California State University, Bakersfield

"A peaceful, safe and joyous holiday season to you, my family," Dr. Lynnette Zelezny, president of California State University, Bakersfield. Happy holidays, 'Runners and friends - here at home and around the world. #CSUB #RunnerPride #HappyHolidays #CSUB50

Great news as we begin the #NewYear! Congratulations to our new Walter W. Stiern Library at CSUB Interim Dean, Sandra Bozarth! #RunnerPride #CSUB50

Well, here we are ‘Runners- the last day of 2020. While this year was one for the history books, we never gave up and your resilience shined through! Here are a few #ThrowbackThursday photos to take us down memory lane. May 2021 bring us peace, health and hope. #RunnerPride #CSUB50 #Pandemic2020

A Reflection on 2020 from California State University. As we bid 2020 farewellperhaps with a sigh of reliefwe reflect on the year’s joys and accomplishments despite the challenges. https://www2.calstate.edu//news//A-Reflection-on-2020.aspx

#ThrowbackThursday holiday edition! #CSUB50 Wishing you all #HappyHolidays from your CSUB family! Please note: CSUB and California State University, Bakersfield in the Antelope Valley will be closed from Thursday, December 24, 2020 through Friday, January 1, 2021. Campus will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021. See you in the new year!

Winners announced for second annual #CSUB Grad Slam Competition hosted by the CSUB Graduate Student Center. Hanna McKinzie, Graduate Program in History, was named the first-place winner with her presentation entitled, Maoism and the #Chicano Movement. https://bit.ly/3nHMWz1

#ThrowbackThursday On November 12, 2019, for the first time in #CSUB history, the university hosted a naturalization ceremony and swearing-in of 75 Valley residents. They entered CSUB's Dore Theatre as nationals of countries from around the world but left together as American citizens. The event was of even greater significance to the CSUB community, as two faculty members Drs. Aaron Hegde and Alem Kebede officially became citizens at the ceremony. #CSUB50 #RunnerPride

Happy #WinterSolstice2020! Will you be checking out the #GreatConjunction of Jupiter and Saturn tonight? This will be the closest they have appeared in nearly 400 years! #CSUB #CSUB50

Happy #VeteransDay! #ThankYou for your service and leadership to our country! #CSUB salutes our students, faculty and staff who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. #RunnerPride Reminder: campus will be closed today in observance of #VeteransDay2020 CSUB Veterans

Wishing a happy 245th birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps and all our #CSUB U.S. Marine Corps #veterans like Myles Howard! Thank you for your service! #USMC245 #RunnerPride

Tomorrow we have our last food distribution of the month starting at 10 a.m. Students, faculty, staff and our community are welcome to stop by to pick up a free food box. Remember to enter campus off Camino Media and Roadrunner Way. This will be a drive-thru service. #CSUB #BasicNeeds #KernCounty

Recently, graduate student, Savanna Andrasian was officially able to add the ‘Dr.’ title to her name, as she received her doctoral degree from the #CSUB Doctoral Program in Education and Leadership (DPEL). It’s a pinnacle, an accomplishment that I’ve had going through school all my life. I love school, said Dr. Savanna Andrasian. Her dissertation was entitled, Student Perception on Mandatory First-Year Seminar at Bakersfield College: A Qualitative Study. https://bit.ly/3o...QWrNc #CSUB50 #StudentSuccess #Doctoral #RunnerPride

CSU Chancellor’s Office awards #CSUB with two Math, Science, and Teacher Initiative (MSTI) grants of $100,000 each. The funding helps increase the number of math and science teachers. The MSTI’s goal is to recruit #STEM #teachers, and while that will continue to be the goal, there is more to it. The types of support we are able to provide our scholars is just as important to us. Every scholar admitted into our program will not only receive $1,500 a semester in financial aid, but we are also helping to defray the costs attached to the teacher credentialing process, said Jesus Esquibel, MSTI director.

