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.
Cal State San Bernardino President Tomás D. Morales and CSUSB Palm Desert Campus Dean Sharon Brown-Welty were the keynote speakers during the PDC’s Convocation celebration on Thursday, Sept. 14.
“Move-In Day” on Sept. 17 officially kicked off Welcome Week 2017 as returning students and incoming freshmen moved into the university’s residences halls and apartments.
Convocation, the official launch of the new academic year, is “an occasion where foundation and future converge,” said Tomás D. Morales, CSUSB president, said during his annual address at Coussoulis Arena Sept. 18.
Carolina Gabaldon overcame many challenges. Despite all she’s been through, the CSUSB graduate student in public health persevered, and is a recipient of the 2017-2018 CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Following in the footsteps of other CSU campuses, the CSUSB Staff Council will focus on staff development, recognition, special events and act as advocates for the staff, and also serving as an advisory body to university President Tomás D. Morales.
Students officially return to campus Thursday, Sept. 21, for the first day of classes of the 2017-18 academic year. The CSUSB Office of Institutional Research estimates that the fall quarter will see a total enrollment of 20,458.
The center, named for Bishop Gerald R. Barnes, the current head of the Diocese of San Bernardino, is located near campus at 2564 Kendall Drive. It will serve students from the Catholic Newman Club at CSUSB as well as other schools and colleges.
Tomás D. Morales, president of CSUSB, was among eight education leaders who were recipients of the 2017 Legacy of Exemplary Service Awards given recently by the Librería Del Pueblo.
Located in the Santos Manuel Student Union, the First People’s Center is dedicated to the social and personal success of students with the support of staff, faculty and community members of local clans and cities.
The ceremony, held in the courtyard of the university’s Faculty Office Building, celebrated the new Obershaw DEN Food Pantry and recognized the Obershaws, longtime friends and donors of the university.
Washington Monthly magazine released its annual College Guide and Rankings, and placed CSUSB in the top ten rankings for the categories Best Bang for the Buck and for national universities with the best master’s programs.