Meet the Firms will bring together students, about 50 public and private accounting and IS firms, Thursday at the Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills at 9 p.m. Meet the Firms is the accounting and information systems department premiere recruiting event, held twice a year during the fall and spring semesters, according to the event website. Providing the 12,000 students enrolled in the department to gain insight and network with real professionals in the accounting and IS fields. Students are encouraged… Read more

Higher education officials brainstormed ways to deal with California’s funding crisis and the future relationship between strapped schools and the state’s economy. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom led the work group last week and focused on the derailing public school systems, which are facing their lowest level of state funding in 12 years. “The purpose of bringing this group together, in particular, is to bring labor issues to the table with a leadership system across the university spectrum, not just CSU’s… Read more

The upcoming Big Show 11 will feature performing artists B.o.B, The Cataracs and Dev on Oct. 1 in front of the Oviatt Library. Audience attendance is expected to increased from last year’s approximately 9,000 people to 12,000 people for this year’s Big Show, said Dinia Sepulveda, assistant to the executive director of A.S. who is in charge of volunteers for the Big Show. A.S. has put together a large number of volunteers and staff to monitor this event. “Right now,… Read more

CSUN’s communications department ranked eighth in the nation, out of the top 100 schools that awarded bachelor’s degrees to minority students in communications by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine on Aug. 4. The Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication has a strong Latino population and provides a Spanish news outlet with El Nuevo Sol. “I think one of the things unique about broadcast journalism is that our assignments were often a reflection of our own interests,” said… Read more