A Message From the Dean

Summer 2008

The College of Extended Learning (CEL) offers a variety of learning opportunities during the summer months through our career training, continuing education and lifelong learning courses.

Summer is often the time of year when educators have a break in their academic schedules. Many of them use this time to seek opportunities to advance their careers or become more effective teachers. CEL has a number of continuing education options for educators, conveniently offered online or on Saturdays at our San Bernardino campus. These courses include learning and teaching strategies, and certificate programs in Primary Reading Development, School Business Management and Technology Integration. Also popular among educators is the test preparation course for the U.S. Constitution Exam and Basic Audiometry.

For the mature adult, CSUSB’s Osher program at the Palm Desert Campus will be offering four exciting courses this summer on topics ranging from documentary film and Native American ethnography, to new religions in the 20th century and wisdom in literature. Interested in combining the world of travel with the joy of learning? Join our TraveLearn program this fall on a trip to Greece, October 2-13, escorted by one of our Osher instructors.

Behind the scenes, CEL is working with Eduventures, an educational collaborative research firm, to better understand the changing economic environment in the San Bernardino/Riverside region and the trends impacting the demand for non-traditional higher education programs. This research will help us develop future programs designed to meet the needs of Inland Empire high-growth industries and the related training and education requirements. 

I hope that you will continue to look to the College of Extended Learning this summer to meet your career training, continuing education and lifelong learning goals.

Sincerely,

Dr. Jeet Joshee, Dean
College of Extended Learning