STATE OF THE
UNIVERSITY ADDRESS
May 14, 2013
STATUS UPDATES
ENROLLMENT 2013-14
• The campus resident FTES target for
2013-14 is 16,546; an increase of 1.2%
from 2012-13.
• This summer we are offering courses
through self-support special sessions, as
well as select state-supported classes.
ENROLLMENT 2012-13 UPDATE
Academic Year 2012 – 2013¹
• Student-to-Faculty Ratio (SFR): 22.5
• Average class size: 27.7
¹Excludes UNIV, Library, Athletics, and Honors courses and spring quarter 2013 data is preliminary.
PROGRAM IMPACTION UPDATE
Received approval to continue impaction for
first-time freshmen, upper division transfers and
the following programs for AY 2014-2015:
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Child Development
Criminal Justice
Nursing (General)
Psychology
Social Work
Undeclared with an interest in Nursing
PROGRAM IMPACTION – NEW
Received program impaction authority for
the following programs for AY 2014-2015:
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Biology
Business Administration (Accounting)
Business Administration (Management)
Business Administration (Marketing
Management)
GRADUATION INITIATIVE
UPDATE
GRADUATION INITIATIVE
GOALS
First-Time Freshmen
• Increase 6 year graduation rate for all students from 34%
to 45%.
• Increase 6 year graduation rate of underrepresented
minority students (URM) from 30% to 42%.
Transfer Students
• Increase 4 year graduation rate for all students from 49%
to 57%.
• Increase 4 year graduation rate for underrepresented
minority students (URM) from 47% to 56%.
Progress in Graduation Rates
Tracking freshmen
• Since the targets were set several years ago, all freshmen cohorts
have attained graduation rates above the 34% baseline. The fall
2006 freshmen cohort had a 6 year graduation rate of 36.9%.
• The rates for URM cohorts have all been above the 30% baseline.
The most recent cohort rate was 32.4%.
• The gap between URM and non-URM freshmen is now 13.4%
50%
45%
45.8%
Non-URM
36.9%
All
freshmen
32.4%
URM
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Fall cohort
Progress in Graduation Rates (cont.)
Tracking freshmen
Projection: Will we reach our goals for freshmen?
• For the full 2009 freshman cohort, we project a graduation rate of
45.4%, exceeding our 45% target:
Progress in Graduation Rates (cont.)
Tracking transfers
Projection: How far past our goals for transfers will we go?
• For the full 2011 transfer cohort, we project a graduation rate of
67.9%, almost 11% above the target of 57%.
Progress in Graduation Rates (cont.)
Tracking transfers
Projection: How far past our goals for URM transfers will
we go?
• For the 2011 URM transfer cohort, we project a graduation rate
of 65.7%, almost 10% above the target of 56%.
Projected 4 yr grad rate of '11 URM transfer cohort based on '08 cohort
80%
76.1%
75%
70%
(projected)
65.7%
65%
65.7%
2011
CO target: 56%
60%
55.3%
55%
50%
Senior in winter of 2nd yr
2008
Graduated
EARLY START REPORT
EARLY START OVERVIEW
• Seven courses were approved last year: one in English
composition, and six in mathematics.
• These courses will be offered in two sessions, one in
July and one in August.
• The English course is a 1.5 unit course offered online
that helps prepare students to pass ENGL 095 in the fall
or for selected qualified students, to enroll in ENGL 096.
• The math courses are 1.5 unit courses that are offered
through regular class meetings.
• Students can also meet their Early Start requirements
through Summer Bridge, Educational Opportunity
Program (EOP) workshops, or courses at another CSU
or community college.
EARLY START
• 750 CSULA entering students will need English.
• 1500 CSULA entering students will need math.
Last year there was an 88% pass rate; of that cohort, 65%
advanced one level of remediation by passing a second
course.
o 117 CSULA students completed math and 41 completed English
at another campus last year.
o 115 students completed math and 82 completed English through
Summer Bridge, EOP workshops, or the Summer Transition into
ECST* Program (STEP) last year.
o Interestingly, 30% of the enrollments in math last summer were
students who enrolled at other CSUs.
*Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
SENATE BILL 1440
SENATE BILL 1440
Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act
• There are now 23 Transfer Model Curricula
(TMCs) out of 24 that have been approved as
similar at CSULA.
• 60 students who completed a TMC were
admitted to CSULA in spring 2013, of which 36
chose to enroll.
STUDENT SUCCESS FEE (SSF)
STUDENT SUCCESS FEE (SSF)
In accordance with Executive Order No.
