The Associated Students is the primary advocate for students at California State University, Northridge and provides excellent, meaningful programs and services designed to create and enhance a spirited, learning-focused campus environment.
Children's Center
The AS Children’s Center is a high quality early childhood development program that provides a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment. The program promotes each child’s physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. Daily activities foster each child’s development to their fullest potential.
SERVING
Families per Semester:
Fall 2021
56
Spring 2020
70
Winter 2021
40
Summer 2022
63
Meals
15,000
Children per Semester
55-75
OUR STAFF
Number
of Teachers
12
Number of
Office Staff
57
Number of
Student Employees
40
Outdoor Adventures
Since 2008, CSUN Outdoor Adventures (OA) has been providing unique recreational opportunities to the CSUN community. Through our Wilderness Outings, RIDGE Rockwall, rental center, team building program, workshops and clinics, Outdoor Leadership Program, and most recently Camp Matador, we provide awe-inspiring, transformative experiences to more than 6,000 students each year.
STAFF
Number of Student Employees
Number of Staff Employees
Number of Volunteeers
Trip Leaders
All of our Wilderness Outing Instructors have over 10 days of back country training and an additional focus on technical activities to provide you with the safest, most competent wilderness experience possible. All our staff are an equal mix of trained medical practitioners, cooks, drivers, outdoor educators, and fun facilitators culminating in pretty incredible outdoor professionals.
Number of Trip Leaders
Number of Trips for Spring 2022
WILDERNESS WELCOME
Wilderness Welcome offers transfer students a warm entrance into the CSUN community and provides the tools to successfully navigate the transition into Matador life. Students will explore the beautiful outdoors of California and develop lasting relationships while on a fun-filled journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and lasting memories!
CAMP MATADOR
Number of Students who attended Outdoor Orientation
ADVENTURE TRIPS
CSUN Outdoor Adventures, located in the Student Recreation Center, gives you the opportunity to explore, learn and enjoy outdoor opportunities. Students participating in outings will learn how to recreate safely in the great outdoors and develop an understanding of natural surroundings. Outdoor Adventures hopes this will lead each student to appreciate the Earth’s natural beauty and all it has to offer.
Number of Trips for Spring 2022
Day Trips
Weekend Trips
LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS
The Outdoor Leadership Program (OLP) is designed to provide the knowledge and necessary skills for individuals who are interested in working as trip instructors or guides with the CSUN Outdoor Adventures Program.
The goal of the OLP is to develop knowledgeable, highly skilled and trained wilderness guides to work as instructors and guides with the Outdoor Adventures Program. Our overall mission is to provide the CSUN community an avenue to foster an appreciation for the outdoors, while emphasizing safety, environmental awareness, minimum impact, personal exploration, group bonding, experiential education, positive interaction, and good times.
Number of Students Involved in OA Leadership Program
RENTAL CENTER
CSUN Outdoor Adventures has a large selection of outdoor equipment available for current CSUN students to rent at a low cost for a day, a weekend, or a week. Located at the Northwest entrance of the SRC, the Rental Center serves as your comprehensive outdoor resource. Whether it's a family camping trip, church retreat, music festival, or mountaineering expedition, we provide top of the line outdoor equipment rentals for a number of general and technical activities.
Number of Items Rented
BIKE SHOP
As a bicycle shop , we offer CSUN students, faculty, and staff affordable prices on bicycle repairs, maintenance, and parts. If you would like to learn how to repair or maintain your bike, no labor fee will be added to your total, so you'll just pay for the price of the part (if applicable).
If you don't have the time or don't want to get your hands dirty, no problem!
Number of Bikes Repaired/
Maintained
COVID Related Programming
Virtual Camps
Virtual Team Buildings
Productions
AS Productions provides concerts, cultural events, lectures and special events for the CSUN campus, including "Big Show." AS Productions keeps the Matador spirit alive by producing CSUN spirit events and collaborating on programming with campus clubs, academic departments and the University Student Union.
Events
24
Number
of Events
37,250
Attendees
on Average
Staff
0
Number of
Student
Volunteers
5
Number of
Student
Employees
10
Number of
Collaborations
with Non-AS
Department
Sport Clubs
Each club is formed, developed, governed and administered by student members.
Student leadership, interest and participation are essential elements of a successful sport club.
26
Number of Sport Clubs
22
Number of Student Employees
558
Number of Students in Sport Clubs
5
Number of Volunteers
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Men’s Soccer won the UCSD Spring Invitational tournament in May 2022.
- Both the Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Clubs attended the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation National Championships in Phoenix, AZ.
- Chris Santiago and Jesus Venegas-Vazquez from the Boxing Club represented CSUN at the USIBA National Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. Both won their beginner weight class titles.
- Takato Tsuchiya qualified for the NAtional Collegiate Table Tennis Association Men’s Single National Championship in Round Rock, Texas, finishing in the round of 32.
- Sport CLubs hosted 302 practices and events in the COVID shortened Fall Semester. The department had 4,351 unique participations, totaling 9,497 participation hours. Spring 2022 had 381 practices and events, with 4,826 unique participations, totaling 12,378 participation hours.
- The Athletic Training Stass completed 820 individual appointments in the ‘21-’22 school year, totaling 441 hours of treatments, evaluations, and training.
Sport Clubs
Sustainability
8
Number of Student Employees
6
Number of Events
PRIDE for RECYCLING
- Resuse Culture Fashion Expo - collaborative with CSUN Public Art Class, Apparel Design, Merchandize Department, and eco-friendly vendors.
