Gregory Gondwe (journalism studies), Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Hareem Khan (ethnic studies, anthropology), Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage and Pablo Gómez was part of a team that published recent research.
Students participated in a variety of activities, visited iconic landmarks and immersed themselves in Italian culture.
Thomas McWeeney (public administration) discussed school shooting safety measures at the Zero Tolerance training at the Palm Desert Campus, and Chad Sweeney (creative writing) wrote a column on how writing haiku can help “to restore us, to connect us to our bodies and the world around us.”
Eric Vogelsang (sociology), Kimberly Collins (public administration), Thomas McWeeney (public administration) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news media coverage in areas of their expertise.
The city of Palm Desert has declared March 23rd as “Dr. Avisinia Rodriguez Day” to honor the campus’ assistant dean for her leadership and service to the community.
Thomas McWeeney (public administration) discussed an upcoming program on school shooter prevention, Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on an NFL team owner’s campaign against antisemitism, Jess Nerren (communication studies) was interviewed about her research into disability inclusion, and Mark Agars (psychology) was part of a team that published a study on flexible work schedules for shift workers.
Pablo Gomez (psychology) was part of a team of researchers that examined the effect pseudowords created by transposing two adjacent letters, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the Anti-Defamation League’s latest report on the increase in antisemitic hate crimes.
Students will go behind the scenes at various venues and attractions and interact with local professionals at numerous cultural points of interest.
CSUSB faculty member Lacey Kendall stresses the importance of diversity in education.