
Leslie Amodeo (psychology), Meredith Conroy (political science), Deirdre Lanesskog (social work), Stuart Sumida (biology) and Barbara Flores (education, emerita) were included in news media coverage recently.

CSUSB’s Fall Commencement ceremonies will be held on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13-14, at the university's Coussoulis Arena.

“In the past 50 years, the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology has become a leader in the health disciplines. Graduates from our programs are driving efforts to advance health equity and making meaningful impacts in the Inland Empire and beyond,” said Terezie Tolar-Peterson, department chair.

Three university-wide awards — Distinguished Alumnus, 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.

Attendees reflected on the program’s many milestones over the past 50 years and special recognition awards were presented to former department chairs, honoring their leadership and dedication.

Stuart Sumida (biology) was featured in the magazine Phi Kappa Phi Forum’s Fall 2024 edition, and Sailesh Maharjan (lecturer, psychology) was interviewed at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education.

Family, friends and former coworkers joined the university community for the annual Day of Remembrance, hosted by CSUSB’s College of Natural Sciences, of which five of the 14 were alumni of the Department of Biology and Department of Health Science.

Cal State San Bernardino hosted the annual Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research on Nov. 23. The university was well represented with 84 CSUSB students across multiple academic disciplines who presented their work in the form of oral presentations, posters, and creative exhibits and performances.

Join the students, faculty and staff of the Department of Nursing when they mark the department’s 50th anniversary. Celebrations are set for Tuesday, Dec. 3: 10 a.m.-noon at Palm Desert Health Sciences (HS) Lobby at the Palm Desert Campus, and 3-5 p.m. in the Health and PE (HP) Complex Lobby and HP 239 at the San Bernardino campus.