Keisha Keller ended the worst year of her life with exceptional finesse, taking home a hard-earned diploma from Cal State Dominguez Hills' largest commencement ceremonies ever on Friday. She initially was due to graduate a year ago, but she awoke on the day of finals to find her newborn baby boy a victim of sudden infant death syndrome. It was a devastating blow that brought her world dangerously close to the brink of chaos and misery. She had already struggled to finish classes with high marks while being pregnant, a wife, and a mother to her 9-year-old son. To bear the death of her 5-week-old, Legend Aurelius Jackson, she turned to her lifelong faith in God. “I don't know ... Read More
Archives for May 2017
Graduation 2017: CSU Dominguez Hills hosts largest graduating class in school’s history
Cal State Dominguez Hills hosted its two graduation ceremonies Friday at StubHub Center in Carson. The first ceremony took place at 9 a.m. and the second took place at 4 p.m. Both were part of the largest graduating class in the school's history. One notable graduate, L.A. Galaxy soccer player Gyasi Zardes, celebrated on the same field where he won the Major League Soccer Cup in 2014. Other graduates, as well as friends and family, shared on social media the moments leading up to the ceremony and the breath of relief afterwards, knowing all the graduates' hard work didn't go to waste. Source: Daily Breeze ... Read More
Galaxy’s Gyasi Zardes earns college degree from Cal State Dominguez Hills
LA Galaxy forward Gyasi Zardes famously told MLS fans that his skill will blow their minds when leaving college four years ago, but on Friday he accomplished something with his own mind. The 25-year-old graduated college Friday morning, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Cal State Dominguez Hills. He attended Cal State Bakersfield for three years before leaving and signing a Homegrown Player contract prior to the 2013 season. Zardes, 25, who has appeared in six games for the Galaxy this season (starting five) was present at the morning graduation ceremony right on his home field, at StubHub Center, and picked up his diploma. He was expected to join his ... Read More
Celebran la ceremonia de graduación más grande en la historia de la Universidad Domínguez Hills
Según la doctora Corona Benavides-López, profesora de la institución, más jóvenes se están dando cuenta de la importancia de una educación superior ya que brinda mayores posibilidades económicas... Source: Univision ... Read More
Surf to Screen: Johnny Gonzales Turns Surf Photography into Film Career
Johnny Gonzales could play it safe and buy an expensive telescopic lens for his camera and stand on the sand to take his photographs, but “What fun would that be?” To capture a charging backside ride up close, he would rather strap on his fins, grab his camera, and swim out to where the waves are breaking to join a professional surfer inside a barrel. Gonzales, a Redondo Beach resident, will graduate with his bachelor's degree in digital media arts (DMA) from California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) May 19 with the College of Arts and Humanities' Class of 2017. He is known as a “waterman,” a surfing photographer who swims out through the pounding surf to shoot his subjects from ... Read More