Photos: A Day of Celebration for the Investiture of CSUN President Erika D. Beck

  • President Erika D. Beck wearing black robe with red sash and sleeves, with people wearing academic robes beside her and students in background

    CSUN President Erika D. Beck on stage with students and honored guests at her investiture ceremony, Monday, March 14.

  • CSUN President Erika D. Beck in black academic robe with red sash with other academics in black robes on black floored stage

    Erika D. Beck on stage at The Soraya with (L-R) CSUN Staff Representative Marisol Garcia, CSUN President Emerita Dr. Jolene Koester, CSUN Alumnus David Nazarian, President Beck, CSUN Foundation Board Chair Robert D. Taylor and CSU Acting Chancellor Steve Relyea.

  • Erika D. Beck in black robe, with colorful Native American blanket on her shoulders walking in aisle

    Erika D. Beck leaves The Soraya after her investiture ceremony on Monday, March 14, wearing a traditional blanket presented to her by representatives of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians.

  • David Nazarian speaks at CSUN podium wearing black academic robe

    David Nazarian '82 gives greetings to Erika D. Beck on behalf of CSUN Alumni.

  • Erika D. Beck on stage with video monitor behind her showing view of CSUN

    Erika D. Beck gives her investiture address at The Soraya on Monday, March 14, 2022.

  • Two men stand at podium on stage with students in background

    Tribal President Rudy Ortega Jr. and CSUN alumnus and tribal Vice President Mark J. Villaseñor ’16 of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians give traditional welcome for Erika D. Beck's investiture ceremony at The Soraya.

  • Two women wearing red dresses in front of group of dancers wearing white shirts and blue pants on dark stage.

    Alumni and current students from CSUN dance and jazz programs perform at the investiture ceremony.

  • Erika D. Beck on stage being handed a box by one man while another man looks on

    Erika D. Beck is presented with gifts at the Afternoon Kickback on the University Library lawn.

  • Erika D. Beck at the Afternoon Kickback on the University Library lawn.

A new and exciting phase for CSUN had its formal introduction March 14, with the investiture ceremony of Erika D. Beck as the university’s sixth president. The day was a mix of long-standing traditions and personal touches, beginning with Beck taking part in the cherished custom of laying a rose at the Matador Statue.

Professors in their academic robes and regalia processed into The Soraya ahead of Beck, who was accompanied onto the stage by leaders of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. At Beck’s request, members of student clubs were featured on stage. Students in the CSUN dance program performed and musicians with the CSUN Jazz Studies program played throughout the ceremonies. A kickback on the University Library lawn finished out the day.

Beck took office in January, 2021. She is the fourth consecutive female president of CSUN.

Photos by Lee Choo and David J. Hawkins.

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