Roadmap
to the
Future

Signature Initiatives

These efforts elevate the student experience, foster inclusivity, and drive innovation. Aligned with equity and sustainability, they unite resources to make lasting impacts on campus and beyond.

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Strategic Directions

Our path cultivates academic excellence, breaks down barriers and empowers students. By driving transformation, fostering community and honoring our heritage, we build a future of diversity and innovation.

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Advancing Academic Excellence

CSUN provides a world-class education by fostering innovative teaching, research, and scholarship. Each division works collaboratively to enhance academic excellence, ensuring that students and faculty achieve their full potential.

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Disrupting System Inequities

Each division is working to remove barriers to education and foster inclusivity, ensuring that students from all backgrounds have equitable access to the resources and support needed to thrive at CSUN.

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Facilitate Student Success

Student success is at the heart of CSUN’s mission. Through collaborative efforts, the divisions provide comprehensive support, creating a campus environment where students can thrive academically, personally, and professionally.

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Strengthen Transformation

CSUN continuously seeks opportunities to innovate and grow. Each division contributes to transforming the university’s infrastructure, systems, and culture, ensuring that CSUN remains adaptive, forward-thinking, and prepared for future challenges.

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Enhance Community Connection

CSUN enhances community engagement through strategic partnerships that foster mutual growth. By connecting with local and global partners, we create opportunities for collaboration that enrich our students' experience and strengthen our collective impact.

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Honor Our History

CSUN proudly embraces its rich history while looking to the future. Each division contributes to preserving the university’s legacy and values, ensuring that CSUN’s commitment to diversity and social justice continues to guide its path forward.

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Successes

Discover how we’re driving positive change through key achievements in academic excellence, equity and community engagement. These milestones highlight our ongoing efforts to create a more inclusive and impactful university experience.

82 %

four-year graduation rate for first-time transfers.

$ 46 M

awarded to faculty for sponsored projects in fiscal year 2023-2024.

$ 163 M

Raised in philanthropic funds over the last four fiscal years.

CSUN alumna Akemi Hinzer with the Europa Clipper spacecraft at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Planetary Protection Scientist Akemi Hinzer '21 Is Keeping the Cosmos Clean

“Research opportunities can be absolutely critical and transformative for students, and this is a perfect example of a success story that comes from it.”

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How CSUN Provided Keyly Sandoval '24 the Tools Needed to Achieve Her Dreams

“EOP gave me a chance…They create a community, a big family, that makes you feel supported and provides you with a mentor.”

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How Malachia Hoover ’17 Charted a Course to Saving Lives

“It was during my years at CSUN that I developed the skills and passion for biomedical research."

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Alum & Professor Dave Moon on CSUN’s 40 Years of Assistive Technology Leadership

“CSUN has been inclusive since before inclusiveness and diversity were trending.”

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Matador Irina Hayrapetyan on How CSUN Champions Representation

“The university’s commitment to creating spaces where we are not only recognized but also celebrated has made a profound impact on me.”

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CSUN Professor on the Importance of Fernandeño Tataviam Band Partnership to Battle Climate Change

“Through urban forestry, we are not just addressing the pressing need for climate mitigation but are also nurturing a sense of cultural pride and environmental stewardship among the next generation.”

See how CSUN continues to Honor Our History.

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