![From left: Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and Assemblymember Chad Mayes present a check to Sarah Lopez, CSUSB Palm Desert Campus vice president of Associated Students Inc.; Andrew Hunter, CSUSB student; Sasha Baltazar, Rancho Mirage Student Center coordinator; and Yunuen Cerano, student assistant](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_CheckPresentatio_19Oct2022.jpg.webp?itok=NPs3uVev)
The new Student Services Building will be able to accommodate up to 4,000 students and is designed for maximal flexibility as the campus continues to grow.
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The new Student Services Building will be able to accommodate up to 4,000 students and is designed for maximal flexibility as the campus continues to grow.
![A view of the California State Capitol from 10th Street in Sacramento. Instead of visiting the state capitol, CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales is leading a university delegation to virtually meet with state legislators this week. Photo: Andre m/Wikemedia Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WikemediaCommons_California_StateCapitol_02Feb2021.jpg.webp?itok=b0p3Y0Q3)
The California State University, including a CSUSB delegation led by university President Tomás D. Morales, is meeting virtually this week with state legislators to discuss issues affecting the 23-campus university.
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The push for legislative support is a result of Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2017-18 budget proposal released in January that allocated less than half of the additional $324.9 million in state funding the CSU system.
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The free talk, presented by the University Diversity Committee and the John M. Pfau Library, will take place at noon Thursday in the Physical Sciences building, room PS-10.
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Brian Levin, CSUSB professor of criminal justice and director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, testified on Aug. 30 before a California state Legislature joint committee that later approved a statewide hate crime
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Christina Villegas (political science) is interviewed about Assemblywoman Eloise Gomez Reyes’ legislative appointment, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the rise in hate incidents against religious minorities.
![CSUSB professor and Prison Arts Collective program recognized at California State Capitol](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PAC_24Jan2019.jpg.webp?itok=IQWGJupO)
The Prison Arts Collective CSUSB and the Hope and Redemption Team of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition were recognized on Jan. 22 by state Sen. Jim Beall for a PAC exhibition on display at the state Capitol in Sacramento.
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The 11 Cal State San Bernardino students attended the annual California Higher Education Student Summit in Sacramento held by the Cal State Student Association.