President’s Annual

WELCOME ADDRESSDIANNE F. HARRISON, PH.D. — PRESIDENT

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020 9 A.M.

PROGRAM

GREETINGSFaculty President Michael Neubauer

Associated Students President Rose Merida

WELCOME ADDRESS resident Dianne F. HarrisonP

UPCOMING CAMPUSWIDE EVENT

NEW STUDENT CONVOCATION To be held virtually

Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 6:00 p.m.

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Dianne F. Harrison, CSUN PresidentMichael Neubauer, Faculty President

Rose Merida, Associated Students President

THE CABINET

Colin Donahue, Vice President for Administration and Finance and CFO

Rick Evans, Executive Director, The University Corporation

Robert Gunsalus, Vice President for University Relations and Advancement and President

of the CSUN Foundation

Natalie Mason-Kinsey, Chief Diversity Officer

Ranjit Philip, Interim Vice President for Information Technology and CIO

ill Smith, Chief of Staff

ary Beth Walker, Provost and Vice Presiden for Academic Affairs

illiam Watkins, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

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Elizabeth Adams, Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies

Melanie Bocanegra, Associate Vice President for Student Success

Matthew Cahn, Interim Vice Provost

Rafael De La Rosa, Assistant Vice President for Government and Community Relations

Joyce Feucht-Haviar, Dean, The Tseng College of Extended Learning, and University Senior

International Officer

Dan Hosken, Dean, Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication

Michael Izzi, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Amy Levin, Assistant Vice President, Graduate Studies

Barrett Morris, Director of Equity and Diversity, Title IX Coordinator, DHR Administrator and

ADA Coordinator

Gregory Murphy, Chief of Police Jeff Noblitt, Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Steven Raskovich, University Counsel

Yan Dominic Searcy, Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Jackie Stallcup, Interim Dean, College of Humanities

Thor Steingraber, Executive Director, The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for

the Performing Arts

Jerry Stinner, Dean, College of Science and Mathematics

Mark Stover, Dean, Oviatt Library

Chandra Subramaniam, Dean, David Nazarian College of Business and Economics

Shari Tarver-Behring, Dean, Michael D. Eisner College of Education

Stella Theodoulou, Special Assistant to the President and Provost

Houssam Toutanji, Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Farrell Webb, Dean, College of Health and Human Development

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DEPARTMENT CHAIRS

Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and CommunicationEd Alfano, Art Dianah Wynter, Cinema and Television Arts*Aimee Carrillo Rowe, Communication Studies* Linda Bowen, JournalismJohn Roscigno , MusicAh-Jeong Kim, Theatre*

David Nazarian College of Business and Economics Rishma Vedd, Accounting and Information SystemsKurt Saunders, Business Law Anton Lowenberg, EconomicsZhong-Guo Zhou, FinanceDeone Zell, ManagementDeborah Heisley, MarketingSeung-Kuk Paik, Systems and Operations Management

Michael D. Eisner College of Education Miguel Ceja, Educational Leadership and Policy StudiesAlberto Restori, Educational PsychologyMira Pak, Elementary EducationFlavia Fleischer, Deaf StudiesJulie Gainsburg, Secondary EducationKathryn Peckham-Hardin, Special Education

College of Engineering and Computer Science Nazaret Dermendjian, Civil Engineering and Construction ManagementJeffrey Wiegley, Computer Science*Sembiam Rengarajan, Electrical and Computer EngineeringBehzad Bavarian, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management Hamid Johari, Mechanical Engineering

College of Health and Human Development David Wakefield, Child and Adolescent Development Patricia Seymour, Communication Disorders and Sciences Nola Kennedy, Environmental and Occupational HealthYi Cai, Family and Consumer SciencesSalvador Esparza, Health Sciences*

