CSU Channel Islands
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Imagine a big family—one that’s warm, welcoming, smart and fun. That’s CSU Channel Islands (CI), a four-year, public university in Camarillo, California. California State University Channel Islands, located in Camarillo, California, is a student-centered, four-year, public university known for its interdisciplinary, multicultural, and international perspectives and its emphasis on experiential and service learning. Channel Islands’ strong academic programs focus on liberal studies, sciences, business, teaching credentials and innovative master's degrees such as the M.S. in Bioinformatics. Students benefit from individual attention, up-to-date technology, and classroom instruction augmented by stellar faculty research. The University promotes partnerships with the community and works to build pathways to college for Ventura County residents. Channel Islands is a responsible citizen of the region and actively pursues sustainable and energy efficient practices.
California State University Channel Islands (CI) graduated its first freshman class in May 2007 and is steadily becoming the top public, four-year institution in the region from Los Angeles County to Santa Barbara County.
There are 89 full-time faculty and 205 lecturers currently serving a student population of just under 4,000. Class size averages at approximately 20 students.
CI currently offers 22 bachelor’s degrees, 6 teaching credentials, and 7 master’s degrees. The John Spoor Broome Library is housed in an architecturally stunning building designed by world famous British architect Lord Norman Foster. Two residence halls, Anacapa and Santa Cruz Villages, accommodate 800 students living on campus, and a 24,900 sq. ft. Student Union was completed in March 2010. CI is accredited by WASC and offers financial aid and scholarships.
There are 89 full-time faculty and 205 lecturers currently serving a student population of just under 4,000. Class size averages at approximately 20 students.
CI currently offers 22 bachelor’s degrees, 6 teaching credentials, and 7 master’s degrees. The John Spoor Broome Library is housed in an architecturally stunning building designed by world famous British architect Lord Norman Foster. Two residence halls, Anacapa and Santa Cruz Villages, accommodate 800 students living on campus, and a 24,900 sq. ft. Student Union was completed in March 2010. CI is accredited by WASC and offers financial aid and scholarships.
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Retired Environmental Science & Resource Management Professor Don Rodriguez is in Costa Rica over spring break leading a team of student researchers as they look at disappearing vegetation and how it’s affecting the endangered leatherback turtle. They are also looking at microplastics, which are showing up in fish along the Costa Rican coast, and interviewing tourists to test awareness about those dreaded crocodile vs. tourist encounters. Photo on left: CSUCI student James French (ESRM major) and a National University of Costa Rica (UNA) student Alejandra (Biology major). Photo on right: CSUCI student Juliana DeSilva (ESRM major), and UNA student Diego Medina de Lemos (Biology major) in the second interviewing tourists regarding crocodile awareness on the beach at Playa Grande Costa Rica.
CSUCI alumnus Mallory Crosby honored as Dispatcher of the Year. Congratulations Mallory! Read all about it in the #camarilloacorn https://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/articles/camarillo-woman-finds-her-calling-as-county-dispatcher/
An EdSurge article on this week's HAILstorm event at CSUCI. Thirty-five leaders in innovation at campuses across the country came together to share insights and collaborate on solutions. https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-03-22-to-get-buy-in-for-new-ideas-at-colleges-don-t-call-it-disruption
They didn’t get much sun this week, but a group of about 35 educators from around the country got a lot of inspiration as CSUCI hosted HAIL storm, an invitation-only brainstorm session about innovation in higher education. "Through our conversations we coalesced around many important topics, top on my list was the focus on using what we are learning about innovation to address questions about creating social mobility for our students," said Executive Director of Teaching & Learning Jill Leafstedt. Read about one Inside Higher Ed columnist had to say: https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/technology-and-learning/leaning-hail-storm
Check out the CSUCI Alumni & Friends Class of 2005 photo album and tag an alum! #ThrowbackThursday #Classof2005
Get excited for Campus Preview Day on 3/24: install the #goCI app for maps, dining and campus information prior to your visit.
Environmental Science & Resource Management Chair & Professor Sean Anderson, Ph.D., is in Southern Louisiana this week with a team of student researchers on their annual trip to New Orleans, a service learning experience Anderson has been leading since Katrina devastated the area in 2005. Restoring the wetlands helps protect the people of New Orleans from flooding and hurricanes. The students are working to repair the wetlands, help shore up the hard-hit 9th Ward, and soak in a little New Orleans food and culture along the way. For more, check out nola.piratelab.org
Microplastics researcher and Assistant Professor of Environmental Science & Resource Management Clare Steele, Ph.D. was quoted in The Guardian on The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/22/great-pacific-garbage-patch-sprawling-with-far-more-debris-than-thought
Grossman Foundation donates $220,000 for CSUCI Veterans Affairs Program, service and therapy dogs.
CSUCI's Communication & Marketing team has taken home top and regional honors....read all about it in the #vcstar. http://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2018/03/17/csuci-receives-communication-marketing-honors/419222002/
The Performing Arts Program presents "The Importance of Being Earnest" at 8pm in Malibu Hall on March 29, 30 and 31 with a 2pm matinee on Friday, March 30. To reserve your seats, visit go.cscui.edu/earnest. #csuci #camarillo #california #performingarts #oscarwilde
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