California State University, San Bernardino (Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB) is a public
research university
A research university or a research-intensive university is a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission. They are the most important sites at which knowledge production occurs, along with "intergenerational kn ...
in
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino (; Spanish for "Saint Bernardino") is a city and county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a population of 222,101 in the 2020 ce ...
. Founded in 1965, it is one of the 23 general campuses of the
California State University
The California State University (Cal State or CSU) is a public university system in California. With 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 485,550 students with 55,909 faculty and staff, CSU is the largest four-year public univers ...
system. The main campus sits on in the
University District of San Bernardino, with a branch campus of in
Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs, northeast of San Diego and east of Los Angeles. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census. The city has bee ...
, opened in 1986. Cal State San Bernardino's fall 2020 enrollment was 19,404. In fall 2018, it had 310 full-time faculty, of which 220 (71 percent) were on the tenure track.
The university is classified as having high research activity, offering
Bachelor's degrees
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in 123 programs,
Master's degrees
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Doctor of Education
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(Ed.D.) Education Leadership (
Community College
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an "open enrollment" for students who have graduated from high school (also known as senior se ...
specialization and
K–12
K–12, from kindergarten to 12th grade, is an American English expression that indicates the range of years of publicly supported primary and secondary education found in the United States, which is similar to publicly supported school grades ...
specialization), and 23
teaching credential
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s.
CSUSB's sports teams are known as the Coyotes and play in the
California Collegiate Athletic Association
The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. All of its current members are public universities, and upon U ...
in the
Division II of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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. The nickname was inspired by the coyotes that inhabit the area around the campus, which lies in the foothills of the
San Bernardino Mountains. The CSUSB women's volleyball team has won thirteen
CCAA titles, eight West Region titles and a national title. The men's soccer team went to the NCAA Division II national semi-finals, capturing the university's first California Collegiate Athletic Association title. The university is a
Hispanic-serving institution
A Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) is defined in federal law as an accredited, degree-granting, public or private nonprofit institution of higher education with 25% or more total undergraduate Hispanic or Latino full-time equivalent (FTE) stud ...
.
History
California State University, San Bernardino was created by the state legislature on April 29, 1960, as the San Bernardino-Riverside State College. Later, the California State College system's board of trustees chose a site in the city of San Bernardino. In 1963 and the college's official name was changed to California State College at San Bernardino. It opened in 1965 with 293 students and 30 faculty members. CSUSB earned its university status in 1984, officially becoming California State University, San Bernardino. Today, the university has more than 18,000 students and 84,000 alumni.
Campus
Built atop of bedrock on the city's north side, CSUSB is framed to the north by the
San Bernardino Mountains.
More than of new facilities have been built to meet students' academic and social needs. Campus residential housing provides more than 1,500 beds.
![University Ave Entrance, CSUSB](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/University_Ave_Entrance%2C_CSUSB.JPG)
A new College of Education building opened in 2008.
The Santos Manuel Student Union has doubled in size in recent years, and a new Student Recreation and Fitness Center was completed in 2007. Other recently constructed facilities include the Social and Behavioral Sciences and Chemical Sciences buildings.
The John M. Pfau Library, named after the university's first president, sits at the very center of the campus. Other distinctive university landmarks include: the clock tower above the Santos Manuel Student Union, the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, and the James & Aerianthi
Coussoulis Arena
James and Aerianthi Coussoulis Arena or Coussoulis Arena is a 4,140-seat multi-purpose arena in San Bernardino, California, United States, on the campus of California State University, San Bernardino. It is named for James & Aerianthi Coussoulis.
...
, a modern, 4,000-plus seat sports and events venue—one of the largest indoor arenas in the
Inland Empire.
In 2009, the university received a major donation from the Pauline Murillo family to construct a $2 million research
observatory on the campus. The
W.M. Keck Foundation and the California Portland Cement Co. also made substantial contributions. The university is a
Hispanic-serving institution
A Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) is defined in federal law as an accredited, degree-granting, public or private nonprofit institution of higher education with 25% or more total undergraduate Hispanic or Latino full-time equivalent (FTE) stud ...
