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Dear Friends,
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Welcome to the Friends of Marilyn Newsletter. As always, the Magaram Center continues to provide educational opportunities to all CSUN Students. This month we highlight the Nutrition College Bowl, the A-Z Salad Bar at Jefferson Elementary School in Glendale and the Community Supported Agriculture’s report on the Valley View News.
The Magaram Center would like to congratulate all the students who were placed in a Dietetic Internship on April 1, 2012. Your hard work has paid off and we look forward to your continued success!
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Nutrition College Bowl
The Marilyn Magaram Center hosted the 10th Annual Nutrition College Bowl (NCB) on March 10, 2012. Eleven teams participated in a double elimination tournament that saw California State University, Northridge defeat CSU San Luis Obispo in the final and win the tournament for a record fourth time.
Teams from Arizona State University, CSU Chico, CSU Fresno, CSU Los Angeles, CSU San Bernardino, Central Washington University, Pepperdine University, UC Berkeley and UC Davis also participated.
This year, the NCB also hosted the Student Dietetic and Food Science Association’s (SDFSA) annual Career Symposium. Students were given a chance to learn about potential career paths and the education/training required. CSUN students and NCB participants were given a chance to visit two of four panels discussing various careers including: Food Management, Clinical Nutrition, Private Practice and Food Science/Informatics.
For the first time, the NCB was held at CSUN’s Northridge Center in the University Student Union. Due to the increased popularity of the event, the event has outgrown the current Magaram Center facilities.
As ever, plans for the 11th Nutrition College Bowl in 2013 are underway.
For more pictures, please visit the NCB webpage (link found below). |
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Marilyn Magaram Center News |
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ServSafe
ServSafe is a food safety training and certificate program. ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Examination is approved in the state for certification and food handler's state certificate. The Marilyn Magaram Center offers the ServSafe training and exam, in conjunction with the California Restaurant Association, to all CSUN students. Courses are offered every three months.
The Magaram Center will offer the exam on April 3, 2012 at 8:00. It is an all day course, with an exam at the end of the day. For the first time we will offer both an English course and a Spanish course.
Please click on the ServSafe link below, for more information. |
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April Events
April 3, 2012 - ServSafe Certification Training Course (SQ 112)
How to Present Like a Pro in a April 9, 2012 Healthy Cooking Demo
The Celiac Disease and April 11, 2012 the Gluten Free Diet
Why We Eat More Than We Think April 16, 2012
IFT Hiring Trends April 23, 2012
Feet, Forks, and Fate April 24, 2012
Body Composition: April 26, 2012 Translating Science into Action |
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The Brown Bag Lecture Series is designed to promote dietetics and food science students and professionals. In the month of April, we have a wide variety of webinars scheduled, which have been carefully picked to best fit the interests of our students. The webinar scheduled on April 23, 2012 will be presented by the Institute of Food Technologists, and will discuss their current hiring trends. This webinar is a great opportunity for incoming professionals to get hiring advice from the professionals themselves. Please see the list below for the rest of our webinars scheduled for the month of April. April 9, 2012- How to Present Like a Pro in a Healthy Cooking Demo- 3:30pm-4:30pm (Room TBA) April 11, 2012- The Celiac Disease and the Gluten Free Diet- 1:00pm-2:30pm (Room TBA) April 16, 2012 - Why We Eat More Than We Think - 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm (Jacaranda Hall 2522) April 23, 2012- IFT Hiring Trends- 1:00pm-2:30pm (Sequoia Hall 112) April 24, 2012- Feet, Forks, and Fate- 9:00am-10:00am (Sequoia Hall 112) April 26, 2012- Body Composition: Translating Science into Action- 9:00am-10:00am (Sequoia Hall 112)
If you are interested in any of the seminars offered, please click on the Brown Bag Lecture Series link below for registration information. |
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As part National Nutrition Month, the Marilyn Magaram Center participated in Glendale Unified School District’s annual “A-Z Salad Bar” event, held at Jefferson Elementary School. Each year the event is hosted by a different school within the district in partnership with the Network for a Healthy California. The ‘salad bar’ includes twenty-six different fruits and vegetables, one for each letter of the alphabet, and is served to over four hundred students. At the event the Magaram Center promoted balanced food choices with a MyPlate and food model display, and a game asking children to name fruits and vegetables of various colors. The students also received demonstrations on healthy beverage choices and physical activity before passing through the salad bar to try the many types of fresh produce available. The Magaram Center continues to participate in children’s education of healthy diet and lifestyle habits. |
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CSUN’s Nutrition College Bowl Team
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Community Supported Agriculture
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The Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA), sponsored by the Marilyn Magaram Center, was featured in a story presented by Valley View News at CSUN. This story emphasizes the importance of a healthy lifestyle by incorporating fresh fruits and vegetables into one's daily diet. The CSA program offers the CSUN community easy access to a small or large box of farm-fresh produce on a weekly basis. The video (which can be seen below) was featured on channel 36 on Sunday, April 1st.
The video can be viewed here: |
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Donations
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The Marilyn Magaram Center is classified as a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) public benefit California organization. The Center does not receive State nor University funds. The Magaram Center’s operational costs are covered via grants, fundraising and private donations.
The Magaram Center pursues various initiatives both within and outside the San Fernando Valley community. At local elementary schools, the Center has created recess intervention, nutrition education, and promoted community gardening to address childhood obesity. In conjunction with Mission Community Hospital, the Center has established cooking and nutrition courses to address the needs of persons at risk for health disparities related to obesity. Academically, the Center provides service learning opportunities to students in the Nutrition and Food Science option in the Family and Consumer Studies department. Every year interns are sent to community organizations to serve the public and to provide professional, didactic training in the community.
The Marilyn Magaram Center has positioned itself as a focal point between professionals, students and community organizations. The Center’s programs continually provide needed support to often overlooked groups.
If you wish to support the Marilyn Magaram Center’s projects, please send your contribution to:
Marilyn Magaram Center 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge, CA 91403 − 8308
Thank you |
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Current Funding Sources and Donors
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Joseph Drown Foundation ($192,500) Joseph Drown Foundation ($150,000) Housing and Urban Development ($502,000) USDA/NIFA Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program ($300,000) UniHealth Foundation Grant ($180,000) Southern California Institute of Food Technologists ($1,000) California Dietetic Associate ($500) Jo Ann Hamamura ($100) Jobs in Dietetics ($300) |
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Pending Grant Applications
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Southern California Institute of Food Technology Education and Research Grant $20,709. pending Kaiser HEAL Grant. $40,000. pending Drown Foundation. $192,500. pending |
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