Erwin Chemerinsky, the nation's foremost expert on constitutional law, will present “Can a Lawyer Make a Difference” at the inaugural Social Justice Distinguished Speaker Series at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) on Monday, April 13. The talk will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Claudia Hampton Lecture Hall, room 165 in Welch Hall. Founding and current Dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law, who also holds the titles of Distinguished Professor of Law and Raymond Pryke Endowed Chair in First Amendment Law at the school, Chemerinsky was named the most influential person in legal education in the United States by National Jurist Magazine in ... Read More
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Alumna Linda DeYampert featured in ‘Made in the CSU’ display
Linda Corsey DeYampert, a California State University, Dominguez Hills alumna and the first African American woman to hold a management position at the National Football League (NFL) Network, has been selected to be featured in the California State University's Made in the CSU poster display in the state capitol. “I'm very surprised when I'm honored for my accomplishments. When you're passionate, believe, serve and value your work in the community–both personally and professionally–it becomes part of your daily routine,” said DeYampert (1999, B.S., business management). “I'm also honored and humbled about the opportunity to have my image placed on the wall in the capitol." DeYampert is ... Read More
Margaret White Offers Students and Faculty Service with a Smile
Margaret “Maggie” White may be described by her colleagues as “the face of the department” or “extremely efficient,” but it was the “blur of smiles,” hand waves and a personal favorite–the hugs– that stood out the most for recent communications graduate Megan Murray. For these and many other reasons, White, an administrative support coordinator in the Department of Communications main office, was honored with California State University, Dominguez Hills' Excellence in Customer Service Award during the 2014 Staff Award ceremony in October. “I spent a lot of time in the communications building, and more specifically, the main office. While Maggie White was always happy to answer my ... Read More
Strategic Plan Town Hall Provides Campus Feedback Opportunity
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) faculty, staff and students joined campus administrators on Sept. 22 for a town hall meeting to discuss the first draft of the university's 2014-2020 Strategic Plan and provide feedback for the plan's final development stages. The approximately 200 attendees who gathered in the Loker Student Union Ballroom were encouraged to provide both verbal comments and weigh in through text messages and online polling that measured the priority of each goal's objectives and strategies. The feedback will be considered by the University Planning Council (UPC), which will be making recommendations to university President Willie J. Hagan and his ... Read More
Alumna Chardae Jenkins Taps Her ‘Moxy’ to Excel in PR
In a famous quote it is said that in life “10 percent is what happens to you, and 90 percent is how you respond to it.” When it comes to California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumna Chardae Jenkins (Class of '13, B.A., communications) who follows this belief, one gets the impression that in terms of living a rich and rewarding life–no matter how it's broken down–she has always been all in. “I have shiny ball syndrome. When I'm not busy I'm going to get into something. I'm like, 'I want this opportunity, I want that one,' but now that I have a steady job, I have something I love doing very much to focus on,” said the 24-year-old who grew up in San Diego and ... Read More
