Sonia Perez-Gamboa of Redlands and Carmen Wardwell of Loma Linda will be honored for their accomplishments at the CNS spring commencement, the college’s first live graduation ceremony in three years.
Theresa Gonzales, doctorate in educational leadership, and Oscar Ruiz, education specialist degree in school psychology, are first-generation college students who have earned advanced degrees.
Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus has named David Garcia-Tlahuel as its Outstanding Undergraduate Student for 2022.
President Tomás D. Morales donated a beaded calavera (skull), made by art student Valeria Vargas, to the CSUSB Undocumented Student Success Center, which he purchased during a Día de los Muertos celebration and auction last November.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was included in various news media’s coverage of the May 14 mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. Authorities are investigating it as a racially motivated hate crime.
Sarah LaGioia has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Taiwan for the 2022-23 academic year. She will support the teaching of English as part of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.
Jodie Ullman (psychology) receives a lifetime achievement award from the Western Psychological Association, Marc Robinson (history) is one of 10 scholars named as a member of the 2022 class of Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders, Valérie Morgan (world languages and literatures) is CSUSB’s 2021-22 Outstanding Lecture, Arianna Huhn (anthropology) talks about the upcoming symposium on “Developing Afro-Latinx Infused Curriculum,” and Treasure Ortiz (public administration) is one of seven candidates running for mayor of San Bernardino.
The award recognizes the lifetime of outstanding achievements in teaching, research and professional involvement by a WPA member.
José Muñoz (sociology) discussed his National Science Foundation grant to explore the realities of contingent Latinx faculty in STEM, and Kelly Campbell (psychology) was interviewed about “breadcrumbing” in relationships, and how to avoid it.
Valérie Morgan was praised for her exceptional instruction, capacity to engage students and the extremely positive feedback she receives from them.
The bilingual teaching symposium for educators, focused on infusing Afro-Latinx content into K-12 teaching, will take place from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in-person and virtually.
Marc Robinson is one of 10 scholars named as a member of the 2022 class of Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders, which supports junior faculty whose research focuses on contemporary American history, politics, culture, and society, and who are committed to the creation of an inclusive campus community for underrepresented students and scholars.