Graduate student Naja Faysal embodies the essence of International Day of Education (Jan. 24) through a deep dedication to learning and innovation. Inspired by his Lebanese parents, both educators and entrepreneurs, he is earning a master’s degree in information systems technology and has founded Parrots Lab, LLC, an innovative AI company.
Eduardo Mendoza, director of Academic Advising, earned the Excellence in Advising Administrator Award for Region 9 from NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising.
Danny Sosa Aguilar, assistant professor of anthropology, shares the importance of expanding students’ education through diversity.
Meredith Conroy (political science) participated in a live chat analyzing the GOP’s Iowa caucuses, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) pointed to inconsistencies in the reporting of hate crimes, Stuart Sumida (biology) was a panelist at an LA Comic Con presentation, and Lisa Looney, Eugene Wong and Kevin Rosales (child development) led a team that published a study on the effectiveness of computerized cognitive training.
The Mountain Communities Endowed Scholarship has provided financial assistance to mountain residents attending Cal State San Bernardino since it was established in 2003 by the Mountain Communities Scholarship Society.
The theatre arts department celebrates a major achievement with their musical, "Anansi's Carnival Adventure,” selected as one of four productions for the prestigious Festival 56, organized by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival program, taking place from Feb. 11-17.
As coordinator, Yongseok Jang, associate professor of management, is responsible for coordinating the staffing, academic advising, and curriculum management of the program.
The grand opening of the Entrepreneurial Resource Center, a collaboration between CSUSB’s Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship, the Riverside County Office of Economic Development and the city of Temecula, takes place on Jan. 24 from 3-5 p.m.
Marc Robinson (history) will give the keynote address at Washington State’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Jan. 18, Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was interviewed by Istanbul University’s Faculty of Theology about her film “1948: Creation & Catastrophe,” Kimberly Collins (public administration) participated in a panel on the region’s logistics industry, James Fenelon (sociology) presented at the Jan. 11 UCLA Sociology Colloquium Series, and Everett Sheffield (industrial technologies) has passed away at the age of 83.
Andre Harrington (theatre arts) was featured in an article about his new role as department chair, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the rise in antisemitic incidents as new hate crime statistics are reported.
The award, given by Inland Empire Economic Partnership, recognizes individuals who go above and beyond their work in their profession and also display strong leadership in the two-county region of San Bernardino and Riverside.
Monica Alejandre received the AOA Outstanding Accomplishment Award recognizing her exemplary leadership in the development of the AOA Philanthropy Committee where she served as its inaugural chair.