.
Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art
The
Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art
The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, also known as RAFFMA, is an art museum of the California State University, San Bernardino main campus in San Bernardino, California.
RAFFMA's permanent collections includes a world-class collection ...
(formerly the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum) is among the 4 percent of museums in the United States accredited by the
American Alliance of Museums
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, p ...
. The RAFFMA's permanent collections consist of three distinct kinds of art:
ancient
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,
ceramic
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, and
contemporary
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. A world-class collection of about 200 Egyptian artifacts and a smaller selection of Italian pottery are part of the museum's permanent holdings. Rotating shows feature artists from throughout the region and country. One gallery of the museum is dedicated to exhibiting the work of the school's own art students. The museum celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2016 and received accreditation by the
American Alliance of Museums
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, p ...
in 2008.
Palm Desert Campus
Opened in 1986, the California State University, San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus in
Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs, northeast of San Diego and east of Los Angeles. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census. The city has bee ...
() hosts upper-division and graduate students. Many of them come from the
Coachella Valley and
Joshua Tree
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This monocotyledonous tree is native to the ar ...
areas. Since its inception, the Palm Desert Campus has maintained a close relationship with the nearby
College of the Desert
College of the Desert (COD) is a public community college in Palm Desert, California. COD enrolls about 12,500 students, of which around one third attend college full-time. It serves the Coachella Valley of Riverside County. The college is fede ...
. The majority of Palm Desert Campus undergraduate students have transferred from
College of the Desert
College of the Desert (COD) is a public community college in Palm Desert, California. COD enrolls about 12,500 students, of which around one third attend college full-time. It serves the Coachella Valley of Riverside County. The college is fede ...
through a dual admissions program.
A health sciences building for the four-year nursing program opened on the Palm Desert Campus in October 2008.
The Palm Desert Campus was built entirely with private funds. This
public-private partnership was featured in a front-page story in the Sunday, August 3, 2003, edition of the New York Times.
Murillo Family Observatory
The
Murillo Family Observatory is a teaching and research observatory at CSUSB, located on Badger Hill on the northern portion of campus. It is the newest research observatory in the Inland Empire and in the California State University system. The observatory consists of two telescopes which are used for research and teaching; a 20-inch Ritchey-Chretien and a 17-inch Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph. In addition to the research telescopes the observatory has an observation deck with piers where small telescopes may be set up for undergraduate laboratory classes or open house nights. It serves as both an academic and community resource, with public viewing nights and special astronomy events for the community.
Organization and administration
![Pfau Library](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Pfau_Library.JPG)
San Bernardino-Riverside State College became a part of the California College System (now called the California State University system) in 1965 and eventually became California State University, San Bernardino. It, along with 22 other campuses, now forms the
California State University
The California State University (Cal State or CSU) is a public university system in California. With 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 485,550 students with 55,909 faculty and staff, CSU is the largest four-year public univers ...
system, which is the largest senior system of higher education in the United States.
The current president is Tomas Morales, who was chosen in 2013. A graduate of
SUNY New Paltz, he serves on the boards of directors of the
American Council on Education
The American Council on Education (ACE) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) U.S. higher education association established in 1918. ACE's members are the leaders of approximately 1,700 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher educatio ...
, and the
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
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, for which he is chair.
Academics
Fall Freshman Statistics
The university offers degree, credential, and certificate programs. It is divided into three
Liberal Arts
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colleges,
*
College of Arts and Letters
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*
College of Natural Sciences
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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
and three vocational colleges:
*
Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration
*
College of Education
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*
College of Extended Learning
Cal State San Bernardino has taken a role in furthering the study and understanding
Middle Eastern Cultures, and is the only CSU campus offering
Arabic language
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and
Islamic history courses.
