The winding walkway between the University Theatre and the Student Health Center has always been a lush, calming spot on campus, a place where people stop to enjoy the shade and tranquility. Now the path offers one more reason to stop. If you didn’t know any better, you might think that a group of elves had discovered the spot too and decided to call it home. Tiny houses have popped up, as standalone dwellings, or tree houses, signified by colorful little doors in the trees, or as Hobbit-style houses embedded in rock. They even have planted a garden, and a ‘Central Park’ with a gazebo and chairs. As a matter of fact, the elves are actually the university’s grounds crew, who has been ... Read More
Human Services
Spring Break in Nicaragua: Students Offer Helping Hand in Hygiene Education
A group of California State University, Dominguez Hills students spent Spring Break 2014 in Managua, Nicaragua, gathering data about hygiene and working with the community to improve the health of families in the area. The three students— Temi Olagbemi, Reggie Withers and Courtney Zimmerman— are all enrolled in the CSU Dominguez Hills’ Master’s Entry-level Professional Nursing (MEPN) program, and they along with nursing students from San Diego State University and CSU San Marcos, were part of a nursing study aboard program organized by Fairfield University School of Nursing in conjunction with social work students at Universidad Centramericana (UCA). From March 28 to April 5, the students ... Read More
A Room of One’s Own: Women’s Resource Center Re-opens on Campus
Against a sunny, clear spring day, a gathering of faculty, staff and students helped mark the re-opening of the California State University, Dominguez Women’s Resource Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 3. “We are so happy to be able to re-open the women’s center,” Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Borrego said. “There has been so much shared effort among groups on campus in support of the center. It is a great day to see it open.” Ivonne Heinze-Balcazar, assistant professor and chair of the Department of Modern Languages who served as director of Women’s Resource Center prior to its closing, expressed joy at seeing the center reopen. “I am so ... Read More
CSU Student Leaders Get Help Spreading Word About Health Insurance
Student body leaders from four local California State University campuses—Dominguez Hills, Long Beach, Los Angeles and Northridge—stood side-by-side with CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White and CSU Dominguez Hills President Willie J. Hagan on Thursday, Feb. 13, in the auditorium of the CSU Dominguez Hills College of Extended and International Education and made an appeal to students that they help spread the word to their family and friends about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the new federal law that requires all Americans to have health insurance. “I’m proud of CSU Dominguez Hills’ participation in this event and the role we students are playing in helping each other understand that quality ... Read More
Health Science Majors Volunteer to Promote Youth Fitness at Redondo Beach Supert Bowl 10k/5k
California State University, Dominguez Hills health science majors in the Health Science Student Alliance (HSSA) spent Super Bowl Sunday promoting fitness as fun to children in the South Bay. Kaiser Permanente South Bay invited the student organization to participate in its annual Kids Corner as part of the 36th Annual Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10k/5k free Health and Fitness Expo. The 14 CSU Dominguez Hills students built a football-themed obstacle course that a couple hundred children ran through, as well as approximately 50 runners. “I felt that the event went really well and we had a great turnout," Johnny Garcia, HSSA secretary, said. "We represented our school and club ... Read More
