CSU has not begun search for new CSUN president
May 12, 2011
The Board of Trustees will be responsible for selectiving CSUN’s new president. Erik Fallis, CSU media specialist, said the news of President Jolene Koester’s departure was made public when she sent her letter. “At some point the Board of Trustees will do a search,” Fallis said. “We are...
CSUN hosts conference that discusses the future of California’s public education amidst budget cuts
April 23, 2011
Students demanded a question and answer session with CSU Chancellor Charles Reed in an event held at CSUN. Reed obliged. “CSU: in the next 50 years” addressed education issues at the conference held at the Valley Performance Arts Center. CSUN hosted a day of discussions regarding education policies of the CSU system. Among faculty, staff and other educators from various CSU campuses, Senator Alex Padilla (D-San ...
CSUN A.S. to lobby for Pell Grant
February 23, 2011
CSUN President Jolene Koester and A.S. Vice President Neil Sanchez with California State Student Association (CSSA) will lobby for students’ health care, approval of the Dream Act and the maintenance of Pell Grants in Washington, D.C. Koester, Sanchez and the CSSA will present their concer...
Student activist speaks at Civil Discourse and Social Justice lecture
October 11, 2010
When Jonnae Thompson woke up on the morning of March 4, 2010, she didn’t know how, but she knew her life was about to change. “I woke up that morning with my mind focused on educational freedom,” said the 23-year-old English major. “At the time I did not realize that a mind s...