![A CSUSB student in a previous Great ShakeOut earthquake drill.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_ShakeOut_13Oct2023.jpg.webp?itok=j_u7YSmr)
CSUSB will participate in the annual drill that simulates a major earthquake, encouraging students, faculty and staff to “Drop, Cover and Hold On.” In addition, the Department of Geological Sciences will host QuakeCon, an outdoor event from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., to promote earthquake safety and preparedness and the work of the department’s students, faculty and alumni.
![Cash Baxter and Bill Marx](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_OLLI_Gift%20of%20Love%20holiday_12Oct2023.jpg.webp?itok=1QLmL8bX)
“The Gift of Love and Laughter” features Bill Marx and Cash Baxter and will take place Dec. 2 starting at 7 p.m. in the Palm Desert Campus’ Indian Wells Theater.
![CSUSB Palm Desert Campus students](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_VideoPromo_10Oct2023.jpg.webp?itok=GOKMLRNg)
The Cal State San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus provides four-year degrees that allow students to grow beyond their potential and to exceed their goals.
![Cody Coyote poses for a picture with a couple of attendees from last year’s Homecoming Bash.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Homecoming_Slide.jpg.webp?itok=bskXSMyE)
CSUSB’s Homecoming Week will feature plenty of activities for students, alumni and friends with a campus tour, food, photo booth, giveaways, beer garden and Coyote volleyball, along with various celebrations and events at both university campuses.
![The 2023-24 Rogers Scholars pose for a group photo.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_RogersScholarship2023_05Oct2023.jpg.webp?itok=YMnGTjZY)
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.
![LGBTQ+ History Month graphic](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_LGBTQ%2B%20History%20Month%202023%20-24.jpg.webp?itok=Wvv7XuJS)
CSUSB will celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month by highlighting student leaders, faculty and staff in various activities and special events throughout the month.
![Edna Martinez](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_AVP_Edna%20Martinez_0.jpg.webp?itok=3wF2eA8e)
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.
![Adolfo Velazquez](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_Adolfo%20Velazquez_19Sept2023%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=GYOtb9s5)
Adolfo Velazquez has been selected as the new director of community relations and philanthropy at the Cal State San Bernardino, Palm Desert Campus.
![A rendering of the Student Services Building.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Student%20Services%20Building%20approved%20rendering%209-13-23%202.jpg.webp?itok=aO-IRAm5)
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.