California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumna Marcia Reed, principal of 186th Street Elementary School in Gardena, was named a 2016 National Distinguished Principals by the National Association of Elementary School Principals on Oct. 7 in Washington, D.C. The National Distinguished Principals program recognizes public and private school principals who make remarkable contributions to their schools and communities. Reed, who earned an administrative credential from CSUDH was among 58 elementary and middle school principals nationally to receive the recognition. “I always say that I have America's best educators here at my school,” said Reed during the award ceremony. “The ... Read More
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CSU Dominguez Hills’ Annual Economic Forecast Shows Steady Growth in 2017
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) 2nd Annual South Bay Economic Forecast Conference reported that steady growth will continue in all the South Bay's primary economic indicators–employment, wages, housing and taxable sales–through 2017. The report was presented at the 2016-17 South Bay Economic Forecast Conference on Oct. 27, which this year was titled “A Region in Transition: Game Changers.” The forecast also included presentations and panel discussions featuring local civic and business leaders discussing their companies' research and development, and current major projects in the South Bay, such as the Los Angeles Rams' new stadium in Inglewood and the ... Read More
Taking Care of the Golden State: Nurses on the Front Lines Tell Their Stories
I recently cared for a man in his early 60s who had been without insurance and out of his medication for over a month. We were able to help him refill all of his prescriptions, get current on all of his lab work, and find more permanent shelter for him and his wife. In today's busy health-care world with 15- and 30-minute appointment slots, it was nice to see that, while his visit took well over an hour, he got the care he needed. Sometimes we just have to slow down and realize what matters most for the patient sitting in front of us. - Kendall Galvez Kendall Galvez works in the rural town of Cloverdale with a population of about 9,000 in Northern California. She graduated in 2011 from CSU ... Read More
Alumnus Patrick Gannon Works to Thicken LAX’s ‘Thin Blue Line’
Four minutes and eight seconds. That is how quickly Los Angeles Airport Police Division officers responded and stopped a gunman who had already killed one Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer from carrying out his plan to kill even more. A well-choreographed response to the 2013 shooting of a TSA agent at LAX.The November 1, 2013 attack at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) made international headlines, and in the thick of it was California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumnus Patrick Gannon ('83, B.A., public administration), who at the time had been serving as chief of airport police for just over a year. In August 2016, he was promoted to his current ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Alumna Arleene Valdez Takes on Big Events for the LA Times
“Baptism by rain” is what Cal State Dominguez Hills alumna Arleene Valdez ('11, B.A., communications, minor in marketing) calls her first assignment as a planner of consumer events at the Los Angeles Times after it rained on the newspaper's annual Festival of Books for the first time in its 20-year history. Fortunately, the festival is so popular that it still had its largest turnout to date in April 2016 as its long-time fans and newcomers–more than 100,000s attendees–broke out umbrellas or just got wet as they strolled the entire USC campus to find books, and enjoy literary speakers, performers, and food. All the while, Valdez and her colleagues in the Times' events department were ... Read More
