For Your Information shares announcements of events, public meetings, notices, classes and deadlines relevant to CSUN faculty and staff. The submission deadline is noon on Monday, one week before the next post.

The deadline for the Nov. 24 posting is Monday, Nov. 17.

We strive to include all items submitted by deadline occurring until the next post. You can submit future items by emailing pubinfo@csun.edu, sending them to mail drop 8242 or faxing them to (818) 677-4909. Email is the preferred method of submission.

 Events
Nov.10
Jewish Music
Enjoy great Jewish music from around the globe. Come hear the incomparable Hazan Stein for a melodic and joyful taste of diverse Jewish music in Jerome Richfield 246 from 9:30–10:45 a.m.
For more information — call (818) 677-4724 or email jewish.studies@csun.eduto reserve a seat.

Nov. 10
Chinese Film Festival
Please bring your students and colleagues to the Chinese Film Festival in Armer Theatre, Manzanita Hall from 5–7 p.m.  As China celebrates its status as the highest performing country in the OECD Program of International Students Assessment, this new film, A Class of One, will show you the dilemma in China’s poor and rural schools. The film is part of the 10th Chinese American Film Festival.
For more information — visit http://www.cafilmfestival.com

Nov 13 –Nov. 14
Do You Really Want to Live Forever?
Twenty eight indefatigable CSUN freshmen (under the direction of CSUN faculty member Ellyn Gersh Lerner, PhD) are busy developing, researching, writing and rehearsing an original script for a 45-minute performance inspired by this year’s Freshman Common Reading, The Postmortal by Drew Magary. The project is presented by and for University 100 students, but everyone is invited. There will be five performances on Nov. 13 at 7:30 and 8:45 p.m., and Nov. 14 at 4, 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. in OV 25 (under the Grand Staircase on the Garden Level of the library).
For more information and to RSVP — visit http://goo.gl/VyU8YX or email ellyn.lerner@csun.edu.

 Nov. 14
Contemporary Chinese Art in the Past Three Decades
CSUN art professor Meiqin Wang will discuss Contemporary Chinese Art in the Past Three Decades from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in Live Oak 1124. Dr. Wang has designed and conducted multiple research projects on contemporary Chinese art in the past few years and has been instrumental in bringing several major Chinese artists to campus for exhibition and presentations to our students and faculty.
For more information — call (818) 677-3801

 Nov. 14
The Women’s Chorale
The Women’s Chorale will have its concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Cypress Recital Hall. They are performing two pieces in Mandarin: Yang Guan San Die and Mo Li Hua. CSUN’s Women’s Chorale is an auditioned ensemble of university students who have performed all around the world.
For more information — call (818) 677-3445

Nov. 14
Deaf Jewish Life in Germany and Eastern Europe During the 1940s
Mark Zaurov will present his research on Deaf Jewish life in Germany and Eastern Europe during the 1940s and the Holocaust in the Kurland Lecture Hall, next to the Valley Performing Arts Center from 2:30–4 p.m. Included in his discussion will be the term “Deaf Holocaust” and the issues of Aktion T4 and Forced Sterilization, which are often used in general for research or exhibitions about deaf people in the Holocaust.The presentation will be capped by a discussion of the importance of establishing a memorial for deaf Jews. This event is sponsored by the CSUN Deaf Studies Department.
For more information — call  (818) 677-5116.

Nov. 15
Watching the Earth Breathe
All are welcome to join us for a stellar afternoon and a light lunch as we explore what NASA-JPL and other researchers in astrophysics and earth-system science are finding out about the health of our Planet EARTH. The adventure is free and begins at the Oviatt Library from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. There will be a spectacular star show at the Bianchi Planetarium and a variety of activities led by the CSUN Institute for Sustainability and JPL-NASA Education. The featured speaker, Karen Yuen, Science Data Applications Lead for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, will speak on Spaceship Earth: Air, Land and Water in the Jack and Florence Ferman Room. RSVP by Nov. 10 at library.csun.edu/WISE/watching-earth.
For more information — call (818) 677-2638

Nov. 18
Master of Social Work Information Session
Come find out about CSUN’s Master of Social Work program, offered by the Department of Social Work in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, in collaboration with the Tseng College.  An information session takes place in Sierra Hall, Whitsett Rm. 451, fourth floor, from 5:30-7 p.m. Faculty and staff will give an overview about this program, offered on campus, online and off-site at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita.
For more information — http://tsengcollege.csun.edu/programs/msw or emailerin.traynor@csun.edu

Nov. 19
The Racialized Criminalization of Life
Why and How is criminality in the U.S. racialized? How are some lives marked unworthy of being lived and even killable? The panel addresses the racial discrepancies in the criminal legal system, which incarcerates predominantly people of color. Since criminalization is largely driven by notions of war, the center of the discussion will be  on “LIFE.” The panel discussion will be held in the Oviatt Room 25 (garden-level) from 4-6 p.m.
For more information — Department of Chicana/Chicano Studies

Nov. 20
The Challenge of Jewish Religious Divorce Today
Attorney Esther Macner will discuss this problem and the various attempts being made to rectify it within the Orthodox community in Jerome Richfield 345 from 9:30–10:45 a.m. According to Jewish religious law, a religious divorce cannot be granted without the express consent of the husband. A couple who divorces in civil court will still be married in the eyes of Jewish religious law – and this means that they are not allowed to marry others. This power disparity is especially difficult for Orthodox Jewish women whose husbands withhold a religious divorce from them. Such a woman is anchored (Hebrew: agunah) to the man.
For more information — call (818) 677-4724 or email jewish.studies@csun.edu to reserve a seat.

Nov. 20
Study and Intern in China: Full Scholarships & Life-Changing Opportunities for CSUN Students
The China Institute and the International and Exchange Student Center at CSUN will host a panel presentation from 2:30–4 p.m. in Conference Room ED 1214/1216, Education Building. The panel will feature Chinese visiting scholars, CSUN students and alums who have studied in China under full scholarships from the China Scholarship Council as well as our partner universities in China. Please bring your students over to this exciting event to learn more about the full scholarship program.
For more information — contact Dr. Justine Su at zsu@csun.edu or Cindy Cruz at cindy.cruz@csun.edu.

Nov. 21
Bianchi Planetarium
Come and learn about stars, constellations and planets visible in the sky during Autumn at the Autumn Sky Show, which takes place at 7:30 p.m. It is followed by The Orbiting Carbon Observatory show at 8:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $6 for one show and $10 for two shows; students are $4 for one show and $7 for two shows.
For more information — visit the Bianchi Planetarium website or call (818) 677-5601.

Public Meetings
General Education Council
Meets 2–4 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 12
University Hall 211

University Student Union Board of Directors
Meets 12:30–2 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 17
University Student Union, Grand Salon

Graduate Studies Committee
Meets 2–4 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 18
University Hall 211

Educational Policies Committee
Meets 2–4 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 19
University Hall 211

Faculty Senate
Meets 2–4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 20
Jack and Florence Presentation Room
(Room 81, West Wing, Lower Level of Oviatt Library)

Classes
Department of Police Services Community Workshops