California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge or CSUN is a public university in Northridge, California, a neighborhood in the United States' second-largest city of Los Angeles. CSUN belongs to the California State University system. It was founded first as the Valley satellite campus of California State University, Los Angeles and adopted its current name of California State University, Northridge in 1972.[1] It has become the third largest university in the California State System.[2]
CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields, master's degrees in 42 fields, and a doctoral degree in educational leadership. Cal State Northridge hosts the National Center on Deafness, and each year the university hosts the International Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities.
The school's sports teams, nicknamed "Matadors", play in the Big West Conference.
Colleges
California State University, Northridge Media
Earthquake damage sustained by parking structure C after the 1994 Northridge earthquake at CSUN
CubeSats being deployed by NanoRacks deployer
The entrance to the Matadome
Alumna Florence Griffith Joyner is considered the fastest woman of all time; the world records she set in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m still stand.
References
- ↑ "San Fernando Valley". Archived from the original on 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ↑ Fact about the CSU[dead link]