Dr. Maureen Rubin appointed Interim Associate Dean of the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication.

I am extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Maureen Rubin as Interim Associate Dean of the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication.

Dr. Rubin has served as Director of Undergraduate Studies since 2006. She joined the University in 1984 as a professor of journalism and has held a number of leadership roles in the Department, College and University. She was founding director of the Center for Community-Service Learning where she helped to develop and secure funding for over 300 new service-learning classes. In her 26 years at California State University Northridge, she has received numerous local, state and national awards for both her teaching and community service.

Prior to joining the University, Rubin was Director of Public Information for President Carter’s Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs in the White House, and held similar positions for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Consumer Federation of America.

I know you will want to join me in congratulating Dr. Rubin and welcoming her to her new role.

--Dean Robert Bucker

CSUN will be transitioning content from WebCT to Moodle. The transition schedule will be:

• Fall 2009 Courses – March 15
• Spring & Summer 2009 Courses – April 30
• Spring 2010 Courses – June 30

If a faculty member needs a course transitioned sooner, please contact the Faculty Technology Center at ext. 3443 or email ftc@csun.edu.

As a reference for questions faculty may have, please visit the Moodle page: http://www.csun.edu/at/tools/moodle.html

If more detailed information is required, please contact David Levin at david.levin@csun.edu .

HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION GRANTS FILM PROGRAM $50,000

The Film Production Option of the Department of Cinema and Television Arts received a $50,000 grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, known worldwide for their Golden Globe Awards. The check was presented to Professor Nate Thomas, Head of the Film Production Option, at the HFPA's star studded Annual Installation and Grants Luncheon on July 28th in Beverly Hills. Super stars Nicole Kidman, Annette Bening and Eva Longoria Parker were among the numerous celebrity presenters. The production grant / fellowships are for senior film project students for the 2010-2011 school year. The director of each senior film project has the distinction of being a Hollywood Foreign Press Association Fellow. For the past 15 years HFPA grants and scholarships to the film production curriculum and students, a largely working class constituency most in need of help, have literally made the difference between mere artistic aspiration and the actual fulfillment of dreams. Recent Cal State Northridge HFPA Fellows and supported films have won the Student Emmy, been region finalists in the Student Academy Awards, and have won a prestigious Heritage Award from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). The senior film project students also have the pleasure of editing in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Senior Film Edit Suite and preparing their sound design in the state-of-the-art Hollywood Foreign Press Association Film Sound Mix Studio. The HFPA grants have an even deeper significance during these trying economic times. (Photo courtesy of HFPA. Eva Longoria Parker joined returning HFPA President Philip Berk to announce grants.)

(Photo courtesy of HFPA. Prof. Nate Thomas and HFPA's Dagmar Dunlevy at Luncheon)

BUFFET CRAMPON USA ANNOUNCES JULIA HEINEN AS BUFFET CRAMPON CLARINET ARTIST

Buffet Crampon USA, North American distributor of Buffet Crampon woodwinds, is pleased to announce Julia Heinen has been named a Buffet Crampon Clarinet Artist. Julia plays on the Tosca B-flat and A clarinets and the RC Prestige E-flat clarinet.

As a soloist, Julia Heinen has performed hundreds of recitals throughout the United States and had the distinct pleasure of premiering several works written specifically for her. In February of 2003, she performed a recital including several new works at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and recently finished a compact disc recording including several of these pieces which was released in the Fall of 2007 by Centaur Records

.In addition to Dr. Heinen’s solo performances, she is often heard as a chamber musician performing most notably with Trio Chiaroscuro and the Oneota Chamber Players. She is also an accomplished ensemble player having served as principal clarinetist with the American Wind Symphony, a professional wind ensemble which tours the United States and Europe. As an orchestral player, she has served as principal clarinetist with the Santa Clarita, LaCrosse, Dubuque, Valdosta, Greenville, Augusta and Rochester Symphony Orchestras and was featured several times as a concerto soloist with those ensembles. In addition, her orchestral performance also include several concerts with the Minnesota Orchestra and she can frequently be heard locally on the Hour of Power orchestra from the Crystal Cathedral.

