Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about hate crimes in California and two manhunts for escaped prisoners on the East Coast; Diane Vines was honored by the city of Palm Desert and discussed a grant for the Nursing Street Medicine program; and Michelle Russen (marketing/hospitality management) published a paper and contributed a chapter to a book on DEI in the hospitality industry.
The funding will allow the program to continue providing free healthcare services to unsheltered, sheltered and vulnerable populations in the Coachella Valley.
Diane Vines (nursing) was honored by the city of Palm Desert for her service to the community, David Marshall (English) was interviewed for a podcast on advising, and Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) was the emcee for the topping out ceremony for the new Performing Arts Center.
The Faculty Center for Excellence also begins the new academic year with an expanded new structure that unifies faculty support and professional development in one center.
The city of Palm Desert has declared Aug. 24 as “Dr. Diane Vines Day” to honor the nursing instructor for her leadership and service to the community.
Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) was on the LAist program “Air Talk” to discuss just how much protein a person really needs, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed by various news media about the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism’s latest report.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) shared hate crime numbers that showed an increase in incidents targeting the LGBTQ+ community, Meredith Conroy (political science) shared her observations about the recent Republican presidential debate, Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) talked about the city-university partnership to open the Entrepreneurial Resource Center in downtown San Bernardino, and Kerry Cato (geological sciences) was interviewed about sinkholes.
Three university-wide awards – Distinguished Alumni, Emerging Leader and Coyote Spirit – will be presented, as well as the Paw Print Awards, which honor esteemed alumni from each of the university’s five colleges.
The program aims to increase the number of promising doctoral students applying for future California State University faculty positions by offering financial assistance in the form of a loan and mentorship by CSU faculty.