College of San Mateo
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College of San Mateo is a community college
in San Mateo
, California
. It is part of the San Mateo County Community College District
.
Established in 1922, CSM serves about 10,000 students each semester. The college offers 99 majors
, 67 A.A./A.S. degree majors, 67 certificate programs, and several hundred transfer areas.
. Two major highways, U.S. Route 101
to the east and Interstate 280
to the west, sandwich CSM. Both intersect with and feed Highway 92
, which provides a direct exit to the college at West Hillsdale Boulevard. The campus was designed by internationally recognized architect John Carl Warnecke.
Through a capital improvement program, funded by $675 million worth of bonds approved by voters in 2001 and 2005, major new construction, renovation, seismic-retrofitting and improvements to the infrastructure have taken place at CSM. New facilities include the Center, which is home to the county’s police academy. Many classrooms have been upgraded with new technologies and converted into what are called “Smart” classrooms. Funded by local redevelopment agency funds, the school’s and complex are new, featuring synthetic turf fields. Over the next several years, more construction and renovation will take place, with the construction of a new multi-use building that will house the bookstore, food service, administrative, student support services, faculty offices and meeting rooms.
2000 & Beyond:
Many students go on to transfer to University of California or California State University. CSM's first student to graduate with an Associate of Arts degree before obtaining a high school diploma was in 1998 at the age of 17 (transferred to the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania).
, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
The CSM women's swimming team won the Coast Conference Championships for the first time in school history in 2011 under Coach Randy Wright who also won Coast Conference Coach of the Year . 4 Women swimmers advanced to the State finals: Andrea Chan, Najelah Najdaweh, Shelbi Oshkoloff-Campbell and Sophia Hommes. All swimmers were named All Americans. Chan and Najdaweh won medals in the finals as well as the 400 Medley relay team with three other relays placing in the top 12. CSM finished in Ninth Place. Masa Oto and Alvaro Andaluz from the men's teams also swam in the state finals
Alumni who have participated in Athletics include Bill Walsh
and Bill Ring
.
KCSM is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the heart of the fifth largest television and radio market in the United States with the potential of reaching an audience of more than 6 million people. KCSM TV broadcasts 24 hours a day and is a member of PBS. Its programming is oriented exclusively towards adult viewers, with early morning and day programming consisting entirely of college-level telecourses. Prime time and weekend hours are devoted to PBS programs and locally produced programs. KCSM’s 1.5 million watt broadcast signal has a coverage area that includes San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Solano, Sonoma and Napa counties. Additionally, KCSM is carried on 60 cable systems in the Bay Area and nearly half a million viewers tune in each week.
KCSM Jazz 91 also broadcasts 24 hours a day and has a growing audience that currently numbers more than 200,000. According to Arbitron, the station is among the top 35 "most listened to" non-commercial stations in the United States. An affiliate of Public Radio International
and National Public Radio, KCSM is the only station in the Bay Area with a 24-hour jazz format. Hosts of the various programs KCSM produces include veteran jazz musicians, educators, seasoned jazz broadcasters and often a combination of the three. Website Info: http://www.kcsm.org
Students studying for exams or researching course assignments can refocus their eyes on breathtaking views of the San Mateo sky or the San Francisco Bay
and the San Mateo Bridge far below. This library is operated by the Peninsula Library System
.
. The college's choral groups were led from 1931 to 1964 by Fred Roehr, who was succeeded by Galen Marshall (born 1934 in Greensburg, Kansas
). Marshall founded the Masterworks Chorale in September 1964, a community organization that continues to this day, now under the leadership of Dr. Bryan Baker. Roehr retired in 1968, after 37 years on the faculty.
The college maintained an active drama department for many years, presenting plays such as Oedipus Rex and Waiting for Godot
, before Cañada College
took over drama productions for the San Mateo County Community College District
.
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
in San Mateo
San Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is part of the San Mateo County Community College District
San Mateo County Community College District
The San Mateo County Community College District consists of three colleges in California; College of San Mateo in San Mateo, Cañada College in Redwood City, and Skyline College in San Bruno...
