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
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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
California Legislative Black Caucus’ Leaders for Tomorrow Program Convenes at CSU Dominguez Hills
The annual African American Leaders of Tomorrow (AALT) conference sponsored by the California Legislative Black Caucus was held this year on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills, which was ranked first among universities in the state in the number of bachelor's degrees conferred to black students, according to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. Fifty-two African American current and recent high school graduates throughout the state were invited to the three-day conference (which included overnight stays in University Housing) because of their drive and promise to succeed and take on leadership roles in college, their professional careers and in their ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills One of Nation’s Top Universities Granting Degrees to Minorities
California State University, Dominguez Hills is recognized as one of the nation's top 100 universities granting undergraduate and graduate degrees to minority students, according to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. In the magazine's “Top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers” published this month, CSU Dominguez Hills ranked 52nd nationally in total number of bachelor's degrees–and 85th in total number of master's degrees–awarded to minority students during 2011-12, the year of the most current data reported to the U.S. Department of Education. In 2011-12, 1,639 minority students, representing 72 percent of the graduating class, earned their bachelor's degrees from CSU Dominguez ... Read More
Five Alumni Forge Friendship at CSUDH, Blossom into Business Partners
If it is charming when two friends who are so close finish each other's sentences, then it's even more so with five friends–and maybe the perfect recipe for a successful business partnership. Alumni Adrian Arceo, Chris Avalos, Corey Cohen, Bryan Papp, and Jeff Saign were transfer students who met and bonded during their first year at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Today, they co-own Philly Steak & Subs, a predominantly take-out- and delivery-based casual restaurant in the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach. “We actually met in classes. I think it was what, summer school?” Cohen said, ending in unison with Saign, who went on to say that four of the men later ... Read More
