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Ralph Figueroa, a graduate student in the rehabilitation counseling master’s program, has been named one of the top 32 student veterans in the nation by GI Jobs Magazine.
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Three university-wide awards – Distinguished Alumni, Emerging Leader and Coyote Spirit – will be presented, as well as the Paw Print Awards, which honor esteemed alumni from each of the university’s five colleges.
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Annika Anderson (sociology), Rigaud Joseph (social work) and Paul Jones (social work lecturer) of CSUSB’s Project Rebound published a paper on the efficacy of programs that provide support services to formerly incarcerated college students, and Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was mentioned in an article about the naming of LEAD Summit XII’s honorary chairs.
![Dolores Huerta (left) is the madrina de honor/honorary chair, and Emilio Rivera is the padrino de honor/honorary chair for LEAD Summit XII, which takes place Sept. 29 at CSUSB.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_LEAD_Madrina-Huerta_Padrino-Rivera.jpg.webp?itok=bVws_Zdb)
Both are familiar with the summit’s theme, “¡Ya Basta! – Enough is Enough!: Education and Violence in the Context of our Schools, Community Safety, and Law-Enforcement,” having experienced different strands of it, said Enrique Murillo Jr., executive director of LEAD. Registration for LEAD Summit XII is now open online.
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Edna Martinez has been named the associate vice president and administrator in charge of the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.
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“¡Ya Basta! – Enough is Enough!: Education and Violence in the Context of our Schools, Community Safety, and Law-Enforcement,” will take place Sept. 29 at Cal State San Bernardino.
![Some of the participants in the Dual Immersion Symposium at the James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WCOE_DualImmersionSympsium_July2023.jpg.webp?itok=l-SDTDKz)
Interest in Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs has been growing in the last two decades as a high-quality bilingual education response for all students, but especially for English learners.
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The main goal of the collaboration between assistant professor Jordi Solsona-Puig’s class and the xREAL Lab was to integrate technology in the lesson planning, specifically the resources found through 3D and augmented reality (AR) from an equitable approach to designing learning experiences.
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Some 3,200 graduates participated over five ceremonies at the Toyota Arena on May 19-20, which was packed each time with family and friends celebrating their accomplishments.