[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 51 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3981-S3982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO ON ITS 40TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize 
California State University, San Bernardino, CSUSB. This academic year, 
the campus celebrates its 40th anniversary.
  San Bernardino-Riverside State College was founded in 1960 and was 
named California State College at San Bernardino when it opened on 
September 28, 1965. At that time, only 293 students were enrolled. In 
1984, the campus gained university status and became California State 
University, San Bernardino.
  Today, CSUSB can look back on 40 years of growth as a successful 
university that has graduated more than 55,000 students, with an 
enrollment of over 16,400, with about 3,500 annual graduates. 
Additionally, Cal State San Bernardino boasts of 5 academic colleges, 
offering more than 70 degree and certificate programs.

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  Cal State San Bernardino is an asset to the local economy as well. 
The university provides direct and indirect employment to approximately 
10,000 people in the local region, supporting healthy economic growth 
in the Inland Empire.
  CSUSB is a leader in student diversity, with one of the most diverse 
student bodies in the California State University system. The Robert V. 
Fullerton Art Museum, which is located on campus, is a significant 
cultural institution throughout all of southern California, bringing an 
important cultural contribution with its impressive ancient and 
contemporary collections.
  CSUSB faculty and staff also provide important research in the Inland 
Empire. The university has many research and service facilities that 
include the Water Resources Institute, Developmental Disabilities 
Center, Institute of Applied Research, Diversity Institute, Inland 
Empire Center for Entrepreneurship, International Institute, Arrowhead 
Laboratory for Securities Analysis, Center for the Study of Hate and 
Extremism, Institute for Child Development and Family Relations, Office 
for the Commercialization of Advanced Technology, Office of National 
Excellence in Distance Learning, and the Community-University 
Partnership.
  While located in San Bernardino, the university is working to provide 
higher education in the Coachella Valley, a traditionally underserved 
area. The university has built a branch campus in Palm Desert, which 
provides much needed access to higher education in this rapidly growing 
region.
  I applaud the service and dedication of the staff and students of 
California State University, San Bernardino as they celebrate 40 years 
of improving the education and lives of the people of the Inland Empire 
and desert region of southern California.

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