Opportunities From: California State University Long Beach

Volunteer: BEACH CABANA: Long Beach Parol Festival

Be part of something special this holiday season! Beach Cabana is looking for volunteers to represent the Beach at the 8th Annual Long Beach Parol Festival on Saturday, December 20, 2025.

This beloved community event celebrates Filipino tradition and culture through the beautiful art of parol lanterns. As a volunteer, you'll share information about university programs and initiatives while experiencing the magic of this cultural celebration firsthand.

The festival features authentic Filipino culture, local small businesses, and hands-on crafting workshops where attendees create their own parol lanterns. You'll connect with fellow 49ers, meet community members, and help create memorable experiences for friends and neighbors.

With two shifts available, you'll have time to both volunteer and enjoy the festivities yourself!

Ready to make a difference while celebrating culture and community? Sign up with Beach Cabana today!

Program: CSULB Alumni

Be part of something special this holiday season! Beach Cabana is looking for volunteers to represent the Beach at the 8th Annual Long Beach Parol Festival on Saturday, December 20, 2025.

This beloved community event celebrates Filipino tradition and culture through the beautiful art of parol lanterns. As a volunteer, you'll share information about university programs and initiatives while experiencing the magic of this cultural celebration firsthand.

The festival features authentic Filipino culture, local small businesses, and hands-on crafting workshops where attendees create their own parol lanterns. You'll connect with fellow 49ers, meet community members, and help create memorable experiences for friends and neighbors.

With two shifts available, you'll have time to both volunteer and enjoy the festivities yourself!

Ready to make a difference while celebrating culture and community? Sign up with Beach Cabana today!

Program: CSULB Alumni

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 90807

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Newsletter Author

Are you a strong writer? Do you have a passion for sharing knowledge? Do you enjoy uplifting the next generation? 

The Black Scholars Program invites professionals with specialist knowledge in various areas to share their wisdom with our large network of students and Alumni through our monthly Newsletters. Authors will be required to generate original stories that are inspiring, educational and uplifting to the Black Scholars community. Details of the authors segment will be discussed between the writer and Newsletter Editor. Articles are to be submitted on a monthly basis to the Newsletter Editor.

If interested, respond to this opportunity by answering the following questions in the additional notes section: 

Are you a CSULB alumni? What experience or specialty would you like to write a segment about? (A writting sample will be requested upon your submission)
Will you be available for monthly meetings with the editor(s)? 

A member of the Black Scholars team will reach out to contact you with next steps.  

We look forward to working with you!   

 

Program: Black Alumni Scholars

Are you a strong writer? Do you have a passion for sharing knowledge? Do you enjoy uplifting the next generation? 

The Black Scholars Program invites professionals with specialist knowledge in various areas to share their wisdom with our large network of students and Alumni through our monthly Newsletters. Authors will be required to generate original stories that are inspiring, educational and uplifting to the Black Scholars community. Details of the authors segment will be discussed between the writer and Newsletter Editor. Articles are to be submitted on a monthly basis to the Newsletter Editor.

If interested, respond to this opportunity by answering the following questions in the additional notes section: 

Are you a CSULB alumni? What experience or specialty would you like to write a segment about? (A writting sample will be requested upon your submission)
Will you be available for monthly meetings with the editor(s)? 

A member of the Black Scholars team will reach out to contact you with next steps.  

We look forward to working with you!   

 

Program: Black Alumni Scholars

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Gala Planning Commitee

The Black Scholars Program is looking for volunteers with strong organizational, fundraising and event planning skills to join the planning committee for our annual Black Alumni Scholarship Gala. Our annual gala serves as a community gathering, celebration of progress and is the primary fundraiser for future scholarship disbursements.  

Committee members should have strong relations with the Black ScholarsCommunity and be enthusiastic about giving back to the next generation. The role will include participation in committee meetings to set up the theme, agenda, budget, and goals for the gala each year. Committee members will be responsible for attending the gala and assisting with any preparations needed to run the event. Additionally, each member will engage with the community to address how the Black Scholars Program and Gala can be of better service.  

