92-668: Long Beach State athletics , or simply Beach athletics (previously known as the 49ers ), are the athletic teams that represent California State University, Long Beach . Teams compete in 19 sports at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level. Long Beach State is a founding member of the Big West Conference , and also competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and
184-778: A competitive college baseball program. CSULB has more than 320,000 alumni as of 2018 . Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation ( MPSF ) is a college athletic conference with members located mostly in the Western United States , although it has added members as far east as Pennsylvania . The conference participates at the NCAA Division I level, primarily in Olympic sports that are not sponsored by
276-750: A decade, was succeeded by Ed Graham in 1970. Long Beach State Rowing is a member of the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA), whose participants are mostly non- Pac-10 schools on the West Coast. The team is a founding member of the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA), the national collegiate organization whose members are not eligible to compete in the National NCAA Championships or
368-536: A gritty, team first style of play taught by Coach Snow and subsequent coaches. The school has also produced a number of prominent professional players over the years, including former American League MVP Jason Giambi , former American League Rookie of the Year Bobby Crosby , and all-star and 2008 American League Rookie of the Year Evan Longoria . Many more ex-Dirtbags have participated in
460-584: A higher education institution and in the United States. Six international and two American sculptors many of the on-campus installations. The event received national media attention from major newspapers, including The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times Magazine . McIntosh departed for Montana State University in 1969, and was succeeded by President Steve Horn . The California State University Board of Trustees elevated
552-442: A modern six-story building with a seating capacity of nearly 4,000 students. In 1995, President Robert Maxson initiated the privately funded President's Scholars Program, providing selected qualified California high school valedictorians and National Merit finalists and semi-finalists with a full four-year scholarship package, including tuition, a book stipend, and housing. As of May 2010 , over 1000 students have accepted
644-646: A more sophisticated alternative to turning off the lights by automatically varying the voltage to the ballasted fixtures and reducing the power consumed, while maintaining appropriate lighting levels." The Desert Studies Center is a field station of the California State University located in Zzyzx, California in the Mojave Desert . The purpose of the center is to provide opportunities to conduct research, receive instruction and experience
736-512: A school's primary conference (such as the Pac-12 and Big West , many of whose members participate in MPSF competition in at least one of its sports). The MPSF was founded in 1992 to provide an outlet for competition in non-revenue-producing Olympic sports . The MPSF conducts championships in men's volleyball , as well as indoor track , gymnastics , and water polo for both men and women. In 2010
828-428: A sponsored sport if their primary conference affiliation sponsors a competition in that sport (e.g. Pac-12 in soccer and women's gymnastics). All MPSF members have a primary conference affiliation. All Big West Conference members house at least one sport in the MPSF. The West Coast Conference is represented by six schools (Pacific, Pepperdine, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Diego, San Francisco). The Pac-12 Conference
920-568: A student lounge, and much more. The center is funded and managed by CSULB's Associated Students, Incorporated (ASI). 49er basketball and volleyball games are currently played in the iconic, eighteen-story Walter Pyramid (formerly known as the Long Beach Pyramid) located on north campus. The Pyramid is a sporting complex that can accommodate over 5,000 fans, including temporary seating and standing room. Two sections of interior stands are fitted with large hydraulic lifts that can lift
1012-576: A student referendum (after George Allen changed the football uniform colors) from the original brown and gold. Beach Athletics has several rival schools in the sports in which it competes. Besides being located in close proximity to each other, Long Beach State and the Cal State Fullerton Titans have competed heavily as conference rivals. Since 2006, Long Beach State and the UC Irvine Anteaters have participated in
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#17327911708431104-480: A student-led ASI sub-group that promotes organic gardening and sustainable agriculture on campus. The new garden boxes are part of a campus-wide effort to provide a natural, organic, and convenient garden right on campus for student and faculty use. The university "has a comprehensive energy management program incorporating real-time metering and energy-saving technologies such as the EnergySaver, which provides
