“We gingerly walked down and when we got to the center of the basement, Mr. Allen clicked on the light switch and it literally changed my life. On every wall, there were framed photographs of Mr. Allen and all the presidents that he had worked for; Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, [Richard M. Nixon], Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan. It was amazing.” That was the moment that exceeded Wil Haygood's wildest dreams. It was the moment he discovered that Allen had witnessed history while working for decades as a butler in the White House. It laid the foundation for Haygood's book, the story of Eugene Allen's life, “The Butler: A Witness to History” ... Read More
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University Strategic Plan Town Hall Engages Campus Community
Approximately 250 faculty, staff, and students from California State University, Dominguez Hills joined top university administrators on Feb. 20 in the Loker Student Union Ballroom for a first in a series of town halls designed to provide participants with an opportunity to contribute suggestions and recommendations toward revising the campus's current Strategic Plan. Developed in 2009-2010, the original five-year Strategic Plan set for 2010-2015 is ready for an overhaul, said University President Willie J. Hagan. “Now is really a perfect time to revisit that plan. ...[T]hings have changed since that plan was put together,” he said, pointing to evolved enrollment, fiscal, and ... Read More
Kenny Seeton Receives 2013 Management Excellence Award
For his innovative work and management of staff at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Central Plant Operations Manager Kenny Seeton has been recognized with the university's 2013 Management Excellence Award. “Kenny runs our Central Plant HVAC operations, keeping everyone on campus comfortable during their busy work day. But, probably what most people don't know about Kenny is that he also serves as the campus energy manager,” said Jonathan Scheffler, director of Physical Plant, who nominated Seeton for the award. “I believe that it is in this role that Kenny has truly added value to our university and to the students that we educate. His commitment to sustainable, energy ... Read More
Have a Seat: Loker Student Union Adds Dining Booths in Food Court
In various surveys and focus groups of students about services the Loker Student Union could add or enhance, director Cecilia Ortiz and her staff noticed a theme: students wanted more comfortable seating in the main food court and they wanted microwaves to heat up food they bring from home. Monday, both requests were fulfilled with the completion of a construction project to add 15 booths along the wall between the Club 1910 restaurant and Johnnie's NY Pizza and the windows facing the north lawn. Next to the booths on the window side, a new cabinet housing two microwaves was also added. “We've taken out the wood banquettes, which had very hard surface seating and were too deep,” Ortiz ... Read More
Auditions For CSU Dominguez Hills’ Production of “School for Scandal” Set for February 13 and 14
Students, faculty and staff as well as the public are invited to audition for a role in the California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre Arts upcoming production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play “School for Scandal.” Auditions will be held on Feb. 13 and 14 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the University Theatre's main stage. Directed with a hip-hop flair by Kelly Herman, lecturer of theatre arts, this 1777 classic still has enough bite to draw blood and it reminds us that human nature has not changed much throughout the generations, as we can always be seduced by a tale of status, love, and betrayal. This is the original reality show fraught with competition, sex, ... Read More
