The celebration, free and open to the public, caps the week-long California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference, which will see more than 1,500 elementary school students and their teachers from throughout the Inland Empire visit the campus to learn firsthand about California’s Native American culture, history and customs.
On Sept. 19, 350 students gathered at Cal State San Bernardino’s Santos Manuel Student Union South Event Center for the Tech & Cybersecurity Fair. The event, which brought together students and industry leaders from the tech and cybersecurity sectors, was organized by the Career Center and the Center for Cyber & AI.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was interviewed about the upcoming LEAD Summit XIII, Sept. 27, at CSUSB, Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts, emerita), president of the League of Women Voters San Bernardino Area, talked about the upcoming Citizen Achievement Awards on Oct. 6, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the political violence and the November presidential election.
In addition to panel presentations on its theme, “El Plan de San Bernardino: Transnationalism, Academic Mobility, and the Reframing of Education,” the summit will feature a morning performance by two-time Grammy Award-winning group, Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea, and keynote address by veteran actor, artist, activist and motivational speaker Pepe Serna.
This latest work by Viktor Wang, professor of educational leadership and technology, is his 61st peer-reviewed book; it explores how artificial intelligence can be integrated into education to address current system shortcomings and provide students with a more personalized learning experience.
The San Manuel Pow Wow, billed as the largest in Southern California, is a three-day celebration free to the public, featuring traditional bird singers and dancers, drum singing groups and vending from artisans representing Indian tribal nations from across North America and Canada.
Claire Todd (geological sciences) discussed the effect climate change has on wildfires, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about the man accused in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and research by Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh (health science) was highlighted with two student researchers by the Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases.
The month-long celebration’s theme is Somos CSUSB/We Are CSUSB, uniting the campus community through dancing, educational speakers, community building, familial traditions y más.
Cal State San Bernardino earned a bronze seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for nonpartisan student voter participation efforts in the 2022 midterm elections.
Michael Sierra-Arévalo, author of “The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing,” will be the program's first guest speaker for the 2024 academic year, set for 1 p.m. Sept. 18 on Zoom. The series began after the May 2020 murder of George Floyd that spurred subsequent protests calling for systemic reforms in policing and profound dialogues on race and racism.
Meredith Conroy (political science) wrote about the possible impact of Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, and Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts, emerita) is the project director for “Artists Against Hate,” which recently staged a performance at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
The funding has been used to create CSUSB’s Yotie Oso Undergraduate Retention and Success Program, which will enhance support to Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students and foster Inland Empire area relationships.