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U.S. - Saudi Arabian relations focus of conference

The United States’ relations with one of its strongest allies in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia, will be the focus of a Jan. 22 conference at Cal State San Bernardino.

The conference, “United States-Saudi Arabian Relations in Light of the Current International Crisis,” is a joint effort between CSUSB and King Saud University in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital. It is one of three such conferences scheduled in the U.S.-the other two are at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and at Portland State University in Portland, Ore..

A delegation of men and women scholars from King Saud University, CSUSB and other institutions will participate in three scheduled sessions: Saudi-U.S. Relations, U.S. Policy in the Middle East and the culture, religion and society of Saudi Arabia. Each session will feature a question and answer session for the audience...read the complete story.

Theatre Arts Department celebrates theater naming

Dr. Ron Barnes, one of Cal State’s original 13 faculty members and founder of the theatre arts department, was recognized for his years of service and leadership at a January 11 ceremony naming the university theatre in his honor.  Over 150 former students, friends, patrons and colleagues gathered to witness the Ronald E. Barnes Theatre dedication and the unveiling of a donor wall to acknowledge contributors to the Ronald E. Barnes Scholarship Endowment. More than $82,000 has been raised toward the $100,000 endowment goal, which will provide scholarships for talented theatre students who demonstrate academic excellence.

A highlight of the ceremony was a Readers Theatre production, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Good Man:  A Tribute to Dr. Ronald E. Barnes in First- and Third-person,” which was scripted by theatre arts alumna Jody Duncan ’90 and performed by Michael Stapleton ’71, Dell Yount ’83, Tami Silver-Ryan ’87, David Pavao ’88 and Carol Damgen ’88...read the complete story.

Kinesiology department receives national recognition

Cal State San Bernardino’s kinesiology department has joined a select group of 27 institutions around the country that have received an academic endorsement from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

The endorsement to Cal State’s exercise science major, bachelor of science was one of two given by the ACSM to a California university. The other endorsement went to Cal State Poly San Luis Obispo’s bachelor of science degree program in kinesiology.

The endorsement means CSUSB’s exercise science major, bachelor of science has met the requirements for the ACSM University Connection Endorsement Program, which is designed to recognize academic institutions with educational programs that cover all of the knowledge, skills and abilities specified by the ACSM Committee on Certification and Registry Boards to prepare students for careers in the health and fitness and clinical exercise programming fields...read the complete story.

Budget woes continue for CSU 

Attempting to address California’s continuing budget crisis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed cutting $240 million or 9 percent from the California State University system for the 2004-05 fiscal year, potentially limiting student access by approximately 20,000 students if the cuts are implemented as proposed.

The proposed cut, together with the 2003-04 General Fund budget cut of $531 million, brings the total two-year General Fund cut to the CSU to $771 million, or a 28.8 percent reduction in student support. California will invest less in higher education and the CSU will be faced with the prospect of accepting fewer students. The CSU, however, will not compromise quality.

“While we continue to share the pain of the state’s fiscal crisis, the public must realize that these budget reductions will negatively impact student access to the California State University because all qualified students will not be admitted,” said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. “Fewer students admitted means fewer educated citizens entering the workforce to stimulate the economy and provide the jobs that the governor stressed in his State of the State address. Not investing in higher education will have a devastating impact on the state’s economic future”...read the complete story.