.
Established in 1922, CSM serves about 10,000 students each semester. The college offers 99 majors
Academic major
In the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
, 67 A.A./A.S. degree majors, 67 certificate programs, and several hundred transfer areas.
Location and environment
College of San Mateo is located on a 153 acre (0.61916958 km²) campus in the hills of San Mateo, about 30 minutes south of San Francisco and about the same distance north of San JoseSan Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. Two major highways, U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101, is an important north–south U.S. highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States...
to the east and Interstate 280
Interstate 280 (California)
Interstate 280 is a 57-mile long north–south Interstate Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It connects San Jose and San Francisco, running along just to the west of the cities of San Francisco Peninsula for most of its route.I-280 from its northern end at King...
to the west, sandwich CSM. Both intersect with and feed Highway 92
California State Route 92
State Route 92 is an east-west highway in the San Francisco Bay area between Half Moon Bay near the coast in the west and downtown Hayward at its junction with State Route 238 and State Route 185. It is most notable for being the route that traverses the San Mateo Bridge. It has interchanges with...
, which provides a direct exit to the college at West Hillsdale Boulevard. The campus was designed by internationally recognized architect John Carl Warnecke.
Through a capital improvement program, funded by $675 million worth of bonds approved by voters in 2001 and 2005, major new construction, renovation, seismic-retrofitting and improvements to the infrastructure have taken place at CSM. New facilities include the Center, which is home to the county’s police academy. Many classrooms have been upgraded with new technologies and converted into what are called “Smart” classrooms. Funded by local redevelopment agency funds, the school’s and complex are new, featuring synthetic turf fields. Over the next several years, more construction and renovation will take place, with the construction of a new multi-use building that will house the bookstore, food service, administrative, student support services, faculty offices and meeting rooms.
Historical timeline
1922 to 1996:- 1922 With 35 students, San Mateo Junior College opens in several rooms of San Mateo High School on Baldwin Avenue.
- 1931 Charles S. Morris takes over as the new dean (and later becomes president) of the college. He transforms the institution from a “junior” to a “community” college.
- 1947 Enrollment skyrockets after the war. The college leases old U.S. Merchant Marine Academy buildings at Coyote Point. Classes are now held there, at Baldwin and at a $350,000 science building on Delaware Avenue completed in 1939.
- 1954 Students vote to change name from San Mateo Junior College to College of San Mateo (CSM) in part to honor Charles S. Morris.
- 1956 Innovative educator Julio Bortolazzo begins a 12-year tenure as college president and district superintendent, initiating a plan for a new campus site.
- 1963 Present-day CSM hilltop campus opens with 15,000 students.
- 1968 Racial discontent leads to a student protest and riot on campus.
- 1979 Lois A. Callahan becomes the first woman president of CSM.
- 1980 Vice presidential candidate George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. BushGeorge Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
speaks to faculty and students at CSM. - 1980 Monday Morning BluesMonday Morning Blues (newspaper)The College of San Mateo Monday Morning Blues was a creation of the Associated Students of the College of San Mateo, first published in 1980. It was normally printed on a weekly basis, each new issue appearing on the titular Monday morning, boasting itself as a cure for the Monday morning blues....
first published. - 1989 The 7.2 Loma Prieta earthquakeLoma Prieta earthquakeThe Loma Prieta earthquake, also known as the Quake of '89 and the World Series Earthquake, was a major earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area of California on October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. local time...
leads to significant earthquake retrofitting on campus, including work done on the college’s library in 1996.
2000 & Beyond:
- 2001 San Mateo County voters approve a $207 million bond measure for the repair and restoration of CSM, Skyline CollegeSkyline CollegeSkyline College is a community college that is located in San Mateo County, California, within the limits of the city of San Bruno, California, south of San Francisco...
and Cañada CollegeCañada CollegeCañada College is a community college located at 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard in an unincorporated area of Redwood City, California, just off Highway 280. Cañada College opened in 1968 as part of the three-school San Mateo County Community College District. It is one of the smallest community...
