California State University, Bakersfield
EN-10: Community Partnerships

https://www.energizecolleges.org/ Energize Colleges supports a network of 12 California colleges and universities to prepare leaders in the new energy economy. The goal of this program is to develop students’ knowledge, skills, and experience to effectively evaluate energy career options and transition into the green workforce. CSUB is in its first three-year cycle with the Energize Colleges program. Energize Colleges provides internships for up to 10 students per year to work on energy-related projects, allowing to explore energy careers in 8 career pathways. The interns are managed by a Climate Corp Fellow who is a recent college graduate. Interns conduct research with university faculty, conduct energy audits and prepare energy reports with facilities management, and work with high school instructors on sustainability initiatives to introduce high school students to energy career pathways. 8 Career Pathways Energy Engineering Environmental Controls Technology Solar Installation & Maintenance Energy Auditing Energy Storage Energy & Environmental Management Building Construction & Architecture​

Climate Corp. is Strategic Energy Inovation's Fellows program for recent college graduates. CSUB's MOU is for a three-year commitment to Climate Corp. with Strategic Energy Innovations/Energize Colleges. https://www.climate-corps.org/ Climate Corps is a 10-month fellowship program that provides professional development opportunities for emerging climate protection leaders through implementation of climate change resiliency projects with local governments, non-profits and for-profit businesses. Climate Corps provides qualified, motivated, and committed individuals who learn important professional skills while working on climate resiliency projects. Fellows to grow as climate protection professionals by working alongside program partners to implement projects that: Provide an opportunity to develop the professional skills needed to be a strong professional in the field. Improve climate change resiliency by implementing assessment, education, mitigation and adaptation projects. Measure, track, and report outcomes to program partners.

CSUB is a key partner with Golden Empire Transit (GET) District to increase public transportation ridership and decrease single occupant vehicle travel and related vehicle emissions. A new CSUB Transit Center is a core part of the Metropolitan Long-Range Transit Plan. Construction will be completed this calendar year from a $1.2 million federal CMAQ grant and $350,000 in GET funding. See Appendix B-1 at https://www.getbus.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/long-range-plan-final-report_2.pdf. CSUB provides public transit passes to faculty, staff, and students for half the regular transit fare. Kern Food Policy Council - CSUB administrators, faculty, and sustainability students serve on the council and partner with member agencies to alleviate food hardship in the community. Collaborated to develop Kern County's first food systems assessment. http://asi.ucdavis.edu/programs/sarep/publications/food-and-society/1142385_KCFSA_report_full.pdf Bike Bakersfield - CSUB's partnership with Bike Bakersfield helped establish Runner Ride, our bike share program, promoting active transportation and reducing single occupant vehicle travel and relation vehicle emissions. https://www.csub.edu/reccenter/runner%20ride/ (Bike Bakersfield directors pictured in red shirts).

See Appendix B-1 at https://www.getbus.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/long-range-plan-final-report_2.pdf See pp. iv, v, and 126-127 at: http://asi.ucdavis.edu/programs/sarep/publications/food-and-society/1142385_KCFSA_report_full.pdf https://www.csub.edu/reccenter/runner%20ride/ (Bike Bakersfield directors pictured in red shirts).