The San Bernardino League of Women Voters honored Diane Podolske, CSUSB Office of Community Engagement director, with its Citizen of Achievement Award.
Cal State San Bernardino is part of the Giving Tuesday global generosity movement now until Tuesday, Nov. 30, in support of student scholarships. Visit the CSUSB Giving Tuesday website to donate.
Along her path to Olympic glory, Sarah Robles has managed to contend with health concerns, a lack of diversity in women’s body types in sporting competitions, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. She will share her story at CSUSB at noon, Tuesday, Nov. 9.
Cal State San Bernardino’s Opera Theatre will present a live performance – “Opera in the Trenches!” – on Wednesday, Nov. 10, in the Performing Arts Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. in honor of Veterans Day. Tickets are now available.
Tony Thurmond, state superintendent of public instruction, will give the afternoon keynote address at “Navigating K-12 Education in the Midst of Uncertainties,” set to take place from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Bernardino. Registration is open.
“The House of Trials,” directed by CSUSB assistant professor Kristi Papailler, is a 17th century romantic farce involving a brother and sister ensnared in a lover’s quadrangle! The play concludes its run this week with shows on Nov. 18, 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 21 at 2 p.m.
Meredith Conroy (political science) co-wrote a column on why Democrats’ strategy focusing on policy may be short-sighted, and Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) discussed CSUSB’s Cybersecurity Center being awarded a $3 million National Security Agency grant.
Miranda Canseco (RAFFMA) talked about Día De Los Muertos, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted about the rise of church vandalism, and Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) was quoted about the Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards.
CSUSB will hold a number of events to honor and celebrate Native American culture, traditions and contributions. This year’s theme echoes last year’s: “Decolonizing Across Communities.”
Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the identity of the Capitol Riot bomb suspect and challenges in the ‘Unite the Right’ jury selection; Sally McGill (geology) talked about the Banning fault strand; and Kimberly Collins (William and Barbara Leonard Transportation Center) was quoted about the $25,000 grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for the Pathway to Logistics program.
“The Whiteness of Blue Lives: Race in American Policing,” is the focus of the next program in CSUSB’s ongoing series, Conversations on Race and Policing, set for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, on Zoom.
The Princeton Review has named CSUSB as one of the nation’s top Green Colleges for its sustainability-related policies, practices and programs.