CSUSB economic impact report CSUSB's University Center for Developmental
Disabilities is a clinical training program that provides evaluation, assessment, training, and support for
autistic
The autism spectrum, often referred to as just autism or in the context of a professional diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental condition (or conditions) characterized by difficulti ...
children, their parents, and siblings.
CSUSB also offers a burgeoning program in Egyptology, with a Certificate in Egyptology offered through the Department of History and the opportunity to learn about Ancient Egypt at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art RAFFMA that houses one of the largest collections of ancient Egyptian objects on the West Coast.
Popular majors for
undergraduates
Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-le ...
in 2018 included
Business Administration (Management and Operations) at 23.01%,
Psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...
(General) at 14.31%,
Criminal Justice
Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...
and Corrections 6.40%. While popular majors for
graduates were Business Administration, Management and Operations at 17.47%,
Social Work at 14.21%,
Education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...
(General) at 10.82%.
The five most popular majors for 2019 graduates.
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Business,
Management
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Management includ ...
,
Marketing
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, and Related Support Services at 25%
*
Psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...
at 14%
*
Social Sciences
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at 10%
*
Health
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Professions and Related Programs at 7%
*
Homeland Security
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,
Law Enforcement
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Rule or ruling may refer to:
Education ...
,
Firefighting and Related Protective Services at 6%
Business and National Security Studies
![College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, CSUSB](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/College_of_Social_and_Behavioral_Sciences%2C_CSUSB.JPG)
Many CSUSB programs have earned specialized national and international accreditation, including the business program, which was the first in the
Inland Empire to gain AACSB Accreditation at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. AACSB Accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. Less than 5% of the world's 13,000 business programs have earned AACSB Accreditation. AACSB-accredited schools produce graduates that are highly skilled and more desirable to employers than other non-accredited schools.
The business and
entrepreneurship
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programs are nationally recognized, as evidenced by CSUSB's 2006 ranking of fourth in the United States for graduate entrepreneur programs. The university's College of Business and Public Administration was also listed in the 2008 edition and the 2013 edition of
The Princeton Review
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's "Best 290 Business Schools.".
In 2011, California State University, San Bernardino's Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration was recognized by European CEO Magazine as one of the top 20 schools of business in the world and one of the world's 18 most innovative business schools.
The National Security Studies master of arts program is a nationally renown, two-year program that offers a comprehensive curriculum for students interested in pursuing careers in national service. It is one of three such programs in the country and the only one in the
California State University
The California State University (Cal State or CSU) is a public university system in California. With 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 485,550 students with 55,909 faculty and staff, CSU is the largest four-year public univers ...
system. The university also has collaborative educational programs with nearby
Fort Irwin
Fort Irwin National Training Center (Fort Irwin NTC) is a major training area for the United States military in the Mojave Desert in northern San Bernardino County, California. Fort Irwin is at an average elevation of . It is located northeast o ...
.
In addition, CSUSB's advanced accounting students provide free tax preparation services to local low-income, elderly, disabled, non-English-speaking residents.
Jack Brown Hall
Many business and public administration classes take place in Jack Brown Hall, which was funded by Jack Brown, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Stater Bros., and opened on September 23, 1991. Jack Brown pledged $1 million to building enhancements in 1992, which was the largest donation CSUSB had ever received at the time; as a result, CSUSB named the building after him. He also provided student scholarships.
Education
The university is one of the region's largest teacher-training institutions. In 2007, the university welcomed its first class of
doctoral degree
A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...
candidates. The
Ed.D.
The Doctor of Education (Ed.D. or D.Ed.; Latin ''Educationis Doctor'' or ''Doctor Educationis'') is (depending on region and university) a research or professional doctoral degree that focuses on the field of education. It prepares the holder for a ...
in educational leadership is a research-based program that prepares pre-K through 12 and community college leaders to contribute to the study, development and implementation of educational reforms.
