Zelezny’s investiture to hold week-long activities
April 24, 2019
CSU Bakersfield is preparing to host a week-long of events leading up to President Lynnette Zelezny’s investiture on May 3.
The activities will commence April 27 with a land acknowledgement and shawl dedication, the highest honor bestowed by a tibe, to Zelezny from the Tejon Indian Tribe.
The event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Alumni Park .
“It’s quite common for universities when they are planning investitures for the first event to be recognition for the indigenous people for the land that we now try to steward and take care of,” said Jennifer Self, director of public affairs and communications.
On April 29, a screening of “Dolores” will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Dezember Reading Room.
Self stated that Zelezny wanted to acknowledge civil rights movements in Kern County. Dolores Huerta will make an appearance to conduct a Q&A.
On April 30, Zelezny will host a Student Leadership Academy from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. Associated Students, Inc. director, Ilaria Pesco, said that Zelezny wants to give back to students by providing leadership advice to them.
The school of Business and Public Administration will host a forum with people from the community on May 1 to discuss what opportunities lay ahead for students in Kern County.
On May 2, a dedication to past presidents will occur outside of the President’s office starting at 11:30 a.m. Former CSUB presidents Horace Mitchell and Tomas Arciniega will join President Zelezny. Self said that this event will be exciting and special as it may be one of the last times all three presidents come together.
Zelezny’s Presidential Investiture Ceremony will take place on May 3 at the CSUB Amphitheatre starting at 10 a.m. followed by the “Taste of Bakersfield” community reception from noon to 3 p.m. at the Don Hart East Lawn and Alumni Park. According to Self, the reception will highlight the different food and cultures in Bakersfield.
For a full list of all events, visit www.csub.edu/investiture.
Correction: 4/25/19
According to CSUB Public Affairs and Communications office, previous president, Tomas Arciniega, will not be able to attend the Dedication to Past Presidents on May 2, due to a last minute change in his plans.
Jesse Rojas • Apr 28, 2019 at 4:10 pm
Dolores Huerta should not be commemorated as a civil rights activist for what she and her goons at the United Farm Workers union (UFW) did to farmworkers. After abandoning Gerawan farmworkers for over two decades, she spent the last five years trying to force farmworkers into a bad contract by preventing workers votes from being counted. It took going to the Fifth District Court of Appeals and the California Supreme Court to compel a vote count. When the vote finally took into affect the votes were against the UFW six to one. To add insult to injury, just two years ago a court found the union owed almost $2 million in fees and for not paying its own organizers. That’s not an organization for equality or stopping discrimination. Huerta and the UFW are part of the problem! To learn more please visit:
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ufw-dues-20170912-story.html
http://pickjustice.com