IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1479 
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of California State University, 
Northridge (CSUN), an extraordinary public university dedicated to pro-
moting the intellectual, economic, and cultural qualities of the San Fer-
nando 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 re-
ferred 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, eco-
nomic, 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 Val-
ley, a region of nearly 2,000,000 people; 
Whereas CSUN was founded in 1958 as San Fernando Val-
ley State College and adopted its current name in 1972; 
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Whereas CSUN is one of the premier higher education insti-
tutions in Southern California, offering 64 bachelor’s de-
grees, 50 master’s degrees, 28 teaching credential pro-
grams 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 univer-
sity’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. con-
ference 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 foun-
dation offered by the university; 
Whereas CSUN faculty have been recognized for their out-
standing 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 dur-
ing 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 dis-
play of courage and tenacity in the midst of distress and 
uncertainty; 
Whereas CSUN maintains countless direct connections to the 
San Fernando Valley community at large through busi-
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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, non- 
profit, politics, sports, and our Nation’s space program; 
Whereas their success, and the success of thousands of alum-
ni, exemplifies the hard work and determination of 
CSUN’s diverse student body, faculty, and staff; 
Whereas CSUN is constructing the 1,700-seat Valley Per-
forming Arts Center, which will serve as the San Fer-
nando Valley’s largest arts education center and venue 
for local students and the community, and CSUN has ex-
tensive 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 univer-
sity’s physical development for decades to come: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commemorates ‘‘50 years of life-changing 
opportunity’’ 
at 
California 
State 
University, 
Northridge; 
(2) recognizes the invaluable contributions of 
the university in higher education, advanced re-
search, and community service; and 
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