By Laurie McLaughlin There is a growing need for access to nutritious food for students struggling to meet this basic need across the CSU system. At CSUDH, the Information Technology team worked with Apple technology to design the CSUDH Eats iPhone app, which will be available for free. It is difficult, if not impossible, to excel academically if you are hungry, says Chris Manriquez, vice president of information technology. “Food insecurity–not being able to afford regular meals–is one of the challenges that some of our students face. Students grapple with a number of insecurity issues, including transportation, housing, and psychological support, but not having enough to eat is the one ... Read More
President Parham to Serve on Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Executive Committee
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Thomas A. Parham has been elected to serve on the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities' (CUMU) executive committee as a member at large. The coalition is the world's largest organization committed to serving and connecting urban universities and their community partners. The CUMU executive committee is made up of presidents and chancellors of universities that are “anchor institutions” in the regions they serve. The committee serves more than 100 member campuses worldwide. “It is a privilege to have been elected to serve on the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities' executive committee on behalf of ... Read More
Service and Milestones Honored at 2019 Staff Awards Ceremony
A festive time is always the rule during staff recognition events at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and the 2019 Staff Awards ceremony on Nov. 7 was no exception. While the announcement of the Staff Awards of Excellence winners and their exemplary service to the university stole the show, the fond memories of those with 25 or more years of service to the university ran a close second. Their shared memories were a new addition to the annual event. One standout story involved Director of Student Health and Psychological Services Janie MacHarg, whose 50 years at CSUDH is among the longest tenures in university history. In the early 1980s, MacHarg asked a mounted ... Read More
Professor Patricia Kalayjian Receives Grant to Digitize Letters of Novelist Catharine Maria Sedgwick
(Carson, CA) - The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies Patricia Kalayjian a three-year, $289,076 Scholarly Editions and Translations grant to co-create a digital edition of the complete letters of 19th Century American novelist Catharine Maria Sedgwick. Work on the digitization project will begin in January 2020. Titled “Catharine Maria Sedgwick Online Letters,” the digitization project will be led by Kalayjian with the support of co-project directors Lucinda Damon-Bach, professor of English at Salem State University in Massachusetts, and Deborah Gussman, professor of American ... Read More
University Honored with LAEDC’s Prestigious Eddy Award
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) was honored with a prestigious Eddy Award during the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation's (LAEDC) 24th Annual Eddy Awards gala dinner on Nov. 7. The award recognized CSUDH's excellence in academia and outstanding efforts to provide access to higher education in Los Angeles. More than 600 people attended the gala at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live to honor the “Most Business-Friendly City” award recipients: the City of Lancaster and the City of La Mirada. Other honorees were Citibank, and Phillip A. Washington, CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority. President Thomas A. Parham accepted the ... Read More