Admissions, enrollment and retention
![Student Recreation and Fitness Center, CSUSB](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Student_Recreation_and_Fitness_Center%2C_CSUSB.JPG)
Admission to CSUSB is based on a combination of the applicant's high school cumulative
grade point average (GPA) and standardized test scores. These factors are used to determine the applicant's California State University (CSU) eligibility index. More specifically, the eligibility index is a weighted combination of high school grade point average during the final three years of high school and a score on either the
SAT
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or
ACT. The average grade point average for incoming freshmen is 3.34. The average composite ACT score was 20 and the average SAT score was 900. Overall, 58.2% of applicants are accepted to CSUSB.
Enrollment has increased by more than a third in recent years, and freshman enrollment has doubled. Due to the large number of applicants in the fall 2010 quarter, CSUSB has declared "campus impaction" for the first time in its history. More than 70 percent of CSUSB students are the first generation of their families to attend college.
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
and African American student enrollments are the third highest of any university in California. CSUSB students are awarded on average 13 percent of CSU system scholarships, despite representing only 4 percent of the CSU's overall enrollment. Fifty-seven percent of full-time undergraduate students at CSUSB receive sufficient scholarships and grants to pay all fees and another 10 percent pay less than the full fees. Almost 75 percent of CSUSB students receive financial aid. More than three-quarters of the incoming 2009 freshmen class required remediation in either English or Math or both.
President's Academic Excellence Scholarship program
Initiated in 2002 by university president, Albert K. Karnig, the President's Academic Excellence Scholarship program invites the top 1 percent of graduating high school seniors in San Bernardino County to attend Cal State San Bernardino. The program provides a full scholarship, including tuition, books and a small stipend, to eligible students and is renewable for up to four academic years. The program is designed to attract the best and brightest students to CSUSB who might otherwise be lured to colleges outside the area. , there were 132 enrolled presidential scholars. The first major donor to this program was Evelyn Magnuson, who extended her legacy in 2008 through a planned gift making CSUSB a beneficiary of her $2.4 million estate.
Rankings
CEO Magazine ranked Cal State San Bernardino Tier One Top Global MBA Program and Best Value Schools ranked 1 Cal State San Bernardino on Best Online
Criminal Justice
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Degree Program.
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Money
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'' ranked Cal State San Bernardino 70th in the country out of the 744 schools it evaluated for its 2019–20 Best Value Colleges ranking.
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Washington Monthly
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'' ranked Cal State San Bernardino 3rd in 2020 among 614 master's universities in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.
The Daily Beast ranked Cal State San Bernardino 115th in the country out of the nearly 2000 schools it evaluated for its 2013 Best Colleges ranking.
CSUSB Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration ranks as one of the top 20 schools of business in the world and one of the world's 18 most innovative business schools.
The Princeton Review 2013 Edition also ranks CSUSB Jack H. Brown College of Business as one of the top 296 "Best Business Schools" in 2013 worldwide.
Student life
![CSUSB Dorms](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/CSUSB_Dorms.png)
Like many other universities, much of the student life on campus revolves around extensive local outreach and retention programs. As of fall 2018 CSU Sand Bernardino has the largest enrollment percentage of Mexican Americans in the California State University system.
CSUSB also has a very diverse campus of different ethnicities and nationalities. CSUSB is home to more than 100 student clubs and organizations, including academic, cultural, religious, service and political organizations.
Student newspaper
The ''Coyote Chronicle'' is the
student newspaper published in the
Broadsheet format. When classes are in session, it publishes every Monday throughout the
school year
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compul ...
. The current executive editor is Richard Bowie.
The paper is a forum for student expression and is written, edited, and managed by university students. It is overseen by the Department of Communication, which sets policies for the ''Coyote Chronicle'' and other campus communications media.
Student residence halls
Cal State San Bernardino's
residence hall
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s, which are referred to as "The Villages," consist of three structures—Serrano Village, Arrowhead Village, and the University Village—which houses more than 1,500 students in single and double rooms.
