Arts and Culture
Aphasia chorus to perform to raise awareness, support for campus treatment program
Communicative Sciences and Disorders' aphasia treatment program chorus thrives and inspires with joyful songs. The chorus will perform in concert June 6 on the Hayward campus.
Hitler, Stalin, World War are topics of spring lecture by Richard Raack
The professor emeritus will speak May 30 on "Hitler, Stalin and the Coming of World War II," for the Department of History and the Friends of History Spring Speaker program.
Leaders in government, local business; music legend to receive honorary doctorates
Cal State East Bay will honor an advisor (Ellen Tauscher) protecting the nation’s security, a legendary R&B and soul singer (Lenny Williams), and a Bay Area entrepreneur (Richard Sherratt) at commencement in mid-June.
Oakland police chief returns to alma mater to share real life stories with students
Howard Jordan accepts the invitation of Kathleen Rountree, dean of CSUEB's College of Letters, Arts, and Social Science's, to return to his alma mater to "inspire students with real-life experiences."
School approved to promote, enhance arts and media
Grouping art, communication, multimedia, music, and theatre and dance into one school promises new opportunities for CSUEB students, faculty and the community.
Fiction writer Rob Davidson reads at Cal State East Bay May 9
CSUEB English professor Stephen Gutierrez has praise for the fiction of Rob Davidson, who is the guest for the final session of the "Distinguished Writer series on the Hayward campus for the academic year.
Internationally-known poet, DeClercq award winners read their works April 16
The CSUEB English Department's Distinguished Writers Series presents prize-winning poet Lorna Dee Cervantes and the campus winners of annual poetry contest in celebration of National Poetry Month on the Hayward Campus.
CSUEB dance ensembles create two acts around light and movement for May performances
The university's dance ensemble members utilize shadow, diffusion, scattering, projection, mood, refractions, and more in two-act performances through May 13 on the Hayward Campus.
Vintage glass slides, student art, concerts fill spring arts calendar
Arts lovers are sure to find something to enjoy on the Hayward Campus of Cal State East Bay this spring: music, theatre/dance, art gallery, and anthropology museum offer a range of performances and programs.
CSUEB English grad students to read their fiction April 23
Five English grad students will share recent, unpublished fiction at a gathering in the Biella Room of the University Library.
Seventh annual DeClercq prize poets to be honored April 16
Three students take top honors in annual poetry competition. They will read their work at 7 p.m. April 16 in the Biella Room of the University Library during the Distinguished Writers Program commemorating National Poetry Month.
Kathleen Rountree appointed CLASS dean
Interim dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (CLASS) since July 2010, Rountree was provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Ithaca College before coming to CSUEB.
33 art pieces selected for 'Emerging Artists' show at CSUEB's University Art Gallery
For the second consecutive year, the gallery will host a juried show of varied pieces submitted by college and university fine art students from throughout the greater Bay Area.
'Zombie professor' sought after for his expertise about the living dead
Christopher Moreman, assistant professor of philosophy at Cal State East Bay, was recognized for his specialized knowledge of the living dead and their prevalence in American pop culture.
First-time grant of $1.57M for success of Asian American, Pacific Islander students
The grant, from the U.S. Department of Education, will be used to implement the “Student Service Operation to Succeed” program to make admission and career success more accessible for Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
Early magic lanterns, glass slides come to C.E. Smith Anthropology Museum
A century before the Internet, magic lanterns projecting glass slides made it possible to share rare images around the world; the technology of this bygone era is on display at CSUEB through mid-June.
Osher Foundation provides $1 million to support CSUEB lifelong learning program
Funding recognizes a successful decade of adult education opportunities through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Trumpeter Marvin Stamm headlines Yoshi's fundraiser for Music Department
This annual event to support the Music Department pairs Cal State East Bay jazz students with trumpeter Marvin Stamm. All proceeds will go towards CSUEB Music scholarship and special events funds.
'Women's History Month' lecture examines Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire – 101 years later
Gerald S. Henig, CSUEB professor emeritus of history, returns to campus March 8 to discuss what we have, and have not, learned as a society from a fire that killed 146 immigrant girls and women in 1911.
Winter musical aimed at anyone who's been through dating/mating game
Funny, on-target musical scheduled for March looks at love's highs and lows: dating, love, marriage, meddling in-laws, protective parenting, family car trips, and pick-up techniques for the geriatric set.
Distinguished Writers program brings 'girlchild' author to campus March 14
The English Department's Distinguished Writers Series will bring Tupelo Hassman to the Hayward campus for a reading from her new book, "girlchild," told from the perspective of a smart kid growing up in poor America.
English grad students publish fourth annual literary journal
The latest issue of "Arroyo," the university's literary journal, includes fiction, poetry in English, Chinese and German, plus an interview and images of intricate wood engravings.
'School desegregation and disintegration of American Dream' topic of 'Black History' lecture
The public is invited to hear scholar Sonya Douglass Horsford give the annual CSUEB Carter G. Woodson lecture Feb. 28 in the Old University Union.
CSUEB celebrates seventh annual Queerfest Feb. 13-17
CSUEB's Queerfest is a weeklong celebration dedicated to raising awareness about gay issues.
