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			<span class="NLbody"><p>Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s Palm Desert Campus will host a special recognition event on Thursday, June 2, at 5 p.m., to honor teachers, administrators and credentialed graduates who have successfully completed the campus&#8217;s education programs.<br />
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Derrick Lawson, 2011 Middle Grades Principal of the Year, will speak at the event, which will take place in the campus&#8217;s Indian Wells Theater.<br />
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The event also celebrates 25 years of the campus&#8217;s presence in the Coachella Valley. Cal State San Bernardino opened the Coachella Valley Center in 1986 on the campus of College of the Desert. By 1988, three modular buildings were added to accommodate the growing student body. The campus moved to its permanent site on Cook Street in 2002 where it now houses four buildings.<br />
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Alumni&nbsp;insterested in attending the event may&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kintera.org/autogen/home/default.asp?ievent=481793"><u>register online</u></a>&nbsp;or contact&nbsp;Renee Ruiz at (760) 341-2883, ext. 78115.</span> </p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino will host an Earth Day celebration of games, music and information, along with a site to turn in broken or obsolete electronics equipment for free on Friday, April 22.<br />
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            The Earth Day festivities will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and will be held on the lawn in front of the university's John M. Pfau Library. (In case of bad weather it will be moved inside the Santos Manuel Student Union.) </p>
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<p>The electronics recycling will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and will be staged at the southeast corner of Parking Lot D.</p>
<p>The events -- sponsored by Cal State San Bernardino, its Earth Day partners and All Green Electronics Recycling - are open to CSUSB students, faculty, staff and the public, and are free. Attendees are encouraged to bring their broken and obsolete electronics to be recycled. No proof of residency required.</p>
<p>Earth Day e-waste collections will be held throughout the CSU system, and prizes will be awarded for the top three campuses by poundage of recycled goods collected.</p>
<p>Proceeds from the electronics recycling will benefit the local Arrowhead United Way and the Alliance for Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) 2-1-1 social services information and referral system.</p>
<p>All Green Electronics Recycling, which is based in Tustin, will accept all electronics and audio/video media, including computer equipment, laptops, CRT and flat-screen televisions and monitors, printers and print cartridges, DVD/VCR players, microwaves, clocks, phones, and audio/video media like DVDs, CDs, and VHS tapes. There is no limit to size or quantity of accepted items.</p>
<p>No batteries will be accepted.</p>
<p>The electronic recycling at CSUSB is part of joint effort with All Green Electronics Recycling and the California State University campuses to increase awareness and educate the public about the benefits of recycling unwanted electronics equipment, while providing California residents and businesses the opportunity for free and convenient electronics disposal.</p>
<p>All Green Electronics Recycling will donate a portion of the funds raised from e-waste recycling back to the participating CSU campuses.</p>
<p>While electronic items are prohibited from being disposed in regular trash and many communities now offer recycling options for residents, the CSUSB recycling event is an opportunity for local businesses, nonprofit and other community organizations to not only properly recycle their electronic items, but to also give back to the community.</p>
<p>Please note that this recycling event is for non-campus property. Campus property should be inventoried through Property Management and then recycled through Facilities Services Waste Management. You may request a courtesy collection of campus-generated e-waste and batteries at any time by emailing <a href="mailto:recycle@csusb.edu">recycle@csusb.edu</a>.</p>
<p>This event is co-sponsored by Facilities Services, Housing and Residential Life, Santos Manuel Student Union Program Board, Student Leadership and Development, Alumni Affairs, Coyote Radio, ASI, the President's Office, Green Campus, S.A.G.E.S, and Community-University Partnerships.</p>
<p>For more information, contact Michelle Dyck-Turner at (909) 537-3797 or e-mail her at <a href="mailto:mdycktur@csusb.edu">mdycktur@csusb.edu</a>.</p>
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            <p>Kenny Pigman, of the CSUSB men's golf team, has been named California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Player of the Year. The Norco native earned the 2011 CCAA player of the year honors upon conclusion of this year's conference event.</p>
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<p>Pigman tied for 5th at the CCAA tournament and was a two-time CCAA golfer of the week this spring. This season, he owns six top-20 finishes, five top-10 finishes and one medalist honor. His average per round this spring is 71.4 strokes.<br />
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Pigman is the second Coyote to become CCAA player of the year for the 2010-11 season. In November, it was announced that Samantha Middleborn, women&#8217;s volleyball, was named CCAA most valuable player of 2010. </p>
<p><strong style="font-size: 12pt">Team earns berth in regional championship</strong></p>
<p>The Cal State San Bernardino golf team has earned a berth in the 2011 NCAA Division II Golf Championship when it received one of 10 berths in the NCAA West Region.<br />
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The Coyotes will compete at the NCAA West/ Central Regional on May 2-4 at the University of New Mexico&#8217;s University Golf Course in Albuquerque.<br />
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The top five teams in the event, regardless of region, will advance to the NCAA Championship on May 16-20 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at The Shoals in Florence, Ala. The top two individuals not attached to a team advancing also will have the opportunity to represent their team in Alabama.<br />
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CCAA champion Cal State Monterey Bay received the automatic berth in the regional by virtue of its championship. The Otters and Coyotes will be joined by fellow CCAA members Chico State, Cal State Stanislaus and Sonoma State.<br />
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			<span class="NLbody"><p>The east coast provided the setting for two California State University events in early March. CSU alumni, including those from Cal State San Bernardino, mixed and mingled with Chancellor Charles B. Reed, CSUSB president Dr. Albert Karnig and other university presidents, as well as other alumni in New York and Washington, D.C.</p>
<p>Nearly 200 lawmakers, CSU alumni, California State University System trustees, presidents, and Chancellor Charles Reed gathered at the Rayburn House in Washington, D.C., on March 2. The California Congressional Delegation Reception afforded alumni the opportunity to meet and speak with several Congressional delegates who currently represent the State of California and provided a platform for legislative advocacy.</p>
<p>The following evening, more than 175 CSU alumni gathered in Midtown Manhattan for the CSU New York/Tri-State Alumni Reception. Hosted by Chancellor Reed and the CSU Alumni Associations, the event allowed alumni living in and around New York City to connect with one another and reconnect with their alma maters.</p>
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            <p>The crisis in education, especially for the Latino population, is facing a very frightening reality. </p>
            <p>"We are on track to have a generation that is less educated than we have now," said Michele Siqueiros, executive director of the Campaign for College Opportunity. "I think that's very disturbing."</p>
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<p>Siqueiros made her comment as a speaker during one of many panel sessions and forums held at the second annual Latino Education and Advocacy Days summit at Cal State San Bernardino on Monday, March 28.</p>
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            <p>LEAD executive director and master of ceremonies Enrique Murillo estimated there were nearly 1,000 people in attendance and more than 2 million others watching or listening over the Internet, radio and social media. As he welcomed participants, the CSUSB professor noted that the second-year conference was being watched at more than 1,300 town hall viewing sites in the United States and 17 other countries, including Mexico, Central America, South America, Spain and Cuba.</p>
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<p>Murillo said the issues have not changed and reminded the audience that they were all there because they understood that education is the key to helping the United States and especially Latinos progress and ultimately succeed economically and as a society.</p>
<p>"Education is the civil rights issue of our time," Murillo said.</p>
<p>The LEAD conference's significance continues to grow as the event featured seven officials from the Obama administration, including Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who with the others appeared via the Web. </p>
<p>Also among the speakers appearing at CSUSB was college student Daniel Hernandez, the congressional intern who rushed to the aid of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords after she had been shot at a Tucson grocery store in January. </p>
<p>California State University Chancellor Charles Reed welcomed the audience via the Internet, reiterating that importance of education, especially for the Latino population. "Education is critical to both California and the U.S., as Latinos will play a pivotal role in keeping our population competitive in the next few decades," Reed said. "Our goal is to increase Latino access to education."</p>
<p>Albert Karnig, president of Cal State San Bernardino, noted that 43 percent of the university's enrollment is Latino, the second largest of any public university in the state. Sixty percent of the university's current freshman class is Latino and CSUSB was ranked No. 1 in the United States in awarding bachelor's degrees in mathematics to Latino students in 2009. He added that the graduation rate for Latinos at Cal State San Bernardino was the third highest in the CSU.</p>
<p>But there is still much to do, as education - especially for the Latino population - is vital to the United States, Karnig added. Latinos are the fastest growing minority group in the country, but less than 78 percent graduate from high school.</p>
<p>"As an indication of the kinds of issues we will face, 13 percent of native-born Hispanics are college graduates, but that is less than half of the 31 percent of Anglo students," Karnig said. "Less than half, or 50 percent, of the Asians have college degrees."</p>
<p>Karnig also noted the growing gap between the number of Latinos and Latinas in college, as more than six out of every 10 college graduates is a woman. </p>
<p>Secretary of Education Duncan said the Obama administration is committed to improving access to education and increasing financial aid opportunities. He said the Obama administration has added $40 billion in Pell grants over the next 10 years, but said more needs to be done with greater emphasis on public and private partnerships toward education.</p>
<p>He also urged more participation.</p>
<p>"Everybody has to be engaged &#8230; everyone has to be part of the solution," Duncan said. "Schools can't do it by themselves; parents can't do it by themselves."</p>
<p>Hernandez, Gifford's congressional intern, spoke about student activism at college campuses in Arizona. As a director with the Arizona Students' Association that advocates for higher education, he spoke of changing the paradigm -- the way of thinking -- for students and for parents in the Latino community. </p>
<p>One notion that needs change is that asking for help is a sign of weakness. In doing so, the vast amount of resources available to help students achieve and become successful go unused, and the achievement level is below what it could be.</p>
<p>Instead, Hernandez said, asking for help should be a sign of strength, that while assistance may not be needed all the time, there are instances when students and parents need to know that it is okay to use the resources available to them. "It's actually a sign of strength to say, 'I need this help to be able to get farther in my education.' "</p>
<p>The other attitude that needs to change is "the mentality that education is not important. ... The priority needs to be that it's no longer okay to have just a high school diploma."</p>
<p>Indeed, before Hernandez spoke, Hilda Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor, in a video message, said the American economy is poised to lead globally in various technologies. "This means that over the next five years, nearly 90 percent of new jobs will require more than a high school diploma," she said. "Brighter days are ahead, but you must start preparing now."</p>
<p>Hernandez also said the community needs to become more engaged beyond getting out the vote or one-day protests and demonstrations. Instead, he said, people should begin to establish relationships with legislators and other decisions makers so that they are not just seen and heard when there is a problem. </p>
<p>The event covered a number of other educational issues facing Latinos, including increasing college programs, educational leadership, ensuring there are enough programs and teachers for the next generation of college graduates and developing more science, technology, engineering and mathematical programs.</p>
<p>The summit concluded with the viewing of the Univision Town Hall meeting with President Obama that had been held earlier in the day. </p>
<p>The president said that the academic success of Hispanic students is key to the future of the nation and if they do not receive the education they need, the nation will not succeed. He said that education is critical as eight out of every ten jobs in the future will require more than just a high school education.</p>
<p>For more information, visit the <a href="http://lead.csusb.edu/"><u>Latino Education Advocacy Days summit website</u></a>.</p>
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            <p>The CSUSB Alumni Association was recognized at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VII Awards Luncheon on March 4 in Los Angeles, honoring this year&#8217;s Awards of Excellence winners.</p>
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<p>Each year, CASE District VII acknowledges excellence and best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, public/government relations, advancement services, special events, and outstanding communications among its nearly 300 member institutions. Experts from each discipline throughout the District, which encompasses Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands and Utah, judge the entries in more than 70 categories and select the winners for each.<br />
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The CSUSB Alumni Association, which has won two previous CASE District VII awards for outstanding accomplishments in alumni relations, was honored in the Alumni Relations&#8212;Collaborative Programs category for its contributions to the CoyoteCareers program. Established through a U.S. Department of Education Title V grant, CoyoteCareers brings accomplished alumni professionals together with students to help them explore, prepare for and find careers of choice. Through the combined efforts of the CSUSB Alumni Association, Community-University Partnerships, and the Career Development Center, the CoyoteCareers program delivers a career education program to enhance students&#8217; &#8220;soft&#8221; skills and provides opportunities for &#8220;real world&#8221; work experience through paid internship experiences. <br />
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To learn more about the CoyoteCareers program and how you can become involved as an alumni volunteer, please visit the <span><a href="http://www.csusbalumni.com/site/c.lvKSL7MTIuG/b.4838967/k.7D59/Volunteer_Opportunities.htm"><span><u>CSUSB Alumni Association&#8217;s Volunteer Opportunities page</u></span></a></span> or contact the CSUSB Alumni Association at alumni@csusb.edu or 909-537-3700.</p>
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            <p>The Student Ambassadors Society, those exceptional students who conduct campus tours and assist the CSUSB Alumni Association in presenting events, jumped paws-first into the recent CSUSB Homecoming Week festivities.</p>
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<p>SAS and the Alumni Association prepared for (and won) the campus golf cart/float decorating competition on by outfitting CSUSB Alumni's cart with a Coyote nose, eyes, ears, paws and tail. The cart sported much colorful regalia in keeping with the Yote Gras homecoming theme. Other campus entries came from Coyote Radio/ACM, Learning Center, College of Education, Student Health &amp; Psychological Counseling Center and the Coyote Bookstore.<br />
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            <p align="right">The ambassadors also gathered for a pizza party preceding the Coyotes women's and men's basketball games versus UC San Diego, then hit the grandstands to cheer the teams on. The following week, the Coyote women advanced to the 2011 NCAA Division II first round playoffs.</p>
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<p>Here are a few photos of the festivities.</p>
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            <p style="font-size: 7pt">Dr. and Mrs. Karnig with Childhelpers who graduated from Cal State San Bernardino: Arlene Zoumbos, a 1976 graduate in both political science and social science, went on to attend law school and eventually became a stockbroker for 23 years; John and Kathy Lorei helped area children through their teaching careers. John graduated in 1982 with a major in vocational education and Kathy graduated in 1988 with an education degree. Combined, they spent 40 years in area classrooms.</p>
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<p>The stage was set for basketball at Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s Coussoulis Arena. The Coyotes were playing the Humboldt State Lumberjacks in a critical game, though the night was even more special to a group of guests.<br />
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In the stands, CSUSB President Albert Karnig sat on one end of a row of seats while his wife, Marilyn, sat at the other end. In between them, sat their special guests &#8211; a group of youngsters from Childhelp Merv Griffin Village in Beaumont, a residential treatment center for severely abused, neglected and at-risk children.</p>
<p>The youngsters, who ranged in age from 9 to 14, had earned the outing because of good behavior, said Marilyn Karnig, who has been a member of the Inland Empire chapter of the national non-profit help group, Childhelp, for a number of years.</p>
<p>Founded in 1959, Childhelp is dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. Childhelp's approach focuses on prevention, intervention and treatment. In Beaumont, the Childhelp Merv Griffin Village (also called the &#8220;Village&#8221;) has been providing 24-hour-a-day treatment to severely abused, neglected and at-risk children since 1978, said Jo Ann Van Wald, who has been a member of the organization for 25 years.</p>
<p>In California, it is reported that 88,300 children recently experienced abuse and neglect. It is these children who may become residents of the Village. The children are referred there by various judicial authorities and child welfare offices. The arriving children often exhibit severe emotional and behavioral problems as a result of their abusive or neglectful situations.</p>
<p>For many of these children, the Village and its multidisciplinary team are their last hope in avoiding placement at a juvenile correctional facility, Van Wald said.</p>
<p>But on this night, the children had joined the ranks of the other spectators &#8211; rooting for the Coyotes. They cheered, stomped their feet and learned how to make the coyote sign with their hands.</p>
<p>&#8220;They were great kids and it&#8217;s good seeing them enjoy themselves and forgetting their troubles for a little while,&#8221; Mrs. Karnig said.</p>
<p>Prior to the game, the Karnigs hosted the children and members of the Inland Empire Childhelp Chapter to a &#8220;kid friendly&#8221; dinner. Also playing host were members of the university&#8217;s Kappa Delta Sorority, which is a supporter of the non-profit organization.</p>
<p>Sorority members Olivia Garcia, Carly Rover, Martha Hernandez, Polet Milian and Miriam Ortiz sat with the children during the meal and the game afterward so that each child could spend time with a &#8220;college girl.&#8221;</p>
<p>Following dinner, President Karnig gave a personal and direct talk to the kids about opportunities for a college education for foster children.</p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino is also committed to these youngsters. In 2003, the university established the Equal Opportunity Program Foster Youth Program to provide "above and beyond" support services to EOP-eligible, emancipated foster youth as they transition out of the foster care system into the university and through to graduation.</p>
<p>&#8220;We want them to have a taste of what goes on at a university. It&#8217;s important for these children to learn they have opportunities and that college is possible if they work hard and apply themselves academically,&#8221; said Marilyn Karnig. &#8220;We want them to know them that here at Cal State San Bernardino we have a foster youth program that will help while they are in college and give them an opportunity to graduate from college, and we know that will help them succeed in life.&#8221;</p>
<p>At the game&#8217;s conclusion, Humboldt State bested Cal State San Bernardino, but the Coyotes and the university gained a new group of supporters as the kids had a great time, Marilyn Karnig said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Two of the children remarked that they would &#8216;love to come to Cal State,&#8217; and we came away with renewed determination to serve,&#8221; said a beaming Van Wald, who knows of the university and its work. She served as the university registrar before her retirement 20 years ago.</p>
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            <p>The CSUSB women's basketball team's first trip to the NCAA Tournament in three seasons ended Friday night in an all-too familiar venue with an all-too familiar foe stepping up.</p>
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<p>Top seed and 23rd-ranked Cal Poly Pomona grabbed the lead from the outset and led by its All-American guard Reyana Colson earned a 71-43 victory in the final game of the opening round of the NCAA West Region Tournament at Kellogg Gym.<br />
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Colson finished with a game-high 21 points with 18 arriving in the first half as the Coyotes trailed by as many as 30 and finished its season 21-8.<br />
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"It was a tough night all the way around,'' said Coyotes head coach <dfn><a href="http://www.kintera.com/coaches.aspx?rc=80" rev="80" rel="smarttag">Kevin Becker</a></dfn>. "We got down early and dug ourselves a pretty big hole that we couldn't get out of.<br />
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"We played tough here early in the season and won at our place, but tonight was tough.''<br />
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Not since losing to eventual NCAA champion Cal Poly Pomona, 86-44, in 2002 had the Coyotes lost by such a large margin.<br />
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Senior <dfn><a href="http://www.kintera.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=953" rev="953" rel="smarttag">Eisha Sheppard</a></dfn> led the Coyotes with 18 points, but no one else scored more than eight points. The Coyotes were held to 0-of-13 from the 3-point stripe and finished the night with a season-low 26.2 percent shooting, hitting 17 of 65 shots.<br />
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In CSUSB's 83-70 victory over the Broncos on Feb. 24, the Coyotes' <dfn><a href="http://www.kintera.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=933" rev="933" rel="smarttag">Sabrina Gonzalez</a></dfn> and <dfn><a href="http://www.kintera.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=948" rev="948" rel="smarttag">Amber Glasser</a></dfn> each scored at least 20 points, but the duo was stopped on this night. Gonzalez had eight points and was 0 of 5 from 3-point land and Glasser was just 1 of 9 shooting and missed on five 3-point attempts.<br />
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Pomona&nbsp;finished 28 of 50 and became just the second team all season to shoot more than 50 percent from the floor against the Coyotes. The Broncos, now 26-4, finished at 56 percent.</p>
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            <p>Louie F. Rodriguez, assistant professor at Cal State San Bernardino's <a href="http://www.csusb.edu/coe">College of Education</a>, was selected as a faculty fellow by the <a href="http://www.aahhe.org/">American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education</a> for 2011.</p>
            <p>Rodriguez, who teaches in CSUSB's department of educational leadership and curriculum, was one of seven faculty fellows selected this year to participate in the annual AAHHE conference on March 3-5 in San Antonio.</p>
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<p>Faculty fellows are selected by AAHHE based on criteria that includes being a tenure-track professor, demonstrated ability to contribute to a defined area of scholarship and one who contributes to the enhancement of Latinos in higher education.</p>
<p>At the three-day AAHHE conference, faculty fellows have an opportunity to mentor graduate student fellows and be mentored by experts in their field, further their research and publication development and provide advocacy for Latinos in higher education. Rodriguez also was an AAHHE Graduate Student Fellow in 2004.</p>
<p>Rodriguez focuses his research on issues of equity and access, specifically on the dropout crisis facing the Latino community. At CSUSB, he is the principal investigator of the project, Participatory Research Advocating for Excellence in Schools. </p>
<p>He recently published the article, "What Schools Can do About the Dropout Crisis," in Leadership (2010), a practitioner-based magazine that reaches educators throughout California. In addition, Rodriguez' paper, "Everybody Grieves, but Still Nobody Sees: Toward a Praxis of Recognition for Latina/o Students in U.S. Schools," has recently been accepted for publication in Teachers College Record, a top-tiered academic journal in the field of education. </p>
<p>A product of the Inland Empire's higher education system, Rodriguez attended San Bernardino Valley College and is an alumnus of CSUSB, where he was a McNair Scholar and majored in psychology. The McNair Scholars program provides opportunities to historically underrepresented students to prepare them for graduate school and other advanced degrees. </p>
<p>He earned two master's degrees and a doctorate in administration, planning and social policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education.</p>
<p>Prior to Cal State San Bernardino, Rodriguez taught at Florida International University, Miami. His research work there was published in several journals, including The Journal of Urban Education (2010), New Directions for Youth Development (2009), The New Education (2008) and soon to be published in Teacher Education Quarterly.</p>
<p>In 2010, Rodriguez was recognized by California State Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter with the "30 Under 30" Award for Latinos and Native Americans for service to the community. </p>
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            <p>The University of Central Oklahoma , the No. 7 team in NCAA Division II, edged current No. 1 Chico State by two strokes to take the team title Tuesday at the 2011 Cal State San Bernardino Coyote Classic at Arrowhead Country Club.</p>
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Host Cal State San Bernardino finished seventh in the 17-team field that played 54 holes in two days over the 6,525-yard, par-70 course. University of Redlands, ranked No. 15 in NCAA Div. III, wound up fifth while D-3 No. 4 LaVerne tied for 11th spot.<br />
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Eric Frazzetta of Chico State shot rounds of 64-70-64 for a nine-under par total of 201 to earn medalist honors. Coyotes senior Kenny Pigman was second after shooting 70-66-70 for a 206 total. Kyle Chappell of Dixie State was third at 207 on rounds of 72-67-68.<br />
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Colby Shrum led Central Oklahoma to the team title, finishing fifth at 209 on rounds of 69-71-69. Shrum and his teammates were 21-under par on the par-5s and led the field in pars with 166.<br />
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Sonoma State, ranked No. 8 in the nation, wound up third with a 54-hole total of 857, 13 shots behind Central Oklahoma. Chico State shot 846, six over par, to finish two shots behind the winners. <br />
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            <p>The Cal State San Bernardino women's basketball team will face a familiar foe March 11 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.</p>
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<p>The Coyotes, who made the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in coach Kevin Becker's career and first time since the 2007-08 season, earned one of five at-large regional berths and will play the West Region's top seed Cal Poly Pomona at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Pomona's Kellogg Gym , the NCAA announced.</p>
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<p>Driving directions from CSUSB:</p>
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<p>"The kids are excited and we are thrilled that we're one of 64 teams still playing basketball,'' Becker said. "This is a reward for a great season and I know that we'll be ready to go Friday night.''<br />
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The 21-7 Coyotes faced CPP twice this season with each team winning on its home court. The Broncos defeated the Coyotes 81-72 on Jan. 18 in Pomona and the Coyotes handed CPP its last loss, 83-70, on Feb. 22 at Coussoulis Arena.<br />
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"They're on a roll right now after winning the conference tournament Saturday night,'' Becker said of coach Danelle Bishop's squad. "The last time we played them, we matched up very well and the game at Pomona, we played very well for 36 minutes.''<br />
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This game marks the first time the two schools -- separated by 35 miles -- will have met in the NCAA Tournament.<br />
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The other game in CSUSB's bracket will be fourth-seed Western Washington (26-3) and fifth-seed Alaska Anchorage 25-6. Those two teams played each other Saturday night for the GNAC Championship with the visiting Seawolves upsetting the host Vikings.<br />
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In the other bracket will be third-seed Cal State Monterey Bay (26-3) against Pac West representative Dixie State (24-3). Completing the bracket will be second-seed and Pac West regular-season champion Grand Canyon (27-2) against seventh-seed Seattle Pacific (20-8).<br />
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Friday's winners will play Saturday and the West Region championship will be played March 14.<br />
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The NCAA Division II Elite Eight will be played in St. Joseph's, Mo., on March 22-23, and 25.<br />
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NCAA Division II West Region Tournament<br />
Host -- Cal Poly Pomona -- Kellogg Gym<br />
Friday, March 11<br />
12:30 p.m. - #3 Cal State Monterey Bay (26-3) vs. #6 Dixie State (24-3)<br />
2:30 p.m. - #2 Grand Canyon (27-2) vs. #7 Seattle Pacific (20-8)<br />
5:30 p.m. - #4 Western Washington (26-3) vs. #5 Alaska Anchorage (25-6)<br />
7:30 p.m. - #1 Cal Poly Pomona (25-4) vs. #8 Cal State San Bernardino (21-7)<br />
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Saturday, March 12<br />
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7:00 p.m. - WWU/UAA winner vs. CPP/Coyotes winner<br />
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7:00 p.m. - West Region Championship Game</p>
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            <p>Officials from <a href="http://csusb.edu/">Cal State San Bernardino</a> and throughout the <a href="http://calstate.edu/">California State University</a> system will be speaking at more than 100 predominantly African American churches in February to reach more than 100,000 churchgoers throughout the state to educate students and families about the value of going to college. </p>
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<p>The Super Sunday outreach events are part of CSU's effort to inform students and families about the requirements to successfully enter college and obtain a degree. Participants will also receive information about financial aid and the CSUMentor.edu website that provides the tools to plan and apply to a CSU campus.</p>
<p>"Super Sunday is an opportunity to highlight the value of receiving a college degree," said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. "Nearly eight in 10 future job openings in the U.S. will require postsecondary education. We want to make sure that each year more African American students graduate from college and are able to compete for these jobs."</p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino President Albert Karnig and other CSUSB officials will speak at churches in San Bernardino, Riverside, Fontana, Apple Valley and Los Angeles on Feb. 20 and 27.</p>
<p>CSUSB Athletic Director Kevin Hatcher will speak at 8 a.m. on Feb. 20 at Life Church of God In Christ in Riverside, followed at the same church by Karnig at 9:45 a.m. and Milton Clark, dean of undergraduate studies, at noon.</p>
<p>Karnig will speak at Ecclesia Christian Fellowship Church in San Bernardino at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 27, followed by CSUSB Provost Andy Bodman at 11 a.m. </p>
<p>Mark Hartley, director of CSUSB Student Leadership and Development, will speak at Principles of Faith Christian Church in Fontana at 9:30 a.m.; Jean Peacock, the assistant dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, will speak at United in Christ Church in Apple Valley at 7:45 and 10 a.m.; and Clark will speak at Ward AME church in Los Angeles at 10 a.m.</p>
<p>After each church service, parents and students will have the opportunity to talk to CSU representatives and receive the How To Get To College poster -- a practical guide about how to prepare for college beginning in the sixth and seventh grades. The guide, available in several languages, in print and electronic form, provides the list of classes that students need to take grade by grade to qualify for admission to the CSU. It also provides tips for parents and mentors to help students succeed.</p>
<p>The annual Super Sunday event is presented by the CSU African American Initiative -- a partnership between CSU campuses and African American religious leaders, with the goal of increasing college going rates among African American students. The initiative is led by Chancellor Reed and engages CSU Trustees, campus presidents, executives and staff.</p>
<p>For more information about the list of participating churches, times of service and locations, go to the <a href="http://www.calstate.edu/supersunday"><u>Super Sunday website</u></a> and also visit the <a href="http://www.calstate.edu/externalrelations"><u>CSU External Relations website</u></a> to learn more about the CSU African American Initiative and other community initiatives and partnerships to address college access for underserved communities.</p>
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            <p>Stephen G. Tibbetts, a professor of criminal justice at Cal State San Bernardino, has been named the university's Outstanding Professor for 2010-2011.<br />
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            CSUSB President Albert Karnig announced the award on Monday, Feb. 21, during an "ambush" of Tibbetts' criminal justice class. Previous recipients of the award, colleagues and administrators accompanied the president to honor the professor.</p>
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<p>"This is incredible to me. Just looking at some of the people in the room - I know your past records," said Tibbetts, referring to more than a dozen past Outstanding Professor and Golden Apple award winners who accompanied President Karnig for the announcement. "To even be remotely considered in that group blows my mind.<br />
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"It's been a joy. Overall, I love what I do. I love coming here and teaching class. Hearing stories from my students, like one who drives to campus from Indio, is the kind of thing that inspires me," Tibbetts said.<br />
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"I'm delighted to recognize professor Tibbetts with the Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, the highest honor the university has to offer its faculty," Karnig said. "Steve Tibbetts is a remarkable scholar, an exceptional contributor to public service, and, according to his students, a truly extraordinary teacher.<br />
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"He really is the complete package," added Karnig. "He's someone who knows what he's talking about and communicates to the people he's teaching or working with."<br />
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"Professor Tibbetts is at the top of his game," wrote C.E. Tapie Rohm Jr, who chaired the Outstanding Professor committee, which recommended Tibbetts for the university's top teaching honor.<br />
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In reviewing Tibbetts' records, the committee found his accomplishments "were astonishing." He has taught five different undergraduate classes and five different graduate classes, with his students declaring, "He is excellent."<br />
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Tibbetts has been a member of 21 master theses committees and many independent studies. He has chaired eight masters' theses, in which one graduate student received the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences' "Outstanding Thesis," and another the "Outstanding Graduate Student."<br />
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His students were equally effusive in their praise. Wrote one, "He is an excellent instructor, because he explains the material in a way that I think everyone can understand. If a person has a question, he always answers the question in a clear and precise manner."<br />
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"Besides his vast contribution to the field of criminal justice in terms of research and multiple publications, he is a fantastic educator," wrote another student. "I have personally taken three of his courses; though challenging, I thoroughly enjoyed them. Unlike many classes I have taken, the material presented in his class left me discussing and pondering outside of the classroom."<br />
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Tibbetts has published six books within the past decade and is the author or co-author of 39 articles in the major peer-reviewed professional journals of his field. He has given 36 professional presentations since joining the university.<br />
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He was modest about the six published books Karnig cited during his presentation to the class, handing part of the credit for his honor to colleagues with whom he'd worked. "Most of the books you mention are the result of collaboration," he said. <br />
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Tibbetts' research has included work on the differences between men and women and their decisions to commit deviant behavior, as well as their perceptions of the risk and consequences of getting caught. His additional research interests include the effects of prenatal disorders as an influence in future criminality, the etiology of white-collar crime, gang intervention and citizens' attitudes regarding various forms of pornography. <br />
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Prior to joining Cal State San Bernardino in 2000, Tibbetts taught at East Tennessee State University and the University of Maryland, College Park. While in Tennessee, he served as a court-appointed special advocate in Washington County for several years in which he directed the disposition of numerous juvenile court cases. He continued his interest as a child advocate volunteer by helping out in San Bernardino County from 2000 to 2006, logging more than 200 hours of mentoring high-risk youth.<br />
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Tibbetts has associate of arts and bachelor's degrees in criminology and law from the University of Florida. He has a master's degree and doctor of philosophy degree in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland.<br />
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Tibbetts will be honored by San Bernardino Mayor Pat Morris at the 17th annual Mayor's Golden Apple Awards dinner on Wednesday, April 20, at the San Bernardino Hilton, along with three other faculty and staff members from Cal State San Bernardino, as well as four educators and staff each from San Bernardino Valley College and the San Bernardino City Unified School District.</p>
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            <p>John M. Pfau Library presents a lecture on immigration and education by Paulina Jaramillo, a CSUSB alumna and author whose 2010 book, "<em>The American Southwest: Pride Prejudice Perseverance</em>," summarizes the history of the various cultures that have populated the southwest from ancient time to the present.<br />
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            The hour-long lecture will begin at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 9 in PL 4005 on the fourth floor of the library, and is part of the library's noontime lecture series. Campus parking is $5.</p>
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<p>The lecture will address historical and current overview of immigration (legal and illegal) to the U.S. (primarily from Latin America and Mexico) from the mid-1800s to the present; the cause and effect, benefits to the U.S., treatment of immigrants, historical and current laws, and the changing demographics.<br />
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The lecture will go over the historical participation of immigrants in the educational system, school segregation and court cases, bilingual education in California and the current participation rate from pre-school to graduate school.<br />
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Paulina Rael Jaramillo has a master of arts degree in rehabilitation counseling from California State University, San Bernardino. Paulina was born and raised in New Mexico where her family roots are deeply entrenched. In 1598 her ancestors came to the "New World" and in 1610 helped establish the settlement known today as Santa Fe. She began her writing career in 1991 as a contributing writer for several regional and national publications. In 2008 she wrote her first book, "<em>A Time to Heal: Grief Recovery Guide and Workbook"</em> and a follow up book in 2009 titled, "<em>Life Interrupted: Grief Recovery Guide and Workbook</em>."<br />
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Paulina&#8217;s latest book will be available for purchase at the lecture for $12.</p>
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			<span class="NLbody"><p>The freshman class at Cal State San Bernardino includes nearly 40 students who were among the brightest scholars at their respective San Bernardino County high schools.</p>
<p>All of the students ranked in the top 1 percent of their high school graduating classes and earned the opportunity to receive the President's Academic Excellence Scholarship at CSUSB. The scholars, including 36 first-time freshmen, accepted the prestigious scholarship and became part of an elite group of 117 students who are current President's Academic Excellence Scholars.</p>
<p>"These are students who could attend virtually any school they want, but they chose Cal State San Bernardino, which speaks overwhelmingly for the remarkable value of this scholarship, as well as the extraordinary quality of our academic programs, faculty, staff and student activities. So much of the response is due to word-of-mouth about the positive experiences previous PAES scholars have had on our campus," said CSUSB President Albert Karnig.<br />
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The scholarship program covers student fees, and it's renewable up to a total of four years - with overall funding up to $20,000 - if the student continues full-time and maintains a minimum 3.5 grade point average.<br />
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Karnig said the reasons for offering the scholarship go beyond rewarding local students for their academic achievements; it's also to eventually improve the region. <br />
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"The scholarship has a larger impact in the area, because college students tend to settle where they go to school," Karnig said. "As such, we are educating the Inland Empire's future entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers, nurses, social workers, business and government leaders."<br />
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Since the program began in 2002, the great majority of PAES recipients have either graduated (some in three years) or are still pursuing a CSUSB degree. As they advance through college and eventually graduate, most of the PAES scholars will become part of a highly educated workforce. <br />
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CSUSB serves more than 20,000 students each year, including those who attend during the summer and in the self-supported College of Extended Learning. The campus reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire. The university has an annual statewide economic impact of more than half a billion dollars, along with more than $32 million in yearly statewide tax revenue.<br />
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To help support the President's Academic Excellence Scholarship program at Cal State San Bernardino, contact Mike Kovack in the university's Office of Development at (909) 537-7669.<br />
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For additional information about the program, contact the CSUSB admissions and student recruitment office at (909) 537-5188.<br />
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            <p>With science in common, more than a dozen successful CSUSB alumni returned to campus February 16 to network individually and collectively with more than 260 students seeking their insight into gaining employment in science-related fields. </p>
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<p>The alumni, who participated in a panel discussion, as workshop presenters, and career expo booth hosts, shared insight, expertise, and career-planning tips with students majoring in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields.<br />
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The Science Networking and Recruiting Forum of 2011 included a concurrent career expo in the Santos Manuel Student Union, allowing students and alumni to network with faculty members and employers from the public, private and nonprofit sectors.&nbsp;A photo gallery&nbsp;of the event follows this article.<br />
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The free forum was presented by <a href="http://coyotecareers.csusb.edu/"><u>CoyoteCareers</u></a>, with sponsorship from USDA, Lambda Sigma CSUSB Biology Club, CSUSB Pre-Pharmacy Student Organization, the Chemistry Club and the Computer Science and Engineering Club.&nbsp;The CSUSB Alumni Association, responsible for inviting many of the alumni who participated in the event, welcomed the alumni and thanked them for their participating with a brunch and campus tour.&nbsp;Many CSUSB faculty, staff, and administrators were also on-hand to reconnect with their former students.<br />
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Bryan Bradford <em>(M.P.A. 1998), </em>Human Resources Analyst, South Coast Air Quality Management District.<br />
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Dr. Tae-Wook Chun <em>(B.S. biology 1992),</em> Associate Scientist, Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health.<br />
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Claudia Estrada <em>(B.A. criminal justice 2006, M.A. career and technical education 2009),</em> Career Counselor, Cal State San Bernardino.<br />
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Dr. Travis Huxman <em>(B.S. biology 1993, M.S. biology 1996),</em> Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,University of Arizona in Tucson; Director of the University of Arizona&#8217;s Biosphere 2 &amp; B2 Earthscience. <br />
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Dr. Kay Kalousek <em>(M.S. biology 1986),</em> Associate Dean, Medical Education, Western University&#8217;s College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific.<br />
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Robert Loya <em>(B.A. information management 2006),</em> Project Manager, County of San Bernardino Human Services Agency.<br />
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David Morrison <em>(B.S. applied physics 2010), </em>Laser Projects Manager and Systems Integration Engineer, Kelly Space &amp; Technology, Inc.<br />
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Brad Niemand <em>(B.S. computer science 2004),</em> Product Engineer, Esri.<br />
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Kristen Rager <em>(B.A. chemistry 1990),</em> Assistant Laboratory Director, California Department of Justice Crime Lab, Riverside.<br />
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Dr. Robert Vaca,<em> (biology),</em> Dentist, Inland Dental Center.<br />
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If you are interested in participating in the CoyoteCareers program as an alumni presenter or would like to learn more about volunteer opportunities for alumni on campus, please contact the CSUSB Alumni Association at <a href="mailto:alumni@csusb.edu">alumni@csusb.edu</a> or 909-537-3700.</span></p>
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            <p>Coaches emphasize the importance of the first five minutes of the second half.</p>
            <p>If that is so, Cal State San Bernardino took heed as the Coyotes opened the final 20 minutes of play with a 10-0 run and they never trailed again in a 64-55 win over defending NCAA champion Cal Poly Pomona at Coussoulis Arena.</p>
            <p>The victory improves the Coyotes' place in the CCAA standings as they share third place with San Francisco State at 13-7 with two games remaining.</p>
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<p>CSUSB, now 15-9 overall, owns the tie-breaker over the Gators this season should the teams remain tied after this week's games.</p>
<p>The two teams split their season series, but the Coyotes have a better record against teams ahead of them in the standings, owning a win over CSU Dominguez Hills. The Gators went 0-4 against league-leading Humboldt State and the Toros.<br />
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Sophomore Kwame Alexander and junior Theron Laudermill stood tall, literally and figuratively on this night against the Broncos. Alexander shared game-high honors with the Broncos' Kevin Menner with 17 and Laudermill had 15 points. <br />
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Alexander had his second double-double of the season with a season-best 14 rebounds.<br />
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Trailing at halftime has not been a good things for the Coyotes, who entered the game just 1-6 when behind after the first 20 minutes of play.<br />
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But senior guard Corey Caston got things going to start the second half when he hit jumper just 25 seconds in and that began the critical 10-0 run and the Coyotes never trailed again.<br />
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Laudermill added a pair of free throws, Alexander had a layup and senior Robbie Robinson had two free throws and CSUSB led 36-31 with 17:03 left.<br />
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Alexander added another layup to cap the 10-0 run, forcing Broncos' coach Greg Kamansky to call a timeout to stop the momentum.<br />
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Three times the Broncos closed to within a point, but CSUSB responded. The first two times, Laudermill and Alexander each hit two free throws and the third and final time, Alexander scored a layup that pushed the Coyotes out front 51-48 with 7:46 left.<br />
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CSUSB stayed out front and outscored the Broncos 7-1 over the final 4:54.<br />
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Senior David Jefferson had eight points and Robinson finished with seven.<br />
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Both teams were even from the field as the Coyotes were 21 of 48 from the field (43.8 percent), while CPP was 22 of 51 (43.1 percent). The difference was at the free throw line, as CSUSB outscored the Broncos 19-8.<br />
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CSUSB returns to Coussoulis Arena on Thursday night when it takes on Cal State East Bay. Tipoff is 7:30 p.m.<br />
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Game Notes: The Coyotes improved to 86-3 all-time under head coach Jeff Oliver when the Coyotes hold their opponent to less than 60 points... The Coyotes are now 103-14 at home under Oliver.</p>
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            <p>Amber Glasser and Sabrina Gonzalez combined for 41 points Tuesday night as Cal State San Bernardino pulled away from the West Region's top team in Cal Poly Pomona over the final 10 minutes in an 83-70 victory at Coussoulis Arena.</p>
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<p>Glasser led the way for the Coyotes with 21 points and Gonzalez was right behind with 20 as they improved to 19-5 overall and 15-5 in the CCAA. Cal Poly Pomona, ranked No. 1 in last week's NCAA West Region poll, lost its second straight game and fell to 20-4, 17-3.<br />
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The Coyotes, who led by as many as 10 points in the first half, found themselves down trailing by four -- 56-52 when CPP reserve Kaitlin Derby hit a layup with 12:32 remaining in the game.<br />
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The Broncos stayed in front, but Gonzalez made a critical 3-pointer that put the Coyotes out front for good, 61-60 with 8:06 left.<br />
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That three opened a 10-2 run for the Coyotes and they led 68-62 on Danielle Shows' layup with 5:42 left.<br />
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Senior Reyana Colson, who led the game with 29 points, brought her team to within four -- 68-66 -- with a layup and a pair of free throws. But Glasser and Shows each hit layups and Gonzalez hit another three and the Coyotes led 75-66 with 2:35 left and were never threatened again.<br />
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Glasser hit 6 of 14 from the floor and was 7 of 7 from the line in 38 minutes of play. Gonzalez was 7 of 13 with three 3-pointers.<br />
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Shows had 13 points with eight rebounds and senior Kym Ooten had seven points with a season-best 13 rebounds.<br />
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			<span class="NLbody"><p>Addressing the mental health needs of children in San Bernardino and Riverside counties, California State University, San Bernardino is pioneering a "multidisciplinary team approach to treatment" by presenting the first&nbsp;<a href="http://bhs.csusb.edu/">Behavioral Health Summit</a>, set for Friday, Feb. 18 and sponsored by CSUSB's <a href="http://csbs.csusb.edu/">College of Social and Behavioral Sciences</a>.</p>
<p>Professionals from mental health, psychology, social work, law enforcement and health will discuss topics related to "Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Children and Their Families: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Treatment."</p>
<p>This is the first Behavioral Health Summit in the Inland Empire dedicated to solving the mental health care needs of children and their families. The event will take place at the university's Santos Manuel Student Union.</p>
<p>The college's Development Council had been considering such a summit session for quite a while in its 10-member committee meetings, chaired by Kent Paxton, <em>MPA 1989</em>, director of the San Bernardino Mayor's Office of Community Safety and Violence Prevention. </p>
<p>"Children and their families impacted by mental health problems have multiple risk factors, including family violence, substance abuse, health issues and poverty, which contribute to family dysfunction," Paxton said.</p>