Student organizations, and activities
Student media organizations include the Coyote Chronicle, the student newspaper that is a part of the college media network, and Coyote Radio, a popular station for music, local news, talk and campus information. It is also one of only 50 college stations around the world listed as an official iTunes college station,
and finished third in the
MTVU
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Woodie Award
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s for best college radio station. Coyote Radio recently became the home and partner to Isla Earth, the award-winning radio science program.
The Coussoulis Arena is a popular site for concerts, entertainment activities, commencement ceremonies and also serves kinesiology students.
Greek organizations
With the support of alumni and University advisors, CSUSB has seen the establishment of 15 social fraternity and sorority chapters managed by Student Leadership and Development. At least eight or more fraternities are co-ed and are either major related, honor related, or community service related.
CSUSB Greek Chapters Include:
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Alpha Delta Pi
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Alpha Delta Pi is a memb ...
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Alpha Kappa Alpha
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Alpha Kappa Psi
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Alpha Phi
Alpha Phi International Women's Fraternity (, also known as APhi) is an international sorority with 172 active chapters and over 250,000 initiated members.
Founded at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York on September 18, 1872, it is the fo ...
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Delta Sigma Chi
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Delta Sigma Phi
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Delta Sigma Theta
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Gamma Zeta Alpha
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Iota Phi Theta
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Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta (, also known as KD or Kaydee) was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University), in Farmville, Virginia.
Kappa Delta is one of the "Farmville Four" sororities founded at the university, whic ...
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Kappa Delta Chi
Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. (), also known as K-D Chi (pronounced Kay-Dee-Kie) is a Greek letter, intercollegiate Latina founded sorority in the United States. KDChi is a 501(c)(7) organization that prides itself on graduating all of its memb ...
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Kappa Sigma
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*
Lambda Theta Alpha
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Lambda Theta Nu
Lambda Theta Nu () is a Latina-based Greek letter intercollegiate sorority founded in 1986 at California State University, Chico.
History Formation
Eighteen Latina students at California State University, Chico banded together during what t ...
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Lambda Theta Phi
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Pi Kappa Alpha
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Sigma Lambda Beta
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Sigma Lambda Gamma
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Sigma Nu
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Sigma Phi Epsilon
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Sigma Pi Alpha
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Zeta Tau Alpha
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Zeta Phi Beta
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Athletics
![Coussoulis Arena](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Coussoulis_Arena.JPG)
In 2009, CSUSB intercollegiate athletics celebrated its 25th anniversary. Established in 1984, the program offers men's and women's
soccer and
basketball
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, men's
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
and
baseball
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and women's
softball
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,
cross country,
volleyball
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and track & field along with the Coyotes
Spirit Squad
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Before forming ...
. The school's athletic mascot is the Coyote and the school colors are blue (Pantone 300) and black.
The Coyotes play in the
California Collegiate Athletic Association
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(CCAA) in the
NCAA's Division II. The men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams play in the James & Aerianthi
Coussoulis Arena
James and Aerianthi Coussoulis Arena or Coussoulis Arena is a 4,140-seat multi-purpose arena in San Bernardino, California, United States, on the campus of California State University, San Bernardino. It is named for James & Aerianthi Coussoulis.
...
, and the baseball team plays at Fiscalini Field in Perris Hill Park.
Since 1984, the Coyotes have taken many local and regional championships and regularly finish high up in national tournaments. The men's soccer team went to the
NCAA Division III
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national semi-finals in 1987 and captured the university's first
NCAA Division II
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California Collegiate Athletic Association
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title in 1991. In 1997, Scott Householder grabbed the university's sole national championship to date with a 273 for 72 holes, a record that still stands. Men's golf has finished third in the national tournament three times in its history.
The men's baseball team took West Region titles in 1990 and 1991. The men's basketball team has won three West Region titles, eight
CCAA championships, and has made one appearance in the
NCAA Division II
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national semi-finals.
