University Calendar

Fantastic & Strange: Reflections of Self in Science Fiction Literature

Tuesday, September 18 - Friday, July 26 All Day - Tseng Gallery, Oviatt Library
http://library.csun.edu/blogs/goingson/fantastic-strange/

Science fiction literature, one of the most popular and entertaining genres in modern fiction, has been read and loved by children and adults for decades. From the earliest pulp publications to modern masterpieces, science fiction short stories and novels have often functioned as a lens through which we express our sense of wonder, marvel at the possibilities of new technologies, and engage in our wildest imaginings. Join us as we celebrate the fantastic and strange in science fiction literature.

ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard

Friday, March 01 7:30 pm - Sunday, March 03 2:00 pm - CSUN Little Theatre (NH121)
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

CSUN Dept of Theatre presents ARCADIA, a time-bending tale of wit and romance by Tom Stoppard (Academy Award-winner for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE). Not far from Britain's Downton Abbey resides Sidley Park manor, where nature and The Nature of Things are explored.

March 1-3, 6-10  7:30 pm except Sundays at 2pm

Psychology Department GE Brown Bag Series

Friday, February 15 12:00 pm - Saturday, May 11 1:00 pm - Sierra Hall 322

The General Experimental option for the MA in Psychology is pleased to present another series of brown bag talks during Spring 2013.  Please mark your calendars as follows:

February 15 - Rescheduled due to the CSUN Creative Works Symposium.  Please see 5/10/13 instead

March 15 - Revising Your Beliefs:  How the Scope of a Rule Affects Your Decision-Making by Alex Swan, UC Santa Barbara

April 5 - The Linguistic and Social Development of Mexican Immigrant Children by Allison Wishard, UCSD

April 19 - Alumni Panel organized and hosted by Mark Otten, Department of Psychology, CSUN

May 3 - The Development of Human Amygdala Function and Connectivity Following Early Life Stress by Nim Tottenham, Department of Psychology, UCLA

May 10 - Foster Care:  Attachment, Resilience, and Cultural Identify by Leslie Ponciano, Department of Early Childhood Education, Loyola Marymont University

Men's Basketball vs. UC Santa Barbara

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Matadome (MA)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Men's Basketball host UC Santa Barbara!

CSUN-al Gardening Series: Tomatoes

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - TBA
http://www.csun.edu/botanicgarden/

"ToMAYto." "ToMAHto." Hybrid. Heirloom. Early Girl. Better Boy. Dr. Wyche's Yellow. Dorothy's Green. Black Prince, Mountain Princess. Determinate. Indeterminate. Fruit. Vegetable …

No matter what they are called or how they are classified, tomatoes are considered by many people as among the most rewarding of home-grown foods. However, the many varieties available to the Southern California gardener can be a confusing assortment of names and designations.

California State University, Northridge's next CSUN-al Gardening Series class will offer help to home gardeners in determining which variety, or varieties, are right for them.

Scott Daigre, proprietor of Tomatomania and owner of Powerplant Garden Design, will share his strategy on tomato growing, provide tips on maximizing yield and explain why some tomatoes have letters after their names.

Registration for the free class is required. Email botanicgarden@csun.edu to request a space in the class or for more information. Driving and parking instructions, as well as the class meeting location, will be sent upon registration.

SERL�s Research in Human Systems Integration and Engineering Education

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - JD 1568
http://www.ecs.csun.edu/ecsdean/docs/BrownBagSeries_20130117.pdf

Bring your lunch and listen to your colleagues speak about their research interests and exciting projects that they are working on. We are delighted to continue the series that premiered in the fall semester with our newest faculty members, to provide opportunities for all faculty in our college to share their work.

Tennis vs. Eastern Michigan

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Tennis Courts (TC)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Tennis vs. Eastern Michigan

Free Admission

Henschel String Quartet

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Plaza del Sol Performance Hall (PH)
http://www.TheMusicGuild.org

Program:
Haydn: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 74, No. 2
Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3

http://www.henschel-quartett.de

COMEDY: ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard

Wednesday, March 06 7:30 am - Sunday, March 10 2:00 pm - CSUN Little Theatre (NH121)
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

CSUN Dept of Theatre presents ARCADIA, a time-bending tale of wit and romance by Tom Stoppard (Academy Award-winner for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE). Not far from Britain's Downton Abbey resides Sidley Park manor, where nature and The Nature of Things are explored.

March 1-3, 6-10

Softball vs. UCLA *Home opener

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball hosts UCLA    Home opener!

Red Rally Event sponsored by the USU! Free giveaways for CSUN students w/ID

CSUN Faculty/Staff receive FREE admission with staff ID

Admission $5-Adults $3-Youth (17 & under), Seniors (60 +), CSUN Alumni Association Members, Military (active or retired), and CSUN facutly/staff

Rushing Waters, Rising Dreams: How the Arts Are Transforming a Community

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - Oviatt Library, Ferman Presentation Room

The Friends of the Oviatt Library invite you to join us for a book signing and documentary viewing with Denise M. Sandoval, Ph.D. CSU, Northridge Chicano Studies Professor and John Cantú, Independent Filmmaker as they discuss the book and documentary:

Rushing Waters, Rising Dreams: How the Arts Are Transforming a Community

The Northeast San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles is the second largest community of Mexicans and Central Americans in the United States with 500,000 people. The book explores twenty years of how the lack of neighborhood cultural spaces adversely affects struggling families and communities, and how the example of Tia Chucha's inspires a cultural awakening and a revival of the economy and community spirit. The book speaks to a need for a national arts policy of cultural spaces, arts education, independent bookstores, public art projects, and more.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
2:00 p.m.
California State University, Northridge
Oviatt Library, Ferman Presentation Room

Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore will be providing books for purchase and signing.

Parking $6.00. For information call (818) 677-2638. Persons with disabilities needing assistance and deaf and hard of hearing persons needing interpreters, please call in advance for arrangements.

