HR News Campus Updates | June 2018

Join President Dianne F. Harrison and the Cabinet with your family and colleagues to celebrate your great work this academic year. 

5th Annual Faculty and Staff Summer Celebration 
June 21, 2018
5 to 7:30 p.m. 
Student Recreation Center

WEAR YOUR MATADOR GEAR!

Have fun with your colleagues and enjoy dinner, bingo, basketball, Zumba, the rock wall, inflatables, facepainting and other games for the young and those young at heart.

RSVP by June 11
For more information, 
call (818) 677-1300

This year’s summer celebration will feature a food drive to support the CSUN Food Pantry. For more information regarding donations, please visit the CSUN Food Pantry website.

This event is provided through the support of The University Corporation, the University Student Union and the CSUN Foundation.

Register as an individual or a team (up to five members) for the next big campus wide challenge for staff and faculty: Colorful Choices!

The Colorful Choices Challenge is a simple, effective, fun way to boost energy and feel your best by putting produce first. You can participate individually or as part of a team!

You’ll learn how to...  

• Eat a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables every day
• Prepare delicious, produce-rich meals and snacks
• Select perfect produce for peak flavor and nutrition
• Start your own vegetable garden

To learn more or register, visit: http://csunhealthymatadors.colorfulchoices.com

THE CHALLENGE BEGINS ON MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2018

Apply to join the Faculty Writing Boot Camp today!

Monday -  Friday, June 4-15, 9:30-12:30

The Faculty Writing Boot Camp will help you make fast and significant progress with your summer writing projects. Participants attend daily writing sessions in a quiet room, working alongside other writers. Boot camp helps by creating structure and accountability in your writing routine, and provides the camaraderie that can even make your writing fun!

To learn more or register, visit Faculty Development's Writing Boot Camp Page.

Join us for CSUN's annual Hollywood Bowl Night on June 16, which is Opening Night for the Bowl, featuring the legendary Diana Ross, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and fireworks! Come early with your picnic dinner and join other Matadors for a pre-concert picnic in our reserved Camrose picnic area.  You do not need to be a CSUN Alum or member of the Alumni Association to take part in this Matador community event!

Saturday, June 16, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Location:  Hollywood Bowl 2301 N Highland Ave Los Angeles, California 90068 United States

6 p.m. Picnic
8 p.m. Concert
Bowl seating in sections F1 & F2

All of your favorite campus dining spots are open this summer! View a 11x17 version to print, here.

Find relief from the summer sun in one of the coolest places on campus—the Oasis Wellness Center! For just $15, CSUN faculty, staff and students who are not enrolled in summer session can recharge in a private Nap Pod, lounge in our relaxing spaces and check out our exciting lunchtime workshops from Monday, May 21 through Friday, August 17. Enjoy the perfect retreat this summer at the Oasis! 

For more information, stop by or visit: https://www.csun.edu/oasis

Associated Students is hosting free outdoor movie screenings on the Oviatt Library lawn every Thursday evening  this summer.  Each week contains movies, food trucks and other activities. From comedy, action, drama  and horror there is a film for everyone.  Bring chairs and blankets and spend time with the family on campus. Gathering every Thursday night, food trucks arrive at 5:30 pm and  films begin at dusk.

Back To The Future  - June 7th
	Marty McFly, 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.

The Incredibles - June 14th
	A family of undercover super heroes hiding in the suburbs are forced out of retirement when their old comrades begin disappearing.

COCO - June 21st
	Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather.

Wonder Woman - July 5th
	When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.

Black Panther - July 12th
	T'Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T'Challa's father's mistake.

Monsters, Inc. - July 19th

In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, 2 monsters realize things may not be what they think.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi - July 26th

Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order.

Hairspray- August 2nd 

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

Dirty Dancing - August 9th 

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle 

Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle - August 16th

Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.

Get Out - August 23rd 

A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.

 For Details and More Information: http://www.csun.edu/as/summer-movie-fest

WHO: Commit to Be Fit (CTBF) is a free fitness program for CSUN staff/faculty/students and community members. The program is led by CSUN Kinesiology students under the supervision of CSUN Kinesiology faculty.

The workouts consist of cutting edge and scientifically sound functional cardiovascular and resistance training aimed to get you in shape and help you FEEL YOUR BEST! CTBF is designed for all fitness levels and will expand your limits of strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and cardiovascular health. Learn how to do activities in new ways—move more quickly, think faster, do what you never thought possible! Improved fitness improves your quality of life and makes your world bigger.