1196-409: A study lounge, a ballroom, a food court, a bowling alley, an arcade, and a movie theater. The Rec and Wellness Center is an extensive all-purpose athletic center covering about 125,000 square feet (11,600 m ) on North Campus. It was completed in 2010. It includes facilities for fitness programs and aerobics classes, courts for volleyball, basketball, badminton, rock climbing walls, an indoor track,
1288-567: A varsity sport but has since become a club sport following nationwide changes to the organization of collegiate rowing following the introduction of Title IX. Despite its status as a club sport Beach Crew continues to uphold a storied legacy and remains a highly competitive program on the West Coast. In addition to NCAA-sanctioned sports, Long Beach State also fields numerous competitive club sports teams, such as rugby , ice hockey , ultimate , soccer , crew , skiing and many others. Long Beach State Rowing, more popularly known as "Beach Crew,"
1380-419: Is classified as an "R2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity". The university offers four doctoral programs: Educational Leadership (Ed.D.), Engineering and Computational Mathematics (Ph.D.), Physical Therapy (DPT) and Nursing Practice (DNP). The university is home to one of the largest publicly funded art schools in the United States. The university is a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) and
1472-540: Is a public teaching-focused institution in Long Beach, California . The 322-acre campus is the second largest in the California State University system (CSU). The university enrolls around 35,843 undergraduate students and 5,346 graduate students as of fall 2024. [1] The graduate programs include master's degrees, credentials, post-baccalaureate certificates, and doctoral programs. CSULB
1564-466: Is a founding member of the Big West Conference , and also competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for sports not sponsored by the Big West. In the realm of sports the school is branded as "Long Beach State". "Beach", which had long been unofficially used to refer to Long Beach State and its sports teams as it is the only university on the West Coast with the word "Beach" in its name, became
1656-700: Is also the only California State University to participate in the Golden Coast Conference for Men's Water polo not sponsored by the Big West Conference the Division Long Beach participates for in NCAA Division I. Because of the proximity to California State University, Fullerton , the schools are considered rivals. The rivalry is especially heated in baseball with the Long Beach State baseball team also having
1748-463: Is amongst the most applied to campuses in the California State University system, receiving over 70,000 applicants with an average acceptance rate of 45%. In the Fall 2023 cohort, California State University, Long Beach saw over 79,000 applications from first-time freshmen, while more than 37,000 were granted admission. The average GPA of the admitted students was 3.95. For masters and doctoral programs in
1840-399: Is eligible to be designated as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISI). The college was established in 1949 by California Governor Earl Warren , to serve the rapidly expanding post-World War II population of Orange and Southern Los Angeles counties. The institution was first named as Los Angeles-Orange County State College . Peter Victor Peterson
1932-542: Is home to one of the top women's volleyball teams in the nation. LBSU alumnus Brian Gimmillaro has coached the team since 1985 and his tenure is the second-longest of any Long Beach State coach with one team. Long Beach State has appeared in the NCAA tournament 25 consecutive times under Gimmillaro from 1987 to 2011, only missing the tournament under his tenure in 1986 and 2012. Long Beach State has won five national titles in women's volleyball, in 1972, 1973, 1989, 1993 and 1998,
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#17327911708432024-468: Is home to one of the top women's volleyball teams in the nation. Long Beach State has won three national titles in women's volleyball, in 1989, 1993 and 1998. The 1998 women's team was the first team in NCAA Division I history to have an undefeated season. The team's most famous alumna is Misty May-Treanor , who won three Olympic gold medals in Beach Volleyball in 2004, 2008, and 2012. Long Beach
2116-516: Is located at 1250 Bellflower Boulevard. It is bounded by East 7th Street to the south, East Atherton Street to the north, Bellflower Boulevard to the west, and Palo Verde Avenue to the east. The architecture of the campus is mainly of the International style (designed primarily by architect Edward Killingsworth ). It is very minimalist, placing emphasis instead on the landscaping that surrounds it. This naturalistic, park-like layout has earned
2208-659: Is located on the northeast side of campus. It opened in fall 2010. Eight national sororities on campus are governed by the Panhellenic Association and are members of the National Panhellenic Conference . Eleven general fraternities are members of and governed by the Interfraternity Council . There is also a Cultural Greek Council which governs over six sororities, six fraternities and one co-ed fraternity. Within