Rosa Angulo-Barroso, Kinesiology*ebekah Child, Nursingnna Beling, Physical Therapyechelle Best, Recreation and Tourism Management

ollege of Humanities unai Shrake, Asian American Studiesouglas Carranza, Central American Studiesabriel Gutierrez, Chicana and Chicano Studieseth Wightman, Englishlorence Kyomugisha, Gender and Women’s Studiesenneth Luna, Linguistics/TESLdrian Perez-Boluda, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures

imothy Black, Philosophyustafa Ruzgar, Religious Studies

ollege of Science and Mathematics imothy Karels, Biologymon Garrett, Chemistryichard Heermance, Geological Sciencesabia Djellouli, Mathematicsamian Christian, Physics and Astronomy

ollege of Social and Behavioral Sciences heresa White, Africana Studies

zanne Scheld, Anthropologyickie Jensen, Criminology and Justice Studiesdward Jackiewicz, Geographysan Fitzpatrick-Behrens, Historym Hogen-Esch, Political Science*

ll Razani, Psychologydi Brown, Social Work*

aren Morgaine, Sociologyob Kent, Urban Studies and Planning

viatt Library hristopher Bulock, Collection Access and Management Services*sanna Eng-Ziskin, Research, Instruction and Outreach Services

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HONORED FACULTY AWARD RECIPIENTS

Outstanding FacultyElena Angelina Miranda, GeologyScott Plunkett, Psychology

Preeminent Scholarly PublicationMaosheng Miao, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Exceptional Creative Accomplishments Jade Huell, Communication Studies

Extraordinary ServiceDorothy Nguyen-Graff, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Visionary Community-Based (Service) LearningBobbie Eisenstock, Journalism

STAFF SERVICE AND RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS

Note: As part of the 2020 Annual Staff Service wards, CSUN virtually honored approximately 70 staff employees for collectively providing ore than 4,750 years of service to the iversity.

egrettably, the Recognition of Excellence wards was postponed. The university will sume this program during the 2020-21 ademic year.

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LIST OF NEWLY TENURED AND PROMOTED FACULTY AND NEWLY HIRED FACULTY (continued)

Since the allotted time for the President’s address precludes her from individually naming newly tenured and promoted faculty, and the newest members of the campus community, she is pleased to acknowledge these individuals in the pages that follow.

The following are the faculty promotions and awards of tenure effective Fall 2020:

TO FULL PROFESSOR WITH TENUREDongling Huang, MarketingSu-Hyun Jin, Communication Disorders and SciencesVickie Yu, Communication Disorders and Sciences

TO FULL PROFESSOR/LIBRARIAN Frankline Augustin, Health SciencesChhandak Basu, BiologyMoshoula Capous-Desyllas, SociologyMu-Sheng Chang, Finance, Real Estate and InsuranceMartha Escobar, Chicana/o StudiesFrances Gateward, Cinema and Television ArtsMario Giraldo, GeographySandy Green, ManagementKimberly Kirner, AnthropologyJoel Krantz, Cinema and Television ArtsKenneth Luna, LinguisticsStuart Pardau, Business LawYann Schrodi, Chemistry and BiochemistryShane Stecyk, KinesiologyAndrew Weiss, Collection Access and Management ServicesJulie Yoo, Philosophy

TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WITH TENURE Ravinder Abrol, Chemistry and BiochemistrySanchayeeta Adhikari, GeographyAli Al-Sharadqah, MathematicsLinda Alvarez, Political ScienceMads Andersen, Chemistry and BiochemistryJoseph Bautista, ArtDavid Boyajian, Civil Engineering and Construction ManagementRay Calnan, Business LawZhen Chai, Special EducationMelisa Galván, Chicana/o StudiesLorenz Gamma, MusicDavid Grewe, JournalismIvan Guillory, Kinesiology

Sarah Hansen, PhilosophyStephanie Hyeri Kim Ahn, LinguisticsJacob Jensen, KinesiologyGisela Lanzas, AnthropologyBingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and ManagementSami Maalouf, Civil Engineering and Construction ManagementDavid Medeiros, LinguisticsPavithra Prasad, Communication StudiesSuzanne Spear, Health SciencesLissa Stapleton, Deaf StudiesSvetlana Tyutina, Modern and Classical Languages & Literatures

TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE LIBRARIANAhmed Alwan, Research, Instruction and Outreach ServicesMeeta Banerjee, PsychologyPeter Bishay, Mechanical EngineeringNelida Duran, Family & Consumer SciencesElise Fenn, PsychologyMonica Gianni, Accounting and Information SystemsChristopher Higgs, EnglishJustin Kantner, PsychologyAllen Lipscomb, Social WorkNathan Martin, Recreation and Tourism ManagementDavid McCarty-Caplan, Social WorkMaosheng Miao, Chemistry and BiochemistryOmar Ruvalcaba, PsychologyMirna Troncoso Sawyer, Health SciencesSattar Taheri-Araghi, Physics and AstronomyTadeh Zirakian, Civil Engineering and Construction Management

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LIST OF NEWLY TENURED AND PROMOTED FACULTY AND NEWLY HIRED FACULTY

TENUREDDoris Abrishami, Health SciencesAlyssa Arentoft, PsychologyAnnette Besnilian, Family and Consumer SciencesChristopher Bulock, Collection Access and Management ServicesSantosh Khadka, EnglishJennifer Lee, EnglishLi Liu, Computer ScienceArthur McCaffrey, MusicCarmen Saunders-Russell, Health SciencesInga Timmerman (Chira), Finance, Real Estate, and Insurance

NEW TENURE-TRACK FACULTY MEMBERS 2020-21

Francisco Beltran-Silva, Economics (Ph.D. 2020 Georgia State University)Nicole Blalock, American Indian Studies (Ph.D. 2013 University of California, Davis)James Davidson, Sociology (Ph.D. 2020 Baylor University)Jennifer Delgado, Communication Studies (Ph.D. 2015 University of California, Los

Angeles)Kouakou Francois Domagni, Mathematics (Ph.D. 2020 University of Illinois at Chicago)Leily Farrokhvar, Systems and Operations Management (Ph.D. 2016 Virginia Tech)Christine Firkins, Deaf Studies (Ed.D. 2020 California State University, Northridge)Ning Fu, Marketing (Ph.D. 2020 Binghamton University)Farshad Ghodoosi, Business Law (J.S.D. 2015 Yale University)Liliana Gonzalez, Gender and Women’s Studies (Ph.D. 2017 University of Arizona)Carlos Eduardo Guerra Amorim, Biology (Ph.D. 2013 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do

Sul, Brazil)*Meng-Che Ho, Mathematics (Ph.D. 2017 University of Wisconsin-Madison)*Alexandria Hollett, Elementary Education (Ph.D. 2020 Indiana University)

Ane Icardo Isasa, Modern and Classical Languages and Literature (Ph.D. 2020

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)atem Jaber, Physical Therapy (D.Sc. 2017

Loma Linda University)aryamsadat Jalalitabar, Computer Science

(Ph.D. 2018 Georgia State University)unfei Jiang, Computer Science (Ph.D. 2014

Auburn University)ong Liu, Marketing (Ph.D. 2020 University of

South Florida)icardo Medina, Civil Engineering (Ph.D. 2018

University of California, Irvine)uben Mendoza, English (Ph.D. 2017 University

of California, Riverside)ennifer Newman, Health Sciences (D.P.A. 2018 University of La Verne)tefani Overman-Tsai, Theatre (Ph.D. 2015 University of California, Santa Barbara)*osé Paez, Social Work (Ed.D. 2020 California State University, Northridge)rianne Posey, Criminology and Justice Studies

(Ph.D. 2020 Washington State University)imin Pyo, Criminology and Justice Studies (Ph.D. 2020 John Jay College of Criminal

