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Marilyn Magaram Center

For Food Science, Nutrition, and Dietetics

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Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: MMC Internship Program Agenda Item 6.1 Information The MMC Interns have participated in various on and off campus projects throughout the year. MMC provides Nutrition/Dietetic and Food Science Internship Programs. Positions for Summer 2016 included: Community Supported Agriculture, Health Assess, Community Educator, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Garden and Nutrition Education, Cooking Matters® Grocery Store Tours, Marketing and Social Media, various health fairs, Spicy Marmalade Product Development, Matador Marmalade Product Development, and Compusense/ Sensory Lab. From June 2016 to August 2016 Number of MMC Interns: 20 Positions for Fall 2016 & Spring 2017 include: Community Supported Agriculture, Education Series, Health Assess, Community Educator, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Garden and Nutrition Education, Cooking Matters® Grocery Store Tours, Peer-to-Peer nutrition, Lab School, Marketing and Social Media, various health fairs, Spicy Marmalade Product Development, Matador Marmalade Product Development, and Compusense/ Sensory Lab. From September 2016 to December 2016 Number of MMC Interns: 40 From February 2017 to May 2017 Number of MMC Interns: 41 Positions for Summer 2017 included: Health Assess, Community Educator, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Garden and Nutrition Education, Cooking Matters® Grocery Store Tours, Marketing and Social Media, Spicy Marmalade Product Development, Matador Marmalade Product Development, and Compusense/ Sensory Lab. From June 2017 to August 2017 Number of MMC Interns: 10 The MMC Interns are influential assets to the Marilyn Magaram Center. Advisory Board Action n/a

Recommendation to Advisory Board n/a

Submitted By: K. Ovsepyan/A. Diederich



Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Community Supported Agriculture Agenda Item 6.1 Information The Community Supported Agriculture program (CSA) has an average of 20 participants per week. A majority of our participants have been CSUN staff and faculty. We market our CSA program via our website, Facebook, Instagram, and bulletin board as well as during our on and off campus tabling events. Interns have developed nutrition education handouts and interactive games that are implemented each week during CSA pick-up hours that involve a produce item of the week selected from the items “in the box”. Unfortunately, Spring 2017 was the last semester for this internship. Underwood Farms has decided to cut the CSA program. The collaboration with Underwood Family Farm since 2008 has come to an end, but we look forward to working with them in the future. Advisory Board Action n/a





Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Continuing Education/Lecture Series Agenda Item 6.1 Information Throughout the year, the Center coordinates lecture series for students with the help of MMC Interns. In addition, the Center coordinates continuing education/consortiums for Dietetic Interns. 7/18-7/21 - Dietetic Internship Orientation Outpatient Dietetics Kathleen Wall, RD, CDE (Henry Mayo Hospital) Expectations of Professionalism & Expectations in MNT Rotation Teresa Schwartz, MS, RD (Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center) Renal and Dialysis Nutrition Sabrina Kim, MS, RD, CSR (US Renal Care) Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Lia Berjis, MS, RD (Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center) Overview of School Nutrition Program Sandy Curwood, RDN, MS (Oxnard School District) Geriatric Nutrition Cindy Cordon, RD, CSG (Los Angeles Jewish Home) Medical Nutrition Therapy in the Elderly Population Garine Garabedian, MS, RD (Los Angeles Jewish Home) History of WIC Joy Ahrens, MPH, RD, CLE (NEVHC-WIC Program) Effective Presentation Skills for Education Classes Nancy Daghighian, MS, RD, CDE (Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center) 9/15-9/30 – Cooking Matters Grocery Store Training 11/14/16 – DI Consortium (Food Allergies and Nutrition: A Dietitian’s Perspective Diana Saikali, MS, RD, CSP, Pediatric Obesity: Counseling Children and Parents - Anet Piridzhanyan, MS, RD; Community Programs for Children and Families - Kimberly Prezioso, MS, RDN, CLE) 11/17/16 – Holiday on a Budges for students 12/6/16 – Sports Nutrition (Simona Hradil from CSUN Athletics) 2/6/2017 – DI Consortium (Kathleen Wall, RD, CDE: Overview of the MNT Reimbursement System; Soniya Perl, MS, RD: "Show me the Money", The ABC's of Budgeting; Alicia Calvo, MPH, RD, CDE: Private Practice) 3/1/2017 – LA Food Policy Councel (Stefanie Gomez from the LA Food Policy Counsel) 4/3/2017 Public Policy Day – Combating Hunger Through Sustainability & Action (Keynote Speaker: Eric Handler, MD – Co-Founder of Waste Not OC Coalition) 4/5/2017 – Ending Diet Wars (Alan Aragon, Nutrition Researcher & Educator) Advisory Board Action n/a Recommendation to Advisory Board n/a Submitted By: K. Ovsepyan/A. Diederich



Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Continuing Education/Lecture Series Agenda Item 6.1 Information 7/10-7/25 - Dietetic Internship Orientation/MNT Bootcamp: This year, we were also able to coordinate an MNT Bootcamp and bring many Preceptors from various afflictions to present on a spectrum of chronic diseases to help prepare Dietetic Interns for their clinical rotations. Effective Presentation Skills for Education Classes Nancy Daghighian, MS, RD, CDE (Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center) Geriatric Nutrition Cindy Cordon, RD, CSG (Los Angeles Jewish Home) Overview of School Nutrition Program Jennifer Chin Gonzales, MS, RD (Glendale Unified School District) Outpatient Dietetics Kathleen Wall, RD, CDE (Henry Mayo Hospital) Public Health Nutrition Jennifer Clark, MS, RD & Fatinah Darwish, MPH, RD (LA County Dept of Public Health) History of WIC Joy Ahrens, MPH, RD, CLE (NEVHC-WIC Program) Professionalism, Ethics, and Accepting Feedback Tori Cohen, RD (Los Robles Hospital & medical Center) Cardiology Lisa Sterling, RD, CNSC (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) RDN Scope of Practice Jessica King, MPH, RDN (North East Valley Health Corporation) Nutrition Assessment Jeanine Osler, MS, RD (Providence Holy Cross Medical Center) Diabetes and Weight Management Jeri Gertzman, MS, RD, CDE Nutrition Focused Physical Exam Jeffrey Moore, RD (Pacifica Hospital) LACI Tom White & Ed Beres Interdisciplinary Team/Pressure Ulcers/Hepatic April Diederich, RD, CSR (Moorpark DaVita) NICU Mahnaz Keyvani, MS, RD, CDE, CCS (Northridge Hospital Medical Center) ICU/CCU/Mechanical Vent/Multi-Organ Failure Kelley Mesa, MS, RD (Northridge Hospital Medical Center) Med Surg Nina Spoto, RD (Northridge Hospital Medical Center) Stroke/Dysphagia/Rehab Lucy Khodanian, MS, RD (Providence Saint Joseph) Renal/Dialysis Nutrition Sabrina Kim, MS, RD, CSR (US Renal Care) Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Lia Berjis, MS, RD (Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center) Oncology Hoda Hakimjavadi, MS, RDN (Northridge Hospital Medical Center) Geriatrics Anna Iranosian, RD (Providence Saint Joseph) Advisory Board Action n/a Recommendation to Advisory Board n/a Submitted By: K. Ovsepyan/A. Diederich



Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Fit To Win (Bod Pod) Agenda Item 6.1 Information Our MMC Health Assess Interns and Student Leaders completed the Bod Pod sessions with our community clients and CSUN Athletes in addition to our Sports Registered Dietitian, Simona Hradil. We are continuing outreach to outside facilities and within CSUN community. Total number from July 2016 to June 2017: Community: 56 CSUN Athletes: 201 Total numbers for July 2017: Community: 2 CSUN Athletes: 5 Simona coordinated cooking workshop for new incoming freshman athletes on July 21, 2017, with 30 students in attendance. Advisory Board Action n/a





Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Farmers Market – Food Demo Agenda Item 6.1 Information The Magaram Center hosts a table at the CSUN AS Farmer's Market on Tuesdays from 10am - 2pm. The Center disseminates general nutrition information and information about the Center's services and resources. MMC in collaboration with CSUN Dining coordinates a monthly Food Demo at the Farmers Market. Total number of community members served from September 2016 to October 2016: 165 Total number of community members served from February 2017 to May 2017: 479 There are no Farmers Markets from June 2016 to August 2016 & June 2017-August 2017.