<p>Jamal Nassar, dean of the CSUSB's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, points to the summit's benefit to the community. According to Nassar, "The Behavioral Health Summit is an opportunity for CSUSB to continue its support of the community by providing professionals in San Bernardino and Riverside counties with access to leading-edge practices in addressing child mental health." </p>
<p>Prominent guest speakers will include: </p>
<p>Patrick J. Morris, mayor of San Bernardino;</p>
<p>John "Jack" Calhoun, senior consultant, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice;</p>
<p>Allan Rawland, director of the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health;</p>
<p>Xiomara Flores-Holguin from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services;</p>
<p>Clare Matney, assistant professor of pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine;</p>
<p>Karen Bell of the Office of San Bernardino County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Speakers and an expert panel will discuss the value of a multidisciplinary team approach to addressing mental health problems. In afternoon presentations, real-world applications of the multidisciplinary approach to addressing mental health problems will be presented by noted researchers and scholars, including CSUSB professors Teresa Morris, Laura Kamptner, Faith McClure and Kent Paxton, chair of the Development Council at CSUSB's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. </p>
<p>Additionally, health providers and organizations will be on hand displaying their products, services and literature to summit attendees.</p>
<p>The early registration fee is $125 per person until Feb. 11, and $150&nbsp;after Feb. 11.</p>
<p>There is a special student rate of $35. Interested individuals and professionals in the behavioral health field can register and earn low-cost continuing education credits, available for MFTs and LCSWs, RNs and LPNs, and for MCLEs. Credit is available as follows: MFT &amp; LCSW - 6 hours (available through CSUSB School of Social Work &#8211; Provider PCE #736); RN &amp; LPN - 6 hours (available through Board of Registered Nurses &#8211; CEP#14823); MCLE - 6 hours (San Bernardino County Bar Association, a California State Bar-MCLE provider, certifies this activity is approved for 6 hrs of general MCLE credit).</p>
<p>For more information or a reservation, contact Mark Agars at (909) 537-5433, or&nbsp;<a href="http://bhs.csusb.edu/index.php?page=registration"><u>register online</u></a> at the <a href="http://bhs.csusb.edu/"><u>2011 Behavioral Health Summit website</u></a>.</p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino's Visual Arts Center held a special event on Saturday, Feb. 19 to honor the contributions of CSUSB professor emeritus Joe Moran, who lost his battle with diabetes and passed away in his home on Oct. 21, 2010 at the age of 75.</p>
            <p>"Reflections&nbsp;- The Art &amp; Life of Joe Moran," was&nbsp;presented Saturday, Feb. 19 from 3-6 p.m. The program opened with &#8220;Remembering Joe&#8221; - remarks by family, friends, colleagues and students - in Schweitzer Auditorium, VA-101.</p>
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<p>An exhibition reception followed from 4-6 p.m. in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art. The "Reflections" exhibit, named after one of Moran's works, will be on display at RAFFMA through March 12.</p>
<p>Joseph Ruben Moran was born in Los Angeles on Aug. 16, 1935. After graduating from San Bernardino High School, he spent three years in the U.S. Army.</p>
<p>Moran joined the art faculty at California State San Bernardino in 1972 as a specialist in printmaking after receiving a B.A. from UC Riverside and an M.F.A. from Claremont Graduate School.</p>
<p>In addition to teaching printmaking, he taught courses in the history of Mexican and Chicano art, and inspired countless students to embrace and express their cultural heritage through their art. He also served as art department chair from 2000&nbsp;to 2003 and on numerous committees over his years at CSUSB.</p>
<p>Moran retired in 2003 and continued to teach as a part-time faculty until 2008. Professor Moran's artworks combine collage, drawing, and printmaking techniques to depict personal, cultural, historical, political, and sometimes comical aspects of life and everyday experiences. He produced volumes of unique books and print editions which were shown in exhibitions.</p>
<p>The event was hosted by the CSUSB Department of Art and <a href="http://raffma.csusb.edu/"><u>RAFFMA</u></a>, the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art. For more information, call (909) 537-5802, (909) 537-7373, or email <a href="mailto:raffma@csusb.edu">raffma@csusb.edu</a>.</p>
<p>Regular admission at RAFFMA is free. There is a suggested donation of $3. Parking is $5. Hours for RAFFMA are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The museum is closed Sunday and Friday.</p>
<p><img alt="45th anniversary" src="http://www.csusbalumni.com/atf/cf/%7B78A4D67B-8585-4EFB-B659-F18890382B34%7D/45th.JPG" border="0" /></p>
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            <p>Jean Stephens, chief executive officer of one of the world's top international accounting and consulting networks and a graduate of Cal State San Bernardino, is featured on the cover of the current February-March edition of European CEO Magazine. </p>
            <p>Stephens, who earned an M.B.A. in finance from Cal State San Bernardino in 1991, is credited with helping to lift the combined fee income of the London-based accountancy network RSM International by 120 percent over the past 10 years.</p>
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<p>As the first woman to lead a top 10 international accountancy network, Stephens is responsible for bringing together accounting firms from around the world, managing a global network of independent professional services firms that is ranked sixth in the world in terms of size with 32,000 staff and 700 offices in 80 countries. </p>
<p>Since her appointment as CEO in 2005, RSM International is among the most successful networks in its industry, and was one of only two of the top 10 networks to report growth last year.</p>
<p>Stephens first joined RSM International in London in 1996 and served as its chief operating officer. Previously, she was a senior manager in auditing in the Los Angeles office of RSM McGladrey, the United States' member firm of RSM International. She remains a full-equity partner of McGladrey and Pullen and a director of RSM McGladrey.</p>
<p>Stephens, who has a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Redlands, is a certified public accountant. She has held leadership positions in a variety of organizations, including the San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce (president - 1995), Rotary International, United Way (treasurer), YWCA (president 1992 - 1995) and the Inland Empire Symphony (VP finance).</p>
<p>Stephens received an Athena Award for Outstanding Business Woman from the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce and is also a recipient of the California State University, San Bernardino Alumni of the Year Award in November 2005.</p>
<p>The current issue may be viewed online at <a href="http://www.europeanceo.com/#magazine"><u>February-March European CEO Magazine</u></a>, and the article may be read at "<a href="http://www.europeanceo.com/business-and-management/happiness-in-numbers">Happiness is in numbers</a>" or at <a href="http://news.csusb.edu/">news.csusb.edu</a> under the same headline. Also, visit <a href="http://www.europeanceo.com/">European CEO online</a>.</p>
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<p>The new venture features full-serve and self-serve options for pet grooming, allowing pet owners to relax, have coffee and network with other pet owners.</p>
<p>Pet food, supplies and gifts will also be available, with CSUSB Alumni members eligible for a ten percent discount and monthly specials and events. The location is &#189; mile off the 10 freeway at 31776 Yucaipa Blvd., Unit 9, Yucaipa, CA&nbsp; 92399.</p>
<p>O'Connor notes that&nbsp;the self-serve dog wash has everything to keep a dog clean at an affordable price &#8211; waist high tubs, waterproof aprons, towels, professional blow dryers and quality shampoos. Pet Scene promises relief from fighting to get dogs into the bathtub, soaking the owner and the house, and leaving hair on the floor. Pet owners can bathe&nbsp;their pets and have Pet Scene clean up the mess.</p>
<p>For those that want to sip coffee, relax with other dog owners and leave the bathing to the staff, full-serve baths are available too, as are specialty spa treatments. Full baths come standard with a blueberry facial for your special friend.</p>
<p>No appointments are needed for baths, and unique gifts, high-quality and recyclable toys, organic, fresh and natural foods and treats, collars and leashes as well as gifts for people who love pets will be on display in the boutique.</p>
<p>For more information on hours, future social events and services, visit the <a href="http://www.petscenenow.com/"><u>Pet Scene web site</u></a>, or&nbsp;send an email to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@petscenenow.com">info@petscenenow.com</a> Send your name and e-mail and&nbsp;Pet Scene&nbsp;will add you to&nbsp;its e-list to receive updates, specials, and event invitations.</p>
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            <p>It's a new year, a new beginning and a new name for the art museum at Cal State San Bernardino. The museum will change its name to the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, also to be known as RAFFMA.</p>
            <p>In launching its new name, the museum will host a renaming reception on Thursday, Jan. 20, from 6-8 p.m., with an opening reception for Georgian silver and glass exhibit from the private collection of Celine and Arthur Butler, also from 6 to 8 p.m.</p>
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<p>"Robert Fullerton always wanted to see his (late) wife, Frances, be represented in the name of the museum," said Eva Kirsch, museum director. "In fact, it was Frances Fullerton's passion for the arts that left a great impression on her husband and ultimately inspired him to make the lead gift to build the art museum at CSUSB." </p>
<p>It was after Robert Fullerton's passing in 2009, Kirsch added, that the museum and university staff began taking strides to make his last wish a reality.</p>
<p>Since its doors first opened in 1996, more than 75,000 people, including some 12,000 children, have visited RAFFMA and experienced art through a wide variety of its exhibits. And every summer a group of about 25 elementary school children attend the museum's annual Summer Egyptian workshop.</p>
<p>RAFFMA has, in fact, become a regular part of the CSUSB curriculum. Professors and students utilize the museum through courses in museum methods, exhibit design and museum and archival management.</p>
<p>The 7,500-square-foot art museum, which was previously known as the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, has almost 1,200 ceramic, ancient and contemporary art pieces in its permanent holdings, including a prestigious collection of Egyptian antiquities.</p>
<p>In 2008, RAFFMA gained the highest national recognition a museum can receive -- accreditation from the American Association of Museums. With that, it joins only 4 percent of the museums accredited by AAM in the country and is the only accredited art museum in San Bernardino.</p>
<p>Regular admission at RAFFMA is free. There is a suggested donation of $3 and special exhibits may be subject to a small charge. Hours for the museum are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Sunday and Friday. Parking is $5 per vehicle. </p>
<p>For more information, call (909) 537-7373, or visit the <a href="http://museum.csusb.edu/"><u>museum web site</u></a>.</p>
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            <p>The California State University Board of Trustees Committee on Finance on Tuesday, Jan. 25, approved a CSU system-wide 10 percent increase to the tuition fee for the university's doctor of education degree programs for the 2011-12 academic year. <br />
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<p>State law permits the board to increase the CSU education doctorate tuition fee to the level adopted by the University of California Regents, which for 2011-2012 is $11,064. </p>
<p>However, the 10 percent increase approved by the CSU trustees is consistent with levels set for undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and graduate students for fall 2011. The CSU board adopted a two-step tuition increase last November, as the system was faced with an uncertain state fiscal outlook, as well as increasing enrollment demands. </p>
<p>In 2005, the CSU, which includes Cal State San Bernardino, was authorized to independently award the doctor of education degree with the signing of Senate Bill 724, authored by state Sen. Jack Scott, who now serves as chancellor of the California Community Colleges. </p>
<p>The focus of the CSU's Ed.D. program is to prepare administrative leaders for California public schools and community colleges. There are approximately 700 students participating in the programs offered at 11 campuses: East Bay, Fresno, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco and Stanislaus. </p>
<p>Including two from CSUSB, 89 members of the first cohort - who entered the program in 2007 - graduated in 2010.</p>
<p>Visit Cal State San Bernardino's <a href="http://www.csusb.edu/coe/programs/doc_ed_leadership"><u>educational leadership doctoral program's website</u></a> or call 909-537-5651 for more information.</p>
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            <p>Facing an estimated $28 billion budget deficit, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday, Jan. 10, released his 2011-2012 state budget proposal that calls for a $500 million reduction in state support for the California State University, equal to an 18 percent reduction.</p>
            <p>The proposed $2.2 billion in state support for CSU is equivalent to 1999-2000 levels even though the university system currently serves nearly 70,000 more students.</p>
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<p>"While we understand the administration has limited options, higher education is the state's main economic driver, and we cannot improve our economy without an educated workforce," said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. "The magnitude of the budget reduction in one year will have serious impacts on the state's economy, limit access for students seeking entrance into our universities, and restrict classes and services for our current students." </p>
<p>The proposed $500 million reduction in state support for the CSU is also a "best case" scenario because it assumes an extension of the current temporary tax increases due to expire at the end of the fiscal year. The governor is seeking to hold a special election in June to ask voters to approve the tax extensions, which will provide approximately $10 billion in revenue for California. </p>
<p>However, if the tax extensions do not pass, the CSU may face additional reductions beyond the proposed $500 million cut for 2011-2012. </p>
<p>CSU plans to redouble efforts already underway to identify operational efficiencies throughout the system, but officials emphasize that a cut of this magnitude will have other impacts. </p>
<p>"As we have before, we will need to look at every option in order to develop a comprehensive plan to address a reduction of this magnitude," said Reed. "There will inevitably be difficult choices as we move forward, and no single solution will be enough to meet this challenge." </p>
<p>As part of an overall plan to address a two-year $625 million reduction during 2009-2010, the CSU implemented a number of actions including enrollment cuts, employee furloughs, student tuition increases, workforce reductions, cuts to administration, and other cost cutting measures. In 2010-2011, CSU did receive a partial restoration of its budget, but the amount of support is still at approximately 2005-2006 levels, and the system faces mandatory cost increases such as health care benefits and energy that the general fund increase does not cover. </p>
<p>CSU had been in the process of ramping up its enrollment for this spring after two years of enrollment cuts totaling 40,000 students. The budget proposal announced today means the system will likely have to restrict new enrollments once again as campuses start the admissions process for students who have applied for fall 2011. </p>
<p>"We will work with the administration and the legislature to minimize, as much as possible, impact to students. However, the reality is that we will not be able to admit as many students as we had been planning for this fall," added Reed. "Over the next few months, our 23 campuses will be faced with very difficult admission decisions as they try to manage this reduction. For students and parents, the uncertainty of the situation is even harder." </p>
<p>Overall, the governor's budget reduces state support for all of California's public higher education institutions by $1.4 billion. The University of California is also facing a proposed $500 million budget reduction with $400 million proposed to be cut from the California Community Colleges. Collectively, these systems graduate 272,000 students each year, and educate more than 3.5 million statewide. </p>
<p>For up-to-date CSU budget news, visit the <a href="http://blogs.calstate.edu/budgetcentral"><u>CSU Budget Central website</u></a>.</p>
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            <p>State assembly speaker John A. P&#233;rez (D-Los Angeles) announced that he has appointed assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter (D-Rialto) to serve as assistant majority policy leader for the 2011-2012 session of the California State Assembly.</p>
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<p>&#8220;I am delighted that Assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter will be bringing her commitment and skill to the role of Assistant Majority Policy Leader,&#8221; P&#233;rez said. &#8220;Ms. Carter is dedicated to education and job creation, two of the assembly&#8217;s top priorities, and she is a respected legislator whose soft-spoken approach gets results. I am confident that as a part of the assembly Democrats&#8217; leadership team, she will be very effective in helping shape our policy priorities and oversight activities.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;As assistant majority policy leader, I am hopeful I can use the experience I&#8217;ve gained serving in these tough times to help the assembly&#8217;s Democratic majority, especially our new members, set priorities and advance the kind of smart, innovative policy solutions our state needs to create jobs, recover from the recession and prepare our students for the future,&#8221; Carter said. &#8220;I&#8217;m also looking forward to the part of the job that will help ensure the policies we enact are being implemented to the full benefit of the people of California.&#8221;</p>
<p>Carter represents the 62nd Assembly District which covers the cities of Rialto and Colton, portions of the cities of Fontana and San Bernardino, and the communities of Bloomington and Muscoy. Prior to being elected to the California State Assembly, she served on the Rialto Unified School District board for sixteen years.</p>
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            <p><span><span>Edna Steinman, <em>B.A. special projects 1984</em>, who was Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s first director of public affairs and later served as director of publications, died of heart failure Saturday, January 1, 2011. Edna worked at&nbsp;CSUSB&nbsp;from 1968-1989. At the time of her passing, she was a director-at-large on the CSUSB Retirees Association executive board.</span></font></span></p>
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<p><span>A <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Redlands</st1:city></st1:place> resident, Edna was a member of the American Association of University Women. She founded the AAUW Redlands chapter&#8217;s Math-Science Conference for Eighth-Grade Girls 16 years ago. She was also active in Zonta International, and offered her time as well to many other community organizations and causes in <st1:city w:st="on">Redlands</st1:city> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">San Bernardino</st1:city></st1:place>.</span></font></p>
<p></font><span>For years, Edna served as editor for the campus&#8217;s employee newsletter, The Friday Bulletin, which she published weekly.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font>Services for Edna Steinman were held Friday, Jan. 14, at University United Methodist Church in Redlands.</span></p>
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            <p>Lorraine Frost, an alumna and associate vice president of information resources and technology at Cal State San Bernardino, has been appointed interim vice president of the university's IRT division.<br />
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<p>This is the second time Frost has held this position, after previously serving as interim vice president from 2005-2007. She was promoted to her current associate vice president position following Freund's appointment in 2007.<br />
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"I'm delighted to once again serve in this capacity for the university," Frost said. "Working with the colleges, faculty, students and staff to create a dynamic and responsive technology environment to support our teaching and learning mission will be rewarding."<br />
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Frost, from Phelan, has worked in the information technology field for the past 30 years at Cal State San Bernardino, including 19 at the management level. She was originally hired in 1980 and has worked as a computer programmer, assistant systems software specialist, associate systems analyst, interim director of operations and telecommunications, assistant director of administrative computing, associate director of systems and programming, director of systems and programming and director of administrative computing services.<br />
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She's been responsible for overseeing the university's accessible technology initiative, the implementation of an emergency communications and notification system, the planning of the campus-sponsored SecureIT information security conference, and has been responsible for disaster recovery and business continuity activities that relate to campus technology. <br />
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Beginning as a student in 1975, Frost has been part of the CSUSB family for most of her life. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1978 before earning a master's degree in psychology in 1980 and a teaching credential in 1981. She also earned a certificate in computers and programming from the university in 1979, and a second bachelor's degree in 1985 - this time in computer science.<br />
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In his new role as interim associate vice president, Torner, who lives in Highland, will continue his responsibility as the university's information security officer and will also oversee the telecommunications and network services department. <br />
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Torner joined CSUSB in 1985 to teach physics. In 1996, he became the associate dean for the university's College of Natural Sciences. Four years later, Torner became the information security officer. As director of the information security office, he oversees the design and implementation of information security standards across the campus and manages the campus incident response and intrusion detection capabilities and security compliance for access to university administrative systems.<br />
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In 2009 Torner became the interim director of telecommunication and network services where among others, he oversaw several major telecommunication projects for the campus -- the campus network upgrade (ITRP2) during summer 2009, the network security infrastructure upgrade during fall 2009 and the upgrade of the campus telephone system (VoIP) in summer 2010. <br />
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Torner has a Ph.D. in physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology, He holds two major professional certifications in information technology -- Certified Information Security Management and Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT. He is also one of the founder members of the Inland Empire Chapter of the Information System Security Association and has been the president of the chapter since 2008.<br />
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Neighbours, a resident of Crestline, will report directly to Torner as interim director of telecommunications and network services. <br />
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He has worked at CSUSB since 1982 in a variety of technology-based roles in academic computing, network services and telecommunications. His first job at the university was to manage and support the first "microcomputer" lab for students in the California State University system. Neighbours has a B.A. in psychology from UC Berkeley, a teaching credential from UC Riverside and a certificate in computers and programming from Cal State San Bernardino.<br />
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As interim assistant vice president, Mike Ross, from San Bernardino, will continue to direct CSUSB's academic computing and media department, and will assume leadership in developing the wide-area network to better support distance education, supporting the marketing of on-line courses and local cable TV and radio, and developing technology initiatives through grants.<br />
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Ross graduated from Cal State San Bernardino with a bachelor's degree in communication studies in 1986, which was the first graduating class of the then-new program. He has worked in media and information technology for 22 years. He was hired as a staff member for the university's audio visual services department in 1988 and has been involved in the evolution of the department, which is now academic computing and media. Ross has been in management positions for more than 15 years and the director of the department for the past 12 years, during which time ACM has expanded services and programs, such as Coyote Radio, live sports and television programming, marketing, the Assistive Computing Resource Center, smart classroom support, campus-wide Web development and ADA Web compliance.<br />
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<p>Presented by the Black Voice Foundation for Media, History and the Arts, the Dec. 10 event recognized 38 community leaders for service to their communities through civic and social activism, community involvement, healthcare, mentoring, religious affairs and education.</p>
<p>Hartley oversees CSUSB's Office of Student Leadership and Development, providing university students with creative programs and activities to help students turn their goals into reality and to increase their involvement with campus activities. He has written a series of books for student leaders. Hartley previously worked at the University of Redlands, where he was director of Greek life and assistant director of student leadership and involvement. </p>
<p>Among the others who were honored as community leaders were Cal State San Bernardino alumni James Ramos (B.A. in accounting, 2002), chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians; Robert Martinez, (B.A., economics, 2006), director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Bernardino and a volunteer for the "I'm Going to College" program; Steve Holguin (B.A., management, 2002), senior manager of new school development, California Charter Schools Association; Virniecia Green (M.A., education, 1987), member, Perris Elementary School Board and a teacher at Cottonwood Canyon Elementary School; and Dolores Armstead (B.A., accounting, 1979), programs manager, Economic and Community Development, County of San Bernardino.</p>
<p>The list of honorees also included CSUSB advancement consultant Jim Erickson, who also is currently the director of the Center for Philanthropy at La Sierra University, and Carl Dameron, founder of Dameron Communications and a member of Cal State San Bernardino's Foundation Board of Governors.</p>
<p>For more information, visit the <a href="http://www.bvfoundation.org/">Black Voice Foundation website</a> or call (951) 682-2664.</p>
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            <p>The Boy Scouts of America Inland Empire Council presented its 2010 Distinguished Citizen Award to San Bernardino County third district supervisor Neil Derry, a CSUSB alumnus, on December 9.</p>
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<p>Since&nbsp;his early days as a Boy Scout,&nbsp;Derry has been committed to the organization, and he came to their&nbsp;aid last year when thieves broke into a storage unit for one of the local scout troops. All the stored items were stolen or destroyed. Derry's office replaced all the camping gear for the troop.</p>
<p>The California Inland Empire Council of the Boy Scouts made the presentation at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino. This year's event was part of the overall centennial commemoration of the Boy Scouts of America organization,&nbsp;which was incorporated&nbsp;in 1910.</p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino celebrated its 10th winter graduation on Saturday, Dec. 11, with two commencement ceremonies, which included the presentation of the university's first two doctorates to Helena Johnson and Jennifer Blum.</p>
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<p><span>Doctoral graduates Johnson and Blum (above left to right) found themselves covered with streamers and confetti as they celebrated with other graduates during the closing moments of the morning commencement ceremony at CSUSB.</span></p>
<p><span>360 students walked in the morning commencement ceremonies for the colleges of Arts and Letters (including liberal studies graduates), Education and Natural Sciences. An additional 492 students graduated in afternoon ceremonies for the colleges of Business and Public Administration and Social and Behavioral Sciences.</span></p>
<p><span>Blum and Johnson were the first students called to the podium, where university president Albert K. Karnig told them, "Congratulations on becoming the very first doctoral degree holders from Cal State San Bernardino."</span><span></p>
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            <p>Blum and Johnson are members of the College of Education's first cohort that began Cal State San Bernardino's doctoral program in educational leadership three years ago.</p>
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<p>Blum, who is a teacher in the Val Verde School District, became the first of the cohort to defend her doctor of education dissertation on Oct. 25. Johnson, who lives in Hesperia and is a retired educator from San Bernardino Valley College and the University of Redlands, successfully defended her dissertation on Oct. 29.</p>
<p>Blum's dissertation was titled "Ethical decision-making under high stakes testing." Her research centered on ethical dilemmas teachers face in an environment of standardized testing. <br />
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Blum said she found that "many educators were pressured to conform to heavy use of test preparation rather than authentic teaching. Furthermore, teachers were faced with ethical dilemmas in the classroom which affected students, specifically lower-performing students that were often restricted from needed resources."</p>
<p>Blum said more research is necessary in understanding administrator experiences and concerns about high-stakes testing.</p>
<p>"It is my hope that with the voices of teachers, and someday administrators, open discourse can be established to critically address some of the ethical dilemmas faced in education today," she said.</p>
<p>Blum said being the first student in her education doctorate to defend her dissertation "was absolutely surreal. It took over a month for me to realize that I had actually defended my dissertation successfully. Following my defense, I felt elated and proud of my research work."</p>
<p>Johnson's dissertation was titled "Concerns about Faculty Teaching Distance Education Using Technology." She said her research focused on faculty's concerns about the training and support they receive in teaching distance learning, the quality of a distance education program and the social interaction between faculty and students.</p>
<p>Johnson said the CSUSB education doctorate program was a wonderful opportunity and was tough, but she knew she would complete it.</p>
<p>The three-year-program "involved a lot of work, but it was definitely worth doing," Johnson said. "At some points it felt like I couldn't finish, but I knew that I could do it."</p>
<p>Johnson plans to continue her research and plans to do some additional teaching in the future.<span></p>
<p>The December ceremonies are especially popular with international and out-of-state students who have completed their studies and are likely unable to return for the traditional June graduation.</p>
<p></span>This year's December commencement exercises also mark the eighth year that the graduation has been separated into two ceremonies. The December ceremonies are especially popular with international and out-of-state students who have completed their studies and are likely unable to return for the traditional June graduation.</p>
<p>Campus photographer Robert Whitehead, <em>B.A. communications 1994</em>, with assistance from Corrine Jamieson, <em>B.A. art 2005</em>, and Brian Cupples, <em>B.S. computer science 2008</em>, has prepared both a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.csusb.edu/slideshows/winter_commencement2010/"><u>slide show</u></a> and&nbsp;<a href="http://acm.csusb.edu/videoarchive/"><u>video presentation</u></a> of the fall commencement on behalf of CSUSB Academic Computing and Media.</span></p>
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<p>This three-year terminal degree program will begin in Fall 2011. The department has begun accepting applications for its first MFA graduate students. Application deadline&nbsp;is March 15, 2011.</p>
<p>The CSUSB art department has outstanding studio facilities (considered the best in the 23-campus CSU system) and a dedicated faculty of professional artists, designers, and scholars that are committed to excellence in teaching and student success.</p>
<p>Accepted students will experience a rigorous program focusing on the development of a personal creative vision through studio practice, supported by intensive studies in contemporary art and design, theory, history and essential career development.</p>
<p>Each MFA graduate student is provided an individual studio space within the 100,000 square foot Visual Arts Center with comprehensive facilities for metal, wood, ceramics, glass, photography, printmaking, painting, installation and public art, and the digital arts.</p>
<p>In addition to ongoing close contact with the department&#8217;s faculty, grad students meet with renowned visiting artists, curators, and critics regularly for individual critiques. Second and third year students are eligible to apply for graduate teaching fellowships, recommended for those planning teaching careers in higher education.</p>
<p>The department is seeking qualified candidates with strong portfolios who hold accredited B.A. or B.F.A. degrees (or equivalent art courses) and are seeking a challenging and supportive experience in an M.F.A. program.</p>
<p>To review the curriculum, learn more about our outstanding faculty, and to download the application packet, visit the&nbsp;<a href="http://art.csusb.edu/"><u>art department website</u></a>, or contact the graduate program coordinator, Professor Thomas McGovern at mcgovern@csusb.edu or (909) 537-7267.</p>
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            <p><span>The accloades continue for the Cal State San Bernardino soccer team as senior Obi Agwu and sophomore Tanner Olinger were named first-team All-Americans by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.</span></p>
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<p>"Both Obi and Tanner played tremendous roles in our success this season,'' head coach Noah Kooiman said. "It's really special in that we have Obi, who capped an unbelievable career by leading us to a season where we were nationally ranked all season, won the CCAA South Division and played in the NCAA Tournament. And then we have Tanner, who played minimal minutes a year ago, beat out two quality seniors to start and played a phenemonal year.</p>
<p>"Both would be quick to say that none of it would be possible without great teammates," Kooiman said. "True, the honors are individual ones, but it takes a team to play as well as we did this season and this is a credit for everyone involved &#8211; within our team and for our university and school. To become the first soccer All-Americans at Cal State San Bernardino is an honor.''</p>
<p>Agwu, an Alta Loma native, completed his career with a team-best 12 goals and 27 points this season. He scored 33 career goals and 16 assists and ranks 4th all-time in each category. He finished (overall) second in goals, third in points (27), second in shots (75) and first in game-winning goals (six) in the CCAA. </p>
<p>He was a first-team All-CCAA selection, a two-time all-region honoree and earned honorable mention All-American honors from Daktronics.</p>
<p>Olinger allowed just one goal against CCAA South Division teams this season and ran his scoreless streak to 620 minutes and 13 seconds of action. He ranked first in virtually every key goal keeping category in the CCAA &#8211; GAA 0.63; save percentage, 872; and shutouts, nine.</p>
<p>Olinger finished his season ranked second in the NCAA in saves percentage and fifth in goal against average.<br />
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He became the first All-American in school history when he was named to the second-team Daktronics squad earlier this month.<br />
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<p>According to Brock,&nbsp;<a href="http://songfestexpress.com/"><u>Songfestexpress.com</u></a> could revolutionize the music industry because the concept is proven, but this specific application is untapped. It&#8217;s like an online songwriters&#8217; American Idol in that the music-buying public will vote for its favorite songs.</p>
<p>Musicians can submit their work to Songfestexpress.com by category, including hip hop, jazz, rock, country, Latin. The public will have 30 days to vote for favorite tunes. At the end of that 30-day period, the songs with the highest number of votes may get a recording contract, a distribution and promotion deal and possible worldwide exposure.</p>
<p>All submissions will be available for sale on Songfestexpress.com, and musicians will receive royalties. This system streamlines the process by blending all of the phases, from audition to marketing.</p>
<p>Brock notes that the program aims to make breaking into the music industry less daunting. Brock states that thousands of artists are looking for a record deal, and major label executives don&#8217;t have time to listen to every demo they receive. Often what matters is who knows whom, which prohibits some great artists from gaining the exposure they need for successful careers in the industry.</p>
<p>Songfestexpress.com plans to offer free web pages for bands, real-time apps for use on iPhone, Android and several other data phone platforms. Fans will have the opportunity to get notifications when an artist posts new tunes, which can be shared to MySpace, Facebook and Twitter accounts.</p>
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            <p>With the delicateness and precision of a fine jeweler, work crews used a large crane to gently place two domes atop the 40-foot-high structure that will become the $3 million Murillo Family Observatory at Cal State San Bernardino on Wednesday, Dec. 8.</p>
            <p>KABC Channel 7 television news has posted&nbsp;<a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=7832996"><u>coverage of the dome installation</u></a> online.</p>
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<p>Within minutes of the installation, workers had the two domes revolving in preparation for the telescopes that each dome will house. The telescopes will be installed in early 2011 and the project is expected to be completed by June of 2011.</p>
<p>One of the telescopes will be primarily for night use and the other for day use. The observatory will also include an observation deck, seating and classroom facilities. It will serve as both an academic and community resource, with public viewing nights and special astronomy events for the community.</p>
<p>Leo Connolly, a retired CSUSB professor of physics, said plans for the observatory had been in the works since 1989. </p>
<p>Currently in the final construction stages on Badger Hill on the north side of campus, the Murillo Family Observatory is named in honor of George and Pauline Murillo and their children, who made a major contribution to help complete the funding for the project. </p>
<p>In addition to the Murillo family contributions, more than $1.7 million has been raised in other cash and in-kind contributions. Other donors to the observatory project include: </p>
<p>California Portland Cement Co. will provide the concrete for the entire construction project valued at $200,000. CPCC will have naming rights of the two telescopes.</p>
<p>In addition, Hill Partnership Inc. is providing the architectural drawings and service for the project at a value of $82,000. A&nbsp;$600,000 grant from the Keck Foundation will provide for the construction of the piers and the upcoming installation of two telescopes.</p>
<p>Other funds were provided by the Bayless Family ($45,000), the Magnuson Estate ($721,552)&nbsp;and CSUSB faculty and staff ($25,809). </p>
<p>To support the observatory or for more information, contact CSUSB&#8217;s College of Natural Sciences development office at (909) 537-7638.</p>
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            <p>Growing up in Compton, Calif., Julian Alcazar never imagined himself graduating from Cal State San Bernardino, much less getting a summer internship with the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. <br />
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<p>After receiving a bachelor's degree in sociology from CSUSB, Alcazar planned to go straight into the master's degree program at the university, which was already familiar to him and a place he considered "home." <br />
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But all that changed in what seemed like a whirlwind of events between his last term of college and graduation. Through a combination of volunteerism, hard work and fate, Alcazar landed an unpaid summer internship with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. <br />
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"The constant support and encouragement that I received from professors and friends at CSUSB is what has helped me get where I am today," Alcazar said.<br />
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Subsequently, the summer internship was extended through the end of 2010 and became a paid internship. Recently, he accepted a full-time, paid staff position in the Office of Innovation and Improvement as management and programming analyst. He assumes his new duties this month.<br />
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The road to college and D.C. has not been smooth. While Alcazar's mother was struggling to raise two children on one income, Julian offered to quit high school and work full time to help support the family. But his mother would not hear of it. Instead, she moved her family to Hemet to avoid the long commute to her employer in Riverside County. <br />
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Until then, Alcazar says he had not considered going to college, because no one had ever mentioned nor encouraged it. When he saw how challenging it was for his mother to support a family of three, he started thinking about furthering his education with his mother's encouragement.<br />
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He graduated from West Valley High School in Hemet in 2005, attended Mt. San Jacinto Community College and received an associate of science degree in math and science. In 2008, Alcazar transferred to CSUSB to complete his undergraduate degree. <br />
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Besides his commitment to his academic studies, Alcazar has been involved in volunteer service on campus and in his Hemet community. <br />
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As an active member of campus student groups such as Latino Business Students Association, MEChA and Delta Sigma Chi fraternity, he has logged hundreds of hours of community service through fundraising, philanthropic activities, freeway beautification and tutoring younger students in math, science, English and Spanish in the Hemet area. <br />
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Alcazar was also an active member of CSUSB's Association of Latino Faculty, Staff and Students and served on the planning committee for the inaugural Latino Education and Advocacy Day summit at CSUSB this past spring. <br />
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He worked tirelessly promoting and marketing the LEAD event at area educational conferences, and assisted with logistics, technology and social media. It was at the summit that he met keynote speaker Juan Sepulveda, director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. They quickly formed a bond and remained in touch. <br />
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As graduation neared, Alcazar was busy applying for graduate school and deciding which career path to follow. He said Sepulveda's guidance was instrumental in helping him choose a career path.<br />
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By the time graduation day came, Alcazar had been offered an internship in Sepulveda's Washington, D.C., office, which would arrange housing at George Washington University - at his own expense. That presented an economic challenge since the internship was unpaid.<br />
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"But I couldn't pass up the opportunity," said Alcazar. "I would figure it all out when I got there." <br />
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During his internship, he assisted with outreach to Hispanic-serving institutions across the nation, gathering and analyzing data to determine which schools produce the most Latinos in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs.<br />
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Alcazar's new duties will entail reviewing and managing grants issued to non-profit agencies and kindergarten-through-12th grade school districts. "Part of my job will be to ensure compliance that funds are being used properly for the purpose intended," he said.<br />
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Although at first it was difficult to move so far away from his family, he says he's adjusted well and is amazed at all there is to discover in Washington. <br />
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Alcazar attributes his determination for success to the mentors he encountered at CSUSB, such as EOP counselor Mario Baeza and education professor Enrique Murillo, who took him under their wing and encouraged him to stay on track.<br />
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"I owe a lot to CSUSB and will always remember that there is where I began my journey into higher education."<br />
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Alcazar plans to pursue a master's degree in higher education with an emphasis on policy analysis, and has already applied to Georgetown University, George Washington University, George Mason University and University of Maryland. <br />
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            <p>Sophomore Tanner Olinger, who played the best season by a goalkeeper in Coyotes history this past season, became the first All-American in his sport as the Daktronics All-American teams were announced Wednesday. </p>
            <p>The Vancouver, Wash., native was named to the second team after a phenomenal season in which the Coyotes finished first in the CCAA South regular season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season.</p>
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Olinger allowed just one goal against CCAA South Division teams this season. He shut out every team -- Cal State L.A. twice, Cal Poly Pomona twice and Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State East Bay and UC San Diego once each.</p>
<p>Late in the season, Olinger ran his scoreless streak to 620 minutes and 13 seconds of action before Sonoma State scored in the game&#8217;s 88th minute in the CCAA Tournament. Olinger ranked first in virtually every key GK category in the CCAA &#8211; GAA 0.63, Save % .872 and shutouts nine.</p>
<p>Olinger finished his season ranked second in the NCAA in saves percentage and fifth in goal against average through Nov. 28.</p>
<p>Senior Obi Agwu was named an honorable mention All-American. The Alta Loma native completed his career with a team-best 12 goals and 27 points this season. He scored 33 career goals and 16 assists and ranks 4th all-time in each category. He finished (overall) second in goals, third in points (27), second in shots (75) and first in game-winning goals (six) in the CCAA. He was a first-team All-CCAA selection and is a two-time all-region honoree.</p>
<p>Sports information directors from NCAA Division II schools and conferences sponsoring men&#8217;s soccer selected the Daktronics All-America teams. The process begins at the regional level with all first team All-Region picks advancing to the national ballot. This is the fifth year Daktronics has sponsored the NCAA Division II men&#8217;s soccer All-America and All-Region teams.</p>
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            <p><span>The dream of capturing a national championship came to an end for the Cal State San Bernardino volleyball team. And a familiar opponent was front and center in that decision.</span></p>
            <p><span>The Coyotes were met by three-time defending champion Concordia-St. Paul in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Championships, Thursday, Dec. 2, and the top-ranked Golden Bears defeated the Coyotes 3-0 in a match played at Bellarmine University's Knights Hall.</span></p>
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<p><span>"Concordia-St. Paul played very well, like they always do," said Coyotes head coach Kim Cherniss about the team that has now ended the Coyotes' season in each of the last three years. "Our serve receive let us down today. We broke down in the second set and they transitioned very well."</p>
<p>Senior All-American Jane Chafeh led the Coyotes with a match-high 12 kills in the 30-28, 25-17, 25-20 loss. Fellow senior All-American Nicole Moore also reached double digits in kills with 10.</p>
<p>CSUSB was not effective on the serve receive as it had 10 service errors and eight receiving errors in the three-set match and their opponent took advantage.</p>
<p>The first set was a back-and-forth tussle that featured 16 ties and seven lead changes. Down 24-22, CSUSB fought back to tie the set at 24-all on a kill from junior Megan Johnson and a Golden Bear attack error.</p>
<p>Each team traded kills -- one from CSP's Emily Palkert and Chafeh to tie at 25-25. An attack error from Palkert gave the Coyotes the lead at 26-25 and CSP called time-out.</p>
<p>After the break, Palkert fired off consecutive kills and the advantage went back to the Golden Bears at 27-26.</p>
<p>Coyotes' NCAA Division II player of the year, Samantha Middleborn, stopped the threat on a kill to tie at 27-27. Both teams had kills on consecutive points -- one from Megan Carlson and another from Chafeh -- and the set was tied for the 16th time.</p>
<p>With Chafeh serving, the Golden Bears earned sideout with a kill from Carlson and went on to win the set at 30-28 on a solo block from Cassie Haag.</p>
<p>"We were right there in the first set," Cherniss said. "We out-killed them in the set (19-15), but we just had a couple of balls that didn t go our way."</p>
<p>Golden Bears coach Brady Starkey attributed the first set's back-and-forth battle as a case of the nerves.</p>
<p>"That's always a tough match against them because they've got talent and they're well-coached," he said. "I thought the first set was a little bit shaky as both teams played a little nervous. We did a good job of managing our way through it and got them out of rhythm. We played well enough to get the job done."</p>
<p>If the first set was close, the second went CSP's way. The Golden Bears grabbed the lead early and never let go en route to a 25-17 win. Chafeh's service ace closed an early gap at 11-10 CSP, but three straight kills pushed the Golden Bears up by four at 14-10 and CSUSB could not make a run.</p>
<p>Down 2-0, the Coyotes never let up in the third and decisive set. A Morgan Carty kill gave CSUSB a 19-18 lead. But a service error from All-American Camille Smith gave the ball back to the Golden Bears, who opened a 6-1 run down the stretch for the set and the match.</p>
<p>Middleborn, who was named the AVCA Player of the Year on Wednesday and the Daktronics Player of the Year earlier in the day, expressed her team's feelings of coming up short.</p>
<p>"It isn t that we have lost to the same team the last three years," she said. "It's that we've lost the last three years here. That's tough because the goal is to win a national title."</p>
<p>CSUSB finished the season 28-3 and have now won at least 27 matches in each of the last five years.</p>
<p>"We all watched them on video and we all took notes," Chafeh said. "It comes down that they played very well today."</p>
<p>The Golden Bears move on to the semifinals where they will face the winner of the Dowling/Clarion match at 3 p.m. EST Friday.</p>
<p><strong>COYOTE NOTES:</strong> CSUSB owns an all-time record of 29-11 in NCAA Tournament play. ... The Coyotes' 3-0 loss was their first three-set defeat since they were defeated by Alaska-Anchorage on Sept. 4. ... Middleborn finished the season with a .480 attack percentage and that establishes a school record, previously set by Kim Moronhunfola (.473) in 2001. ... All-American Jane Chafeh completed her career with 1,341 kills and ranks 4th on the all-time career list. ... Over the last three years, the Coyotes are 91-9 overall and 59-5 in CCAA play. ... The loss snapped CSUSB s 15-match winning streak.</p>
<p>For up-to-date Cal State San Bernardino sports news, visit the <a href="http://csusbathletics.com/"><u>Coyote athletics website</u></a>.</span></p>
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            <p>Doctoral students Jennifer Blum and Helena Johnson will be the first students to graduate with education doctorate degrees in the 45-year-history of Cal State San Bernardino during the 10th winter commencement on Saturday, Dec. 11.</p>
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<p>Blum and Johnson are members of the College of Education's first cohort that began Cal State San Bernardino's doctoral program in educational leadership three years ago. Both women will be honored at the 8:45 a.m. commencement ceremony at the university's Coussoulis Arena.</p>
<p>Blum, who is a teacher in the Val Verde School District, became the first of the cohort to defend her doctor of education dissertation on Oct. 25. Johnson, who lives in Hesperia and is a retired educator from San Bernardino Valley College and the University of Redlands, successfully defended her dissertation on Oct. 29.</p>
<p>Blum's dissertation was titled "Ethical decision-making under high stakes testing." Her research centered on ethical dilemmas teachers face in an environment of standardized testing. <br />
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Blum said she found that "many educators were pressured to conform to heavy use of test preparation rather than authentic teaching. Furthermore, teachers were faced with ethical dilemmas in the classroom which affected students, specifically lower-performing students that were often restricted from needed resources."</p>
<p>Blum said more research is necessary in understanding administrator experiences and concerns about high-stakes testing.</p>
<p>"It is my hope that with the voices of teachers, and someday administrators, open discourse can be established to critically address some of the ethical dilemmas faced in education today," she said.</p>
<p>Blum said being the first student in her education doctorate to defend her dissertation "was absolutely surreal. It took over a month for me to realize that I had actually defended my dissertation successfully. Following my defense, I felt elated and proud of my research work."</p>
<p>Johnson's dissertation was titled "Concerns about Faculty Teaching Distance Education Using Technology." She said her research focused on faculty's concerns about the training and support they receive in teaching distance learning, the quality of a distance education program and the social interaction between faculty and students.</p>
<p>Johnson said the CSUSB education doctorate program was a wonderful opportunity and was tough, but she knew she would complete it.</p>
<p>The three-year-program "involved a lot of work, but it was definitely worth doing," Johnson said. "At some points it felt like I couldn't finish, but I knew that I could do it."</p>
<p>Johnson plans to continue her research and plans to do some additional teaching in the future.</p>
<p>More than 1,500 students are eligible to participate in CSUSB's two graduation ceremonies. The first ceremony will be at 8:45 a.m. and will also include CSUSB's colleges of Arts and Letters (including liberal studies graduates) and Natural Sciences.</p>
