As a recognized leader in developing impactful curriculum and programs for its students and faculty, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) served as the ideal host for the 2018 HIPs in the States conference on Feb. 22-24, an informal collective of college and university educators dedicated to defining, tracking, and assessing high-impact practices (HIPs) at public institutions. The HIPs conference brought together nearly 200 educators who share the idea that “engagement matters” when it comes to “learning, persistence, and equity.” CSUDH has a long history of leading the development of HIPs programs and supporting the expansion of learning communities in such areas ... Read More
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Undocumented Student Ally Coalition Stands its Ground for CSUDH Students
In a time of uncertainty for California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students, the university’s Undocumented Student Ally Coalition (USAC) is playing a vital role in helping advocate for their success, while partnering with those who are addressing their fears and concerns as the DACA program comes to an end. During its early days in 2014—the year USAC was founded by CSUDH faculty, staff, students, and administrators—the coalition consisted of “a small group of people who wanted to help undocumented students” and came together to have related conversations. They brainstormed such ideas as developing a website for undocumented ... Read More
Office of Sustainability to Re-Cast Campus’ Ecological Footprint
Working with the administration and faculty to help make the university as energy efficient and environmentally aware as possible, while guiding student interns as sustainability leaders among their peers, California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) new Office of Sustainability is dedicated to re-casting the university’s ecological footprint into a smaller mold. The Office of Sustainability is managed by Ellie Perry, who arrived in August 2017 as CSUDH’s first coordinator and assistant energy analyst. The new office helps address the “three major utility pillars” of sustainability on a campus: energy, recycling, and water in addition to other campus impact areas such as ... Read More
University Recognizes 2017 Staff Awards of Excellence Winners
“A beacon of light.” “A solar energy marvel.” “Unfailingly gracious.” Such comments may sound like promotional sound bites, but they were actually just a sample of the praise bestowed upon the three Staff Awards of Excellence recipients during California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) 2017 Staff Awards of Excellence ceremony. Each year the Staff Awards ceremony, which took place in the Loker Student Union Ballroom on Oct. 4, provides a way for the university to highlight the vital role and exemplary service staff plays in CSUDH’s success in carrying out its mission. The event also recognizes staff members for their years of service. This year 111 were honored for five to 40 ... Read More
University Breaks Ground on Cutting-Edge Science and Innovation Building
Dirt was shoveled, a massive banner was unveiled, and confetti shot into the air around a gathering of university partners, civic leaders, and a diverse mix of the campus community. It was official. On Sept. 28, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) broke ground in dramatic style on its long-anticipated $82 million Science and Innovation building. Strikingly illustrated by a 20- by 70-foot banner hanging on the east side of the University Library to announce it, the 91,000-square-foot building is tentatively scheduled to begin construction in late fall 2017. The festivities took place where the three-story, ultra-modern instructional and research facility will be built, ... Read More
