2024 Symposium Submissions & Winners
Undergraduate Winners:
1st Place:
Let Your Recovery Blossom - By Abbey Fischer, Serbin Cruzada - HSCI 335 “Holistic Health” - Dr. Joo Kim - Community Partner: Gardens Healthcare Center's Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center/ 17650 Devonshire St B, Northridge, CA 91325
Watch "Let Your Recovery Blossom"
2nd Place:
Harvest Wellness - By Emmanuel Edejer, Connor Leister-Gray, David Escojido, Jazmine Flores, Ronniel Ceniza - CTVA 463CS “Emerging Media Capstone” - Professor Elizabeth Leister - Community Partner: Marilyn Magaram Center
Watch "Harvest Wellness"
3rd Place:
The Camouflage Project - By Joy Pamintuan, Jiaxin Li, Damone Williams, Kevin Han and Amon Treasure - CTVA 463CS “Emerging Media Capstone” - Professor Elizabeth Leister - Community Partner: Museum of Flying in Santa Monica
Watch "The Camouflage Project"
Graduate Winner:
1st Place:
Ballet For All Kids - By Elliot Sadler, George Thomas Mohan, Kethan Suresh Babu, Tejas Kotian, Sai Praneeth Shiva - MSE 415 “Product Design” - Professor Sepideh Abolghasem - Community Partner: Ballet For All Kids
Watch "Ballet For All Kids"
Additional Project Submissions:
Filing Taxes is Not a Scary Process: Building Stronger Communities Through Civic Duty Service - By Febe Solís, Natali Samame, Elizabeth Chavolla - SPAN 605 “Advanced Translation” - Dr. Svetlana V. Tyútina - Community Partner: The CSUN VITA Clinic
Watch "Filing Taxes is Not a Scary Process: Building Stronger Communities Through Civic Duty Service"
Teaching Language and Culture Through Film and Television - By Kemjeerachad Singhawanawat - LING 520 “Issues in ESL Reading and Writings” - Dr. Stephanie Kim - Community Partner: Pars Equality Center
Watch "Teaching Language and Culture Through Film and Television"
Advancing Sociolinguistic Justice Through Service Learning and Community Partnership In Ethnic Studies Classes - By Isabelle Ruvalcaba-Luna, Kevin Razo, Gabriel Yeghiayan - LING 441 “Sociolinguistics” - Dr. Ana Sanchez-Muñoz - Community Partner: Los Angeles Unified School District (Van Nuys High School)
Watch "Advancing Sociolinguistic Justice Through Service Learning and Community Partnership In Ethnic Studies Classes"
STEM Day: Teaching the Structure of a Flower - By Ellie Bradley, Marina Lopez, and Kimberly Menjivar - BIOL 102CS/L “Biological Concepts & Lab” - Dr Virginia Oberholzer-Vandergon - Community Partner: Mayall Elementary School
Watch "Stem Day: Teaching the Structure of a Flower"
TeaHaven VR Meditation Experience - By Alice Ulubabyan, Jingxuan Li, Mayte Hoxsie, Ilona Buniatian, Zachary Hagerty, Jason Castromero, Carlos Valencia, Abel Orozco - CTVA 463 “Emerging Media Capstone” - Professor Elizabeth Leister - Community Partner: Tea Haven
Watch "TeaHaven VR Meditation Experience"
Growing For The Future - By Chandini Tirunagaru, Monica Delgado, Ellen Torihata, Arin Sagangam, Robert Lind, Johnny Dee - CTVA 463 “Emerging Media Capstone” - Professor Elizabeth Leister - Community Partner: Marilyn Magaram Center
Watch "Growing For The Future"
Advancing Sociolinguistic Justice Through Service Learning and Community Partnership - By Maureen Stone, Emily Resnikoff, Melissa Vega - LING 541 “Seminar in Sociolinguistics” - Dr. Laura Ruth-Hirrel - Community Partner: Van Nuys High School