<p>The second ceremony will be at 1:45 p.m. for the colleges of Business and Public Administration and Social and Behavioral Sciences.</p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino's Coussoulis Arena has seating for 3,500 guests. Overflow seating will be available in the Coyote Den, where guests can watch either ceremony live via television.</p>
<p>The commencement ceremonies will also be webcast live on the Web. Visit the Cal State San Bernardino commencement web page for more information on the online webcast and the event itself.</p>
<p>This year's December commencement exercises also mark the eighth year that the graduation has been separated into two ceremonies. The December ceremonies are especially popular with international and out-of-state students who have completed their studies and are likely unable to return for the traditional June graduation.</p>
<p>Parking for the ceremonies is free.</p>
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            <td><font color="#666666">Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s College of Business and Public Administration has been selected by European CEO Magazine as one of the world&#8217;s 18 most innovative business schools. <br />
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<p>European CEO Magazine&#8217;s awards recognize the world&#8217;s leading centers of excellence in a variety of categories and industries. For the first time, the magazine awarded the Global Business Education Awards, which spotlight the most innovative business schools by region. <br />
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&#8220;It&#8217;s a remarkable achievement to have been identified by European CEO Magazine as among the very most innovative business programs in the world, as well as in the top four in the U.S., and the very most innovative in the Western U.S.,&#8221; said Cal State San Bernardino President Albert Karnig. <br />
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&#8220;The swift development of various academic programs and the creation of key research centers have vaulted the college forward. My applause to the faculty, staff and administrators for their fine work. And congratulations to students who&#8217;ve made such a wise choice in attending CSUSB&#8217;s College of Business and Public Administration.&#8221;<br />
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&#8220;It was not just one outstanding program that tipped us into the top 18 in the world; it was an aggregate assessment of our innovative opportunities for students overall,&#8221; said Karen Dill Bowerman, dean of Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s College of Business and Public Administration. <br />
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Bowerman cited a course that brings multiple perspectives of faculty, executives and international and domestic students, as well as student teams from partner universities in other nations, together as participants in joint case studies, as an example.The cases are built around actual business situations of regional executives, who then hear and critique student presentations.<br />
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She also mentioned innovative programs, such as sponsored field projects in partnership with overseas businesses and governments in France, Germany, China, India, Taiwan and Korea. These programs allow students to gain an experiential understanding of the language, history, culture, society, economy and business practices of a foreign nation.<br />
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&#8220;We are in excellent company with London School of Business and the National University of Singapore School of Business and others,&#8221; Bowerman said. &#8220;This recognition makes every one of us very proud and will stimulate outstanding students for our regular M.B.A. program and for the M.B.A. for Executives program that is currently gathering a cohort for delivery in Ontario.&#8221;<br />
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The University at Albany, State University of New York in the North Eastern U.S., George Washington School of Business in the Southern region and the Mendoza Business School at the University of Notre Dame in the Midwest were the other institutions recognized from the United States.<br />
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&#8220;Education development issues have been increasingly highlighted by the readers of European CEO Magazine as a topic of great concern,&#8221; according to the organization&#8217;s website. &#8220;They appreciate that to develop a modern business their staff must be trained to the very highest possible standards. In recognition of this we are introducing for the first time our Global Business Education Awards. These awards will provide recognition of the world's leading centers of excellence.&#8221;<br />
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Unlike other business education award programs, European CEO&#8217;s judging panel sought out institutions large or small that truly add value to the total development of corporate executives &#8211; and not just in terms of their salary expectations. <br />
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&#8220;By offering three tracks and nine concentrations, our M.B.A. curriculum caters to the diverse needs of young aspiring business leaders as well as established business professionals or top executives striving for personal and career development,&#8221; Bowerman said.<br />
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European CEO&#8217;s award selection panel used a wide range of criteria to select its 2010 Global Business Education Awards, including accreditation, accessibility, value for the money, diversity of curriculum and methodology, student to teacher ratios, graduation rate, admissions procedures, placement potential, training in technology, research, holistic approach, sustainability and graduation rate. The most recent cohort of Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s M.B.A. for Executives program, for example, had a graduation rate of 93 percent.</p>
<p><span>A complete list of winners can be found at <a href="http://www.europeanceo.com/winners.php">www.europeanceo.com/winners.php</a>. For an online version of the magazine, visit <a href="http://www.europeanceo.com/">www.europeanceo.com</a> and see &#8220;latest edition.&#8221;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>A video interview with Bowerman and others from CSUSB&#8217;s College of Business and Public Administration can be found at <a href="http://www.todaysie.org/todays7.php">Today&#8217;s Inland Empire</a>.</span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>For more information about CSUSB&#8217;s M.B.A. program, contact program director Conrad Shayo at (909) 537-3706.</span></p>
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            <p>Respondia &#8220;Dia&#8221; Poole, who was Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s 2008 Alumni Advocate of the Year, has been named to the California State University Alumni Council to serve as secretary. <br />
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            Poole&#8217;s appointment as secretary was approved by the council on Wednesday, Nov. 10, based on a recommendation by the council&#8217;s executive committee.</p>
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<p>As council secretary, she will maintain all corporate records, including proceedings, minutes, bylaws and certification of voting membership. Poole also will serve on the council&#8217;s executive committee.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is an honor to represent Cal State San Bernardino on the alumni council&#8217;s executive team. As an alumni volunteer, service on the council affords me the opportunity to gain perspective and provide input on the issues and challenges facing our campus communities, alumni, students and their families,&#8221; Poole said. &#8220;Equally important is the opportunity to build relationships with alumni affairs directors, volunteers and CSU leaders from around the state, while working toward our shared goal of improving access to higher education. I encourage all CSUSB grads to contact the Office of Alumni Affairs to see how they can get involved.&#8221; </p>
<p>Poole has been a long-time member of the CSUSB Alumni Association after receiving her bachelor&#8217;s degree in business administration 1990. She served as a volunteer leader on its board of directors and had served on the CSU statewide alumni council for the past seven years.</p>
<p>As the council&#8217;s vice president of governmental relations for two of those years, Poole led the organization&#8217;s advocacy agenda, served as the council&#8217;s liaison to the AIR Office on CSU Alumni Legislative Day programming and Legislator of the Year selections, and provided strategic counsel on the Proposition 1D campaign, which resulted in $690 million to the CSU for capital improvements and equipment.</p>
<p>Poole has nearly 30 years of public service in California that includes serving as a policy consultant for two former California state assembly speakers, staff director for the California Legislative Black Caucus, and a gubernatorial appointment with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Currently, she is the senior governmental affairs analyst and communications liaison for the Judicial Council.</p>
<p><span>The alumni council plays an active role in helping to shape CSU policy and participating in strategic decision-making. The council, which is comprised of <span>alumni directors and representatives</span> from all 23 CSU campuses, utilizes its combined resources to represent and support the interests of the campus alumni associations, alumni and the CSU by promoting and engaging the CSU and its alumni, advocating for the <span>CSU, and facilitating the professional development of member associations.</span></p>
<p><span>Members of the alumni council meet regularly with CSU leaders and participate on system-wide committees to ensure that alumni are represented. The alumni council designates a representative to the CSU Board of Trustees, the CSU Budget Advisory Committee, the California State Student Association and the California State University <span>Academic Senate.</span></span></span></p>
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            <p>The torch bearer over the last decade-plus in NCAA West Region volleyball has resided right here in the Inland Empire.<br />
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<p>"I'm so proud that we're going back for the third straight year,'' said head coach Kim Cherniss. "I couldn't be more proud of our now three straight titles. We've got members of our team who know nothing but going and playing for a national championship.''<br />
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The Coyotes played big-time on a grand stage before a home crowd of 574 at Coussoulis Arena. The 25-22, 25-22, 25-14 victory marked the ninth straight West Region 3-0 win over the last three seasons and was their 15th consecutive win this year and 45th straight home win.<br />
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Senior Nicole Moore led the Coyotes, now 28-2 overall, with 15 kills, three digs and two solo blocks. Junior All-American and this year's CCAA most valuable player Samantha Middleborn had 10 kills and a solo block with two block assists.<br />
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"I thought we withstood a lot of their pressure tonight,'' Cherniss said. "They blocked a lot of balls than I thought. Nikki (Lowell) did a nice job on the block, but Nicole (Moore) played well and made necessary adjustments.''<br />
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The opening set was tied at 18-18 before CSUSB found an opening. After a SPU attack error, Moore threw down a kill and CSUSB eventually led 21-19.<br />
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Moore offered two more kills down the stretch and with CSUSB up 23-22, it went on to win the set after a SPU service error and a block assist from Megan Johnson and Jane Chafeh.<br />
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In set two, SPU worked an early lead at 14-11 before the Coyotes got back into the set.<br />
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A kill from Johnson, a solo block from Moore and two straight attack errors gave CSUSB a 15-14 lead.<br />
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Moore then followed with a kill to cap a 5-0 run and the Coyotes remained out front.<br />
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The Coyotes then dominated set three with a .360 attack percentage. Leading 14-11, CSUSB got a big-time run late that began on a Middleborn kill. With freshman Danielle Newcombe serving, the Coyotes scored eight straight points -- three kills from Moore, three attack errors from SPU and a kill from Johnson.<br />
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Leading 24-14, the set and match ended with a kill from Johnson and the Coyotes were on the court to celebrate the win.<br />
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"We play with a never-say-die attitude,'' Moore said. "Definitely, we want to win every single game. We played well tonight and it was a blast.''<br />
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The Coyotes will now advance to the National Championship, set for Dec. 2-4 in Louisville, Ky. The Coyotes will face a familiar foe in the opening round -- Concordia St. Paul, the team that has ended the Coyotes' season in each of the last two years.<br />
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"It doesn't matter who we play from the Central Division, we know whoever gets out of that region is going to be good,'' Cherniss said. "We've got the experience of playing there before.''<br />
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SPU finished its season 26-3 and reached the Round of 16 for the first time in its history.<br />
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"The experience that we've gained over the last two years and playing four NCAA matches is something that we're proud of,'' said Falcons head coach Chris Johnson. "We only lose one senior to graduation and we're building something that we'll be back again this year. Hopefully it won't be in San Bernardino.''<br />
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MATCH NOTES: The 12-team All-Tournament team was headlined by Coyotes. Six were on the team -- Jane Chafeh, Samantha Middleborn, Nicole Moore, Camille Smith, Megan Johnson and write-in recipient Morgan Carty. The others were: SPU's Sarah Risser, Lindsey Wodrich, Shelby Swanson and Nikki Lowell. Kari Rice and Megan Amundson of Western Washington complete the team.</p>
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            <p>The California State University Board of Trustees Committee on Finance today approved a two-step tuition increase needed to sustain enrollment, classes and services for current students.The committee approved a mid-year increase of five percent &#8211; or $105 - for 2010-11 that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2011 for the winter/spring terms.In addition, the committee adopted a 10 percent - or $444 - annual increase for the 2011-12 academic year that would become effective for fall 2011.</p>
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<p>However, due to financial aid, an estimated 180,000 students - approximately half of all CSU undergrads - will be fully covered for the tuition increases.Additionally, tens of thousands of students not fully covered by financial aid will also benefit from newly expanded federal tax credits available for family incomes of up to $180,000.<br />
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"While we appreciate the funding that we did receive in this year's budget, the reality is our state support is roughly the same as it was five years ago and we have 25,000 more students," said Dr. Benjamin F. Quillian, CSU executive vice chancellor for business and finance."In addition, part of the funding we received - $106 million &#8211; was one-time federal stimulus money that is being used at the state's direction to admit 30,000 more students.These students will be on our campuses long after this one-time funding has been exhausted, and we have to ensure that we have the ongoing resources to support them."<br />
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Due to the uncertainty of the state's fiscal outlook, and also to provide students and parents with additional time for financial planning, CSU is also planning a tuition increase for 2011-12.The committee indicated that they will request the state funding needed to "buy out" the proposed 2011-12 tuition increase.If approved by the governor and legislature, these funds would make it possible for the CSU to rescind the tuition increase.The full Board of Trustees will take final action on the budget and tuition proposals tomorrow.<br />
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In January of this year, the Governor's 2010-11 proposed budget assumed a 10 percent raise in CSU student tuition as part of an overall partial restoration in funding.In June, the Board of Trustees adopted a five percent increase after reviewing an Assembly budget proposal that would have provided funding for the remaining five percent.However, the additional funding was not included in the budget finally adopted by the legislature and the governor, leaving CSU resources approximately $64 million short of the governor's budget plan for 2010-11.The mid-year tuition increase will allow the CSU to significantly restore services across the system including the addition of approximately 3,000 course offerings for winter/spring 2011.That number is expected to double in the 2011-12 academic year.<br />
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Pending final approval by the full board, the five percent increase will take effect for the winter/spring of 2011 and will raise tuition by $105 per semester for undergraduate students, $234 for credential program participants and $252 for graduate students.Tuition will rise from the current $2,115 to $2,220 for the spring semester for full-time undergraduate students. <br />
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The committee also approved a recommendation to increase tuition by 10 percent for the 2011-12 academic year.The recently approved 2010-11 state budget provides partial restoration of about $260 million in state General Fund support for the CSU.In addition, the CSU received $106 million in one-time federal stimulus funds with the assumption that the funding will allow the university to serve a sharply increased level of enrollment.The planned 2011-12 tuition increase would generate approximately $121.5 million in revenue (net of financial aid).This would ensure that CSU can provide adequate courses and sections to students, and allow campuses to make decisions that are needed now to support enrollment, student services and class offerings for next fall.<br />
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Pending approval by the full board, full-time tuition will increase by $444 per academic year for undergraduate students, $516 for credential program participants and $546 for graduate students for fall 2011.Undergraduate tuition will rise from $4,440 to $4,884 per year.<br />
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The tuition for the CSU Education Doctorate program is linked by law to the University of California graduate student tuition rate.<br />
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Finally, the board will ask the governor and the legislature to "buy out" the tuition increase by providing adequate funding in the 2011-12 state budget for CSU, allowing the university to rescind the tuition increase.<br />
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Despite prospective tuition increases, CSU will continue to rank among the least expensive of comparable institutions in the country.Comparing CSU's proposed 2011-12 tuition with the current tuition rates from comparison institutions, CSU's yearly tuition and fees of $5,834 - which includes the current average campus fee of $950 - would rank as the second lowest among 15 comparison institutions and would be $2,848 (33 percent) below the comparison average.<br />
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Financial Aid Available to Students<br />
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One third of revenue from tuition increases will be set aside for financial aid.Through the awarding of State University Grants, Cal Grants and CSU tuition and fee waivers, approximately 180,000 undergraduate students &#8211; about 50 percent of all CSU undergrads &#8211; do not pay tuition and have their tuition covered completely by financial aid.The CSU is also the largest recipient of Federal Pell Grants.Students with higher income or dependent students with higher income, may still qualify for many forms of financial aid and federal tax credits.</p>
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            <td><font color="#666666">On Thursday evening, October 7, more than 100 alumni gathered at CSUSB&#8217;s campus pub, the Blue Coyote, to support a new campus partnership with alumnus brewmasters Ben Cook of Hangar 24 in Redlands and Shawn DeWitt of Coronado Brewing Company in Coronado, CA. Both were on hand to answer questions about their craft and their businesses.</font></td>
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The event, titled &#8220;Meet the Brewmasters,&#8221; was hosted by the CSUSB Alumni Association. Craft beers from both breweries are now being served on tap in the Blue Coyote pub in the San Manuel Student Union.<br />
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It was a great evening of reliving college days in the pub, reuniting with old friends and hearing about the challenges of running a microbrewery from two who have succeeded.</p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert Campus has announced the release of its latest literary publication, "Badlands." For the first time in its three-year history, the publication will be bilingual.</p>
            <p>"Badlands," which is published annually, features original creative work (fiction, non-fiction and poetry) in Spanish and English, original translations from Spanish and Latin American literature and is edited by students at CSUSB's Palm Desert Campus.</p>
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The magazine also accepts original visual art submissions, including photography. The publication is made possible by funds from the university's Instructionally Related Programs Board.<br />
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To celebrate the magazine's release, a reading is scheduled for Jan. 8, 2011, at the campus's Indian Wells Theater, where best-selling author and speaker Victor Villasenor will read from and sign his new book, "Crazy Loco Love." Three of Villasenor's novels, "Wild Steps of Heaven," "Rain of Gold" and "Thirteen Senses," have recently been picked up as mini-series programs by HBO.<br />
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"The Palm Desert Campus literary magazine has a strong tradition of publishing fine student work from the campus writing community," said "Badlands" editor Steven Lehigh. "The editors hope to contribute to literary and artistic life in the desert by building on this tradition, enhancing the magazine's visibility and appeal, and establishing 'Badlands' as an organ for local, regional and national submissions of visual art and of literary work in Spanish and English."<br />
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"Badlands" accepts submissions through the online service, Green Submissions, which can be viewed at the Green Submissions website. The public is encouraged to submit work for the next issue. To do so, click on the "Writer Sign-up" button and follow the instructions. The deadline to submit for the 2011 edition is Feb. 1. <br />
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Unlike creating a resume in a word processing program, Optimal Resume offers stylized templates and easy formatting, along with industry-specific samples and instructions. All a user has to do is enter relevant information in structured categories (such as work history, educational background, and professional certifications) and Optimal Resume will generate a resume that can be downloaded to your computer, printed off, or published online. <br />
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            <p>The Cal State San Bernardino men's soccer team this week is vying for only its second CCAA conference crown and the Coyotes enter it ranked No. 3 by the NSCAA -- the best-ever in the history of the sport at the campus. </p>
            <p>The Coyotes, 12-3-1 overall and in first place in the CCAA South at 10-3-1, will have to win the conference title on the road as they play at Cal State L.A. on Friday, Oct. 29&nbsp;and Cal State Dominguez Hills on Halloween night.</p>
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<p>The NCAA West Region poll also was released Tuesday and the Coyotes claim the top spot for the second consecutive week and third time this month.</p>
<p>More at Division II national rankings (<a href="http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-soccer/division_ii1.html">NSCAA/HendrickCars.com Division II</a>) and <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/graphics/20101026DIIMSOPoll.pdf">NCAA Division II regional rankings</a>.</p>
<p>For up-to-date Cal State San Bernardino sports news, visit the <a href="http://csusbathletics.com/">Coyote athletics website</a>.</span></p>
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            <p>Karen Dill Bowerman, who has served as dean of Cal State San Bernardino's <a href="http://www.cbpa.csusb.edu/">College of Business and Public Administration</a> since 2004, announced her retirement, effective Dec. 31 after the current fall quarter. </p>
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<p>"Karen has been an outstanding dean," said CSUSB President Albert Karnig. "She's been an exceptional leader, with extraordinary energy, excellent organizational skills and a clear vision for the future of the college. Her accomplishments range from valuable reaccreditations, thoughtful program development, key personnel recruitment, and the development of vital regional and international linkages. "</p>
<p>"This quarter marks the beginning of my 32nd year in the CSU system, and my seventh year as dean of the College of Business and Public Administration at CSUSB," said Bowerman. "Reflecting back, these years with the CSU have been wonderful because of the opportunity to work with outstanding community leaders, and because of the joy of working with and supporting faculty and staff to create student-centered learning communities that are mission-central to the CSU. Nevertheless, I'm very excited to move on to another revitalizing chapter in my life."</p>
<p>Bowerman's tenure as dean has been marked with considerable accomplishments, including securing international reaccreditation from the Association to Advance College Schools of Business. Fewer than 5 percent of business schools worldwide have earned this distinction. In addition, CSUSB's Masters in Public Administration program also earned valuable NASPAA re-accreditation.</p>
<p>The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship, housed in the college and led by Mike Stull, captured the 2010 "Outstanding Specialty Entrepreneurship Program Award" from the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The university's entrepreneurship program ranked fourth in the nation for graduate entrepreneurship programs in a 2006 survey by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. CSUSB was the top public university on the list and the only California State University campus to be ranked. In addition, The Princeton Review has repeatedly recognized the university's business school as among the best in the nation.</p>
<p>The college's transportation and supply chain management program was approved as the only one in California whose graduates automatically receive certification in transportation and logistics after completing their degrees. </p>
<p>In 2005, Bowerman launched several initiatives that have set the course for the College of Business and Public Administration, including the formation of the community-based Business Alliance. It supports the college's many programs, such as the Executive Briefings speaker series and funding innovation grants for faculty, staff and students. Bowerman reinstated the Dean's Executive Advisory Board, and she initiated an executive-in-residence program to better connect students with business leaders in the community.</p>
<p>The college supports several university centers, including the development of the Leonard Transportation Center, expansion of the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship and the current development of the Global Management Center.</p>
<p>Along with her campus leadership, Bowerman was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to serve on the board of the California Inland Empire District Export Council. She's also on the board of directors and executive committee of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership and a member of Inland Action. </p>
<p>The National Association of Women Business Owners honored her with an "Amazing Women" award in 2008, and in 2007 she was chosen as a Woman of Distinction by state Assemblyman Bill Emmerson (R-Redlands) and also was recognized with the community service award by the Baldy View Chapter of the Building Industry Association of Southern California.</p>
<p>Her service roles span from economic development to export issues. She has taught leadership in U.S. and Asian businesses, as well as in university management education courses. Her scholarly work is in the fields of strategic management, human resources, organization theory and leadership. She also has led organizations both in business and in state government. </p>
<p>Bowerman joined CSUSB after serving as interim dean of the Craig School of Business at Fresno State, as well as the business school's associate dean. In addition, she was a professor of management and human resources management at the university since 1979. </p>
<p>She received her bachelor's degree in political science/speech in 1969 from Wichita State University, her master's degree in communications, interpersonal relations from Kansas University in 1970 and her doctorate from Texas A&amp;M University in educational administration in 1979. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.csusb.edu/">Cal State San Bernardino</a> offers a challenging and innovative academic experience, where students, faculty and staff can excel. Founded in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, the university is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in Inland Southern California. Every one of its academic programs that is eligible has earned national accreditation. </p>
<p>With an enrollment of 17,000 students, CSUSB serves about 28,000 students each year, including those who attend during the summer and in the self-supported College of Extended Learning. The campus reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire. The university has an annual statewide economic impact of more than half a billion dollars, along with more than $32 million in yearly statewide tax revenue.</p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino President Albert Karnig, along with several university representatives, was among the people invited to the East Room of the White House on Oct. 19 to witness President Barack Obama sign an executive order reauthorizing the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.</p>
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<p>The signing of the executive order followed the Oct. 18 National Education Summit and Call to Action event. In that meeting with education, community and other leaders from across the United States, key personnel from the U.S. Department of Education and the Obama administration shared information on federal resources that could assist in improving education outcomes for Hispanic students. <br />
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Cal State San Bernardino College of Education faculty members Enrique Murillo Jr. and Barbara Flores joined Karnig in attendance for President Obama&#8217;s signing of the executive order. In addition, CSUSB professor Louie Rodriguez and staff member Felix Zuniga participated with the other three in the Oct. 18 summit.<br />
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&#8220;The signing was moving and meaningful, especially with many college students seated in the front rows,&#8221; Karnig said. &#8220;President Obama was very firm and enthusiastic in his commitment to improving educational outcomes in the United States broadly and to once again making us the top nation for college graduates.&#8221;<br />
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Along with the activities in Washington, D.C., the university&#8217;s Latino Education and Advocacy Day organization hosted a &#8220;Watch Party&#8221; viewing of the activities, which were seen by thousands nationwide.<br />
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As the largest and fastest growing minority group in the country and in the education system, the future of the nation&#8217;s competitiveness is critically linked to improving the education of Hispanics. <br />
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&#8220;Given the increasing size of Latino enrollments in K-12 education, the nation&#8217;s overall success in raising its college graduation rates cannot be achieved unless there is considerable improvement in the education of Latino youngsters,&#8221; Karnig said.<br />
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Karnig also praised the energetic and thoughtful work undertaken by Juan Sepulveda, the current director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. During the past 18 months, Sepulveda has visited more than 90 communities across 20 states to meet with citizens concerned with improving the lives of Latinos. <br />
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Sepulveda, who was also the keynote speaker at the inaugural LEAD summit in March at CSUSB, and his White House staff have already visited the Inland Empire, specifically Cal State San Bernardino, three times in the past six months.<br />
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&#8220;Cal State San Bernardino was one of two campuses that was asked to make a presentation at the summit concerning the initiatives that we are undertaking in the region &#8211; such as LEAD &#8211; to boost the educational success of Hispanics and other students,&#8221; Karnig said.<br />
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Murillo, Rodriguez and Zuniga are involved with LEAD. Murillo is its executive director, while Rodriguez serves on LEAD&#8217;s executive council. Zuniga was a founding member of the LEAD committee. And Flores is both a CSUSB faculty member and vice president of the San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education.<br />
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The signing of the executive order marked the next step in connecting communities nationwide with information, resources and people to help improve the academic achievement of Latino students. <br />
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Cal State San Bernardino is recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the federal government, reflective of its Hispanic enrollment of 40 percent from a total student body of nearly 18,000.</p>
<p>An&nbsp;<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2010/10/19/educational-excellence-hispanic-americans"><u>online video of the signing</u></a> is available on the White House web site.</p>
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            <p>The recent approval of the California state budget and restoration of some funding to the <a href="http://calstate.edu/">California State University</a> system will allow <a href="http://csusb.edu/">Cal State San Bernardino</a> to open its doors to additional students, beginning in the 2011 winter quarter, which starts in January.</p>
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<p>"We're delighted to be able to lift the lid on enrollment limits and welcome additional students to apply to CSUSB," said Cal State San Bernardino president Albert Karnig. "We're obviously very happy with the great news to have a portion of our funding restored so we can provide quality higher education to more students who have earned and are so deserving of this opportunity."</p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino has reopened applications for the winter and spring 2011 quarters for all categories of applicants, including eligible first-time freshmen, upper-division transfers, lower-division transfers who would have qualified to attend the university out of high school and second-baccalaureate candidates. </p>
<p>Applications for winter 2011 must be submitted by Wednesday, Dec. 1. Students should submit official documents such as transcripts and test scores as soon as possible to expedite their admission to the university.</p>
<p>"Students who previously could not be admitted, because budget cuts forced us to limit enrollment, may now be eligible," said Karnig, who encourages interested students to contact CSUSB's Office of Admissions and Student Recruitment to set up an appointment with a counselor. The office number is (909) 537-5188.</p>
<p>In addition, CSUSB is accepting applications for the 2011-2012 academic year. The priority application period for fall 2011 continues through Nov. 30.</p>
<p>Students interested in applying to Cal State San Bernardino can find more information at the <a href="http://admissions.csusb.edu/">admissions office website</a> and can complete their applications by logging onto <a href="http://www.csumentor.edu/">CSUMentor.edu</a>. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.csumentor.edu/">CSUMentor</a> is a Web-based system that helps students plan and apply to the CSU online. It is designed to help students and their families learn about the CSU system, select a CSU campus, finance their higher education and apply for admission. The site offers technical support, course-check and open and closed campus information. <br />
Students are advised to pay close attention to all of the admissions information they receive from the university, such as deadlines, event dates and the additional documents they need to finalize their applications. </p>
<p>Students in need of assistance with their electronic applications may call for technical support at (800) GO-TO-XAP (or 800-468-6927). The service is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. </p>
<p>Students with additional questions about applying to CSUSB can contact the university's office of admissions and student recruitment at (909) 537-5188.</p>
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            <p>The Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum&nbsp;has opened&nbsp;its fall season with four exhibits, including a tribute to Inland Empire master woodworker Sam Maloof.</p>
            <p>The&nbsp;museum&nbsp;is open to the public and admission is free, although a suggested donation of $3 is welcome. Campus parking is $5. Parking is available in lots M, A, L, or parking structure 1. Permits for lot M are available at the museum front desk. Permits for other lots are available in drive-up dispensers or at the information pyramid at the CSUSB campus entrance.</p>
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<p>Exhibits are:</p>
<p>"A Generous Spirit: Sam Maloof as Mentor &amp; Collector"<br />
October 12, 2010-February 13, 2011</p>
<p>"Lewis Baltz: In the Desert"<br />
October 12, 2010-February 18, 2011<br />
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"Sacred Images: Nineteenth-Century Retablo Paintings of Mexico" curated by Louis Fox<br />
October 12, 2010-January 30, 2011<br />
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"The Amusing Muse of Andy Warhol: A Selection of Media Art Portraits"<br />
October 12, 2010- January 30, 2011.</p>
<p>For more information, please contact&nbsp;the museum&nbsp;at (909) 537-7373 or visit the RVF web site at: <a href="http://museum.csusb.edu/">http://museum.csusb.edu</a>.</p>
<p>Image: Christine Wiseman, Sam's Hands, 2003. Oil on Canvas.<br />
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            <p>Grad Days is an event brought to you by the CSUSB Alumni Association and the Coyote Bookstore each April and October. Commencement-related vendors are invited to the CSUSB campus and made available to our graduates allowing them to arrange for all of their commencement wants and needs all in one event.</p>
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<p>Grad Days 2010 will be held&nbsp;October 19 and 20&nbsp;from 9 a.m. to&nbsp;7 p.m. at the CSUSB Coyote Bookstore.</p>
<p>Take care of all your commencement needs in the time it would take you to find a parking spot!</p>
<p>Take advantage of a Grad-Days-only 15% discount on CSUSB emblematic merchandise. With purchase of a Grad Pack, bump that discount up to 30%.<br />
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<strong style="font-size: 12pt">At Grad Days you can:</strong></p>
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    <li>Print your commencement tickets
    <li>Purchase your cap and gown
    <li>Order your announcements
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<p><strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt"><strong><strong>What is a Grad Pack?</strong></strong></span></strong></strong></p>
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    <li><strong><strong></strong></strong>A Grad Pack is a $200 value at a special Grad Days price of $35 and includes:
    <li>A two-year CSUSB Alumni Association membership
    <li>An official CSUSB chrome alumni license plate frame
    <li>Competitive health insurance rates
    <li>Free access to the career development center
    <li>Library and box office privileges
    <li>CSUSB&nbsp;email account
    <li>Extended Learning course discount</span> </li>
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<p><font color="#000000">For more information, visit our <a href="http://www.csusbalumni.com/site/lookup.asp?c=lvKSL7MTIuG&b=5384541"><u>member benefits page</u></a>.</font></p>
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            <p>Thursday, Sept. 23, may be the second day of autumn, but for Cal State San Bernardino, it marks the official start of fall classes for the 2010-2011 school year. <br />
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CSUSB is celebrating its 45th anniversary, while the Palm Desert Campus also will be celebrating its 25th year of offering classes in the Coachella Valley. <br />
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Cal State San Bernardino president Albert K. Karnig enters his 14th year as president of the university. Karnig is the university's third president since the campus opened in 1965, following John M. Pfau and Anthony H. Evans. <br />
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The university has once again been recognized by three of the nation's leading educational service organizations that evaluate colleges and universities across the country. For the seventh consecutive year, the Princeton Review chose Cal State San Bernardino as one its "Best in the West" colleges and universities for 2011. The university also made the Forbes list of "America's Best Colleges," and U.S. News &amp; World Report's has ranked CSUSB 22nd on its list of top regional public universities in the West in its 2011 America's Best Colleges guidebook. <br />
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Cal State San Bernardino has also been named to the 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools by G.I. Jobs. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America's veterans as students. <br />
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The CSUSB President's Academic Excellence Scholarship program will welcome 38 new freshmen to the program, bringing the total count to nearly 170 PAES scholars on campus. The highly successful program rewards the top 1 percent of San Bernardino County high school students who elect to attend Cal State San Bernardino with a $5,000 annual scholarship. To date, 265 students have received PAES scholarships since the program's inception in 2002. <br />
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For the first time in its history, Cal State San Bernardino will award its own doctoral degrees. Four students from the College of Education's doctoral studies program will receive their educational doctorate in educational leadership during the winter commencement on Dec. 11. <br />
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In athletics, the Coyote women's volleyball team started the 2010 campaign ranked No. 2 in the NCAA Division coming off a 33-2 season, two straight West Region titles, four straight California Collegiate Athletic Association titles and two appearances in the NCAA Final Four in the past two years. <br />
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A new addition to the campus is the university's 3.5-acre solar farm, which is expected to generate 750 kilowatts of electrical power - enough to power 108 houses. The "farm," which is located north of the CSUSB police station, will complement the recently completed roof-mounted solar panels atop of the university's College of Education building. The farm and the roof panels are expected to come on line in October. <br />
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Those two projects, combined with existing solar panels on the roofs of the Physical Education building and the Health and Physical Education complex will generate a total of 1.3 megawatts of electricity - or 28.8 percent of the 4,500 kilowatts of electricity that the university demands during its peak hours of daytime energy usage. <br />
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The university's Student Health Center has reopened its operations to its newly expanded building, which was financed through a student fee referendum approved by students in 2007. <br />
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Construction is expected to be completed in the spring of 2011 on the Murillo Family Observatory. The $3 million astronomical observatory is privately funded, including a gift of $800,000 from Pauline and George Murillo and a matching gift of $600,000 from the Keck Foundation. <br />
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The observatory will include two towers, which will each house a telescope, one for daylight use and one for night use. It will serve as both an academic and community resource, with public viewing nights and special astronomy events for the community to attend.</p>
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<p>The Hearst/CSU Trustees' award is given to students who have demonstrated financial need, experienced personal hardships, and have attributes such as superior academic performance, exemplary community service and significant personal achievements. The award is among the highest forms of recognition for student achievement in the CSU.</p>
<p>As a child, Phillips was frequently homeless and lived in abject poverty. He wanted to be the first in his family to attend college but, shortly after starting, he was nearly killed in a car accident. He went through extensive physical therapy. He is now a senior majoring in sociology and psychology with a 3.98 GPA.</p>
<p>Phillips has worked as a volunteer for homeless programs and in senior centers. After eventually completing a master's degree, he plans to work with at-risk children, youth and seniors.</p>
<p>"These extraordinary student scholars exemplify strength, perseverance through adversity, dedication to learning and commitment to others," said Ali C. Razi, CSU trustee emeritus. "The leadership through service demonstrated by these scholars inspires deep respect on CSU campuses and within the community."</p>
<p>The awardees demonstrate academic achievement and a passion for learning. All of the scholars are either currently completing or looking toward a graduate degree&#8211;with half of the students planning to pursue a doctorate. Many of the scholars are looking to teach either in the K-12 system or in higher education.</p>
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            <p>Nearly 50 employees at Cal State San Bernardino earned bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees&nbsp;during the past year. <br />
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<p>Following is a list of Cal State San Bernardino employees who earned a college degree in 2009-2010, along with their major. Most earned their degrees at CSUSB, unless otherwise noted.<br />
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Ahmet Akbay, M.B.A., Finance, Marketing <br />
Louis Alvarado, B.A., Business Administration (Operations Management concentration)<br />
Christina Anderson, B.S., Accounting<br />
Dena Chester, B.A., Management <br />
Ariel Clark, B.A., Human Development <br />
Adela Cortez, B.A., Public Administration <br />
Lauren Enriquez, B.A., Psychology <br />
Stephanie Esquer, B.A., Criminal Justice <br />
Jesse Felix, M.B.A., Supply Chain Management <br />
Gabriela Fonseca, M.S., Education Counseling and Guidance <br />
Simonetta Fosci, M.S., Social Work (University of Redlands)<br />
Maegan Gnuse, B.A., Liberal Studies <br />
Priscilla Gonzalez, B.A. (was awarded two), Psychology and Human Development <br />
Maria Haigh, M.A., Counseling (Chapman University)<br />
Robin Heim, M.A., English Composition: English Literature <br />
Larann Henderson, M.S., Social Work (University of Redlands) <br />
Brian Hilkey, B.S., Computer Science <br />
Mary Hill, B.A., Psychology <br />
Yvonne Isidoro, B.S., Nursing <br />
Allison Kaufman, Ph.D., Neuroscience (University of California, Riverside)<br />
Ruth Landeros, B.A., Psychology<br />
Misty Levingston, M.A., Education Counseling and Guidance (University of Redlands)<br />
Javier Madrigal, M.A., Counseling (University of Redlands)<br />
Jon-Paul Mitchell, B.A., Psychology<br />
Ebony Morris, M.P.A., Public Administration <br />
Grace Munyiri, M.B.A., Finance <br />
Patrick Nicholson, B.A., Liberal Studies <br />
Suharu Ogawa, M.A., Art History (University of Cincinnati)<br />
Candace Parks, Teaching Credential<br />
Christina Perozo, B.A., Psychology <br />
Jana Pitts, M.A., Psychology<br />
David A. Prado, B.A., Art <br />
Jason Ramirez, M.A., Counseling (University of Redlands)<br />
Marissa Rico, M.P.A., Public Administration <br />
Shallymar Robinson, B.A., Child Development, Psychology <br />
Emma Sanchez, M.A., Counseling (University of Redlands)<br />
Rudolfo Segura, B.A., Mass Communication <br />
Yissel Silva, B.A., Human Development <br />
Brenda Sing, B.A., English <br />
Kara Jeanene Smietana, B.A., Anthropology <br />
Aaron Smith, B.S., Computer Science<br />
Lloyd Tamanaha, B.A., Psychology <br />
Mirastasha Thomas, M.A., Psychology (Human Development concentration)<br />
Brianna Uhlhorn, M.A., Psychology <br />
Angelica Vargas-Bazan, M.P.A., Public Administration <br />
Tracie Warstler, B.A., Child Development <br />
Amy White, B.A., Human Development<br />
Rachel Wolfinbarger, B.A., Entrepreneurial Management <br />
Kou Yang, B.A., Bio-Psychology<br />
Mary Yun, B.A., Psychology</p>
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            <p>Now in his 14th year leading Cal State San Bernardino, university President Albert Karnig officially kicked off the academic year with his annual Convocation address for faculty and staff on Monday, Sept. 20.</p>
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<p>Karnig, who arrived at CSUSB in 1997 and is the third president to lead the university since its opening in 1965, addressed Cal State San Bernardino's priorities for the year and strategies that will be employed to meet them. Fall classes start on Thursday, Sept. 23.</p>
<p>In addition, the president gave special recognition to faculty and staff, including the presentation of Employee of the Year awards. Capping off the program was a brief video highlighting many of the past year's student, faculty and staff accomplishments.</p>
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            <p>The Ventura Deep Six Relay Team, including '93 CSUSB alum and Sigma Chi - Iota Alpha brother John Chung, completed a 202-mile swim down the Southern California coastline, establishing a new world distance record for open water swimming. Team member Jim Neitz set foot in La Jolla Cove in San Diego late Monday morning, followed by his teammates Chung, Jim McConica, Kurtis Baron, Mike Shaffer and Tom Ball.</p>
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<p>They set off from Ventura early Thursday morning, Sept. 16. Each member swam for one hour before the next swimmer took over, similar to the rules required for relay swims in the English Channel or Catalina Channel. The swimmers&nbsp;were not allowed to wear wetsuits in order for the swim to be officially recognized as a FINA world record. The six surpassed the previous world record of 78.2 statute miles, set last year by two teams in a New Zealand lake.</p>
<p>A&nbsp;hot tub aboard the support boat was used to help raise core temperatures of the swimmers, who dealt with 60-degree water, though the tub broke down during a 24 hour span.<br />
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            <td><font color="#666666">Dr. Louie F. Rodriguez (B.A. psychology 1998), assistant professor in educational leadership and curriculum and CSUSB Alumni Association Hispanic Alumni Chapter board member, will be among this year&#8217;s honorees at the 4th Annual 30 Under 30 Recognition Breakfast to be held September 18 in the Charles and Shelby Obershaw Dining Room at Cal State San Bernardino.</font></td>
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<p>Hosted by Assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter (B.A. English 1972, M.A. education 1976), the 30 Under 30 event recognizes Latino and Native American young adults, aged 20 to 35, who are making a difference in the greater San Bernardino community. Those being honored have contributed to the 62nd Assembly District through their talents, skills, imagination and achievements and serve as role models to others in the community.</p>
<p>Upon graduating CSUSB, Dr. Louie Rodriguez continued his education at Harvard University, earning both his Master&#8217;s and Doctorate degrees there. Working with at-risk youth, Dr. Rodriguez is committed to research that will expand educational equity for historically marginalized students and help prevent them from dropping out. He most recently led a group of high school researchers who set out to investigate the low graduation and college attendance rates among, primarily, Latino and African American youth in the Inland Empire.</p>
<p>Dr. Rodriguez has led additional research initiatives focused on school reform, school culture, education policy, and school dropouts. His book, Small Schools and Urban Youth, Using the Power of School Culture to Engage Students, offers a broad understanding of the positive effects of school reform, especially on Latino and African American students. Dr. Rodriguez currently sits on the CSUSB Alumni Association&#8217;s Hispanic Alumni Chapter board, a chapter committed to the personal and professional growth of both alumni and students.</p>
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			<span class="NLbody"><p>Cal State San Bernardino&nbsp;is one of five CSU campuses offering a&nbsp;digital text pilot program to allow students to save cash on books for certain courses, the university has announced. The Palm Desert Campus also is included in the pilot, which will allow students to obtain digital texts for about 65 percent less than the paper copy would cost.</p>
<p>&#8220;(That) is about as low as they'll go,&#8221; CSU spokesman Erik Fallis (B.A. political science 2005, B.A. economics 2005) said&nbsp;of the deal reached with five of the largest academic book publishers. Fallis said&nbsp;all students&nbsp;in the classes were informed during registration that they will be expected to use the digital text.</p>
<p>The San Bernardino campus expects about nine classes to participate in the digital program, textbook manager Kevin O'Rourke said. CSUSB's Palm Desert Campus expects to offer a management class as part of the program, though class offerings have not been finalized.</p>
<p>Students at the five participating California State University campuses will have the opportunity to take one of the more than 32 courses that will not require any printed textbooks. The 4,000 students in those courses instead will purchase licenses at a discount of 65 percent off the publishers' recommended textbook list price &#8211; potentially saving students hundreds of dollars. Under the licensing model, the same content available in printed texts will be delivered digitally for the length of the academic term.</p>
<p>"The digital licensing program is the result of the CSU looking at how we deliver education, and identifying ways we can be innovative in creating a better learning environment at a lower cost," said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed.</p>
<p>The students in the pilot courses at San Bernardino, Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach and San Francisco still will attend courses in the traditional classroom setting. The only difference will be in the textbook itself. In these pilot courses, students will have the ability to view the content on their computers, laptops, iPads, iPhones, or other devices. Students may take notes in the digital "margins," highlight and bookmark for faster searches. Students may also print ten pages at a time.</p>
<p>"Students often pay more than $800 per year on textbooks. In a system with fees as low as the CSU, this represents a significant portion of a students' educational costs," said Gerry Hanley, senior director of CSU academic technology services and executive director of the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching. "Faculty and students are constantly asking if there is a better way. Now there is."</p>
