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Quoted in recent news articles or publishing research are Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts emerita) and Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus); Eugene H. Wong, Kevin P. Rosales and Lisa Looney (child development); Edna Martinez (associate vice president and administrator in charge of the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus) co-authored a study with Sharon Velarde Pierce (CSUSB public administration); and Jonathan Jay Dubois (anthropology).
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The Mary Stuart Rogers Scholarship Fund was established to provide financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus. The scholarship is merit-based and only awarded to the top students at the campus.
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Edna Martinez, the new associate vice president and administrator in charge of the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, is the first Latina to lead the Palm Desert Campus in its 37-year history.
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The new Student Services Building will be able to accommodate up to 4,000 students and is designed for maximal flexibility as the campus continues to grow.
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The CSUSB Palm Desert Campus Convocation, which will welcome students to the 2023-24 academic year, has been postponed. New date to be determined.
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Edna Martinez has been named the associate vice president and administrator in charge of the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.
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The NACADA Journal, the leading referred journal in the field of academic advising, will publish an article co-written by Edna Martinez, an associate professor and co-director of the CSUSB Doctorate in Educational Leadership Program.
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A Hispanic Heritage Month look back: The Women of Color in Academia group at CSUSB hosted a panel discussion on Feb. 6 to highlight the recent works by tenure-track faculty members who are part of the organization.
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The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the John M. Pfau Library (PL-5005).