Before graduating, the senior class of 2013 at California State University, Dominguez Hills added its collective two cents to the university. Or make that $4,941 payable to the University Library's technology checkout program. More than 100 individual contributions–many larger than the suggested $20.13– to the Alumni Association and Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) collaborative iGave Senior Class Gift Campaign resulted in the purchase of 10 second generation iPads for the Library, which expands the existing inventory for the loan program to approximately 50 tablet computers. iPads are available for checkout through the library's Laptop Loaning Office for one-week periods to any currently ... Read More
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Fieldwork Enriches Education For Biology Major Erica Parra
Whether contending with torrential rains, viscous mud or venomous snakes, all under the din of screeching monkeys and the clatter of exotically feathered fliers, things in a densely vegetated rainforest can seem larger than life. But it was a wee creature that captured Erica Parra's imagination. “Once you really stop and observe them you realize they are not just ants but they are individuals who are working together to make their colonies function efficiently. And not only that, but they each have their own personality and mission, which in turn helps the environment that surrounds them,” Parra asserted. The California State University, Dominguez Hills senior, who is majoring in biology ... Read More
Freshman Move-in Day: First-time CSUDH Students First to Settle in
Toting teetering boxes, balancing arms full of bags, lugging stuffed suitcases, and pushing carts provided by University Housing, about 215 incoming freshmen–many assisted by parents and family members–settled into their on-campus digs at California State University, Dominguez Hills during Freshman Move-in Day. Undoubtedly, for many of the newly independent, it will be their first extended time away from home, bringing about a mix of emotions. “It feels pretty intimidating, but good. I haven't been away from home for long [periods of] time, so I'm a little nervous, but excited,” said Juana Arredando Salazar of Pomona, who got moving help from her father, Ramon, mom Elia, and even her ... Read More
CSU College Fair: A Super Saturday for Families to Explore College
Azario Cush, a sixth grader at Wilmington Middle School, already has his sights set on college; he wants to study culinary arts. Brenda Galvan, a 10th grader at Synergy Quantum Academy Charter High School in Los Angeles, is trying to decide what area of engineering she'd like to specialize in when she gets to college. Joseph Gardner, a senior at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Riverside, wants to major in cinematography. Whether these students stick with these pursuits over the next several years remains to be seen; however, one thing is for sure, they have a better shot at success because they are preparing for college now. On August 17, they were among nearly 3,000 visitors who got an ... Read More
Alumna Janice Schill: Education Provides Pathway to Service as U.S. Diplomat
Throughout her husband's nearly 30-year career as a United States diplomat in the State Department's Foreign Service, Janice Schill gladly lived for years at a time in places where he was assigned, such as South Africa, China, Jordan, and Fiji. “I've traveled the world [with my husband Jim]... I've learned a lot, accumulated a lot of information, knowledge, experience,” Schill remarked. To immerse herself in the rich cultures into which she was embedded and to contribute to their communities, she volunteered at local hospitals and schools. Unknowingly, she was laying a strong foundation for her own entry into the Foreign Service. Once her husband retired from the foreign service, ... Read More
