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October 26, 2022
Donnie Gerrell ’18 credits the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus for providing her with the necessary skills to be successful.
![The new signage at CSUSB’s James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WatsonCOE_25Oct2022.jpg.webp?itok=yb6PDTvw)
October 25, 2022
The college is being renamed in honor of James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson, longtime friends of the university and its College of Education. The ceremony is set for 11:30 a.m.
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December 2, 2021
The life experiences the Watsons have brought to support the College of Education have benefitted students, the campus and, ultimately, the communities CSUSB serves.