California State University, Northridge

California State University, Northridge (CSUN), colloquially known as C-SUN or Cal State Northridge, is a state-funded university in Northridge, California, USA. It is part of the California State University System, and was formerly the San Fernando Valley State College. CSUN hosts the International Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities each year. The university is nearing completion of a massive rebuilding project after an earthquake destroyed a significant portion of the campus.

Northridge Trivia

Northridge earthquake

This campus was heavily damaged by the 1994 earthquake, including entire sections of the main library, art building, etc., but classes continued in alternative structures. The art courtyard survived. Among the structures that were considered too heavily damaged for repair were the Fine Arts building, which was designed by Richard Neutra, and the South Library, which was the oldest permanent building on campus.

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CSUN sculpture

Travellers approaching the campus from the east, (via the San Diego (405) Freeway, for example) will see an abstract sculpture at the edge of the orange grove at the southeastern corner of the campus, which can be read from several directions as an acronym for the university. This sculpture is an impossible shape, and does not read as CSUN from a northwest view (However, that area is covered with trees and is not often walked upon).

Related Topics:
San Diego (405) Freeway - Impossible shape

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Notable alumni

• Paula Abdul - Entertainer
• Richard Alarcon - California state senator
• Stephen Bollenbach - President of Hilton Hotels
• Deanne Bray - Actress
• Richard Chapleau - 1995 California Teacher of the Year
• Joan Chen - Actress and filmmaker
• Richard Dreyfuss - Actor
• Jenna Elfman - Actress
• Robert Englund - Actor best known for his role as Freddy Krueger
• Robert Fick - Catcher and first baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball
• Edward Fruchtenbaum - President, American Greetings
• David Gerrold - Science fiction author and screenwriter
• Bill Griffeth, Sue Herera, and Ron Insana - all from the cable TV station CNBC
• Florence Griffith Joyner - Olympic track and field champion
• Bill Handel - KFI Morning Talk Show Host, Attorney
• Alyson Hannigan - Actress
• Phil Hartman - Actor
• Robert Hilburn - Los Angeles Times rock music critic
• Scott Horowitz - Space shuttle astronaut
• Helen Hunt - Actress
• Jerald Jordan - President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
• Adam Kennedy - Second baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball
• Linda Lingle - Governor of Hawaii
• Cheech Marin - Actor (Cheech and Chong)
• Charles Martin Smith - Actor
• Charles Noski - AT&T CFO
• Andy Summers - Musician
• Jeri Taylor - Co-creator of Star Trek Voyager
• Carol Vaness - Opera singer
• Debra Winger - Actor
• Alex Yemenidjian - Chairman/CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Points of interest

• California State University Northridge Botanic Garden