After five years as a member of California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) award-winning Western Model United Nations (WestMUN) delegation, Arnaud Lukombo has been nominated the prestigious position of secretary-general for the 2017 WestMUN conference. Lukombo's nomination came during the 2016 WestMUN conference at Santa Barbara City College on March 31-April 2. The secretary-general is the highest-ranking student position in the conference. Some of his most essential roles will be serving as leader of the committee chairs, working directly with the WestMUN Board of Directors who organize the conference, and the possibility of providing input in choosing topics that will be ... Read More
Archives for April 2016
‘Professor for a Day’ Provides 26 CSUDH Alumni Opportunity to Teach
Enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge and insights about their chosen careers, 26 alumni returned to California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) as lecturers on April 4 and 5 for the university's 3rd annual Professor for a Day. Organized by the Office of Alumni Programs, Professor for a Day provides current CSUDH students a glimpse into the variety of fields and careers available to them after they graduate. The students learn from lectures and interactive activities led by the honorary professors who are matched with classes relevant to their fields. Alumna Lois Lee ('76, M.A., sociology) spoke to a Women's History class. She is founder and president of the ... Read More
CSUDH, LAUSD Guaranteed Admission to University
When the last signature dried on the “promise agreement," college-ready high school seniors in Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Local District-South were officially guaranteed admission into California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). The university hosted the agreement signing in the Loker Student Union ballroom on April 8. The signing represents the first time LAUSD has provided its high school graduates within one of its local districts guaranteed enrollment to a university. There to witness the “historic” occasion were more than 100 LAUSD students, faculty, staff and administrators from both LAUSD and CSUDH, and local media. “You [university presidents] ... Read More
Intimate Spring Alumni Reception Helps Reconnect OC Toros to CSUDH
An intimate gathering of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumni recently enjoyed food and drink as they shared stories and got to know one another at the 2016 Spring Alumni Reception. Hosted on March 30 at the elegant Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach by CSUDH's Division of University Advancement (UA), and attended by university President Willie J. Hagan and other administrative and academic leaders on campus, the gathering was another example of the CSUDH's successful efforts to reach out and connect with alumni. A short program took place after the alumni spent some time mingling. It included remarks and a presentation from President Hagan, who provided ... Read More
Alumna Linda Rose’s Experience Bodes Well for LA Southwest College
What do employers need? They need people who can communicate, who “understand what they're doing,” those who can think critically and are “not afraid” to think creatively. “That's how companies are moving forward, and that's what our students need to get there,” said Linda Rose, president of Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC), and a California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumna. Rose should know. The oldest of eight siblings, she grew up in Compton and didn't go to college directly after graduating from Centennial High. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was supporting herself working for such South Bay companies as Mattel Inc. and the aerospace company TRW (now ... Read More