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CSU Chancellor TimothyWhite Visits CSUB onInnovations in the LearningEnvironmentTourWewerehonored tohostCSUChancellor Timothy WhiteThursday evening and all dayFriday on his second visit to

CSUB. The Chancellor attended the PresidentsAssociates Dinner and met students in ourStudentResearchScholarsprogram,theirfacultymentors, and the donors who support theirresearch.HemetseparatelyFridaywithgroupsofstaff,faculty,andstudents;answeredquestionsinacampusopen forum;visitedanenvironmentalengineeringcourse;touredtheFabLab;attendeda student presentation in the CSU StudentResearchCompetitiontakingplaceatCSUB;andheld a press conference. Chancellor Whiteremarked on the studentcenteredness of ourquartertosemester transition and our facultysdecision to transform our General Educationcurriculumtoprepareourstudentsforthefuture.We thank the Chancellor for his time andattention to each campus and the communitieseachserves.CSUBHostsCSUStudentResearchCompetitionInadditiontowelcomingChancellorWhiteforacampusvisit,wealsohostedthe30thAnnualCSUStudent Research Competition on campusThursdayandFriday.Thecompetitionrecognizesoutstanding undergraduate and graduateresearchinalldisciplinessystemwide.Studentswere judged on oral presentation and writtenabstracts by jurists from corporations, collegesanduniversities,andfoundations.

John Nilon (79, 88)Appointed as AlumniTrusteetotheCSUBoardofTrusteesJohn Nilon (79, 88), CountyAdministrative Officer for theCountyofKern,hasbeennamedAlumni Trustee to the 25

memberCSUBoardofTrustees.JohnisthefirstAlumni Trustee from Bakersfield and the firstTrustee from Bakersfield since MarthaFallgatters 1987 appointment by thenGovernorDukemejian.JohnwillserveatwoyearnonsalariedtermbeginningJuly1,2016.Hewaselected by the CSU Alumni Council through ahighlycompetitiveprocess.Hewillbethevoiceofalumni throughout thesystemandrepresenttheir interests. JohnhasservedasamemberoftheCSUBAlumniAssociationBoard,presidentofthe board, a member of the CSUB FoundationBoard,andamemberoftheCSUAlumniCouncil.He was inducted into the CSUB Alumni Hall ofFamein2014forhisdedicationtotheUniversity,theCSUsystem,andthestudentsofKernCounty.IamconfidentJohnwillbeavaluedmemberofthe CSU Board of Trustees. Please join me incongratulating him on his new position as CSUAlumniTrustee.

Mens Basketball Coach RodBarnesVotedWesternAthleticsConferenceCoachoftheYearMensbasketballheadcoachRodBarnes was named WesternAthletic Conference (WAC) DonHaskins Coach of the Year afterleading the team to their best

NCAADivision Iseason.TheRoadrunnerswere

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rankedastheNo.2seedintheWACTournamentand,afterwinningthechampionship,earnedtheNo. 15 seed in the West Region of the NCAADivisionIChampionships.CoachBarnesalsowasnamedSoutheasternConference(SEC)CoachoftheYearandNaismithNationalCoachoftheYearin 2001 after leading Ole Miss to the NCAADivisionISweetSixteen.AlphaChiHonorSocietyatNationalsEightmembersofourAlphaChiHonorsSocietyattended the national convention in Arlington,Virginiathismonthwherealleightstudentgavepresentations. In addition, Robyn Musick, aNursing major, was elected to the Alpha ChiNational Council and Dr. Jacquelyn Kegley,CSUBsponsorfortheCaliforniaIotachapter,waselectedVicePresidentofRegionVII.

CampusBeautificationAwardCongratulations to our most recent CampusBeautification Award winners. The CSUBWrestlingTeamwonforFebruary,2016fortheiradoptedarea,theJ.AntoninoSportsCenter.TheGeneralAccountingTeamwonfortheiradoptedarea, AdministrationWest. The purpose of theCampus Beautification Committee (CBC) is tobeautifytheCSUBcampusthrougheducationandby example of the prideful participation of theUniversity community. Each month, the CBC

Monthly SelectionCommittee tours the campustoseewhichadoptedareaisthemostlitterfree.Thecommitteeisproudtorecognizemembersofour campus community each month for theiroutstandingcontributionstowardkeepingCSUBbeautiful. If you are interested in adopting anareaorwish to learnmoreabout theCBC,visithttp://www.csub.edu/about_csub/beautify/.

WrestlingFebruary,2016

GeneralAccountingMarch,2016American Association of Blacks in HigherEducation Harold Delaney LeadershipAwardIwashonoredtoreceive theHaroldDelaneyExemplary Educational Leadership Awardfrom the American Association of Blacks inHigher Education (AABHE) at their annualconference earlier this month. The awardgoes to those individuals whose lives andcareers have helped to advance issues ofaccessandopportunitiesforBlackAmericans

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in higher education. Additionally, theirscholarly writing, research, theories andpracticeshaveassistedinenhancingtheBlackAmerican presence in higher education. IthankAABHEforthehonor.UpcomingEventsPleasetakenoteofupcomingspringevents:May1Alpha Chi Honors Convocation and HelenHawkHonorsProgramAwardsMay6730thAnnualBakersfieldJazzFestivalatCSUBMay10GradFair,AntelopeValleyMay1112GradFair,RunnerBookstoreMay12AthleticsSpringBarbecue

Whetheryouarelookingforacademic,alumni,arts&culture,campuslife,community,sports,oracalendarofhighlightevents,findthemonRunnerCal. Access the calendar from ourwebsite by clicking the Events link at thebottomofthehomepage.UniversityCouncilUniversity Council is an open forum formembersof the campus community to voiceconcernsormake suggestions for continuedimprovement. Allfaculty, staff, andstudentsarewelcometoattend.Thenextmeetingwilltakeplaceat10:00a.m.,Friday,May20,2016intheAlbertsonRoom.Ilookforwardtoseeingyouaroundcampus,oratanupcomingUniversityorcommunityevent.Takecare.

HoraceMitchellPresident

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