Alex Beall

Writer. Traveler. Learner. // Writer & Editor at @CalState // Master in Library & Information Science @SJSU

[Alex Beall @alexbeall]

Whitewater rafting down a river, trekking through the jungle, spotting wildlife in its natural habitat. @calstate field studies courses offer students both these adventurous experiences and a taste of life working in the field.
https://t.co/BRCORgbguM

[The CSU @calstate]

The CSU understands that real-world work experience is integral for preparing job-ready graduates.

Learn about some ways CSU campuses are providing pathways to #internship opportunities by building partnerships with local employers: https://t.co/8tlZtiEmpV

[The CSU @calstate]

The CSU ensures that transfer students have the support and resources they need to transition to a new environment and persist on their path to graduation.

To delve into the experience, we spoke with transfer students completing their 1st year at the CSU: https://t.co/cP7hSRHnAr

[The CSU @calstate]

Several years ago, @HumboldtCalPoly Dr. Alison O’Dowd and her master’s student conducted research at the Klamath River Watershed. Since then, that experience has grown into a full field course.

Learn about her students' hands-on work in the Klamath: https://t.co/ylz1VD3T10

[The CSU @calstate]

After serving 38 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Maurice Hastings was declared innocent on March 1, 2023.

This victory was won through the advocacy efforts of the Los Angeles Innocence Project at @CalStateLA. Learn more about their work: https://t.co/oPVdlvfXKg

[The CSU @calstate]

A report by the @AAUW shows that women are significantly underrepresented in STEM majors nationwide but CSU programs aim to change that.

Resources are available throughout the CSU to empower women in STEM through recruiting tactics and career development. https://t.co/0oKlsN80pq

[The CSU @calstate]

As a quality assurance engineer for @BearRobotics—which develops hospitality service robots—Jaime Ciriaco is responsible for creating and running tests on the quality of the product’s software.

Learn how his time at @SSU_1961 prepared him for his future: https://t.co/u3TyViWDpc

[SDSURF @SDSU_RF]

Learn how Dr. Hassan Davani, @SDSU assistant professor of water resources @SDSUEngineering, focuses on the dual aspects of rain harvesting for water reuse and mitigating flooding in vulnerable communities

[SDSU Research @SDSUResearch]

"Members of communities that suffer from flooding can be part of the solution," says @SDSUEngineering's Hassan Davani.

He's focusing on how to harvest water for reuse and how to mitigate flooding in vulnerable areas.

[The CSU @calstate]

January 2023 broke the record for the wettest 3-week period in California, as rainstorms drenched the state and flooded cities.

See how CSU faculty and students are studying ways to capture stormwater and strengthen drought resilience. #CSUforCA
https://t.co/NEmwwKRHrc

[The CSU @calstate]

CSU field courses provide hands-on learning and prepare students for future research careers.

Read about @HumboldtCalpoly’s Klamath Basin Field course, @SDSU’s Indonesia Fieldwork Experience and @CSUCI’s Santa Rosa Island Field Studies course: https://t.co/ylz1VD3T10

[Alex Beall @alexbeall]

I first learned about Lummis in "The Library Book" by @susanorlean. Sounds like he was quite the personality so I'm not surprised he just asked a bunch of famous people to provide their autographs for posterity. I can't remember if this was included in the book...

[Alex Beall @alexbeall]

#MLIS moment: Through assignments for my #library science program, I'm getting an excuse to dig into the lesser known offerings of my local libraries.

[Alex Beall @alexbeall]

Today I learned the @LAPublicLibrary has a website for its digital collections, which includes a fruit crate label collection and an autograph collection started by Charles Lummis, LA city librarian from 1905-1910. And I just think that's really cool!

https://t.co/rOS8Bo7X8s

[The CSU @calstate]

Whitewater rafting down a river, trekking through the jungle, spotting wildlife in its natural habitat. Field studies courses offer students these kinds of experiences and give them a taste of life working in the field.

Learn more about CSU field courses: https://t.co/ylz1VD3T10

[Sonoma State Alumni @SSU_Alumni]

Read about alumnus, Jaime Ciriaco's ('17) journey working in the Robotics field.

[Forever Humboldt @ForeverHumboldt]

Ken Ballinger ('99, Music) - a musical beginning leads to a career in robotics 🎶🤖

[Mike Trout @MikeTrout]

I've been around a lot of great players, but nobody touches #thegreathambino 💪#legend @PatrickRenna

[The CSU @calstate]

As 1 in 10 employees in California graduated from a CSU and 84% of alumni remain in the state, these individuals are using the knowledge and skills they gained from a CSU education to make their mark on the #robotics industry.

Meet a few of these alumni: https://t.co/u3TyViXbeK

[The CSU @calstate]

For #BlackHistoryMonth, we acknowledge the milestones and exceptional people who have helped to make the CSU what it is today: a place of academic rigor, exceptional achievement and pioneering inclusiveness.

Take a look at the timeline: https://t.co/1Ta6EvXK2I