Assistant Director  Cynthia Schultheis  

cschulth@csulb.edu   562.985.8150

Cynthia Schultheis, is celebrating her 10th year at the Multicultural Center as the Assistant Director. Cynthia is an alumna of CSULB where she earned her B.A. in American Studies with an emphasis in Comparative Cultures in 1991. She graduated with her M.A. in 1994 in U.S. History, with a minor in U.S. Women's History. She taught U.S. History, U.S. Women's History and Comparative Cultures at local community colleges for over 5 years before coming back permanently to CSULB in 2002.

She has been working and studying ("The truly educated never graduate") on campus since 1988, starting as a Work-Study student asst., as a graduate assistant and supplemental instructor in the department of History. While a lecturer, she also held temporary positions on campus. Collectively, Cynthia has worked in 15 departments and can be a walking resource for students. She enjoys helping students with their academic endeavors, research, and sharing ideas about academia in general. She is enthusiastic about multicultural arts and has contributed to the MCC's gallery of cultural art and objects herself as well as initiating art projects at the MCC (the Multicultural Mural by an alumni art education student, and the "Peace & Support Flag for the U.S. Troops with a link on this site. She is planninand coordinating a mulitple mural project by students in the entire stairwell leading to the Center. This will be initiated in the fall of 2011.

Since arriving at the Multicultural Center, has served twice on the grants panel for the Arts Council of Long Beach, served 3 years as a commissioner on CSULB's President's Commission on the Status Women, and is currently a staff member on the Campus Climate Comittee and the Center for Peace & Social Justice. She will be a panelist on the Los Angeles Council of the Arts in 2012.

Cynthia served as a University 100 instructor and is also is a Reader for the Writing Proficiency exams (WPE).

She's been working on a proposed curriculum for a course in "Agnosticism and Atheism" to be offered to the Religious Studies Department.

"I truly enjoy working along side with the CSULB community and feel as though I've seen education from all sides: as a student, faculty and staff member and can relate to and help students in whatever capacity they require."

GO BEACH!!!