Research

Center at Moffett Field in Mountain View. Collaborations with

campus-based faculty members will be developed as part of the

research.

Projects will include wildfire and natural disaster monitoring,

flood forecasting, crop yield predictions and fog detection. Sci-

entists will apply satellite data to study environmental conditions

and ecological processes that affect agriculture, public health

and vector borne disease.

CSUMB bikes, buses and carpools to victoryStudents, faculty and staff from CSU Monterey Bay beat the

competition to win their division in the annual Rideshare Month

event sponsored by the Association of Monterey Bay Area Gov-

ernments.

The CSUMB community bested other campuses in Monterey,

Santa Cruz and San Benito counties to take top honors in the

College Challenge division and earn $500.

The 70 Otters who participated in the month-long contest trav-

eled 21,048 miles without driving alone – meaning they walked,

biked, shuttled, bussed, carpooled and skated.

Competition was held in categories for employers, non-profits,

colleges and individuals.

Four seniors earn National Science Foundation fellowships Four members of this year’s graduating class have won presti-

gious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow-

ships.

Isael Rubio of Salinas, Kevin Johnson of Hollister, Eric Ross of Los

Osos and Alexandra Davis of Albuquerque, N.M., are all recipi-

ents of the fellowship, which provides $90,000 plus tuition and

fees, to support three years of graduate education.

Rubio worked with Dr. Carolee Bull at the U.S. Department of

Agriculture’s research station in Salinas, investigating bacterial

plant pathology. Johnson, mentored by Dr. Aparna Sreenivasan,

researched freshwater cyanobacterial algal blooms in the Mon-

terey Bay area. Mentored by Dr. Susan Alexander, Ross investigat-

ed whether seabirds use smell to assess mate compatibility. Davis

studied seafloor mapping and invasive lionfish at the Perry Institute

for Marine Science in the Bahamas, mentored by Dr. Rikk Kvitek.

Rubio is headed to the University of Wisconsin or Oregon State;

Ross will attend the University of Wisconsin; Davis is choosing

between Oregon State University and the Virginia Institute of Ma-

rine Science; and Johnson is going to the University of California,

Santa Barbara.

The California State University Board of Trustees has named Dr.

Dianne F. Harrison, president of CSU Monterey Bay since 2006,

the new president of California State University, Northridge.

“I am excited and honored to be selected as president of an-

other fine institution within the California State University system,

and look forward to working together with the entire campus

community on the many opportunities for the future,” Dr. Har-

rison said.

She is expected to begin her new position as president some-

time in June, succeeding Dr. Jolene Koester, who retired after

serving as CSUN president since 2000.

“Dr. Harrison brings an outstanding portfolio of administrative

experience, academic credentials and student-focused approach

to her new position as president of Cal State Northridge,” said

CSU Trustee Bob Linscheid, who was chair of the presidential

search committee. “She has an impressive record of accomplish-

ments, a commitment to scholarship, and will provide strong

leadership as the CSUN campus moves forward.”


County Business Council honors CSUMB for impact CSU Monterey Bay was honored for its contribution to the eco-

nomic vitality, growth and preservation of the area at the Feb. 4

anniversary gala of the Monterey County Business Council.

The university, one of six organizations to be honored in key

industry clusters, was recognized for education and research.

The university leads the transformation of Fort Ord. The

economy has delayed several projects on the former Army base,

but the university has continued to move ahead – in enrollment,

employment, facilities and housing.

With a payroll of nearly 900, the university is one of the coun-

ty’s 20 largest employers and a key player in its vital economic

sector of higher education. Its annual financial impact of $270

million sustains an additional 1,400 jobs.

OLLI@CSUMB receives $1M grant for lifelong educationThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSU Monterey Bay, also

known as OLLI@CSUMB, has been awarded $1 million by the

Bernard Osher Foundation. The foundation, which since 2006

has supported OLLI at CSUMB with annual grants, contributed

both a permanent endowment of $950,000 and a $50,000

operating grant for the current fiscal year.

Investment income from the endowment will help fund OLLI op-

erations, though community involvement and support will remain

vital to the program’s continued success. The Osher gift recogniz-

es OLLI’s ability to sustain membership growth, include university

faculty members among its course instructors, and remain strong

in the future. OLLI now has a community of 500 members, up

from 100 members at the end of its first year, in spring 2008.

