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Dear CSUSM Community,As many of you know, our Vice President for University Advancement, Jessica Berger, joined CSUSM in July of 2021. Given that our campus policy requires that I conduct a periodic review of our Vice President in the third year of …

The Cal State San Marcos Alumni Association has received the 2024 Alumni Association Inclusive Excellence Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.The award honors …

How can one turn popular candies such as gummy bears, gummy worms and peach rings into a side business? Ask Cal State San Marcos marketing student Mo Carrasco. Carrasco has been surrounded by entrepreneurs for multiple years, as her mother and …

Cal State San Marcos’ HOPE & Wellness Center is among the winners of the 23rd annual Live Well San Diego Public Health Champion Awards.The awards are given to people or organizations with extraordinary achievements in areas of public health …

Cal State San Marcos psychology professor Alex Huynh recently had a paper published in Cognition, an international journal that publishes theoretical and experimental papers on the study of the mind.Since he started at CSUSM in 2020, Huynh has …

A new space has opened in the Cal State San Marcos library that promotes and celebrates the old-fashioned idea of using your creativity and your hands to make stuff.The makerspace, called The Makery, is located on the second floor of the library, …

Josue Navarrete, a Cal State San Marcos computer science student, has received a 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, …

The final spring Arts & Lectures event will feature Jason Perez, San Diego poet laureate.Through poetry, performance and video, San Diego poet laureate Jason Magabo Perez explores the poetics of memory as an act of anticolonial …

By now, almost everyone knows that the United States will experience a solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.Residents of 13 states are in the so-called “path of totality,” meaning that they will have a chance to view a total solar eclipse, in which the …

Researchers at Cal State San Marcos are seeking cannabis users for a study assessing the heart rate and blood pressure responses to smoking legal-market cannabis in free-living humans. You will wear an activity monitor and blood pressure monitor for …

In his role as poet laureate of San Diego, Cal State San Marcos professor Jason Magabo Perez has launched a signature project that will explore poetry as a form of community empowerment.The project, San Diego Poetry Futures 2024, invites San Diego …

Yasmine Farley was a doctoral student at Old Dominion University when she attended a career fair and met the director of a career center at another regional institution.The woman encouraged Farley to branch out and expand her horizons in higher …

The signature spring Arts & Lectures event will feature George M. Johnson, a bestselling author who champions for Black and queer representation in literature. As Johnson’s memoir achieved massive success as a New York Times …

Cal State San Marcos is hosting the College Is for Me! conference, a free event to show how higher education can lead to social mobility, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on April 20 in the USU Ballroom. The College Is for Me! conference annually attracts …

As employees of CSUSM, we each serve an important role in furthering the mission and vision of the university. One of the ways in which we can align our work with the mission of the university is through a collaborative, ongoing process of …

In celebration of gAyPRIL, Cal State San Marcos’ Pride Center is partnering with campus organizations to present an exciting lineup of events. Everyone is invited to participate in the following events: Poster MakingApril 2, 8-11 …

A team of Cal State San Marcos students was recently honored in multiple categories at the SDSU Chinyeh Hostler Social Venture: H20 Impact Challenge. The event, hosted by San Diego State, is a pitch competition based on identifying a …

CSUSM is committed to ensuring that the campus web environment is accessible to everyone. The following procedure updates are part of the continuous improvement process for creating an inclusive environment for the campus community. IITS wants to …

Shruti Jha knew an internship would provide valuable experience as she prepares for a career in the biotechnology industry.But working for Alcheme Bio in Cal State San Marcos’ Infinity Lab has exceeded all of Jha’s expectations. Not only has it …

Next month, Cal State San Marcos students will have a chance to make their voices heard regarding their desire for a new wellness and recreation facility on campus.From April 9-11, a referendum will be held in which students can vote on whether they …

In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month, Cal State San Marcos’ APIDA Student Life is partnering with campus organizations to present an exciting lineup of events.  Everyone is invited to participate in the …

Cal State San Marcos recently achieved STARS gold status in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS is short for the Sustainability Tracking, …

In a historic moment, Cal State San Marcos has announced two philanthropic donations totaling $20 million – the largest gifts in its 35-year history.  A transformative grant of $10 million from Price Philanthropies Foundation will create a …

Building radios may have started as a hobby when Jerald Pinter was a child, but it also became one of his inspirations for pursuing a career in engineering.Though Pinter is now retired as an engineer and engineering manager, he’s helping to prepare …

Cal State San Marcos’ College of Business Administration is hosting its annual Business 300 Networking event from 6-8 p.m. on March 25 in the University Student Union Ballroom. The event is being held in partnership with chambers of commerce from …

Cal State San Marcos’ Infinity Lab, a state-of-the-art research facility, marked its first anniversary after launching last spring to offer affordable bench space for bioentrepreneurs. Originally designed as a teaching space, the university …

Active men and women are needed to participate in a study in the Department of Kinesiology, with the goal to assess potential sex differences in fat burning between men and women. You are eligible if you are 18 to 50 years old, active, weight stable …

“You are not broken” is a principle both followed and taught by Poorvi Datta.Datta, who will graduate from Cal State San Marcos with their master’s in biological sciences this May, has worked to overcome challenges with imposter syndrome and their …

When biology student Siaje Gideon was asked to write about what she wanted to be when she grew up, she confidently described being “a scantist.”While 8-year-old Gideon’s spelling was a bit off, her desire to be a scientist came through loud and …

Beginning March 13, the Lot O pedestrian ramp and stairs at Campus Way and Campus View Drive will be closed for construction for the duration of the housing project. An accessible path from Barham Drive to the University Village Apartments will be …