(Carson, Calif.) California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will present Shakespeare's most beloved comedy of love gone wild, “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” as the final play of its 2018-2019 season. The show opens April 12 at 8 p.m. and will run multiple dates through April 20 in CSUDH's Edison Theatre. Directed by CSUDH theatre lecturer Kelly Herman and choreographed by dance lecturer Sarah Cashmore, Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night's Dream” portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta, the former queen of the Amazons. What: “A Midsummer Night's Dream” When: April 12, 13, 17, 18 and 19 at 8 p.m., and April 14 and 20 at 2 ... Read More
Archives for March 2019
Legacy Marks the Male Success Alliance’s 10th Anniversary
Thomas Richardson was a shy and unassuming teenager in South Los Angeles who didn't express his feelings too often, even with his family, until one day when he decided to tell his siblings “I love you.” The show of affection was just one of several ways Richardson started connecting on a more personal level with family and his peers at John C. Fremont High School, as suggested by his mentors from California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Male Success Alliance (MSA) program. “It was strange, but cool, too. My sister would laugh and my brother would call me a name, or say 'I love you, too, but I don't need to tell you that. You know I do.' But I thought, 'Do I?'” said ... Read More
Computer App Helps Jobert Nombrado Land Northrop Grumman Gig
Trying to be in the right place at the right time is always a good strategy for graduates who are about to enter the workforce. For those majoring in computer science, it also helps to have developed a killer app. That's what Jobert Nombrado, a computer technology major in the cybersecurity track at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) who will graduate with his bachelor's degree in spring 2019, discovered at Great Minds in STEM's annual Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) in October 2018, where he hosted the Hackathon cybersecurity competition. Nombrado was asked to return to the conference the next day for an interview with Northrop ... Read More
Six CSUDH Alumni to Address Graduates During 2019 Commencement Ceremonies
From stars in business and sports, to actually reaching for the stars, on May 17 and 18 five California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumni will grace the 2019 Commencement stage as keynote speakers, welcoming the Class of 2019 to the alumni ranks and offering words of encouragement and inspiration as graduates now go out to master their future. This year, commencement will return to the Tennis Center at Dignity Health Sports Park–formerly the StubHub Center–after the past two years at the Soccer Stadium. The sports park has changed names, but the tennis center remains the same, with its intimate feel and close-up opportunities to watch the nearly 3,600 graduates cross ... Read More
Male Success Alliance Celebrates 10 Years of Empowering Students of Color
(Carson, Calif.) California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) innovative Male Success Alliance (MSA) program is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The first of its kind in California to address retention and graduation rates among male college students, and high school dropout rates and access to higher education for boys of color, the MSA has garnered accolades and the funding to help develop similar programs statewide. Primarily serving African American and Latino males, but open to all ethnicities, the MSA was established in 2009 with a small group of seven CSUDH students. A decade later, the program has grown to approximately 80 members and, over recent years, has seen an ... Read More
