Ricardo Vargas, an earth science major at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), is eager to acquire new knowledge about the natural world, engage and network with peers, and explore the nation's capital during the warm summer months as an intern in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Department of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS). Vargas will be in Washington D.C. from May 29 to Aug. 9 as part of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities' (HACU) National Internship Program. A 33-year-old Long Beach resident, Vargas will be part of an NSF team that will be running statistical analysis related to the demographics of students participating in ... Read More
Commencement 2015: big on pomp, deep in circumstance
Eagerly emerging from deep within the StubHub Center Tennis Stadium tunnel like teams about to compete in a sporting event, California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Class of 2015 waved to throngs of family, friends, faculty and staff as they walked toward their seats amid rumbling cheers during five college-based commencement ceremonies. The difference: victory was already theirs. After taking their seats, students listened to words of well wishes, personal reflections from their own college years, and offerings of insightful advice that trumpeted from the platform party, Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker, and local and national civic and business leaders. For two ... Read More
‘STEM in Action’ conference at CSUDH stirs the imagination of K-12 students
Scaling a rock wall to learn about human energy output, discovering why solar tubes float, and launching paper rockets to put Newton's Law to the test are just a few of the learning activities that were offered to local school children during the first “STEM in Action: A Kid's Conference” at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). Hosted on May 5 by the California STEM Institute for Innovation and Improvement (CSI3), a component of the Center for Innovation in STEM Education (CISE) at CSUDH, the conference featured a dozen booths designed to stir wonder, arouse the imagination and evoke the ingenuity of the nearly 450 K-12 students who attended the conference. “The ... Read More
Class of 2015 raises most money ever, helps hydrate future Toros
Surrounded by an enthusiastic and seemingly thirsty group of seniors and other California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) students, the Class of 2015 unveiled its Senior Class Gift on May 7, the first of four new clean water drinking stations to be installed on campus. The unveiling of the filtered water station took place in a high-traffic outdoor hallway on the second floor the Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) building. The event included brief remarks and a table full of water bottles ready for students to grab and fill with fresh and free water at the end of the ceremony. “I like the clean water drinking stations because they're convenient for the students to get ... Read More
Class of 2015: Audrey Edwards, B.A., theatre arts, performer
For many of the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) students who will graduate May 15 and 16, being conferred a university degree will significantly help them to find a career, a calling, or even a future. For theatre arts major Audrey Edwards, the years she spent on stage at CSUDH as an actor and scholar has helped her find a voice. “When I was little I was super shy, super little and had no voice. But getting on stage helped me find my voice,” said Edwards, a Los Angeles resident who first began performing in middle school. “I wish I could have found the arts when I was younger, but I have it now and I want to use it to help inspire others.” Edwards likes dancing ... Read More
