Erika D. Beck

Camarillo, Calif., Jan. 26, 2017 — The public is invited to the formal investiture ceremony of Erika D. Beck, Ph.D., as President of CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI). The investiture is scheduled for Friday, May 5 at 2 p.m. in front of the John Spoor Broome Library on campus.

The CSU Board of Trustees appointed Beck as President of CSUCI on March 9, 2016, and she assumed her duties on Aug. 8, 2016. Traditionally held within the president’s first year, the investiture ceremony is an opportunity for the community to mark a new era as the formal symbols and titles are conferred on the new president.

“I look forward to this investiture ceremony, as it provides all of us the opportunity to celebrate this exceptional campus, its students, staff and faculty, and the community that has been an integral part of our founding and ongoing success,” Beck said. “Serving as the President over the past semester has been a tremendous honor. I am excited about furthering the work of our visionary campus and I am ready to move the University to its next level of excellence.”

Music, welcoming remarks, presentation of colors and an academic procession will highlight the event. The procession is for anyone holding a bachelor’s degree or higher from any institution of higher learning. Delegates in the procession are asked to wear academic regalia for this investiture tradition.

CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White will be among the dignitaries who will offer personal greetings and remarks during the ceremony. Speakers will also include CSUCI Academic Senate Chair Cynthia Wyels, Ph.D., Alumni & Friends President Gary Cushing and selected students. Presidents from other CSU campuses and institutions of higher education are also invited.

President Beck will address the crowd with an acceptance speech emphasizing the theme of this new era: “Achieving our potential.”

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