KKJZ (88.1 MHz FM , "KJazz 88.1") is a non-commercial public radio station in Southern California . The station is the #1 full-time jazz and blues station in the United States
64-558: The California State University, Long Beach Research Foundation owns the non-commercial broadcast license for KKJZ; as a public radio station, it is funded by contributions from listener-members and other donors. Global Jazz, Inc. programs and manages the radio station, under the direction of the CSULB Research Foundation. The station's antenna is located on the top of Signal Hill in the Long Beach area. KKJZ
128-615: A competitive college baseball program. CSULB has more than 320,000 alumni as of 2018 . Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education , or simply the Carnegie Classification , is a framework for classifying colleges and universities in the United States. It was created in 1970 by the Carnegie Foundation for
192-521: A higher education institution and in the United States. Six international and two American sculptors many of the on-campus installations. The event received national media attention from major newspapers, including The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times Magazine . McIntosh departed for Montana State University in 1969, and was succeeded by President Steve Horn . The California State University Board of Trustees elevated
256-442: A modern six-story building with a seating capacity of nearly 4,000 students. In 1995, President Robert Maxson initiated the privately funded President's Scholars Program, providing selected qualified California high school valedictorians and National Merit finalists and semi-finalists with a full four-year scholarship package, including tuition, a book stipend, and housing. As of May 2010 , over 1000 students have accepted
320-646: A more sophisticated alternative to turning off the lights by automatically varying the voltage to the ballasted fixtures and reducing the power consumed, while maintaining appropriate lighting levels." The Desert Studies Center is a field station of the California State University located in Zzyzx, California in the Mojave Desert . The purpose of the center is to provide opportunities to conduct research, receive instruction and experience
384-499: A morning host on the station. Long-time jazz disc jockey Chuck Niles (aka "Bebop Charlie") is the only jazz disc jockey to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Horace Silver , Louie Bellson , and Bob Florence ("Bebop Charlie", "Nilestones"), and others have written tunes for “Carlitos Niles”. Chuck Niles was a DJ for KKJZ from 1990 until he died in 2004. Niles also appeared in small parts in several films. KJAZZ
448-568: A student lounge, and much more. The center is funded and managed by CSULB's Associated Students, Incorporated (ASI). 49er basketball and volleyball games are currently played in the iconic, eighteen-story Walter Pyramid (formerly known as the Long Beach Pyramid) located on north campus. The Pyramid is a sporting complex that can accommodate over 5,000 fans, including temporary seating and standing room. Two sections of interior stands are fitted with large hydraulic lifts that can lift
512-480: A student-led ASI sub-group that promotes organic gardening and sustainable agriculture on campus. The new garden boxes are part of a campus-wide effort to provide a natural, organic, and convenient garden right on campus for student and faculty use. The university "has a comprehensive energy management program incorporating real-time metering and energy-saving technologies such as the EnergySaver, which provides
576-409: A study lounge, a ballroom, a food court, a bowling alley, an arcade, and a movie theater. The Rec and Wellness Center is an extensive all-purpose athletic center covering about 125,000 square feet (11,600 m ) on North Campus. It was completed in 2010. It includes facilities for fitness programs and aerobics classes, courts for volleyball, basketball, badminton, rock climbing walls, an indoor track,
640-419: Is classified as an "R2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity". The university offers four doctoral programs: Educational Leadership (Ed.D.), Engineering and Computational Mathematics (Ph.D.), Physical Therapy (DPT) and Nursing Practice (DNP). The university is home to one of the largest publicly funded art schools in the United States. The university is a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) and
704-637: Is "The Bebop Channel". KKJZ-HD3 is known as "22 West Radio", a station run and programmed by the students and faculty at California State University Long Beach. On January 3, 1950, the station began broadcasting with the call letters 'KLON' and was owned by the Long Beach Unified School District . The station has been broadcasting jazz since 1981, when it was transferred to CSULB. The station changed its call sign to 'KKJZ' in July 2002 . Prior to its Southern California location,
