{"id":281284,"date":"2026-04-23T02:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/281284\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:02:15","slug":"bcsga-hosts-second-installment-of-pizza-with-the-presidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/281284\/","title":{"rendered":"BCSGA Hosts Second Installment of Pizza with the Presidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, April 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p>It was a lively and informative afternoon as students and staff gathered in the Renegade<br \/>\n                        Event Center on the Panorama Campus yesterday for the second installment of Pizza<br \/>\n                        with the Presidents. Attendees were welcome to enjoy fresh pizza and encouraged to<br \/>\n                        ask the day\u2019s panelists questions about education, campus plans, the future of BC,<br \/>\n                        and more.<\/p>\n<p>The panel included Bakersfield College administrators, including President Dr. Stacey<br \/>\n                        Pfluger, Vice President of Student Services Cesar Jimenez, Associate Vice President<br \/>\n                        of Instruction Jessica Wojtysiak, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness Sooyeon Kim,<br \/>\n                        Executive Director of Communication and Marketing LaNina Andrews, and Interim Director<br \/>\n                        of College Safety Jason Townsend. The event was MC\u2019d by BCSGA President Khalfani Mackey.<\/p>\n<p>Once everyone had a chance to grab some pizza, the discussion time began. It was a<br \/>\n                        great environment for students to have their questions answered and voices heard.<br \/>\n                        One student question was regarding the recent recognition of BC as a Black Serving<br \/>\n                        Institution (BSI). Dr. Cesar Jimenez replied, \u201cPart of the BSI application was focused<br \/>\n                        on framework, and specifically, outcomes,\u201d he said, \u201cso we as administrators come<br \/>\n                        together and discuss how else can we better support and elevate black student success.\u201d<br \/>\n                        Dr. Stacey Pfulger also commented, \u201cI really don\u2019t see the BSI designation as an end<br \/>\n                        point, but a beginning point,\u201d she said, \u201cand we are actively engaged in trying to<br \/>\n                        create a culture on campus where every student knows that they belong here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The panelists fielded several more questions about various topics like campus safety,<br \/>\n                        support for on-campus student clubs, fostering a supportive culture for students,<br \/>\n                        faculty support for students, new faculty, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>There were more than 150 students and staff present for the afternoon discussion.<br \/>\n                        It was a fun time of communication, interaction, and connection \u2013 all while enjoy<br \/>\n                        some delicious food. The hope is to continue these events to help build a stronger<br \/>\n                        sense of community on the Bakersfield College campus. Thank you to everyone who participated<br \/>\n                        in the Pizza with the Presidents, and a special thank you to our panelists for their<br \/>\n                        time and information.<\/p>\n<p>                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pizza-and-presidents-taketwo-April2-26-news-SQ1.jpg\" alt=\"MC and panelists sitting at a table facing attendees\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pizza-and-presidents-taketwo-April2-26-news-SQ2.jpg\" alt=\"panelists talking to attendees while sitting at a long table\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wednesday, April 22, 2026 It was a lively and informative afternoon as students and staff gathered in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281285,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-281284","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bakersfield","8":"tag-bakersfield","9":"tag-bakersfield-headlines","10":"tag-bakersfield-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}