The students representing India earned a Distinguished Delegation award, and the students representing Jamaica were recognized with the Outstanding Delegates in Committee award. Both are among the highest honors given at by the National Model United Nations.
Richard “Cheech” Marin was awarded the President’s Medal for his accomplishments as an actor, author of children’s books and a preeminent collector of Chicano art and the recently opened Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture.
Cal State San Bernardino is the only California State University campus recognized in the rankings, and one of only five universities in California to make the list.
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine ranking looks at institutions that not only enroll the highest number of Hispanic/Latino students, but also the proportion of these students on a campus.
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona spoke at the sixth and final White House Initiative Latino Regional Economic Summit at CSUSB, attended by more than 300 local officials, educators, business leaders and community members.
CSU Student Trustee Diana Aguilar-Cruz recently toured Cal State San Bernardino, meeting with students, administrators, faculty and staff, and attending the ceremony formally naming the James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education.
Marin will be presented the President’s Medal at the President’s Dinner on Nov. 30, at the Mission Inn in Riverside.
The summit, which will be attended by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, is the sixth in a series of in-person events across the country designed to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advancing equity and economic empowerment and to connect local Latino community members directly with federal leaders and resources.
The CSUSB poster presentation focused on a 360-degree virtual tour of the In|Dignity exhibition allowing to live on after the exhibition closes.
The Strategic Plan is the blueprint that serves to define Cal State San Bernardino, its mission and its future.
Reginald and René Webb were honored for their philanthropic work and efforts to help others in the community. The CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation was honored for its work in creating and improving academic access for CSUSB students through its scholarship fundraising endeavors.
The renaming of the college is in honor of the contributions of James and Judy Watson, longtime supporters of CSUSB, and their transformative gift of $8.4 million to support student scholarships and programs, the work of the Watson & Associates Literacy Center and a Dean’s Endowment Fund.