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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1479 

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of California State University, 

Northridge (CSUN), an extraordinary public university dedicated to promoting the intellectual, economic, and cultural qualities of the San Fernando Valley. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008 

Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. FILNER, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. 

BACA, and Mr. HONDA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of California State 

University, Northridge (CSUN), an extraordinary public 

university dedicated to promoting the intellectual, economic, and cultural qualities of the San Fernando Valley. 

Whereas California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is 

a vibrant, diverse university community of over 35,000 

students and 3,700 faculty and staff, sited on a 356-acre 

campus in the heart of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, a region of nearly 2,000,000 people; 

Whereas CSUN was founded in 1958 as San Fernando Valley State College and adopted its current name in 1972; 


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Whereas CSUN is one of the premier higher education institutions in Southern California, offering 64 bachelor’s degrees, 50 master’s degrees, 28 teaching credential programs at 8 colleges, and an extended learning program; 

Whereas CSUN is one of the Nation’s top 100 universities 

for awarding bachelor’s degrees to minority students, and 

minority students accounted for 43 percent of the university’s graduates in the 2006 to 2007 academic year; 

Whereas CSUN’s Model U.N. team won top honors for the 

second year in a row at the national Model U.N. conference held in New York City competing against nearly 

300 universities; 

Whereas CSUN leads the California State University system 

in the number of graduates admitted after law school to 

the California State Bar, considered by many as the most 

difficult in the Nation, due to the strong academic foundation offered by the university; 

Whereas CSUN faculty have been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements, including 8 Guggenheim 

Fellowships and 59 Fulbright awards among countless 

other national and international accolades; 

Whereas the students, faculty, and staff at California State 

University, Northridge suffered great personal loss during the devastating 1994 Northridge earthquake, which 

damaged entire sections of the university; 

Whereas in the earthquake’s aftermath, the university and 

the community rallied to rebuild this institution in a display of courage and tenacity in the midst of distress and 

uncertainty; 

Whereas CSUN maintains countless direct connections to the 

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ness, academic, and community organizations, activities 

and events, as well as the campus newspaper, the Daily 

Sundial, and the widely acclaimed and award winning 

KCSN radio station; 

Whereas CSUN has granted some 200,000 bachelor’s and 

master’s degrees to esteemed graduates including many 

notable names in business, entertainment, media, nonprofit, politics, sports, and our Nation’s space program; 

Whereas their success, and the success of thousands of alumni, exemplifies the hard work and determination of 

CSUN’s diverse student body, faculty, and staff; 

Whereas CSUN is constructing the 1,700-seat Valley Performing Arts Center, which will serve as the San Fernando Valley’s largest arts education center and venue 

for local students and the community, and CSUN has extensive plans to expand the campus and its programs to 

more students eager to immerse themselves in the broad 

and challenging curriculum offered by the university; and 

Whereas the campus expansion will help frame the university’s physical development for decades to come: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) commemorates ‘‘50 years of life-changing 

3 opportunity’’ at California State University, 

4 Northridge; 

5 (2) recognizes the invaluable contributions of 

6 the university in higher education, advanced re7 search, and community service; and 


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1 (3) honors the students, faculty, and staff who 

2 are dedicated to academic achievement and contrib3 uting to the betterment of their communities. 

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