While the search for a new Cal State Long Beach president has yet to begin, the Cal State University Board of Trustees has appointed five new presidents in its 23-campus system.
According to the CSU website, the new presidents at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Fresno, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State Stanislaus will begin their respective terms on or before September 1.
“We’ve had a number of [presidential] positions to replace in the past few years,” CSU Spokesman Erik Fallis said. “The overall trend has been an issue of retirement.”
After serving as interim president since June 2012, Willie J. Hagan is now the permanent president of CSUDH, according to the CSU website.
Eduardo M. Ochoa, previously an interim president, is now president of CSUMB, according to the website.
While the majority of the new presidents have previously held positions within the CSU, incoming CSU Fresno President Joseph I. Castro has no prior experience working in the CSU.
According to the CSU website, Castro previously served as the vice chancellor of student academic affairs at the University of California, San Francisco.
While not all of the new presidents have CSU experience, Fallis said all of them are well qualified for their new positions.
“[The five new presidents] clearly have an established relationship on their campuses,” Fallis said. “They have done a great job of working collaboratively with students and faculty.”
According to the CSU website, former provost and vice president of academic affairs at CSU Fresno, William A. Covino, will start his term as president of CSULA on Sept. 1.
Joseph F. Sheley, who previously served as interim president of CSU Stanislaus since June 2012, is now president.