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OC500 EDUCATION: SYLVIA ALVA

INTERIM PRESIDENT CSUF,

WHY:Heads Orange County’s largest university by student count. Previously served as CSU’s executive vice chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs.

IN THE NEWS:Taking over top spot at CSUF for Fram Virjee, who previously held the position for five years and announced his retirement in January.

NOTABLE:Returning to the same campus where she first started her career in higher education 30 years ago.

QUOTABLE:“I stand on the shoulders of really phenomenal presidents that this university has had, and I look forward to build upon their strong legacies.”

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