Several weeks ago, a new topic on this forum was introduced:

The recently launched ‘CSUN Shine’ identity campaign is an exciting new vehicle for telling the CSUN story in a more compelling manner and to a larger audience. Using ‘CSUN Shine’ as a springboard, what can we do to grow pride and school spirit and further enhance the university’s reputation?

True to form, the CSUN community provided thoughtful and thought provoking input. An overview of the responses, organized into general areas, with some information on related university projects is included in the report, Enhancing CSUN Pride Spirit, and Reputation, now available for download.

Thank you for taking the time to share your opinions and ideas. The comments received covered a broad array of subjects; every response has been reviewed and comments/suggestions have been shared with the appropriate administrators as food for thought and inspiration for future planning/programming. To a considerable extent, the input was a confirmation of projects planned or underway. The feedback is also clearly reflected in the recently released CSUN Shines for the Next Decade: Planning and Priorities as an Engaged Institution which lays out CSUN planning priorities to guide university efforts at all levels.

Thank you to the CSUN community for the roughly 200 responses to the first topic of the Help Make CSUN Shine Brighter initiative!

We are now pleased to share two documents outlining the actions the university has taken in response to the many constructive comments received (see the column at right for a reminder of the first topic question):

The Pedestrian and Vehicular Traffic Initiative

• Progress Update (February 2013) – PowerPoint presentation with photos
• Listing of Active Improvement Projects (February 2013)

The documents linked above show improvement projects currently underway that directly address comments submitted by the campus community.

To manage and address those diverse comments, the Division of Administration and Finance and its Department of Facilities Planning, Design and Construction organized their report around key categories, into which most responses fell.

Thank you for helping to make CSUN shine brighter! We will post the second topic question shortly.