California State University, Dominguez Hills business majors Rich Kemp and Scott Gillies were this year's LA Galaxy interns through the College of Business Administration and Public Policy. A major project of their internship is promotion of the LA Galaxy's Toro Night, which includes special ticket offers and promotions for students, faculty, staff and alumni. Here are a few official photos from the April 12 Toro Night game, including some images from attendees. (click photo once to advance the slideshow manually; hover over image for caption) ... Read More
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Country’s First Undocumented Immigrant to Practice Law Legally to Give Talk
Sergio Covarrubias Garcia, who became the first undocumented immigrant to receive a license to practice law in California, will speak at a special Inauguration Lecture on Monday, April 28, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Loker Student Union Ballroom The lecture is part of Inauguration Week activities at CSU Dominguez Hills leading up to the Investiture Ceremony of University President Willie J. Hagan on Friday, May 2. The inauguration theme is “California State University, Dominguez Hills: America Happens Here.” Garcia was born in Michoacán, Mexico, but moved between Mexico and the United States a number of times before settling in California as a teen. Despite the moves, Garcia excelled as a ... Read More
University to Celebrate Inauguration of Dr. Willie J. Hagan
Dr. Willie J. Hagan will be formally installed as the 10th president of California State University, Dominguez Hills during an investiture ceremony on Friday, May 2, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on the North Lawn of campus. Steeped in academic traditions and pomp and circumstance, the investiture ceremony will feature a formal procession of visiting delegates from higher education institutions across the state and country, California State University Board of Trustee members, along with CSU Dominguez Hills emeriti presidents, administration, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of the university. During the ceremony, CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White will formally install Hagan as the ... Read More
Fourth Annual CSU Dominguez Hills Pow Wow Celebrates Native American Culture
Native American culture will be celebrated on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20 at the fourth annual California State University, Dominguez Hills Pow Wow: Honoring the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. A social and sacred gathering, the pow wow is an educational as well as cultural event that brings Native American Nations from across the country together in celebration. The CSU Dominguez Hills Pow Wow will feature exhibitions of the traditional songs and dances performed by men and women in colorful and elaborate tribal regalia as well as social dancing, singing and drumming, and flute music. Many vendors will be in attendance at the event's Native American Marketplace, selling ... Read More
Author of “The Butler” Wil Haygood Visits Campus
“We gingerly walked down and when we got to the center of the basement, Mr. Allen clicked on the light switch and it literally changed my life. On every wall, there were framed photographs of Mr. Allen and all the presidents that he had worked for; Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, [Richard M. Nixon], Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan. It was amazing.” That was the moment that exceeded Wil Haygood's wildest dreams. It was the moment he discovered that Allen had witnessed history while working for decades as a butler in the White House. It laid the foundation for Haygood's book, the story of Eugene Allen's life, “The Butler: A Witness to History” ... Read More
