California State University, Dominguez Hills President Mildred García was one of seven university and community college presidents and vice presidents from the United States selected to participate in a first-time project of the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program focused on higher education in the U.S. and the Arab world. García spent spring break in the countries of Jordan and Oman, where she and her U.S. colleagues exchanged experiences and discussed best practices with higher education leaders there. Oman is located in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula on the Arabian Sea bordered by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen; Jordan is in the northern region, ... Read More
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CSU Dominguez Hills Announces Honorary Doctorate Candidates for 2011
California State University, Dominguez Hills will present honorary doctorates to Janet Murguía, president and chief executive officer of the National Council of La Raza, and Dr. John Tracy, an alumnus of CSU Dominguez Hills and chief technology officer and senior vice president of engineering, operations and technology at The Boeing Company, during commencement exercises scheduled for Friday, May 20, at the Home Depot Center Tennis Stadium on campus. Tracy will receive an honorary Doctor of Science at the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences/College of Extended and International Education ceremony at 11:30 a.m. that day. Murguía will receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane ... Read More
William Huston (1927-2011): Urged Sale of Family’s Land for South Bay College
William “Bill” Huston, who served at the helm of the Watson Land Company for more than 40 years, died on March 9 at the age of 83. Widely recognized throughout California as a leader in economic and industrial development, Huston was responsible for convincing the Dominguez Estate Company to sell its land to the state of California for a new public college in the South Bay region of Los Angeles. The site became the campus of California State College, Dominguez Hills and finally, California State University, Dominguez Hills. “CSU Dominguez Hills would not exist were it not for Bill Huston,” says Judson Grenier, emeritus professor of history and author of “California Legacy: The Watson ... Read More
Jerry Groomes Endowed Scholarship Created for Public Administration Students at CSU Dominguez Hills
With an initial contribution from Watson Land Company, California State University, Dominguez Hills has established the Jerry Groomes Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Public Administration, named in honor of the former Carson city manager. Watson Land Company and CSU Dominguez Hills officials made the announcement of the scholarship at a farewell party for Groomes in early January. Groomes, who had served as city manager of the city of Carson for the past 12 years, left the position to take a job as director of the Southeastern Economic Development Corporation in San Diego. In creating a scholarship for public administration students in Groomes' name, Bruce Choate, Watson Land ... Read More
Family of Faith Christian Center Gets a Look at CSU Dominguez Hills
President Mildred García represented California State University, Dominguez Hills during the CSU's Super Sunday event on Feb. 20 by addressing the congregation of Family of Faith Christian Center, a local church that meets in the Loker Student Union. Pastor Sherman Gordon welcomed García along with special guests Congresswoman Karen Bass and Carson Councilmember Lula Davis-Holmes, who are both alumnae of CSU Dominguez Hills. García addressed the parents and families of potential college students with the facts of facing the California's economic challenges without a college degree. “As we look at what is happening with unemployment, it is 12 percent in the state,” she said. “But ... Read More