Student lets art tell the story on behalf of himself and the #LGBTQ+ community. #CSUB studio art major and senior Christian Rodriguez, wasn’t aware of the many techniques and ways he could express and display his art until he took art professor, Sarah Vanderlip’s class. She has really showed me what you can do with art, and the kind of meanings it can take on, said Rodriguez. That’s pretty much where it all started, and how I got into the pieces I’m currently making. https://bit.ly/3gYeOfz #CSUB50 #RunnerPride #StudentSuccess

#ElectionDay ‘Runner family, this is our opportunity to have our voice heard and shape the community and nation we want to see. Drop off your ballot at #CSUB until 8 p.m at Icardo Center Circle (enter campus off Camino Media and Roadrunner Way) #VOTE

Kern County and the Central Valley are at the heart of agriculture, and #CSUB contributes to its field through economics, engineering and biology. Recently, the Center for Economic Education and Research (CEER) was awarded with a $250,000 grant award to span out over four years. https://news.csub.edu/the-center-for-economic-education-and

Dreams turned into reality at California State University, Bakersfield in the Antelope Valley. "The passion and fire that I have will never burn out, no matter the obstacles. I am eternally appreciative of #CSUB and the experiences it has allowed." #CSUB50 Anniversary student spotlight: Morgan Griffin. https://bit.ly/3dZ8inp

Did you catch the 38th Annual Bakersfield Christmas Parade - Virtual Edition on 23ABC Bakersfield last night? #ICYMI you're in luck! Here is a short clip from our student-athletes and President Zelezny that aired during the virtual parade. #HappyHolidays from your Roadrunner family! #CSUB50 #RunnerPride

#FlashbackFriday On Oct. 30, 2019, President Lynnette Zelezny, Dr. John Stark, and #CSUB campus community members traveled to McFarland Junior High School to deliver a diploma in surprise fashion. The surprise presentation was in honor of Dr. Matthew Grijalva, Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) Cohort 1 alumnus.

On this day last year, we had the honor of welcoming California State University Trustee Jane W. Carney to #CSUB! President Zelezny showed Trustee Carney the Walter W. Stiern Library at CSUB, several glimpses of campus life and met with ASI CSUB officers for a tour of our CSUB Food Pantry. #CSUB50 #CSUforCA #BasicNeeds

Anyone remember this 40th anniversary photo? We thought it would be a good memory to share for this week's #ThrowbackThursday. We want to see your photos! Don't forget to share your memories using #CSUB50, #CSUBMemories or by simply submitting them through the 50th Anniversary website: https://bit.ly/3icCDQy #RunnerPride #CSUB

Join the CSUB Alumni Association for Party at Your Place on Friday, November 13! Party at Your Place will be a virtual celebration that, like every year for 23 years, will offer just about everything one needs for a great night out (at home) while raising money for alumni scholarships, mentoring and other programs. https://bit.ly/3mrc7Vt #CSUB50 #VirtualCelebration

A very well deserved recognition! Congratulations to our very own, President Lynnette Zelezny for being recognized as Woman of the Year by Assemblymember Rudy Salas! #RunnerPride #CSUB50

CSUB awarded JumpStart Grant for 2020-2021 academic year to help students prepare low-income children and families for success. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Elaine Correa and Dr. Jin Hee Hur, the #CSUB Child, Adolescent and Family Studies (CAFS) Department was awarded with a JumpStart grant of $103, 232 for the 2020-2021 academic year. https://bit.ly/3oNQAra

The 16th annual Kegley Institute of Ethics (KIE) Fall Lecture is set to host author, peace advocate, and former violent extremist, Christian Picciolini, on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public via Zoom. Picciolini’s talk is entitled Breaking Hate: Confronting the New Culture of Extremism, which is based on his latest book of the same title. More information available here: https://bit.ly/35eO0Ct

Students are the number one priority at #CSUB, not only when it comes to ensuring success in academics, but also offering resources for their overall well-being in mind, body and spirit. Basic needs - Food Pantry at CSUB, CSUB Student Health Services and more still available as resources to campus during challenging times. https://bit.ly/37yY77U

