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Chula Vista grad pursued art museum dream with help of ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø mentors, leadership experiences and campus community support.

The announcement was made on Monday, May 7. Previously, Tong served as Interim Provost since June 2023.

As first announced in spring 2025, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø is the first California State University to earn the prestigious classification, reserved for less than 5% of America's universities with the highest levels of research activity.

Shaye Phung started her journey as an aspiring teacher. She leaves ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø as an aspiring education policy change agent headed to graduate school at one of the world’s most prestigious universities.

After the sudden loss of her mother, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø senior Ila Pecus found strength, purpose and healing through mentorship and community — graduating in just three years with highest honors.

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Community Health Group CEO and ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø alumna Norma A. Diaz, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology, is one of the 2025 honorary degree recipients.

More than 12,000 ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø degree candidates have the opportunity to participate in the university’s 2025 commencement weekend.

Maximus Miesner melds his love of music with academic research to uncover the cultural legacy of Motown in an interdisciplinary exploration of the American Dream