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Chipotle gifts CSUMB $500K for greenhouse complex

“Chipotle’s support is a testament to the important work our faculty is doing to cultivate the next generation of agricultural workers."

Jose Pablo Dundore-Arias and students
Jose Pablo "JP" Dundore-Arias (second from left), director of the agricultural plant and soil science program, with students | Photo by Brent Dundore-Arias

Chipotle has gifted Cal State Monterey Bay $500,000 toward the construction of a new greenhouse complex on the east side of campus. 

The complex – consisting of four separate greenhouses and a headhouse – will benefit students in the College of Science’s mechatronics engineering, and agricultural plant and soil sciences programs. 

“We’re excited that the greenhouse will allow students to get hands-on training and equip the next generation to develop sustainable solutions,” said Jonathan Zacks, Chipotle’s Director of Brand Activation. 


Read the full story in the latest issue of the Foundation Annual Report Magazine.