![The “Eternal Learning” mural located at the James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education at Cal State San Bernardino. The university will host the annual Celebration of Teaching on March 21.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_WCOE_EternalLearning__0.jpg.webp?itok=aAbaXjhG)
Presented by the university’s James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education and the College of Natural Sciences, the event will begin at 4 p.m. and run through 6 p.m. at the Santos Manuel Student Union South.
![Students, faculty, administrators and staff attended a reception on Feb. 26 at the Santos Manuel Student Union North to recognize the Experiential Computing and Engaged Learning Scholarships Program’s first scholarship recipients.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CNS_ExCELS_UPDATE_Feb2024.jpg.webp?itok=aFEtzmvq)
The Experiential Computing and Engaged Learning Scholarships (ExCELS) Program recognized its first scholarship recipients at a reception on Feb. 26. ExCELS aims to create inclusive and sustainable computational sciences workforce pathways to careers in the Inland Empire.
![Physicist, educator and former astronaut, Kathryn C. Thornton](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/23_6951%20CNS_ScherbaLecture_Thornton_Banner.jpg.webp?itok=6CP4FFxu)
Physicist, educator and former astronaut, Kathryn C. Thornton, will be the guest speaker at the Gerald M. Scherba Lecture on March 14 at 2 p.m. This in-person and virtual event is free and open to the public.
![A computer science and engineering class at CSUSB. The university’s School of Computer Science and Engineering has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to fund the Experiential Computing and Engaged Learning Scholarships (ExCELS) Program.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CSEclass_NSFGrant_19Feb2024.jpg.webp?itok=rYBJLSb1)
The $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will provide $10,000 per year to support 30 students in affording their academic dreams in the field. The funding is set to last for 5 years and will ultimately impact the lives of 150 students.
![Stethoscope on a table](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_MSPA_illustration_xxJan2024_1.jpg.webp?itok=EYtHsQOW)
Sonia Otte, founding director of Cal State San Bernardino’s Master of Science in Physician Assistant (MSPA) program, recently discussed the vision and plans for the new curriculum that will launch in August 2025.
![CSUSB Palm Desert Campus held a pinning ceremony in its Indian Wells Theater on Dec. 15.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_Nursing%20Pinning%202023_.jpg.webp?itok=kZ5pQvWI)
A pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses into the nursing workforce as they prepare to serve the public.
![William Vandyke (center), a CSUSB health science and human ecology faculty member, speaks at the annual Day of Remembrance ceremony at CSUSB on Dec. 2, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Day-of-Remembrance-Slide-Banner.jpg.webp?itok=KNrWO2Hu)
The Peace Garden, built in front of the Chemical Sciences building in honor of the 14 lives lost on Dec. 2, 2015, was the site of the university’s annual Day of Remembrance. Five of the 14 were CSUSB alumni.
![A CSUSB computer science class.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CSEclass_NSFGrant_31July2023.jpg.webp?itok=sZPvgY8b)
The National Science Foundation awarded the grant to the university’s School of Computer Science and Engineering, which will use it to provide scholarships, mentorships and experiential learning opportunities for low-income and underrepresented students, and to meet a growing need for talented computer professionals in the region.
![Sastry Pantula](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/SastryPantula_LearningChampion_Slide.jpg.webp?itok=F7UtWQmz)
Sastry Pantula was nominated for demonstrating inclusivity, integrity, respect, social justice and equity. He invites speakers to talk about inclusivity, diversity and equity, and emphasizes these values with search committee members in regard to hiring staff and faculty.