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.
Jennifer Alford (geography and environmental studies) is the 2024-25 Golden Apple Award recipient; Thomas Chapman (cybersecurity) discussed credit card security; Justin Schneider (nursing) was interviewed about the Nursing Peer Mentoring Program; and Jonathan Dubois (anthropology adjunct) was interviewed about hawk symbolism.
Stacey Fraser (music), Justin Schneider (nursing), Joe Tormey (hospitality management), Kelly Campbell (psychology), and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage.
The program is designed to inspire and support local high school students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare.
Students were presented with nursing pins by CSUSB nursing faculty and were joined by an audience of family, friends and various CSUSB faculty, staff and administrators.
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.