<p>The pilot program is expected to expand to more courses and campuses in spring 2011. This is made possible by a CSU initiative, the <a href="http://www.calstate.edu/ats/digital_marketplace/index.shtml"><u>Digital Marketplace</u></a>, in partnership with five of the largest academic publishers (Bedford, Freeman, Worth; Cengage Learning; McGraw-Hill; Pearson; and John Wiley and Sons).</p>
<p>Through the <a href="http://als.csuprojects.org/"><u>CSU Affordable Learning Solutions</u></a> campaign, the university system continues to look for other low cost and no cost educational resources for professors and students. In August, the CSU announced a <a href="http://www.softchalk.com/pressrelease/CSUALS.html"><u>partnership with SoftChalk</u></a> to allow faculty to author their own digital content. Ultimately, the goal is to provide faculty with as many choices as possible when preparing affordable, accessible content for the classroom.</p>
<p>The Palm Desert campus already offers about&nbsp;ten digital texts, or about&nbsp;eight percent of its selection. Campus bookstores have more information on available digital titles.</p>
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            <p>U.S. News &amp; World Report has ranked California State University, San Bernardino 22nd on its list of top regional public universities in the West in its 2011 America's Best Colleges guidebook, which was released Aug. 17. </p>
            <p>The university also was listed in the top tier (No. 62) of U.S. News &amp; World Report's overall list of the West's best regional universities, which includes both public and private institutions.</p>
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<p>The regional universities category includes universities that provide a full range of undergraduate and master's degree programs but few, if any, doctoral degree programs. </p>
<p>"It's always a wonderful honor to be included in the U.S. News &amp; World Report listings, and it's especially nice to be recognized to be among the top public universities in the West and in the top tier of all public and private schools in the region," said Albert Karnig, president of Cal State San Bernardino. "Following similar recognitions by the <a href="http://news.csusb.edu/story_full.asp?articleID=10538">Princeton Review and Forbes</a>, this is another confirmation of the outstanding work and dedication of our faculty and staff."</p>
<p>CSUSB ranked 10th in ethnic diversity and 20th for most international students among universities in the West. It also ranked eighth for economic diversity among its students, as measured by 57 percent of its students receiving Pell grants. </p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino's freshman retention rate was No. 23 in the entire region.</p>
<p>A total of 572 universities were classified as regional universities, and of that group, 254 are public schools. They were placed into one of four geographic categories (North, South, Midwest and West). </p>
<p>The West region includes institutions from 15 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. </p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.usnews.com/">U.S. News rankings</a> are available on the <a href="http://www.usnews.com/">magazine's website</a> and in the 2011 America's Best Colleges Guidebook when it hits newsstands today, Tuesday, Aug. 24.</p>
<p>Earlier this month, Cal State San Bernardino also was selected by <a href="http://news.csusb.edu/story_full.asp?articleID=10538">The Princeton Review</a> as one of its "Best in the West" colleges and universities, and it made the <a href="http://news.csusb.edu/story_full.asp?articleID=10538">Forbes list</a> of "America's Best Colleges."</p>
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            <p>Big bands are big, but not as big as the crowd of CSUSB Alumni Association members and supporters who came out for an alumni appreciation event on the evening of July 28.</p>
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<p>Presented by the association to recognize and thank its members, donors, volunteers and community partners for their loyalty and support, the event included dinner and an outdoor jazz performance, offered through the university&#8217;s Summer Concert Series.</p>
<p>Jazz entertainment for the evening was provided by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and the CSUSB Alumni Jazz Ensemble. </p>
<p>The Southern-style dinner on the Upper Commons terrace drew about 200 guests, who afterward joined the CSUSB campus audience to hear the music on the Lower Commons patio. The Grammy-winning Gordon Goodwin&#8217;s Big Phat Band covered music from Herbie Hancock to George Gershwin to their own contemporary compositions.<br />
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We hope you will join us again at future CSUSB Alumni Association special events. Check the web site often for regular updates on events and opportunities for our alumni. <br />
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Here is a photo gallery of some of those who joined us for dinner and jazz. The evening was sponsored by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.toyotasb.com/"><u>Toyota of San Bernardino</u></a>, a new affinity partner with the CSUSB Alumni Association, and <a href="http://www.jostens.com/"><u>Jostens</u></a>. <br />
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            <p><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="3" face="Times New Roman">Dr. William Soltz and Leslie Soltz '98<em>,</em> Dr.&nbsp; Dorothy Garcia and Dr. Ernest Garcia, dean emeritus of the College of Education.</font></p>
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            <p><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="3" face="Times New Roman">Top row: Tom Lee '05 and Christie Lee, Aida MacDonald and Dwayne MacDonald '99. Bottom row: Margaret Soffa '68 and Nicholas Soffa</font></p>
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            <p><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><img border="0" alt="Richard Jarvis, CSUSB director of development, Arts &amp; Letters, Rebecca Stafford '83, and Jim Meyer" src="http://www.csusbalumni.com/atf/cf/%7B78A4D67B-8585-4EFB-B659-F18890382B34%7D/Richard%20Jarvis,%20Dir%20of%20Development,%20Arts%20&amp;%20Letters%20Rebecca%20Stafford%20'83%20Jim%20Meyer.jpg" /></font></p>
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            <p>California State University, San Bernardino has again been listed among the best colleges and universities in the United States, according to both The Princeton Review and Forbes. </p>
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<p>For the seventh straight year, Cal State San Bernardino was selected by The Princeton Review as one of its "Best in the West" colleges and universities. The listing appears on The Princeton Review's website feature "2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region."</p>
<p>CSUSB was listed among the select list of 120 institutions featured in the "<a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/regional"><u>Best Western Colleges</u></a>" section of <a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/regional"><u>The Princeton Review</u></a>. The schools were drawn from 15 Western states. Along with institutions designated from other regions in the country, the total of 623 colleges named "regional bests" constitute about 25 percent of the nation's 2,500 four-year colleges.</p>
<p>CSUSB also made the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/01/best-colleges-university-ratings-rankings-opinions-best-colleges-10-intro.html"><u>Forbes</u></a> list of "America's Best Colleges." The list of 610 undergraduate institutions is based on the quality of the education they provide, the experiences of the students and how much they achieve, according to the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/01/best-colleges-university-ratings-rankings-opinions-best-colleges-10-intro.html">Forbes</a> rankings. The <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/01/best-colleges-university-ratings-rankings-opinions-best-colleges-10-intro.html">Forbes</a> list also shows Cal State San Bernardino among the top 125 four-year public institutions in the country, excluding military academies.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/01/best-colleges-university-ratings-rankings-opinions-best-colleges-10-intro.html"><u>Forbes website</u></a> explains that, "Whether they're in the top 10 or near the end of the list, all 610 schools in this ranking count among the best in the country: We review just 9 percent of the 6,600 accredited postsecondary institutions in the U.S., so appearing on our list at all is an indication that a school meets a high standard."</p>
<p>"It's truly an honor to again be included among The Princeton Review's best universities in the West, and we're delighted to be on the Forbes national list as well," said CSUSB President Albert Karnig. "I'm extremely proud of our outstanding faculty and staff, as well as the remarkable students who attend our university and make it a great place."</p>
<p>For this project, The Princeton Review asked students attending the schools to rate their own schools on several issues - from the accessibility of their professors to quality of the campus food - and answer questions about themselves, their fellow students, and their campus life. Comments from surveyed students are quoted in the school profiles on The <a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/">Princeton Review site</a>. </p>
<p>"If you have been searching for a 'top-quality education at an affordable price,' look no further than Cal State San Bernardino," noted one of the students who was surveyed. Students noted that this "big-school-within-a-small-school feel" is blessed with a staff of "knowledgeable professors that go out of their way to make sure students learn the material presented." </p>
<p>"It's definitely a plus to go to a school where you know if you need help there are people willing and wanting to help you," said a senior. In the classroom, "each professor" has the "unique ability" to make "it a very fun and helpful academic learning experience." </p>
<p>Administrators were also singled out for their "generous" and "very helpful" attitude toward students. As one freshman reported, "I always came away with a positive feeling after all my encounters with this school's administration."</p>
<p>Students also said the diversity is one of the major benefits of their college experience, as well as the open and friendly campus. "CSUSB represents academic integrity, diversity, and equal educational opportunity for everyone," wrote one of the students.</p>
<p>"We're pleased to recommend California State University, San Bernardino to users of our site as one of the best schools to earn their undergrad degree," said Robert Franek, Princeton Review's senior vice president, publishing. "We chose it and the other terrific institutions we name as 'regional best' colleges mainly for their excellent academic programs. From several hundred schools in each region, we winnowed our list based on institutional data we collected directly from the schools, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of our staff, plus college counselors and advisors whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what students at the schools reported to us about their campus experiences at them on our 80-question student survey for this project. Only schools that permit us to independently survey their students are eligible to be considered for our regional 'best' lists."</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/">Princeton Review</a> is headquartered in Framingham, Mass., with editorial offices in New York City and test preparation locations across the country and abroad. It is not affiliated with Princeton University and it is not a magazine.</p>
<p>For more information on the Forbes list, visit the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/01/best-colleges-university-ratings-rankings-opinions-best-colleges-10-intro.html">Forbes university rankings website</a>.</p>
<p>For more information about The Princeton Review, contact Leah Pennino at (508) 663-5133 or <a href="mailto:LPennino@Review.com">LPennino@Review.com</a>, or Jeanne Krier at (212) 539-1350, <a href="mailto:Jeanne@Jeannekrier.com">Jeanne@Jeannekrier.com</a>. </p>
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Robert Knop, Department of Music<br />
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Min-Lin Lo, Department of Mathematics<br />
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Connie McReynolds, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling<br />
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Thelma Moore-Steward, Department of Educational Leadership and Curriculum<br />
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Karl Darcy Otto, Department of Philosophy<br />
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Julie Paegle, Department of English<br />
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Terry Schmitt, Student Health and Psychological Counseling Center<br />
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Brad Spence, Department of Art <br />
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Mike Stull, Department of Management<br />
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Laura Woodney, Department of Physics<br />
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Stacey Fraser, Department of Music<br />
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Robert Knop, Department of Music<br />
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Michael Kohout, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies<br />
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Min-Lin Lo, Department of Mathematics<br />
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Elizabeth Martin, Department of World Languages and Literatures<br />
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Aaron Moffett, Department of Kinesiology<br />
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Karl Darcy Otto, Department of Philosophy<br />
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Julie Paegle, Department of English<br />
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Brad Spence, Department of Art<br />
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Laura Woodney, Department of Physics<br />
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Sybil Carrere, Department of Psychology and Human Development<br />
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Zing-Yin Chen, Department of Sociology<br />
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Susan Daniels, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling<br />
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Hideya Koshino, Department of Psychology and Human Development<br />
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Enrique Murillo, Department of Language, Literacy and Culture<br />
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Joanna Grant, Department of Communication Studies<br />
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Erik Melchiorre, Department of Geological Sciences<br />
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Keith Schubert, Department of Computer Science and Engineering<br />
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Mike Stull, Department of Management<br />
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino's master's in public administration program has earned re-accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. () <br />
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<p>The <a href="http://www.naspaa.org/about_naspaa/naspaa.asp">National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration</a> is the membership association of graduate programs in public administration, public policy and public affairs. NASPAA's Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation is the specialized accreditor of those master degree programs. The organization's mission is to ensure excellence in education and training for public service and to promote the ideal of public service. </p>
<p>"This is great news," said Monty Van Wart, chair of CSUSB's <a href="http://www.cbpa.csusb.edu/academic_departments/pa_department/welcome.htm">department of public administration</a>. "Typically, a significant number of programs fail accreditation, get reduced accreditation periods or are subject to probation or monitoring conditions. We were fully accredited without any monitoring restrictions. </p>
<p>"This is a tribute to the hard work of our faculty, students and colleagues in various departments, graduate studies and the administration," he said.</p>
<p>For more information about the NASPAA accreditation, contact Van Wart at (909) 537-5759 or <a href="mailto:mvanwart@csusb.edu">mvanwart@csusb.edu</a>.</p>
<p>For more information about Cal State San Bernardino, contact the university's Office of Public Affairs at (909) 537-5007 and visit <a href="http://news.csusb.edu/">news.csusb.edu</a>.</p>
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            <p>For the second straight season, Cal State San Bernardino had at least 30 student-athletes named California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Academic.</p>
            <p>The 2009-2010 team featured 453 student-athletes from the 12 CCAA member institutions. CSUSB had 33 named to the list. The Coyotes had a school record 38 named to the list last season. </p>
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<p>The women's soccer program had the most student-athletes named to the list with seven. Men's soccer, women's cross country, women's tennis and women's volleyball each had four. Baseball and women's basketball each had three, men's golf had two and men's basketball and softball each had one.</p>
<p>All of Cal State San Bernardino's 10 conference sports had at least one player named CCAA All-Academic. (The women's water polo team competes in the Western Water Polo Association.)</p>
<p>To be eligible student-athletes must meet the following criteria:</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px" align="left">1) Varsity student-athlete (must have earned a varsity letter per institutional criteria - e.g., no red-shirt student-athletes are eligible for this award)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px" align="left">2) Must be a student-athlete in one of the 13 CCAA-sponsored sports (men's cross country, women's cross country, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's golf, women's tennis, men's outdoor track and field, women's outdoor track and field, baseball, and softball)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px" align="left">3) Grade point average for the 2009-2010 academic year of 3.40 or higher in a minimum of 24 semester/36 quarter units completed at the certifying institution. Non-graded units may be included in the 24/36 unit total.</p>
<p><strong>Cal State San Bernardino <br />
CCAA All-Academic List</strong></p>
<p><strong>Men's baseball</strong><br />
Carlos Nakamura<br />
Garrett Nelson<br />
Brent Planck</p>
<p><strong>Men's basketball</strong><br />
Bryan LeDuc</p>
<p><strong>Men's golf<br />
</strong>Nicholas Kelley<br />
Bryan Kim<br />
Brett Faggioni<br />
Ryan Larson<br />
Bradley Smagacz<br />
Brock Steele</p>
<p><strong>Women's basketball<br />
</strong>Amanda Ragains<br />
Cherika Ramsey<br />
Lisa Takata</p>
<p><strong>Women's cross country</strong><br />
Kim Bernardy<br />
Rebekah Frazier<br />
Vanessa Graff<br />
Anjuli Nieto</p>
<p><strong>Women's softball<br />
</strong>Erica Prentice</p>
<p><strong>Women's soccer</strong><br />
Jordan Cleary<br />
Erica Gomez<br />
Kelsey Gudgeon<br />
Ashley Haagsma<br />
Casey Hirsch<br />
Korianne Massuere<br />
Lindsey Witz</p>
<p><strong>Women's tennis<br />
</strong>Brittany Choate<br />
Kara Jenkins<br />
Janay Palicte<br />
Christina Torres</p>
<p><strong>Women's volleyball</strong><br />
Megan Johnson<br />
Jane Moeshe<br />
Nicole Moore<br />
Rachel Taylor</p>
<p>For more, visit the <a href="http://csusbathletics.com/">Coyote athletics website</a>.</p>
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            <p>The premier collection of information and materials about water development in California and the West will soon move to a new home: Southern California. </p>
            <p>The nationally acclaimed Water Resources Center Archives is being transferred from its previous location at the University of California, Berkeley to the libraries at the University of California, Riverside and California State University San Bernardino, the University of California's Agriculture and Natural Resources division announced Friday, July 16.</p>
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<p>Founded in 1958 by the legislature as part of the California Water Resources Center, WRCA contains historical and contemporary water-related materials of great value to water agencies, governmental bodies, environmental groups, engineering firms, attorneys, historians and researchers. </p>
<p>With the closing of the statewide Water Resources Center (which was located at UCR) because of state budget cuts, ANR sought new guardians for the center's archives. CSUSB and UCR developed an innovative and collaborative plan for joint management of the collection.</p>
<p>"Water is the lifeblood of this state, and it's vital that all students of water issues and decision makers have access to this material," said Timothy P. White, chancellor of UCR. "As guardians of knowledge and centers of water research, our campuses have an obligation to preserve and disseminate this material."</p>
<p>"This collaboration between UCR and CSUSB will serve all campuses of our two systems, as well as the public," said Albert Karnig, president of CSUSB. "It's further evidence of the close cooperation between the state's two systems of higher education and the importance placed on our state and region's water legacy." </p>
<p>Both institutions have strong water-resource centers already in place. UCR is home to the Water Science and Policy Center, which works to facilitate sound water policy solutions for California. CSUSB is home to the Water Resources Institute, which serves as a regional center for research and public policy analysis and houses the Joseph Andrew Rowe Water Resources Archives. The acquisition of the new collection coincides with the California State University system-wide Water Resources and Policy Initiative, which facilitates water-related research capabilities within the 23 CSU campuses. </p>
<p>The collection will be divided between UCR's Orbach Science Library and CSUSB's John M. Pfau Library. It will be evaluated to determine which components would best be housed in each location. The libraries' administrations - UCR University Librarian Ruth Jackson and CSUSB Library Dean Cesar Caballero - will jointly manage the archive, expanding accessibility state- and nationwide.</p>
<p>"We have a strong interest in preserving and digitizing the collection for the future," said Jackson, "to ensure the widest research access to all of the archive's contents." She anticipates that a fee to non-UC/CSU remote users for access to the archive's holdings, along with external funding from grants, will support the WRCA's infrastructure. </p>
<p>Startup funding is being provided by UCR's College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, ANR and CSUSB's College of Natural Sciences. Access to print and photographic materials will be continued through normal Interlibrary Loan and Tricor document delivery services.</p>
<p>The WRCA 's current advisory board, made up of water experts and UC faculty, will be expanded to include members from UCR and CSUSB water advisory boards. The new board will "help set priorities, provide support for fundraising and assist in outreach efforts," according to Susan Longville, director of the CSUSB Water Resources Institute. </p>
<p>"We are committed to providing the same level of outstanding service that was established by UC Berkeley for so many years," she said.</p>
<p>The Water Resources Center Archive currently consists of approximately 200,000 technical reports, 1,500 specialized newsletters, 5,000 maps and videos, 2,200 serials, 25,000 land photographs and 4,500 aerial photographs of coastlines, totaling more than 7,000 linear feet. Transfer of the archive and its operations to the downstate campuses will begin this fall.</p>
<p>Founded in 1999, the Water Resources Institute of Cal State San Bernardino is an academic partnership with the Southern California communities that it serves. The Institute is driven by the vision that sustaining water resources rests on sound research, analysis and public policy collaboration. The Institute is active in the areas of science, public policy and history, and serves as a regional hub for providing information on water resources. </p>
<p>For more information, go to the <a href="http://wri.csusb.edu/">WRI web site</a>.</p>
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            <p>One of the most respected business leaders in the Inland Empire is joining California State University, San Bernardino. </p>
            <p>Larry Sharp, president and CEO of Arrowhead Credit Union for more than 27 years, has been named to a two-year appointment as vice president for university advancement at CSUSB. He&#8217;ll begin his new position on Sept. 1. He succeeds Francoise Aylmer, who accepted a position at Portland State University.</p>
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<p>&#8220;While recent developments at Arrowhead Credit Union, which grew out of the deep recession that severely damaged the Inland Empire&#8217;s economy, have been very unfortunate, the university will benefit extraordinarily by the skills and perspectives that Larry has developed over his outstanding career,&#8221; said Albert Karnig, president of Cal State San Bernardino.</p>
<p>&#8220;Larry is one of the two or three most highly respected leaders in the Inland Empire, and he has played remarkable and vital roles in our community, not only as a businessman, but as a dedicated advocate for our region. He&#8217;s served on the boards of a great many pivotal Inland Empire organizations, and in virtually every instance he became part of the central leadership of those entities.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sharp&#8217;s contributions to the region are numerous. He has been chair of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, Inland Action, Inland Empire Transportation Coalition, California Inland Empire District Export Council, Riverside-San Bernardino Community Foundation Board and Loma Linda University Children&#8217;s Hospital Foundation Board. He was co-chair of the Alliance for Education and vice chair of the Enterprise for Economic Excellence. He served as president of the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce and three terms on the board of the San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association. He also was corporate recruitment chair for the Walk for the Cure Inland Empire Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and he was part of Mynisha&#8217;s Circle, which brought attention to local youth violence prevention efforts.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m honored to be joining the staff of California State University, San Bernardino,&#8221; Sharp said. &#8220;The university is one of the most important institutions in the Inland Empire and essential to the region&#8217;s growth and success. I look forward to helping the university reach its vision for the future.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sharp has been an especially strong supporter of Cal State San Bernardino, where he received his M.B.A., and has served on various campus boards. He was presented an honorary doctorate of humane letters in 2008, and was the recipient of the university&#8217;s Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer Award in 1998. He also was a commencement speaker in 2004. </p>
<p>Until the recession took its toll locally, Sharp led Arrowhead Credit Union to unprecedented growth. The credit union&#8217;s membership increased to nearly 150,000, while the organization&#8217;s assets grew more than 20-fold under his leadership to $874 million.</p>
<p>Sharp&#8217;s local influence helped to pass Measure I, which will provide $8 billion in funding over the next 30 years for transportation infrastructure projects in San Bernardino County, including the 2007 completion of Interstate 210 through Fontana, Rialto and San Bernardino, and the current freeway construction projects on Interstate 215 in San Bernardino.</p>
<p>He was part of the campaign to keep professional baseball in San Bernardino, and is so recognized as a member of the Inland Empire 66ers Hall of Fame. In addition, Sharp was named Business Leader of the Year by the San Bernardino Sun in 2000, and was given the Excellence in Business Development Award from the Valley Group in 2002, the Donald G. Hagman Award from the Southern California Association of Governments in 2003, the Transportation Leadership Award from Mobility 21 and the Leo H. Shapiro Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Credit Union League in 2008.</p>
<p>Sharp will oversee CSUSB&#8217;s University Advancement Division, which includes the offices of alumni affairs, development and public affairs.</p>
<p><strong>About Cal State San Bernardino</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.csusb.edu/">California State University, San Bernardino</a> ( offers a challenging and innovative academic experience, where students, faculty and staff can excel. With its personal, supportive and welcoming environment, the university provides students the opportunity to engage in the life of the campus and community, interact with others of diverse backgrounds and participate in activities that encourage growth and scholarly fulfillment. Founded in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, the university is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in Inland Southern California. Every one of its academic programs that is eligible has earned national accreditation. </p>
<p>Currently serving an enrollment of 18,000 students, CSUSB reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire. The university has an annual statewide economic impact of more than half a billion dollars, along with more than $32 million in yearly statewide tax revenue.</p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino may not have an agricultural program on campus, but by the end of August the university will have a full-blown solar farm to expand its harvesting of the sun to meet more of its energy demands. </p>
            <p>The 3.5-acre photovoltaic ground-mounted solar &#8220;farm&#8221; is expected to generate 750 kilowatts of electrical power &#8211; enough to power 108 houses a day &#8211; when it comes on line, said Tony Simpson, CSUSB&#8217;s senior director of facilities services. The &#8220;farm&#8221; is being constructed north of the university&#8217;s police station.</p>
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<p>The site will complement the installation of roof-mounted solar panels, which were completed this month on top of the university&#8217;s College of Education building. Those panels will generate 250 kilowatts of power and are expected to come on line at the same time, Simpson said.</p>
<p>Those two projects, combined with existing solar panels on the roofs of the Physical Education building and the Health and Physical Education complex that were installed in the summer of 2007, will generate a total of 1.3 megawatts of electricity &#8211; or 28.8 percent of the 4,500 kilowatts of electricity that the university demands during its peak hours of daytime energy usage.</p>
<p>Since the existing solar panel system has been activated, the university has reduced 502.2 metric tons of greenhouse gases, most of it carbon dioxide.</p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino &#8220;only pays for the power produced by these panels. All the power that is produced from the arrays is exclusively sold to the campus at a predetermined rate,&#8221; Simpson said. &#8220;These rates are well below the utility rate structures.&#8221;</p>
<p>But the move to shrink its carbon footprint won&#8217;t stop there.</p>
<p>Long known for sitting at the mouth of the Santa Ana winds, Cal State San Bernardino has plans to install two wind turbines on campus to harness the energy generated by the winds. The turbines are expected to be functional later this summer, Simpson said.</p>
<p>One of the turbines will be installed near the university&#8217;s east parking structure, while the other will be located near the observatory, which is currently under construction at the top of Little Badger Hill behind campus.</p>
<p>The move to generate its own electricity is part of CSUSB&#8217;s long term plan to become a leader in using renewable energy, which helps to reduce the nation&#8217;s reliance on fossil fuels as well as helps the university become more self-sustaining. This effort also helps the university continue to reduce its energy costs, Simpson said.</p>
<p>Along with cost savings, CSUSB has reduced its overall carbon footprint &#8211; a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide &#8211; by 15 percent. That translates to a reduction of nearly 2,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions on campus. That&#8217;s equivalent to taking 14,000 cars off the road or planting 2.9 million trees.</p>
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            <p>The Corporation for National and Community Service has awarded the California State University system with a Learn and Serve America Higher Education grant totaling $1.5 million based on Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s CoyoteCareers program.<br />
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<p>"This grant will be integral in engaging and supporting thousands of CSU students across all 23 campuses interested in science, technology, engineering and math," said Judy Botelho, the CSU's director of the Center for Community Engagement. "The (STEM)2 initiative will involve more than 400 STEM faculty and 3,000 students in service learning. Through this grant, we will increase the number of students interested in pursuing science careers and increase the number of graduates from CSU campuses with STEM degrees." <br />
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The grant replicates CSUSB&#8217;s CoyoteCareers, which provides academic support, career skills training and networking opportunities that enable students to succeed in their chosen STEM fields.<br />
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&#8220;We are excited to share our model program with the other CSU campuses,&#8221; said Diane Podolske, director of Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s Community-University Partnerships and co-director of CoyoteCareers. &#8220;The grant will facilitate new partnerships with CSU alumni, schools, government agencies and nonprofits to help current students succeed in their professional careers.&#8221;<br />
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CoyoteCareers was funded by a 2007 Title V grant that targets Hispanic and other low-income students in science, math, engineering and mathematics fields and select foreign languages (Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, and Turkish.) The program was developed through a multi-divisional collaboration between Community-University Partnerships, Alumni Affairs, and the Career Development Center at Cal State San Bernardino. <br />
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The Learn and Serve America grant will provide $283,210 over three years for the CSUSB CoyoteCareers team to share its knowledge, insights and expertise with other CSU campuses that are interested in developing a similar program.The new model program will be called STEMC3, which promotes Careers, Community and Connections in the STEM disciplines. Program specifics will be disseminated to CSU campuses through a symposium that provides detailed instruction and advice on program startup and execution; a training manual that provides &#8220;plug and play&#8221; instruction for implementation and personal consultation with CSU faculty, administrators and staff who implement the model program on their campuses.<br />
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&#8220;Given the state of the economy and the need for excellence in the STEM professions, we will be able to provide much needed support throughout the CSU system to ensure student success,&#8221; said Carol Dixon, interim director of the CSUSB Career Development Center and co-director of CoyoteCareers.<br />
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            <p>Students say the driving force behind their success in school and their future careers is self-motivation, rather than their teachers and outside influences. <br />
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            In a research project led by Cal State San Bernardino professor Louie F. Rodriguez, a group of high school student researchers found that more than 65 percent attributed their success to self-motivation, while only a small fraction of respondents cited "getting a good job" and "their parents" as factors of motivation. </p>
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<p>However, not one of the 126 students surveyed attributed motivation to their current teachers. said Rodriguez, a CSUSB alum who is an assistant professor of educational leadership at Cal State San Bernardino's College of Education. This is, "in part, related to the culture of the school and reflection of the climate in which teachers are expected to function."</p>
<p>The high school researchers, known as "SECTOR 45" (Students Encouraging Change Through Our Research), set out to investigate the low graduation and college attendance rates in the Inland Empire, as well as the strengths and challenges facing a local high school.</p>
<p>Rodriguez and five CSUSB students facilitated the research that focused primarily on two groups with the lowest graduation rates in the region: African American and Latino youth. </p>
<p>Other issues that SECTOR 45 investigated were the dropout rate between a traditional high school and a continuation school, teacher quality, the relationship between drug use and learning, the impact of violence on learning, school cleanliness and environment, and various school-level policies. </p>
<p>Rodriguez used Participatory Action Research as the research method. In that method subjects serve as active participants rather than simply as research "subjects." </p>
<p>"PAR is intended to engage those who are often silenced in academic research and policy making," he said.</p>
<p>The project culminated in a presentation of the findings by the youth researchers to 150 teachers, administrators and staff from their four-month pilot project.</p>
<p>"A core element of this research approach is to transform the power dynamics where the youth are the drivers and deliverers of the research," said Rodriguez. "It's not often that adults are expected to listen and youth are the ones teaching."</p>
<p>The Cal State San Bernardino students collaborating with Rodriguez were Mike Arteaga, business management major; Martha Diaz-Zuniga, psychology major; Olivia Guerrero, 2004 CSUSB graduate; Priscilla Gutierrez, communications major; and Henry Yzaguirre, educational leadership doctoral student, who met with the high school researchers twice a week. </p>
<p>The researchers further identified characteristics of what they considered were motivational qualities of highly effective teachers, specifically noting "going beyond the call of duty," as a desirable teacher characteristic. </p>
<p>Pleased with the outcomes of the research, Rodriguez said, "The ultimate goal is to bridge the university with the community and facilitate positive change so that more Inland Empire youth graduate from high school, go to college and return to serve their communities."</p>
<p>A series of policy recommendations were made by the youth researchers resulting in the development of a committee of high school faculty and students to further investigate other issues. The committee will be led by a volunteer high school staff member. </p>
<p>Rodriguez said that some of the goals of this venture were to raise the consciousness of the youth, to encourage dialogue in the classroom, especially in policy making at the school and district levels, and to provide a space to share their voice. </p>
<p>"We need more platforms for youth to engage schools and communities as 'public intellectuals,' especially when many still harbor low expectations toward low-income and working-class youth of color," Rodriguez explained. </p>
<p>Feedback to Rodriguez from the youth researchers' experiences ranged from, "It made me feel like my thoughts and ideas mattered to the community;" "Made me feel like my voice counts, I have a say and can make a difference;" "It's refreshing to see educators show a genuine interest in the well being of students."</p>
<p>"If anything," Rodriguez said, "our research demonstrated that at the very least, students in our local schools are yearning for motivating, inspiring and caring teachers."</p>
<p>For more information about the research project, contact Louie Rodriguez at (909) 537-5643 or e-mail at <a href="mailto:lrodrig@csusb.edu">lrodrig@csusb.edu</a>. </p>
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            <p>Kevin Grisham, the faculty adviser for Cal State San Bernardino's Model United Nations and Model Arab League teams, has been honored with the Faculty Excellence in Advising Award by the California State Student Association.</p>
            <p>It is the first such award the CSSA has given. Grisham was nominated by James Fukazawa, president of Associated Students Inc. at Cal State San Bernardino. Fukazawa also was a member of CSUSB's 2010 Model UN team.</p>
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<p>According to the CSSA minutes from its March 12 meeting, student representatives were allowed to nominate advisers from the floor. Each campus was given one minute to speak about its nominee.</p>
<p>Grisham, a lecturer in the political science department of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, called it "a huge honor," especially since no students outside of the CSUSB delegation knew who he was, yet they voted for him based on the CSUSB delegation's testimony.</p>
<p>"I'm only a part-time lecturer and it's very unusual for any lecturer, let alone a part-time lecturer, to receive an academic award from students or their peers," said Grisham, who graduated from CSUSB in 1997 with his B.A. in criminal justice. He earned his doctorate from UC Riverside.</p>
<p>"It validates the huge amount of commitment I put in, but it also revalidates what I've gotten from the campus as a student and as a faculty member now, and the support that I get from my colleagues and the administration," Grisham said.</p>
<p>The award also reinforces what he already knew about Cal State San Bernardino, first as a student and now as an instructor: that the faculty are dedicated to bringing the best out of their students. "It just shows that there is a winning formula on this campus for advising and helping students succeed," he said.</p>
<p>"The CSSA award recognizes the time and effort Dr. Grisham dedicates to motivating students to find their academic path, and to excel in both studies and competition," said Fukazawa.</p>
<p>Grisham became the Model UN/Model Arab League faculty adviser after long-time political science professor Ralph Salmi retired in 2007. Grisham was a member of Model UN teams under Salmi's direction, and since taking over in 2008, CSUSB continued to compete at a high level, earning the Model UN's top honor of Outstanding Delegation in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Overall, CSUSB has won 14 Outstanding Delegation awards in 17 years of competing against top universities from the U.S. and abroad.</p>
<p>In addition, the Model Arab League team took its 18th straight Outstanding Delegation honor at the West Coast Model Arab League Conference in April.</p>
<p>While those two programs may be the most visible to many on and off campus, his work with students in the classroom also is approached with the same amount of energy and zeal to encourage students to learn.</p>
<p>"Many students try to take a class with him every quarter," Fukazawa said. "He does more than just pass along knowledge. Dr. Grisham advises us on how to approach people, situations and even hundreds of pages of international documents in a way that lowers the intimidation factor and makes us more effective."</p>
<p>Said Grisham, "When I first came here (as a faculty member), people asked me, 'Why did you go to Cal State San Bernardino?' instead of a research institution when I came from a University of California campus. I said, 'Well, for one, I owe a lot to this campus because this is where my college career started.'</p>
<p>"But also, it was a natural fit for how I teach and what I believe in when it comes to academia," he said. "And as much as I like being a researcher, at the end of the day, my emphasis in working with the students is much more important, I think. And that's true of all the faculty here."</p>
<p>For a related article, see "<a href="htttp://blogs.calstate.edu/voicesviews/?p=582">A Profile in Diplomacy</a>" at the California State University website.</p>
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            <p><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Philanthropist Betty M. Barker, a longtime university supporter who was instrumental in raising the funds to develop Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert Campus, and developer James R. Watson, who led the fundraising campaign to equip and furnish the university's College of Education building, were presented honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees at CSUSB's June commencement ceremonies.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p>Barker will be honored at the university's Palm Desert Campus graduation on Thursday, June 17, at 6 p.m. at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage.<br />
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Watson will receive his honorary doctorate during CSUSB's College of Education commencement exercises at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, at the university's Coussoulis Arena. <br />
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Cal State San Bernardino will present six separate ceremonies from June 17-20, beginning with the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus event and followed by events at CSUSB's Coussoulis Arena for each of the university's five academic colleges.<br />
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Barker is a highly respected philanthropist whose hard work and influence in the Coachella Valley have been instrumental in the funding and development of Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert Campus.<br />
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As the co-chair for Cal State San Bernardino's capital campaign to build a permanent satellite campus in Palm Desert, she assisted with raising more than $35 million from private individuals, foundations and local municipalities to construct the campus's first four buildings. <br />
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In recognition of her philanthropic support, a sculpture garden at CSUSB's Palm Desert Campus is named in her honor. The Betty Barker Sculpture Garden forms an artistic entrance to the Indian Wells Center for Educational Excellence on the campus.<br />
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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy referred to her as "Mrs. Money Raiser" when he spoke at the opening of the Indian Wells Theater at CSUSB's Palm Desert Campus. <br />
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Born Betty MacPherson, she was raised in the Philadelphia suburb of Ardmore, Penn., and attended the all-female Wilson College in Pennsylvania. She spent much of her adult life in the Chicago suburb of Barrington Hills, Ill. She was among the first women in the 1940s to work in industrial design, and she eventually started her own firm, with clients in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Germany and England. She also enjoyed a successful modeling career for Clairol, and photos of her appeared in Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping and other magazines.<br />
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She has lived in the Coachella Valley for more than 30 years and has been active in the development of the region, including a major role in establishing the Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert. Barker has served as president of the Women's Committee of the Palm Springs Desert Museum, and she has held leadership roles with the Palm Springs Friends of the Philharmonic, the Desert Community Foundation, Women Leaders Forum, the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition and the Desert Samaritans for the Elderly. She was named one of California's "Women of the Year" and the "Good Samaritan" of the year in 2004.<br />
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Even in her 90s, she continues to be actively involved in the community. She serves on Cal State San Bernardino's new Board of Governors, and she is responsible for staging a highly acclaimed ethics forum at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.<br />
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Watson, president of Watson and Associates Development Corporation, has been one of the most important and influential people in the development of several key initiatives at Cal State San Bernardino. A Seal Beach-based commercial and residential real estate developer, he has been a significant donor, fundraiser and public servant on various CSUSB boards, and he spearheaded the fundraising efforts to enhance the new College of Education building.<br />
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Watson has been an enthusiastic contributor to and advocate for CSUSB's Literacy Center, which was established in the university's College of Education to provide tutorial assistance to students throughout the community. The center is now named the Watson and Associates Literacy Center, providing crucial services to hundreds of youth on probation in the legal system, and also elevating the teaching skills of many future educators.<br />
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Watson's remarkable leadership and fundraising acumen with the Literacy Center sparked the university to name him and his wife, Judy, as co-chairs of Cal State San Bernardino's College of Education capital campaign. The Watsons were relentless in their efforts to attract donations, generating more than $3 million to equip and furnish the new College of Education building and its programs. The Watsons contributed the primary gift to the fundraising campaign, and, in recognition, the building's student services center is named for Jim and Judy Watson.<br />
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He also has been a dynamic proponent of public art in San Bernardino, and he has been instrumental in the partnership between the university and the city to install CSUSB student art pieces throughout the city. He also has provided funding to the university's Coyote Conservatory, a performance arts outreach project led by CSUSB's theatre arts department. And he extended a generous grant to university students to plant 500 trees near the campus.<br />
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Watson was only 6 years old when his father died, after which he was raised in Compton by his mother. He went on to graduate from San Jose State University, and he worked as a real estate appraiser before launching his own company in 1972. As president and CEO of Watson and Associates, he developed many commercial and residential real estate projects, including shopping centers, residential and master-planned mixed-use projects.</p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino culminated its June commencement this past weekend with more than 2,000 capped and gowned students participating in six separate graduation ceremonies. </p>
            <p>The first ceremony was held on Thursday, June 17, in Rancho Mirage for Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s Palm Desert Campus. The university&#8217;s Coussoulis Arena hosted the remaining five graduation exercises on Saturday, June 19, and Sunday, June 20. </p>
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<p>CSUSB also had a featured guest speaker for two of the commencements. Juan Sepulveda, director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, spoke at 9 a.m. at the university&#8217;s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences commencement and later at the 6 p.m. College of Education credential ceremony, both on June 19. </p>
<p>Sepulveda is the director of the White House Initiative in engaging Hispanic students, parents, families, organizations and anyone working within the education system in communities nationwide to improve the academic achievement of Hispanic Americans. </p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino also presented two honorary Doctors of Humane Letters during the graduation. </p>
<p>The first honorary doctorate was presented during CSUSB&#8217;s Palm Desert Campus graduation ceremony to philanthropist Betty M. Barker, a longtime university supporter who was instrumental in raising the funds to develop the satellite campus. </p>
<p>The second honorary doctorate was presented during the College of Education&#8217;s graduation ceremony to developer James R. Watson, who has been a strong financial contributor to the university, headed the fundraising campaign to support the new College of Education building and helped establish the Watson and Associates Literacy Center on campus. </p>
<p>The university also honored 11 graduates as the outstanding graduates and undergraduates. The recipients were:</p>
<p>&#8226; College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Heather Fikas, outstanding graduate student; Mark Ocegueda, outstanding undergraduate student;</p>
<p>&#8226; College of Natural Sciences, Erin Strong, outstanding graduate student; Matthew Strader, outstanding undergraduate student; </p>
<p>&#8226; College of Business and Public Administration, Susan Powell, outstanding graduate student; Rachel Wolfinbarger, outstanding undergraduate student; </p>
<p>&#8226; College of Arts and Letters, Kimberly Aguilar, outstanding graduate student; Nadine Hanhan and Aaron Brock, outstanding undergraduate students; and for </p>
<p>&#8226; CSUSB&#8217;s Palm Desert Campus, Lynda Kerney, outstanding graduate student; Antonio Salcedo, outstanding undergraduate student. </p>
<p>Also, see the CSUSB Office of Academic Computing and Media online slide show at <a href="http://www.csusb.edu/slideshows/spring_commencement2010"><u>CSUSB 2010 Commencements</u></a>. </p>
<p>For more information about the June 2010 graduations, visit the <a href="http://commencement.csusb.edu/index.html">CSUSB <u>commencement website</u></a>. </p>
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            <p>In response to recent legislative budget action, the California State University board of trustees today, Friday, June 18, voted to raise the state university fee by 5 percent for undergraduates and graduate professional programs. <br />
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            Trustees also increased fees for doctoral education students by 10 percent. For full-time undergraduates, that translates into a $204 annual increase, and brings the total state university fee to $4,230 beginning fall 2010.</p>
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<p>"The board's decision to limit the student fee increase to five percent is based on the Assembly budget proposal that provides additional state revenues. It will allow us to move forward with adding classes and sections for students this fall," said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. The board also left open the option of revisiting fee levels in November if the state does not fully fund the proposed budget. </p>
<p>Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget proposal for the CSU calls for a restoration of $305 million that would serve to backfill a "one-time" reduction to the CSU budget from 2009-2010, as well as an additional $60.6 million that would fund enrollment expansion. </p>
<p>Additionally, the California State Assembly budget committee has advanced a proposal to maintain the governor's proposed budget, with use of one-time funding for the restoration of $305 million, and also provides additional state revenues as a partial replacement of CSU fee revenues. </p>
<p>Revenue from a 5 percent fee increase ($50 million), coupled with the funding proposed in the Assembly's version of the budget would provide the CSU with an increase of roughly $466 million over the 2009-2010 budget, a figure that still falls short of the $480 million needed to fully restore resources to 2007-2008 levels. </p>
<p>Effective for fall 2010, full-time fees will increase by $204 for undergraduate students, $234 for credential program participants and $252 for graduate students. The undergraduate state university fee will rise from the current $4,026 to $4,230 per year. </p>
<p>Including the current average campus fee of $867, CSU undergraduate students will pay approximately $5,097 per year, still the lowest fee rate among comparable institutions and $3,270 below the comparison average. </p>
<p>Education doctorate fees will rise from $8,676 to $9,546. The fee is mandated by state legislation to remain at or below the level of state-supported doctoral degree programs offered by the University of California which are currently set at $10,302 for the 2010-2011 academic year. </p>
<p>For nonresident students, per unit fees will remain at the same levels, but the cap of $11,160 has been lifted, and the tuition paid per term will be calculated based on the number of units taken.</p>
<p>More than 187,000 CSU students will pay no fee increase due to increases in the state university grants, federal grants, CSU fee waivers and expanded federal tax credits. Additionally, the CSU is the largest recipient of federal Pell Awards for students. </p>
