AH Dean's Office

Dr. Alicia Rodriquez

Phone: 661-654-3986
Email: arodriquez@csub.edu
Office: Humanities Complex, 207

Welcome to the College of Arts and Humanities!

As dean, I provide leadership for the College, working with the provost and partners across Academic Affairs and the broader campus community. I serve as an advocate for our students, faculty, and staff, on campus and throughout the communities we serve.

Working with the associate dean, I prioritize initiatives that promote student success, support faculty as teachers and researchers, and encourage professional development for faculty and staff. I also work closely with faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of our College, to raise the profile of the Arts and Humanities throughout our region. Through these partnerships, we help our community and prospective students recognize what makes the College of Arts and Humanities such a dynamic place: our talented students, dedicated faculty, and committed staff contribute meaningfully to the educational, civic, and cultural life of our community.

I am honored to lead a college whose faculty prepare students in their chosen majors while helping students develop lifetime skills in writing, critical thinking, and in many forms of communication. While many of our graduates pursue careers as teachers of English, history and social science, art, music, theatre, and Spanish, the skills they develop prepare them for a wide range of professions. Our graduates enjoy fulfilling careers in education, journalism, public relations, business, law and law enforcement, library science, museum curation, ministry, public service, and many other fields. Wherever their careers take them, they carry with them the creativity, curiosity, communication skills, and critical perspective that are hallmarks of an arts and humanities education.

I invite you to learn more about the College and to join us in celebrating the many ways our students, faculty, staff, and alumni enrich our campus and our community.

Dr. Joel Haney

Phone: 661-654-3986
Email: jhaney@csub.edu
Office: Humanities Complex, 210

I bring to the role of Interim Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities six years of experience as Chair of the Department of Music and Theatre and twenty as a CSUB faculty member. My work as a musicologist, which centers on music in twentieth-century German culture, has kept me in close contact with artistic activity and humanistic inquiry. I am a strong believer in the importance of aesthetic experience, contextually informed reflection, thoughtful analysis, and effective communication, and I greatly value the range of disciplines and perspectives that make up our College.

As Interim Associate Dean, I support curriculum development and work closely with department chairs and advisors to balance curricular needs with the stewardship of our resources. I welcome incoming Roadrunners through new student orientation, and I assist students and faculty if course-related concerns should arise. I help the Dean with College initiatives that enrich the student experience, such as Beyond the Classroom. And I strive to be a supportive presence at the many events our departments produce each semester, including art shows, guest lectures, musical performances, theatrical productions, and other student-centered activities.