Message from Dr. Gilbert
“And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that never were.”
Rainer Maria Rilke
This is my final report as the Director of the Marilyn Magaram Center. These have been some of the most rewarding years of my professional career. I have much gratitude for all the support and successes we have experienced here at the Center.
In my five-year tenure we have celebrated many successes reflecting the true spirit of the Center in educating and bringing opportunities to our students and faculty. In this regard, we have graduated eighty-four Masters of Science students, engaged close to three hundred students in service learning experiences, through our internships and grants, and employed thirty-three different members of the CSUN faculty to perform research.
Over the five years we celebrated the receipt of twenty-one grants from both private and government agencies totaling 2.6 million dollars. In these endeavors we have developed a list of community partners that has reached well over one hundred.
None of our successes would have been achievable without the support of Dean Sylvia Alva and the Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing under the leadership of Dr. Dianne Philibosian. Thank-you for your mentorship and your personal commitment to my success as a faculty member and Director. The Magaram Center could not be the Center it is without a dedicated and supportive Advisory Board. Thank-you to all who have served on the Board for your guidance, support, and vision.
Lastly, I would like to thank-you the Magaram Center staff. Your commitment, loyalty, and work ethic has been instrumental in positioning our Center as the nutrition and food science experts globally.
Meet our Interim Executive Director
The Marilyn Magaram Center welcomes Louis Rubino, Ph.D., FACHE, as the Interim Executive Director of the Marilyn Magaram Center. He is currently a member of the Health Sciences Faculty at California State University, Northridge and served as a member, and Chair, of the Marilyn Magaram Center's Advisory Board for 10 years.
The Marilyn Magaram Center staff is excited to serve under his leadership and expertise.
To learn more about Dr. Rubino see his biography here.
Marilyn Magaram Center
The Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics provides a framework for collaboration among students, professionals, businesses, community organizations, and industries in related fields. Through these interdisciplinary alliances the Center promotes the study of food science, nutrition and dietetics and distributes this knowledge to students, professionals, and the community.
The Marilyn Magaram Center is sponsored by Cal State Northridge’s Department of Family & Consumer Sciences as an auxiliary organization. The Center supports research, education, and community services that are specific to food science, nutrition and dietetics. It also serves to provide programs not normally offered through University curriculum and programs.
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For more information, please contact the Magaram Center at magaram.center@csun.edu