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist / Lambert Orkis, pianist

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/anne-sophie-mutter/

One of the most acclaimed violin virtuosos of our time and an artist who is known for her tireless exploration of her instrument, Anne-Sophie Mutter presents a program that will entertain and inspire. Invited to play with the Berlin Philharmonic by the legendary Herbert von Karajan at the age of 13, she has become a great champion for the violin and for new music. She is a performer who seeks perfection and continues to explore repertoire more than 30 years after her debut at the Lucerne Festival in 1976.  She will be partnering with pianist Lambert Orkis to present a concert of great variety and musical interest.

Rushing Waters, Rising Dreams Book Signing and Documentary Viewing

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Oviatt Library: Ferman Presentation Room
http://library.csun.edu/blogs/goingson/rushing-waters/

The Friends of the Oviatt Library invite you to join us for a book signing and documentary viewing with Denise M. Sandoval, Ph.D. CSU, Northridge Chicano Studies Professor and John Cantú, Independent Filmmaker as they discuss the book and documentary Rushing Waters, Rising Dreams: How the Arts are Transforming a Community.

COMEDY: ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard

Wednesday, March 06 7:30 am - Sunday, March 10 2:00 pm - CSUN Little Theatre (NH121)
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

CSUN Dept of Theatre presents ARCADIA, a time-bending tale of wit and romance by Tom Stoppard (Academy Award-winner for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE). Not far from Britain's Downton Abbey resides Sidley Park manor, where nature and The Nature of Things are explored.

March 1-3, 6-10

EOH Tech Symposium

8:00 am - 4:30 pm - USU Northridge Center
http://www.csunalumni.com/eoh

Thursday, March 7th is the 8th Annual Technical Symposium hosted by the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, its alumni chapter, and its student association. Nanotechnology (one nanometer is one-billionth of a meter) is an emerging industry that involves the control of atoms and molecules to create new materials with a variety of useful functions. As concerns grow about their effects on living organisms and the environment, the symposium brings together experts to shed light on these tiny chemical messengers. Among the line up of nationally recognized speakers is Tony Machado (EOH) who also organizes the event with the Alumni Chapter President, Bob Finkelstein. More: http://www.csun.edu/eoh  see also the flyer:  

http://www.csun.edu/hhd/eoh/documents/2013TechSymposiumProgramandRegistrationFlier.pdf

Women's Basketball vs. Cal. State Fullerton

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Matadome (MA)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Women's Basketball vs. Cal. State Fullerton

$2 Thursday! General Admission tickets for all fans are $2! 

Free admission with CSUN student I.D!!!

*Doubleheader with Men’s Basketball. All fans will need a separate ticket to attend the Men’s Game, slated to begin at 7:30 p.m.

15th Annual Keith Morton Memorial Lecture

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451
http://www.csun.edu/csbs/departments/anthropology/index.html

You are invited to join the Department of Anthropology for the 15th Annual Keith Morton Memorial Lecture, to be delivered by Dr. Normal Yoffee, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan and now Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Senior Fellow, Institute for the Study of the Ancient world, NYU.

Professor Yoffee will speak on "The Evolution of Fragility" in the context of sociopolitical and economic systems. He writes, "Archaeologists and others have characterized ancient states and "complex societies" as "integrated." That is, religious and political institutions recombined various social and economic groups into functioning wholes, either through consensus or repression. This process of integration has been described as "social evolution." In this talk, I examine these common suppositions. I begin with Mesopotamia, the region of my specific research, but drift dangerously into areas far from my expertise. Many early societies were far from integrated and stable, but the opposite, fragile. I explore the nature and implications of social fragility."

Please RSVP to the Department of Anthropology:  818-677-3331

CSUN Cinematheque

7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu

KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE

Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.

Decalogue III & IV (Dekalog III & IV) (1988) -- 120 mins.

The Decalogue continues with the next two episodes, Decalogue III, which tells the story of a chance encounter between a married man and his former lover, and Decalogue IV, where Kieslowski takes on the commandment to honor one's mother and father.

Men's Basketball vs. Hawai'i

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm - Matadome (MA)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Men's Basketball vs. Hawai'i

COMEDY: ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard

Wednesday, March 06 7:30 am - Sunday, March 10 2:00 pm - CSUN Little Theatre (NH121)
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

CSUN Dept of Theatre presents ARCADIA, a time-bending tale of wit and romance by Tom Stoppard (Academy Award-winner for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE). Not far from Britain's Downton Abbey resides Sidley Park manor, where nature and The Nature of Things are explored.

March 1-3, 6-10

Women's Water Polo vs UC Davis

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Matador Pool
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Women's Water Polo vs UC Davis

Free admission for all fans!

Tennis vs. Stetson

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Tennis Courts (TC)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Tennis vs. Stetson

Free Admission

Men's Volleyball vs UC San Diego

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Matadome (MA)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Men's Volleyball vs UC San Diego

$5 Adult   $3 Youth (17 & under) Senior (60+), CSUN Fac/Staff*, Military, CSUN Alumni Association*   (*with ID)

China National Symphony Orchestra

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/china-national-symphony/

Shao, En - music director and conductor
Chuanyuan, Li - violin

Xia Guan: First Movement of Earth Requiem
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

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Originally founded as the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China in 1956, the China National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) is one of the most outstanding professional symphony orchestras in China. Consummate artistry, dedication, professionalism and individual craftsmanship are the trademarks that have maintained the CNSO at a consistently high level of performance for more than 50 years.  The concert includes two beautiful post-romantic compositions by Richard Strauss and Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

COMEDY: ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard

Wednesday, March 06 7:30 am - Sunday, March 10 2:00 pm - CSUN Little Theatre (NH121)
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

CSUN Dept of Theatre presents ARCADIA, a time-bending tale of wit and romance by Tom Stoppard (Academy Award-winner for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE). Not far from Britain's Downton Abbey resides Sidley Park manor, where nature and The Nature of Things are explored.

March 1-3, 6-10

Women's Water Polo vs SDSU

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Matador Pool
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Women's Water Polo vs San Diego State University

Free admission for all fans!

Softball vs. CSU Bakersfield

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. CSU Bakersfield *Game 1 of double header (Game 2 will begin 30min after Game 1)

$5 Adult  $3 Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members  

Youth Day! Free admission for all youth 17 & under

Free post-game autographs after the 2nd game

Softball vs. CSU Bakersfield

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. CSU Bakersfield  *Game 2 of double header (Game 2 will start 30 min after game 1) 

$5 Adults   $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

Women's Basketball vs. UC Riverside

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Matadome (MA)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Women's Basketball host UC Riverside!

