Kicking, screaming, bobbing, and splashing… Nothing quite says summer camp like making new friends, having lots of fun in a sparkling swimming pool, and learning new skills. But for many children from underserved Los Angeles area communities, this experience is hard to come by. Working to offer kids more opportunities is Sharefest, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening underrepresented communities by providing services for the children and families who live in those communities. For the past seven summers, they have partnered with California State University, Dominguez Hills to offer the Summer Youth Development Academy (YDA) on the university's campus. “We teach a ... Read More
CSUDH Campus News Center Archive
Faculty Highlights: July 2013
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments in this section. College of Arts and Humanities Don Hata, professor emeritus of history, has been appointed to the Distinguished Lectureship Program of the Organization of American Historians through 2016. His lecture topics will include Nikkei (Japanese American) history, 19thcentury to the present, and U.S.-Japan relations in war and peace. Gilah Hirsh, professor of art, has been invited to become a member of the International Kepes Society, which seeks to ... Read More
Gary Reichard Appointed Interim Provost, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dr. Gary W. Reichard has been appointed interim provost and vice president of academic affairs at California State University, Dominguez Hills effective Monday, August 5. "Dr. Reichard has more than 40 years of experience as an academic leader and faculty member and will provide the seamless and stable leadership necessary while we conduct a national search for a provost and vice president of academic affairs," said University President Willie J. Hagan. Reichard has over a decade of experience in the California State University system. He served as executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer of the California State University system from 2006 to 2009, provost and senior vice ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills One of Nation’s Top Universities Granting Degrees to Minorities
California State University, Dominguez Hills is recognized as one of the nation's top 100 universities granting undergraduate and graduate degrees to minority students, according to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. In the magazine's “Top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers” published this month, CSU Dominguez Hills ranked 52nd nationally in total number of bachelor's degrees–and 85th in total number of master's degrees–awarded to minority students during 2011-12, the year of the most current data reported to the U.S. Department of Education. In 2011-12, 1,639 minority students, representing 72 percent of the graduating class, earned their bachelor's degrees from CSU Dominguez ... Read More
Five Alumni Forge Friendship at CSUDH, Blossom into Business Partners
If it is charming when two friends who are so close finish each other's sentences, then it's even more so with five friends–and maybe the perfect recipe for a successful business partnership. Alumni Adrian Arceo, Chris Avalos, Corey Cohen, Bryan Papp, and Jeff Saign were transfer students who met and bonded during their first year at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Today, they co-own Philly Steak & Subs, a predominantly take-out- and delivery-based casual restaurant in the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach. “We actually met in classes. I think it was what, summer school?” Cohen said, ending in unison with Saign, who went on to say that four of the men later ... Read More