Connecting CSUN and the community with compelling and provocative storytellers who contribute to the art of communication and the art of business.
The Commerce of Creativity is organized by the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication at California State University, Northridge since 2011 to connect members of the campus, alumni and the community with compelling and provocative storytellers who have made significant contributions to the art of creative communication and the art of business.
03/11/2014
CSUN Today features Robert Townsend's C2 lecture!
Hollywood Legend Robert Townsend Offers Inspiration During CSUN Lecture | CSUN Today Hollywood Legend Robert Townsend Offers Inspiration During CSUN Lecture by Shanté Morgan onMarch 4, 2014inArts and Culture, Business, Community, Faculty and Staff News, University NewsComments OffRobert Townsend offers insight into how to have a successful career at CSUN’s Commerce of Creativity Dis...
03/06/2014
Did you miss Robert Townsend's amazing performance at the Mike Curb College? Check out this coverage from The Daily Sundial!
Robert Townsend inspires crowd of students to trust their 'instincts' The Commerce of Creativity Distinguished Speakers Series coordinated an event that informed aspiring actors and directors of the struggles Robert Townsend faced when trying to become an actor. The ...
02/13/2014
UPDATE! The lecture with Robert Townsend has been moved to the Campus Theatre in Nordhoff Hall! Park in Lot B1 at Darby Ave. and Nordhoff St. Walk east toward the campus and Nordhoff Hall will be the first building you see on the other side of West Campus Dr. The doors of the Campus Theatre face Nordhoff St.
CSUN Maps Download printable version of the map (pdf)Driving DirectionsFrom CA 118 WestboundExit CA 118 at Reseda Blvd and turn right. Travel 200 yards on Rinaldi to Reseda Blvd. Turn right on Reseda and travel 2.5 miles south to Prairie Street. Turn left and travel one-and-a-half blocks to information booth…
10/16/2013
The first speaker in the spring C2 series is Hollywood Visionary Robert Townsend! Reserve your seats early!
Robert Townsend « C2: The Commerce of Creativity Robert Townsend’s imaginative skill for storytelling has allowed him to build a career from stand-up comic and movie extra to heralded actor, writer, director, producer and industry CEO. With 30 years in the entertainment business and a commitment to make a difference, Townsend has made an indelibl...
09/16/2013
Do you watch CBS 2 or KCAL 9? CBS Vice President & News Director Scott Diener has helped to transform the stations, which feature some of the most-watched newscasts in Southern California. Check out the C2 website to read more about Mr. Diener and reserve your seats for his October 10 lecture.
Scott Diener « C2: The Commerce of Creativity Scott Diener was named Vice President and News Director of CBS 2 and KCAL 9, the CBS-owned television stations in Los Angeles, in January 2010. He is responsible for overseeing the largest local television news operation in Southern California – an organization that produces more than 70 hours of lo...
04/12/2013
John Mauceri's March 28th lecture is now online!
John Mauceri « C2: The Commerce of Creativity Founding Director and Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (1991-2006) and Chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
03/29/2013
Sue Herera visits with Journalism student Wendy Aguilar at CSUN's broadcast studios.
04/05/2012
Animation legend and producer of Disney's Beauty and the Beast Don Hahn comes to the Kurland Lecture hall for a talk on Thursday, April 26 at 7pm
Don Hahn « C2: The Commerce of Creativity Hahn, who graduated from Cal State Northridge in 1975 with a degree in music, began his career in animation working for Disney legend Wolfgang Reitherman as an assistant director on “The Fox and the Hound.” He moved through the ranks at Disney, eventually becoming producer for the landmark animated ...
03/07/2012
Don Hahn talks about how 'Beauty and the Beast' changed animation forever. See him speak at the Valley Performing Arts Center Kurland Lecture Hall at California State University, Northridge on Thursday, April 26th at 7pm!
Oscars 1992: Producer Don Hahn on how ‘Beauty and the Beast’ changed animation | EW.com From the time that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released as the first feature-length animated movie in 1937, it took the Academy 54...
02/20/2012
Watch Tom White's lecture from Thursday, February 16, 2012.
Tom White "Decision Influencer" Lecture 2012 Strategic marketing expert and "brand architect" Tom White gives a talk at the Kurland Lecture Hall at California State University Northridge on February 16,...
01/25/2012
Tom White, brand architect, creator of iconic brand solutions for some of the world’s most recognized companies and California State University, Northridge comes to the Valley Performing Arts Center Kurland Lecture Hall on Thursday, February 16 at 7pm. Register today for FREE!
Tom White « C2: The Commerce of Creativity Tom White, founder of 3DI2, is known for setting new standards for linking brand development to sales growth, and for introducing new products based upon the creation of an emotional identity. White began his career as the youngest marketing executive in the history of Lockheed-Martin, responsible f...
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