The National Park Service has awarded a two-year $321,554 grant to California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Archives and Special Collections to serve as principal investigator on a collaborative project between archives at 15 CSU campuses to digitize nearly 10,000 documents and more than 100 oral histories related to the confinement of Japanese Americans during World War II. The CSU Japanese American Digitization Project will make these materials available on a CSU-sponsored website and also result in a teaching guide and traveling exhibit for schools and the public. “It is heartening to have the National Park Service acknowledge the scale and importance of the CSU's ... Read More
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Summer Steinway by Starlight concert transports audience to bygone era
Visibly moved by the beat as they bobbed their heads and tapped their toes, audience members were transported back to the jazz age during California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Steinway by Starlight concert held on June 11 in the University Theatre. The second such concert in the past year, Steinway by Starlight is a direct result of CSUDH being an All-Steinway School. Wishing to replace its aging inventory of practice and performance pianos and raise the profile of its music program, the CSUDH Department of Music purchased 21 Steinway instruments in 2014 and sought the prestigious designation by Steinway & Sons. As an All-Steinway School, CSUDH is able to invite world ... Read More
AB 540 students share challenges and triumphs with consul general of Mexico
After crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, 14-year-old Belen Mercado walked with her two brothers through the desert for two days and slept in the cold sand by night to reunite with her mother, whom they had not seen since she had migrated from Guadalajara, Mexico, to the United States a couple years prior. Mercado soon enrolled in middle school and began leading the life of an undocumented immigrant teenager. She is now an AB 540 student at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) who wants to major in English. “It was nice to see my mother again. There were a lot of experiences that I had to go through, but I reunited with my mom after two years in Mexico without a ... Read More
Commencement 2015: big on pomp, deep in circumstance
Eagerly emerging from deep within the StubHub Center Tennis Stadium tunnel like teams about to compete in a sporting event, California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Class of 2015 waved to throngs of family, friends, faculty and staff as they walked toward their seats amid rumbling cheers during five college-based commencement ceremonies. The difference: victory was already theirs. After taking their seats, students listened to words of well wishes, personal reflections from their own college years, and offerings of insightful advice that trumpeted from the platform party, Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker, and local and national civic and business leaders. For two ... Read More
University Receives $3 Million for Higher Education Innovation
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been awarded a $3 million one-time infusion of state funds in recognition of its innovative efforts to reduce the average time to earn a degree and increase graduation rates among its students. The university was one of 14 California public colleges and universities–and one of only five CSU campuses– selected to share a pool of $50 million allocated by Governor Jerry Brown in the 2014 state budget. The Awards for Innovation in Higher Education reward colleges and universities for implementing creative techniques that improve educational outcomes and have the potential to be replicated at other institutions. “The award recognizes ... Read More
