Beach Days

Beach Days- Life is better when you live at the Beach!

About the Week:

Housing and Residential Life has planned activities, workshops, and events that will prepare you for your residential life experience and equip you with the tools for academic success. Consider this is your orientation to housing. 

How to Prepare for Beach Days?

Please be sure to check your email on a frequent basis to ensure that you are up-to-date with the most current information.  You can also visit our social media pages on Instagram and Facebook for announcements!  Sign the Beach Days Participation Waiver to participate in all the Beach Days activities. Please note that while Beach Days is a “choose your own adventure”, there are a few mandatory events and online modules. 

All students should download the Microsoft Teams app to stay in communication with their hall community and Housing staff throughout the year. It is recommended to download this app prior to move in!

Shuttles

For residents living at Beachside Village, we will have shuttles going to and from campus from Thursday, August 22nd - Sunday, August 25th. 

Outside of Shuttles to the Bookstore Bash, shuttles during Beach Days are only for Beachside residents.  You will be getting a Beachside shuttle sticker for your ID card at move-in that you will use for beachside shuttles during Beach Days and throughout the year. 

Mandatory Modules: 

All residents will be sent an email to their CSULB email with a link to begin their Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) module.

In addition to the ATOD module, residents will be added into a Housing & Residential Life Canvas course and must complete the "Living On-Campus" introductory module by the end of Beach Days. 

These modules are mandatory and failure to complete them by the assigned deadline will result in follow-up via the student conduct process.  

While we hope residents engage within all of our Beach Days programming, all residents need to be at the following in addition to completing the mandatory assigned modules (modules will be assigned by August 19th). 

 

  • Friday, August 23rd
    • Thematic Community Welcomes (only for residents in thematic communities; located at The Pointe underneath The Pyramid)
      • 8:30am - Honors House
      • 10:00am - Pride House
      • 11:30am - Black & Pan-African Scholars House (BPASH)
      • 1:00pm - First Gen House
      • 2:30pm - International House (I-House)
      • 4:00pm - Transfer Community
  • Sunday, August 25th
    • Zero Shades of Gray (various rotations, see below for schedule)
    • Welcome Community Meeting (various rotations beginning at 6pm; Resident Assistants will send out information closer to move in)

 

If you have concerns about making it to one of the mandatory sessions, please email Assistant Director Hannah Elliott at hannah.elliott@csulb.edu

8am-5pm Move-In

11am-2pm Beach Bash at The Bookstore! 

  • Campus resources and departments will be tabling outside to share information along with discounts, prizes, and more!

7:30pm-10:30pm Area Welcome Programs

  • Refer to posters in your Microsoft Teams chat and posted in the hallways for information about your specific welcome events. 

 

Dining Schedule:

  • The dining hall will be open from 9am-7:30pm 
    • outside of scheduled meal times, transition meals will be available
    • Breakfast 9am-10am
    • Lunch 11am-2pm
    • Dinner 4pm-7:30pm

Shuttle Schedule:

  • Shuttles will be available from 10am-6pm giving round trips to and from The Bookstore. Shuttles will depart about every 15 minutes.
    • Beachside > Bookstore
    • Parkside > Hillside > Bookstore

8am-5pm Move-In

Thematic Community Welcome Presentation 

  • Welcomes are mandatory and are only for residents living in a Thematic Community
  • Thematic Community Welcomes will take place at The Pointe and will take about 1 hour
    • 8:30am - Honors House
    • 10:00am - Pride House
    • 11:30am - Black & Pan-African Scholars House (BPASH)
    • 1:00pm - First Gen House
    • 2:30pm - International House (I-House)
    • 4:00pm - Transfer Community

11am-2pm Beach Bash at The Bookstore! 

  • Campus resources and departments will be tabling outside to share information along with discounts, prizes, and more!

7:00pm-10:30pm Three large programs will be taking place to welcome residents to our community! Residents are more than welcome to go to multiple programs.

