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CSUSM is North County San Diego's only public, 4-year university. Learn more at: www.csusm.edu Read more here: http://www.csusm.edu/social/guidelines.html

Founded in 1989, California State University San Marcos is a new kind of university — technologically sophisticated, fully engaged in the community and pushing the boundaries of innovation. Our hands-on, real-world curriculum and applied research fuels the creativity that yields ideas to solve critical 21st century problems. This site is governed by the University's social media policy and disclaimer statement.

09/10/2026

Cal State San Marcos has announced the appointment of Peter A. Lien as its new chief enrollment officer. Lien joins CSUSM from the University of Northern Colorado, where he has served as associate vice president for Enrollment Management since 2021. He brings more than 15 years of experience in enrollment management and admissions across public and private higher education institutions.
Learn more: https://news.csusm.edu/csusm-names-new-chief-enrollment-officer/

09/09/2026

Cal State San Marcos is holding its fifth annual Hispanic-Serving Institution Summit with the theme “Seeds of Servingness: Growing Together,” celebrating the relationships, commitments and teamwork that have grown throughout the campus community. The summit is from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 14 at the USU Ballroom and features keynote speaker Daniel G. Solórzano, a professor of social science and comparative education at UCLA.
Learn more: https://news.csusm.edu/csusm-to-host-hsi-summit/

09/08/2026

Music professor Merryl Goldberg has turned an amazing tale into her first book (non-textbook category), “Notes of Deception: How a Quartet of American Musicians Outwitted the KGB,” released Aug. 25 by HarperCollins, one of the largest book publishers in the world. The book – co-written with Vince Houghton, director of the National Security Agency’s National Cryptologic Museum – chronicles an almost-too-bizarre-to-be-believed episode from the mid-1980s, years before Goldberg joined the faculty at CSUSM.
“I had been sitting on the story for decades,” Goldberg said. “I didn’t realize the extent to which people would be really interested.”
Learn more: https://news.csusm.edu/music-professor-writes-book-about-unlikely-spy-mission-in-ussr/

09/03/2026

Cal State San Marcos has announced the appointment of Andrea “Andy” Fisher as its new vice president of University Advancement and executive director of the CSUSM Foundation. Fisher joins CSUSM from the University of Arizona, where she has served in various development roles since 2019, including most recently, nearly four years as a vice president of development, leading centralized and college-embedded advancement teams supporting a broad portfolio of academic and university programs.
Learn more: https://news.csusm.edu/csusm-names-new-vice-president-of-university-advancement/

09/02/2026

The U.S. National Science Foundation is renewing its support for the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Quantum Computation, a multi-institutional research center spanning California and led by UC Berkeley. The far-reaching grant will supply UC Berkeley and its partner institutions’ advanced quantum research hub with $37.5 million in funding over the next five years to address three priority research challenges: discovering and realizing the power of quantum computation, understanding nature through the lens of quantum information science, and developing quantum technologies and their applications.
Learn more: https://news.csusm.edu/nsf-renews-support-for-quantum-research-hub-that-includes-csusm/

09/01/2026

Cal State San Marcos welcomed first-year and transfer students to the Cougar family on Saturday during New Student and Family Convocation, an annual celebration held in the Sports Center. The event included remarks from, among others, President Ellen Neufeldt, Provost Carl Kemnitz, Vice President of Student Affairs Viridiana Diaz and Tristan Bugnot, the president and CEO for Associated Students, Inc. As is tradition at New Student and Family Convocation, each student received a challenge coin from a family member or friend.
Learn more: https://news.csusm.edu/welcoming-new-students-to-cougar-family/

08/31/2026

Cal State San Marcos welcomed around 17,500 students to kick off the fall semester Monday. President Ellen Neufeldt expressed excitement and optimism about the new academic year during her annual convocation address to faculty and staff last Thursday. Neufeldt highlighted many of the university’s achievements over the past year, including progress on CSUSM’s fundraising campaign “Blueprint for the Future,” the largest capital campaign in university history.
Learn more: https://news.csusm.edu/university-kicks-off-academic-year/

08/25/2026

An event showcasing the cultural consultants who helped bring the live-action “Moana” to life highlights the fall lineup of the longstanding Arts & Lectures series at Cal State San Marcos. This season boasts a diverse selection of eight events as the university hosts renowned guest speakers and performances.
Learn more: https://news.csusm.edu/cultural-voices-behind-moana-highlight-fall-arts--lectures/

08/21/2026

Cal State San Marcos will serve as a key North County partner in a new $1 million regional workforce development initiative designed to connect young people with career preparation, paid learning experiences and pathways to employment. Funded through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and administered by the San Diego Workforce Partnership, the initiative brings together San Diego State University, CSUSM and education and workforce partners throughout San Diego County.
Learn more: https://news.csusm.edu/career-center-joins-1m-initiative-to-expand-career-opportunities/

08/19/2026

Cal State San Marcos ranks 31st in the country in SmartAsset’s 2026 study of America’s Best Value Public Universities for its cost of attendance, median alumni earnings and graduation rate. SmartAsset, a financial technology company, evaluated more than 500 public colleges and universities in the United States to identify the best values.
Learn more: https://news.csusm.edu/csusm-31st-nationally-on-best-value-public-universities-list/

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