President Koester sends her 2009 holiday greetings to faculty, staff, students and friends of California State University, Northridge through this video holiday card. A mysterious package appears in a CSUN orange tree. Realizing how important this Gift is, the recipients continue to spread the joy across campus.

CAST:
Everett Glenn and Nancy Najdamacha... Students in the Orange Grove
James Wolf... Student outside the Library
Carina Mendoza... Library Staff
Susan McManus... Ballerina
Mark Farquhar... Professor
President Jolene Koester... Herself

• Directed, Shot, Edited and Captioned by Krishna Narayanamurti
• Conceived & Produced by Michael McManus
• Screenwriter/Production Manager: Julia Venkateswaran
• Executive Producers: President Jolene Koester and Vice President Vance T. Peterson
• Co-Producers: Randal Thomson, Joseph K. O'Connor and David Mascarina
• National Center on Deafness (NCOD) Interpreter: Aileen M. Rolon
• Transportation Coordinator: Fatema Noor
• Production Accountant: Rayetta Esquibel
• Photographs courtesy of: the Publications Archives, Student Affairs Archives, and Lee Choo
• Animations courtesy of iStockPhoto.com
• Additional motion graphics by Krishna Narayanamurti using templates courtesy of Apple Motion
• "Nutcracker Overture" courtesy of RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, used under license with the Cal State University, Northridge Marketing & Communications
• Swoosh sound effect courtesy of Apple Soundtrack
• Special Thanks to: Barbara Gross, Linda Noblejas, Marieanne Quiroz, Howard Parmet, Sue Curzon, Mike Villalobos, Paula Thomson, Vera McManus, Kimon Rethis, and the Students of Art 368 - Game Animation

© 2009 California State University, Northridge
A production of the Department of Marketing & Communications, University Advancement. (less info)