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Building California’s Nursing Workforce: The CSU’s Investment in the Future

Building California’s Nursing Workforce:
The CSU’s Investment in the Future

May 10, 2024
California State University, Northridge​


As the leading contributor of the state’s bachelor-trained nurses, the California State University is building California’s nursing workforce. Join our livestream to hear from CSU faculty experts, intersegmental partners and health care industry leaders for a one-day summit on the future of nursing education. Speakers and panel discussions will address current challenges, emerging opportunities and innovative partnerships in building greater capacity for tomorrow’s nursing professionals.

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Featured Speakers

Erika Beck, President, California State University, Northridge
Joanne Spetz, Director, UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care


Agenda

Time
Session Name
9:30 a.m.
Registration 
10:00 a.m. Breakfast Reception 
10:30 a.m. Opening Remarks

Erika Beck, President, CSUN

10:45 a.m. Nursing Production in California

Joanne Spetz, Director UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care

11:30 a.m. California Nursing Investments

Libby Abbott, Deputy Director of Workforce Development, Department of Healthcare Access and Information

12:15 p.m. Lunch 
12:45 p.m. CSU & CCC Partnerships

Rebekah Child, Nursing Department Chair, CSUN

Karen Macauley, Director, School of Nursing, San Diego State
& Daniel Ortiz, Associate Dean Nursing and Allied Health, Imperial Valley College

Penny Weismuller, Director, Cal State Fullerton School of Nursing

Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang, Undergraduate Nursing Program Director, Cal State San Bernardino Department of Nursing
& Alice Martanegara, Associate Dean and Director of Nursing, Golden West College

1:45 p.m. Break 
2:00 p.m. Student and Alumni Perspective

Jennifer Gonzalez, joint nursing student at CSUN & Los Angeles Valley College

Christy Willis, Public Health Nurse at LAUSD

Eric Paiva, Public Health Nurse at LA County

Aghavni Gzirants, RN at Olive View-UC​LA

Moderated by Rehman Attar, Director, Healthcare and Workforce Development, CSU Office of the Chancellor

2:45 p.m. Looking Ahead: Building the Nursing Workforce

Elaine Musselman, Director of the School of Nursing, San Francisco State

Michael L. Williams, Director of the School of Nursing, Cal State Long Beach

3:30 p.m. Concluding Remarks

Nathan Evans, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs, CSU Office of the Chancellor