Watch "Advancing Sociolinguistic Justice Through Service Learning and Community Partnership"
2023 Symposium Submissions & Winners
Undergraduate Winners:
1st place
Sust Fash - By Sassan Nowshiravani, Alessia Marquez - SUST 401 “Applied Sustainability” - Dr Lisa Chaudhari - Community Partner: Dr. C and Dr. Tung
Watch "Sust Fash"
2nd place
STEM day - Living vs Nonliving - By Maria Gamez Garcia, Genesis Munoz, Natalie Gonzalez Martinez -BIOL 102CS “Biological Concepts and Lab” - Dr Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon - Community Partner: N/A
Watch "Stem day - Living vs Nonliving"
3rd place (tie)
Energizing basic needs outreach via student voices - By Noel Lawson, Katherine Aguilar, Alexandra Duta, Maria Pahua - FCS 301 “Food Science & Technology” and FCS 494 “Academic Internship” – Dr Rosalia Garcia-Torres and Dr Nelida Duran - Community Partner: CSUN Food Pantry
Watch "Energizing basic needs outreach via student voices"
3rd place (tie)
“STEM DAY Plants Need Water” - By Josie Martinez Lopez, Liz Ramirez Alonso, Savannah Schultz - BIOL 102 “Biological Concepts and Lab” – Dr Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon - Community Partner: Plummer Elementary
Watch "STEM DAY Plants Need Water"
Graduate Winners:
1st place
Advancing Sociolinguistic Justice through Service Learning and Community Partnership - By Nicole Abboud, Jacob Baldwin, Nathan Nguyen - LING 541 “Seminar in Sociolinguistics” and LING 427 “Languages in Contact” – Dr Laura Ruth-Hirrel and Dr Ana Sanchez-Munoz - Community Partner: Northridge Academy High School
Watch "Advancing Sociolinguistic Justice through Service Learning and Community Partnership"
2nd place
Cierra La Brecha: Meeting your community where they are! - By Lucía Canas, Elizabeth Chavolla - SPAN 472 “Advanced Spanish Interpretation: Legal and Business” – Dr Svetlana Tyutina- Community Partner: VITA Clinic
Watch "Cierra La Brecha: Meeting your community where they are!"
Video Submission Recognitions:
Final Stop, Refill - By Jannyce Valenzuela - SUST 401 “Applied Sustainability”
Watch "Final Stop, Refill"
STEM DAY – Living vs. Nonliving - By Genesis Munoz -BIOL 102CS “Biological Concepts and Lab”
Watch "STEM DAY Living vs. Nonliving"
2022 Symposium Submissions & Winners
Undergraduate Awards:
1st Place: Senior Citizens’ Legal Services Community Project – By Hailey Haro – ART 389 “Impact Design”, Dr. Paula DiMarco – Community Partner: Senior Citizens’ Legal Services
Watch "Senior Citizens' Legal Services Community Project"
2nd Place: Weekday Preschool Community Project – By Carolina Torres and Mary Ong– ART 389 “Impact Design”, Dr. Paula DiMarco– Community Partner, Weekday Preschool
Watch "Weekday Preschool Community Project"
3rd Place: STEM – Tomorrow’s Scientists Today: Erosion - By Cynthia Jaras, Priscilla Gonzalez, Olga Murillo – BIO 102 “Biological Concepts & Lab”, Dr. Virginia Vandergon – Community Partner: 4th Grade Classroom/STEM Tomorrow’s Scientists Day
Watch "STEM - Tomorrow's Scientists Today: Erosion"
Graduate Winner:
From Zapotec Ancient Knowledge to Taxes: CSUN Student Interpreters Working Hand-in-Hand with the Latinx Community – By Elizabeth Chavolla and Fidel C. Jimenez – SPAN 609 “Seminar in Style”, Dr. Svetlana Tyutina – Community Partner: CSUN VITA Clinic