2300-420: Is named after 49er alumnus Terry Rhodes following his $ 1.25 million gift to the women's tennis program. Rhodes' gift is the largest single sport donation in university history. The new facility also includes The Gloria and Bob Hendricks Family Scoreboard, a 40-foot (12 m) high electronic display of all matches donated by the family of the former 49er women's tennis head coach. The men's volleyball competed in
2392-627: Is operated year-round. The station has been around in various forms since the mid-1970s, then known as KSUL (which went defunct after 1981). 22 West Radio is a department of Associated Students, Incorporated at CSULB and is both funded and regulated by them. Each March since 1970, the university has hosted the largest pow-wow in Southern California . This free two-day event, which attracts more than 6,000 persons each year, features Native American dancing, arts, craft and native foods. The $ 70 million Student Recreation and Wellness Center
2484-590: Is partially student-funded, and affiliated with ASI, publishes every month during fall and spring semesters. It began on April 22, 1977, when it was formed in response to the Daily 49er . The Union Weekly focuses on being an alternative voice on campus and features a satirical section called "The Grunion" (not to be confused with the Long Beach paper the Grunion Gazette). During the late 1970s through 1980s,
2576-651: The Big 12 Conference , which announced it would start sponsoring beach volleyball in 2024–25. The other six, which joined either the Atlantic Coast Conference or the Big Ten Conference , made up almost all of the inaugural MPSF beach volleyball membership. California, Stanford, UCLA, and USC were already MPSF members in other sports, and Oregon and Washington were returning MPSF members. The only inaugural beach volleyball member not arriving from
2668-943: The Big Sky Conference (Sacramento State), the Big Ten Conference (Indiana), the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (Augustana (IL)), the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (Alaska Anchorage), the Lone Star Conference (Texas Woman's), the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (Wheaton (MA)), the Pacific West Conference (Concordia–Irvine), the Presidents' Athletic Conference (Washington & Jefferson),
2760-411: The Golden Coast Conference for sports not sponsored by the Big West. In the realm of sports the school is referred to as "Long Beach State." The university's intercollegiate athletics program will continue to use "Beach Athletics", and its teams the prefix moniker "The Beach" as it is the only university on the West Coast and only NCAA Division I university with the word "Beach" in its name. One can see
2852-538: The Golden Coast Conference . The men's team has an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 7–12 through twelve appearances. The Long Beach State women's water polo team competes in the Big West Conference. Long Beach State competed in Division I football for a number of years (1969–91), producing a number of professional players, including Terrell Davis and Mike Horan , among others. George Allen ,
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2944-555: The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and now in the Big West Conference . They won the MPSF regular season title in 2008 and 2017 and the Big West Conference regular season titles in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023*, 2024. They won the 1991, 2018 and 2019 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship and have placed second seven times. As of 2023, the Long Beach State men's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 19–11 (.633) through ten appearances. Long Beach State
3036-583: The Pac-12 Conference , which sponsors beach volleyball, after 2023–24: California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, and Washington. The only member not coming from the Pac-12 is Grand Canyon. The following month, the MPSF announced that Saint Mary's, which had been an MPSF member in women's lacrosse before the school dropped the sport in 2017, had returned to the conference in women's indoor track & field. There are three sports that are sponsored under
3128-670: The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (Austin), and the Southland Conference (Incarnate Word). All of the MPSF members from the Pac-12 left at the end of the 2023–24 school year, at which time the Big Ten is represented by three schools (adding UCLA and USC), and the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 are each be represented by two (ACC: California and Stanford; Big 12: adding Arizona State but losing Oklahoma). Also in 2024–25,
3220-584: The Union was a daily newspaper, giving heavy competition to the Daily 49er . Journalism majors who worked on the "Union" did so under a pseudonym as it was a practice forbidden by the dean of the Journalism department. DIG Magazine , the campus magazine, has gone through many changes throughout the years. It started off as The Lantern , a magazine for night-time students, before transforming to UniverCity in 1973. Then, it turned into University Magazine. In
3312-462: The 2012 season due to a near-complete membership turnover , it needed to add another men's sport to maintain its Division I status. To that end, it invited the four remaining MPSF soccer schools to join them; all accepted, and the WAC began sponsoring men's soccer in 2013–14. In October 2015, Arizona State announced that it would elevate its club team in women's lacrosse to full varsity status starting in