Justice)ristina Raymond, Music (M.F.A. 2010 California

Institute of the Arts)haleh Semnani-Azad, Management (Ph.D. 2015

University of Waterloo, Canada )in Sun, Communication Studies (Ph.D. 2020

University of Iowa)nastasiia Timmer, Criminology and Justice

Studies (Ph.D. 2020 University of Miami)amantha Toews, Special Education (Ph.D. 2020 University of Kansas)oğukan Ulupinar, Educational Psychology and

Counseling (Ph.D. 2020 Pennsylvania State University)

randy Underwood, English (Ph.D. 2017 University of California, Los Angeles)ugo Vera, Music (D.M.A. 2009 University of

Kansas)uwana Wingfield, Social Work (Ph.D. 2018 Illinois State University)onnie Wong, Special Education (Ph.D. 2006

University of California, Los Angeles)uyan Zheng, Business Law (Ph.D. 2017 University of Cincinnati)

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NEW AND PROMOTED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, 2019-20The following are full-time employees hired since August 2019 and continuing employees selected for a new position since August 2019:

Randell Abney, Sergeant, Police ServicesNancy Aguilar, Department Analyst, Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and CommunicationOdette Arman, Program Manager, Tseng College of Extended LearningMatthew Arnold, Operating Systems Analyst, College of Engineering and Computer

ScienceRuth Asmel, Self-Support Programs Administrative Coordinator, College of Social

and Behavioral SciencesKanwal Azeem, Artist Hospitality Liaison, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the

Performing ArtsMichelle Barnett, Admissions and Registration Specialist, Tseng College of Extended

LearningZion Barragan, Custodian, Physical Plant ManagementJerome Basal, Police Officer, Police ServicesKelsey Beisecker, Coordinator, David Nazarian College of Business and EconomicsAnthony Bennett, Commencements and Transition Ceremonies Coordinator, Student

Involvement and DevelopmentJuan Bermejo, Composite Materials Technician, College of Engineering and Computer

ScienceEdwin Bizarro, Custodian, Physical Plant ManagementBoris Blanco, Functional Analyst, Financial Aid Melanie Bocanegra, Associate Vice President, Student SuccessSheila Brown, Graduate Programs Administrative Analyst Specialist, David

Nazarian College of Business and EconomicsCourtney Brubaker, Event Analyst, University Relations and AdvancementCesar Canenguez Hernandez, Parking Enforcement Officer, Police ServicesJessica Caridad, Information Booth Attendant, Police ServicesBrisena Castaneda, Academic Advisor, College of Social and Behavioral SciencesCarlos Castillo, Parking Systems Specialist, Police ServicesJennifer Ceballos, Financial Operations Analyst, Financial Services

Marvin Centes, Specialist, Admissions and RecordsGloria Chamarro, Administrative Support Assistan t, College of Social and Behavioral

SciencesJanelle Chase Wells, Phlebotomist/Clinical Lab Assistant, Student Health CenterAllan Chen, Associate Vice President for A cademic Technology, Information

TechnologyEdward Chong, Assistant Director of Informa tion Security, Information

TechnologyJuan Cisneros, Representative, Financial AidLindsay Cockburn, Clinic Coordinator for Audiolo gy, College of Health and Human

DevelopmentEva Cohen, Learning Commons Lead, University Libr aryAdi Conlogue, Athletics Certifying Officer, A dmissions and RecordsTeresa Cordova, Department Coordinator, Michae l D. Eisner College of EducationAlixzandria Cruz, Evaluator, Admissions and Records Siobhan Cullen, DHR/Title IX Investigator, Equity and Div ersityShane Daetwiler, Associate Director for Housing Facil ity Operations, Student HousingSterling Davis, Academic Advisor, College of He alth and Human DevelopmentShawn Davis, Assistant to the Directors, Informa tion TechnologyRafael De La Rosa, Assistant Vice President of Go vernment and Community Relations,

University AdvancementAdrian De La Torre, Financial and Operations An alyst, College of Science and MathematicsStephanie Debora, Administration Coordinator, Da vid Nazarian College of Business and