Dr. Heinen does frequent clinics and masterclasses in many universities and colleges throughout the United States. Originally from Minnesota, she currently lives in Los Angeles, where she serves as professor of music at California State University, Northridge, teaching clarinet, coaching chamber music and coordinating the musicianship program. She holds a masters degree from the University of Michigan, an artist diploma from Northwestern University and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota. Her teachers have included Herbert Blayman, Robert Marcellus, Timothy Paradise and Cloyde Williams.

CSUN Master's of Music student, Robert Norman, has been accepted into an elite vocal program with the Santa Barbara Opera

Opera Santa Barbara's 2010 Young Artists will be in residency from March 28 through May 9, 2010. During their six-week adventure, they will engage in an intensive program of master classes, professional training, and preparations for the chorus of OSB's production of “Macbeth”. In a new program offering this year, they will be present their own production “Ode to Opera: Shakespearean Opera Scenes.” This production will be directed by James Marvel (OSB - Faust, 2005) and will include scenes from Otello, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet and Falstaff. Video installations by S. Katy Tucker will bring exciting visual appeal to this production.

Full of youthful energy and enthusiasm, the Young Artists will be providing a series of community concerts and free events.

ROBERT NORMAN
Sponsored by Louise Gaylord

Voice Type: Tenor

Resides: Canoga Park, CA

Education: Cal State University Northridge Masters Program

Recent Activity: Albert, Albert Herring, Guillot, Manon, (Opera in the Ozarks); Sam Kaplan, Street Scene (CSU Northridge); Tenor soloist in several massed works regionally in the L.A. area including Bach’s Magnificat, Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s St. John Passion, and Haydn’s Missa in Tempore Belli.

Robert Norman is a student of Deanna Murray.

FBI and Local Law Enforcement in Partnership with CSUN Film Program Produce Gripping PSA on Cyber Predators and Children

The scene opens on a family at dinner. Each member is lost in his or her own world – listening to music, reading a magazine or staring off into space. In a corner of the room sits a laptop open to the image of a man typing away on his own computer. Glancing up at the camera, the man says, “If you don’t talk to your children, I will.”

The 30-second public service announcement, created by a team of Cal State Northridge faculty, students and alumni, is a stark reminder of the importance of parents taking advantage of every opportunity to talk to their children.

(Click here to read more and watch the PSA)

ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards Announced

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has named the recipients of the Richard Moore Heritage Award for outstanding achievement in student filmmaking. CSUN Senior Film Project "Sounds of Silence" (participant in 2009 Senior Film Showcase) has won an honorable mention for the Directors of Photography Ryan Carmody and Masaki Imai. This prestigious honor is a first for CSUN. Other top honors went to AFI, USC and Loyola Marymount.

The awards will be given at the 24th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 27th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Century City where the cinematography nominees from the feature entries will be announced. Nominees are the Directors of Photography from: "The Hurt Locker', "Nine", "The White Ribbon", "Avatar", and "inglourious Basterds".

The ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards for feature films are the highest honor for a cinematographer under the Academy Award.

CSUNmobile Launches

The Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication has launched a mobile application for the iPhone. CSUNMobile is a source for news and information about California State University, Northridge both on and off campus.

The free application is produced by student media for the campus community and available through Apple's App Store. CSUNmobile provides students, faculty and staff with everything from interactive maps, calendar of events, Daily Sundial headlines, stories and multimedia, access to listen to KCSN, sports, jobs, housing and much more.

Easily share any campus news and information with friends, family and classmates with the push of a button.

Stay tuned for future updates for other smartphones and for new features, including local community events, deals and specials, ability to find friends on campus, and other tools and content.