#Update The California State University has announced an anticipated return to primarily in-person courses for the fall 2021 term. We at #CSUB will begin the process of preparing for a resumption of campus life immediately, in partnership with faculty, students and staff. In announcing the decision, both Chancellor White and Chancellor-select Castro noted that campuses need ample time to build a framework for in-person classes after what will be several semesters of virtual delivery of instruction. It also is important that students and their families know what to expect as they enroll now for the fall semester (the deadline is Dec. 15, 2020). https://bit.ly/3n73Qqy

#WowWednesday College of the Year! California State University has been named College of the Year by Higher Ed Dive! "With its quick and thoughtful decision to hold classes mostly online, the CSU was able to prioritize the health of its students, faculty and staff while building out its digital operations. #MadeInTheCSU

#TransformationTuesday Congratulations to our #CSUB nursing students who took part in Friday's virtual White Coat Ceremony before moving onto clinicals! They will continue their hard work toward becoming family nurse practitioners. #RunnerPride #EssentialWorkers #FrontlineHeroes CSUB NSME Student Center CSU Bakersfield Department of Nursing

Congratulations to the 2021 Alumni Hall of Fame class! The CSUB Alumni Association will induct five of its standout graduates, leaders in education, business, sports and philanthropy, into its Alumni Hall of Fame in February. They are Mary Barlow, superintendent of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office; Raji Brar, a Bakersfield businesswoman and philanthropist; Jeremy Gunn, head men’s soccer coach at Stanford University, John Means, a Kern Community College Distr...ict vice chancellor; and Clark Jensen, a nonprofit entrepreneur with international reach. https://bit.ly/36TOboA #CSUB50 #RunnerPride

Research during #COVID: How five biology professors are dealing with new restrictions. As professors in the School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering navigate remote classes and think of creative ways to provide students the same material they would learn from in-person classes, they are also adjusting their own research to accommodate new restrictions. Campus laboratories, once bustling with several students, can now only have one person inside at a time. La...b teams that previously juggled a handful of projects at a time have had to choose what to focus on and stagger experiments. https://bit.ly/34oqOT7 #CSUB #VirtualLearning #RunnerPride CSUB NSME Student Center

Looking for some great commemorative holiday gifts? Look no further than the #CSUB50 online store! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3mJbFCB #HolidayShopping #BuyLocal #CSUB

The early faculty at #CSUB established the foundation from which the current university was constructed. For this week's #ThrowbackThursday we wanted to showcase some of our early faculty. Can you name any? #CSUB50 You can find this and many more historical photos in "Rising: The First Fifty Years at California State University, Bakersfield." Rinsing provides a photo-laden stroll through CSUB’s life from its humble beginnings to its current dynamic presence in the southern San Joaquin Valley. https://bit.ly/3156rbB (Photos courtesy of the Walter W. Stiern Library at CSUB Historical Research Center)

Dr. Timothy Monreal, assistant professor in the CSUB Department of Teacher Education, was recently named a research fellow at the Latinx Education Research Center (LERC) at Santa Clara University. He joins Dr. James L. Rodriguez, dean of the School of Social Sciences and Education (SSE), who was named as a founding research fellow two years ago. https://bit.ly/2JLlp0h While LERC is a national research center, Drs. Monreal and Rodríguez hope their service as research fellows will impact local Kern County communities. #CSUB is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, with over 63% of students identifying as Hispanic or Latinx. #CSUB50

#CSUB50 throwback time Can you guess what building was under construction in this photo? We also want to see your #CSUBMemories! Share them here: https://bit.ly/36NjtfW #ThrowbackThursday

CSUB nursing clinicals adapt for #COVID19: Nursing students press on in the midst of pandemic. The most important aspect of getting through this semester regarding clinical has been the team effort amongst my cohort and faculty. We have been having to rely heavily on teamwork more than ever. https://bit.ly/3mnvJdD #CSUB #NursingStudents #RunnerPride

#Watchlist Learn more about the #CSUB Roadrunner Scholarship Fund and CSU Bakersfield Athletics directly from Dr. Kenneth 'Ziggy' Siegfried and Michael George! Today, on #GivingTuesday you can also make a difference in the lives of our student athletes. https://bit.ly/3ogiUlY #MakeYourMark #CSUB50

Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference. Today, on #GivingTuesday, we want to embrace the impact you have on our students and their journey at #CSUB. Learn how your generosity makes a difference in the lives of students like David. Give today: https://bit.ly/33wA32K

#MotivationMonday CSUB Women's Basketball Starts Season With Pac-12 Win Over Cal! The 'Runners went on the road to face the University of California with a 60-52 win over the Golden Bears. bit.ly/3fM7IKN #RunnerPride #CSUB #ICYMI

#CSUB Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Diploma Delivery: Dr. Lea Antone. "I am an immigrant from El Salvador. I came here when I was 15 not knowing any English at all...And I am the first in my family to graduate from college," Dr. Lea Antone. https://bit.ly/333Et0Q #RunnerPride #FirstGeneration

#Thankful for our #CSUB family! Wishing you all a happy, safe and healthy #Thanksgiving. "Let us be thankful for each other our family, friends, students and colleagues. And let us be thankful for our strength, resilience and care for one another," President Zelezny.

#TransfortmationTuesday 50th anniversary staff spotlight: Tamar Anthony! #CSUB50 I knew education was the one that I wanted because it changed my life, said #CSUB staff and faculty member Tamar Anthony, of why she chose the path she’s on now. https://bit.ly/34300rc

CSUB faculty members part of international team researching drought-related tree death! Dr. Anna Jacobsen and Dr. Brandon Pratt join international team of 37 co-authors. You don’t have to live in California long to notice the effects of #climatechange: the warming summers, devastating fires, and regular drought. What those phenomena mean for the environment they leave behind is something scientists are still learning. https://bit.ly/2IGRFRU CSUB NSME Student Center #RunnerPride #CSUB

#SundayNight reminder that we have food distribution tomorrow starting at 11 a.m. Food distribution is open to all #CSUB students, faculty, staff and the community in Lot I at the Icardo Center. We will NOT turn anyone away. Enter CSUB off Camino Media and Roadrunner Way, where you will see campus police assisting in creating a line that will start in parking lot I. #BasicNeeds #KernCounty #StudentSuccess

#ICYMI our 50th Anniversary memorabilia is still available online. Be sure to visit the online store- great holiday gifts too! https://bit.ly/35Fifny #CSUB50 #CSUBMemories

CSUB named in top 20 of CollegeNet’s 2020 Social Mobility Index! University is among 13 fellow CSU campuses. https://bit.ly/2UHXa5B The Social Mobility Index ranks nearly 1,400 four-year institutions according to how effectively they enroll students from low-income backgrounds and graduate them into promising careers. The 2020 Social Mobility Index benchmarks 1,449 four-year schools. #StudentSuccess #CSUB #RunnerPride #CSUB50

#ThrowbackThursday Do you remember attending or participating in one of our early graduation ceremonies? Before we celebrated commencement at the #CSUB amphitheater or the soccer field, ceremonies were held in the Administrative Quad. #CSUB50 #CSUBMemories https://bit.ly/3icCDQy

Congratulations Chancellor Emeritus Timothy P. White! From your #CSUB family, thank you for your leadership! #MadeInTheCSU #HappyRetirement

#TuesdayTip National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week resource spotlight: CSUB Student Health Serivces! #hhweek #BasicNeeds Currently enrolled CSUB students are eligible for care at our CSUB Student Health Services. Students attending California State University, Bakersfield in the Antelope Valley campus can visit the AV Clinic too. Students have the option of hybrid telehealth and in-person appointments.

National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week is here! Today, we kick off #hhweek with a series of videos highlighting campus resources available to our students! The Food Pantry at CSUB remains open for all #CSUB students, faculty and staff. #BasicNeeds The Food Pantry is guided by the CSUB Food & Housing Security Committee, the Sustainability Department, and the Executive Director of Associated Students, Inc. The project goals are to increase food security, reduce food waste, and expand nutritional offerings at CSU Bakersfield.

