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Respondia “Dia” S. Poole will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at CSUSB's Spring Commencement in May.
![CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales speaks at the California State University’s 2024 Super Sunday event on Feb. 25 at the St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in San Bernardino.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Morales_SuperSunday_.jpg.webp?itok=H8fyVhwd)
Cal State San Bernardino President Tomás D. Morales shared the message of the importance of a college education at St. Paul AME Church in San Bernardino as part of the California State University’s statewide Super Sunday.
![CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales speaks at the California State University’s 2023 Super Sunday event at the St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in San Bernardino.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_BHM_SuperSunday_Morales_19Feb2024.jpg.webp?itok=_bZGk1L5)
The California State University’s Super Sunday, set for Feb. 25, is an initiative that focuses on the importance of higher education. Black and African American congregations across California will receive presentations from CSU officials.
![“Cal State San Bernardino is a proud member of the American Democracy Project, and we continue to lead by example and advocate for the kind of democratic engagement and civic mindedness the program embodies," said university President Tomás D. Morales.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_OCE_CivicEngagement_%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=MCBC9evQ)
The nonpartisan American Democracy Project has engaged thousands of campus leaders, including those at Cal State San Bernardino, in advancing democratic principles across U.S. higher education.
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Coyote Cares Day on Feb. 17 had volunteers packing food for a local pantry and going out into the community to help out at area agencies for the annual day of service by students, faculty, staff and alumni from Cal State San Bernardino.
![Students meeting as part of the African American Coyote Rising session, June 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_BHMCoyote%20Rising_2022_BlackRoseAward.jpg.webp?itok=Ut8tUYLb)
The Jim King Founders Award honors organizations that have supported the Black community. University President Tomás D. Morales will accept the award for CSUSB at San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation’s 31st annual Black Rose Awards gala on Friday, Feb. 23.
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CSUSB supports student success through participation in a cost-saving program for textbooks and course materials through Affordable Learning Solutions.
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The award, given by Inland Empire Economic Partnership, recognizes individuals who go above and beyond their work in their profession and also display strong leadership in the two-county region of San Bernardino and Riverside.
![From left, Sastry Pantula, dean of the College of Natural Sciences; Christina Hassija, dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences; CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales; Marisa Yeager, associate vice president, government and community relations; and Bryan Haddock, chief of staff and associate vice president.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/News-Site-%5BPOST%5D--23_6963-President%27s-Office_Good-Morning-Riverside%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=rS047DOn)
More than 150 business leaders attended the chambers’ program held at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside to learn from CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales about the university’s programs and how they are making an impact in the region.