EconomicsSusan Dickman, Director of Development for A thletics, University DevelopmentJeremy Dixon, Assistant Director for Athletics Compl iance, Intercollegiate AthleticsMelissa Dreiling, Student and Young Alumni Enga gement Coordinator, Alumni Relations

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NEW AND PROMOTED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, 2019-20

Jacqueline Edwards, Project and Special Events Coordinator, College of Social and Behavioral

SciencesMichael Epping, Grants Specialist, Research and Sponsored ProgramsSoudabeh Faghihi, Office Manager, Undergraduate StudiesOscar Figueroa, Custodian, Physical Plant ManagementDiane Fulton, Acquisitions Specialist, University LibrarySerinah Gabrelian, Director of Finance and Operations, College of Social and Behavioral

SciencesSebastian Gahito, Cash Operations Technician, Financial ServicesMichael Galeana, Transfer and Graduate Admissions Coordinator Specialist,

Admissions and RecordsIvett Gallegos, AIS Department Graduate Program Coordinator, David Nazarian

College of Business and EconomicsEduardo Garcia, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and

SafetyJared Garcia, Assistant Events Manager, Intercollegiate AthleticsEugene Garcia, Network Analyst, Physical Plant ManagementMartha Garcia, Custodian, Physical Plant ManagementMarisol Garcia, RN Lead for Nursing and Clinic Support, Student Health CenterLucia Garibay, Crime Analyst and Crime Prevention Specialist, Police ServicesNicole Goddard, Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Studies Melina Gomez, Representative, Financial AidRonnie Grant, Information Technology Consultant, Physical Plant ManagementJai’La Graves, Triage Registered Nurse, Student Health CenterKevin Green, Senior Athletic Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Studies Diane Guido, Associate Vice President, Faculty AffairsChristian Guillen, Dispatcher, Police ServicesRobert Harbeston, Distribution Center Lead, Physical Plant ManagementMisham Hashmi, Records and Registration Communications Coordinator, Admissions

and Records

Lauren Henderson, Administrative Support Assistant, College of Social and Behavioral

SciencesAmpelia Hernandez, Custodian, Physical Plant ManagementMaddison Ittner, Athletic Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Studies Xudong Jia, Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Computer ScienceKristyn Jones, Representative, Admissions and RecordsStacy Jones, Program and Case Coordinator, Equity and DiversityHeidi Jorgenson, Administrative Assistant for Subject Matter/Composition, College of

HumanitiesJoselit Juarez, International Admissions Representative, Admissions and RecordsJaclyn Kietzman, Graduate Student Recruitment Specialist, Michael D. Eisner College of

EducationMichelle Kilmnick, Director, Faculty AffairsBreanna Kyle, Center Administrative Analyst, Michael D. Eisner College of EducationRheana Laguardia, Learning Commons Coordinator, University LibraryHeather Lake, Senior Director of Development, University DevelopmentGerson Lam, Coordinator for Residential Student Success, Student HousingTerri Lite, EOP Resources Manager, Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)Robert Lopez, Senior Athletic Academic Advisor, Undergraduate StudiesKarla Loreto, Counselor, Financial AidBianca Lorona, Loan Analyst, Financial AidLi-Chao Lu, Financial and Operations Lead Analyst, College of Health and Human

DevelopmentBrian Ludmer, Director of Production, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the

Performing ArtsOctavio Luna, Groundsworker, Physical Plant ManagementThomas Macias, Multimedia Specialist, Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)Erik Magana, HR Operations Technician, Office of Human ResourcesRachel Mahgerefteh, CTVA Undergraduate Advisor, Mike Curb College of Arts, Media,

and Communication

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NEW AND PROMOTED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, 2019-20

Domenica Majalca, Associate Director of Stude nt Relations and Financial Literacy,

Financial AidSara Mariel Aquino, Internal Scholarships Coordin ator, Financial AidEsteffi Marquez, Coordinator, Student Outreac and Recruitme ntKennessa Marshall, Evaluator, Admissions and Records Sara Martinez, HR Operations Technician, Offic of Human Resources Anita Mendoza, Administrative Support Coordin ator, College of Social and Behavior