Watch "From Zapotec Ancient Knowledge to Taxes: CSUN Student Interpreters Working Hand-in-Hand with the Latinx Community"
Additional Project Submissions:
Ecocentrism in All around Us by Xelena Gonzalez – By Xelena Gonzalez – LRS 425 “Selected Topics in Childhood Studies”, Dr. Krystal Howard – Community Partner: Guardian Angels Catholic School
Watch "Ecocentrism in All around Us by Xelena Gonzalez"
Emerging Garden - By Jose Castillo, Casey Fabre, CJ Galarza, Guillermo Gutierrez, Jad Haddad, Blake Hodson, Parnian Javid, Jesse Johannsen, Luis Jovel, Carlos Melendez, Rudy Montalvo, Kit Noorani – CTVA 463CS “Emerging Media Capstone”, Professor Elizabeth Leister – Community Partner: Institute for Sustainability
Watch "Emerging Garden"
The Power of Civic Engagement – Paula Arechiga – JOUR 490, Professor Jessica Baty – Community Partner: League of Women Voters
Watch "The Power of Civic Engagement"
Genetics: Generation of Traits - By Meleny Carvajal, Jacqueline Garcia, and Kelly Sandoval – BIO 102 “Biological Concepts & Lab”, Dr. Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon – Community Partner: Plummer Elementary
Watch "Genetics: Generation of Traits"
2021 Symposium Submissions & Winners
Undergraduate Winners:
1st Place: An Interdisciplinary Student Approach to Designing a Community Kitchen at CSUN - By Carolina Fernandes, Lorena Melendez, Miranda Jones - FCE 414 “Senior Comprehensive Interior Design Studio”, Professor Kristin King - Community Partner: CSUN Food Pantry
(818) 677-2730 Maria Elizondo Christel Bowen
Watch "An Interdisciplinary Student Approach to Designing a Community Kitchen at CSUN"
2nd Place: Sustainability and Our Health - By Yekaterina Mkrtchyan - SUS 300 “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Sustainability”, Dr Lisa Chaudhari - Community Partner: Breathe Southern California
Watch "Sustainability and Our Health"
3rd Place:
Virtual Lesson Plan for Elementary School - By Kimberly Alcaraz, Natalie Garcia, Natalie Valerie Garcia, London Davolt - BIOL 102LCS “Biological Concepts and Lab”, Dr Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon - Community Partner: N/A
Watch "Virtual Lesson Plan for Elementary School"
Graduate Winner:
Facilitating Bilingual Communication for Health Research: The Promotores de Salud Service-Learning Project - By Luz Ruiz, Cristián Vasquez Tinajero - SPAN 609 “Seminar in Style”, Dr Svetlana V. Tyutina - Community Partner: LA Superior Court, CSUN HERE Center
Watch "Facilitating Bilingual Communication for Health Research: The Promotores de Salud Service-Learning Project"
Additional Participants:
Turn of the 20th Century Amusement - By Avery Fox - CTVA 494A “Internship”, Professor Lance Watsky - Community Partner: The Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Watch "Turn of the 20th Century Amusement"
Biome Lesson Plan - By Angela Christopher, Valerie Reveles, Patricia (Pattie) Zambrano - BIOL 102 “Biological Concepts and Lab”, Dr Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon - Community Partner: N/A
Watch "Biome Lesson Plan"
Animal Senses - By Jose Prieto, Wendy Cabrera, Andres Gonzalez, Crystal Flores - BIOL 102 “Biological Concepts and Lab”, Dr Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon - Community Partner: Not applicable as we are sharing our work with many elementary teachers.
