CSUN’s Comeback Kid
Nicole Simpson ’09 (Kinesiology) may not always see them coming, but she is an expert on navigating life’s twists and turns.
Features
How Green is Our Valley? 
For many, the term “sustainability” is familiar. Just don’t ask about specifics. Something about the environment, right?
3,600 Shades of Green
Graceful, shade-giving, oxygen-producing and essential to global food production, trees are playing a critical role in the drama of the earth’s changing climate. At Cal State Northridge, a move is afoot to assess the role and impact of the thousands that have transformed the campus into something resembling Marvell’s “green thought in a green shade.”
‘We’re All in This Together’
In other times, Nancy Kurland, Erica Wohldmann, Sheela Bhongir and Misak Sevlian may have had a mere nodding acquaintance at faculty meetings or in class.
‘The Ultimate Sustainable System’
Physical Plant Management (PPM) Executive Director Tom Brown shows off CSUN’s 1 megawatt fuel cell power plant like a proud parent. With good reason. The plant is the single largest fuel cell power plant at any university in the world.
Message in a Bottle
Cal State Northridge’s recycling program sprang to life in 1991, when Associated Students (AS) and campus leaders decided to divert recyclable materials from the university waste stream and to promote the benefits of recycling.
Lush Life
Talk about your humble origins. CSUN’s subtropical rain forest, exotic glamour queen of all the campus plant life, was not so very long ago a mere mound of dirt.
What’s Next? ‘Green’ Eggs and Ham?
Dave Nirenberg’s office in The University Corporation was a kaleidoscope of colors and textures. Piles of red, green and yellow lead-free Fiesta Ware crockery, manufactured by a “green values” company called Homer Laughlin, were stacked on a bookcase.
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