The weeklong conference that begins Monday, Sept. 18, is a prelude to the 18th Annual California Native American Day celebration on Friday, Sept. 22, at the CSUSB Lower Commons.
Cal State San Bernardino President Tomás D. Morales will give the keynote speech as part of the annual Convocation celebration on Monday, Sept. 18, at the university’s Coussoulis Arena.
Cal State San Bernardino President Tomás D. Morales and CSUSB Palm Desert Campus Dean Sharon Brown-Welty were the keynote speakers during the PDC’s Convocation celebration on Thursday, Sept. 14.
Lunch, music, games and prizes highlighted CSUSB’s second annual Employee Appreciation Picnic on the Pfau Library lawn. And the Obershaw DEN, the university food pantry for students in need, was the big winner of the day.
“Move-In Day” on Sept. 17 officially kicked off Welcome Week 2017 as returning students and incoming freshmen moved into the university’s residences halls and apartments.
Convocation, the official launch of the new academic year, is “an occasion where foundation and future converge,” said Tomás D. Morales, CSUSB president, said during his annual address at Coussoulis Arena Sept. 18.
Carolina Gabaldon overcame many challenges. Despite all she’s been through, the CSUSB graduate student in public health persevered, and is a recipient of the 2017-2018 CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Following in the footsteps of other CSU campuses, the CSUSB Staff Council will focus on staff development, recognition, special events and act as advocates for the staff, and also serving as an advisory body to university President Tomás D. Morales.
Fifteen members of the first graduating class of 59 students attended a series of events on campus Sunday and Monday including CSUSB’s Convocation to celebrate the start of the 2017-18 academic year.
The start of the 2017-18 academic year also means the return of the intermittent feature, Faculty in the News, a compilation of news coverage that included Cal State San Bernardino faculty.
Students officially return to campus Thursday, Sept. 21, for the first day of classes of the 2017-18 academic year. The CSUSB Office of Institutional Research estimates that the fall quarter will see a total enrollment of 20,458.
A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at the Cross Cultural Center ( SU-102) of the university’s Santos Manuel Student Union.