Senior Day! Join us as we honor the senior members of the 2012-13 Women's Basketball team!

$3 admission for all fans wearing CSUN gear! (hat/t-shirt, etc.)

Free admission with CSUN student I.D.

Seamanship and Settlement: The Portuguese Tradition and Macau's Architectural Duality

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Oviatt Library: Ferman Presentation Room
https://library.csun.edu/blogs/goingson/seamanship-and-settlement-event/

Lectures and video presentations, followed by Reception.

Join us to celebrate some 500 years of Portuguese maritime skill, daring exploration, and mutual cultural influence with China as exemplified by magnificent photographs of the N.R.P. Sagres, which has roamed the world's oceans as the Portugues Navy's school ship, and of the historic architecture of the port city of Macau, the first enduring point of contact between China and the West.

COMEDY: ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard

Wednesday, March 06 7:30 am - Sunday, March 10 2:00 pm - CSUN Little Theatre (NH121)
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

CSUN Dept of Theatre presents ARCADIA, a time-bending tale of wit and romance by Tom Stoppard (Academy Award-winner for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE). Not far from Britain's Downton Abbey resides Sidley Park manor, where nature and The Nature of Things are explored.

March 1-3, 6-10

Tennis vs. Pacific

11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Tennis Courts (TC)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Tennis vs. Pacific

Free Admission

Black and Latina/o Migrant Relations

4:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Thousand Oaks Room, University Student Union
http://www.csun.edu/~hfchs006/

Flow boiling dynamics of water and nanofluids in a single microchannel

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - JD 1568
http://www.ecs.csun.edu/ecsdean/docs/BrownBagSeries_20130117.pdf

Bring your lunch and listen to your colleagues speak about their research interests and exciting projects that they are working on. We are delighted to continue the series that premiered in the fall semester with our newest faculty members, to provide opportunities for all faculty in our college to share their work.

Softball vs. Northern Illinois

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. Northern Illinois  *Game 1 of double header (Game 2 will start 30 min after Game 1)

$2 Tuesday. $2 admission for all fans in attendance

Baseball vs UCLA

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball vs UCLA

$5 Adult   $3 Youth (17 & under) Senior (60+), CSUN Fac/Staff*, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association*   (*with ID)

Softball vs. Northern Illinois

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. Northern Illinois  *Game 2 of double header (Game 2 will start 30 min after game 1) 

$5 Adults   $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

Blood Drive - National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge

9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Flintridge Room
http://www.migrantstudents.org/chavezchallenge2013.html

Chicanos for Community Medicine would like to invite you to help save a life. This blood drive will be held in the Flintridge Room (USU). The National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge celebrates Cesar E. Chavez's Legacy as an American civic leader by engaging college students to promote 1) health education, 2) health & science careers, 3) civic engagement and 4) saving lives! Student leaders organize a blood donor recruitment campaign on their college campus culminating in a campus-wide health service learning event. The event was founded in 2009 and is now expecting up to 250 colleges/universities and more than 30,000 students participate nationwide during the 2013 campaign.

Flintridge Room

Imagining a New Mexican American Girl

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - JR 319

A Faculty Literary Symposium XIV With Writers Writing

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - JR 319

Celebrate Pi Day with Us!

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Oviatt Library: Ferman Presentation Room
http://library.csun.edu/WISE/OpportunitiesEvent

You are cordially invited to join us as we celebrate Pi Day!

The Oviatt Library and the Bonita J. Campbell Endowment for Women in Science and Engineering present:

 STEM: Education Challenges and Career Opportunities

Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 4:00-6:00 p.m. - Oviatt Library Ferman Presentation Room Come to our PI Day Celebration where you will hear from our panel of scientists, engineers, educators and "workforce development" representative who will share insights into careers in science, computer technology, engineering and math.

Women's Water Polo vs Bucknell

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Matador Pool
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Women's Water Polo vs Bucknell

Free admission for all fans!

Tennis vs. New Mexico

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Tennis Courts (TC)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Tennis vs. New Mexico  

Free Admission

Women's Water Polo vs Occidental

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Matador Pool
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Women's Water Polo vs Occidental

Free admission for all fans!

CSUN Cinematheque

7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu

KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE

Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.

Decalogue V & VI (Dekalog V & VI) (1988) -- 120 mins.

Decalogue V & VI continue Kieslowski's Decalogue with two episodes that were later expanded into longer feature films. Decalogue V deals with the commandment against killing and Decalogue VI addresses the commandment against adultery.

Women's Water Polo vs. Occidental

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - pool (PL2)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Women's Water Polo hosts Occidental in the CSUN round robin

Free Admission for all fans!

Softball vs. LMU

9:30 am - 11:30 am - softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. LMU   *CSUN plays later in the day against Seattle

$5 Aduls $3 Youth (17 & under) Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members  

High School Day-Free admission with High School ID

Softball vs. Seattle

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. Seattle *Game 2 of double header

$5 Adult  $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

High School Day-Free admission with High School ID

Aquila Theatre Cyrano de Bergerac

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/cyrano-de-bergerac/

Aquila Theatres stunning production of Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostands classic tale of unrequited love, is brought to life with vigor and pathos in this production. Based on a historical figure, this famous French play still delights today and has attracted some of the worlds most renowned actors in the leading role. - Beautifully spoken, dramatically revealing, and crystalline in effect- raves the New Yorker about this inventive British-American presentation.

Softball vs. Seattle

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. Seattle *Game 1 of double header

$5 Adult  $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

High School Day-Free admission with High School ID

Tennis vs. UC Davis

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Tennis Courts (TC)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Tennis vs. UC Davis   

Free Admission

Softball vs. LMU

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. LMU *Game 2 of double header (Game will start 30 min after Game 1) 

$5 Adult  $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

High School Day-Free admission with High School ID

An Evening with Kenny Rogers

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/kenny-rogers/

Singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and photographer, Kenny Rogers is a man of many talents. Though he has been most successful with country audiences, Rogers has charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres with songs such as -The Gambler-, -She Believes In Me-, -Lady-, and many others. Rogers is a multiple Grammy, American Music, Country Music and American Country Music award winner. He brings his silky, soul-stirring voice and a backing band of distinguished musicians for an evening filled with classic songs that have made him a fan favorite for over fifty years.

