CSUN Urban Studies to Hold 25-Year Gala
The urban studies program at Cal State Northridge will celebrate its 25th anniversary tonight at a celebration and reunion.
The gala is scheduled from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Grand Salon of the University Student Union.
Los Angeles City Councilmen Hal Bernson and Richard Alarcon plan to attend, and city Planning Director Con Howe will present his vision of L.A. in 2025.
Program director Tim Dagodag said about 500 students have graduated from the program, which analyzes such issues as crime, land use, environmental concerns and traffic.
“Our focus is on the solutions,” Dagodag said. “From the beginning, we were ahead of the curve; we’ve emphasized community service. And our alumni seem to follow in that path.”
Two awards will be presented tonight in memory of Bobbi Paine, a CSUN graduate and community activist who died of cancer in 1988.
The campus is at 18111 Nordhoff St. For more information, call (818) 677-2904.
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