Academic program flourishes in first 20 years at CSUN
By Lisa M. Sodders, Staff Writer --- (818) 713-3663 lisa.sodders@dailynews.com
NORTHRIDGE -- Over nearly a quarter century, CSUN has quietly become a magnet for Armenian studies.
The college's 20-year-old Armenian studies program today includes more than a dozen courses and draws about 200 students a year. Students can complete a minor, a concentration for liberal studies majors, and as of this fall, a certificate in Armenian studies. Eventually, California State University, Northridge, would like to offer a bachelor's degree.
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Nearly 400,000 Armenians make their home in the San Fernando Valley and nearby communities and more than 3,000 Armenian students attend CSUN -- about 10 percent of the student body and the largest concentration of Armenian students at a four-year-university outside of Armenia.
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Susan St. John, 43, of Moorpark said she took an Armenian studies course at CSUN after she met an Armenian professor at Moorpark College.
"I never knew any Armenians," said St. John, who is working on a teacher's credential and did her classroom observation work at an Armenian school. "You learn to love and appreciate the culture from all the things I learned in the class and from my classmates."
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NORTHRIDGE -- Over nearly a quarter century, CSUN has quietly become a magnet for Armenian studies.
The college's 20-year-old Armenian studies program today includes more than a dozen courses and draws about 200 students a year. Students can complete a minor, a concentration for liberal studies majors, and as of this fall, a certificate in Armenian studies. Eventually, California State University, Northridge, would like to offer a bachelor's degree.
[...]
Nearly 400,000 Armenians make their home in the San Fernando Valley and nearby communities and more than 3,000 Armenian students attend CSUN -- about 10 percent of the student body and the largest concentration of Armenian students at a four-year-university outside of Armenia.
[...]
Susan St. John, 43, of Moorpark said she took an Armenian studies course at CSUN after she met an Armenian professor at Moorpark College.
"I never knew any Armenians," said St. John, who is working on a teacher's credential and did her classroom observation work at an Armenian school. "You learn to love and appreciate the culture from all the things I learned in the class and from my classmates."
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears on:
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2871662,00.html
Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...].The bold emphasis is mine.
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