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#1732790815868768-685: Is a founding member of the Big West Conference , and also competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for sports not sponsored by the Big West. In the realm of sports the school is branded as "Long Beach State". "Beach", which had long been unofficially used to refer to Long Beach State and its sports teams as it is the only university on the West Coast with the word "Beach" in its name, became
832-476: Is also available through the internet on www.jazzandblues.org streaming audio and on the station's mobile apps. KKJZ-HD1 ( HD Radio ) is a simulcast of the analog signal , which bills itself as "America's Jazz and Blues Station"; the format features the best in straight-ahead jazz, Latin jazz, and blues with artists such as Miles Davis , B.B. King , Diana Krall , Herbie Hancock , Ella Fitzgerald , Cal Tjader , Sergio Mendes , and Dave Brubeck . KKJZ-HD2
896-700: Is also the only California State University to participate in the Golden Coast Conference for Men's Water polo not sponsored by the Big West Conference the Division Long Beach participates for in NCAA Division I. Because of the proximity to California State University, Fullerton , the schools are considered rivals. The rivalry is especially heated in baseball with the Long Beach State baseball team also having
960-463: Is amongst the most applied to campuses in the California State University system, receiving over 70,000 applicants with an average acceptance rate of 45%. In the Fall 2023 cohort, California State University, Long Beach saw over 79,000 applications from first-time freshmen, while more than 37,000 were granted admission. The average GPA of the admitted students was 3.95. For masters and doctoral programs in
1024-399: Is eligible to be designated as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISI). The college was established in 1949 by California Governor Earl Warren , to serve the rapidly expanding post-World War II population of Orange and Southern Los Angeles counties. The institution was first named as Los Angeles-Orange County State College . Peter Victor Peterson
1088-468: Is home to one of the top women's volleyball teams in the nation. Long Beach State has won three national titles in women's volleyball, in 1989, 1993 and 1998. The 1998 women's team was the first team in NCAA Division I history to have an undefeated season. The team's most famous alumna is Misty May-Treanor , who won three Olympic gold medals in Beach Volleyball in 2004, 2008, and 2012. Long Beach
1152-516: Is located at 1250 Bellflower Boulevard. It is bounded by East 7th Street to the south, East Atherton Street to the north, Bellflower Boulevard to the west, and Palo Verde Avenue to the east. The architecture of the campus is mainly of the International style (designed primarily by architect Edward Killingsworth ). It is very minimalist, placing emphasis instead on the landscaping that surrounds it. This naturalistic, park-like layout has earned
1216-659: Is located on the northeast side of campus. It opened in fall 2010. Eight national sororities on campus are governed by the Panhellenic Association and are members of the National Panhellenic Conference . Eleven general fraternities are members of and governed by the Interfraternity Council . There is also a Cultural Greek Council which governs over six sororities, six fraternities and one co-ed fraternity. Within
1280-627: Is operated year-round. The station has been around in various forms since the mid-1970s, then known as KSUL (which went defunct after 1981). 22 West Radio is a department of Associated Students, Incorporated at CSULB and is both funded and regulated by them. Each March since 1970, the university has hosted the largest pow-wow in Southern California . This free two-day event, which attracts more than 6,000 persons each year, features Native American dancing, arts, craft and native foods. The $ 70 million Student Recreation and Wellness Center
1344-531: Is partially student-funded, and affiliated with ASI, publishes every month during fall and spring semesters. It began on April 22, 1977, when it was formed in response to the Daily 49er . The Union Weekly focuses on being an alternative voice on campus and features a satirical section called "The Grunion" (not to be confused with the Long Beach paper the Grunion Gazette). During the late 1970s through 1980s,
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#17327908158681408-608: Is taught, 2) to whom, and 3) in what setting?" wrote Alexander McCormick, a senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation and director of the classifications project. As of 2005, the Carnegie Foundation was developing one or more voluntary classification schemes that rely on data submitted by institutions. The first focuses on outreach and community engagement, and the second on "how institutions seek to analyze, understand, and improve undergraduate education." The Carnegie Foundation has no plans to issue printed editions of
