Approximately 1,500 women and a few men from throughout much of Southern California –who already are or are interested in becoming small business owners–gathered at the 2013 Connecting Women to Power Business Conference held at California State University, Dominguez Hills on June 28. The record crowd–with 800 people in the Loker Student Union and a spillover of more than 500 who viewed the keynote session via live video feed in the university theatre–was on hand to gain tips on topics ranging from developing a business plan to marketing and going green through the conference's various workshops and breakout sessions. The master of ceremonies, president and CEO of Korean Churches for ... Read More
Alumni
Robert Anderson: Sociology Alumnus Finds His Calling as a Teacher
Robert Armando Anderson, 44, thought analytically about the world around him even when he was a child, so much so that while growing up in Compton, his nickname was “Professor Bob.” As if fulfilling a prophecy, the California State University, Dominguez Hills alumnus (Class of '96, B.A., sociology/minor in public administration; '99, M.A., sociology) has enjoyed a 16-year career at Colin P. Kelly Elementary School in Compton, first teaching second grade and then fifth grade and, in between, serving for three years as a curriculum specialist resource teacher, training new teachers and coordinating testing programs. He also teaches evening and weekend sociology and general education courses ... Read More
Alumna Alexxandra Salazar Immersed in Cambodian Culture
Alexxandra Salazar, 24, has come a long way since graduating magna cum laude as a Ronald E. McNair Scholar in May of this year with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from California State University, Dominguez Hills. In fact, the California native is about 8,000 miles away immersed in Cambodian culture. Salazar was selected in spring by the nonprofit Teach Cambodia, Inc. to serve for a month as a volunteer and intern in Cambodia. Within days following commencement, she arrived at the South-East Asian village of Wat Bo in Siem Reap to assist Sambour Primary School with the undertaking of an international Peace Pals project, which teaches children about peace through various art ... Read More
Compassion and Advocacy, All in a Day’s Work for Alumna Barbara Haney
Although she has a laid-back demeanor, Barbara Haney is a fierce advocate for those with developmental disabilities. As director of community development for Social Vocational Services Inc. (SVS), a California non-profit organization headquartered in Torrance that provides job placement for individuals with developmental disabilities, the California State University, Dominguez Hills alumna (Class of '89, M.S., special education: severely handicapped) oversees a staff of five people, with whom she works to provide services for more than 300 employers in Southern California, including Toyota, Disneyland, Broadcom, and Chili's. “We're really the eyes and the face of SVS out in the community, ... Read More
Dalia Cornejo Draws on Adversity for Inspiration
Dalia Cornejo once thought she should be practical and pursue a career such as teaching. She even had a role model. As a teenager, she admired an uncle for being the only one of 11 siblings to earn a college degree and for becoming a professor. But a different calling beckoned. “I feel like I have to create something everyday,” she declared. “I always liked to draw and paint. … but I wasn't sure I could make a living at that–living in Mexico.” Try as she might to stick to her original plans, a series of events unfolded that led to her passion, and in May the double major graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design and Spanish Literature from California State ... Read More
