California State University, Long Beach

An update on the Fall 2021 term from California State University:

CSULB President Jane C. Conoley, along with Cal Poly Pomona President Soraya Coley and Stanislaus State President Ellen June, will share their leadership insights during the virtual workshop When Women Lead & the Transformation of the CSU Presidency next week. Learn more and register here: https://www.csudh.edu/women-and-leadership/

No training can prepare you for a pandemic, says CSULB alumna and pediatric emergency medicine physician Angélica M. García in her Beach Voices column. While at CSULB, I was lucky to play water polo for our school. Many years later, the lessons of perseverance, mental toughness, and teamwork remain. Read her full story here: https://bit.ly/Beach-Voices-Healthcare-Worker

Excited and proud, yet fearful and scared several first-generation students recently shared what it’s like to be the first in their families to attend a university. It was scary. But it got better as time progressed, said Jose Raya Perez, a CSULB business administration management major. Read more here: https://bit.ly/CSULB-First-Gen-Imposter-Syndrome

Long Beach resident Jordyn Wieck volunteered her time at Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center's Vote Center on Election Day. Thank you, Jordyn, for your work! And thank you to everyone who cast their votes at CSULB! There’s still time to vote, too! L.A. County voters can visit Carpenter Center or drop off a mail-in ballot at the drop box in Parking Lot G-12 until 8 p.m. More info: csulb.edu/vote

"Let it not be in vain. Use your chance to strengthen this nation’s democracy." Autumn Lewis, a 2020 CSULB graduate, explains why it is so important to vote. Read more: https://bit.ly/Beach-Voices-Vote-2 #Election2020

CSU Center to Close the Opportunity Gap a California State University-wide effort to study and eliminate opportunity gaps at all levels of education, will be unveiled in a virtual grand opening today. CSULB’s campus was chosen to host the new center, which will be in CSULB - College of Education. Read more: https://bit.ly/CSU-CCOG

Read the latest update about commencement: csulb.edu/commencement

The first year of college can be daunting, especially during 2020 in a primarily virtual environment. Enter First-Year Beach Connections a new program that allows first-year students to learn about campus resources and connect with peers and CSULB staff members. Read more: http://bit.ly/CSULB-Beach-Connections

We can’t thank our Beach family enough for the generosity shown during #GivingTuesday! So far, the University has raised more than $60,300 with a matching gift of $50,000, making a total of more than $110,300. Long Beach State Athletics also exceeded its goal, raising a total of $445,548. Let’s keep that momentum going. If you would like to give, visit: csulb.edu/GivingTuesday

Tomorrow is Halloween, but English 479K students have been in a spooky spirit ever since the start of fall semester. Twice a week, they sign on and meet with Edgar Allan Poe. Well, CSULB Assistant Professor Rene Treviño dressed up as Poe, to be exact. He grew a mustache, bought period clothing and even sets up lights for his class, which focuses on the Victorian-era writer. It’s been an interesting process, it’s almost as if I’m getting ready for a performance as him, he sa...id. Read more: http://bit.ly/CSULB-Professors-Go-Above-And-Beyond

It’s so cool seeing everyone cast their ballots on campus! Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center's Vote Center will be open to L.A. County voters through Election Day. For information on hours, visit: csulb.edu/vote If you are dropping off a ballot, be sure to do so before 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. ... #Election2020 #Vote

Join CSULB College of Health & Human Services for a two-part virtual event on immigration featuring Sonia Nazario! More info below

On Saturday, CSULB ASI and Rotary Club of Long Beach hosted a community food drive for students in need. Donations will go toward ASI’s Beach Pantry Drive-Thru Pop Up events. Read more about how ASI and CSULB Basic Needs have been helping students during the pandemic: http://bit.ly/CSULB-Basic-Needs-COVID-19 Photos by: CSULB ASI//Fabian Rubio

CSULB will be host of an L.A. County Vote Center, which opens tomorrow. L.A. County residents can cast a ballot at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center or swing by the ballot drop box location in the center’s Parking Lot G-12. For more information, visit: csulb.edu/vote #Election2020

During a recent study, CSULB Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Olajide Bamishigbin and a team of researchers found that fathers parenting their infants right after they are born were less likely to be depressed a year later. There’s lots of research on maternal depression, but far less on how fathers are depressed in the first year after their child’s birth, he said. Read more: http://bit.ly/CSULB-Parenting-Study

So cool to see California State University Chancellor Timothy White cast his vote early at CSULB's official ballot drop box location! The drop box is in Parking Lot G-12 next to Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Ballots can be dropped off any time before 8 p.m. on Election Day! More info: csulb.edu/vote

Thank you to everyone who already dropped off their ballot at CSULB’s official drop box location, which is in Parking Lot G-12 next to Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Are you planning on voting early? Have you already dropped your ballot off? Share your I voted photos with us in the comments! For more information on how to vote during the 2020 election, visit: csulb.edu/vote

Beach Pride: CSULB is No. 7 in the nation for awarding bachelor's degrees to Hispanic students, according to new rankings published in Hispanic Outlook on Education magazine. Read more: http://bit.ly/CSULB-Hispanic-Outlook-Ranking-2020 #GoBeach #HispanicHeritageMonth

We came here to sing and dance and explain the culture and celebrate the American Indian presence on campus, retired director of CSULB’s American Indian Studies program Craig Stone said during last year’s Pow Wow. Read more about his work: http://bit.ly/CSULB-Craig-Stone #IndigenousPeoplesDay2020 #PowWow

When there was a new need for face coverings to help fight COVID-19, CSULB fashion design students started creating and producing masks for their friends, family and even social media followers. My partner and I needed something to protect ourselves when we were out running errands, Sean Castro said. His mom saw the masks, then my parents, then Instagram and suddenly I was tasked with making about 100 of these. Read more here: http://bit.ly/CSULB-Fashion-Student-Masks