Cal State Long Beach will play host to its fifth annual Community Issues Forum today from 8am to 2pm, discussing “Youth Educational Options: Pathways To Your Future” in the University Student Union. The forum is free and open to the public, serving to discuss students’ future opportunities in school and the professional world.
Assembly member Warren Furutani (D-55th District), Long Beach City College (LBCC) President Eloy Ortiz-Oakley and Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Administrative Assistant Robert Targorda are among the keynote speakers.
“We have outstanding schools in this area that are recognized nationally and throughout the state, but we realize we need to work together as a community to further increase graduation rates, ensure more high school seniors meet university admission requirements and inform students of all of the options available to them after high school,” said Juan Benitez, interim director of CSULB’s Center for Community Engagement, which is co-sponsoring the event along with the California Conference for Equality & Justice.
“This forum is a chance for us to draw upon our existing K-16 partnership to look at the challenges students are facing and determine what more we can do to help them become successful.”