What Happens When 25% Of America's Food Comes From One University's Backyard? - with Vernon Harper Jr., President, CSU Bakersfield

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In this episode, President Series #385, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠,

YOUR guest is Vernon Harper Jr., President, CSU Bakersfield

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

• How does CSU Bakersfield serve as "Kern County's university" in California's San Joaquin Valley?
• What does it mean to be designated as an "Opportunity University" by the Carnegie Foundation?
• How does a university balance slow, methodical change with modern consumer expectations for speed?

Topics include:

• Leading a Hispanic-serving institution in one of America's most important agricultural regions
• Serving 10,500 students in a region that produces 25% of America's food supply
• Breaking ground on an $83 million Energy Innovation Building to double engineering capacity

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