Cal State San Bernardino President Tomás D. Morales will give the keynote speech as part of the annual Convocation celebration on Monday, Sept. 18, at the university’s Coussoulis Arena.

Morales will share the university’s achievements during the past year and the goals for the 2017-18 academic year. New student and faculty leaders will be introduced and new administrators will be announced; staff awards in various categories will be presented and short videos will be shown.

Convocation will begin at 9 a.m. An informal reception will be held near the arena.

The Convocation ceremony will be streamed live on the Live Webcast page.

Fall classes start three days later on Thursday, Sept. 21.

California State University, San Bernardino is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in Inland Southern California. Opened in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, the university serves more than 20,000 students each year and graduates about 4,000 students annually.

CSUSB reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire. More than 80 percent of those who graduate are the first in their families to do so.

For more information, contact the university’s Office of Strategic Communication at (909) 537-5007 and visit news.csusb.edu.