![Dorothy Chen-Maynard,](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/CSUSB-Homepage_Slide-20_4379%20OSC_DFV_05%20-%20Dorothy%20Chen%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=NBvRqant)
Dorothy Chen-Maynard, professor of health science and human ecology, says it’s important to have diverse faculty so students can see that they can be successful, too.
![Kristen Hackett](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WHM_Hackett_vidpromo_29Mar2022.jpg.webp?itok=fxsgy24L)
Kristen Hackett, veteran and sociology undergraduate, credits CSUSB for giving her the opportunity to discover and achieve her goals.
![Sharon Velarde Pierce](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WHM_SharonPierce_08Mar2022.jpg.webp?itok=sOmdJmgJ)
Sharon Velarde Pierce, assistant professor of public administration, strives to mentor first-generation students like herself.
![Take a look at how student Alijah Jenkins defines the future as a leader of the pack.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/20_4460%20Alijah%20Jenkins%20SMSU_Black%20History%20Month%202021%20ALIJAH%20JENKINS.00_00_46_10.Still009.jpg.webp?itok=9XVBWFNY)
Alijah Jenkins shares his experience as an active Coyote in multiple campus clubs and organizations and how that involvement has contributed to his overall academic success.
![CSUSB Chinese Student Association celebrates the Year of the Ox virtually](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsWebsite_CSA_ChineseNewYear_videopromo_12Feb2021.jpg.webp?itok=vc2MECIK)
Cal State San Bernardino’s Chinese Student Association was undeterred by the COVID-19 pandemic and the stay-at-home orders forcing remote and virtual classes that came with it, and found a way to celebrate the Chinese New Year to welcome the Year of the Ox.
![The CASE District VII hosted a “Homecoming Celebration,” recognizing the 2021 Awards of Excellence Winners, on Feb. 5. CSUSB won two Bronze Awards.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CASEDVII%202021%20Awards%20Celebration%20Video%20Screenshot_08Feb2021.jpg.webp?itok=oZmh-kML)
CSUSB received two CASE Bronze Awards for its work in creating a video and digital viewbook to communicate with students as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the university to hold classes virtually.
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As part of our celebration of Black History Month, take a look back when Janice Bryant Howroyd, the founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group, presided over the awards gala that took place on Nov. 21.
!["Stacey Allis and Michael Stull at the 2020 Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards"](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_IECE_Spirit2020_02Dec2020.jpg.webp?itok=Lfm2XHDt)
The 2020 Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards gala, presented by the CSUSB Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship, may be watched in its entirety.
![Veterans Day illustration-color guard](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_VetsDayVidPromo_11Nov2020.jpg.webp?itok=2xnwkw0Q)
CSUSB Veterans Day Message 2020