Cal State San Bernardino will host a free panel discussion on veterans advocacy and mental health support from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Faculty Center for Excellence, PL-4005.

In addition to being held in person, the program will be also be available online on Zoom.

The discussion, presented by the CSUSB Veterans Success Center and the CSUSB Libraries, will focus on the Inland Empire and include insights on outreach initiatives, best practices and approaches to supporting veterans and their families. A question-and-answer session will follow.

Panelists scheduled to participate are James Fenelon, professor of sociology and director of CSUSB’s Center for Indigenous Peoples Studies; Vanessa Bustillos Saavedra, project coordinator for the Veterans Success Center and Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success; and Yesenia Covarrubias, a readjustment counselor at the San Bernardino Vet Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Fenelon is a U.S. Navy veteran. Bustillos Saavedra is a U.S. Army veteran. Covarrubias is a U.S. Army Reserve combat veteran and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran.

Agustín Ramírez, interim associate vice president of Student Success and Educational Equity and director of the Veterans Success Center at CSUSB and the Palm Desert Campus, will moderate. Ramírez is a U.S. Navy veteran.

For more information, contact Rob Madrigal at rmadriga@csusb.edu.

Event flyer for a CSUSB "Veterans Panel Discussion" on "Veteran Advocacy and Mental Health Support in the Inland Empire," held Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, from Noon to 1 p.m. at the Faculty Center for Excellence (PL-4005) and online via Zoom. Headshots and brief bios are listed for four participants: U.S. Army veteran Vanessa Bustillos Saavedra, M.A.; U.S. Army Reserve combat veteran Yesenia Covarrubias, LCSW; U.S. Navy veteran Dr. James Fenelon; and moderator Agustín Ramírez, M.A. The free public event features a panel insight session followed by a Q&A. Contact information is provided for Rob Madrigal at rmadriga@csusb.edu. Bottom left corner features the CSUSB "We Define the Future" logo.