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The California State University will confer several campus police officers with 2023 Police Commendations.

“I’m always thankful and proud to represent CSUMB and Otter Athletics in these national leadership spaces,” said Garry.

The work is funded by the CSUMB East Campus Wildfire Fuel Reduction Project CAL FIRE grant that Emergency Manager Ken Folsom secured.

It may be years before the impact of the recently announced NextGen grants will make a difference in American agriculture. But several of the grants awarded to colleges and universities in the Monterey Bay region seem certain to quickly strengthen the ties between those institutions as well as with the local agricultural industry.

When Sandra Amorim Ruiz was just a year old, her parents left their home there and immigrated to Turlock, in California’s Central Valley. Ruiz is now the director of procurement and contract services for CSU Monterey Bay. Her story is one of a series being told as part of June’s Immigrant Heritage Month.

CSU Monterey Bay is increasing the size and lowering the cost of its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in an effort to make a greater impact on healthcare in the Monterey region.

Recognizing the contributions of those who’ve come from foreign countries during Immigrant Heritage Month is important, said Dennis Kombe, a professor of mathematics education at CSU Monterey Bay who was born and raised in Kenya.

CSUMB’s agricultural plant and soil science program has received a $5 million grant to expand and offer an enhanced career path to graduating students.

At 17, Angie Tran escaped Vietnam. What she hasn’t escaped, despite the passage of more than 40 years, is feeling like an immigrant. Her journey is one of many being recognized and celebrated during June, Immigrant Heritage Month.

"[Transgender youth] need...respect, belonging, appreciation, fellowship, and love."