Articles tagged with 'Staff' | CSUSM

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...

Viridiana Diaz began her tenure at Cal State San Marcos in mid-January, but it wasn’t until commencement four months later that she finally had time to pause and reflect.And, boy, did Diaz have a lot to reflect on.On her decision to leave Sacramento ...

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...

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 ...

Mike Feil’s work as a chef has taken him across the country – and back.While Feil has worked in well-known destinations like Hawaii, San Francisco and Santa Barbara, he also has honed his craft in lesser-known places, from a remote fishing lodge near...

Three members of Cal State San Marcos’ Facilities Development and Management team were recently honored with citizen commendations for their help in the apprehension of suspects in a burglary on campus in March.Two suspects broke into the Arts Buildi...

Misael Diaz, an assistant professor of Art, Media and Design at Cal State San Marcos, has been named a winner of one of the most prestigious awards that artists can receive in San Diego. Diaz is one of four recipients of the 2022 San Diego Art Prize,...

Cal State San Marcos students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate in the annual Social Justice Symposium, a two-day hybrid event that includes workshops and roundtable discussions surrounding social justice topics.The eve...

Cal State San Marcos’ much-anticipated on-campus dining cafe was among countless projects and plans upended in spring 2020.Despite the unexpected delay, the newly named Campus Way Cafe is back on track. Construction began Feb. 21 on the 8,000-square-...

Cindy Yumiko Harper dedicated herself to helping students realize they can accomplish anything.David McMartin, the director of Cal State San Marcos’ Office of Academic Advising, remembers when Harper expressed concern for a first-generation student i...

When John Rawlins III set out last fall to create an achievement program for Cal State San Marcos’ Black Student Center, of which he’s the director, he knew just where to turn for inspiration. Ujamaa.  It might not roll off the tongue, but that word ...

A team of Cal State San Marcos faculty and staff have collaborated on an article that recently was published in the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education.  The article, titled “Examining Field Experiences of Teacher Candidates During COVID-19: Systemi...

Waves of Flags, Nov. 8-10 Miniature American flags will be staked in the grass by Forum Plaza, showcasing CSUSM's approximately 1,700 military-connected students on campus. Veterans Day Celebration, Nov. 9, noon-1 p.m.  Signature celebration...

Marco Jacome had been working at Cal State San Marcos for a few months when he finally got to move into the recently completed Viasat Engineering Pavilion in December 2019.An instructional support technician for the engineering program, Jacome was ab...

Cal State San Marcos expects to welcome more than 16,000 students Monday as it kicks off a fall semester that sees students, faculty and staff largely returning to campus after a year spent learning and working primarily virtually because of the COVI...

The County of San Diego is resuming free COVID testing at Cal State San Marcos beginning Tuesday, Aug. 3, from a new on-campus site in lower parking lot B off Craven Road. The walk-up testing site is open to the public and no appointment is needed.Th...

When Cal State San Marcos was taking small, tentative steps toward repopulating campus on a limited basis last fall, it faced a problem: Social distancing is really hard to manage on an elevator.In concert with state and local public health officials...

Cal State San Marcos social work professor Madeline Lee, ACE Scholars Services counselors Laurie Orr and Leigh Quijada, and ACE founding director Jim Mickelson recently had a paper published in the National Association of Social Workers Press journal...

As Cal State San Marcos faculty and staff continue to go above and beyond on behalf of students and the campus community during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re pleased to highlight some of the campus heroes as nominated by students and colleagues. Elena...

Since he became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as part of Phase 1B in late February, Adam White has been trying in vain to book an appointment for his first shot.So when the Cal State San Marcos police officer got an email on March 19 infor...

As Cal State San Marcos faculty and staff continue to go above and beyond on behalf of students and the campus community during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re pleased to highlight some of the campus heroes as nominated by students and colleagues. Elinn...

As Cal State San Marcos faculty and staff continue to go above and beyond on behalf of students and the campus community during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re pleased to highlight some of the campus heroes as nominated by students and colleagues. Chad ...

As Cal State San Marcos faculty and staff continue to go above and beyond on behalf of students and the campus community during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re pleased to highlight some of the campus heroes as nominated by students and colleagues.Know s...

Richard Armenta, an assistant professor of kinesiology, is the winner of the 2020 Kerri Mowen Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Award, which recognizes Cal State San Marcos faculty who actively “engage undergraduates in research experiences/scholarly a...

Joenetta Benjamin attended a Southern Baptist church while growing up in South Carolina.But seeing how elders in her church shunned a teenager who had been the victim of sexual assault led Benjamin to look for another outlet for her faith.Now, many y...

As Cal State San Marcos faculty and staff continue to go above and beyond on behalf of students and the campus community during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re pleased to highlight some of the campus heroes as nominated by students and colleagues.Know s...

Cal State San Marcos expects to welcome more than 16,000 students Monday as it kicks off a fall semester unlike any in its history. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and in alignment with the California State University’s decision for ...

Cal State San Marcos students have an opportunity to foster real-life solutions to a specific community challenge in the upcoming Summer Innovation Challenge, which is managed by the CSUSM Innovation Hub. Individuals and teams interested in partic...

As Cal State San Marcos faculty and staff continue to go above and beyond on behalf of students and the campus community during the COVID-19 crisis, we’re pleased to highlight some of the campus heroes as nominated by students and colleagues. Know...

To the Faculty and Staff of The California State University: I write today to emphasize the seriousness of the California State University’s budget situation and, in broad strokes, outline a multiyear plan that will allow us to strategically navig...