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In gratitude and Thanksgiving: A variety of classical music for strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and keyboard
We are happy to welcome Michael McAlister, a classically trained French horn player and conductor, as the new maestro of the Osher Lifelong Learning (OLLI) Orchestra, Nevada County’s community orchestra. Originally from our very own Nevada County, Mike graduated from CSU Northridge, earned a Master’s degree in conducting at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and has played professionally in a wide range of venues. Some of these include: the Auburn Symphony, the Burbank Philharmonic, the Baton Rouge Symphony, and the Tar River Orchestra in North Carolina. He has also worked in musical theater as both a conductor and performer. After returning to California in 1997, he taught high school music. Recently retired, Mike has taken up the baton for OLLI Orchestra in Grass Valley. -- The Union
Telemundo Las Vegas adds Daniel Ramírez to news team
An L.A. native, Ramírez got his start in the news business after graduating from California State University, Northridge, where he specialized in Spanish-language journalism. -- Media Moves
Aurora lawmakers narrow list of 34 city council vacancy applicants to 3
Jeanette Troncoso: Democrat, 80016, is a marriage and family therapist. She has a bachelor’s and master’s in Psychology with an emphasis on Child, Marriage and Family from the California State University of Northridge. She is also a child and family investigator and contractor investigating custody cases. She is a Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Committee Board member. -- Aurora Sentinel
Interview: By hooping in Turkey, Channon Fluker is taking a step back to take a step forward
Although she did not start playing basketball until she was a freshman in high school, former CSUN standout Channon Fluker is a fast learner. Now at 27, she’s taking a step back to build something bigger. -- Swish Appeal
OLLI Orchestra: An Autumnal Mix of Classical Music for Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion and Keyboard
Originally from Northern California, Mike graduated from CSU Northridge, earned a Master’s degree in conducting at LSU Lafayette, Louisiana, and has played professionally in a wide range of venues. Some of these include: Auburn Symphony, Burbank Philharmonic, Baton Rouge Symphony, and Tar River Orchestra in North Carolina. He has also worked in Musical Theater as both a Conductor and Performer. After returning to California in 1997, he taught high school music. Recently retired, Mike has taken up the baton for OLLI orchestra in Grass Valley. -- YubaNet
Former Army Airborne Medic Jumped to Biomedical Research
Rivas liked the work enough that when his service ended, he decided to go to college at California State University Northridge for sports medicine. -- Roanoke Star
Scholarly Presentation To Explore Juvenile Incarceration
A COC alumna, Coleman received her master of arts degree in sociology from California State University, Northridge (CSUN), and a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). -- KHTS
AP announces additions to its Washington investigations team
A California native and graduate of California State University, Northridge, Kindy has also worked at the San Jose Mercury News, Orange County Register, the Los Angeles Daily News. -- Editor and Publisher
'A Nightmare on Elm Street' actor's dreams nearly came true in Michigan
Englund was raised in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, and he had a childhood friend whose yard backed up to the lot at RKO Pictures, where he'd peer through the chain link fence and watch crews do pickup shots for cowboy movies. He studied acting at California State University, Northridge and he auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, but the draft complicated his ability to leave the country and he wasn't sure what his next move was. -- Detroit News
Scholarship Foundation Names Gina Carbajal Chief Programs Officer
Orginially from Los Angeles, Carbajal completed her undergraduate studies at UC Santa Barbara before earning a master’s degree in public administration at Cal State Northridge. -- Noozhawk