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Former names | Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences (1947–1964) California State College at Los Angeles (1964–1972) |
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| Motto | Vox Veritas Vita (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Voice Truth Life" – Speak the truth as a way of life |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1947; 78 years ago (1947)[1] |
Parent institution | California State University |
| Accreditation | WSCUC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $62.52 million (2023–24) As of June 30, 2024.[2] |
| President | Berenecea Johnson Eanes[3][4] |
| Provost | José A. Gómez[5] |
Academic staff | 1,031 |
| Students | 22,740 (fall 2024)[6] |
| Undergraduates | 19,350 (fall 2024)[6] |
| Postgraduates | 3,390 (fall 2024)[6] |
| Location | , California ,United States 34°04′00″N118°10′04″W / 34.06667°N 118.16778°W /34.06667; -118.16778 |
| Campus | Large city, 175 acres (71 ha) |
| Other campuses | Alhambra |
| Newspaper | University Times |
| Colors | Black and gold |
| Nickname | Golden Eagles |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Eddie the Golden Eagle |
| Website | calstatela.edu |
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California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is apublic research university inLos Angeles, California, United States. It is part of theCalifornia State University system. Cal State LA offers 142bachelor's degree programs, 122master's degree programs, and 4doctoral degrees: theDoctor of Philosophy inspecial education (in collaboration with theUniversity of California, Los Angeles),Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership,Doctor of Nursing Practice, andDoctor of Audiology. It also offers 22teaching credentials.[7][8]
Cal State LA had a student body of 22,740 as of Fall 2024, which includes 19,350undergraduates, primarily from thegreater Los Angeles area, and 3,390 graduate students.[6] It is organized into 9colleges that house a total of 4schools and approximately 50 academicdepartments, divisions, and interdisciplinary programs.[9] The university'sforensic science program is one of the oldest in the nation. TheEarly Entrance Program in theHonors College forgifted students as young as 12 is the only one of its kind in the United States in promoting a direct transitional scheme from middle and high school to college without intermediary remedial education.[10] Cal State LA is aHispanic-serving institution and is eligible to be designated as anAsian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISI).
The 175-acre (71 ha) hilltop campus core is home to the nation's firstCharter College of Education, thePat Brown Institute for Public Affairs, the Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center, the Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility, and the Luckman Fine Arts Complex.
It is also home to two high schools: theMarc and Eva Stern Math and Science School and theLos Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), the only arts high school in Los Angeles that allows students from any district within Los Angeles County to attend.
The university is located on the site of one of California's 36 originaladobes, built in 1776 byFranciscan missionaries and destroyed by fire in 1908. When theSpanish Franciscans founded theSan Gabriel Mission in 1771, they dubbed the small river El RioRosa de Castillo. These lands once were part of aMexican land grant known asRancho Rosa Castilla. Juan Batista Batz, aBasque rancher from northern Spain and his wife, Catalina settled here in the 1852.[12][13][14][15] Batz used the land for farming and intensive sheep ranching. The inspiration for the name of theranch, according to local historians, was the abundant amount of native wildWood roses (Rosa californica) that grew near the ranch home along thecreek. TheTongvaIndians named this area,Ochuunga (Place of Roses).[16] The maindrive through the campus is known as Paseo Rancho Castilla, in acknowledgment of the university's historic heritage.
Cal State LA was founded on July 2, 1947, by an act of the California legislature and opened for classes as Los Angeles State College on the campus ofLos Angeles City College (LACC). LACC is a publiccommunity college inEast Hollywood, Los Angeles located onVermont Avenue south ofSanta Monica Boulevard, the former campus of UCLA and originally a farm outside Los Angeles. As president of LACC, P. Victor Peterson became the acting president of the state college. Since the college had opened in September, 1947, with 136 students, it had grown in two years to over 2,000 students. Most were studying under theGI Bill, which had been largely responsible for establishment of the college. The first class of seven students graduated in 1948.
In 1949, when Howard S. McDonald became president of both Los Angeles State College and Los Angeles City College, the state college upper division classes were being taught in borrowed spaces on the City College campus by mostly part-time faculty. He hired administrators to help him formally organize the colleges. Then he found a site within Los Angeles[17] to house the new "Los Angeles State College of AppliedArts andSciences," which replaced the Los Angeles State College also in 1949 after being reconstituted by the Legislature.[18][17] McDonald enjoyed telling how some influential supporters of theUniversity of Southern California opposed his selection of a piece of land inBaldwin Hills, and how then-Los Angeles MayorNorris Poulson ran him out ofChavez Ravine so that he could lure theDodgers baseball team to Los Angeles.
