CSUSB is celebrating Homecoming Week Oct. 13-18 with a series of events at the San Bernardino and Palm Desert campuses. The week culminates with the Homecoming Bash and women’s volleyball game on Oct. 18.
“The Future is Now: How AI is Transforming Women’s Careers” is the theme of this year’s ShEconomy event, which will take place on Oct. 23 from 5:30-8:15 p.m. at the Santos Manuel Student Union South Theater. The event is free and open to the public.
Beginning with the 1960s this month, the history of the university in each decade will be featured as part of the 60th anniversary of California State University, San Bernardino.
Scheduled to present this month are Rahim Kurwa on Oct. 8, Stefan M. Bradley on Oct. 15, Alec Karakatsanis on Oct. 22, Menika Dirkson on Oct. 29, and Brianna Nofil on Nov. 12. All have recently published books on the topic of race and policing. The programs will be streamed on Zoom and are free and open to the public.
Raisa Alvarado, assistant professor of communication and media, has been honored with two 2025 National Communication Association awards recognizing her excellence in teaching and social justice advocacy.
“This ranking affirms the deep commitment of our faculty and staff to transforming lives of our students through education,” said university President Tomás D. Morales.
Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about some on the far-right trolling airline reservation systems to block Indian visa holders from booking tickets to the U.S., and Meredith Conroy (political science); Nerea Marteache (criminal justice); Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang, Yeon Kim, Justin Schneider and Renee Gregg-Chastain (nursing); and Justin Schneider (nursing), Brittany Bloodhart (psychology) and Nicole Arkadie (social work) had their research recently published.
Three presentations are scheduled for October, highlighting the research of CSUSB faculty on topics ranging from mathematics and biology to global data-sharing partnerships.
Guillermo Escalante, professor of kinesiology and associate dean in the College of Natural Sciences, has co-authored a new book that considers physical well-being, nutrition and mindset as elements to improve one’s golf game.
Two-time alumna Paniz Herrera turned personal hardship into purpose — earning multiple degrees while raising a family and breaking into the male-dominated world of cybersecurity. Today, she’s thriving at Deloitte as a cybersecurity and AI consultant, pursuing a Ph.D. at Claremont Graduate University, and building tools designed to uplift others.
CSUSB is now accepting undergraduate applications for the Fall 2026 term, with a Dec. 2 deadline for pre-nursing majors and a Jan. 31 deadline for all other majors.
Since its inception, the Mary Stuart Rogers Scholarship Fund has distributed more than $2 million in scholarships to Palm Desert Campus students.