Doris Okada, emeritus professor of special education, died on Nov. 28 of complications from atypical Parkinson's disease. Her career at California State University, Dominguez Hills included service as a faculty member from 1975 to 2003, a stent as chair of the Graduate Education Division and coordinator of special education programs, and founder of the university's Infant Toddler Development Center (ITC) for children with special needs, where she was serving as director until shortly before her death. She was awarded the Lyle Gibson Distinguished Teaching Award in 1987; the CSUDH Disabled Student Services Award in 1984 and 1987; and the Distinguished Public Service Award in 1985. She also ... Read More
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Don Hata: Historian Delivers Talk on Japanese American Incarceration
Emeritus professor of history Don Hata spoke on the political, social, and economic issues that led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the aftermath of the prison camps on Nov. 29 in the University Library, in complement to the exhibit, “Building Evidence: Japanese Americans in Southern California During Mid-Century - 40 Years of Collecting, An Exhibition.” The assemblage of photographs, publications, and documents is focused on the daily lives and obstacles faced by Japanese Americans in the South Bay and Los Angeles prior to, during, and after World War II. “Building Evidence” is now on view through March 2012 in University Archives and Special Collections, ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Among California’s Safest Campuses
California State University, Dominguez Hills is among the Top 20 safest public colleges and universities in California as ranked by StateUniversity.com, an online hub for information on state institutions of higher learning nationwide. StateUniversity.com analyzed crime statistics from 450 colleges and universities throughout the country and assigned each a safety rating based on occurrences of crime on campus, weighing the probability of each incidence happening to each student. The data for the 2011 rankings comes from crime statistics reported by universities in 2010. Nationally CSU Dominguez Hills ranked 203 out of the 450. Compared against 46 other California campuses, the South ... Read More
Shell Establishes Scholarship at CSU Dominguez Hills
California State University, Dominguez Hills President Mildred García has announced the creation of the Shell Oil Scholarship thanks to a recent donation from Shell Pipeline Company LP. The Shell Oil Scholarship will be awarded to a full-time student from Carson or other South Bay cities who is in good academic standing and is majoring in one of the university's STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) degree programs. García made the announcement at a recent university reception, at which Shell Pipeline area manager Don Herman presented the university with a $26,500 check, from which $5,000 has been designated for the scholarship. “We are grateful for the true ... Read More
Larry Hauser (1948- 2011): Basketball Coach Mentored Pro Athletes
Larry Hauser, former men's basketball coach, died of complications from internal injuries earlier this month. The Chicago native served as the team's fourth coach from 1997 to 2004. During his tenure, Coach Hauser developed eight All-California Collegiate Athletic Association and two NCAA All-Region student-athletes while leading the program to a second-place league finish during his first season as head coach. Hauser graduated from Chicago State in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and earned his master's degree in English in 1973. He was a highly successful high school basketball coach in Illinois and California prior to joining the coaching staff at Santa Clara ... Read More