3404-483: The 2012 season. The moves of Denver (all sports) and New Mexico (soccer only) to other conferences left the MPSF with six soccer members, but all six would soon leave due to moves by the Western Athletic Conference. MPSF soccer member Seattle was already in the WAC, and another MPSF soccer school, CSU Bakersfield, was already committed to join the WAC in 2013. Because the WAC dropped football after
3496-504: The 2016–17 season. The GCC took six of the 10 members of the MPSF men's water polo league, leaving the MPSF with only the four Pac-12 members that sponsor the sport. On May 31, 2016, the Big West Conference announced that it would begin sponsoring men's volleyball in the 2017–18 school year (2018 season). The Big West men's volleyball league launched with full members Long Beach State, Cal State Northridge, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and Hawai'i, plus associate member UC San Diego (which joined
3588-408: The 2017–18 school year (2018 season), which will give the Pac-12 six women's lacrosse schools. This number is required by league bylaws for official sponsorship of a sport, and is also the number of teams required for a conference to be an automatic NCAA tournament qualifier. This led the Pac-12 to announce that all of its women's lacrosse teams would leave the MPSF for the new Pac-12 lacrosse league for
3680-458: The 2018 season. MPSF women's lacrosse continued to operate through the 2021 season, though it would lose its automatic NCAA tournament bid after the 2019 season. The next major change in conference membership came in January 2016, when the Golden Coast Conference , a water polo-only league that previously operated only a women's competition, announced it would add a men's division effective with
3772-555: The Big West Conference. The teams play their home games at the Walter Pyramid . On April 6, 2007, it was announced that Dan Monson (formerly of Gonzaga University and the University of Minnesota ) would become Long Beach State's next head men's basketball coach, succeeding Larry Reynolds. The women's basketball team had its greatest success during the 1980s when coached by Joan Bonvicini for 12 years. During that time
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3864-533: The Big West full-time in July 2020). UC San Diego left the federation with the launch of Big West men's volleyball, but the other Big West members remain in the MPSF in other sports. California Baptist also exited the MPSF after dropping its only conference sport of men's volleyball shortly after the 2017 season, and Cal State Bakersfield (now being rebranded athletically as Bakersfield) left the MPSF after dropping its last remaining conference sport of women's water polo at
3956-657: The Division I level. At the NCAA Division II level, Long Beach State garnered 29 individual championships. Long Beach has had a number of nationally prominent coaches in its history, including Tex Winter , Jerry Tarkanian and Lute Olson in men's basketball, George Allen in football, Alan Knipe in men's volleyball, Frances Schaafsma in women's volleyball and basketball, Joan Bonvicini in women's basketball, Anita Miller Huntsman in women’s field hockey, throwing coach Art Venegas in track and field, and Jon Urbanchek and Don Gambril in swimming. In spring 2018,
4048-433: The Division I level. The Beach of Long Beach State earned 6 NCAA championships at the Division I level. Results Long Beach State won 3 national championships at the NCAA Division II level. Below are six national championships that were not bestowed by the NCAA. Below are five national club team championships won at the highest collegiate level. Long Beach State had 16 athletes win NCAA individual championships at
4140-546: The ES&;P Club supported the installation of waterless urinals in the university's men's restrooms. The ES&P Club hosts an annual Earth Week celebration each April, including documentary screenings, discussions, and speaker series. In addition, there has been a push in recent years to revive the organic gardens on campus, culminating in 2015 with the launch of the Grow Beach University Gardens,
4232-484: The Fall 2023 cohort, the school received over 10,733 applications, while 3,270 applicants were granted admission. The admit yield was 56%. The 2021 edition of Washington Monthly' s College Guide and Rankings list CSULB as the No. 2 Master's-level university in the nation. In 2021, The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranked CSULB 8th in the nation for Campus Diversity. The category ranking, called "environment" by
4324-699: The Garden features a large pond populated with koi . The campus is built on the ancient Tongva village and burial site known as Puvungna ("the place of the gathering" or "in the ball"), which is a sacred site for the Tongva and Acjachemen . In 1974, the now twenty-two acre site was added to the National Register of Historic Places after the site was uncovered in the development of the nearby Japanese Garden . From 1992 to 1995, CSULB attempted to challenge this designation in order to commercially develop
