Veteran program receives $6 million grant to help student veterans discover careers in sustainable energy
The Veterans to Energy Careers (VERC) program at Cal State San Marcos that helps student veterans discover careers in sustainable energy received a grant of $6 million from the U.S Department...
Cal State San Marcos welcomes back students and faculty to campus following a year and a half of online instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although the campus is open to students, faculty and staff, CSUSM continues to offer virtual classes for students who prefer to stay safe at home. The university...
CSUSM will hold five separate commencement ceremonies on May 22 and 23. Since last year’s commencement ceremony was postponed due to COVID-19, both the classes of 2020 and 2021 were invited to attend.
Each of the colleges will have their own ceremony, with the College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral...
The Latin@ Center and Black Students Center collaborated on “Anti-Blackness in the Latinx Community” on April 29, a Zoom conversation about colorism and racism in Hispanic culture.
According to the PowerPoint presented by staff from the Latin@ Center, anti-Blackness is defined as, “resistant...
The Cougar Chronicle would like to announce that Tania Ortiz has been selected as the fall 2021 editor-in-chief.
Tania received an associate's degree in communication from MiraCosta College in May 2019 before transferring to CSUSM, where she is majoring in communication. She joined The Cougar...
The CSUSM Athletic Department and student athletes have received the news they have been waiting for all semester. Due to COVID-19, student athletes have not participated in competition since March 2020, making it over a year since any CSUSM sports teams have practiced or played.
The California Collegiate...
University officials plan to add the name of former president Karen Haynes to the CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care, named after the well-known philanthropist and longtime CSUSM donor Darlene Shiley.
In 2019, the CSU Board of Trustees approved the renaming of the institute in recognition of...
Michael Schroder, the former dean of extended learning, is now under criminal investigation by the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office for how he spent tens of thousands of dollars in university funds.
As dean of extended learning, Schroder traveled often and spent university funds lavishly...
Gentrification is an ongoing issue that continues to affect minorities across the country. Staff from the CSUSM Black Student Center discussed how gentrification has personally affected them and educated students on how to prevent gentrification from happening in their local communities in a virtual...
Ten music students specializing in vocal performance, composition, piano, bass guitar and more performed or will perform in three livestreamed recitals this month. An additional six music seniors performed their projects during their capstone class.
Performances came from homes, backyards and CSUSM’s...
Isaac Eddens is one of the two video editors for The Cougar Chronicle. He is in his third academic year at CSUSM majoring in art, media & design with a minor in video/film Production. Isaac plans to pursue a career in the video industry. In his free time, Isaac enjoys working out, playing video...
The CSU announced a vaccine requirement for a safe return to campus. To read the written story with more information, click here.
Jose Valdovinos is one of two video editors at The Cougar Chronicle. He is in his third year as a literature and writing major and is also minoring in video production....