Local residents 50 and over are invited to join. The spring line-

up of classes is available online at olli.csumb.edu/courses.

Blue goes green: University Police get a hybrid vehicleCSU Monterey Bay’s Police Department has joined a grow-

ing number of law enforcement agencies parking Toyota Prius

hybrids next to their Crown Victoria cruisers as they go green.

Dozens of police departments including New York City and

London have adopted the fuel-efficient vehicles for various uses.

University Police Chief Earl Lawson was quick to point out that

the Prius is for “civilian” use, such as parking enforcement and

escorting students through the night walk program.

“We traded in a big gas-guzzling Ford F-150 for the Prius,”

Lawson said. “We wanted a smaller, more efficient, more envi-

ronmentally friendly vehicle.”

Otters hire new coach to lead women’s golf program

Alexis Edwards has joined

CSUMB as the women’s golf

coach, just in time for the spring

season.

Last fall, Edwards served as the

interim head coach at Fresno

State. Her background in golf

administration includes stints as

manager of the Haggin Oaks golf

tournament program and chair

of the Sacramento Golf Club. She also was a PGA apprentice

professional.

Edwards was an Academic All–American at Brigham Young

University. She helped the BYU Cougars earn three NCAA

regional berths and qualify for the national championship

tournament her junior season. She has a bachelor’s degree in

communication studies from BYU in 2007 and an MBA from the

University of Phoenix.

UNIVERSITY NEWS

Alexis Edwards

Joined by other recipients, Dr. Dianne Harrison shows off an MCBC Economic Vitality Award presented to CSUMB.

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CSUMB faculty spotlightAmong recent publications by Dr. Kent Adams, chair of the

Kinesiology Department, is a study of chronic disease in veteran

rugby players in the International Journal of Biological and Medi-

cal Sciences, and a study of the body mass index of masters

basketball players in the journal Medicina Sportiva.

Research by Dr. Ignacio Na-

varro, assistant professor in the

Department of Health, Human Ser-

vices and Public Policy, has been

published by the World Institute

for Development Economics Re-

search, part of the academic arm

of the United Nations. His work

focuses on how housing markets

are affected by money laundering

in cocaine exporter economies in South America.

Mary Jo Zenk, MPM, a lecturer in the Department of Health,

Human Services and Public Policy, has written “The 7 Keys To

Unlocking The Secrets of Your City’s Budget,” a text for use in

college and adult education courses in public administration and

government. It explains how local governments make decisions

on the use of tax dollars.

Dr. James Lindholm, director

of CSUMB’s Institute for Applied

Marine Ecology, was awarded

$780,000 from the California

Ocean Protection Council to study

newly designated Marine Pro-

tected Areas along the Southern

California coastline. This is in

addition to $1 million awarded

last year to conduct similar work

in Northern California. He and his team use a remotely operated

vehicle to record video and still images of the marine organisms

and the habitats in which they live.

Dr. Qun Wang, professor in the Division of Humanities and

Communication, traveled to China to deliver a lecture on Ameri-

can literature at Fu Dan University, the top-ranked university in

Shanghai. President Obama gave a speech at Fu Dan while

visiting China.

Dr. Earl Brown, assistant professor in the School of World

Languages and Cultures, is finishing “Corpus of Mexican

Spanish in Salinas,” a project to create an online database of

interviews with speakers of Mexican Spanish who live in Salinas.

This spring, he will give a presentation on the project at the Inter-

national Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics at the University

of Arizona.

“Women, Shared Leadership, and Policy: The Mano River

Peace Network Case Study” an article by Stephanie John-

son, associate professor in the Visual and Public Art Depart-

ment, has been published in the Journal of Pan African Studies.

Professor Johnson has also been appointed a Fellow for the

Wildflowers Institute in San Francisco. According to the orga-

nization, she will provide leadership in developing community

think tanks and training programs.

Laura Lee Lienk, M.S., lecturer in the Division of Science

and Environmental Policy, was honored with the GREEN Educa-

tor Award for her work in promoting environmental issues. Earth

Force, a Colorado-based nonprofit dedicated to engaging young

people to be stewards of the environment, and the General Mo-

tors Foundation sponsor the award.

