Issue #32

Chemical Sciences Building opens

The campus community gathered earlier this month to celebrate the opening of the new Chemical Sciences Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.  The 37,500 square-foot facility houses high-tech classrooms and labs, as well as a natural sciences museum that features teaching-oriented displays such as fossils, minerals and collections of animal and plant specimens.  Read more...

Middle school students test payload for Lunar Rocket and Rover

Students at Oak Middle School in Los Alamitos have been spending their science periods putting together a scientific payload that will be launched from Cape Canaveral in February.  The rocket launch is part of an advanced technology program from CSUSB and its Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization.  Read more...

Cal State SB helps ease nursing shortage

A new four-year degree nursing program at the Palm Desert Campus and a $4 million donation from Riverside Community Hospital are helping CSUSB train more nurses and meet the increasing demand for nurses in the region and state. 

Read more about the $4 million gift from RCH...         Read more baout the PDC nursing program...

Schnarre named 2006 Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer

George H. Schnarre, long-time area realtor, is this year’s Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer.  The College of Business and Public Administration will honor George at its annual awards luncheon on March 7.  The Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer’s award is bestowed annually to top business leaders from the Inland Empire. Read more...

Entrepreneurial leaders of tomorrow 

With initial funding of $1.3 million from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, CSUSB’s nationally-ranked Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship launched its Integrated Technology Transfer Network (ITTN) fellows program, an intensive nine-month program designed to train minority science students to take the lead in developing innovative solutions to pressing government and societal problems. Read more...

Cal State San Bernardino again named 'Publisher's Pick' by Hispanic Outlook Magazine

California State University, San Bernardino’s continuing commitment to diversity in higher education was recognized once again by Hispanic Outlook in Education magazine, which named CSUSB one of its "Publisher’s Picks" for 2005. Federally acclaimed as a Hispanic Serving Institution, Cal State San Bernardino offers two concentrations and a minor in the field of Chicano/Latino studies that focus on the impact of Chicanos/Latinos in the United States. Read more...

Theater Arts to revive cult classic

This quarter, Richard O’Brien’s cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show” arrives live on the CSUSB stage! A newly engaged couple gets lost in the rain and spends an unforgettable night in the castle of mad scientist Frank’N’Furter, a visitor from the planet Transexual. This racy musical romp provides a mad mix of horror, science fiction, outrageous fantasy, and good old rock’n’roll.  

Get ready to dance the Time Warp March 10-19, with a special benefit performance on March 17th at midnight. Read more...

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Hobnobbing and Hoops recap

The CSUSB Alumni Association partnered with the College of Business and Public Administration's Business Alliance to host a member appreciation event January 20 at the Coussoulis Arena.  Over 120 guests attended the pre-game reception, and then cheered the Coyote men’s basketball team on to a victory over rival Cal Poly Pomona.  Click here for photo gallery of event!

Association to honor former student leaders during 40th anniversary

Former student leaders who served as officers in Associated Students, the Student Union Board of Directors, and student organizations will be honored on Saturday, May 6, at a tribute brunch.  Hosted by the CSUSB Alumni Association, the event is intended to recognize the unique contributions of alumni who served in key student leadership positions over the university’s 40-year history.   For more information, email or call the Alumni Office:  alumni@csusb.edu or (909) 537-3700.

Call for Nominations for Alumni Awards of Distinction
With CSUSB alumni living in all 50 states and throughout the world, the Alumni Association needs your help in recognizing their outstanding accomplishments. The Association welcomes your nominations for the 2006 Alumni Awards of Distinction. The Awards of Distinction program seeks out alumni who have been successful in their field or who have made a significant impact through community service. The awards program also recognizes individuals and families who have been actively involved with the university and association.  Read more...

44 Coyote athletes earn quarterly academic honors

Forty-four Cal State San Bernardino student-athletes earned "Leader of the Pack" awards for the Fall Quarter by earning grade point averages of 3.4 or better.

The women's cross country team retained the "Cody Coyote Award", presented to the team with the highest collective grade point average for the quarter with a combined GPA of 3.67 out of 4.0.  Read more...