Hundreds of new students received a warm Toro welcome on Friday, Aug. 26, at the university's annual New Student Convocation. The afternoon featured a formal ceremony followed by an hour of carnival games and prizes, all meant to welcome incoming undergraduate and graduate scholars to the Toro family and celebrate the start of a mutually transformative collaboration between learners and educators. DJ Juan Young energized the crowd of several hundred during pre-ceremony events with the help of Teddy Toro and the CSUDH Dance Team. Students swayed to songs from Cali Swag District and DJ Tunez before President Thomas A. Parham and his cabinet members danced their way to the stage to ... Read More
Archives for August 2022
Introducing CSUDH’s Newest Faculty
CSUDH welcomes 19 new faculty members this fall, and is introducing them to the campus community. Here, meet faculty from the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Business Administration and Public Policy, and the College of Education. Part two of this series will feature new faculty from the College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing and the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences. College of Arts and Humanities Lynn Gary Atkins, Jr., Assistant Professor of Choral Music/Voice Area Coordinator Academic Background:DMA, Choral Conducting Performance, Pedagogy, and Literature, James Madison University Professional Biography: Hailed as a voice with “rich vocal ... Read More
Marketing Professor’s Book Provides Blueprint for Entrepreneurs
The Great Resignation–which has seen millions of workers quit or change jobs since the start of 2021–has set the stage for a surge of new entrepreneurs. However, as startups have an average survival rate of only 20 percent, they are highly risky. Mistakes are costly and common, especially among the inexperienced. To help early-stage ventures avoid these pitfalls, CSUDH Adjunct Professor of Marketing Allan Colman wrote The Revenue Accelerator: The 21 Boosters to Launch Your Startup, published in August 2022 by Made for Success and Blackstone Publishing. Drawing on interviews with dozens of start-up entrepreneurs and business leaders, plus decades of his own business development ... Read More
Toro Volleyball Looks to Strike Back This Season
After a rough 2021 season in which the team compiled a 2-21 overall record, head coach Jennifer Adeva is aiming to get the Toros back on the winning track. “I'm optimistic,” she says. “We're young, but we're talented. I feel like we have the talent this year that we haven't had at CSUDH in a while.” The 2019 CSUDH women's volleyball team finished their season with a record of 14-10, and were looking to build on that success in 2020. But when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the entire 2020 season, the program was forced to take a step back. “That was a really tough year,” says Adeva, who has been heading the program since 2011. “I felt we had created a pretty good team, ... Read More
Staff Spotlight: Catherine “Cat” Jermany
The program director of CSUDH's Rose Black Resource Center (RBRC), Catherine “Cat” Jermany is dedicated to helping Toro students succeed. When the center opened in 2017, it was the only space of its kind on campus, and its success has paved the way for the Queer Culture & Resource Center, Latinx Cultural Resource Center, and more. Located on the first floor of the Loker Student Union, the RBRC provides a network of academic, personal, and professional support services for Black students at CSUDH. After coming on board as a program coordinator in 2019, Jermany was named the center's first program director in July 2020. “I'm proud of the fact that I have been able to contribute to ... Read More