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Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Announces 2016 Civic University 2.0

The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment will be collaborating with The Pat Brown Institute (PBI) for Public Affairs at Cal State L.A. to present the Civic University (CU) 2.0 at the new CSULA Downtown L.A. campus on Tuesday evenings of February 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2016 from 6 pm – 9 pm. Attendance is required at all four sessions to receive a certificate from Mayor Eric Garcetti and CSULA President Covino at the conclusion of Civic University 2.0. Parking will be validated at the new CSULA Downtown L.A. campus located at 801 South Grand Avenue. The CU 2.0 emphasizes civic

Mike Garrett named executive director for athletics at Cal State LA

Veteran athletic director returns to community where he was raised at a time of historic change for University Mike Garrett will become the executive director for athletics at Cal State LA, the University announced last Friday during a packed and emotional gathering of alumni and friends. Garrett oversaw athletics at the University of Southern California for 17 years. Most recently, he served as athletic director at Langston University in Oklahoma. He was a standout athlete at Roosevelt High School and USC, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and in the National Football League. He was also drafted three times by

Latosha Guy among Cal State L.A.’s Distinguished Honorees

Educator Latosha Guy was among Cal State L.A.’s educators and community leaders being honored at their annual Distinguished Educators Award Dinner held Nov. 13 at the campus’ Golden Eagle Ballroom. She was one of five people given the Distinguished Educator award for her accomplishments as a reading and language arts teacher at King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science. The Cal State University Los Angeles alumna has been teaching since 1999. “Sharing a cultural connection with students is priceless: it makes the translation space needed for instruction smaller,” Guy said in an earlier interview. “I know what my students