As the ninth annual Coyote Cares Day approaches Feb. 17 and 18, Diane Podolske, director of CSUSB’s Office of Community Engagement, shares her thoughts on the importance of community engagement and the volunteer spirit that motivates the CSUSB campus.
Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) was a guest on a program focusing on professional bodybuilding, and Yunfei Hou, Amir Ghasemkhani (computer science and engineering), Hani Aldirawi (mathematics), Miranda McIntyre (psychology) and Montgomery Van Wart (public administration) collaborated on research about STEM students’ perceptions of online classes.
The CSUSB School of Computer Science and Engineering and its military partners offer learning and job opportunities for STEM majors.
A presentation by Brad Elliott Stone of Loyola Marymount University on Tuesday, Feb. 7, will kick off the 2023 spring semester programs for CSUSB’s Conversations on Race and Policing. The free programs are shared on Zoom.
Panelists will discuss their professional observations and the long-term impact on the wellbeing of this highly effected demographic.
Marc Robinson (history) was interviewed about the Black History Month programs at CSUSB, Fabian Borges (political science) published a paper on social affinities and attitudes on the redistribution of wealth, Sant Khalsa (art, emerita) is presenting an exhibit on the Joshua trees, and an interview with Stuart Sumida (biology) about the Avatar franchise was cited.
The Princeton Review rankings incorporate student opinion, as well as institutional data, and cover many different categories to help prospective applicants find the right programs to fit their needs.
Michael Karp (history) is the coordinator of the annual Academic WorldQuest competition at the Palm Desert Campus, and Riguad Joseph (social work) co-wrote a paper that “explored whether license-holding mental health professionals exhibit comfort/discomfort in addressing religion and spirituality (RS) in practice.”
CSUSB will honor the culture, accomplishments and heritage of African Americans in the United States in a variety of events throughout the month of February in celebration of Black History Month.
Keting Chen (child development) cowrote a paper that examined outdoor play preferences of toddlers, and Brian Levin (Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism) was quoted in an article about reaction to the release of the Pelosi tape.
CSUSB and CEEM cooperative members met to discuss ways to enhance the African American experience at the university including increasing enrollment and retaining students.
Kelly Campbell (psychology) was quoted in an article about a dating app that promotes extra-marital affairs, and Yasemin Dildar (economics) published a paper the impact of pronatalist rhetoric on women's fertility preferences in Turkey.