Lack of access to campus equipment meant this engineering student’s team was unable to build a prototype of the project for their senior design course.
The closure of campus facilities including the library led this graduate student to seek alternate study spaces and conduct their research without the oral histories they had planned.
A set of locked doors on campus displays coronavirus safety messaging and a sign indicating the building’s indefinite closure since March 18th, 2020.
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.
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.
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.
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.