4416-756: The Golden Coast Conference of Intercollegiate Rugby and became a Division I-A member of the California Collegiate Conference in 2022, which also means moving from American College Rugby to the College Rugby Association of America, the top level of college rugby recognized by USA Rugby . Long Beach has had a strong history winning 16 League Championships, 21 tournament championships, 1 National Championship appearance(loss to Air Force 1989), 13 All-Americans and 3 US Eagles. In 1995 Chris Rohrbach received
4508-706: The Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. In the 2022 spring season Long Beach State’s double sculls placed first in WIRA. The team overall would later place 9th in small boats at ACRA and became the 2nd best small boats program on the west coast. The team is currently coached by Mike Long, John O’Donnell, and former US National Team member Scott Erwin. Beach Crew rows in Alamitos Bay and Marine Stadium in Long Beach. The boathouse, The Pete Archer Rowing Center,
4600-422: The MPSF added women's swimming and diving, and added those sports for men in the 2011–12 season. The 2012–13 school year was the last for MPSF competition in men's soccer , and the 2020–21 school year was the last for MPSF women's lacrosse . The conference membership varies by sport; 39 schools are MPSF members in at least one of its sponsored sports. Schools are not required to participate in MPSF competition for
4692-403: The MPSF. All aquatic sports Men's & women's swimming & diving Women's swimming & diving Men's swimming & diving Artistic swimming Fencing was introduced as an MPSF sport in the 2021-22 season. The MPSF currently has three members that participate in fencing. Fencing members Men's gymnastics was introduced as an MPSF sport with the formation of
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#17327911708434784-563: The MPSF. Al Beaird was the first Executive Director of the MPSF for 24 years, from 1998 to 2021. Foti Mellis became the second executive director on June 1, 2021. Mellis was a Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of California. Source: The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation sponsors championship competition in five men's and five women's NCAA sanctioned sports The MPSF dropped men's soccer after
4876-714: The Mojave Desert environment. It is operated by the California Desert Studies Consortium, a consortium of 7 CSU campuses: Fullerton , Cal Poly Pomona , Long Beach , San Bernardino , Northridge , Dominguez Hills and Los Angeles . CSULB comprises three Liberal Arts colleges: and five vocational colleges: Together, the colleges offer a total of 81 baccalaureate degrees, 67 master's degrees, 16 education-related credential programs, and three doctoral degrees (two joint and one independent). California State University, Long Beach
4968-411: The NCAA tournament. The Long Beach State women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 3–7 through seven appearances. Long Beach State women's tennis team ('Beach Tennis') competes in the Big West Conference. As of the end of the 2018–19 season, the team has won thirteen Big West tennis titles since 2002 and qualified for thirteen NCAA tournament championships since 2002; advancing to
5060-714: The Pac-12 is Grand Canyon. Men's & women's (beach) volleyball Women's (beach) volleyball Men's volleyball All national champions are in men's volleyball. † — Vacated due to NCAA violations Source: The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation has won 100 NCAA titles in seven sports. UCLA has won 25 national titles. Stanford has won 20 titles. USC has won 16 titles. Oregon has won 12 titles. Oklahoma has won nine titles. California has won six titles. UC Irvine has won four titles. Arizona State and Brigham Young have won three titles. Pepperdine has won two titles. The MPSF has won every men's and women's water polo NCAA title since
5152-696: The Pacific West representation will increase to four schools with the arrival of Jessup University Jessup , Menlo , and Vanguard while the Southeastern Conference will be represented by Oklahoma. Due to the Big West addition of men's and women's swimming and diving as a sponsored sport beginning in the 2024-25 school year, six Big West members will move their aquatics programs to their primary conference, including three members (Bakersfield, Cal Poly, and UC Santa Barbara) who were only MPSF members in aquatics and will thus effectively leave
5244-634: The Round of 32 three times. Head Coach Jenny Hilt-Costello has won a league record eight Big West Conference Coach of the Year awards (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014) and was named the ITA West Region Coach of the Year and a finalist for the national award in 2004. The women's tennis team plays at the Terry L. Rhodes Tennis Center, which opened on campus Fall 2008. The tennis center
5336-557: The Woodley Award (Rugby Heisman) as the Collegiate player of the year. More recently Long Beach has been successful, Winning conference championships in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. Long Beach has also reached the national playoffs in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015. Long Beach is led by Head Coach Jason Reynolds. The Long Beach State Beach competed in the NCAA tournament across 16 active sports (8 men's and 8 women's) 206 times at
