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San Fernando Valley automotive legend Bert Boeckmann dies at 92
Some of Boeckmann’s commitments to the community include two decades of service as an LAPD commissioner, and as an executive board member of the Boy Scouts of America, serving on former Mayor Tom Bradley’s blue-ribbon committee on budget and finance, and holding a seat on the CSUN Association Executive Advisory Council. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Santa Clarita Music Educator Recognized By State
Stoffle has also served as a music education and double reed clinician at UCLA, Indiana University, Northern Illinois University and Cal State Northridge. -- KHTS
VP Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff make friendly wager on Warriors-Lakers series: 'Game on'
Harris, a native of Oakland, California, is a diehard Golden State Warriors fan. Her husband Emhoff, on the other hand, moved to Southern California as a teenager, attended undergrad at California State University, Northridge and law school at USC. He roots for the Los Angeles Lakers. -- USA Today
Castaic Union School District announces Teacher of the Year
Upon receiving her master’s in English education from California State University, Northridge, Rupel spent two years as a substitute teacher with neighboring school districts as well as Los Angeles Unified School District. She then began her teaching career at Castaic Middle School, where she has taught history, English, and yearbook during her 18-year tenure. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies with a minor in history from CSUN and is a graduate of Granada Hills High School. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Conservatives Rail Against ‘Segregated Graduations’
At some universities, the legacy of affinity graduation celebrations dates back decades; California State University, Northridge, hosted its first Black graduation celebration in 1972. Universities continue to add such celebrations to their end-of-year festivities, with Harvard making a particular splash when it introduced a Black graduation celebration in 2017. -- Inside Higher Ed
Hart District Music Education Expert Awarded All-State Recognition
Stoffel is completing her 10th year as director of instrumental music at Rancho Pico Junior High School in the William S. Hart Union High School District, and has taught grades 4-8 instrumental music for over 26 years in both Illinois and California. Before joining the Hart District, Stoffel taught for nine years in the Newhall School District. She holds membership in the National Association for Music Education, California Music Education Association, California Band Directors Association, California Orchestra Directors Association, and the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association. Stoffel has served as a music education and double reed clinician at UCLA, Indiana University, Northern Illinois University and Cal State Northridge. -- SCV News
National Basketball Teams of Armenia and France to Play Friendly Games in Los Angeles
France is the defending silver medalist of FIBA’s European Championships (EuroBasket), and Armenia is the defending champion of FIBA’s European Championship for Small Countries. The games will take place at Premier America Credit Union Arena, a 3,000-seat arena located on the campus of California State University, Northridge. -- MassisPost
Covering the Los Angeles Rams: A Journey of a Sports Writer
Having grown up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge, he was no stranger to the world of sports. It was his passion for sports that made him decide to pursue it as a career, and he was successful in making his passion his livelihood. -- NNN, Nigeria
The Power Of Innovation At Hispanic Serving Institutions
There are 571 Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the United States, educating 62% of Latinx students across the nation. Moreover, according to Excelencia in Education, over 400 colleges and universities are on their way to becoming HSIs due to a rapidly growing Latinx population. California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is one of the nation’s largest HSIs and is committed to building on its HSI designation to foster equity in innovation. With the support of Autodesk, a software company, CSUN recently broke ground on the new Autodesk Technology Engagement Center. The Engagement Center will accommodate design, research, fabrication, and mentorship. It will also house the academic programs of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and a Global HSI Equity Innovation Hub. -- Forbes Magazine
BEING 80: TOO OLD TO CHANGE? to Play Hollywood Fringe Festival in June
Art Shulman (Writer, actor): Art thinks he's written more original full-length plays produced in LA in the past few decades than any other playwright -- close to twenty-five original full-length plays, and a lot more one-acts. He also sometimes directs and acts in them. At 80 years of age, he's in good physical (and, hopefully, mental) shape. He still plays full-court basketball, takes daily walks, lifts weights, and gardens. Until retiring in 2019 he was a professor at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). -- Broadway World Los Angeles