California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) was the recipient of some exciting news with the recent release of the 2021 California state budget. The $262.2 billion package, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in early July, includes $60 million earmarked for a trio of CSUDH campus infrastructure projects, and $1 million for the campus’ Mervyn M. Dymally Political & Economic Institute. The $60 million allocation will help the campus address several pressing needs, with money earmarked for updating aging power grids and supporting the building of a new recreation center and dining hall. CSUDH President Thomas A. Parham enthusiastically welcomed the news, saying, “The state’s 2021 ... Read More
Two CSUDH Students Named Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars
Jennifer Correa and Cesar Ovando have taken slightly different paths on their journey to CSUDH, but they have both ended up at the same place: the two Toro students were recently named recipients of the prestigious 2021 CSU Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholarship. The scholarship program is designed to increase diversity within the pool of university faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of students in the CSU. Jennifer Correa Correa was born and raised in the historically underserved area of Wilmington, Calif., and started her college journey at local Los Angeles Harbor College. She then went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology and social behavior at the ... Read More
CSUDH President Parham Named to WASC Accrediting Commission
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Thomas A. Parham has been selected to serve on the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). His three-year term on the board of commissioners began on July 1, 2021. “I am honored by the WSCUC’s vote of confidence and am delighted to serve,” said Parham. “I look forward to assisting my colleagues in their important work, maintaining the quality, integrity, and equity of colleges and universities throughout the nation and world.” The WSCUC is an institutional accrediting agency that works with a diverse membership of public and private higher education institutions ... Read More
CSUDH Appoints New Dean of College of Health, Human Services and Nursing
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has appointed Mi-Sook Kim as dean of the College of Health, Human Services and Nursing. She will begin her new position July 19. The CSUDH College of Health, Human Services and Nursing (CHHSN) offers more than a dozen degree and certificate programs that prepare students who are committed to improving lifelong health, wellness, development, and overall adaptability in a diverse and evolving society. The college houses the longest-running online Bachelor of Nursing program in California, one of only two Orthotics and Prosthetics programs in the state, and is in the process of developing the CSU’s first doctoral program in Occupational ... Read More
CSUDH Biology Professor Making Big Waves With Her Shark Studies
Sitting offshore in a small boat in the Florida Keys, CSUDH Assistant Professor of Biology Samantha Leigh tosses chum into the shallow water. The pungent slurry of chopped-up fish parts is the best way to attract her targets, so she keeps a close eye on the long gillnets she has laid perpendicular to the shoreline. When Leigh spots a disturbance in a net, she jumps in and makes her way to a snared bonnethead shark, which she untangles and places in a live tank inside the boat. After netting a couple more, Leigh takes her catches to a lab facility, where the bonnetheads are released into tanks with ocean water flow-through systems. These allow the sharks to acclimate to their new ... Read More
