![Jeffery Marino, a graduate of CSUSB, speaks at joint NASA/state event in 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_Jeffery%20Marino_10Apr2024.jpg.webp?itok=t6BZMfPc)
First-generation college student Jeffery Marino followed a post-CSUSB career path that led him to leadership in California state government. His message: California needs more public servants. And there are ways to combine your passion with your service.
![Anthony Ortega](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_PattonStateHosp_Ortega.jpg.webp?itok=YetpsZJ_)
Anthony Ortega, a Cal State San Bernardino alumnus who is the hospital’s historian and a licensed clinical social worker, shared his presentation as a precursor to a CSUSB museum tour that will take place in late April, just before mental health awareness month in May.
![Abi Carter performing at her February 25 audition on American Idol season 22.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/BANNER_24_7217-CSUSB_Alumna-Abi-Carter-on-American-Idol.jpg.webp?itok=cxYS0AwS)
She's in the Top 3! On the May 12 show, Abi Carter was voted one of the Top 3 contestants on "American Idol." Carter will next appear on the "American Idol" finale on Sunday, May 19, on the ABC network.
![Shirley Jean, lecturer in the department of kinesiology, conducted a seminar about the lack of African Americans in the kinesiology field.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/24_7203-CNS_Dr.-Shirley-and-Ms.-Tinuade-Lectures-%28BANNER%29.jpg.webp?itok=S1_INyV7)
The College of Natural Sciences hosted seminars with distinguished CNS alumni, Tinuade Akinfolarin-Arboue and Shirley Jean, to discuss health disparities and access, as well as the lack of African Americans in the kinesiology field.
![CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales and California Indian Nations College President & CEO Celeste R. Townsend address event attendees at the Native American/Indigenous Education Summit 2024 at Cal State San Bernardino on March 23, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/A32I6480.jpg.webp?itok=d06oC1cZ)
The summit on March 23 was an event to host conversations with state, federal and tribal governments and examine institutional operations, pedagogical commitments and cultural responsivity to address the voices and needs of American Indian and Indigenous students in post-secondary access, inclusivity and preparedness.
![CSUSB alumnus Daniel Gascón](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_CoRP_Gascon_21Mar2024.jpg.webp?itok=yXtY7Cd0)
Gascón, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, is making his third appearance in the series. He is the author of a recent article, “The Hispanic Outreach: Network Analysis of a Community-Based Policing Program in South Los Angeles,” published in Critical Sociology.
![James Ramos (Serrano/Cahuilla), the state Assembly member representing San Bernardino and a CSUSB alumnus, will be one of the speakers at the Native American/Indigenous Education Summit.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_JamesRamos_.jpg.webp?itok=xFQ9668j)
The summit, which begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 23, is an event to host conversations with state, federal and tribal governments to examine institutional operations, pedagogical commitments and cultural responsivity to address the voices and needs of American Indian and Indigenous students in post-secondary access, inclusivity and preparedness.
![Fortune 100 companies, nonprofits and government agencies, such as the United States Secret Service, Central Intelligence Agency, Caltrans and Target, will be at this year’s Spring Career and Internship Fair on March 21 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/News%20Site%20%5BPRE%5D-24_7061-Career-Center_Career-%26-Internship-Fair_1.jpg.webp?itok=jCYpX59w)
CSUSB students and alumni will have the opportunity to network with over 85 employers at the annual Spring Career and Internship Fair on March 21 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Santos Manuel Student Union North conference rooms.
![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.