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Oviatt Spotlight: Special Thanks to our Library Student Employees

eNews Edition: Fall 2020

Contributed by Gina Flores

The CSUN Library, fondly known as the heart of the campus, is tremendously thankful for the amazing student workforce dedicated to supporting our operation during the 2019/2020 academic year. Not only did our student employees make use of the Library's resources themselves, but they also helped to make these resources available to their fellow students, staff, faculty, and community members.

We are proud to virtually present our 2020 Outstanding Student Employees from each department of the Library! Congratulations and thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the Library, and perseverance to reach your academic goals. You make us proud, and we will always remember the joy and positive energy you brought to the Library family!

Meet Our Outstanding Students

Library Administration/Finance & Personnel - Facilities

Supervisor

Jason Billick

Picture of outstanding student Giovanni Curiel

Giovanni Curiel

Systems and Operations Management

Hobbies

Hiking and Photography

Research, Instruction and Outreach Services

Supervisor

Veronica Muncal

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Valerie Abboud

B.S. Kinesiology with a
focus on Exercise Science

Hobbies

Watching movies, going to concerts and cooking!

Teacher's Curriculum Center/Music & Media

Supervisor

Ed Park

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Camille Villaflores

Accounting

Hobbies

Loves to dance

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Pavitra Kanse

Engineering Management

Hobbies

Loves to dance

Reserves, Periodicals, and Manuscripts

Supervisor

Ross Kendall

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Prateeksha Mohan Kumar

Engineering

Hobbies

Cooking new recipes from the internet, playing board games, exploring new places, and painting

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Mona Azami

Deaf Studies

Hobbies

Dancing, hiking, and swimming

Guest Services - Front Desk

Supervisor

Gabriel Castaneda

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Katherine Pina

Child Development
minor in Psychology

Hobbies

Practicing calligraphy and drawing

Picture of outstanding student Sari Ajina

Sari Ajina

Computer Science

Hobbies

Soccer and video games

Guest Services - Automated Storage & Retrieval System

Supervisor

Tony Ivankovic

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Jaime Alcala

Marketing

Hobbies

Reading and practicing guitar

Guest Services - Shelving

Supervisor

Carina Becerra

Picture of outstanding student Matthew Sanchez

Matthew Sanchez

American Sign Language

Hobbies

Football and Rugby

Library Systems Group

Supervisor

David Morck

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Sam Thacker

Computer Science
minor in Philosophy

Hobbies

DnD, reading, coding for fun, philosophizing, hiking, and musing about the meaning of mind

Creative Media Studio

Supervisors

Eva Cohen & Rheana Laguardia

Picture of outstanding student Hannah Maselli

Hannah Maselli

TV Production

Hobbies

Cooking, baking and all things BTS

Library Technology Services

Supervisors

Eva Cohen & Rheana Laguardia

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Bhagesh Jain

Electrical Engineering

Hobbies

Traveling around the world

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Arek Soulahian

Computer Engineering

Hobbies

Studying and hanging out in the Library

Collection Access and Management Services

Supervisor

Steve Kutay

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Adam Dennett

Business Information

Hobbies

Amateur radio

Special Collections & Archives

Supervisors

Holli Teltoe & David Sigler

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Michael Thamas

Microbiology

Hobbies

Basketball, listening to music, working on research in the lab

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Cameron Takahashi

Sociology
minor in Political Science

Hobbies

Developing games, reading books and watching musicals

Interlibrary Loan

Supervisor

Darnesa Morris

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Betsaira Aguilera

Political Science

Hobbies

Cooking

Map Collection

Supervisor

Chris Salvano

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Sarah Termini

Geography

Hobbies

I like to sew stuffed animals and sometimes even design patterns for them. My favorite is a winged pig I designed for the LA County Fair