Executive at CSUSB named new associate vice provost

Sept. 2, 2010

Risa Dickson has been selected as the new associate vice provost for academic personnel at Cal State San Bernardino. Dickson, who has served as executive associate to the president for planning and special programs since 2006, assumed her new duties on Sept. 1.

 

Cal State San Bernardino to close Monday, Sept. 6, in observance of Labor Day

Sept. 2, 2010

California State University, San Bernardino will be closed Monday, Sept. 6, for the Labor Day holiday. The campus will also be closed Friday, Sept. 3, as part of its four-day, 10-hour summer schedule.

 

CSUSB women's business center to offer Sept. 2 workshop on doing business with the state

Sept. 2, 2010

The Inland Empire Women's Business Center at Cal State San Bernardino will hold a workshop today, Thursday, Sept. 2, to help people who need certification in order to do business with the state government.

 

CSU's 2011 spring application cycle to remain open

Sept. 2, 2010

The application period for the spring 2011 term will remain open until Sept. 27 at California State University's 23 campuses, including Cal State San Bernardino. However, due to the uncertainty surrounding the state budget, the enrollment of new students for that term still remains contingent on a restoration of state funding.

 

Cal State San Bernardino women's business center offers start-up business workshops in Corona and San Bernardino

Sept. 2, 2010

The Inland Empire Women's Business Center at Cal State San Bernardino will host workshops on Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Corona and Thursday, Sept. 9, in San Bernardino to help people who are considering launching or already operate their own businesses.

 

Record number of high school juniors take college-ready assessment test

Sept. 2, 2010

For the fifth year in a row, a record number of California 11th graders took the California State University's voluntary Early Assessment Program test, with this year's results highlighted by a marked increase in those proficient in English.

 

Two Cal State San Bernardino business student teams earn hall of fame honors

Sept. 2, 2010

Three students from Cal State San Bernardino's College of Business and Public Administration have earned the title of Grand Champion of the Business Strategy Game at the international Best-Strategy Invitational event held earlier this month.

 

Cal State San Bernardino ranked among top regional public schools by U.S. News & World Report

Sept. 2, 2010

U.S. News & 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.

 

Leading education services again list CSUSB among top universities

Sept. 2, 2010

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.

 

Cal State San Bernardino's M.P.A. program earns prestigious accreditation

Sept. 2, 2010

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. CSUSB is the only university in the Inland Empire with an M.P.A. program accredited by NASPAA.

 

SAT preparation workshop offered for local high school students

Sept. 2, 2010

Black Voice News

In the second item of a news briefs column: "This intensive, two-day preparation workshop offered by Cal State San Bernardino’s College of Extended Education is designed to give high school students an edge on the newly formatted Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) I Reasoning Test." The workshop sessions are on Sept. 18 and 25.

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Sports festival seeks volunteers, participants

Sept. 1, 2010

The Sun

The DisAbility Sports Festival, a free event for people of all ages and disabilities, is seeking participants and volunteers for a free event Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Cal State San Bernardino. Events include wall climbing, soccer, archery, track and field, tennis, swimming, kayaking, wheelchair basketball and basketball.

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I.E., nation show signs of life in August

Sept. 1, 2010

The Sun

The Inland Empire's manufacturing sector showed a pulse in August -- just like the nation's, which is growing and easing fears that the economy's on the verge of a second recession. Cal State San Bernardino's Institute of Applied Research reported Wednesday that business' new orders were up slightly in August, along with employment activity.

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Add it up and IE economy still fragile, report says

Sept. 1, 2010

Daily Press (Victorville)

Even when all the numbers seem to line up right, reality can throw them a curve. That seems to be the sum of the Inland Empire economy in August say the researchers at the Institute of Applied Research at Cal State San Bernardino.

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Economy reflects feeble growth

Sept. 2, 2010

Inland News Today

There are continuing mixed signals about the local economy. All components of the Purchasing Manager’s Index, including employment, improved during August. It was the eleventh consecutive month suggesting feeble growth for the local manufacturing sector. The monthly index is compiled by the Institute of Applied Research at Cal State San Bernardino.

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Discounted digital books to help Cal State students save money

Sept. 1, 2010

Los Angeles Times

Students at five Cal State University campuses -- including Cal State San Bernardino -- will be able to save hundreds of dollars on books under a pilot project that will allow them to view course materials on their computers, iPads, iPhones and other electronic devices.

 

Factory index increases for Inland counties

Sept. 1, 2010

The Press-Enterprise

The index that measures the pace of manufacturing in Inland Southern California increased in August, but the level of optimism in factories' executive offices apparently did not. The Purchasing Managers Index for San Bernardino and Riverside counties climbed to 52.6 last month, a small increase from July's 51.9 reading, the Institute for Applied Research at Cal State San Bernardino reported Wednesday.

 

Pilot program offers university students digital text discount

Sept. 1, 2010

The Desert Sun

Select California State University, San Bernardino students have a chance to save cash on books with a digital text pilot program, the university announced on Tuesday. CSUSB is one of six Cal State campuses to offer the pilot program this fall — which will offer students digital texts for 65 percent less than the paper copy would cost — for 4,000 students.

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Public Safety Academy continues to thrive

Aug. 31, 2010

The Sun

Starting this week, students from the Public Safety Academy will accompany San Bernardino city police officers on patrol and learn how to collect evidence. Also part of the academy, students will continue participating in a police explorer program started last year with Cal State San Bernardino. Students age 14 and up go to CSUSB and participate in day-to-day operations with the university's police department.

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Cal State San Bernardino offers SAT workshop

Aug. 31, 2010

The Press-Enterprise

High school students seeking help with the Scholastic Aptitude Test I can take a two-day workshop offered by Cal State San Bernardino's College of Extended Education. The SAT-I Preparation Course is offered Sept. 18 and 19; deadline to register is Sept. 10.