A schedule of fall and winter courses offered through The Tseng College is now available both online and in printed form from Room 100, Matador Bookstore Complex. Note: Instructor biographies are available online only.
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Fall 2005 classes start August 29. The registration period for Open University – both online and in person – runs from August 29 to Sept. 16.
Registration is easy, since formal application and admission to CSUN are not required. (Admission is on a space-available basis for those who meet the course prerequisites.) To receive a brochure, call (818) 677-2504. See our Open University pages for more details.
Note: International students may participate in the Open University program on a full-time basis through The Tseng College's Intensive English Program.
Do you participate in or expect to lead a lean management initiative for your organization? The Tseng College's upcoming series of courses on lean operations can prepare you for success in this critical area. You can learn more about the series – which will start this fall – at our introductory seminar, which will be held on campus from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26. The $49 fee includes a CD-ROM containing information that will be useful for anyone who works in production or quality management. For information, call (818) 677-3916. To register, call (818) 677-2504.
The Tseng College continues to expand its Interpretation and Translation offerings. New this fall is Armenian Criminal Court Terminology, the first course in a series created to prepare those fluent in Armenian and English for careers as court interpreters. For those who are bilingual in English and a language other than Armenian or Spanish, we are introducing Other-Than-Spanish (OTS) Interpretation. Also new is Comparative Structures of Spanish and English, the first in a new series of professional development courses in the field of translation.
To learn more about these programs, we encourage you to attend one or more of our free orientation meetings. The next Orientation and Testing of Potential Interpreters (all languages) will be held on campus on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. For those interested in working in the healthcare field, there is also an Orientation and Testing of Potential Healthcare Interpreters on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
If translation is your career objective, the Orientation and Testing of Potential Translators meeting will be on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m.
NOTE: While these events are free*, advance registration by phone is required. Please call (818) 677-4769 or (800) 328-9900. * On-campus parking for all events is $4.
The Tseng College's newest degree program – the Master of Knowledge Management – begins in December, with an orientation for students whose applications have been accepted. Applications must be received by October 31.
On October 15, our semi-annual Exploring California's Vineyards tour will return to the Paso Robles area and include a side trip to the Edna Valley. Participants will sample wines from Austin Hope Winery, Baileyana Winery, L'Aventure Winery, Ortman Family Vineyards, Tablas Creek Vineyards and Treana Winery.
Early Birds: If you register before Sept. 15, you'll save $10 off the regular course fee of $109. For additional information, contact course coordinator Barb Frye at (818) 677-6404 or barb.frye@csun.edu.
You are invited to join CSUN in celebrating Constitution Day on Sept. 17, the 216th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. This free event will feature a breakfast and panel discussion on constitutional law, the scope of constitutional rights and liberties, the implications of Supreme Court decisions and interpretations of First Amendment freedoms. The panelists are CSUN professors of political science Sylvia Snowiss, Ph.D., and Christopher Shortell, Ph.D., and journalism professor Maureen Rubin, J.D.
The celebration will be held in the Sierra Center, with breakfast at 8 a.m. and the panel discussion from 9 a.m. to noon. While the event is free of charge, reservations are required. RSVP to (818) 677-7131 by Sept. 9.
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