March 15, 2005
 
 
In this issue:  
 
Available now: Summer Term Schedule of Classes
The Summer Term schedule of classes  is now available online. The printed schedule will be available on campus on March 28.
 
 
Spring Special Session Preview
Spring Special Session offers a selection of University credit courses – primarily travel study programs and fieldwork for selected areas of professional practice – in a short (four-to-six-week) format. Spring Special Session begins in late May and ends in late June or early July. Most Spring Special Session offerings are open to community members who meet course prerequisites (if any) as well as students in CSUN degree programs. The following general interest courses are offered in 2005:

Teaching the Holocaust and Genocide – designed for secondary school and adult educators.

World Religions  – a survey of selected major religions with emphasis on tribal and historic faiths of Asia and the Near East.

For Spring Special Session registration information, e-mail ardis.flenniken@csun.edu or call (818) 677-3295.
 
Last Call for the “Sideways Country” Wine Tour
Space is still available for ExL’s return visit to the wineries of Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley, the region featured in the recent Oscar-winning film “Sideways.” The day-long adventure will feature four wineries – Jaffurs Wine Cellars, Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard, LinCourt Vineyards, and Stolpman Vineyards – plus lunch at a popular café in Los Olivos .

If you plan to participate, please contact Barb Frye at (818) 677-6404 or barb.frye@csun.edu no later than March 18.
 
Additional Late Spring Courses
The following courses will be starting in the next few weeks. Note that you do not have to be enrolled in a certificate program in order to take an individual course.

 DEGREE PROGRAMS
Master of Public Administration
Organization Theory and Human Behavior  – on campus, Monday evenings, March 28 to May 16.

Organizational Leadership – in Thousand Oaks, Monday evenings, March 28 to May 16

Public Policy Analysis – in Glendale, Tuesday evenings, March 29 to May 17.

Public Policy Process  – on campus, Tuesday evenings, March 29 to May 17

Public Budgeting and Financial Administration – in Thousand Oaks, Wednesday evenings, March 30 to May 15.

Research Methods for Public Administration – in Glendale, Wednesday evenings, March 30 to May 18.

 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS (in alphabetical order)
Digital Media and Design
Introduction to Dreamweaver  – Three Saturdays, April 2, 9 and 16.

Working with Photoshop  – Ten Monday evenings, April 11 to June 20.

Fundamentals of Business Management
Financial Accounting  – Five Tuesdays evenings, April 19 to May 17.

Interpretation and Translation
Practical Linguistics for Interpreters II  – Three Saturdays, April 16 to 30.

 STAND-ALONE COURSES
Computers and Information Technology
Computer Competency – Ten Thursday evenings, April 21 to June 23.

Language and Cultural Studies
Accelerated Spanish II (Intermediate) – Two weekends, including Friday evenings, April 8-10 and April 15-17.

Conversational Spanish II  – Seven Wednesday evenings, April 6 to May 18.

Test Preparation
California Multiple Subjects Exam for Teachers (CSET)  –  For May 21 exam: Six Wednesday evenings, April 20 and 27, May 4 and 11.

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)   – Four Saturday mornings, March 19 to April 16. (No class meeting March 26.)

Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA)  – For April 9 exam: Two Sundays, March 20 and April 3.
 
Spring Break and Cesar Chavez Day
The week of March 21 through March 27 is spring break, and no classes will be held. Nor will classes be held on Thursday, March 31, which is Cesar Chavez Day. Enjoy your holidays!
 
Take Advantage of the Campus Escort Service
Although the days are getting noticeably longer, it’s still dark by the time most evening classes start. If you’re uncomfortable on campus after sundown, don’t forget that CSUN’s Public Safety Department provides a free escort service to walk students, instructors and visitors to their cars, Monday through Friday, from sundown to 11 p.m. The service is available only during the spring and fall semesters. To request an escort, call 5048 or 2113 from any campus phone, or (818) 677-5048 or 677-2113 from cell or pay phones.
 
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