Jonathan Henderson knows a thing or two about how a good support system can be critical to your success. The 23-year-old sociology student at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is set to graduate this spring, will begin his master’s in sociology program here on campus in the fall, was nominated for the Presidential Outstanding Student Award this year, has been an integral part of numerous groups on campus including Male Success Alliance (MSA), and volunteered countless hours to at-risk youth groups and the homeless community in the surrounding areas. But according to Henderson, all of his accomplishments and achievements almost didn’t happen. In fact, the ... Read More
A Visual Representation of the Heart of CSU Dominguez Hills
During a community brunch for students, faculty and staff on May 1 to commemorate the inauguration of California State University, Dominguez Hills president Willie J. Hagan, winners from the “America Happens Here: Reflections on Making it Real” contest were recognized for their work. Student essays, art compositions, poems and videos about how the university was a catalyst to help people’s dreams come true and further the essential American themes of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” were presented during the brunch in Loker Student Union. While many students were honored for their work, junior music technology major Bronson Buskett took the grand prize for his ... Read More
Women in STEM Conference: Shattering Glass Ceilings and Stereotypes
"We need to change the world by changing the focus." With that quote, Rebecca Blanton, executive director of the California Commission on the Status of Women & Girls, kicked off the first-ever California State University, Dominguez Hills Women in STEM Conference on April 30. Blanton joined numerous well-known female speakers and practitioners in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from around the United States at the conference, which was designed to address, assess and make recommendations on the current state of women in the sciences, and how to bring more women—especially minority women—into the fields. The one-day conference ... Read More
Presidential Awards Highlight ‘Outstanding’ CSUDH Students, Faculty and Staff
Academic excellence, extraordinary perseverance and outstanding service to the community—these are just a few ways to describe the students, faculty and staff honored at the fourth annual President’s Student Leadership and Service Awards at California State University, Dominguez Hills on April 29. In front of a packed Loker Student Union ballroom with more than 200 students, faculty, staff and family members, 159 nominees were celebrated for their work in enhancing the lives of people both on and off campus and in their local communities. “We have many challenges on this campus, but we have people willing to take them on,” said University President Willie J. Hagan, adding that we could ... Read More
Want to Share Your Produce? CSUDH Student Combines Entrepreneurship, Sustainability
Have you ever wanted to live life more simply, maybe in a community where everyone grew their own produce in an organic garden, and then share and trade it with their neighbors, all while living in homes powered entirely by naturally derived energy sources? Though it might sound impossible to achieve in our current society, it could soon be a reality according to California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) student Brittney Ford. Along with a team of colleagues, Ford presented her version of a small community agricultural living quarters, called the Eco Comfortable Project, at the Inaugural Community Engagement Symposium on April 28 to a ballroom full of students, faculty and ... Read More
