CSUSB Palm Desert Campus to host environmental expo for Coachella Valley students on May 3

Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus will host its 10th annual Environmental and Sustainability Expo on Friday, May 3. An all-day event geared toward students from all three Coachella Valley school districts, the expo kicks -off at 8:45 a.m. in the campus’ Indian Wells Theater with keynote speaker David Wilson, lead engineer, Coachella Valley Water District, who will discuss “Watershed in the Environment.” Following the keynote speaker, representatives from local green industries, including Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, Friends of the Desert Mountains, Riverside County Department of Waste Resources, SunLine Transit Agency and the CSUSB Water Resources Institute -Salton Sea Archives will be on hand to encourage students to learn more about working in green science fields. Students will also be able to participate in interactive presentations given by Joshua Tree National Park and local science teachers.Top environment-related digital films (DigiComs) will be screened and tours of the campus’ Palm Desert Health Sciences Building, which is Gold LEED certified, will be given.This year’s sponsors include Coachella Valley Unified School District, Desert Sands Unified School District, Palm Springs Unified School District, Rochelle and Peter A’Hearn, and Coachella Valley Water District.For more information about the expo, contact Regina Garrison at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus at (760) 341-2883, ext. 78144 or rgarriso@csusb.edu.The CSUSB Palm Desert Campus offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees, a doctorate in educational leadership, and teacher credentials and certificates. With more than 1,400 students, it is the Coachella Valley’s four-year public university and plays a vital role in educating and training the region’s growing population.For more information about the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, contact Mike Singer in the Office of Public Affairs at msinger@csusb.edu or (760) 341-2883, ext. 78107, or visit the campus website at pdc.csusb.edu.