The 2012-13 California State University, Dominguez Hills Presidential Scholars were introduced to local corporate and community leaders who support the university's most prestigious scholarship and were among about 200 guests, including beaming family members, university faculty, staff, and students, during the annual President's Scholarship Reception held on April 25 on the fifth floor of the University Library South Wing. “The stellar leadership and academic success of our Presidential Scholars raises the bar for everyone at Cal State Dominguez Hills. From the classmates who work with them to our faculty who mentor them, who teach them, who engage in civic programs with them, and do ... Read More
Awards
Loker Student Union’s Carole Desgroppes Honored by International Association
For contributions made to promote diversity among professionals in the field of student union management, the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) has honored Carole Desgroppes, manager of programs, marketing and assessments for the Loker Student Union (LSU) at California State University, Dominguez Hills, with the Revis A. Cox Memorial Scholarship Award. The award was presented during the ACUI annual conference held in St. Louis in March. Desgroppes, a native of France, has revised the ACUI's Community of Practice (COMP) website with pertinent information related to multiculturalism to help students and professionals in the field, facilitated a webinar on issues of ... Read More
Janet Andrade: Leading the Way Toward Science Education Earns Alumna Accolades
On the heels of receiving four pink slips in as many years, California State University, Dominguez Hills alumna Janet Andrade was recently named the 2012-2013 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) California Teacher of the Year for her ability to engage students at Bud Carson Middle School in Hawthorne in progressively advanced hands-on engineering activities. The award was presented during the 2nd Annual Statewide PLTW Conference held in Sacramento in February. “I was shocked when they announced my name. It was very unexpected,” recalled Andrade (Class of '03, B.A. public administration; '07, teaching credential, multiple subject; '11, M.A., education curriculum and instruction), who is only ... Read More
2013 Faculty Awards Reception Honors Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service
In front of an estimated 100 colleagues, supporters, and students, four individuals were presented with the university's highest honors bestowed to faculty, and 46 faculty members–with service ranging from 5 to 30 years–were recognized for their 430 combined years of service commitment to the university and its students during the California State University, Dominguez Hills Faculty Awards Reception held on March 14 on the fifth floor of the University Library South Wing. “That's 430 years of helping students achieve their dreams, transforming their lives and the lives of their families and their communities. That's 430 years of an opportunity to take vicarious joy in the success of our ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Recognized Nationally for Community Service
California State University, Dominguez Hills was named as a finalist for the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll Presidential Award. A national program by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognizes the efforts of institutions to engage students in meaningful, measurable service in the communities their university serves. CSU Dominguez Hills has been named to the Honor Roll's “with Distinction” list for the past three years. This is the first year the university was a finalist for the program's highest honor and highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for ... Read More