Press Releases
Foundation of CSUMB Elects New Officers and Welcomes New Directors
The Foundation of CSUMB held their annual meeting, virtually, on June 19 to elect new directors and officers, and thank outgoing long-standing community directors. Outgoing chair, Janine Chicourrat, welcomed the new chair, Bettye Saxon, Ed.D, who is the External Affairs Director for AT&T on the Central Coast.
Startup Weekend Monterey Bay Returns to CSUMB
SEASIDE, Ca., January 4, 2020 – For the eighth consecutive year, California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) is set to host Startup Weekend Monterey Bay January 24-26, 2020.
President Speaker Series to Celebrate CSUMB’s 25th Year by Honoring the Past
SEASIDE, Calif., November 12, 2019 – California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) President Eduardo M. Ochoa will host several of CSUMB’s founding members to discuss their experiences and memories about the founding of CSUMB.
CSUMB Honors Veterans Exhibit Grand Opening
SEASIDE, Ca., November 6, 2019 – California State University Monterey Bay’s (CSUMB) Salinas Center for Arts and Culture launched the “CSUMB Honors Veterans” exhibition today at CSUMB at Salinas City Center with a grand opening event from 6-8 p.m.
CSUMB Set to Host 8th Annual Startup Hackathon
SEASIDE, Ca., October 31, 2019 – California State University, Monterey Bay’s (CSUMB) Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) is set to host the 8th annual Startup Hackathon at CSUMB’s University Center from Nov. 1-3, 2019. This year’s theme is “Smart Cities: Build tech to make our communities smarter and safer.”
CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White to Retire in 2020
October 22, 2019 – California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy P. White today announced his plan to retire in 2020. White has served as CSU Chancellor since 2012 and led the university’s restoration and resurgence from Great Recession-era cuts to achieve unprecedented heights for student enrollment and graduation.
U.S. Dept. of Commerce Grant to Help Fund New Startup Launchpad at CSUMB
SEASIDE, Ca., October 15, 2019 – California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) has been selected to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to help fund a new virtual startup incubator designed to serve entrepreneurs in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties.
$4.8M Department of Ed Grant to Fund Innovative Teacher Prep Program at CSUMB
SEASIDE, Ca., October 8, 2019 – California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) has been selected to receive funding under the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) program in the amount of $4,849,320; $2.2M of which will go directly to student scholarships.
CSUMB Receives Grant from the Hospice Giving Foundation
SEASIDE, Ca., September 19, 2019 – California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) has received a grant from the Hospice Giving Foundation in the amount of $60,000 to fund a regional palliative care study. The feasibility study, led by CSUMB Department of Nursing chair and associate professor Alyssa Erikson, will plan how best to offer palliative care education in Monterey County.
CSUMB’s Selena Velasquez Receives Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement
SEASIDE, Calif., September 16, 2019 – CSUMB senior Selena Velasquez has received the 2019 California State University (CSU) Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement, the CSU’s highest recognition of student achievement. Velasquez is one of 23 awardees, one from each campus in the CSU, who was publicly recognized during a CSU Board of Trustees meeting on September 24-25, 2019.
DoD Grant to Help Advance Fog Research at CSUMB
SEASIDE, Ca., Sept. 10, 2019 – California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) College of Science Professor Dan Fernandez has secured a Department of Defense (DoD) grant that will help fund enhanced technology used in fog collection research at CSUMB.
