National Mentoring Day on Oct. 27 served as a reminder of the essential role mentors, like Tandis Bidgoli, assistant professor of geological sciences, play in students’ lives. With a dedication that transcends traditional teaching, Bidgoli invests in her students’ growth, offering support, insight and opportunities that empower them to thrive both academically and personally.
Diane Vines (nursing) was recognized by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association for her work with the Nursing Street Medicine Program, and Douglas Weiss (criminal justice) published an article about national-level corruption.
Eligible students at every public high school in Riverside County will soon be offered direct admission to the California State University, including Cal State San Bernardino, for the fall 2025 term, before they even apply.
Local African American high school students from Riverside County gained academic and financial resources through interactive workshops and hands-on assistance at the Scholarship Success Summit: Your Path to Higher Education.
The five-year grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Augustus F. Hawkins Center of Excellence Program, will fund the ExMILE project (Excellence as Multilingual Innovators and Leaders in Education), with a goal to address teacher diversity in the Inland Empire.
The Friendship Games “is about coming together as a family, celebrating our Filipino heritage, and creating memories that last a lifetime. Representing CSUSB with pride alongside other schools is an honor we hold close to our hearts,” said Caitlin Munar, president of LUBOS P.A.S.O.
As the Palm Desert Campus continues to expand its programs and services to meet the needs of the local community and beyond, the addition of these accomplished faculty members underscores the university’s dedication to providing high-quality education and fostering an inclusive learning environment.
“Education is key. It builds you up, opens doors for you, gives you opportunities. No one can take away what you’ve learned,” said CSUSB MBA alumnus, Patrick Marshall, consultant and founder of the College Collaborative System for justice-involved individuals.
The Black Faculty Promotion Celebration shined a light on new and newly promoted Black faculty at CSUSB, with Marc Robinson, who was promoted to associate professor of history and earned tenure, taking center stage at the event.
The APNA honored nine extraordinary nurses from across the country in the field of psychiatric-mental health at their 2024 conference for their “exceptional contributions to improve mental health outcomes through prevention, education, leadership, community efforts and science-based treatment.”
The network consists of eight CSU campuses: San Bernardino, Channel Islands, East Bay, Humboldt, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, San Marcos and Northridge. It aims to foster cross-campus collaborations to serve Latino students better in the CSU system.
In being named to Excelencia’s Baccalaureate Level category for its 2024 Examples of Excelencia recognition, Upward Bound was recognized as one of the programs that demonstrated an intentional and aligned approach in supporting Latino and other post-traditional students academically, financially and socially.