SciencesNathan Micinski, Assistant Director of De velopment, College of Engineering and

Computer Science, University DevelopmentVeronica Mondaca, Assistant Athletic Trainer, In tercollegiate AthleticsAnthony Montanio, Functional Analyst, Fin ancial AidTakiya Moore, Director of Instructional T echnology, Information TechnologyBrittany Morris, Custodian, Physical Plant Man agementJulie Mosley, Office Manager, College of Engin eering and Computer ScienceLauren Mueller, Electronic Resources Man agement Specialist, University LibraryWendy Naranjo, Administrative Coordinator, College of S cience and MathematicsArturo Navarro, Collections Representative II, Fin ancial ServicesEva Navarro Cabanas, Representative, A dmissions and RecordsTodd Nelson, Assistant Director of Engineering Se rvices, Physical Plant ManagementCameron O’Hanlon, Deputy to the Executive Dir ector, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Cent

for the Performing ArtsLaura Ontiveros, Office Manager, College of S ocial and Behavioral SciencesZeina Otaky Ramirez, Assistant Dean and Dir ector of Student Conduct and Ethical

Development, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

Johnny Paiz, Warehouse Worker, Physical Plan Man agementKristen Parr, Placement Administrative Coordin ator, College of Health and Human

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Me’Laine Pemberton Hanna, Executive Assistant and Dean’s Office Manager, Extended

LearningPatrick-Raphael Perez, Information Technology Consultant, College of Science and

MathematicsKarina Perez Rodriguez, Payroll Technician, Office of Human ResourcesRanjit Philip, Interim Vice President, Information TechnologyKenny Pineda, Administrative Support Assistant, College of Social and Behavioral

SciencesJulie Plaia, Health Insurance Coordinator, Intercollegiate AthleticsAnthony Prera, Police Officer, Police ServicesJuan Ramirez, Academic Advisor, Undergraduate StudiesRoberto Raygoza, Representative, Financial AidRachel Reilly, Administrative Support Assistant, Michael D. Eisner College of EducationErick Reyna, Groundsworker, Physical Plant ManagementSamuel Richman, Deputy Director/DHR Investigator, Equity and DiversityEsmeralda Rodriguez, Assistant to the Director, College of Science and MathematicsItzel Rodriguez, Accounts Payable Representative, Financial ServicesGerardo Rodriguez, Application Developer, Information TechnologyCatherine Rosa, Matador Achievement Center Coordinator, Undergraduate StudiesJason Saillant, Quick Copies Supervisor, Physical Plant ManagementRichard Sanchez, Plumber, Physical Plant ManagementGenesis Sandoval, Program Coordinator, Extended LearningGeraldine Sare, Matador Advising HUB Director, Undergraduate StudiesNancy Sedano, Administrative Analyst, Alumni RelationsMoumita Sen, Market Strategy and Research Analyst, Extended LearningVanessa Sermeno, Administrative Assistant, Financial ServicesHelen Simonyan, Sustainability/CARE Support Coordinator, Research and Sponsored

Programs

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NEW AND PROMOTED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, 2019-20

Chantal Sood, Operations Assistant, Office of Human ResourcesJulia Sosa, Representative, Admissions and RecordsConnor Spencer, Sports Nutritionist, Intercollegiate AthleticsShari Tarver-Behring, Dean, Michael D. Eisner College of EducationDeanna Tat, Administrative Support Assistant, College of Social and Behavioral SciencesTimothy Tiemann, Managing Director for Innovation Initiatives, David Nazarian

College of Business and EconomicsJorge Tista Jr., Custodian, Physical Plant ManagementCharity Tolefree, Administrative Support Assistant, College of Social and Behavioral

SciencesDamika Tribble, System Support Analyst, Michael D. Eisner College of EducationTammy Trujillo, Broadcast Media/News Director, Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and

