California State University, Office of the Chancellor

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲: 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 What happens when we bring the people who lead our nursing programs together around one table with a shared purpose? We move from identifying barriers to building solutions together. Last week, the Los Angeles Regional Consortium (LARC) did just that. LARC was proud to support the inaugural CCC–CSU Nursing Directors Convening, hosted at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach. The convening brought together CSU RN-to-BSN and California Community Colleges ADN Nursing Directors to focus on reducing transfer barriers and creating clearer, more affordable pathways from ADN to BSN. A special thank you to Drs. Elizabeth Riley, PhD and Rehman Attar for their leadership and thoughtful planning, and to the Nursing Directors from CSU campuses and our #19Strong community colleges for their collaboration and commitment to students. LARC Chair and Assistant Vice President Dr. Narineh Makijan, Ed.D. shared an important reminder: “Our learners should not have to navigate the complexities and misalignment within our systems. It is our responsibility to align those systems and create structures that work for our learners and communities.” This need for education and healthcare workforce systems alignment is at the heart of LA County Nursing 2035, led by the vision of Dr. Keith Curry, President and CEO of Compton College, and Dr. Nathan Evans, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the CSU Office of the Chancellor, to advance a more coordinated, equitable, and data-driven regional system that leads to a seamless nursing pathway across our region. LARC is proud to serve as the coordinating backbone organization for this initiative. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gq24s6sV #LANursing2035 #19Strong #LARC #NursingWorkforce #CommunityColleges #CSU #WorkforceDevelopment #StudentSuccess #Communityandcollegestransformingfutures, #EconomicMobility

The California State University, Office of the Chancellor was proud to host the Regional Workforce Development Board & Partner Alignment Luncheon, bringing together leaders from education, industry and the public workforce system to advance shared regional priorities. As Dr. Mandara Savage, CSU assistant vice chancellor for Professional and Continuing Education, said: “What can we build together? Let’s build replicable regional partnerships.” #CSUforCA Mary Strain of Amazon Web Services (AWS) highlighted the California AI Ready Microcredential. Developed through the CSU #AI Workforce Acceleration Board, the program is preparing Californians for an AI-enabled economy: https://lnkd.in/gmAPGznX Thank you to Jermaine Hampton, our partners at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) and CSU Assistant Vice Chancellor for Strategic Engagement David Gamboa for convening this important conversation. Learn more about the Office of Strategic Engagement: https://lnkd.in/g-WSEDQ4

Great people. Great mission. Grateful for the CSU Chancellor’s Office Employee Appreciation Lunch and the people who make our work possible. California State University, Office of the Chancellor

Moving beyond the basics of basic needs.   That was the challenge I shared as we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the CSU Basic Needs Initiative Convening at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor.   For the past decade, the California State University has helped lead a shift in how we understand and support students’ basic needs – making resources easier to find, easier to access and more fully connected to student success. More than 100 colleagues from across our universities came together to celebrate this milestone, share promising practices and imagine what the next decade of this work can become.   The next chapter invites us to think differently.   CSU Forward and the Student Success Framework call on us to educate and support the whole student – not only by responding to crises, but by building systems that anticipate students’ needs, reduce barriers before they become obstacles and create the conditions for every student to thrive. That means shifting our approach from reactive to proactive – from helping students survive moments of crisis to creating the stability that allows them to thrive throughout their educational journey.   While Basic Needs teams lead this work every day, student success and meeting our student's basic needs are a shared responsibility. Faculty, advisors, financial aid professionals, counselors, student affairs teams, community partners and more all have a role to play in building universities where every student has the support they need to persist, graduate and achieve their goals.   Thank you to the Basic Needs practitioners across the CSU whose leadership, compassion and innovation have transformed this work over the past decade. I look forward to what we will continue building together in the decade ahead. The Center for Equitable Higher Education Carolyn O'Keefe Emily Kass, M.Ed.

Last month, I officially completed the CSU Leadership Academy! 🎓 Leadership growth and development have always been important to me, so I was honored to be selected to represent San Diego State University in this opportunity and to learn alongside an amazing cohort of leaders from across The California State University system. The program included workshops, individualized coaching, and team collaboration, with topics focused on becoming more inclusive, effective, and thoughtful leaders. Thank you to Stephanie Dathe and Adrienne Vargas for supporting my participation in this program, and a special thank you to Sheila Owens for leading such a thoughtful and impactful experience. Congratulations to all of the 2026 CSU Leadership Academy graduates! SDSU Alumni #HigherEd #Leadership