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Erik Melchiorre will receive a $2,000 faculty development grant and be honored at the College of Natural Sciences Spring Commencement and at the annual faculty luncheon.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva accusing Inspector General Max Huntsman of being a Holocaust denier, Darren Goodman (criminal justice) becomes the first Black police chief in the San Bernardino Police Department, and Eric Scott (biology) discusses dinosaurs at the Museum of the Rockies in Montana.
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Scholarships will be awarded to nursing students at the Palm Desert Campus who participate in the university’s Nursing Street Medicine program.
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The need for a youth weight management program comes as 40% of children in the San Bernardino County have obesity or are overweight. As part of the Youth Weight Management Program, an online survey has been launched to determine adolescents’ and their caregivers’ needs.
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Cal State San Bernardino has been recognized for its graduate programs in public affairs, social work, public health and part-time MBA.
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The event will provide participants with the opportunity to learn about careers in teaching from local school districts, as well as meet and network with teachers, credential students, faculty, staff and other educators.
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Two-time CSUSB alumna Joanina Gazcon’s passion for helping the community has not only brought her a fulfilling career, but it has even earned her an invitation to the White House.
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The Nursing Street Medicine program increases access to healthcare by serving the sheltered, unsheltered, and other vulnerable populations in the Coachella Valley through nurse clinics and other outreach programs.
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Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences), Vincent Nestler and Jesus Canelon (also information and decision sciences) and Yunfei Hou (compuer science and engineering) were included in recent news coverage.