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Welcome to the myNorthridge Portal landing pages. The myNorthridge Portal is designed to provide access to a wealth of campus resources and services in a centralized location. There are two portals: Applicant or Admitted Student and Current Student. Each is a secure, password-encrypted Web-based CSUN application containing content personalized to each student user.
January 22, 2015
Brian Gross nurtures the intellectually curious minds of homeless children through Big Buddies — an award-winning organization founded at California State University, Northridge.
When Brian, an accounting major, isn’t filling out financial applications, inputting data or crunching numbers for Big Buddies, he is tutoring children living at the local homeless shelter, Genesis House.
Sponsored by the Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission, Genesis House is temporary housing for single mothers and their families transitioning out of homelessness. Big Buddies, a student-run organization, mentors the children of these families. Read more
January 9, 2015
By leading campus tours, University Ambassador Serineh Terzyan engages with CSUN and steers prospective students toward CSUN’s many attractive offerings.
Although many CSUN students have active college lives without ever living on campus, psychology major Serineh was not one of them from the get-go.
Even though she lived no farther than four miles from campus, she would come straight home after every class. After feeling comfortable with the transition from high school to college, she began looking into the abundant amount of CSUN services and activities to find her niche on campus. Read more
January 9, 2015
The California Dream Act gives undocumented students like Christopher Farias the financial aid they need to earn a college degree. Despite this fact, many struggle. Christopher describes the challenges he had to overcome during his first two years at CSUN.
In 2001, the passing of the Assembly Bill 540 (AB 540) gave thousands of undocumented students across California access to higher education.
The bill allows undocumented students, regardless of their immigration status, to pay in-state tuition at American public colleges and universities. The 2013 addition of the California Dream Act permits AB 540 students to apply for state funds at eligible institutions.
Despite these measures, many AB 540 students still struggle to make ends meet. This is because most cannot depend on financial support from their parents. Read more
January 7, 2015
For one CSUN student, the Presidential Scholars award is the perfect stepping stone for a future medical career.
On the third floor of Magnolia Hall, cell and molecular biology major Tania Benjamin meticulously constructs what is invisible to the naked eye — a molecule.
Ever since she was a freshman, Tania has spent most of her time in this building at one of its chemistry labs. Read more
May 9, 2014
Besides helping CSUN alumni find jobs, the Career Center gives its student volunteers a professional edge.
Job searching after graduation isn’t easy; the Career Center, located in University Hall 105, is available to help. Counselors are available on a walk-in basis to answer student questions. Hours are Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-4 p.m.; and Friday, 10 a.m.-noon. In addition to the professional staff, peer educators are on hand for consultations. Senior business management major Katryna Howard is one of the peer educators. Read more
May 9, 2014
Developing good money habits inspired Cat Placencia to offer financial help to her peers.
Cat credits her financial education to her mother.
“My mother taught me ways to save and smart tips I could carry with me when I went off to college,” she says. Read more
April 24, 2014
CSUN student and budding writer Devon Zarro self-published her first novella.
Second-semester freshman Devon is a newly published author and a freshly minted English major.
“I started out as a theatre major,” she says. “But I love writing. I decided to change my major to English with an emphasis in creative writing.”
By high school, Devon had already penned her first novella, “The Altruist.” The 15,000-word story took her almost a year to complete. Read more
April 17, 2014
The path to higher education can be challenging as well as expensive. “My Two Cents” is an article series that contains tips to help you make good financial decisions while you’re in school.
Paying for tuition, textbooks, rent and groceries can be a major strain on your wallet. Some might resign themselves to that idea that being poor is the reality of a college student and that money will always be tight. This perception may discourage some from saving at all. Read more
April 16, 2014
One student’s passion has helped grow the CSUN Tennis Club into a competitive force.
Ask Angelenos to name their favorite sport and most would probably say baseball, basketball, hockey or football. For Southern California native Ayotunde Alele, a political science major at CSUN, the answer has always been tennis.
Ayotunde Alele, or Tunde, as he prefers to be called, developed a love for tennis at a young age. He even was introduced to CSUN through the sport; he participated in its junior tennis classes (for children ages 8-16), in which he took lessons from CSUN’s own coaches to improve his playing. Read more
April 16, 2014
One student used her diverse life experiences to snag a scholarship.
Sandra Kushnir, a CSUN master’s student in counseling (marriage and family therapy), has always been an adventurer and a philanthropist.
Over the past few years, she has traveled extensively. First she participated in a fellowship program in Israel to learn more about the impact of the Middle East conflict. Then she taught English in Italy for three months. Read more
April 7, 2014
"My Two Cents" is a series of articles with tips to help you make wise financial decisions while in college. Here fellow Matadors share how they maximized their internship experiences.
College is a time for learning, networking and discovery. Choosing the best internship opportunity is hard, especially when some are unpaid. But while a college job has the potential for creating splurge funds, an internship can provide the foundation for a lifelong career. Read more
April 6, 2014
CSUN student and Student Recreation Center (SRC) instructor Margaux Permutt helps her fellow Matadors slow down and be mindful.
Margaux doesn’t like to hurry — except when she’s promoting relaxation. She teaches group and private yoga classes at the SRC. Read more
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