Students and alumni of the Chicana/o Studies Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills shared their experiences at the annual conference of the Mentoring Institute at the University of New Mexico (UNM), held Oct. 26 through 28 in Albuquerque. Thirteen current students and alumni presented “Mentoring as a Labor of Mutual Love and Support: Boosting Student and Faculty Academic Success through Transformative Mentoring at California State University, Dominguez Hills,” with the support of Irene Vasquez, director of Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies (CHMS) at UNM. Sue Borrego, vice president of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs; Cheryl McKnight, director of Center for ... Read More
Archives for November 2011
John Tracy: Alumnus Shares Path to Executive Career in Aerospace
John Tracy (Class of ’76, B.S., physics), vice president and chief technology officer at Boeing, returned to California State University, Dominguez Hills to speak to students from his alma mater and the California Academy of Mathematics and Science on Nov. 21 in the Loker Student Union. The Gardena native presented “My Journey: From CSU Dominguez Hills to Chief Technology Officer at Boeing,” reflecting on his education at the university and his ascent to leading approximately 100,000 engineers, manufacturing personnel, and computer scientists at the world’s largest aerospace company. Laura Robles, dean of the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences, said that the campus community was ... Read More
Annual Africana Lecture Encourages Scholarship, Excellence Among Men of Color
Dr. Kwame Zulu Shabazz, a faculty member in Africana studies at Winston-Salem State University, was the keynote speaker for the Herb Carter- Yvonne Brathwaite-Burke Distinguished Lecture Series held on Nov. 1. The annual event, which is presented by the Department of Africana Studies and the California African American Political and Economic Institute at California State University, Dominguez Hills, was attended by 250 students, faculty, and staff in the Loker Student Union. Shabazz presented “From Compton College to Harvard University: The Political Imagination of an Africana Scholar-Activist,” with a look at his rise from an inner city background to a career in academia. Salim ... Read More
Career Panel Shares Crime Fighting Experience
A Crime Fighting Careers Panel was hosted by the Career Center at California State University, Dominguez Hills on Nov. 9 in the Loker Student Union. Carol Bosman-Anderson, the center’s interim director, invited professionals in crime fighting careers who did not necessarily have a criminal justice degree, but who were successful in their chosen fields. She selected these guests to show students that many majors can be useful in preparing for a career in law enforcement and students do not need to major in criminal justice in order to pursue a crime fighting career. CSU Dominguez Hills welcomed panelists Brian Campbell and Rachelle Aberin (IRS), Sam Jojola (U.S. Fish and Wildlife ... Read More
Veterans Week Celebrates Those Who Served
The Veterans Day observance at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) was marked by a week of events to thank and honor all military veterans among the students, alumni, faculty, and staff on the campus. President Mildred García greeted student veterans at an invitation-only luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 8 in the Loker Student Union. On Nov. 9, a “show-and-tell” exhibit of military equipment was presented by the CSUDH Veterans Alliance, a student-run organization. Following that event was a talk and video presentation of “Fighting for Our Democracy” in the Multicultural Center (MCC), which highlighted the contributions of the 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen), the Kiowa ... Read More
