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Otter student-athletes and coaches earned some of the highest accolades, won championships and rewrote record books.

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.

Mexican immigrant Benito Sanchez graduated from CSUMB and landed a job in computer science, his field of study. His story is one of several being spotlighted for June’s Immigrant Heritage Month.

Money magazine has given CSU Monterey a 4.5-star rating (out of 5) in its most recent survey of Best Colleges in America. Another recent study by Diverse Issues in Higher Education placed CSUMB in the top 50 of its Top 100 Degree Producers Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

The awards include the NSF Graduate Fellowship Research Program and a Goldwater Scholarship.

Former CSUMB men's golf player John Jackson helped make big golf news at the 105th PGA Championship.

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.

The permanent exhibit seeks to expand on the early history of Black soldiers on the Monterey Peninsula.

“The Tiny Desk concert series features big artists from pretty much every genre and reaches a huge audience."

Alumna Desiree Sheppard, who hosts and produces a TV lifestyle show in Sacramento, says CSUMB professors helped her find her voice by telling her: “You’re allowed to be louder, to be bold, and be more vocal.”