The funding has been used to create CSUSB’s Yotie Oso Undergraduate Retention and Success Program, which will enhance support to Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students and foster Inland Empire area relationships.
The university also was listed high on the Wall Street Journal’s Student Experience, Best Value, Best Colleges and Best Salaries categories. In addition, Cal State San Bernardino was one of 25 new colleges to be listed in the ranking’s top 50 this year, “serving their students especially well and leaving them broadly satisfied with their college experience,” the newspaper reported.
The Greater Palm Springs Tourism Foundation is committed to economic mobility for residents of the Coachella Valley.
“As a longstanding member of AGB, an organization that does so much for so many institutions of higher education, it’s an honor and a privilege to serve in an advisory capacity to its leadership as a member of the Council on Foundation Leaders,” said Robert J. Nava, vice president for University Advancement. The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges Council on Foundation Leaders provides counsel to key industry leaders to help them navigate the changing education landscape.
Aliyshah Shamburger, a senior nursing student, was among the inaugural group of scholars recognized for demonstrating leadership in increasing equitable access to higher education and undertaking community service that promotes anti-racism work and culture change to elevate Black excellence.
Raymond Watts comes to Cal State San Bernardino after most recently serving as associate vice president for development at Claremont McKenna College.
The Murillo Family Observatory will host a First Light celebration on Tuesday, March 19, to mark the installation of telescopes at the facility. The observatory, named for philanthropists George and Pauline Murillo, is the only research observatory in the Inland Empire. Pauline Murillo was an elder with the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
The endowment for the Ariana Mae Hatami Scholarship for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking was created to ensure a permanent source of ongoing funds for this vulnerable population of students.
Ellen Weisser ’68 believes all students are given the chance to succeed at Cal State San Bernardino, and she is proud that the university honors veterans, supports students with disabilities and provides opportunities for all students.