Eight #CSUB students have been selected as inaugural Fellows by the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership (ICDP)! https://bit.ly/2TC6F5R This is a new consortium of five institutions: -California State University, Bakersfield, CA (Kegley Institute of Ethics); -Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics); ... -St. Philip’s College, San Antonio, TX; -Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL; -and Stanford University, Stanford, CA (McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society). See more

#Update: Big West Conference releases 2020-21 men’s and women’s basketball schedules! The Big West Conference has announced a modified schedule for men’s and women’s basketball that will reduce travel and emphasize the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches and staff. Read more from CSU Bakersfield Athletics here: https://bit.ly/35g3ENW

CSUB breaks ground on Hall Family Plaza! Ceremony outside of Icardo Center honors late Harvey L. Hall and Hall family support of CSU Bakersfield Athletics. President Zelezny joined Lavonne C. Hall on the concourse of the Icardo Center this afternoon for an intimate ceremony to break ground on the Harvey L. Hall Family Plaza project! The Hall Family Plaza will be symbolic of the relationship between Hall and #CSUB, which dates back to the early 1970s when he founded Hall Ambulance Service, Inc. and began providing standby ambulance service at each of our home athletic contests. https://bit.ly/3m52Odv

‘A found family’ through CSUB theatre. #CSUB50 student spotlight: Taylor Clark! I went to Stockdale High School and I always wanted to do theater, Taylor Clark said. She remembers watching the live theater performances, but being ‘too shy’ to do it herself. When she started California State University, Bakersfield, that narrative changed. Her story here: https://bit.ly/2T3OllE... CSUB Music & Theatre CSUB Arts & Humanities

Voting Rights: A history exhibit! The Walter W. Stiern Library at CSUB presents a virtual exhibit experience. As we approach #ElectionDay on November 3, it’s important to have an understanding of why we vote and who gets to vote, as it is an essential part of our civic duties. The idea for this exhibit was inspired by the upcoming presidential election and the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment allowing women to vote, said Kristen Gallant, outreac...h and user engagement librarian. Lear more about the exhibit here: https://bit.ly/2FEJ5C6

How it started vs. How it’s going From California State College, Bakersfield (1970) California State University, Bakersfield. #CSUB50 #HowItStarted #RunnerPride #ThrowbackThursday ( : Walter W. Stiern Library at CSUB Historical Research Center)

#WisdomWednesday Congratulations, Dr. Rabia Sohail! She was recently presented with her diploma by Dr. John B. Stark, Director of the #CSUB Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (Ed.D). #RunnerPride #CSUB2020 The Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership at #CSUB is focused on preparing P-12 and community college leaders to advance educational opportunities and provide equitable academic achievement for diverse groups of students. https://bit.ly/2SSV0Pt

Rising: The First Fifty Years at California State University, Bakersfield tells the story of a tough little college that grew up overcoming hardship to become a beacon of academic and economic opportunity. Like the people of the southern Valley, where it was established, CSUB’s story is one of resilience and character. #CSUB50 Join us at 6 p.m. today for a virtual conversation with the authors! https://bit.ly/3iJuMtu

Engineering is not a "man's job" - #CSUB50 anniversary student spotlight: Raquel Pimentel Contreras! Originally from Michoacán, Mexico, Pimentel Contreras and her family moved to Delano when she was 13 years old. She and her two younger sisters have dual citizenship, something that was important to her parents so the family could hold on to their roots, she said. #Engineering has been an interest for Pimentel Contreras since she was a child. She plans on continuing her education to earn a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and would like to earn a doctorate degree after that. https://bit.ly/2IeYpGt

1980s grad built "strongest relationships" at #CSUB. 50th anniversary alumni spotlight: Ken Haney. Ken Haney might have graduated in 1984, but the geology degree he earned through CSUB’s School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering (at the time called the School of Arts and Sciences) is still paying off. As a project manager at California Resources Corporation, his time at the university was key to building a foundation that would serve him well throughout his ca...reer. #CSUB50 His story here: https://bit.ly/2IinlNr CSUB NSME Student Center CSUB Alumni Association

