News Roundup

• 2026 University Achievement Award Recipients Announced – Provost Karyn Scissum Gunn announced the recipients of the 2026 University Achievement Awards, including 19 faculty members, 2 undergraduate students, and 2 graduate students. A recognition ceremony was held to honor the awardees on April 15. 

• Animation Magazine Spotlights CSULB School of Art in Article "Learning What the Pros Know" - School of Art Professor Aubry Mintz and the CSULB Animation Program was featured in the April '26 issue of Animation Magazine in an article by Ellen Wolff entitled, "Learning What the Pros Know: Five Essential Animation Classes Taught by Industry Veterans." Other schools whose classes were profiled include Art Center College of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Brigham Young University, and Gnomon School of Visual Effects. 

• Day at The Beach College of Business Showcase - The College of Business proudly participated in CSULB Day at The Beach, a campus-wide, free event designed for newly admitted students in the Fall 2026 incoming class and their families.

• Testing the Waters: Aspiring educators explore their options at CSULB - At Day at The Beach, students, faculty, staff and administrators showcased College of Education programs, resources and student experiences.

• Dr. Amin Rezaei and Ph.D. Student Hasala Seneviranthne Receive Best Paper Award - Dr. Amin Rezaei from the CECS Department and his PhD student, Hasala Seneviranthne received the Best Paper Award at the 19th IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference for their paper titled, "Early Detection of Hardware Trojans Using Neural Controlled Differential Equations and Analysis of Power Traces." 
   
• CSULB Team Places 3rd at American Society of Mechanical Engineers Event - The CSULB team for IAM3D (Innovative Additive Manufacturing 3D) Challenge won 3rd place (and a $250 prize) at the annual ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) EFX event. The team was sponsored by Marathon Petroleum. 
   
• Mayor Rex Richardson Presents HFCOE 100+ Women Strong Group with Certificate of Recognition - Mayor Rex Richardson presented the HFCOE 100+ Women Strong group with a Certificate of Recognition, for their unwavering dedication to empowering female students by expanding pathways and opportunities for women in engineering. The certificate was presented at the 6^th Annual BEACH Women in Engineering Conference, held on April 10, 2026.

• Child and Family Center Reopening May 4 - The Child and Family Center has been under construction since August 2023, utilizing a grant from the State of California to double the size of the Center. With our renovation come many program enhancements when we reopen on May 4. Check out more details on the Child and Family Center webpage.
   
• Adapted PE and Computer Science Team Awarded ORED Multidisciplinary Grant

• Assistant Professor Kelly Leah Stewart Co-Launches Remembering, Restorying, Reclaiming Project - Assistant Professor Kelly Leah Stewart (American Indian Studies) co-launched the Remembering, Restorying, Reclaiming (3R) Project at the 2026 AERA Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. The 3R Project, an Indigenous women–led initiative examining land tenure, public education, and Indigenous erasure in California, was awarded a Spencer Foundation Transformative Research Grant in January 2025, making Stewart's team the first of its kind to receive this grant.

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• Spring 2026 Graduate Writing Retreat - When the campus is quiet during spring break, the Graduate Center is bustling! With over 75 attendees during the Spring Break Graduate Writing Retreat, the Graduate Center provided a dedicated space for graduate students to work on writing assignments – including course papers, dissertations, and theses – while staying nourished and caffeinated. The Graduate Center and the Thesis & Dissertation Office staff were on deck to provide support. Many grad students shared their appreciation for this popular event! 
   
• 22 students. 6 cash prizes. Who will take the prize home in this year’s 2026 CSULB Grad Slam Competition? - Graduate Studies is hosting its 6th annual Grad Slam Competition, where graduate students across all disciplines compete by communicating their work in a pre-recorded video in under 3 minutes using a single static slide. This year, Graduate Studies received 22 submissions. Come join us for the reveal of the winners on Monday, April 20th at 3PM in the University LIB 201, Graduate Conference Space! 

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• 2026 SoCal Writing Center Association Conference - The University Writing Center is proud to share our recent experience at the 2026 Southern California Writing Center Association Annual Conference. Our selected tutor teams presented their tutorial-focused presentations at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California to showcase their months of research and engaging ideas.
   
• The University Writing Center Is Hiring for Fall 2026 - The University Writing Center is searching for new tutors for the Fall 2026 semester. If you are a creative thinker, active listener, and avid writer — we want to hear from you! Take a look at our application page to learn more about the role and how to apply.