Spirituality and Social Justice

4:00 pm - 6:45 pm - Music Recital Hall, Cypress Hall
http://www.csun.edu/ws/

The Civil Discourse and Social Change Initiative will host a panel discussion on spirituality and social justice, which will include representatives from each of the major religions. Located in the Music Recital Hall.

Women in Ancient Syria

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451

The Department of History is hosting a lecture by Dr. Mark Chavalas of the University of Wisconsin-LA Crosse.  Dr. Chavalas is a distinguished alumnus of the History Department, and taught here as a part-time faculty between 1985 and 1989.

In the past forty years, Syria has become a major center of archaeological investigation.  Among the thousands of cuneiform tablets excavated at the cities of Mari, Emar, Ebla, Terqa, and Shubat-Enlil, are a large number of letters concerning women during the first half of the 2nd millennium B.C., contemporary with Hammurabi's Babylon.  This talk will provide a glance at the life of women from these letters, some of which were written by women themselves.

Mark W. Chavalas is Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where he has taught since 1989.  His Ph.D. is from UCLA, where he studied ancient Near Eastern history, archaeology, and languages, specializing in Mesopotamia.  He has had fellowships from various universities, including Harvard, Yale, Cal Berkeley, Brown, Cornell, the Univ. of Arizona, and Wisconsin-Madison.  He also has had nine seasons of archaeological field experience in Syria.  His previous books include the co-edited New Horizons in the Study of  Ancient Syria (1992), Mesopotamia and the Bible (2002), Life and Culture in the Ancient Near East (CDL Press 2003), Emar:  The History, Religion, and Culture of a Syrian Town in the Late Bronze Age (1996), and Women in the Ancient Near East (in press).

Presentation by Irma Casas Franco, the director of Casa Amiga, a womens shelter in Juarez, MX.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Whitsett Room

Irma Guadalupe Casas started working as a volunteer in Casa Amiga when it was established in 1999 while she was attending university and getting a degree in psychology. By 2005, and after finishing her M.A., Casas Franco became a full-time psychologist, and one year later, she started directing Casa Amiga's psychology unit. In 2008, she directed the operations of the shelter and in 2009, after Esther Chávez Cano passed away, Casas Franco became Casa Amiga's director, the position that she holds today.

Irma Guadalupe Casas visit to campus and this event are sponsored by:

The Department of Psychology
The Institute for Arts & Media
The Womens Research and Resource Center
The Department of Gender and Womens Studies
The Department of Chicano/a Studies

Women's Water polo Vs. Marist

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Matador Pool
http://wwww.GoMatadors.com

Women's water Polo Vs. Marist!

Baseball Vs. CSU Bakersfield

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball hosts CSU Bakersfield

Water Day

11:00 am - 9:00 pm - USU Northridge Center
http://www.csun.edu/sustainability

The Institute for Sustainability is hosting its annual Water Day event on Wednesday March 20th in the USU Northridge Center (World Water Day- the official UN-designated day dedicated to water issues is March 22nd) from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. There are two separate sessions (to coincide with class times), from 11:00 - 12:15pm and from 12:30 - 1:45pm.

In the first session, you will have the opportunity to see if you can taste the difference between bottled versus tap water. We will also show (part of) the documentary "Tapped" which deals with the issues of bottled water and privatization of water, and have a facilitated discussion of issues surrounding bottled water including the results of the taste test.

In the second session we will discuss water for the developing world and will be hosting a presentation by the Thirst Project (www.thirstproject.org). Is the water safe to drink? Not for 1 billion people! What can YOU do? The Thirst Project raised $2.6 million and have given 100,000 access to clean water. Thirst Project was started by students just like YOU!

At 7pm in the USU Theatre, we will be co-hosting a film screening of "Over Troubled Waters" with Food and Water Watch. An engaging discussion with experts will follow the film. Find out about the state of out water and what you can do. The fate of California's water is in your hands!

Please come and invite your students to join us for this educational event.

Men's Volleyball Vs. Cal Baptist

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Matadome (MA)
http://www.GoMatatdors.com

MVB vs. Cal Baptist!!!

Free admission with travel-sized toiletry donations  

10th Annual Take Back the Night Rally

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Plaza del Sol Performance Hall (PH) and The Women's Resource and Research Center (WRRC)

10th Annual Take Back the Night Rally and March - Resource fair, rally, march, candlelight vigil and speak-out to end violence against women. Live performance by Natalia Zukerman. Located in the Plaza del Sol and the Women's Research and Resource Center.

Tennis vs. Iowa

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Tennis Courts (TC)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Tennis vs. Iowa  

Free Admission

CSUN Cinematheque

7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu

KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE

Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.

Decalogue VII & VIII (Dekalog VII & VIII) (1988) -- 120 mins.

The Decalogue continues with episodes seven and eight of the series. Decalogue VII concerns a woman abducting her own child, who has been raised by her parents as her sister, and Decalogue VIII is about the complicated issue of bearing false witness.

Musical: RAGTIME

Friday, March 22 7:30 pm - Sunday, March 24 2:00 pm - CSUN Campus Theatre (NH100)
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

CSUN Departments of Theatre and Music present RAGTIME, the Musical.  Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow.

A cast of 32 and a full orchestra tell the birth of the American Century, in all its glory and contradictions. Join Harry Houdini, Henry Ford, Booker T Washington and a host of historical characters for this tumultuous experience, and meet the families from New Rochelle, Harlem, and Ellis Island who are changed forever.

March 22-24, 27-30   7:30pm except Sundays 2pm. Add'tl Sat 2pm matinee on March 30

Baseball vs. Utah Valley

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball hosts Utah Valley

Men's Volleyball vs. Brigham Young University

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Matadome (MA)
http://www.goMatadors.com

MVB take on BYU!

