California State University, Dominguez Hills is pleased to announce the four distinguished individuals who will serve as keynote speakers during the university's college-based commencement ceremonies scheduled for Friday, May 20, at the Home Depot Center Tennis Stadium on campus. The four speakers and the college-based ceremonies where they will be give the keynote are as follows: Dr. John Tracy, Boeing vice president and chief technology officer College of Professional Studies, 8 a.m. Dr. Wanda Austin, Aerospace Corporation president and CEO College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences College of Extended and International Education, 11:30 a.m. Judge Scott Gordon, Los Angeles County ... Read More
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CSU Dominguez Hills Foundation Names Little Company of Mary CEO to its Board
Nancy Carlson, CEO of Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in San Pedro, has been named to the board of directors of the California State University, Dominguez Hills Foundation. Her first meeting will be in June. “Ms. Carlson's prominent role in the South Bay and her expertise running a large organization like Providence Little Company of Mary-San Pedro will be assets to the CSU Dominguez Hills Foundation Board, and ultimately to the university,” said Mildred García, president of CSU Dominguez Hills. “We look forward to her contributions to the board and are grateful for her continued support of her alma mater.” Named CEO of Providence Little Company of Mary Medical ... Read More
Meeting of National Stakeholders for Latino Success Held at CSU Dominguez Hills
A forum hosted by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) was held in the fifth floor gallery of the University Library's South Wing on April 8. Panel discussions featured stakeholders from the academic and policymaking arenas. Dr. Irene Vasquez, chair of the Academic Senate, welcomed the attendees to the university on behalf of President Mildred García and pointed out the significance of hosting CHCI's meeting at Dominguez Hills. “CSU Dominguez Hills educates a large percentage of Latino and African American students in the CSU system,” said Vasquez. “In 2010, 41 percent of the student population was Latino. And [it] is the only state university in the system, and perhaps in the ... Read More
University’s Partnership with Follett Higher Education Group Celebrates 25 Years
This year, Follett Higher Education Group celebrates 25 years of managing the University Bookstore at California State University, Dominguez Hills. The largest operator of college bookstores in North America, Follett serves more than 850 university bookstores nationwide and provides management systems, support services, and used textbooks to over 1,800 independently managed bookstores. “The major plus of having Follett as our management company is the quality of resources that a company of their size offers, as well as their expertise in this type of business,” says Richard Chester, director of Commercial Services and Campus Dining. Follett's group vice president of sales and ... Read More
Shell Donates $25,000 to CSU Dominguez Hills
Shell Pipeline Company LP, with a regional office in Carson, has donated $25,000 to California State University, Dominguez Hills to support a number of activities on campus this semester. Alan Caldwell, communications manager at Shell Pipeline, presented the check last month during the annual Faculty Awards reception. “Shell's support of these activities is a testament to their commitment to the CSU Dominguez Hills community and to higher education,” said Greg Saks, vice president of University Advancement. The $25,000 donation helped to sponsor the Faculty Awards reception, and also allowed the university to double the honorariums awarded to the honored faculty. In addition, a ... Read More
Dr. Terrence Roberts to Speak at CSU Dominguez Hills of His Experiences as One of the Little Rock Nine
Dr. Terrence Roberts, whose attempts to enroll in an all-white school in segregated Little Rock, Ark., with eight other African American students sparked controversy and debate nationwide in 1957, will give a guest lecture on Thursday, April 28, at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Organized by the university's Master of Social Work Program and the Graduate Association of Social Work, Roberts' talk will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. in the ballroom of the Loker Student Union on campus. The event is open to the public. Despite the 1954 Brown v. the Board of Education Supreme Court ruling that school segregation was unconstitutional, much of the schools in the South, including ... Read More
Inaugural Peace Leadership Conference Will Teach Youth to Resolve Conflict
Undergraduate and graduate students in the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding program at California State University, Dominguez Hills will put their skills to use by teaching area middle and high school students how to resolve conflict at the first Peace Leadership Conference on April 25 in the Loker Student Union. Charmaine Lang (Class of '06, B.A., English/Public Administration), is an interdisciplinary studies major and NCRP graduate student and the event's coordinator. She says that the first-ever event was inspired by the fact that “people would be surprised to learn how much conflict there is in primary education.” “Young people deal with conflict in their ... Read More
Women’s Business Conference Brings Policymakers and Entrepreneurs Together
The National Association of Women Business Owners - LA (NAWBOLA) and California Educational Solutions, in partnership with members of the California State Board of Equalization, hosted the “Connecting Women to Power Business Conference” in the Loker Student Union at California State University, Dominguez Hills on March 30. The State Board of Equalization was represented by Jerome Horton (Class of '79, B.S. business administration), chair; Michelle Steel, vice chair; and George Runner, member. Jane Pak, CEO of NAWBOLA, and Dr. Kaye Bragg, acting dean of the College of Business and Public Administration, served, respectively, as the mistress of ceremony and moderator of the afternoon ... Read More
University President Visits Middle East to Discuss Higher Education as Part of Fulbright Program
California State University, Dominguez Hills President Mildred García was one of seven university and community college presidents and vice presidents from the United States selected to participate in a first-time project of the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program focused on higher education in the U.S. and the Arab world. García spent spring break in the countries of Jordan and Oman, where she and her U.S. colleagues exchanged experiences and discussed best practices with higher education leaders there. Oman is located in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula on the Arabian Sea bordered by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen; Jordan is in the northern region, ... Read More
“For Then We Are Strong: The Brenda Project”: Original Play Honors Fallen Colleague
The California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre and Dance presents an original play “For Then We Are Strong: The Brenda Project” on April 22, 23, 29, and 30 at 8 p.m., and May 1 at 2 p.m. in the University Theatre. Developed by the Dominguez Bridge Theatre Company, the play was inspired by the life of theatre arts alumna Brenda Arrieta Killian (Class of '01, B.A., theatre arts) and written by theatre department alumna Naomi Buckley (Class of '00, B.A., theatre artsand Susan Thrasher, based on interviews with breast cancer survivors, caretakers, and family members. “For Then We Are Strong” relates the emotional journey a group of women undergoes during breast ... Read More
