Update: Toros advanced to the next round of the NCAA Div II National Championship series with a 5 to 1 win over UT Tyler. For the first time in the program's history, the Toro softball team are NCAA Division II West Region Champions. With their 3-1 win over top-seeded Cal State San Marcos in the NCAA Super Regional final, the Toros are among eight teams to advance to this week's National Championship in Denver, Colo. They play the nation's number one-ranked team, the University of Texas, Tyler (UT Tyler), in the first game of the tournament, Thursday, May 26, at 10 a.m. (PST). “It's our first time ever, so it means a heck of a lot,” said head coach Jim Maier, currently in his 17th year ... Read More
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Daily Breeze: Cal State Dominguez Hills Celebrates Graduates
Source: Daily Breeze Hundreds of Toros moved their tassels from left to right – and went from students to alumni. Cal State Dominguez Hills kicked off its commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 20, at Dignity Health Sports Park, celebrating portions of the graduating classes across all six of the university's colleges. The university, which is near Carson, will finish its commencement ceremonies on Saturday. In all, 3,382 students will participate in the commencement ceremonies across the two days, CSUDH said. Overall, 4,827 Toros will graduate. Because of the large graduating class, the university broke up the ceremonies, with each college each having at least two. On Saturday ... Read More
Urbanize LA: Rendering vs. Reality – CSUDH Innovation & Instruction Building
Source: Urbanize LA In Carson, construction is complete for California State University, Dominguez Hills' $66.5-million Innovation and Instruction Building, general contractor C.W. Driver announced this month. The four-story structure, located on the north side of the campus near the intersection of Victoria Street and Birch Knoll Drive, features a 250-seat auditorium, as well as three smaller classrooms and study rooms, meeting spaces, computer labs, offices, a commercial kitchen. The building is the new home of CSU Dominguez Hills' College of Business Administration and Public Policy. HGA designed the Innovation and Instruction Building, which spans approximately 107,000 square ... Read More
Anthropology Graduate Brings Personal Perspective to Research
The CSUDH Class of 2022 has had many obstacles to overcome to reach graduation–and graduating senior Lukas Daniels (BA, Anthropology) is no different. He transferred from El Camino College to CSUDH in the spring of 2020, just in time for the campus to “go virtual” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As he and his fellow students were navigating the transition to online learning, Daniels was dealing with his own unique challenges. He lives with Hyper Mobile Joint Disorder, which causes chronic pain in his joints, fingers, and limbs. “My joints kind of move in place when they're not supposed to,” he explains. His hypermobility issues can make typing painful and difficult–an obvious problem ... Read More
Graduating Class of 2022 Scholars Share Reflections of CSUDH
The Class of 2022 has navigated more than their fair share of trials and challenges on their road to commencement. Below, graduates from the CSUDH Presidential Scholars, McNair Scholars, and Toro Guardian Scholars programs share their thoughts on their student experience at the university, inspirational faculty members, future plans–and what makes being a Toro so special. Angela Costes, Presidential Scholars Program (BS, Kinesiology) What have you valued most from your college education? I valued the opportunities and support I've received from DH. I wasn't born in the U.S., and am very much aware of the struggles and lack of support that many students in the Philippines face. ... Read More
Aspiring Prosthetist Grads Specialize in Empathy
For Martha Bretado and Rachel Kroener, the field of prosthetics is about much more than creating new artificial limbs for patients. As people who have physical disabilities themselves, the two students understand the importance of fostering community with their patients, building up their confidence, and showing them life's full range of possibilities. Bretado and Kroener became close friends during their graduate studies in CSUDH's Orthotics and Prosthetics program, having bonded over their shared experiences and passion for the disability community. This semester, they graduate from CSUDH's Orthotics and Prosthetics program with their master's degrees in health sciences with the ... Read More
LAist: CSU Women’s Centers
Source: LAist Students and faculty weren't on campus this past December when Cal State Fullerton quietly closed its WoMen's and Adult Re-entry Center. Rebecca Dolhinow, a professor in the Women and Gender Studies Department, found out about it through passing comments at a Zoom meeting. When it finished, she emailed her colleagues to learn more. “What do you mean it's closed?” they wrote back. “What do you mean it's gone?” The center provided programming to support women, LGBTQ+, and nontraditional students, like parents and those who transfer to the university past the age of 25. The surprised faculty took these questions to university leadership. In response, Cal State ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: May 2022
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. To share faculty news, email ucm@csudh.edu. College of Arts & Humanities Brian Jarrett, professor and chair of negotiation, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding, was a panelist at the Fact-finding Missions & Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Conference, put on by Leiden University in The Haig. The panel discussed how fact-finding missions and truth and reconciliation commissions have been playing a key role in the ... Read More
CSUDH Launches New Japan Jobs Training Program
On May 9, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles convened with Japanese industry and community representatives to announce the Japan Jobs Training Program, a new academic-industry partnership which promises to bolster Southern California's workforce and provide hands-on learning opportunities for CSUDH students. The new program will be co-hosted by the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles, Japan Business Association of Southern California, and the Los Angeles Urban League. The CSUDH College of Business Administration and Public Policy will work with Japanese companies to establish special internships and ... Read More
CSUDH Mental Health Resources Expand and Adapt
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing hardships, college students were not immune to the nation's widespread rise in mental health issues. Studies from the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) found that pre-COVID, one in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 had a diagnosable mental illness. Among college students nationally, a recent Mayo Clinic study found that 30 percent reported experiencing depression in the past year, while 50 percent said they had felt “overwhelming anxiety” during the same time frame. Paradoxically, the restrictions placed on in-person meetings and counseling have made receiving mental health services more difficult. Creative ... Read More
