California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Center for Service Learning, Internships and Civic Engagement (SLICE) celebrated the innovative community engagement ideas and approaches of students, faculty, and community partners during the fourth annual Community Engagement Symposium. Hosted by SLICE in the Loker Student Ballroom April 3, the symposium was highlighted by the presentation of the 2017 Community Engagement Awards. This year’s winners were: Community Hero Award: Thomas Philo, archivist in the University Library. Innovation is Sustainability Award: Jonathan Scheffler, director of the Physical Plant. Outstanding Community Partner Award: Steve Colman, executive ... Read More
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Jovany Paz Named Honorary Ball Boy for the LA Lakers after His Essay Wins Male Success Alliance Writing Contest
With the help and guidance of Male Success Alliance (MSA) student mentor Robert Head, high school junior Jovany Paz won a multi-school essay contest and the opportunity to serve as honorary ball boy on Feb. 28 when the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Charlotte Hornets at the Staples Center. Paz is a high school junior at the Alliance Patti & Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy, one of 10 schools partnering with California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) MSA program, a student success initiative focused on improving the educational outcomes of men of color at CSUDH—like Head—who in turn work off campus as student mentors. “Winning the essay contest was kind of surprising ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills to Cut Ribbon on The Rose Black Resource Center March 21
California State University, Dominguez Hill’s (CSUDH) new Black Resource Center (BRC), which is nicknamed “The Rose” after Tupac Shakur’s poem “The Rose That Grew From Concrete," will officially open with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, March 21, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., in Loker Student Union Room 132. “The center serves as a safe space for African-American students on campus,” said Jonathan Henderson, coordinator of the BRC, at a recent meet-and-greet. “A lot of them experience problems with the university’s process—navigating it academically and finding assistance—and how to get together socially. The Rose serves those needs. It’s a space for them to come and feel like themselves, ... Read More
CSUDH’s SLICE Center Displays more than 50 Native American Baskets
It has been a “strange and surreal” journey through Native American culture and history for Cheryl McKnight and her staff in CSU Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Center for Service Learning, Internships and Civic and Community Engagement (SLICE). Since September 2016, Indian baskets from as far back as the mid-19th Century have been arriving at the center. Received on “long-term loan,” nearly half of the more than 50 baskets were provided by a private donor who inherited them from his mother. “We have an Apache basket from the 19th Century that is lined with pitch, which means it was used to carry water,” said McKnight, director of SLICE. “Some baskets were even created to hold babies’ ... Read More
CSUDH Honored with ‘Distinction’ by President Obama’s Honor Roll
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been placed with “distinction” on the 2015 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in the “General Community Service” category for its commitment to community service, service-learning and civic engagement. The highest federal honor that universities can receive for their commitment for volunteer service, the honor roll recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that support exemplary community service programs and raise the visibility of best practices in campus community partnerships. A total of 14 California State University (CSU) campuses were recognized this year. CSU Channel Islands, CSU Fresno, and San ... Read More
