President Harrison joins nine CSUMB students and staff who were recognized Feb. 20 for their outreach and tutoring service at Greater Victory Temple in Seaside.

Parishioners at three local churches got more than a sermon on Feb. 20. They got a pitch for the value of a college education — straight from the pulpit.

President Dianne Harrison, Provost Kathy Cruz-Uribe and Vice President for Student Affairs Ronnie Higgs visited churches in Seaside and Pacific Grove as part of a California State University program called Super Sunday.

Administrators across the CSU system fanned out to more than 100 black churches to spread the gospel of higher education and encourage more African-Americans to attend college.

Dr. Harrison reminded the congregation at Greater Victory Temple in Seaside that CSUMB “is your hometown university.”

Dr. Cruz-Uribe visited Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Seaside, and Dr. Higgs spoke at the First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove.