Welcome to the 2008-09 academic year
Today marks the official start of the academic year. As I have mentioned, we also will be celebrating CSUN’s 50th anniversary throughout the year, marking “50 years of life-changing opportunity.”
This always is an exciting time, when Cal State Northridge welcomes both new and returning students. I always look forward to opportunities to go out on campus during these first few weeks to meet students and staff as they go about their daily business, and hear how things are going.
I also recognize it can be stressful, particularly for students. Finding a parking space, locating classrooms, attending the first day of a new course, making adjustments to class schedules, purchasing books, standing in various lines, and meeting new friends all heighten the excitement and frenzy of the first few weeks of the year.
Please be assured that as everyone begins to settle into the rhythm of their class and work schedules, a lot of these difficulties will ease. So in the meantime, I ask that everyone—students, faculty and staff—exercise patience and bear with us as we enter what I know will be an exciting new academic year, full of plenty of activities and achievements.
Welcome to 2008-09!