In 1952, the state proposed a new satellite campus for Cal State LA, at the time known as Los Angeles State College, and in July 1958, the campus separated from Cal State LA and was renamed San Fernando Valley State College (now known asCalifornia State University, Northridge).[19] The firstmaster's degrees were awarded in 1952.
Since 1954, Cal State LA has been accredited by theWestern Association of Schools and Colleges. The university's credential programs are approved by the Commission for Teacher Credentialing Committee on Accreditation.
In 1955, officials broke ground on the current location, dubbed the Ramona site at the time. The college then moved to its present campus in the northeastern section of the City of Los Angeles, 5 miles (8 km) east of theCivic Center.[20] The college opened in its new location in 1958, with McDonald becoming the first full-time president.[21] When McDonald retired in 1962, seven academic buildings on the new campus were completed and an eighth structure (North Hall, later named King Hall) was nearing completion. North Hall opened in September 1962.[17]
In 1962, the college welcomed its third president Albert D. Graves who was vice president of Academic Affairs of LASCAAS. The college also entered into its first contract to prepare students for theUnited States Peace Corps. The first group of 65 volunteers was trained for service in theDominican Republic in the areas of teacher training, music teacher training and urban community action. The firstCommencement at new site takes place in June 1963.
On December 6, 1963, the California State College (now California State University)Board of Trustees named the library after the late 35thpresident of the United StatesJohn F. Kennedy. An edifice plaque was unveiled during the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library naming ceremony on February 12, 1964, and in November 1969 the library North Wing is dedicated.
In 1964, the Board of Trustees of the California State Colleges changed the name of the college to the "California State College at Los Angeles" (CSCLA), and in 1968 to "California State College, Los Angeles", when it became part of the California State College (CSC) system. In 1972, CSCLA was awarded university status and was renamed California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA).[22]
In 1968, Cal State LA established the nation's firstChicano Studies department.[23]
In fall 1970, the South Tower and South Hall were completed and opened. July 1976 the CSU Board of Trustees approved the renaming of South Tower to Simpson Tower, in memory of Floyd R. Simpson, firstdean of the School of Business and Economics. South Hall was renamed Salazar Hall in memory of slainLos Angeles Timesjournalist andKMEX-DT news directorRuben Salazar.
The original mascot of the school was theDiablo. In 1980, new university president James Rosser adopted a new mascot, Eddie thegolden eagle, designed to be more reflective of the campus' highly diverse community. The theme was extended to student facilities such as the student union and bookstore.[24]
In 1993, the California State UniversityChancellor and Trustees approved development of Cal State LA's Charter College of Education, creating the first such college of higher education in the nation.[25]
In October 1998, the Center for Environmental Analysis, first of its kind funded by the National Science Foundation on theWest Coast, opened on campus.[26]
In September 2000,Governor of CaliforniaGray Davis chose the Cal State LA campus to hold a press conference at which he signed the historic bills expanding theCal Grant program.[27]
Cal State LA departments of Social Work and Nursing, located within the university's College of Health and Human Services, were granted the status of School in Winter 2002.
Cal State LA Downtown is a satellite campus opened in January 2016. Programs are provided through the university's College of Professional & Global Education.[28]
Naming of the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services took place during the university's 69th Commencement on June 11, 2016. The naming recognized the largest gift in the university's history and named in honor of the late Dr. Rongxiang Xu, who was asurgeon and expert inregenerative medicine.
The Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing was dedicated as the first named school at Cal State L.A. in April 2018. Chin taught nursing at the university, later serving as director and, upon her retirement, professor emerita.
A statue of Cal State LA alumna and world champion tennis legendBillie Jean King was installed on the grassy area in front of the Physical Education building. When King was in school at Cal State LA, she had already wonWimbledon.[29]
The following persons served as president of Cal State LA:[30]
| No. | Image | President | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. Victor Peterson | 1947 | October 31, 1949 | [31] | |
| 2 | Howard S. McDonald | November 1, 1949 | August 30, 1962 | [32][33][34] | |
| 3 | Albert D. Graves | September 1, 1962 | September 30, 1963 | acting[35][36][37] | |
| 4 | Franklyn A. Johnson | October 1, 1963 | November 10, 1965 | [38][39] | |
| acting | John A. Greenlee | November 11, 1965 | May 24, 1966 | [40][39] | |
| 5 | May 24, 1966 | August 30, 1979 | [41] | ||
| 6 | James M. Rosser | September 1, 1979 | August 30, 2013 | [42][43][44] | |
| 7 | William A. Covino | September 1, 2013 | June 30, 2023 | [45][46][47] | |
| interim | Leroy M. Morishita | July 31, 2023 | January 7, 2024 | [48] | |
| 8 | .jpg) | Berenecea Johnson Eanes | January 8, 2024 | present | [49] |
As of the fall of 2016, Cal State LA switched over from the quarter to the semester system. Tuition and fees for in-state is $6,745, $17,245 for out-of-state and room and board $11,723 as of the 2018–2019 academic year with a student/faculty ratio of 25:1. Classes are scheduled Monday through Saturday from 7 am until 10 pm.
