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Erika Beck — Cal State Northridge, One of LA's 500
THE LATEST: Beck became the sixth president of CSUN on Jan. 11, succeeding Dianne Harrison, who retired after more than eight years in the post. Beck devoted her first 100 days to a virtual “listening tour,” taking in the needs of the university’s 39,000 students, nearly 2,000 faculty and hundreds of staff. Prior to Beck’s arrival, CSUN placed No. 4 on CollegeNET’s 2020 Social Mobility Index and No. 21 in social mobility on U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Colleges list. In November, CSUN renamed its administration building to honor alumnus and notary pioneer Milt Valera and his wife, Debbie, who had donated more than $11 million for programs across the campus. -- Los Angeles Business Journal
How earthquakes happen: The science of a shake
Earthquakes are the result of a fault line moving and releasing energy, or as Julian Lozos, assistant professor of geophysics at Cal State Northridge, describes it: a zipper unzipping. -- Los Angeles Times
Earthquake apps: Which ones are worth downloading?
“So if the Big One were to hit, it might give L.A. a minute or two of warning,” said Julian Lozos, assistant professor of geophysics at Cal State Northridge. Enough time to drop, cover and hold on somewhere safe. -- Los Angeles Times
Earthquake apps: Which ones are worth downloading?
“So if the Big One were to hit, it might give L.A. a minute or two of warning," said Julian Lozos, assistant professor of geophysics at Cal State Northridge. Enough time to drop, cover and hold on somewhere safe. -- Yahoo! News
Some students forced into online learning discovered big upsides. Is it here to stay?
Cal State Northridge is planning for about a 50% in-person class return, while Cal State Fullerton will see about a 65% to 75% return. San Diego State University plans to reopen in-person learning to about 85% to 90%, whereas Cal State Long Beach will resume in-person classes at about 45%. Up north, Chico State is planning for a 65% return. Some universities, including Cal State L.A., are still in flux and declined to release their in-person reopening percentages. -- Omaha.com
Is Santa Clarita a City for Students?
The number of programs offered by California State University, Northridge, is one of the largest in Los Angeles county. Therefore, you will surely find a specialty to continue your education. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Media: Donna Moskal all about family at home and work
The other three of Moskal’s children – Brendan, 22, a junior soccer player at Simpson University in Redding; Brianna, 19, about to transfer to Cal State Northridge to study kinesiology and athletic training; and Derek, 18, graduating from West Ranch High School this month before going to Arizona State with hopes of getting into sports broadcasting – know where Mom will be on this holiday. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Napa Valley Notes and Quotes: Ex-Justin hoops coach Hendrix on SJSU staff
He was at Cal State Northridge as a graduate assistant. -- Napa Valley Register
From Reddit to Reds? Pitcher takes first step
There Hayden Shenefield was, still hoping to keep his baseball dream alive after going undrafted out of Cal State Northridge and toiling for two seasons between three different independent leagues. A year earlier, the right-hander was coming off a 2019 campaign in which he posted a 6.84 ERA between the Windy City ThunderBolts (Frontier League) and the Celburne Railroaders (American Association) -- MLB
Three young actors join MAD Rising Celebrity
Nour El Nabawy is a young Egyptian actor who studied acting and theatre at the University of Santa Monica, and the California State University – Northridge. He began his acting career through a number of plays at the university, to land his breakthrough role after that in Al Ekhteyar 2: Regal El Zel, where he played the role of a fresh-graduate police officer who gets martyred, becoming the youngest martyred police officer. -- Broadcast Pro