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Bouma Leads List of Awardees
Grover E. Murray Distinguished Educator Award, Presented for distinguished and outstanding contributions to geological education, both at the university level and toward education of the general public. This year’s honorees are:
Janok Bhattacharya University of Houston, Houston
A. Eugene Fritsche retired (emeritus -- California State University at Northridge), Winnetka, Calif. -- AAPG.org
County Commission OKs plan for Thornton Ranch trail system
James Snead, a Santa Fe native who now teaches anthropology at California State University at Northridge, has spent a significant amount of time doing fieldwork at the site, which he says was inhabited for only one or two decades 700 years ago. He knows the area so well that he wrote a book, “Burnt Corn Pueblo, Conflict and Conflagration in the Galisteo Basin, A.D. 1250-1325,” published by the University of Arizona Press in 2011. -- Albuquerque Journal - NM
Why more SoCal college students are reporting sexual assaults
To find out what may account for this disturbing uptick, Take Two's A Martinez spoke with Sheri Strahl. She's chief administrative officer at Strength United, a non-profit advocacy and rape crisis center chartered by CSUN. -- KPCC Southern California Public Radio
CSU Campuses Are Top Performers In Sustainable Campus Index
Sacramento State, Cal State Northridge and Humboldt State were included in the list of the 10 top performing master's institutions in the nation and each holds a Gold rating from STARS indicating multidisciplinary efforts in key areas of sustainability. -- Public Now
Pro Football Hall of Famers Host Youth Summit to Inspire Local Youth
It is for this reason that the Hall of Famers have committed their time to giving back. Over a three-day period, they traveled to the Sacramento Convention Center, California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) to inspire hundreds of students to lead a productive life. -- Los Angeles Sentinel
What’s Happening in Jewish L.A. Nov. 16-23: Vulture Festival, Dennis Prager and ‘War of the Worlds’
John Mauceri conducts the New West Symphony in an evening of the music of Leonard Bernstein, honoring the centennial of the famed composer’s birth. The concert will also feature the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, the Women of Areté Vocal Ensemble, the California Lutheran University Choir, Suzanna Guzmán, Davis Gaines, Celena Shafer and Casey Candebat. 8 p.m. Tickets $58–$73. Valley Performing Arts Center, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Also 8 p.m., Nov. 18, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks; 3 p.m., Nov. 19, Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard. (818) 677-3000. valleyperformingartscenter.org. -- Jewish Journal
Michael Feinstein to Bring HOLIDAY CELEBRATION to The Soraya
Valley Performing Arts Center (The Soraya) welcomes back two-time Emmy nominee and five-time Grammy nominee Michael Feinstein to perform in a Holiday Celebration including Classic Standards as well as selections from his album, A Michael Feinstein Christmas on Friday, December 8, at 8:00pm. -- Broadway World Los Angeles
LA Minority and Underserved Groups Get Intro to Outdoor Activities Through CSUN Program
The wind picked up on what was supposed to be a calm, 95-degree September day on Castaic Lake, and suddenly no matter how hard Melony Varnado tried to steer her paddleboard left, it blew right. -- AmericanTowns.com
Weekend Concerts Featuring Ventura County Based Symphony To Honor Leonard Bernstein
Mauceri says they’ll take audiences on a journey through some of Bernstein’s most iconic stage music. The trio of “Bernstein on Stage” performances kicks off at 8 Friday, at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge, at Cal State Northridge. -- KCLU
PCC President Attends Climate Change Conference In Germany
WASI also presented the "America's Pledge" report, which provides analysis on the scope and scale of actions taken by states, cities, businesses and higher education in the United States, to drive down their greenhouse gas emissions. It was at the Climate Action Center that Mitsui served as one of three panelists in a session, "U.S. Higher Education Institutions: Forces for Global Climate Action." He was joined by panelists Dianne Harrison (president of Cal State-Northridge) and David Finegold (president of Chatham University). -- Portland Patch