With the help and guidance of Male Success Alliance (MSA) student mentor Robert Head, high school junior Jovany Paz won a multi-school essay contest and the opportunity to serve as honorary ball boy on Feb. 28 when the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Charlotte Hornets at the Staples Center. Paz is a high school junior at the Alliance Patti & Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy, one of 10 schools partnering with California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) MSA program, a student success initiative focused on improving the educational outcomes of men of color at CSUDH–like Head–who in turn work off campus as student mentors. “Winning the essay contest was kind of surprising ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills to Cut Ribbon on The Rose Black Resource Center March 21
California State University, Dominguez Hill's (CSUDH) new Black Resource Center (BRC), which is nicknamed “The Rose” after Tupac Shakur's poem “The Rose That Grew From Concrete," will officially open with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, March 21, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., in Loker Student Union Room 132. “The center serves as a safe space for African-American students on campus,” said Jonathan Henderson, coordinator of the BRC, at a recent meet-and-greet. “A lot of them experience problems with the university's process–navigating it academically and finding assistance–and how to get together socially. The Rose serves those needs. It's a space for them to come and feel like themselves, ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: February 2017
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Arts and Humanities Mary T. Lacanlale, interim coordinator of Asian Pacific Studies, was appointed to a two-year term president of the Society of Ethnomusicology Southern California-Hawaii Chapter. Additionally, her recording review, “Kulintang: Gong Music from Mindanao in the Southern Philippines and Maranao Culture at Home and in the Diaspora,” was published in the Winter/Spring issue of Asian Music (Vol. 48, Issue ... Read More
President Willie J. Hagan, Student Asia Watkins Honored During Black History Month Celebration
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Willie J. Hagan was presented the Leadership & Community Commitment Award at the Torrance Chamber of Commerce's and the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce's 20th Annual Black History Month Celebration on Feb. 24 at the Torrance Marriott. The celebration honors the contributions of the many African Americans who “span our nation's past, present, and future,” have “made a difference on the world stage,” and have changed lives in South Bay communities. “Anytime that you get an award like this you know it wasn't achieved by you as an individual. These awards represent the work of a lot of people, and ... Read More
Human Services Student Asia Watkins Aspires to Help Incarcerated Women
Motivated by the dramatic psychological changes her mother went through before and after serving time in prison, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) human services major Asia Watkins aspires to work with women of color and their families experiencing the same challenges. “When she came home from prison my mom just wasn't the same. She suffered from depression, anxiety, and personality disorder,” said Watkins, a Carson resident who has a certificate in mental health recovery, and is expected to graduate with her bachelor's degree from CSUDH in May 2017. “So it's personal to me. I want to go into the prison system and specifically target women of color, starting with ... Read More
