Criollo, forastero, trinitario. Varietals with fruity or woody notes. These aren't wine terms, but rather those regarding cacao–the raw form of chocolate. Cacao (cocoa), one of the world's largest soft commodities, is largely produced under complex if not controversial circumstances. The details were served to about 150 California State University, Dominguez Hills students, faculty, and staff during a lecture and chocolate tasting held in the Loker Student Union on Nov. 20. Guests tested their taste buds as they sampled various grades and varieties of finished chocolate handed out on paper plates. The novice chocolate aficionados were provided clues and encouraged to identify the ... Read More
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PEGS: Helping Graduate Students to Prepare for Thesis
Cleveland Goode made below-average grades as a University of Nebraska undergraduate student. But things improved dramatically years later in his graduate studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills with the help of the Promoting Excellence in Graduate Studies (PEGS) program. Now in the university's marital family therapy master's program, he has a 4.0 grade point average. “My writing abilities and the central tools that were needed, I didn't have them in undergrad. I was good at taking tests,” Goode revealed, adding that when he returned to school to pursue a graduate degree at age 51 he had some fears about the deficiencies in his academic writing skills. “[PEGS] was a really ... Read More
Janie Macharg Receives 2012 Outstanding Collaboration Award
Janie MacHarg has been collaborating with staff members to provide student services at California State University, Dominguez Hills for more than four decades, serving in four different roles, including her current position as director of Student Health and Psychological Services (SHPS). She has been recognized with the 2012 Management Personnel Plan (MPP) Outstanding Collaboration Award. It was the first time that category of staff was recognized since the awards began in 2010. “I was absolutely stunned when I got a call saying I had been nominated, much less that I was a finalist. I was very honored by that,” MacHarg said. “That meant a lot to me…that one of my own staff members ... Read More
Cornel West Speaks to Packed House at California State University, Dominguez Hills
The ever-animated and provocative author, activist, philosopher and scholar Cornel West addressed a full house at California State University, Dominguez Hills on Nov. 1, energizing approximately 1,000 visitors in the Loker Student Union Ballroom and spillover crowds on the first and second floor lobbies who listened to his talk via live audio feed. Best known for his political and social activism, West lectures throughout the country on issues of democracy, race, gender and class, all subjects he covered during a spirited discourse on campus. Anthony Vincent, a junior computer science major said he had heard of West through BET (Black Entertainment Television) and attended the lecture ... Read More
Claudia M. Orozco Receives 2012 Excellence in Customer Service Award
Claudia M. Orozco has been recognized with the 2012 staff Excellence in Customer Service Award for her outstanding service to students and her do-what-it-takes attitude as administrative assistant for the Master of Social Work Program at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She was nominated for the award by MSW faculty members who have worked with her as well as her supervisor, associate professor and MSW director and chair Mekada Graham-Gallegan. “Claudia goes above and beyond her regular work duties and exemplifies the kind of service that we like to be known for here at CSUDH. She interfaces with a variety of issues on a daily basis including admissions status, permission ... Read More
