Cal State Long Beach will confer more than 9,000 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees for the 2011-12 academic year, and many of those earning degrees are expected to walk across the stage at Commencement 2012, a collection of nine graduation ceremonies at the Long Beach campus slated for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, May 23-25.
For the second time in three years, Cal State Long Beach President F. King Alexander has been named the recipient of the “Robert C. Maxson President of the Year Award” by the California State Student Association (CSSA). CSSA is the single recognized voice for more than 425,000 students in the California State University (CSU) system.
The news was mostly positive from Cal State Long Beach economists as they presented the 18th annual Southern California Regional Economic Forecast on Thursday, but the message was somewhat muted as the pace of future employment growth is expected to remain relatively modest for the next year or so. More than 200 area business and civic leaders were on hand at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Long Beach for the 2012-13 forecast.
The Cal State Long Beach Visual Anthropology Student Association will host a showcase of its work on Friday, May 19, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Liberty Art Gallery and Performance Space at 435 Alamitos Ave. in Long Beach. Organized by the CSULB Department of Anthropology, the program will present an evening of films and new media projects on topics as different as vinyl records and the body image of Mexican-American women.
