![University Hall, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-University-Hall_16.jpg.webp?itok=ebY9wIL1)
Brian Levin (criminal justice) shared hate crime numbers that showed an increase in incidents targeting the LGBTQ+ community, Meredith Conroy (political science) shared her observations about the recent Republican presidential debate, Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) talked about the city-university partnership to open the Entrepreneurial Resource Center in downtown San Bernardino, and Kerry Cato (geological sciences) was interviewed about sinkholes.
![Palm Springs High School students](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDCAlumnaDonnaGerrell_262022.jpg.webp?itok=NM1k5MNN)
Donnie Gerrell ’18 credits the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus for providing her with the necessary skills to be successful.
![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.
![PDC Student Center Building rendering](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/PDC%20Student%20Center%20Building%20rendering.jpg.webp?itok=Qwc1U01D)
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.
![PDC, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-PalmDesert_0.jpg.webp?itok=7sijBqf9)
Diane Vines (nursing), Marc A. Robinson (history), Brian Levin and Darren Goodman (both criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.
![Students from the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus Nursing Street Medicine program assisting patients out in the field.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_StreetMedicineGrant_09June2022.jpg.webp?itok=pZyIgJyt)
The Houston Family Foundation funding will support behavioral health by utilizing telehealth technologies at nurse clinics throughout the area.
![Nursing students gather in front of the Palm Desert Health Sciences Building at the Palm Desert Campus](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_Nursing_xxMar2022.jpg.webp?itok=da62xuIr)
Scholarships will be awarded to nursing students at the Palm Desert Campus who participate in the university’s Nursing Street Medicine program.
![CSUSB group performing Medicine distribution](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NEWSSLIDE_PDC_Street%20Medicine%20_15MAR2022.jpg.webp?itok=Q_5MqYKq)
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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Sally McGill (geology) commented on the risk of earthquakes in the Coachella Valley and Rachel Beech (AVP for enrollment management) was quoted in a report about Associate Degree for Transfers.