College of Extended Learning in the News - 2006

College, local chambers to host business training event

Aug. 17, 2006 • The Desert Sun

PALM DESERT, Calif. - The College of Extended Learning at California State University, San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus has joined forces with eight valley chambers of commerce to host a business training event this fall. During the fall 2006 quarter, 24 business-related courses offered through the College of Extended Learning will be available at a 10 percent discount to all members of participating chambers.

The following chambers of commerce are included: African American; Cathedral City; Coachella; Desert Hot Springs; Indian Wells; Indio; La Quinta; and Palm Springs.

To enroll: 341-2883 Ext. 14428 or http://cel.csusb.edu

Learning partnership announced

Aug. 15, 2006 • The Desert Sun

PALM DESERT, Calif. - The College of Extended Learning at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) Palm Desert Campus announces a business training partnership with eight chambers of commerce in the Coachella Valley. The partnership, which starts this fall, will give chamber members a discount on selected workplace training workshops. For the fall 2006 quarter, there will be 24 eligible courses including several online career training programs.

Participating chambers include: the African American Chamber of Commerce and chambers of commerce in Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta and Palm Springs. Information: Steve McAdams, 341-2883, Ext. 14428.

Author dies at 79

Aug. 11, 2006 • San Bernardino County Sun • Chuck Mueller, Staff Writer

BARSTOW, Calif. - Bill Mann, a desert miner who wrote six guidebooks on the Mojave Desert and led thousands of visitors on field trips into the vast region for 30 years, died at his home here on Saturday. He was 79. Mann's extensive knowledge of the Mojave reflected the three decades of field trips he led for Barstow's Mojave River Valley Museum and California State University's Desert Studies Center at Zzyzx, near Baker.

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