- Past AS events signages were upcycled into over 70 tote bags
- Cyanotype Shirt upcycling projects - 100 shirts were upcycled
- Collaborations with the California Product
stewardship councils LA Textile Recovery Program
- diverted over 200 lbs of textiles from landfills
- Earth Month Programming
- Collaborations with 9 campus departments
- CSUNXMetro collaborations - exclusive discounts and free rides on Metrorail, Metro Micro
- CSUN X All Matters campaign Distribution of over 200 free menstrual cups
- Matador Exchange Stats
- Increased to 3328 users since Fall 2021
- The gross value of merchandise resold, exchanged, or donated on ME = $3,500.00
- Over 3,000 transactions
Recycling totals including pound or numbers
900 lbs
E-waste
204
Electronics
207
Printer Cartridges
EVENTS
- Back to School and Matador Exchange Promotions (Fall & Spring Semester)
- E-waste Drive
- America Recycles Day - Fall
- Trash Talkers
- Earth Month & Earth Fair
- Reuse Culture Expo
300
Attendance
Student Leadership
The Student Government division of Associated Students (AS) represents the student body, advocates its needs and defends its interests in dealings with faculty, campus administrators and government officials.
Student Government is comprised of student leaders who seek to provide the ultimate college experience and uphold the mission and vision of AS Student leaders encourage shared governance, student advocacy and collaboration with other campus and community entities.
number of student leaders
15
SENATE
15
CABINET
28
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
11
Number of Committees
33
Number of Senate Meetings
27
Number of Finance Meetings
97
Number of Other Committees Meetings
15
Number of Resolutions Passed
2,217 of 34,991
Number of Students Voted
22
Number of non-AS Committees served on
RESOLUTION TITLES
- SB-2021-22-001 - AS Commitment to Diversifying CSUN Professors
- SB-2021-22-002 - Free Menstrual Products in CSUN Restrooms
- SB-2021-22-003 - Associated Students Fee Transparency Campaign
- SB-2021-22-004 - Eliminating Discrepencies & Attaching Syllabus to Online Course Description
- SB-2021-22-005 - Centralized Online Tutoring Information Website by College to Improve Resource Accessibility
- SB-2021-22-006 - Matador Discount Program
- SB-2021-22-007 - AS Support for the Country of Ukraine
- SB-2021-22-008 - Establish Religious Holiday Exemption Procedures
- SB-2021-22-009 - Continue Universal Free On-Campus Covid-19 Testing at CSUN
- SB-2021-22-010 - AS Establishment of Community Libraries in the University Village Apartments
- SB-2021-22-011 - AS Recommendation for Electric Bikes on Campus
- SB-2021-22-012 - Establishing and Creating a Veterans Memorial
- SB-2021-22-013 - Establish a Transfer Resource Center
- SB-2021-22-014 - To Include More Microwaves on Campus
- SB-2021-22-015 - Annual C.R.A.M.P.S. Event Hosted by AS Productions
COVID Related Programming
- Student Leadership was able to host the first Diversity and Inclusion Fair. The Diversity and Inclusion Fair was as an opportunity for campus clubs, organizations, and departments that focus on diversity and inclusion could highlight their cultures, goals, and achievements.
- Launched the Philanthropy Fund, which allows CSUN recognized and AS chartered student organizations/ clubs to be allocated up to $2,000 for their philanthropic events.
- Offered support to commuter students by distributing 2,000 gas cards.
- Hosted Campus Conversation series Dr. Watkins, Provost Walker, Ranjit Philip, Colin Donahue, and President Beck
- Senators were able to host various college town hall meetings throughout the year. These town hall meetings were an opportunity for students to connect with their college Dean and AS Senators and resulted in many important and meaningful conversations.
Ticket Office
The AS Ticket Office offers ticketing services for nearly all campus events, from athletics and comedy to theater, music and more. Discounted tickets to local movie theaters and theme parks are also available.
COVID Related Programming
Amidst the pandemic, Metro allowed us to sell all their main transit passes at a 50% reduced rate.
highlights
34,000
Tickets Sold for
170 CSUN Events
2,000
Students who buy
Public Transportation
Passes through the Ticket Office
5,000
Tickets Sold for
Discounted Attraction Tickets
TRANSIT PASSES /U-PASS
750
Transit Passes Sold
520
U-Passes alone
ACHIEVEMENTS
The Ticket Office was able to distribute FREE Gas Cards to students as gas prices spiked, giving them some relief as we approached the end of the spring semester.
Associated Students (AS) Accounting and Financial Services provides many amenities to all CSUN students, especially when it comes to clubs and organizations. AS Accounting and Financial Services works with CSUN-recognized clubs and organizations by handling agency (club) accounts and AS-budgeted accounts when an allocation has been approved by the senate.
Accounting
476
Transit Passes Sold
170,800
Scholarships/
Grants
200,000
*157 Requests
Student Travel
Allocated (STAR)
1,341,023
*110 Requests Funded
Club & Org Funding
8,848,280
Operating Budget for all AS Program/Department
The Accounting Department stayed open to assist Students and Staff, both in-person and virtually during the pandemic
ACHIEVEMENTS
administration / human resources
143
Number of Student Employees
48
full time
14
PART TIME
Number of Staff
30
Number of Volunteers
0
Number of Interns
Number of Students/Staff Trainings
The Accounting Department stayed open to assist Students and Staff, both in-person and virtually during the pandemic