Developed by Brianna Deadman and Juan Silva, the College-to-Community Mentorship Program will connect CSUSB students with underserved middle and high school students in the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley, aiming to increase college access through peer mentorship. It will be piloted by the CSUSB Honors College.
The funding will launch four new allied health graduate degrees and support Hispanic and underserved students pursuing postbaccalaureate degrees in healthcare.
The symposium, “Equity in Technology,” will take place at CSUSB’s James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 8. It aims to bring together educators, leaders and advocates passionate about advancing dual language immersion programs and equitable access to technology in education.
The “Amplifying Unheard Voices from the Inland Empire” grant project culminates with 144 oral history interviews transcribed and archived on CSUSB ScholarWorks.
The IBAP grant (2023-25) provided $302,919, while the ExMILE grant (2024-25) contributed $391,564, with more years with the same funds directly supporting bilingual teacher candidates. Close to 60 bilingual teacher candidates benefited from these funds.
Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) discussed the Phoenix of Gaza XR virtual reality project, Lucy Lewis (music) was interviewed about the inaugural performance of the San Bernardino Youth Symphony Orchestra, Terezie Tolar-Peterson (health and human ecology) is the principal investigator for a grant aimed at combating acute child malnutrition in Nigeria, and Stuart Sumida (biology) discussed researchers’ access to privately owned fossils.
Leslie Amodeo (psychology), Meredith Conroy (political science), Deirdre Lanesskog (social work), Stuart Sumida (biology) and Barbara Flores (education, emerita) were included in news media coverage recently.
Understanding how ADHD and psychostimulant treatments interact with sleep and neurodevelopment could inform medical professionals, guiding decisions on pediatric ADHD treatment to minimize long-term impacts on sleep health.
The grant will fund the creation of a new certificate program designed to help students become proficient in Spanish while gaining valuable business and administration skills.