Moments of “awe” and new and untapped opportunities highlighted California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Willie J. Hagan's 2015 Fall Convocation address on Sept. 17 as he painted a “portrait” of the university to help share its triumphs and discuss future plans for the campus. Hagan began his remarks by welcoming the more than 4,200 new transfer and freshman students and 869 new graduate students to CSUDH. “This represents the continuous growth that's going on at this campus, and quite frankly, if we had the resources, we could take on even more students,” he said. “The demand to get into CSU Dominguez Hills is outrageously high.” Hagan said he sees a ... Read More
Administration
CSUDH welcomes future Class of 2019 during Freshman Convocation
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumna and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Carmelita Jeter helped the university welcome the incoming Class of 2015 at the second annual Freshman Convocation on Sept. 21. Jeter, President Willie J. Hagan and the university's top leaders marched in the StubHub Center tennis stadium–where CSUDH commencement ceremonies takes place–in full regalia, so the future Class of 2019 could visualize what graduation would be like. The approximately 1,000 freshmen in attendance were given a pep talk from each of the speakers that was filled with such sound advice as the importance of academic flexibility, and the willingness to not “go it ... Read More
Alumnus David Gamboa appointed assistant VP for external relations
“Once a Toro, always a Toro!” There are few people who those words hold truer for than David Andres Gamboa, California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) new assistant vice president for external relations in the Division of University Advancement (UA). “I was honored and felt very proud when I learned I was moving to this position,” said Gamboa. “As a Toro, it is wonderful to know I will play a larger role in growing a university I've always felt very committed and connected to.” Gamboa (2005, B.A., Communications), who was appointed to his new position in July 2015, began working at CSUDH in 2007 as director of government and community relations, where he was responsible ... Read More
CSUDH Day of Service helps strengthen community pride in Watts
Guided by their civic duty and desire to help enrich the communities in which they live and/or serve, dozens of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) students and leaders joined residents in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles on Aug. 15 during “CSUDH Day of Service” to plant seeds of hope in a community still struggling 50 years after the Watts Rebellion. Armed with paint brushes, cleaning supplies and gardening tools to help beautify Fire Station 65 and the Bradley Milken Family Source Center in Watts, the volunteers were joined by a number of men from Beacon House, a residential alcoholic/drug recovery facility for men in San Pedro. CSUDH Day of Service is one of ... Read More
William Franklin maps a collaborative approach for Student Affairs
Just over six weeks since his appointment as vice president of the Division of Student Affairs at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), William Franklin is already developing a campus-wide and collaborative approach to enhancing the way the division serves students, both on and off campus. Among the initial changes Franklin made to the division was its name, back to the Division of Student Affairs. Years ago, when CSUDH was focusing heavily on increasing and stabilizing enrollment at the university, the name was altered to the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. “The campus needed to focus on enrollment at the time because we weren't hitting our ... Read More
