CSUN Field Trip

In February 2005, a group of 37 students and ASL faculty members traveled to California State University, Northridge for a very special day. We arrived at CSUN and met with a student panel at the National Center on Deafness. Six Deaf students kindly shared their life and academic experiences with Bakersfield College students enrolled in ASL 2, 3, and 4 classes, some of whom may go on to study sign language interpreting. Following the panel we were given a tour of the National Center on Deafness by Deaf CSUNian president, Carlos Aponte. After a brief bite to eat at the bookstore complex, we then walked to the Music Recital Hall to attend a lecture given by Paddy Ladd, "In Search of Deafhood; What Does It Mean?" It was a fascinating two hours of ASL, BSL, International Sign Language, and thought-provoking ideas from an international perspective.


The Magic Bus	Ms. Bart entertains the students	Our intrepid driver	Student Panel	Student Panel

Deaf CSUNians really held our attention	Bird's-eye view of NCOD's MPR	Would-be Interpreters	Carlos makes a point	All smiles!

BC students taking a break in the courtyard	BC students chatting in the courtyard	Kurt checking out the shade	Haven't seen each other in a long time	Deaf CSUNians and BC Students

The NCOD Student Lounge	Carlos Aponte and Amy Conway lead the tour	Danon, Felicia, and others soaking it all in	Carlos and Amy	On our way to see Paddy Ladd

Walking across the south end of campus	Paddy Ladd on the topic of Deafhood	Ladd held the audience's attention for two hours	Dr. Larry Fleischer thanks Paddy Ladd	Dr. Fleischer thanking everyone for attending

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