Resources and classes for the community

CSUB offers programs open to the public

By California State University, Bakersfield

August 24^th, 2020

For those still working from home or quarantining during the extended stay-at-home order, it has probably been a summer filled with falling down the rabbit hole of social media videos and the latest quarantine trends.

However, if you’re looking for something educational, look no further than California State University, Bakersfield.

The university not only offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, there are plenty of resources that community members can take part in, too, such as classes, workshops and reading materials.

School of Business and Public Administration/Small Business Development Center

CSUB’s School of Business and Public Administration and Small Business Development Center offer a variety of workshops and professional development tools, which reach to the broader community for those with small businesses or eager to learn more about the business world.

Resume Workshop and Professional Development Panels conducted through Norma Rodriguez can be found on the BPA Career Resources Page. Although dates for the event haven’t been posted yet, more information can be found on the BPA website.

Business Research and Education Center (BREC) with Dr. Sumita Sarma, director of BREC, will be offered for three virtual one-hour webinars throughout fall 2020. The tentative dates are:

Friday, Sept. 18, 11a.m. to noon: A webinar on “Need for Digital Workplace: Increasing Workplace Productivity in the Information Age” by Dr. Mohsen Attaran (who is an expert in this area).
Friday, Nov. 6 and Nov.13, 11a.m. to noon: A panel on “The Role of Business in Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace” by Keith Brice (not confirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 11a.m. to noon: A webinar on “The Role of Trust in the Workplace” By Dr. John Stark.

Financial Management Association will be hosting two events with Dr. Juan Gutierrez. The tentative dates are:

Welcome Back Social on September 24, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
4th Annual Small Business on November 19, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Entrepreneurship Club with Dr. Jeremy Woods hosts Entrepreneurship meetings every two weeks – Friday evenings from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Although targeted towards students, the Entrepreneurship Club allows community members to join the calls, as well as collaborate with the students on projects and needs for their businesses. The next meeting is Friday, August 28.

To join the Zoom meeting, you can use either option below:

From a computer with a microphone and camera, click on the following link: https://csub.zoom.us/j/296085213

From your phone, download Zoom from the app store, install the app, and enter meeting ID 296 085 213. From your phone, dial 669 900 6833 and enter meeting ID 296 085 213. Additional dial-in numbers if the one above is busy:

346-248-7799
312-626-6799
646-558-8656
253-215-8782
301-715-8592

In the upcoming months, BPA will also be offering workshops on the following topics:

Web development
Patent/trademark/copyright research & paperwork
Customer acquisition (social media marketing & phone/text/email outreach)
Competitive research
Industry research
Contracts/HR/business registrations/best practices research
Accounting/financial analysis
Capital & resource acquisition

Dates have yet to be confirmed for the workshops, but more information can be found on BPA’s website.

Extended Education and Global Outreach

Extended Education is an educational partner at CSUB for campus and the community, creating innovative educational opportunities locally, regionally and worldwide. These efforts contribute back to individual and regional economic development.

A free course is being offered in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, which was created with first responders in mind, currently putting themselves at the forefront of this virus.

The offer applies to new or currently enrolled first responder students in the following programs:

However, new students can also take a single course without applying to a certificate program. If new students are to apply for admission in the programs above, application fees for one program will be waived, as well as the first course. The offer is available through December 31, 2020.

Aside from the free courses, Extended Education also hosts and provides a slew of classes and certificate programs. For more information about this course and others like it, the Extended Education website will provide all of the details and contact information.

Walter W. Stiern Library

There are many resources that anyone can reference through the Walter W. Stiern Library, whether about COVID-19, social justice or other general virtual services currently provided for campus.

The Historical Research Center is currently collecting information for a COVID-19 Community Archive, which allows students, faculty, staff and community members to fill out a form and share their COVID-19 reflections. These can be written or uploaded as a video about how the crisis has impacted the individual.

The Historical Research Center will also be displaying exhibits, including look at CSUB over the 50 years, in preparation for the university’s 50th anniversary and a new fall virtual exhibit, “Voting Rights in America: A History.” All exhibits and past can be found on the Historical Research Center website.

As the nation continues to strive for social justice and defend the Black Lives Matter movement, the Library continues to offer a number of books, articles, videos and other content that will provide additional learning tools on the Library’s Social Justice site.

If you’re thinking of going back to school or just want to see what’s out there, this is the perfect opportunity to explore and see what the CSUB community has to offer.