Cal State Long Beach's Beth Lesen: How to build a strong team

Claudine McCarthy

doi:10.1002/tsr.70111

August 13, 2026The Successful Registrar

Cal State Long Beach's Beth Lesen: How to build a strong team

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To examine leadership and team-building strategies that enable successful innovation in university student affairs and enrollment management.
Case analysis of administrative leadership and team practices within student affairs at California State University, Long Beach.
Evaluation of institutional leadership outcomes associated with the ACPA 2026 Harold E. Cheatham Innovative Practice Award.
Multiple innovative campus initiatives were successfully executed under student affairs leadership.
Program success and organizational effectiveness were fundamentally driven by team empowerment and shared staff recognition.

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When Beth Lesen received the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) 2026 Harold E. Cheatham Innovative Practice Award, it was clearly well deserved. After all, several successful innovative initiatives came to fruition under her leadership as vice president for student affairs and enrollment at California State University, Long Beach. When asked to explain the secret to her success, she's quick to credit her staff.

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