The South Bay's economy is bursting at the seams with full employment and a labor market that's tighter than Los Angeles County as a whole, according to a new local economic report released Thursday by Cal State Dominguez Hills. Business at the Port of Los Angeles, in the South Bay's southern Harbor Area, is doing better than ever as the U.S. economy enters into its ninth year of expansion and both imports and exports are on the rise, the report said. Workers in the local transportation and warehousing industry made 12.5 percent more last year than the prior year, and that continues to trend upward. Strong aerospace, technology, and energy sectors also paint a lucrative portrait of the ... Read More
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Cal State Dominguez Hills President Announces Retirement
Cal State Dominguez Hills President Willie Hagan, who has been recognized for improving graduation rates and support services at one of the state's most diverse campuses, announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the academic year. “I am very proud of the accomplishments this community has achieved,” Hagan said during his annual University Convocation address. “Together we have strengthened the university on all fronts…. We have set in motion initiatives that will have a long-lasting impact on the future of this university.” Hagan, who was appointed interim president in 2012 and then permanently in 2013, has focused on what he has seen as keys to helping students succeed ... Read More
Cal State Dominguez Hills Applauds Science, Facility and College Prep Grants
Biology students at Cal State Dominguez Hills will soon be able to do their own DNA sequencing, seeing the molecular structures of plants, bacteria and other living things more closely than ever before. The Carson university's Department of Biology has won a National Science Foundation grant for $216,310 to purchase an Illumina MiSeq DNA sequencer. “We can do tons more experiments,” said Karin Kram, an assistant professor of biology who led a team that sought the grant. “One of the things I'd really like to do is have students in my microbiology classes identify microbes found on our phones. Now, we identify them to a genus level with biochemical tests. But, with this, we can identify ... Read More
Cal State Dominguez Hills President to Retire Next Summer
Cal State Dominguez Hills President Willie J. Hagan will retire at the end of the school year after a five-year stint at the helm of the Carson campus, the university announced Tuesday. A search for his successor will begin in the next few months, officials said. Hagan, who formerly worked as interim president of Cal State Fullerton, will remain in his position through June 2018. “It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career to serve as president of this great institution,” said Hagan, 66. “We have set in motion initiatives that will have a long-lasting impact on the future of this university.” The school is in the process of finalizing a master plan to overhaul ... Read More
More Than $5.2M In Grants Awarded to Cal State Dominguez Hills
CARSON, CA - California State University Dominguez Hills has received four grants worth more than $5.2 million. The funds will provide 240 local high school students with the resources they need to excel in high school and graduate from college, school officials announced Monday. The five-year U.S. Department of Education grants will support 60 students participating in CSUDH Upward Bound programs at five local schools: Carson High School, Gardena High School, Hawthorne High School, Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, and Thomas Jefferson High School in South Los Angeles. The grants will fund the programs from Sept. 1, 2017 to Aug. 31, 2022. "We are extremely excited about the ... Read More
