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.
CSUSB’s Division of Human Resources held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 12 to mark the grand opening of its new Staff Enrichment Center (SEC), a space dedicated to fostering the success and professional growth of university staff.
Ahlam Muhtaseb, professor of media studies at CSUSB, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab Summer Fellowship from Princeton University’s Department of African American Studies.
The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art at CSUSB hosted a public reception on Sept. 5 for its latest exhibit, “Korean Craft: Yesterday and Today,” a collaboration with South Korea’s Sookmyung Women’s University Museum, the Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange.
The Tech & Cybersecurity Fair 2024 will take place on Sept. 19 from noon-3 p.m. at the Santos Manuel Student Union South Event Center.
The university also was listed high on the Wall Street Journal’s Student Experience, Best Value, Best Colleges and Best Salaries categories. In addition, Cal State San Bernardino was one of 25 new colleges to be listed in the ranking’s top 50 this year, “serving their students especially well and leaving them broadly satisfied with their college experience,” the newspaper reported.
Gina Choi, an up-and-coming scholar of Korean art, visited CSUSB’s Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA) over the summer to conduct an in-depth scholarly review of the museum's Korean ceramics collection. Choi will return to RAFFMA on Oct. 10 at 12 p.m. to "Beginnings: Korean Ceramics at RAFFMA," a lecture which will be free and open to the public.
This fall brings a new initiative to CSUSB’s Affordable Learning Solutions, an initiative which supports student success through participation in cost-saving programs for textbooks and course materials.
James Fenelon (sociology) will be a panelist at a Sept. 12 program discussing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis, Kimberly Collins (public administration) co-authored a new study about building infrastructure for the electrification of the trucking industry, and Jennifer Andersen (English) wrote an opinion piece on name-calling in political discourse.
The Alumni Center “will be more than just a physical location – it will represent the proud history of the institution and a hope for the future that inspires excitement and loyalty,” said Crystal Wymer-Lucero ’07 ‘19, director of Alumni Relations.
TC Corrigan (communication studies) discussed what is being done to support local news organizations as Inland Empire news outlets shrink their staffs and news coverage, and Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) spoke about IECE’s Veteran Entrepreneurship Program and the Mini MBA Course at the Palm Desert iHUB.
Neema Avashia and Elizabeth Catte, authors of “Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place,” will talk about their book and shed light on the country’s Appalachia region. The event, in-person and on Zoom, is sponsored by the President's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board.