All committee members are expected to attend. Guests are always welcome.
SSC begins at 6:00 and CLC AT 6:30 P.M.
Students must leave the campus on early dismissal days. Friday February 5th is a regular day 2:32 dismissal.
Schedule- Periods 1st & 4th -Tuesday, Periods 3rd & 5th- Wednesday, Periods 2nd & 6th – Thursday.
Chatsworth will administer the CAHSEE TEST to all seniors who have not passed one or more parts of the test.The tet will given at 7:45 a.m. in N210 & N211.
Temma Willey, chair of Cal State Northridge’s Department of Cinema and Television Arts, announced today that the university has received a $1 million pledge from an anonymous donor who asked that the money be used for scholarships for students in her department.
The gift will be used to create the Scott M. Weiss Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Scott M. Weiss Memorial Scholarship Endowment in honor of a cinema and television arts alumnus and entertainment industry professional who was killed in an automobile accident in July 2008.
Cal State Northridge has received a $1 million pledge to honor alum Scott M. Weiss (above) who died in 2008.
“This gift is not only generous, but inspiring,” Willey said. “Scott Weiss’ memory will be both an encouragement and a standard for a talented, creative and enterprising student to cross the bridge from school to his or her professional life. The gift truly is wonderful.”
Scott M. Weiss Scholarships will be awarded to cinema and television arts students who meet the university’s financial need requirements and demonstrate promise in their major measured by their passion, commitment, creativity and effort. A recipient must be at least a sophomore and maintain a 2.5 or higher grade point average. The first scholarship is expected to be awarded later this year.
Karen Kearns, associate dean of CSUN’s Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communications, had Weiss as a student in fall 2000.
“Scott was in my single-camera television class,” she said. “He and his group created a wonderful, five-minute piece called Silver Lining.’ It was about a little girl who was hit by a car and killed. Her organs were donated and the family met the little girl who received their daughter’s heart. It was very touching. It also was the first time one of our television projects won a CSU Media Arts award. Scott was the editor on that team.
“He was a great student. He was funny and he worked really well with his group,” Kearns recalled. “He just added so much to the team and its ability to create this wonderful story.”
Kearns said she was “touched” that an endowment for cinema and television arts students was created in his honor.
“It is so difficult to think that a student this young has left us,” she said. “Yet, his legacy will live on in the work of these other students he is able to help.”
Scott Weiss transferred to Northridge in 1999 after having completed his general education requirements at Pierce and Valley Colleges. He enrolled in what was then the Radio-Television-Film Department with an eye on a career in the entertainment industry. During his final year at the university, Weiss obtained a much sought-after internship with a post-production company, earning credits toward his major at the same time. When he graduated in 2001, the company offered him a one-year contract to edit film coverage of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
In 2003, Weiss was hired by RIOT, a Santa Monica-based post-production company, to work exclusively on the company’s contract with the Fox Broadcasting Company. His editing skills were used to create promos for upcoming movies on the FX cable channel. Pleased with his work, Fox hired Weiss as an in-house editor in 2006 when it ended its contract with RIOT.
Two years later, on July 12, 2008, Weiss was killed in a automobile accident. He was 32.
Cal State Northridge’s Department of Cinema and Television Arts, housed in the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication, is well respected by those in the entertainment industry, who frequently guest lecture and teach in the program and regularly hire its graduates. Alumni of the program have gone on to hold key positions in the entertainment industry-from writing and directing feature films to creating innovative shows for television and other media.
California State University, Northridge has more than 33,000 full- and part-time students and offers 66 bachelor’s and 53 master’s degrees as well as 28 teaching credential programs. Founded in 1958, CSUN is among the largest single-campus universities in the nation and the only four-year public university in the San Fernando Valley. The university serves as the intellectual, economic and cultural heart of the Valley and beyond.
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Cal State Northridge faculty, staff and students have pulled off their shoes and plan to reach in their pockets in an effort to provide assistance to Haitian earthquake victims.
University representatives have collected hundreds of pairs of shoes to donate to Sports Chalet’s “Soles 4 Souls” program. The campus’ Student-Athletic Advisory Council (SAAC) gathered dozens of their “gently” used athletic shoes for victims.
