The results of a recent economic impact study produced for the Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau found that a fully utilized CSUSB Palm Desert Campus with 8,000 students will contribute greatly to the local economy in many ways.
“Democracy in the Americas and Immigration” will take place April 19 and 20 at the John M. Pfau Library, room PL 5005. The event is free and open to the public.
Kimberly Costino (English) has an article published in the journal Metropolitan Universities, and Janine Kremling (criminal justice) delivers the plenary address at a Cal Poly Pomona symposium.
Chancellor Timothy P. White, in a letter to the California State University, said there will be no tuition increase for the 2018-19 academic year. He also called for support for full funding of the CSU by writing to state legislators to #ChooseCSU.
The 12th annual Latin American Studies Conference: Study of the Americas at CSUSB explored a variety of issues ranging from democracy, immigration, culture to identity concerning Latinos and indigenous peoples in the U.S.
An information session, led by Grant Minagawa from Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles, will be held Wednesday, April 25, from 2-3 p.m. in the John M. Pfau Library, PL-0013.
The conference on Friday, May 4, will feature keynote speakers, breakout workshops and tours of the campus.
The plan from the university’s Office of Sustainability is part of a commitment by CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales to deal with climate change and how it will affect the university, its students, faculty and staff, and surrounding communities.
The university is among the nation’s best institutions serving military and veteran students in the large universities category, and the only one ranked that high in the state.