Resources

• Africana Studies Writing Center (Writing Lab & Research Library)
  The Department of Africana Studies Writing Center which started operations in 1982 was designed primarily to provide supplemental assistance to mainly Black and other under-presented students who manifest problems with writing and reading skills. Today, it has become a valuable resource for students at CSUN while servicing well over 200 of them each year. Email: africanawritingcenter@csun.edu
   
• BLUES project

• California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

• California School Directory

• Cal State Apply

• Career Center
   
• Children's Cente

• College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (CSBS) Tutoring Center
  The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences offers FREE walk-in statistics and writing tutoring to all students enrolled in Africana Studies, Anthropology, Criminology and Justice Studies, Geography and Environmental Studies, History, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, and Urban Planning and Studies courses.

  Our tutors are highly trained and will be able to help you with any of your statistics questions and help you write or edit papers. Students can drop in for help once or regularly throughout the semester.

• Community for Achievement in Psychological Sciences (CAPS)
  Community for Achievement in Psychological Science (CAPS) is designed to connect psychology students with on-campus resources relevant to helping them complete their degree or pursue a career in psychology. We offer office hours with peer mentors (Senior Fellows) who can answer your questions about topics such as "what is this professor's class like?" to "what is APA format?!"

  We also offer a wide range of fun activities and events throughout the semester. We also have a physical space in room Sierra Hall 304 for a space to hangout, charge your device, work on a computer, meet new friends, or see what's new in the psychology department. During Virtual learning, we are serving you via Slack, Zoom and email. Team CAPS hopes to help you find your psychology family! Email: elise.fenn@csun.edu

• Credential Preparation Office

• CSBS student supports
  Our goal is to have high academic expectations for student achievement and provide the resource support for students to meet those expectations.  Help students to frame academic support as a tool for success rather than a traditional view of academic support as a sign of poor performance. 
  
  Contact:
  Carolina Sevilla, M.S.
  carolina.sevilla@csun.edu
  CSBS Student Achievement Coach
  Sierra Hall 130T

  Marina Valadez
  marina.valadez@csun.edu
  CSBS Graduation & Retention Specialist
  Sierra Hall 130S

• CSBS Writing Wizards

• CSUN Food Pantry

• CSUN Helpline
   
• CSUN Mentorship Program
   
• Dining on Campus
   
• Disability Resources and Educational Services
   
• Equity and Diversity
   
• Equity and Student Affairs Committee
   
• ExCEL
  A significant percentage of college students have a difficult time enjoying their learning opportunities while in college. Many students have experienced "mini" academic traumas before they enter college that reduce their confidence to learn new and difficult material. Recognizing that confidence and enjoyment in learning are two important variables in achieving academic success, ExCEL offers interventions and other presentations to present CSUN students psycho-education on academic motivation, test anxiety, self-efficacy, and academic confidence, as well as information about campus resources.
  
  ExCEL Video: How to Experience Academic Confidence and Enjoy Learning (YouTube Video)
  
  ExCEL Video: Selfies of Your Professors (YouTube Video)
• Financial Aid & Scholarship Department
   
• Institute for Community Health and Well-being
   
• JADE
   
• Klotz Student Health Center
   
• Matador Patrol
   
• Maps and Directions
   
• MataCare Emergency Grant

• Michael Patterson Writing Center
  The Michael Patterson History Department Writing Center is open for appointments. Our friendly tutors are eager to help with your history writing assignment.

  Need assistance organizing your paper, clarifying your thesis statement, refining your argument, proofreading your prose, citing sources, or formatting a bibliography? We can help with that! We love to read drafts! Perhaps you just don’t know where to begin? DON’T PANIC!

  We can help with brainstorming, outlining, deciphering paper prompts, and time management.

  Book an hour long session with one of our history writing tutors. Call the History Office at 818-677-3566, or stop by 610 Sierra Tower (History Office).

  Not a fan of planning ahead? We have walk-in hours on Thursday afternoons! All you need to do is show up at the writing center, and we’ll take it from there.

• Minority Male Mentoring
  M3 helps minority males succeed in college and in their career.

  Using basketball pickup games, one-on-one mentoring, focus groups and workshops on how to deal with stress, Minority Male Mentoring (M3) helps students realize that asking for guidance, support and mentorship is not weakness, but an important growth opportunity.

  M3 was founded by Dr. Alejandra Acuña in 2016 as a way to increase the graduation rate of males of color. Now under the direction of Dr. Allen Lipscomb, the program pairs undergraduate mentees with faculty and graduate level mentors to help guide students through their college experience.

  Contact:
  Allen Lipscomb, PsyD, LCSW
  allen.lipscomb@csun.edu

• Oasis Wellness Center
   
• Office of Graduate Studies
   
• Performance Assessment for California Teachers
   
• Peer Mentoring for Graduate School 
  Six Peer Mentors from CSBS (Senior undergrad and MA programs) are available to support new CSUN students (freshmen, sophomores, and transfer students) who are exploring the possibility of graduate school. They will offer workshops introducing basics about graduate school (length, cost, etc.) and exploring through hands-on activities things students could be doing while at CSUN to prepare (clubs, organizations, campus jobs, research opportunities, etc.). The mentors are also available to meet one-on-one with interested students, and will be answering any grad school-related questions that come in to their email line, Gradstudiespeermentors@csun.edu. Contact Katie Mortimer if you have any questions!
   
• Pi Lambda Theta Newsletter
   
• Recruitment Information & Activities
   
• RIO (Recognition/Insight/Openness)
  RIO is a 3-week psychoeducational workshop series designed to help students learn quick and useful tools and develop a clearer sense of what they would like to change in their lives.  RIO is a curriculum-driven workshop series with structure and specific learning objectives, with each workshop building on material from the preceding one(s).  Participation is strongly encouraged but personal disclosure is not required. The workshops were designed to respect students’ individual privacy while still providing ample space to begin building skills through experiential learning opportunities. All participants will receive a workbook to accompany exercises within the workshops.  Students may participate in RIO more than once if they are interested in doing so.
   
• SBS
  Student Success Allies
  The CSBS Student Allies team are MSW Students who provide immediate response to support students in crisis and case management as needed under the direct supervision of a Faculty LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker). In addition to being a near-peer support, the allies can also help those students who need more intensive services connect to off campus programs.
  
  Contact:
  Allen Lipscomb, PsyD, LCSW
  allen.lipscomb@csun.edu
  (818) 677-5945
   
• Schedule of Classes
   
• Scholarships
   
• Strength United 24/7 Hotline
  Operating through California State University Northridge's (CSUN) Michael D. Eisner College of Education, Strength United provides a unique interdisciplinary approach to ending abuse and violence through the collaboration of mental health professionals, educators, researchers, students and volunteers.
   
• Student Outreach & Recruitment Service
   
• Student Resources and Reporting Options for Sexual Violence and Relationship Abuse
   
• Student Recreation Center
   
• Student Services Center/EOP
   
• Sundial
   
• Student Services Center/EOP
   
• Testing Center
   
• University Counseling Services
   
• WISDOM: Women Inspired to Succeed and Discover Opportunities through Mentoring
  WISDOM is a dynamic program for Black female students at CSUN. It is geared toward helping you achieve academic success and enhance your social capital by developing positive mentoring relationships with CSUN professional faculty, staff and administrators.
   
• Women's Research Resource Center (WRRC)

Outside Resources 

• Black owned bookstores
   
• Radical Bookstore / Library / Coalition in LA
   
• Mental health resource for black people
   
• More mental health resources