2027 HR ‘Back to School’ Symposium

Welcome!

The Department of Management and Human Resource Management in the College of Business at CSULB is pleased to invite you to the 2027 HR ‘Back to School’ Symposium! This one-day symposium blends academic expertise with real-world application—designed to energize your practice and expand your perspective. You’ll discover the latest research shaping HR and build connections with HR professionals, faculty, alumni, and students at CSULB. Please join us for a day of learning, insight, and connection!

The symposium is presented by the HR Management Faculty. and its HR Advisory Board  of dedicated HR professionals. It supports our aim to enrich the HR community in our region, and bridge the world between academia and the workplace for our students.

Who should attend and why?

HR professionals of all types are encouraged to attend! Participants will engage with emerging research into pressing workplace issues, meet the HR professionals of tomorrow (some of our wonderful students!), learn about CSULB, and connect with fellow professionals in our Southern California community.

Thanks to our amazing sponsors, participants, and partners, the 2026 HR Symposium was a great success. Join us this year to grow our event to serve and reach even more of our community.

Registration is $100 for HR professionals, and includes:

•  A day of insightful sessions and conversations with professionals, faculty, and students
• Content worth 3.0 SHRM , HRCI , and PSHRA  recertification credits (approval pending and will be confirmed before the event)
• · Professional networking
• · Lunch, plus coffee and snacks throughout the day
• · Access to Email Lounge (quiet space for work check-in)
• · One-day campus parking permit
• · A chance to join or reconnect with the CSULB community

HR Symposium schedule 

We’re looking for Sponsors!

If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s HR “Back to School” Symposium, please see our Sponsorship Flyer for details and benefits. Sponsoring is a great way to connect with the Southern California HR community, and support the students and faculty in the HRM program here at CSULB!

Sponsorship opportunities can be booked through the registration link 

How do I get there?

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The 2027 HR ‘Back to School’ Symposium is located in the College of Business.

 Location is CSULB, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, California, 90815. 

• The event is located in the College of Business building. 
• Park in the Pyramid Parking Structure. 
• Pick up the parking pass code after check-in outside the College of Business building.