CARES grant invests $750K in CSUMB efforts to help small businesses recover from pandemic
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced a $749,810 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the University Corporation at Monterey Bay on Thursday, April 8. The grant will provide technical assistance to coronavirus-impacted small businesses and support the economic resiliency of the Monterey Bay region. It is expected to create 35 jobs, retain 200 jobs, and generate $3 million in private investment, a news release.
April 9, 2021Men of Color in Education shared lessons about representation
CSUMB’s Department of Education and Leadership and the Center for Black Student Success collaborated on an April 7 virtual panel discussion, Men of Color in Education, in an effort to encourage more men of color to consider going into the field of teaching and education.
April 9, 2021What students can expect in housing and dining this fall
The past year of the COVID-19 pandemic might feel like one of the most profound and exhausting years in a generation.
April 9, 2021CSUMB and GetVirtual program helps small businesses during pandemic
The Santa Cruz-based GetVirtual project launched in the summer of 2020 to fortify small businesses from the economic toll of the pandemic shutdown. It has worked by partnering with colleges and universities like CSUMB.
April 6, 2021Aside from engaging studies, here’s what else CSUMB offers
The Pandemic Year changed everything: how we work, study, play, shop, travel, socialize. It changed how we touch and breathe. But with the widespread use of masks, observing of social distancing, and the increasing prevalence of COVID-19 vaccines, CSUMB — and the country — sees a return to normal in sight.
April 2, 2021Longtime CSUMB counseling center employee named Social Worker of Year
The Monterey County Unit of the National Association of Social Workers has honored Lynne White Dixon, clinical supervisor at CSUMB’s Personal Growth and Counseling Center, as 2021 Social Worker of the Year. The award presentation took place at an event on March 12 celebrating National Social Work Month.
April 1, 2021