Emeritus Professor of Theatre Arts Kathryn Ervin emphasizes that by sharing and listening to each other’s lived experiences, students and faculty enrich their learning and better prepare for a diverse society.
The College Futures Foundation, through its Four-Year California Mobility Index, recognized Cal State San Bernardino’s effort to help its students forge a pathway to a better life, preparing them for careers that will move them up the economic ladder.
CSUSB Palm Desert Campus alumna Rhian Reyes was born and raised in the Coachella Valley and works as a campaign organizer at Audubon California in Palm Desert, where her work focuses on community outreach, organizing and education.
Cal State San Bernardino is the third CSU to offer a disability studies minor, which takes an interdisciplinary approach to learning how to center disabled voices, experiences and perspectives. Students can begin registering on April 28, and the launch will be marked by a public talk on Sept. 8, featuring Elaine Hall, founder of The Miracle Project.
The California State University’s Super Sunday, set for Feb. 23, is an initiative that focuses on the importance of higher education. Black and African American congregations across California will receive presentations from CSU officials.
Michelle Russen (hospitality management/marketing) worked with a team to publish a study on masculine and feminine leadership traits in hospitality managers, and Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) was interviewed for the radio program “Southern California Business Report.”
The event, which took place at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, was facilitated and coordinated by Michael Karp, an assistant professor of history at the Palm Desert Campus and member of the board of directors of the World Affairs Council of the Desert.
The “Amplifying Unheard Voices from the Inland Empire” grant project culminates with 144 oral history interviews transcribed and archived on CSUSB ScholarWorks.
Members of the CSUSB campus community hand-delivered 100 long-stem roses and cards to senior citizens at the facility on Valentine’s Day, fostering community connections and brightening their day.
Guillermo Escalante, professor of kinesiology and associate dean in the College of Natural Sciences, was invited to participate on a panel at the Second Conference on Human Enhancement, held at Oxford University in England.
An art news website featured a question-and-answer interview with Daisy Ocampo Diaz (history) about the UCLA Fowler Museum exhibit she helped curate, “Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art.” Also interviewed for a Q-and-A was Michael Stull (entrepreneurship) on the topic of the newest Entrepreneurial Resources Center in Palm Desert.
Cal State San Bernardino’s continuing series resumes at noon Wednesday, Feb. 19, when it hosts Amy Barden, chief of Seattle’s Community Assisted Response & Engagement Department, a public safety agency that assists police officers on calls involving people experiencing crisis or behavioral health challenges.