Dr. Yoshiko Saito-Abbott,

professor of Japanese Language

and Culture, is editing “Japanese

Language Education: Current Issues

and Future Agenda,” a book to be

published this year by the National

Foreign Language Resource Center

in Honolulu. Dr. Saito-Abbott of-

fers seminars and workshops for

language teachers throughout the

Central Coast region.

Diana Garcia, M.F.A., professor in the Division of Humani-

ties and Communication, has been invited to judge the Poetry

Out Loud semifinals in Washington, D.C., in May. The National

Endowment for the Arts is a co-sponsor of the event. Poetry Out

Loud is featured on “The News Hour with Jim Lehrer,” “A Prairie

Home Companion,” “BBC World News” and National Public

Radio.

Dr. Ryan Luke, assistant professor of kinesiology, was named

the outstanding doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiol-

ogy and Health at Georgia State University, where he earned a

Ph.D. in 2011.

Dr. Ignacio Navarro

Dr. Yoshiko Saito-

Abbott

Dr. James Lindholm

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Twenty-one years after his mother’s passing, retired Salinas Valley grower Bob Johnson remains awed by her ac-complishments.He hopes her example can inspire stu-

Dr. Phillip Butler and Barbara Baldock

Bob Johnson

Students inspirecouple to giveBarbara Baldock and Dr. Phillip Butler are comitted support-

ers in the success of talented students in CSU Monterey Bay’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC).The Monterey couple first donated money to sponsor a student

researcher in the 2010-2011 academic year. That was Kevin John-son, a graduating biology student who has been accepted into two Ph.D. programs – UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz. Baldock and Butler sponsored two more UROC students this

year and will do the same in 2012-2013.“It was such a delight to meet the students and to feel their

excitement and enthusiasm for what they’re doing,” Baldock said. “Clearly, we wanted to do it again.”Added Butler, “We see it as helping give a little bit of a push to a

student on their way to a higher-level degree.”Dr. Butler is a retired Naval educator and former prisoner of war

Scholarships in mother’s honor

in North Vietnam. After earning his Ph.D. in 1981, he founded a management consulting firm. Baldock, a former TWA flight attendant, joined him as marketing director, and they married 31 years ago.“We feel like these people are going to be leaders, and they’re

going to make a difference,” Baldock said of the UROC stu-dents. “That really resonates with both of us.” – Scott Faust

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dents to set and achieve ambitious goals, and since 2006 he has helped them get started through an endowed scholarship fund he established in her honor.Jane Pere Johnson, who was 85 when

she died in 1992, came to Monterey County as a 13-year-old girl from the Pyrenees region of France.As a young woman, she married Harry

Johnson and raised three sons near Chua-lar, south of Salinas. She instilled in her children the values of education and hard work, and all three went to college.“The older I got, the more I reflected on

what she accomplished in her life with almost zero education,” said Bob John-son, who is secretary of the Foundation of CSUMB. “I still have a hard time believing it, but

it really happened.”The Jane Pere Johnson Scholarship is

awarded on a priority basis to students who have attended Chualar Elementary School, Gonzales High School or Hart-nell College in Salinas. Twenty-seven recipients have each received $1,000 in support of their education at CSU Monterey Bay.Jane Pere Johnson attended Chualar

School, as did her sons and most of her grandchildren. Many Chualar students now come

from immigrant farm worker families, and Johnson said he wants to encour-age them to reach for the opportunities made possible by a college degree.“Education is the ticket to a better life,”

he said. – Scott Faust


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PRESIDENTMelody Rico, ‘06B.S., Earth Systems Science & Policy

VICE PRESIDENTManuel Arenivaz, ‘03B.S., Business Administration

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERBrandon Wehman, ‘08B.S., Business Administration

SECRETARY Hayley Azevedo, ‘10B.S., Business Administration

DIRECTORSTraci Shane Davis, ‘05B.S., Business Administration

Belia Garcia-Navarro, ‘05B.A., Liberal Studies

John Scalla, ‘05B.S., Telecommunications, Multimedia and Applied Computing

Sam Abushariefeh, ‘09M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies

Nicole Charles, ‘09B.A., Human Communications

Erik Edmonds, ‘06B.S., Earth Systems Science & Policy

Auvria Hampton, ‘08B.A., Human Communications

Joshua Mann, ‘05B.S., Business Administration

Bruce Martin, ‘06M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies

Wyatt Meiggs, ‘08B.S., Business Administration

Chris Vasquez, ‘08M.S., Management and Information Technology

With the addition of this year’s graduating class, CSU Monterey Bay will have more than 7,000 alumni. As you can see from the map below, they are spread across the entire country – and around the world. We also are proud that so many remain to live and work in the tri-county area.You can read on Page 18 about our association’s efforts to reach out and connect

with alumni who live outside the Monterey Bay region.