1472-432: Is the associate degree . High transfer Mixed transfer/career and technical Special Focus Institutions were classified "based on the concentration of degrees in a single field or set of related fields, at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Institutions were determined to have a special focus with concentrations of at least 80 percent of undergraduate and graduate degrees. In some cases this percentage criterion
1536-845: Is the official emergency broadcast station for the City of Long Beach . California State University, Long Beach California State University, Long Beach ( CSULB ), also known in athletics as Long Beach State University ( LBSU ), is a public teaching-focused institution in Long Beach, California . The 322-acre campus is the second largest in the California State University system (CSU). The university enrolls around 35,843 undergraduate students and 5,346 graduate students as of fall 2024. [1] The graduate programs include master's degrees, credentials, post-baccalaureate certificates, and doctoral programs. CSULB
1600-742: The College Board . The number of institutions in each category is indicated in parentheses. Doctorate-granting universities are institutions that awarded at least 20 research/scholarly doctorates in the update year (the most recent being a minor update in 2021). Professional doctorates (D.D.S., J.D., M.D., Pharm.D., etc.) are not included in this count but were added as a separate criterion in 2018–19. The framework further classifies these universities by their level of research activity as measured by research expenditures, number of research doctorates awarded, number of research-focused faculty, and other factors. A detailed list of schools can be found in
1664-684: The Indiana University School of Education in Bloomington, Indiana . The voluntary Classification on Community Engagement is managed by the Public Purpose Institute at Albion College . In March 2022, the universal and elective Carnegie classifications moved to the nonprofit American Council on Education in Washington, D.C. Information used in these classifications comes primarily from IPEDS and
1728-584: The Union was a daily newspaper, giving heavy competition to the Daily 49er . Journalism majors who worked on the "Union" did so under a pseudonym as it was a practice forbidden by the dean of the Journalism department. DIG Magazine , the campus magazine, has gone through many changes throughout the years. It started off as The Lantern , a magazine for night-time students, before transforming to UniverCity in 1973. Then, it turned into University Magazine. In
1792-479: The list of research universities in the United States . Master's colleges and universities are institutions that "awarded at least 50 master's degrees in 2013–14, but fewer than 20 doctorates." Baccalaureate colleges are institutions where " bachelor's degrees accounted for at least 10 percent of all undergraduate degrees and they awarded fewer than 50 master's degrees (2013–14-degree conferrals)." Associate's colleges are institutions whose highest degree
1856-549: The 2015 Classification update retains the same structure of six parallel classifications, initially adopted in 2005. The 2005 report substantially reworked the classification system, based on data from the 2002–2003 and 2003–2004 school years. In 2015, the Carnegie Foundation transferred responsibility for the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to the Center for Postsecondary Research of
1920-567: The Advancement of Teaching . It is managed by the American Council on Education . The framework primarily serves educational and research purposes, where it is often important to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions. The classification generally focuses on types of degrees awarded and related level of activity such as research. The classification includes all accredited , degree -granting colleges and universities in
1984-546: The ES&;P Club supported the installation of waterless urinals in the university's men's restrooms. The ES&P Club hosts an annual Earth Week celebration each April, including documentary screenings, discussions, and speaker series. In addition, there has been a push in recent years to revive the organic gardens on campus, culminating in 2015 with the launch of the Grow Beach University Gardens,
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2048-484: The Fall 2023 cohort, the school received over 10,733 applications, while 3,270 applicants were granted admission. The admit yield was 56%. The 2021 edition of Washington Monthly' s College Guide and Rankings list CSULB as the No. 2 Master's-level university in the nation. In 2021, The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranked CSULB 8th in the nation for Campus Diversity. The category ranking, called "environment" by
