
This year’s theme, "The Synergy of Self-Advocacy, Confidence Building, and Personal Branding in the Digital Era," will focus on equipping attendees with the skills needed to thrive in today’s competitive online environment. The event, free and open to the public, will take place on Oct. 24 from 5:30.-8:15 p.m. at SMSU-South and via Zoom.

The National Science Foundation has awarded Cal State San Bernardino $308,000 to examine the role of environmental justice in clean energy technologies, and Elizabeth Castillo, assistant professor of management at Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration, will be the principal investigator.

On Sept. 19, 350 students gathered at Cal State San Bernardino’s Santos Manuel Student Union South Event Center for the Tech & Cybersecurity Fair. The event, which brought together students and industry leaders from the tech and cybersecurity sectors, was organized by the Career Center and the Center for Cyber & AI.

The Tech & Cybersecurity Fair 2024 will take place on Sept. 19 from noon-3 p.m. at the Santos Manuel Student Union South Event Center.

James Fenelon (sociology) will be a panelist at a Sept. 12 program discussing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis, Kimberly Collins (public administration) co-authored a new study about building infrastructure for the electrification of the trucking industry, and Jennifer Andersen (English) wrote an opinion piece on name-calling in political discourse.

TC Corrigan (communication studies) discussed what is being done to support local news organizations as Inland Empire news outlets shrink their staffs and news coverage, and Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) spoke about IECE’s Veteran Entrepreneurship Program and the Mini MBA Course at the Palm Desert iHUB.

“The CSUSB MBA created a foundation of business knowledge that has allowed me to be successful at multiple businesses I’ve started, owned, managed and sold over the years," said Jason Bennecke ’01, a CSUSB alumnus who is a civil engineer, entrepreneur and author of multiple best-selling books.

The Greater Palm Springs Tourism Foundation is committed to economic mobility for residents of the Coachella Valley.

The free Mini MBA program offered by the CSUSB School of Entrepreneurship and Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship provides entrepreneurs valuable training to start or upscale their business.