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Veronica Ramirez Amerson

Gordon Amerson
September 12, 2025
From the dugout to the classroom, CSUSB alumnus finds calling as a coach, educator and leader

After an injury cut short his dream to be a Major League Baseball player, Gordon Amerson found fulfillment in a career in education. CSUSB, he says, “was foundational to my success.”

From left, Amanda Robles, assistant director of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at CSUSB; Kevon Lee, alumni scholar speaker; and Mellisa Casas, Renaissance Scholars Program alumna at a 2019 EOP event.
February 1, 2024
Renaissance Scholars Program celebrates 20 years of service and success

The Renaissance Scholars Program provides current and former foster youth with comprehensive student support services from point of entry through to graduation and has increased foster youth college attendance rates along with retention and graduation rates.

Graduates express their accomplishments on their mortar boards.
February 8, 2022
CSUSB creates pathways to social mobility

The university is ranked No. 6 in the nation among more than 1,500 universities on the annual 2021 Social Mobility Index (SMI) published by CollegeNET.