2112-699: The Garden features a large pond populated with koi . The campus is built on the ancient Tongva village and burial site known as Puvungna ("the place of the gathering" or "in the ball"), which is a sacred site for the Tongva and Acjachemen . In 1974, the now twenty-two acre site was added to the National Register of Historic Places after the site was uncovered in the development of the nearby Japanese Garden . From 1992 to 1995, CSULB attempted to challenge this designation in order to commercially develop
2176-714: The Mojave Desert environment. It is operated by the California Desert Studies Consortium, a consortium of 7 CSU campuses: Fullerton , Cal Poly Pomona , Long Beach , San Bernardino , Northridge , Dominguez Hills and Los Angeles . CSULB comprises three Liberal Arts colleges: and five vocational colleges: Together, the colleges offer a total of 81 baccalaureate degrees, 67 master's degrees, 16 education-related credential programs, and three doctoral degrees (two joint and one independent). California State University, Long Beach
2240-593: The United States that are represented in the National Center for Education Statistics ' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The Carnegie Classification was created by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in 1970. The classification was first published in 1973 with updates in 1976, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2018 and 2021. To ensure continuity of the classification framework and to allow comparison across years,
2304-630: The call letters KKJZ belonged to "Smooth Jazz 106.7" in Portland, Oregon . The station had been broadcasting with 6,500 watts ERP , but in December 2004 the station upgraded its transmitter to 30,000 watts as well as an HD Radio digital signal . The station began broadcasting with 30,000 watts full-time on March 14, 2005. The owner of KKJZ's non-commercial broadcast license, the California State University, Long Beach Research Foundation, has contracted with Global Jazz, Inc., to program and manage
2368-595: The campus newspaper was published on November 11, 1949 as "The Forty-Niner." The newspaper was renamed on September 3, 1975, as the Daily Forty-Niner , and then rebranded to Long Beach Current on August 19, 2024. It publishes Monday through Thursday during the fall and spring semesters, and once weekly during the summer sessions. It was one of the first college newspapers in the country to have an Internet edition, starting in August 1994. 22 West Magazine , which
2432-451: The campus numerous design awards, as well as other awards from gardening societies. Recent construction maintains the characteristic glass-and-brick style. The integration of landscaping and architecture is apparent at the school's theater complex, where a dense grove of ficus trees is planted in such a way that it forms a continuation of the pillar-supported canopy at the theater's entrance. The university's registration offices are located in
2496-518: The challenge of sustainability, with the support of its student government, student body, and organizations, such as the Environmental Science & Policy Club. The Environmental Science & Policy Club (ES&P Club) has brought support to environmental awareness and sustainability through club activities, such as coastal clean-ups, hikes, plant-restoration project, tabling, conferences, guest speakers, & Kaleidoscope. In 2006,
2560-421: The doctorate are classified as having Postbaccalaureate graduate programs. These programs are classified by the fields in which the degrees are awarded. Institutions that offer doctoral degrees, including medical and veterinary degrees, are classified by the field in which they award degrees. The Enrollment Profile of institutions are classified according to (a) the level of the highest degree awarded and (b)
2624-574: The early 2000s, the magazine transformed to DIG Magazine as a music magazine before transitioning to a general art & culture magazine. Today, the magazine features interesting people and groups within the community, and discusses topics that concern students' interests. The California State University Long Beach Foundation owns the KKJZ non-commercial broadcast license of 88.1 FM, a jazz and blues radio station. Global Jazz, Inc., an affiliate of Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters, Inc. , programs and manages
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2688-698: The last 5 years, two fraternities have been removed for various instances of sexual assault and misconduct, specifically Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Chi . The latter's expulsion was not made known to the university community, causing controversy within the student body. CSULB provides housing to accommodate 3,000 students: Long Beach State competes in NCAA Division I in 18 sports teams and plays competitively in baseball , cross country , softball , track and field , women's tennis , and women's soccer , as well as both men's and women's basketball , volleyball , water polo and golf teams. The university
