AH Dean's Office | California State University, Bakersfield

Dean's Message

Welcome to the Spring Semester, 2025

We start the new year with the promise that 2025 will be an exciting time for the College of Arts and Humanities.

CSUB’s student newspaper, The Runner, will continue its year-long celebration of its 50th Anniversary. Under the leadership of student Editor in Chief, Jocelynn Landon, The Runner continues its tradition of providing student with valuable experience, while producing independent journalism in print and in digital form. It has also continued to publish a Spanish language edition of the paper, El Veloz. Please keep an eye on The Runner’s website, to read our student’s reporters’ work, and for information on the 50th Anniversary celebration events.

The Music and Theatre programs are each in the process of preparing their always robust slate of musical performances and theatrical performances. Please check out their schedules to learn more about the Department of Music and Theatre’s events, and come out to enjoy and appreciate out talented students perform under the leadership of our dedicated faculty and staff.

This semester, the College of Arts and Humanities excited to launch “Beyond the Classroom,” our first-ever Arts and Humanities college field trip. On February 1, a charter bus will take forty-eight students, four faculty members, one of our Arts and Humanities Student Center advisors, and myself, to the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Students registered for the limited number of available seats on a first come, first-served basis, and will have the opportunity to visit one of the nation’s premier cultural centers. Getty Center staff will provide guided tours to four smaller groups of twelve students each, which will allow students to learn about aspects of the Getty’s collections from experts. This field trip is an investment in our students’ education, which will enhance their experience at CSUB, and allow them to appreciate the arts and humanities in a real-world setting, outside of the classroom. The college hopes to make Beyond the Classroom a semesterly event. If you would like to help make future Beyond the Classroom field trips a reality, we welcome your contributions to this new program.

In addition to offering programs of study to help educate our students and provide them with life-changing experiences, faculty and staff in each of the departments within Arts and Humanities is busy preparing its spring schedule of events featuring lectures, performances, and other events, that enrich our students’ experience. And, as Kern County’s University, we warmly welcome community members to our events.

I thank our faculty, staff, and supporters for all you do to serve our students and the community in which we live. Your donations help our students engage in research, participate in out-of-town competitions, workshops, and conferences, all of which greatly enrich their education.