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COULD BE COMING TO YOUR TOWN

Stay tuned, because there could be a CSU

Monterey Bay Alumni Association event

coming to your town soon.

After years of focusing its programs and

events primarily on the Monterey Bay

region, the association has begun reach-

ing out more actively to alumni throughout

California and across the country.

That change was evident this winter in the

association–sponsored Alumni Mixers, held

Feb. 23 in Sacramento and March 24 in

Long Beach. CSUMB alumni also gathered

in late February in New York City and

Washington, D.C., to participate in CSU

alumni receptions, attended by President

Dianne Harrison.

It is especially important for all alumni to

make sure the association has their current

address so they can be alerted when events

and programs are being planned in their

area. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are

other good way to stay connected.

Networking is one obvious payoff from

more regional alumni awareness, as well as

sharing pride in CSUMB. Once an Otter,

always an Otter!

[email protected]

831-582-GRAD (4723)

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Attending the March 24 alumni mixer in Long Beach were (left to right) Chris Vasquez, Pilar Gose, Michael Schwartz, Michael Lugwig, Matthew Fox and Jessica McKillip.

CLASS NOTES

1997DEBORAH ANN

HELDT-CORDONE (B.A., Social and Behavioral Sciences) received a Master of Arts in Geography from CSU Chico in 2000.

She just completed a book, “Pawsitive Reflections.” Her volunteer work includes the American Associa-tion of University Women and the California Grand Jury Association. Heldt-Cordone has one son and lives on the Northern California coast.

1998JOSH EVANS (B.S.,

Earth Systems Science & Policy) is a registered nurse at Mercy Medical Center in Merced.

He received an RN with an ASN from Merced College and is pursuing his BSN online from the University of Texas in Arlington. He volunteers with the Mariposa Playhouse theater company. Evans and his wife, Stephanie Negrey Evans (‘98, Teaching Credential) live in Catheys Valley with their three sons, Wyndham, Reese and Levi.

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1999KEITH JASON DUG-

GINS (B.A., Telecom-munications, Multimedia & Applied Computing) is a database admin-istrator at Community Hospital of the Monterey Pensinula, where he has worked for nearly 10 years. He and his wife, Heather Scott, live in Carmel Valley with their daughter.

2000ZACHARY KNAPP

(B.S., Earth Systems Science & Policy) is a partner in Holland & Knapp Construction, a company he helped form in 2011. He and his wife, Sandra, live in San Luis Obispo County.

2001JESSICA SMILEY

(B.A., Human Commu-nication) is owner and president of West Coast Music & Dance FX and a dance educator at Christopher High School in Gilroy, where she also is spirit coach. She lives in Hollister.

JOSH BARRAK (B.S., Management and International Entrepre-neurship) is retired from federal service and now owns Tomte Kull Farms, a Boer goat ranch and organic farm. He lives in Shelton.

2003MARISA (BOND)

EYTALIS (B.A. Teledramatic Arts & Technology) is marketing communications specialist for the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.

She writes screenplays, and one of her short scripts, “I Heart Joey McIntyre,” was a finalist in several competitions. She lives in Las Vegas with her husband, Mark, and their daughter, Ruby.

AMANDA GREENVOSS (2000, B.S., Earth Systems Science & Policy) is youth volunteer coordinator for the Oregon Zoo, where she works with 350 teens, teaching them to educate the public about animals and conser-vation issues. She lives in Portland with her husband Zachary Greenvoss (‘00, Telecommunications, Multimedia & Applied Computing) who is a software engineer at ADP, and their children, Stella, 7 and Darwin, 4.


EMILY MCDANIEL (B.A., Liberal Studies) teaches second and third grades at a public charter school in the Sacramento area, after receiving her Master of Arts and teaching cre-dential from UC Santa Cruz. She and her hus-band, Mark McDaniel, live in the Sacramento area with their daughter, Samantha, and son, Brandon.

