To reconnect with alumni who live in Orange County, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) hosted its Fall Alumni Reception on Nov. 4 at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. Joining CSUDH President Willie J. Hagan and university staff members, approximately 50 alumni reminisced about college, enjoyed good food and drink, and toured the museum during a docent-guided tour of three exhibits: “The Red that Colored the World,” “Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands,” and “Ancient Arts of China: A 5000 Year Legacy.” A college degree is like a fine wine. It will either age or spoil as time goes by. -President Hagan “A college degree is like a fine wine. It will ... Read More
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CSU Dominguez Hills Ranked Nationally for Value-Add to Graduates
An education from California State University, Dominguez Hills results in greater upward mobility gains for its graduates, according to new rankings by The Economist magazine and The Brookings Institution. The Economist's rankings included 1,275 four-year, non-vocational colleges and were derived by analyzing the difference between expected earnings–as predicted from such variables as SAT scores, sex, race, college size, Pell eligibility and courses studied– to the Department of Education College Scorecard data of the actual median income of financial aid students 10 years after graduation. The Brookings Institution's report analyzed 1,666 four-year colleges to produce its value-added ... Read More
President hosts lunch for new Presidential Scholars
There are many advantages to being a California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Presidential Scholar. The university's most prestigious scholarship, after all, comes with full tuition, book allowances and priority registration. And then there's lunch with the president. This was news to President Willie J. Hagan, who upon his arrival to campus three years ago found out that lunch with him was considered a benefit of the program. After that, Hagan has made sure that the lunch happens yearly. On Nov. 2, Hagan, along with his vice presidents and special advisers, sat down with 22 of the 24 current scholars for lunch in 1910 Café and Lounge in the Loker Student Union. “The ... Read More
Professor Terry McGlynn and students discover ‘thieving ants’ are specialized
A professional, an expert–no matter what title one assigns a member of the most specialized group in an Ectatomma ruidum ant colony - a “Jack of all trades” should definitely not be one of them. In fact, a “cunning thief” might be the most fitting, according to Terry McGlynn, professor of biology at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), who co-published the study “Distinct types of foragers in the ant Ectatomma ruidum: typical foragers and furtive thieves” in the journal Animal Behaviour in November 2015. The study, which was penned in collaboration with CSUDH biology students Russell Graham and Jeremy Emerson, and included the research and analysis of educators from ... Read More
Student Support Services programs receive $2.3 million
To improve services for more than 220 military veteran students, those with disabilities, former foster youth, and many others on campus, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received two U.S. Department of Education (DOE) TRIO grants totaling $2.3 million for its Student Support Services programs. One of the five-year DOE grants has been allocated to CSUDH's new Students Support Services–Veterans (SSS-Veterans) program. The $1.1 million grant will be used to add professional and student support staff to help improve veterans' college retention and graduation rates. The program also provides specialized academic tutoring for veterans, advice and assistance in course ... Read More
CSUDH hosts first ‘South Bay Economic Forecast and Industry Outlook’
On the heels of the Great Recession, Robert A. Kleinhenz, chief economist for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), currently sees a slow but steadily growing South Bay economy, more job creation, and a continuing shift away from manufacturing toward the service industry. Kleinhenz presented the “2015-16 South Bay Economic Forecast and Industry Outlook” on Oct. 30 during California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) first “South Bay Economic Forecast Conference” on campus in the Loker Student Union. Moderated by KNX 1070 news anchor Frank Mottek, the forecast offered a comprehensive look at key economic drivers, wages and employment, industry and ... Read More
Music student, guitar player Carlos Bolivar wins solo performance at LA symposium
While just looking to have a little “fun,” Carlos Bolivar, a music education major at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) won first place at the Guitar Foundation of America's (GFA) Regional Symposium and the opportunity to play solo guitar during the GFA's Evening Showcase Concert on Oct. 17 in downtown Los Angeles. “I didn't plan or prepare to compete, but my instructor Mathew Greif suggested that I should, so I did–to just have fun, meet other guitarists and to get feedback from the judges,” said Bolivar, who competed against 22 others in the college and pre-professional category during the performance auditions. “Since I didn't have the mindset that I might win, I ... Read More
Photos: STEM in Education Conference
More than 350 educators, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals and nonprofit organizations, CSUDH math, science and teacher education majors, and high school students attended the 2015 STEM in Education Conference put on by the university's Center for Innovation in STEM Education on Saturday, Oct. 24. ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: October 2015
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Arts and Humanities Marisela Chavez, associate professor of Chicana/o Studies, appears in the documentary “East LA Interchange.” A screening of the film took place on Oct. 26 at CSUDH. It recently won "Best Feature Film" at the New Urbanism Film Festival, and "Audience Award Best Documentary" at the Highland Park Independent Film Festival and at the Downtown Film Festival in Los Angeles. T.J. Robinson, lecturer in the ... Read More
First-Year Seminar introduces freshmen to rigors of upper-division course work
Yesenia Cardenas, a freshman at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) who plans to be fully entrenched in the study of criminal justice in a couple years, is already gaining the experience and exposure to the rigors of upper-division curricula in the university's new First-Year Seminar program. Launched in fall 2015, the program is a “re-imagining of the university 101 course” for students to experience discipline-specific lecture that encourages debate and student engagement during class and activities. Taught by full-time faculty with doctorate degrees who are active in their fields, the program provides freshmen a learning experience similar to upper-division study in ... Read More
