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The Office of Inclusive Excellence

Historically Black Colleges & Universities Exchange Pilot Program

Spring '25 Celebration of Black Excellence

The 5th annual CSUSM-HBCU Exchange Program's student collaborative research presentation showcase will be held on April 15, 2025 between both faculty and students from CSUSM as well as Prairie View A&M University.

Prairie View A&M University Faculty Members

Dr. Elizabeth Whittington: Assistant Professor, Communication
Dr. Bequita Pegram: Adjunct Instructor, History

Prairie View A&M University Student Participants

Jasmine Jeffries
Jaidyn Townsend

California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Faculty Members

Dr. Shellye Sledge: Assistant Professor, CEHHS Social Work
Professor Cherie Hill: Assistant ProfessorCHABSS School of Arts - Dance

CSUSM Student Participants

Anissa Oceansey
Shawn Rice

Watch the 2024 event recording!

Watch the 2023 event recording!

For any question, please contact Gloria Pindi at gpindi@csusm.edu

CSUSM-HBCU Exchange Program Goals

  • To engage in undergraduate research, teaching and mentoring as a high-impact practice
  • To foster retention and academic excellence amongst African American students
  • To foster retention and professional development of Black faculty on the CSUSM campus
  • To increase the presence of African American faculty on the CSUSM campus
  • To establish a network of African American faculty (TT and Lecturer); and
  • To develop a community of scholars with a focus on developing research on pedagogy for teaching social justice across-disciplines.

Benefits  

The CSUSM-HBCU Exchange Project will provide students an opportunity to work with faculty-mentors and practice both quantitative and qualitative research methods in a real-world environment, and in a cultural environment different than their own campus community. Activities will include mentoring by faculty and directed research by students of the cohort.  The directed research topic is related to Communication and Marketing. The Exchange cohort will give public presentations (for example: lectures, talks, performances) in their counterparts’ campus community.