Leaders Wanted for CLASC Elections!

The College of Liberal Arts Wants YOU
to get involved with CLASC!

*Do you have a passion for student involvement?
*Do you want to learn how to be a stronger student leader on campus?
*Do you want to take your campus role to the next level and work with the College of Liberal Arts, University, and ASI?
*Are you a liberal arts major?

Join the College of Liberal Arts Student Council (CLASC) by running for a position on the Executive Board!


**No experience is necessary**

The following eight (9) positions are available:
Elected: President, Vice President (2), Secretary, Treasurer
Appointed: ULLA Coordinator, Program Coordinator, Publicity Coordinator, Outreach Coordinator

For position descriptions, a video about CLASC, more details about elections, and to apply for a position, please visit www.csulbclasc.org/recruitment

For further questions, please contact president@csulbclasc.org.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: April 19, 2011 - 5:00 PM

Liberal Arts Scholars Program - Deadline Approachin​g

This is just a friendly reminder that the deadline for the Liberal Arts Scholars Program is next Thursday, March 24 at 4:00 p.m.  Here is the link to the application if you are planning to apply.

The Liberal Arts Scholars Program offers two awards: $1,500 for graduate students and $750 for undergraduate students.

To apply for the scholarship, you must be an outstanding CLA senior or graduate student planning to do research with a faculty member for the following academic year at CSULB. You must also maintain a 3.5 GPA overall and a 3.75 GPA in the major and be nominated by a College of Liberal Arts faculty member.

Students interested in applying for this scholarship should download the application or contact Valerie Kelsey at the Center for Scholarship Information at scholarships@csulb.edu for more information.

Sincerely,
Valerie Kelsey
Coordinator of University Scholarships

CLASC: 2nd General Meeting tomorrow

Hello everyone!

Our second general meeting of the semester is this Tuesday, February 22 in LA1-310 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. You may download the agenda here, along with the minutes from our last general meeting. This General Meeting will feature a spotlight on the International Studies Student Association, an update on our Save the Beach collaboration, a presentation on the budget by President James Suazo and much more.

Click here to download the description of executive board positions for the 2011-2012 year. Please take time to review the proposed Executive Board Descriptions as we will be voting on them tomorrow. 

Sincerely, 

Cara Nissen
Secretary, College of Liberal Arts Student Council
Email: secretary@csulbclasc.org
Website: www.csulbclasc.org

CLA's new Master's in Applied Sociology Program

The Department of Sociology at CSULB is pleased to announce our new Master's Degree Program in Applied Sociology. Applications are still being accepted for the 2011/2012 Academic Year!

• Have a passion for social justice?

• Interested in honing your skills in solution-driven community-based research?

• Want to work with community organizations in order to understand, evaluate, and solve social problems?

The primary aim of the Applied Sociology MA Program is to prepare graduates for positions in a variety of community organizations that require research-based decision-making. The program will stress the development of social research skills, including quantitative and qualitative data gathering, analysis, and presentation.

For more info please visit our website: www.csulb.edu/sociology or email Dr. Gary Hytrek at ghytrek@csulb.edu.

Run for student government and be a COLA Senator!

Interested in making a difference in your life and the lives of thousands of CSULB students? Want to make an impact in the College of Liberal Arts by representing the Liberal Arts student body in the AS Senate? Then run for ASI Student Government! Filing for elections has already begun. The deadline to file is Friday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. For information on positions, procedures and important dates, click here.

Every year, the College of Liberal Arts student body elects two students to serve as the senators for the AS Senate. All CLA majors are encouraged to apply. Our senators have gone on to great positions, including ASI President, CLASC President, ASI Treasurer, and CSSA President.

You can get an application from the AS Government Office in USU 311, starting February 7 through February 18. Because the form must be completed on triplicate paper and signed, the application is not available online. Online elections are from March 21-24, 2011.

To learn more about being as AS Senator for the College of Liberal Arts, find it all after the jump.

Study abroad to Germany/Poland this summer!

Ever wanted to study abroad to Germany and Poland? Consider applying for a short-term study abroad class being offered this summer by Jewish Studies and History professor Dr. Jeffrey Blutinger. 

In addition to visiting important historical sites, the class will also have opportunities to dialogue with German and Polish college students.

Note: Students who have already taken History 304 (History of the Holocaust) are eligible for this course as it is also a special topics course on Holocaust memorialization.

Ramachandra Guha: Distinguished Speaker on March 16th

The Yadunandan Center for India Studies and College of  Liberal Arts are pleased to announce that Ramachandra Guha, generally considered one of India’s leading intellectuals, will give the Ninth Annual Uka and Nalini Solanki Lecture on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Residing in Bangalore, Guha has an extraordinary range of writings, and has published  seminal works on the history of cricket, and the environmental and modern political history of the subcontinent.  He is an eloquent and engaging speaker. Admission is free, and students and whole classes are invited. Beginning at 6 p.m., there is a reception with Indian food prior to Guha’s lecture. Please send a brief email RSVP if you are planning to attend. We look forward to seeing you in March.