Curious, giggling 3- to 5-year-olds joined hands for a snake dance, touched eagle feathers and fur, and listened in awe to tales told by an American Indian in full regalia. Others had their first-ever romp in the snow. These types of enrichment experiences are part of a broader set of learning opportunities offered to children at three Compton preschools through the Jumpstart program at California State University, Dominguez Hills. The CSUDH program is a part of a national network of 80 colleges and universities that partner with the nonprofit Jumpstart to provide early childhood education–with a focus on literacy, language, comprehension, and social and emotional development–at ... Read More
Service Learning
Keeping Pace with 2013 Excellence in Service Award Recipient Mary Lou Cappel
Just as the YMCA, the Boys and Girls Club of America, and other such recreational programs have provided countless young people with a chance at a healthy, productive life, so too has Mary Lou Cappel, professor and program coordinator of Recreation and Leisure Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills. For her tireless efforts to not only inspire students to live healthy lives and serve their communities, but to achieve student success, upon the recommendation of the Faculty Leaves and Honors Committee, she has been recognized with the university's 2013 Excellence in Service Award. Click here for information on the March 14 Faculty Awards Reception, where the award will be ... Read More
Gilman Scholarship Give CSU Dominguez Hills Students Chance to Study Abroad
This year, Kristina (Kris) Hale and Carlos Giron are expanding their world view, literally. The juniors from California State University, Dominguez Hills have been named 2012-13 recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a competitive grant program through the U.S. State Department that aims to make it financially easier for undergraduates to afford the opportunity to study abroad either for a summer, semester, or year. Hale is spending eight weeks this summer in Thailand through the nonprofit University Study Abroad Consortium, and Giron will be spending a full academic year in England through the CSU International Programs. A third student, Stephan Fomenko, who is ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Partners with FEMA, City of Compton for Disaster Preparedness Exercise
A chemical threat was reported by authorities following the detonation of an explosive device planted on a rail car in the Alameda Corridor, posing a life-threatening hazardous materials danger several miles wide. That was the scenario set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and emergency agencies from the City of Compton for a practice exercise held on July 11 that was meant to prepare the municipality for a real-life large-scale disaster. To hone its own response in case of emergencies on or affecting the campus, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team at California State University, Dominguez Hills participated in the drill. “The Emergency Operations Center team ... Read More
Student Kris Hale on Her Time in Thailand
Kris Hale is currently doing a summer study abroad in Thailand, which was coordinated through the university's International Education Center. She provides her thoughts on her trip so far: When I made the decision to travel abroad I made two promises to myself: 1) I would have an open heart and an open mind. 2) I would leave "America" in America and accept that I was not at home and learn to appreciate, accept, and cope with the differences in culture. I feel as though those two things have made this trip amazing. I also meditated and prayed for opportunities to grow as an individual, and Thailand has provided a number of those. Being one of very few Blacks in Thailand and fewer ... Read More