If interested, respond to this opportunity by answering the following questions in the additional notes section:

1. Are you a CSULB Alumni?

2. What is your event planning or fundraising experience?

3. Why would you like to serve on this committee and what skills will you bring to the team?

A member of the Black Scholars team will reach out to contact you with next steps. We look forward to working with you! 

Program: Black Alumni Scholars

The Black Scholars Program is looking for volunteers with strong organizational, fundraising and event planning skills to join the planning committee for our annual Black Alumni Scholarship Gala. Our annual gala serves as a community gathering, celebration of progress and is the primary fundraiser for future scholarship disbursements.  

Committee members should have strong relations with the Black ScholarsCommunity and be enthusiastic about giving back to the next generation. The role will include participation in committee meetings to set up the theme, agenda, budget, and goals for the gala each year. Committee members will be responsible for attending the gala and assisting with any preparations needed to run the event. Additionally, each member will engage with the community to address how the Black Scholars Program and Gala can be of better service.  

If interested, respond to this opportunity by answering the following questions in the additional notes section:

1. Are you a CSULB Alumni?

2. What is your event planning or fundraising experience?

3. Why would you like to serve on this committee and what skills will you bring to the team?

A member of the Black Scholars team will reach out to contact you with next steps. We look forward to working with you! 

Program: Black Alumni Scholars

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Black Excellence Tours

Represent the Black Scholars Program and the Long Beach community by giving tours to incoming students!  

Are you looking for a way to get involved at Long Beach? Support the Black Scholars Program by volunteering with Black Excellence Tours. Each year we provide a full day experience as a Long Beach student to potentialand incoming students through campus tours offering a Q&A with current staff, students and alumni. Our Black Excellence Tours volunteers will share knowledge about Black Scholars and the opportunities we provide, be a guide leading campus tours, and facilitate conversations about the college experience with potential and incoming Long Beach students. Volunteers should be knowledgeable about Cal State Long Beach and various opportunities presented by the school as well as the Black Scholars program, personable, and excited to connect with the next wave of collegiates. Each volunteer will be required to attend training for the tours to better prepare for the position. If interested, please respond to this opportunity and a member of the Black Scholars team will reach out to contact you with next steps. We look forward to working with you! 

Program: Black Alumni Scholars

Represent the Black Scholars Program and the Long Beach community by giving tours to incoming students!  

Are you looking for a way to get involved at Long Beach? Support the Black Scholars Program by volunteering with Black Excellence Tours. Each year we provide a full day experience as a Long Beach student to potentialand incoming students through campus tours offering a Q&A with current staff, students and alumni. Our Black Excellence Tours volunteers will share knowledge about Black Scholars and the opportunities we provide, be a guide leading campus tours, and facilitate conversations about the college experience with potential and incoming Long Beach students. Volunteers should be knowledgeable about Cal State Long Beach and various opportunities presented by the school as well as the Black Scholars program, personable, and excited to connect with the next wave of collegiates. Each volunteer will be required to attend training for the tours to better prepare for the position. If interested, please respond to this opportunity and a member of the Black Scholars team will reach out to contact you with next steps. We look forward to working with you! 

Program: Black Alumni Scholars

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Zip Code: 90840

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Community Liaison

Help the CSULB Village increase the enrollment of students from traditionally underrepresented background

The Role:

Become a certified CSULB liaison through trainings

Collaborate with CSULB Outreach

Obtain resources to host special events, workshops, and celebrations for your church

Gain knowledge about college admissions and specific information for CSULB programs

Coordinate and provide outreach/recruitment services for your local church

Finances/FASFA WorskhopsStudent Loan InformationHousing OpportunitiesScholarship WorkshopsPrograms & Events

Respond to this opportunity if you would like to volunteer for your church. Please include the name of your home church in the notes. 

Program: Black Alumni Scholars

Help the CSULB Village increase the enrollment of students from traditionally underrepresented background

The Role:

Become a certified CSULB liaison through trainings

Collaborate with CSULB Outreach

Obtain resources to host special events, workshops, and celebrations for your church

Gain knowledge about college admissions and specific information for CSULB programs

Coordinate and provide outreach/recruitment services for your local church

Finances/FASFA WorskhopsStudent Loan InformationHousing OpportunitiesScholarship WorkshopsPrograms & Events

Respond to this opportunity if you would like to volunteer for your church. Please include the name of your home church in the notes. 

