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Members of CSULB's campus community are invited to join in celebrating the retirement of President Jane Close Conoley, who is concluding more than a decade of transformative leadership at The Beach.Important Parking Information: Lot G12 (in front of the Carpenter Center) is closed for construction. Guests are asked to park in Lot G11, located in front of the Walter Pyramid, instead.Guests can take a shuttle or five-minute walk on level ground from Lot G11 to the Carpenter Center. Parking…

Los Angeles County is home to five California State Universities: Dominguez Hills, °µÍøÊÓƵ, Los Angeles, Northridge, and Cal Poly Pomona. These universities serve more than 142,000 undergraduate and graduate students and employ nearly 17,500 faculty and staff. Like all other LA entities, the five universities, known collectively as the CSU5, have been affected by the horrific LA firestorms.At least 200 residences belonging to campus students or employees have been lost or damaged. Many of…

Dear °µÍøÊÓƵCommunity:Last week, Chancellor García affirmed for the California State University community our continued commitment to uphold our core values, to honor our purpose, and to fulfill our mission. As she said, "this is my responsibility – my obligation – to you, to our mission, and most importantly, to our current and future students. I will meet that obligation. Indeed, we will meet that obligation together."My message, today, is to reiterate and amplify our commitment to all our…

Dear Beach Faculty and Staff:With the January 10 release of the governor’s state budget proposal, fiscal planning for 2025-26 is now underway in earnest here at The Beach.While the governor proposed a balanced budget, and revenue projections are above previous expectations, the CSU and UC are being asked to now take the 7.95% general fund reduction in 2025-26 that other state agencies realized in 2024-25. A 7.95% cut to the CSU’s general fund allocation equates to $375 million. For planning…