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Cal State LA students and faculty received the first university-wide email regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in late January, 2020.

Less than 3 months after the first formal communication of the pandemic, all in-person classes were suspended as Cal State LA began the sudden transition to remote learning.

Across a deserted Cal State LA campus, signs like these remind visitors of the importance of mask-wearing and social distancing protocols.

In a collaborative effort between the University, LA County, and the LA County Department of Public Health, Cal State LA was designated as a free COVID-19 testing site in May 2020, just two months after campus closure.

As supplies ran scarce early in the pandemic, some people resorted to trading with family and friends in order to secure necessary items.

Food and supply scarcity was an added burden upon students already trying to manage the transition to online learning and keeping their families safe.

On top of having to adjust to distance learning and job loss, students contended with supply scarcity as staple food and household items disappeared from shelves amidst periods of panic buying.

One reported student had tested positive for COVID-19; students living on campus were advised to test for COVID-19 to avoid a spread.

Student shares their journey on having COVID-19 and having to go to the hospital. She had difficulties breathing and discovered she had pneumonia.

Student shares their stressful time in having Covid-19 twice and their family having it. They expressed how stressful the fall semester was on them but they continued on with their courses despite what they were experiencing at home.