Anne Soon Choi loves to teach. As professor and chair of Interdisciplinary studies, she is passionate about engaging students in critical thinking, enabling them to personally connect to their coursework, and facilitating hands-on learning. “The best way to learn is by doing,” Choi says. “The most important thing is that my students walk away with skills that can be applied to their lives.” That enthusiasm for teaching has earned Choi the 2022 Lyle E. Gibson Distinguished Teacher Award, given in honor of CSUDH’s late founding vice president for Academic Affairs. The award recognizes faculty who manifest in their teaching an understanding of broad areas of knowledge, and whose teaching ... Read More
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Chemistry Lecturer Barbara Belmont Named LGBTQ+ Trailblazer
Chemistry Lecturer Barbara Belmont has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Trailblazer in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society. Belmont, an analytical chemist from Pasadena, is “thrilled and humbled” by the accolade, which recognizes her excellence in teaching, as well as activism with Out to Innovate, a professional society dedicated to LGBTQ+ visibility in the sciences, mentoring, and scholarships for students. Having taught at CSUDH since 2002, Belmont is passionate about sparking students’ curiosity in the sciences and adopting pedagogical best practices in her lectures and laboratories. She is also a firm believer in the value of ... Read More
CSUDH Recognized as Equity Champion for Latinx Transfer Students
CSUDH’s stalwart support for Latinx transfer students has earned the university recognition as a 2021 Equity Champion for Excellence in Transfer for Latinx Students. Announced at the Champions of Higher Education and Equity Champions for Excellence in Transfer annual awards ceremony, CSUDH’s honor reflected the university’s success in leading the state in supporting Latinx students through the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) program. ADT facilitates California Community Colleges (CCC) students in transferring to the CSU by guaranteeing a CSU campus admission to community college students who earn at least 60 units needed of a bachelor’s degree in a specific major. For many students ... Read More
