(Carson, CA) California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has had its accreditation reaffirmed for a maximum 10-year term by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior Commission for Universities and Colleges (WSCUC), the regional accrediting agency responsible for certifying higher education institutions in California, Hawaii, and the Pacific. “Accreditation confirms CSUDH’s commitment to the highest standards of academic excellence,” said CSUDH President Thomas A. Parham. “To receive WSCUC’s full, 10-year accreditation is further testament to the outstanding work everyone on this campus does on a daily basis to ensure our students receive the very best ... Read More
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STEM Teaching Program Wins My LA2050 Activation Challenge
(Carson, CA) – A California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) teacher-training program that combines classroom training, real-time feedback, and group collaboration received the most votes in the “learn” category of the Goldhirsh Foundation’s My LA2050 Activation Challenge. The result: a $200,000 LA2050 grant to expand the program to more schools. The crowdsourcing contest seeks innovative programs to make Los Angeles the best place to learn, live, connect, play, and create by 2050. Developed by CSUDH’s Center for Innovation in STEM Education (CISE) in partnership with The Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs (The L.A. Coalition), the Next Generation Science Standards: ... Read More
CSUDH Receives $1.725 Million Faculty Gift to Establish Endowed Chair
(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received a $1.725 million legacy gift from Professor Emeritus of Political Science Lyman Chaffee, who passed away April 27, 2018. The bequest will be used to establish the L.G. Chaffee Endowed Chair of Global and Comparative Politics, the first endowed chair position in the university’s history. Chaffee’s gift, the largest given to CSUDH by a faculty member, also specifies $100,000 to endow a scholarship for political science majors to study abroad; a $25,000 contribution to the Del Amo Scholarship that provides students scholarships to study in Spain; and $100,000 to CSUDH’s Office of International Education toward ... Read More
Japanese American Digitization Project Receives $238,520
(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Donald R. Beverly J. Gerth Archives and Special Collections has received a two-year $238,520 archival grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to continue its work on the CSU Japanese American Digitization Project (CSUJAD). The NHPRC grant will support a project that makes accessible online 10,400 archival records from 19 collections featuring 20th century Japanese American history held at eight institutions throughout California. The project, which began June 1, will digitize such artifacts as photographs, manuscript collections from families and organizations, and oral ... Read More
Fast Pitch Competition Offers Wealth of Knowledge for Budding Entrepreneurs
What: “Innovation Summit All Comers Fast Pitch Competition” When: Wednesday, June 13, 1 to 5 p.m. Where: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Welch Hall, D-165, in the Claudia Hampton Lecture Hall. Use parking Lot 3. The university is located at 1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747. Click here for directions and a printable campus map. Summary: California State University, Dominguez Hills’ Innovation Incubator will host the Innovation Summit All Comers Fast Pitch Competition on June 13, from 1 to 5 p.m., providing entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a panel of expert judges while gaining valuable feedback and advice about their ... Read More
