California State University, Dominguez Hills will present honorary doctorates to Janet Murguía, president and chief executive officer of the National Council of La Raza, and Dr. John Tracy, an alumnus of CSU Dominguez Hills and chief technology officer and senior vice president of engineering, operations and technology at The Boeing Company, during commencement exercises scheduled for Friday, May 20, at the Home Depot Center Tennis Stadium on campus. Tracy will receive an honorary Doctor of Science at the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences/College of Extended and International Education ceremony at 11:30 a.m. that day. Murguía will receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane ... Read More
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Professional Society Lends a Hand to Occupational Therapy Students
The Hand Therapy Society of Greater Los Angeles (HTSGLA) has pledged its support for an annual scholarship for students enrolled in the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Program (MSOT) at California State University, Dominguez Hills. A gift of $20,000 will create the Hand Therapy Society Scholarship, which will award $1,000 scholarship to one student annually. Patricia Quan, vice president, HTSGLA, says that the organization hopes to grow a new generation of therapists specializing in hand and upper extremity injuries. “We want to mold the occupational therapists going into the field of hand therapy, and this is one of the ways [we can] encourage interest in this ... Read More
Toros at Home, Abroad Experience Impact of Japan’s Tsunami and Earthquake
As the headlines keep the world informed of the disaster unfolding in Japan for the last two weeks - a 9.0 earthquake, followed by a tsunami that caused extensive damage to a nuclear power plant - students at California State University, Dominguez Hills took charge. Members of the Association of Political Science Students (APSS), the Student Health and Environmental League (SHEL), and the Department of Political Science held a fundraiser March 14-16. In the three days they were stationed at the East Walkway in front of the Loker Student Union, students raised $2,000 for Direct Relief International, a nonprofit based in Santa Barbara that uses 100 percent of donations for medical equipment ... Read More
University Helps Connect Women to Power at Regional Women’s Conference
In celebration of Women's History Month in March, California State University, Dominguez Hills is pleased to be the site of the 2011 Connecting Women to Power Business Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, in the Loker Student Union. Presented by the California State Board of Equalization Office of Vice Chairman Jerome Horton (a CSU Dominguez Hills alumnus) in partnership with California Educational Solutions and the National Association of Women Business Owners, this women's conference will offer seminars, workshops, and discussions with leading women in the business industry on issues of importance to women business owners, or potential business ... Read More
Thomas Landefeld: Preparing Students to Tackle Health Disparities in the South
Professor of biology Thomas Landefeld presented, “Careers in the Sciences for Minority Students: How to Make the Right Choice and Then How to Be a Competitive Applicant” to students at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University, Bennett College for Women, and Albany State University in Georgia last month. The students are members of National Institute of General Medical Sciences Minority Opportunities in Research (NIGMS MORE) programs. Landefeld notes that students in the South face similar health disparities in the medical field as the rest of the nation. However, these are more severe due to fewer educational opportunities and lower income levels. “Overall, the ... Read More
