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Ralph Figueroa, a graduate student in the rehabilitation counseling master’s program, has been named one of the top 32 student veterans in the nation by GI Jobs Magazine.
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Cal State San Bernardino has once again been named a Military Friendly® School and a Military Spouse Friendly® School for 2023-24 under the large public university category.
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Written by Veterans is an initiative of CSUSB’s Veterans Success Center. Launched originally in 2014, it has evolved into a hybrid writing group for veterans to grow their writing skills and eventually publish their work through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.
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“Spouses are oftentimes the unspoken heroes of a military household, providing childcare and also care to a servicemember,” said Agustin Ramirez, director of the CSUSB Veterans Success Center.
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CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales gave a speech at the Santos Manuel Student Union North grand opening; Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed why the Aryan Nations Knights chose Arizona and commented on the increase of anti-Russian attacks; and Agustin Ramirez (VSC) commented on CSUSB being named a Military Friendly School.
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CSUSB has once again been named a Military Friendly® School for 2022-23 with a gold ranking under the large public university category. It is the only California State University to earn gold.
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CSUSB, listed in the top 50, was specifically recognized as the “Best State University System,” according to Intelligent.com.
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The university has been named a 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School with a gold ranking for its commitment to veterans who are students and their families.
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More than 150 toys were collected and donated to two local nonprofit agencies as part of a joint CSUSB holiday toy drive – Operation Pack the Sleigh.