ERIC CHAVEZ (B.S., Telecommunications, Multimedia & Applied Computing) is the web and database adminis-trator for the Monterey County Superior Courts. He lives in Salinas with his wife, Gabriela López Chavez (‘03, Human Communication) and their two daughters.

MAGNOLIA ZARRAGA (B.A. Collaborative Health & Human Services) has her own law office in Salinas, specializing in small business bank-ruptcy and immigration matters. She received

her Juris Doctorate degree from the Monterey College of Law. She lives in Salinas with her 5-year-old daughter.

2004LOURDES MORA

LLATA (B.A., Integrated Studies Special Major) is a technical editing consultant for the Florida State Department of Children and Families Human Services, and lives in Pembroke Pines.

JAMES JET BLACK (B.A., Visual & Public Arts) is a graphic designer for Consensus

Orthopedics. He volunteers as an assistant swim coach for Del Oro High School. Black lives in Loomis.

JESSICA JENKS-BUNN (B.A., Liberal Studies) teaches sailing and works for The Farm, her husband’s family’s farm stand, in Salinas. She and her husband, Christopher Bunn, have two sons, Finnian and Jesse, and are expecting a third child in August. The family lives in Salinas.

2005THOMAS WHITE (B.A., Human Communi-cation) is senior sales and administrative coordinator at the

Monterey Bay Aquarium. His partner is Christina Del Porto (‘01, Human Communication). The couple live in Marina.

HEATHER HOSKINS (B.A., Human Communi-cation) is director of search-engine optimiza-tion and communications for WineRackStore.com.

She and her husband, Brent Hoskins, live in Olympia, Wash., with their daughter Elyise.

KAREN MILLER (B.A., Teledramatic Arts & Technology) received her Master’s in Counseling from Saint Mary’s College and has been accepted into a counseling psychology doctoral program at Purdue University. She lives in Moraga.

RYAN ARBA (B.A., Social and Behavioral Sciences) is a legislative consultant with the

California Department of Social Services. He and his wife Catherine Kite live in Sacramento with their dog, Hank.

2006MATTHEW MOREY

(B.A., Teledramatic Arts & Technology) is an IT Tech I for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. He also does freelance graphic design and videography. He cur-rently lives in Riverside with his girlfriend Dana DeVries (‘07, Earth Sys-tems Science & Policy).

CLASS NOTES

ALUMNI DONOR PROFILE

The beloved spirit of CSUMB employee

and former student Mahito Shirako lives

on in a Memorial Scholarship account that

has grown to over $20,000 since his pass-

ing in November 2010. That will allow a

scholarship in his name to be awarded to

a deserving CSUMB student every year, in

perpetuity.

Shirako, who died in a motorcycle ac-

cident, was known for his full embrace of

life – enthusiasm for his hobbies, a passion

for music, skilled work as an audio-visual

specialist, and deep bonds of friendship.

In addition to individual contributions from

friends, family, coworkers and alumni, the

Mahito Shirako Foundation raised significant

funds through several special events that

reflected Shirako’s zest for life. Among them

were a memorial motorcycle ride and barbe-

cue, a “Mahitopoalooza” music and comedy

festival, and the Warrior Dash, a 3-kilometer

run and obstacle course. Future events are

planned.

For information on how to support the

Mahito Shirako Scholarship fund or begin a

similar fund, contact Pilar Gose at 831-582-

3595 or email [email protected].

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CLASS NOTES

2007HENRY GOWIN

(Master of Public Policy) is the aide to Supervisor Lou Calcagno of

the Monterey County Board of Supervisors. He is past president of the Rotary Club, vice president of develop-ment for the Arts Council for Monterey County, and a member of the Palma Tomorrow Campaign Committee. He lives in Salinas.

2008VERA HAMPTON

(B.A., Human Communi-cations) began working with the CSUMB Office of Admissions in July

2008 and was an advisor to Black Students United and National Society of Leadership and Success. In 2011, she began work as a Senior Evaluator/Counselor at UC Santa Cruz in their Undergrad-uate Admissions Office. She lives in Capitola.

STEVE BECKER (B.A., Human Communica-tions) is currently serving as Director of Basketball Operations at Cal State Fullerton and hopes to obtain his master’s degree this May from Concordia University Irvine, in coaching and athletic administration.

2009COY WILLIAMS JR.