Near the edge of the city of Los Angeles, adjacent to the westernSan Gabriel Valley cities ofAlhambra andMonterey Park, the campus affords views of themountains to the north, the San Gabriel Valley to the east,metropolitan Los Angeles to the west, and thePalos Verdes Peninsula andCatalina Island to the south.
Construction on a $30 millionUniversity-Student Union (U-SU) building began in 2005; it opened in January 2009. The facility offers a place for students and faculty to congregate and interact before or after class. It replaced the 1975 U-SU building that was closed in 2004 due to seismic concerns. The U-SU offers a theater, afitness center, and an array of other services dedicated to the student body. Its meeting rooms connect to those of The Golden Eagle building via a third floor bridge. The Golden Eagle includes a food court, aBarnes & Noble-operated bookstore and major conference facilities. The universityfood court is owned by the Coca-Cola Company, offering a selection of fast food restaurants that includeEl Pollo Loco,Carl's Jr., The Spot, and Juice It Up. The U-SU facility houses additional fast food options.
Cal State LA is one of only eight institutions in North and South America selected as a Rockefeller Foundation humanities fellowship residency site.[50]
As of fall 2018 Cal State LA has the second largest enrollment percentage of Mexican Americans and Other Latino Americans that are not Mexican-American in the Cal State University system.[51] Other Latinos Americans having heritage from Central America, South America and theCaribbean.
TheHBO showSilicon Valley used the face of the U-SU as the building for the Hooli company.[52]
| Race and ethnicity[53] | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 76% | 76 | |
| Asian | 11% | 11 | |
| Foreign national | 6% | 6 | |
| White | 4% | 4 | |
| Black | 4% | 4 | |
| Unknown | 2% | 2 | |
| Two or more races[a] | 1% | 1 | |
| Economic diversity | |||
| Low-income[b] | 77% | 77 | |
| Affluent[c] | 23% | 23 | |
Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) is the student government of California State University, Los Angeles. ASI is governed by a student board of directors who are elected each year by the student body of Cal State LA. ASI represents the interests of the student body and acts as the officially recognized voice of the students. In addition, ASI sponsors a number of campus events and activities using mandatory student fees.[54]
Eagle Advocates, or ASI's Lobby Corps, is the sole student advocacy group representing the entire student body of the school.[55]
Cal State LA dedicated the Janice CordovaGarden of Well-Being on April 21, 2022, named in honor of the late wife of alumnus Richard Cordova. The garden is located in the heart of campus, between the Center for Engagement, Service, and the Public Good and the StudentHealth Center. It is a peaceful space that features ameditative walking path,artwork, and more than 50 types of plant life that promoterelaxation,healing, andtranscendence.[56]
From 1964 to 1972, developerLouis Lesser built six off-campus, 10-story high-rise residential halls to house 3,600 students. The 175-acre (71 ha) campus lacked space for horizontal expansion, following the California State University expansion plan started in 1959. This doubled the university's housing capacity, making Cal State LA the largest in theCalifornia State University system.Maxwell Starkman & Associates, AIA, of Beverly Hills, designed the development plan. Unlike other components of the Cal State University system being developed in the 1960s, the residence halls were privately financed byLouis Lesser Enterprises, Inc. The first residential life complex phase I on-campus housing was opened in June 1984, and three years later, a second residential life complex Phase II was opened. Cal State LA has a student-housing complex where students can rent a house at double occupancy for $655.00 per month (as of November 2009). During1984 Summer Olympics that took place in Los Angeles, Cal State LA student houses were upgraded and expanded because it housed the athletics of the 1984 Summer Olympics.[57][58]
Lesser also pioneeredunderground parking, with his Cal State LA development, at the time considered unusual enough to merit a separate newspaper section header, "Parking Underground", which described a two-level underground parking lot as a "concept" of "subterranean spaces".[58][59]
The Student Housing East project was completed in 2021. The North Campus Project provides for newstudent housing facilities, newsoccer fields, and aparking structure within the northern portion of the Cal State LA campus. Scope of the Work: The student housing facilities provide 1,500 beds forfreshmen andsophomore students, as well as an associated dining facility.[60][61]
Resident Scholars HousingThe goal of Resident Scholars Housing is to provide Cal State LA Honors College and academically achieving students with themed housing that supports the mission and vision of the Honors College and the Institutional Learning Outcomes by forming a strong community of students through shared Honors classes, providing learning opportunities and social engagement beyond the classroom and engaging in a student-directed community. It also increases the following: student interaction with Honors faculty, staff and fellow students; involvement in the larger Los Angeles and Cal State LA community; and retention and graduation rates.[citation needed]
Halisi Scholars Living Learning Community The Halisi Scholars Living Learning Community is designed to enhance the residential experience for students who are a part of or interested in issues regarding the Black community living on campus by offering the opportunity to connect with faculty and peers, and engage in programs that focus on academic success, cultural awareness and civic engagement.[62]
Cal State LA is one of 23 campuses in theCalifornia State University system.[64] The CSU system is administered by a 25-member board of trustees, which adopts regulations and policies governing the entire system.[65] The system's chief executive officer is ChancellorTimothy P. White, who assumed office in 2012.Joseph I. Castro was appointed on September 23, 2020, by the CSU board of trustees to succeed White starting on January 4, 2021.
