President's Messages

Dear Beach Community, I am looking forward to our Monday, February 7 resumption of face-to-face instruction for our in-person classes. (For students unsure about how course instruction will be offered in a particular class beginning next week, they should consult BeachBoard, the online schedule of classes, or with their instructor.) I have so appreciated your flexibility over the past couple of weeks during our primarily virtual environment – a step we took to help keep our…

"We have come a long, long way, but we have a long way to go." - Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. On Monday, January 17, we will again celebrate Dr. King’s birthday and his legacy of working for social justice. To be sure, his vision for a more perfect union has come a long way since he made that remark at an NAACP event in 1957, but much remains to be done. As we strive to create new ways forward – to grow and move past systemic racism and institutionalized violence – we must work toward…

Dear Beach Community: At the recommendation of local public health officials and out of an abundance of caution, we will begin our spring semester on January 20 by offering primarily remote instruction to students, delaying most face-to-face instruction until Monday, February 7. The safety of our community has always been our chief concern throughout the pandemic. Delayed in-person instruction was not what we had intended for this spring, but the…

Dear Beach Community: As you may have already heard, the California State University announced that it will be updating its SARS-CoV-2 immunization policy to require a booster shot for faculty, staff, and students who are accessing university facilities and programs. While many of our campus community members have already received their booster shot, the new requirement calls for boosters to be received by February 28, 2022, or six months after an individual received the final dose of the…