
The experiences of refugees who survived the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey will be shown in 360-degree immersive footage captured by the panelists at the April 18 event, which will be presented virtually.

Mary M. Heckmann, who is also a CSUSB alumna, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the College of Arts and Letters and the James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education Commencement, scheduled for May 20.

Gregory Gondwe (journalism studies), Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Hareem Khan (ethnic studies, anthropology), Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage and Pablo Gómez was part of a team that published recent research.

The team of Cal State San Bernardino students will represent the country of Austria in the conference, which brings participants from throughout the world to meet in New York City to participate in the prestigious program from April 10-14.

Assistant professor of journalism studies, Gregory Gondwe, will focus on increasing reporting on the Hispanic community, including coverage of new immigrants and their hopes and challenges.

The 2023 Academy Award-nominated documentary about kindness and love overcoming hate will be shown at noon, Monday, April 10, at the Santos Manuel Student Union South Theater. The event is free and open to the public.

Dany Doueiri (world languages and literatures) will be a guest speaker at a University of Toledo’s National Arab American Heritage Month event, Kelly Campbell (psychology) discussed how parents can reduce stress in their children in times of financial challenges, research on antisemitic hate crimes by Brian Levin (criminal justice) was cited in an article, and Jacob D. Jones (psychology) was part of a team that published a study on individuals with Parkinson’s disease.

Thomas McWeeney (public administration) discussed school shooting safety measures at the Zero Tolerance training at the Palm Desert Campus, and Chad Sweeney (creative writing) wrote a column on how writing haiku can help “to restore us, to connect us to our bodies and the world around us.”

The three-day, April 11-13, event will highlight how assessment is critical in supporting students, which is done through evidence-informed decision-making at the department, unit, division and institutional levels.