When administrators invited Lynnette Zelezny, a budding psychology lecturer at Cal State Fresno, to apply for a tenure-track job, she was excited – but there was a catch. She didn't have her doctorate yet, and tenure-track jobs required one. She was also a mother of three, and at the time, she said, there were no doctoral psychology programs in the Central Valley. "I had to make a decision: Did I want to move forward and leave the Central Valley?" she said. "Was I willing to take a risk with three young children?" She went to Claremont Graduate University, where she took classes and managed a research lab while her husband, a lawyer, took care of the kids. Every week, she returned ... Read More
Thomas A. Parham to become next president at Carson’s Cal State Dominguez Hills
Thomas A. Parham, vice chancellor of student affairs at UC Irvine, will become the next president of Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson. Parham said he looks forward to becoming a “servant leader” at the university. “There is no greater blessing in life, next to being a parent, than being entrusted with the intellectual and personal growth and development of students, and I enthusiastically support the CSUDH mission to provide a transformative education to a wonderfully diverse and intellectually engaged student population,” Parham said in a statement. “This is a time of growth and opportunity for the university and there are many exciting challenges that lay ahead.” Parham will ... Read More
New President Of California State University, Dominguez Hills Appointed
The California State University Board of Trustees has appointed Thomas Parham as president of California State University, Dominguez Hills. Parham is currently the vice chancellor of student affairs for the University of California, Irvine, a role he has held since 2011. He is also the author of six books and is a former president of the Association of Black Psychologists. He assumes his new position in June. “There is no greater blessing in life, next to being a parent, than being entrusted with the intellectual and personal growth and development of students,” he said. Source: Long Beach Business Journal ... Read More
UCI’s Vice Chancellor/Student Affairs Named President of CSU Dominguez Hills
The vice chancellor for student affairs at UC Irvine will become the eighth permanent president of Cal State Dominguez Hills, the California State University Board of Trustees announced Wednesday. Thomas A. Parham will begin his new role in late June. He succeeds Willie Hagan, who will retire from the university at the end of the 2017-18 academic year. “Dr. Parham has an exceptional history of working with students from diverse backgrounds and has demonstrated unwavering commitment to student achievement,” said CSU Trustee Peter J. Taylor, who chaired the CSUDH search committee. “He is deeply connected to the area and is an exceptional choice to build on the foundation laid by Dr. ... Read More
Alumni Teach and Empower During 5th Annual Professor for a Day
With 37 alumni teaching hundreds of students in dozens of classrooms, California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) 5th annual Professor for a Day on March 14 was its largest and most professionally diverse gathering of honorary professors to date. Organized by the Office of Alumni Relations, each year Professor for a Day enables CSUDH alumni to share their knowledge, experience, and advice with students in classes matched to their fields. The majority of the alumni were new to Professor for a Day, but quickly found the students to be engaging, enjoyed reconnecting with former professors, and many relished in the opportunity to teach at the university level for the first ... Read More
