President's Message

Dear Faculty and Staff:  In light of our ongoing response to the pandemic, as well as budget reductions passed on to the California State University, the CSU has suspended all non-essential international and domestic travel through June 30, 2021.  Under the new guidelines, I must review and approve any proposed exceptions to this policy. Requests for exceptions should be routed through your divisional vice president and must document compelling reasons for how the…

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…