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WCET’s WOW Awardees Transform the College Learning Experience with Innovative, Technology-based Solutions
The five WOW award recipients have all implemented solutions in areas shown to have impact on student success.
California State University, Northridge: Creating In-House Faculty-Authored Instructional Apps to Enhance Learning: An Entrepreneurial and Sustainable App Development Strategy creates free apps to augment learning resources.
Colorado Technical University: CTU Mobile offers students access to a personalized learning experience on the go.
University of Central Oklahoma: the Student Transformative Learning Record (STLR) is designing, tracking, and assessing students’ beyond-disciplinary learning in both the curriculum and the co-curriculum.
University of Hawaiʻi System: Scaling Integration of Data Analytics and Tools to Transform Decision-Making for Student Success is producing great results with student retention.
Western Governors University: Responsible Borrowing Initiatives help students make informed decisions to borrow wisely. -- PR Web
New football coach takes helm at St. Monica
The former University of San Diego quarterback served as an assistant high school coach at Los Angeles-Loyola from 1979 to 1990 and worked as a graduate assistant at USC before holding various positions at Cal State Northridge and UNLV between 1995 and 2001. -- Santa Monica Daily Press
Bobby Chacon, former two-division boxing champion from Sylmar, dies at 64
Chacon was born Nov. 28, 1951, in Sylmar and trained in Pacoima. A San Fernando High graduate and onetime liberal-arts student at Cal State Northridge, Chacon was nicknamed “Schoolboy” by veteran boxing publicist Bill Caplan. -- Los Angeles Times
BOBBY CHACON: 1951-2016
Because the 20-year-old turned pro while attending California State University in Northridge, Chacon was nicknamed “Schoolboy” by veteran publicist Bill Caplan. His dazzling smile and magnetic charm attracted female fans while his breathtaking skill made believers of the men. Chacon won his first 19 fights and his 17 knockout victims included Tury “The Fury” Pineda and former bantamweight champion Castillo. The latter fight earned Chacon a showdown with another former bantamweight king in the 71-3-1 (65) Olivares, who had lost two fights to Rafael Herrera but was coming off a two-round destruction of Art Hafey. -- The Ring
Hall of Fame boxer Bobby Chacon dies at 64
Born Nov. 28, 1951 in Sylmar, California, Chacon (59-7-1, 47 KOs), who was nicknamed "Schoolboy" for his youthful, good looks and the fact he was a student for a time at Cal State Northridge, was a popular ticket seller in Southern California, and it's no wonder given the ferocity of so many of his fights. -- ESPN
Hall of Fame Boxer Bobby Chacon Dies at 64
Born on Nov. 28, 1951, Chacon was nicknamed "Schoolboy" because he turned pro while studying at Cal State Northridge, a university near his birthplace in Pacoima on the north end of the San Fernando Valley. -- ABC News
Racy Bako detective comic turning heads
Although Farr moved to Los Angeles in 1982 to study film at Cal State Northridge, he returned frequently over the years to visit family. It was during one of these road trips in the early '90s when inspiration struck for his detective tale. -- Bakersfield Californian
Hall Of Fame Boxer Bobby Chacon Dies At 64
Born on Nov. 28, 1951, Chacon was nicknamed “Schoolboy” because he turned pro while studying at Cal State Northridge, a university near his birthplace in Pacoima on the north end of the San Fernando Valley. -- CBS Los Angeles
Intermedia Appoints Microsoft Senior Executive as New Sales Leader
Prior to Microsoft, Martorano led a number of key initiatives and strategies at other notable companies such as Sage Software and Ingram Micro. He also holds an active seat on CompTIA's Board of Directors. Martorano earned an MBA from Pepperdine University and a bachelor's degree from California State University, Northridge. -- Unified Communications
International boxing Hall of Famer Bobby Chacon dies at 64
Born on Nov. 28, 1951, Chacon was nicknamed “Schoolboy” because he turned pro while studying at Cal State Northridge, a university near his birthplace in Pacoima on the north end of the San Fernando Valley. -- WCSI - IN