“We felt this was something Cal State Northridge Athletics should do,” said Cody Pearce, a member of the SAAC committee. “This was important to us.”
In addition, SAAC has pledged to donate its Big West Coin Drive winnings to the Children’s Hunger Fund Haitian Earthquake relief.
The campus is one of the nine Big West Conference institutions to participate in the annual Big West Coin Drive. The coin drive, which takes place during the month of February, helps raise money for charity. The school that raises the most money wins and the other member institutions must donate half of their proceeds to the winner’s charity of choice.
Finally, Cal State Northridge’s Associated Students, University Student Union and the campus’ volunteer program, Unified We Serve, are collaborating to host a benefit musical showcase for Haiti in February. Plans have not yet been finalized. For more information, contact Hamid Jahangard at [email protected] or call (818) 677-4171.
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Students may begin paying for the test on February 9 in the College Office.
MEDIA ADVISORY for Friday, Jan. 29, 2020
WHAT: More than 370 kindergarten through fifth grade students at the CHIME Institute’s Arnold Schwarzenegger Charter Elementary School, which has extensive ties to Cal State Northridge, are going to run, walk and roll their wheelchairs around their school track in an effort to save their music teacher’s job. They are asking their friends and family members to support their efforts by pledging a flat amount or an amount per lap.
Braving rain and mud last year, the elementary school students ran, walked and rolled their wheelchairs around the school track and raised more than $58,000 in pledges and donations, most in $10 and $20 amounts. They were able to save their music program through June 2010.
But the state’s budget situation in many ways has gotten worse, and the music program’s future in the 2010-2011 school year, and beyond, is threatened again.
WHERE: CHIME Institute’s Arnold Schwarzenegger Charter Elementary School
19722 Collier St.
Woodland Hills, CA
WHEN: 1:15 to 2:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 29, 2010
WHO: More than 370 kindergarten through fifth grade students
Looking for a way to reduce the stress of tax season? CSUNs Wayne and Roberta Colmer Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program may have an answer.
From Feb. 6 to April 1, the VITA program will provide free assistance with state and federal income tax preparation for low-income families and individuals, non-English speakers, senior citizens and the disabled. For dates, times and locations, visit the VITA Web site at www.csun.edu/vita/.
Were helping put money back in the community and in taxpayers pockets, said Donna Watkins, VITA program coordinator.
Along with providing tax assistance, VITA gives students an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in their field of study. It also combines academic study with community service, enhancing the relationship between the campus and community.
This year, 265 students underwent an intensive training program that provided information on handling federal and state tax returns. The program also gives the participating students course credit.
Participating in VITA allows students to have hands-on experience, especially if they are in the accounting field and planning on doing taxes in the future, Watkins said.
Due to the large number of individuals who require assistance, the maximum gross income limitation per income tax return has been set at $50,000.
Formed in 1971, the VITA center serves as a valued community partner that is responsive to the needs of the culturally diverse San Fernando Valley. For more information, call (818) 677-4519.
Date: 1/27/2010 to 2/7/2010 Saturday, Feb. 6 @ Castaway
KCSN-FM 88.5, Cal State Northridge’s public radio station, received two more Golden Mike awards from the Radio Television News Association of Southern California.
The winners, broadcast journalism students Matt Johnson and Jason Rose, were presented with their awards last week at the Universal Hilton. Johnson, who graduated in December, received an award in the category of “Best News Reporting” for his story on “Teacher Layoffs and Education Cuts,” while Rose, a graduating senior, received his Golden Mike in the category of “Best Business and Consumer Reporting” for his story on “Bartering in a Tough Economy.”
“These awards demonstrate that the student radio journalists working at KCSN News are capable of consistently doing professional quality work,” said Keith Goldstein, KCSN news director. The stories appeared on “The Evening Update,” KCSN’s 30-minute newscast broadcast at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The awards were in Division B, which includes stations with five or fewer-full time employees in their news division. KCSN’s news division is made up of only one full-time employee, Goldstein, and Northridge students majoring in broadcast journalism.