Program: Black Alumni Scholars

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Zip Code: 90840

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: 49er Industry Chat

We invite alumni professionals from all sectors to share their journeys and industry observations that will help prepare the next 49er for a success in their field. How is your industry evolving? How should new graduates prepare? What might you have done different if you were entering your field today?

The 49er Industry Chat series allows you to share your professional story in a 45-minute online chat. Once you sign up, you will be contacted by a member of the Alumni team to discuss scheduling and to provide us with a photo, short bio, and title for your chat so that we can market your chat to current students and recent alumni.

Sharing your story allows Beach students and alumni alike to understand and explore the many career paths and options that a degree from the Beach provides!

Don't feel up to sharing your own journey, but still interested in bringing this great resource to the Beach Community? We are also recruiting for chat moderators as well! Sign up for this opportunity and indicate to the member of the Alumni team that you are interested in moderating.

Program: CSULB Alumni

We invite alumni professionals from all sectors to share their journeys and industry observations that will help prepare the next 49er for a success in their field. How is your industry evolving? How should new graduates prepare? What might you have done different if you were entering your field today?

The 49er Industry Chat series allows you to share your professional story in a 45-minute online chat. Once you sign up, you will be contacted by a member of the Alumni team to discuss scheduling and to provide us with a photo, short bio, and title for your chat so that we can market your chat to current students and recent alumni.

Sharing your story allows Beach students and alumni alike to understand and explore the many career paths and options that a degree from the Beach provides!

Don't feel up to sharing your own journey, but still interested in bringing this great resource to the Beach Community? We are also recruiting for chat moderators as well! Sign up for this opportunity and indicate to the member of the Alumni team that you are interested in moderating.

Program: CSULB Alumni

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Host a Dinner with Twelve



Are you a fantastic host? Do you love getting together over dinner and/or drinks? Are you interested in building community and helping Beach alumni connect? Then Dinner with 12 is perfect for you!


Dinner with Twelve 49ers brings alumni together around the table over a shared meal and a shared Beach experience. In this unique program, Beach alumni from across the career-journey timeline come together over casual conversation discussing their experiences in a specific industry. This is an opportunity for Beach alumni to learn about one another, build their network, and share tips and tricks on everything from navigating the job market after college and to planning one's professional path.


Whatever your industry, Beach alumni across SoCal in the same industry would love to connect!

 

What to expect as a host: 

By responding to this opportunity, you are letting us know of your interest in hosting a meal where 12 alumni can join, ask questions, and network. Volunteers who decide to become a host would be responsible for the cost of the meal (meals can be kept simple) When confirmed as a host, volunteers will be able to communicate: Date and time of when you are available to host What career path(s) or industries they are interested in hosting If they are going to co-host with another person The Alumni office will contact hosts to coordinate details and answer questions 

If you have additional questions before signing up, feel free to reach out to Genna Quinn at genna.quinn@csulb.edu or 562-985-6124.

 

Preferred Skills, Attributes, Competencies:

Minimum 5 years professional experience in current industry Comfortable carrying conversation and engaging guests Willingness to serve in a mentor/network lead capacity Ability to speak on navigating career paths

Program: CSULB Alumni



Are you a fantastic host? Do you love getting together over dinner and/or drinks? Are you interested in building community and helping Beach alumni connect? Then Dinner with 12 is perfect for you!


Dinner with Twelve 49ers brings alumni together around the table over a shared meal and a shared Beach experience. In this unique program, Beach alumni from across the career-journey timeline come together over casual conversation discussing their experiences in a specific industry. This is an opportunity for Beach alumni to learn about one another, build their network, and share tips and tricks on everything from navigating the job market after college and to planning one's professional path.


Whatever your industry, Beach alumni across SoCal in the same industry would love to connect!

 

What to expect as a host: 

By responding to this opportunity, you are letting us know of your interest in hosting a meal where 12 alumni can join, ask questions, and network. Volunteers who decide to become a host would be responsible for the cost of the meal (meals can be kept simple) When confirmed as a host, volunteers will be able to communicate: Date and time of when you are available to host What career path(s) or industries they are interested in hosting If they are going to co-host with another person The Alumni office will contact hosts to coordinate details and answer questions 

If you have additional questions before signing up, feel free to reach out to Genna Quinn at genna.quinn@csulb.edu or 562-985-6124.

