Monterey Bay: The Magazine of CSU Monterey Bay Fall/Winter 2013, Vol. VI, No. II | Page 3

Contents
features

departments

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CSUMB faculty and students are joining colleagues using
high-tech equipment to fight beach erosion in Monterey.

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8 M aking Healthy Choices


A capstone project, a countywide study, an information
campaign – all ways CSUMB is helping the community
prepare for the Affordable Care Act.

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Gustavo Torres
takes advantage
of a scholarship
opportunity to develop
an agribusiness career;
Tiffany Barber learns
about killer whales at a
D.C. internship.

12 Alumni
Reunion
Cal State Monterey Bay
grads return to campus
for the second annual
alumni reunion.

Shyam Kamath becomes the founding dean of the new
College of Business at Cal State Monterey Bay as it looks
ahead to accreditation and a new home.

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Two CSUMB faculty members help lead the way toward
the “inverted classroom,” in which students watch the
lecture at home and work with their faculty members and
fellow students on their homework in class.

Kerri Nakamoto
continues her journey
up the California coast
to take over CSUMB
women’s basketball.

14 Faculty
Advisor

CSUMB prepares for
the investiture of Dr.
Eduardo M. Ochoa and
welcomes a new
interim provost.

16 Faculty
Highlights
News and
accomplishments from
the faculty.

17 Alumni
Number of Cal State
Monterey Bay alumni
passes the 10,000 mark;
six graduates of the
Japanese Language and
Culture Program take
their teaching talents
to Japan.

19 Class Notes
News from alumni
around the world.

John Berteaux,
associate professor
in the Division of
Humanities and
Communications,
discusses race.

PRovided

22 Honor Roll of Donors

13 Athletics

16 News Briefs

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