5428-673: The annual "Black and Blue Rivalry Series." In this challenge, each school earns points for its collective conference championships and head-to-head victories against each other (across all NCAA sports in which both schools participate). The totals are added up at the end of the season and a winner is declared. Finally, Long Beach State also has a long-standing "beach school" rivalry with the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos . California State University, Long Beach California State University, Long Beach ( CSULB ), also known in athletics as Long Beach State University ( LBSU ),
5520-544: The aquatics section. Men's and women's swimming and diving were launched in the 2010-11 season. Artistic swimming was later added in the 2021-22 season. In June 2023, the Big West announced the addition of men's and women's swimming and diving as a sponsored sport beginning in the 2024-25 school year. As a result, six Big West members will move their aquatics programs to their primary conference, including three members (Bakersfield, Cal Poly, and UC Santa Barbara) who were only MPSF members in aquatics and will thus effectively leave
5612-595: The campus newspaper was published on November 11, 1949 as "The Forty-Niner." The newspaper was renamed on September 3, 1975, as the Daily Forty-Niner , and then rebranded to Long Beach Current on August 19, 2024. It publishes Monday through Thursday during the fall and spring semesters, and once weekly during the summer sessions. It was one of the first college newspapers in the country to have an Internet edition, starting in August 1994. 22 West Magazine , which
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#17327911708435704-451: The campus numerous design awards, as well as other awards from gardening societies. Recent construction maintains the characteristic glass-and-brick style. The integration of landscaping and architecture is apparent at the school's theater complex, where a dense grove of ficus trees is planted in such a way that it forms a continuation of the pillar-supported canopy at the theater's entrance. The university's registration offices are located in
5796-518: The challenge of sustainability, with the support of its student government, student body, and organizations, such as the Environmental Science & Policy Club. The Environmental Science & Policy Club (ES&P Club) has brought support to environmental awareness and sustainability through club activities, such as coastal clean-ups, hikes, plant-restoration project, tabling, conferences, guest speakers, & Kaleidoscope. In 2006,
5888-486: The cheer "Go Beach!" written on many CSULB products around campus and on the large water tower near the entrance to the campus. "'49er" remains an informal nickname and identifier for anyone affiliated with the university. The term "'49er" references the institution's founding year. The baseball team will continue to be the Dirtbags. Unlike all other Long Beach State sports teams, the baseball team unofficially goes under
5980-539: The conference while women's gymnastics was initiated for the 2001-02 season. The MPSF currently has four members that participate in men's gymnastics and four for women's. Men's & women's gymnastics Women's gymnastics Men's gymnastics Men's and women's indoor track & field were introduced for the 1992–93 season as one of the conference's inaugural sports. Conference records before 1999 are incomplete. All national champions are in men's volleyball. Men's volleyball
6072-574: The early 2000s, the magazine transformed to DIG Magazine as a music magazine before transitioning to a general art & culture magazine. Today, the magazine features interesting people and groups within the community, and discusses topics that concern students' interests. The California State University Long Beach Foundation owns the KKJZ non-commercial broadcast license of 88.1 FM, a jazz and blues radio station. Global Jazz, Inc., an affiliate of Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters, Inc. , programs and manages
6164-404: The famed Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins coach, had a short one-year tenure at Long Beach State. Long Beach State discontinued its football program after the 1991 season due to budget constraints. Prior to going Division I in 1969 the football team competed in the old "College Division" of the NCAA from 1955 through 1968. Long Beach State Rowing, also known as Beach Crew, was initially
6256-472: The first two being AIAW championships. The 1998 women's team was the first team in NCAA Division I history to have an undefeated season. The team's most famous alumna is Misty May , who won three Olympic gold medals in Beach Volleyball in 2004 , 2008 , and 2012 . The Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 49–24 (.671) through twenty-seven appearances. The Long Beach State men's water polo team competes in
6348-636: The last 5 years, two fraternities have been removed for various instances of sexual assault and misconduct, specifically Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Chi . The latter's expulsion was not made known to the university community, causing controversy within the student body. CSULB provides housing to accommodate 3,000 students: Long Beach State competes in NCAA Division I in 18 sports teams and plays competitively in baseball , cross country , softball , track and field , women's tennis , and women's soccer , as well as both men's and women's basketball , volleyball , water polo and golf teams. The university
