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Women's volleyball ranked No. 3 in nation

Cal State San Bernardino's women's volleyball team was clicking on all cylinders Saturday night, rolling to a convincing 3-0 victory over Chico State and moving up to a No. 3 national ranking by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

The Coyotes dispatched the Wildcats 30-18, 30-14 and 30-20, led by senior opposite hitter April Nicolson who had 10 kills, 11 digs and five block assists. With this win the team improved to 7-2 on the season and 2-0 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.

The Coyotes make their first road trip of the CCAA campaign this weekend - and they are headed into “hostile territory”..read the complete story.

          University to break ground on new science annex                 Formal groundbreaking for the $25 million science annex at Cal State San Bernardino takes place Sept. 23 in the patio area of the Biological Sciences Building. The 10 a.m. ceremony celebrates the start of a project scheduled for completion in December of 2004.

The annex will offer 35,700 square feet of assignable space, but its importance to the College of Natural Sciences, its nine departments and its students is immeasurable, says John Craig, associate dean for the college. “The annex will provide critically needed space for expansion of several departments,” he explains. In particular, the chemistry department will move entirely into the annex and the biology department will get additional, badly needed teaching lab space.  

“Students will benefit immensely from modern, state-of-the-art classrooms and labs and from new, sophisticated scientific instrumentation planned for the annex, ” says Craig...read the complete story.

             Work begins on new student housing complex  Construction has begun and is expected to be finished within a year on the newest student apartment complex at Cal State San Bernardino.

Six new buildings will accommodate 480 students, bringing the total capacity for on-campus living to 1,500. The complex will contain four-bedroom, four-bath; two-bedroom, two-bath; and four-bedroom, two-bath units, all with kitchens and hookups for television and the Internet. Each bedroom also will have its own telephone connection, and there will be laundry rooms and study rooms on each floor.

“There’s a need we’re meeting,” said Kathy Marcelino, assistant director for business and conference services at CSUSB. “According to market studies that we’ve done, students want private living areas.”...read the complete story.

CBPA announces new interim Dean

Dr. Norton Marks, who has taught marketing at California State University, San Bernardino’s College of Business and Public Administration since 1990, has been named the college’s interim dean.

Marks will replace Gordon Patzer, who after four years as dean of the college is leaving to become dean of the Walter E. Heller College of Business at Roosevelt University in Chicago, said CSUSB Provost Dr. Louis Fernandez.

“Dr. Marks’ reputation for excellence in teaching and his dedication to his students are well known throughout the campus and in the business community. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to this position,” Fernandez said. “I think he is just the person to lead our College of Business and Public Administration through this transition. I am certainly pleased that Dr. Marks has agreed to serve the university in this position...read the complete story.