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Dymally shaking hands with Muhammad Ali.

An endorsement list for Mervyn M. Dymally

Dymally and students of the Rosevelt Jr. Highschool on the steps of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.

Once a disabling and life-threatening disease, polio was eradicated from the Americas by the 1990’s, with widespread distribution of vaccines such as the Sabin oral vaccine, distributed at the Campus Health Center.

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.

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.