Tag: CSU Channel Islands

CSUCI art shows include hybrid humans, an evolving Ventura Avenue and cultural fusion on display

CAMARILLO — Three new exhibits celebrating undergraduate and recently-graduated Art students are on display in Napa Hall at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) from now through Oct. 25. The reception for “Fusion,” “Creatures Unveiled” and “Mi casa es su casa,” a room-sized work by…

Nov. 4 — Bilingual report: CSU Channel Islands to present 9th annual Science Carnival in Oxnard

OXNARD — CSU Channel Islands will present its 9th annual Science Carnival from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Rio Vista Middle School, 3050 Thames River Drive, Oxnard. The Science Carnival is FREE to the public! Kids in kindergarten through…

Nov. 8 — CSUCI to hold one-day conference on 100-year anniversary of the Russian Revolution

CAMARILLO — A CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) History Lecturer who spent a year teaching in Omsk, Russia, is coordinating a one-day mini-conference on the revolution that launched Communist Russia 100 years ago in October. The conference will run from 9 a.m. to 4…

Nov. 15 — Author/filmmaker/playwright David E. Talbert discusses diversity in television, theatre and film at CSUCI

CAMARILLO — Prolific filmmaker, playwright, author David E. Talbert will discuss diversity on the stage and screen Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at CSU Channel Islands’ (CSUCI) Grand Salon. “Reflections of Diversity in Theatre, Television and Film” will be…

Nov. 16 — Emmy Award-winning filmmaker from Ventura screens her documentary on Third World women’s health care at CSUCI

CAMARILLO — An Emmy Award-winning filmmaker raised in Ventura will discuss her documentary, “Heroines of Health” after a screening on Thursday, Nov. 16 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. in Ojai Hall 1986 on the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) campus. “Heroines of Health”…

Nov. 27 — Art show at CSUCI emphasizes diversity with ‘Disparate Pleasures’ and three faculty/grad shows

CAMARILLO — Three artists with different styles are displaying their diverse yet cohesive show, “Disparate Pleasures,” at the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Napa Gallery beginning Nov. 27 with an opening from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 30. “Disparate Pleasures” opens against a…

Dec. 1 — MVS School of Business & Economics Speaker Series tackles questions of prescription drug costs and medical ethics

CAMARILLO — Why is the cost of prescription drugs so high? Should the parents of a critically disabled infant be allowed to consent to experimental treatment even if the doctors say no? And when is a prescription for medical marijuana appropriate?…

CSUCI will accept fall 2018 applications beginning Oct. 1

CAMARILLO — Beginning Oct. 1, all 23 California State University (CSU) campuses, including CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) will be accepting applications for fall 2018. This is the first time all prospective students will apply online at the CSU’s new application portal: Cal State Apply.…

CSUCI Alumni Relations Director Tania Garcia will chair Camarillo Chamber of Commerce

CAMARILLO — Tania Garcia, CSU Channel Islands’ (CSUCI) Director of Development, Alumni Relations, is the new chairperson of the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce. In her new capacity as Chamber chairperson, Garcia plans to search for opportunities that enrich the Camarillo business community. Garcia…

CSUCI named one of the top 10 safest campuses in the nation

CAMARILLO — A national higher education statistics company called CollegeStats.org has named CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) one of the top 10 safest campuses in the nation. The website gathered its data by looking at the crime rates of the top 100 most attended schools in…

Hispanic Heritage Month begins with shows on Sept. 15 in Oxnard, Ventura and Camarillo

The Latino Vision Group in Oxnard will hold an opening reception for the Chicano/a Art show “Latino Visions in Oxnard 2017” from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at the former Social Security Administration building, 424 South B St., near Plaza Park,…

CSUCI one of 70+ destinations on Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA art celebration through Jan. 2018

CAMARILLO — The Chicana/Chicano movement of the 1960s and ‘70s, Mexican iconography and ancient Aztec cosmic female deities are all part of a CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) art show designed to kick off the University’s participation in the Getty’s institutive Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Led…

Oct. 14 — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will play at CSUCI President’s Concert in Ojai

CAMARILLO — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy—the homegrown swing band that played their way to international fame— will ignite the night Saturday, Oct. 14 for the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) President’s Dinner & Concert. The seven-piece band, which has sold millions of records and…

Oct. 17 — “Science of the Impossible” magician Jason Latimer to perform at STEMtastic! Awards Event

OXNARD — World-renowned science magician Jason Latimer will give one of his hallmark “Science of the Impossible” presentations during the second annual STEM-tastic! awards ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 17 in Oxnard. Sponsored by the Ventura County STEM Network, STEM-tastic will take…

Oct. 27 — Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen to speak at CSUCI Campus Reading Celebration

CAMARILLO —  CSU Channel Islands (CI) will welcome Pulitzer Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, for its annual Campus Reading Celebration. The event will be held at 6 p.m. in the Grand Salon; doors will open at 5:30…

Nov. 1 — CSUCI’s Day of the Dead celebration includes outdoor sand sculpture and imaginative ofrendas

