
Omar Hussein
Omar Hussein
Employee of the Year for Student Success | President Award
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Michelle Levy, Assistant Director for Graduate Business Career Services, has sparked exciting, new, or transformative idea that made a big difference or needed change.
Paul Carter, Assistant Director for the Black Resource Center has advanced diversity, equity, and inclusion through initiatives, programs, or other significant activities.
Emma Donahue, Enrollment Services Communication Specialist, has shown eagerness to grow and learn demonstrating excellence in their role by going above and beyond, performing exemplary work, and making a difference.
Paul Carter is the Assistant Director of the Black Resource Center.
Caitlin Broadwell serves as an Athletics Case Manager in Health & Wellness Administration.be
Marijose Ramirez is the Interim Contract Manager for the Department of Financial Management.
Omar Hussein is a Graduate Writing Specialist in our Graduate Center.
University Police Department / Campus Assessment & Stabilization Team address the urgent and complex needs of individuals facing mental-health or behavioral crises.
Andre has dedicated over 15 years to education, with a deep passion for helping students succeed. He began his career at Los Angeles City College, working for seven years in the Job Readiness Program, before serving for five years at California State University, Fullerton. For the past three years, he has been 鈥渉onored to be part of the caring and amazing team at the Career Development Center at California State University, Long Beach鈥 and 鈥渇inds true joy in supporting students鈥 growth and is deeply grateful for the opportunity to contribute to a community that is dedicated to student success.鈥
础测别苍诲颈濒颈鈥檚 career path within Enrollment Services began in 2014 as a student assistant within the financial aid department. Upon graduating, she transitioned into a staff position within the same department. Ayendili received praise for her assistance to a student, but she has also been recognized by a co-worker for her collegial
As a Faculty Affairs staff member for twenty-five years, Liz Harris has earned a reputation as a subject matter expert not only within the department, but also across campus and throughout the system. Colleagues have praised her character and her contributions.
As Associate Director of Prospect Research, she has played a critical role in nearly every major fundraising campaign at The Beach.
Alessandro has contributed to the 黑料网 campus in many different roles, including as an undergraduate and graduate student, student organization leader, staff member and leader, and guest lecturer.
Sylvana Cicero served as the Assistant Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Student Auxiliary Enterprises.
Maredythe Cooper was chosen to receive the top award for many reasons, including "her conscious leadership that centers the important intersection between race and sustainability."
Christian has advanced 黑料网 students' knowledge of restoration through service-learning and internship experiences, as well as promoting community involvement in wetland conservation."
Demonstrated dedication to integrating Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) with modern geospatial analysis
Bryan Crocketthas been an artist and Professor of Art in the Sculpture Program at 黑料网 since 2007. Over the years, he has served as the sole full-time faculty and Head of the Sculpture Program for ten years, as well as an Associate Director of the School of Art.
Dr. Richards Tutor serves as PI or Co-PI on four federally funded grants and is the Co-Director for the statewide Center to Close the Opportunity Gap. Her work focuses on preparing teachers and other educators to work with culturally and linguistically diverse students and academic supports for multilingual learners. Dr. Richards-Tutor has had her work published in multiple professional journals and most notably has a chapter published in the Handbook on Research in Special Education.
Dr. Rashida Crutchfield is a professor in the School of Social Work at California State University, Long Beach (黑料网) and Executive Director of the Center for Equitable Higher Education, which is a research center dedicated to studying and promoting economic, food, and housing justice. She is an advocate committed to amplifying the voices of marginalized communities through research and service. Prior to her work at 黑料网, she served on the staff of Covenant House California, a shelter for 18-to-24-year-olds experiencing homelessness. This experience blossomed a passion to support this student population and grounds her commitment to student鈥檚 holistic success.
An expert in theoretical condensed matter physics, Dr. Bill has received multiple research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other agencies. He has served as a senior scientist in the 黑料网-Ohio State University Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) and has conducted research at institutions such as the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid and Universit茅 Paris-Saclay. His work has led to significant contributions in superconductivity, magnetism, and materials science with nearly 60 publications.
Hugh O鈥橤orman is an actor, director, author and teaching-artist active in professional theatre for over 40 years. Since 2002, he has been the Head of Acting at California State University, Long Beach, where he oversees the BA, BFA, and MFA actor training programs.
Hugh is the author of 鈥淎cting Action: A Primer For Actors鈥 and 鈥淭he Keys To Acting鈥 and the forthcoming 鈥淭he Art of Teaching The Art of Acting鈥 from Routledge Publishing. He is a faculty member of MICHA: the Michael Chekhov Association, as well as MCE Michael Chekhov Europe, and runs his own acting studio in Los Angeles, The Praxis Studio. He is a Co-Executive Director of the National Alliance of Acting Teachers.
Maya joined the laboratory of Dr. Stephen Mezyk, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, initially working on research projects related to used nuclear fuel recycling. In her three years of undergraduate research, she achieved three peer-reviewed journal articles in this area, including one as the first-author. In these papers she collected her experimental data at two national Department of Energy laboratories, where she holds her own Visiting Scientist appointments, using their electron accelerator and laser facilities, analyzed these data, and then wrote full drafts and subsequent revisions of these manuscripts.
Dr. Rashida Crutchfield, a professor in the School of Social Work at Cal State Long Beach, is credited with significantly changing universities鈥 understanding of how housing and food insecurity create barriers to students鈥 success.
Hired in 2003 in the Department of Biological Sciences, Dr. Young committed early on to make her classroom and research laboratory student-centered. While she was recognized for her effective and innovative teaching and mentoring, Young strove for student success beyond students she worked with directly by creating learning communities for colleagues.
Throughout her 42-year tenure at California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Loucine Huckabay has been a strong supporter and advocate for all students, especially those from historically underserved backgrounds. She is well known for mentoring students struggling academically, or those whose home or work situations interfere with their academic success.
Nikki served as the 2024-2025 ASI President and Senator for the College of Liberal Arts.
Dr. Ortiz serves as Dean of the College of Education
Dr. Rodgers serves as Faculty Advisor for the Educational Administration program as well as Co-Advisor for the 黑料网 Black/Pan-African Graduate Student Association.