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Mitsuwa Takes Brand to Northridge
Also, the store is minutes away from California State University – Northridge. CSUN offers Japanese studies, and it had 53 students from Japan in last fall’s semester, according to the school’s media relations office. That could supply a base of support for the grocery. -- San Fernando Valley Business Journal
WIA Awards 40 Emerging Creatives with 2023 Scholarships
Taharida Rahman from California State University, Northridge -- Animation Magazine
Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley, Feb. 13-20
California State University, Northridge’s VITA Clinic Income Tax Preparation: Appointments are required for the free sessions, 2-6 p.m., and every Thursday through April 13. Check the website link for details on what you need to bring to an appointment and also the link to make an appointment. Sun Valley Branch Library, 7935 Vineland Ave. 818-764-1338. Details and reservations: bit.ly/3kNvwEu -- Los Angeles Daily News
Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, Feb. 11-18
Food drive for CSUN Food Pantry: The Community Concerns Committee at First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills holds a non-perishable food drive to help stock the food pantry at Cal State University, Northridge, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., and also, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 12. The pantry benefits students who do not have much income for food while school is in session. Current needs: canned soups and other canned goods, pasta and dry boxed goods; also, hygiene items including deodorant, soap, feminine products and shampoos. No glass containers or past date items. Drive-thru and a church volunteer will unload your donation. Location, 10400 Zelzah Ave., Northridge. 818-360-1831. www.fpcgh.org/outreach. Details and current needs for the CSUN Food Pantry here: bit.ly/3ch6IRl and here: bit.ly/3TeJiNe -- Los Angeles Daily News
Student from CSUN partnered with his mom to help increase habitats for the monarch butterfly
Ethan Walsh is a student at CSUN who is working together with his mom to increase habitats for monarchs on Native American lands. -- ABC7 Los Angeles
How Universities Can Use AI Chatbots to Connect with Students and Drive Success
“Even if students aren’t using the bot and asking questions, it does seem like, on some level, they are registering that people on campus want to help them,” says Emily Russell, a professor at the California State University, Northridge, and one of the faculty liaisons for CSUNny, the university’s chatbot. “There is a whole host of research suggesting that that feeling of belonging is one of the biggest predictors of retention and graduation,” she says. -- EdTech Magazine
Student Spotlight: Tehachapi Cerro Coso student Mikailey Judkins, class of 2022!
Mikailey Judkins is a recent graduate of Cerro Coso Community College who was accepted at California State University, Northridge, class of 2025, where she is a Kinesiology Major! While at Cerro Coso Tehachapi, Judkins received two AA degrees: one AA-T in Art History and one AA in Liberal Arts and Humanities. While being a student at CCCC, she worked as an English tutor. We caught up with Judkins to ask about her time being a student at Cerro Coso and what her future holds: a career in medicine. -- The Daily Independent
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Feb. 9-16
Nikole Hannah-Jones – A Conversation About the 1619 Project: The Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times staff writer discusses her book “The 1619 Project” and how the legacy of slavery hasn’t ended, 3 p.m. Feb. 10. Doors open, 2:30 p.m. Lecture is part of Black History Month events at CSUN (more events: bit.ly/3x91az7). Plaza del Sol Performance Hall in the United Students Union at California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Details: bit.ly/40Eqk6l. www.csun.edu/usu/events/conversation-about-1619-project-nikole-hannah-jones -- Los Angeles Daily News
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Feb. 9-16
Nikole Hannah-Jones – A Conversation About the 1619 Project: The Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times staff writer discusses her book “The 1619 Project” and how the legacy of slavery hasn’t ended, 3 p.m. Feb. 10. Doors open, 2:30 p.m. Lecture is part of Black History Month events at CSUN (more events: bit.ly/3x91az7). Plaza del Sol Performance Hall in the United Students Union at California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Details: bit.ly/40Eqk6l. www.csun.edu/usu/events/conversation-about-1619-project-nikole-hannah-jones -- Black News
CSUN Recital Hall to be Named in Honor of Opera Legend Shigemi Matsumoto
Opera legend Shigemi Matsumoto and her husband Marty Stark have donated nearly $1.5 million to the music program at California State University, Northridge. The university is naming a recital hall in her honor. -- SCV News