About 70 California State University, Dominguez Hills alumni returned to the university to participate in the 2012 Commencement exercises Friday, May 18. After reminiscing and celebrating with cake during a private pre-reception held in their honor, the attending alumni, in full regalia, led the procession of soon-to-be graduates of the College of Business Administration and Public Policy into The Home Depot Center Tennis Stadium. For Frankie Stewart (Class of '83, B.A., sociology; '86, M.S., behavioral science), the alumni processional is a not-to-miss event that helps her recapture the feeling of being in college. “Academia is near and dear to my heart. Every September I agonize ... Read More
Class of 2012: The Quest for Knowledge Continues
For thousands of Toros, the end of the spring 2012 semester marked the completion of their degree from CSU Dominguez Hills. Many will now enter the workforce for the first time, or seek to change their careers thanks to their newly minted degrees. For still others, the academic road continues. Below are just some of the students who have been accepted into post graduate programs from teacher credential to doctoral at universities throughout the state, country, and world. We wish them and the entire Class of 2012 the best in their future endeavors. College of Arts and Humanities College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences College of Business Administration and Public ... Read More
President Mildred García: A Fond Farewell
Poignant tributes and well wishes marked a farewell reception on May 10 for California State University, Dominguez Hills President Mildred García. More than 250 guests attended to take a look back at the many significant accomplishments García has made during her five-year term at helm of the university. Discussing what is possibly the broadest accomplishment García has achieved–an increased presence of CSU Dominguez Hills within surrounding communities–guests and speakers alike shared similar views of how she helped to make CSU Dominguez Hills the university of choice in the South Bay. “I think she has been a benefit to this school, in the way the school is seen by the community. ... Read More
Nursing Student Receives U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship
California State University, Dominguez Hills Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) student Anna Rosen will be spending eight weeks in Tunisia this summer following her selection by the U.S. Department of State to its Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program. Rosen was one of only 575 undergraduate and graduate students chosen out of a field of 5,200 applicants nationwide to receive the scholarship for 2012. She will be studying Arabic in the city of Tunis. “I'm really excited,” said the 24-year-old Santa Barbara resident. “It will be my first time to Northern Africa. It's also the first country to start the Arab Spring; I'm interested to see what the country is like now.” Rosen says she has ... Read More
College Bound to College Bond: Mother and Daughter Graduate Together
For parents, seeing their children grow up and enter college is a source of pride, but, for some, the letting go part can be tough. Natasha Smith-Patterson found a way around that. Rather than send her daughter off to college, she went with her. This week, Smith-Patterson and her first-born child, Kalani Patterson, will graduate together from California State University, Dominguez Hills with degrees in sociology -a master's and a bachelor's, respectively. In 2006, with the responsibility of running her own day care service in Long Beach and raising her then-infant and youngest child, TaTen'e, Smith-Patterson hoped to persuade her college-bound daughter to attend a university close ... Read More
