
Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) discussed the upcoming release of the State of Entrepreneurship report, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed in continuing coverage about the Anti-Defamation League’s latest report on the increase in antisemitic hate crimes, and Jacob D. Jones (psychology) was part of a research team that examined apathy’s relationship to depression among patients with Parkinson’s disease.

The event featured various contests for the students including an elevator pitch competition, a financial statement competition, a Quickbooks competition and a marketing plan competition. The event also had the students create their own businesses and set up booths where they could market and sell their products as part of a competition.

Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Stacey Fraser (music), Kristi Papailler (theatre arts) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and a study by Gisela Bichler (criminal justice) was recently published.

The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino has sponsored the VE Regional Tradeshow and Competition program annually since 2018. The 2023 event will mark the first time the program has been held at CSUSB.

The grant will provide additional critical and targeted services to minority-owned, small businesses in the Inland Empire, along with focusing on financial management and achieving growth.

Michael Stull (entrepreneurship) talks about CSUSB’s entrepreneurial graduate program being ranked nationally, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the Biden administration’s work to crack down on “ghost guns.”

Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about hate crimes targeting the LGBTQ+ community and Michael Stuff (entrepreneurship) talked about the 20th Annual Spirit of the Entrepreneur Gala held recently.

Since its creation in 2003, the Spirit of the Entrepreneur has honored more than 200 entrepreneurs in the inland region for building businesses into major contributors to the region’s economy.

The 20th anniversary gala will include special Legacy Awards to two outstanding previous Spirit of the Entrepreneur Award recipients along with the featured award recipients.