CSUSB was ranked seventh out of 616 colleges in the Master’s University category, ninth out of 215 colleges in the Best Bang for the Buck in the West category, and listed among America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting.
CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales delivered the keynote address, sharing campus achievements and advice for students during the Aug. 26 event.
“The way we operate as a university will not look entirely the same as during our pre-pandemic days. However, the fact we will once again be able to interact face-to-face this fall, without a screen in between us, is a cause for celebration,” said CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales.
CSUSB has earned the STARS silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
CSUSB President Tomás Morales is in a virtual discussion with California Labor Secretary Julie A. Su regarding an Inland Empire cybersecurity apprenticeship initiative.
UN Environment Program’s chief environmental economist, Pushpam Kumar, gave a virtual talk on “Making Nature Count through Inclusive Wealth Measurement.” A recording is available online.
CSUSB’s Ed.D. program has been accepted into the AACTE Holmes Program, which supports racially and ethnically diverse students pursuing graduate degrees in education.
Katherine Gray (art) was interviewed on KVCR’s “Lifestyles with Lillian Vasquez,” Jacob Jones (psychology) and Zhaojing Chen (kinesiology) will lead a study on Parkinson’s disease with an NIH grant, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) provided historical context in articles about an assault in Los Angeles that is being investigated as an anti-Semitic hate crime.
CSUSB will celebrate its Class of 2021 with four virtual commencement ceremonies for students from its San Bernardino and Palm Desert campuses.
Bruce Varner, a highly respected attorney, philanthropist, higher education advocate, and Cal State San Bernardino supporter passed away at the age of 84.
News of Carol Hood (physics) being named Outstanding Faculty Advisor for 2020-21 makes the news, Francisca Beer (finance) teamed up with MBA candidate Danny Chung for a column on credit cards for students, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) comments on the Christchurch Call to Action and the spike in anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver, B.C.
Alumna Jean M. Stephens ’91, Global CEO of global firm RSM International Limited, has been named a recipient of a CSUSB Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.