Opening Week Spring 2021

Due to social distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, our traditional opening day celebration went virtual for Spring 2021!

Day 1: Tuesday, January 12

Individual Videos

Please enjoy these videos from the Tuesday, January 12, presentation

Photo Roll #1 (3:04)
Emcee Opening< (5:26)/li>
Performance: "True Colors" by Renegade Chorus (5:20)
BCSGA President Welcome - Gian Gayatao (6:01)
A Look Back at Previous Opening Days (5:10)
Student Learning - Sonya Christian (ACCJC "The Future of Learning" excerpt) (9:49)
Student Learning - Jessica Wojtysiak, Cheryl Asenbach, and Natalie Jankowski (ACCJC "The Future of Learning" excerpt) (12:58)
Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Craig Hayward and Sally Pestana (ACCJC "The Future of Learning" excerpt) (11:05)
Stretch Break - Zack Peters (2:05)
Assessment Committee - Brent Wilson & Jordan Rude (9:35)
CSEA Remarks< - Tina Johnson (2:40)/a>
Olivia Garcia on Ruth Bader Ginsburg ("Fight for What You Care About" excerpt) (4:54)
Performance: "Resilience" by Renegade Chorus (1:58)
Photo Roll #2 (3:04)
President's Thank You (2:17)
Emcee Closing (1:23)

Day 2: Wednesday, January 13

Individual Videos

Please enjoy these videos from the Wednesday, January 13, presentation:

Photo Roll #1 (3:05)
Emcee Welcome (1:49)
Performance: "Stomp" by Bakersfield College Chamber Singers (3:41)
Chancellor's Remarks - Tom Burke (2:24)
Competency Based Education - Sonya Christian (5:45)
Competency Based Education - BC Team - Jennifer Johnson, Erica Menchaca & Jessica Wojtysiak (8:48)
Micro-credentialing - Wayne Skipper & Bill Moseley (ACCJC "The Future of Learning" excerpt) (21:59)
Stretch Break - Konrad Dahl (6:03)
Management Association Remarks - Manny Mourtzanos (2:45)
Curriculum Committee - Erica Menchaca, Mark Osea, Billie Jo Rice (9:45)
Project HireUp: A Community Collaborative to End Homelessness (3:31)
Performance: BC Cheer (1:07)
Tribute to Becki Whitson (16:05)
Performance: "in Meeting We Are Blessed" (4:00)
President's Thank You (2:17)
Emcee Closing (1:01)
Photo Roll #2 (3:36)

Day 3: Thursday, January 14

Individual Videos

Please enjoy these videos from the Thursday, January 14, presentation:

Photo Roll # 1 (3:08)
Emcee Welcome (1:52)
A Look Back at Previous Opening Days (5:25)
"The Fifth Wave" - Sonya Christian & Michael Crow (ACCJC "The Future of Learning" excerpt) (12:53)
A Conversation with Deep Springs College Students (ACCJC "The Future of Learning" excerpt) (10:47)
Stretch Break - Zack Peters (2:22)
Energy TT&WD - Liz Rozell and James McGarrah (5:32)
Accessibility Report- Andrea Thorson, Matt Jones, and John Means 18:30()
CCA Remarks - Ann Tatum (2:31)
Academic Senate Remarks - Steven Holmes (6:25)
Performance: "Be The Change" (2:14)
Enrollments & The Impact of COVID-19 - Craig Hayward and Sooyeon Kim (13:56)
Levan Faculty Colloquium - Erin Miller (1:16)
Levan Center for the Humanities - Reggie Williams (2:01)
President's Thank You (2:17)
Emcee Closing (1:23)
Photo Roll #2 (3:05)

Accreditation

Bakersfield College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 331 J Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95814, (415) 506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Additional information about accreditation, including the filing of complaints against member institutions, can be found at: www.accjc.org

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Opening Week Spring 2021

Day 1: Tuesday, January 12

Individual Videos

Day 2: Wednesday, January 13

Individual Videos

Day 3: Thursday, January 14

Individual Videos

President's Events

For More

Connect!

Contact Us

Bakersfield College

Accessibility Help

Contact

Accreditation

Consumer Information

Institutional Effectiveness