![Adonis Galarza-Toledo](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_HHM_Galarza-Toledo_VideoPromo_20Sept2021_0.JPG.webp?itok=vjjOzl99)
As a student, Adonis Galarza-Toledo ’20 worked tirelessly to ensure CSUSB students had their voices heard. Education was important to him, and seeking his bachelor’s degree in public administration with a minor in Spanish at CSUSB made his dream of becoming a leader in his community a reality.
![Pablo Gomez](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_HHM_PabloGomez_20Sept2021.jpg.webp?itok=x8GXWZfh)
Pablo Gomez, the first-ever full-time faculty member hired at the Palm Desert Campus, joined the university in 2020 and began teaching virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Aerial photo of CSUSB with the HSI and university logo overlay](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_v2_HSIFeature_16Sept2021.png.webp?itok=IJ6KiMya)
As an HSI, the university actively opens the doors to opportunity, provides more accessible support and resources, and ultimately supplies students the tools needed for successful careers and fulfilling futures.
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The university will honor National Hispanic Heritage Month with a number of live and virtual events to celebrate the history, heritage, culture and contributions of Latino Americans.
![Guillermo Escalante](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_HHM_CNS_Escalante_14Sept2021jpg.jpg.webp?itok=q6pSPaji)
Guillermo Escalante's research focusing on sports nutrition, sports medicine and performance enhancement, has led him to speak at conferences nationally and internationally.
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UCLA history professor Robert Chao Romero will present “Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice and Identity,” at noon Thursday, Oct. 15, on Zoom.
![CSUSB alumnus Adonis Galarza-Toledo (left) is sworn in as a member of the board of the Coachella Valley Unified School District.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Alumni_Adonis_CoachellaValleySchoolBoard_HHM_06Oct2020.jpg.webp?itok=1EmHPUM-)
Alumnus Adonis Galarza-Toledo, ’20, who served as CSUSB’s ASI president, has been appointed to the Coachella Valley Unified School District Board.
![Carly Luna](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WSOC_CarlyLuna_AsheNominee_HHM_06Oct2020.jpg.webp?itok=DzXJORgb)
Luna, sophomore goalkeeper on the women’s soccer team and a CCAA All-Academic, was one of 10 women in the running to be named the 2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year.
![The completed calaveras for RAFFMA’s Festival de Calaveras are now on virtual display on the museum’s website through Oct. 15.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/HHM_RAFFMA_Festival%20De%20Calaveras_banner__0.jpg.webp?itok=c9qJ3xuz)
Visit RAFFMA’s website and @RAFFMAcsusb social media pages to view the virtual Festival de Calaveras exhibition. All calaveras will be auctioned Oct. 30 and Oct. 31 to raise money for student scholarships.