1054, revenue from this fee are used toward
the following priorities:
• Advising and Retention
• Student Development and Career
Services
• Vital Technologies
STUDENT SUCCESS FEE (SSF) (cont.)
• The $80 per quarter fee was assessed
beginning in fall 2012 to provide students with
supplemental academic advising and retention
services; personal development and career
services opportunities; and expanded access to
vital infrastructure and applications technologies.
• Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Information
Technology Services, and Institutional
Advancement were allocated a total of $4.1
million for 2012-13.
Status of Staff Advisors (SSPs)
$1.7 million of SSF now supports:
4 SSPs in UAAC
4 SSPs in A&L
5 SSPs in B&E
1 SSP in CCOE
2 SSPs in ECST
4 SSPs in HHS
6 SSPs in NSS
1 SSP in Grad Studies
Including Student Services Professionals (SSPs)
previously hired in both Academic Affairs and
Student Affairs and those listed above, the ratio of
students to advisors is now 468:1 down from
1637:1 in fall 2011.
The national benchmark for an institution our size is 285:1.
SSF funded Student Success
Activities in Academic Affairs
Advising and Retention
• $100,000 for student engagement
activities in the colleges.
• $80,000 for RSCA support for students.
• $57,494 for mentoring, tutoring, and
writing support.
SSF funds in Student Affairs
Student Development and Career Services
• $114,200 for the Office for Students with
Disabilities (OSD) services and
accommodations
• $78,033 for Veterans Affairs
• $298,000 for Summer Bridge
• $178,264 for career services
• $88,000 for student development
• $116,474 for health education and wellness
SSF funds in Institutional
Advancement
Student Development and Career Services
• $106,000 for Students Engage with
Alumni: Infrastructure Content Coordinator
• $83,750 for Students Engage with Alumni:
Academic and Professional Opportunities
and Programs
• $15,000 for student success
communication interns
SSF funds in Information
Technology Services
Vital Technologies
• $747,229 for Anywhere On-demand
Applications Delivery
• $23,076 for Anytime, Anywhere Access
• $63,147 for Just-in-time Learning
• $96,332 for Adobe® Creative Suite®
• $121,800 for Wi-Fi availability
• $31,500 for new technology vulnerability
assessment
WASC Update
Interim Progress Report submitted November 2012
Issues Addressed:
• Improving retention and graduation rates
• Reactivating strategic planning and addressing decreased state
funding
• Assessing student learning, specifically a plan to align and assess
newly adopted institutional learning outcomes
• Improving effectiveness of student support services, including
advising
• Documenting the results of initiatives to promote research,
scholarship, and creative activity
WASC Update (cont.)
Interim Report Committee:
• The WASC review panel was “extremely impressed by CSULA’s
considerable accomplishments and thoughtful analyses, insights
and deep understanding of CSULA students and what they need to
succeed.”
• The panel “commends CSULA for satisfactorily addressing all of the
Commission’s recommendations and encourages the University to
continue to make progress in these areas”.
Looking Forward:
• WASC has revised the accreditation process: Fall 2018 Offsite
Review; Fall 2019 campus visit.
• A robust assessment process will be expected on the five core
competencies by fall 2019, as well as continued progress on
undergraduate and graduate program level assessment.
FINANCIAL AID AND
ENROLLMENT
FINANCIAL AID STATISTICS
Federal Pell Grant Program
A Year-to-Year Comparison
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013 (YTD)
# of Recipients
Total Disbursed
# of Recipients
Total Disbursed
# of Recipients
Total Disbursed
11,235
$45,936,764
12,701
$51,915,885
12,752
$53,307,560
Total Aid Disbursed
A Year-to-Year Comparison
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
(YTD)
$167,693,092
$199,097,634
$198,771,111
2013-2014
# of Students Awarded (as of 5/8/2013)
14,948
Summer 2013 Financial Aid
# of Requests Received (as of 5/8/2013)
2,872
UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT
Fall 2013 Applicant Information
Applications
Fall 2012
Fall 2103
Change
Res
Non res
Total
Res
Non Res
Total
FTF
24,798
2,490
27,288
27,908
3,522
31,430
4,142
15.2%
Transfer
12,617
1,046
13,663
16,018
1,438
17,456
3,793
27.8%
Totals
37,415
3,536
40,951
43,926
4,960
48,886
Enrollment Confirmation Deposit
Fall 2012
Fall 2103
Change
Res
Non res
Total
Res
Non Res
Total
FTF
3,665
150
3,815
3,536
295
3,831
16
0.4%
Transfer
3,204
138
3,342
992
53
1,045
-2,297
-68.7%
Totals
6,869
288
7,157
4,528
348
4,876
* Fall 2013 ECD Deadline for Transfer Students is June 3, 2013
Graduate Enrollment
Fall 2013 Applicant Information
Applications
Fall 2012
Graduate
Fall 2103
Res
Non res
3,842
1,490
Total
5,332
Res
3,913
Change
Non Res
1,555
Total
5,468
136
2.6%
Admits
Fall 2012
Res
Graduate
234
Fall 2103
Non res
106
Total
Res
340
474
Change
Non Res
296
Decisions are still being made by departments/programs
Total
770
430
126.5%
HONORS COLLEGE
HONORS COLLEGE – Year Two
Honors College Enrollment and Graduation
• Honors College is comprised of 237 students:
o 16 seniors, 35 juniors, 40 sophomores, 44 freshmen
o 102 Early Entrance Program (EEP)
• First class of Honors College students will graduate in
2013-14.