Advisory Board Action n/a





Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Diet & Recipe Analysis Agenda Item 6.1 Information MMC Interns utilize the Genesis Food Processor software to conduct nutrient analysis of food records for diet analysis, and they also utilize the software to conduct nutrient analysis of recipes that includes a nutrition facts label, ingredient list, nutrient analysis, and food safety guidelines. Analyses may also be completed for recipes provided by outside food manufactures. All interns have taken or currently taking FCS 321, which introduces them to the Food Processor software. Annual maintenance fee was paid for ESHA Food Processor software. We are in discussion with the California Avocado Commission, and will be conducting recipe analysis for them. From July 2016 to June 2017 we have completed 0 diet analyses and 77 recipe analyses. Advisory Board Action n/a





Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Cooking Matters® - Grocery Tour

Grant Agenda Item 6.1

Information The Marilyn Magaram Center received a grant from Cooking Matters® to help support coordinating and implementing grocery store tour for low income communities. Dietetic Interns and MMC Interns are trained in the Cooking Matters® curriculum and prepare to conduct the tours. We are working with local grocery stores with whom we have already developed relationships through past grocery store tour programs. All tours follow the Cooking Matters curriculum (i.e. reading food labels, comparing unit prices, finding whole grain foods, and identifying three ways to purchase produce), followed with a short cooking demo where participants can take samples as a snack. In addition, we collaborate with other departments on campus, to coordinate pop-up grocery store tours. This collaboration draws awareness to the importance of purchasing fresh vegetables and fruit and a greater understanding of healthier food items by the low-income families with children ages 0-5 within local communities. Total number of participants July 2016-June 2017: 336 Advisory Board Action n/a





Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Glendale Adventist Medical Center Agenda Item 6.1 Information In this MMC Internship, MMC Student Interns volunteer at Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC) in the Clinical Nutrition Department. Under the supervision of the Clinical Nutrition Manager, volunteers work with GAMC staff to collect diet orders according to the information obtained through patient visitation and screening, taking into account allergies and functional needs. Additional tasks are assigned as needed by the Clinical Nutrition Manager.

We typically coordinate for 1-2 MMC interns to volunteer through Glendale Adventist. We had one intern for Summer 2017.






Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Calahan Elementary Agenda Item 6.1 Information This internship was developed in honor of Dr. Christine Smith, who worked closely with Calahan to provide a bountiful garden program. MMC Interns provide nutrition and garden education to students and parents at Calahan, as well as maintain and improve the existing chicken coup.

From August 2016 to June 2017, our student leader who is also a Master Gardener, Frida Endinjok, and our Let’s Grow Healthy Interns have been reviving the garden and coordinating the gardening classes. From August 2016 to December 2016, we were building a relationship with the school, Principal and Teacher who currently oversees the garden and chicken coup. The revival of the garden and coordination of the garden classes was implemented from February 2017-June 2017.

Total number of participants from July 2016 to May 2017: 186






Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Lab School Agenda Item 6.1 Information MMC Interns volunteer at the Child & Family Studies Center to provide a meal plan for children attending the on-campus “Lab School”, prepare and serve snacks to the children, and provide parent education through newsletters and workshops.

This internship began in October 2016.

Total number of participants from July 2016 to October 2016 :84

Full day class 1= 18 students, 1 teacher, 2 assistants Full day class 2= 18 students, 1 teacher, 2 assistants AM half day= 18 students, 1 teacher, 2 assistants PM half day= 18 students, 1 teacher, 2 assistants

Total number of participants from February 2017 – May 2017: 82

Full day class 1: 18 students, 1 teacher, 2 assistants Full day class 2: 18 students, 1 teacher, 2 assistants AM half day: 18 students, 1 teacher, 2 assistants PM half day: 16 students, 1 teacher, 2 assistants

This internship is only offered for Fall and Spring, and does not run during the Summer.






Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Eating Disorder Agenda Item 6.1 Information MMC is collaborating with a private practice Dietitian, Stefanie Boone, sending 1-2 interns per semester to help coordinate educational materials and workshops for clients, and work on special projects with the Dietitian. This is a very new internship, and we had one intern for Summer 2017.






Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Peer to Peer at Geronimo’s Agenda Item 6.1 Information MMC Student Interns are collaborating with Geronimo’s Campus Dining Hall to provide healthy menu item highlights and general nutrition education to diners. The MMC Student Intern are responsible for developing bi-weekly presentations, tabling in the dining hall for lunch and/or dinner, and conducting outreach with CSUN students that are eating in the dining hall.

Total number of participants from July 2016 to October 2016: 205

Total number of participants from February 2017 to May 2017: 186

This internship is only offered during Fall and Spring semester, and does not run during the summer.






Date: 3/28/17 Agenda Topic: Marketing and Social Media Agenda Item 6.1 Information The MMC Interns develop marketing content and materials to showcase the various campus-wide and community-based programs and events coordinated by the Marilyn Magaram Center.

Through social media, we have been able to outreach to over 800 community members from July 2016 – June 2017. In July 2017, we continue to reach an average of 800 community members. We currently have 585 page likes.






Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Compusense/ Sensory Lab Agenda Item 6.1 Information Compusense is a sensory analysis software program that enables us to provide research data in the field of food science. Students assist and coordinate with the Marilyn Magaram Center Food Science Coordinator to create Compusense learning opportunities for food science and nutrition students as well as be able to provide contracts to local businesses in the future. Interns are currently helping finalize procedures and guidelines for our Compusense/sensory lab. In addition, we have be collaborating with Local Roots Farm, conducting sensory analysis for their hydroponically grown lettuce.



Submitted By: J. Jordan/ K. Ovsepyan/A. Diederich



Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Matador Marmalade Agenda Item 6.1 Information MMC Interns are working on the ongoing product development project, Matador Marmalade. Matador Marmalade is a student based project utilizing our on campus orange groves to create a delicious marmalade product to be produced and sold on campus. This project includes but is not limited to recipe development, sensory analysis, product labeling, UPC coding and marketing. Our interns are currently working on a low sugar and high protein version of our matador marmalade. We have also received approval to sale the matador marmalade on campus, and collaborating with LACI to help expand this project.






Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Spicy Matador Agenda Item 6.1 Information MMC Student Interns assist and coordinate with the Marilyn Magaram Center Food Science Coordinator with the development of Spicy Matador, a spice blend created with herbs grown from the CSUN Sequoia Hall garden. This project includes but is not limited to recipe development, sensory analysis, product labeling, UPC coding and marketing. Our interns are currently working on a low sodium version of our Spicy Matador. We have visited Pacific Spice Company, and are in process of a collaborating for them to mass produce our Spicy Matador blend.






Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Food Science Lab Assistant Agenda Item 6.1 Information MMC Student Interns, with guidance from the FCS Department Instructional Support Assistant, help assist the FCS 201/L course instructors in the Thieriot Laboratory (SQ 110/112) to oversee the use, care and maintenance of the equipment and supplies in the lab. Each semester we have about 4-5 interns participate in this internship. This internship is available for Fall and Spring semesters only.






Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: ServSafe Training Agenda Item 6.2 Information The Magaram Center has coordinated one ServSafe training session from July 2016 to June 2017. July 23 (English) – 13 Participants Instructor: Cassie Berger November 5 (English) – 8 Participants Instructor: Dana Sutherland February 25 (Spanish) – 8 Participants Instructor: Jocceline Hernandez February 25 (English) – 10 Participants Instructor: Jocceline Hernandez 39 participants total There were no serve safe course scheduled for the summer. Advisory Board Action n/a


Submitted By: A. Candelario & K. Ovsepyan



Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Women Infant & Children (WIC)

