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In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month, Cal State San Marcos’ Cross-Cultural Center is partnering with campus organizations to present an exciting lineup of events.  Everyone is invited to participate in the following e...

March is Women’s Herstory Month, a national observation of the valuable contributions women make to our culture and society. Cal State San Marcos has scheduled a month of programs to showcase the accomplishments of women in history and provide opport...

Cal State San Marcos has been ranked No. 73 nationally in a list of best online colleges by Newsweek magazine.CSUSM also ranked second among the 23 campuses in the California State University system.For its “America’s Top Online Colleges 2023” list, ...

Cal State San Marcos will host the Women’s Leadership Symposium on Saturday, March 4, providing participants an opportunity to connect, explore and engage in topics pertaining to women’s leadership and empowerment.  All CSUSM students are encouraged ...

Cal State San Marcos is expanding by five the number of school districts at which students are guaranteed admission if they meet certain criteria.CSUSM President Ellen Neufeldt will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with five new school distri...

Build and launch a rocket, view the surface of the sun, and discover how chemistry is better than magic.These are just a few of the more than 75 hands-on, interactive activities and demonstrations that will engage thousands of attendees at Super STEM...

Seemingly every time Ali Turanli checks his Instagram feed this week, a fresh nightmare awaits him.One moment, it will be someone from his native Turkey posting footage from an abrupt funeral that wasn’t supposed to happen. The next, it will be a per...

On Friday, a new concert venue will open in Del Mar with a performance by reggae star Ziggy Marley, an eight-time Grammy winner.The Sound is a $17 million facility with a footprint of 9,500 square feet and capacity for 1,900 spectators. Open to all a...

A small farm in Encinitas is now a little more beautiful, thanks to a group of students from Cal State San Marcos.Last fall, students in the art, media and design class “Art and Social Change” completed a beautification project with community partner...

As the end of the year approaches, many are already looking ahead to 2023.But before putting the finishing touches on your list of New Year’s resolutions, let’s take a look back at some of the most-talked-about stories of 2022. CSUSM Ranks First in t...

Cal State San Marcos broke Giving Day records for the second straight year, raising $561,378 in just 24 hours on Nov. 29. “We’re ecstatic about breaking the university’s Giving Day record,” said Jessica Berger, vice president for University Advanceme...

Christa Wencl never considered a career in supporting sexual assault victims until she took a class while attending St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. It wasn’t the class she was most interested in at the time, but it was the one that changed h...

Throughout November, Cal State San Marcos will be celebrating and recognizing the contributions of American Indians with a series of special events as part of Native American Heritage Month. Now commonly referred to as American Indian and Alaska Nati...

November is here, which means that the next election is right around the corner.On Tuesday, Nov. 8, California registered voters can participate in the state’s general election. On the ballot are seven statewide propositions, statewide candidates (in...

Cal State San Marcos is preparing to open a new center on campus dedicated to the practice of mindfulness.The Center for Contemplative Practices officially will launch on Thursday, Nov. 10 with an event in the Kellogg Library Reading Room from 4-6 p....

Efforts to ban books deemed controversial in some way are essentially as old as literature itself.Authors whose work has been banned across history include such literary icons as Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe and William Shakespeare, and titles t...

Cal State San Marcos next week will hold its signature event as the culmination of national Domestic Violence Awareness Month.The DV Vigil and Speak-Out has been held each October since 2014 as a time for the CSUSM campus to come together and honor t...

For individuals who want to accelerate their progress toward a degree, Cal State San Marcos is offering a wide range of courses to the community during Winter Intersession 2023. Featuring compressed timelines, these courses enable individuals to earn...

Leading up to First-Generation College Celebration Day next month, Cal State San Marcos is hosting a series of First-Gen Chats with members of the campus community who are the first in their families to complete a four-year degree.The series kicked o...

Cal State San Marcos participated in California Clean Air Day for the second year in a row with a tree-planting ceremony and campus pledge event.The fifth annual California Clean Air Day took place on Wednesday, but CSUSM recognized it on Thursday. L...

During her annual community address on Thursday morning, President Ellen Neufeldt briefly told the inspirational story of a Cal State San Marcos student.Antolette “Apple” Kasler, Neufeldt related, is a first-generation college student who immigrated ...

Three representatives from Cal State San Marcos have been chosen among the top Latino leaders in San Diego County by a pair of organizations.Included on the list of “Top 50 Latino Leaders of Influence” by the San Diego Business Journal and the San Di...

With Cal State San Marcos welcoming back thousands of students to a bustling campus, President Ellen Neufeldt will deliver her annual Report to the Community on Thursday, Sept. 29, highlighting the university’s role as a powerful engine for good.  Ab...

Cal State San Marcos is welcoming new and returning students to the start of the fall semester, which began Monday with what is expected to be the largest first-time freshman class in university history. For the first time since the pandemic began, t...

Cal State San Marcos President Ellen Neufeldt has been named a San Diego CEO of the Year by the San Diego Business Journal. Neufeldt was selected as one of 20 winners of the annual award by the SDBJ out of 118 finalists. She received the award June 3...

The message was drilled into him like a mantra by the first photography instructor he learned from: Negatives are the most important asset you’ll ever own as a photographer. Keep them. Safeguard them. Never throw them away.Dan Rios was new to the cra...

Rochelle Smarr’s father served in the Army for 26 years. Her mother has worked for the Department of Defense for 33 years. Her sister is an Air Force veteran, and her brother-in-law has been serving in the Navy for the past 14 years. She has several ...

Ellen Neufeldt has been passionate about social mobility since long before it became a popular buzzword on college campuses across the country.  At Old Dominion University, where she served as vice president for Student Engagement and Enrollment Serv...

Sunita Puri, a palliative medicine physician and author whose work has appeared in the New York Times, will be the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Professional Palliative Care Conference on the campus of Cal State San Marcos.  The conference will...

Mark Baldwin had an indelible impact at Cal State San Marcos, one that is still felt more than a decade after he retired from the university.“He worked really hard to create space for all voices and making people feel like they were a part of the pro...