The interchange, closed for 55 hours from Feb. 27 to March 2, is now open in its new configuration as a diverging diamond interchange. Students, faculty and staff should still allow for extra time to reach their destinations while construction continues in the area.
Access on to and off from the freeway at University Parkway will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, through 4 a.m. Monday, March 2. Students, faculty, staff and visitors who use the University Parkway-Interstate 215 interchange should plan on an alternate route and allow for extra time to reach their destinations.
A column by Kaitlyn Creasy (philosophy) was included in the top writings in the APA’s 2024 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest, Paloma Villegas (sociology) was interviewed for a segment about CSUSB students seeking to make San Bernardino a sanctuary city, and Daisy Ocampo Diaz (history) helped curate an upcoming exhibit, “Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art,” at the UCLA Fowler Museum.
Preliminary work, which includes surveying, installing concrete barriers and construction signage and temporary roadway striping, will mark the start of the realignment of the interchange that serves the CSUSB campus. Plan on using alternate routes to the university to avoid delays.
Commute time on the main thoroughfare to and from campus will be affected during construction, which is expected to begin in October and last for about a year.
On March 29, the Womxn’s Leadership Conference featured keynote speaker Helen Tran, the first Asian American mayor for the City of San Bernardino. Tran shared the obstacles she overcame on her journey to office.
Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) was interviewed about the Entrepreneurial Resource Center in San Bernardino, the recently published book by Marc Robinson (history) was reviewed, Tony Coulson (cybersecurity) was quoted in an article about safeguarding water infrastructure from cyber attacks, and Edward Gomez (art) was the judge for the juried 55th Annual Multi Media Mini Show at the Redlands Art Association.
Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for a segment on rising hate crimes tied to antisemitism and Islamophobia, Treasure Ortiz (public administration, adjunct lecturer) is one of three candidates running for the Ward 7 San Bernardino City Council seat in next month’s election.
Nathan Brunet (psychology) and Zachary Powell (criminal justice) published a study on whether “an individual’s trust in law enforcement affects their perception of the emotional facial expressions displayed by police officers,” and Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) was quoted in articles about the Entrepreneurial Resource Center in downtown San Bernardino.