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From left, Bobae Lee and Jose Ramirez II.
May 12, 2026

Jose Ramirez II, the Outstanding Undergraduate Student, and Bobae Lee, the Outstanding Graduate Student, will be honored at the college’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m. at Toyota Arena in Ontario. 

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Lidia Albarran (left), and the Outstanding Graduate Student, Carmen Uribe.
May 12, 2026

Two first-generation students – Carmen Uribe, master’s in psychology, and Lidia Albarran, bachelor’s in social work – are being recognized for research excellence, community impact and a shared drive to expand opportunity. Uribe is the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences’ Outstanding Graduate Student, and Albarran is the college’s Outstanding Undergraduate Student.

Tomás Gómez-Arias, dean of the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration, provided closing remarks for the 53rd Annual Student Awards ceremony.
May 6, 2026

The Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration honored its top students on May 5, celebrating academic achievement and the journeys behind each success. The ceremony highlighted the role of mentorship, community and perseverance in shaping student excellence at CSUSB.

Jessica Mary Fanene, Outstanding Graduate Student (left), and Lauren Pitman, Outstanding Undergraduate Student
May 13, 2025

Jessica Mary Fanene, who earned a Master’s of Social Work, was named Outstanding Graduate Student, and Lauren Pitman, studied psychology with a biological concentration, was named the Outstanding Undergraduate Student. The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences will host two ceremonies on Friday, May 16, at the Toyota Arena in Ontario.

From left, Monica Ybanez, the Outstanding Graduate Student, and Justus Baker-Postell, the Outstanding Undergraduate Student, for Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration.
May 13, 2025

Justus Baker-Postell, the Outstanding Undergraduate Student, and Monica Ybanez, the Outstanding Graduate Student, will be honored at the college’s commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at Toyota Arena in Ontario.

Negin Ghaffari (left) and Natalya Marsh
May 19, 2024

Negin Ghaffari, the Outstanding Graduate Student, and Natalya Marsh, the Outstanding Undergraduate Student, were recognized at the college’s Commencement exercises at 1:30 p.m. on May 17.

Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration’s 2023-24 outstanding students, from left, Olayinka Owoseni and Sade Harper
May 15, 2024

Olayinka Owoseni is the college’s Outstanding Graduate Student, while Sade Harper is the Outstanding Undergraduate Student. They were honored at the college’s Spring Commencement ceremony on May 18 at the Toyota Arena in Ontario.

 

Dia Poole, communication studies graduate student, and Filimon Fregoso, English undergraduate student
May 22, 2023

Dia Poole, who graduated with her master’s in communication studies, and Filimon Fregoso, who graduated with his bachelor’s in English, are the 2022-23 College of Arts and Letters Outstanding Students.

Dual graduate student Lizette Velazquez and undergraduate student John Lane
May 22, 2023

Lizette Velazquez, a dual graduate student, is the college’s Outstanding Graduate Student, while undergraduate John Lane is the Outstanding Undergraduate Student.