The Student Union will celebrate its fifth birthday with events, giveaways, and fun treats Sept. 19. The program starts at 10:30 a.m. but the celebration lasts all day. In the meantime, here are some fun facts from the last five years. More info on the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Calendar. (Photos by 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Photo Services)
220,567 — visitors to the game room, which includes arcade games, billiards, and table tennis
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó reinvigorated its student life programming when it replaced the old and cramped student union with a new building five years ago.
945,000+ — scantrons given to students by CSUN Student Government at the SU information desk. The information desk also handed out 22,895 campus maps to students, parents, and visitors.
6,717 — number of data projectors set-up by A/V technical staff for use at meetings/events. The union hosted 32,852 meetings and events, an average of 20 a day.
940,856 — number of chairs set by event operations staff for use at meetings/events
177,931 — students who attended programs sponsored by Civic Engagement & Diversity. The office organized more than 1,500 events and volunteer service programs in the past five years.
2,500+ — students who have opened accounts or used services at US Bank. The union also houses a Kaplan Test Prep Center.
Wi-fi access in the union makes group study sessions easy.
For this column from 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Magazine, Nevada journalist John L. Smith seeks context from someone, he says, "who has done everything for 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó but paint it."
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó’s origin story traces back to one vote by one man, Herb Derfelt. And his legacy continues through generations of family members who followed in his educator footsteps.
