The California State University Board of Trustees has approved the naming of the university’s entrepreneurship school and center as the Randall W. Lewis School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Randall W. Lewis Center for Entrepreneurship.
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.
Cal State San Bernardino celebrated the achievements of its outstanding alumni at the 2025 Alumni Hall of Fame Awards, honoring university-wide and college-specific awardees for their professional success and community impact.
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.
The Giving Tuesday funds donated by more than 600 people across the nation will directly benefit CSUSB student scholarships, essential resources and impactful programs.
Michelle Decker, president and CEO of the Inland Empire Community Foundation, was honored with the CSUSB President’s Medal at the university’s President’s and Philanthropic Foundation Board Holiday Dinner on Dec. 7.
Cal State San Bernardino will hold its university-wide Giving Tuesday campaign on Dec. 3. This event, celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in the U.S., raises funds to support student scholarships and programs.
This significant investment in student success not only underscores the campus’s commitment to supporting academic excellence and making higher education accessible to all, but also aims to empower students in their academic pursuits and alleviate their financial burdens.