HR News Campus Updates & Events | September 2021

A friendly, easy checklist to help your return to campus be safer and go smoothly.

• Self-Certify Full Vaccination
• Enroll in Weekly On-campus Testing or Testing from Home if Not Vaccinated
• Complete Self-Screening Survey Before Coming to Campus Each Day
• Complete CSUN’s Online Return to Campus Training Module
• Wear a Face Mask Indoors, required except when alone in an office with the door closed
• Request an N95 Respirator and complete associated training if not vaccinated
• Visit the Matadors Forward website for up-to-date Fall 2021 Planning and the latest guidance and information, included updated employee FAQs.

Mental health clinicians from San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center, Inc., will be providing free Mental Health First Aid training (through November).  

Mental Health First Aid is 2 hours of self-paced pre-work and 6 hours of “class.”
It is a skills-based training that teaches participants about mental health and substance use issues with the following goals and objectives:

• Learn signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use issues
• Learn how to interact with a person in crisis
• Learn about resources to connect a person to receive appropriate care

Join Dr. Anne Eipe, Assistant Director/Clinical Coordinator of University Counseling Services for a 90 to 120 minute training on suicide education and prevention with the following goals and objectives: 

• Raising awareness about suicide
• Background information about suicide, with a focus on the college student population
• Dispelling myths and misconceptions
• Teaching 3 skills that can help save a life: Question, Persuade, Refer
• Video of Role Play

Additional Fall 2021 QPR Training Dates (image only):

Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month Features:

• Virtual and physical book display, featuring award-winning authors
• Slide show in the AS/RS Viewing Room
• “Celebrando Cultura: Poetry and Playlists” with CSUN Chicano/a Studies Professor Ramón García and DJ Byron Gonzalez of 88.5FM LatinAlt Radio, October 7, 2:00-3:00 p.m.

The 25-member Board of Trustees adopts regulations and policies governing the entire CSU system. Board committees have authority over educational policy, finance, campus planning, and facilities, among other areas. The CSU Board of Trustees meets six times a year. Meetings allow for communication among the Trustees, Chancellor, campus presidents, Academic Senate, California State Student Association and Alumni Council.​

The CSU Board of Trustees meetings are broadcast live to the public. The next meeting will take place on September 14-15​, 202​​1.

For more information and to view the broadcast, visit: https://www2.calstate.edu/csu-system/board-of-trustees

Santa Monica Beach Cleanup
Saturday, September 18, 2021
8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Register:  https://bit.ly/BeachCleanup18

Access a readable pdf here.

September 22, 2021
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

The Bonita J. Campbell Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Endowment presents their Fall 2021 event:

“Emerging from a Pandemic: Women’s Journeys in STEM”

Join us for this engaging Zoom panel discussion with resilient women in the STEM fields.

Featuring:

• Blanca Hoffmeier, SPPP Cal President and CSUN graduate
• Andrea Koumvakalis, Inventor
• Jess Phoenix, Geologis, Explorer & Science Evangelist

Moderated by:

• Phyllis Marbach
• Mairlee J. Wheaton

Register by 9/20/2021 at: library.csun.edu/events/wise-emerging

The Michael D Eisner College of Education’s Center for Teaching & Learning is proud to offer another amazing presentation from the Education on the Edge speaker series.

Dr. Barry Prizant will be presenting virtually on September 30 at 7 PM for one hour. Zoom link will be available on the CTL website at www.csun.edu/ctl.

Dr. Barry M. Prizant is among the world’s leading authorities on autism, and is recognized as an innovator of respectful, person- and family-centered approaches for individuals with autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities. With close to fifty years of experience as a scholar, researcher, and international consultant, he is an adjunct professor at Brown University, a certified speech-language pathologist, and director of Childhood Communication Services, a private practice. Barry is co-author of The SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive Educational Approach, now being implemented in more than a dozen countries. He has published four books, more than 130 articles and chapters and has received many awards, including the Honors of the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (their highest recognition), the Princeton University Eden Foundation career award in autism and the "Divine Neurotypical Award" of GRASP, the world's largest autistic self-advocacy organization. His most recent book is Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism (Simon & Schuster), winner of the 2017 Autism Society of America’s Temple Grandin Award for Outstanding Literary Work.

You can access a pdf version of the following flyer here. 

Take the CSUN Clean Air Pledge buy October 6th, California's Clean Air Day!

California Clean Air Day is built on the idea that shared experiences unite people to action to improve our community health. By joining together for a unified day of action, we can create new habits to clear the air for all members of California’s diverse communities.

Your pledge will be part of a million actions to clean the air across California. Together, we can clear the air!  

Visit the link below or Scan the QR Code to take the Clean Air Pledge with CSUN: https://www.cleanairday.org/pledge/individual/CSUN/

Effective August 1, 2021, Deputy Chief Alfredo Fernandez was appointed as the Interim Chief of Police.

Chief Fernandez joined CSUN in 1998 and has been an integral member of the DPS senior management team for many years.

For more information about the many services provided by the Department of Police Services, visit: https://www.csun.edu/police.

The University Library building, its collections and most services will reopen to all current CSUN students, faculty, and staff on Monday, August 30, 2021. 

• Visit https://library.csun.edu/covid-19 frequently for the latest information.
• As of August 30, only users that meet Library Entrance Requirements may enter
• Laptops and tablets will be available for checkout. 
• BibliU e-textbooks still available to current CSUN students

The USU has opened their events up for the entire CSUN campus community to keep everyone engaged and provide beneficial services during the pandemic. You can find additional information detailed on our calendar or webpage.

There are units available for lease at The University Corporation owned CSUN Faculty and Staff housing complex College Court Townhomes. These units are leased exclusively to CSUN Faculty and staff. College Court Townhomes are walking distance to campus!

Units are approximately 15% below local area rents. Take advantage of available units -- now renting from $2,680 - $2785 per month.

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College Court Townhomes | 18411 Plummer Street, Northridge CA 2 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath, plus a Bonus Room, 2-Car Direct Access Garage Granite Countertops; Fireplace (Living Rm/Master Bdrm); Swimming Pool + Spa Pet Friendly Approx. 1,650 - 1,850 Sq. Ft. $2,680 - $2,785 / Month rent

Properties owned and leased through The University Corporation. For additional information, contact Linda.Turner@csun.edu.

Linda Turner
Associate Director, Real Estate
CA BRE License #01026150

Access the August issue of CSU Leader here, or select the image below.

The University Student Union at CSUN is excited to “Welcome Back Matadors” for the Fall 2021 semester. 

Join us in celebrating the beginning of a new school year with this video featuring CSUN grad student and spoken word poet Alex Salazar and created by USU Student Videographer David Tschan. 

Select image to view video.