From Prison to Long Beach State University President Scholar
New student overcomes drugs, foster care and imprisonment to pursue dream of studying business administration and economics.
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Aug. 24, 2018) –The first day of school at Long Beach State University is Monday, August 27, 2018. Taryn Williams is a President’s Scholar with a unique story. Williams, 31, is a mother of twins who has overcome drugs, homelessness, prison time, and the foster care system. She has decided to go back to school to pursue her dream in logistics and operations management. Williams will be available for interviews on campus from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Her contact number is 562-528-1300.
This year’s freshmen class is the largest incoming class in Long Beach State University history. There are 4,850 new students and 4,400 transfer students as well. Only 30 of the incoming students are President Scholars: A competitive prestigious scholarship that waives tuition for all four years, discounts housing, and provides mentors to students selected.
About the campus:
Long Beach State University is a teaching-intensive, research-driven university committed to providing highly valued undergraduate and graduate degrees critical for success in the globally minded 21st century. Annually ranked among the best universities in the West and among the best values in the entire nation, the university’s eight colleges serve more than 37,500 students. The campus values and is recognized for rich educational opportunities provided by excellent faculty and staff, exceptional degree programs, diversity of its student body, fiduciary and administrative responsibility and the positive contributions faculty, staff, students and more than 300,000 alumni make on society.
