
The Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce’s award is being given to Brown-Hinds for her dedication in media and journalism, and she will be formally recognized at a luncheon on Thursday, May 25.

Some 3,200 graduates participated over five ceremonies at the Toyota Arena on May 19-20, which was packed each time with family and friends celebrating their accomplishments.

Carol Hood (physics and astronomy) has been named to the Physics and Astronomy Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in two articles about hate and extremism.

Zhu, the fifth dean of the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, was instrumental in moving the Palm Desert Campus (PDC) forward by focusing his efforts on growing the campus to meet the needs of students and the Coachella Valley community.

Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was on a panel to discuss “The Nakba and Palestinian Refugees 75 Years On: Why They Still Matter,” and will participate in two more programs this weekend, May 20-21, related to the topic, with one including a screening and discussion of her documentary, “1948: Creation & Catastrophe.”

Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus has named Alejandra Ramirez as its Outstanding Undergraduate Student for 2023.

Dia Poole, who graduated with her master’s in communication studies, and Filimon Fregoso, who graduated with his bachelor’s in English, are the 2022-23 College of Arts and Letters Outstanding Students.

Lizette Velazquez, a dual graduate student, is the college’s Outstanding Graduate Student, while undergraduate John Lane is the Outstanding Undergraduate Student.

The James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education named Rangel Zarate, doctorate in educational leadership, and Barbara Dennel Alegria, education specialist degree in school psychology, as its 2022-23 Outstanding Students.

Kaelyn Doyle, the Outstanding Graduate Student, and Viviana Alvarez Rodriguez, the Outstanding Undergraduate Student, were honored when Cal State San Bernardino’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences celebrated its Commencement on May 19.

Graduate nursing student Alura Williams and undergraduate biology student Manuel Madrigal are this year’s College of Natural Sciences’ Outstanding Students.

Toyota Arena in Ontario will be the site of the university’s Spring Commencement exercises on Friday and Saturday, May 19-20.