MIKE CURB COLLEGE OF ARTS, MEDIA, AND COMMUNICATION

The College of Arts, Media, and Communication is inspired by the shared belief that art is communication, that communication is an art, and that art and communication are essential pillars for building and maintaining community.

IN THE NEWS

Want to make a movie???!!!  Here is a free opportunity!

Campus Movie Fest is coming to the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication!  What is Campus Movie Fest?  It is an organization which provides you, the student, with hi-tech equipment and training to create a short 5-minute film.  The underlying goal is to showcase the next generation of movie makers (that's you) and empower you to share a story - yours or someone else's.  It is an opportunity for fun, prizes, and maybe fame!  Sign up by September 16th at www.campusmoviefest.com/events/la/csun.html .  You can also sign off at the kick–off event on September 16 at the Campus Theater in Nordhoff Hall.  Take a chance to enhance your academic experience, make new friends and create a film!  

Music Faculty awarded for Creativity

Liviu Marinescu, music faculty and composer, was awarded for his Exceptional Creative Accomplishments by the Faculty Senate.  The work Dr. Marinescu can be heard on “Liviu Marinescu Chamber Music,” a new CD from Capstone Records. 

The Daily Sundial has a new Publisher

Melissa Lalum joins the CSUN Department of Journalism as the new publisher of the Daily Sundial.  She is taking over for retiring Manley Witten, the Daily Sundial Publisher for the past 16 years.  Ms. Lalum most recently served as managing editor of the Daily News of Los Angeles, a post she had held since 2005. Lalum joined the Daily News in 1996, serving as assistant managing editor and design editor. Previously she was an assistant news editor at the Ventura County Star and a writer at the Tahoe World and Santa Barbara News-Press.

CSUN Jazz "A" Band Performs in Monterey

The CSUN Jazz “A” Band, conducted by Matt Harris, Music faculty, performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival on Sunday September 21.   Cal State Northridge’s 20-member Jazz "A" Band walked away with national first place honors in the College Big Band division of the Monterey Jazz Festival’s annual Next Generation Festival in spring 2008. It was the dense-sounding Cal State Northridge that earned the top position of the College Division and the performance slot at the 51st Monterey Jazz Festival.