WHAT: Recognizing that you work hard and deserve a great health benefit, we created a fun and engaging fitness program. CTBF is designed for all fitness levels and will expand your limits of strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and cardiovascular health. Learn how to do activities in new ways— move more quickly, think faster, do what you never thought possible! Improved fitness improves your quality of life and makes your world bigger. 

For more information, and to download required registration forms, visit: https://www.csun.edu/wellbeing/commit-be-fit

WHERE: CSUN campus, Redwood Hall, Room 200 

Due to popular demand, we are bringing back CSUN Night at Dodger Stadium for the first time since 2015! Join your fellow Matadors at Dodger Stadium to root on the National League Champions as they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night Sept. 1. As part of the package, you will receive a dual-branded CSUN/Dodgers cap and $5 of your purchase will be donated to CSUN for alumni programs and services*.

Saturday, September 1, 2018 - 6:10 p.m.
Location:  Dodger Stadium; 1000 Vin Scully Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012

Preferred Reserve - $38
Preferred Loge Box Value - $55
Coca-Cola RF "All-You-Can-Eat" Pavilion - $59

Register/Purchase tickets at: https://www.csunalumni.com/default.aspx?Page=EVNTRegisterContactInfo&EventID=1774

PLEASE NOTE: ADA ACCESSIBLE SEATING: ADA seating is limited. If wheelchair or accessible seating is required, please call the Alumni Relations office before purchasing your tickets online: 818-677-2786

*This special event ticket package must be purchased from this link to obtain item. Third-party purchases will not include the item and this is not a stadium-wide promotion.

Join us this summer at the Orange Grove Bistro! 
We are excited to be open for daily lunches and to support all of your catering needs.
The Orange Grove Bistro will be open daily from 11:30 a.m to 2:00 p.m. Open for Summer Starting June 1, 2018!
Feel free to contact us at 818.677.2076
Looking forward to seeing you!

The SRC has several exciting programs available to the campus community this Summer.

Children's Summer Swim Lessons

It’s never too early for your child to become a better swimmer and build confidence in the water! These specially-designed lessons are available to the children, grandchildren and dependents of SRC members during the summer. Classes for all ability levels are offered every Saturday, and all lessons are taught utilizing the American Red Cross guidelines and teaching techniques.

• Conveniently located at the SRC Rec Pool
• Five lessons — 25 minutes, once a week on Saturday for five weeks
• Only $23 per child for SRC members
• Register at the SRC front desk or online (Registration opens on Monday, April 30 and closes on the first day of class session)

Any non-member who wants to sit on the deck and watch must purchase spectator passes at the front desk for $1.

Please be advised that parents will be required to bring the following items on the first day of lessons:

• Swim lesson card from prior SRC swim lesson (if applicable)
• Child’s birth certificate to be presented at the front desk. (This is mandatory unless you have previously presented these documents at the SRC and a profile has already been made for your child.)

Please arrive at least 15 to 30 minutes prior to the lesson in order to give sufficient time for sign-ins.

Summer 2018 Children’s Swim Lessons will be held on Saturdays each week for five weeks. You can choose one of three sessions that will work best for you and your little swimmer.

Session 1: Saturday, June 2 – Saturday, June 30
Session 2: Saturday, July 7 – Saturday, Aug. 4
Session 3: Saturday, Aug. 11 – Saturday, Sept. 8

Swim Lesson Times:

9:30 – 9:55 a.m. – Tiny Tots, Level 1, 2 and 3
10 – 10:25 a.m. – Parent & Me*, Level 1, 2, and 3
10:45 – 11:10 a.m. – Tiny Tots, Level 1, 2 and 4
11:15 – 11:40 a.m. – Parent & Me*, Tony Tots, Level 4 and 5

*Parents & Me requires at least one parent per child to be in the water. Non-members who want to get in the water must purchase a guest pass for $10.
Parents can request a FREE swim diaper from any lifeguard. Swim diapers are required for the following levels:
Parent & Me; Tiny Tots; Level 1 ; Level 2 (optional)

For details, visit: http://www.csun.edu/src/aquaticshttp://src.csun.edu/eblast/201806_Monthly/

Check out the SRC Newsletter for information about CPR & YogaFit Certification and other opportunities this summer: http://src.csun.edu/eblast/201806_Monthly/