Jolene Koester, president of California State University, Northridge, has announced her plans to step down and retire from her position at the end of December 2011. Koester became the fourth president of Cal State Northridge in July 2000, committed to furthering the excellence of the university.

Television news anchor Rick Garcia, Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel, entertainment executive Jim Berk ’81 (Music) and JPL engineer Michael Gross ’96, MS ’08 (Electrical Engineering) are among the dignitaries who will address Cal State Northridge students when they graduate later this month.

When August Samie started at Cal State Northridge, he was shy and introverted. He was struggling to sync his culture, religion, sexual identity and his career goals.

Terriel Cox lived in 11 different foster care homes and attended five different elementary schools by the time she was 11-years-old. Her father was not in her life and her mother was an alcoholic who struggled with substance abuse.

The 2011–12 season at the Valley Performing Arts Center at Cal State Northridge will feature world-renowned artists and icons with a greater number of performances than last season.

As we head into commencement week and mark the close of the 2010–11 academic year, I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to our faculty, staff, volunteers, and our many university friends for your wonderful work this past year and to wish everyone a joyful and relaxing summer break.

More than 10,300 students are expected to walk across a stage at California State University, Northridge later this month to celebrate their graduation from the university before thousands of friends and family members.

The Cal State Northridge Department of Police Services has been reaccredited by an international association of college and university public safety administrators.

Cal State Northridge has been recognized by IDG’s Computerworld Honors Program with a laureate award for visionary applications of information technology in the new category of “Safety and Security.” ​The program’s goal is to highlight “applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change,” according to Lynn Holmlund, marketing and public relations manager [...]