Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus will postpone its 10th annual Student Convocation, which was going to be held Tuesday, due to minor water damage from Tropical Storm Hilary, officials said.
The ceremony to welcome students to the new academic year was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Indian Wells Theater, 37500 Cook St., according to PDC spokesman Michael Singer.
The decision to postpone the event was due to minor water damage to the campus following the storm, Singer told City News Service. A new date has yet to be determined and the ceremony is not expected to have any changes.
When the ceremony is held, the festivities will get underway with a welcome by interim Assistant Dean of Student Engagement Avi Rodriuez and will be followed by a land acknowledgement by PDC’s Associated Students Inc. Vice President Diego Rendon.
“A dinner for all attendees will follow the ceremony in the courtyard of the Palm Desert Health Sciences Building and will include lawn games, a photo booth and DJs from Paws Radio, the campus radio station,” Singer wrote in a statement.
Others set to speak include CSUSB President Tomas Morales, Academic Affairs Provost and Vice President Rafik Mohamed, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Daria Graham, and PDC Associate Vice President, administrator and alumna Renata Flores, according to Singer.
The ceremony will welcome students, faculty, staff, distinguished campus administration members and friends of the PDC campus into the 2023-24 academic year.