“Don’t rate my performance as a councilmember based on what I do. Base it on what I deliver.” If the number of projects Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino (’00, B.A., communications) has taken on is any indication of what he will deliver for his council area, District 15, then his constituents will likely rate his service quite high. “My love for people, being on the ground and delivering core city services drives a lot of the work I do. I really love groundbreakings and ribbon-cuttings, because it shows what people working together can do to build something that’s positive and important for our communities,” said Buscaino. District 15 includes the Port of Los Angeles and the ... Read More
Archives for June 2015
A Loving Family Legacy
Despite having earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from Cal Tech as a young man and having enjoyed a successful career in the aerospace industry, Philip Johnson was retired and in his 50s when he began attending California State University, Dominguez Hills in the late 1970s. By all accounts, Johnson was an enthusiastic participant in academic pursuits within the CSUDH physics department, where he dedicated himself to both learning everything he could and sharing his own considerable knowledge with others. He earned his bachelor’s degree in physics in 1980. “Phil was what you might call a renaissance man, well-versed in many fields: literature, philosophy and history,” wrote Keith ... Read More
President Hagan connects with church leaders during clergy breakfast
To strengthen the university’s connections with local religious leaders and faith-based organizations, President Willie J. Hagan highlighted the benefits of a California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) education during the Hosannna Broadcasting Network’s (HBN) 8th Annual Breakfast with the Clergy on June 27. Hosted on campus for the first time by HBN in association with CSUDH, the breakfast brought together church leaders from throughout the state and members of their congregations to recognize and award clergy for their achievements, as well as to enjoy good food and music and listen to guest speakers, such as keynote speaker Apostle Beverly Crawford, and Tersit Asrat, HBN’s ... Read More
CSUDH alumnus, Peace Corps volunteer teaches music, art and English in Albania
From learning Albanian culture and the language from his host family to teaching music, art and preparing local children to compete in an English spelling bee, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumnus Paul Shawkat has already experienced quite a lot during his brief time in the Peace Corps. Shawkat (’13, B.A., English) was accepted into the Peace Corps in March to serve in Albania for two to three years. He is finishing his training in Fier, a city of about 90,000 people located near the ancient Greek site of Apollonia where he will carry out his service. He is currently learning teaching strategies and service essentials, such as how to be safe within the country and ... Read More
CSUDH honored with sustainability best practices award for LED lighting system
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will be honored with the 2015 California Higher Education Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practices Award for its new LED outdoor ceiling lighting system during the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC). Hosted by San Francisco State University on July 20-24, a total of nine California State University (CSU) campuses will receive the coveted sustainability awards in 12 categories at the conference. CSUDH will receive an award in the “Lighting Design/Retrofit” category for a creative solution it came up with to improve the lighting in a challenging ceiling design that is found in a number of its ... Read More
