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Faculty in the News
November 16, 2020

Meredith Conroy (political science), Nancy Acevedo (education), Diane Vines (nursing) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.

Street Medicine program nursing students work in the field. The $50,000 grant will be used to improve access to healthcare for traditionally underserved populations, increase mobile medical clinics, improve health-related infrastructure in the Coachella Valley and strengthen engagement of nurses and nursing students with the homeless.
November 16, 2020

The Street Medicine program is a collaborative partnership between the CSUSB Department of Nursing at the Palm Desert Campus; the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine; Desert Regional Medical Center; Well in the Desert; and the Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine.

California State University, San Bernardino and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day.
November 9, 2020

CSUSB and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. The university will reopen remotely for business and virtual classes will resume on Thursday, Nov. 12.

CSUSB Faculty in the News
October 19, 2020

Brian Levin (criminal justice) discusses hate crimes and comments made by President Trump, and Jake Zhu (dean, Palm Desert Campus) talks about the educational challenges during the pandemic. 

PDC students and siiblings Jennifer and Scott Hanson
October 13, 2020

Siblings Jennifer and Scott Hanson are students at CSUSB’s Palm Desert Campus studying to become nurses, and both are receiving a full-ride scholarship through the campus’s University Legacy Scholarship program.

Jake Zhu
October 9, 2020

Jake Zhu will join two other educators on the webisode on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 2 p.m. Pre-registration is required.

El Paseo in Palm Desert. Photo from WikiMedia Commons.
September 15, 2020

 “Hospitality & Tourism amid COVID-19 Reopening and Recovery in the Coachella Valley” will be the focus of the program at 2 p.m. It will be presented on Zoom.

Brian Esser (left) and Kelly Schoenfeld hold up a map of the U.S. with pins in every city where their customers are using their Lightning MD software.
September 14, 2020

Kelly Schoenfeld and Brian Esser were out singing karaoke one night about five years ago when they decided to start what is now ESC Medical Billing. That resulted in a second business, Lightning MD, that launched in February.

Lacey Kendall and three friends have developed a technology package to help churches stream worship services to their members as their congregations complied with restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 9, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed large gatherings of any kind, Lacey Kendall saw a need to help local churches stream their services. With technology she and three friends developed, Kendall is seeking to help three historic Black churches in Riverside and San Bernardino counties go virtual.