Spotlight
CSUSB Palm Desert Campus alumna Crystal Harrell builds impactful career in local media and community advocacy
Harrell, a first-generation college student, works as a senior promotions producer at KESQ News Channel 3 and remains actively involved in giving back to the Coachella Valley community.
The new program will prepare students for careers in healthcare settings through accredited, hands-on training that blends music, psychology and clinical practice. It is designed to prepare graduates for Board Certification in Music Therapy and includes on-campus coursework, followed by a supervised clinical internship.
Elizabeth Musgrove, the chief of Student Services for the California Department of Rehabilitation and an alumna of Cal State San Bernardino, came to campus to see first firsthand the university’s disability inclusion efforts and resources for Indigenous students, and to reconnect with faculty.
The Greater Palm Springs Tourism Foundation has awarded CSUSB Palm Desert Campus students more than $100,000 in scholarships over the past five years.