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The White House and the U.S. Department of Education are inviting colleges and universities across the country to join an effort to end the pandemic by signing up for the COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge. 

As part of a student led initiative, CSU Bakersfield students Myah Salinas, Divyang Motavar, and Fransisco Ruiz share their experience with the Covid-19 vaccine.

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CSU Bakersfield Professors Dr. Tracey Salisbury, Dr. Rhonda Dugan, and Dr. David Sandles discuss the influence of the meteoric rise of Black Panther and the politics of Black representation and popular culture. The panel conversation explores the purpose and power of representation of Black Superheroes in the 21st Century.

Comedian, actress, writer, & producer Amanda Seales joins CSU Bakersfield for a topical conversation surrounding Black History month with Professor Dr. Bre Evans-Santiago.

President of CSU Bakersfield, Dr. Lynnette Zelezny hosts the February Virtual Runner Walk & Talk. The Walk & Talk is a monthly opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to learn vital information about CSUB as well as contribute thoughts, concerns, questions, and ideas.

In this panel presentation guest speaker Dr. Mohsen Attaran, Professor of

Management at CSU Bakersfield discusses the applications of Blockchain Technology in Business such as:

-Cryptocurrency(Bitcoin)

-Supply chain logistics

-Asset management

-Decentralized networks

This hour-long virtual event is part of a series organized by CSU Bakersfield's Business Research and Education Center, School of BPA. The Virtual seminars and panel discussions cover current topics of interest to benefit the campus community.

Professor Attaran's research agenda lies in the interface of operations, knowledge management, and information technology. He is the author/coauthor of four books, over 120 peer-reviewed research papers, and ten commercial software packages.

Much of his current research is focused on studying technology and its societal impacts and identifying the implications for individuals and businesses. Moreover, he is interested in issues arising in the operations of internet-based markets.

He is founder and president of IES, Inc. a Web and Mobile App Development Company. He also has founded, launched and managed several businesses in his career in a variety of technological fields including a Telehealth Doctor Visits, a subscription based virtual business, and a few non-profit organizations.

President of CSU Bakersfield, Dr. Lynnette Zelezny holds the first President's Open Forum of the Spring 2021 semester. The forum is an opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to learn vital information about CSUB and contribute thoughts, concerns, questions, and ideas. 

Updates include: 

-Governor's proposed CSU budget 

-CARES 2 funding 

-Chancellor Castro's announcements 

-Vaccination distribution site plans 

-Fall 2021 planning.

Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Jarrett Johnson discusses the Black National Anthem, shares his favorite songs, and discusses the history of music and its ability to heal and connect people.

Dr. Joseph I. Castro serves as the eighth chancellor to lead the California State University (CSU). He is the first Californian and first person of color to serve in this role. 

Dr. Castro discusses his priorities as chancellor, including Graduation Initiative 2025, protecting the health and safety of students and employees during the pandemic,  long-term reinvestment in public higher education and the CSU’s potential 2021-22 budget.

President of CSU Bakersfield, Dr. Lynnette Zelezny holds the first Virtual Runner Walk & Talk of the Spring 2021 semester. The Walk & Talk is a monthly opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to learn vital information about CSUB as well as contribute thoughts, concerns, questions, and ideas.

On Thursday, November 19, 2020, CSU Bakersfield's ASI and the Division of Equity, Inclusion and Compliance hosted a special edition of the Community Conversation series with the CSUB campus community focusing on hunger & homelessness in Kern County and at CSUB. 

Panel features:  

-Krystal Raynes |CSU Student Trustee 

-Jason Watkins |CSUB Assistant Director for Basic Needs 

-Louis Gill |Chief Executive Officer of Bethany Services, Inc.  

The discussion focuses on hunger and homelessness in the region, educational implications, and best practices for addressing basic needs.

Full stream also available via CSU Bakersfield's office of Equity, Inclusion, and Compliance website.

