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Thank you Northridge Patch and our local community for support in the CSUN Food Pantry Drive!
Our latest CSUN Food Pantry Drive was held on February 10 & 11.(Soup'R Bowl Weekend) Thank you to all our community neighbors, and Northridge Patch, for getting the word out. We collected $1,695.00 cash for the food pantry, and also 5 pickup trucks full of non-perishable food, as well as personal items for food challenged CSUN students. The total weight of what was donated through our food drive was 2,043 pounds of food! -- Northridge-Chatsworth Patch
GAYLE ON THE GO: Sunday “Gayle on the Go!”, Sunday, March 3rd, 2024
California State University, Northridge’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic in the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics is offering free tax preparation assistance to low-income families and individuals, including non-English speakers, people with disabilities and veterans, beginning Monday, January 22nd through Monday, April 15th at CSUN and more than a dozen satellite locations throughout Los Angeles County. -- KTLA
North/South Consonance Ensemble to Present TWO VISIONS: MUSIC FROM COSTA RICA AND THE US
Daniel Kessner attended the University of California, Los Angeles before joining the faculty of the Department of Music at California State University, Northridge, where in addition to teaching composition and theory, he directed its highly regarded New Music Ensemble. His works have been performed throughout the US and abroad by among others, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony, the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble of New York, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, the Utrecht Symphony and the El Salvador National Symphony. Kessner's creative endeavors have
garnered prestigious national and international awards including the Queen Marie-José International Composition Prize in Geneva, two BMI Awards as well as grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts International. -- Broadway World Classical Music
10 Most Affordable Neighborhoods In Los Angeles
Nestled in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, Northridge blends suburban calm with modern college-town vibrancy centered on California State University, Northridge. Though average one-bedroom rents recently climbed 5% to $2,650 per month, pricing remains relatively affordable for the area, especially with several surprisingly free things that you can do in Los Angeles available. -- The Travel
Helen Sung with the CSUN Jazz Bands
California State University Northridge Department of Music presents Helen Sung in concert with CSUN Jazz A & B Bands. General admission $22. CSUN Music Students FREE. Helen Sung is an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer. Winner of the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition, her Concord Jazz release Anthem For A New Day topped the jazz charts, and her most recent release Sung With Words (2018) is a collaborative project with former National Endowment Chairman and California State Laureate Poet Dana Gioia. With appearances at major festivals/venues including Newport, Monterey, Detroit, SFJAZZ, and Carnegie Hall, she also tours internationally: her “NuGenerations" Project toured southern Africa as a U.S. State Department Jazz Ambassador, and recent engagements include debuts at the London Jazz Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai, Blue Note Beijing, and the Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival. Sung can also currently be seen with such fine ensembles as the Mingus Big Band and Cecile McLorin Salvant’s Ogresse Project. She has served on the jazz faculties at schools including the Berklee College of Music, the Juilliard School, and Columbia University. Sung was chosen to be the inaugural Jazz Artist-In-Residence at Columbia's prestigious Zuckerman Institute in 2019. In April 2020 she was named a Steinway Artist. -- Los Angeles Downtown News
Model-turned-builder: Shillae Davis pushes her passion for beauty in construction
Shillae Davis lived in Los Angeles for seven years. Born and raised in Chicago, she headed out to California to enroll in college at California State University, Northridge. -- New York Amsterdam News
Election 2024: LA City Council races are fueled by millions in outside spending
Cal State Northridge political science professor Tom Hogen-Esch said there comes a point when people’s mailboxes become so inundated with campaign mailers that it’s questionable how much information actually gets through to voters. -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN Launches the First CSU Disability Studies Minor Program
California State University, Northridge has launched the first disability studies minor in the CSU system, with the first students being admitted to the program in fall 2024. -- SCV News
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Feb. 29-March 7
CSUN Art Galleries: “Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Part 2” (Main Gallery), through March 2. “Latinex Roots, American Sacrifices,” group show, through March 14 (West Gallery). Gallery hours: noon-4 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Thursday. Closed on all campus holidays. Parking $9.50 (closest lot to the gallery is lot E6, enter from Halsted Street). Cal State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St. Gallery location: Art and Design Center, on North University Drive (Plummer Street), between Etiwanda and Lindley avenues. 818-677-2156. www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/art-galleries -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN Unveils First CSU System Disability Studies Minor for Fall 2024: A Leap Towards Inclusivity
CSUN introduces the first disability studies minor in the CSU system, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of disability and promoting inclusivity. Explore how this innovative program is shaping future leaders for a more inclusive world. -- BNN