Senior Night & Fan Appreciation Night - $3 admission for ALL fans wearing CSUN gear

Baseball vs. Utah Valley

11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball vs. Utah Valley  *Game 1 of double header (Game 2 will start 30 min after Game 1)

$5 Adult  $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Miliatry (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

Women's Water Polo vs. Pacific

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Matador Pool
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Women's Water Polo vs. Pacific

All Fans in FREE!

Softball vs. Hawai'i

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. Hawai'i *Game 1 of double header (Game 2 will start 30 min after Game 1) 

$5 Adult  $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

Rally Towel giveaway: First 75 CSUN fans wearing CSUN gear receive a free rally towel

Tennis vs. Middlebury

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Tennis Courts (TC)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Tennis vs. Middlebury  

Free Admission

Softball vs. Hawai'i

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. Hawai'i *Game 2 of double header (Game 2 will start 30 min after Game 1) 

$5 Adult  $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

Baseball vs. Utah Valley

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors

Baseball hosts Utah Valley *Game 2 of double header (Game 2 will start 30 min after Game 1)

$5 Adult  $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN Faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Memebers

Black Grace Dance Company from New Zealand

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/black-grace/

New Zealands leading contemporary dance company has held a unique position on the world stage for over 17 years. Black Grace fuses traditional movement of the Pacific region and contemporary dance in an extraordinary and dynamic form. The company is internationally renowned for its artistry, creative excellence and innovation. Black Grace is the worlds leading exponent of Pacific contemporary dance.

Scheduled repertoire includes:

Pati Pati
Amata Act 3
(Intermission)
Vaka

Softball vs. Hawai'i

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. Hawai'i  

Eggs in the Outfield! Youth 13 & under are invited to find eggs in the outfield in between games

Alumni Reunion Day! Free admission for all CSUN Alumni Association Members w/ID

$5 Adult  $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired)

Baseball vs. Utah Valley

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - baseball Field (BF)
http://www.go Matadors.com

Baseball vs. Utah Valley

Highlights of my research on Antennas

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - JD 1568
http://www.ecs.csun.edu/ecsdean/docs/BrownBagSeries_20130117.pdf

Bring your lunch and listen to your colleagues speak about their research interests and exciting projects that they are working on. We are delighted to continue the series that premiered in the fall semester with our newest faculty members, to provide opportunities for all faculty in our college to share their work.

Baseball vs. San Diego

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball vs. San Diego

3rd Annual Cesar Chavez Service Fair

11:00 am - 2:00 pm - Cleary Walk West

The 3rd Annual Cesar Chavez Service Fair will take place on Wednesday, March 27th from 11am-2pm on Cleary Walk West. The fair will include the tabling of over 60 nonprofit organizations who will provide students with opportunities to network, volunteer, and intern with their respective organization.

This is a great opportunity for CSUN students, faculty, staff, clubs and organizations to find out ways they can directly impact their surrounding community.

This will be a festive day filled with food and music to fit within the Cesar Chavez theme- A very exciting day!

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Musical: RAGTIME

Wednesday, March 27 7:30 pm - Saturday, March 30 7:30 pm - Campus Theatre (NH100)
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

CSUN Departments of Theatre and Music present RAGTIME, the Musical.  Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow.

A cast of 32 and a full orchestra tell the birth of the American Century, in all its glory and contradictions. Join Harry Houdini, Henry Ford, Booker T Washington and a host of historical characters for this tumultuous experience, and meet the families from New Rochelle, Harlem, and Ellis Island whose lives are changed forever.

March 22-24, 27-30   7:30pm except Sundays 2pm. Add'tl Sat 2pm matinee on March 30

CENTRAL AMERICAN STUDIES LECTURE SERIES

11:00 am - 12:15 pm - JR 319
http://www.csun.edu/cas/

Men of Color Enquiry

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm - Northridge Center, University Student Union

Please join the students of PAS 325 at their 1st Annual Men of Color Enquiry & Student Poster Session

The students will present posters on their work concerning Black men.  This inquiry-based learning approach allows students to become actively involved in the learning process and gives them the opportunity to engage in course material.

Featured speaker is Dr. Frank Harris, III discussing ways in which men can successfully navigate college environments and achieve healthy masculinities.  Implications for college faculty and administrators will also be offered.

For more information, please contact Dr. Cedric Hackett, Department of Pan African Studies.

CSUN Cinematheque

7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu

KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE

Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.

Decalogue IX & X (Dekalog IX & X) (1988) -- 120 mins.

The Decalogue series concludes with Kieslowski taking on the coveting of another's wife in Decalogue IX, and the coveting of goods in Decalogue X. A powerful pair of films to close-out the series in a playful way and with a darkly comedic flourish.

John Mauceri

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Kurland Lecture Hall at the Valley Performing Arts Center
https://www.csunalumni.com/default.aspx?Page=EVNTEventDetail&EventID=1236

Commerce of Creativity Distinguished Speakers Series featuring John Mauceri

John Mauceri's musical journey has taken him to the world's greatest opera companies, symphony orchestras and musical stages of Broadway, as well as the most prestigious halls of academia.  Regarded as the most eminent performer of the music of Hollywood's emigre composers, Mr. Mauceri has taken the lead in preserving, performing and conducting the works of artists as diverse as Debussy, Stockhausen, Bernstein, Elfman and Ives.   He has recorded more than 70 albums and earned extensive international recognition, including a Grammy, Olivier, Cannes Classique, two Emmys and four Deutsche Schallplatten awards.

In addition to being the Founding Director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Mr. Mauceri served as its Principal Conductor from 1991 to 2006.  Currently, he is Chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, American's first public arts conservatory.

Mr. Mauceri will speak about his experiences and accomplishments in this free public presentation, followed by a Q&A discussion with the audience.

Seating is limited; reservations are recommended. RSVP by March 25 at https://www.csunalumni.com/default.aspx?Page=EVNTEventDetail&EventID=1236

The Commerce of Creativity is organized by the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication to connect members of the campus, alumni and community with compelling and provocative storytellers who have made significant contributions to the arts and the art of business.

Tennis vs. Rice

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Tennis Courts (TC)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Tennis vs. Rice 

Free Admission

Ultra-violet radiation effect on thermoset elastomers: mechanistic approach

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - JD 1568
http://www.ecs.csun.edu/ecsdean/docs/BrownBagSeries_20130117.pdf

Bring your lunch and listen to your colleagues speak about their research interests and exciting projects that they are working on. We are delighted to continue the series that premiered in the fall semester with our newest faculty members, to provide opportunities for all faculty in our college to share their work.

