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CSUN Prof Studying Impact of Social Media on Students During Pandemic
Parents have always wondered if too much screen time was harmful for their kids. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the reliance on the internet and technology has increased to such a degree, that what was once considered spending too much time on screen has now become the norm for millions of people across the country. -- SCV News
City of San Fernando announces college scholarships for 10 students in fifth annual program
Naydelin Escobedo, Social Justice Humanitas Academy (Cal State Northridge) -- Los Angeles Daily News
Pomegranate Pictures Attaches Hollywood Vet Sam Sako
As a young man, Sam lived throughout the Middle East where he learned many languages and Arabic dialects including Egyptian, Khaliji, Yemeni, Lebanese, Moroccan, Saudi, Farsi and Dari/Pashtune. Soon after his high school graduation, his family moved to Greece. There, he learned a new culture and language, and soon moved to the United States. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan where he received a degree from Wayne County Community College. Then, in California he earned in B.A. in Motion Picture and Television Production from California State University Northridge. -- PRLog
Optometry Giving Sight New Executive Director
Ms. Hand brings a wealth of non-profit management experience to Optometry Giving Sight and comes to the organization from the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, where she has been in a leadership position since 2011. Prior to the Girl Scouts, she served as the deputy director, Southwest Region, of Childsight, a division of Helen Keller International. She holds a Masters in Public Health from California State University at Northridge, and a Bachelor degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz. -- Invision Magazine
Business Insurance Industry Veteran Jennifer M. Schirtz Joins Poms & Associates as Vice President of Insurance Placement
Schirtz joins Poms & Associates from HUB International Insurance Services, Inc., headquartered in Chicago and ranked 5th among the world's largest insurance brokerages. At HUB International, she worked as an account executive since 2006. Before then, she worked as an independent commercial insurance broker. A graduate of California State University-Northridge, Schirtz is a Certified Risk Manager (CRM), a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and a Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR). -- Insurance News Net
Unsafe at Home: CSUN’s Strength United Supports Survivors of Abuse, Assault
The COVID-19 pandemic has required people to stay at home as much as possible. For those in abusive households, “Safer at Home” orders heightened the risk factors associated with child maltreatment, domestic violence and sexual assault. -- SCV News
CSUN Celebrates Class of 2019-2020 (Video)
CSUN’s Class of 2019-2020 worked too hard — and overcame too many challenges — not to celebrate the completion of this chapter in their academic journey, at least virtually. -- SCV News
How college graduates are choosing to celebrate, or not, amid a pandemic
The circumstances around graduation have similarly been a “big letdown” for Cal State Northridge graduate David Montiel. Before the pandemic, he was going to buy himself a gold watch, a gold chain and a new suit that he could wear to job interviews. But now that feels unnecessary, since any interviews he lands will likely be conducted virtually. -- EdSource
Newsom declares state of emergency in L.A., deploys National Guard
A 24-year-old protester who came from Northridge watched from a few feet away. -- Los Angeles Times
Beyond just black and white
[Editor’s note: Once a year, an essay competition is held at California State University, Northridge, amongst Asian American Studies and Education majors, as part of an endowment set up by Prosy Abarquez-Delacruz for her deceased mother, Asuncion Castro Abarquez and her deceased sister, Rosalinda Abarquez Alcantara, to provide a scholarship grant to deserving students. The essays are vetted by a committee headed by Dr. Tomo Hattori, Dr. Philip Hutchinson and Dr. Kimberly Teaman Carroll with oversight from Dept. Chair Eunai Shrake this 2020. This year’s winning essay is from Tammy Rassamekiarttisak, a recent graduate of CSUN, with a bachelor of science in Public Health and a bachelor of arts in Asian American Studies.] -- Asian Journal