The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) announced on Dec. 3 that there will be no athletic competition for the spring semester.
By the next time competition is allowed, student athletes will have not played competitively for a year and a half.
“CCAA Board of Presidents, in conjunction...
Students living on-campus will continue to be provided the opportunity to remain in the dorms with COVID-appropriate regulations and virtual holiday events throughout winter break.
Staying in on-campus housing over winter break comes at no additional cost to the student, but they will be expected...
Instructional & Information Technology Services (IITS) issued an email notice to the entire campus community on Oct. 6 that CSUSM’s internal network had recently been infiltrated by an unknown actor.
An Information Security unit identified the harmful incident took place overnight from Oct....
This story was updated on Dec. 16 to include CSUSM's extension of the fall 2021 application deadline, current COVID-19 numbers and an update on CSUSM's plans for spring break.
CSU anticipates return to in person learning for fall 2021
The CSU released a statement Wednesday saying that it plans to...
A team of five CSUSM business students have partnered with the North County based news organization The Coast News Group for their Senior Experience project.
The College of Business Administration requires students to complete their own Senior Experience project to graduate. The goal is to provide...
No decision on commencement plans
The university has not yet made commencement plans for spring 2020, fall 2020 and spring 2021 graduates.
According to Chief Communications Officer Margaret Chantung and the Commencement Office, the university is still waiting for developments in regards to COVID-19...
The Academic Senate passed a resolution that allows for a broader and more relaxed interpretation of course withdrawal policy due to COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The resolution makes several policy and procedural changes to withdrawal requests and was passed 55 to one, with one abstain.
The resolution...
Suspected Poway synagogue shooter may face a federal death penalty trial
Federal prosecutors are considering whether to pursue capital punishment for John T. Earnest, the alleged Poway synagogue shooter in the April 2019 attack that killed one and injured three.
There has never been a federal...
The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) is investigating a report of a sexual battery allegedly committed by a CSUSM student.
The police report, filed by second-year UC Davis student Angie Pham, was received by SDPD on Oct. 13. Pham gave the report’s case number to The Cougar Chronicle and SDPD...
CSUSM has introduced a new sustainability minor for students to learn about the importance of sustainability and its connection to the environment and social justice, as well as how they can impact the world around them.
The new minor is a way for students who don’t want to commit to an entirely...
Even as campus remains closed for all except essential operations, non-faculty staff are still working to support students and faculty taking and teaching classes in person.
CSUSM currently employs 830 non-faculty staff, a reduction of 30 from the 860 non-faculty staff they employed in March.
655...
In the midst of COVID-19, many international students have lost the experience of studying in the United States with in-person instruction.
Currently, there are about 300 international students at CSUSM.
Natalie Prellwitz, an international student advisor from the Global Programs and Services...