The chief executive of Cal State LA is President Berenecea Johnson Eanes who succeeded William A. Covino in January 2024. She is the first female president of Cal State LA. The leadership team includes an executive vice president who also serves as chief operating officer and provost, and four vice presidents.[5]
Cal State LA is a member of theAmerican Association of State Colleges and Universities[66] and theCoalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. The latter organization designated Cal State LA in 2018 as one of 33 U.S. universities that serve as "anchor institutions" driving economic growth in their communities.[67]
Cal State LA's College of Business andEconomics (CB&E) is divided into six departments:Accounting, Economics &Statistics,FinanceLaw &Real Estate,Information Systems, Management andMarketing. CB&E is accredited by theAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
The College of Ethnic Studies, Racial, and Social Transformation opened during the Fall 2020 semester.[68] It houses the university's three ethnic studies departments: Asian and Asian American Studies, Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, and Pan-African Studies.[69]
| 2023[70][71] | 2022[72] | 2021[73] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 32,748 | 33,941 | 29,223 |
| Admits | 30,106 | 29,507 | 26,459 |
| Admit rate | 91.9% | 86.9% | 90.5% |
| Enrolled | 3,614 | 3,892 | 4,097 |
| Yield Rate | 12.0% | 13.2% | 15.5% |
| Average GPA | 3.3 | 3.35 | 3.31 |
Cal State LA is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). Specific programs, such as business (AACSB) and engineering (ABET), also hold specialized accreditations.
The Charter College of Education's Division of Special Education and Counseling has a joint PhD program in Special Education withUniversity of California, Los Angeles, and an independentEd.D. program in Educational Administration as part of the Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education.
Cal State LA's School of Nursing launched theDoctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in the fall of 2012. The DNP has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing, forms part of the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services. The graduate program offers a nursing education option andnurse-practitioner options in adultgerontology primary care, adult gerontologyacute care, family, andfamilypsychiatric/mental health.
With the nation's firstChicano Studies department (established in 1968), Cal State LA is a top source of bachelor's and master's degrees for Hispanic students in California.[50]
The American Historical Association awarded the 2022 Institutional Equity Award to the Department ofHistory at Cal State LA.[74] For recruiting and retaining underrepresented racial and ethnic groups into the historical discipline.
The five most popular majors for 2020 graduates[75]Business,Management,Marketing, and Related Support Services at 19%.Health Professions and Related Programs at 10%.Social Sciences at 10%.Education at 7%.Psychology at 6%.Homeland Security,Law Enforcement,Firefighting and Related Protective Services at 6%. Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at 6%.Engineering at 5%.English Language andLiterature/Letters at 5%. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at 4%.
TheTelevision,Film andMedia Studies Center houses theCal State LA Studios part of the College of Arts and Letters.[76]
Created by grants from Los Angeles County and the U.S.Economic Development Administration, LA BioSpace is a universityincubator.
LA BioSpace is part of a larger grant project based out of Cal State LA, LABioStart. This project hosts networking events and runs a Bioscience Entrepreneur Boot camp in addition to this incubator.[77]
Opportunities for study in thecoastal environment are provided by the Ocean Studies Institute (OSI), which comprises eight State University campuses: Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pomona, San Bernardino, San Marcos and Dominguez Hills. The OSI operates out of the docks and laboratory facilities of theSouthern California Marine Institute (SCMI), Fish Harbor, Terminal Island in the Los Angeles - Long Beach Harbor.
The OSI participates in training managers and scientists and educating the public by coordinating and facilitating marine educational and research activities. Seagoing research laboratory and instructional facilities are provided aboard the R. V. Yellowfin, oceangoing researchvessel.
