MENding Monologues returns to CSUMB April 19-21


April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but it’s a 365 day-a-year problem

Following on the heels of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues,” CSU Monterey Bay students continue their campaign to end sexual violence against women with three performances of “The MENding Monologues.”

Posted by Joan Weiner on Apr 09, 2013 -
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Out from the stacks

Librarians promote literacy in Guatemala

You have probably heard of Doctors Without Borders. But Librarians Without Borders?

Thanks to the volunteer group of librarians and library science students, some youngsters in Guatemala will soon be able to borrow books for the first time.

The organization visited the Miguel Angel Asturias Academy in Guatemala’s highlands in 2009, helping to establish a library. Each year since then, volunteers have returned to help build the library’s capacity.

Posted by Joan Weiner on Apr 13, 2013 -
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Small Business Center opens April 22


New Salinas location convenient for more clients

The CSU Monterey Bay Small Business Development Center will celebrate its grand opening at a new location in Salinas on Monday, April 22.

Posted by Joan Weiner on Apr 09, 2013 -
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Online bridge between cultures

CSUMB students join in global dialogue

Briana Cagle was one of the lucky ones.

Unlike some of her classmates, Cagle didn’t have to get up at 4 a.m. to find her laptop and log on to join a conversation with seven students from the Middle East, Europe and the U.S. Her sessions started at the relatively late hour of 8:30.

Posted by Joan Weiner on May 09, 2013 -
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When a robot makes music, what does it sound like?

Find out at lecture, concert on April 12

The intersection of music and technology will be on display April 12 in the CSU Monterey Bay Music Hall.

Posted by Joan Weiner on Apr 08, 2013 -
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Speaker focuses on innovation

Lumina Foundation executive visits CSUMB April 25

The President’s Speaker Series at California State University, Monterey Bay continues April 25, when Jamie Merisotis of the Lumina Foundation visits campus.

Posted by Joan Weiner on Apr 08, 2013 -
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Calling all teen filmmakers


Submission deadline May 31 for Teen Film Festival

Young filmmakers eager to see their work on a screen bigger than YouTube will get the opportunity in the fall, when CSU Monterey Bay will hold its fifth annual Teen Film Festival.

Posted by Joan Weiner on Apr 28, 2013 -
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Marine Sanctuary symposium focuses on 'change'

Change: Observations on the shifting ecology of the Sanctuary

Change is the only constant in the universe. Change alone is unchanging.

So said Heraclitus of Ephesus more than 2,000 years ago, and it still holds true for the marine ecosystems of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Posted by Joan Weiner on Apr 03, 2013 -
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JAZZ IT UP

Annual Heritage Music Festival set for April 27 

The community is invited to an evening of jazz on the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay as the annual Heritage Music Festival returns on April 27.

Posted by Joan Weiner on Apr 03, 2013 -
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Keepin' It Reel

Reel Work Labor Flm Festival comes to CSUMB

Two evenings of film showings – part of the 12th annual Reel Work May Day Labor Film Festival – will be held on the campus of Cal State Monterey Bay.

The festival features films that illuminate the lives and struggles of workers in the United States and around the world. This year’s theme is the growing movement of worker-run cooperatives, which have become a vibrant part of society in Argentina, Spain and Greece. As factories shut down, workers move in to run them successfully on their own.

Posted by Joan Weiner on Mar 31, 2013 -
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