2752-496: The number of full-time students to one-third the number of part-time students. Two-year colleges are classified using a different scale than four-year and higher institutions. Setting is based on the percentage of full-time undergraduates who live in institutionally-managed housing. Two-year institutions are not classified by setting. The 2005 classification scheme introduced a "set of multiple, parallel classifications" that are "organized around three central questions: 1) What
2816-428: The official athletic program brand name in the 2020–21 school year. One can see the cheer "Go Beach!" written on many CSULB products around campus and on the large water tower near the entrance to the campus. The school colors have been black and gold since 2000, when they were changed by a student referendum (after George Allen changed the football uniform colors) from the original brown and gold. Long Beach State
2880-440: The open courtyard of Brotman Hall, which is "roofed" by a similar jungle-like canopy. The Psychology building is also notable for its soaring, airy courtyard planted with tall Eucalyptus trees. The University Student Union (USU) building is located at the center of campus. The three-story glass building occupies roughly 180,000 square feet (17,000 m ), housing numerous offices, and offering more casual attractions, including
2944-480: The percentage of students who transfer to the institution, and only applies to four-year or higher institutions. Size and Setting classifies institutions according to (a) size of their student body and (b) percentage of student who reside on campus. This does not apply to exclusively graduate and professional institutions and special-focus institutions. The size of institutions is based on their full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment. FTEs are calculated by adding
3008-520: The proportion of undergraduate and graduate programs (defined by their 4-digit CIP) that coexist. The Graduate Instructional Program classification indicates (a) if the institution awards just master's degrees or master's degrees and doctoral degrees, and (b) in what general categories they predominantly award graduate degrees. Institutions that do not award graduate degrees are not classified by this scheme. Institutions that offer graduate and professional programs (such as law schools) but do not award
3072-533: The publication, assessed the percentage of Pell Grant recipients, the racial and ethnic diversity of students and faculty, and the proportion of students who come from outside the United States. 2022–2023 USNWR Rankings The university has three student publications: the Long Beach Current (until 2024 known as the Daily Forty-Niner ), 22 West Magazine (formerly The Long Beach Union Newspaper ) and DIG Magazine. The first issue of
3136-428: The radio station. In 2015, Global Jazz moved the station thirty miles from Long Beach to West Los Angeles. While KKJZ began as a radio station exclusively playing Jazz and Blues music it has recently expanded its playlist to include Rhythm and Blues artists. 22 West Radio is a free format, student run internet radio station at CSU, Long Beach. It is also an HD Radio station via 88.1 HD3 as of 2013 . The radio station
3200-551: The ratio of Arts and sciences and professional fields (as defined in the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)) and (b) the coexistence of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels (again using the CIP). The framework categorizes institutions based on the proportion of undergraduate majors in arts and sciences or professional fields, based on their two-digit CIP. The framework categorizes institutions based on
3264-489: The ratio of part-time to full-time students (degree seeking students in four-year institutions). Selectivity is classified according to the SAT and ACT scores of first-time first-year students. This classification only applies to four-year or higher institutions. As of the 2010 edition the criteria were as follows ( http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/methodology/ugrad_profile.php ) Transfer origin characterizes
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#17327908158683328-405: The ratio of undergraduate to graduate students. The framework classifies institutions' Undergraduate Profile according to (a) the proportion of part-time undergraduate students to full-time students, (b) the institutions selectivity in admitting undergraduate students, and (c) the percentage of students who transfer into the university. The framework classifies Enrollment Status according to
3392-438: The scholarship. For applicants for fall 2010, National Achievement Program Semifinalists/Finalists and National Hispanic Recognition scholars were also considered. In August 2020, CSULB unveiled its new shark mascot, Elbee, following a 2019 student-led process that selected the shark as Beach's new mascot. While Elbee is a shark, the university's Division I intercollegiate athletics program remains "Beach Athletics". As of 2022,
