Veteran administrator Matthew Smith, a graduate of CSUSB, has been named Cal State San Bernardino’s new dean of students and associate vice president for Student Affairs.
The event will honor the hard work, dedication and professional accomplishments of CSUSB’s Black faculty and staff. Honorees will be recognized on Sept. 25 from 3-5 p.m. at the Obershaw Dining Room in the Alumni Center.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, CSUSB faculty members and sociologists Jurgita Abromaviciute and Ethel Mickey, along with UC Irvine sociologist Emily Carian, found that working mothers disproportionately shouldered new household and childcare duties, often sidelining their careers, while fathers perceived the division of labor as “fair” and in some cases expanded their career goals.
Acclaimed soprano and CSUSB Opera Theatre director Stacey Fraser is celebrating a standout year, earning Favorite Opera Singer in the San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Choice Awards and releasing two critically praised albums, “My Dancing Sweetheart” and “A Chaos of Light and Motion,” among other achievements.
The Department of Theatre Arts will present four productions in its 2025-26 season, beginning with the absurdist drama, “Rhinoceros,” in November and concluding with the dark comedy musical, “Little Shop of Horrors,” in spring. The season will also mark the highly anticipated opening of CSUSB’s new Performing Arts Center, where the spring musical is tentatively scheduled to debut.
Thomas Corrigan, professor of communication and media, spoke at a recent fundraiser for KVCR on the importance of local news media. Research, he said, has shown “that where local news disappears, corruption and polarization rise, voter participation falls, people feel less connected, and communities find themselves unprepared for crises.”
CSU College Nights offer students, families and educators an opportunity to connect with representatives from all 23 California State University campuses. The free events feature admissions guidance, financial aid information and college planning resources.
The CSUSB Nursing Street Medicine Program increases access to healthcare by serving the sheltered, unsheltered and other vulnerable populations in the Coachella Valley.
Through internships, volunteer opportunities, and real-world training across disciplines, RAFFMA offers students hands-on experience in curatorial research, exhibition design, education and community engagement.
Henry “HEN GEE” Garcia, an American rapper, producer and cultural advocate, will be the featured morning speaker, and Willie Garcia, better known as “Little Willie G” and the “Godfather of Brown-Eyed Soul,” will present the afternoon keynote address.
The San Manuel Pow Wow, billed as the largest in Southern California, is a three-day celebration free to the public, featuring traditional bird singers and dancers, drum singing groups and vending from artisans representing Indian tribal nations from across North America and Canada.
Washington Monthly has listed CSUSB at No. 4 in the nation on its Best Four-year Hispanic Serving Colleges list, No. 10 in the West in the Best Bang for the Buck category and No. 11 in the Best All Schools category.