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California State University, Los Angeles
The CSULA Seal
TypePublic university
Established1947
Endowment$11,055,255
PresidentJames M. Rosser
Undergraduates20,307
Location
Los Angeles
,
California
,
United States
Campussuburban, 375 acre (1.5 km²)
NicknameGolden Eagles
MascotGolden Eagle File:Csula.jpg
Websitehttp://www.calstatela.edu

California State University, Los Angeles (also known as Cal State L.A. or CSULA) is a California public university located in Los Angeles, California near the city of Alhambra and at the center of Los Angeles metropolitan area just five miles from Los Angeles civic and cultural center. It is part of the California State University system.

Serving approximately 21,000 students primarily from the greater Los Angeles area. CSULA has more than 190,000 alumni. Cal State L.A. is organized into six colleges that incorporate 50 academic departments and divisions offering a variety of majors. Six colleges offer nationally recognized science, arts, business, criminal justice, engineering, nursing, education and humanities programs at Cal State LA. CSULA is home to the critically-acclaimed Luckman Jazz Orchestra and to a unique university center for gifted students as young as 12.

The 175-acre hilltop campus is home to the nation's first Charter College of Education, a NASA-funded SPACE program, a National Science Foundation funded environmental research center and other award-winning engineering programs. U.S. News has ranked CSULA's undergraduate business program as one of the best in the Los Angeles area.

The teacher credential program has awarded more credentials in the state of California than any other public institution. Cal State L.A. also has the nation's largest early/pre-teen collegiate program, and the only graduate Criminalistics program west of the Mississippi River. The Television, Film, and Media Studies program is one of the foremost film schools in the CSU system, coordinating film and TV production experiences with the neighboring Hollywood film industry. The university awards more bachelor's degrees to Hispanics than any other California college or university.

It is also home to the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, a prestigious magnet high school, notable for being the only arts high school in Los Angeles that allows for students from any district within Los Angeles County to attend. Classrooms are shared with Cal State L.A., however, LACHSA activities tend to be separate from those of Cal State L.A's. Notable LACHSA alumni include singer Josh Groban and actress Jenna Elfman.

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(CSULA) Administration Building

History

CSULA was founded in 1947 by an act of the California legislature and opened for classes on the campus of Los Angeles City College, itself the former location of UCLA, as the Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences. P. Victor Peterson was LACC's first president. The shared-campus experiment proved to be unwieldy and the school moved to its present location in 1955.[1]

In 1964 the school was renamed California State College at Los Angeles (CSCLA) when it became part of the California State College (CSC) system. In 1972, CSCLA was awarded University status and was renamed the California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA).

The Solar Eagle

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CSULA Solar Eagle

The College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology has achieved international recognition with its ultra-high gas mileage cars. The ECST Super Eagle won the American Society of Automotive Engineers' 2004 mileage competition with a tested fuel consumption of 1,615 miles per gallon. The faculty team advisor, James Ettaro, was honored by the SAE. The Super Eagle is the latest in a long line of solar-powered cars and other super-efficient vehicle technologies.

Campus Life & University Costs

Cafe located inside CSULA

Cal State LA has one of the lowest tuition fees. Tuition and fees for in-state is $3,035 and $11,171 for out-of-state. The campus is a good place to relax or study. There are different places inside the campus where they serve food and coffee. Some of the fast foods that are located in CSULA are El Pollo Loco, Carl's Jr., Rice Garden and Kikka Sushi. Many students come to the cafes located inside the campus after class and interact with other fellow students. The new $30 million University-Student Union building that is under construction scheduled to be completed on September 2007, will also be a good place for students to come and relax after classes.

Student Housing

First on-campus housing was opened on June 1984 and three years later second residential life coplex was opened. CSULA has a student housing complex where students can rent a house at double occupancy for $413.00 per month (as of September 2006). During 1984 Summer Olympics that took place in Los Angeles CSULA student houses were upgraded and expanded because it housed the athletics of the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]

University Times

The University Times is a student-run newspaper, which is published on Mondays and Thursdays during the Fall, Winter and Spring Quarters. During the Summer Quarter, it is published only on Mondays. First student newspaper at that time called The College Times was published in June 1948 for the first time. In 1965 The College Times was named the best newspaper by California Intercollegiate Press. On October 2, 1972 The College Times changed its name to University Times, in accordance with the change in university status.