#FeatureFriday sharing University Office Center construction progress! This will ultimately be the permanent home of Bakersfield College Southwest. (Camino Media and Scarlet Oak Blvd.). #CSUB #partnerships

We didn't forget! Here is our #ThrowbackThursday from the CSUB vault of memories. We thought this photo of our original dorms would be a good choice this week. Can you name the buildings? For more about our #CSUB50 memories, events and stories, please visit: https://bit.ly/3icCDQy #RunnePride #CSUB

Alumni Hall of Fame spotlight: Blanca Cavazos has been knocking down educational barriers like the ones she faced as a child during her nearly 40-year career as a teacher and administrator in schools throughout Kern County. She’s come a long way from her days as a Mexican-born student in Arvin punished for speaking Spanish at school and often told she didn’t have much of a future. They did not allow us to speak any other language except for English, Blanca Cavazos. I wante...d to teach in a bilingual classroom because I knew there was a better way, a way where kids could use language. Love language. Love the learning environment instead of hating going to school as I did for the first few years of my life." There are 12 days left to nominate the best of #CSUB’s graduates for the 2021 CSUB Alumni Association Hall of Fame! We need your help to recognize, honor and celebrate our alumni! To nominate someone, please visit: https://bit.ly/2SCJszK #HispanicHeritageMonth #RunnerPride

#TogetherWeRise Excited for our student-athletes and CSU Bakersfield Athletics as we begin to move forward in the repopulation process! #MaskOnBakersfield #RunnerPride https://bit.ly/3jDGw1O

Wishing #CSUB President Emeritus, Dr. Horace Mitchell, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We wish you all the very best today and always! #RunnerPride #CSUB50 moment in history: Dr. Horace Mitchell was named fourth president of CSUB in 2004 after the retirement of Dr. Tomas A. Arciniega.

We have officially kicked off our golden anniversary celebrations! Yesterday, we held our first-ver #CSUBGivingDay and our #CSUB50 Anniversary Virtual Celebration. Thanks to support from the community, CSUB raised over $124,000 toward student success on Giving Day! https://bit.ly/33qnbLG On the 50th anniversary of our beloved university, we will reflect on what has been written on that page by our students, faculty, staff and CSUB’s 56,000 alumni, who have distinguished themselves, their community and the university that nurtured their aspirations. #RunnerPride

There’s only 4 hours left to support our first-ever #CSUBGivingDay! We’ve already raised $121,139. It’s time to join in and make a lasting difference in students’ lives. Remember: gifts of all sizes make a difference: https://bit.ly/3i1CXRh Here are a few reasons to show your support today: * Over 70% of CSUB students need some type of financial assistance to attend school.... * Many CSUB students are the #firstgeneration in their families to attend college they’re trailblazers paving the path for success! * 60% of students stay in the region after graduation to contribute back that increases everyone’s quality of life in our region. See more

#CSUBGivingDay update! We have reached 385 gifts and are currently at $86,295 raised! Donors are coming in from over 16 states and Canada! #ThankYou Give here: https://bit.ly/3i1CXRh It is time to unlock the Bynum Inc. Challenge! When the 30th donor makes a gift between 5pm and 7pm we will unlock $2,500 gift from Bynum Inc. to help CSU Bakersfield Athletics Roadrunner Scholarship Fund! PLUS, once this challenge is met, an anonymous donor will match it with an additional $2,500!

#CSUBGivingDay milestone! We have reached 300 donors and unlocked the President's Challenge! We are beyond thankful to everyone that has already donated, helped share and get the word out! There is still time, give now: https://bit.ly/3i1CXRh More Giving Day Git Challenge updates: - The 1970 'Runner Challenge winner: CSUB Dreamers Resource Center and Magec -The Varner Bros Challenge winner: CSUB Arts & Humanities... Up next: - The CSUB Alumni Association Board Challenge from 2pm-4pm -The Bynum Inc. Challenge for the CSU Bakersfield Athletics Roadrunner Scholarship Fund fom 5pm-7pm Gifts both large and small make a difference during this 24-hour fundraising marathon. We are proud and grateful for the entire `Runner family together we will make this day a success for #CSUB students!