Historically Black Colleges & Universities Exchange Pilot Program
Spring '24 Celebration of Black Excellence
The 4th annual CSUSM-HBCU Exchange Program's student collaborative research presentation showcase will be held on April 23, 2024 between both faculty and students from CSUSM as well as Texas Southern Univeristy.
Texas Southern University Faculty Members
Dr. Zantel Nichols, Assistant Professor in Communication Studies
Dr. Morgan Kirby, Assistant Professor Journalism
Texas Southern University Student Participants
Erika Jamison
Precious Johnson
California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Faculty Members
Dr. Allison Monterrosa, Assistant Professor in Sociology
Dr. Elvis Nshom, Assistant Professor in Communication
Dr. Gloria Pindi Nziba, Associate Professor in Communication
CSUSM Student Participants
Anissa Florie
Daniel Bennett
Watch the 2023 event recording!
For any question, please contact Gloria Pindi at gpindi@csusm.edu
- 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.