CSUSB's Second Year Mentoring Program was renamed to Lead, Innovate, Network, and Know (LINK) Program at the end of Fall 2019. The program continues to serve with a new focus on becoming more inclusive and providing extensive help and guidance to the student body. “This program first started as a second year mentoring, but we felt that everyone can benefit from what LINK has to offer," CSUSB Alumna and University of Redlands graduate student, Carolina Meza, said. "Therefore, we extended our services to more than just the second year. The student mentoring program on campus does a great job in serving freshman, so we increased our population to serve transfer and continuing CSUSB … [Read more...] about LINK program hopes to help transfer and continuing students
Faculty senate held its first remote meeting
Senators and prominent guests discussed policies from a pre-approved agenda, questions on campus access, spring parking fees’ reimbursement, and the possibility of grading all students as pass or fail. The meeting took place on April 7, 2020. President Morales did not participate. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Shari McMahan, and Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development, Seval Yilderim, along with the deans of various colleges, were in attendance. Senators and other meeting participants struggled to unmute and mute the microphone for when they were to speak. Quite often, the screen glitched making it difficult at times to hear when a Senator was … [Read more...] about Faculty senate held its first remote meeting
2020 Chinese Spring Festival Celebration
By Cyan Capiak Chinese Spring Festival Celebration, organized by the CSUSB Chinese Student Association and sponsored by Associate Students, Incorporated, Center of International Studies & Programs, Cross Cultural Center, and University Diversity Committee, is taking place on January 31, 2020, in the SMSU event center. All members of the CSUSB community are welcome. Information about tickets—five dollars each—will be available at ASI Box Office. This year’s event is the eleventh Chinese Spring Festival Celebration at the university. It will feature a Chinese dinner and a variety of performances. The performances include folk dance, songs, Chinese musical instruments, and others … [Read more...] about 2020 Chinese Spring Festival Celebration
Students guided on the trek to receive scholarships
Financial Aid Advisor, Andrea Cowser, of the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships presented the online process for scholarship applications at CSUSB on January 16, 2020. Before applying for the scholarships, Cowser noted that in order to be considered for CSUSB scholarships, a completion of the FAFSA for the academic year of 2020-2021 will need to be filled out already. “We highly recommend that you actually file the 2020-2021 FAFSA application. So many of our CSUSB scholarships are need-based, so we do require student applicants to complete a FAFSA application,” she clarified. She also reminded attendees that "for incoming freshmen or transfer students, they will also need … [Read more...] about Students guided on the trek to receive scholarships
New mentoring program added
This fall quarter of 2019 marks the beginning of Coyote PLUS's Peer Mentoring Program: Second-Year Experience. It is part of the Coyote PLUS Programs which include Student Mentoring: First Year Experience, Supplemental Instruction, and Tutoring. Carolina Meza is the lead coordinator of the program. She along with the University of Redlands graduate students, Angelica Sweeney, Breena Lizaola and Evan Tellez, help to train the six mentors to provide help to the 60 mentees during the upcoming fall quarter. The Student Mentoring Program at CSUSB is separate by the first-year experience and second-year experience. The Student Mentors Program is for first-year students or first-year … [Read more...] about New mentoring program added