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CSUN Scores $60K from Hollywood Foreign Press for Film Projects
While entertainment industry legends Stan Lee and Dustin Hoffman looked on, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association last week presented California State University, Northridge $65,000 to support the university’s film students. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
American Photographer John Kouns Donates Photo Collection to CSUN
His images document history as it is being made. They portray people struggling for workers’ rights, for civil rights and for social justice. They portray people who hoped for a better future for their country. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
CFF Grant Funds Transition to College Mathematics and Statistics Course
The foundation’s grant supplements money from a state College Readiness Block Grant, and will enable the District to offer Transition to College Mathematics and Statistics (TCMS) to more than 3,000 students. The course, which was co-developed with math faculty at California State University Northridge (CSUN) and piloted at seven schools in 2016-17, is designed to reduce the need for remediation and prepare college-bound graduates for the rigors of post-secondary math. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Outdoor summer movie screenings among film events in the LA area
Summer Movie Fest at Cal State Northridge: Associated Students at CSUN present the series. Movies begin at sunset. “La La Land” (2016), Aug. 17. Upcoming: “Space Jam” (1996), Aug. 24; “Doctor Strange” (2016), Aug. 31. Bring a blanket or low-back chair. Food trucks or bring your own picnic; no alcohol allowed. Free. Oviatt Library lawn, 18111 Nordhoff St. 818-677-2477. www.csun.edu/as/summer-movie-fest -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN Awarded $60,000 from Hollywood Foreign Press for Senior Film Projects
While entertainment industry legends Stan Lee and Dustin Hoffman looked on, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) last week presented California State University, Northridge $65,000 to support the university’s film students. -- AmericanTowns.com
21 Free Things to Do in L.A. BEFORE Summer 2017 is Over
13. Summer Movie Fest at Cal State Northridge
Summer Movie Fest at Cal State Northridge is a free weekly movie night taking place at dusk on CSUN’s Oviatt Library Lawn. The remaining films in the series are: Psycho (1960) on August 10, La La Land (2016) on August 17, Space Jam (1996) on August 24, and Doctor Strange (2016) on August 31. -> More information -- WeLikeLA
Outdoor summer movie screenings among film events in the LA area
Summer Movie Fest at Cal State Northridge: Associated Students at CSUN present the series. Movies begin at sunset. “La La Land” (2016), Aug. 17. Upcoming: “Space Jam” (1996), Aug. 24; “Doctor Strange” (2016), Aug. 31. Bring a blanket or low-back chair. Food trucks or bring your own picnic; no alcohol allowed. Free. Oviatt Library lawn, 18111 Nordhoff St. 818-677-2477. www.csun.edu/as/summer-movie-fest -- Long Beach Press-Telegram
10 Fun Things To Do TODAY in L.A. for August 10, 2017
8. [dusk] Summer Movie Fest at Cal State Northridge is a free weekly movie night taking place at dusk on CSUN’s Oviatt Library Lawn. The series continues with Psycho. FREE -- WeLIkeLA
Can the Valley’s Orange Line—the nation’s most successful BRT—get any respect?
Another disadvantage of converting to rail is a loss of flexibility. Dropping tracks locks in transit, while buses can always veer off the BRT line to make stops at new stations or points of interest. Matute says major destinations, such as Cal State Northridge, Burbank Airport, and other entertainment districts, could easily be connected to the Orange Line with feeder routes. -- Curbed Los Angeles
Local schools get ‘C’ in new college rankings for Jews
One list ranked schools only in the West. UCLA was No. 1 followed by USC, Pomona, Stanford, Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, UC Berkeley, American Jewish University Los Angeles, Cal State Northridge and Caltech. -- The Jewish News of Northern California