Student & Staff Parking

CSULA Welcome Center

Cal State LA has lot of parking spaces for it's students. There are different types of parking permits that students can buy. The permit for parking at Cal State LA costs about $80 (as of September 2006) for one semester parking permit. Cal State L.A.'s Metrolink Station, first and only commuter rail station on a college campus, was opened in October 1994. Some students use the bus to come to school because CSULA Metrolink busway station is located at the south end of the campus. MTA lines 65, 71, 170 and 256, as well as neighborhood shuttles serve as a transit center for Metrolink, the El Monte Busway.

Programs

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CSULA Welcome Board

Early Entrance Program The Early Entrance Program (EEP) is designed to allow students between the ages of 11 and 16 to enter college at a significantly early age. Each year, roughly 25 students are chosen for this opportunity. Criteria include grades, test performance, a maturity evaluation, and successful completion of two Cal State L.A. courses. Once admitted, 'EEPsters' take both regular and honors classes, and follow a normal course of college-level study. Altogether, the program's participants number about 100. Some of the programs that provides to students and community include an NEH and Rockefeller-supported humanities center, NASA-funded center for space research, and a growing forensic science program, to be housed in the Los Angeles Regional Crime Lab. The new Crime Lab will jointly house LAPD’s Scientific Investigation Division, the Sheriff’s Department Scientific Services Bureau, Cal State L.A.’s School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics, and the California Forensic Science Institute at Cal State L.A.

Greek Life

Excluding the Greek Council and Order of Omega, as of Fall 2005, the CSULA Campus is home to fifteen “social” fraternal organizations, seven fraternities and seven sororities. Within that population there are three IFC fraternities, two NPHC fraternities, two statewide Latino fraternities, one Armenian fraternity, two NPC sororities, two NALFO sororities, two (2) local sororities, and one statewide Asian sorority. The representative governing body of the Greek system is the CSULA Greek Council. It is advised and regulated by the university through the Center for Student Development and Programs, a division of CSULA’s University-Student Union. This division is under the auspices of both the University-Student Union and the Department of Student of Affairs. Cal State L.A.’s Greek System began with the establishment of the Alpha Theta Pi Sorority on November 15, 1948. It has grown into a vast social network of collegiate men and women composed of chapters that are local, statewide, national, and international.

Sigma Nu, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon are the nationally and internationally based social fraternities of the Cal State L.A. Greek System, otherwise known as the IFC Fraternities. The parent organizations of Sigma Nu, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon are members of the North-American Interfraternity Conference. Delta Zeta and Alpha Sigma Tau are the sorority equivalencies of the IFC fraternities, otherwise known as NPC Sororities. Their parent organizations are members of the National Panhellenic Conference, a governing body for 26 women's national and international sororities.

Cal State L.A. is host to four Latino Greek-lettered organizations: Lambda Theta Nu, Lambda Theta Alpha and Gamma Zeta Alpha who are all NALFO organizations or those whose parent organizations are members of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations. Additionally, Cal State L.A. is also home to Beta Gamma Nu a local fraternity. Recently with the continuing growth of Latino organizations on campus, CSULA has become the home for Delta Sigma Chi co-ed Fraternity Inc. The first and only Latino Co-Ed social fraternity at California State University, Los Angeles.

Alpha Phi Alpha and Phi Beta Sigma are the Black Greek-letter fraternities on the CSULA campus, also known as NPHC fraternities. Their parent organizations are members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. It promotes interaction through forums, meetings and other mediums for the exchange of information and engages in cooperative programming and initiatives through various activities and functions.

Additionally, Cal State L.A. is home to one statewide Asian Greek-letter sorority, Kappa Zeta Phi, and one statewide Armenian Greek-letter fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Omega and Asian fraternity and sorority from Philippines Kappa Rho Kappa.

Athletics

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CSULA Women's Basketball
Golden Eagle A bronze sculpture of CSULA mascot. Located on the walkway in front of the Golden Eagle building

The Golden Eagles are a member of California Collegiate Athletic Association and compete on the Division II level of the NCAA. The university fields eleven sports for men or women including soccer, cross country, volleyball, track and field, baseball and tennis.




Associated Students, Incorporated

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  • President: Joaquin Nabarrete
  • V.P. of Administration: Nicolas Deantoni
  • V.P. of Academic Governance: Richard Navarrette
  • V.P. of Finance: Claudine Aguilar
  • Secretary/Treasurer: Jennifer Chemel
  • Executive Director: Intef W. Weser
  • Assistant Director: Rainee Redmond
  • Administrative Assistant: Nassrin Bonyadloo
  • Service Center Manager: Michelle Lobo
  • Service Center Advisor: Keesha Hernandez, Max Gu, Magali Panduro, Matt Chung

Notable Alumni

Political Alumni

Sports Alumni

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