From learning Albanian culture and the language from his host family to teaching music, art and preparing local children to compete in an English spelling bee, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumnus Paul Shawkat has already experienced quite a lot during his brief time in the Peace Corps. Shawkat ('13, B.A., English) was accepted into the Peace Corps in March to serve in Albania for two to three years. He is finishing his training in Fier, a city of about 90,000 people located near the ancient Greek site of Apollonia where he will carry out his service. He is currently learning teaching strategies and service essentials, such as how to be safe within the country and ... Read More
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CSUDH honored with sustainability best practices award for LED lighting system
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will be honored with the 2015 California Higher Education Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practices Award for its new LED outdoor ceiling lighting system during the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC). Hosted by San Francisco State University on July 20-24, a total of nine California State University (CSU) campuses will receive the coveted sustainability awards in 12 categories at the conference. CSUDH will receive an award in the “Lighting Design/Retrofit” category for a creative solution it came up with to improve the lighting in a challenging ceiling design that is found in a number of its ... Read More
Connecting Women to Power Business Conference attracts more than 3,000
Looking for sound advice, fresh ideas and new connections to help launch or grow their businesses, more than 3,000 women entrepreneurs from throughout the region filled speaker sessions and workshops during the Connecting Women to Power Business Conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) on June 19. Hosted by Alumnus Jerome E. Horton (Class of '79, B.S., business administration), chairman of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), the conference now in its sixth year continues to grow in popularity. Most of the events during the day were standing room only or filled to capacity, including the welcoming ceremony in the CSUDH's Loker Student Union, which ... Read More
CSUDH Receives National Parks Service Grant to Lead Digitization of Japanese American Internment Documents
The National Park Service has awarded a two-year $321,554 grant to California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Archives and Special Collections to serve as principal investigator on a collaborative project between archives at 15 CSU campuses to digitize nearly 10,000 documents and more than 100 oral histories related to the confinement of Japanese Americans during World War II. The CSU Japanese American Digitization Project will make these materials available on a CSU-sponsored website and also result in a teaching guide and traveling exhibit for schools and the public. “It is heartening to have the National Park Service acknowledge the scale and importance of the CSU's ... Read More
Male Success Alliance Helps Carson Win All-America City Award
The City of Carson has been named a 2015 All-America City by the National Civic League in large part thanks to the role the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Male Success Alliance (MSA) plays in the community. Members of MSA, including Acting Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs William Franklin, were in Denver last week for a three day 2015 All-America City Award conference that showcased the 16 finalist and culminated with the the announcement of the 10 winning cities. This year's award focused on community efforts to engage and support vulnerable young men and boys, aligning with efforts such as The White House's My Brother's Keeper ... Read More