Multi-Campus Initiatives
CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB)
Created in 1987 as a California State University (CSU) system-wide program, CSUPERB was designed to catalyze biotechnology activities across California. Today CSUPERB promotes biotechnology workforce development by supporting innovative coursework and programs, real-world research experiences, and core resources for faculty and students at all 23 CSU campuses. The program involves students and faculty from Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Agriculture, Business and Computer Science departments.
Agricultural Research Initiative (ARI)
Created in 1987 as a California State University (CSU) system-wide program, CSUPERB was designed to catalyze biotechnology activities across California. Today CSUPERB promotes biotechnology workforce development by supporting innovative coursework and programs, real-world research experiences, and core resources for faculty and students at all 23 CSU campuses. The program involves students and faculty from Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Agriculture, Business and Computer Science departments.
CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology
The CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology (COAST) was established in 2008 to integrate system-wide resources and promote interdisciplinary multi-campus collaborations to advance our knowledge of California's natural coastal and marine resources and the processes that affect them. The coastal zone faces a number of economic, sociological, ecological and technological challenges that require innovative solutions. COAST is uniquely positioned to provide a statewide coordinated response to these challenges.
Social Science Research and Instructional Center (SSRIC)
The California State University Social Science Research and Instructional Center provides:
- Support for CSU student, faculty, and staff users of subscription data bases from the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the Field Poll, and the Roper Center, as well as of unrestricted data bases.
- Workshops on use of these data, as well as on SPSS, SDA, GIS, and other topics as needed. Provided at no cost to CSU campuses. Other institutions: please contact SSRIC for more information.
- The annual SSRIC Student Research Conference. Open to undergraduate and graduate students at CSU and to students at commmunity colleges.
- Research and training opportunities through the Field Poll Faculty Fellowship and Question Credit programs and the ICPSR Summer Training Program.
- Value-added teaching resources, including modules, exercises, and online textbooks. Most of these materials are freely available.
Noyce-NSDL-MERLOT Commons
With funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the California State University (CSU) will create and support networks of CSU Robert Noyce Scholars, connecting them to a variety of digital media-based learning objects, lesson plans and other support services. These small teacher networks, termed "micro-communities", will be enabled through MERLOT's Institutional Teaching Commons (ITC) program, which the CSU has already established in science education and other disciplinary areas.
CSU Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CEMHS)
The CSU Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CEMHS) was organized in 2008 to bring together an academic community of faculty and administrators eager to improve teaching and research opportunities within the critical fields of Emergency Management (EM) and Homeland Security (HS). CEMHS' primary objective is to enhance access, availability, and quality of Emergency Management and Homeland Security areas in respect to education, training, and research. In addition, CEMHS seeks to build partnerships across campuses as they enhance and coordinate EM-HS education and training programs, faculty research agendas and development, and secure external grant funding and support.