Employee Spotlight Keith Baxter

Keith Baxter serves as videographer for the Academic Technologies & Innovation (ATI) Department, a division of ITS located in of basement of the Pfau library.

After serving 23 years as a combat videographer for the United States Air Force and retiring as Senior Master Sergeant, Baxter enrolled at Riverside Community College and transferred to CSUSB.

Baxter is a CSUSB Alumnus, earning both a B.A. in History and M.A. in National Security Studies.

His career with ATI began in April 2019, though he has previous experience doing freelance animation work for the Office of Strategic Communication.

As the videographer, Baxter films, edits and executes both informational and creative video productions for students and staff.

Speaking on the importance of ITS on campus, Baxter says, “It’s really all about creating engaging content for the students, and that’s what we’re here for, to make sure that everybody that comes here has a quality education.”

He is proud of his work on distance learning classes for the Palm Desert Campus, which allows students to remotely attend classes traditionally held on the main campus, “It’s a great way for students to take classes,” says Baxter.

While in the military, Baxter had the opportunity to fly over Antarctica but was not able to visit.
He wants to one day go back and document the U.S. research station in Antarctica.

In his spare time, Baxter loves to go on adventures with his daughter and service dog, Kilo.

He says CSUSB is “like a second home.”