Several courses within the departments ofBiological Sciences,Geological Sciences,Psychology and the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology, among others, utilize the Yellowfin and other Consortium facilities. In addition, the eight campuses offer a course of study each fall at theUSC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies onSanta Catalina Island. Courses cover topics inmarine biology andecology, and a research experience.[78]
TheDesert Studies Center is a field station of the California State University located inZzyzx, California in theMojave Desert. The purpose of the center is to provide opportunities to conduct research, receive instruction and experience the Mojave Desert environment. Is officially operated by the California Desert Studies Consortium, aconsortium of 7 CSU campuses:Fullerton,Cal Poly Pomona, Long Beach,San Bernardino, Northridge,Dominguez Hills and Los Angeles.[79]
Cal State Los Angeles' faculty include two presidential award-winning professors and 13 faculty members honored with the CSU Trustees' Outstanding Professor Awards.[80]
In December 1999 Raymond Landis, Dean of Engineering and Technology, was honored by theWhite House for outstanding student mentoring. The recognition earned the university its second presidential award.[81]
In September 1996 chemistry professor Carlos G. Gutiérrez was among the first honorees named by PresidentBill Clinton to receive the newly established annual Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, at a White House ceremony.[82]
In fall 1995 chemistry professor Thomas P. Onak, was named California Professor of the Year by theCarnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and theCouncil for Advancement and Support of Education.[83]
In 1992 chemistry professor Phoebe K. Dea, was named California Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.[84]
Hal Fishman served as anassistant adjunct professor ofpolitical science for two years. Fishman won theAssociated Press Television-Radio Association's first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as a Los Angeles local (KTLA)news anchor.[85]
Ann Garry, professor emerita of Philosophy; early pioneer of the field offeminist philosophy.
Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of thePat Brown Institute for Public Affairs
| Academic rankings | |
|---|---|
| Master's | |
| Washington Monthly[90] | 3 |
| Regional | |
| U.S. News & World Report[91] | 15 |
| National | |
| Forbes[93] | 227[92] |
| WSJ/College Pulse[95] | 401-500[94] |
| Top Performers onSocial Mobility | 5 |
| TopPublic Schools | 8 |
| BestValue Schools | 26 |
| Best UndergraduateEngineering Programs | 40 (At schools where doctorate not offered) |
| Civil Engineering | 11 |
| Computer Engineering | 11 |
| Nursing | 96 |
| Program | Ranking |
|---|---|
| NursingMasters | 30 |
| Public Health | 51 |
| Fine Arts Programs | 53 |
| Social Work | 60 |
| Rehabilitation Counseling | 64 |
| Speech–Language Pathology | 92 |
| Public Affairs Programs | 96 |
The 2021U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" issue included the following rankings for Cal State LA in the category of regional universities in the Western United States: tied for 9th among public universities, tied for 26th among public and private universities, and ranked 11th in Best Value Schools.[75] The business program in the College ofBusiness andEconomics continues to be one of the top 10 in California among public institutions. In a separate category, Cal State LA's undergraduatecomputer science program is ranked among the top 20 in California.[97]
Nurse.org ranked Cal State La 5th on its Top 10 Nursing Schools in California ranking 2021.[citation needed]
Washington Monthly's 2020 College Ranking Guide named Cal State LA 10th out of 614 schools nationally in the Master's University category.[98] The magazine rates universities based on their contribution to the public good, considering factors that include research, service and social mobility. Also in the 2020 issue byWashington Monthly, Cal State LA ranked 3rd for "Best Bang for the Buck" out of 215 schools in the U.S. Western region.[99]
Money ranked Cal State LA 31st for Best Colleges for Engineering Majors and 31st in its evaluation of its 2020 Best Colleges ranking.[100]
Business Insider ranked Cal State LA #12 for its Best Return on Investment Business Insider 2020 rankings.[citation needed]
Forbes ranked Cal State LA 139th in its 2019 ranking of America's Best Value Colleges out of the 300 universities that were included.[101]
CollegeNET ranked Cal State LA #2 Social Mobility Index.[as of?][citation needed]
In 2018, Cal State LA was ranked the 14th top college in the United States byPayscale and CollegeNET's Social Mobility Index college rankings.[102]
In January 2017, Cal State LA was ranked #1 in the country for the upward mobility of students. The Equality of Opportunity Project followed 30 million students enrolled at over 2,200 colleges and universities, from 1999 to 2013, and concluded that the institution with the highest "mobility rate" was Cal State LA.[103]
Cal State LA was ranked 8th in the nation in the amount of B.A. degrees awarded in 2017 to Hispanics byHispanic Outlook on Education Magazine.[104]
In 2014 Cal State LA was listed as one ofTime magazine's top 100 colleges and universities, according to new criteria proposed by the White House that is based solely on accessibility, affordability, and graduation rate. Ranked at #24, Cal State LA is one of the seven CSU campuses that made the list.[105]
The National Science Foundation lists Cal State LA as the top baccalaureate institution of origin for Latino science and engineering Ph.D. recipients among all undergraduate and master's colleges and universities in the continental U.S.[106] The most recent findings cover 2008 through 2012 and were published in the NSF report, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2015. The data come from surveys conducted by the NSF, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Labor.[107]
Founded in 1953 as the Department of Engineering, today's College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology (ECST) was established in 2001.[108] ECST was funded by NASA to advanceaerospace technology and space research.[50] Cal State LA's NASA University Research Center is the only one of its kind in the state of California. The objective of the program is to design and build a segmented reflectortest-bed. The College of Engineering and Technology added the Department of Computer Science and officially became the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology in June 2001.