Johnson and Rose beat out professionals employed in radio markets such as Ventura, Palm Springs, Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, and other regional cities in Southern California.
“Both stories indicate a unique depth of coverage with interviews with multiple expert sources and creative use of natural sound,” said Goldstein. “Jason Rose truly came up with a unique topic that fit very well into the Business and Consumer Reporting’ category. Matt Johnson’s story meets the highest standards of quality writing, interviewing, and announcing.”
These two awards bring KCSN’s total number of Golden Mikes to 58.
KCSN-FM 88.5 is a nonprofit, member-supported public radio station broadcasting live from the campus of CSUN. Since 1987, the station’s news division has won more than 400 awards in national, state and regional competitions against professional broadcasts and other university students. KCSN has been recognized by Los Angeles magazine as the area’s best university-sponsored public radio station.
To learn more about KCSN-FM 88.5, go to the Web site www.kcsn.org.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
in the OAR from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Date: 1/18/2010 to 2/3/2010New date: Weds, Feb. 3, 2010
LAKEWOOD The Fine Arts Gallery at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom will celebrate the work of Pierce Colleges faculty artists in the Faculty Art Show through Feb. 18.
A reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend.
The Faculty Art Show is held every two years and highlights the work of exceptional faculty artists. This years show features sculpture from Danella Sydow, paintings from David Roholt, and photography from David D. Johnson.
The Fine Arts Gallery is located at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, 9401 Farwest Drive SW, Lakewood. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to noon Friday.
For more information, call Gallery Director Jennifer Olson-Rudenko at (253) 964-6535 or visit the Web site at http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/art.
Join us in the Library for the Chatsworth High PTSA Meeting. Parents we need you to come and hear about things going on at Chatsworth High. Learn about new programs and resources available to you son/daughter.
Thousands of people from around the world-from entrepreneurs and tech industry executives to academics and persons with disabilities-are expected to gather in late March in San Diego to explore new ways technology can help the disabled.
Cal State Northridge’s 25th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference-the largest of its kind in the world-is scheduled to take place March 22-27 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, Calif.
“Those who attend will be able to network with visionary thinkers, learn about innovative solutions and interact with technology that has the potential to change lives in a hands-on environment,” said Sandy Plotin, managing director of Northridge’s Center on Disabilities, which organizes the internationally acclaimed conference every year.
Traditionally, the conference has been held in the Los Angeles area. Over the years the conference has grown to about 5,000 attendees, forcing organizers to split it between two hotels. Organizers chose to move the conference to San Diego this year as a way of enabling its participants to gather in one place.
“For the first time in many years, we will be able to host the entire event under one roof, which is a win-win for everyone,” Plotin said. “The excitement has been building since we first announced the move. The proximity of active military personnel and veterans also is a wonderful opportunity resulting from the move, and we are really looking forward to reaching out to this community.”
The conference examines all aspects of technology and disability and features a faculty of internationally recognized speakers, two days of pre-conference workshops, more than 300 general session workshops and more than 140 exhibitors displaying the latest technology for persons with disabilities.
Capt. Ivan Castro, one of only three blind officers serving on active duty in the Army and the only blind officer serving in the U.S. Army Special Forces, will give the conference’s keynote address at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23.
In addition to the conference celebrating its 25th anniversary, the U.S. Department of Defense’s Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) will be marking its 20th anniversary of providing free services to federal employees with disabilities and wounded service members with a special event following the keynote address.
For more information about the conference or how to register, visit the Center on Disabilities’ Web site at www.csunconference.org or call the center at (818) 677-2578 V/TTY.
The Center on Disabilities at California State University, Northridge is committed to the vision of an inclusive society in which persons of all abilities have the chance to achieve their goals and experience success. Through the provision of training and research, it nurtures learning and innovation to improve the world for people with disabilities.
California State University, Northridge has more than 35,000 full- and part-time students and offers 66 bachelor’s and 53 master’s degrees as well as 28 teaching credential programs. Founded in 1958, CSUN is among the largest single-campus universities in the nation and the only four-year public university in the San Fernando Valley. The university serves as the intellectual, economic and cultural heart of the Valley and beyond.