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Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

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Graduation letters: Erika D. Beck

Erika D. Beck May 11, 2023

Erika D. Beck, Ph.D., is the president of CSUN. You can learn more about her here. — Letter to my younger self Dear younger Erika, Congratulations! You’re about to graduate from UC San...

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CSUN plans construction of Hispanic-serving STEM center

Jennifer Ramos, Reporter September 28, 2022

CSUN’s planned $51 million technology hub, in collaboration with Apple and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is expected to open in 2024, and its cultural significance has Hispanic STEM students waiting...

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Shawn Chin-Farrell named new CSUN director of athletics

Edward Segal, Sports Editor September 26, 2022

“After a nation-wide search, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Shawn Chin-Farrell as CSUN’s new Director of Athletics effective October 10th,” read the announcement from CSUN President...

California State University President Erika D. Beck,Ph.D. is photographed at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts on the CSUN Campus on July 27, 2021. 
“What drew me to CSUN was the diversity of the students at this campus. There is really nothing like it,” Beck said.

President Beck addresses questions on in-person commencement during first Campus Conversation

Sebastian Artola, Assistant News Editor October 12, 2021

During the first Campus Conversation of the semester via Zoom on Sept. 30, CSUN President Erika D. Beck spoke with Associated Students President Jonathan Hay about CSUN’s efforts toward educational equity...

President Erika D. Beck shares with Daily Sundial what she’s learned from the CSUN community after her 100-day listening tour.

President Beck discusses her listening tour and what she’s learned from it

Shannon Carter, Assistant News Editor June 3, 2021

CSUN President Erika D. Beck has spent most of her life earning multiple degrees in psychology, being a research associate in psychopathology and cognitive neuroscience, before becoming an administrator...

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