Past Major Events


December 2022

BUILD Alumni Virtual Night

Friday, December 2, 2022, 4 - 5pm
  On Friday, December 2nd, we will hold our BUILD Alumni Virtual Night which serves as an online reunion event for BUILD students and graduate mentor alumni. BUILD alums will catch up with each other and current BUILD faculty and staff. Don't miss our next online gathering! Register for your zoom…

July 2022

2022 BUILD Research Symposium

Thursday, July 28, 2022, 5 - 8pm
The BUILD team was proud to host the annual CSULB BUILD Research Symposium on Thursday, July 28, 2022. New BUILD Scholars and Fellows concluded their eight-week SURGE summer research experience by presenting their research to their peers, family, BUILD mentors and BUILD staff in two separate poster sessions. This was a first and important step to their…

May 2022

2022 Commencement

Friday, May 6, 2022, 11am - 1pm
The BUILD program celebrated the success of trainees on Friday, May 6th, 2022 at the BUILD Commencement. This event was held at the USU to commemorate and recognize their accomplishments as we send another cohort of future Ph.D.s into the world. The event featured Dr. Carlos Gutierrez as its keynote speaker. Also included were addresses by BUILD TDs Jesse,…

December 2021

2021 BUILD Alumni Virtual Reunion & Trivia Night

Friday, December 3, 2021, 7 - 8am
On Friday December 3rd, 2021, we held our second BUILD Alumni Virtual Reunion & Trivia Night. Last year we had a blast catching up with our alumni, so we decided to do it again! Because alumni are across the states, we opted for a virtual event; we kicked off the event with a game of trivia using Kahoot!. Then went into a couple rounds of “speed…

September 2021

2021 BUILD Research Symposium

Friday, September 10, 2021, 9:30am - 12:15pm
The BUILD team was proud to host the annual CSULB BUILD Research Symposium on September 10, 2021. This year's Symposium was the first BUILD in-person event since campus closure in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New BUILD Scholars and Fellows concluded their eight week SURGE summer research experience by presenting their research to their peers,…

August 2021

CSULB Week of Welcome

Monday, August 30, 2021, 5am - Wednesday, September 1, 2021, 9pm
Beach Pride Events is proud to present “Week of Welcome” at Long Beach State University (LBSU)! Every semester, Week of Welcome (WoW) helps students make connections, join clubs and organizations, learn about university resources and so much more. This year we are excited for WoW to return as an in-person event. During the event, general attendees do not…