The CSUSB women's volleyball team has won 15
CCAA and 8 West Region titles, has gone to the
NCAA Division II
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quarter finals in 2017, semi-finals in 2003, in 2008, when it advanced to the finals, and three times, 2009, 2011 and 2019 when it won the final. Besides both being located in the east of California, but one in the south and the other in the north, San Bernardino and
Stanisaus have competed heavily as conference rivals.
Notable alumni
There are currently more than 84,000 alumni members in all 50 states and in over 35 countries.
[Alumni CSUSB Association http://alumni.csusb.edu/index.html] Among the notable alumni of CSUSB have become prominent businessmen, engineers, athletes, actors, politicians, and those that have gained both national and international fame. To keep alumni connected, the CSUSB alumni association has established over several regional alumni groups. CSUSB alumni have served in the
White House
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,
California Legislature
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, and
United States Congress
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.
Some of the more notable alumni include:
Politics and government
![Paul_Cook,_official_portrait,_113th_Congress](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Paul_Cook%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg)
*
Anthony Adams
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, B.A. political science 1999 – California State Assemblyman, 59th district
*
John J. Benoit, M.P.A. 1993 – California State Senate, 37th district
*
Wilmer Carter
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Pre-legislative career and personal
Wilmer Amina Carter comes from a large, extended family and spent her childhoo ...
, B.A. English 1972, M.A. education 1976 – California State Assemblymember, 62nd district since 2002
*
Paul Cook
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Early life and career
Cook was raised in Hammersmith and atte ...
, M.P.A. 1996 – Congressman serving California's 8th district; California State Assemblyman, 65th district 2006–2012
*
Pedro Nava, B.A. sociology 1993 – California State Assemblyman, 35th district
*
Joe Baca Jr., B.A. M.A. member of the California State Assembly from the 62nd District from 2004 until 2006.
Military
*
Paul Chabot
Paul Chabot (born March 19, 1974) is an American businessman, author, public speaker, former law enforcement officer, adjunct professor, and Commander of Naval Intelligence with the United States Navy Reserve. Chabot formerly served as a White Hous ...
Lieutenant Commander of Naval Intelligence with the United States Navy Reserve.
*
Sandra Finan
Sandra E. Finan was the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) and Information Infrastructure Capabilities, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
Career
Maj Gen Finan ente ...
, B.A. 1978 –
U.S. Air Force
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Brigadier General
*
Robert Eatinger –
United States Navy
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,
National Security Agency
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, and
CIA
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lawyer
Business
![Ahmed_Sultan_Bin_Sulayem,_2010](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Ahmed_Sultan_Bin_Sulayem%2C_2010.jpg)
*
Ahmed Sultan Bin Sulayem, B.A. 2000 – Executive Chairman of the
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
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, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
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*
Isabel Quintero B.A. in English; M.A. in English Composition
Athletics
*
Jimmy Alapag
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Early life ...
– Member of
Philippine National Basketball Team
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and former professional basketball player. Current head coach of
Tanduay Alab Pilipinas in the ASEAN Basketball League
*
Ernest Chavez – Professional
mixed martial artist
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, current
UFC
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Lightweight
*
James Cotton
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...
– former professional
basketball
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player in the
NBA
*
Abdi Faras
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Administration
As of April 2014, Nur Moha ...
– player for
Somalia's national basketball team
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Administration
As of April 2014, Nur Moha ...
*
Alida Gray
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–
Judoka and professional
MMA
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fighter
*
Ivan Johnson, 2006–2007 – Professional basketball player who played for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks from 2011 to 2013.
Entertainers
*
Sharon Jordan
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, M.A. 1986 – actress, ''
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
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'' and ''
That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana
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''
See also
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California Master Plan for Higher Education The California Master Plan for Higher Education of 1960 was developed by a survey team appointed by the Regents of the University of California and the California State Board of Education during the administration of Governor Pat Brown. UC Preside ...
Notes
References
External links
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CSUSB Athletics website
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San Bernardino
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California State University, San Bernardino
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Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Educational institutions established in 1965
Education in San Bernardino, California
Universities and colleges in San Bernardino County, California
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