BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Effective June 1, James L. Rodriguez was named dean of the School of Sciences and Education and CSUB.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the CSUB community as dean of the School of Social Sciences and Education. I was highly interested in the position because of the disciplines represented by the school are ideally matched with my professional interests. Also, being from the Imperial Valley, I felt there was a strong connection by the communities served by CSUB,” Rodríguez said.

Rodríguez has served on numerous key committees and initiatives at CSUF, including the Academic Senate Executive Committee, the Planning, Resource, and Budget Planning Committee, the Strategic Enrollment Planning Committee, the Student Success Steering Committee, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, the President’s Commission on Equity and Inclusion.