
When it comes to addressing and providing solutions for transportation issues facing Southern California, Kimberly Collins, professor of public administration and executive director of the Leonard Transportation Center, asks, “How does the public work with the private sector to create solutions?"

Sonia Otte, MSPA founding program director, Daniel MacDonald, associate professor and chair of the economics department, and Brian Levin, director of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, were each interviewed in their area of expertise.

Nasrin Mohabbati is working to improve the current logistics systems in the Inland Empire to meet the growing cargo movement demands.

Meredith Conroy (political science) participated in a FiveThirtyEight politics chat on Donald Trump’s influence on the Republican Party, and Eric Nilsson (economics) was interviewed about a high school logistics course designed by CSUSB and Chaffey College faculty and funded by a grant from Amazon.

The ASCM-APICS Inland Empire Chapter has committed $27,100 to CSUSB to help students who are pursuing a career in supply chain management or manufacturing/operations management.

Eric Nilsson (economics, emeritus) was interviewed for an article about the growing community opposition to mega-warehouse projects, especially those planned near homes and schools.

Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the latest FBI hate crime report and Kimberly Collins (public administration) was quoted in an article about the Leonard Transportation Center receiving a grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to support the Pathways to Logistics program.

Kimberly Collins (public administration) was quoted in an article about the Leonard Transportation Center receiving a grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to support the Pathways to Logistics program, Congressional testimony by Brian Levin (criminal justice) was cited in an article about anti-Asian hate crimes, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote on “How to Reduce Time Online and Develop Strong Relationships.”

The grant will be used for CSUSB’s Pathways to Logistics program, which prepares high school students in San Bernardino and Riverside counties for careers in managerial and professional positions in the logistics industry.