About 1,420 students registered to participate in the two CSUSB fall Commencement ceremonies scheduled for 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the Toyota Arena in Ontario.
CSU Student Trustee Diana Aguilar-Cruz recently toured Cal State San Bernardino, meeting with students, administrators, faculty and staff, and attending the ceremony formally naming the James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education.
The renaming of the college is in honor of the contributions of James and Judy Watson, longtime supporters of CSUSB, and their transformative gift of $8.4 million to support student scholarships and programs, the work of the Watson & Associates Literacy Center and a Dean’s Endowment Fund.
Donnie Gerrell ’18 credits the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus for providing her with the necessary skills to be successful.
The college is being renamed in honor of James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson, longtime friends of the university and its College of Education. The ceremony is set for 11:30 a.m.
The life experiences the Watsons have brought to support the College of Education have benefitted students, the campus and, ultimately, the communities CSUSB serves.