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The Global Summer Entrepreneurship Summit has fostered international collaboration and provided 21 students from Ukraine and South Korea with enhanced skills and knowledge to become leaders in entrepreneurship. As part of the intensive program, some of the students will travel to Washington, D.C., on July 20-25, to meet political leaders, ambassadors and learn about U.S. democracy.
![Mike Stull, professor and director of CSUSB's School of Entrepreneurship, leads a class.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/BANNER_Global-Summer-Entrepreneurship-Summit_0.jpg.webp?itok=Q399efeu)
Cal State San Bernardino is hosting 21 international students for the Global Summer Entrepreneurship Summit from July 7-20. The two-week program, led by faculty from CSUSB's School of Entrepreneurship, features a curriculum designed to provide a robust understanding of entrepreneurship while fostering creativity and innovation.
![From left: Adrian Stevens, CSUSB associate vice president philanthropic giving; Nefertiti Long, vice chair CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation board, 2022 Community Champions of the Year Reggie Webb and René Webb; CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WebbsAward_03Nov2022.jpg.webp?itok=bu_70-G6)
Reginald and René Webb were honored for their philanthropic work and efforts to help others in the community. The CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation was honored for its work in creating and improving academic access for CSUSB students through its scholarship fundraising endeavors.
![From left: Robert Nava, CSUSB vice president of University Advancement; Rafik Mohamed, interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs; Judy Rodriguez Watson; James R. Watson; Evy Morales; CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales; and Chinaka DomNwachukwu, dean, Watson College of Education.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WatsonCOE_02Nov2022.jpg.webp?itok=2Z7X_w4O)
The renaming of the college is in honor of the contributions of James and Judy Watson, longtime supporters of CSUSB, and their transformative gift of $8.4 million to support student scholarships and programs, the work of the Watson & Associates Literacy Center and a Dean’s Endowment Fund.
![The new signage at CSUSB’s James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WatsonCOE_25Oct2022.jpg.webp?itok=yb6PDTvw)
The college is being renamed in honor of James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson, longtime friends of the university and its College of Education. The ceremony is set for 11:30 a.m.
![From left: Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and Assemblymember Chad Mayes present a check to Sarah Lopez, CSUSB Palm Desert Campus vice president of Associated Students Inc.; Andrew Hunter, CSUSB student; Sasha Baltazar, Rancho Mirage Student Center coordinator; and Yunuen Cerano, student assistant](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_CheckPresentatio_19Oct2022.jpg.webp?itok=NPs3uVev)
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.
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The life experiences the Watsons have brought to support the College of Education have benefitted students, the campus and, ultimately, the communities CSUSB serves.
![Since the first Faculty-Staff Campaign in 2006, the university has raised more than $1 million.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_FacStaff_AnnualFund_Mar-Apr2021_0.jpg.webp?itok=EWfIlY_F)
CSUSB completed its annual six-week Faculty-Staff Giving Campaign to help students by raising $110,688, besting its planned goal by more than $10,000.
![Cal State San Bernardino exceeded its goal of $50,000 for student scholarships as part of its Giving Tuesday campaign, held on Dec. 1.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_GivingTuesday_Nadvi_Afzal_23Nov2020.jpg.webp?itok=32sBRyyq)
More than $61,000 was raised by 300 donors. The goal this year was to raise enough funds to provide 50 students with $1,000 scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year.