Claudia M. Orozco has been recognized with the 2012 staff Excellence in Customer Service Award for her outstanding service to students and her do-what-it-takes attitude as administrative assistant for the Master of Social Work Program at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She was nominated for the award by MSW faculty members who have worked with her as well as her supervisor, associate professor and MSW director and chair Mekada Graham-Gallegan. “Claudia goes above and beyond her regular work duties and exemplifies the kind of service that we like to be known for here at CSUDH. She interfaces with a variety of issues on a daily basis including admissions status, permission ... Read More
College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Asja Hall: 2012 CSU Dominguez Hills Hearst Scholar
As a teenager, Asja Hall was struggling to finish high school; now she is pursuing a Master's of Science in Social Work (MSW) at California State University, Dominguez Hills, where she also earned a bachelor's degree in human services and public administration in 2011. She was recently honored as the university's 2012 William Randolph Hearst/CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement. The annual scholarship is given to one student from each of the 23 CSU campuses who has demonstrated financial need, experienced personal hardships, and has achieved superior academic performance and exemplary community service, as well as overcoming significant personal obstacles. Hall and the other ... Read More
Federal Minority Biomedical Research Support Program at CSUDH Renewed
Kumar Tiger, a 21-year-old senior microbiology major, aspires to be biomedical scientist because he “saw the health disparities among people like me and my family and I was not satisfied with the solutions being provided.” He wants to play a part in finding solutions and proactively preventing sickness, and he says the experiences he has had through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program at California State University, Dominguez Hills will help him achieve his career goals. “MBRS RISE has taught me more than just laboratory techniques,” said Tiger who has worked on projects ... Read More
Thinking Ahead: Biology Students Learn about Career Options at National Symposium
Several California State University, Dominguez Hills undergraduate and graduate pre-health students–most who are members of the Pre-Health Society, a student organization–served as mentors to high school students, as well as learned and networked while at the 26th Annual Symposium on Career Opportunities in Biomedical Sciences and Health Professions sponsored by the Association of Minority Health Professional Schools (AMHPS) in April. The annual symposium, this year hosted by Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and held in Long Beach, targets underrepresented minority students from throughout the nation who are interested in science and health professions. Through ... Read More
Ludivina Vasquez: A Better State of Mind
Ludivina Vasquez, 20, finished strong at California State University, Dominguez Hills, graduating on May 18 with a Bachelor of Art in psychology from the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences. Vasquez started out as an average student, but reached her stride toward the end of her sophomore year. That's when she discovered research-- or when chair and professor of psychology Mark Carrier discovered her. Because she was actively participating and excelling in his critical thinking course (PSY 110), Carrier asked her to participate in the George Marsh Applied Cognition Laboratory, which he directs along with fellow psychology professor Larry Rosen and conduct her own independent ... Read More
