President's Messages

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Keeping you informed

Dear Beach Community: As we continue navigating through the semester, I want to share important information that I hope will answer certain questions and provide reassurance that our campus is following public health protocols. Since March 2020 – just prior to É«ÖÐɫ’s move to remote learning – the campus community has been kept informed via comprehensive communications that have included a dedicated website, the ongoing series of OneBeach email…
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Lessons learned during the pandemic

The current pandemic seems to offer little in the way of silver linings.  It’s been a health, economic, and social disaster for hundreds of thousands of people, and it’s been made even more unbearable by the simultaneous reckoning around racial injustice.  What it has allowed for, however, is a chance to learn new skills and, perhaps, new things about ourselves. Speaking for myself, I’ve experienced a heightened level of humility in the face of the virus, and I think my…
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The latest information on policy for Fall 2021

Dear Beach Students: As we approach the fall semester, I write to offer you a few updates. New policy adopted by the California State University requires that you attest to having been immunized against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, if you plan to access campus facilities this fall. In the coming days, an online form will be available through a Vaccination Certification menu option on â€¦
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The latest health safety guidance on campus

Dear Beach Faculty and Staff: Recently, you may have heard about evolving guidance relating to face coverings and other health protocols coming from public-health officials and from CalOSHA, the state agency that establishes workplace safety and health regulations. We are currently working with the Chancellor's Office about how we and other campuses may implement revised safety policies. We will communicate applicable changes for the Beach community as soon as this process concludes, which…