Office of Community and Belonging

The Office of Community and Belonging works collaboratively with campus partners to make care an intentional and ongoing part of the CSUMB culture. We offer belonging-focused education, gatherings and celebrations that strengthen our relationships and community life.

Grounded in the Belief that a Caring University is Built By People

We’re all Otters. And together, with intention and over time, we strive to ensure that each Otter:

• Experiences a genuine sense of belonging
• Can fully engage and flourish academically, professionally and socially
• Belongs to a campus culture where care is not an occasional act but an every day practice

Land Acknowledgement

Cal State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) resides on the indigenous homeland of the Amah Mutsun, Esselen, Ohlone, Rumsen, Salinan people and territories. It is on these rich homelands, where CSUMB not only thrives as an institution of higher education, but also provides an education abundant with service and experience to a diverse community of learners.

As our students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members explore the university’s campus, remember to respect the land and take note of the natural beauty. Remember that Ancestors rest below pathways and in other less traveled areas on campus. We Are Here - Let Ka Lai

This statement was revised on March 11, 2024, in consultation with Monterey County Tribal leaders and CSUMB’s Native American Council. More details on CSUMB’s Land Acknowledgement are available on the Cultural Heritage Office website.