The Oviatt Library at CSUN is a source for providing academic resources for the student learning process, and in the past year it has updated and created several of its services, like text-a-librarian and expanding student lounges. The library has been in the current location since 1959 and it continues to serve students through its five essential benefits: research consultations, borrowing privileges, reference services, and online resources, said Coleen M. Martin, coordinator of Outreach Services. “We have many services from… Read more

Registration for the 2011 masters’ degree program in Library and Information Sciences begins in August marking the second time this program will be offered at CSUN. Oviatt Library officials established the program in 2009 in conjunction with the University of North Texas (UNT). Dr. Susan Curzon, Oviatt Library dean said she worked with a team of librarian employers from around the area to create the program. “It had been a dream of mine,” Curzon said. Concern about a librarian shortage… Read more

Nearly 300 CSUN administrators and staff were honored June 3rd at the 44th annual Staff Service Awards and Excellence Recognition event. This year’s program, themed “Recognize, Refocus, Rise,” highlighted the contributions and achievements of employees from departments across campus in a two-hour ceremony held at the University Student Union (USU). “It’s all about celebrating what we do together as a university,” said Marianne Hudz, program manager for the event. The awards have two elements, said Hudz, who works in the… Read more

The CSU Board of Trustees approved a five percent increase in undergraduate fees for the 2010-11 academic year, requiring students to pay $204 more than last year. Board members also voted to increase fees for credential program and graduate students by 10 percent. The decision was rendered in response to current state assembly discussions on the California budget, said Erik Fallis, media relations spokesperson for the CSU system. The budget committee proposed the CSU receives $305 million in a restoration… Read more

Gevork Kazanchyan, part-time professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, gathered along with others at Tony’s Darts Away in Burbank to enjoy an array of beers, sausages and fries. Kazanchyan was working. He hosted Dionicess, an event he created about two years ago that raises money for different charities. “I organize these type of events in order to allow people to have a great time with great pairings of food and beverages while creating value, which will support… Read more

Joni is late. There was a party and she may have kissed the boy she likes and she may have had a little too much to drink and she may have driven herself home.  She’s in trouble. Her parents are waiting at the foot of the stairs and despite the straight A’s and the college acceptance letters Joni is grounded.  This scene could take place in any family-based comedy, if not for Joni’s withering response, that her Moms are only… Read more

In the last five years, the market for eco-friendly products has never been better, making it one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. economy, according to Mintel International, a London-based independent award-winning research firm of world-leading market intelligence. However, it is important to understand the meaning of  eco-friendly. Incorporating environmental sustainability into our way of life is all about respect. Respect for the environment and the people that make and craft our products. In addition to reduce, reuse… Read more

A parent can only hope that they will have a loving, trusting, close relationship with their child. We want our children to confide, trust and share with us their innermost thoughts, desires, and emotions. In other words, we want to be their best friends. But when establishing these types of relationships, we must be careful to what extent we enable our little ones to cross boundaries. To be or not to be a BFF (best friend forever) – that is… Read more