• Anticipating growth in freshmen, continuing, and
transfer students for 2013-14.
Honors College Scholarships and
Advancement
• Edison International awarded the CSULA Honors
College $1,000,000 endowment for STEM scholarships.
• 10 Osher Scholarships of $2,500 will be awarded to
Honors College transfer students in 2013-14.
• The gala dinner benefitting Honors College scholarships
was the most successful fundraising event in CSULA
history, raising $2.58 million.
Honors College Learning Outcomes and
Curriculum – Highlights
Civic Engagement/Global Citizenship – Partnerships:
• Freshmen Core students and faculty partnered with 826
LA (Dr. Mark Wild), CASA 0101, and the Reel
Rasquache Art & Film Festival (Drs. John Ramirez and
Mike Willard).
• Junior Honors Core students and faculty partnered with
Proyecto Jardin (Dr. Bidhan Roy) and with the Wende
Museum (Drs. Choi Chatterjee and Scott Wells).
Knowledge Creation:
• Honors College students completing their senior thesis
under the supervision of Dr. Matthias Selke and faculty
mentors from their major departments.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES
Campus E-mail Upgrade
What:
Upgrading Microsoft Exchange Outlook™
to Microsoft Office 365 Outlook™.
When:
Starting July 1, 2013.
Duration: Approximately four weeks.
Changes: Outlook client users will experience no
changes.
Outlook Web App (OWA) users will have a
new interface that is similar to the current
version.
Campus E-mail Upgrade (cont.)
Improvements:
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Mailbox capacity increased to 25 GB for students,
faculty and staff.
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Stronger anti-virus and spam protection designed to
manage detection and remediation more efficiently.
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Support for Firefox, Safari and Chrome browsers.
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Increased dependability and redundancy.
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Faster disaster recovery after campus or regional
events.
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Control over growing maintenance and equipment
refresh costs.
Campus E-mail Upgrade (cont.)
Why:
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More dependability and redundancy with multiple
national data centers.
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Mitigates risk of lost e-mail should the campus
experience a catastrophic event that disables our
e-mail servers.
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Enables faster disaster recovery should a largescale regional disaster occur.
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Controls growing costs for maintaining and
refreshing equipment.
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Allows funds to be directed to new technology
supporting student learning and graduation.
Campus E-mail Upgrade (cont.)
More Information:
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ITS Vice President’s memo, dated May 13, 2013 –
http://www.calstatela.edu/its/services/collaboration/office365vp.php
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Microsoft Office 365™ OWA handouts –
www.calstatela.edu/handouts
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ITS Help Desk “Quick Tips” web page –
http://www.calstatela.edu/its/helpdesk/selfhelp.php
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FAQs for Microsoft Office 365™ –
http://www.calstatela.edu/its/services/collaboration/office365faq.php
Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
Replacement Feasibility Study
The Existing Nortel PBX
Why replace the existing phone system?
• It was installed in 1997 and is now 16 years old.
• The technology is 25 years old.
• Only 3 more years of useful life remain.
• Replacement parts will no longer be available.
• After 3 years, it will require major upgrades.
What Are the Alternatives?
The feasibility study evaluated five options based
on campus preparedness, system functionality and
cost.
1. Continue with the current PBX and upgrade in 3 years.
2. Purchase a new PBX with modern features now, but
delay modern feature implementation.
3. Implement a new Cisco System with modern features
now.
4. Purchase a modern cloud-based system from the CENIC
consortium to which the University belongs.
5. Implement the Microsoft Lync system.
The Selection
Microsoft Lync offers the lowest total cost of ownership
and is the most feature-rich option.