. - 2002 CSM celebrates its 80th anniversary with a Book Fest featuring guest speakers including noted authors and speakers.
- 2005 San Mateo County voters approve another bond measure, this one for $468 million for continued construction, repair and restoration for CSM, Skyline College and Cañada College.
- 2005 CSM hosts the first-ever community college football bowl game in San Mateo County.
- 2006 CSM’s new Regional Public Safety Center opens on June 14.
- 2006 CSM’s state-of-the-art science building opens for classes on August 16.
- 2007 CSM’s state-of-the-art planetarium opens for classes and the public in January.
- 2007 Michael Claire becomes one of CSM’s youngest presidents, succeeding President Emerita Shirley J. Kelly.
Notable alumni
- Jeanne BatesJeanne BatesJeanne Bates was an American radio, film and television actress. She signed a contract with Columbia Pictures in 1942 which began her career in films both in bit parts and larger roles.-Career:...
, actress - Gregory Buckingham, 1968 Olympic silver medalist (swimming) and brother of Lindsey
- Lindsey BuckinghamLindsey BuckinghamLindsey Adams Buckingham is an American guitarist, singer, composer and producer, most notable for being the guitarist and male lead singer of the musical group Fleetwood Mac. Aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has also released six solo albums and a live album...
, musician (Fleetwood MacFleetwood MacFleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
) - Dana CarveyDana CarveyDana Thomas Carvey is an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for playing the role of Garth in the Wayne's World movies.-Early life:...
, actor/comedian - Scott FeldmanScott FeldmanScott Feldman was a news anchor for News 12 Long Island for 22 years.-Early life:Feldman was born in St. Louis, Missouri, graduated from the University of Denver in 1971. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard....
, major league baseball player (Texas RangersTexas Rangers (baseball)The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
starting pitcher) - Merv GriffinMerv GriffinMervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr. was an American television host, musician, actor, and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in movies and on Broadway. From 1965 to 1986 Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show on Group W Broadcasting...
(1942–44), actor/singer/producer - Jan HenneJan HenneJan Henne is an American swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. She was admitted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979.-External links:**...
, (1965–68) 1968 Mexico City Olympics, triple medal winner in women's swimming - Keith HernandezKeith HernandezKeith Barlow Hernandez is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He is currently a baseball analyst working for the New York Mets, for whom he played from –, on SportsNet New York and WPIX television broadcasts...
(1970s), former major league baseball player - Jerry HillJerry Hill (Politician)Jerry Hill is a Democratic state assemblyman representing California's 19th assembly district since December 2008. The district includes the cities of San Mateo, Burlingame, Brisbane, Daly City, Foster City, Millbrae, San Bruno, South San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, and Belmont.- Personal...
, San Mateo County Supervisor - Phil LeshPhil LeshPhillip Chapman Lesh is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career....
(1959), musician (The Grateful Dead) - Gordon LishGordon LishGordon Jay Lish is an American writer. As a literary editor, he championed many American authors, particularly Raymond Carver, Barry Hannah, Amy Hempel, and Richard Ford.-Early life and family:...
, editor/author/teacher - Dick LotzDick LotzRichard "Dick" Lotz is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Lotz was born in Oakland, California...
(1962–63), PGAPGA TourThe PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
professional golfer - John Madden (1954–55), football coach/analyst
- Tom MartinezTom MartinezTom Martinez is an American football coach. He coached at the College of San Mateo until 2005, when he retired due to health concerns. He coached at the College of San Mateo after Bill Walsh and John Madden...
, CSM Head Coach (Multi-Sports), winningest coach in California community college history, personal coach to Tom Brady & other NFL players. - Paul McClellanPaul McClellanPaul William McClellan, born February 3, 1966, in San Mateo, California, was a Major League baseball player for the San Francisco Giants.McClellan, a graduate of Sequoia High School and the College of San Mateo. He was a first round draft pick by the Giants in 1986. He played his last game with...
