Michelle Russen (hospitality management/marketing) worked with a team to publish a study on masculine and feminine leadership traits in hospitality managers, and Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) was interviewed for the radio program “Southern California Business Report.”
The event, which took place at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, was facilitated and coordinated by Michael Karp, an assistant professor of history at the Palm Desert Campus and member of the board of directors of the World Affairs Council of the Desert.
An art news website featured a question-and-answer interview with Daisy Ocampo Diaz (history) about the UCLA Fowler Museum exhibit she helped curate, “Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art.” Also interviewed for a Q-and-A was Michael Stull (entrepreneurship) on the topic of the newest Entrepreneurial Resources Center in Palm Desert.
Michael Karp (history) will host the Academic World Quest competition Feb. 13 at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for an article about what may have motivated a 17-year-old Antioch (Tenn.) High School student to fatally shoot a classmate.
The exclusive interview, moderated by Robert Nava, vice president for University Advancement & executive director of the CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation, provided attendees with an in-depth look into Chandi’s remarkable business journey and his approach to leadership, innovation and community impact.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, CSUSB faculty, staff and students volunteered at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission and Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino, giving back to the community and helping local families in need.
Nachhattar S. Chandi, owner of the Chandi Group USA, will speak at the annual event, set for 5-7 p.m. Feb. 6, at the Indian Wells Theater on the Palm Desert Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
“Her ‘Health and Thus Her Life,’” by Alicia Gutierrez-Romine (history) was published in the American Historical Association magazine Perspectives; “Well-Seasoned: Understanding and Managing Your Maturing Health,” by Sarah Dunn and Nicole Dabbs (kinesiology), appeared in the Desert Health news site; and Laurilie Jackson (communication studies, adjunct) was inducted into the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation’s Hall of Fame.
Students were presented with nursing pins by CSUSB nursing faculty and were joined by an audience of family, friends and various CSUSB faculty, staff and administrators.