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100% Of Executive Prep Academy Of Finance Graduates Accepted To Four-Year Colleges And Universities
The entire class of 2017 Executive Prep graduates have been accepted to some of the top four-year universities and colleges in the country, including San Francisco State, CSU Northridge, Virginia State University, UC Santa Barbara, Spelman University and Azusa Pacific University among others. Counselors helped with early planning advice to guide students through the complicated application processes. Responsible student preparation along with scholarships, fundraising, student financial-aid programs and some corporate and private donations have made it possible for these students to continue their higher education. -- Los Angeles Sentinel
From Soyapango to the City Hall of L.A.
"Until I started my first semester at California State Northridge [CSUN], it was when my mom told me not to go to work with her anymore. I had to show him that I did want a university degree, "he adds. -- La Opinion (in Spanish)
Van Hessen brings passion for stage to Seward County
“I was born in Los Angeles, and my father worked for RKO Productions and worked on 81 films. As a child, I had the opportunity to go to Europe while he worked as head of production, and I started studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts,” Van Hessen said. “My dad was actually nominated for ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ for sound, so we also got to go to Bermuda for several years, where he ran a studio and I began my acting career there. Later, I studied at California State University at Northridge with a man named Jim Corey, and I became the artistic director for La Mama Hollywood, where I wrote, produced and directed more than 20 plays, and that’s when I began to teach acting. I also studied with Lee Strasberg at the Actors’ Studio, which was an amazing opportunity.” -- Leader & Times - NE
LCHS grad comes home to help writers navigate the publishing industry in 2-day workshop
Gibson took library studies courses at Pasadena City College and earned an English degree at CSU Northridge that led her to a brief dalliance with community journalism and eventually a career as a self-employed editor, copy editor and book reader. -- La Canada Valley Sun
AlphaStaff Recruits Todd Fasano and Jason Nesbihal as Business Development Managers, Expands Presence in California
Fasano joins AlphaStaff with over 15 years working with HR and payroll solutions. Prior to AlphaStaff, he held several business consulting positions where he worked with a great deal of employers, particularly entrepreneurs, to implement HR solutions. He graduated from California State University-Northridge with a BS in Business Administration. -- Money
Walnut Elementary educator receives double recognition
Oviedo, who earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Cal State Northridge, started working for CVUSD in 2001 as a child care assistant at Wildwood Elementary. The mother of two has been teaching in the district since 2008. -- Thousand Oaks Acorn
Red, White, and Blue Animals for the Fourth of July
Native to sub-Saharan Africa, “there is variation in color across the range of this widespread species,” says Robert Espinoza, a biologist at California State University, Northridge. -- National Geographic
Museum exhibits lowrider cars, the artwork they've inspired
The show, which opened Monday and runs until next June, is the third lowrider exhibition that Sandoval, a Chicano studies professor at California State University, Northridge, has curated at Los Angeles' Petersen Automotive Museum since 2000. -- KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Trump impeachment march takes over Pershing Square in LA
Tom Hogen-Esch, a professor of politics at Cal State Northridge, noted in a phone interview that impeachment is a political proceeding rather than a legal one. -- Los Angeles Daily News
These small, little-known colleges may be more affordable than you think
“It surprised my parents a lot,” said Gray, whose father didn’t finish community college, and whose mother completed her bachelor’s at Cal State Northridge while raising two kids. “I’m paying $3,000 a semester this year.… That’s basically the price of a Cal State, maybe less.” -- Los Angeles Times