She previously served as chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). in Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts), became the sixth president of CSU East Bay on January 4, 2021, following the announcement of her appointment to the position by the Board of Trustees on October, 29, 2020. in Speech Pathology summa cum laude) and San Francisco State University ( M.A. Presidents Ĭathy Sandeen, an Oakland native and alumnus of two other California State University institutions: Humboldt State University ( B.S. The proposal to rename the campus to California State University, East Bay was approved by the California State University Board of Trustees on January 26, 2005. In 2005, the university implemented a new, broader mission to serve the eastern San Francisco Bay Area and adopted the name California State University, East Bay. The school was granted university status in 1972, changing its name to California State University, Hayward. In 1963, the name was changed to California State College at Hayward. In 1961, the school was moved to its present location in the Hayward Hills and renamed Alameda County State College. The university has undergone numerous transitions in its history, making name changes accordingly. Chabot College, a part of the California Community College system, opened nearby in Hayward in 1961. To the north is Sonoma State University, serving Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties. To the west was San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) serving San Francisco and San Mateo Counties.

To the south was San Jose State College (now San Jose State University) serving the South Bay counties.

With the addition of the school, higher education in the San Francisco Bay Area became more accessible. At the time of its opening in 1959, classes were first held on the campus of Sunset High School and then Hayward High School. The campus was moved to Hayward before plans were finalized due to the efforts of State Assembly member Carlos Bee and other boosters from the Hayward community, including S.E. Its construction was part of the California Master Plan for Higher Education as proposed by Clark Kerr and the original site for the school was Pleasanton, California. The university was established as State College for Alameda County ( Alameda State College), with its primary mission to serve the higher education needs of both Alameda County and Contra Costa County.

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