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CSUN Summer Movie Fest Returns with All-Star Lineup
With warm weather finally here and Summer Term underway, many locals are looking forward to fun and relaxing summer activities. California State University, Northridge is rolling out the big screen for a perennial favorite on campus: Associated Students Productions’ free Summer Movie Fest, featuring summer blockbusters, nostalgic classics and beloved family films. -- SCV News
CSUN Track & Field Excels at 2024 NCAA Championships: Knight Places 6th, 4x100m Team and Athletes Crawford and Mars Shine
CSUN's Trey Knight finishes sixth in the hammer throw, leading the team at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships, with three other Matadors achieving top-20 finishes in their events at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. -- BVM Sports
Daily News All-Area Boys Volleyball: West Ranch’s Noah Douphner is the player of the year
Douphner has had plenty of family support in addition to his teammates this season and beyond. His older brother won a CIF-SS championship with Hart and is now at Cal State Northridge, his mom played at Pepperdine and his dad played club and high school volleyball. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Melody Thomas Scott and Edward J. Scott React to Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Awards
The secret to his success, and theirs, is that Scott did the work. He was staging safety presentations in the fourth grade and by the time he graduated from California State University at Northridge, had his sights on producing. After begging his way into a job at NBC, he showed up to the dusty mailroom wearing a suit and tie and quickly climbed the ladder – learning everything he could from everyone he crossed. -- Sacramento Bee
'Divine timing': Meet Ian Clark, who designed Tyrese Haliburton's Reggie Miller hoodie
Clark grew up in Lakeview Terrace, Calif., a Los Angeles suburb in the San Fernando Valley. He played basketball at Birmingham High School, and even though he was undersized at 5-8, 150 pounds, he managed to earn a walk-on spot at Cal-State Northridge in 2012-13. -- Indianapolis Star
Pierce College class of 2024 graduates at Shepard Stadium with hugs and cheers
Recent CSUN graduate Megan Kalayjian was at the commencement to celebrate her brother Krikor, who graduated with an associate degree in business, and will be transferring to her alma mater. “It’s such a great accomplishment,” Kalayjian said. “I feel like some people don’t take into account that, just because it’s community college, it’s worth celebrating. You need to enjoy this moment for yourself.” -- Los Angeles Daily News
Governor Newsom announces appointments 6.6.24
Debra Lee, of Carson, has been appointed Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health at the Department of Industrial Relations, where she has been Acting Chief since 2024 and has served in several positions since 1994, including Deputy Chief for Safety, Acting Deputy for Safety, Regional Manager, District Manager, Associate Industrial Hygienist and Industrial Hygienist. Lee was an Industrial Hygienist at Northrop Grumman from 1992 to 1994 and a Hazardous Waste Specialist at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources from 1990 to 1992. Lee was an Industrial Hygienist at Health Science Associates from 1987 to 1990 and for TRW Electronics and Defense from 1985 to 1987. Lee earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health from California State University, Northridge. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $202,368. Lee is a Democrat. -- Gov. Gavin Newsom
Hart District Appoints New Assistant Superintendent, Principal
Adam Barrios began working full-time with the Hart District in 2007 as a math teacher at Placerita Junior High School before moving on to work in number of administrative positions that prepared him for this next step in his career. Barrios worked as an assistant principal in the Pasadena Unified School District (2014-17) before returning to the Hart District as an assistant principal at Placerita and Sierra Vista junior high schools, and later at Valencia and Canyon high schools in that same role. His experiences at each of those school sites have helped to provide Barrios the invaluable understanding and knowledge to assess, identify, and address areas of need and growth at the school and student level. He is deeply committed to fostering an environment that nurtures the academic, social, cultural, and emotional growth of students. Barrios has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a Master’s Degree from California State University Northridge in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. -- SCV News
LA500 2024: Karen Hofmann
Hofmann is the sixth president of ArtCenter College of Design, and the first woman in the role. She previously was ArtCenter Provost and served as chair of ArtCenter’s Product Design department. She began teaching at the college in 2002. She was given the Industrial Designers Society of America Education Award for her contributions to the field of industrial design education. Hofmann spent several years at Johnson Controls Automotive Systems Group in Advanced Design and Research and, for the last decade, has been teaching and consulting. She graduated from ArtCenter in 1997 with a B.S. in product design and has a B.A. in psychology from California State University – Northridge. -- Los Angeles Business Journal
CSUN Prof Curates ‘Love Letter’ to Lowrider Craftsmanship
Denise Sandoval, a Chicana/o studies professor at California State University, Northridge, called the latest exhibit she’s co-curated with Los Angeles’ Petersen Automotive Museum a “love letter” to the craftsmen and craftswomen who have created some of the world’s most distinctive lowriders. -- San Fernando Sun