
The 2017-18 academic year marks history professor Robert “Bob” Blackey’s 50th and final year of teaching at CSUSB, the first faculty member at the university to reach this milestone.

Ancient Egypt is more than a history subject for CSUSB assistant professor Kate Liszka. It’s also a great means of learning about where the world has come from, said Liszka, who is the Pamela and Benson Harer Fellow specializing in Egyptology.

The region’s top business leaders were recognized at the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship’s annual Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Riverside Convention Center.

Curtain times are 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16; Friday, Nov. 17; and Saturday, Nov. 18; with matinee performances at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, and Sunday, Nov. 19.

The CSUSB Coyote Advertising team and a CSUSB student each won an award at the Public Relations Society of America Inland Empire Chapter’s annual Polaris Awards held Nov. 9 at Center Stage in Fontana.

Senior Lauren Nicholson, the Coyotes’ leading offensive threat, is the CCAA Player of the Year. Also earning CCAA honors were junior Hailey Jackson, first team; junior Jayann DeHoog, second team; and freshman Leilia To'omalatai, honorable mention.

In advance of the screening of the documentary film “HEAL,” the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus hosted Adam Schomer, the producer of the film, on Thursday, Nov. 16. The film will be shown Nov. 17 and 18 at the Indian Wells Theater.

Brian Levin, director of the CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, was asked to comment on the latest hate crime report for Los Angeles County.

The 13th annual Academic WorldQuest Competition, which tests teams of high school students’ knowledge of international affairs, will take place at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus’ Indian Wells Theater.

The College of Extended Learning at CSUSB will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Center of Global Innovation 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. It has been moved indoors to the College of Education lobby due to high winds in the forecast.

A Frenchman’s View of Chinese Opera, Circa 1900,” will be presented by Andrea S. Goldman on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in University Hall at CSUSB. The event is free and open to the public.

From Robert Blackey celebrates his 50th year of teaching, Alemayehu Mariam comments on the fall of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, David Yaghoubian is interviewed about on Saudi-German relations, and Brian Levin discusses hate crimes.