<p>On average, factoring in financial aid, families who make $70,000 or less will not pay any undergraduate fees. Financial aid and federal tax credits will also be available for many other students, including those with family incomes of up to $180,000.</p>
<p>The CSU Trustees voted 10 to two, with one abstention, to adopt the undergraduate fee increase with Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado and Russel Statham casting dissenting votes, and Margaret Fortune abstaining. Additionally, trustees voted 11 to two to increase fees for doctoral education students with Statham and Maldonado casting dissenting votes. Finally, trustees voted unanimously to remove the annual nonresidential tuition cap.</p>
<p>The CSU has faced unprecedented cuts in state support over the past two years totaling approximately $625 million, and has implemented a number of measures to address the drastic funding decline including employee furloughs, layoffs, increased student fees, reduced enrollment, and other campus cost-cutting measures.</p>
<p>If either of the current proposed budgets is adopted, CSU could serve as many as 29,000 more students and restore additional classes and sections.<br />
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino has embarked on a partnership to link its outreach efforts with those of other members of the Southern California Consortium, including the San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest Association Urban Youth Conservation Corps and the Hispanic Serving Institutions USDA Southern California Liaison.</p>
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<p>The group is known by the acronym CRECE, which stands for "Consortium Roundtable: Education, Community and Employment. Crece is the Spanish word for "grow."<br />
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The roundtable was created as an informal partnership to bring key stakeholders together once a month to discuss the future of youth from underserved communities in the Inland Empire, while emphasizing opportunities provided on public lands. The CRECE group is open to other community members and stakeholders to participate in planning events that will connect youth to higher education and activities on forest land.<br />
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"The roundtable is a great fit for our campus and the local community," said Tom Rivera, associate dean for undergraduate studies at Cal State San Bernardino. "We are very excited to be at the table with the Forest Service and community partners. Together we will be able to change the outlook for many of our underserved youth in the Inland Empire."<br />
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The USDA Forest Service Southern California Consortium is helping fund a student liaison that will act as the CRECE secretary during roundtable meetings and will be responsible to coordinate outreach events each academic quarter.<br />
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The community events are designed to increase awareness in careers in the natural resources field, while promoting higher education, especially to youth from underserved communities. The Southern California Consortium hopes to further these efforts by identifying outstanding student candidates from the Inland Empire to participate in student employment programs with the U.S. Forest Service and other federal agencies.<br />
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For more information, contact Tom Rivera at (909) 537-5044 or <a href="mailto:trivera@csusb.edu">trivera@csusb.edu</a>.</p>
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            <p>In 1970, the art gallery at Cal State San Bernardino displayed its first-ever exhibit of student art. Exactly 40 years later, the art museum continues the tradition with the 40th annual student art exhibit now through July 31 at the university&#8217;s Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum.</p>
            <p>&#8220;We are very proud of our students and our alumni,&#8221; says Sant Khalsa, chair of CSUSB&#8217;s art department. &#8220;This year it is especially important to reach out to our art alumni, and to all those students whose lives have been enriched by the experiences they&#8217;ve had in our department and through the annual art exhibit.&#8221;</p>
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<p></span>Since 1996, the art museum has been collaborating with the CSUSB art department to carry on the tradition of the student show. Previously, the exhibit was organized by the art department and displayed in the art gallery. The art department, now housed in the campus&#8217;s Visual Arts Center, is considered to have among the best art facilities in the 23-campus California State University system, and is a vital creative force, educating emerging artists, designers, educators and historians who energize and influence the Inland Empire and beyond.</p>
<p>The show features more than 70 pieces across 13 different genres, including painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, glass, ceramics, wood, furniture design, art education and graphic design.</p>
<p>Each year a juror from outside the university selects the works to be included in the highly competitive exhibition. Students who submit their artwork for admission into the show face a 30 percent acceptance rate. This year&#8217;s show was judged by internationally known art critic and curator Peter Frank.</p>
<p>Frank is editor for THE Magazine Los Angeles, curator consultant at the Riverside Art Museum, and past critic for Angeleno magazine and LA Weekly. He has also organized many theme and survey shows for placement at institutions throughout the world, most notably, "19 Artists &#8211; Emergent Americans," at the Guggenheim Museum. He has taught at colleges and universities and he has lectured all over North America and Europe. Frank received his B.A. and M.A. in art history from Columbia University.</p>
<p>The Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum is a nationally recognized museum, accredited by the American Association of Museums. Located on the campus of Cal State San Bernardino, the RVF Art Museum has accumulated a permanent collection of nearly 1,200 objects focusing on Egyptian antiquities, ceramics and contemporary art. With more than 7,500 square feet of gallery space, the museum magnificently displays a wide variety of art work from its permanent holdings to a dynamic schedule of visiting exhibitions.</p>
<p>The exhibit runs through July 31. The RVF Art Museum will be dark from August through late September. It will open its new season of shows Oct. 9 with an exhibit not only of woodworker Sam Maloof&#8217;s own creations, but displays from his own collection as well as stories from his life. Maloof died one year ago at the age of 93.</p>
<p>Admission to the museum is free. The suggested donation is $3. Parking is $5 per vehicle.</p>
<p>The museum is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and is closed Sunday and Monday. For more information, call (909) 537-7373 or visit the <a href="http://museum.csusb.edu/"><u>RVF Art Museum website</u></a>.</p>
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            <p>The City of San Bernardino has been celebrating its 200th birthday this year, and the campus has been participating with events such as the Pfau Library Bicentennial Lecture series and the Opera Workshop performance, just to name two.</p>
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<p>On Saturday, May 22,&nbsp;a parade downtown included a CSUSB float featuring four students riding on it. The float was designed by theatre arts chair Margaret Perry with a theme of "educating for the future," and was constructed by Harlan Jeglin, Cat Erickson, and Sarah Flis along with numerous students.</p>
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            <p>The parade started at&nbsp;4 p.m. at 7th and E streets and will end at Meadowbrook Park. The parade was accompanied by a festival at Meadowbrook Park. </p>
            <p>For&nbsp;more information, visit the <a href="http://www.sanbernardino200.org/"><u>San Bernardino bicentennial</u></a>&nbsp;web site.</p>
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			<span class="NLbody">Francoise Aylmer, vice president for advancement at Cal State San Bernardino, announced today, Tuesday, May 25, that she has accepted the position of vice president for university relations at Portland State University. <br />
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Aylmer is scheduled to begin her new position on Sept. 1, and she will leave CSUSB on July 16.<br />
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"Francoise has done a remarkable job in helping to elevate our campus fundraising to a new level, and we'll miss the energy she's brought to those efforts, even during this very difficult economic period," said Albert Karnig, president of Cal State San Bernardino. "She's worked to improve the university community's understanding of the need for sustainability through increased funding from private, public and non-state resources, which is crucial as we move forward."<br />
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Aylmer has been a successful fundraiser since joining Cal State San Bernardino as associate vice president for development in 2005. She helped the university set new fundraising records during her tenure, during which the campus raised more than $76 million in gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations. <br />
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Aylmer has overseen CSUSB's fundraising activities from private sources, including special initiatives, corporate and foundation gifts, planned giving, the annual fund, donor recognition and advancement services. She helped to jumpstart the university's planned giving program, and in recent years CSUSB's largest contributions have come through estate gifts, which provide on-going and much-needed support for the future. In January 2010, she was named vice president of the University Advancement division, which also includes the offices of alumni affairs, public affairs and legislative relations.<br />
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"It has been a privilege to serve CSUSB, its students and faculty during the past five years and, as we reach the end of the academic year, it gives me great personal pleasure to know the impact our generous donors have had on the upcoming graduating class," Aylmer said. "Much has been accomplished thanks to a dedicated team, and I am grateful to the many donors and friends of the university for the warmth and passion they demonstrated toward CSUSB. As I prepare to join another great state university, I know there will always be a warm place in my heart for Cal State San Bernardino." <br />
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Deep state budget cuts to the California State University system have meant CSUSB and other campuses have been forced to search for additional funding from non-traditional sources to protect programs and students' access to higher education. Thanks in large part to the efforts of her team, donors have created opportunities for local students to pursue higher education by establishing expendable and endowed scholarships. With 70 percent of CSUSB students receiving financial aid, the need to raise private funds has never been more important. <br />
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Aylmer has built close relationships with many community leaders and led the creation of a new 70-member Foundation Board of Governors, which is dedicated to supporting higher education and finding revenue sources. <br />
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Working in the community both as a fundraiser and as a volunteer, Aylmer serves on the boards of the St. Bernardine's Hospital Foundation and Arrowhead United Way. She has been the catalyst for the creation of the "Madrinas," a group of Latina women leaders who want to support access to higher education for underserved youth.<br />
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She is a certified fund raising executive and a member of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the National Committee on Planned Giving, the Inland Empire Planned Giving Roundtable and the California State University, San Bernardino Board of Governors.<br />
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Born and raised in France, she graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in romance languages from Syracuse University and earned a master's degree in 19th Century French Literature from Smith College.<br />
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            <p>Faculty members, long-time benefactors and alumni are among the Cal State San Bernardino College of Social and Behavioral Sciences' Class of 2010 Hall of Fame inductees. The six individuals were honored on campus at a special ceremony&nbsp;on May 15.</p>
            <p>The inductees were honored for their accomplishments in making substantial contributions not only to their respective professions, but also to the community at large.</p>
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<p>The class of 2010 inductees are:</p>
<p><strong>Gloria A. Cowan</strong> <br />
Cowan earned her doctoral degree in social psychology from Rutgers University in 1964. She taught at Wayne State University for six years before she joined the CSUSB faculty in 1971 as an associate professor of psychology. Her devotion to, and her unmatched skill in, pedagogy was recognized with her receipt of the CSUSB Outstanding Professor Award in 1991, and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award in 2005. </p>
<p><strong>Craig W. Fuher</strong><br />
Fuher earned a bachelor of science in management from Southern Illinois University and a master's degree in national security studies from Cal State San Bernardino. He is the founder of Affective Business Intelligence Corp., a California-based, future-oriented business network and consulting firm. He has consulted at a senior level with dozens of corporations in many sectors to include insurance, financial services, manufacturing, technology, professional services and consumer goods. He also is the founder of XDimensional Technologies Inc., and was the chairman and CEO from 1989-2004. He was the 2001 recipient of the Technology Industry Leadership Award from the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. </p>
<p><strong>John W. Kennedy Sr. and June C. Kennedy</strong><br />
John W. Kennedy Sr. and June C. Kennedy revived a long dormant interest in their own education in 1965, after their youngest son left home for college. John earned a bachelor's degree in administration in 1979, and a bachelor's degree in economics in 1985, (at the age of 70), from Cal State San Bernardino. June Kennedy earned a bachelor's degree from Whitehead College at the University of Redlands in 1975. John and June met as students at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., in 1937; they eloped in December of that same year. Financial pressures of the time forced John and June to give up their shared dream of a college education and go to work. This necessary decision affected the rest of their lives. For John and June, the idea of "lifelong learning" was more than a concept, it was a life experience. John was approached by CSUSB faculty about creating a scholarship fund in the economics department. They saw this as an opportunity to promote the values that were so important to their lives, and to make sure that the help and support they had received was passed on to others. In 1986, the first Kennedy Scholarship was awarded. The 30th Kennedy Scholarship was awarded in 2009. </p>
<p>John passed away in 1995, and June continued to actively support the Kennedy Scholarship after John's death. She passed away in 2007. John and June Kennedy's four adult sons - John Jr., David, James, and Donald - continue to actively support the John and June Kennedy Economics Scholarship.</p>
<p><strong>Ward M. McAfee</strong><br />
McAfee earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1961, a master's degree in history in 1962 and a doctoral degree in history in 1965 from Stanford University. He became a member of what was then known as California State College, San Bernardino in 1965 and finished his teaching career there in 2008. Most of his time at the university was spent in the classroom as a history professor, but he also served for 12 years as the dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (1971-1974 and 1975-1984). McAfee was also acting academic vice president for one year (1984-1985) and acting chair of the criminal justice department for one year (1997-1998). From 1998-2001 McAfee served as the president of the CSUSB chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the national honor society. He officially retired in 2002 but continued teaching part-time until 2008.</p>
<p><strong>Kent S. Paxton</strong><br />
Paxton has earned three degrees from Cal State San Bernardino: a bachelor's degree in English in 1972, a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1978, and a master's degree in public administration in 1989. He received the Outstanding Alumni Career Award from the Department of Public Administration in 2003 and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in 2004. In 1988, he became the Children's Network officer for the county. The Children's Network became a model throughout California to improve cooperation among agencies serving at-risk children. Following his retirement from the county, Paxton accepted a job with the city of San Bernardino as the director of the Mayor's Office of Community Safety and Violence Prevention.</p>
<p>Paxton is currently the chair of the development council for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, which has become very active and productive under his leadership. . Paxton worked for San Bernardino County for 33 years, retiring in 2007.</p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences houses the departments of anthropology, criminal justice, economics, geography and environmental studies, history, political science, psychology, social sciences, the School of Social Work, and the ethnic and women's studies programs.</p>
<p>For more information on the college's hall of fame, contact Jacqueline Reyes at (909) 537-7550 or by e-mail at <a href="mailto:jreyes@csusb.edu">jreyes@csusb.edu</a>.</p>
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            <p>Patricia K. Arlin, who has served as dean of Cal State San Bernardino's College of Education since 1997, announced she will step down from her position as dean, effective with the end of the academic year on June 30. <br />
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            "Dean Arlin's 13 years of distinguished and dedicated service to the university have been highlighted by a number of major accomplishments, and we salute her tremendous success," said Andrew Bodman, CSUSB provost and vice president of academic affairs.</p>
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<p>"She took leadership in gaining the initial full accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education in 2002 and the subsequent reaccreditation in 2009," he added. "She was responsible for the successful development of the first CSUSB doctoral program in educational leadership, and she led the planning and fund-raising efforts for the College of Education building and secured support for the Watson and Associates Literacy Center; The Institute for Research, Assessment and Professional Development; and the STEM Technology Integration Laboratory, raising $3 million. Most recently, Dean Arlin was instrumental in the hugely successful initial Latino Education and Advocacy Day conference." </p>
<p>Arlin plans to return to the faculty in the department of educational psychology and counseling, and will also work with the educational leadership doctoral students.</p>
<p>Bodman said an interim dean would be named for 2010-2011 and that a national search for a successor will begin in the fall. </p>
<p>As head of the university's College of Education, Arlin has overseen one of the largest and most active teacher preparation programs in the nation. She supervised the successful transition of credential programs to new requirements and reorganized the college to produce its current departmental structure. Graduates of the college have consistently received strong satisfaction ratings from their employers. </p>
<p>Arlin has helped the university foster partnerships with nearly 60 school districts in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.</p>
<p>Under her leadership, the university opened the130,000-square-foot College of Education building in 2008, providing a permanent home for the college's faculty, staff and programs. </p>
<p>A specialist in educational psychology, Arlin has worked with renowned scholars Jean Piaget and B&#228;rbel Inhelder, as well as at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education in Berlin. Her focus has been on life-span developmental psychology and she has contributed significantly to the literature in the field with more than 40 refereed journal articles and book chapters.</p>
<p>A Los Angeles native, Arlin earned her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. Her undergraduate degree is in physics and mathematics, which she taught at high schools in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Among her academic awards are the Phi Lambda Theta and American Educational Research Association Dissertation awards and the University of British Columbia teaching prize.</p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s bid for a sixth straight NCAA Championship appearance came up short Wednesday as the Coyotes finished ninth at the 2010 NCAA Men&#8217;s Golf West/Central Super Regional.</p>
            <p>CSUSB shot its best round of the super regional with a 292 led by <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=611" rev="611" rel="smarttag">Thomas Chu</a></dfn> shot a team-championship low 69 (3-under par) to close with a 220 three-round total to finish in a tie for ninth.</p>
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<p><dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=616" rev="616" rel="smarttag">Kenny Pigman</a></dfn> was one of those tied in ninth with Chu as Pigman shot a 73 to also finish at 220. <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=609" rev="609" rel="smarttag">Joe Alldis</a></dfn> finished in a tie for 48th at 228 while <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=617" rev="617" rel="smarttag">Gene Webster Jr.</a></dfn> closed in a tie for 62nd at 231. <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=613" rev="613" rel="smarttag">BK Kim</a></dfn> rounded out the field in a tie for 83rd at 237.</p>
<p>Defending national champion Sonoma State took a huge step in defending its title with a&nbsp; 5&#8211;under par 283 to capture the 2010 NCAA Men&#8217;s Golf West/Central Super Regional Championship.</p>
<p>The No. 20-ranked Seawolves fired a three-round total 862 at the Classic Club Wednesday afternoon to finish 18 strokes ahead of Western New Mexico who shot an 880 total. No. 6 Cal State Stanislaus started the day tied for fifth at 18-over par and shot a 287 1-under par to move into third. No. 21 Cal State Monterey Bay finished the day at 295 and a combined 887 to finish in a tie for fourth with No. 5 Chico State that started the day with the lead, but shot a 22&#8211;over par 310 to finish at 887.</p>
<p>No. 22 Colorado-Colorado Springs was three shots back at 890 while No. 24 Grand Canyon and No. 16 Western Washington finished in a tie for seventh at 893.</p>
<p>Sonoma State&#8217;s Janssen Todd fired a 2-under par 70 to take the individual title. Todd shot a 72 in each of the first two rounds before he had birdies on 14 and 16 to cap a par filled round and the regional championship. Trevor Blair and Brandon Taylor of Cal State Stanislaus, along with Ryan Carter from Sonoma State all tied for second at a par 216. Taylor fired the regional championship low 5-under 67 in the final day. He had three birdies on the front nine and two on the back.</p>
<p>Sonoma State, Western New Mexico, Cal State Stanislaus, Cal State Monterey Bay and Chico State all advance to the 2010 NCAA Men&#8217;s Golf National Championship in Noblesville, Ind. Western New Mexico is the only school not from the California Collegiate Athletic Association advancing. The Mustangs were the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference champion.&nbsp;</p>
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            <p>The major benefits of the 23 California State University campuses, including Cal State San Bernardino, are felt by communities throughout the state, and a new report shows just how much of an economic, technological, social and environmental impact the CSU makes statewide.</p>
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The report, "Working for California: The Impact of the California State University System," underscores that the dynamic, knowledge-based economy that California enjoys can be directly tied to the investment in world-class public higher education. The report was released on Monday, May 10.<br />
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"Access to college is the key to better jobs, higher wages and a brighter future," said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. "We know that students educated at our university not only improve their own condition but that of their families and the community around them."<br />
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Particularly important during this time of economic crisis, the unemployment rate for individuals in California with only a high school diploma is twice that of four-year college graduates. The study also finds that the CSU supports more than 150,000 jobs statewide, annually. If the impact of higher earnings for CSU alumni is included, the number of jobs supported jumps to nearly half a million.<br />
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The engine driving job creation is more than $17 billion in economic activity that directly results from CSU-related spending that generates nearly $1 billion in state and local taxes annually and $5.43 for every dollar the state invests. That impact jumps to more than $70.4 billion annually if higher alumni earnings are counted, with CSU generating nearly $5 billion in state and local taxes annually, more than paying for the state's General Fund support.<br />
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"A CSU education is clearly an investment that pays for itself year after year for both the individual and the state," said Reed. "The CSU's 2.5 million alumni are the educators, engineers, innovators, and entrepreneurs of today. Current CSU students are the educated workforce and leaders of tomorrow."<br />
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In addition to supporting job creation and reducing unemployment, CSU conferred almost 71,000 bachelor's degrees, nearly half of all the bachelor's degrees awarded by all public and private universities in the state.<br />
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"CSU serves the needs of California's workforce, and the economic drivers, which account for nearly five million jobs in the state, are knowledge-based industries that thrive because of the state's skilled workforce," said Elizabeth Johnston, Senior Associate at ICF International who conducted the study. "Among these key industries are agriculture, business, life sciences, engineering, information technology, media, and hospitality and tourism and others that rely on the CSU for their workforce."<br />
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For example, CSU graduates 60 percent of nurses statewide, a key industry in demand of the growing workforce. Sixty-four percent of hospitality and tourism graduates statewide are from the CSU, with 62 percent of agriculture and 54 percent of business.<br />
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CSU also remains California's largest source of educators. More than half the state's newly credentialed teachers are CSU graduates.<br />
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CSU students and alumni reflect the rich diversity of the state, and nearly half of all bachelor's degrees earned by African-Americans in California are conferred by the CSU. In 2006-07, 56 percent of all bachelor's degrees awarded to Latinos in California were CSU degrees.<br />
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CSU is also a leader in sustainability, and the state's green sector grew by 45 percent over the past 15 years, indicating its increasing importance in the economy. Currently, 23 percent of the CSU's electric power is from renewable sources, and the CSU has partnered with the Department of General Services to lead a statewide effort to install solar-powered generation systems on university campuses and state facilities. In April 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized CSU in the Top 20 list of the greatest national green power purchasers. The CSU also has 33 LEED&#8482; certified /to be certified projects across 16 campuses. Students also take an active role in on-campus and community-wide sustainability measures, and CSU has increased course offerings in sustainability and green business certificate programs.<br />
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The CSU also engages in applied research in key California industries including agriculture, biotechnology, information technology and others, and partners with local economic, community and business development offices and private industry around such ventures as biotechnology and alternative fuels development.<br />
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            <p><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Nearly 200,000 viewers, listeners and attendees at the inaugural Latino Education and Advocacy Day at Cal State San Bernardino made it a historical success in bringing needed attention and discussion to critical issues in Latino education. <br />
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            "The LEAD conference showed and reiterated that the very future of the U.S. economy and our place in the global competitive market lies heavily on the educational outcomes of Latinos," said Enrique Murillo Jr., associate professor of language, literacy and culture in CSUSB's College of Education, who spearheaded the event that took place on March 29.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p>"We made tremendous history," Murillo said. "We proved that day that education is as much a 'cultural' phenomenon for Latinos as it is political and moral." </p>
<p>Hosted by CSUSB's College of Education, "A Day of Courageous Conversations," was held at the campus's Santos Manuel Student Union. The free event featured three keynote speakers, three panels of education experts, 55 exhibitors and musical entertainment throughout the all-day event. </p>
<p>"I was delighted by both the meaningful content of the conference presentations, as well as the number of participants on our campus, and the thousands of off-site viewers at town hall locations," said Cal State San Bernardino President Albert K. Karnig.</p>
<p>Civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez delivered the morning address recounting the story of her father, who successfully fought against segregation in the public school system in the 1946 case, Mendez v. Westminster in which Mendez was the 8-year-old plaintiff. </p>
<p>The outcome of that desegregation case made California the first state to end segregation in schools and paved the way for Brown v. Board of Education, which ended segregation in public schools nationwide in 1954. </p>
<p>The afternoon session featured Juan Sepulveda, director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. He urged listeners to collaborate among themselves and their communities to improve the academic achievement of Latinos. </p>
<p>In an interview with Maestras Sin Fronteras after his presentation, Sepulveda told a reporter, "We need to focus on raising the standards of what we expect of our (Latino) kids to make sure that as we move into a global economy, they have all the skills &#8230; necessary to be successful attaining new jobs in the 21st century," said Sepulveda. "Raising the bar for all our students is an important piece that all states must agree on," he added, saying D.C. cannot do it without the support of schools at the local level. To view this and other interviews from the LEAD conference, visit maestrassinfronteras.com and click on YouTube.</p>
<p>The day concluded with a screening of the film, "Viva La Causa," by Dolores Huerta, president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation and co-founder of the United Farm Workers. The film depicted the grape strike and boycott led by Cesar Chavez and Huerta in the 1960s. </p>
<p>"A (college) education is learning what the truths of the world are; one of those truths is helping others," said Huerta. "Hopefully, students getting a college education can go back and help people in their communities."</p>
<p>The LEAD summit was webcast live via National Latino Education Network to 150 town hall viewings at universities nationwide, three universities in Mexico, and one each in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama for a total of nearly 22,000 viewers. </p>
<p>Another 11,000 viewers, who were not part of an organized viewing event, also logged onto the LEAD Web site to take part in this historic summit. </p>
<p>Local NBC talk radio affiliate KCAA 1050 AM, which was one of the sponsors, broadcast portions of the conference to an estimated 150,000 listeners, bringing the number of participants to more than 200,000. </p>
<p>That prompted Murillo to say, "We have crossed a technological border." </p>
<p>Murillo gathered about 25 volunteer organizers from throughout the campus to convene educators, professionals, administrators and policy makers to create meaningful educational change in the Latino community. </p>
<p>Murillo added that, beginning this year, a resolution by the California state assembly had officially declared the last week in March as "Latino Education and Advocacy Week," by both state Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter and San Bernardino County Fifth District Supervisor Josie Gonzales.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://livestream.com/lsacnational">LEAD summit may be viewed online</a> courtesy of <a href="http://www.livestream.com/lsacnational"><u>National Latino Education Network</u></a>. </p>
<p>For more information about advocacy for Latino education, contact Murillo at (909) 537-5632.</p>
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            <p>Britney Butler of Cal State San Bernardino was named California Collegiate Athletic Association's Freshman of the Year in softball, and also was named to the conference's first team. </p>
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Joining Butler (clockwise from top left)&nbsp;in earning CCAA honors were sophomore Felicia Cervantes of Stockton, junior Jacquelyn Holtzclaw of West Covina and sophomore Alex Mitchell of San Bernardino. All three were named to the conference second team.</p>
<p>The honors were announced Wednesday, April 28.</p>
<p>Butler enjoyed a solid rookie season, posting a .367 conference average, 30 runs scored, 23 RBI and topped the CCAA with a .745 slugging percentage. She also established a Cal State San Bernardino single-season record with 14 home runs and concluded the regular season one home run shy of the CCAA mark.</p>
<p>Cal State Dominguez Hills and Sonoma State each placed a conference-high three players on the CCAA first team.</p>
<p>Highlighting the list was Cal State Dominguez Hills sophomore shortstop Emiley McEwen, who was voted the CCAAs Most Valuable Player. Sophomore pitcher Camille Gaito of UC San Diego and Cal State Monterey Bays Diane Ortiz were named co-Most Valuable Pitchers of the Year. Ortiz also was selected Newcomer of the Year.</p>
<p>Fourth-year head coach Andrea Kenney was chosen Coach of the Year after guiding Cal State Monterey Bay to a 32-16 overall record, including a 25-11 conference mark, and the CCAAs regular-season title.</p>
<p>Sonoma State, which finished second in the CCAA standings and is ranked No. 3 in the West Region, had a total of six players earn all-conference honors. Named to the first team were senior third baseman Ashley Britton, senior outfielder Simone Brandalise and freshman designated player Ali Palermo.</p>
<p>Gaito and Ortiz were the top two pitchers in the conference, ranking first and second, respectively, in ERA during CCAA play. Gaito led the league with a 1.07 ERA and 15 wins, while Ortiz was second with a 1.28 ERA and 14 wins.</p>
<p>Visit the <a href="http://csusbathletics.com/">Coyote athletics website</a> for more information and updates.<br />
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            <p>California State University, San Bernardino will eliminate its intercollegiate women&#8217;s tennis program beginning in 2010-2011.</p>
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The decision was made to help address the $26 million in reductions in state appropriations to CSUSB for this year &#8211; more than a 20 percent cut from the university&#8217;s previous budget allocation. Cal State San Bernardino is expected to save approximately $50,000 by eliminating the women&#8217;s tennis program. </p>
<p>CSUSB has implemented a number of dramatic measures to cope with the massive budget cuts, including reduced enrollment, employee furloughs, hiring freezes, higher student fees, significant reductions in operating and facility maintenance budgets, and a variety of other actions. </p>
<p>In addition to the elimination of tennis, Cal State San Bernardino has cut overall athletic scholarships by $45,000 throughout the athletic program in an effort to save nearly $100,000 in 2010-2011.</p>
<p>&#8220;The severity of the cuts we&#8217;ve absorbed has been staggering, and we&#8217;ve been forced to institute an array of approaches to respond to the more than 20 percent reduction,&#8221; said Albert Karnig, president of CSUSB. &#8220;It&#8217;s painful to have to cut one of our intercollegiate sports, especially one in which our student-athletes are such outstanding role models and representatives for our university. </p>
<p>&#8220;Our top priorities remain, first, to serve as many students as possible while assuring that they continue to receive a quality education and are able to secure the classes they need to graduate, and, second, to preserve as many jobs as possible for our employees.&#8221; </p>
<p>Recently, Cal Poly Pomona dropped its men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s tennis programs, leaving the California Collegiate Athletic Association with only five conference schools fielding intercollegiate women&#8217;s tennis teams. Current CCAA bylaws dictate that there must be at least six member institutions competing in a sport for it to be sponsored by the conference. In addition, conferences with fewer than six teams do not receive an automatic bid to NCAA Division II championship competition. Now, with the elimination of the program at CSUSB, only four of the 12 universities in the CCAA have intercollegiate women&#8217;s tennis programs.</p>
<p>&#8220;By dropping women&#8217;s tennis now, the current players can look for opportunities to play competitively at other institutions as early as next year,&#8221; said CSUSB Athletic Director Kevin Hatcher. &#8220;Because we are eliminating the sport, all CSUSB women&#8217;s tennis players will be eligible to play immediately at another college or university, provided they are accepted and have eligibility remaining and are academically eligible.&#8221; </p>
<p>The 2010 women&#8217;s tennis team roster included nine student-athletes, of which only one is a senior. All received partial scholarships. Hatcher said the university will honor scholarships for eligible players for next year if they choose to continue their education at Cal State San Bernardino. </p>
<p>The university employs head coach Heather Langley and assistant coach Lawrence Hampton on a part-time basis, and their contracts will not be renewed when they expire at the end of June.</p>
<p>Karnig said the university has no current plans to cut any other intercollegiate sports. With the elimination of the women&#8217;s tennis program, CSUSB will have six women&#8217;s sports and four men&#8217;s sports.</p>
<p>For more information, contact the Coyote Athletic Department at (909) 537-5011 or the CSUSB Office of Public Affairs at (909) 537-5007 and visit <a href="http://news.csusb.edu/">http://news.csusb.edu</a>.</p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino&#8217;s Gene Webster Jr. has been named the California Collegiate Athletic Association Men&#8217;s Golfer of the Year for the 2010 season. </p>
            <p>And in baseball, James Kono has been named the Wilson/California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Week for the week of April 12-18.</p>
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<p>Webster, a San Bernardino native, &nbsp;has posted some impressive numbers in his senior season. He won the Coyote Classic hosted by CSUSB, captured the Hanny Stanislaus Invitational at the Turlock Country Club and was named CCAA golfer of the week after each of those tournament wins. </p>
<p>Webster shot a school-record 196 at the Coyote Classic and a 198 at the Hanny Stanislaus Invite and posted a career-low 63 at each tournament.</p>
<p>The two-time All-American also boasts four top 10 finishes and seven top 20 finishes this year.</p>
<p>Webster and his fellow teammates will get to play a little closer to home in two weeks when Cal State San Bernardino hosts the 2010 NCAA Men&#8217;s Golf West/Central Super Regional.</p>
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            <p>The College of Business and Public Administration at Cal State San Bernardino has earned reaccreditation of its business programs by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.</p>
            <p>Only 593 schools of business from 37 nations, or less than 5 percent worldwide, have earned this distinguished hallmark of excellence in management education.</p>
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<p>"I congratulate our faculty and staff," said Karen Dill Bowerman, dean of CSUSB's College of Business and Public Administration. "The road of change under the new accreditation standards was not always easy - and together we were successful. Faculty committees assessed student learning, honed our mission and objectives regularly, updated curriculum and set quality expectations, while individual faculty members published their work at record rates. I thank every stakeholder who helped achieve the reaffirmation of our accreditation."</p>
<p>To maintain accreditation a business program must undergo a rigorous internal review every five years, at which the program must demonstrate its continued commitment to the 21 quality standards relating to faculty qualification, strategic management of resources, interactions of faculty and students, as well as a commitment to continuous improvement and achievement of learning goals in degree programs</p>
<p>"It takes a great deal of self-evaluation and determination to earn and maintain AACSB accreditation," said Jerry Trapnell, chief accreditation officer of AACSB International. "Schools not only must meet specific standards of excellence, but their deans, faculty, and staff must make a commitment to ongoing improvement to ensure continued delivery of high-quality education to students." </p>
<p>Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in business and accounting. </p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino's College of Business and Public Administration is distinguished as the first such institution in the Inland Empire to gain national accreditation at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The Princeton Review annually recognizes Cal State San Bernardino as having one of the nation's outstanding business schools.</p>
<p>The college utilizes a real-world approach to business in all of its 17 undergraduate concentrations, encouraging students to participate in numerous internship programs, business centers and business alliances. At the graduate level, both the M.B.A. and masters of science in accountancy are covered by the extension of accreditation.</p>
<p>CSUSB's graduate-level entrepreneurship program captured the 2010 national Entrepreneurship Educational Award for "Outstanding Specialty Entrepreneurship Program" from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognizing the program for its work in mentoring top minority science students doing advanced graduate work in technology entrepreneurship.</p>
<p>The college's internship program places about 250 students throughout the region and in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., each year. An Executive-in-Residence joins students every year in informal settings to discuss careers. In addition to the traditional business programs such as accounting, finance, management, and marketing, the college provides concentrations in supply chain management, real estate, entrepreneurship, and public administration.</p>
<p>For more information about CSUSB's College of Business and Public Administration, <a href="http://cbpa.csusb.edu/">visit the college's Web site</a>. To learn more about AACSB International accreditation, visit its <a href="http://aacsb.edu/accreditation/">accreditation Web page</a>. </p>
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            <p>A team of students from Cal State San Bernardino's information and decision sciences department captured second place at the third annual Western Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, held March 26-28 at Cal Poly Pomona. </p>
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<p>"Cyber defense is a national priority and CSUSB has risen to the challenge by providing an excellent academic experience to a well-qualified pool of students," said Tony Coulson, professor of information and decision sciences at Cal State San Bernardino.</p>
<p>Eight student teams from California and Arizona competed in the three-day event, which measured the students' ability to manage and protect a commercial network while under threat from computer security experts who play the role of hackers. </p>
<p>Along with the team finishing second in the competition, a Cal State San Bernardino student was offered a job at a large aerospace firm. Coulson said several other CSUSB students are expected to have internship opportunities with the same firm. </p>
<p>The Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition system was developed to provide institutions with an information assurance or computer security curriculum. It also gives these institutions a controlled, competitive environment to assess their students' understanding and competency in protecting a corporate network infrastructure as well as its business information systems.</p>
<p>CCDC competitions typically require student teams to assume administrative and protective duties for an existing "commercial" network - typically a small company. Teams detect and respond to outside threats of potential hackers, while maintaining their organization's hardware and software in business-as-usual conditions.</p>
<p>This year's competition included teams from Cal State San Bernardino, Chaffey College, Mt. SAC, Westwood College in Upland, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Chico State, the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Ariz., and Cal Poly Pomona, which won the event for the second year in a row.</p>
<p>The National Science Foundation recently awarded Cal State San Bernardino's Information Assurance and Security Management Center a four-year, $2 million grant to train future protectors of the national information systems. The grant established a scholarship to increase and strengthen the cadre of federal information assurance and security professionals who protect the government's critical digital information infrastructure.</p>
<p>For more information, visit the <a href="http://www.wrccdc.org/">Western Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Web site</a> or contact Coulson at (909) 537-5768 or <a href="mailto:tcoulson@csusb.edu">tcoulson@csusb.edu</a>.</p>
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            <p>Nine&nbsp;CSUSB students (representing Morocco) participated&nbsp;in the 2010 West Coast Model Arab League Conference April 9-11 at the University of San Francisco and continued an 18 year winning steak.</p>
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CSUSB was awarded the top prize as outstanding delegation, along with UC Santa Barbara. This makes 18 outstanding delegation awards in 18 years of participation for CSUSB. Additionally, in the five committees that CSUSB served on at the conference, the delegation won four outstanding delegation committee awards. This was the largest&nbsp;number of outstanding delegation awards given to one delegation at the conference. CSUSB edged out UC Santa Barbara, UC Berkeley, USF, Mills College, CSU Stanislaus and other colleges and universities from the Western U.S. to gain these various top awards.<br />
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Additionally, because of their performance in San Francisco, the CSUSB Model Arab League students will be invited to participate in the 2011 National Model Arab League conference which is held in Washington D.C. every year. The Model Arab League conferences are sponsored by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR), a&nbsp;non-governmental organization&nbsp;based in Washington D.C.</p>
<p>Megan Geissler, the program coordinator for the Model Arab League conferences nationwide, noted after the conferences&nbsp;that the CSUSB students were the most prepared and professional students that she had seen at any conference in the U.S. Similar remarks were made at the awards ceremony by all of the chairpersons for the various committees at the conference.<br />
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Those who made up this award-winning team were (with majors listed):<br />
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Alex Avila (English -- creative writing track)<br />
Amer Bashir (political science)<br />
Aycan Ebe (history -- teaching track)<br />
Cari Gagner (economics)<br />
Merlani Handayani (business admininistration -- accounting concentration)<br />
Ghassan Hussein (Arabic language, literature, and culture)<br />
Aevin Slavick (economics)<br />
Jacob Yousif (business administration -- international business concentration)<br />
Arika Khajeetoorians (M.A. interdisciplinary studies)</p>
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            <p>All of the CSUSB students were new to the Model Arab League conference, which CSUSB faculty adviser Kevin Grisham believes makes their joint and individual accomplishments even more impressive.</p>
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<p>The topics they debated ranged from electoral reformation in the Arab world to methods to preserve water in the region to counterterrorism issues to the development of a common Arab economic market in the region. Many of the resolutions passed during the conference were authored by CSUSB students. More&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ncusar.org/modelarableague/uregionals/uwestcoast.html"><u>details</u></a> are online concerning the conference agenda and the schools&nbsp;that participated.</p>
<p>Grisham credits the CSUSB Model UN and Model Arab League program successes to the support of the campus and the students at CSUSB. "Even as we end this academic year on Model Arab League and Model United Nations, we have already begun to prepare for next year," Grisham adds.</p>
<p>Students who may be interested in these programs for next year may contact Grisham at kgrisham@csusb.edu or by calling (909) 537-7569.</p>
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            <p>For the first time in school history, Cal State San Bernardino will host the 2010 NCAA Division II Men&#8217;s Golf West/Central Super Regional, May 3-5, at the Classic Club in Palm Desert.</p>
            <p>The Arnold Palmer designed course was the site of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic from 2006-2008. The Classic Club features 30 acres of water features and 14 bridges as well as an abundance of pine trees and pine straw ground cover with five sets of tees on each hole.</p>
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In 2006 it was named one of the top-five new public courses in the America&#8217;s and was named a top-ten new course by GolfWeek. The magazine also named it one of &#8220;America&#8217;s Best Courses&#8221; in 2008 and was also named &#8220;Resort Course of Distinction&#8221; by GolfWeek in 2009.</p>
<p>The Classic Club also has private rooms and banquet facilities and also has waterfalls and lakes at the recently opened, new, three-story, 63,000-square-foot Tuscan Village-inspired clubhouse.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are ecstatic to be able to host this year&#8217;s men&#8217;s golf super regional and to host it at a resort course like Classic Club is astounding,&#8221; said CSUSB director of athletics, Kevin Hatcher. &#8220;We have been able to host men&#8217;s basketball and women&#8217;s volleyball regional tournaments at Cal State San Bernardino and we are excited to be able to give the same type of home environment advantages to our men&#8217;s golf team&nbsp;that has excelled tremendously in the past few years. Being able to host something like this is a direct credit to our athletics staff and the many volunteers on and off campus who consistently give up time and money to make our events that much better.&#8221;</p>
<p>Richard Oliphant, a longtime businessman and former mayor of Indian Wells, and Greg Rubino, general manager of the Classic Club, were named as co-chairs for the super regional, and former PGA professional Dave Stockton Jr. will be the keynote speaker for the at the tournament banquet, May 2.</p>
<p>The Coyotes are coming off a season in where they nearly won the school&#8217;s first national title, finishing second to California Collegiate Athletic Association rival Sonoma State at the 2009 NCAA Division II National Championship.</p>
<p>This year&#8217;s tournament will consist of 20 teams, 10 from the West Region and 10 from the Central Region that will battle for a chance at the National Championship at the Sagamore Golf Club in Noblesville, Ind.</p>
<p>For more updates, visit the <a href="http://csusbathletics.com/">Coyote athletics Web site</a>.</p>
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            <p>The Symphonie Jeunesse Youth Orchestra will present a concert and tribute to the late CSUSB professor&nbsp;<a href="http://music.csusb.edu/professor-richard-saylor"><u>Richard Saylor</u></a> on Saturday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Recital Hall.</p>
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            <p>Orchestra director and CSUSB alumni Mich&#233;le Tacchia has envisioned Symphonie Jeunesse for many years. "One summer, while mentoring a young high school violin student, she posed this question: 'Mrs. T, would you ever consider starting a youth orchestra for kids like me?'&nbsp; Those inspired words prompted me to pursue this vision."</p>
            <p>In spring of 2007, Tacchia met with Dr. Ernie Garcia and the San Bernardino <br />
            Valley Concert Association (SBVCA) to propose a youth orchestra for <br />
            strings in&nbsp;the community. Symphonie Jeunesse was established through a <br />
            generous grant from the Frank Plash Endowment, under the auspices of SBVCA.&nbsp;</p>
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Frank Plash was an ardent supporter of classical music and fine arts in <br />
the area.&nbsp; He lectured at symphony concerts, promoted live music, and <br />
could be seen in attendance at concerts.&nbsp; Taccia adds, "To commemorate his memory and <br />
his wish that live arts continue to flourish, I have adopted this motto <br />
for the Symphonie Jeunesse orchestra: Preserving Live Arts Symphonic Heritage."</p>
<p>For more information on the concert, contact Jessica Isaac in the&nbsp;<a href="http://music.csusb.edu"><u>music department</u></a> at (909) 537-7516.<br />
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            <p>The 2009-2010 CSUSB Model United Nations team received&nbsp;an outstanding delegation award at the recent 2010 National Model United Nations Conference in New York City. This marks the 14th outstanding delegation award for CSUSB in 17 years, making it one of the most successful programs in the world.</p>
            <p>The outstanding delegation award was only awarded to 15 universities and colleges from five of the seven continents on earth. This was out of a total of 340 universities and colleges who participated in the conference, and places CSUSB in the top four percent of all MUN programs in the world.</p>
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The other universities and colleges who won this prestigious award were: University of Illinois at Springfield; Universidad Catolica Andres Bello; American University in Cairo; Brigham Young University; Queens College, CUNY; Universite du Quebec de Montreal; Alma College; Georgia State University; Florida International University; CSU Northridge; University of Hohenheim; New Mexico State University; CSU Sacramento; and Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich. <br />
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Four CSUSB students were awarded individual committee awards for their performance in committee. Ben Palaniuk and Rebecca Salinas were awarded an individual committee award for representing Morocco in the committee for development policy. Aycan Ebe and James Fukazawa were awarded an individual committee award for representing Morocco in the general assembly third committee.<br />
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Colin Hale was selected during this week to serve as the president for the international court of justice and Areej Qasqas was selected to serve as one of the vice presidents for the general assembly plenary.<br />
