As the Palm Desert Campus continues to expand its programs and services to meet the needs of the local community and beyond, the addition of these accomplished faculty members underscores the university’s dedication to providing high-quality education and fostering an inclusive learning environment.
This significant investment in student success not only underscores the campus’s commitment to supporting academic excellence and making higher education accessible to all, but also aims to empower students in their academic pursuits and alleviate their financial burdens.
This year’s scholars will join a distinguished group of past recipients who have gone on to make significant contributions in diverse fields, reinforcing the impact the Rogers Scholarship program has on the educational and professional trajectories of its recipients.
Quoted in recent news articles or publishing research are Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts emerita) and Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus); Eugene H. Wong, Kevin P. Rosales and Lisa Looney (child development); Edna Martinez (associate vice president and administrator in charge of the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus) co-authored a study with Sharon Velarde Pierce (CSUSB public administration); and Jonathan Jay Dubois (anthropology).
The Mary Stuart Rogers Scholarship Fund was established to provide financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus. The scholarship is merit-based and only awarded to the top students at the campus.
Edna Martinez, the new associate vice president and administrator in charge of the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, is the first Latina to lead the Palm Desert Campus in its 37-year history.
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.
The CSUSB Palm Desert Campus Convocation, which will welcome students to the 2023-24 academic year, has been postponed. New date to be determined.
Edna Martinez has been named the associate vice president and administrator in charge of the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.