Cal State LA is celebrating the outstanding achievement of the Class of 2026 at the historic Shrine Auditorium. There will be 9 college-based ceremonies, and graduating students will be automatically assigned to a ceremony based on their college, department, and major. The College of ECST ceremony (Ceremony 4) will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
BOOST @ Cal State LA is part of ECST Increasing Momentum through Peer-mentoring and Community Transformation in L.A. (IMPACT LA) - an ECST program that takes our students beyond the classroom into our local community to partner with organizations and address identified needs. Students use their Community Cultural Wealth and apply their classroom knowledge and skills to design and build solutions for the organizations and the people they serve. Learn more about IMAPCT LA at https://www.calstatela.edu/ecst/impact-la.
California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) hosts the annual CSU 3D-Printed Fixed-Wing Aircraft Competition (C-3DPAC) at the Jesse Owens Track and Field Complex on campus.
May 30, 2026 | 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | at Cal State LA
Flight Competition @ Jesse Owens Stadium and Jesse Owens Track and Field, Cal State LA.
California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) and the Mojave Air & Space Port host the annual C-UASC at the Mojave Air & Space Port at Rutan Field.
The Summer Making, Academic prep, and Research for Transfer students (SMART) is an exciting, hands-on internship program sponsored by Growth Sector's STEM Core program and hosted by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Cal State LA.
The 2026 LAunchPad Summer Program will consist of two separate one-week sessions.
Session ONE: 9th and 10th Grade Students
June 15-19, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Session TWO: 11th and 12th Grade Students
June 22-26, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The LAunchPad Summer Program introduces high school students to engineering through applied projects, presentations by industry professionals, and direct engagement with ECST faculty.