COMMUNITY NEWS CSUN STUDENTS RECEIVE SPJ HONORS.Two California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , students have earned national ``Mark of Excellence'' awards from the Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ, formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi . Senior Edward Jacob and recent graduate Heather Sinclair will receive their awards at a luncheon Aug. 25 at the society's convention in Chicago. Jacob earned second place in the nation in the radio feature category for his piece ``Altered States Art Exhibit'' about an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art last fall. Jacob also received an Edward R. Murrow Award The Edward R. Murrow Award can mean:
Sinclair finished third nationwide in the category of radio in-depth reporting for her story ``Tigers in Captivity.'' KCSN-FM 88.5 is the student-run CSUN radio station, composed of students majoring in broadcast journalism and directed by journalism professor Keith Goldstein. Shalamon Duke, dean of student services and equity at Los Angeles City College Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard. and a Van Nuys area resident, has begun serving a three-year term on the board of directors of the Association of California Community College Administrators. Duke has served as a dean at City College for a year, where he's supervised programs for the Office of Special Services, the Student Health Center and Psychological Services. Duke previously served in a variety of positions at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , Mira Costa College and San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. . The Association of California Community College Administrators is a member-supported professional organization for administrators and managers of the state's 109 community colleges. The Rotary Club of Simi Sunset bought new shoes for 20 members of the Boys and Girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. Club of Simi Valley earlier this month. Each club member also got a new backpack and T-shirt. ``The kids were so excited and had a terrific time picking out their own shoes,'' said Linda White, the club's chief executive officer. ``It was great to see the smiles as they showed their new shoes to each other.'' Rotary members Jan Meek, Phyllis Tewfik, Kelly Gilliland, Jill Haney, Lynda Nickolai and Nickolai's son Bryan Sarfaty each assisted a small group of club members. The Boys and Girls Club of Simi Valley receives its support from private donations and aid from organizations like the Rotary Club. |
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