By investing in the potential of deserving students, alumni and supporters of the Michael D. Eisner College of Education are advocates for future teachers and professionals who will have a direct impact on the infrastructure of our local schools and institutions of higher education. Scholarship support guarantees that pre-service teachers, future administrators and counselors are invested in as they receive training to become the next generation of future leaders in the education community.

At California State University, Northridge:

• A one-time $1000 gift establishes a named scholarship
• Scholarships can be designated for students studying in any of the Eisner College’s six departments
• Annual scholarships offer consistent support to students in need
• Endowed scholarships offer a lasting legacy as gifts support matriculating students in perpetuity
• Scholarship gifts are 100% tax-deductible

Michael D. Eisner of College Education Fact:

The Eisner College offers 28 credential opportunities to students

For more information regarding scholarship support, contact:

Sarah Oesterle, Director of Development

(818) 677-3063 or sarah.oesterle@csun.edu

Become a mentor by reconnecting with pre-service educators, counselors and master’s degree students at the Michael D. Eisner College of Education through the Dean’s Mentorship Initiative. Engage with students who are in need of career guidance by:

• Meeting a student at a convenient location
• Connecting on the phone
• Skyping
• Emailing

Students who are ready to enter the workforce will benefit from the expertise and help of seasoned professionals with experience in educating, administration and counseling. Participate in a program that allows you the flexibility to change the life of a future Eisner College alum on your schedule.

Michael D. Eisner of College Education Fact:

80% of Eisner College graduates work in the local community

For more information regarding becoming a mentor, contact:

Trevor Cole, Student and Young Alumni Coordinator

Phone: (818) 677-2000
Alumni Relations main office: (818) 677-2786

Unrestricted gifts of any amount made to the Michael D. Eisner College of Education Dean’s Fund are used where the need is greatest and will support faculty, research and special opportunities within the Eisner College.

The Dean’s Fund supports activities that promote academic excellence and expose students to innovative approaches to education, administration and counseling. Support of the Dean’s Fund also ensures that the Eisner College is able to attract and retain faculty who serve as mentors that inspire novel methodologies and advanced practices.

Michael D. Eisner of College Education Fact:

The Eisner College credentials more students than all UC campuses combined

For more information regarding Dean’s Fund support, contact:

Sarah Oesterle, Director of Development

(818) 677-3063 or sarah.oesterle@csun.edu

Planned giving allows supporters of the Michael D. Eisner College of Education to make a more impactful philanthropic contribution than they have thought otherwise possible. Aligning your philanthropic legacy with your tax and financial plans takes a practical approach to giving, while serving to ensure that your donation is directed toward a specific cause.

Your planned gift can establish an endowment, ensuring that your designated gift continues to support your area of choice in perpetuity. Establishing an endowment creates a legacy of giving and can be named to reflect you and your family’s commitment to supporting the Eisner College’s students and faculty. By working with your own financial advisor or development services on campus, making a deferred gift will allow you to target your giving and guarantees that your financial support creates a lasting legacy for generations to come.

Planned Giving Opportunities:

• Bequest
• Gift of Real Estate
• Charitable Gift Annuity
• Retirement Gift
• Charitable Remainder Trust
• Charitable Lead Trust

 Michael D. Eisner of College Education Fact:

Eisner College alumni and friends have donated funds to establish 34 named endowments

For more information regarding planned giving, contact:

Sarah Oesterle, Director of Development

(818) 677-3063 or sarah.oesterle@csun.edu

Support one of the twelve centers or departments in Michael D. Eisner College of Education by designating your gift. This form of support will advance faculty research and further community involvement by sustaining the numerous services our centers provide to the local community.

By giving to a specific department or center within the Eisner College, you will further each unit’s mission to provide innovative curriculum to students or will ensure that the needs of the local community continue to be met by services provided by each center.

Eisner College’s Departments:

• Deaf Studies
• Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Educational Psychology and Counseling
• Elementary Education
• Secondary Education
• Special Education

Eisner College’s Centers:

• Center for Teaching and Learning
• Center in Educational Psychology and Counseling
• Family Focus Resource Center
• Los Angeles Times Literacy Center
• Teaching, Learning, and Counseling Consortium
• Valley Trauma Center

Michael D. Eisner College of Education Fact:

The Eisner College is one of two universities in the nation that offers a comprehensive undergraduate deaf studies major

For more information regarding department and center support, contact:

Sarah Oesterle, Director of Development

(818) 677-3063 or sarah.oesterle@csun.edu

• Assessment Lab College of Education Endowment
• Barbara Kulik Endowment
• Dan Chernow Scholarship Endowment
• Deborah Leidner Education Award Endowment
• Drs. Jay & Greg Jackson Scholarship Endowment
• Dubnoff Memorial Endowment
• H. Nasatir Memorial Endowment
• Jack & Bess Byrom Faculty Endowment
• Kelly Keogh Memorial Endowment
• Lavonne Beyer Graduate Scholarship Endowment
• Lillian Paula Seitsive Endowment
• M. Mininberg Scholarship Endowment
• Michael D. Eisner Foundation Endowment
• Mitchell Family Endowment
• Paul Vitale Art Gallery Endowment
• Phi Kappa Phi Endowment
• R.S. Julian Lectureship Scholarship Endowment
• Rebecca Schrag Memorial Scholarship Endowment
• Rhonda Sim Wasserman Memorial Endowment
• Rose Engel Education Endowment
• Ruth L. Halpert Memorial Scholarship Endowment
• Ruth Roche Memorial Endowment
• Special Education M.O.P.H. Endowment
• Teachers for a New Era Endowment
• The Myrna Vallens Scholarship Endowment
• V.L. Hansen Scholarship Endowment
• Virginia Hansen Ruth Scholarship Endowment
• Wells Fargo Scholarship Endowment