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Article: Cal State East Bay just says, 'Hey Mo!'
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- May 18, 2006
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HAYWARD -- The next president of California State University, East
Bay, might not be the "superhuman" the campus community ordered last
fall, but some say Mohammad Qayoumi comes close.
"If you were to target this incredible composite of skills and
personality, Mo is there," said David Larson, chairman of the
geography and environmental studies department.
Qayoumi will bring a wide array of experiences and perspectives to
the East Bay campus when he succeeds President Norma Rees, who
retires next month. A university CFO, vice president, professor and
licensed engineer, Qayoumi also has something in common with many CSU
students: He is a first-generation college student and an immigrant
born ...