6440-577: The moniker " The Dirtbags ." After the hiring of Dave Snow as head coach in 1989, the LBSU baseball team has become one of the most successful teams in the school's athletic history. From 1989 to 2008, the Dirtbags appeared in 17 of the 20 NCAA tournaments and were consistently ranked in the national top 35. Along the way, the team won 9 Big West conference championships, hosted 5 NCAA regionals (plus 1 super regional), and appeared in 4 College World Series (1989, 1991, 1993 and 1998). The Dirtbags nickname refers to
6532-428: The official athletic program brand name in the 2020–21 school year. One can see the cheer "Go Beach!" written on many CSULB products around campus and on the large water tower near the entrance to the campus. The school colors have been black and gold since 2000, when they were changed by a student referendum (after George Allen changed the football uniform colors) from the original brown and gold. Long Beach State
6624-440: The open courtyard of Brotman Hall, which is "roofed" by a similar jungle-like canopy. The Psychology building is also notable for its soaring, airy courtyard planted with tall Eucalyptus trees. The University Student Union (USU) building is located at the center of campus. The three-story glass building occupies roughly 180,000 square feet (17,000 m ), housing numerous offices, and offering more casual attractions, including
6716-575: The prestigious MLB All-Star Futures game, including Jered Weaver , Troy Tulowitzki , Danny Espinosa , and Jarren Duran . As of 2024, 57 Long Beach State baseball alumni have played in the big leagues. The baseball team plays off campus at 3,238-seat Blair Field in Recreation Park (center of city; 1.7 miles off campus). Opened in 1956 and remodeled in 1992, Blair Field has been the full-time Long Beach State home field since 1993. Long Beach State men's and women's basketball teams compete in
6808-533: The publication, assessed the percentage of Pell Grant recipients, the racial and ethnic diversity of students and faculty, and the proportion of students who come from outside the United States. 2022–2023 USNWR Rankings The university has three student publications: the Long Beach Current (until 2024 known as the Daily Forty-Niner ), 22 West Magazine (formerly The Long Beach Union Newspaper ) and DIG Magazine. The first issue of
6900-428: The radio station. In 2015, Global Jazz moved the station thirty miles from Long Beach to West Los Angeles. While KKJZ began as a radio station exclusively playing Jazz and Blues music it has recently expanded its playlist to include Rhythm and Blues artists. 22 West Radio is a free format, student run internet radio station at CSU, Long Beach. It is also an HD Radio station via 88.1 HD3 as of 2013 . The radio station
6992-571: The same time. It was announced in August 2021 that the MPSF would add men's and women's fencing to the conference as the tenth sport. It was announced in September 2021 that the MPSF would add women's artistic swimming to the conference as the eleventh sport. On November 9, 2023, the MPSF announced that it would add beach volleyball, a women-only sport at the NCAA level, for the 2025 season (2024–25 school year). The inaugural membership in that sport will consist mainly of schools that are leaving
7084-438: The scholarship. For applicants for fall 2010, National Achievement Program Semifinalists/Finalists and National Hispanic Recognition scholars were also considered. In August 2020, CSULB unveiled its new shark mascot, Elbee, following a 2019 student-led process that selected the shark as Beach's new mascot. While Elbee is a shark, the university's Division I intercollegiate athletics program remains "Beach Athletics". As of 2022,
7176-548: The school changed its name to California State College at Long Beach . In 1967, the California state legislature revamped the state college system. As part of these changes, the university was renamed California State College, Long Beach in 1968 and became closely integrated into the California State College system. In 1965, CSULB hosted the first International Sculpture Symposium to be held both at
7268-412: The school to university status in 1972, along with 12 other state college campuses, based on total enrollment, size of graduate programs, complexity and diversity of majors and number of doctorates held by faculty at each college. The school subsequently became California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Later that year, the campus opened the largest library facility in the then 19-campus CSU system:
7360-446: The school's previous mascot, "Prospector Pete", was retired. On May 10, 2019, the school announced that its new mascot will be a shark, although there are no current plans for the school to be officially known as the "Sharks". Long Beach State has had an athlete participate in every Summer Olympic Games since the first Olympiad after the school's founding. The school colors have been black and gold since 2000, when they were changed by