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Faculty adviser Kevin Grisham was selected to serve as a voting member and secretary of the National Collegiate Conference Association board of directors. The NCCA is a non-governmental organization which has NGO-status at the United Nations. The NCCA is the sponsor of the NMUN-NY conference and multiple international and domestic conferences, including NMUN-Europe, NMUN-China, and NMUN-DC.<br />
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Grisham said the team's successes would not have been possible without continual support from the CSUSB community. "In particular, we would like to thank President Albert Karnig and Dr. Jamal Nassar, the Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences - where the CSUSB Model UN and Model Arab League programs are housed - for their continued support and encouragement of these programs. Also, we would like to thank the IRP committee for providing the funding for the students to participate in this year's and previous year's programs," Grisham added.</p>
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The names for the 2010 NMUN conference outstanding delegation from CSUSB (representing Morocco) are below (with their respective degree programs listed):<br />
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Areej Qasqas (social science MA program)<br />
Sandy Naranjo (economics)<br />
Amanda Meere (political science)<br />
Frank Rodriguez (social science MA program)<br />
Cari Gagner (economics)<br />
Jaclyn O'Neill (political science and Arabic language &amp; culture)<br />
James Fukazawa (political science)<br />
Aycan Ebe (history -- teaching track)<br />
Colin Hale (political science)<br />
Dhekra Toumi (Fulbright scholar -- Arabic language scholar)<br />
Theresa Schneider (MPA program)<br />
Ben Palaniuk (history -- teaching track)<br />
Rebecca Salinas (political science)<br />
Brian Green (national security studies MA program)<br />
Niam Al-Azzawi (theatre arts MA program -- Fulbright scholar from Iraq)<br />
Amarjit Singh (business administration -- international business)<br />
Daniel Velarde (post-bac)<br />
Jennifer Tripsea (criminal justice &amp; political science)<br />
Victor Viramontes (political science)<br />
Thomas Hagen (history -- track B)<br />
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Tom Hagen and Rebecca Salinas served as this year's head delegates for the team.</p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino right-hander Daniel Stenavich has been named Wilson/CCAA Pitcher of the Week in baseball and Jamie Leffingwell has been named the Worth/CCAA Softball Player of the Week. </p>
            <p>Both were honored for their play by the California Collegiate Athletic Association for the week of March 29 - April 4.</p>
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Stenavich, a senior from San Diego, went 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA in his lone start against top-ranked and conference-leader UC San Diego. The Coyotes' right-hander pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowed three hits, two runs, walked two and struck out two while limiting the CCAA's top-hitting team to a .150 average.</p>
<p>Stenavich's outing enabled Cal State San Bernardino to split the four-game series with the Coyotes and remain in the hunt for a CCAA Tournament berth. CSUSB gets back to action with a four-game series with Cal Poly Pomona this week. The Coyotes play in Pomona Thursday and Friday, April 8 and 9, at 2:30 p.m. before a noon doubleheader Saturday, April 10, at Fiscalini Field.</p>
<p>Leffingwell, a freshman from San Bernardino, had a hot week at the plate in five games against Notre Dame de Namur and Chico State, batting .706 (12-for-17) with four runs scored, five doubles, a home run and five RBI. She recorded a 1.176 slugging percentage, .706 on-base percentage and had two more hits in each contest.</p>
<p>During a three-game series at Chico State, Leffingwell batted .600 (6-for-10) with two runs scored and four RBI.</p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino returns to action Friday, April 9, when it hosts Sonoma State in the opener of a four-game series.</p>
<p>For more updates, visit the <a href="http://csusbathletics.com/">Coyote athletics Web site</a>.</p>
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            <p>It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of&nbsp;CSUSB College of Business and Public Administration&nbsp;retired associate dean Jack McDonnell. He died Saturday, March 27 of a heart attack. He was born March 9, 1933.</p>
            <p>McDonnell was a professor of information and decision sciences. He came to CSUSB in 1969 and retired in 2000.</p>
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Funeral services will be held&nbsp;Saturday, April 3 at 11 a.m. at Todd Memorial Chapel, 325 North Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, CA. (From San Bernardino,&nbsp;take the 10&nbsp;freeway west, exit on Indian Hill Blvd. and go north.&nbsp;Once you pass the Bonita Avenue intersection, it is the second building on the west side of the street.)</p>
<p class="paragraph_style" style="padding-top: 0pt">Following the chapel service will be a graveside service at Oak Park Cemetary, 410 South Sycamore Avenue, Claremont, CA.</p>
<p class="paragraph_style" style="padding-top: 0pt">Please join the family for a reception following the services, at 608 West 23rd Street, Upland, CA.</p>
<p class="paragraph_style" style="padding-top: 0pt"><font face="Times">In lieu of flowers,&nbsp;Professor McDonnell's</font><font face="Times">&nbsp;family has requested&nbsp;donations&nbsp;in his honor to <a href="http://www.rainbowacres.com/Giving-Options/online-giving.php"><u>Rainbow Acres</u></a>, </font><font face="Times">a ranch-style community for adults with developmental disabilities.</font></p>
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            <p>Grad Days is an event brought to you by the CSUSB Alumni Association and the Coyote Bookstore each April and October. Commencement-related vendors are invited to the CSUSB campus and made available to our graduates allowing them to arrange for all of their commencement wants and needs all in one event.</p>
            <p>We recognize that our graduates are busy individuals who have limited time to compare pricing between vendors and make arrangements for their pending graduation. Please join us at grad days and take care of everything all at one time.</p>
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<p>Grad Days 2010 will be held April 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the CSUSB Coyote Bookstore, and April 22 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Palm Desert Campus Bookstore.</p>
<p>Take care of all your commencement needs in the time it would take you to find a parking spot!</p>
<p>Take advantage of a Grad-Days-only 15 percent discount on CSUSB emblematic merchandise. With purchase of a Grad Pack, bump that discount up to 30 percent.<br />
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<strong style="font-size: 12pt">At Grad Days you can:</strong></p>
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    <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Register for commencement
    <li>Print your commencement tickets
    <li>Purchase your cap and gown
    <li>Order your announcements
    <li>Shop with vendors for class rings, diploma frames and graduate portraits </li>
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<p><strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt"><strong><strong>What is a Grad Pack?</strong></strong></span></strong></strong></p>
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    <li><strong><strong></strong></strong>A Grad Pack is a $200 value at a special Grad Days price of $35 and includes:
    <li>A two-year CSUSB Alumni Association membership
    <li>An official CSUSB chrome alumni license plate frame
    <li>Competitive health insurance rates
    <li>Free access to the career development center
    <li>Library and box office privileges
    <li>CSUSB&nbsp;email account
    <li>Extended Learning course discount</span> </li>
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<p><font color="#000000">For more information, visit our <a href="http://www.csusbalumni.com/site/lookup.asp?c=lvKSL7MTIuG&b=5384541"><u>member benefits page</u></a>.</font></p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino shot its second worst shooting percentage and turned the ball over the second most times this season as the Coyotes fell 77-58 to BYU-Hawai&#8217;i in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II West Regional Tournament.</p>
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The Coyotes (23-7) shot just 37.9 percent (22-58) from the field and were just 5-for-25 from beyond the arc. The Seasiders (22-5) hit 47.1 percent (24-51) from the field. CSUSB also turned the ball over 23 times, 15 in the first half, giving up 30 points off of those turnovers.<br />
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Cal State San Bernardino also hit just 50 percent (9-18) from the free throw line while the Seasiders were 24-for-28 from the charity stripe.<br />
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Corey Caston scored a team-high 16 points, going 7-for-14 from the field, and dished out four of the Coyotes&#8217; 11 assists. Lawrence Tyson was the only other CSUSB player in double figures with 12. <br />
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Bryan LeDuc closed out his one-year career with the Coyotes with eight points and eight rebounds. The eight boards brought his season total to 251, the third most rebounds in a single season. Only Mark Warren had more rebounds in a single season and did it twice. Warren had 306 in the 1987-88 season and had 377 in the 1988-89 season.<br />
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BYU-Hawaii&#8217;s Jet Chang scored a game-high 19 points, missing just one of 10 free throw attempts. <br />
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Early foul trouble and a late first half run dug a deep hole for the Coyotes.<br />
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Four of the five CSUSB starters had two fouls in the first half, yet the Coyotes still battled back from being down 22-10 midway through the first half. Cal State San Bernardino cut the lead to four on two different occasions, once at 22-18 and at 24-20, and trailed 27-22 with 4:19 left in the half. <br />
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That was as close as the Coyotes came the rest of the way as BYU-Hawai&#8217;i closed out the first half with a 12-0 run to take a 39-22 lead at intermission. <br />
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CSUSB never got the deficit back under double digits the rest of the way as BYU-Hawai&#8217;i reaches the West Regional Championship game for the third straight time and won its 15th straight game. <br />
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It was the last game for five seniors as LeDuc, Tyson, Greg Williams, Devon Davis and Michael Lucas all played their last game for the Coyotes.<br />
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino has been named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction. The award is the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.</p>
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<p>This is the first time CSUSB has earned the "with distinction" honor, after being named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for three consecutive years. </p>
<p>The Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers the annual Honor Roll award, recognized nearly 750 colleges and universities for their impact on issues from poverty and homelessness to environmental justice. Cal State San Bernardino was among only 115 institutions in America selected for the Honor Roll With Distinction list.</p>
<p>"This is a well deserved recognition for our faculty, students and nonprofit partners that work together to make a difference in local communities," said Diane Podolske, director of CSUSB's Community-University Partnerships. "Community engagement is central to our mission, and even during this time of economic distress, we continue to emphasize the importance of sharing our time and talents to address local needs."</p>
<p>Podolske added that 2,596 CSUSB students participated in community service projects last year, including more than half who contributed more than 20 hours of service. In addition, 1,836 students enrolled in courses that included a service-learning component. CSUSB offered 134 service-learning courses in 2008-2009, distributed throughout the university's five academic colleges.</p>
<p>Several service projects for which Cal State San Bernardino has become known were highlighted in the award application, including the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which engages CSUSB accounting students in the preparation of tax returns for low-income residents, and the DisAbility Sports Festival, a one-day event that showcases physical activity and sports for people of all ages and all abilities.</p>
<p>CSUSB also featured the service efforts of student clubs in the application, including a project organized by the university's history and anthropology clubs to restore San Bernardino's Pioneer Memorial Cemetery for the city of San Bernardino's Bicentennial Celebration.</p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino was chosen for the Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction based on a series of selection factors, including scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses. Another selection factor was the university's attainment of the prestigious Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, which recognizes excellence in both quality and quantity of university service.</p>
<p>"Congratulations to Cal State San Bernardino and its students for their dedication to service and commitment to improving their local communities," said Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. "Our nation's students are a critical part of the equation and vital to our efforts to tackle the most persistent challenges we face. They have achieved impactful results and demonstrated the value of putting knowledge into practice to help renew America through service."</p>
<p>The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact and the American Council on Education.</p>
<p>For more information, visit the <a href="http://www.nationalservice.gov/">Corporation for National and Community Service Web site</a>.</p>
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            <p>Herb Brunkhorst, chair of Cal State San Bernardino's department of science, math and technology, has been named the recipient of the National Science Teachers Association's 2010 Distinguished Service Award. </p>
            <p>Brunkhorst was set to receive the award in Philadelphia on March 19, during the association's annual conference.</p>
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            <p>The Distinguished Service Award honors association members who, through active leadership and scholarly endeavor over the years, have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of science education and science teaching.</p>
            <p>Brunkhorst, who joined Cal State San Bernardino in 1988, holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Coe College, a master's degree in science education/zoology and a doctorate in science education in plant physiology, both of these from the University of Iowa. </p>
            <p>He is married to Bonnie Brunkhorst, who is also a professor in CSUSB's College of Education's department of science, math and technology. </p>
            <p>The National Science Teachers Association, founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Va., is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning. NSTA's current membership of 60,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.</p>
            <p>For more information, visit the <a href="http://www.nsta.org">National Science Teachers Association Web site</a>.</p>
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            <p>Gene Webster Jr.&nbsp;of Cal State San Bernardino may have made his statement as one of the best golfers in NCAA Division II with a 54-hole 196 to finish 14 under par to win the Coyote Classic.</p>
            <p>The two-day tournament at Arrowhead Country Club finished on May 1 and was attended by some of the best teams in the nation. No. 1 Barry, No. 3 Chico State, No. 9 Western Washington, No. 24 Abilene Christian and No. 25 Cal State Stanislaus were five of the 17 teams at the tournament.</p>
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<p>Webster led a field of 88 golfers and was the only one to shoot under 200 and was just one of two to fire three rounds under 70 (69-63-64) which happened to be the par for the tournament. As a team, the Coyotes finished fifth after starting the second round in 12th. CSUSB bounced back from a 300 first round with a 281 in the second and a 279 third for a team total 860. The 279 was the lowest team score in the third and&nbsp;the second lowest round total for any team at the tournament.</p>
<p>Cal State Monterey Bay won the Coyote Classic with an 848 three-round total while Barry and Chico State tied for second at 851. Defending national champion, Sonoma State, finished fourth at 854.</p>
<p>Chico&#8217;s Sylvester Gama, who played as an individual, finished second at 203 behind Webster while Patrick Bauer of Sonoma State finished third at 209. Chico State&#8217;s Kyle Souza, who led the tournament after round one, finished in a tie for seventh at 211.</p>
<p>The Coyotes got a 214 from <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=609" rev="609" rel="smarttag">Joe Alldis</a></dfn> who finished in a tie for 18th while <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=611" rev="611" rel="smarttag">Thomas Chu</a></dfn> was a stroke behind at 215 in a tie for 21st. <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=610" rev="610" rel="smarttag">Kenny Anthony</a></dfn> moved up to spots from the first round to finish in 80th with a 235 total score while Jake Lynch finished 84th at 240.</p>
<p>Two other CSUSB golfers also competed as individuals. <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=612" rev="612" rel="smarttag">Nick Kelley</a></dfn> completed his day with a 225 and in a tie for 55th while Bryan Kim shot a 242 for 86th. </p>
<p>The Coyotes now get set for the SoCal Intercollegiate Tournament hosted by UC San Diego at the Mission Viejo Country Club, March 22-23.</p>
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            <p>C.E. &#8220;Tapie&#8221; Rohm, who has taught at Cal State San Bernardino for nearly 30 years and is a founding faculty member of the university&#8217;s information and decision sciences department, has been named CSUSB&#8217;s Outstanding Professor for 2009-2010.</p>
            <p>University President Albert Karnig made the announcement Wednesday, March 10, during an &#8220;ambush&#8221; of Rohm&#8217;s information management class. Karnig was accompanied by previous recipients of the award, colleagues and administration officials to praise the veteran educator.</p>
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&#8220;Dr. Rohm has taught over 40 courses, he&#8217;s created 25 of them, which is simply astonishing. He has over 600 independent study students as well so he&#8217;s done a really remarkable job teaching quantitatively, but also qualitatively in terms of (faculty) responses and student responses, which all emphasize that he cares, he wants us all to succeed and he&#8217;s available to his students,&#8221; Karnig said. &#8220;No matter how you stack it in terms of being a teacher, being an excellent scholar, being a remarkable agent of public service, Dr. Rohm excels.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rohm watched quietly as Karnig spoke. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&#8220;This is unexpected and I&#8217;m appreciative of the things we&#8217;ve been doing. We&#8217;ve just had a great run,&#8221; Rohm said. &#8220;It&#8217;s fun to see all the past recipients of the award. I&#8217;ve long been a great admirer of them for the things they have done, so it&#8217;s a great pleasure to see them. Thank you so much.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rohm, who lives in San Bernardino, was chosen because of &#8220;his excellent teaching and extensive curriculum development, his superb record of professional accomplishments, and his extraordinary record of service activities,&#8221; wrote Janet Kotke, chair of the 2009-2010 Outstanding Professor Selection Committee, in a letter of recommendation. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&#8220;Dr. Rohm&#8217;s service to CSUSB, to the local community, and beyond, is nothing short of amazing,&#8221; wrote Kotke, who was named the university&#8217;s Outstanding Professor for 2008-2009. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Initially, Rohm taught at Cal State San Bernardino for two years as an assistant professor of business administration before accepting a teaching position at Whittier College in 1981. He rejoined the university in 1983.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Over the years, Rohm has taught 31 different undergraduate courses and 16 different graduate courses. He created 18 undergraduate courses and seven graduate courses; he pioneered electronic technology in the classroom and acquired a grant to build a predecessor to the current electronic classrooms on campus in Jack Brown Hall; secured a grant for the startup of an internship office housed within CSUSB&#8217;s Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship, supervised more than 600 independent study students; and mentored the startup and continuation of three student clubs. One of these clubs, the Information Management Association, has been active for 20 years.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rohm&#8217;s work with students is also exceptional, according to student comments. &#8220;Not only does the professor teach the subject material, he inspires us with his insight and his valued world experience, which will give us all a better perspective of the job market, job climate and world situation,&#8221; wrote one student.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Another wrote: &#8220;He touched my heart many times in class, with his expressions of kindness towards both my fellow international students and myself, and more than once I can remember tears of gratitude welling up in my eyes for this man being in my life teaching me more than just databases, systems, and building Internet Web sites, but also about the intangible matters of the human heart and spirit.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professionally, Rohm has published 27 journal articles, 17 proceedings articles, five book chapters; served as editor-in-chief for three information journals, all of which were international in scope; delivered 11 invited or keynote conference presentations; and presented 30 conference papers, including a co-authored &#8220;Best Paper&#8221; to the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He has also a superlative record of service to Cal State San Bernardino, serving on more than 30 committees, councils and groups ranging from the administrative council to chair of the Faculty Senate.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A graduate of Orange High School in Orange, Rohm has a bachelor&#8217;s degree in psychology and a master&#8217;s degree in communication from Brigham Young University. He earned a Ph.D. in communication management psychology from Ohio University.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rohm will be honored by San Bernardino Mayor Pat Morris at the 16<sup>th</sup> annual Mayor&#8217;s Golden Apple Awards dinner on April 14 at the San Bernardino Hilton Hotel, along with 11 other teachers and staff members from Cal State San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College and the San Bernardino City Unified School District.</p>
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            <p>A collection of native North American art compiled by retired Cal State San Bernardino psychology professor Stuart Ellins went on display March 1 at CSUSB's Anthropology Museum. </p>
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            <p>The exhibit includes about 100 art objects created by Native American artists in the Southwest during the 20th century. They include pottery sculptures, baskets, sand painting and drums. Some objects are based on traditional forms, and others are innovations in response to the growing market for Native American art. </p>
            <p>During the 19th century, many items of everyday Native American life - such as pottery - all but ceased to be made by Indians in the Southwest, replaced instead by "American" items bought from trading posts. The rise of an art market spurred their revival. None of the items in this exhibit are sacred items; all were obtained legally and ethically.</p>
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Ellins was a longtime professor of psychology at CSUSB, and collected diverse items of Native American art during his tenure at the university. Upon retirement to Florida, he contributed most of those items to the Anthropology Museum and this is the first time they have been shown publicly as an exhibit.</p>
<p>The collection will be on display through the fall. The museum's hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, exclusive of campus holidays and budgetary closure days. Summer hours are adjusted to the summer campus schedule.</p>
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Five different Coyotes scored over 15 points or more as the Cal State Bernardino men's basketball team&nbsp;downed San Francisco State 92-80 in the first round of the California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. </p>
<p>The Coyotes (20-7) won their fourth straight CCAA Tournament game and advance to the semifinals for the second straight year. The win means that CSUSB will play the host of the semifinals and finals of the tournament, Humboldt State. The Lumberjacks are the No. 2 seed in the tournament with the Coyotes at No. 3. Chico State upset the No. 4 seed Cal State Dominguez Hills and will play the top seeded Cal Poly Pomona in the other semifinal.</p>
<p><dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=628" rev="628" rel="smarttag">Corey Caston</a></dfn> and <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=623" rev="623" rel="smarttag">Lawrence Tyson</a></dfn> combined to score 34 points with each notching 17 points. Caston was 4-for-12 from the field and 7-for-8 at the charity stripe while Tyson was 6-for-7 from the field, 3-for-3 from downtown and 2-2 from the line. It was the most points for Tyson since his season high of 22 against Concordia (Calif.) in November.</p>
<p><dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=626" rev="626" rel="smarttag">Aaron Hill</a></dfn> added 16 points, 13 of which came on 13-for-16 shooting from the free-throw line. <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=618" rev="618" rel="smarttag">Devon Davis</a></dfn> and <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=625" rev="625" rel="smarttag">David Jefferson</a></dfn> each had 15 as well. Davis was 7-for-10 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds while Jefferson went 6-for-9 with eight rebounds. It was a season-high in points for Jefferson and he was just one rebound short of tying his season-high.</p>
<p>Both teams nearly shot the same percentage from the field as the Coyotes hit 55.8 percent (29-52) from the floor and 35.3 percent (6-for-17) from downtown. The Gators hit 56 percent (28-50) from the floor and 46.7 percent (7-for-15) from beyond the arc. The major difference though came at the charity stripe as the Coyotes got to the line 34 times, hitting 28 of those attempts. SFSU made 85 percent of their free throws, but got to the line just 20 times, making 17.</p>
<p>The Gators got as close as four early in the second half at 41-37 and trailed just 57-51 with 10:58 to play, but an 8-0 run capped by a Jefferson steal and lay in gave the Coyotes a 65-51 lead. SFSU again cut the lead to single digits at 70-61 with 7:24 left, but six straight points by CSUSB put the game on ice.</p>
<p>The Coyotes now get set for a Friday battle against a team that defended its home court against CSUSB back in February. Cal State San Bernardino and Humboldt State play the last game of the night Friday at 8 p.m. and the game can be heard live on KCAA 1050 AM and on csusbathletics.com </p>
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<p><dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=640" rev="640" rel="smarttag">Krystal Urzua</a></dfn> closed out her career with a game-high 18 points as Cal State San Bernardino fell 63-46 to Cal Poly Pomona in the first round of the CCCA Tournament. </p>
<p>The senior finished as the all-time leader in 3-pointers made with 205. She was the only Coyote in double figures on the night and pulled in a team-high six rebounds as CSUSB ends its season at 13-15. <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=641" rev="641" rel="smarttag">Emily Vore</a></dfn> added seven points while <dfn><a href="http://csusbathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=645" rev="645" rel="smarttag">Kymberly Ooten</a></dfn> scored six. </p>
<p>The Coyotes shot 31.1 percent (19-61) from the field and 21.4 percent (3-14) from beyond the arc. The Broncos shot 44.7 percent (21-47) from the field and 25 percent (2-8) from 3-point range. </p>
<p>Stephisha Walton led Pomona with 14 points as four Broncos scored in double figures.</p>
<p>Pomona outscored the Coyotes 32-12 in the paint and outrebounded CSUSB 45-30.</p>
<p>It was all Pomona from the opening tip. The Broncos jumped on to a 13-2 lead in the first seven minutes of the game before CSUSB scored five straight to cut it to 13-7. Pomona answered with an 8-2 run to take a 21-9 lead and the lead was never back in single digits again. After taking a 32-15 lead at the half, the Broncos took their biggest lead of the game at 53-26 with 8:12 left in the game. The Coyotes tried to cut into the deficit late, but time was not on the CSUSB side.</p>
<p>The Coyotes graduated five others outside of Urzua as Nikki Boone, Ashlee Ford, Morgan Pryor, Brittany Groves and Shannon Gholar all end their careers for CSUSB.</p>
<p>Two Cal State San Bernardino players have been named to the 2010 All-CCAA women&#8217;s basketball team, the California Collegiate Athletic Association has announced.</p>
<p>The California Collegiate Athletic Association has announced its 2010 All-CCAA basketball teams. The Coyotes men have one on the first team and two on the second, and the Coyotes women have one each on the first and second teams.</p>
<p>Krystal Urzua, a senior from Downey, Calif., was named All-CCAA first team while Kymberly Ooten, a junior from Moreno Valley, Calif., was named to the second team.</p>
<p>Urzua set school records for most 3-pointers in a single-season (68) and 3-point field goal percentage in a single-season (.430). Both marks also led the CCAA for the 2009-109 season. She led the team in scoring at 16.4 point per game and was third on the team in assists at 2.2 per game. The guard scored 20 or more points in seven different games this season and scored a season-high 29 points in the season opener against Hope International.</p>
<p>Ooten averaged 11.4 points per game, the second most on the team, and led the team in rebounds with 165 overall, averaging 5.9 per game. She was also sixth in the CCAA and led the team in field goal percentage (.460). Ooten also notched two double-doubles with 20 points and 13 rebounds against Sonoma State and 10 points and 14 rebounds at Cal State Dominguez Hills.</p>
<p>In his first year as a Coyote, Bryan LeDuc, named to the men's first team,&nbsp;has made an immediate impact at CSUSB. The senior leads the conference in rebounds (8.0 rpg), is second in field goal percentage (61.1) and fourth in scoring (14.5 ppg) and free throw percentage (.835). So far he has recorded the eighth most rebounds in a single-season in school history with 215. LeDuc, a Corona, Calif. native,&nbsp;has scored in double figures in 21 of the 27 games he played, recording seven double doubles. Cal State San Bernardino has had at least one player named All-CCAA first team for the past 12 seasons.</p>
<p>Corey Caston and Aaron Hill were both named All-CCAA second team for the first time. Caston, a Chicago, Ill. native, led the CCAA in assists (5.4 apg) and steals (2.0). He averages 11.3 points per game for CSUSB. Hill, a junior from Compton, Calif., averages 10 points per game and is fourth in the conference in steals per game at 1.6 and sixth assists at 3.6 per game.</p>
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The action, which is consistent with measures taken by a majority of the other CSU campuses, structures the way that CSUSB will lower its student enrollment for 2010-2011. The impaction is in response to severe state budget reductions.<br />
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In declaring campus-wide impaction for the first time in its history, Cal State San Bernardino will place applicants from outside of the defined local area on a waiting list. Those who meet requirements will be offered admission on a space-available basis.<br />
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CSUSB's local area includes most school districts in San Bernardino County, and many in Riverside County, as well as all community colleges in the two-county area. Freshmen and community college transfers from outside the defined local area will be admitted based upon space availability and an eligibility index.<br />
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"Given the reduced funding, the university has been forced to scale back its class offerings and to reduce our enrollment, despite record numbers of applications," said Olivia Rosas, incoming interim associate vice president, enrollment services. "Students from high schools and community colleges within the defined local area will not be impacted at all, and most of those school districts that are outside of our local area will fall within the local area of another CSU campus."<br />
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CSUSB is required to lower its in-state student enrollment by more than 1,900 full-time-equivalent students for 2010-2011, which represents a near 13 percent reduction from 2008-2009. However, undergraduate applications for fall 2010 have increased dramatically over the previous year.<br />
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For the first time ever, Cal State San Bernardino closed applications to first-time freshmen shortly after the Oct. 1-Nov. 30 priority application period, but continued to accept applications on a waiting list-basis through mid-December. Students on the waiting list who qualify for admission will be accommodated should space become available.<br />
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In his proposed 2010-2011 California budget, Gov. Schwarzenegger pledged to restore $305 million taken last year from the 23-campus California State University system. University officials anticipate enrollment limitations will be lifted if the governor's proposed budget is approved.<br />
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The California State University system has experienced a $625 million cut in state funding over the past two years. To address a 25 percent reduction in state funding CSUSB has been forced to implement numerous measures, including enrollment cuts, student fee increases, employee furloughs, layoffs and a significant reduction in class offerings.<br />
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Students with additional questions about applying to CSUSB can contact the university's office of admissions and student recruitment at (909) 537-5188. <br />
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The center received the Entrepreneurship Educational Award for "Outstanding Specialty Entrepreneurship Program" from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship at its annual conference held Jan. 14-17 in Nashville, Tenn.<br />
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The USASBE is the largest independent, professional, academic organization in the world dedicated to advancing the discipline of entrepreneurship. With more than 1,000 members from universities and colleges, for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations and the public sector, USASBE is a diverse mix of professionals that share a common commitment to fostering entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviors.<br />
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The panel of national judges recognized IECE for its curriculum design and management of the Integrated Technology Transfer Network program. The ITTN program provides top minority science students from historically black colleges and universities across the nation with an advanced graduate study and mentoring program in technology entrepreneurship. <br />
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"We're extremely excited to be recognized with such an honor," said Michael Stull, director of IECE and a CSUSB associate professor of entrepreneurship. "To go through such a rigorous process and be selected for such an award is validation of the hard work and effort we've put into designing and managing an innovative technology entrepreneurship education program. This award is further evidence that we're among the best entrepreneurship programs in the world." <br />
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Karen Dill Bowerman, dean of the university's College of Business and Public Administration, praised the center and its faculty for its hard work and quality programs.<br />
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"Dr. Stull and the management faculty have lifted our entrepreneurship curriculum to a high level of quality and innovation. Students in the specialty program recognized by USASBE bring diverse science backgrounds to us, and they leave CSUSB with readiness for moving their innovations to market," said Bowerman. "Both graduate and undergraduate programs bring all of our entrepreneurship students on a path to self-sufficiency that grows the economy of Inland Southern California." <br />
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USASBE has been recognizing excellence in entrepreneurship education since 1990, and annually recognizes exemplary programs in seven categories. According to Stanley Mandel, director of the Angell Center of Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University and the chair of the 2010 awards program, this year's awards process garnered more than 70 applications, making it one of the organization's largest competitions ever. <br />
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            <p>Half of Cal State San Bernardino's 200-plus student-athletes earned a 3.0 grade point average or higher during the fall quarter that ended in December, according to grades posted following the completion of final exams.<br />
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            <p>The Coyote women's tennis team posted the best team grade point average for the seventh straight quarter - a 3.35 with five of the 10 players equaling or surpassing 3.5 GPA.<br />
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            The men's basketball team posted the highest GPA among the men's teams at 2.97 with three players boasting a 3.5 or higher grade average for the quarter.<br />
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            Ten of the 21 women's soccer players who earned a 3.0 or higher achieved the 3.5 "Leader of the Pack" distinction, the most of any team.<br />
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            BASEBALL - Nicholas Heusterberg, Brent Planck, Andrew Schile, Carlos Nakamura, Garrett Nelsen, Ethan Chapman, Ken Othman;<br />
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            WOMEN'S SOCCER - Ashley Haagsma, Chelsey Jones, Jordan Cleary, Korianne Massuere, Ashley Salas, Casey Hirsch, Erika Gomez, Tiffany Mallick, Lindsey Witz, Anne-Marie Tahramanis;<br />
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            TENNIS - Janay Palicte, Rebecca Moon, Kara Jenkins, Brittany Choate, Allison Brooks;<br />
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            VOLLEYBALL - Alyssa Auck, Jane Moesche, Hillary O'Shaughnessy, Nicole Moore, Rachel Taylor; and<br />
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            WATER POLO - Kaitlin Hartman, Kayla Barrow.<br />
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            <p>A new radio show about the environment will premiere on Cal State San Bernardino's Internet station Coyote Radio.</p>
            <p>The EverGreen Show, hosted and produced by Darleen Stoner, CSUSB professor emeritus of environmental education, debuted Tuesday, Feb. 2, with a repeat of the program at the same time on Thursday, Feb. 4.</p>
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Each weekly half-hour show will feature a special guest while exploring effective strategies for keeping Planet Earth healthy and beautiful. The programs will discuss environmental topics as well as present techniques to share the information with others, especially youth. <br />
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Along with Stoner, the show is co-hosted by Laura Borg Terrill, who has a master's degree in environmental education from Cal State San Bernardino. The university's academic computing and media department produces the program.<br />
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"Listeners can expect an engaging approach on each show," said Stoner. "Our first week's show is themed 'Reduce, Reuse, Re-Pizza?' and presents an unusual and creative approach to reduce, reuse and recycle. Our second show, 'Ocean Odyssey,' includes a visit with a marine educator, where listeners can expect to learn useful information about marine life, while garnering new ideas on how to increase the learning value of a family visit to an aquarium."<br />
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Linda Ceballos, environmental programs manager for the city of Rancho Cucamonga, will be the guest on the "Reduce, Reuse, Re-Pizza?" program scheduled for Feb. 2 and 4.<br />
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"Ocean Odyssey" on Feb. 9 and 11 will include a visit with Lauren Holman, marine educator at the Roundhouse Aquarium in Manhattan Beach.<br />
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Cal State San Bernardino's Coyote Radio also is home to production of the nationally syndicated feature "Isla Earth" radio program, with a weekly audience of 5 million listeners.<br />
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Coyote Radio, the online campus radio station at Cal State San Bernardino, was selected as the top Internet-only college radio station in America and the third-best of all college radio stations in the nation, as determined by students nationwide who voted for MTV's "Radio Woodie" Award. The station is one of only 50 select U.S. college radio stations carried by iTunes. <br />
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Programs are available online at the Coyote Radio Web site.</p>
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            <p>William C. Green, an associate professor of political science at Cal State San Bernardino, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, following a sudden illness while on active duty in Germany with the United States Navy.</p>
            <p>A commander with the U.S. Navy Reserve, he had been on leave from the university while serving in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility (CENTCOM AOR) on one-year mobilization orders.</p>
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<p>Green, 53, who lived in Claremont, specialized in national security, comparative politics of Eurasia, and international relations. He was the recipient of the university's 2007-2008 Golden Apple Award for outstanding teaching. <br />
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Upon receiving the award, it was noted that Green was chosen for being a "scholarly teacher" who had a research interest in the topics that he taught, and who continually enhanced his teaching with his deep and current understanding of the field. <br />
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Students who recommended him for the award described him as "outstanding in every way" and "a man of character and integrity." They said Green delivered his lectures with "remarkable clarity" and that he had "a good sense of humor." One of his students wrote, "Dr. Green is the best professor I've ever had." <br />
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Green taught more than 15 undergraduate and graduate courses on topics such as U.S. foreign policy, national security, intelligence, international relations, U.S. Naval strategy, Asian and European regional politics, and Asian and European regional security. <br />
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Green joined Cal State San Bernardino in September 1995 after having taught at Boston University and at the University of Southern California, where he obtained his bachelor's degree (Russian language and literature), master's degree (international relations) and doctorate (international relations). <br />
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He served as senior researcher at the Heritage Foundation, and he authored several books on the Soviet Union, the Russian military and nuclear weapons. In addition to his military service, he also served as election observer for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe during the 2004 national elections in Kazakhstan. <br />
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He is survived by his wife, Ann, and two children, Clark and Julia. <br />
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Service arrangements are pending. Details on funeral services will be provided as they become available.<br />
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino has been selected as an award winner in the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce&#8217;s annual Beautification Awards Program.</p>
            <p>The university will be honored in the &#8220;Maintenance of Existing Property&#8221; category when the beautification awards are presented at the chamber&#8217;s annual installation dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the San Bernardino Hilton.</p>
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<p>&#8220;For years, CSUSB has been known for its beautiful green park-like setting, with lush lawns and trees, set against the majestic San Bernardino Mountains,&#8221; wrote Tony Simpson, senior director for facilities services at the university. &#8220;It&#8217;s no wonder the campus has been recognized as the most beautiful in the California State University system.&#8221;<br />
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In a survey conducted by the California State University system several years ago, a higher percentage of students at the university listed CSUSB as "beautiful" than did students at any of the other CSU campuses.<br />
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The university&#8217;s facilities services department was honored in 2007 with the highest national award by APPA, the Association of Physical Plant Administrators, for outstanding practices. Cal State San Bernardino joined a select list of top universities around the nation ever to receive this award.<br />
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Several building construction projects at CSUSB have been spotlighted as recent &#8220;Outstanding Design&#8221; award winners in the American School and University Magazine&#8217;s Architectural Portfolio. Those include the Santos Manuel Student Union, Chemical Sciences Building, College of Education Building and the Student Recreation and Fitness Center. <br />
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The campus continues to increase its energy conservation efforts to create a green campus and recently completed a major Energy Services Infrastructure Improvements Project that will yield a million dollars in annual savings. Ongoing efforts to make the campus greener and more energy efficient earned the university&#8217;s Energy Efficiency and Infrastructure Upgrade Project 2009 national Energy Project of the Year award from the National Association of Energy Engineers.<br />
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For more information about facilities services at Cal State San Bernardino, contact Simpson at <a href="mailto:tsimpson@csusb.edu">tsimpson@csusb.edu</a>.</p>
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            <p>The John M. Pfau Library at Cal State San Bernardino has changed its hours of operation with the start of the winter quarter. The changes were made because of state budget cuts and limited staffing.<br />
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            The new hours will be Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.</p>
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The library will be closed during the state-mandated furlough days; however, the library still plans to remain open until midnight during finals week of the winter and spring quarters.<br />
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These new hours are just one strategy the library is using to cope with its budget cuts and restrictions.<br />
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For more information, visit the John M. Pfau Library Web site.</p>
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The governor's budget seeks to close a $19.9 billion deficit over the next 18 months through a variety of cuts and shifts in spending, many of which will start in the current fiscal year. But he vowed to protect education saying it was the state's best way to invest in the future.<br />
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We commend the governor for his renewed investment in the California State University," said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. "If adopted by the legislature, this budget will allow us to begin restoring student access to our university. In this extremely difficult budget climate, we appreciate the governor making higher education a priority. Clearly, he understands how important restored budgets for higher education are for jobs and California's economic recovery. We are still faced with challenging circumstances and it will be a slow process as we seek to return to financial stability. This budget will help start us on the path to recovery."<br />
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Over the past two years, the CSU has implemented several cost-cutting measures including enrollment reductions, student fee increases, employee furloughs and layoffs, and class reductions to address a 21 percent or $625 million decrease in state support. While the additional funding will allow the CSU more flexibility, state funding is still below the 2007-2008 level. <br />
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"We look forward to working with the governor and the legislature to reinvest and restore funding for the California State University as we move through the budget process," said Reed. <br />
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The $305 million that the governor is proposing to restore was a one-time cut to the current budget. The additional $60.6 million for enrollment growth is contingent upon the state receiving a threshold amount in federal aid for other state programs. <br />
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The governor's online press release has more information.</p>
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            <p>Former Cal State San Bernardino head coach Larry Reynolds, facing his former assistant and current CSUSB head coach Jeff Oliver for the first time in CCAA conference play, emerged the victor Sunday as Cal State Stanislaus held on for a 70-68 CCAA men's basketball win over the Coyotes.</p>
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<p>The Coyotes had three chances to tie the game in the final nine seconds but shots by Devon Davis, Bryan LeDuc and Lawrence Tyson came up empty and the Warriors got their first conference win, improving to 1-3 in the CCAA and 5-4 overall. CSUSB is now 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the CCAA.<br />
The last time that Reynolds and Oliver faced each other was an exhibition game back at the start of the 2002-03 season when Reynolds was at Long Beach State. The Coyotes won that game.<br />
Junior point guard Corey Caston had a game-high 16 points and seven assists to lead the Coyotes while Tyson finished with 15 points and four assists. LeDuc had nine points and four rebounds.<br />
The Warriors were led by Prince Abedoyi and Jordan Stokes with 15 points apiece. Frank Monge had 13 points and Chad Johnson finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.<br />
The Coyotes shot 42 percent for the game (25 of 59) and 38 percent from three-point range (11 of 29) but were outrebounded 33-22 by the Warriors. Stanislaus shot 46 percent from the field (23 of 49) and 42 percent from the three (five of 12) and made 19 of 21 free throws (90 percent).<br />
Trailing 32-25 at halftime, the Coyotes caught and passed the Warriors on a three-pointer by junior guard Aaron Hill to make it 46-45 CSUSB with 13:55 left in the game.<br />
However, the Warriors outscored the Coyotes 17-11 to take a 62-56 lead with 5:28 remaining on a pair of free throws by Dwight Jones.<br />
CSUSB pulled even with the hosts at 67-all on Caston's layup with 1:16 remaining. However, Stokes made a layup with 39 seconds left for a 69-67 advantage. CSUSB's Hill was fouled and missed the first free throw with 18 seconds left but made the second to make it 69-68.<br />
The Warriors' Johnson then hit his first free throw after being fouled with 16 seconds left but missed the second and the Coyotes had life, trailing by two with possession. Davis missed a layup with nine seconds left but LeDuc rebounded the ball and then missed a jumper with five seconds left but the Coyotes retained possession when the ball went out of bounds. Tyson took the final shot with one second left and missed.<br />
The Coyotes return home to face Humboldt State at 7:30 p.m. Friday night in Coussoulis Arena.<br />
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            <p>The Cal State San Bernardino Golden Key International Honour Society has received the "Gold Chapter" designation for the 2008-2009 academic year, the highest reporting standard the society offers.<br />
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            Each year, chapters must meet standards regarding leadership, outreach, member recognition and local activities. CSUSB's chapter earned its Gold Chapter status based on its performance in each of these areas.</p>
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<p>"I'm delighted that yet another of our national honor societies has been recognized with the highest designation a chapter can receive," said Cal State San Bernardino President Albert Karnig. "This meaningful honor is testimony to our Golden Key Society's hard work, leadership and outreach efforts. Congratulations to our students and to Professor Ruth Burke,"<br />
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Burke, who is the chapter's faculty adviser, was also recognized as western region adviser of the year. Burke is an associate professor in CSUSB's Department of World Languages and Literature. <br />
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Golden Key is an international academic honor society by invitation only, which recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence among college and university students. <br />
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"I am honored to be adviser to the San Bernardino Chapter," said Burke, who has guided the Golden Key's chapter since its inception in 2002. "The caliber of chapter officers has been exceptional over the past four years." <br />
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Notable activities the chapter has accomplished this past year included a "Books for Africa" book campaign, literacy outreach to grade school students and local participation in the national "Make a Difference Day."<br />
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"Working together, our team demonstrates our mission statement in action: 'To recognize academic excellence and promote community volunteerism,'" said Burke. <br />
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The Golden Key is the world's premier collegiate honor society with nearly 2 million members and more than 375 chapters across the nation and around the world. <br />
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John W. Mitchell, chief executive officer of Atlanta-based Golden Key International Honour Society, said this achievement is bestowed on the chapter and its adviser for promoting Golden Key's mission of recognizing outstanding academic achievement. <br />
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In addition, Golden Key provides a vast array of benefits such as scholarships of more than $500,000 to undergraduate and graduate students, study abroad programs, exclusive internships, job prospects, as well as leadership and networking opportunities.<br />
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For more information about the Golden Key Honour Society at Cal State San Bernardino, contact Ruth Burke at (909) 537-5889 or e-mail rburke@csusb.edu.</p>
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            <p>Longtime Cal State San Bernardino executive William Aguilar, who has served as an administrator at the university since 1989, including nearly five years as CSUSB's vice president for university advancement, retired Dec. 31.</p>