Cal State LA's College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology is divided into five departments: the Departments ofCivil Engineering,Computer Science,Electrical andComputer Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, and Technology. Collectively, these departments offer 12 undergraduate programs, four graduate programs and two teaching credentials in collaboration with the Charter College of Education.
The college has achieved international recognition with its advanced vehicles. Cal State LA's Team Solar Eagle has built three cars that competed in solar car races in the United States and Australia, winning a national championship at theAmerican Solar Challenge in 1997.[109] The 1997 championSolar Eagle III was the first solar and onlyHot Wheels[110] reproduction of a student-built vehicle.[111] TheSolar Eagle II is on display at theCalifornia Science Center in Los Angeles it place third in the nation. Cal State LA'sSolar Eagle, the first solar-powered electric car designed and built by Engineering and Technology students, placed fourth in the nation and is first among California competitors in the transcontinentalGM Sunrayce USA. The Solar Eagle is in display at the Cal State LA's Engineering, Computer Science and Technology buildinglobby.
In April 2011 Cal State LA was chosen to become part of the 3-year AVTC[112]EcoCAR2: Plugging into the Future competition managed byArgonne National Laboratory and sponsored by theUS Department of Energy andGeneral Motors. EcoCAR2 tasks 15 universities to modify aChevrolet Malibu into aplug-in hybrid while maintaining safety and consumer acceptability. The university has chosen a parallel-through-the-road architecture as part of the competition.[113] The competition is a collaboration between the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology and the College of Business and Economics, with Engineering handling the design and implementation of the vehicle systems and the Business handling budgeting, fundraising and promotion of the program.
In May 2013 Cal State LA's EcoCAR 2 team came home 2nd place overall in Year Two of the EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future collegiate engineering competition.
Continuing their participation in AVTCs, Cal State LA is involved with General Motors' new competition series called EcoCAR3. This is a four-year competition where 16 universities acrossnorthern America were donated a 2016Chevy Camaro and are focused on converting this traditionalfossil fuel vehicle into a plug-in hybridelectric vehicle. Cal State LA's team has focused on developing a post-transmission parallel architecture for their vehicle. Additionally, the team has decided to deviate from the standard expectation of marketing their developed vehicle to consumers and is instead targeting law enforcement fleets as abusiness to business focus.[114] The EcoCar3 team will have four years (2014–18) to redesign and re-engineer a Chevy Camaro in an effort to reduce the energy consumption andgreenhouse emissions of the vehicle, while maintaining consumer acceptability, performance, utility and safety. At the end of the four years, the student-built vehicles will participate in an over-the-road event, raising the stakes for vehicle, dependability and safety.[115]
In August 2006 Cal State LA became the first universitywest of the Mississippi and second overall to achieve successful flight powered byfuel cells. The unmannedaerial vehicle was developed by a team ofmechanical engineering students working in Cal State LA's MultidisciplinaryFlight dynamics andControl Laboratory (MFDCLab).[116][117]
TheEarly Entrance Program (EEP) is anearly college entrance program for gifted individuals of middle school and high school ages. The unique educational program is specifically designed to permit young, highly gifted students to enroll in college as full-time students. The Early Entrance Program was established at California State University, Los Angeles in 1982. The program allows qualified students as young as 12 years of age the opportunity to excel at the university level. The program maintains a population of approximately 130 full-time highly gifted teenaged students known as "EEPsters." Every year, approximately 100 academically gifted students from all over the United States apply to EEP, with around 30 applicants admitted. Students must achieve a minimum score of 550 on the evidence-based reading and writing section and 570 on the mathematics section of theSAT; or at least a 22 in English and a 23 in mathematics on theACT.[10] After a preliminary interview with the EEP director, prospective students must also undergo a rigorous assessment period called a Provisional Quarter (or "Provie Summer") before final admission.