Benefits:
• Currently being pilot tested on campus in the TVFM
Studies Center, Golden Eagle’s Apartments and the
Child Care Center, so system interactions will be
known.
• Can be combined with other licensing costs through
Microsoft.
• Can operate in remote locations.
• Can be split into redundant locations on campus.
• Will integrate features with the planned e-mail upgrade
to Microsoft Office 365™.
Website Upgrade
• Migrating to Drupal (Summer-Fall 2013)
• Open Source Content Management System
o Easier to create/manage site
• Publishing Platform
o Text, Photo, Video, Blog, Podcast, etc.
CAPITAL PROJECTS
TELEVISION, FILM, AND MEDIA STUDIES
Anticipated Completion: Late Spring 2013
LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
FOR THE ARTS
STUDENT HOUSING DINING FACILITY
Anticipated Completion: Fall 2013
UNIVERSITY – STUDENT UNION PLAZA
Under Design/Development Phase
2013-14 BUDGET
2013-14 FISCAL IMPACT TO CSU
2012/13 Budget Act General Fund Appropriation
Adjustment in 2012/13 Retirement Rates
2012/13 Revised General Fund
Augmentation for Buyout of 2012/13 Tuition Fee Rate Increase
2013/14 Lease Revenue Bond Debt Service Adjustment
Annuitants' Dental Insurance Adjustment
State Interest Payment Adjustment
Moves CSU General Obligation Bond Debt Service into CSU GF
2013/14 General Fund After Base Adjustments
2013/14 General Fund Base Augmentation
2013/14 Governor's Budget General Fund After Augmentation
Source: CSU Coded Memo B 2013-01
$ 2,010,652,000
51,449,000
$ 2,062,101,000
125,000,000
19,521,000
(473,000)
(766,000)
198,063,000
$ 2,403,446,000
125,117,000
$ 2,528,563,000
CSULA Budget Impacts 2013/14
• FTES Resident Target will be 16,546, which is a 1.2 percent increase from
the 2012-13 Target.
• Proposed budget includes $6.2 million increase in GF, which is the
campus portion of the 2012/13 Tuition Fee Rate Rollback.
• Proposed budget includes $794,000 funding for enrollment growth.
• Proposed budget provides funding for mandatory costs (i.e., health care,
energy and operations and maintenance of new space; increases
estimated at $1.9 million).
• Proposed budget includes $2.5 million funding for retirement rate
increase.
• CSU budget provides funding for $38 million employee compensation
pool and $7.2 million for student access and success initiatives. The
distribution of these funds is pending further determinations.
• No tuition fee increase for 2013-14.
CSU Budget Response
Key Message
The proposed budget signals the Governor’s
reinvestment in the CSU and higher education.
The proposed budget reverses a trend of
decreased state support over the past several
years. This will allow the CSU to address the
unprecedented demand for high quality education
and other areas of critical need. CSU still faces
many fiscal challenges and will continue its efforts
to operate efficiently and effectively.
CSU Budget Response (cont.)
Key Concerns
• Balancing cost of high-quality instruction, given no tuition increases
for an extended period (2011-12 through 2016-17), as proposed in
the Governor’s budget.
• Tuition is frozen. CSU is expected to maintain current tuition and
fee levels over the next four years (FY 2016-17) which will limit our
ability to sustain overall support operations.
• Governor’s performance based funding, in which funding will be
based on achieving critical outcomes such as: graduation and
completion rate, time-to completion, etc.
• Maintaining an aging infrastructure and increasing deferred
maintenance.
FACULTY, STUDENT AND
CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS
Alumni Relations – Students Engaging with Alumni
Student Success Fee – Programs and Campus Collaborations
Early Engagement Student Programs and Services:
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Alumni Mentoring Program (527 alumni and students enrolled)
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Student-Alumni Job Shadowing Intern Program (will place
student interns at alumni owned and alumni led companies)
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Alumni Career Panels, Alumni Professors for a Day, Graduate
School Panels and Workshops (professional development
programs)
Campus Collaboration
In collaboration with the Career Development Center and Associated
Students, Inc., the Office of Alumni Relations has held several joint
mentoring, leadership and professional development programs to
better service current students and strengthen alumni affinity to the
University.
FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS
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Diane Fazzi (Education) was appointed by California Governor Edmund G. Brown,
Jr. to the Advisory Commission on Special Education.
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With Nnenna Weathers (Nursing) as the principal investigator, the School of Nursing
was awarded a four-year, $2.4 million Human Resources and Services
Administration grant to alleviate the critical shortage of nurses and to support nursing
students in completing their academic degrees.
