
Armando Barragan, associate professor in the School of Social Work, shares how diversity offers hope to CSUSB students.

“The Gift of Love and Laughter” features Bill Marx and Cash Baxter and will take place Dec. 2 starting at 7 p.m. in the Palm Desert Campus’ Indian Wells Theater.

The documentary by Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies), “1948: Creation & Catastrophe,” is being shown to Australian audiences by the organizers of the postponed 2023 Palestinian Film Festival Australia to promote an increased understanding of the Israel-Hamas conflict, and Jie Yu (nursing) was quoted in an article about the recent ranking of the Department of Nursing.

Neal Malik, associate professor and director of the master in public health program, uses his national podcast to educate listeners and also promote CSUSB as a leader in the fields of health and nutrition.

The Cal State San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus provides four-year degrees that allow students to grow beyond their potential and to exceed their goals.

The retirement of Brian Levin (criminal justice) as director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism is featured, Alicia Gutierrez-Romine (history) published an article, “Invisible women, invisible abortions, invisible abortions,” and Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was featured in a short video for Hispanic Heritage Month.

CSUSB’s Homecoming Week will feature plenty of activities for students, alumni and friends with a campus tour, food, photo booth, giveaways, beer garden and Coyote volleyball, along with various celebrations and events at both university campuses.

William “Bill” Stevenson, business and marketing, ’84, will receive the Coyote Spirit Award, which honors an individual who has gone above and beyond to help advance the mission of CSUSB as a dedicated volunteer.

Amid a statewide shortage of mental health providers, CSUSB’s Community Counseling Center, now in its 50th year, is doing its part to address the issue by providing hands-on training for a new generation of marriage and family therapists.

Meredith Conroy (political science) was quoted in an article about Matt Gaetz and the current disarray in the U.S. House of Representatives and Jacob Jones (psychology) led a team of researchers who published a study on the mental health disparities among Latinx individuals with Parkinson’s disease.

“The Provost Presents Washington State Rising: An Academic Book Talk with Dr. Marc Robinson,” will take place from 10:30 a.m.-noon on Oct. 17 in the John M. Pfau Library, room PL-4005.

This year’s ShEconomy event, which is hosted by the JHBC Office of Academic Equity and set for Oct. 18, will cover the topic, “Negotiating for Women’s Economic Empowerment.”