CAMARILLO — Crocheted tacos, eggs, skulls and pan dulce decorate one of many altars or ofrendas that will be on display at Napa Gallery for the 2017 Day of the Dead celebration at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI). The all-day celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 1 is from 9…

CSUCI students team up with Oxnard Police Department, Ventura County and other volunteers to paint over graffiti

CAMARILLO — Almost 150 new transfer and first year students joining CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) in the fall will get a jump on their community service with a graffiti abatement event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug.…

Political memorabilia owned by first female mayor of Oxnard part of research project for CSUCI

CAMARILLO — A photo of Senator Bobby Kennedy campaigning in Oxnard the day before he was assassinated is one of hundreds of political artifacts recently donated to the John Spoor Broome Library at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI). The collection was…

CSUCI will soon be 100% smoke and tobacco free

CAMARILLO — Beginning on Aug. 23, 2017, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) will be completely smoke and tobacco-free. CSUCI is taking this step to comply with an executive order from the CSU Chancellor’s Office declaring that all CSU campuses must be smoke and tobacco-free.…

Aspiring engineers in CSUCI’s Summer Bridge program to test the strength of their spaghetti bridges

CAMARILLO — After a month of study on various aspects of engineering design, physics and teamwork, 40 aspiring engineers from Hueneme High School will test their skills by building a bridge out of dry spaghetti, then seeing how much weight it…

Aug. 26 — Getty conservator who restores paintings from the masters to speak at Camarillo Library

CAMARILLO — Paul Getty Museum Associate Conservator Devi Ormond revives famous works of art hidden behind layers of dirt and discolored varnish hundreds of years old. Sometimes it takes days, sometimes years, depending on the painting. “When conservators clean a painting,…

Henry L. ‘Hank’ Lacayo Celebration of Life, scholarship fund kickoff, to be held June 24 at CSU Channel Islands

SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017 4-7 P.M. JOHN SPOOR BROOME LIBRARY PLAZA RSVP The Lacayo family invites you to support the establishment of the Henry L.“Hank” Lacayo Scholarship Fund at CSU Channel Islands. GIVE NOW IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT CELINA.ZACARIAS@CSUCI.EDU OR…

CSUCI to graduate largest class

Separate morning and afternoon ceremonies will accommodate largest number of graduates and guests CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CI) candidates for graduation will receive degrees in separate morning and afternoon ceremonies on Saturday, May 20. With 2,261 students eligible to receive degrees…

CSUCI receives $100,000 endowed Nursing scholarship from Grossman

CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Nursing scholars in financial need will be able apply for a scholarship from the Dr. Richard Grossman Community Foundation beginning in the 2018-2019 school year. The scholarship is possible because of a generous $100,000 donation from…

CSUCI, Oxnard College and Oxnard Union High School District will enter into STEMpacts with students

CAMARILLO — With their families by their sides, 70 high school and middle school students will gather at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center on May 11 to enter into a pact with Oxnard College and/or CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI). Oxnard Union High School…

CSUCI to award honorary doctorate to local champion of migrant education

CAMARILLO — A 60-year veteran of education who has championed the often-neglected population of migrant, homeless, at-risk or foster children will receive an honorary doctorate from CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) during the May 20 commencement ceremony. President Erika D. Beck will award…

CSUCI Business & Technology Partnership scholars come from diverse backgrounds

CAMARILLO — The five CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) students receiving scholarships at the Business & Technology Partnership (B&TP) Leadership dinner took different pathways to the University, but all have one thing in common: sincere gratitude for this gift. “This really lifts a…

April 28 — Los Angeles consuls general from Canada and Mexico to speak about NAFTA at CSUCI

CAMARILLO — Consuls General to Canada and Mexico will give their perspectives on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) during an upcoming presentation at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI). The public is invited to “NAFTA’s Economic Progress 2017” from 10 a.m. to 3…

Challenging the status quo is theme of CSUCI’s Conference for Social Justice in Education on April 1

CAMARILLO — Homework may be an outdated notion. Holding underperforming students back a grade may set them up to fail. Maybe students shouldn’t be grouped according to age. Long-held concepts in education will be challenged during CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s 9thAnnual Conference for…

Case study on a Newbury Park social business earns national award for CSUCI instructor and graduate student

CAMARILLO — A CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Business Lecturer and a Business graduate student are winners of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) 2017 Conference Outstanding Teaching Case Award, held in Philadelphia last month. Instructor Maria Ballesteros-Sola, who teaches…

Through April 2 — LA artists share personal stories with sculpture and photography in art exhibit at CSUCI

CAMARILLO — The work of Los Angeles artists Lesley Krane and Cecilia Z. Miguez will be on display from March 1 through April 2 at the John Spoor Broome Library Gallery on the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) campus. The opening reception of…

March 8 — Chicana feminism is at the heart of CSUCI’s “Celebrating la Mujer” event

CAMARILLO — A noted Los Angeles artist poet and a host of prominent Chicana women will speak, teach and perform at a day-long event at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) on Wednesday, March 8. Sponsored by the Chicana/o Studies, Spanish and Art program, “Celebrating…