Source: Daily Breeze Hundreds of Toros moved their tassels from left to right – and went from students to alumni. Cal State Dominguez Hills kicked off its commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 20, at Dignity Health Sports Park, celebrating portions of the graduating classes across all six of the university's colleges. The university, which is near Carson, will finish its commencement ceremonies on Saturday. In all, 3,382 students will participate in the commencement ceremonies across the two days, CSUDH said. Overall, 4,827 Toros will graduate. Because of the large graduating class, the university broke up the ceremonies, with each college each having at least two. On Saturday ... Read More
CSUDH In The News
Urbanize LA: Rendering vs. Reality – CSUDH Innovation & Instruction Building
Source: Urbanize LA In Carson, construction is complete for California State University, Dominguez Hills' $66.5-million Innovation and Instruction Building, general contractor C.W. Driver announced this month. The four-story structure, located on the north side of the campus near the intersection of Victoria Street and Birch Knoll Drive, features a 250-seat auditorium, as well as three smaller classrooms and study rooms, meeting spaces, computer labs, offices, a commercial kitchen. The building is the new home of CSU Dominguez Hills' College of Business Administration and Public Policy. HGA designed the Innovation and Instruction Building, which spans approximately 107,000 square ... Read More
LAist: CSU Women’s Centers
Source: LAist Students and faculty weren't on campus this past December when Cal State Fullerton quietly closed its WoMen's and Adult Re-entry Center. Rebecca Dolhinow, a professor in the Women and Gender Studies Department, found out about it through passing comments at a Zoom meeting. When it finished, she emailed her colleagues to learn more. “What do you mean it's closed?” they wrote back. “What do you mean it's gone?” The center provided programming to support women, LGBTQ+, and nontraditional students, like parents and those who transfer to the university past the age of 25. The surprised faculty took these questions to university leadership. In response, Cal State ... Read More
Daily Breeze: Cal State Dominguez Hills Receives $700k in Funding
Source: Daily Breeze The Cal State Dominguez Hills nursing and occupational therapy training facilities will receive some serious upgrades thanks to a chunk of federal funding Rep. Nanette Diaz-Barragán helped secure. The Democratic congresswoman, whose district includes Dominguez Hills, visited the university's campus, near Carson, on Wednesday, May 4, to present the $700,000 in federal money that will help improve the training laboratory at the College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing. Diaz-Barragán requested the funds through the recently passed congressional spending package, according to a CSUDH press release. “This is about you,” Diaz-Barragán said to students during ... Read More
Spectrum: Student Fellowship Program Addressing Need for Political Diversity
Source: Spectrum 1 News Student Terrie Kennon is studying political development and Africana studies at Cal State University Dominguez Hills. Kennon's focus is mass incarceration in the Black community. “Not one single person who is male in my family has not been in prison,” she said. “That impacts the family dynamic horribly.” Kennon wants to reform the system and work in public policy and politics after school. She has joined the Dymally Institute Fellows program, which exposes students of color to careers in politics and social justice. Diversity is needed. The California State Assembly and Senate have 120 members and ten are Black. Anthony Onwuegbuzia from the Institute ... Read More