(B.S., Business Admin-istration) works with Business Development at FoodSource, a CH Robinson Company. He volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and participates in several Cancer Society events throughout the year, including Relay for Life. He lives in Marina with his wife Melissa, their daughter Naylani, 10, and their son Dante, 8.

ELEANOR WYLDE MORRICE (B.A., Social and Behavioral Sci-ences) has nearly com-pleted the Master’s in History program at CSU East Bay. She is a substi-tute teacher in the Sali-nas Union High School District and volunteers at the Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers, San Carlos Cathedral History Center, Monterey District State Parks, and the city of Monterey. She lives in Salinas with her life partner, Kevin Hanstick.

2010CODY BARNES (B.S.,

Biology) is pursuing a Master’s in Biology degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and focusing his research on the possible effects of climate change

on salamander species distribution in the Ouachita Mountains. He lives in Little Rock.

CAROLINA MELEN-DREZ (B.A., Human Communication)in De-cember completed her Master of Arts in Peace and Justice Studies from the University of San Diego. She is living in Copenhagen, Denmark, preparing to travel this summer to Sierra Leone, West Africa, where she will conduct a pilot proj-ect on digital storytelling with marginalized youth.

2011DIANA VASQUEZ

(M.A., Public Policy) is spending this year as a Capital Fellow in Sacramento, where she

is assigned to the office of Assemblymember Mike Eng, focusing on educational issues.

ELIZABETH DIXON (B.A., Human Communi-cations) is the Admin-istrative Assistant and Outreach Coordinator for JDRF in Sacramento. Prior to becoming a staff member she volunteered for six years with JDRF and raised over $25,000 for the organi-zation, which is the larg-est charitable supporter of Type 1 Diabetes research. In November she created a YouTube video entitled “No-vember 2011-National Diabetes Month” which features more than 80 people, including CSUMB students and alumni, giving T1D the finger (the index finger that is). Dixon lives in Granite Bay.

CSUMB GRAD THRILLED TO GET WHITE HOUSE INTERNSHIP

CSU Monterey Bay alumna Zoe Carter

knew an internship in the nation’s capital

was a long shot, but she applied anyway.

She said her first reaction to learning that

she had been accepted was, “Take that,

you Ivy League kids. This CSU kid is at the

White House.”

Carter’s four-month, unpaid stint at 1600

Pennsylvania Avenue was better than any-

thing she could have expected.

“Having the opportunity and privilege to

work in the East Wing and meet and work

with the people I did is something I will

never forget,” she said.

Carter worked in the office of First Lady

Michelle Obama from late August through

mid-December, on Mrs. Obama’s “Let’s

Move” initiative to combat childhood obe-

sity and her project that supports military

families, “Joining Forces.”

Carter, 24, graduated from CSUMB in

2010 with an Integrated Studies degree that

combined journalism and global studies.

While an Otter, she served as Associated

Students president and as chair of the

California State Student Association. She

also studied in Spain and had an internship

in London.

She has relocated to New York City.

– Joan Weiner

Zoe Carter and first dog Bo, at the White House.

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SNAPSHOTS

Sue Antle and Bob Antle enjoy the silent auction reception.

Senior Kevin Johnson describes how scholar-ships have inspired his research as a biology major.

John Wujack, at left, Dr. Richard Dauphine and Dr. Dianne Harrison.

Alumni Association Board members, Brandon Wehman, at left, Melody Rico (president), Vera Hampton, Nicole Charles, John Scalla and Josh Mann.

Nancy Kotowski, at left, and Sylvia Panneta.

The 2012 Have a Heart for Students Dinner and Auction on Feb. 25 raised almost $160,000, putting the event over the million-dollar mark in its 14-year history.

Photos by Randy Tunnell


SNAPSHOTS

Shift leader Aracely Garcia takes an order from Gabby Rubio in CSUMB’s new Starbucks, which opened Jan. 23 in the Student Center and serves both food and beverage items.

Kinesiology students Sarah Whiteford and Justin Valdez perform a V02 Max test in the university’s exercise physiology lab.

As OceanGate Foundation team member watches on Oct. 22, sophomore Josh Ambrose climbs into Antipodes, a small submarine in which he and other students tested remote-control operation of underwater research tools.