CommunicationSteven Vail, Campaign Specialist, University DevelopmentNikki Valadez, Digital Transformation Analyst, Information TechnologyRick Valencia, Administrative Assistant, College of Engineering and Computer ScienceAnnie Walden, Travel and Accounting Coordinator, Intercollegiate AthleticsHenry Walk, Information Booth Attendant, Police ServicesCarole Wenger, Interim Director of Development Central, University DevelopmentRobert Yant, Assistant Events Manager, Intercollegiate AthleticsAmy Yarbrough, Marketing and Communications Specialist, Student

Outreach and RecruitmentBrenda Yera, Development Assistant, College of Health and Human DevelopmentJia Yi Guan, Administrative Coordinator, David Nazarian College of Business and EconomicsRachelle Yousuf, Membership and Engagement Coordinator, Alumni RelationsAmy Zapata, Administrative Coordinator, Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and

Communication

ASSOCIATED STUDENTS (AS)Melanie Anderson, Accounting TechnicianMayra Briseno, Assistant Office CoordinatorIris Garnica, Teacher Christina Leon, Human Resources CoordinatorBladimir Martinez, Sport Clubs CoordinatorKira Paczkowski, Senior Program CoordinatorChristopher Whitesides, Outdoor Adventures CoordinatorCalvin Yun, Desktop and User Support Services Coordinator

UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION (USU)

Elias Gallegos, USU Reservations and Event Services Operations SupervisorEmery Hernandez, Board of Directors Administrative Support CoordinatorScott Teves, Student Recreation Center Fitness Operations CoordinatorWhitney Workman, Pride Center Supervisor

THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION (TUC)Michelle Alcaraz, Human Resources TechnicianYaquelin Arista, Bilingual AdvocateTania Boror, Administrative SupportChristel Bowen, Activities AssistantMohamed Elmahdi, Operations SupervisorValerie Gonzalez, Bilingual AdvocateLusine Hunanyan, Quality Assurance SpecialistYessenia Leon, Administrative Support Suzanne Mendez, Prevention Ed SpecialistBianca Monteon, AdvocateManuel Puentes, Lead AdvocateBridget Quintanilla, Advising CoordinatorKrissia Retana, Outreach SpecialistMarley Reyes, Operations SupervisorNicole Roberts, Assistant DirectorBianca Sanchez, AdvocateMolly Shea, Project CoordinatorAlexis Sibrian, Program CoordinatorJocelyn Talavera-Montiel, Bilingual AdvocateVanessa Wampler, Post-Award Analyst AssociateSuelen Yancor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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IN MEMORIAM

Lonnie Boesen, Music

Joyce Broussard, History

Kristin Hyde, Psychology

Christopher Mahony, IT Academic Technology

Kitty Nard, English

Gerald Resendez, Chicana/o Studies

Nancy Taylor, English

Kristy Tyler, Physical Therapy

Nicholas Zingo, Criminology and Justice Studies

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The President thanks the following for their assistance in preparing the visual presentation: David Lane, Cary Osborne, Bryan Rodgers, Randy Reynaldo,

Nicole Mills, Hazel Kochocki, Jill Smith, Patty Park, Kate Llave, Kimon Rethis, Veronica Navarro, Jacob Bennett, Lee Choo, David Hawkins, Emily Olson,

Kevin Lizarraga, Diane Wai and Jeff Noblitt.

UNIVERSITY PRIORITIES

Advancing Student Success Focusing on Employees for Success Fostering Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Increasing the Visibility and Reputation of the University Planning for a Future Less Dependent on State Funding Expanding Research Activity and Sponsored Programs Supporting Sustainability Using Athletics as a Tool for Engagement

Note: Errors or omissions contained in this program should be brought to the attention of the President’s Office at presofc@csun.edu. A corrected version will be available for download at the

President’s Office website when the text to the President’s address is posted at:www.csun.edu/president