Baseball vs. Loyola Marymount

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Matador Baseball hosts Loyola Marymount!!!

CSUN Cinematheque

7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu

KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE

Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.

A Short Film About Killing (Krotki film o zabijaniu) (1988) -- 84 mins.

Kieslowski expanded the fifth episode of his Decalogue for this disturbing and violent feature film about a young drifter who murders a taxi driver. A highly provocative statement that became a critically acclaimed and award winning feature for the director.

Baseball vs UC Riverside

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball vs UC Riverside

2013 Big West Home Opener

$5 Adult $3 Youth (17 & under) Senior (60+), CSUN Fac/Staff*, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association* (*with ID)

Vadim Repin, violin

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/vadim-repin/

Vadim Repin, violin

Andrei Korobeinikov, piano

Leos Janacek: Sonata for Violin and Piano

Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108
Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Violin and Piano No 2 in G major op 13
Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major

After seeing a concert featuring Vadim Repin, the late virtuoso performer and conductor Yehudi Menuhin commented that he was simply the best and most perfect violinist that I have ever had the chance to hear. A child prodigy who began playing violin at the age of 5, Repin has achieved a level of artistry that has won him international respect and acclaim. Join us for an evening that promises to soar with Repins artistry.

Plenty

Saturday, April 06 - Wednesday, April 17 All Day - Art Gallery (AG)

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 6  4-6pm

Gallery Hours: Mon-Thurs 12-4pm

Curated by Professor Niku Kashef and Karen Shifman, this West Gallery exhibition of contemporary artworks from the Southern California Women's Causcus for Art speaks to emptiness and abundance through concept and material.

Tennis vs. UC Irvine

11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Tennis Courts (TC)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Tennis vs. UC Irvine  

Free Admission

Baseball vs UC Riverside

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball vs UC Riverside

$5 Adult $3 Youth (17 & under) Senior (60+), CSUN Fac/Staff*, Military, CSUN Alumni Association* (*with ID)

Baseball vs UC Riverside

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball vs UC Riverside

$5 Adult $3 Youth (17 & under) Senior (60+), CSUN Fac/Staff*, Military, CSUN Alumni Association* (*with ID)

Baseball vs Washington

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball vs Washington

$5 Adult $3 Youth (17 & under) Senior (60+), CSUN Fac/Staff*, Military, CSUN Alumni Association* (*with ID)

Softball vs. Cal Poly

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. Cal Poly  

$5 Adult  $3 Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

Youth Day, Free admission for youth 17 & under

Free post-game autographs for all fans in attendance & free post-game youth clinic for ages 13 and under

Annual Juried Art Student Show

Monday, April 15 - Saturday, May 04 All Day - Art Gallery (AG)
http://www.csun.edu/artgalleries

Gallery Talk:  Monday, April 15  10am

Reception: Friday, April 19 7-9pm

An exhibition by CSUN graduate and undergraduate students in all media of the visual arts including animation, ceramic, drawing, fiber/fabric, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, metal, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, watercolor, website design, wood and video.

I am also undocumented

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm - Colleagues Room (2nd Floor Sierra Center)
http://www.csun.edu/~hfchs006/

As immigration reform is debated, certain voices are seemingly absent from the mainstream discussion. Join us for a forum that will address some of the experiences and perspectives of underrepresented migrants, including members from Asian Pacific Islander, incarcerated, and LGBTQ communities. We will interrogate some of the dominant narratives of immigrant rights and discuss how the inclusion of these perspectives necessarily transforms the immigration debate.

Non-smooth optimization for Machine Learning

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - JD 1568
http://www.ecs.csun.edu/ecsdean/docs/BrownBagSeries_20130117.pdf

Bring your lunch and listen to your colleagues speak about their research interests and exciting projects that they are working on. We are delighted to continue the series that premiered in the fall semester with our newest faculty members, to provide opportunities for all faculty in our college to share their work.

The 2013 Envisioning California Lecture

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Little Theatre, Nordhoff Hall

A conversation with...

Larry Mantle & Raphael Sonenshein

The Los Angeles Mayor's Race

The annual Envisioning California Lecture will feature KPCC AirTalk host Larry Mantle in conversation with political scientist and Director of the Pat Brown Institute at California State University, Los Angeles, Raphael Sonenshein.  They will discuss the future of Los Angeles politics on the eve of the 2013 Mayoral elections.

This event is free of charge.  Reservations are requested.  For more information and reservations, call 818-677-4030.

Lafayette String Quartet with Francois Chouchan, Pianist

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Plaza del Sol Performance Hall (PH)
http://www.TheMusicGuild.org

Program:
Mozart String Quartet in E Flat Major, K. 428
Mendelssohn-Hensel: String Quartet in E Flat Major
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34

http://www.lafayettestringquartet.ca
http://www.francoischouchan.com/

De Los Remedios para el Aire y Los Remedios para el Alma

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm - Chicana/o Conference Room (JR 152)

GE PATHS DAY: Globalization, Social Justice

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Colleagues Room, Sierra Center

COLLEAGUES ROOM, SIERRA CENTER

GE Paths is a new way for CSUN students to fulfill GE requirements. GE Paths offer membership into themed Learning Communities in which students take GE courses with other like-minded students in their learning community, develop close ties with peers and their instructors, participate in engaging learning community events, and earn a certificate that will help to raise their profile on the job market.

These events are for all students, especially members of the Global Studies and Social Justice learning communities.

Join the GE Paths Learning Communities for Fun, Facts and Friends!

The Latino Threat Narrative in 'New' U.S. Latino Communities: Institutional Discourses, Everyday Talk, and the Crisis of Identity

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm - Sierra Hall (SH) 309

CSUN Cinematheque

7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu

KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE

Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.

A Short Film About Love (Krotki film o milosci) (1988) -- 86 mins.

A Short Film About Love began as the sixth episode of Kieslowski's Decalogue. In this expanded stand-alone feature film, a young shy postal worker has his illusions about pure ideal love shattered by the woman who is the object of his obsessive fascination.

