Director, Office of Student Development and Transitional Programs
christopher.aston@csun.edu
Christopher Aston is responsible for university programs that bookend student life at 快活林性息, including New Student Orientation (NSO) for freshman, transfer, and international student populations, and the university鈥檚 Commencement and Honors Convocation ceremonies as well as other annual welcoming events. Mr. Aston manages and supervises the NSO leadership programs, which include a team of more than 150 leaders and mentors charged with supporting the continuous process of integrating new students into the academic, cultural and social context at 快活林性息. His guidance and leadership extend past the Office of Student Development and Transitional Programs as an adjunct professor through undergraduate studies, instructing courses for University 100, the Freshman Seminar at 快活林性息. Additionally, Mr. Aston has taught courses in the Department of Communication Studies, where he received both his bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees.