A daylong event sponsored by the American Veterans (AMVETS) in partnership with California State University, Dominguez Hills, recently highlighted the campus's mission of creating a veteran-friendly campus for first-time and returning students who are dealing with not only college life but transitioning back to a civilian lifestyle as well. University Outreach and Information Services and Enrollment Management and Student Affairs hosted “Every Day is Veterans' Day” on April 13 in the Loker Student Union with a variety of on- and off-campus resources for potential students to explore and gain information. The keynote speakers were John Fisher, senior service officer, and Wiley Buffington, ... Read More
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Unveiling of Third Commemorative Painting, Booksigning Celebrates 50th Anniversary
California State University, Dominguez Hills is proud to announce the unveiling of a third painting in a series that commemorates the university's 50th anniversary. “E Pluribus Unum” was created by South Bay artist Hatsuko Mary Higuchi and will be presented to the campus and local community at a reception at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, in the University Library. The evening will include a reading and book signing by Dr. Don Hata, emeritus professor of history, of the fourth edition of “Japanese Americans and World War II: Mass Removal, Imprisonment, and Redress,” which he wrote with his late wife, Dr. Nadine Ishitani Hata, in 1974. Higuchi says that she created “E Pluribus Unum” to ... Read More
Africana Studies Students and Faculty Present at National Black Studies Conference
Faculty and students from the Department of Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills attended the 35th Annual National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) Conference held in Cincinnati, Ohio, in March. Through a variety of forums and presentations, the conference provided opportunities to exchange ideas, network and learn the latest scholarship in the field. For undergraduate students from CSU Dominguez Hills, the NCBS conference afforded an opportunity to do graduate-level research on major issues in the African and African Diasporic communities and present it to a world-class audience of peers and academics. Ricco Garrett (senior, Africana studies), presented ... Read More
University’s Partnership with Follett Higher Education Group Celebrates 25 Years
This year, Follett Higher Education Group celebrates 25 years of managing the University Bookstore at California State University, Dominguez Hills. The largest operator of college bookstores in North America, Follett serves more than 850 university bookstores nationwide and provides management systems, support services, and used textbooks to over 1,800 independently managed bookstores. “The major plus of having Follett as our management company is the quality of resources that a company of their size offers, as well as their expertise in this type of business,” says Richard Chester, director of Commercial Services and Campus Dining. Follett's group vice president of sales and ... Read More
Dr. Terrence Roberts to Speak at CSU Dominguez Hills of His Experiences as One of the Little Rock Nine
Dr. Terrence Roberts, whose attempts to enroll in an all-white school in segregated Little Rock, Ark., with eight other African American students sparked controversy and debate nationwide in 1957, will give a guest lecture on Thursday, April 28, at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Organized by the university's Master of Social Work Program and the Graduate Association of Social Work, Roberts' talk will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. in the ballroom of the Loker Student Union on campus. The event is open to the public. Despite the 1954 Brown v. the Board of Education Supreme Court ruling that school segregation was unconstitutional, much of the schools in the South, including ... Read More