7452-526: The seating elements 45 degrees into the air, creating room for five volleyball courts or three basketball courts. The Pyramid is home to the Southern California Summer Pro League , a noted showcase for current and prospective NBA basketball players. The University Art Museum's permanent collection contains primarily abstract expressionist paintings, works on paper, and an outdoor sculpture garden that began in 1966. The UAM
7544-418: The site into a strip mall and student housing. The Tongva people filed a lawsuit and initiated a protest, which involved physically occupying the land day and night to stave off bulldozers even while threatened with arrest by campus officials. In 2019, the university dumped dirt and debris onto the site and drove heavy equipment over the ground in the construction of a new student housing development. This
7636-546: The team went 325–71. The Beach won 10 Big West Conference titles, made 10 straight NCAA appearances, had 12 consecutive winning seasons, and never won fewer than 24 games in a season. Bonvicini guided the Beach to Final Four appearances in 1987 and 1988. The Long Beach State Beach men's cross country team appeared in the NCAA tournament six times, with their highest finish being 10th place in the 1971–72 school year. The Long Beach State Beach women's cross country team has never made
7728-499: The university was classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" in recognition of the university's evolution from a master's-level comprehensive institution to one that awards doctorates and conducts a significant amount of research. The campus spans 323 acres (131 ha) across 84 buildings, and is located 3 miles (5 km) from the Pacific Ocean. It has its own U.S. Postal ZIP Code , 90840. CSULB
7820-537: Was established in 1932. Marine Stadium was built for the 1932 Olympics and is listed as a historic landmark by the State of California. In 2020 it was announced that Marine Stadium will once again host Olympic Rowing in 2028. Founded in 1974, the Long Beach State Rugby Club plays college rugby at the Long Beach State rugby field . The rugby team moved up from playing as a Division I-AA member of
7912-478: Was founded in the fall semester of 1957, and continues to be one of the oldest, continuous, collegiate sports on campus. The team is currently run through the office of Club Sports & Recreation, but has been a part of the CSULB athletic department in past years. The team was co-founded by Bill Lockyer, a local businessman of Long Beach, and Dr. Ludwig Spolyar, a campus activities adviser. Lockyer, who coached for over
8004-426: Was introduced for the 1993 season (1992–93 school year) as one of the conference's inaugural sports. The MPSF will add beach volleyball in the 2025 season (2024–25 school year). The MPSF added the sport in the wake of the collapse of the Pac-12 Conference , which saw 10 of its 12 members leave for other conferences after the 2023–24 school year. Of the 10 departing schools, nine sponsor beach volleyball. Three left for
8096-421: Was its first president. It offered 25 courses, taught by 13 faculty members, in two apartment buildings at 5381 Anaheim Road in Long Beach . In June 1950, the a $ 1 million, 322 acres (130 ha) plot of land was purchased as a permanent campus for the renamed Long Beach State College , following an "overwhelming" vote from the city's population. Student enrollment subsequently grew rapidly. Carl W. McIntosh
8188-559: Was named the college's second president in 1959. While McIntosh was president, the school's enrollment surged from about 10,000 to over 30,000, and he rapidly expanded and revamped the curriculum. McIntosh tripled the number of faculty and constructed 30 new campus buildings. Although the 1960s were a period of deep unrest on American college campuses, McIntosh's collegial governing style, gentle public demeanor, and willingness to permit peaceful protest on campus helped preserve Long Beach State College relatively serene social climate. In 1964,
8280-587: Was received negatively by the Tongva and Acjachemen , who organized in an attempt to preserve the site from future damage. The site remains a natural area with a few trees. The university, in its push to support climate sustainability, installed solar panels on the Brotman Hall building and the Facilities Management canopy parking in 2007. The university has been taking steps in addressing
8372-676: Was represented by five (Arizona State, California, Stanford, UCLA, USC). Three conferences are represented by 2 schools: the Big 12 Conference (BYU, Oklahoma), the Mountain West Conference (Air Force and San Jose State), and the Western Athletic Conference (Grand Canyon and Southern Utah). Twelve conferences are represented by one school each – the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (Penn State Behrend),
8464-662: Was the first accredited museum in the CSU system . In addition, the museum's Gordon F. Hampton collection is housed at the Downtown Los Angeles law offices of Sheppard Mullin. The campus is also home to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center , a 1,074-seat theater named after CSULB alumni Richard and Karen Carpenter . The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden is an artistic retreat of solitude and beauty. Among its many picturesque attractions,
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