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2024
March
14,
2024
| 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
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
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March
11,
2024
| 15:39 PM America/Los_Angeles
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
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March
06,
2024
| 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
“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
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March
05,
2024
| 15:35 PM America/Los_Angeles
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
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February
27,
2024
| 07:30 AM America/Los_Angeles
The fifth spring Arts & Lectures event will feature Landa Lakes (J Miko Thomas), passionate activist for Indigenous women. Lakes, a Chickasaw writer, musician, activist and artist, will perform a traditional Chickasaw story and dance
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February
26,
2024
| 07:30 AM America/Los_Angeles
The third spring Arts & Lectures event will feature Ed Kornhauser, a well-known pianist. Immerse yourself in an evening of jazz as Kornhauser showcases the brilliance that earned him the honors of Best Jazz Artist and Best Jazz Album at the
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February
20,
2024
| 11:27 AM America/Los_Angeles
Join us in celebrating the history and accomplishments of women through Women’s Herstory Month. Cal State San Marcos has scheduled events throughout March that provide opportunities for students to reflect on and discuss their experiences with
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February
15,
2024
| 12:36 PM America/Los_Angeles
Kevin Brown Jr., a Cal State San Marcos cellular and molecular biology student, was one of four recipients of the Rising Black Scientist Award from the journal “Cell Press,” Cell Signaling Technology and the Elsevier Foundation.The other winners
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February
12,
2024
| 11:02 AM America/Los_Angeles
Hands tell a story. Wrinkles, scars, jewelry.  They open a window into the collective and unique life experiences of the individual. For artist Monica Zavala, hands are an opportunity to represent her American Indian
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February
08,
2024
| 07:30 AM America/Los_Angeles
The second spring Arts & Lectures event will feature accomplished pianist Tian Ying.Ying is known for his eloquent, poetic and dramatically intense performances. Ying has enjoyed a successful career spanning more than 30 years as a soloist,
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February
05,
2024
| 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
One of the last classes Alec Frank took during his undergraduate studies at Cal State San Marcos turned out to be one of the most impactful.It was “Risk and Resiliency in Childhood and Adolescence,” a requirement for his child and adolescent
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January
30,
2024
| 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
John W. Edwards III hasn’t been to a barber in more than two decades.Edwards was only 12 years old when he taught himself how to cut his own hair. It was a talent born of necessity. He and his family had moved to San Ysidro, just north of the
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January
30,
2024
| 07:47 AM America/Los_Angeles
The spring Arts & Lectures series will open with a presentation from performance artist Andreína Maldonado. Maldonado (aka Nina Limon) is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural worker and educator whose work  is rooted in her
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January
29,
2024
| 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
In honor of Black Excellence Month, Cal State San Marcos’ Black Student Center has selected the theme “Empowerment to the People” to celebrate and foster empowerment among the CSUSM Black community through the arts, education, student engagement and
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January
24,
2024
| 11:24 AM America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos became the first public university in San Diego County to hold a fall commencement this past December. Fall commencement offered mid-year graduates the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments with families and friends
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January
22,
2024
| 11:58 AM America/Los_Angeles
A presentation by an author who champions for black and queer voices highlights the spring lineup of the longstanding Arts & Lectures series at Cal State San Marcos.  This season boasts a diverse selection of seven events as the university
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January
19,
2024
| 13:13 PM America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos broke ground Friday on a new housing and dining project that is the university’s latest effort to alleviate the burden of the region’s housing crisis on students.The groundbreaking ceremony for the University Village Student
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January
18,
2024
| 08:08 AM America/Los_Angeles
Rebecca Brooks arrived at Cal State San Marcos with 16 years of experience as a special education teacher – and with a dream.Almost since the day she was hired as a professor in the School of Education in 2015, Brooks has aspired to establish a
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2023
December
19,
2023
| 13:45 PM America/Los_Angeles
When Merryl Goldberg met Jen Easterly a few years ago at the RSA Conference – a cybersecurity convention – of all places, it signified a simple coming together of two professionals who have spent a portion of their adult lives protecting nations of
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December
17,
2023
| 14:53 PM America/Los_Angeles
Ralph Adkins didn’t care how poorly he felt or how difficult the trek from Wildomar to San Marcos might be. There was no chance he was going to miss the graduation of his granddaughter, Alyson Adkins, from Cal State San Marcos on Dec. 17.“It didn’t
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December
14,
2023
| 13:56 PM America/Los_Angeles
As the end of the year approaches, many are already looking ahead to 2024.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 2023.President’s
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December
14,
2023
| 10:12 AM America/Los_Angeles
Qualcomm, an innovative powerhouse in technology and a long-standing partner of Cal State San Marcos, has made it its mission to create diversity within the workforce. How is the company doing this? By investing in extraordinary CSUSM students and
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December
11,
2023
| 15:21 PM America/Los_Angeles
Lighting, textures, patterns and vivid colors on even the smallest sheet of glossy paper have the power to make stories come to life and reimagine history, even from 140 million miles away.  As a young boy, Yuri Rodea loved the freedom
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December
06,
2023
| 15:02 PM America/Los_Angeles
Grace Davis could sing almost before she could talk.She grew up in Vista in a household where music was the background noise of life. Her father’s side of the family is populated with music teachers and choir directors, and during the holidays
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December
06,
2023
| 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Kia-shaan Cleveland was in second grade when she returned home from school to find her belongings being packed in boxes and placed into her grandmother’s car with her siblings and dog in the backseat. A typical day quickly turned into one that
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December
04,
2023
| 10:53 AM America/Los_Angeles
A belief can go a long way.  There was a time when Cal State San Marcos sociology professor Xuan Santos didn’t believe – or even know – that earning a Ph.D. was possible. As a first-generation, system-impacted, undocumented student, Santos
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December
04,
2023
| 08:35 AM America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos raised $459,638 in just 24 hours as part of Giving Day on Nov. 28.“We are deeply grateful for everyone who helped make Giving Day such a resounding success, one that will have an immediate and lasting impact on our campus
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December
01,
2023
| 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos’ Innovation Hub has welcomed a creative addition to its space with the unveiling of a new mural and interactive art installation.  The mural portrays a coastal live oak, a tree that is representative of the San
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December
01,
2023
| 07:55 AM America/Los_Angeles
Ten Cal State San Marcos alumni recently published a research project with biological sciences professor Jane Kim. The manuscript “Massive contractions of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2-associated CCTG tetranucleotide repeats occur via double strand
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November
29,
2023
| 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
David King came to Cal State San Marcos in 2017 feeling lost. Being a first-generation college student meant that King didn’t have anyone at home to help him figure out financial aid or other college resources. A month into his first semester
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