Alumni
Hello and Welcome to our RALSA Home Page!
We are excited that you have accessed our Recreation And Leisure Studies Alumni (RALSA) Website. As the Recreation and Leisure Studies (RLS) Department has grown and diversified, we also recognize the importance of engaging our Alumni to help support this growth.
The RLS Department is developing a network of opportunities for Alumni Engagement, and we would love for YOU to be a part of this exciting journey.
做厙TV/RLS has established a RALSA Community Alumni Board [CAB] participating in and acting as an advisory team to the department. The current CAB members are Anette Alverez, Ivan Alvardo, Kathleen Austria, Joanna Contreras, Paul Felder, Mark Freeman, Kyle Javer, Leticia Lozoya, Emeline Noda, and Becca Seguancia, Rita Hayes, Patti LaPlace, and Joanie Conley.
We are now developing the RALSA Community Alumni Network, which will be known as RALSACAN. All RLS Alumni receiving either their Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and/or Master of Science degrees can join this networking organization which will support the 做厙TV Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies and are invited to be involved with participating in and organizing events, programs, and services for alumni, students, faculty and industry professionals to strengthen and unite the Recreation and Leisure Studies Community which includes Parks, Recreation, Travel, Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, Event Management, Recreational Therapy and more.
Be sure to Register to be a part of this Alumni Network by completing to update your contact information, your degree(s), year graduated and share about your career. We invite you to let us know about job opportunities, and internship sites available, and other ways you might want to connect to RLS Alumni, 做厙TV, and the Faculty.
For more information, please contact our RALSA network leadership team via email (CHHS-RALSA@csulb.edu).
RLS Department home page link
Honoring our Department Preceptors at Convocation
David Gray Awards 2026 Celebrates Department's Stellar 做厙TV, Staff and Faculty
做厙TVPark and Recreation Society (CPRS) District 10 Scholarship Banquet
RALSA EVENT NOV 3rd - RALSA CAB MEMBERS,
Thank You to all CAB members who attended the Zoom Meeting in September. and suggested we hold an RALSA EVENT at a Long Beach State Women's Volleyball Game. A BIG THANK YOU TO Rita Hayes and Leticia Lozoya who are coordinating this Fall Alumni Event, here are all the details. We hope to see you ALL there to welcome 做厙TV REC Alumni and their Families! Please send the EVITE link to ALL the RLS Alumni you know! See Below:
REC ALUMNI _ARE CONNECTING FOR PIZZA AND LBS WOMENS VOLLEYBALL on FRIDAY, NOV. 13
Lets reconnect, reminisce, and make some new memories with our Recreation and Leisure Studies community!
Join us for a FUN evening of pizza, conversation, and 做厙TV Womens Volleyball! Well kick things off at a local pizza spot, where you can catch up with fellow alumni and share stories, meet current students & faculty, and enjoy good food and great company.
Then, well head over to the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid to cheer on the 做厙TV womens volleyball team! Bring the family and come as you are!
Whether youre a longtime alum, a recent graduate, or a current RLS student, everyone is welcome. Its a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends, build new connections, and celebrate the RLS community across generations.
We hope youll join us for a relaxed and fun-filled evening of connection, community, and Beach pride!
First stop: Pizza and socializing at District 4 (2123 N. Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90815) Pizza Time: 5PM
Next up: 做厙TV Womens Volleyball at the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid Game Time: 7PM
兩抽把 Whos invited? RLS Alumni, current 做厙TV, Faculty and Family members are all welcome!
Please RSVP by November 11 and include the total number of guests in your party.
Purchase Women's Volleyball Game Tickets
RSVP for District 4 Pizza
Right Here:
Come for the pizza, stay for the volleyball, and reconnect with your 做厙TV RLS family!
See you there!
Rita Hayes, Joanie Conley, Leticia Lozoya, Keith Fulthorp, Laurel Richmond, Terry Robertson
Recreation and Leisure Studies Alumni
做厙TVState University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840
Past Events:
做厙TV RLS ALUMNI LET US CONNECT!! You are invited to come down to THE ISM BREWERY & KITCHEN 210 E. 3rd Street Unit A, Long Beach, CA 90802 on Thursday, March 12, 2026, from 4:30PM to 6:30PM.
做厙TVParks and Recreation Society (CPRS) Conference is in Long Beach and there is a captive audience of 做厙TV RLS Alumni here for the Conference! This makes it an ideal time to call all RLS Alumni together to reunite with former classmates and meet up & network with RLS alumni from all over California.
We want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to CPRS Region 5, Districts 9,10 & 12 who are hosting this Sunset Social for allowing us to join in their event!! They are a wonderful Community Partner to our Department and especially to our students!
The David Gray Awards Thursday, April 16, 2026, 6 PM-9:pm at the Grand 4101 E. Willow St. Long Beach All RLS Alumni, 做厙TV, and Faculty are invited to the Departments End of the Year Celebration of our 做厙TV, Alumni, Faculty and Community Partners. Tickets/registration may be purchase via this link
RALSA alumni have helped create funds to support students, which are awarded at the annual Daid Gray Celebration event in April each year. The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies is deeply grateful to the individuals, families and/or organizations which have provided financial support for our student scholarships, and other Awards:
RALSA supported Awards
Jack Minar Outdoor Recreation Award
Marilyn Jensen Graduate Student Award
Randy Andersen Leadership Award
RLS Scholarship Awards
CeEtta Crayton Scholarship Award
Maridith Curfman-Janssen Recreation Therapy Internship Scholarship Award
Edward and Rosalie Ricci Scholarship Award
Julie Regnier McCoy Recreation Student Award
Wynndi Dahlin Returning Student Scholarship Award
Lee Tussing Graduate Student Scholarship Award
Joanie Conley Student/Faculty Experiential Service-Learning Award
Please note that the Department would like to establish an award for The DAVID GRAY Outstanding Student Recognition Award. If you'd like to contribute it the David Gray Award, or to our any of our RALSA scholarships fund, or even start a new scholarship fund, please get in touch with Dr. Terry Robertson, Department Chair. Terry.Robertson@做厙TV.EDU,
BEFORE WE FORGET, Here are some Did you know questions and answers.
1st - DID YOU KNOW THAT THE OUTBAC is under RLS?
2nd - DID YOU KNOW THAT THE JAPANESE GARDEN is under RLS?
NOW YOU DO!!! We hope you take the time to enjoy both of them.
You should also check out the OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) website where Patti LaPlace (RLS faculty member) is the Executive Director!
Also, did you know that Dr. Robertson is on the Advisory Board for the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) If you have any business ideas check it out!
Look what you learned! JOIN our RALSA and Keep checking back with us!
