Beyond The Classroom

Arts and Humanities in Action!

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ALL SEATS HAVE BEEN RESERVED! FUTURE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE PLACED ON A WAITLIST IN CASE OF CANCELLATIONS.

The College of Arts and Humanities is throwing something special. Join us on February 1, 2025, for a tour of the renowned Getty Museum in Los Angeles! 

There will be no fee to register or attend; attendees will qualify to win prizes courtesy of the College of Arts and Humanities! 

Interested students will need to fill out the registration form and turn in the required forms. We hope you can "Getty" on the bus with us!

The trip to The Getty Center will include four tours. Tours of the Center’s architecture and garden will provide insight to the Center’s design and botanical garden created by artist Robert Irwin. Curator tours will include the exhibitions Sensing the Future: Experiments in Art and Technology and Magnified Wonders: an 18th Century Microscope. Detailed information about the tours can be found at The Getty's website.

On February 1, please CHECK-IN at CSUB in Parking Lot A at 7:15AM! We will departing CSUB at 8:00AM. We wouldn't want you to miss this exciting event!



#AHBeyond #GettyOnTheBus @CSUBAH

Students must be enrolled in Spring 2025 to participate.

Getty Website

Required Forms:

Registration Form
Liability Waiver
Photo/Video Release

Completed forms can be emailed to ahook@csub.edu or brought in person to the Dean’s Office in the Humanities Office Building, Rm. 207.

Please note that attendance will not be permitted without the completion of the forms.

Requirements and Suggestions:

Requirements

  • Registration Form
  • Liability Waiver
  • Photo/Video Release
  • Enrolled in Spring 2025

Suggestions

  • Wear a CSUB tshirt
  • Comfortable shoes and clothing
  • Light jacket or hoodie
  • Sunglasses
  • Water bottle
  • Umbrella
  • CSUB Parking Permit is required if parking before boarding the bus
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Frequently Asked Questions:

Yes! In fact, we encourage it.

If you're taking photos/videos, please use the hashtags #AHBeyond & #Gettyonthebus and tag us at @CSUBAH!
Prizes will only be given to those who attend the trip. As for the prizes themselves, you'll have to attend to find out!

Faculty Guides

Joe Ren

More About Joe Ren
Joe Ren is a multimedia artist, designer, and educator. He is an assistant professor in Digital Media at California State University Bakersfield. He is also a co-founder / chief designer at Expose Art and a rotating-term vice-chair of the Executive Committee at the Association of Chinese Artists in American Academia (ACAAA). For the past few years, he has exhibited his works nationally and internationally in America, Sweden, Finland, South Korea, and China. His research and articles have been published in China, England, and America such as, Fusion + Evolution - Teaching and Learning of Design, New Media Art, International Academic Forum on Individualized Education of Art and Design in International Field of Vision, Chinese Literature Today, etc.
Dan Stockwell

Assistant Professor

More About Dan Stockwell
Dan Stockwell was a high school English language arts teacher for eight years in South Carolina before becoming an assistant professor of English Education at CSUB. Dan is one of the faculty advisors of English Club and is always happy to engage with students in and beyond the classroom. This is his second year at CSUB. In addition to teaching, Dan loves walking his dog with his spouse.

Interim Dean of Arts and Humanities at CSUB

Alicia Rodriquez

DR. ALICIA RODRIQUEZ

Interim Dean of Arts and Humanities

Prior to her appointment as Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, Dr. Alicia E. Rodriquez taught in the Department of History, where began her tenure-track career in 1998, after teaching for CSU Northridge the previous academic year. She also served as the coordinator for the Social Science Program, as the faculty director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program, and was a member of the Academic Senate. Dr. Rodriquez, a Bakersfield native, is an alumna of CSU Bakersfield, and is a first-generation college graduate. She earned her M.A. and her Ph.D. in History, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Dr. Rodriquez looks forward to serving students, faculty, and staff in the College of Arts and Humanities, to advancing the mission of the College of Arts and Humanities and its programs, and to helping foster greater connections between AH and the broader community.