CSU Bakersfield hosted a roundtable discussion as part of Hunger & Homelessness awareness week. The conversation featured:

-Jason Watkins |Assistant Director of Basic Needs|

-Olivia Warren |CSUB's Campus Advocate|

-Ruth Miles |CSUB Counselor|

Topics covered include: vulnerable populations, empathy building, and eliminating the stigma surrounding hunger & homelessness.

On Thursday November 12, 2020 CSU Bakersfield's University Police Department hosted a "Chat With the Chief" panel discussion with the campus community. Student's, staff, and faculty had the opportunity of meeting UPD's Chief of Police, Martin Williamson, as well as Sergeant's Veronica Corona & Mari Gonzalez.  

The panel discussion consisted of traditional Q&A, a short form presentation, and UPD Officer led conversations to provide first hand insight into the University Police Department.

On Tuesday, November,  10, 2020, CSU Bakersfield's ASI and the Division of Equity, Inclusion and Compliance hosted an elections edition of the Community Conversation series with the CSUB campus community. 

The topic of the Community Conversation was The Election. It featured the following panelists:  

Dr. Ivy Cargile | Assistant Professor, Political Science 

Dr. Jeanine Kraybill| Assistant Professor, Political Science 

Dr. Mark Martinez | Professor and Department Chair, Political Science  

Full stream also available via CSU Bakersfield's office of Equity, Inclusion, and Compliance website.

California State University, Bakersfield President Dr. Lynnette Zelezny joined Hall Ambulance President & CEO Lavonne C. Hall outside of the Icardo Center for a ceremony to break ground on the Harvey L. Hall Family Plaza project.

The open space will feature a two-tone brick walkway that will be highlighted by a bronze Roadrunner monument near the south side parking lot.  Park benches, trees, and landscape will complete the renovation.  Harvey L. Hall Plaza signage will be prominently displayed on the monument as well as on the exterior of the Icardo Room building.

Construction is slated to begin in November and is expected to finish by spring of 2021.

On Friday, October 9th, CSU Bakersfield's Campus Programming, the Latina/o Faculty & Staff Association (LFSA) and the Interdisciplinary Studies Program hosted Dr. Lizeth Gutierrez (Assistant Director and the Director of Admissions, Hillside Student Community School) for a platica (talk) titled “‘Be Brown & Be Proud’: The Politics of Ethnic Terminology in the Latinx Community”

Dr. Gutierrez examines the role of ethnic terminology in the Latinx community. She also shares the quest for an all-embracing term to argue that Latinx is not a trend, but rather an antiracist way of showing up for everyone in the Latinx community.

CSU Bakersfield celebrates its 50th Anniversary with a virtual celebration that features Sir Richard Branson as the first keynote speaker in the CSUB President’s Lecture Series alongside California Congressman and CSUB Alumnus Kevin McCarthy.

Sir Richard Branson is an English entrepreneur, investor, author and philanthropist. He founded the Virgin Group in the 1970s, which controls more than 400 companies in various fields.

Congressman Kevin McCarthy serves California’s 23rd district and is currently the Republican Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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CSU Bakersfield's Latina/o Faculty & Staff Association (LFSA) host Luis C. Garza, La Raza Magazine photographer and curator, to reflect on 50 years of the Chicano Moratorium. Garza shares his experience as a photojournalist who has covered historical civil rights movements of the past and provides insight to their parallels of today.

CSU Bakersfield Student Health Services collaborated with ASI and Kern County Public Health to offer an informational webinar on Monday, Sept. 21 from 1 – 2 p.m.. A brief presentation from Kern County Public Health will be followed by a Q&A session with CSUB’s Pandemic Planning Committee. Speakers: President Zelezny, ASI President Vanessa Chicaiza, representatives from Kern Public Health, Brynn Carrigan and Jasmine Ochoa, and CSUB Pandemic Steering Committee members Chief Martin Williamson, Tim Ridley and Erika Delamar.