Chris Stewart, CSUN's new director of governmental affairs, seemed to come upon the job in a surprising way. "I was already planning to move to California and I was looking for employment," Stewart said. "While browsing through the CSUN Web site, I saw an opening for the director of governmental affairs, so I applied.

SMART Board, an interactive whiteboard, has filtered onto the CSUN campus after a decade in existence. "SMART Board interactive whiteboards are like the traditional whiteboards on steroids," said Randal Cummings, director of online instruction, who is in his tenth year at CSUN, where he helps administer and facilitate academic technology.