CSUN President Dr. Dianne Harrison cemented her position as the university’s leader at an investiture ceremony held in the Valley Performing Arts Center Friday. Faculty, staff, alumni, students and a CSU Board of Trustee member witnessed Harrison officially take her place as president after accumulating a year’s worth of experience in the position. “The investiture ceremony is one of the oldest traditions in academia, signifying the ceremonial transfer of the symbols of the office, in this case the CSUN presidential… Read more

Sitting on a couch in the back of the photo lab Sean Moore opens up a family sized box of Lucky Charms. “It’s never okay to skip breakfast,” Moore says sarcastically. In between handfuls of marshmallows and sugary cereal bites he explains that this is his last year at CSUN. Moore will be graduating with a photography degree in the hope of pursuing a life as a professional photographer, specifically to photograph to live music. “Music photography, in my opinion,… Read more

Many travel to Peru to stare in awe at the secret city of Machu Picchu, but when a middle school student from the United States went in 2006, she found her way to make a difference in the world. Shelby Sinoway, 20, a marketing student at CSUN, founded a non-profit organization called The Power of Pens in August of 2006. The organization distributes writing utensils of any kind to developing countries where these are not easy to come by. “I… Read more

As part of the Daily Sundial’s “Investigation Into Education” series, the differences between tenured (professors), non-tenured (lecturers), and tenure-track faculty were broken down into clear and distinct levels for students to understand the roles of a teacher and why they matter. How it works: Professors have the opportunity to earn tenure after their sixth year teaching on campus. CSUN’s tenure procedures are outlined in Section 600 of the Administrative Manual, available on the Faculty Affairs website. The section is used… Read more

Technology has become an increasingly used component at CSUN whether it be an online teaching tool or equipment inside the classroom to enhance learning. CSUN is gearing towards students being able to receive their degrees solely online according to a recent report by the department of Academic Technology entitled, “CSUN in the Digital World,” which examines the future of teaching and the role faculty plays. According to the report, CSUN currently has six fully online degree programs and eight programs… Read more