The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial
The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial
The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial
Students pictured raising their hands in Jeanine MingA's communications class

CSUN increases the number of impacted majors

Dede Ogbueze • January 18, 2017
Five new majors will impacted starting fall 2017
Non-local transfer students face stricter admission requirements

Non-local transfer students face stricter admission requirements

Contributor • January 25, 2016
The new transfer requirements are putting pressure on non-local student's GPA
An illustration depicts a student struggling to focus in a college class.

Do below average test scores affect college admission?

Eliset Zapien • October 15, 2015
The Department of Education has released test scores and once again, California students continue to fall short of the average test scores.

Student activists rally against impaction rules

Lauren Rife • April 21, 2015

A "Teach-In" rallying against impaction by the Activist Student Coalition took place in front of the Oviatt Library Tuesday afternoon. The event's purpose was to educate students on impaction and what...

William Watkins, left, clarifies steps of impaction with Dwayne Cantrell, director of student outreach and recruitment, Vice Provost Micheal Neubauer, and Elizabeth Adams, associate vice president of undergraduate studies, at the final public community hearing at Moorpark College on March 11. Photo credit: Saffana Hijaz

Final public hearing on impaction addresses Ventura County concerns

Saffana Hijaz • March 12, 2015
Ventura County community colleges, which send more transfer students to CSUN than every county outside of Los Angeles, address concerns during public hearing on impaction.
Vice President for Student Affairs William Watkins discusses the impaction plan at the first public hearing. (The Sundial Photo)

Impaction: CSUN president uses first in a series of community meetings to address impaction concerns

Saffana Hijaz • March 7, 2015
CSUN and the CSU office of the Chancellor hold the first in a series of community meetings to discuss concerns over the proposed impaction plan

CSUN develops impaction measures for 2016-2017

Saffana Hijaz • February 25, 2015
CSUN's plan for impaction in 2016 is being worked out by campus officials and efforts to clarify the policy to students are underway.

Admission requirement changes to take place by Fall 2016

Antione Bowman • February 18, 2015

CSUN President Dianne Harrison announced a proposal on Monday that would enact enrollment impaction on undergraduate programs beginning in the fall 2016 semester. The stated goal of impaction, which is...

Faculty Senate’s first meeting of semester speaks on policy changes and impaction

Saffana Hijaz • February 12, 2015

The Faculty Senate held their first meeting of the spring semester on Thursday, Feb. 12. "We help make policies for our students," said Terri Lisagor, secretary of Faculty senate. "It's all about open...

Freshmen admission to decrease in the of Fall 2011

Reanna Delgadillo • October 13, 2010

The Undergraduate Studies program has taken on the task of reducing the number of first time freshmen by declaring impaction. CSUN, along with many other CSU’s, are enforcing new eligibility requirements...

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