When was csun founded

But before that humble start, there was a great deal of political maneuvering to ensure that a four-year college would even be located in the Valley. In reaction to the decision, Valley leaders organized to successfully overturn the legislation and to later ensure that a four-year college would be sited in the San Fernando Valley. On December 21, , advocates for a Valley four-year college hosted 23 legislators for dinner at the Brown Derby on Wilshire Boulevard.

Armed with demographic projections, they pitched the Valley as the only logical place for the next state college. During Dr. While no longer in service, the instrument remains on display in Live Oak Hall.

In , University faculty approved the creation of the Center on Disabilities , which sponsors international training programs for professionals working in the field of disability.

The Center is responsible for the largest and longest-running university-sponsored annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference. In , the groundbreaking ceremony for the new National Center on Deafness site took place. Completed in , the building was named Jeanne M. Chisholm Hall by donor Grace Petri in memory of her sister. CSUN dedicated an addition to the Science Buildings, including an on-campus planetarium , in , giving the University the only complete astronomical facility in the CSU system.

The planetarium was later posthumously named in memory of the founding College of Science and Mathematics dean, Donald E. The ASRS can house and expediently retrieve up to 1. At the time of its construction, it was the only facility of its kind in the CSU system. The new sand volleyball facility opened the following year, with the first home game held in March The University welcomed its third president, Dr.

Blenda Wilson, in Two years later, a devastating 6. Numerous buildings on campus, including the University Library, suffered severe damage, and one of the parking structures collapsed entirely. In addition, the South Library was condemned and later demolished. However, the spring semester of that year began after a delay of only two weeks, with temporary buildings set up to conduct regular classes during the reconstruction effort.

During the earthquake, 90 percent of the open-shelf collection in the University Library fell onto the floor, but every book in the ASRS remained intact. The library was restored to service by the fall of , though the east and west wings had to be completely rebuilt and did not regain full service until the fall of Post-earthquake recovery concluded with the construction of the new Administration Building, University Hall, in December of that same year marked the restoration and relocation of the campus carillon to Cypress Hall after it was damaged in the earthquake.

Jolene Koester. In , the College of Education was renamed the Michael D. The plant, one of the largest at any university in the world, provides 15 percent of the energy consumed on campus. Unveiled in across from Matador Square, the nine-foot bronze statue was created by North Carolina sculptor Jon Hair and serves as the centerpiece for the ongoing Tradition of the Rose. Dianne F. Harrison as the fifth president of the University. Check out the Internship Placements. Meet our Full-Time Faculty.

History Scholarships and Awards. Careers in History. Joyce L. Broussard, Professor of History on June 13, A scholar of the history of US women and Southern history, Dr. Broussard took an indirect route into academia. After working as a film editor, Dr. Broussard returned to school to pursue a more formal education. She returned to CSUN as a faculty member, where she taught courses in American history and historical methods for two decades.

Broussard was known to her students and colleagues for her clarity of analysis, attention to detail, and sense of humor. She worked with Dr. Ronald L.