California State University Northridge - Sunburst Yearbook (Northridge, CA)

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A new AdministrationtEducation building be- gan to take shape. Its design evidences a freshness of concept which lends itself to the increased vital- ity of the campus. Research was entered into on a broader scale than in years past. Several faculty members returned to the V alley State campus, after having completed study and teaching throughout the country as well as in other parts of the world. At no time in history has continued formal SH 2113!! ll Ii il H II II II N ll'i In! learning and contact with one,s academic colleagues been more important. Only through constant research, travel, and dis- cussion can a faculty prepare itself to develop the Wpe of informed student so necessary in todayk society. And what of the student? Be he undergraduate or graduate student, part time, full time, man or woman, he represents the essence of all that is truly valuable within the total experience referred to as college. Met 5 ludent b0: oi the College progra playsl hard, 1h anti WUlX-v There is 0711 151T ociezyndema dS'Le

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QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGEQV N n' v Six short years have passed since San F ernando V alley State College first emerged onto the scene of higher education. In less than a decade a college has risen where fertile fields and orchards once yielded their bounty to a few enterprising persons. Now, the land use helps to provide a nation with its most valuable asset e a well-educated citizen. The year 1963-64 has been but one period in time - one which, though impossible to isolate, may be identified in terms of accomplishment and disappointment. T hat which marks it as worthy of note is simply the fact that those of us here have ex- perienced and contributed to the essential attributes of this place of learning. But, what is this enterprise of which each of us is a part? How did it come to be? W hy? There are a hundred such ques- tions; yet, we have participated for an entire year and to what end? Perhaps we might pause to consider e to contemplate not only ourselves but also this institution we call a college. 1963 was a year of change particularly in respect to the physical aspects of the college. Sierra Hall, one of the state,s largest classroom buildings, officially welcomed faculty and stu- dents during the early weeks of September. As the individual searches the endless corridors for that one right room, the hhquest for knowl- edge,, becomes much more than an academic proposition. Numbers, once a neat statistical assumption, have also emerged as a very real concern for the college. The individual who requires that second cup of coffee before starting the day may well find, upon arrival on campus, that those areas designated for parking are somewhat less than accessible to the prospective user.

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The student body manifests itself in all aspects of the college program. Today,s student works hard, plays hard, and occasionally he studies hard. T here is an urgency in everything undertaken. Society demands he accept adult responsibilities. So . . at 18 he emulates the world about him and he learns that responsibility alone is not enough. He must also find himself as an individual and with the individual begins our story of education. $3 ? 3. 4'; m . 24$?ch