 

Preferred Skills, Attributes, Competencies:

Minimum 5 years professional experience in current industry Comfortable carrying conversation and engaging guests Willingness to serve in a mentor/network lead capacity Ability to speak on navigating career paths

Program: CSULB Alumni

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Zip Code: 90840

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Start an Alumni Network!

CSULB Alumni Networks offer alumni engagement opportunities that connect alumni skills and expertise with activities and events that support and advance CSULB and its global community.

 

In consultation with the Office of Alumni Engagement and by working with the Assistant Director of Alumni and Affinity Engagement, you can establish a group/network on Beach Nexus, CSULB’s exclusive online mentoring and professional network that connects alumni, students and community.  

 

Networks can be established based on:

Department or Academic Discipline  Career  Region  Culture  Extracurricular interests (Sports, Art, Clubs)  Identity-based interest (First-Generation, Young Alumni, Emeriti, Veterans)

 

Joining an alumni network can foster lifelong connections, provide professional and personal development opportunities, enhance networking, and contribute to the university's reputation. By taking a leadership role and founding a network, you will leave a lasting legacy at the Beach that will impact the lives of 49ers for generations to come!

 

*Respondents will be contacted by the Assistant Director of Alumni and Affinity Engagement to discuss further.

Program: CSULB Alumni

CSULB Alumni Networks offer alumni engagement opportunities that connect alumni skills and expertise with activities and events that support and advance CSULB and its global community.

 

In consultation with the Office of Alumni Engagement and by working with the Assistant Director of Alumni and Affinity Engagement, you can establish a group/network on Beach Nexus, CSULB’s exclusive online mentoring and professional network that connects alumni, students and community.  

 

Networks can be established based on:

Department or Academic Discipline  Career  Region  Culture  Extracurricular interests (Sports, Art, Clubs)  Identity-based interest (First-Generation, Young Alumni, Emeriti, Veterans)

 

Joining an alumni network can foster lifelong connections, provide professional and personal development opportunities, enhance networking, and contribute to the university's reputation. By taking a leadership role and founding a network, you will leave a lasting legacy at the Beach that will impact the lives of 49ers for generations to come!

 

*Respondents will be contacted by the Assistant Director of Alumni and Affinity Engagement to discuss further.

Program: CSULB Alumni

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Zip Code: 90840

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Beach Nexus: Be a Mentor!

Beach Nexus Mentoring and Networking Platform

Beach Nexus is CSULB's official mentoring and networking platform. Join your peers to connect with students, faculty, and other alumni as you navigate your professional journey. Get a chance to share your experience and influence your connections with the incredible things you've done so far!

Beach Nexus is where we come together as a community to support each other in a meaningful way. 

Some ways you can help:

Demystify careers by providing insight on what jobs are actually like Share what helped you achieve your career goals Provide students with experiences, such as offering job shadowing and internship opportunities. Create additional career access by providing resume feedback and job referrals. and more!

Currently, we are recruiting first-gen alumni for our Spring 2024 formal mentor program! Visit www.csulb.edu/BeachNexus to learn more. 

Program: CSULB Alumni

Beach Nexus Mentoring and Networking Platform

Beach Nexus is CSULB's official mentoring and networking platform. Join your peers to connect with students, faculty, and other alumni as you navigate your professional journey. Get a chance to share your experience and influence your connections with the incredible things you've done so far!

Beach Nexus is where we come together as a community to support each other in a meaningful way. 

Some ways you can help:

Demystify careers by providing insight on what jobs are actually like Share what helped you achieve your career goals Provide students with experiences, such as offering job shadowing and internship opportunities. Create additional career access by providing resume feedback and job referrals. and more!

Currently, we are recruiting first-gen alumni for our Spring 2024 formal mentor program! Visit www.csulb.edu/BeachNexus to learn more. 

Program: CSULB Alumni

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Zip Code: 90840

Allow Groups: No