More than 2,800 undergraduate and graduate students in Cal State San Bernardino‘s Class of 2022 were awarded their college degrees this week at the Toyota Arena in Ontario.
Natalie Perez reacts after graduating Saturday, May 21, 2022, from Cal State San Bernardino’s Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration at the Toyota Arena in Ontario. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Jose Padilla receives his master’s hood from Associate Professor Stella Qiu on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Cal State San Bernardino’s Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration’s graduation at the Toyota Arena in Ontario. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Professor Javad Varzandeh speaks Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Cal State San Bernardino’s Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration’s graduation at the Toyota Arena in Ontario. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Stacey Allis reacts after receiving her diploma Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Cal State San Bernardino’s Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration’s graduation at Toyota Arena in Ontario. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Abdulazsiz Alamoudi, who graduated with honors in cybersecurity, receives his diploma Saturday, May 21, 2022, as he passes by Shari McMahan at Cal State San Bernardino’s Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration’s graduation at the Toyota Arena in Ontario. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Guests at Cal State San Bernardino’s Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration graduation cheer from the seats at the Toyota Arena in Ontario on Saturday, May 21, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Graduate Ramila Lamgade Mijarez moves her tassel at Cal State San Bernardino’s Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration’s graduation at the Toyota Arena in Ontario on Saturday, May 21, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Applause was heard Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the close of Cal State San Bernardino’s Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration’s graduation at the Toyota Arena in Ontario. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
MBA graduate Tiffani Phillips celebrates after receiving her diploma Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Cal State San Bernardino’s Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration’s graduation at the Toyota Arena in Ontario. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
The commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21, were the first to be held in person since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to celebrating graduates from the colleges of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Business and Public Administration, Natural Sciences, Arts and Letters, and Education, Cal State San Bernardino awarded honorary doctorates to Santos Manuel, founding leader of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, and to Paulette Brown-Hinds, founder of Voice Media Ventures.
Each college also recognized outstanding graduate and undergraduate students.
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences honored Melody Robinson (graduate) and Simeone Miller (undergraduate); the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration honored Rosemarie Gilbert (graduate) and William Nguyen (undergraduate); the College of Natural Sciences, Sanio Perez-Gamboa (graduate) and Carmen Wardwell (undergraduate); the College of Arts and Letters, Naim Aburaddi (graduate) and Ferris Strachan (undergraduate); and lastly, the College of Education honored Theresa Gonzales (graduate) and Oscar Ruiz (undergraduate).