Now in its 13th year, Student Research Day (SRD) has become an institution at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and a widely-anticipated showcase of the analytical and creative vigor demonstrated each year by the university’s budding researchers. Close to 220 oral and poster presentations were delivered during SRD on Feb. 14 and 15, covering a wide range of academic disciplines at the university, from history to health, business to biology, Chicana/o studies to computer science. Nearly 50 student investigators emerged with top honors. From that winning pool, 10 projects will be selected to represent CSUDH at the statewide CSU Research Competition May 4 and 5 at CSU ... Read More
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LAUSD Superintendent Gives Keynote at Credential Celebration
“America is only as great as its educational system.” That was Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho’s message for the aspiring teachers gathered at the College of Education’s 2022-23 Credential Celebration on May 22. Carvalho was the keynote speaker for the event, which celebrated the nearly 300 teacher-students who completed a CSUDH credential program this year. Before introducing Carvalho to the audience of Toros and their family and friends, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael Spagna spoke about the mission of the College of Education (COE) and the central role teachers play in shaping society. “We are creating ... Read More
Telemundo: He Came to the U.S. without English, and Now Graduates with Top Honors in Physics
Source: Telemundo (video, Spanish) A Colombian immigrant arrived in Carson, California at the age of 16, speaking no English, and today he is graduating with top honors in physics. Norma Ribeiro tells us how now his career will literally take him to the stars. ... Read More
KABC: CSUDH Credential Celebration
Source: KABC (video - start at 10:01) KABC's Tim Pulliam covered the CSUDH College of Education Credential Celebration, where new teacher-students celebrated the completion of their credential programs. ... Read More
Univision: LAUSD Needs Credentialed Teachers, and a Program Can Help Those Interested
Source: Univision 34 (video, Spanish) In his commencement address at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho stressed that there is a great need for credentialed teachers. “I am here recruiting the talent that we need in our schools,” said Carvalho. There is an aid program for those who are interested in becoming certified educators, and this is what they should know. ... Read More
Daily Breeze: Attorney General Rob Bonta Delivers Keynote Speech to CSUDH Graduates
Source: Daily Breeze California Attorney General Rob Bonta urged the Cal State Dominguez class of 2023 to find a calling they love — and to fight injustice wherever they see it. Bonta, the state’s 34th attorney general and the first person of Filipino descent to occupy the office, also congratulated the 730 graduates of CSUDH’s College of Business Administration and Public Policy for overcoming myriad challenges and for advocating for societal change during a commencement address on Saturday afternoon, May 20. “No one pursuing a college degree expects it to be a walk in the park,” Bonta said, “but what each of you had to endure over the last few years,it was unprecedented.” The ... Read More
La Opinión: From Colombia to the Stars
Source: La Opinión (Spanish) Desde el barrio marginal de Las Cruces, en su natal Bogotá, Colombia, Jeisson Pulido solía mirar las estrellas con asombro y nunca imaginó que algún día estaría trabajando con la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA), ayudando a examinar un componente que es parte de unsatélite de investigación de vanguardia. Jeisson Pulido Calderón, de 24 años, se graduó esta semana y obtuvo una licenciatura en física, en Cal State University Domínguez Hills (CSUDH) y se enfila hacia obtener un posgrado en astrofísica de alta energía en la Universidad del Sur de California (USC). “Quiero estudiar las estrellas supernovas usando la inteligencia artificial”, dice a La Opinión. ... Read More
Daily Breeze: CSUDH Kicks Off Graduation Ceremonies with Long Beach Mayor as 1st Keynote Speaker
Source: Daily Breeze Cal State Dominguez Hills kicked off two days of commencement ceremonies on Friday morning, May 19 — with an alum-turned-political leader serving as the keynote speaker. Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson, who was elected to that post in November, addressed the colleges of Arts and Humanities, and Education on Friday, empowering the class of 2023 to work to change their communities for the better. The ceremony at which Richardson spoke was the first of six, with three taking place Friday and the final three set for Saturday. State Attorney General Rob Bonta is slated to address CSUDH’s College of Business Administration and Public Policy during its ... Read More
Staff Spotlight: Miguel Terán López
Miguel Terán López, assistant to the dean and college communications lead for the College of Education (COE), isn’t just a CSUDH staffer – he’s also a proud alumnus of the university, having graduated with a double bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Chicana/o Studies. “As an alumnus of CSUDH, what I enjoy the most about my job is knowing that I am giving back to this campus and contributing to our students' success, especially to first-generation students who come from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, just like I did,” he says. Terán López has been at CSUDH for almost 13 years, landing a part-time staff position in the Department of Modern Languages soon after graduating. From ... Read More
Cultural Grad Events Celebrate the Journey
Malcolm X called education “our passport to the future” in his speech at the founding forum for the Organization of Afro-American Unity in 1964. He linked it to the struggle for human rights, the discovery and celebration of cultural identity, and the development of greater self-respect. In his view, education provided an essential conduit for progress, a roadmap for continuous travel and not just a destination. It was in this spirit that CSUDH’s cultural and affinity organizations gathered this month ahead of formal Commencement on May 19 and 20 for a series of smaller, culturally focused graduation celebrations. “It’s important to celebrate the accomplishments of our graduates in a ... Read More
In the Margins Podcast: Fundamental Lessons for Black Faculty and Student Success
Source: In the Margins (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education) Dr. Thomas A. Parham, president of CSUDH, shares what he believes are the fundamental ingredients for success for Black faculty and students in the 114th episode of In the Margins. In this episode, Diverse host David Pluviose welcomes Parham, who speaks to his own journey to university president and the implicit bias he has encountered in higher education. Be sure not to miss this conversation on what Parham calls the stones of stagnation and rocks of resignation that keep higher education from being the diverse, inclusive, and socially minded institutions they say they want to be, and hear how he plans to close the gap ... Read More
