The San Manuel Pow Wow was once again held at CSUSB — a three-day celebration featuring traditional bird singers and dancers, drum singing groups and artisans representing Indian tribal nations from across North America and Canada.
Adolfo Velazquez has been selected as the new director of community relations and philanthropy at the Cal State San Bernardino, Palm Desert Campus.
The space was redesigned after it was heavily damaged by flooding brought by remnants of Tropical Storm Kay in September 2022. The program begins at noon, Wednesday, Sept. 20.
In addition to the top ranking in social mobility, U.S. News ranked CSUSB at No. 27 – up from No. 31 last year – in its national Best Value Schools category.
The celebration, free and open to the public, caps the week-long California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference, which will see more than 1,500 elementary school students and their teachers from throughout the Inland Empire visit the campus to learn firsthand about California’s Native American culture, history and customs.
The talk is free and open to the public, and will take place beginning at noon in the university’s John M. Pfau Library, room PL-5005.
The histories, cultures and identities of Afrolatines are the focus of “Afróntalo,” a new exhibition at the Anthropology Museum at Cal State San Bernardino. The museum will host an opening reception from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. The exhibition runs through June 19.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the rise of neo-Nazi groups and was interviewed for a column reflecting on democracy and the fact that Sept. 15 is International Day of Democracy.
Max Felker-Kantor, author of “Policing Los Angeles: Race, Resistance, and the Rise of the LAPD,” will be the featured speaker at the 1 p.m. Sept. 20 program, which will take place on Zoom. The program is free and open to the public.
The new Student Services Building will be able to accommodate up to 4,000 students and is designed for maximal flexibility as the campus continues to grow.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about hate crimes in California and two manhunts for escaped prisoners on the East Coast; Diane Vines was honored by the city of Palm Desert and discussed a grant for the Nursing Street Medicine program; and Michelle Russen (marketing/hospitality management) published a paper and contributed a chapter to a book on DEI in the hospitality industry.
Washington Monthly has listed CSUSB at No. 12 in the West in the Best Bang for the Buck category and No. 29 in its National University Rankings.