, baseball player - Bob McClureBob McClureRobert Craig McClure is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and pitching coach, most recently for the Kansas City Royals, with whom he began his major league career in 1975.-Kansas City Royals:...
, former major league baseball player - Michelle McLaughlin, Playboy Playmate (February 2008)
- Jon MillerJon MillerJon Wallace Miller is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. He is currently employed as a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants. He was also a baseball announcer on ESPN until the network chose not to renew his contract following the...
(1968?–69?), San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
sportscaster - Daniel NavaDaniel NavaDaniel James Nava is a professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. He plays for the Pawtucket Red Sox of the International League....
, major league baseball outfielder (Boston Red SoxBoston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
) - Bob PetersonBob Peterson (basketball)Robert Peterson was an American basketball player. He played three seasons in the National Basketball Association , from 1953 to 1956....
, NBA player - Kurtwood SmithKurtwood SmithKurtwood Larson Smith is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop and stern parental characters , and for his appearances in the genre of science fiction...
, actor - James Swett (1939), U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot; awarded Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
, 1943 - John Craig Venter, human genome researcher
- Dick VermeilDick VermeilRichard Albert "Dick" Vermeil is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles , St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs...
(1950s), football coach/analyst - Bill WalshBill Walsh (football coach)William Ernest "Bill" Walsh was a head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and Stanford Cardinal football team, during which time he popularized the West Coast offense....
(1950–51), football coach/analyst - John WettelandJohn WettelandJohn Karl Wetteland is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who specialized as a closer. During a 12-year career , he pitched for four different teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers.-Playing career:Wetteland was signed by the Dodgers as their second...
, former major league baseball player - Archie WilliamsArchie WilliamsArchibald Franklin Williams was an African-American athlete and teacher, winner of 400 meter run at the 1936 Summer Olympics....
(1933–35), athlete, world record holder at 400 meters and 1936 Olympic1936 Summer OlympicsThe 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
champion, 400 meters (African-American at Berlin Olympics with Jesse Owens)
Academic divisions
CSM has six academic divisions: Business/Technology; Creative Arts/Social Science; Language Arts; Math/Science; Physical Education/Athletics/Dance; and Coastside/Special Projects.Many students go on to transfer to University of California or California State University. CSM's first student to graduate with an Associate of Arts degree before obtaining a high school diploma was in 1998 at the age of 17 (transferred to the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania).
Student services
CSM’s student services include admissions & records, counseling, financial aid, health services, disabled students programs and services, transfer center, extended opportunity programs and services, study abroad and international student programs, psychological services, student activities, student employment and cooperative work experience programs.Accreditation
CSM is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and CollegesWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
Athletics
CSM offers students the opportunity to participate in the following team sports: men’s baseball, football, track & field, cross country and swimming and women’s softball, basketball, track & field, cross country, water polo and swimming. The school’s mascot is the bulldogThe CSM women's swimming team won the Coast Conference Championships for the first time in school history in 2011 under Coach Randy Wright who also won Coast Conference Coach of the Year . 4 Women swimmers advanced to the State finals: Andrea Chan, Najelah Najdaweh, Shelbi Oshkoloff-Campbell and Sophia Hommes. All swimmers were named All Americans. Chan and Najdaweh won medals in the finals as well as the 400 Medley relay team with three other relays placing in the top 12. CSM finished in Ninth Place. Masa Oto and Alvaro Andaluz from the men's teams also swam in the state finals
Alumni who have participated in Athletics include Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh may refer to the following:*Bill Walsh , coached San Francisco 49ers*Bill Walsh , center from Notre Dame*Bill Walsh...
and Bill Ring
Bill Ring
William Thomas Ring is a former NFL running back who played six seasons in the National Football League from . He was a reserve and special teams player for the San Francisco 49ers during the early success of the Bill Walsh era...
.
