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Iconic CSUN Campus Landmark Celebrates 50th Birthday
When John Banks ’72 (Art), M.A. ’94 (Three-Dimensional Art) left California State University, Northridge with a bachelor’s degree, he already had an impressive commission on his resume. In 1972, Banks had entered the university’s art competition to design a new sign for the newly named California State University, Northridge, formerly known as San Fernando Valley State College. -- SCV News
In Alameda County’s Cherryland, environmental injustices come in many forms
“Poor and working-class people of color have the least access to healthy and clean environments,” Ruiz said, an associate professor in the department of Chicano and Chicana studies at Cal State Northridge. “It’s totally about the built environment and the decisions that policymakers have made at the state level, and the local city level, and the legacy of those decisions.” -- Mercury News
Photos: Cool and creative graduation caps at CSUN commencement ceremonies
The grads learned a lot in four years, and it came spilling out in the artwork they wore -- Los Angeles Daily News
4 things to know about a master’s degree in social work
GRADUATES DURING THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY FOR CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE, AS SEEN IN MAY 2023. (PHOTO BY HANS GUTKNECHT—MEDIANEWS GROUP/LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS/GETTY IMAGES) -- Fortune magazine
Sony Imaging Solutions Executive El-Deane Naude Talks Recently Announced Retina Projection Camera Kit
Sony first showed the camera kit in March at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. It was available for attendees to get their hands on and try, an experience Sony is looking to replicate at future events. -- Forbes
How one woman fought bigotry and helped change the way Asian Americans see themselves
In 2016 at Cal State Northridge, Karen Loong listened transfixed as Zia appeared onscreen, urging people to reconnect with their roots to understand why it's important for immigrants to stand up for representation and their civil rights. The former paralegal had returned to school to delve into Asian American studies and hearing Zia "lit ... a fire in me," she remembered. -- Star Beacon
Robert Englund wanted to be James Dean. Then Freddy Krueger called.
Englund was born in Glendale and his father wanted him to be a lawyer. He broke his father’s heart when at the age of 13 he went off to join a children’s theater program at California State University, Northridge where he played characters like Aladdin, Pinocchio and Peter Pan. He fell in love with the theater and was addicted to making audiences laugh. He took acting seriously and later relocated to Michigan to attend the Cranbrook Theatre School and Oakland University’s Meadow Brook Theatre, which was part of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. -- The Mercury News
CP&DR News Briefs May 30, 2023: Infrastructure Package; Santa Ana Housing; Redlands Warehouse Moratorium; and More
A report by the Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) found entitlement processes are impeding Los Angeles's ability to meet its lofty housing production goals. The study referenced UCLA and California State University, Northridge's findings that the city is not keeping up with housing demands and its ability to meet California's Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) would require the city to complete 57,000 units per year. Presently, the city completes less than 9,000 annually throughout the last decade. LABC's report concludes fast-tracking approval of affordable housing projects and state laws exempting qualifying mixed-income projects from discretionary reviews would add a significant number of housing units. LABC recommends extending those measures to market-rate housing and increasing coordination between city agencies. -- CP&DR
Ventura College Foundation Distributes Over $670,000 In Scholarships
Flores plans to become a physical education high school teacher and coach. He will be attending Cal State Northridge in the Fall, majoring in Kinesiology with a Physical Education emphasis. -- PR Log
Students become stars at huge San Fernando Valley film festival
The 2023 festival took place at Cal State University Northridge’s stunning Soraya Theater, one of the San Fernando Valley’s premiere performing venues. -- Los Angeles Daily News