Cal State LA's growingforensic science program has been a part of the university curriculum since the founding of the school. It is home to one of the few and the longest-operating graduateCriminal Justice andCriminalistics program west of theMississippi River,[118] located in the new Los Angeles RegionalCrime Lab. The newHertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center, which was dedicated on May 11, 2007, jointly house theLAPD's Scientific Investigation Division, theL.A. County Sheriff's Department Scientific Services Bureau and Cal State LA Criminal Justice and Criminalistics programs.[119][120]
Cal State LA also has a comprehensive seafloor-engineering program.[121] Research is conducted at theNaval Facilities Engineering Service Center inPort Hueneme, California.[122] In 2003,Civil engineering professor Mark Tufenkjian led Cal State LA to receive over half a million dollars in grant money. The award of $594,253 is the largest grant ever received by Cal State LA's Department of Civil Engineering.[123]
The Cal State LAspring water (bottled water), sold on campus, is the result of a partnership between the university's administration and the College of Business and Economics. Together the two branches of the university worked together to develop a product that would appeal to the student body and be affordable. The college has developed "experiential" learning projects, which students participate in during their final years of schooling. Other projects have included the VolunteerIncome Tax Assistance Program, where students complete tax returns for small businesses and low-income community members, marketing and site selection research for theRocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and a case study forAmerican Apparel.[124][125]
TheUniversity Times (UT) is a student-run newspaper. The first student newspaper, at that time calledThe College Times, was published in June 1948 for the first time. In 1965The College Times was named the best newspaper by California Intercollegiate Press. On October 2, 1972The College Times changed its name toUniversity Times, in accordance with the change in university status. The name was the popular result of a campus-wide poll, with "Devil's Advocate" coming in second. Larry Hawthorne was the first editor-in-chief of theUniversity Times.[126]
This webcast station started in 2015.[127]
Golden Eagle Productions (also known as GEP) is Cal State LA's primary film and television unit, composed of students creating and producing media content such as news and digital pieces, as well as original films and series.[128]
Excluding the Greek Council andOrder of Omega, as of the summer of 2019, the Cal State LA Campus is home to 25social fraternal organization chapters, 10fraternities (two new colonies), 13sororities, and 2 co-ed fraternities.
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The Golden Eagles are members of theCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for all sports exceptwomen's tennis, which is in thePacific West Conference, and women'sbeach volleyball and Indoor Track & Field, which are in theNCAA Division II independent schools. Cal State LA is the only CCAA University who has beach volleyball as a sport. Cal State LA competes in theDivision II level of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Prior to January, 1981, Cal State LA was known as the Diablos; the change to Golden Eagles was made by then-President James Rosser to create a more inclusive, less stereotypical mascot.[115]
The university fields as of 2019 fourteen intercollegiate teams for men or women insoccer,baseball,basketball, tennis,golf,volleyball,cross country,indoor track, andoutdoor track and field.[129] Cal State LA's more than 11 acres (4.5 ha) athletic facility is named theBillie Jean King Sports Complex. The sports complex—which was approved by the CSU Board of Trustees in September 2010—features theEagle's Nest Arena, the University Stadium, Jesse Owens Track and Field, Reeder Field (baseball), the swimming pool, and tennis and basketball courts. Development project plans for the complex include a new gym, athletic field and theRosie Casals /Pancho Gonzales tennis center.[130] The center is a new two-story building which will include locker and training rooms on the ground floor with multi-use space and viewing areas on the second floor. It is 7,000 sq. ft. Completion date of fall 2021.
The Eagles Nest is home to the Cal State LA basketball and volleyball teams. The arena seats just over 3,200 fans at full capacity. In 1984, the Eagles Nest hosted theSummer XXIII (23rd)Olympicsjudo competition. In July 1984 the Olympicmural,Olympic Fantasy, amosaic tile work by muralist Guillermo "Bill" Granizo, was installed on west side of the arena in remembrance of the event.[131][132][133]
Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) ofMajor League Soccer selected Cal State LA in 2017 as the home of its new training facility, soccer operations headquarters, andyouth academy.
LAFC trains on the site at the northern gateway of the campus, though it plays its games atBMO Stadium, which opened in 2018 inExposition Park inSouth Los Angeles. The arrangement with Cal State LA was approved by the California State University Board of Trustees.[134]
Entering the 2017–2018 school year, Cal State LA has won a total of 75 conference championships in the university's history. This is in addition to the eighth national championships and 10 national runner-up finishes. Besides being located in close proximity to each other,Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State LA have competed heavily as conference rivals.
