Arts and Humanities News and Events

Dr. Alicia Rodriquez meets and greets students!

The College of Arts and Humanities held an event celebrating Interim Dean Alicia Rodriquez! A nice morning of conversation, coffee, and donuts was had!

The Spanish Club and Department of MLL threw a fiesta!

A fiesta was thrown for students with piñatas, lotería, tamales, and more!

Arborglyphs and Basque Sheepherders

The Institute for Basque Studies held an educational program about Basque Arborglyphs, which are historic tree carvings made by Basque sheepherders in the American West!

Jennifer Bornstein showcasing her work that has been featured in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Stedelijk Museum, and St. Louis Art Museum.

AH STUDENT HONORS 2023

The College of Arts and Humanities held an Honors Convocation on Tuesday, May 2nd, to recognize the outstanding students in each of the college discplines and programs. Dean Bob Frakes (center) poses with the students who received those honors. We are so proud of our students and wish you all continued success!

HUMANITIES LAB EVENT : MARCH 16TH, 2023

We had a great Spring 2023 meeting of the Humanities Lab in the College of Arts and Humanities at California State University, Bakersfield, yesterday (March 16, 2023).  The Humanities Lab serves as a venue for sharing research, methods, and resources to promote scholarly engagement within the College of Arts and Humanities (and beyond) among faculty, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates at CSUB.

For this meeting, Dr. Steve Frye of the CSUB English Department gave a fascinating talk on "An Unknown Tongue: God, Complexity, and the Limits of Secular Epistemology in Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger and Stella Maris.” The talk was followed by comments by an interdisciplinary panel composed of Dr. Fran Fairbairn (Philosophy), Dr. Javier Trigos-Arrieta (Mathematics), and Dr. Jon Young (Religious Studies). The comments of the panel, which was ably moderated by Dr. Steve Gamboa (Interim Associate Dean), were wide-ranging and thought-provoking.

The audience of faculty and students then engaged in intriguing discussion and questions with Dr. Frye and the panelists about McCarthy’s works. It was a true intellectual feast.

2023 ALUMNI HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY

On Friday, March 3rd, 2023, Kris Turner (an internationally recognized trumpet player, composer, and educator) was inducted into CSUB's 2023 Alumni Hall of Fame. Above we see him pictured with supporting staff and faculty. The College of Arts and Humanities sends our congratulations!

THE RUNNER SHINES AT ACP SPRING NATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE

Sponsored by California College Media Association and the Journalism Association of Community Colleges, the 2023 ACP Spring conference was one of note for our student staff of CSUB's "The Runner". The student news organization received tons of honors during the Awards ceremony held on March 15, 2023 in San Francisco. The top award received was First Place in General Innovation!

We extend a huge congratulations to all our students! We recognize that these awards exemplify hard work and excellence, and we are so proud of all your student success!


Back row from left: Nicholas Castillo, Brianna Fay, Jennifer Serrano Ramirez, Ernesto Leon, Jocelynn Landon Front row from left: Haydee Barahona, Kiara Zabala, Yarely Coronado, Julisa Muñoz


Back row left to right: Ernesto Leon, Julisa Muñoz, Jocelynn Landon, Brianna Fay :: Front row left to right: Jennifer Serrano Ramirez, Kiara Zabala, Haydee Barahona, Yarely Coronado


Left: Jennifer Serrano Ramirez, Video Team Director RIght: Ernesto leon, Co-Editor-In-Chief for Digital

All photos courtest of Professor Jennifer Burger, the current Faculty advisor of "The Runner".

The College of Arts and Humanities held their 2022 Honors Convocation on May 11, 2022, in the Walter Stiern Library, Dezember Reading Room with opening remarks from CSUB President Lynnette Zelezny and a keynote address by CSUB History alumnus Jamal Wright. 


Photo awardee: Jennifer Burger

As CSUB states, "By recognizing the achievements of our distinguished faculty in areas of professional achievement, service, and teaching, we celebrate the climate of excellence that we create together." Congratulations to all faculty who've received such high recognition for their profound work!


Photo awardee: Amy Ressler

ACP AWARDEES

In early March, the staff of The Runner student news organization at CSUB brought home 12 awards from their trip to Long Beach, including recognitions at the state and national levels for college journalism.

The six student staff members traveled to California for the Associated Collegiate Press Spring National College Media Conference, where they attended workshops and met with industry professionals for skills building and career development. As part of the conference, they won national recognition in the Best of Show competition for the website The Runner Online and for the magazine Converge.


Top row, from left: Sydney Williams, Ellice Richman, Laura Widmer, Graciela Aguilar, Vada Hepner. Bottom row, from left: Kiara Zabala, Haydee Barahona. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Burger)

CCMA STUDENT AWARDEES

Also at the conference, The Runner received 10 statewide honors in the California College Media Association’s annual student journalism contest. Despite the challenges of operating virtually, The Runner was honored with two first places for design - cover page and overall design.

“Even though the newspaper hasn’t printed an issue in two years, the students still strive to create the best publication possible every two weeks,” said Jennifer Burger, faculty adviser to The Runner and a lecturer in the Department of Communications at CSUB. Also notable are the awards received for social justice coverage and sexual assault awareness – two issues the student staff focused on in 2021 while also covering the impacts of COVID-19 at CSUB and in the community.


From left: Kiara Zabala, Vada Hepner, Haydee Barahona, Ellice Richman, Graciela Aguilar, Sydney Williams. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Burger)

The History department welcomed students at a meet-and-greet at the Bakersfield campus on Wednesday. "With a cornucopia of snacks, we greeted majors, chatted about their classes, and answered questions about our three-degree programs. It’s good to be back," writes Dr. Miriam Vivian.


L-R: Dr. Steve Allen, Alicia Rodriguez, Doug Dodd, Sean Wempe, Kiran Garcha, Kate Mulry, Miriam Vivian, Moisés Acuña-Gurrola, John Chen, and Mustafah Dhada.