Center on Campus Agenda Item 6.3

Information WIC is a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) that provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk. Marilyn Magaram Center has been awarded a grant from Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC) to open a WIC Satellite Clinic on CSUN campus. The clinic is located in Santa Susanna Hall Room 104. Erin Manlulu, NEVHC Clinic Supervisor, oversees the clinic on Thursdays. The Clinic is open to all CSUN students who are low-income, expecting a child and/or have children ages 0-5. The CSUN WIC is a pilot, with a few challenges during the year. The satellite was not able to schedule appointments for the CSUN WIC office since it was not a full service (approved) WIC site at this time - there were no dedicated appointment templates. This will be discussed and based on the number of participants we are able to reach in the upcoming year. The next phase of the CSUN WIC has started in which the participant can now satisfy the education requirement with a group class worksheet or single contact counseling (when feasible). The participants will then be able to receive their food instruments (checks) via mail. Different weighing scales for the participants (infants, children, and adults) are now available in the office. Lactating moms have access to personal manual pumps provided by NEVHC WIC Program. With these changes, we hope to see an increase in participation. In Fall 2016 there was a time change from morning to afternoon to accommodate participant needs, and there have been several outreach efforts discussed to help with participation rates. In Spring 2017 the hours of the satellite changed back from 9am-1pm, and this date and time will continue to Fall 2017 semester. We had a meeting with WIC and the Institute of Health and Wellbeing during Spring 2017 semester to discuss the WIC satellite on campus, and how we can overcome some of the challenges. We discussed several outreach plans and will have our Dietetic Interns participant in our outreach efforts. Advisory Board Action n/a


Submitted By: K. Ovsepyan



Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Let’s Cook and Grow in Schools Agenda Item 6.4 Information Let’s Cook and Grow in Schools is a program developed to increase physical activity and healthy eating behaviors among elementary school students and their families in low income, predominantly Latino serving schools in Los Angeles. Thank you to our funder: Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Community Benefit Grant Program, UCLA KP, and Clinton Foundation. Within the past year, we contracted with 4 LAUSD elementary schools, Anatola, Gault, Napa Street Elementary, and New Academy and implemented Let’s Cook, Move and Grow in Schools. Each school received Parent Education Class, My Plate: The New Food Guide Musical, garden/nutrition education and creating a parent/staff/teacher committee to help make policy change. We have gone back the schools and implemented the MyPlate Musical for the parents in addition to the train the trainer model. We also went to Anatola elementary to help guide and follow-up on the train the trainer model. In Spring 2017, we went into the schools and focused on creating a committee to help make policy change within the school community. We just received a generous grant from Kaiser Permanente Panorama City and Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills to continue this project. We have been able to contract with 4 LAUSD schools and reach over 2,000 Elementary School students, staff and parents. Advisory Board Action n/a Recommendation to Advisory Board n/a




Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Champions for Change Agenda Item 6.5 Information The Marilyn Magaram Center (MMC), in collaboration with CSUN's Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing, is excited to start implementing the Champions for Change-Healthy Communities Initiative! A grant for $880,000 through the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Champions for Change is a statewide initiative that focuses on utilizing nutrition education, physical activity engagement, advancement of policy, systems, and environmental changes. The overall goal is to apply comprehensive evidence-based obesity prevention strategies to achieve specific behavioral outcomes. These outcomes include increased consumption of healthy foods, reduced consumption of sweet beverages, and increased levels of physical activity. The planning phase for the Champions for Change Program begun in February 2017. Class implementation and garden revitalization/building officially began on April 19, 2017. Since its launch, the Champions for Change program has successfully implemented 135 nutrition and gardening education classes at 12 sites (CDI, Guadalupe Center , Canoga Park Elementary, Hart Street Elementary, Columbus Middle School, Canoga Park High, Salvation Army, West Valley Boys & Girl Club, N.E.W Academy, NEW Economics for Women, Coutin School, Alliance for Community Empowerment (ACE)). As part of our policy, systems, and environment collective impact effort, we have revitalized three gardens and built seven. We have established one Wellness Committee at each site and we have created a Health Task Force to support and move forward our efforts to reduce the prevalence of obesity and increase fruit and vegetable consumption in the city of Canoga Park. At Canoga Park high school, we have establish a garden club. This club is composed of all ninth grade students. The purpose for this club is to engage these students in a seedling program and to grow the idea of a farmers’ market day at the high school. Furthermore, we have begun our coalition building efforts that will lead to a change in the community as a whole and begin the discussion of urban agriculture in Canoga Park. We have establish one garden club at Canoga High. Over the course of six months, we have held 24 planning/outreach/recruitment meetings, 11 Wellness Committee meetings, 2 Health Task Force meetings, and 1 Coalition meeting. In addition we have participated in 4 community events and community events and hosted 2 site. Our direct education program (classroom delivered classes) has reached three hundred and seventy participants and we estimate that our indirect education (community events, site events, and sent-home educational materials) have reached two thousand people. In addition, we believe that indirect education has reached many other students/persons within the school/community center sites because of indirect exposure to the garden. However, at this time, we are not able to provide an estimate on the number reached for this population. In addition to having an impact in the community of Canoga Park with our nutrition/gardening education, institutional, and environmental change efforts, the Champions for Change program offers internship opportunities to CSUN undergraduate nutrition students, CSUN/MMC dietetic graduate students, and will provide community service opportunities for CSUN’s Bridge to the Future in-coming freshmen in Year 2. Year 2 planning phase has begun. We intend to implement 280 direct education classes. This will be in addition to hosting and participating in many more community events. Advisory Board Action n/a Recommendation to Advisory Board n/a Submitted By: K. Ovsepyan



Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Contracts with food companies Agenda Item 6.6 Information The MMC is currently collaborating with Rochelle Levy & Associates, Inc. They specialize in menu, recipe and product development. They are a full service food consulting and marketing agency that provides food styling, consulting and specialized programming to corporate clients throughout the world. Their customized programming for our food clients includes recipe development, menu concepts and planning, feature writing, food styling, promotional products, new restaurant concepts, catering, wine and food special events and promotions, merchandising materials, on-line training, product prototype development and evaluation of nutritional requirements and ancillary educational materials. They work from coast to coast, and internationally in Mexico, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and Brazil. Some companies and restaurants they have worked with are Shakey’s Incorporated, Rose City Diner (Pasadena, California and Honolulu), Penguins (Santa Monica, California) and Market City Cafe (Pasadena, Burbank, Beverly Center in West Hollywood), Gelson’s Markets, Safeway, Inc., IHOP and Quizno’s Classic Subs among many others. The MMC is collaborating with Rochelle Levy & Associates, Inc. to complete recipe analysis. Total number of recipe analyses from July 2016 to June 2017: 68 We are in current discussion with the California Avocado Commission, and will be conducting recipe analysis for them.






Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Spring Events & Workshops Agenda Item 6.7 Information The MMC participated in a number of on and off campus events, providing tabling, nutrition education, information about MMC services, and opportunities to win prizes to all participants. From March 2017 – June 2017, the MMC participated in 24 total events. NHMC - “Taking Charge of your Diabetes” workshops (3/29, 4/19, 6/9, 7/30, 7/19, 8/2, 8/3, 8/24) Creative Cooking HR Workshop (3/29, 4/19) Wellness Cookoff: Garden to Table, (3/29) Public Policy Day (4/3) Walkability Wednesday (4/12) CSA/GST Event (4/13) CAND Conference: Nutrition College Bowl Jr. (4/28) ServSafe Training (5/6) Co-sponsor, Child and Family Studies Center – 50th Anniversary (5/7) Co-sponsor, FCS Fashion Show – Transcendent: Beyond the Ordinary (5/7) Farmers Market Cooking Demo (4/11, 5/9) MMC Student Internship Pinning Ceremony (5/19) Dietetic Internship White Coat Ceremony/Graduation (6/3) CDI Luncheon – Pop-up Grocery Store Tour (7/5) Summer Success Cooking Workshop/Athletics (7/21)

Advisory Board Action n/a Recommendation to Advisory Board n/a Submitted By: K. Ovsepyan



Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Student Sponsorship & Scholarships Agenda Item 6.8 Information The Marilyn Magaram Center (MMC) sponsors events and activities throughout the year that benefit students’ professional development, in addition to providing scholarship opportunities. The MMC awarded two students the Dr. Chen and Dr. Smith scholarship for Spring 2017. In addition, we were able to sponsor 3 Dietetic Interns to attend the California WIC Association Conference, 12 Dietetic Interns to attend the California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Conference, and collaborate with Pacific Spice Company to send one of our students to the Institute of Food Technology Conference in Spring 2017.






Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Nutrition Counseling for the

Community Agenda Item 6.9

Information Providing nutrition counseling for the community through one on one sessions and group sessions. From July 2016 to June 2017 we have had a total of 55 participants. Continuously outreaching to outside facilities and to the CSUN community. There were no counseling for the month of July 2017.