Joining in a Jan. 13 check presentation from Wells Fargo to the CSUMB Small Business Development Center are, from left, Diane Howerton, the UC Merced regional lead SBDC director; Dr. Brian Simmons, dean of the College of Professional Studies; Deborah Howitt, leadership gifts officer; Dr. Marylou Shockley, chair of the School of Business; Andrea Zeller-Nield, SBDC director at CSUMB; Terrie L. Fuentes, regional VP for Wells Fargo; Sandy Cha, Wells Fargo community affairs manager; and Dr. Patti Hiramoto, vice president for University Advancement.

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APRIL

APRIL 20, OLLI LECTURE SERIES, MIIS Professor Jason Scorse on “What Environmentalists Need to Know About Economics,” 10 a.m., OLLI Building, 831-582-5500

APRIL 27, OPENING RECEPTION, exhibit of work by students in the Science Illustration program, 5 p.m., Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 831-582-4500

APRIL 28, SPRING CONCERT, CSUMB Chorale and Singers, Nuovo Plasir and ensembles, 7 p.m., World Theater, 831-582-3009; CSUMB.EDU/music

MAY

MAY 1, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SHOWCASE, 6 p.m., University Center Ballroom, 831-582-5222; CSUMB.EDU/business

MAY 2 and 3, PERFORMING ARTS SERIES, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m., World Theater, 831-582-4580; CSUMB.EDU/worldtheater

MAY 10, OLLI LECTURE SERIES, Ray March on “River in Ruin: The Story of the Carmel River,” 6 p.m., OLLI Building, 831-582-5500

MAY 17-18, CAPSTONE FESTIVAL, all day, campus wide, 831-582-3680; CSUMB.EDU/capstone

MAY 18, PARENTS RECEPTION, 4:30 p.m., Alumni & Visitors Center, 831-582-4723; CSUMB.EDU/alumni

MAY 19, COMMENCEMENT, 10 a.m., Freeman Stadium, free tickets required, 831-582-4001; CSUMB.EDU/commencement

JUNE

JUNE 11-14, BASKETBALL YOUTH CAMP for boys 11-14, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/mbbcamps

JUNE 15, ORIENTATION FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS, 831-582-3738; CSUMB.EDU/orientation

JUNE 15-17, HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM CAMP for boys, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/mbbcamps

JUNE 16, ORIENTATION FOR FRESHMEN, 831-582-3738; CSUMB.EDU/orientation


JUNE 18-21, SOCCER YOUTH CAMP for girls 6-13, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/wsoccercamps

JUNE 18-21, BASEBALL YOUTH CAMP, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/baseballcamps

JUNE 20-22, HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM CAMP for boys, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/mbbcamps




JUNE 23, HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SHOWCASE CAMP, 831-582-3738; otterathletics.com/baseballcamps

JUNE 23-26, HIGH SCHOOL RESIDENTIAL SOCCER CAMP for girls, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/wsoccercamps

JUNE 24-27, HIGH SCHOOL RESIDENTIAL WATER POLO CAMP for girls, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/waterpolocamps


JUNE 25-28, BASKETBALL YOUTH CAMP for boys 6-14, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/mbbcamps

JUNE 29-30, BASKETBALL CAMP for boys in grades 10-12, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/mbbcamps

JULY

JULY 8-11, HIGH SCHOOL RESIDENTIAL WATER POLO CAMP for girls, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/waterpolocamps

JULY 9-12, BASEBALL YOUTH CAMP, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/baseballcamps

JULY 9-13, SOCCER YOUTH CAMP for boys 5-13, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/soccerschool

JULY 13-15, HIGH SCHOOL RESIDENTIAL SOCCER CAMP for boys, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/soccerschool

JULY 21, HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SHOWCASE CAMP, 831-582-3738; otterathletics.com/baseballcamps

JULY 30-AUG. 2, BASEBALL YOUTH CAMP, 831-582-3015; otterathletics.com/baseballcamps

AUGUSTAUG. 23, DAY OF WELCOME,

PRESIDENT’S MEDAL AWARDS & STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS, 3 p.m., World Theater, 831-582-4141; CSUMB.EDU/dayofwelcome

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CSU Monterey Bay’s 16th annual Commencement ceremony is set for 10 a.m., May 19 in Freeman Stadium. The Class of 2012 will swell the ranks of university alumni to more than 7,000.

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