Attendees reflected on the program’s many milestones over the past 50 years and special recognition awards were presented to former department chairs, honoring their leadership and dedication.
Join the students, faculty and staff of the Department of Nursing when they mark the department’s 50th anniversary. Celebrations are set for Tuesday, Dec. 3: 10 a.m.-noon at Palm Desert Health Sciences (HS) Lobby at the Palm Desert Campus, and 3-5 p.m. in the Health and PE (HP) Complex Lobby and HP 239 at the San Bernardino campus.
Students from various disciplines presented their creative activities, scholarly works and research to faculty jurors who rated their posters.
CSUSB’s Department of Nursing was one of three programs in the nation honored with the 2024 Benchworks Assessment and Impact Award in Nursing Education. The award is given annually to nursing programs that demonstrate excellence in student learning outcomes and program effectiveness, recognizing institutions that use data-driven insights to continually improve nursing education and elevate student success.
Diane Vines (nursing) was recognized by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association for her work with the Nursing Street Medicine Program, and Douglas Weiss (criminal justice) published an article about national-level corruption.
The APNA honored nine extraordinary nurses from across the country in the field of psychiatric-mental health at their 2024 conference for their “exceptional contributions to improve mental health outcomes through prevention, education, leadership, community efforts and science-based treatment.”
Diane Vines (nursing, Palm Desert Campus) is the recipient of the 2024 American Psychiatric Nurses Association Award for Innovation – Individual, Tamara Cedré (art and design) discussed her work on a project documenting how the logistics industry changed the Inland Empire, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for a segment about a man suspected of bringing weapons to a Trump political rally.
Aliyshah Shamburger, a senior nursing student, was among the inaugural group of scholars recognized for demonstrating leadership in increasing equitable access to higher education and undertaking community service that promotes anti-racism work and culture change to elevate Black excellence.
Among Caitlin Kim’s learning experiences at CSUSB was the Nursing Street Medicine program. “It taught me a lot of things about life,” she said.