Twelve students majoring in computer science/computer technology with program emphases in areas such as homeland security and information security at California State University, Dominguez Hills are receiving close to $8,000 each for tuition, fees, and books for the year. STEM Advantage, a newly formed nonprofit selected CSU Dominguez Hills as its inaugural partner to pilot their scholarship program, which also includes paid internships and ongoing mentoring by professions in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. “Women, African Americans, and Latinos today comprise only one-fifth of the STEM workforce and yet they are project to make up over two-thirds of ... Read More
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Convocation: University’s Past Serves as Testament to Achievement, Future Outcomes
On the 113th day of his permanent appointment by the California State University Board of Trustees as president of CSU Dominguez Hills, Willie J. Hagan welcomed faculty, staff–several of whom are recent additions–and students to the campus during the annual fall convocation. The Sept. 12 event held in the Loker Student Union Ballroom drew a large crowd of approximately 400 people who were treated to details of the university's history that Hagan said help to make its achievements particularly significant. “California State University, Dominguez Hills has always been a catalyst for change, a place of individual and social transformation,” he remarked. “This is who we are. Despite ... Read More
ASI President Gavin Centeno Centers on Student Engagement
Gavin Centeno believes that student engagement enriches the college experience. As president of Associated Students, Incorporated (ASI) at California State University, Dominguez Hills, he leads the way. And he delivers his message to students every chance he gets. Over the summer, he shared his message of student involvement with incoming Toros during new student orientations (NSO). He recalled that it was through high school advisers and mentors that he learned the value of becoming engaged in college and NSO was an opportunity for him to influence students to do the same. Centeno, a senior majoring in public administration, asserted that being engaged on campus develops habits that ... Read More
Jenny Greer: Volunteerism Started while Student Results in Award
Recent CSU Dominguez Hills alumna Jenny Greer ('13, B.S. geology; environmental science) was honored as Outstanding Volunteer by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC), which since 1988 has successfully preserved 1,600 acres of open space on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The award was presented at the PVPLC's annual Volunteer Appreciation luncheon in July. "I had no idea I was going to be given an award," Greer said. "Cris Sarbia, the stewardship manager, surprised me when he went in front of the crowd and proceeded to explain some of the various projects I had been working on throughout the year. I was embarrassed but thrilled that I was being acknowledged for doing what I ... Read More
Senior Class Leaves Legacy of iPads to Library’s Technology Loan Program
Before graduating, the senior class of 2013 at California State University, Dominguez Hills added its collective two cents to the university. Or make that $4,941 payable to the University Library's technology checkout program. More than 100 individual contributions–many larger than the suggested $20.13– to the Alumni Association and Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) collaborative iGave Senior Class Gift Campaign resulted in the purchase of 10 second generation iPads for the Library, which expands the existing inventory for the loan program to approximately 50 tablet computers. iPads are available for checkout through the library's Laptop Loaning Office for one-week periods to any currently ... Read More
Fieldwork Enriches Education For Biology Major Erica Parra
Whether contending with torrential rains, viscous mud or venomous snakes, all under the din of screeching monkeys and the clatter of exotically feathered fliers, things in a densely vegetated rainforest can seem larger than life. But it was a wee creature that captured Erica Parra's imagination. “Once you really stop and observe them you realize they are not just ants but they are individuals who are working together to make their colonies function efficiently. And not only that, but they each have their own personality and mission, which in turn helps the environment that surrounds them,” Parra asserted. The California State University, Dominguez Hills senior, who is majoring in biology ... Read More
Freshman Move-in Day: First-time CSUDH Students First to Settle in
Toting teetering boxes, balancing arms full of bags, lugging stuffed suitcases, and pushing carts provided by University Housing, about 215 incoming freshmen–many assisted by parents and family members–settled into their on-campus digs at California State University, Dominguez Hills during Freshman Move-in Day. Undoubtedly, for many of the newly independent, it will be their first extended time away from home, bringing about a mix of emotions. “It feels pretty intimidating, but good. I haven't been away from home for long [periods of] time, so I'm a little nervous, but excited,” said Juana Arredando Salazar of Pomona, who got moving help from her father, Ramon, mom Elia, and even her ... Read More
CSU College Fair: A Super Saturday for Families to Explore College
Azario Cush, a sixth grader at Wilmington Middle School, already has his sights set on college; he wants to study culinary arts. Brenda Galvan, a 10th grader at Synergy Quantum Academy Charter High School in Los Angeles, is trying to decide what area of engineering she'd like to specialize in when she gets to college. Joseph Gardner, a senior at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Riverside, wants to major in cinematography. Whether these students stick with these pursuits over the next several years remains to be seen; however, one thing is for sure, they have a better shot at success because they are preparing for college now. On August 17, they were among nearly 3,000 visitors who got an ... Read More
CSUDH Hosts Hundreds for Common Core Education Standards Training
Nearly 1,400 educators from Los Angeles Unified School District and Los Angeles public charter schools went back to the classroom at California State University, Dominguez Hills, this time as pupils, as it were, of the Launch LA: Common Core conference, where they had the opportunity to prepare for the implementation of the new national Common Core State Standards (CCSS) of what students are expected to learn. An equal number of teachers were on the waiting list to attend the Aug. 24 conference, which was organized by Teach Plus, a national nonprofit focused on improving educational access and outcomes for all students, and sponsored in partnership with LAUSD and CSU Dominguez Hills. ... Read More
Introducing: New Faculty for Fall 2013
With the start of this week, thousands of new faces are beginning their journey at California State University, Dominguez Hills. But they aren't all students. Nineteen new full-time faculty members will be getting to know the campus community as well (although a few are familiar to CSUDH, being alumni and/or previously part-time faculty). Dateline Dominguez offers introductions: College of Arts and Humanities Ryan Noelle Eagle, assistant professor, communications Academic Background: Ph.D., film and media studies, University of California, Santa Barbara M.A., modern literature, University of York, England B.A., cinema-television and creative writing, University of Southern ... Read More
