California State University, Long Beach, Public university in Long Beach, California, United States
California State University, Long Beach is a public university in Long Beach, California that spreads across roughly 320 acres and ranks among the larger campuses in the state system. The complex includes eight academic colleges that together teach more than 40,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs.
The governor of California founded the institution in 1949 as a college for Los Angeles and Orange counties to provide higher education for the growing population after World War II. Later, the campus expanded and gained university status within the California state system.
The campus hosts an outdoor sculpture museum with large works created during international artist symposiums that still stand between academic buildings today. Students and visitors move through the broad green spaces where modern teaching facilities share the grounds with several stone artworks from the 1960s.
The grounds can be explored on foot or by bicycle, with wide paths between buildings providing good orientation. Visitors should plan enough time to explore the entire area, as distances between different sections can be considerable.
Part of the campus includes Puvungna, an ancient Tongva village and burial site that continues to hold sacred meaning for Indigenous communities. This area is recognized and cared for by descendants of the original inhabitants as a spiritual place.
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