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Psychology professor Eugene Wong is Cal State’s 2004-05 Golden Apple Award winner.  Dr. Wong, who has taught psychology, human development and education courses at CSUSB since 1984, was selected for his outstanding teaching, advising and mentoring.  Dr. Wong has served as coordinator of the Human Development program and chaired the McNair Scholars Program Research Project, which aids minority students in pursuing graduate studies.

Coyote women's volleyball team advances to Pacific Regional championship

If everything goes according to plan, the Cal State San Bernardino women's volleyball team will be playing on Saturday night in the Pacific Regional championship match.  And the Coyotes would be staring across the net at their biggest obstacle to making a second consecutive Elite Eight appearance.

Should the team advance to the final match on Saturday at 7:00 p.m., the Alumni Association will host a pre-game gathering for alumni and fans in the area.  Please email us with your contact information so that we may share details with you once the tournament is underway.  Click here for full story with tournament details...

"Ethel" returns to campus

Val Limar-Jansen (BA theatre arts 1990) will reprise her critically acclaimed one-person play, Ethel, on February 25 and 26, 2005.  The play, based on the life of blues singer Ethel Waters, was co-written by Limar-Jansen and William Slout, professor emeritus.  Val Limar-Jansen’s portrayal of this legendary singer has thrilled audiences for more than a decade. 

Proceeds from the performances will benefit the Ronald E. Barnes Endowment, which provides scholarships for CSUSB theatre arts students.  Tickets are $50 per person and include a reception following the performance. Click here to read the full story...

Get recognized at "Who's Who?" event

Alumni, faculty and staff from Cal State’s early years:  CSUSB needs your help for its 40th anniversary celebration!  Join us on Saturday, January 29, 2005, at 3:00 p.m., for a Who’s Who? gathering and help us identify the faces in the photos from the campus archives.  Bring along your own Cal State photos and let us scan those so that they’re preserved with CSUSB’s past.  It won’t be all work…enjoy reminiscing and catching up with old friends, allow us to record your Cal State stories, have dinner on us, then let us honor you at the basketball game that evening. 

Interested in helping out?  Please contact Pam Langford (plangfor@csusb.edu, 909/880-5008) or Johnnie Ann Ralph (jralph@csusb.edu; 909/880-5102).

Tatum Foundation helps to fund scholarships

A $100,000 gift to support CSUSB students from the High Desert was donated by the Tatum Foundation and Victorville-based Citizens Volunteer Corps.  The gift will go toward the university’s President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship program, which has attracted nearly 50 top students from San Bernardino County high schools.  Click here to read the full story...

Dave Stockton Coyote Classic raises $120,000 for scholarships

The 9th Annual Dave Stockton Coyote Classic golf tournament raised a record $120,000 for the Coyote Athletics Scholarship Fund.  This year’s sold-out event got a boost from title sponsor Telco Foods, Nick Coussoulis (BA geography 1975), tournament chair Dennis Craig, and other Coyote Athletic Association volunteers and sponsors.  Click here for photo gallery and full story...

CSUSB to offer MA in Spanish

CSUSB will offer a new master of arts degree program in Spanish beginning Winter quarter.  The Spanish M.A., designed primarily for future and current teachers at the high school and community college levels, will offer two options:  Spanish Language Teaching and Hispanic Literature, Linguistics, and Civilization.  Spanish master’s degree candidates will be eligible to participate in the department’s international programs in Mexico, Peru and Cuba.  Click here to read the full story...

CSUSB alumni in the California State Assembly

Four CSUSB alumni were elected to the California State Assembly this month:  Russ Bogh (BA business economics 1993); John Benoit (MPA 1993); Joe Baca, Jr. (BS marketing 1992, MPA 1997); and Pedro Nava (BA sociology 1973). 

Bogh, Assembly Republican Caucus Chair, was elected to a third term, while Benoit, Assembly Insurance Committee Vice-Chair, was elected to a second term.  Newcomer Baca is a teacher in the Rialto Unified School District, and Nava, a Santa Barbara attorney, is a commissioner with the California Coastal Commission.

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