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Domnita Dumitrescu (Emerita, Modern Languages and Literatures) was inducted as
a Numerary Member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language.
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Edith Porter (Biological Sciences) was awarded a National Institutes of General
Medical Sciences grant for her research on “Lipid Effector Molecules of Innate
Immunity.”
FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS (cont.)
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Henry D. Schlinger, Jr. (Psychology) received the 2012 Psychology Department
Outstanding Alumni Award from Western Michigan University.
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William Belan (Emeritus, Music) was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to travel to
Costa Rica during the 2012-13 academic year.
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Jongwook Woo (Information Systems) received an Amazon Web Services (AWS) in
Education Research Grant totaling $12,500. Professor Woo will use the AWS grant to
open new courses in Big Data framework.
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William M. London (Public Health) was appointed an editor of FACT (Focus on
Alternative and Complementary Therapies), a quarterly review journal of the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society.
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Barry Hibbs (Geological Sciences), an expert in hydrology and environmental
geochemistry, was elected as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.
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James Rudd (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and his colleagues had their research
paper published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences.
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This summer, a team of Cal State L.A. faculty members and student researchers will
join the Coastal California Climate Change Research Project, a collaborative
research effort sponsored by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s
Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center.
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
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Archaeology major Toni Gonzalez was honored with the William Randolph
Hearst/CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement.
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Honors College students Yulan Lin (Chemistry) and Francisco Sepulveda
(Biology) are first recipients of Edison Scholarships. Edison International awarded a
$1 million scholarship endowment to the Honors College.
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Holland Michelle Smith (Communication Studies) was named one of the 10
members of the All-American Team at the American Forensic Association’s 36th
National Individual Events Tournament.
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Erik Boccio (Art) nabbed a top Rosebud Award for his music video of Red Letter
Day’s “Northern Lights”.
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Cal State L.A.’s EcoCAR 2 team was honored in the non-profit category by the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors with the Fifth Annual Green Leadership Award.
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS (cont.)
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Cal State L.A’.s political science team receives the Outstanding Delegation Award
and five additional honors at the annual National Model United Nations
Conference. This is the fifth consecutive year that CSULA has earned national
accolades.
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Biology students Hanna Koch and Dominic Quagliozzi took first-place awards
during the 26th Annual CSU Student Research Competition at Cal State Long Beach.
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Members of the Golden Eagle Vets adopted and cared for Evergreen Cemetery in
Boyle Heights, the burial site for numerous World War II veterans, including four of
the 21 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.
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Representing the largest group from any CSU campus, 11 CSULA students were
selected as Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars for the 2012-13 academic year.
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Students Margaret Johnston, Jacqueline Kiwata and Paulo H. Medina received
2012-13 CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program awards.
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Lauren Solie and Swara Shah’s video pitch for “Keva Fitness” took first place at the
2012 CSULA Business Pitch Challenge.
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CSULA’s Eagle Lift (for motorcycles), designed by industrial technology students,
won third place in the university division at the 2013 AeroDef Manufacturing
Exhibition and Conference Manufacturing Challenge.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
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The College of Health and Human Services is part of a pipeline program funded by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support underrepresented students
in earning graduate degrees that will help address health disparities.
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The Office of Public Affairs launches student-run “Here 4 You” campaign to build
student awareness of resources on campus and to help foster a culture of success at
Cal State L.A. for all its students.
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The Peace Corps recognized Cal State L.A. as among its top volunteer-producing
Hispanic-Serving Institutions. This year, CSULA ranked fifth with 11 undergraduate
alumni serving as volunteers for the international support program.
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The College of Business and Economics’ undergraduate business program was
listed among the nation’s top six in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best
Colleges.”
ACHIEVEMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS (cont.)
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The University is ranked among the top 50 institutions in producing Hispanic
doctorates in science and engineering, according to the National Science Foundation
on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering.
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The Ethan Lipton/Ali Modarres Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching and
Learning was established through donations by two Cal State L.A. alumni to provide
support for a promising CSULA faculty member to further develop his/her skills in
helping students reach their potential.
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CSULA biology alums Hector Aguilar-Carreno and Michael Lipscomb were two of
only seven California State University system alumni chosen to speak in the opening
session at the annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium.
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The Student Health Center has been awarded a $113,000 California Mental Health
Services Authority grant, as part of the CSU Student Mental Health Initiative, to focus on
suicide prevention strategies and mental health services for college students.
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Cal State L.A. received $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to collect and
analyze performance data from its new hydrogen fueling station.
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