Submitted By: A. Besnilian/K. Ovsepyan/J. Harrison



Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Lactation Space Sequoia Hall Agenda Item 6.10 Information The Marilyn Magaram Center currently houses a Lactation Space in our Health Assess room (SQ 291). Anyone on campus is more than welcome to utilize the lactation space: (Appointments Recommended and Walk-ins Welcome): Participants can call (818) 677-3102 to make a reservation. Upon arrival, participants must see a MMC staff member for access to the room. Our lactation space has been added on the Institute of Health and Wellbeing website.






Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Local Roots – Hydroponic Product

Analysis Agenda Item 6.11

Information The MMC is in the process of setting-up a contract with Local Roots Farms. Local Roots is a company that has essentially designed an indoor farm. In Spring 2017, MMC was able to complete antioxidant level testing and sensory analysis for Local Roots Farm’s hydroponically grown lettuce. We are continuing to work with Local Roots, and will be testing their Mars Mix (Spring Mix), Butterhead lettuce, Kale Trio and Gems Mix (Baby Romaine). We will be running a FRAP (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power) test, Nutritional fact panel, and possibly microbiological testing testing. Advisory Board Action n/a





Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Feeding Therapy Clinic Agenda Item 6.12 Information The Speech, Language, and Hearing Center at California State University, Northridge works to provide the San Fernando Valley community with access to early intervention for children with diagnoses that interfere with their speech, language, and hearing. The health care professionals at the Speech, Language, and Hearing Center have expressed a need for Registered Dietitians to work with their patients in order to address selective eating. Selective eating is defined as selectivity of food that severely limits dietary intake, resulting in compromised nutrition status. The Feeding Therapy Clinic will be designed to address selective eating by providing patients with nutrition assessment and intervention plan. In addition, the clinic will provide education and tools for families, so that they may be able to provide their children with support needed in the home to increase nutritional intake. The program is currently in the creation process, and we are working on finalizing guidelines, procedures and contracts. Advisory Board Action n/a


Submitted By: A. Besnilian/K. Ovsepyan/J. Harrison



Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Educational Theater Project/MyPlate

Musical Agenda Item 6.13

Information The MMC and the CSUN Theater Department have joined forces and have begun collaborating on a theater project. Programs utilizing theater, such as the Kaiser Permanente Educational Theater Program, have shown to be beneficial for education and we hope to provide the same to our community. The goal of this project, as well as future projects is to enhance and promote health and wellbeing through the medium of theater. The focus of their first collaboration is to assist in the prevention of eating disorders in adolescence. The first workshop was held in January 2017 at Canoga Park High School. There were 25 high school students who attended and participated in the workshop. Our very own Dietetic Interns, Dannielle Trafficanda and Paige Handler, lead a few activities. We have submitted a grant application to the National Endowment for Arts, to get funding to continue our educational theater projects, which includes our MyPlate: The New Food Guide Musical. For update on the MyPlate Musical, please refer to 6.4 on the consent agenda items. Advisory Board Action n/a


Submitted By: A. Besnilian



Date: 8/8/17 Agenda Topic: Summer Culinary Camp for Kids -

SAEP Agenda Item 6.14

Information The Marilyn Magaram Center partnered with the Michael D. Eisner College of Education’s Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP) for an exciting week of Culinary Camp for kids June 2017. The middle-school age children were taught basic culinary skills and engaged with hands-on cooking in the MMC Wellness Kitchen. Their experience in the kitchen was coupled with nutrition and food safety lessons that gave students the guidance necessary to choose and prepare healthier snacks. Each day focused on a specific food group depicted on the USDA’s MyPlate diagram and corresponded with the recipes used during cooking time! After each class, the children participated in daily garden activities in the MMC Wellness Garden that helped them learn about plant anatomy, gardening techniques, and sustainable growing practices like composting. By the end of the week, the students put together the knowledge they acquired from the first four days and ingredients from the MMC Wellness Garden to prepare a healthy meal containing each of the food groups. First Annual Summer Culinary Camp for kids was a great success! We were able to sign-up 20 middle school aged children. Advisory Board Action n/a


Submitted By: A. Besnilian/K. Ovsepyan

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