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Office of Community Engagement

Brian Heisterkamp
August 18, 2023

Brian Heisterkamp will serve as interim director of Cal State San Bernardino’s Office of Community Engagement, facilitates partnerships between the university and public and private groups off campus, providing knowledge and resources to enrich scholarship, research and creative activity that benefits the public good.

A sign for the INTO LIGHT exhibit
June 8, 2023

The exhibition at the CSUSB Anthropology Museum, aimed at destigmatizing substance use disorder by putting a human face on the disease, closes to the public on Saturday, June 10, with special weekend viewing hours from 8-11:30 a.m. Admission is always free.

Theresa Clower, standing by her portrait of her son, Devin, started the INTO LIGHT Project. After completing Devin’s portrait, she was inspired to find others who lived and died like her son and to show the extent of the drug epidemic through exhibits involving each state.
May 31, 2023

The exhibit, housed at the CSUSB’s Anthropology Museum since September, aims to call attention to substance use disorder. The work of the museum, San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health and INTO LIGHT was recognized by the National Association of Counties with an Achievement Award in the Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Category. A closing reception is set for 10:30 a.m.-noon on Wednesday, June 7, at the museum.

A student and a law enforcement officer meet at the 2020 criminal justice career fair.
April 4, 2023

Students interested in research and career opportunities in the field of criminal justice are invited to attend the event that will take place in the Santos Manuel Student Union South.

CSUSB alumni and staff Coyote Cares Day volunteers prepare ingredients for jambalaya soup mix.
February 20, 2023

The Coyote Cares Day volunteers worked on campus packaging dry soup mix for the needy and also out in the field at a domestic violence shelter, a food bank and community centers.

Three CSUSB student volunteers at the 2022 Coyote Cares Day
February 10, 2023

CSUSB’s annual volunteer event, Coyote Cares Day, will be held on two days – Feb. 17 from 1-4:30 p.m., and Feb. 18 from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

 

Diane Podolske
February 3, 2023

As the ninth annual Coyote Cares Day approaches Feb. 17 and 18, Diane Podolske, director of CSUSB’s Office of Community Engagement, shares her thoughts on the importance of community engagement and the volunteer spirit that motivates the CSUSB campus.

University Hall, Faculty in the News
October 18, 2022

Nerea Marteache (criminal justice), Francisca Beer (accounting and finance), Nicholas Bratcher (music), Tony Coulson and Vincent Nestler (information and decision sciences), and Bryan Castillo (lecturer, geological sciences) were mentioned in recent news coverage.

Francisca Beer (left) and Nerea Marteache Solans
October 12, 2022

The award recognizes the work of faculty members and community partners in developing opportunities for students and faculty to engage in and learn from the community.