![The musical, Pippin, was performed by CSUSB student actors and took place on campus in April 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/BANNER_Theatre-Arts-2024-25.jpg.webp?itok=w-5mWNjL)
The CSUSB Department of Theatre Arts announces its 2024-25 season, featuring a blend of classic and contemporary productions, and prepares for the grand opening of the new Performing Arts Center in spring 2025.
![Ellen G. Weisser](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/24_7137%20SEGS_Commencement%20May%202024_HPB_Weisser_0.jpg.webp?itok=IAnZtlu7)
Cal State San Bernardino announced that CSUSB alumna, philanthropist and long-time university supporter, Ellen Weisser, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at its Spring Commencement in May.
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Diane Vines (nursing) was honored by the city of Palm Desert for her service to the community, David Marshall (English) was interviewed for a podcast on advising, and Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) was the emcee for the topping out ceremony for the new Performing Arts Center.
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The Performing Arts Center will provide teaching, rehearsal and performance spaces necessary for a modern performing arts program.
![A rendering of the new Performing Arts Center](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Performing-Arts-rendering_CSUSB-Homepage-Slide_2.jpg.webp?itok=lptLo28c)
The ceremony will be held Aug. 29 at 9 a.m. The Performing Arts Center will provide teaching, rehearsal and performance spaces necessary for a modern performing arts program.
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The Sept. 7 event brought nearly 300 CSUSB administrators, faculty, staff, students and community members together in the Santos Manuel Student Union South to officially break ground for the new 73,337-square-foot Performing Arts Center.
![An artist’s rendering of the new Performing Arts Center at CSUSB. The $111 million construction and renovation project is currently scheduled to open during the 2024-25 academic year.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PABA_Theater_CAL_07Oct2020.jpg.webp?itok=Ptz282av)
The construction and renovation project would add two new buildings to campus including a new Performing Arts Center and an academic building that would serve as an anchor to the College of Arts and Letters.
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Jean Picker Firstenberg, a member of the California State University Board of Trustees, visited Cal State San Bernardino on Tuesday, Nov. 27, to meet with university students, faculty, staff and administrators.