A forum hosted by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) was held in the fifth floor gallery of the University Library's South Wing on April 8. Panel discussions featured stakeholders from the academic and policymaking arenas. Dr. Irene Vasquez, chair of the Academic Senate, welcomed the attendees to the university on behalf of President Mildred García and pointed out the significance of hosting CHCI's meeting at Dominguez Hills. “CSU Dominguez Hills educates a large percentage of Latino and African American students in the CSU system,” said Vasquez. “In 2010, 41 percent of the student population was Latino. And [it] is the only state university in the system, and perhaps in the ... Read More
Archives for April 2011
University’s Partnership with Follett Higher Education Group Celebrates 25 Years
This year, Follett Higher Education Group celebrates 25 years of managing the University Bookstore at California State University, Dominguez Hills. The largest operator of college bookstores in North America, Follett serves more than 850 university bookstores nationwide and provides management systems, support services, and used textbooks to over 1,800 independently managed bookstores. “The major plus of having Follett as our management company is the quality of resources that a company of their size offers, as well as their expertise in this type of business,” says Richard Chester, director of Commercial Services and Campus Dining. Follett's group vice president of sales and ... Read More
Shell Donates $25,000 to CSU Dominguez Hills
Shell Pipeline Company LP, with a regional office in Carson, has donated $25,000 to California State University, Dominguez Hills to support a number of activities on campus this semester. Alan Caldwell, communications manager at Shell Pipeline, presented the check last month during the annual Faculty Awards reception. “Shell's support of these activities is a testament to their commitment to the CSU Dominguez Hills community and to higher education,” said Greg Saks, vice president of University Advancement. The $25,000 donation helped to sponsor the Faculty Awards reception, and also allowed the university to double the honorariums awarded to the honored faculty. In addition, a ... Read More
Dr. Terrence Roberts to Speak at CSU Dominguez Hills of His Experiences as One of the Little Rock Nine
Dr. Terrence Roberts, whose attempts to enroll in an all-white school in segregated Little Rock, Ark., with eight other African American students sparked controversy and debate nationwide in 1957, will give a guest lecture on Thursday, April 28, at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Organized by the university's Master of Social Work Program and the Graduate Association of Social Work, Roberts' talk will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. in the ballroom of the Loker Student Union on campus. The event is open to the public. Despite the 1954 Brown v. the Board of Education Supreme Court ruling that school segregation was unconstitutional, much of the schools in the South, including ... Read More
Inaugural Peace Leadership Conference Will Teach Youth to Resolve Conflict
Undergraduate and graduate students in the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding program at California State University, Dominguez Hills will put their skills to use by teaching area middle and high school students how to resolve conflict at the first Peace Leadership Conference on April 25 in the Loker Student Union. Charmaine Lang (Class of '06, B.A., English/Public Administration), is an interdisciplinary studies major and NCRP graduate student and the event's coordinator. She says that the first-ever event was inspired by the fact that “people would be surprised to learn how much conflict there is in primary education.” “Young people deal with conflict in their ... Read More