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The CSUSB Nursing Street Medicine team assisting community members in the Coachella Valley.
February 13, 2024

The program provides free healthcare services to homeless, unsheltered and vulnerable people in the Coachella Valley, as well as engages CSUSB Palm Desert Campus nursing students at all degree levels in clinical healthcare activities.

CSUSB Palm Desert Campus held a pinning ceremony in its Indian Wells Theater on Dec. 15.
December 19, 2023

A pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses into the nursing workforce as they prepare to serve the public.

Palm Desert Campus, Faculty in the News
November 30, 2023

Diane Vines (nursing) discusses the grant the Nursing Street Medicine program received from the Desert Healthcare District & Foundation, Thomas McWeeney (public administration) co-wrote an op-ed on school safety, and Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus) was interviewed on the increasing hate incidents against Arabs, Muslims and Jews.

The CSUSB Nursing Street Medicine team assisting community members in the Coachella Valley.
November 27, 2023

The CSUSB Nursing Street Medicine program delivers no-cost vital healthcare services to vulnerable members of the Coachella Valley community.

Palm Desert Campus, Faculty in the News
September 14, 2023

Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about hate crimes in California and two manhunts for escaped prisoners on the East Coast; Diane Vines was honored by the city of Palm Desert and discussed a grant for the Nursing Street Medicine program; and Michelle Russen (marketing/hospitality management) published a paper and contributed a chapter to a book on DEI in the hospitality industry.

Members of the CSUSB Nursing Street Medicine Program pose in front of a mobile medical clinic.
September 12, 2023

The funding will allow the program to continue providing free healthcare services to unsheltered, sheltered and vulnerable populations in the Coachella Valley.

Palm Desert Campus, Faculty in the News
September 6, 2023

Diane Vines (nursing) was honored by the city of Palm Desert for her service to the community, David Marshall (English) was interviewed for a podcast on advising, and Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) was the emcee for the topping out ceremony for the new Performing Arts Center.

City of Palm Desert Council Members present proclamation to Diane Vines on Aug. 24, 2023.
September 5, 2023

The city of Palm Desert has declared Aug. 24 as “Dr. Diane Vines Day” to honor the nursing instructor for her leadership and service to the community.

Palm Desert Campus, Faculty in the News
January 25, 2023

Diane Vines (nursing) was interviewed for a feature on the Cal State San Bernardino Nursing Street Medicine Program going mobile in the Coachella Valley, and Dionisio Amodeo (psychology) was one of the authors of a paper on autism spectrum disorder.