The past month has been hectic and stressful for everyone at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)--but maybe no one has been as consistently busy as the hard-working technology teams who have been transitioning campus operations online during the COVID-19 outbreak. As the crisis rapidly escalated, the IT and Academic Technology teams threw themselves into the task of moving everything from art classes to financial aid online. The successful—and speedy—results of their efforts speak to their talents, as well as to their dedication to the Toro community. Reza Boroon is the director of the academic technology department, which was tasked with transitioning faculty and ... Read More
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Student Health Center Remains Open for the Campus Community
Even as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been upending the campus community’s lives over the past few weeks, the staff of CSUDH’s Student Health and Psychological Services have been working tirelessly to ensure that they remain open and available to those in need of help. “We’re still here!” says Irina Gaal, chief of medical services, who has been one of the leaders of their effort to keep services running. “While some things are still a bit up in the air, we are rapidly transitioning to a tele-health model that allows us to continue to help our patients.” The center’s psychological services have completely transitioned to a remote model. It was important to transition the services ... Read More
CSUDH Awarded Nearly $1.3 Million to Develop Faculty Learning Communities
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been awarded a $1,294,133 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop faculty learning communities that will support STEM faculty to explore and implement equity-minded, evidence-based teaching and leadership practices that are rooted in the science of learning. Titled "Leveraging a Faculty Community of Practice Model of Professional Learning to Enhance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM Teaching, Learning, and Leadership,” the project’s four-year grant period started January 2020 with the initial NSF award, and could total as much as $2,334,801 with additional installments before the grant ends in December ... Read More
Women in STEM Career Day Draws Hundreds of High School Students
Nearly 500 female high school students visited California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) on Feb. 21 to learn about the numerous opportunities waiting for them in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce during Women in STEM Career Day 2020. The event was hosted by EXP, a nonprofit organization that helps schools in the Southern California region deliver innovative, career-based curriculum. A long-standing partner with CSUDH, EXP has hosted its annual GPS Your Future STEM career fair on campus for a number of years, and each year CSUDH participates in EXP’s internship program for local high school students. The young women toured CSUDH’s new ... Read More
Campus Community Comes Together to Elevate Student Researchers
Nearly three dozen students received top honors for their scholarly research and creative activity during California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) 15th Annual Student Research Day (SRD) competition on Feb. 12 and 13. Since 2005, the highly anticipated showcase of comprehensive faculty mentorship and student achievement has brought together the campus community, and an enthusiastic group of volunteers. This year, 110 faculty mentors guided the nearly 400 students who delivered oral and poster presentations during SRD, while 96 judges evaluated the students’ research in a wide range of academic disciplines, from history to health, business to biology, Chicana/o studies ... Read More