Emergency Preparedness & Crime Prevention Expo

10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Cleary Walk
http://www-admn.csun.edu/dps/police/

The Department of Police Services, in partnership with the CSUN CERT Council, hosts the emergency preparedness and crime prevention expo on April 18th.  Numerous exhibits and vendors will be on display.  Information on workshops, personal safety, emergency preparedness supplies and more! Hourly raffles and concessions will be available.

Women's Water Polo vs UC Santa Barbara

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm - Matador Pool
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Women's Water Polo vs UC Santa Barbara

Free admission for all fans!

Softball vs. Pacific

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. Pacific   *Game 1 of double header (Game 2 will start 30 min after Game 1)

$5 Adult  $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

Toiletry Donation Day-Free admission with travel sized toiletry item

Softball vs. Pacific

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. Pacific   *Game 2 of double header (Game 2 will start 30 min after Game 1)

$5 Adult  $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

Pick Oranges for Earth Day!

9:00 am - 3:00 pm - CSUN Orange Grove
http://www.csun.edu/sustainability

In honor of Earth Day (April 22), The CSUN Institute for Sustainability and Food Forward are hosting an event to harvest the oranges in our beautiful and historic orange grove (one of the last remaining of its kind in San Fernando Valley!) 100% of fruit will go directly to the hungry. Thousands of families will be fed from this single event!

Location: CSUN Orange Grove (18111 Nordhoff St., Between Zelzah and Lindley)
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Time: 9am-12:00pm (AM Shift) 12:30pm-3:00pm (PM Shift)

Join us and celebrate a community of nutritious food and giving back in honor of Earth Day. Bring friends, family, and neighbors!

All volunteers must sign up through Food Forward’s website so we can be fully prepared for the fruitastic event.

Sign up here, solo or bring a group
Morning Shift (9am-12pm): http://foodforward.org/events/event-detail/?id=881
Afternoon Shift (12:30pm-3pm): http://foodforward.org/events/event-detail/?id=882
For group participation please email max@foodforward.org

Wear closed-toe shoes, a hat, and sunblock.

We hope to see you there!

Softball vs. Pacific

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Softball Field (SF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Softball vs. Pacific   

$5 Adult  $3 Youth (17 & under), Senior (60 +), CSUN faculty/staff, Military (active or retired), CSUN Alumni Association Members

Strikeout Cancer Day! Free admission for all fans wearing PINK in support of Breast Cancer Awareness!

Free post-game autographs for all fans in attendance

Dance Concert

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm - Plaza del Sol Performance Hall (PH)
http://www.csun.edu/hhd/kin

Kinesis, Emerging Choreography is the annual spring dance concert for the Department of Kinesiology/Dance.  Our best student dancers organize, choreograph and perform this professional level show every year under the direction of Paula Thomson.  Tickets are available through the Associated Students Box Office. 

Tickets - $15 for students and seniors / $20 for adults. Box Office - 818-677-3000

Three shows: Tuesday April 23, 8pm; Wednesday, April 24, 2pm and 8pm.

Dance Concert

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm - Plaza del Sol Performance Hall (PH)
http://www.csun.edu/hhd/kin

Kinesis, Emerging Choreography is the annual spring dance concert for the Department of Kinesiology/Dance. Our best student dancers organize, choreograph and perform this professional level show every year under the direction of Paula Thomson. Tickets are available through the Associated Students Box Office.

Tickets - $15 for students and seniors / $20 for adults Box Office - 818-677-3000

Three shows: Tuesday April 23, 8pm; Wednesday, April 24, 2pm and 8pm.

Whitsett Seminar and Lecture

All Day - Whitsett Room, SH 451
http://www.csun.edu/csbs/departments/history/pdf/2013/Whitsett_Grad_Sem_and_Lecture_04-25-13.pdf

Please join the History Department for the Whitsett Graduate Seminar and Whitsett Lecture.  All events are free but reservations are required:  818-677-3054.

8:30 - 9:00:  Morning Refreshments and Coffee, Whitsett Room, SH 451

9:00 - 10:15:  Session 1: Race, Space, and Postwar Los Angeles

10:30 - 12:00:  Session 2:  New Directions in the Nineteenth-Century West

12:00 - 1:00:  Networking Lunch

1:00 - 2:15:  Session 3:  Indigenious People and Los Angeles Agriculture

7:30:  Whitsett Annual Lecture

Why Religion is Natural and Science is Not

11:00 am - 12:15 pm - Northridge Center, University Student Union

CSUN Cinematheque

7:00 pm - 9:45 pm - Armer Screening Room (ASR)
http://movies.csun.edu

KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI RETROSPECTIVE

Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was a leading director of documentaries, television and feature films from the 1970s to the 1990s. The social and moral themes of contemporary times became the focus of his many significant films and his unique humanist treatment of those themes secured his place as one of the greatest of modern film directors.

The Double Life of Veronique  (La Double vie de Veronique/Podwojne zycie Weroniki) (1991) -- 98 mins.

Kieslowski's international breakthrough remains one of his most well-known and beloved films. The Double Life of Veronique is an unforgettable symphony of emotion and a mysterious, metaphysical rumination on identity, love, and human intuition.

Cross-Examine the Judges

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Grand Salon, University Student Union

The Department of Political Science presents

Cross-Examine the Judges Night

Join the Department of Political Science for an open forum with Los Angeles Superior Court Judges.  Take advantage of this unique opportunity to ask questions and get answers about your court system.

This event is scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Grand Salon, University Student Union.

Comedy: THE BOOK OF LIZ

Friday, April 26 7:30 pm - Sunday, April 28 2:00 pm - VPAC's Experimental Theatre
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

THE BOOK OF LIZ From the comedy team of David & Amy Sedaris. The Squeamish sect's Sister Elizabeth abandons all for the world outside, in an American journey filled with Cockney-speaking Ukrainian immigrants and all other manner of Sedaris-esque characters. But where will Liz fit in?

April 26-28, May 1-5, 2013.  All curtain times 7:30pm except Sundays at 1pm.  Very limited late seating, often only at intermission. Interpreted performance on Friday May 3rd. Permit for campus parking ($6) can be purchased in Lot B-1

Baseball vs. Pacific

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball vs. Pacific

Faculty Friday! Free admission for CSUN faculty and staff with I.D. plus one guest. 

