
Cal State San Bernardino and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. The university will reopen for business on Tuesday, May 28. University Police will remain on duty on all days when the campus is closed.

A group of students, faculty, staff and alumni have been playing informal pickup basketball games at the campus Recreation and Wellness Center, and they are welcoming more to join the fun. Actual basketball skills are recommended but not required.

Meredith Conroy (political science) participated on a 538 live blog following primary and special elections in in Georgia, Idaho, Oregon, Kentucky and California, Stuart Sumida (biology) was mentioned in a podcast by the head animator of “Kung Fu Panda 4,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about extremism in politics.

Marketing students from CSUSB’s Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration planned and promoted two successful community events, which raised funds for student scholarships.

CSUSB alumnus Jay Gerren had his most recent film, “Bar Daddy,” screened at the Pan African Film + Arts Festival in LA in February. The event is among the largest African American film festivals in the nation.

The latest work is the 58th refereed book by Viktor Wang, professor of educational leadership and technology, and discusses the formidable challenge of how to ensure that nations have the workforce capabilities to contend with the present and shape a positive future economy for their citizens.

Make that more than 10,000 Google Scholar citations for Monty Van Wart, CSUSB professor of public administration.

CSUSB students were presented with nursing pins by department of nursing faculty and were joined by an audience of family, friends and various CSUSB faculty, staff and administrators.

Four CSUSB students have been selected to participate in the prestigious International Research Experiences for Students program funded by the National Science Foundation. The students will study abroad in New Zealand for 10 weeks, where they will collaborate with leading researchers, gaining invaluable insights and expertise in their respective fields.

On the May 19 show finale, CSUSB Palm Desert Campus alumna Abi Carter ’23, the singing sensation from Indio, concluded her extraordinary run on season 22 of “American Idol” by being crowned the winner.

“Your impact, as new degree holders, is creating a marked and structural difference right here in the Inland Empire,” CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales told the university’s Class of 2024.

Three student teams, two graduate and one undergraduate, participated in the competition, which took place April 26-27 at Cal Poly Pomona. The teams were led by Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration advisors, Craig Seal, professor of management, and Patrick Flaherty, management lecturer.