Watch "Animal Senses"
2020 Symposium Submissions & Winners
Undergraduate Winners:
1st Place:
Stage for All Ages: Devised Theatre for Healthy Aging - By Alyssa Landrith, and Jihae Son - TH 397 “Theatre Honors Tutorial”, Dr. Ah-Jeong Kim - Community Partner: ONEgeneration Senior Enrichment Center
Watch "Stage for All Ages: Devised Theatre for Healthy Aging"
2nd Place:
Reinventing Integrative Cooking Opportunities (RICO) - By Marie Olguin - FCS 402 “Medical Nutrition Therapy 1”, Dr Dena Herman - Community Partner: Sun Valley Recreation Center, Hubert H. Humphrey Recreation Center, and Gonzalez Park
Watch "Reinventing Integrative Cooking Opportunities (RICO)"
3rd Place:
Peer-to-peer Nutrition Education at Grimmway Academy - By Orr Moshe, Alexis Swanson-Coleman, Fernando Gonzalez, Ryan Savaikie, Tian Scherer, and Maria Barrios - FCS 408 “Community Nutrition”, Dr. Nelida Duran, Dr. Mina Tronosco Sawyer - Community Partner: Grimmway Academy
Watch "Peer-to-peer Nutrition Education at Grimmway Academy"
Graduate Winner:
Good Boundaries - By Kathryn Phillips, Alix Agar and Olivia York - EPC 670C “Psychoeducational and Process Groups in Family Therapy”, Dr Jennifer Pemberton - Community Partner: Child and Family Guidance Center, Northridge
Watch "Good Boundaries"
Additional Submissions:
Spanish Interpreting Services for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) - By Maria Massena, Karen Chavez, and Carol Morejon - SPAN 607 “Seminar in Literacy Period”, Dr. Svetlana Tyútina - Community Partner: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic.
Watch "Spanish Interpreting Services for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance"
Earth Day Project: Sustainable Living - By Sara M. Fratus White, Gabriella Arellano, Megan Mizrahi - BIO 102 “Biological Concepts and Lab”, Professor Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon - Community Partner: Third and Fourth Grade classroom at St. Mark's School in Altadena
Watch "Earth Day Project: Sustainable Living"
The Plant Biology Service Learning Experience - By Andrea Canahui, Nareg Aintablian, Rena Partamian, Andrew St. Julian, Michelle Gutierrez, Shane Jordan, Sonia Fuentes, Ariana Espinoza, Narine Nazinyan, Gioancarlo Gomez - BIOL 316 CS/LCS “Plant Biology & Lab”, Dr. Yoshie Hanzawa - Community Partner: CSUN Biology Department Canoga Park High School
Watch "The Plant Biology Service Learning Experience"
Feed the Female: Nutritional Workshop - By Lorena Melendez, Adriana Cruz, Shelby Becker & Alejandra Monroy - FCS 408 “Community Nutrition”, Dr Nelida Duran - Community Partner: Women’s Research & Resource Center, Marilyn Magaram Center, Institute for Sustainability
Watch "Feed the Female: Nutritional Workshop"
Get News Literate - By Gabbie Puzon, Sara Delia - JOUR365 “News Literacy”, Dr Bobbie Eisenstock - Community Partner: NewseumED
Watch "Get News Literate"
Exploring Our Senses - By Natalie Kovalev, Kelly Nadeau, and Kacie Nielsen - BIO 102/L “Biological Concepts and Lab”, Dr. Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon - Community Partner: Ranchito Avenue Elementary School
Watch "Exploring Our Senses"
Real-World Applications of GIS - By Robin Cirrincione, David Diaz, Denise Foerster, and Sophia Reyes - GEOG 404BC “Foreign Field Studies in Geography”, Dr Luke Drake - Community Partner: World Vision Vanuatu
Watch "Real-World Applications of GIS"
Addressing Adult Learners’ Needs Using Task-Based Activities - By Jiezl Cruz, Glenn Ferrier, Cindy Martinez - LING 521 “Issues in ESL Listening and Speaking”, Dr. Stephanie H. Kim - Community Partner: Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Watch "Addressing Adult Learners' Needs Using Task-Based Activities"
How We See It - By Shae Hammond, Sarah Shabbar - JOUR 498 “Senior Project”, Professor David Blumenkrantz - Community Partner: St. Charles Holy Family Service Center
Watch "How We See It"
Student Scholar Presentation - Cesha James - By Cesha James - LRS 491 “Capstone Seminar”, Dr Krystal Howard - Community Partner: Guardian Angel
Watch "Student Scholar Presentation - Cesha James"
