California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) honored five faculty members during the 2019 Faculty Awards Reception on April 18 for their excellence in teaching and research, their contributions to university governance and development, and for the role non-tenure track faculty play in student achievement. During the reception, which took place in the Loker Student Union, 40 of their colleagues were also celebrated for five to 35 Years of Service to the university. The recipients and their Years of Service are listed below. 2019 Faculty Award Recipients: Orie Berezan, assistant professor of management and marketing, was honored with the Excellence in Research, Scholarship ... Read More
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Queer Culture and Resource Center Opens at CSUDH
With the drop of a rainbow-colored ribbon and applause from a lively crowd of supporters, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) officially opened the Queer Culture and Resource Center (QCRC) on April 11. Located off the West Walkway next to the DH Sports Lounge’s busy patio, the resource center has already begun to fulfill one of its primary goals: to provide a visible and welcoming space for students who historically have not been well recognized on university campuses. Just as critical is the center’s objective of building cultural awareness about the needs of LGBTQIA people at CSUDH. Several students and administrators offered words of support for the QCRC during ... Read More
Alumni Share Knowledge and Try Their Hand at Teaching During Professor for a Day
Passing on knowledge and advice that will help both students and their industries thrive are among the top reasons California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumni return to their alma mater for the university’s annual Professor for a Day. Experiencing teaching at the college level and as a potential future career option is another. This year, 31 alumni became honorary professors in the most industry-diverse cohort in Professor for a Day history, which after six years has grown to cover several days. Alumna Dehra Lopez (’12, M.S., Occupational Therapy), an occupational therapist (OT) who works full-time for Windsor Gardens Convalescent Center in Long Beach, tried her ... Read More
New Student Success Hub Unites Student-Centered Programs
Spring is a time of growth and change, and this spring semester, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will experience plenty of it as 30 programs and departments move to new locations on campus between April 12 and 28. Student Success Hub The largest group relocating includes 12 of CSUDH’s student support services. They will move to the third floor of the University Library North building to create the new Student Success Hub, a space designed to unite student-centered programs. “We’re creating a one-stop location, so students won’t have to travel to different parts of campus to explore the services available to them or meet with staff to discuss their options,” said ... Read More
Computer App Helps Jobert Nombrado Land Northrop Grumman Gig
Trying to be in the right place at the right time is always a good strategy for graduates who are about to enter the workforce. For those majoring in computer science, it also helps to have developed a killer app. That’s what Jobert Nombrado, a computer technology major in the cybersecurity track at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) who will graduate with his bachelor's degree in spring 2019, discovered at Great Minds in STEM’s annual Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) in October 2018, where he hosted the Hackathon cybersecurity competition. Nombrado was asked to return to the conference the next day for an interview with Northrop ... Read More