KCSM
KCSM’s television and radio stations, licensed to the San Mateo County Community College District, made their broadcast debuts in 1964. Both were originally established as student broadcast training facilities. Today, the stations have professional staffs operating full service public television and radio stations and continue to serve as learning laboratories for students enrolled in the College of San Mateo Broadcasting Arts Department.KCSM is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the heart of the fifth largest television and radio market in the United States with the potential of reaching an audience of more than 6 million people. KCSM TV broadcasts 24 hours a day and is a member of PBS. Its programming is oriented exclusively towards adult viewers, with early morning and day programming consisting entirely of college-level telecourses. Prime time and weekend hours are devoted to PBS programs and locally produced programs. KCSM’s 1.5 million watt broadcast signal has a coverage area that includes San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Solano, Sonoma and Napa counties. Additionally, KCSM is carried on 60 cable systems in the Bay Area and nearly half a million viewers tune in each week.
KCSM Jazz 91 also broadcasts 24 hours a day and has a growing audience that currently numbers more than 200,000. According to Arbitron, the station is among the top 35 "most listened to" non-commercial stations in the United States. An affiliate of Public Radio International
Public Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
and National Public Radio, KCSM is the only station in the Bay Area with a 24-hour jazz format. Hosts of the various programs KCSM produces include veteran jazz musicians, educators, seasoned jazz broadcasters and often a combination of the three. Website Info: http://www.kcsm.org
Library
The College of San Mateo Library was originally located in The Merchant Marine chapel at Coyote Point in 1947, and moved to its current location in 1963. The CSM Library was one of the first 10 buildings constructed at the hilltop campus. According to "Class Act: College of San Mateo. A History" by Michael Svanevik and Shirley Burgett, architecturally and educationally, the dominant building on the new campus was the 49402 square feet (4,589.6 m²) library. The building was designed by John Carl WarneckeJohn Carl Warnecke
John Carl Warnecke was an architect based in San Francisco, California, who designed numerous notable monuments and structures in the Modernist, Bauhaus, and other similar styles. He was an early proponent of contextual architecture. Among his more notable buildings and projects are the Hawaii...
Students studying for exams or researching course assignments can refocus their eyes on breathtaking views of the San Mateo sky or the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
and the San Mateo Bridge far below. This library is operated by the Peninsula Library System
Peninsula Library System
The Peninsula Library System is the public library organization serving San Mateo County, California, United States, which forms the bulk of the region within the San Francisco Bay Area known as "The Peninsula"...
.
Music and drama programs
The college established the nation's first college jazz band in 1946, under the direction of Bud Young, who was succeeded by Dick CrestDick Crest
Richard "Dick" Crest was a longtime member of the music department faculty at the College of San Mateo in San Mateo, California.-Life:After leading the college's concert band, Crest took over the leadership of the jazz band from Bud Young in the early 1960s. The San Mateo College Jazz Band won the...
. The college's choral groups were led from 1931 to 1964 by Fred Roehr, who was succeeded by Galen Marshall (born 1934 in Greensburg, Kansas
Greensburg, Kansas
Greensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 777. Greensburg is also home to the world's largest hand-dug well....
). Marshall founded the Masterworks Chorale in September 1964, a community organization that continues to this day, now under the leadership of Dr. Bryan Baker. Roehr retired in 1968, after 37 years on the faculty.
The college maintained an active drama department for many years, presenting plays such as Oedipus Rex and Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for someone named Godot to arrive. Godot's absence, as well as numerous other aspects of the play, have led to many different interpretations since the play's...
, before Cañada College
Cañada College
Cañada College is a community college located at 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard in an unincorporated area of Redwood City, California, just off Highway 280. Cañada College opened in 1968 as part of the three-school San Mateo County Community College District. It is one of the smallest community...
took over drama productions for the San Mateo County Community College District
San Mateo County Community College District
The San Mateo County Community College District consists of three colleges in California; College of San Mateo in San Mateo, Cañada College in Redwood City, and Skyline College in San Bruno...
.
External links
- College of San Mateo website
- http://www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/athletics/
- CSM photography collection