In 2021 Cal State LA men's soccer won the first national championship in program history. The national championship is the eighth from any sport in school history and Cal State LA's first since 1981.[135]
The surface parking lots immediately south across Hellman Avenue were replaced with soccer fields.[when?] These South Fields will be used by the university students, including students living in the existing student residence halls on site, and supports the Athletics Department programs. The North Field is anticipated to be used as a training soccer field by a major league soccer team, and will also be used as a training field by the communityyouth soccer organizations.
On Monday July 22, 2024 The Cal State LA Golden Eagles 2023Women's volleyball team, along with other national champions from the previous academic year, was honored at theWhite House as part of NCAASports Day. The event featuredVice PresidentKamala Harris and NCAA Senior Vice President of Championships Lynda Tealer, who recognized the accomplishments of the winning teams. Shelby Grubbs, a senior member of the Golden Eagles, reflected on the event's significance, highlighting the team's historic achievement of securing theirfirst national title despite entering the playoffs unranked.[136][137]
The university seal is reserved for legal, formal and ceremonial purposes, including commencement materials, diplomas, transcripts, formal events, presidential documents and gift items from the President's Office. The seal, available in full-color or black-and-white, cannot be used in combination with the Cal State LA logo.[138]
The universityMace is a ceremonial piece symbolizing the authority under which the university is chartered. It is identified with the Office of the President and is carried in academic processions forcommencements and other official university gatherings. The honor of serving asmace-bearer is accorded to the Chair of theAcademic Senate.
The shield, with its urban architecture angles, represents the enterprising, global city in which it resides. Inside the shield, you will find iconic buildings and landmarks from theLos Angeles skyline. They are drawn to scale and ascend upward, from left to right, pointing toward the future. The thick bordure (outer edge of the shield) has open corners that represent a campus that opens out to the region it serves. The 'A' in Cal State LA, features an eagle's beak at its tip.[139]
Administration and Student Affairs Building Abatement and Demolition
Plans and specifications for the abatement and demolition of the Administration and Student Affairs Buildings are being designed. The overall scope will be to demolish the buildings including their foundations.[140]
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Dr. Victor Peterson, dean of San Jose State College, has been named acting president of Los Angeles State College, subject to confirmation by the local board of education, it was announced today. Legislation that becomes effective Sept. 19, provides that Los Angeles City College, a two-year school, becomes Los Angeles State College for students attending an authorized third year of classes.
Dr. Howard S. McDonald, 55, president of Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah, will be the president of the new Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences... He will be here to assume his new duties Nov. 1.
Dr. Howard S. McDonald, 67, president of Los Angeles State College for 13 years, announced Thursday that be will retire Sept, as administrator of the 16,000-student campus, largest of the state colleges.
Awarding degrees for his 13th and final time as president of Los Angeles State Coliege was Dr. Howard S. McDonald, who has announced his plans to retire on September 1.
California State College trustees Friday appointed Dr. Albert D. Graves acting president of Los Angeles State College on the retirement of Dr. Howard S. McDonald there.
Albert D. Graves, acting president of 17,500 student Los Angeles State College, announced his intention to retire Tuesday. His action to leave California's largest state college eliminated him from consideration by California State College trustees as a successor to Howard McDonald, who retired in July.
Dr. Graves will retire from the college in September.
The board, of trustees, meeting at the new State Office Building, also appointed Dr. Franklyn A. Johnson, 41, president of Jacksonville (Fla.) University as president of Los Angeles State College which has 17,000 students.
Retention and recruitment of an able faculty, adequate salaries for them and additional parking spaces for students' cars are his three major problems, says Dr. John Alden Greenlee as he becomes acting president of California State College at Los Angeles. Only four months on the campus which has 20,000 students, Dr. Greenlee will succeed Dr. Franklyn A. Johnson, who leaves today for Washington to become director of the Job Corps in the anti-poverty program.
Dr. John A. Greenlee was appointed acting president of California State College at Los Angeles Wednesday to fill the post being vacated by Dr. Franklyn A. Johnson... will assume his new post when Johnson leaves sometime in November.
California State College at Los Angeles has named Dr. John A. Greenlee president of the institution. Dr. Greenlee had been acting president of the college since the resignation last November of President Franklyn A. Johnson, who became director of the U.S. Job Corps.
Dr. James M. Rosser, vice chancellor of the New Jersey Department of Education, was named president Monday of California State University, Los Angeles, by the Board of Trustees of the 19-campus state university system... Rosser will become the sixth president of the university sometime before the fall quarter. He succeeds Dr. John A. Greenlee, who is retiring after 14 years.
Trustees, by an 8-7 vote, selected Dr. James Rosser, a New Jersey state education official, to become the new president of Cal State effective Sept. 1.
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