Arts Council for CSUN partners with Matadors Community Credit Union for unique award
February 27, 2015
Select students in the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication will now have the opportunity to make their artistic dreams a reality with a new award sponsored by the Arts Council for CSUN and the Matadors Community Credit Union. The award, named the 2015 Matadors Community Credit Union...
CSUN music program and professor awarded at Cal All-State Music Education Conference
February 24, 2015
CSUN's National Association for Music Education chapter, along with one of their music professors, was recognized for their work in music education at the California All-State Music Education Conference (CASMEC) in Fresno between Feb. 19-22. Hosted by the California Music Educator's Association, the...
CSUN alumna in the running for Teacher of the Year award
October 16, 2013
CSUN alumna Genein Letford teaches third grade at NEW Academy in Canoga Park. She integrates music into her lesson plan and has been nominated for People magazine's "Teacher of the Year" award. To read the story and watch the video of the other CSUN alumna Kaylie Gomez who is also nominated f...
CSUN alumna nominated for Teacher of the Year award
October 7, 2013
CSUN alumna Kaylie Gomez discusses her teaching style and the characteristics she wishes to share with the children she teaches. She works at the Wisdom Academy for Young Scientists in Los Angeles. To watch the video of the other CSUN alumna Genein Letford who is also nominated for the award c...
CSUN alumna receives Great American Teacher Award
December 7, 2010
When Genein Letford wanted to teach her third graders about architecture, she did not just flip open a textbook and copy information on a chalkboard. Instead, she rounded the children up and took them on a field trip to her alma mater, University of California, Los Angeles. It is this alternative approach that contributed to her recent Great American Te...
Model United Nations team wins Outstanding Delegation Award
December 6, 2010
For people who have taken public speaking classes, it’s easy to imagine the absolute terror one might feel when stepping up to a podium to speak in front of more than 400 peers. Yet for senior Farah Ballout, 21, the feeling is exhilarating. “It’s amazing,” said Ballout, political scienc...
Teenage Drama Workshop receives award
October 25, 2010
CSUN’s Teenage Drama Workshop has won an award for cultivating theatre programs at local high schools for budding theatre majors. The California Educational Theatre Association (CETA) awarded CSUN’s Teenage Drama Workshop (TADW) with the Professional Artist Award at their annual conference in...
Model UN team receives awards
May 5, 2010
CSUN’s Model United Nations team walked away with the Outstanding Delegation and Outstanding Research award for representing Singapore at the National Model United Nations conference held at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Both awards are equivalent to first place. “CSUN tends to perform...