San Bernardino County Sheriff and CSUSB alumnus Shannon Dicus credits his college education for his success.
The Faculty Center for Excellence also begins the new academic year with an expanded new structure that unifies faculty support and professional development in one center.
The free program, presented on Zoom, is open to the public and will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6. Conversations on Race and Policing, which began after the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and its aftermath, enters its fourth year.
Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) was on the LAist program “Air Talk” to discuss just how much protein a person really needs, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed by various news media about the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism’s latest report.
Meredith Conroy (political science) discussed the effect of Donald Trump skipping the first GOP presidential debate on other Republican hopefuls, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the latest hate crime numbers, and Thomas McWeeney (public administration) wrote of his appreciation for the efforts of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership as Tropical Storm Hilary soaked the region.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the latest study by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, and Nicholas Moon (psychology) was one of the authors of a study that examined military readiness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) shared hate crime numbers that showed an increase in incidents targeting the LGBTQ+ community, Meredith Conroy (political science) shared her observations about the recent Republican presidential debate, Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) talked about the city-university partnership to open the Entrepreneurial Resource Center in downtown San Bernardino, and Kerry Cato (geological sciences) was interviewed about sinkholes.
Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) was interviewed about the establishment of the the Entrepreneurial Development Services and Resource Center in downtown San Bernardino, José Muñoz (sociology) co-wrote a paper on STEM dean’s responses to barriers faced by that Latiné/x/a/o contingent faculty at HSIs, and Yawen Li (social work) and Kenneth Shultz (psychology) co-wrote a study on the adoption of electronic health records by adult day services.
Guy Hepp, associate professor of anthropology, appeared in the series’ episode “Bloodsport,” where he discussed the Maya ballgame played in early Mesoamerica. He was careful to emphasize the diversity of Mesoamerican ballgames played by different groups, as well as their religious and political significance.