A third-grade girl in an Anderson Elementary School uniform looks excited yet a little apprehensive as she takes her turn swinging at the ball perched on top of a batting tee. She chokes up high on the bat, takes aim. It's a swing and a miss. “That's okay,” says Kevin Lugo, a kinesiology major who plays first base for California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) baseball team. “Try again.” He places another ball on the tee. The girl wipes the hair out of her eyes, pulls the bat way back and let's it rip, smashing the ball into a net a few feet away. The girl smiles and jogs to the back of the line before another kid steps up. For some, the Division of Kinesiology and ... Read More
Social Work
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
CSUDH Accepts ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
California State University, Dominguez Hills President, Associated Students Inc., President Chris Fernandez, and ASI Board of Directors Lily Yang, Jessica Rodriguez and Oliver Baquiax were called out by former ASI President Gavin Centeno to take the Ice Bucket Challenge. In honor of all the families that are affected by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (commonly known as ALS), especially those who are part of the CSUDH family, they accepted the challenge and made a donation to the ALS Association. In the video, president Hagan challenged Leroy Morishita, president of CSU East Bay, who as it turned out took the challenge the day before. Click on image below to view ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Ranked in Top 10 Nationally for Contribution to Public Good
California State University, Dominguez Hills has been ranked 10th in the nation for its contribution to public good by the D.C.-based magazine Washington Monthly. This is the third year in a row the university has been in the top 10 among more than 650 universities across the country whose highest degree granted is the master's degree. “CSU Dominguez Hills' mission is to 'provide education, scholarship and service that are, by design, accessible and transformative,' which is at the core of the Washington Monthly's rankings,” University President Willie J. Hagan said. “We are extremely proud to be among the nation's top universities that are opening the doors of higher education wider ... Read More
VIDEO: Summer Youth Development Academy Students Say “Thank You” to CSUDH
For the eighth summer in a row, California State University, Dominguez Hills was the location for the Sharefest Summer Youth Development Academy (YDA). A South Bay-based nonprofit, Sharefest works to strengthening underrepresented communities through comprehensive programs and services. Through its YDA program, hundreds of middle and high school-aged children from Carson, Harbor Gateway, Harbor City, San Pedro, Watts, and Wilmington communities participate in an enriching summer camp experience that includes activities such as creative writing, dance, service learning, team building, leadership development, and violence prevention. Youth are also introduced to civic leaders, college ... Read More
