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Academic Senate passes resolution in support of Student Access Initiative

Academic Senate passes resolution in support of Student Access Initiative

March 18, 2015

[author title="About the Author" author_id="24"] The CSUSM Academic Senate voted 25-15 earlier this month to support the Student Access Initiative -- a plan designed to increase course sections and make better use of classroom space. If adopted, the plan may be integrated into Fall 2016 schedules. The...

CSUSM faculty speak out against salary inequity

CSUSM faculty speak out against salary inequity

Jasmine Demers, Managing Editor March 17, 2015

CSUSM faculty and the California Faculty association are voicing their concerns for the salary inequality that has occurred throughout the entire CSU system, and are looking to enact a program that could address those issues. The Campus Salary Equity Program, which is a provision included in faculty...

President Haynes awarded top honor in female leadership

President Haynes awarded top honor in female leadership

March 17, 2015

[author title="About the Author" author_id="24"] President Haynes will be one of six CSU women presidents honored by Leadership California for her success in higher education and leadership. Leadership California, a network of more than 1,500 successful women committed to female leadership in the...

Sexual Assault Advocate to be hired this summer

Jasmine Demers, News Editor March 17, 2015

    CSUSM is set to develop and initiate a new advocacy position on campus that will meet the needs of students and survivors who have experienced any type of sexual violence. In September of 2014, Cal State University officials announced that each of the 23 campuses within the...

CSUSM works towards raising awareness for racial injustice

CSUSM works towards raising awareness for racial injustice

March 17, 2015

By Sydney Schabacker Senior Staff Writer A Resolution in Support of the “Black Lives Matter” Movement was approved on Feb. 11, 2015 by CSUSM’s Chapter Executive Board for California Faculty Association (CFA). The #BlackLivesMatter movement was spurred in 2012 following the death of Trayvon...

AAUW’s $mart $tart workshop preps students for wage negotiation

March 17, 2015

By Sonni Simmons Community News Editor [author title="About the Author" author_id="256"] A workshop will be held on campus to equip students with information to develop skills for future salary negotiation, in an effort to bring awareness to the gender wage gap. The three-hour workshop, as...

Campus Recreation hosts co-rec intramurals

Campus Recreation hosts co-rec intramurals

March 17, 2015

By Sonni Simmons Community News Editor [author title="About the Author" author_id="256"] Campus Recreation will hold Co-Rec Intramurals that will offer students the opportunity to create their own teams, compete against other CSUSM students and participate in an activity that promotes gender...

CSUSM hosts wellness fair to encourage student health

CSUSM hosts wellness fair to encourage student health

March 17, 2015

By Chelsey Schweitzer Senior Staff Writer The CSUSM Wellness Fair was recently held in the USU ballroom in order to encourage students to focus on the choices they make and how these choices can impact their overall health and well-being. On March 10, students gathered to attend the University’s...

Film screening sparks emotion amongst students

March 17, 2015

By Nicole Holman News Assistant [author title="About the Author" author_id="257"] The Gender Equity Center, HOPE and Wellness Center and Office of Diversity recently hosted a film screening that raised awareness for societal gender norms and urged students to question these issues. On Thursday,...

Diversity Mapping Project motivates campus to strive for next level of inclusion

Diversity Mapping Project motivates campus to strive for next level of inclusion

March 4, 2015

[author title="About the Author" author_id="258"] By Sydney Shabacker CSUSM is striving to create a campus environment that is committed to diversity, and is taking in some constructive criticism in order to improve overall inclusion efforts. In the Fall semester of 2014, Halualani and Associates...

CSUSM continues to improve its sustainability efforts

March 4, 2015

By Chelsey Schweitzer Even after 25 years, CSUSM is still striving to improve sustainability in the face of expansion and plans to follow the guidelines laid out in the Sustainability Master Plan to achieve this goal. Sustainability is the practice of preventing the depletion of natural resources...

Gender, race and money lecture provides eye-opening insight

March 4, 2015

[author title="About the Author" author_id="257"] By Nicole Holman Assistant News Editor CSUSM recently hosted a lecture event that provided students with insight to important social issues and emphasized the need for students to take action. On Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Arts and Lecture event...

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