With the installation of three state-of-the-art active learning classrooms (ALC) this summer at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) many students will experience a more collaborative and empowering way of learning, while faculty develop more creative approaches to teaching. The new ALCs consist of two spacious classrooms in Welch Hall (WH 160 A; WH 160 B) that accommodate a total of 154 students, and a new Case Study Room in the University Library (LIB 5514). In Welch Hall, the classrooms feature multiple desk groupings, each is configured triangularly and seats up to nine students. The work stations provide students computer access to lesson materials provided by ... Read More
CSUDH welcomes future Class of 2019 during Freshman Convocation
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumna and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Carmelita Jeter helped the university welcome the incoming Class of 2015 at the second annual Freshman Convocation on Sept. 21. Jeter, President Willie J. Hagan and the university's top leaders marched in the StubHub Center tennis stadium–where CSUDH commencement ceremonies takes place–in full regalia, so the future Class of 2019 could visualize what graduation would be like. The approximately 1,000 freshmen in attendance were given a pep talk from each of the speakers that was filled with such sound advice as the importance of academic flexibility, and the willingness to not “go it ... Read More
Alumnus David Gamboa appointed assistant VP for external relations
“Once a Toro, always a Toro!” There are few people who those words hold truer for than David Andres Gamboa, California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) new assistant vice president for external relations in the Division of University Advancement (UA). “I was honored and felt very proud when I learned I was moving to this position,” said Gamboa. “As a Toro, it is wonderful to know I will play a larger role in growing a university I've always felt very committed and connected to.” Gamboa (2005, B.A., Communications), who was appointed to his new position in July 2015, began working at CSUDH in 2007 as director of government and community relations, where he was responsible ... Read More
CSUDH campus community welcomes 36 new faculty members
California State University, Dominguez Hills welcomed 36 faculty members this fall semester. While some are familiar faces, many of them are new to campus. Join Dateline Dominguez in congratulating them on their new appointments! College of Arts and Humanities Keunyeong (Karina) Kim, Assistant Professor, Communications Academic Background: Ph.D., Mass Communications, Pennsylvania State University M.S., Journalism and Mass Communications, Kansas State University B.A., Economics and Business Administrations, Ajou University in South Korea Research Interests/Current Projects: Dr. Kim's research interests center on the affective and cognitive processes underlying media creation and ... Read More
New students share excitement and future plans during Freshman Move-In Day
A hot and muggy summer day couldn't damper the spirits of Eunique Foreman as she and members of her family hoisted, books, backpacks, kitchen utensils and other living essentials up the stairs to her apartment in University Housing during Freshman Move-In Day 2015 at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). Foreman, an 18-year-old Lancaster resident who attended Eastside High School, has two roommates in her apartment. She was one of 201 freshmen to move into University Housing this fall, joining a total of 309 new campus residents. “I look forward to having a lot of fun, to having a lot of new experiences in the dorms, and to becoming more social. I'm so used to being at ... Read More
