![Meeting of the Minds virtual](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_20_Meeting_Minds_42_15May2020.jpg.webp?itok=MDRk7auM)
CSUSB’s 9th annual Meeting of the Minds Student Research Symposium brought nearly 215 student presenters, 95 faculty mentors and 54 faculty members who served as judges.
![State Sen. Connie M. Leyva](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WomxnsConf_Leyva_15May2020.jpg.webp?itok=BF37UsTO)
The conference, with the theme “The Future is Female: 100 Years of Voices,” will be held virtually Friday, May 22, and will feature a keynote from Senator Leyva, panel discussion and breakout sessions.
![RAFFMA celebrates International Museum Week](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_RAFFMACommunityExhibit_11May2020_2.jpg.webp?itok=n4KtCh71)
The objective of International Museum Week, May 18-22, according to the International Council of Museums, is to raise awareness on the fact that “museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.”
![On April 30, the PDC nursing students received a donation of much-needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from Desert Care Network.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/PPE%20donation%20photo.jpg.webp?itok=6ho0oxLK)
As CSUSB Palm Desert Campus nursing students receive a donation of much-needed Personal Protective Equipment, a fellow Coyote and her daughters assist on the giving end.
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Participating in the May 13 panel discussion of Aldous Huxley’s futuristic dystopian novel are Michael Chao, biology; Jasmine Lee, English; Daniel MacDonald, economics; and Jeremy Murray, history.
![Jessica Lee](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_alumniJessicaLee_videopromo_06May2020.jpg.webp?itok=KtejVY6L)
Jessica Lee, '11, '13, applies her English and Linguistics background to catch cyber criminals as a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst.
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Following a national search and the careful consideration of input from the campus community, Rueyling Chuang has been named dean of the College of Arts and Letters, effective June 1.
![CSUSB Model UN](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/ModelUN_HPB_0.jpg.webp?itok=TyMCYJuA)
The university’s Model UN team maintains its tradition of excellence at the National Model United Nations Conference, despite the annual gathering being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_FacultyInTheNews_Apri2020_10.jpg.webp?itok=QE12gFUq)
Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) discussed ways the arts community is adjusting to sharing its work during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Kevin Grisham (assistant director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and chair, geography and environmental studies) was interviewed on how extremist groups are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to spread hate and violence.