More than 50 faculty members and a dozen administrators from California State University, Dominguez Hills gathered for a half-day symposium centered on high-impact practices aimed at student success on March 27 in the Loker Student Union. “What we're here to discuss is the awesome things that you are doing in your classes and in your research in relationship to students. Today is about what you do that keeps you here in the academy,” said Kaye Bragg, acting associate vice president for Academic Programs and Faculty Development. In roundtable discussions faculty exchanged best practices and ideas for high-impact activities that lead to improved student involvement and performance and ... Read More
Academic Affairs
Scholars Writing Institute Provides Forum for Faculty to Advance Works
For the better part of a three-day stretch in January, several members of the faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills participated in the university's Scholars Writing Institute (SWI), forming a study hall of sorts to put procrastination at bay and remove distractions in order to advance the progress of draft manuscripts, conference abstracts, grant proposals, or other scholarly writing projects. “The institute provides a collection of support services–whether it's the group itself or individual expertise offered–that faculty need in order to be productive in their research and scholarly activities,” said Kaye Bragg, acting associate vice president for Academic ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills among First Campuses to Offer Degree Programs through New Cal State Online
California State University, Dominguez Hills will be among the first CSU campuses to offer bachelor's and master's degrees through the new Cal State Online, an initiative to provide a centralized structure of online program delivery for the CSU system. The Cal State Online website, www.calstateonline.net, launched this week (see the California State University system's press release here) and is accepting applications for programs to start later this year. Three of those will be administered by CSU Dominguez Hills, with classes starting in May. They include the university's existing Bachelor of Science in Applied Studies, an interdisciplinary degree completion program geared to working ... Read More
With Passage of Proposition 30, CSU to Roll Back Tuition
News Release from the CSU Office of the Chancellor The California State University will avoid a $250 million mid-year budget cut after voters' approval of Proposition 30, and will start the process of rescinding the $249 per semester tuition fee increase already in place. With the passage of Proposition 30, CSU's budget will essentially remain flat for the remainder of this fiscal year, but state funding is still approximately $1 billion less than several years ago. The CSU Board of Trustees had previously approved a contingency plan to rescind a $249 per semester tuition fee increase that took effect for the fall 2012 term. Annual tuition fees for full-time undergraduate students will ... Read More
Carson Community Welcomes University Interim President
Carson Mayor Jim Dear officially welcomed California State University, Dominguez Hills Interim President Willie Hagan to the community during a festive event at the City of Carson Community Center on Oct. 30 that included performances by the university's jazz ensemble, a media arts student who sang the national anthem, and dance and cheerleader teams. “We're welcoming to our community an outstanding gentleman with great qualifications to lead a great university in a great city,” Dear said before he and City Councilmembers Mike Gibson, Elito Santarina, and Julie Ruiz-Raber presented Hagan with a welcoming proclamation. “Thank you for honoring me. … I'm really humbled that an event was ... Read More
