Matadors Keep Boxing Alive at CSUN with Gold Medal Wins
The “sweet science” — a common boxing sobriquet — isn’t one of the majors of study taught at California State University, Northridge. However, some students, like Terrence Harris and Giovanna Miranda,...
View ArticleAsian House Renamed for Professor Glenn Omatsu
By Olivia Herstein California State University, Northridge’s Department of Asian American Studies honored longtime professor and mentor Glenn Omatsu by renaming the campus Asian House in his...
View ArticleNational Peers Recognize Provost Hellenbrand with Career Capstone Award
California State University, Northridge Provost Harold “Harry” Hellenbrand accepted a lifetime achievement award from the American Association of University Administrators for his “outstanding,...
View ArticleLearning from the Experienced Gave Students “Experience of a Lifetime” in...
Some undergraduates expect to learn from the brilliant minds of major social figures, but only a handful of students get to realize this grand dream. At California State University, Northridge, this...
View ArticleCSUN Honors Staff with Annual Service Awards
California State University, Northridge honored more than 250 staff members this week for their years of service to the university, and several for making a lasting impact on campus. CSUN celebrated...
View ArticleCSUN’s Department of Africana Studies: New Name and New Identity
Professor Johnie Scott (left), chair of the newly renamed Department of Africana Studies and other faculty, present awards to outstanding students during an end of the year event. Photo provided by...
View ArticleCSUN to Welcome New Faculty
California State University, Northridge’s new faculty are invited to attend the annual New Faculty Orientation next week. The orientation takes place Wednesday, Aug. 20, and Thursday, Aug. 21, in the...
View ArticleReggie Theus Throws Strike on CSUN Night at Dodger Stadium
On a clear night in Los Angeles, hundreds of Matadors — including students, faculty, staff and alumni — gathered for CSUN Night as the Los Angeles Dodgers took on the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger...
View ArticlePresident Harrison Highlights Vision for 2014-15 at Annual Convocation
Highlighting that California State University, Northridge’s reputation has reached “new heights,” President Dianne F. Harrison said her vision for the university’s future includes building on CSUN’s...
View ArticleNew Faculty Welcomed to CSUN at Annual Orientation
California State University, Northridge’s newest faculty got a crash course on CSUN — from tips on creating a syllabus to helpful technology to icebreakers for getting to know their students — at the...
View ArticleAnnual Founders’ Day Celebrates 1964 Grads, Faculty and Staff
Tom Garnella (third from left), co-chair of this year’s Founders’ Day, poses with Matty and fellow yell leader at CSUN’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2008. Photo by Lee Choo. When Tom Garnella ’64...
View ArticleCSUN Marine Biologists Receive Nearly $1.9 Million for Coral Reef Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded California State University, Northridge marine biologists Robert Carpenter and Peter Edmunds nearly $1.9 million to further their study of the effects...
View ArticleCSUN Student Overcomes Childhood Obstacles to Become CSU Trustee Scholar
CSUN student Mayra Roxi Diaz was one of several students recognized by the CSU Board of Trustees as a William Randolph Hearst Scholar. Mayra Roxi Diaz had to grow up quick. With her mother addicted to...
View ArticleHillel Organization Honors David Nazarian for Major Gift to CSUN
David Nazarian (right) speaks with students at Hillel House on Sept. 23. Hillel, the organization for Jewish student life on campus, honored alumnus David Nazarian ’82 (Business) last week for his...
View ArticleChancellor Visits CSUN’s 100 Citizens Program
California State University Chancellor Timothy White visited California State University, Northridge’s award-winning 100 Citizens program on Monday, Sept. 22, during a daylong visit to the San...
View ArticleCSUN BAA Celebrates Legacy of Success
Dozens of faculty, staff and students showed up for the California State University, Northridge Black Alumni Association’s inaugural awards and scholarship fundraiser on, Sept. 27, at the Orange Grove...
View ArticleCSUN Athletics and the Library Partner: Read to Lead Initiative
In a new partnership at California State University, Northridge, Matador Athletics and the Delmar T. Oviatt Library are joining forces to launch the Read to Lead Initiative. Brandon E. Martin, Ed.D.,...
View ArticleCSUN Celebrates the 45th Anniversary of Africana Studies
California State University, Northridge’s Department of Africana Studies will celebrate its 45th anniversary with a series of events, including a talk led by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, finalist for the 2014...
View ArticleCSUN Spearheads National Media Literacy Campaign on Body Image
Bobbie Eisenstock It started in 2008 with a small classroom-run project at California State University, Northridge. It’s now a national campaign to advocate for positive body images by providing media...
View ArticleCSUN Researchers Saluted at Annual Principal Investigators Event
President Dianne F. Harrison saluted faculty and staff researchers at the third annual Principal Investigators Recognition Celebration on Oct. 23. About 150 principal investigators attended the event...
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