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<p>"William has been an excellent colleague whose exceptional leadership skills, vision, experience and understanding of the university allowed him to excel in a host of different management roles at Cal State San Bernardino," said CSUSB President Albert Karnig. <br />
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"He established himself as an excellent university librarian, directing development of the university libraries during challenging transitional times. Then he served as the founding vice president for information technology, helping to lay out CSUSB's tech infrastructure, and his work as vice president for advancement was marked by new fundraising records. William's also been a valuable and conscientious adviser as part of our executive cabinet, and we'll unquestionably miss him when he retires."<br />
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"Cal State San Bernardino has been the central focus of my life for the past 21 years," Aguilar said. "I will most certainly miss so many things, but above all I will miss my colleagues and friends."<br />
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Aguilar joined Cal State San Bernardino as the university librarian in 1989, and was elevated to vice president for information resources and technology when the division was created in 1992. In overseeing seven departments within the division, he also was the chief architect in the transformation of the university's technology infrastructure.<br />
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CSUSB's top advancement position sat vacant from late 2001 until March 2005, when, after a national search, Karnig appointed Aguilar as vice president for university advancement. There, Aguilar has overseen the university's offices of development, athletics, alumni affairs, advancement services and public affairs.<br />
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"As long as we could have searched, I don't think we would have ever found a better person for this position than William," Karnig said. <br />
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Along with serving as the Hispanic Caucus chair of the American Association of Higher Education, Aguilar is the founding president of the Southern California Consortium of Hispanic Serving Institutions.<br />
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Prior to joining CSUSB, he worked at Central Connecticut State University, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Pikeville (Ky.) College and Lamar (Colo.) Community College.<br />
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Aguilar has a Ph.D. in library and information science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His master's degree in library science is from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and he has a bachelor's degree in secondary education and Spanish from Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo.<br />
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He lives in San Bernardino with his wife, Becky, and has a son, Jason, who lives in Riverside. <br />
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Francoise Aylmer, CSUSB's associate vice president for development, will serve as interim vice president for advancement beginning Jan. 1.</p>
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            <p>Richard Samuel Saylor, noted American composer and Emeritus Professor at California State University at San Bernardino, died December 11 of natural causes at his home in Arcadia. He was 83.<br />
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            Saylor taught at the campus for more than two decades beginning in 1968 shortly after it was founded as San Bernardino State College. He conducted the university&#8217;s chamber orchestra for more than 20 years during which the orchestra was recognized nationally for its innovative programming and excellence.</p>
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<p>Saylor served as chairman of the university&#8217;s music department and was active in the musical community throughout Southern California. He also conducted the Riverside Opera, Palm Springs Symphony and performances of the San Bernardino Symphony.<br />
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His students regarded him as a charismatic, innovative and passionate teacher. After retiring he was named an Emeritus Professor by Cal State in recognition of his contributions building the music program for 22 years.<br />
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&#8220;He challenged his students in a way that shaped our lives for the whole of our lives,&#8221; said Catt LeBaigue of Santa Fe, N.M., who studied with Saylor. &#8220;He taught not only how to think but how to live. Much of who I am today is because I was one of [Saylor&#8217;s] students.&#8221;<br />
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Born in Reading, Pa., Saylor enlisted in the Navy directly out of high school at the age of 17 and served as a sonar operator on ships during World War II. During high school he snuck out to play clarinet and saxophone in jazz groups, but his musical horizons expanded when he became the first member of his family to attend college, receiving his undergraduate degree from Ithaca College in New York. There he met his wife, Naomi, and started a family.<br />
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His career as a composer began in college when he wrote &#8220;Prisoner of War,&#8221; band music that was chosen by the Army to commemorate the Baatan Day Rites in the Philippines in 1963. Saylor later earned his Master&#8217;s degree from the University of Michigan and his Doctorate at Stanford University in orchestral conducting.<br />
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Saylor taught in high schools and was a professor at Xavier University in New Orleans and at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. At the age of 32, applying for a teaching job, he wrote, &#8220;I have worked at a variety of jobs including oil pit cleaner, teacher in a public school, cement block maker, band director, furniture salesman, composer, waiter, bar room musician, teacher in college, dance hall musician and critic.&#8221;<br />
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Saylor&#8217;s musical interests and knowledge grew widely over the years. He was an early teacher of electronic music and developed a specialty in ethnomusicology after receiving a Smithsonian grant to study the classical music of South India, where he lived with his family for a year in Madras. He also championed modernism in music and pushed his students to play the atonal music of Webern as well as some of the more challenging works of Igor Stravinsky and Arnold Schoenberg.<br />
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Throughout his teaching and conducting career Saylor continued composing. American pianist Althea Waites recorded Saylor&#8217;s &#8220;Five Pieces for Piano&#8221; on her 1993 album &#8220;Along the Western Shore.&#8221; He continued composing into his 70s and his former students Michael Tacchia and Michele Brosseau played one of his compositions at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City in 2003.<br />
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He also continued to travel widely and study music in Indonesia, China and India, and he spent a semester teaching in Haiti.<br />
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Saylor is survived by three children, Janine Muscatine, Mark Saylor, and David Saylor; his brothers, William and James; and seven grandchildren.<br />
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A memorial service has not yet been scheduled, but in lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation in Richard Saylor&#8217;s name to www.vh1savethemusic.com, a nonprofit organization supporting music in the public schools.</p>
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            <p>As its fall quarter event, the CSUSB Alumni Association Hispanic Chapter, along with CoyoteCareers and Associated Students, Inc., welcomed acclaimed author, speaker and entrepreneur Kristin Tillquist to campus on November 5.<br />
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            Gleaning insight from her own experiences and sharing advice from her new book Capitalizing on Kindness: Why 21st Century Professionals Need to Be Nice, Tillquist presented two lectures on campus to more than 70 students, alumni, faculty/staff, and guests. Both provided suggestions for growing one&#8217;s business and professional opportunities by establishing a reputation for kindness and a network of supportive colleagues and peers.</p>
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<p>Additionally, Tillquist shared her top 5 tips for networking:<br />
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<strong>1. Make friends first, think business later:</strong> When networking, focus on how you can help people and get to know them. Rather than focusing on sealing a business deal, simply see if you can connect. As Jacqueline Whitmore says, &#8220;Be a farmer, not a hunter!&#8221; Relax and enjoy yourself!<br />
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<strong>2. Create &#8216;weak ties&#8221;:</strong> Think of the expansiveness of your network rather than its depth. Create for yourself a broad network of acquaintances, the more the better. Especially focus on getting out of your comfort zone and meet those who are different from you &#8211; different socio economic, race, religion, political views. They will give you access to information and opportunities that you and your friends wouldn&#8217;t otherwise have.<br />
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<strong>3. Find Connectors:</strong> Get to know those key people who are natural networking masters, coined &#8220;Connectors&#8221; by Malcolm Gladwell in <em>The Tipping Point</em>. These outgoing people will be happy to connect you or refer you to others within their extensive networks.<br />
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<strong>4. Find common interests:</strong> People do business with people they know, like and trust. The best way to connect with another person is to start with small talk on topics of mutual interest, such as work, hobbies, places of origin, or travel interests.<br />
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<strong>5. Make networking a priority:</strong> Keep your eyes open for networking opportunities that lie all around you &#8211; at school, at social events, at sporting or musical events and so many more. Get these opportunities scheduled in to your weekly calendar and treat them as an obligation in order to make sure you find the time. Remember, you are never too busy to network! <br />
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Tillquist is the chief of staff to Mayor Loveridge, City of Riverside. A former attorney, Tillquist is also a noted speaker and columnist. Her book, <em>Capitalizing on Kindness: Why 21st Century Professionals Need to Be Nice</em>, is available online and at retailers such as Barnes and Noble and Borders. Tillquist can be reached at www.kindnesscapital.com.<br />
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For its winter quarter event, the CSUSB Alumni Association Hispanic Chapter will host world-renowned speaker, author, and radio personality Daniel Gutierrez as he presents &#8220;The 7 Golden Rules to Success&#8221; on January 28. For more information regarding this event, please visit the CSUSB Alumni Association website&#8217;s Upcoming Events at <a href="http://www.csusbalumni.com/">www.csusbalumni.com</a>.</p>
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            <p>The state's Master Plan for Higher Education remains a viable framework for California's public higher education system, according to CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed, but the state needs to renew its investment in higher education.</p>
            <p>Reed, along with University of California President Mark Yudof and California Community College Chancellor Jack Scott spoke at an information hearing of the Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education Monday, Dec. 7, in Sacramento. </p>
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The hearing was the first of four being held as state lawmakers review the master plan to determine whether its original goals of providing access to a quality college education are still serving the needs of the state's student population and the workforce.</p>
<p>"The future of California is tied to its students," Reed emphasized, but said the state's support for CSU students has steadily declined. In the past decade, state funds per student have substantially decreased from $11,075 per student to $4,732. This has forced more reliance on student fees, with the average student fee revenue per student rising from $1,507 in 1990 to $4,022 in 2009.</p>
<p>"We didn't become the world's eighth largest economy by accident," Reed remarked, commenting that the master plan and California's investment in education have produced the state's highly educated workforce. The CSU graduates more than 92,000 students annually, the majority of whom go on to work in the state's most competitive industries such as agriculture, engineering, technology, hospitality and entertainment.</p>
<p>Without adequate funding, the CSU has been forced to reduce enrollment, raise fees and reduce programs and student services at a time when it should be producing even more students for the workforce, Reed said. The state needs to reinvest in the master plan, he stressed, and focus on educating the state's underserved students. </p>
<p>The CSU, Reed said, has committed to cut in half by 2014 the current achievement gap for African American, Native American, Latino and Pacific Islander students. </p>
<p>The CSU has developed several innovative programs and partnerships to better prepare underserved students for college, such as the Super Sunday outreach program with African American churches, the statewide Road to College bus tour, the summer Algebra Institutes for middle school students and the 11th grade Early Assessment test. For more information, go to the <a href="http://blogs.calstate.edu/budgetcentral/?p=658">CSU Budget Central Web page</a>.</p>
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino student groups, Greek organizations and campus departments participated in this year's Noodles in November drive, which collected 11,355 packages of noodles to feed the hungry.</p>
            <p>Noodles in November is a food drive hosted by the student leadership and development office at Cal State San Bernardino. The goal of the drive was to collect 10,000 packages of Ramen noodles during the month and donate them to the San Bernardino City Mission. Noodles were collected through Nov. 18. </p>
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<p>"We chose to collect noodles because they are easy to store and you can make so many different recipes," said Rosemary Zometa, event coordinator in the student leadership office. "This drive is a great opportunity for students to get involved in giving back to the community."<br />
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The San Bernardino City Mission is a non-profit organization that organizes fundraisers, serves the poor, feeds the hungry and provides shelter for the homeless.<br />
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Among the organizations and departments participating in the drive, the university's recreational sports department collected 1,667 packages of noodles, which was the largest contribution. The student organizations Society for Anime and Manga Appreciation donated 979 packages, and the Sorority of Lambda Theta Alpha donated 280 packages. This was the seventh annual Noodles in November drive at Cal State San Bernardino. <br />
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For more information, contact Michelle Salge at (909) 537-5234 or e-mail msalge@csusb.edu.<br />
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            <p>Building on its exceptional reputation as one of the nation's top teacher credentialing programs, Cal State San Bernardino's College of Education has once again received a full seven-year accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.</p>
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<p>The accreditation was approved following a vote in October by the national teaching accrediting body, whose representatives were on campus this past May meeting with administrators, program directors, teachers and current students, along with area school superintendents, county supervisors from San Bernardino and Riverside counties, and other elected officials.</p>
<p>Patricia Arlin, dean of CSUSB's College of Education, said NCATE officials were pleased with their findings and had all of their questions answered during their visit. One of the members of the accrediting group praised the college for its preparation, briefings and programs, saying that the group finished much of its work sooner than expected, Arlin said.</p>
<p>"We are pleased that we met all six standards for all of our basic credential and advanced graduate programs. The faculty and staff are to be congratulated for all of their successful efforts in preparing for the accreditation visit," Arlin said. "The NCATE committee singled out Diana Arias Quijano for her excellent Web site preparation that made all of the required documents and supporting materials easily accessible to the committee." </p>
<p>The high praise from the national group reinforces CSUSB's outstanding teacher preparation programs in its College of Education, as well as other university programs that have earned national accreditation status.</p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino has already received full accreditation from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, whose representatives were on campus at the same time as NCATE officials. The state accreditation came this past summer. </p>
<p>Both accreditations will help the college recruit students and teachers to the credential programs, said Iris Riggs, the associate dean for teacher education.</p>
<p>The teacher preparation programs offered by the college include service learning, where liberal studies majors spend 120 hours in elementary and middle school classrooms observing classroom activities and working with veteran teachers. </p>
<p>Other programs involve partnerships with middle schools to improve the math skills of middle school teachers, and the intensive blended program, where credential students are grouped together as a cohort to develop a strong support structure as they work toward their credentials. Fieldwork is an important part of all of the programs, both credential and advanced.</p>
<p>The College of Education's doctorate in educational leadership program also underwent scrutiny for the first time by both teaching groups. Although not currently required, program officials did submit to the review for the experience and to prepare for future visits, Arlin said. The education doctorate program, which was launched in the fall of 2007, received accreditation through 2012 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.</p>
<p>NCATE, based in Washington, D.C., is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the professional accrediting body for teacher preparation in the United States. NCATE is a coalition of 33 specialty professional associations of teachers, teacher educators, content specialists and local and state policy makers representing more than 3 million individuals. Its focus is on quality assurance in the preparation of teachers and other education professionals. </p>
<p>Seeking accreditation through NCATE's peer review process is voluntary and is not required for operating credential or degree programs. Universities must meet NCATE's national professional standards in preparing teacher candidates to know and effectively teach their subject matter. </p>
<p>The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing serves as a state standards board for educator preparation for the public schools of California, the licensing and credentialing of professional educators in the state, the enforcement of professional practices of educators, and the discipline of credential holders in the state of California.</p>
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<p>Cal State San Bernardino's Class of 1969 celebrated the 40th anniversary of its graduation by inviting members of the classes of '67, '68 and '70 along for a full day of events on campus on Saturday, November 14.</p>
<p>Nearly&nbsp;40 alumni arrived&nbsp;at the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum&nbsp;to share much conversation about their college days and current times.&nbsp;In addition to viewing campus art and memorabilia exhibits, they&nbsp;received updates from university administrators, including President Karnig, and took campus tours to view some of those updates in person.</p>
<p>The afternoon held more activities, such as a political science lecture and a bookstore shopping session. Some alums had witnessed the progress on campus gradually; for others, seeing all the new buildings and hearing about all the new academic programs was a pleasant surprise.&nbsp;The group enjoyed an evening barbecue dinner in a Coussoulis Arena hospitality room, followed by much cheering for the CSUSB Coyotes women's volleyball team as they swept Cal State Monterey Bay, 3-0.</p>
<p>Below&nbsp;is a&nbsp;photo gallery, highlighting just some of the Class of '69 Reunion events and activities.</p>
<p><img alt="reunion gallery 2" src="http://www.csusbalumni.com/atf/cf/{78A4D67B-8585-4EFB-B659-F18890382B34}/gallery2 layout b.jpg" border="0" />&nbsp;<img alt="reunion gallery 1" src="http://www.csusbalumni.com/atf/cf/{78A4D67B-8585-4EFB-B659-F18890382B34}/gallery1 layout b.jpg" border="0" />&nbsp;</p>
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            <p>Doctoral students may apply for the Chancellor&#8217;s Doctoral Incentive Program, which is the largest program in the nation designed to increase the diversity of the pool of qualified faculty candidates.</p>
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<p>The CDIP will lend participants who are full-time doctoral students up to $10,000 annually to a limit of $30,000 over a five-year period. The recipients may enroll in any approved doctoral program at an accredited university in the United States or abroad.<br />
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After completion of the doctoral degree, a CDIP participant is extended a 12-month grace period before loan repayments begin. If the participant obtains a full-time instructional faculty position in the CSU, the loan principal and interest are "forgiven" at the rate of 20% for each year of service. After five years of full-time faculty service, the entire loan amount can be forgiven.<br />
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Applications can be downloaded at http://www.calstate.edu/hr/cdip/apply/. The program is sponsored by the California State University Chancellor&#8217;s Office. The application deadline is Friday, February 5, 2010. Applications are due to the Office of Graduate Studies (CH-123) by 5 pm. that day.<br />
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            <p>Marketing professor Eric Newman appeared startled when, in the midst of a class lecture, Cal State San Bernardino President Al Karnig barged into the classroom followed by a small army of professors, administrators, photographers and reporters.</p>
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<p>Newman and his students in the sports and entertainment marketing class were the target and eyewitnesses to an "ambush" by Karnig, who, along with the other visitors, congratulated the marketing professor today, Thursday, Nov. 19, for being named the recipient of the CSUSB Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching for 2009-2010. <br />
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Karnig, who began doing "ambushes" of the award-winning teachers in front of their classes soon after he became university president in 1997, called Newman "a remarkable faculty member who stood out." <br />
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"He's such an extraordinary teacher; that's what all the evaluations said, that he's lively, he's interesting &#8230; he gives you hands on experiences in internships and other opportunities, but he's also rigorous, he's also challenging and helps you to grow," Karnig said. "Eric is somebody who really does care and we're really, really proud of him."<br />
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Newman, who lives in Redlands, was surprised and pleased in winning the award.<br />
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"You know, I do what I do and it's nice when you get recognized," Newman said. "I'm very happy teaching and when you get an award for teaching, that's very exciting."<br />
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The Golden Apple is one of two major university faculty awards given each year. The other award, the Outstanding Professor, will be given in January 2010. <br />
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Newman, who joined Cal State San Bernardino's College of Business and Public Administration in 2001, stood out from the many outstanding nominees for the award, wrote Yuchin Chien, who led the Golden Apple Award Selection Committee. Chien, a professor in the university's psychology department, was herself named the university's Outstanding Professor in 2008.<br />
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"Dr. Newman's willingness to reach out to students and his outstanding teaching achievement can be best summarized by his extremely 'unusual' and 'impressive' award-winning record. During his relatively 'short' tenure at CSUSB, Dr. Newman has received nine teaching-related awards," Chien wrote in the committee's recommendation letter.<br />
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Newman also received praise from his students.<br />
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"Newman gives you the in's and out's of marketing. He makes you want to learn more than just reading the book! His lectures are very useful and educational. KEEP HIM AROUND, WE LOVE HIM!," wrote one student.<br />
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Another student wrote, "Lively lectures with good points &#8230; Awesome! He was very explanatory and down-to-earth in his instruction, always there, very flexible."<br />
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Newman has taught a variety of courses for the bachelor of arts in administration, the bachelor of science in administration and the master's of business administration programs.<br />
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He has a Ph.D. from Washington State University, Pulliam, in marketing (2001) and a master's degree in business administration and a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Montana, Missoula. <br />
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Newman has received a number of awards and recognitions in his eight years at Cal State San Bernardino. In 2003 and 2007, he was recognized by the CSUSB athletic department as an outstanding scholastic counsel and adviser to student athletes; in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, he received the marketing department's Outstanding Teaching Award; and in 2003 and 2004, he received the College of Business and Public Administration Teaching Award.<br />
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He will be honored along with the upcoming 2009-2010 Outstanding Professor and two university-wide staff award winners at the San Bernardino Mayor's Golden Apple Awards in March 2010.<br />
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            <p>Cal State San Bernardino's women's volleyball team fell short of its goal of a national NCAA Division II title, losing a 3-1 semifinal match to two-time defending champion Concordia-St. Paul, on December 4. The next night, Concordia-St Paul won its third straight national title in Gangelhoff Center, their home court.</p>
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For the third time in seven years, Concordia-St. Paul has stopped the Coyotes from either winning the title or advancing to the title match. The Coyotes finished the season 33-2. CSP beat West Texas A&amp;M in the title match 3-0.The hosts have won 73 straight matches, an NCAA record, since the Coyotes beat them 3-0 in the opening match of the 2008 season.<br />
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The Coyotes took the first set 25-20, but the Golden Bears responded and won the next three 25-18, 25-22 and 25-23. Junior Jane Chafeh had 17 kills, 16 digs and one solo block to lead the Coyotes while senior Ashtin Hall closed out her career with 14 kills and two blocks. Senior all-American Sara Hoffman had 47 assists and 11 digs in her final match as a Coyote. Sophomore all-American Samantha Middleborn had 10 kills and three blocks against the Golden Bears.<br />
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Students, faculty and staff turned out in good numbers on a cold, rainy Monday to salute the 2009 Cal State San Bernardino women&#8217;s volleyball team which once again made a statement that it is one of the top program in NCAA Division II. <br />
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CSUSB President Al Karnig said he expects three things from student-athletes &#8211; winning grades in the classroom, carrying themselves well on the court, off the court and in the community and winning games. <br />
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&#8220;Winning is good. The amount of sacrificing these players did in an effort to learn to win improves their chances to also be successful in life,&#8221; said Karnig. <br />
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&#8220;You are star quality athletes and well as people,&#8221; he said. <br />
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The No. 2-ranked Coyotes (33-2) flew home from St. Paul, Minn., site of the 2009 NCAA Division II volleyball championship tournament, after losing to No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul (36-0) in the semifinals after beating No. 6 Tampa University (31-3) in the quarterfinals. Concordia won its third straight title, beating West Texas A&amp;M handily in the title match by a score of 3-0. <br />
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&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t be more proud of you than I am today,&#8221; said Karnig. &#8220;The end wasn&#8217;t as exciting as it could have been but what you have done is a remarkable achievement that made all of our students, faculty and staff proud of you and this university.&#8221; <br />
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Athletic Director Kevin Hatcher ticked off a list of achievements by this team that had only three seniors, two of whom were starters, two sophomore middle blockers, a sophomore outside hitter and a freshman libero. <br />
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1. Four straight California Collegiate Athletic Association championships. <br />
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2. Two straight NCAA Div. II West Region championships. <br />
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3. Two straight NCAA Final Four appearances. <br />
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4. A single-season record of 33 wins in Division II matches. <br />
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5. A single-season record of 21 CCAA conference wins. <br />
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6. Five all-CCAA team selections. <br />
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7. Three all-West Region first-team selections. <br />
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8. Three NCAA Div. II all-Americans. <br />
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9. Three players named to the 12-member NCAA championship all-tournament team. <br />
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10. Finishing up the season with a 31-match home winning streak dating back to the start of the 2008 season. <br />
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&#8220;You have to be proud of this team,&#8221; said Hatcher. &#8220;This team expects more and this team will win the school&#8217;s first national championship.&#8221; <br />
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Head Coach Kim Cherniss who has guided the team to a 63-6 record over the past two seasons, told the audience in the Santos Manuel Student Union there is &#8220;a factor of disappointment&#8221; in that the team did not reach its stated goal. &#8220;You can&#8217;t pursue a goal that lofty as hard as this team did and not be disappointed.&#8221; <br />
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Cherniss, who surpassed 400 career wins at CSUSB in this, her 19th season, told the audience, &#8220;I want you to be proud of these girls. They are wearing your colors on their uniforms and jackets with CSUSB on the back, representing your standard of excellence wherever they go.&#8221; <br />
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The veteran coach singled out Associate Head Coach Danny Scott as &#8220;the best associate head coach in the nation&#8221; and then complimented the three seniors on the team for their leadership of this young team &#8211; Ashtin Hall, Sara Hoffman and Alyssa Auck. <br />
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&#8220;This was an unforgettable experience and we hope to get doing this for many years to come,&#8221; Cherniss said. <br />
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Hatcher said the team has created a &#8220;lifetime of memories&#8221; for him and others over the past two seasons. <br />
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Speaking for the team, Auck, a setter from Hesperia, thanked the students, faculty and staff for their support. &#8220;Your support makes it possible for us to do what we do.&#8221;</p>
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            <p>The 14th annual Dave Stockton Coyote Classic proved that in even tough economic times, people are still willing to be generous with donations and sponsorships to provide scholarship funds for Cal State San Bernardino's student athletes. <br />
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<p>The 2009 tournament, played on Nov. 9 at Arrowhead Country Club in San Bernardino, grossed over $70,000 and over 100 golfers took advantage of ideal weather conditions to enjoy 18 holes of golf on the 6,619 yard course. <br />
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The tournament, hosted by PGA professional Dave Stockton, who grew up at ACC where his father was a professional for many years, has raised over $750,000 for student-athlete scholarships since the first tournament was held in 1996, also at Arrowhead. <br />
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The field of golfers included two members of CSUSB's athletic hall of fame, a congressman and a auto dealership owner along with members of the Coyotes coaching staff. <br />
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It was a scramble format. The winner was the foursome of Nick Coussoulis, Scott Householder (both inducted into the Hall of Fame last June, Reese Aplin and Brian Hall. They had a net 57 and won in a card playoff. <br />
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Second place went to Manny Sanchez, Art Gomez, John Highland and Burr Northrup, also at 57. Third place was a tie between the foursome of Randy Valadez, Dan Sweet, Bruce Doucett and Wayne Hendrix and the foursome of Redlands Ford owner Steve Rojas, Robert Rojas, Larry Rojas and Rep. Joe Baca, D-San Bernardino. <br />
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Joey Mendoza had the men's longest drive on the 560-yard sixth hole and Phyllis Kates had the longest drive for women on the same hole. Wally Nelson earned closest to the pin honors on the par-3 eighth hole, a 210-yard test (10 feet, 2 inches). Dan Sweet was closest to the pin on the par-3 10th hole, measuring 194 yards (6 feet, 4 inches.) <br />
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Liza Wilson, development director for CSUSB Athletics, said sponsorships and individual foursome fees surpassed $71,000. <br />
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Platinum sponsor for the tournament was Toyota of San Bernardino. Gold sponsors were Cordoba Corp., Redlands Ford and San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Silver sponsors were Baker's Drive-Thru, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Star Auto Parts, Holland and Knight, San Bernardino Visitor and Convention Bureau, Matich Corp., Overland, Pacific and Cutler. <br />
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Tee box sponsors were Baker's Drive Thru, Kennedy and Kennedy, Anheuser-Busch, and Sunlit Gardens Assisted Living. Tee sign sponsors were Bill and Eve Clayton, the Law Offices of Michael Scafiddi, Reid and Hellyer, Chuck and Shelby Obershaw, Campbell Burrows,. Cliff's Pest Control and Arrowhead Capital Mortgage. <br />
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CSUSB student-athletes from several teams were on hand throughout the day to greet players at various holes on the course. <br />
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<p>To help meet the need of instructors and technicians needed to work in the digital classroom setting, this spring Cal State San Bernardino will offer a new certificate program in e-learning for individuals who want to learn how to create and implement an online class or service.</p>
<p>The classes, not surprisingly, will be offered entirely online.</p>
<p>Sponsored by the Instructional Technology Program of the College of Education, the classes in the certificate program will help students to better understand the human and technological aspects necessary to develop virtual learning environments. The courses will also offer the practical skills students need to develop the software necessary to create online classes.</p>
<p>The certificate program will consist of five, four-unit classes for a total of 20 units. However, to earn the certificate, a student only needs to complete 16 units. The cost of each four-unit class is $160 per unit and is offered through the university's College of Extended Learning.</p>
<p>For more information about the program, contact Amy Leh, at (909) 537-5692 or by e-mail at <a href="mailto:aleh@csusb.edu">aleh@csusb.edu</a>.</p>
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            <p>Alexandria Gales, a 2008 graduate of Cal State San Bernardino, received two Emmy awards at the 61st Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards.</p>
            <p>Gales, who is an associate producer at PBS station KCET's So Cal Connected news magazine show, received an Emmy award for the documentary, "Inside Locke High," in the educational reporting category.</p>
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<p>The PBS documentary profiles the lives of three Locke High School students in Watts, an area dominated by rival gangs and ranked the third lowest academically in California. A&nbsp;<a href="http://kcet.org/socal/2008/12/inside-locke-high.html"><u>video clip</u></a> of the documentary can be viewed at the KCET Web site for the report. <br />
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She received a second Commemorative Emmy award for the So Cal Connected Show in the category of the "informational / public affairs series" for her overall work on the project.<br />
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She received her awards at a ceremony in August.<br />
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"I feel honored and humbled by the awards," said the 27-year-old Foothill Ranch, Calif., resident. "It seems very unreal to me; I never dreamed I would have a career in television and receive not one Emmy, but two, just one year after graduation from CSUSB." <br />
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Gales, who earned a bachelor's degree in communication studies, attributes her quick success to working with the campus radio station, Coyote Radio, and her experience as one of the first reporters and an anchor on the CSUSB "Local Matters" television news show.<br />
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"I owe much of this to the guidance of CSUSB communication studies professor Michael Wichman, who mentored me through my academic path," said Gales. "I remember he would always say to me after a taping of 'Local Matters,' 'You're going to be great in this field.'"<br />
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In addition, the internship she did with the Los Angeles CBS station while a student at CSUSB helped lead to her present position with KCET.<br />
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For more information about CSUSB's department of communication studies, contact (909) 537-5815 and visit artsletters.csusb.edu/dept-comm.aspx.</p>
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<p>The National Science Foundation has awarded Cal State San Bernardino's Information Assurance and Security Management Center a four-year, $2 million grant to train future protectors of the national information systems.<br />
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The grant will establish a scholarship at CSUSB for the Federal Service Cyber Corps program (aka Scholarship for Service), which was designed to increase and strengthen the cadre of federal information assurance and security professionals who protect the government's critical digital information infrastructure.<br />
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"To have this program at California State San Bernardino provides an extraordinarily unique opportunity for students, said Karen Dill Bowerman, dean of the university's College of Business and Public Administration.<br />
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"This program, since its inception just three years ago by Dr. Tony Coulson, has been gaining excellence at every juncture. First we received the designation by the Department of Homeland Security as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. We were then awarded certification by the Committee on National Security Systems, and we are now a Scholarship for Service Cyber Corps site," Bowerman said. "With these designations, we are one of a very few in the nation to offer what we can offer to students."<br />
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"The cyber infrastructure is as important to the economy as roads and bridges," said Coulson, a professor of Information &amp; Decision Sciences and director of the Information Assurance and Security Management Center. "As a matter of fact, 90 percent of all financial commerce is conducted electronically. Any disruption of the public or private infrastructure could wreck the financial computer networks and have a calamitous effect on the nation's economy."<br />
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Qualified students will receive scholarship funds in exchange for paid service in the federal government for a period equivalent to the length of their scholarship.<br />
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The CSUSB Information Assurance and Security Management Center was created to promote the study and application of information security management, computer forensics and other related information assurance topics, Coulson said. <br />
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"Our center will bring together Cal State San Bernardino faculty from related disciplines with government and industry leaders for the purposes of research, curriculum development, training and awareness," Coulson said.<br />
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The Scholarship for Service Cyber Corps program provides scholarships that fully fund the typical costs that students pay for books, tuition, and room and board while attending an approved institution of higher learning. Additionally, participants receive stipends of up to $8,000 for undergraduate and $12,000 for graduate students. The scholarships are funded through grants awarded by the National Science Foundation.<br />
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For more information on the CSUSB Information Assurance and Security Management Center, visit its Web site at iasm.csusb.edu or contact Tony Coulson at (909) 537-5723 or e-mail ids@csusb.edu.<br />
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<p>Cal State San Bernardino's Children's Center received a five-year accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children this summer, said Barbara Kirby, director of the university's Children's Center.<br />
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CSUSB's Children's Center went through a comprehensive review process, which included meeting all 10 of the NAEYC early childhood program standards consisting of the curriculum, staff qualifications, the facility, health and safety assessment and scrutiny of numerous volumes of documentation. <br />
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"This is the highest honor an early childhood center can achieve," said Kirby. "It was a grueling process and one that I want to applaud my staff for completing so successfully."<br />
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NAEYC administers the largest and most widely recognized accreditation system for all types of early childhood programs and is the nation's largest organization of early childhood educators. NAEYC accreditation represents the mark of quality in early childhood education. <br />
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The center, operated through the Foundation for Cal State San Bernardino, offers convenient and affordable educational/child care services to eligible children of university students. <br />
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Approximately 100 children are enrolled each quarter at the center and served by a team of 25 staff and teachers. The center provides a complete educational program for children ages 3 to 6 years and an educational after-school program for children ages 6 to 10 years. <br />
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Services are also available on a space-available basis to children of faculty and staff as well as to the surrounding community. Fees are based on family size and income.<br />
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For more information about early childhood programs offered by CSUSB's Children's Center, contact Barbara Kirby at (909) 537-5928 or visit the Children's Center Web site. <br />
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<p>Cal State San Bernardino is the beneficiary of a $2.5 million bequest in the estate of long-time San Bernardino resident Evelyn Magnuson, who was an active supporter of scholarships at the university since the early 1990s.<br />
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The gift, which is the largest bequest the university has received to date, will be split equally between the President's Academic Excellence Scholarships and building funds, said CSUSB President Albert Karnig.<br />
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"Evelyn and her husband, Paul, wanted to support scholarships for meritorious students, so their contribution will be put toward the President's Academic Excellence Scholarships, which are made available to the top one percent of graduates from San Bernardino County high schools," Karnig said.<br />
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"The university also is grateful for Evelyn's vision and support for the growth of this campus, as evidenced by her gift toward building projects. This kind of legacy gift makes all the difference in CSUSB's strengthening endowment and its ability to plan strategically for the future."<br />
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The capital projects that are benefitting from the Magnuson estate include CSUSB's new College of Education building, and the Murillo Family Observatory that is under construction on the north side of campus.<br />
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"Estate gifts are especially important during times of cash shortages, as they provide an opportunity for significant support of higher education," said Francoise Aylmer, associate vice president for development.<br />
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Evelyn Magnuson, who was widowed in 1979 and never remarried, is remembered by friends as someone who was philanthropic, yet did not seek recognition. The late Paul Magnuson was co-owner of Franklin Press, a San Bernardino-based printing company that operated for more than 60 years. Evelyn Magnuson passed away in her native Kansas in May 2007. <br />
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For more information, contact Francoise Aylmer, the CSUSB associate vice president for development at (909) 537-5005 or e-mail faylmer@csusb.edu.<br />
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<p>Cal State San Bernardino professor Clifford O. Young has been honored by two organizations for his work in promoting the advancement of educational opportunities for minorities in higher education. <br />
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Young, who serves as principal investigator and special assistant for federal relations to CSUSB President Albert Karnig, received his most recent award during a White House conference on Aug. 30, in Washington, D.C., in recognition of his outstanding contributions to historically black colleges and universities. The award was presented by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Minority Serving Institutions/National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education Leadership Fellows. <br />
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Earlier this year, Young received the Innovation in Technology Award from the Washington, D.C., chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers for his visionary leadership and innovative development of technology programs. Programs created by Young have not only supported the development of new technologies, but have also provided technology-related educational opportunities for higher education students. <br />
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Young is honored to have received both awards and strongly believes in the importance of supporting opportunities for students to engage in technology research.<br />
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"The world has changed so dramatically over the past decades due to advances in technology, and it is clear that technology will continue to shape the future and play a dominant role in our lives," Young said. "Technology has the capacity to improve lives and solve problems, but in order to develop these potential new, beneficial technologies, we must educate and nurture future scientists who can advance technology on a global basis." <br />
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During his tenure at Cal State San Bernardino, Young has been instrumental in the development of several technology and public policy programs. The most recent has been the Innovation and Policy Analysis Project, which not only works to foster the development of new technologies, but is also addressing public policy barriers that hinder the development and deployment of these technologies. Through this project, CSUSB is developing a collaborative relationship with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that will provide educational exchange and research opportunities for Cal State San Bernardino students and faculty. <br />
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One of the projects for which Young was recognized was developed along with Fredrick Humphries during Humphries' tenure as president and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity. Young developed a concept to enable science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors from historically black colleges and universities to combine their expertise in STEM disciplines with leadership skills and knowledge in entrepreneurship programs. <br />
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Humphries embraced the concept and a partnership began. Young also teamed with the U.S. Army research laboratory to develop the Integrated Technology Transfer Network Program, which provides the opportunity for STEM majors to earn credit toward an M.B.A. in entrepreneurship at CSUSB. He worked very closely with NAFEO and Morgan State University in Baltimore to open the program to more qualified students.<br />
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"The recognition is certainly enormously well-deserved," Karnig said. "Clifford fought hard for the ITNN program - and others, as well - and he was the germinator of the very ITTN idea." <br />
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The ITTN program compliments the NAFEO Kellogg Leadership Fellows program in developing experts with combined STEM and entrepreneurial expertise. One of the goals of the CSUSB-ITTN program is for the fellows from the program to provide unique and creative ideas that will assist scientists in advancing technology.<br />
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Young has been responsible for raising funds to support the program, generating more than $7.5 million over the past five years to support 54 fellows of the program, who have gone on to medical, dental or other graduate education. Others have patents pending, or are working in government and in the private sector. <br />
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Arthur Thomas, Morgan State University-based program manager of the CSUSB-ITTN program network, said Young's "fund raising has contributed mightily to the funding of programs for minorities," and that his efforts "have also provided ample resources for the development of minority business, the improvement of infrastructure in urban communities and the opportunity for urban communities to participate in advancing technology."<br />
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Thomas said that Young has "demonstrated determination, courage, brilliance and political acumen for many years," and that he is "a leader in the fight for quality education, justice and equality for all people."<br />
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            <td>The view of the world from the eyes of 16th and 17th century Ottoman cartographers will come to Cal State San Bernardino Oct. 19-31, when the university hosts an exhibition of rare maps and other collections in the anthropology museum in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Building on campus.<br />
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The Katip Celebi Ottoman Map and Cultural Exhibition is presented by the Civilization Studies Center at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, Turkey, the Alliance of Civilizations from the Republic of Turkey and Cal State San Bernardino's Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.<br />
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This is the first time the collection has been exhibited outside of Turkey, and CSUSB is the first site of an international tour that will later visit Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York and Paris. <br />
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The exhibition, showcasing the work of geographers and cartographers from Piri Reis (d.1554) to Katip Celebi (d.1657), is part of the 2009 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Year of Katip Celebi, an Ottoman historian, geographer and bibliographer.<br />
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The exhibition at CSUSB will showcase a collection of maps from the Cihan-Numa, one of Celebi's seminal works and the Islamic world's first set of comprehensive atlases.<br />
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The maps are visual artifacts that describe the continents and seas, climates and directions, countries and cities of the times, along with their rulers, flags and people.<br />
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The geographers of the great Ottoman Empire, of the 16th century, wondered about their neighbors, geographic structure and size, the seas surrounding them and their overall relevance in the larger world. Reliable information about those issues was not available at that time. <br />
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The world maps of Piri Reis, who presented them in 1526 to the Ottoman ruler Suleiman the Magnificent - or Suleiman the Lawgiver - were the most important 16th century naval and cartographical works of the time. They were based on personal experience, observations and earlier maps from the East and West, but lacked longitude and latitude lines. Still, they were as precise as scientific maps for naval purposes, because they had a projection center and were adjusted for variation. <br />
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The Ottomans later discovered the value of geography, and Celebi's work gave the first signs of moving cartography toward a scientific method.<br />
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The maps in the collection do not only uncover the Ottoman world view, but they also explore sections of the Ottoman era, including scholarship, intellectual movements, the Cretan War and the early challenges of the European military forces against the Ottoman military. The transfer of the treasures of the New World to Europe, and the weakening of the Ottoman economy are also captured.<br />
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Hours for the 17th century Katip Celebi collection exhibition are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday from Oct. 19-31, with the exception of Thursday, Oct. 22, which is a "State Budget Campus Closure Day," when the university will be closed. The CSUSB anthropology museum is located on the third floor of the university's Social and Behavioral Sciences building.<br />
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For more information, contact the International Institute for Research and Analysis (909) 338-1091 or iira.staff@verizon.net.<br />
