Archive for April, 2012

CSUN Hosts E-Waste Collection Event to Celebrate Earth Day

CSUN Hosts E-Waste Collection Event to Celebrate Earth Day

April 20th, 2012

The Associated Students Campus Recycling Services is sponsoring the 2nd annual e-waste collection and recycling event on April 27 and 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate Earth Day.

CSUN Conference Brings Higher Education Leaders Together

CSUN Conference Brings Higher Education Leaders Together

April 16th, 2012

Limiting state money to for-profit institutions; shifting from centralized to localized decision-making, differential fees at campuses; and supporting a tax initiative that will raise sales tax and levies on upper income were just some of the solutions to the state’s crisis in public higher education offered by faculty and experts in education from throughout California during at two-day symposium hosted at California State University, Northridge.

Cal State Northridge Develops “Pathways” Through General Education

Cal State Northridge Develops “Pathways” Through General Education

April 16th, 2012

The road to a college degree lies through general education—those core classes that students are required to take, usually as underclassmen and regardless of major.

Gearing Up for the 2012 Staff Service Awards

Gearing Up for the 2012 Staff Service Awards

April 16th, 2012

The 46th Annual California State University, Northridge Staff Service Awards and Recognition of Excellence Event will be held Wednesday, June 6 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. in the Northridge Center Complex, University Student Union. This event recognizes employees who have achieved milestones in five-year year increments of dedicated service to the university. If you believe your years of service should be recognized and your name does not appear on the list or is not correctly listed, please contact Sue Talavera at sue.talavera@csun.edu by Friday, April 20.

“Funding the Future of the CSU” Two-Day Symposium

“Funding the Future of the CSU” Two-Day Symposium

April 16th, 2012

A two-day symposium entitled “Funding the Future of the CSU” took place April 2–3 in the University Student Union’s Northridge Center, bringing together dozens of faculty, legislators, community leaders and others interested in supporting California’s struggling public higher education system. F. King Alexander, president of California State University, Long Beach, was one of three keynote [...]

Diversity Celebrated During the University Student Union’s 15th Annual Carnaval

Diversity Celebrated During the University Student Union’s 15th Annual Carnaval

April 16th, 2012

California State University, Northridge celebrated diversity April 11–12 with the 15th Annual Carnaval, held at Plaza del Sol. The event showcased various forms of entertainment, traditional ethnic foods, Persian calligraphy and henna tattoo artists. The University Student Union’s goal with Carnaval was to expose students to different cultures through activities, informational booths, dance lessons and [...]

Is Fair Trade Chocolate Healthier? A CSUN Professor Explores the Effect Good Deeds Have on Perception

Is Fair Trade Chocolate Healthier? A CSUN Professor Explores the Effect Good Deeds Have on Perception

April 16th, 2012

Can two little words—fair trade—make you think that some brands of chocolate are healthier than others? Cal State Northridge psychology professor Jonathon Schuldt, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Michigan and the University of Grenoble, attempted to answer that question in a study analyzing the effects of food labels and personal bias in [...]

Incoming President Dianne F. Harrison Outlines Plans in First Address to Campus

Incoming President Dianne F. Harrison Outlines Plans in First Address to Campus

April 2nd, 2012

After paying tribute to the past leadership and success of the campus, incoming president Dianne F. Harrison outlined her plans as the fifth president of California State University, Northridge.

CSUN MBA Students Receive Top Honors From the Small Business Institute

CSUN MBA Students Receive Top Honors From the Small Business Institute

April 2nd, 2012

California State University, Northridge MBA students took top honors last month in a national competition that tested how well they could tailor what they learned in the classroom to meet the needs of small businesses.

Cal State Northridge Offers Alternative Summer Program for Elementary Students

Cal State Northridge Offers Alternative Summer Program for Elementary Students

April 2nd, 2012

Due to reorganization, California State University, Northridge’s Summer Academic Program for Elementary School Students (SAPESS) will not be offered this summer. Instead, the Michael D. Eisner College of Education will offer SAEP–Elem Edition.