President's Messages

Dear Beach Family, Earlier this week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that international students will not be allowed to remain in the United States if they are receiving only online or remote instruction. Since March, Cal State Long Beach has been delivering instruction through alternative means, and our plan is to continue to do so for most of our students throughout the first semester of the 2020-21 academic year. We have adopted this instructional mode to protect…

In this OneBeach video, CSULB President Jane Close Conoley discusses the CARES Act distribution to address the most pressing needs of students, faculty, staff and infrastructure. Download transcript .pdf

Dear Beach Community: In higher education, summer is a time when many construction and facility improvement projects move into high gear. At Cal State Long Beach, it is no different. Before I offer a few updates, I wanted to let you know of an action we recently took here at The Beach. We have long planned to relocate the “Spirit of ‘49” statue outside our Liberal Arts 5 building to a courtyard of our new alumni center in recognition of the fact that many Beach grads consider the statue a…

Dear Beach Community: The past few months have been challenging in many ways. We've had stark reminders of racial injustice that still exist in American society, and we proceed with only cautious optimism that our Dreamers may safely and confidently continue their studies. We've also shared a lot of information on our ongoing response to COVID-19 and our planning for the future. Through it all, we adopted the term "One Beach" as a unifying refrain that, only together, can we tackle tough…