César E. Chávez Leadership Certificate of Completion

The Cesar Chavez Leadership Certificate is designed to introduce students to leadership through the study of the leadership style of Cesar Chavez, California's farmworker movement, and various historical landmarks in the Bakersfield College service region. Since the late 19th century, the southern San Joaquin Valley has been home to migrant agricultural workers from across the globe who have come from varying racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The establishment of the Cesar E. Chavez national monument in Keene, California, marked the significance of this local history within the southern San Joaquin Valley. This program is designed to promote student learning through public history engagement related to local historical landmarks associated with Cesar Chavez and the farm worker movement. The program is also designed to accelerate historical thinking for student participants, as well as promote civic and humanities engagement and the studying historic leadership in the area of labor and civil rights for migrant farm workers. To achieve the Certificate of Completion: To complete this noncredit Certificate of Completion, a passing "P" grade must be earned in all required courses.