Free admission with CSUN student I.D.! 

$5 Adult $3 Youth (17 & under) Senior (60+), CSUN Fac/Staff*, Military, CSUN Alumni Association* (*with ID)

Noted Queer Theorist Tim Dean, to speak about film Tom Jones

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Nordhoff Hall Room 113

Jumpstart for a Day

11:00 am - 2:00 pm - 11311 Saticoy Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352

Jumpstart for a day: A Community Literacy Fair with carnival games, a petting zoo, free books, face painting, raffles, popcorn, cotton candy, sandwiches, slushies, and the local Laurel Canyon firestation firefighters complete with with fire engine. Music, DJ, lots of fun for the whole family. Free! @ El Caminito Pre-school, 11311 Saticoy Street, Sun Valley, CA  91352

Baseball vs. Pacific

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball vs. Pacific

Big West Bingo! Pick up your Big West Bingo card for your chance to win some great prizes!

9th Annual Warrior Goddess Diva Event

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm - USU, Grand Salon

Spring Fashion Show

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - USU Northridge
http://www.csun.edu/hhd/fcs

TRENDS Presents the 34th Annual Spring Fashion Show: Through the Looking Glass: A Fashion Wonderland, Saturday, April 27, 2013, 5:00p.m.  USU Northridge Center. Tickets available at the Associated Students Box Office and Ticketmaster.  $10 with CSUN ID, $15 general admission, $30 FIP (Ticketmaster may charge their own fee).

Baseball vs. Pacific

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Baseball Field (BF)
http://www.GoMatadors.com

Baseball vs. Pacific

Little League Sunday! Little league participants ages 13 & under wearing their team uniform receive free admission! Little league members are also invited to run the bases with Matty the Matador following the game! 

CENTRAL AMERICAN STUDIES HUMAN RIGHTS SERIES PRESENTS FATHER ALEJANDRO SOLALINDE

11:00 am - 12:15 pm - USU Northridge Center
http://www.csun.edu/cas/

Enhancing the T and E in STEM Education

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Nordhoff Hall (NH)

Enhancing the "T" and "E" in STEM Education: Promoting Student Achievement and Addressing California's Workforce Needs.  Featuring Dr. Ioannis Miaoulis, President and Director, Museum of Science, Boston.

CSUN Campus, Nordhoff Hall, Room 113

Methods Meets Art

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm - Noski Auditorium

The Department of Sociology presents:

Patricia Leavy, Ph.D.

Method Meets Art - Arts Based Research Practice

This event is open to the campus community.  For more information please contact the Department of Sociology at 818-677-3591.

Dr. Leavy is a widely recognized expert in qualitative research, arts-based research and gender issues and has published a dozen non-fiction books including Method Meets Art:  Arts-Based Research Practice, Essentials of Transdisciplinary Research:  Using Problem-Center Methodologies and Fiction as Research Practice as well as the best-selling novel Low-Fat Love.

Enhancing the T-E in S T E M

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Nordhoff Hall 113

UPCOMING STEM EVENT

DR IOANNIS MIAOULIS, DIRECTOR, Museum of Science Boston

Enhancing the T-E in S T E M April 29, Nordhoff Hall from 3:00-5:00 P.M.

Nordhoff Hall 113 - http://www.csun.edu/maps/

Revenue and Production Management in a Multi-Echelon Supply Chain

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - JD 1568
http://www.ecs.csun.edu/ecsdean/docs/BrownBagSeries_20130117.pdf

Bring your lunch and listen to your colleagues speak about their research interests and exciting projects that they are working on. We are delighted to continue the series that premiered in the fall semester with our newest faculty members, to provide opportunities for all faculty in our college to share their work.

Workshop Drama: UNCLE DADDY WILL NOT BE INVITED

8:00 pm - 9:15 pm - Nordhoff Hall (NH) Little THeatre NH121
http://www.csun.edu/theatre

The year was 1967. While playing a rabbit in a Winnie-the-Pooh play here on campus, 22-year-old senior David Gerrold wrote and sold what was to become one of the most beloved Star Trek episodes ever: The Trouble with Tribbles.  Mr. Gerrold’s career as a writer has since spawned more than 50 novels, a dozen-plus teleplays, and the film The Martian Child, starring John Cusack, based on Gerrold’s autobiographical tale of a single gay man adopting an at-risk youth.  It earned Gerrold both the coveted Hugo and Nebula Awards.

Now the year is 2013 and Mr. Gerrold is back at his alma mater, back on the same theatre stages that launched his career, workshopping a new play entitled UNCLE DADDY WILL NOT BE INVITED.  The one-act production looks at two men planning their wedding--or so it appears on the surface.  Audiences are well cautioned that all is not as it seems. 

 The two performances, 8pm on April 30^th and May 1^st, promise to be some of the hottest tickets in town and cetain to sell out.  Touted in Variety and other industry media, the $12 general admission tickets will soon go on sale but CSUN students can get the advance seats now for $5 by showing their ID at the Student Union Ticket Office. The performance itself takes place in Nordhoff Hall’s Little Theater (NH121).

Hosted by Associated Student’s Theatre Guild, the play is directed by Gerrold and stars two current student actors: Steven Brogan and Alex Manolopoulos, previously seen this semester in CSUN’s RAGTIME and ROMEO & JULIET respectively.  Producers for the Guild are Brianna McDonnell and Daniel Guerrero, and Cara Failer is the Stage Manager.  Audiences are cautioned about mature themes and adult language.

Second Annual All-Day Symposium

8:45 am - 4:30 pm - Northridge Center, University Student Union
http://www.csun.edu/csbs/departments/pan_african_studies/index.html

The African Studies Interdisciplinary Program (ASIP) in the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, will be holding its Second Annual Spring Symposium on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, from 8:45 am - 4:30 pm in the Northridge Center, University Student Union. The theme for this year's event is "African Diaspora Discourses: Gender, Youth and Social Change."   

 RSVP to tom.spencer.walters@csun.edu

For additional information please contact 818-677-7819

Feel free to join us and stay as long as you can.