California State University, Dominguez Hills faculty, staff, students and alumni are mourning the loss of student Marcela Franco, who died on Sunday, June 9, from wounds sustained as a victim of a one-man shooting that took place in various locations in Santa Monica on Friday, June 7. Six people were killed, including the gunman. Marcela and her father, Santa Monica College groundskeeper Carlos Franco, were exiting a parking lot on the SMC campus Friday, after visiting the campus bookstore to purchase Marcela's books for a summer class, when they were both shot. Her father died at the scene and Marcela was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries on ... Read More
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Campus Hosts CSU “Journey to Success” College Fair For Asian, Pacific Islander Community
Approximately 500 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) parents and their sixth through 12th grade-age children from Los Angeles and Orange County participated in the “Journey to Success” college fair held at the California State University, Dominguez Hills campus on June 1. Journey to Success is a component of the CSU's AAPI Initiative, one of the first in the country with the goal of improving college access and graduation achievements among underserved students within the AAPI community. The initiative–targeting California's Samoan, Tongan, Marshallese, Hawaiian, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Fijian and underserved Chinese, Vietnamese and Filipino communities–is among a number of ... Read More
CSUDH Alumni Reunite and Lead 2013 Graduates in Commencement Processional
Whether recapturing the cap-and-gown experience, making up for a missed opportunity to participate in commencement, or reconnecting with the university and former classmates, 54 California State University, Dominguez Hills alumni gathered in full regalia on May 18 to lead the 2013 graduates from the College of Arts and Humanities and College of Extended and International Education into the Home Depot Center Tennis Stadium. “The alumni commencement processional is an important element of community engagement for the university. Alumni have the opportunity to meet with university administration and faculty–some who were once their professors–and fellow and future alums. These sorts of ... Read More
Class of 2013 Graduates Looking Forward to Their Future
Whether clad in suits, shorts, ties, spiked platform pumps, or flip-flops–or adorned with money leis, bedazzled caps, distinctive sashes or honors ropes–the graduates from the Class of 2013 at California State University, Dominguez Hills honored commencement in their own style. In front of proud moms, dads, children, extended family, and friends, roughly 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students received their diplomas on May 17 and 18 in the Home Depot Center Tennis Stadium situated on the university's campus during five ceremonies: The College of Arts and Humanities and College of Extended and International Education, College of Business Administration and Public Policy, College of ... Read More
Student Highlights: May 2013
In this section we recognize the honors and activities that our students accomplish outside the classroom. College of Arts and Humanities Amy Blair and Laura Murphy, students majoring in negotiation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, developed a folk dance and yoga class as a way of teaching conflict resolution skills to middle school students at the Watts United Youth Peacebuilders Project. Laura chronicles the project in her blog. College of Extended and International Education Randall Weaver, who recently graduated with his Master of Arts in Humanities through the Humanities Master of Arts External Degree (HUX) program, received the university's 2013 Outstanding Thesis ... Read More
