Maylei Blackwell of the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies at UCLA will be the keynote speaker at this year’s conference, which will take place in person beginning at 9 a.m. in the John M. Pfau Library, room PL-5005, and also offered virtually, with a livestream available for the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus in the Rancho Mirage Student Center.
The talk by Sarah Dauncey is a presentation of the Disability Studies Lecture Series and the Modern China Lecture Series, and will be shared on Zoom beginning at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 19. Register in advance.
The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA) earned reaccreditation from the American Alliance of Museums, which is recognized as the gold standard for museum excellence. The designation showcases RAFFMA’s commitment to upholding the highest professional standards in the museum field.
Students admitted to Cal State San Bernardino for the Fall 2024 semester were able to see first-hand with their families the programs and services the university has to offer during Choose CSUSB Day on April 13. They also were given the opportunity to commit to attending CSUSB in the fall.
CSUSB is the first campus in the California State University system to sign such an agreement. The goal is to increase the accessibility of California’s CalFresh Program, the state’s name for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or “SNAP.”
Keynote speaker John Kim of the Los Angeles-based Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California urged listeners to take charge, be problem solvers and to speak up in the face of injustice.
Jess Block Nerren (communication studies) was interviewed about The Cognitive Collective on campus, Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh (health science and human ecology) will be a guest speaker at a meeting of the ACS San Gorgonio chapter, and Mark Agars (psychology) coauthored a study about supporting workers with chronic illnesses.
CSUSB’s commitment to giving back to the community is showcased during the month of April as the Office of Community Engagement celebrates National Volunteer Month.
The opening ceremony, which took place on April 9, featured a self-guided tour of the Ancient Egyptian Exhibit at RAFFMA and a presentation about prominent Arab Americans and their contributions.
First-generation college graduate and MBA student, Kim Gonzalez, is breaking down barriers that her parents, who immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico, could have only dreamed of.
First-generation college student Jeffery Marino followed a post-CSUSB career path that led him to leadership in California state government. His message: California needs more public servants. And there are ways to combine your passion with your service.
Beth Lew-Williams, professor of history at Princeton University and an Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer, will present “John Doe Chinaman: Race and Law in the American West,” a talk that is part of CSUSB’s Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month programming.