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Premier America welcomes Rep. Rivas to campus branch
Working with America’s Credit Unions and California’s Credit Unions to directly engage with policymakers, Premier America Credit Union welcomed Rep. Luz Rivas, D-Calif., to its branch on the California State University, Northridge (CSUN) campus. Advocates shared the credit union difference and Premier America’s impact on the campus community and its field of membership in the San Fernando Valley. They outlined plans to expand their service to campus in the coming year, including two new ATMs. -- American Credit Unions
New California law automatically admits students into most CSU campuses
The 16 CSUs part of the automatic enrollment program include CSU Bakersfield, CSU Channel Islands, Chico State, CSU Dominguez Hills, Cal State East Bay, Fresno State, Cal Poly Humboldt, Cal State LA, Cal State Monterey Bay, CSU Northridge, Sacramento State, Cal State San Bernardino, San Francisco State, Cal State San Marcos, Sonoma State and Stanislaus State. -- ABC 10
Three CSU campuses named California Black-Serving Institutions in 2025
California State University campuses at Dominguez Hills, Northridge and Sacramento were designated California Black-Serving Institutions in 2025, the first year of the program. -- EdSource
Nathan Kessel On Designing Virality At Scale Without Losing The Human Element
He regularly lectures at universities including the University of Southern California, Loyola Marymount University, and California State University, Northridge, and sees education as part of his responsibility. -- Net Influencer
New Law Simplifies CSU Direct Admission For Students
The program will include most of CSU’s 23 campuses, including:
Cal State San Bernardino
Cal State East Bay
Cal State San Marcos
Cal Poly Humboldt
Cal State LA
Cal State Monterey Bay
Chico State
CSU Bakersfield
CSU Channel Islands
CSU Dominguez Hills
CSU Northridge
Fresno State
Sacramento State
San Francisco State
Sonoma State
Stanislaus State -- College Investor
78 earthquakes shake SLO County farm ‘like a snow globe.’ What’s going on?
Cal State Northridge geophysicist Julian Lozos said the series of earthquakes since Nov. 18 are likely aftershocks, as they are smaller than the original 4.1-magnitude earthquake and are reducing in frequency. -- San Luis Obispo Tribune
Let’s get this party started — right next to the aisles of lumpia
1. Rhianne Alimboyoguen, 23, of Los Angeles follows an employee through the produce section. 2. Allison Dove, 29, left, and Andrea Edoria, 33, both of Pasadena, enjoy Philippine street food. 3. Katie Nacino, 20, left, Daniel Adrayan, 21, and Sean Espiritu, 21, of the Filipino American Student Assn. at Cal State Northridge, practice tinikling, a traditional Philippine folk dance, in an aisle. -- Los Angeles Times
L.A.’s latest viral party spot is … Seafood City. Yes, you read that right
1. Rhianne Alimboyoguen, 23, of Los Angeles follows an employee through the produce section. 2. Allison Dove, 29, left, and Andrea Edoria, 33, both of Pasadena, enjoy Philippine street food. 3. Katie Nacino, 20, left, Daniel Adrayan, 21, and Sean Espiritu, 21, of the Filipino American Student Assn. at Cal State Northridge, practice tinikling, a traditional Philippine folk dance, in an aisle. -- Pagegoo
Seriously Playful will bring sculpture, drawing, and painting together at LAUNCH Gallery
David S. Rubin has a distinguished track record as a curator, critic, and artist. For almost forty years, he worked as a contemporary art curator at encyclopedic museums, contemporary art centers, and college art galleries. He began his career in 1977 as Assistant Director of the Galleries of the Claremont Colleges and Assistant Professor of Art History at Scripps College. This was followed by curatorial positions at Santa Monica College; San Francisco Art Institute; Freedman Gallery at Albright College in Reading, PA.; MOCA Cleveland (then known as Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art); Phoenix Art Museum; Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans; and San Antonio Museum of Art. His curatorial archives are housed in the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art. Over the years Rubin has published numerous exhibition catalogs and books and he is currently a contributor to Hyperallergic and Visual Art Source. His writings also appear in Arts, Art in America, ArtScene, Artillery, Artweek, Fabrik, and Glasstire. Rubin has been exhibiting his automatic drawings since 2003 and has had solo exhibitions at California State University Northridge Art Galleries, Blue Star Contemporary, San Antonio, Barrister’s Gallery, New Orleans, and at Dock Space Gallery, R Gallery, and High Wire Arts in San Antonio. He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions, including at the Tenri Cultural Institute, New York; Artist Commune, Hong Kong; Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University; and smaller venues in New Orleans, San Antonio, and Los Angeles. Rubin’s drawings are represented in the collections of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University. -- Art Daily
LAEDC Celebrates 30 Years of Economic Impact at Star-Studded EDDY Awards
This year’s honorees included:
International Award of the Year: Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)
Corporate Partner of the Year: FOX
Strategic Engagement Partner of the Year: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CSU Dominguez Hills, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, and CSU Fullerton
Workforce Development Partner of the Year: Brotherhood Crusade
Small Business Partner of the Year: Porto’s Bakery
Medium Business Partner of the Year: See’s Candies
Most Business-Friendly City – Small City: City of Montebello
Most Business-Friendly City – Large City: City of Glendale -- Los Angeles Times
