2023
September
18,
2023
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14:51 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos is one of the top regional universities in the West according to new rankings by the publication U.S. News & World Report. CSUSM ranks No. 28 in the category “Regional Universities West” on the U.S. News 2024 Best Colleges list,...
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August
31,
2023
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11:54 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos psychology professor Sasha Kimel has been published by the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, an American Psychological Association publication.Kimel’s article, titled “Finding Your Roots: Do DNA Ancestry Tests Increase...
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August
29,
2023
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15:54 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Dawn M. Formo, dean of Cal State San Marcos’ Office of Undergraduate Studies, will participate in the 2023-2024 Weekend HERS (Higher Education Resources Services) Leadership Institute, as part of the weekend immersion cohort hosted in Virginia.Thanks...
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August
24,
2023
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07:54 AM
America/Los_Angeles
For the second straight year, Cal State San Marcos history professor Suzanna Krivulskaya was named a public fellow by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and education organization based in Washington, D.C...
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August
23,
2023
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12:30 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos alumnus Terry Loftus, the chief information officer for the San Diego County Office of Education, visited the White House earlier this month to speak at the “Back to School Safely: Cybersecurity Summit for K-12 Schools.”In prepar...
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August
21,
2023
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08:58 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos’ School of Education this fall will begin a four-year partnership with the San Marcos Unified School District through which the university’s teacher candidates will train as residents in district schools.The partnership, which is...
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August
21,
2023
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08:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Last spring, 40 Cal State San Marcos business students in Raj Pillai’s leadership in organizations class participated in a Compassionate Leadership Certificate online program to help them develop the necessary skills to become an efficient leader. St...
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August
07,
2023
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15:48 PM
America/Los_Angeles
The Kappa Sigma chapter at Cal State San Marcos has been named one of the top chapters in the nation. It received the Founders' Award of Chapter Excellence (FACE) for its dedicated work in recruitment, service, philanthropy, scholarship and ritual ed...
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August
03,
2023
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10:54 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A team of Cal State San Marcos faculty created and presented the panel “Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: Do You Have the Guts?” at San Diego Comic-Con last month. The panelists – sociology professors Matthew Atherton and Sheri-Lynn Kurisu and moderat...
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August
02,
2023
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14:06 PM
America/Los_Angeles
The California State University system received the 2023 AASCU Excellence & Innovation Award for Sustainability and Sustainable Development. The project was a collaborative effort among six CSU campuses, including Cal State San Marcos. The project wa...
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July
27,
2023
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09:27 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos alumna Rachael Lafenhagen won $10,000 in prize money during the Sunstone CSU Startup Launch Competition.Lafenhagen’s pitch for her startup Craft-Your-Bra earned her second place in the social enterprise track. The prize money wil...
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July
25,
2023
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16:36 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos alumna Tatiana Willis founded The Willis Scholarship in hopes of empowering transfer students to continue their education. Willis began her higher education at MiraCosta College before transferring to CSUSM to pursue her degree i...
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July
18,
2023
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08:12 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos’ College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) collaborated with the Migrant Education Program in Los Angeles to host the inaugural Migrant Scholars Summer Institute (MSSI) from July 6-14. Nearly 40 high school students who identify ...
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June
28,
2023
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11:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos has been named to the “Best Colleges in America 2023” list by Money magazine.CSUSM received a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 in the new system developed this year by Money. Out of more than 700 colleges and universities evaluated, ...
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June
28,
2023
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09:09 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos political science professor Xiaoye She is part of a new online journal with a mission of creating a more global California by showcasing the scholarship and work of faculty, students and staff of the California State University s...
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May
23,
2023
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15:30 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund a novel project that will offer mindfulness training to STEM students who are preparing for graduate school.The grant of about $80,000 covers a term of one year ...
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May
18,
2023
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09:14 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A team of students from Cal State San Marcos recently competed in the fourth Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC), which endorses new marine energy ideas for capturing the power of the ocean.The CSUSM team of Thomas Handzel, Miguel Lopez, Fare...
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May
18,
2023
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07:06 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Undergraduate and graduate students from colleges and universities throughout Southern California convened at Cal State San Marcos recently for the 29th Annual Psychology Student Research Conference. The event allowed students the chance to share the...
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May
08,
2023
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07:14 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The art exhibition (UN)EARTHING will feature works by students from the Department of Art, Media, and Design in the Arts Building Lobby Gallery beginning May 10 and running through the summer.An opening reception will take place from 3-6 p.m. on May ...
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May
04,
2023
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16:23 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Two Cal State San Marcos students won awards at the 37th annual CSU Student Research Competition.The event was held April 28-29 at San Diego State University.Biological sciences student Jaeden Flury received first place in Session 7, Biological and A...
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May
04,
2023
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13:54 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos professor Darci Strother is part of a California State University team that has won a prestigious national award for training faculty to help students with their mental health.The CSU received the Momentum Award at the Mental Hea...
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May
03,
2023
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12:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
The School of Education at Cal State San Marcos was one of the primary organizers of a recent event for future teachers that attracted hundreds of participants.The inaugural Future Teacher Summit was held on Friday, April 21 at Mesa College and was a...
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May
01,
2023
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15:32 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos has launched the Alumni Outcome Dashboard, an informative platform that leverages data from a third-party vendor called Lightcast to display a collection of career data for alumni who earned a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree fr...
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April
24,
2023
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11:56 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Nahid Ebrahimi Majd earned the 2022-23 Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching Innovation & Excellence for her work in curriculum development and student engagement. An associate professor of computer science, she constantly advocates that students s...
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April
05,
2023
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12:59 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Two Cal State San Marcos students have received a prestigious national scholarship that recognizes leadership potential in research science.Sebastian Aguero and Valeria Castellanos Rodriguez are the first students from CSUSM ever to be awarded a Barr...
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February
17,
2023
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13:15 PM
America/Los_Angeles
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, ...
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February
07,
2023
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11:10 AM
America/Los_Angeles
College of Business Administration alumna Cristina Ahmadpour was one of 25 business school graduates honored by AACSB International, the world’s largest business education alliance, as part of the 2023 Class of Influential Leaders.The annual initiati...
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February
06,
2023
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16:52 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Five Cal State San Marcos students have received scholarships from a local women’s organization.At its annual scholarships awards lunch on Jan. 11, North County Women in Networking (NCWIN) gave $3,000 scholarships to five female students: Selena Agui...
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January
31,
2023
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14:17 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos biology professor Bianca Mothé has won the 2023 Andreoli Faculty Service Award, which honors California State University faculty who have demonstrated the highest level of service to the system’s biotechnology community.Mothé rec...
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2022
December
14,
2022
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16:59 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Gloria Pindi Nziba, a Cal State San Marcos associate professor of communication, has won a national award for her published article in the field of feminist and gender studies within the communication discipline.Pindi is the recipient of the 2022 OSC...
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