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Freshmen Encouraged to Become "Self-Aware" at Annual Convocation

September 8, 2014

Freshmen Encouraged to Become "Self-Aware" at Annual Convocation

Hundreds of freshmen students listen as President Harrison and other speakers offer words of encouragement and support. Photo by David Hawkins.
Hundreds of freshmen students listen as President Harrison and other speakers offer words of encouragement and support. Photo by David Hawkins for CSUN TODAY.

Hundreds of California State University, Northridge freshman students attended the Freshman Convocation, an annual event that formally welcomes first-year students to CSUN.

The event, which was held on Sept. 4 on the Oviatt Library Lawn, included a welcome from President Dianne F. Harrison and an address by Drew Magary, author of The Postmortal: A Novel, this year’s pick for the Freshman Common Reading Program. The book is required reading for freshmen enrolled in UNIV 100 and others are encouraged to read the book as a way to stimulate a campus-wide dialogue.  

Read the full article at http://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/university-news/freshman-encouraged-to-become-self-aware-at-annual-convocation/