The CSU Dominguez Hills Education Employment Fair, sponsored by the Office of Student Development, will be held on Wednesday, April 19, in the Extended Education Complex, 12-4 p.m. A one-day event where school recruiters and potential teachers, counselors, and administrators can meet one another, the Education Employment Fair will provide information about opportunities with several districts or schools. Participants include school districts throughout California, Arizona, and Nevada; The Help Group, The School of Arts and Enterprise, and Cal/West Educators Placement. Candidates can identify and learn more about districts that are actively hiring, and pick up application forms. Some ... Read More
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Alumni Connect at Historic Rancho Dominguez Adobe
More than 120 California State University, Dominguez Hills alumni, parents and friends attended the 2013 Spring Alumni Reception held in the open-air courtyard at the historic Rancho Dominguez Adobe in Compton on April 11. In his welcome remarks, Interim Vice President for University Advancement Jeff Poltorak thanked alumni for their support of the university and its students, saying “As the achievements and academic success of Cal State Dominguez Hills' current students go up, so does the value of the alumni's degrees.” He went on to say that the financial contributions alumni make are “the catalyst for much of this success,” as they provide funds for textbooks, updated lab ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Marks Earth Day
With Earth Day just around the corner, California State University, Dominguez Hills students, faculty and staff are showing their commitment to the environment in a variety of ways this year. Below are a listing of activities of which Dateline was made aware. Carson Tree Planting More than 60 students, faculty and staff got an early start to Earth Day by helping add a little more green to the City of Carson during a tree planting event in celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day (April 26) that took place Saturday, April 13. Sponsored by Shell in partnership with the city and the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, the event planted 104 trees in city parks and neighborhood street ... Read More
Faculty Development Symposium Centered on High-impact Practices
More than 50 faculty members and a dozen administrators from California State University, Dominguez Hills gathered for a half-day symposium centered on high-impact practices aimed at student success on March 27 in the Loker Student Union. “What we're here to discuss is the awesome things that you are doing in your classes and in your research in relationship to students. Today is about what you do that keeps you here in the academy,” said Kaye Bragg, acting associate vice president for Academic Programs and Faculty Development. In roundtable discussions faculty exchanged best practices and ideas for high-impact activities that lead to improved student involvement and performance and ... Read More
Alumni Get to Work at Spring Career Fair where People Skills Reign
Representatives from more than 60 companies from various industries accepted résumés from job seekers and provided information about internships, and part- and full-time career positions at the California State University, Dominguez Hills Spring Job and Internship Fair held on March 20, in the Loker Student Union Ballroom. Many of the representatives talking to students and taking their résumés shared something in common with them–their alma mater. One unique aspect of the job fair was the large number of alumni now gainfully employed who returned to campus searching for a few more professionally-minded Toros to add as colleagues. While attending the university, alumnus Scott Banks ... Read More
