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HR News Campus Updates | September 2016

Dive into this section to find campus events and programs that you can participate in.  We hope you'll take advantage of the information highlighted below.

CSUN Navigators Show Up and Help Out! Thank you!

THANK YOU NAVIGATORS!

More than 100 CSUN staff and faculty volunteered August 29th and 30th to welcome students to campus, answering questions and helping students find their way (navigate) to classes and other locations. This marked the fifth year for the CSUN Navigators programs.

All CSUN Navigators attended a training session led by our colleagues in Student Outreach and Recruitment. In addition to the pleasure of meeting new students, making connections and easing the transition for students to a new environment, this year's navigators took home a "Hail to the Matadors" t-shirt to add to their Matatude Tuesday wardrobe.  Following are some of our Navigators in action!

                    

                     

 

Walkability Wednesdays - September's Featured Walkers: Dr. David Boyns; Provost Yi Li; and Institute for Sustainability's A. Eriksson & S. Johnson.

Hosted by CSUN's Institute for Community Health & Wellbeing, Walkability Wednesdays, take place from Noon to 12:45 every Wednesday, and feature guest speakers and walk leaders.  Upcoming walks include:

  • September 14th: Join Dr. David Boyns, Director of the Institute for a walk through campus and a discussion of this year's program and the different walking paths established on campus.
  • September 21st: Join Austin Eriksson & Sarah Johnson from CSUN's Institute for Sustainability for a walk/tour and a discussion of sustainability projects on campus.
  • September 28th: Join Provost Yi Li for a walk through campus and a discussion of the campus' beauty, who is responsible for it, and how we all can play a part in growing it and its upkeep.

Students, Faculty, and Staff are welcome to join the program at any time and participate in as many/few walks as you wish.  Meet at Santa Suzanna 108 and bring a completed Liability Release Form with you.  Visit the Institute's Walkability Wednesday website for a calendar of walks and features speakers/leaders.

Matador Book Club Announces this Month's Read: So You've Been Publicly Shamed

Find out what all the Freshmen on campus are talking about this year!  

So You've Been Publicly Shamed, By Jon Ronson, chosen as this year's Common Read, is the first book in this year's MBC series.

Read up and plan to join us Wednesday, October 12th, Noon to 1pm in Oviatt 16 for a lively discussion.  Bring your opinions and your lunch!

Join the New Happy Hour - Commit To Be Fit - Mondays through Thursdays!

Commit To Be Fit (CTBF) is a free fitness program for CSUN staff/faculty/students and community members. The program is led by CSUN Kinesiology students under the supervision of CSUN Kinesiology faculty, four times per week, Monday through Thursday, during the Fall (9/12 - 12/8/2016) and Spring (2/6 - 5/11/2017) programs.

The workouts consist of cutting edge and scientifically sound functional cardiovascular and resistance training aimed to get you in shape and help you FEEL YOUR BEST! CTBF is designed for all fitness levels and will expand your limits of strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and cardiovascular health. Learn how to do activities in new ways—move more quickly, think faster, do what you never thought possible! Improved fitness improves your quality of life and makes your world bigger.

  • Orientation: Thu 9/8, 5:30-6:00PM, RE 200 (strongly encouraged)
  • Health Screening & Pre-Assessment: Mon 9/12 & Tue 9/13 5:30-6:20PM, RE 200 (required, attend one day)
  • Exercise Program Begins: Wed 9/14 and concludes Thu 12/8

Can't make these dates? Don’t worry, although it is ideal to begin at the beginning of the semester, you can join anytime!  Informational Flyer.

Cheer on the Matadors and Win a CSUNderArmour Pullover: Matador Athletics' Faculty and Staff Appreciation Series

Cheer on the Matadors! Join us for the CSUN Athletics Faculty and Staff Appreciation Series.  Faculty and Staff are encouraged to attend the games listed below. Admission is free on these select dates and you can bring a guest.  Faculty and Staff that attend four of the six games in the series will win a new CSUNderArmour polo or pullover.  Come on out and cheer on the Matadors!

Games in the Appreciation Series include:

    • Sunday, 9/11 Women’s Soccer  vs. Pepperdine 6 p.m.
    • Thursday, 9/22 Men’s Soccer vs.  San Diego 7 p.m.
    • Thursday, 10/6 Women’s Volleyball  vs. Hawaii 7 p.m.
    • Sunday, 10/23 WSOC vs. Oklahoma 1 p.m.
    • Women's Basketball, November 2016, date TBD
    • Men's Basketball, November 2016, date TBD

There will be a designated Faculty & Staff Registration Table at each of the games in the Matador Appreciation Series.  Please sign in at that table to receive your ticket(s) and to register your attendance toward winining the CSUNderAmour polo or pullover.

Freshman Convocation with author Jon Ronson | September 15 6-7:15 pm

Join this year's freshman class and author Jon Ronson for this year's Freshman Convocation. Sierra Quad Lawn.

For more information, visit: http://www.csun.edu/nso/freshman-convocation