The Jim King Founders Award honors organizations that have supported the Black community. University President Tomás D. Morales will accept the award for CSUSB at San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation’s 31st annual Black Rose Awards gala on Friday, Feb. 23.
Manijeh Badiee (psychology) was part of a group of researchers that published a study that “explored the experiences of Iranian adult children of divorce (ACOD) in the US,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was quoted in an article on a “Zoombombing” of a Laguna Beach City Council meeting where speakers unleashed antisemitic, racist and transphobic comments.
The thesis show for master of fine arts’ graduate student, Sarah Hayashi, titled, “Fragments of Forgiveness,” will explore the intricate relationship between the body and traumas it can harbor. The exhibition will take place at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art’s Dutton Family Gallery from Feb. 22-29. The opening reception will take place on Feb. 22 at 4 p.m.
April 2 is the deadline for applications for the Mountain Communities Scholarship to be accepted through the MyCoyote portal on the CSUSB website. Applicants must be residents of the greater Lake Arrowhead communities encompassed by the Rim of the World Unified School District.
RAFFMA reopens for spring semester featuring two new exhibits: “SEAMS: Work by Francis Almendárez” and the student-curated exhibit, “Unfinished: Drawings From Our Collection.” A public reception celebrating the two new exhibitions will take place on Feb. 24 from 1-4 p.m.
CSUSB supports student success through participation in a cost-saving program for textbooks and course materials through Affordable Learning Solutions.
The “Courts and Corrections” colloquium, part of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences ongoing series, will take place at noon Thursday, Feb. 15, in SBS-129.
Alumnus Sedrick Spencer highlights the importance of higher education and paying it forward.
Meredith Conroy (political science) was interviewed for an article about Democrats’ strategy using the abortion issues to mobilize voters, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) commented for an article about a new survey that points to a rise in antisemitism.
The program provides free healthcare services to homeless, unsheltered and vulnerable people in the Coachella Valley, as well as engages CSUSB Palm Desert Campus nursing students at all degree levels in clinical healthcare activities.
Thomas Shakespeare, a social scientist and bioethicist, will present “When Disability Is the Norm, Not the Exception,” when the new lecture series debuts on Zoom. Registration is required and can be done online.
CSUSB is part of a collaborative effort to advance data science education and create new pathways. A $1.275 grant from the California Learning Lab funds the partnership between CSUSB and seven higher education institutions.