
Coyote Connection events will be held throughout the year, featuring the brand-new Coyote Hour, a designated time each week on Tuesday and Thursday from noon-12:50 p.m., to provide students with virtual opportunities to get involved at CSUSB.

As the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed large gatherings of any kind, Lacey Kendall saw a need to help local churches stream their services. With technology she and three friends developed, Kendall is seeking to help three historic Black churches in Riverside and San Bernardino counties go virtual.

Kirsten Ashley Wiest (music) releases her solo album, Kenneth Shultz (psychology) discussed factors people should consider before retiring, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote about the causes of loneliness.

The Student Success & Educational Equity associate vice president, Molly Springer, will work to close the achievement gap for first-generation, low-income and traditionally underserved students.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, RAFFMA presents Festival de Calaveras, where participants decorate a calavera in September and show off their designs virtually in October. Contactless calavera pickup will take place at RAFFMA in Lot M on Sept. 15 and 16. Participants will have approximately two weeks to decorate and return the completed calavera to RAFFMA on Sept. 28 and 29.

Brian Levin (criminal justice) discusses violence tied to left- and right-wing extremists, Kevin Grisham (geography and environmental studies) was interviewed about QAnon’s spread into Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote on the problem on insularity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Where Is Hope: The Art of Murder," directed by Emmitt H. Thrower, a retired New York police officer, chronicles disabled victims killed by police as well as the activists/artists who are fighting to end police brutality against people with disabilities.

The orientation for interested students will take place virtually on Zoom from 5:30-7 p.m.

Community leaders from education, business, government, and nonprofit sectors will gather on Sept. 21-22, for the Growing Inland Achievement’s (GIA) 4th Annual Toward a Shared Vision conference. CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales is the GIA board co-chair.

News media tapped the expertise of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. Kevin Grisham (associate director of research and chair of geography and environmental studies) was interviewed by European news media about the QAnon conspiracy theory, and Brian Levin (director and professor of criminal justice) will be a panelist for a Sept. 8 online discussion of the documentary ““The One and Only Jewish Miss America.”

The John M. Pfau Library has updated its list of online services for the fall semester.

The university will reopen remotely for business and virtual classes will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 8. University Police will remain on duty on all days when the campus is closed. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university has temporarily suspended all non-essential on-campus operations.