The James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education at Cal State San Bernardino, in partnership with San Bernardino Valley College, applied – and received – $500,000 funding for the Integrated Bilingual Authorization Program grant from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Jess Block Nerren ’21, full-time lecturer in communication studies and former interim faculty director of CSUSB’s Services to Students with Disabilities, was named the first Faculty Inclusion Fellow for Disability, Difference and Accommodation.
Arianna Huhn (anthropology) was mentioned in an article about the Anthropology Museum’s Afróntalo exhibition and a refereed book by Viktor Wang (education) was promoted by the publisher in a video.
Dominguez, chairwoman and CEO of Vanir Construction Management and the Vanir Group of Companies, Inc., discussed “The Impact of Women Entrepreneurs” in a conversational presentation with university President Tomás D. Morales.
Jie Yu (nursing) commented on the CSUSB nursing department’s national ranking, and Kelly Campbell (psychology) was quoted in an article about the personal finance website, WalletHub, listing Texas among the most-stressed states.
CSUSB’s Department of Geography & Environmental Studies began a partnership with geography information system company ESRI to provide students with networking and career opportunities.
The work of the DEI Faculty Fellows will align with CSUSB’s strategic plan to enhance the university’s DEI commitment, resources and support for faculty across ranks.
In addition to her legal work, Yoo is the president of the National Police Accountability Project, the country’s largest civil rights attorneys organization. Conversations on Race and Policing begins at 1 p.m. on Zoom and is free and open to the public.
Jess Block Nerren (communication studies) has been named the first Faculty Inclusion Fellow for Disability, Difference and Accommodation, and research by Timothy Usher (physics) was cited in a trade industry article.
Eric Tafoya, who is working toward a bachelor’s degree in sociology, hopes to use his own experiences to positively influence others and use his education to help make an impact on society.
In the last 10 years, CSUSB has grown from having two pre-college programs serving 100 students per year, across six high schools, to now housing programs serving more than 10,000 students per year, across 16 school districts in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
The Foundational Postsecondary Experience initiative aims to transform the critical first two years of college education during which students create the foundation of ultimate success and degree completion.