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            <td>Calling it "the most challenging" school year in the university's history, Cal State San Bernardino President Albert Karnig in his annual Convocation presentation on Sept. 21, urged faculty and staff to work together for the common good - quality of education for students and the preservation of employee careers - in the face of a massive budget reduction from the state.<br />
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<p>"With ravenously deep cuts to our budget, this will be the most challenging year the institution has encountered in the more than 12 years that I've been at CSUSB and the more than 40 years since the campus's inception," Karnig told the nearly 1,000 faculty, staff and students assembled at the university's Santos Manuel Student Union Events Center, and webcast to its Palm Desert Campus and other locations. </p>
<p>"I know that virtually everyone in this room and those watching will be affected by furloughs and budget cuts - some more directly impacted than others," he said. But "there's good reason to believe we can help ourselves as we have faced adversity before. We've confronted financial challenges without sacrificing students or our personnel. It's that kind of attitude we simply need to build upon."</p>
<p>When students started classes for the fall quarter on Sept. 24, Cal State San Bernardino has had $26 million cut from its previous year's state allocation of $105 million as part of the $564 million that was slashed from the entire 23-campus California State University system's budget. </p>
<p>In response, Karnig said the CSU has taken a number of steps, including:</p>
<p>"A 10 percent reduction in enrollment over the next two years, which means approximately 2,000 fewer students will be able to attend CSUSB in 2010-2011 than in 2008-2009. </p>
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"The implementation of non-paid furlough days for faculty and staff throughout the CSU - with the exception of campus police, who were exempted, and skilled trades, who opted to take layoffs instead of furloughs, and;</p>
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"A 32 percent increase in student fees over last year.</p>
<p>Karnig said in spite of the fee increase, undergraduates will continue to pay lower fees than students at comparable institutions. Less affluent students will still receive financial assistance, since one-third of the CSU fee increase will be set aside for financial aid, and the federal government increased the amount it designates for Pell grants. In addition, the state will continue coverage of Cal Grants for students already in the program and has increased work-study funds.</p>
<p>"Because of these factors, more than 50 percent of our students will not pay any fee increase and about 13 percent pay only a partial fee increase," Karnig said. "Further, more than 80 percent of dependents and families making less than $75,000 a year will pay no additional fees from the 32 percent increase this year." </p>
<p>To help steer the university in the coming years, Karnig unveiled Cal State San Bernardino's 2009 Strategic Plan, which will serve as a guide to help the university in times of financial uncertainty and torn budgets, as well as during less tumultuous circumstances.</p>
<p>"Cuts are particularly devastating to our region, which desperately needs more college graduates, and struggles at the K-12 level, trailing the state in high school graduates generally, even more in those who have met the A-G requirements, and most in college attendance," Karnig said. "Slashed higher education budgets will have both personal and statewide implications for decades to come." </p>
<p>In fact, he continued, the California Public Policy Institute predicted that by 2025 California will be a million college graduates short in meeting its needs - and that was before the dramatic budget reductions. </p>
<p>He urged faculty and staff to continue to work together to develop solutions to help the university. </p>
<p>The campus has been successful over time in dealing with financial challenges because of "the transparency of our processes and strategies," Karnig said. "You may not necessarily agree with what we're planning, but I promise, just as in years past, you'll know what it is and you'll have ample opportunity to voice your concerns and to influence outcomes."</p>
<p>He said working together will help deal with the state's financial crisis, which is likely to continue beyond the 2010-2011 school year. Though the current fiscal year is barely new, California revenues are already trailing budget projections by more than 3 percent.</p>
<p>"We're in a crisis and we should take advantage of it as an opportunity to look closely at ways in which we might operate better," including both efficiency and raising additional revenue, Karnig said.</p>
<p>Cal State San Bernardino will continue to exercise control over expenditures. The university saved more than $400,000 last year in limiting travel and equipment spending as well as saving more than $20,000 in energy costs. </p>
<p>Additional savings are expected with the continued installation of solar lighting and a future fuel cell. The additional energy will help the campus meet one-half of its daytime peak load needs. The university will also look to reduce its overall administrative costs by 10 percent.</p>
<p>Due to the lack of funding, the university will need to reduce its class offerings by 400 sections this year and will not renew appointments of the instructors who taught them. </p>
<p>The university will reduce its dependence on state funding by seeking to enhance its other revenue streams, such as additional special funding of grants and contracts, and partnerships with cities, counties and other agencies in the Inland Empire, as well as internationally. It will also work more on securing philanthropic gifts. </p>
<p>He said these efforts will help the university preserve its promise to CSUSB students, faculty and staff.</p>
<p>"We need to roll up our collective sleeves and make the best we can of a situation that none of us has chosen so we can be effective in protecting quality education for our students and preserving as many of our employees' careers and livelihoods," he said. </p>
<p>The 2009 Convocation speech may be viewed by going to the <a href="http://acm.csusb.edu/videoarchive">Academic Computing and Media Web site </a>and clicking on the "2009 Convocation" link.</p>
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            <p>The CSUSB Alumni Association Hispanic Chapter, CoyoteCareers, and Associated Students, Inc. are set to welcome acclaimed entrepreneur, columnist, and lecturer Kristin Tillquist to campus on Thursday, November 5.</p>
            <p>Gleaning insight from her own experiences and sharing advice from her new book Capitalizing on Kindness: Why 21st Century Professionals Need to Be Nice, Tillquist will present two lectures on campus. The first, &#8220;Nuanced Networking and the Art of Kindness in Business,&#8221; will be student-centered, providing practical advice on the ins and outs of professional networking.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Capitalizing on Kindness: Success Strategies in a Down Economy,&#8221; the second lecture, will follow a networking mixer and provide suggestions for growing one&#8217;s business and professional opportunities by establishing a reputation for kindness and a network of supportive employees, colleagues, and customers.</p>
<p>All CSUSB students, faculty/staff, and alumni are invited to attend. The schedule will be:</p>
<p>4:00 p.m. Student-centered Lecture, CH-135<br />
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5:30 p.m. Professional Networking Mixer, Dutton Gallery, Fullerton Art Museum<br />
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6:30 p.m. Alumni-centered Lecture, Schweitzer Auditorium (VA-101)</p>
<p>If you wish to attend all or part of this event, please RSVP prior to November 2, as space is limited. To register, please <a href="https://www.kintera.org/site/apps/ka/rg/ecreg.asp?c=lvKSL7MTIuG&b=5489285&en=emLZKdNSLmIVI6MXLlLSI6OZKmI3JrP4JgLRIeM5LmL1LnN2JqLfE" target="_self"><u>click here</u></a>.</p>
<p>To learn more about Kristin and Capitalizing on Kindness, please visit <a href="http://www.kindnesscapital.com"><u>Kindness Capital</u></a>.</p>
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			<span class="NLbody">Over the past year, nearly 50 Cal State San Bernardino employees proved they, too, could continue or return to class, as they earned bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees. Most achieved their educational milestones at CSUSB.<br />
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Following is a list of Cal State San Bernardino employees who earned a college degree in 2008-2009, along with their major and the name of the institution from which they graduated, if different from CSUSB.<br />
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Jennifer Baker, B.A., child development/psychology<br />
Amy Beran, B.A., criminal justice<br />
Monica Bonilla, M.S., guidance counselor<br />
Dayna Marie Brown, M.B.A., marketing management<br />
Mauricio Cadavid, M.A., education<br />
Abhishek "Andy" Chander, B.A., information management<br />
Mark Gene Darby, M.S., educational counseling and guidance<br />
Christine Degano, M.A., education-career and technical option<br />
Eva de la Parra, M.B.A., entrepreneurship<br />
Mario Diaz, B.A., criminal justice<br />
Mayela Diaz, B.A., psychology<br />
Maria Domingo, M.S., counseling and guidance<br />
Shohreh Esfandiari, M.A., information technology and communication<br />
Claudia Estrada, M.A., education<br />
Gabriela Ruiz Fonseca, M.S., counseling and guidance<br />
Kristal Gama, B.A., criminal justice<br />
Angela Gillespie, M.A., integrated marketing communication<br />
Janetha Hamre, B.S., sociology (receiving degree in December 2009 and is scheduled to retire in December 2009)<br />
Danelle (Dani) Hodge, Ph.D., psychology (Claremont Graduate University)<br />
Felipe Leon, Ph.D., philosophy (UC Riverside)<br />
Rachael Anne Loverock, B.A., psychology<br />
Amber Lytle, B.A., psychology<br />
Tula Marin, M.A., school counseling (University of Redlands)<br />
John J. McBrearty, M.A., American military history (American Public University)<br />
Leon McNaught, M.S., counseling and guidance<br />
Lonelle Minesinger, B.A., vocational education<br />
Robert J. Nunez, M.A., education<br />
Valerie Nunez, B.A., liberal studies<br />
Luz Ortiz, B.S., business administration-information management with minor in business mapping<br />
Alice Irene Pedersen, B.A., vocational education<br />
Kathy Pelletier, Ph.D., psychology (Claremont Graduate University)<br />
Kathleen Phillips, Ph.D., special education (UC Riverside)<br />
Willie Ann Poole, B.A., liberal studies<br />
Erika Quinonez, M.B.A., management<br />
Carolina Quintero, M.A., education-child life (University of La Verne)<br />
Matthew Richardson, M.A., interdisciplinary studies in interface design<br />
Deanna Rinebolt, B.A., philosophy <br />
Seniorina Saldivar, M.A., psychology, marriage and family therapy (Chapman University)<br />
Michelle Salge, M.B.A., marketing management<br />
Jeremy Salvador, B.S., accounting, with minor in finance and management<br />
Elaine Sanchez, M.A., education<br />
Sean R. Snider, M.B.A., entrepreneurship<br />
Leticia Solorzano, M.A., school counseling (University of Redlands)<br />
Summer Steele, M.S., counseling and guidance<br />
Sherry Toman, M.B.A., business administration (University of Phoenix)<br />
Jenelle Turner, B.A., business administration-business economics<br />
Olga Valdivia, M.A., career and technical education<br />
Angie Susan Webb, B.A., general management specialty<br />
Chalance Williams, M.B.A., entrepreneurship<br />
Blanca Zaragoza, B.A, child development/psychology<br />
Lucia Zarate, M.A., education<br />
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For more information, contact the university's Office of Public Affairs at (909) 537-5007 and visit news.csusb.edu.<br />
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<p>Cal State San Bernardino's Sigma Chi Iota Alpha chapter has been selected as the winner of this year's prestigious J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Award and the James F. Bash Significant Improvement Award.<br />
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"It is an achievement that demonstrates this group of men are on the right path within our community and at Cal State (San Bernardino)," said Jim Connell, who is the chapter adviser. "They are dedicated students, leaders and mentors that put forth tremendous effort for this prestigious award and I congratulate them."<br />
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The Peterson Award is the highest honor the national Sigma Chi Foundation bestows upon a college or university undergraduate chapter. Presented to chapters that rank in the top 10 percent nationally for a combination of criteria, it recognizes "excellent performance by chapters in all major areas of operation and programming," including scholarship, financial stability, new member retention, campus activities and leadership, campus and community service, chapter development, faculty and alumni relations, publications, active and new member programs, member reputation and philanthropic activities. <br />
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This is the sixth time that CSUSB's Iota Alpha Chapter of Sigma Chi has been honored with the Peterson Significant Chapter Award, but the first time since 1992. The chapter was installed in 1987 as the 200th chapter of the international fraternity. <br />
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Named for 38th Grand Consul J. Dwight Peterson, the award recognizes excellent performance by chapters in all major areas of operation and programming. For many years, the Peterson plaque has been a symbol of dedication, idealism and achievement.<br />
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"The culmination of our chapter's diligence over these past few years has led up to this revered moment," said Adam Alidra, president of the CSUSB chapter. "The award exemplifies what our members strive for each day. We will continue these efforts and hope to repeat next year."<br />
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Garret Routh, who was chapter president during the year of the award, said, "It was definitely a memorable and emotional moment. For our brothers attending the national meeting to receive the Peterson Award in front of 2,000 attendees, including some of our nation's leaders, leaves a lasting impression. We worked hard for it and it could not have been better. I know they will remember that experience for a lifetime."<br />
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This is the first time CSUSB's Iota Alpha Chapter of Sigma Chi has been presented the James F. Bash Award, which is given to chapters demonstrating major improvement in total chapter operations from year to year. "Significant improvement" is defined as a gain of a minimum of 24 percent in the score ascribed to a Peterson Significant Chapter Award application from one year to the next. Any chapter that submits a Peterson Significant Chapter Award application two consecutive years and earns a 24 percent score increase or greater qualifies.<br />
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The awards were announced this summer at the annual Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The Sigma Chi Foundation sponsors this annual award and presents each winning chapter with a monetary contribution for its university's counseling or tutoring program. Several members of CSUSB's Iota Alpha Chapter attended the ceremonies.<br />
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For more information, contact Jim Connell at irishsig@roadrunner.com. <br />
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Internet users will find a newly designed and more interactive online community at www.csusbalumni.com, the official website for California State University, San Bernardino&#8217;s Alumni Association.<br />
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The CSUSB Alumni Association, with Blackbaud Internet Solutions (formerly Kintera, Inc.), designed its new site with networking and connectivity in mind. Featuring a searchable directory, career networking component, and a platform for online mentoring, the new online community promises to provide CSUSB alumni many ways in which to reconnect and stay connected to each other and the campus.<br />
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&#8220;We know our alumni want to be involved, want to be connected to the CSUSB community. Unfortunately, many of them don&#8217;t feel as though they have the time to do so,&#8221; said Pam Langford &#8216;85, Director of Alumni Affairs. &#8220;We&#8217;re hoping our new site, with its emphasis on networking, will allow alumni to connect with each other and the campus in a way that is convenient for them.&#8221;<br />
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Although online networking is a major component of the new online community, the revamped site retains many of the frequently used features of the previous CSUSB Alumni Association website. Campus and alumni news will continue to be highlighted on the site&#8217;s homepage, and alumni still will have the ability to update their contact information online. In the new site&#8217;s Get Involved section, alumni will find familiar tools such as a form to join the Alumni Association, a listing of volunteer opportunities, and a calendar of upcoming events.<br />
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&#8220;We are eager to launch our new online community,&#8221; said Langford. &#8220;In addition to the look and design of the new site, we&#8217;re especially excited by the opportunities it provides for our alumni to share their stories with each other and the campus, to network with one another, to seek employment or recruit employees, to volunteer online or on campus. The possibilities for connection and involvement are limitless...and in the hands of our alumni.&#8221;<br />
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For more information about the CSUSB Alumni Association and its new online community, please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 909-537-3700 or alumni@csusb.edu.<br />
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<p>Cal State San Bernardino's spirit team -- cheerleaders and dance -- came away with the major awards at the 2009 USA Collegiate and Pro Dance Camp conducted July 31-Aug. 2.</p>
<p>The Coyotes were chosen grand champions during the post-event evaluations, a first for the Coyotes who have won other awards in previous competitions at the same venue. The award means CSUSB gets a trip to the "nationals," said adviser SuzAnne McDonald. McDonald said both cheer and dance took home superior plaques and both received a "spirit" award.</p>
<p>"(They) had the honor of learning exceptional routines from the top choreographers in today's industry such as Eric Little, Tony Gonzales, Sabrina Ryan and others," said McDonald. All six of the Coyotes dance team members were chosen by instructors to compete in the camp's dance star competition. Brieana Toliver made it to the top 11 finals. Four cheerleaders were chosen to compete in the spirit star competition and two made it to the finals -- Jennifer Walker and Branda Ly.</p>
<p>"We also competed in the all-girl stunt group competition and received third place," said McDonald. Team members Keeley Homme, Lauren Morris, Tiffany Morales and Amanda Benvenudo were the stunt competitors. "Not only did we do amazingly well but a few of our girls impressed the USA staff so much that they were asked to try out to be a part of the teaching staff," McDonald said.</p>
<p>"Three of our dancers went on to work for Tony G and have already made an appearance in an up-and-coming music video produced by Simon Cowell," McDonald added.</p>
<p>The Coyotes competed against such collegiate cheer and dance teams as San Diego State, University of Oregon, Oregon State, Grand Canyon, Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Dominguez Hills, among others.</p>
<p>Congratulations to the 2009-10 CSUSB Coyote Spirit cheer and dance teams. </p>
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<p>Cal State San Bernardino, in its quest to become greener and more energy efficient, has become the first college or university in California to convert human exercise into electricity.<br />
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The university's Student Recreation and Fitness Center has installed 20 Precor Elliptical fitness machines that generate energy from exercise as users - mostly students - walk, jog or run on the machines. The technology for generating electricity was developed by ReRev, a Clearwater, Florida-based company that has installed similar exercise machines in other universities and private fitness centers around the country.<br />
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"This is one way our students can give back to the environment and help our campus be more energy efficient," said Rick Craig, the director of the recreation center and of the department of recreational sports for Cal State San Bernardino. <br />
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Craig was intrigued by the ReRev's technology. He felt it would be beneficial to the university, which has taken a number of steps toward becoming greener, including the installation of solar panels on various buildings on campus.<br />
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"We liked what we saw and so we have become the first university, fitness center or exercise company in California to use this technology," Craig said. "Each machine generates about 100 watts of power per hour. It's not much when you compare to the power usage, but the generated electricity goes straight back to our building to be used."<br />
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A typical 30-minute workout can light a fluorescent light bulb for about 2 &#189; hours, or a laptop or desktop computer for 30 minutes, Craig said. <br />
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Currently, the only sign that the exercise machines are generating energy comes from the long black power strip along the front of the 20 machines. The strip is connected to a small transformer installed into a nearby breaker panel. The transformer gives readings of the generated electricity.<br />
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Craig said light bulbs and fixtures will be installed on several of the machines so as users exercise the lights will glow to show energy use. He said the center also plans on running a digital banner on several television monitors that also shows the generated electricity.<br />
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"We want our students and other users to see that their exercise not only benefits them and the environment, but also the university," Craig said.<br />
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The cost of the equipment is about $14,000 and paid for solely from student users' fees, Craig said.<br />
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For more information on ReRev, contact Beth Bennion at (727) 556-0804 or email at info@rerev.com and visit their Web site at http://rerev.com/.<br />
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			<span class="NLbody"><p>For the sixth straight year, Cal State San Bernardino was selected by the education services company as one of its "Best in the West" colleges and universities. The listing appears on The Princeton Review's Web site feature "2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region."<br />
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"We're extremely proud to be selected by The Princeton Review as one of the best universities in the West," said CSUSB President Albert Karnig. "As is evident in the comments of the students who were surveyed, our outstanding faculty and staff have shaped an environment where students feel they are academically challenged and have the personal support they need to thrive."<br />
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CSUSB was listed among the select list of 123 institutions featured in the "Best Western Colleges" section of PrincetonReview.com (www.princetonreview.com/college/research/regional). The schools were drawn from 15 Western states. Princeton Review did not rank among the 123 colleges, but instead had students rate their own schools on several issues - from the accessibility of their professors to quality of the campus food. <br />
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The university's profile at www.PrincetonReview.com states: "If you have been searching for a 'top-quality education at an affordable price,' look no further than Cal State San Bernardino."<br />
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Students note that CSUSB is a "big-school-within-a-small-school feel" and is blessed with a staff of "knowledgeable professors that go out of their way to make sure students learn the material presented." Displaying a true dedication to teaching, the site notes that CSUSB faculty are consistently "available outside of class and communicate with the students often." <br />
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"It's definitely a plus to go to school where you know if you need help there are people willing and wanting to help you," says a senior quoted in the profile. In the classroom, "each professor" has the unique ability to make "it a very fun and helpful academic learning experience." <br />
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Administrators are also singled out for their "generous" and "very helpful" attitudes toward students. As one freshman reports, "I always came away with a positive feeling after all my encounters with this school's administration."<br />
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"We chose Cal State San Bernardino and the other terrific schools we recommend as our 'regional best' colleges primarily for their excellent academic programs," said Robert Franek, Princeton Review's vice president for publishing. "We also work to have our roster of 'regional best' colleges feature a range of institutions by size, selectivity, character and locale. We choose the schools based on institutional data we collect from several hundred schools in each region, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of independent and high school-based college advisers whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what each school's customers - their students - report to us about their campus experiences at them on our 80-question student survey." <br />
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For more information about The Princeton Review, contact Harriet Brand at (212) 874-8282 ext. 1091 (Harrietb@Review.com) or Jeanne Krier at (212) 539-1350, Jeanne@Jeannekrier.com. <br />
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            <p style="font-size: 10pt">The 14th annual Dave Stockton Coyote Classic proved that in even tough economic times, people are still willing to be generous with donations and sponsorships to provide scholarship funds for Cal State San Bernardino's student athletes.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt">The 2009 tournament, played on Nov. 9 at Arrowhead Country Club in San Bernardino, grossed over $70,000 and over 100 golfers took advantage of ideal weather conditions to enjoy 18 holes of golf on the 6,619 yard course. <br />
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The tournament, hosted by PGA professional Dave Stockton, who grew up at ACC where his father was a professional for many years, has raised over $750,000 for student-athlete scholarships since the first tournament was held in 1996, also at Arrowhead. <br />
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The field of golfers included two members of CSUSB's athletic hall of fame, a congressman and a auto dealership owner along with members of the Coyotes coaching staff. <br />
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It was a scramble format. The winner was the foursome of Nick Coussoulis, Scott Householder (both inducted into the Hall of Fame last June, Reese Aplin and Brian Hall. They had a net 57 and won in a card playoff. <br />
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Second place went to Manny Sanchez, Art Gomez, John Highland and Burr Northrup, also at 57. Third place was a tie between the foursome of Randy Valadez, Dan Sweet, Bruce Doucett and Wayne Hendrix and the foursome of Redlands Ford owner Steve Rojas, Robert Rojas, Larry Rojas and Rep. Joe Baca, D-San Bernardino. <br />
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Joey Mendoza had the men's longest drive on the 560-yard sixth hole and Phyllis Kates had the longest drive for women on the same hole. Wally Nelson earned closest to the pin honors on the par-3 eighth hole, a 210-yard test (10 feet, 2 inches). Dan Sweet was closest to the pin on the par-3 10th hole, measuring 194 yards (6 feet, 4 inches.) <br />
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Liza Wilson, development director for CSUSB Athletics, said sponsorships and individual foursome fees surpassed $71,000. <br />
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Platinum sponsor for the tournament was Toyota of San Bernardino. Gold sponsors were Cordoba Corp., Redlands Ford and San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Silver sponsors were Baker's Drive-Thru, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Star Auto Parts, Holland and Knight, San Bernardino Visitor and Convention Bureau, Matich Corp., Overland, Pacific and Cutler. <br />
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Tee box sponsors were Baker's Drive Thru, Kennedy and Kennedy, Anheuser-Busch, and Sunlit Gardens Assisted Living. Tee sign sponsors were Bill and Eve Clayton, the Law Offices of Michael Scafiddi, Reid and Hellyer, Chuck and Shelby Obershaw, Campbell Burrows,. Cliff's Pest Control and Arrowhead Capital Mortgage. <br />
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CSUSB student-athletes from several teams were on hand throughout the day to greet players at various holes on the course. <br />
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Visit the Coyote athletics Web site for more news. <br />
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			<span class="NLbody"><p>SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - California State University, San Bernardino has adopted a new strategic plan to establish guiding principles, goals and the campus identity for the next three to five years.</p>
<p>This strategic plan follows the foundation established by the previous plan, which was developed in 1998-1999. It extends many of the goals and objectives introduced in that plan, accommodating changes in the university's priorities, opportunities and mandates.</p>
<p>"As we move into this new era of financial challenges and the potential for profound changes in higher education, the strategic plan will constitute the foundation for continued CSUSB development within the constraints of budgetary and other environmental conditions," said Cal State San Bernardino President Albert Karnig. </p>
<p>The goals and objectives identified within the 2009 plan serve as the university's roadmap for the future. Much of how the plan evolves will be dictated by outside factors. The California State University has seen significant budget cuts in recent years, and future university funding will determine the extent and scope of many objectives and how they are accomplished and measured.</p>
<p>The new long-range plan doubles the number of goals that formed the heart of the previous three-point plan. However, the updated six-point version maintains the simplicity that will allow the university to focus on the broad areas of teaching and learning excellence; student access, retention and success; excellence in research and creative activities; campus community; community engagement and infrastructure. </p>
<p>The new strategic plan can be viewed at <a href="http://www.csusb.edu/president/strategicplan.html">www.csusb.edu/president/strategicplan.html</a>.</p>
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<p>For the first time in Cal State San Bernardino's history, the university will offer a master of science in accounting program beginning in fall 2009.<br />
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Students may apply for entrance into the program now, said Ghulam Sarwar, chair of the accounting and finance department in CSUSB's College of Business and Public Administration.<br />
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"We expect this program to attract at least 30 to 40 students in the first cohort beginning in September," Sarwar said. "As we get more interest, we may expand access in coming years."<br />
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The accounting and finance department already offers a bachelor of science in accounting, which is now the largest single major in the college, with nearly 700 students. <br />
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Sarwar said the master's degree will fulfill new requirements by the state of California for those taking the certified public accountancy exam. The new standards are expected to take effect in 2010 or 2011; several other states have already implemented them. The master's degree is also useful for accountants who want to rise in management within their organizations.<br />
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Students in the department's undergraduate program can sign up for the "3-plus-2" program, in which they can receive both the bachelor's and master's degrees in five academic years. Those with degrees from other universities who need to fulfill prerequisites can get the master's degree in one-and-a-half to two years, Sarwar said.<br />
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For information and to apply, call the university's accounting and finance department at (909) 537-5704. A Web site outlining the new master's program will be developed soon. <br />
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			<span class="NLbody"><p>SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - The Cal State San Bernardino athletics department wrapped up its celebration of 25 years of intercollegiate athletics with the establishment of a Coyote Athletics Hall of Fame.<br />
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The first class of five members were inducted in a special ceremony on June 3 as part of CSUSB's annual All-Sports Banquet at the San Bernardino Hilton Hotel.</p>
<p>"It's time," said Kevin Hatcher, athletic director. "It is the 25th year in our athletic program's history. We've produced 45 All-Americans and it's time to honor those former student athletes along with university administrators, coaches and community members who have done so much for this university and its athletic program."<br />
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The honorees are:<br />
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Mark Warren, the athletic program's first men's basketball All-American (1987-89), who still holds Coyote scoring and rebounding records.</p>
<p>Scott Householder, golf, the athletic program's only NCAA champion. Householder was the NCAA Division II individual champion at the 1997 Division II national championship tournament, posting a record 273 for 72 holes that still stands.</p>
<p>Kim Morohunfola, the athletic program's first NCAA Division II player of the year and a four-time All-American in women's volleyball (2000-2003).</p>
<p>Anthony Evans, the university's second president from 1982 to 1997. Evans was instrumental in the development and launch of the intercollegiate athletics program in 1984-85.</p>
<p>Nicholas Coussoulis, a long-time real estate developer in San Bernardino. A 1975 graduate of CSUSB, Coussoulis was the lead donor for the 4,140-seat arena on campus that is named for his parents, James and Aerianthi Coussoulis. He has actively supported Coyote Athletics for the past 14 years.</p>
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The five were honored along with professional golfer Dave Stockton, who received the Coussoulis Award designated for members of the greater San Bernardino community who contribute to efforts to sustain and expand the role of athletics and the well-being of student-athletes at CSUSB. <br />
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"I'd like to thank the committee members for their hard work," said Hatcher. "We could have no better inaugural class than this one. We have the best golfer, the best basketball player, the best volleyball player in the history of the program and we are honoring our biggest donor and supporter as well as the man whose vision led to the creation of the athletic program."<br />
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The Coyote Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2009 was selected by a committee comprised of athletics department staff, university administrators and community members who developed a long list of potential inductees, met to discuss the candidates and reached unanimity on the five that will be honored.<br />
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"It will be an exciting night to honor both our current student-athletes for their accomplishments and our former student-athletes on the same evening," said Hatcher. "In the years to come, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony will grow into an event that will stand on its own. It will become a tradition."<br />
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Hatcher also announced another initiative designed to create a bridge from the present to the past called the Varsity Club.<br />
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The club is designed to reconnect former student-athletes with the university both socially and as a support base for athletics.<br />
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"We plan to bring them back at least once a year to share their memories and socialize as they watch our teams play," said Hatcher.<br />
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For more information, contact Mike Murphy, CSUSB sports information director, at (909) 537-3001 or michaelj@csusb.edu.<br />
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<p>SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Seven Cal State San Bernardino alumni will be inducted into the inaugural class of the university's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Hall of Fame during a ceremony in May.</p>
<p>The ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, May 16, in the courtyard of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences building. Complimentary parking will be available in lots L and M.</p>
<p>The inductees are being honored for their accomplishments in making substantial contributions not only to their respective professions, but also to the community at large. <br />
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<p><strong>James Bueermann</strong>, B.A. Criminal Justice and Sociology, 1980, currently chief of police for the Redlands Police Department, where he has served for more than 20 years; </p>
<p><strong>Jean Leonard</strong>, B.A. History, 1973, a judge in the Riverside County Superior Court. She was the first woman to be named to a superior court bench in Riverside County; </p>
<p><strong>Stephen Lilburn</strong>, B.A. Geography, 1976, the founding principal and president of Lilburn Corp., a San Bernardino-based environmental consulting firm and president at River Resorts, LLC;</p>
<p><strong>Yolanda Moses</strong>, B.A. Sociology, 1968, a professor of anthropology and a nationally recognized expert on cultural diversity. She currently serves as vice provost for conflict resolution and the special assistant to the chancellor for excellence and diversity at UC Riverside;</p>
<p><strong>Sally Rivera</strong>, B.A. Anthropology, 1973, a retired higher education professional who held positions in teaching, counseling, recruitment and admissions, financial aid and administration, and taught one of the first ethnic courses at Cal State San Bernardino under Fran Berdan on the Mexican-American experience;</p>
<p><strong>Kenneth Sawa</strong>, M.S. Social Work, 1992, a graduate of the first class of part-time students in the then-newly created Department of Social Work, and has worked for Catholic Charities San Bernardino/Riverside for 17 years, serving as the chief executive officer/executive vice president for the past 2 years;</p>
<p><strong>Robin Zimpfer McDonnell</strong>, B.A. Psychology, 1981, M.A. Psychology, 1984, recently retired assistant county executive officer for economic development and executive director of the Riverside County Economic Development Agency, which made her the highest ranking woman in Riverside County government. Her career at the county agency spanned more than 20 years. </p>
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<p>Cal State San Bernardino's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences houses the departments of anthropology, criminal justice, economics, geography and environmental studies, history, political science, psychology, social sciences, the School of Social Work, and the ethnic and women's studies programs.</p>
<p>For more information on the college's hall of fame, contact Jacqueline Reyes at (909) 537-7550 or by e-mail at <a href="mailto:jreyes@csusb.edu">jreyes@csusb.edu</a>.</p>
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            <p><a href="http://news.csusb.edu/2012/03/csusb-professor-receives-western-psychological-association-outstanding-teaching-award/">CSUSB Professor receives Western Psychological Association oustanding teaching award</p>
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    <li><a href="http://news.csusb.edu/2012/02/csusb-to-host-careers-in-education-day-march-8/">CSUSB to host Careers in Education Day March 8</a>
    <li><a href="http://news.csusb.edu/2012/02/education-professor-named-csusbs-2011-2012-outstanding-professor/">Jennings named CSUSB's 2011-2012 Outstanding Professor</a>
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<a class=NLtoc name="ee9002755" href="#e9002755">CSUSB well-represented at annual Hardy Brown celebration</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8993061" href="#e8993061">Boy Scouts honor county supervisor, alum Neil Derry</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8993063" href="#e8993063">Fall commencement ceremonies include presentation of first two CSUSB doctorates</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8993071" href="#e8993071">M.F.A. in studio art and design starts Fall 2011 </a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8993067" href="#e8993067">Soccer coaches name Agwu, Olinger first team All-Americans</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8976431" href="#e8976431">Alum launches website to promote songwriters and musicians</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8976427" href="#e8976427">Installation of domes brings Murillo Family observatory closer to completion</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8975427" href="#e8975427">Alum's D.C. internship leads to post as government analyst</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8964859" href="#e8964859">Olinger becomes CSUSB soccer's first All-American</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8962103" href="#e8962103">Coyotes conclude 2010 volleyball season with tough 3-0 loss to Concordia-St. Paul</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8962099" href="#e8962099">University's first doctoral candidates to receive degrees at winter commencement</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8947473" href="#e8947473">CSUSB business college recognized as one of world's best</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8934125" href="#e8934125">Dia Poole to serve as secretary on CSU alumni council</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8927919" href="#e8927919">Coyotes advance to NCAA volleyball elite eight with regional sweeps</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8883661" href="#e8883661">CSU approves tuition increases to sustain enrollment, classes and student services</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8884539" href="#e8884539">Meet the Brewmasters event draws more than 100</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8883663" href="#e8883663">Palm Desert Campus releases Badlands literary publication</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8855719" href="#e8855719">CoyoteCareers launches online resume program</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8841417" href="#e8841417">Coyotes men's soccer team reaches all-time best ranking</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8841485" href="#e8841485">CSUSB business dean to retire in December</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8841413" href="#e8841413">CSUSB president, faculty attend White House signing ceremony</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8841435" href="#e8841435">New state budget will allow CSUSB to admit additional students</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8841421" href="#e8841421">RVF Art Museum opens fall season with four exhibits</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8801743" href="#e8801743">Grad Days coming October 19 and 20</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8740789" href="#e8740789">17,000 students start fall classes at main and Palm Desert campuses</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8740467" href="#e8740467">CSU honors scholars with Hearst/CSU trustees' award</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8740501" href="#e8740501">Nearly 50 CSUSB employees earn degrees in 2009-10</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8724391" href="#e8724391">CSUSB launches 2010-2011 academic year with Convocation</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8667775" href="#e8667775">'93 alum and relay swim team set distance record </a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8666005" href="#e8666005">Dr. Louie F. Rodriguez to be honored at 30 Under 30 recognition breakfast</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8643691" href="#e8643691">Digital textbook pilot program will save CSUSB students money</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8643693" href="#e8643693">U.S. News & World Report ranks CSUSB among best colleges in region </a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8610229" href="#e8610229">Alumni appreciation night draws 200 for dinner and jazz</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8598015" href="#e8598015">Leading education services again list CSUSB among top universities </a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8595973" href="#e8595973">Faculty tenure and promotions awarded</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8595801" href="#e8595801">M.P.A. program earns prestigious NASPAA accreditation</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8571259" href="#e8571259">33 Coyotes land on CCAA All-Academic team</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8571255" href="#e8571255">California water resources archive moves to CSUSB and UCR  </a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8571271" href="#e8571271">Local leader Larry Sharp joins CSUSB as VP of advancement</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8571257" href="#e8571257">Solar farm will capture more energy on campus</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8529947" href="#e8529947">CSU receives $1.5 million grant to fund program based on Cal State San Bernardino's CoyoteCareers</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8529951" href="#e8529951">CSUSB alum, professor finds self-motivation may be main factor in high school student success</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8529949" href="#e8529949">Grisham named 2010 CSSA adviser of the year</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8490717" href="#e8490717">CSUSB presents honorary doctorates to Betty M. Barker and James R. Watson</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8490007" href="#e8490007">More than 2000 students participate in Spring 2010 graduation ceremonies</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8450845" href="#e8450845">CSU trustees vote to raise 2010-2011 fees by 5 percent</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8450835" href="#e8450835">CSUSB, USDA and U.S. Forest Service team to promote higher education</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8450839" href="#e8450839">Student art exhibit celebrates 40th anniversary</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8416625" href="#e8416625">CSUSB float joins San Bernardino bicentennial parade</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8411571" href="#e8411571">Advancement VP Aylmer accepts position at Portland State</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8402663" href="#e8402663">College of Social and Behavioral Sciences inducts Class of 2010 to its hall of fame</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8385641" href="#e8385641">Arlin to step down as dean of College of Education</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8385663" href="#e8385663">Coyote golf team finishes season with ninth in regional tourney</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8385655" href="#e8385655">Report details positive impact of CSU on state economy</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8356515" href="#e8356515">CSUSB Latino education conference draws 1,000 participants and thousands of on-line viewers</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8225747" href="#e8225747">Butler makes All-CCAA first team and is named freshman softball player of the year</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8225769" href="#e8225769">CSUSB women's tennis program to be dropped in 2010-2011</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8225905" href="#e8225905">Webster named CCAA golfer of the year</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8201053" href="#e8201053">CSUSB maintains prestigious AACSB international business accreditation</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8186297" href="#e8186297">CSUSB team places second at regional cyber defense competition</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8181071" href="#e8181071">CSUSB named outstanding delegation at Model Arab League conference</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8180497" href="#e8180497">CSUSB to host golf super regional at Palm Desert course</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8180209" href="#e8180209">Youth symphony concert will pay tribute to late CSUSB professor Saylor</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8157707" href="#e8157707">CSUSB team garners top award at Model UN conference in NY</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8159183" href="#e8159183">Two Coyotes earn CCAA softball, baseball weekly honors</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8136555" href="#e8136555">Retired CBPA associate dean Jack McDonnell passes away</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8115941" href="#e8115941">Grad Days coming April 20-22</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8091311" href="#e8091311">Coyotes' season ends with loss to BYU-Hawaii in west regional semifinal</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8090953" href="#e8090953">CSUSB makes President's honor roll for student community service</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8088227" href="#e8088227">Brunkhorst receives national science teaching award</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8074189" href="#e8074189">Webster wins Coyote Classic golf tournament</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8069941" href="#e8069941">Outstanding professor award goes to veteran educator Tapie Rohm </a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8057451" href="#e8057451">Native American art collection from retired professor Ellins goes on display</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8057443" href="#e8057443">Women's basketball season ends, men advance</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8026993" href="#e8026993">CSUSB declares impaction for fall 2010, will reduce enrollment</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8027171" href="#e8027171">CSUSB entrepreneurship center wins national award</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee8002507" href="#e8002507">115 CSUSB student athletes earn fall academic honors</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7978905" href="#e7978905">New environmental program debuts on Coyote Radio</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7873887" href="#e7873887">Political science associate professor William C. Green dies</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7868255" href="#e7868255">CSUSB earns Chamber Beautification Award</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7868243" href="#e7868243">New hours at CSUSB's John M. Pfau Library take effect with winter quarter</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7805995" href="#e7805995">Governor's budget restores cuts, adds enrollment funding</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7803535" href="#e7803535">Stanislaus, with former CSUSB coach Reynolds, stuns Coyotes, 70-68</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7803507" href="#e7803507">University's Golden Key Honour Society achieves gold chapter standing</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7799013" href="#e7799013">Advancement Vice President Aguilar announces retirement</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7799019" href="#e7799019">Music Professor Emeritus Richard Saylor passes</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7781253" href="#e7781253">Local author, entrepreneur shares networking, business secrets</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7774877" href="#e7774877">Chancellor calls for renewed state commitment to higher education</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7774871" href="#e7774871">CSUSB student clubs and organizations help feed more than 10,000</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7772739" href="#e7772739">College of Education gets renewed accreditation from national panel</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7685119" href="#e7685119">Class of 1969 has a howlin' good time at 40th reunion</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7681217" href="#e7681217">2010/2011 Chancellor&#8217;s Doctoral Incentive Program now accepting applications</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7678655" href="#e7678655">Marketing Professor Newman receives 2009-2010 Golden Apple</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7677171" href="#e7677171">CSUSB falls to Concordia-St. Paul in national volleyball semis</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7676027" href="#e7676027">14th annual Dave Stockton tourney a success</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7646581" href="#e7646581">New e-learning certificate program offered at CSUSB</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7633079" href="#e7633079">CSUSB grad captures L.A. Emmy for documentary work</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7623671" href="#e7623671">$2 million NSF grant will train students for careers in cyber defense</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7623935" href="#e7623935">CSUSB Children's Center receives top accreditation</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7623657" href="#e7623657">Estate gift will benefit CSUSB scholarships and facilities</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7613711" href="#e7613711">CSUSB's Clifford Young honored at White House conference on historic black colleges</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7613737" href="#e7613737">Rare 16th, 17th century maps on exhibit in Anthropology Museum Oct. 20-31</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7560513" href="#e7560513">Karnig sees 2009-2010 as most challenging in university's history</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7555197" href="#e7555197">Internationally known author, entrepreneur to share networking, business secrets</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7536935" href="#e7536935">CSUSB employee alumni add nearly 50 degrees in 2008-2009</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7514591" href="#e7514591">CSUSB Sigma Chi Chapter earns prestigious award</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7321261" href="#e7321261">New look, networking features for CSUSB Alumni Association website</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7499923" href="#e7499923">Coyote Spirit wins major awards at summer competition</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7495473" href="#e7495473">CSUSB is first in California to use electricity-generating exercise equipment</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7491017" href="#e7491017">Cal State San Bernardino Earns Prestigious Princeton Review Selection</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee6994101" href="#e6994101">14th annual Dave Stockton tourney a success</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7323157" href="#e7323157">Cal State San Bernardino unveils new strategic plan</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7321429" href="#e7321429">Cal State San Bernardino to offer accounting master's degree</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee7131615" href="#e7131615">CSUSB Athletics launches Coyote Hall of Fame with five in Class of 2009</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee6996139" href="#e6996139">College of Behavioral Sciences inducts alumni to new hall of fame</a><br><br>

<a class=NLtoc name="ee6753609" href="#e6753609">Alumni News</a><br><br>

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