Learning to tap their potential as new California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) students while developing long-lasting friendships and connections on campus, more than 1,000 incoming freshman are participating in the Summer Bridge Academy (SBA), their first step to becoming the graduating Class of 2020. For six weeks, the students participate in a variety of programs that are critical to developing a strong support system, and essential personal strengths and skills during their first year at CSUDH. The SBA's overarching goal is to strengthen the English and/or math skills of incoming freshman who require preparatory courses in those subjects based on their English ... Read More
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CSUDH Receives $40k California Arts Council Grant to Develop Arts Program on Campus
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received a $40,000 grant from the California Arts Council (CAC) as part of its 2016 Creative California Communities (CCC) program to establish the Big City Forum: Praxis Studio at CSUDH, a one-year extracurricular, cross-disciplinary arts and design program. The university is one of only 41 grantees this year that received a total of $1,953,707 in grants from the council. With the CAC's support, CSUDH's Art and Design Department will implement the community engagement art program in partnership with the Los Angeles-based arts organization Big City Forum (BCF). The grant will be matched by CSUDH, Big City Forum, and grant partner ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills, LA Unified Awarded $1.2 Million to Redesign Teacher Preparation Program
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Local District-South have been awarded a $1.2 million grant by the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation to expand practice-based training for new K-8 teachers in implementing the state's math and science standards. The teacher preparation program at CSUDH has a tradition of preparing quality teachers to excel in under-served schools. Through the new residency pathway model that this grant will support, the university can continue to have a profound impact on the elementary and secondary learning environments in Los Angeles. “The outstanding faculty who teach in CSU Dominguez Hills' teacher ... Read More
Project Reach Empowers Compton Students to Improve Academic Performance
California State University, Dominguez Hills College of Education's Project Reach is increasingly being recognized for its work helping to improve the test scores and academic performance of students in Compton Unified School District. The comprehensive K-12 tutoring initiative that utilizing college students to provide academic support services to schools in Compton Unified School District was touted by the national publication District Administration in its naming of Compton Unified as a "District of Distinction." The joint partnership with Compton Unified was established in fall 2015 and pairs 50 college students with students at all 22 Compton elementary schools. Tutors are recruited ... Read More
Scholarship Program STEM Advantage Named Nonprofit Team of the Year by LA Business Journal
STEM Advantage, a nonprofit that has been supporting California State University, Dominguez Hills students since 2013, was named Nonprofit Team of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal. The newspaper presented the award on June 22 at its annual Nonprofit and Corporate Citizens Awards gala. STEM Advantage was one of 103 nominees and four finalists for the top honor. STEM Advantage seeks to address the employment needs facing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) industries in the United States, the nonprofit encourages young women and students from under-served communities to pursue careers in STEM fields. Since the nonprofit first selected CSUDH as its pilot ... Read More
Training Teachers in STEM Day for LA Unified School District
The California STEM Institute for Innovation and Improvement (CSI3) at California State University, Dominguez Hills hosted a STEM Day for the New Teacher Summer Institute (NTSI) given by Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The district conducts NTSI for its incoming teachers. CSI3 was invited by LAUSD to facilitate a day of training that demonstrated and explained how to implement innovative STEM activities into the classroom. In turn, CSI3 prepared a full day of workshops, speakers and panelists engaging teachers in various STEM fields. The day revolved around nine interactive and collaborative workshops. After each workshop, facilitators provided participants with lesson ... Read More
Professor Fynnwin Prager’s Study Examines ‘Total Economic Consequences of an Influenza Outbreak’
During flu season, organizations and individuals justifiably focus on vaccinations as a “first line of defense” to reduce health impacts, but a new study led by California State University, Dominguez Hills public policy professor, Fynnwin Prager, shows that the health of the economy during an influenza outbreak requires just as much attention. The study, “Total Economic Consequences of an Influenza Outbreak,” by Prager and his colleagues at the University of Southern California (USC) Sol Price School of Public Policy, Dan Wei and Adam Rose, found that depending on how the public, businesses, and government organizations respond to it, an influenza pandemic in the United States could have ... Read More
Mario Congreve Wins Emmy for ‘Cuba: the Forgotten Revolution’
A new addition in Mario Congreve's awards cabinet has added significant prominence to its gathering of coveted occupants, and her name is “Emmy.” Congreve, a media production specialist at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and lecturer in CSUDH's Digital Media Arts program, was honored with his first Emmy Award on June 18 for his work as co-producer and director of photography for the film Cuba: the Forgotten Revolution which received the Emmy in the Best Documentary category. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Lower Great Lakes Chapter presented Congreve and Glenn Gebhard, the film's director and a professor at Loyola Marymount School of Film and ... Read More
Computer Science Department Recognized for Providing Greater Access, Support Student
The Computer Science Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills has been singled out in a report by The Campaign for College Opportunity for "Demonstrated Excellence" related to practices it has implemented to provide greater access and support student success for its majors. The report, "Needed: Sy(STEM)ic Response, How California's Public Colleges and Universities are Key to Strengthening the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and Health Workforce," found that California ranked at the bottom of states in graduating STEM and health majors to fill available entry-level positions. Cited factors affecting colleges and universities' ability to graduate more ... Read More
‘Connecting Women to Power Conference’ Draws Thousands to CSUDH
Eager to propel their entrepreneurial aspirations to the next level, more than 2,500 women converged on the “Connecting Women to Power Business Conference” at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) on June 16 to learn the latest marketing, tax, leadership and other strategies from top public and private industry professionals. The conference is hosted by CSUDH alumnus Jerome E. Horton (Class of '79, B.S., business administration), member and former chairman of the California State Board of Equalization. Now in its seventh year, the event continues to grow in popularity and attract a more diverse group of expert speakers and participants seeking to connect and learn from ... Read More