  • Speed-friending at Parkside North Courtyard
    • Get a chance to meet multiple people who also live in housing! 
      • Beginning at 7:15pm, 8:30pm, and 9:40pm
  • Game Night at The Pointe
    • On-going trivia and board games. Will you take home a prize?
  • Live Band Karaoke at The Los Cerritos Lawn 
    • Come sing your heart out (or watch others do so)! This is not a talent show - we invite all residents who want to bond while singing the hits accompanied by a live band!

Dining Schedule:

  • The dining hall will be open from 8am-7:30pm 
    • 8am-10am Continental breakfast
    • 10am-5pm Quick lunch (sandwiches, wraps, etc.) 
    • 5pm-7:30pm Hot dinner

Shuttle Schedule:

  • Shuttles will be available from 10am-3pm giving round trips to and from The Bookstore. Shuttles will depart about every 15 minutes.
    • Beachside > Bookstore
    • Parkside > Hillside > Bookstore
  • Shuttles will be available from 3pm-11pm 
    • Beachside > Parkside
    • Parkside  > Hillside > The Pyramid

The Student Wellness & Recreation Center is open to residents! Feel free to head over to the SWRC at any point during Beach Days to get a tour of the facility, drop in on a fitness class, use the pool, or get a workout in using the updated machines! Just be sure to download the SWRC Go app (which you can find by logging onto your SSO and scrolling down to the SWRC chiclet)

 

9am-10am Morning Wellness activities at Hillside and Beachside 

  • Event specifics TBD

10am-11am Setting up for Success workshop at The Pointe

  • Come learn how to set your first semester up for success!

11:30am-1:30pm Major Mingle Lunch at all three dining halls

  • Head to your village dining hall to grab a bite and meet other students within the same academic college
  • This is a great time to share contact information to set-up study groups if you are in the same class(es)!

1:30pm-3pm Building Welcome Events

  • Resident Assistants will be sharing specific information about your building's welcome event via Microsoft Teams! 
    • Be sure to download the app!

3:30-5pm BEACH Bingo! 

  • Learn more about The Beach while playing some rounds of Bingo!

7pm Women's Soccer vs BYU at George Allen Field

7pm RHA presents Casino Royale at The Walter Pyramid

  • Join the Residence Hall Association for a night of dancing, photobooth fun, and casino tables up on the concourse of The Pyramid! Attendees can opt into playing casino games with provided "funny money" for a chance to win some cool prizes or come for the vibes and enjoy a live DJ, activity stations, food, and more!

Dining Schedule:

  • The dining hall will be open from 9:30am-7:30pm for brunch and continuous dining

Shuttle Schedule:

  • Shuttles will be available from 9am-11pm
    • Beachside > The Pyramid

7:30am-8:30am Morning Wellness at Beachside & Parkside

Zero Shades of Gray 

  • Zero Shades of Gray Performances are mandatory for all residents, even those returning to housing, as we will begin the session with a welcome from our Housing Team (including important information to know about living on-campus). 
  • Location: The Carpenter Center
    • Please note that bags are not allowed into The Carpenter Center. Please leave bags, skateboards, scooters, or other large personal items at your room. 
  • Each Rotation will take about 2 hours starting at arrival time. The first 30 minutes will be checking students in and finding your seats.
    • 9am-11am: Beachside and Parkside North
    • 12pm-2pm: Hillside Village
    • 2:30pm-4:30pm - Parkside Central (M, N, P, Q) and Parkside South (G, H, J, K, L)
  • Attendees who arrive more than 20 minutes after the start of the presentation (3o minutes after arrival) will not be allowed in. 

11am-12pm; 1:30pm-2:30pm Hobby Mingle 

  • Come meet other residents and connect over what you do outside of the classroom. We welcome all whether you enjoy gaming, arts and crafts, getting active, or just being introverted and doing your own thing while in the same room as your friends! 
    • Please note your Zero Shades of Gray rotation and be sure not to miss it! 

5pm-9pm Welcome Community Meetings (1 hour meetings during this timeframe)

  • Check with your RA on Microsoft Teams and your student email to find your specific community meeting time! 

Dining Schedule:

  • The dining hall will be open from 9:30am-7:30pm for brunch and continuous dining

Shuttle Schedule:

  • Shuttles will be available from 8am-4pm
    • Beachside > The Pyramid