3456-548: The school changed its name to California State College at Long Beach . In 1967, the California state legislature revamped the state college system. As part of these changes, the university was renamed California State College, Long Beach in 1968 and became closely integrated into the California State College system. In 1965, CSULB hosted the first International Sculpture Symposium to be held both at
3520-412: The school to university status in 1972, along with 12 other state college campuses, based on total enrollment, size of graduate programs, complexity and diversity of majors and number of doctorates held by faculty at each college. The school subsequently became California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Later that year, the campus opened the largest library facility in the then 19-campus CSU system:
3584-526: The seating elements 45 degrees into the air, creating room for five volleyball courts or three basketball courts. The Pyramid is home to the Southern California Summer Pro League , a noted showcase for current and prospective NBA basketball players. The University Art Museum's permanent collection contains primarily abstract expressionist paintings, works on paper, and an outdoor sculpture garden that began in 1966. The UAM
3648-418: The site into a strip mall and student housing. The Tongva people filed a lawsuit and initiated a protest, which involved physically occupying the land day and night to stave off bulldozers even while threatened with arrest by campus officials. In 2019, the university dumped dirt and debris onto the site and drove heavy equipment over the ground in the construction of a new student housing development. This
3712-543: The station. This agreement became effective on April 21, 2007 . Prior to that date the management and programming were performed by Pacific Public Radio, an organization created by the CSULB Foundation. The Arbitron ratings in 2008 indicated KKJZ had the most listeners of all jazz stations in the United States and the fifth-highest number of listeners of public radio in the country. On May 2, 2011, five time GRAMMY nominee pianist David Benoit made his debut as
3776-499: The university was classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" in recognition of the university's evolution from a master's-level comprehensive institution to one that awards doctorates and conducts a significant amount of research. The campus spans 323 acres (131 ha) across 84 buildings, and is located 3 miles (5 km) from the Pacific Ocean. It has its own U.S. Postal ZIP Code , 90840. CSULB
3840-421: Was its first president. It offered 25 courses, taught by 13 faculty members, in two apartment buildings at 5381 Anaheim Road in Long Beach . In June 1950, the a $ 1 million, 322 acres (130 ha) plot of land was purchased as a permanent campus for the renamed Long Beach State College , following an "overwhelming" vote from the city's population. Student enrollment subsequently grew rapidly. Carl W. McIntosh
3904-559: Was named the college's second president in 1959. While McIntosh was president, the school's enrollment surged from about 10,000 to over 30,000, and he rapidly expanded and revamped the curriculum. McIntosh tripled the number of faculty and constructed 30 new campus buildings. Although the 1960s were a period of deep unrest on American college campuses, McIntosh's collegial governing style, gentle public demeanor, and willingness to permit peaceful protest on campus helped preserve Long Beach State College relatively serene social climate. In 1964,
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#17327908158683968-587: Was received negatively by the Tongva and Acjachemen , who organized in an attempt to preserve the site from future damage. The site remains a natural area with a few trees. The university, in its push to support climate sustainability, installed solar panels on the Brotman Hall building and the Facilities Management canopy parking in 2007. The university has been taking steps in addressing
4032-514: Was relaxed if an institution identified a special focus on the College Board 's Annual Survey of Colleges, or if an institution's only accreditation was from a body related to the special focus categories". Two-year Four-year Tribal Colleges are institutions that belong to the American Indian Higher Education Consortium . The Undergraduate Instructional Program classification combines (a)
4096-662: Was the first accredited museum in the CSU system . In addition, the museum's Gordon F. Hampton collection is housed at the Downtown Los Angeles law offices of Sheppard Mullin. The campus is also home to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center , a 1,074-seat theater named after CSULB alumni Richard and Karen Carpenter . The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden is an artistic retreat of solitude and beauty. Among its many picturesque attractions,
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