Local African American high school students from Riverside County gained academic and financial resources through interactive workshops and hands-on assistance at the Scholarship Success Summit: Your Path to Higher Education.
The five-year grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Augustus F. Hawkins Center of Excellence Program, will fund the ExMILE project (Excellence as Multilingual Innovators and Leaders in Education), with a goal to address teacher diversity in the Inland Empire.
The Friendship Games “is about coming together as a family, celebrating our Filipino heritage, and creating memories that last a lifetime. Representing CSUSB with pride alongside other schools is an honor we hold close to our hearts,” said Caitlin Munar, president of LUBOS P.A.S.O.
As the Palm Desert Campus continues to expand its programs and services to meet the needs of the local community and beyond, the addition of these accomplished faculty members underscores the university’s dedication to providing high-quality education and fostering an inclusive learning environment.
“Education is key. It builds you up, opens doors for you, gives you opportunities. No one can take away what you’ve learned,” said CSUSB MBA alumnus, Patrick Marshall, consultant and founder of the College Collaborative System for justice-involved individuals.
The Black Faculty Promotion Celebration shined a light on new and newly promoted Black faculty at CSUSB, with Marc Robinson, who was promoted to associate professor of history and earned tenure, taking center stage at the event.
The APNA honored nine extraordinary nurses from across the country in the field of psychiatric-mental health at their 2024 conference for their “exceptional contributions to improve mental health outcomes through prevention, education, leadership, community efforts and science-based treatment.”
The network consists of eight CSU campuses: San Bernardino, Channel Islands, East Bay, Humboldt, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, San Marcos and Northridge. It aims to foster cross-campus collaborations to serve Latino students better in the CSU system.
In being named to Excelencia’s Baccalaureate Level category for its 2024 Examples of Excelencia recognition, Upward Bound was recognized as one of the programs that demonstrated an intentional and aligned approach in supporting Latino and other post-traditional students academically, financially and socially.
Pishko’s latest book, “The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy,” will be the focus of the program, which takes place beginning at 1 p.m. on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.
The event will provide CSUSB students and alumni the opportunity to network with over 70 employers from various industries, including technology, healthcare and government.
The play "Mariposa / Butterfly," performed by CSUSB’s Department of Theatre Arts on Oct. 10 for the university's Children's Center, uses vibrant storytelling to teach children the importance of connection beyond language and borders. Directed by Johanna Smith, the production will be touring local elementary schools this fall and inspiring young audiences, continuing a legacy of children’s theater that began at CSUSB in 1965.