The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) Program is a project sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the California State University.  Its goal is to increase the number of baccalaureates in Science, Math, Engineering and Technology (SMET) among underrepresented minority groups.  It consists of two main components: Summer Bridge and Academic Workshops.  For more information follow the link above.

    Project SMART Grad is a math and science scholarship program funded by the Office of Naval Research and sponsored by CSUB.  PSG was funded in 1999 with a $1.3 million grant and has since recruited 30 students to CSUB.  For more information follow the link above.

    The Facility for Animal Care and Treatment, FACT, located on the CSU Bakersfield campus, is a wildlife rehabilitation/conservation education program.  Our rehabilitation program focuses on the care of injured and orphaned birds of prey such as owls, hawks, and falcons.  The conservation education programs are available free to the public and include school field trips, off-site shows and monthly Open Houses.