Cal State LA continued to serve as a center for public health in the 1980s by offering flu vaccines much in the same way it had offered polio vaccines in the 1960s.
Online instruction proved challenging for communication but beneficial to time management for this student, who became more punctual and prepared due to the lack of commute.
In April 2019, the University Library was the site of a measles exposure which suspended operations for nearly a week until students and faculty were tested or vaccinated.
This graduate student plans to highlight skills gained as a TA during the pandemic to further a career in education, and hoped to return to campus instruction by Fall 2020.
As cases appear in the United States and the cases increase worldwide, the university made the decision to close down the campus and convert to remote learning to avoid spread on campus.