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CSUSB’s Project Impact hosted a two-day seminar immersing teaching credential students in the history and culture of Southern California’s Indigenous peoples, preparing them to bring that knowledge into K-12 classrooms.
March 10, 2026

The program, which works to increase the number of men of color in the teaching profession, held a two-day seminar for teaching credential students, immersing them in the history and culture of Southern California’s Indigenous peoples.

Alex Armendariz
November 20, 2025

Alex Armendariz has been named the new director of Tribal Relations in the Office of Government, Tribal, and Community Relations. As director, he will play a central role in strengthening CSUSB’s relationships with Tribal Nations and advancing the university’s commitment to Native student success and community engagement.

Attendees enjoyed cultural performances by bird singers, learned about on-campus resources, and heard from university leadership at the Native Community Welcome Dinner.
October 1, 2025

The event welcomed new and returning students while underscoring the university’s commitment to supporting Native student success.

Assemblymember James Ramos (second from right), a CSUSB graduate, leads a group in singing bird songs during the 2024 California Native American Day celebration at California State University, San Bernardino. This year’s celebration is set for today, Friday, Sept. 26.
September 26, 2025

The celebration, set for 6 p.m. today, is free and open to the public, and caps the week-long California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference, during which more than 1,500 elementary school students and their teachers from throughout the Inland Empire visited the campus to learn firsthand about California’s Native American culture, history and customs.

Native American dancers fill the arena during the Grand Entry on Sept. 20 at the San Manuel Pow Wow at Cal State San Bernardino.
September 22, 2025

The San Manuel Pow Wow, billed as the largest in Southern California, took place at Cal State San Bernardino on Sept. 19-21, and featured traditional bird singers and dancers, drum singing groups and vending from artisans representing Indian tribal nations from across North America and Canada.

Dancers at the 2024 San Manuel Pow Wow at Cal State San Bernardino. The annual event will take place Friday through Sunday, Sept. 19-22.
September 15, 2025

The San Manuel Pow Wow, billed as the largest in Southern California, is a three-day celebration free to the public, featuring traditional bird singers and dancers, drum singing groups and vending from artisans representing Indian tribal nations from across North America and Canada. 

Jacobo Lopez (left), a Project Impact graduate, walks with some of his students at the Rialto elementary school where he now teachers, in a clip from the “Inside California Education” report, “Project Impact: Diversifying the Teacher Workforce.”
August 11, 2025

“Project Impact: Diversifying the Teacher Workforce” takes an in-depth look at the teacher training program that locates, recruits, trains, mentors and then deploys minority male teachers to classrooms throughout the inland California area and the state. 

Jacobo Lopez (left), a Project Impact graduate, walks with some of his students at the Rialto elementary school where he now teachers, in a clip from the “Inside California Education” report, “Project Impact: Diversifying the Teacher Workforce.”
May 29, 2025

“Project Impact: Diversifying the Teacher Workforce” takes an in-depth look at the teacher training program that locates, recruits, trains, mentors and then deploys minority male teachers to classrooms throughout the inland California area and the state. 

Pfau Library, Faculty in the News
January 30, 2025

Highlighted in various media is the work of Daisy Ocampo Diaz (history), Sishi Wu (criminal justice), Lisa Looney (child development), Yunfei Hou (computer science and engineering), Miranda McIntyre (psychology), Jesus Herrera (information and decision science), Hani Aldirawi (mathematics), Montgomery Van Wart (public administration), Eric Vogelsang (sociology), Jacob D. Jones (psychology) and Fabian A. Borges (political science).