![CSUSB alumnus Pat Person, creator of the cartoon character Mista Pat.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_IECE_AlumMistaPat_YouTubeChannel_08Feb2023%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=lftzaD13)
February 8, 2023
Alumnus Pat Person created the character “Mista Pat” as a way to reach underrepresented school children to learn about science and other ESTEAM subjects in an entertaining yet instructive way.
![Kids That Code founders and Provost Shari McMahan](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/IMG_8387.jpg.webp?itok=8x-WK-xi)
July 8, 2021
Kids That Code, a CSUSB graduate student-created company that teaches children computer-related topics, held an open house for its education center.
![Kids that Code serves the Inland Empire by teaching children how to code, and other S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) projects.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_KidsThatCode_VidPromo_01Oct2020.jpg.webp?itok=ZFwD2xea)
October 1, 2020
Kids that Code provides a space for children of all ages to learn computer programming, game design, web development, and more.