
Many of the newly minted CSUSB alumni are the first in their families to earn a college degree. “With this achievement you have broken a barrier and will now forever be a role model for siblings, relatives and future generations,” university President Tomás D. Morales said. Five commencement ceremonies took place May 16-17.

Jason Davalos, who lives in Palm Desert, will receive a bachelor of science degree in nursing at this year’s CSUSB College of Natural Sciences Commencement ceremony, taking place at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at the Toyota Arena in Ontario.

Alaina O’Connell and Walter Navarro were selected as the 2024-25 Outstanding Students for the College of Natural Sciences. O’Connell, Outstanding Undergraduate Student, and Navarro, Outstanding Graduate Student, will be honored at the college’s Spring Commencement at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Toyota Arena in Ontario.

The university will host its Spring Commencement ceremonies on May 16-17 at Toyota Arena in Ontario.

Mary Jane McCoy, a graduate of CSUSB who had a long career as an educator in the Inland Empire, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters on May 17. A member of the Class of 1967, the university’s first graduating class, she served as an elementary school teacher and a principal in San Bernardino.

Paul Granillo, a CSUSB alumnus and president and CEO of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, will be honored at the May 17 Spring Commencement with a CSU Trustee-Nominated Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

A weekend of ceremonies honored the efforts and dedication of approximately 1,900 graduates. Family and friends celebrated their achievement Dec. 13-14 at CSUSB’s Fall Commencement.

CSUSB’s Fall Commencement ceremonies will be held on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13-14, at the university's Coussoulis Arena.

“Your impact, as new degree holders, is creating a marked and structural difference right here in the Inland Empire,” CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales told the university’s Class of 2024.