Sunday turned out to be a perfect day for a run, a bike ride, or a swim–or for those competing in the TRI-CARSON reverse sprint triathlon on campus, all three. Nearly 400 people registered for the third annual event organized by LBTri, the City of Carson and CSU Dominguez Hills and presented by Kaiser Permanente. In addition to the main race, Tri-CARSON also included a kid's triathlon and a Train 4 Autism 5K. The youngest participate in the kid's tri was 6, while the oldest in the adult tri was 90. “Tri-CARSON is a great collaborative program that enhances our university's image as a well-rounded university with so much to offer the community,” said David Gamboa, director of ... Read More
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Election Forum Shows Political Divide
About 300 students and community members got a lean-forward-in-your seat night of lively discussion that at times got contentious and offered a lesson in the country's political divide and the passions politics can generate during the 2012 Election Forum hosted by City of Carson Councilmember Mike Gipson at California State University, Dominguez Hills on Oct. 25. Appearing on the University Theatre stage separately, candidates for the 44th congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, current Congresswoman Laura Richardson (D-37) and Congresswoman Janice Hahn (D-36) made their plea to be elected for a district that has been redrawn to cover San Pedro, Carson, Compton, ... Read More
Staff Awards Honor Service and Excellence
Celebrating a total of 1,350 years of service, 121 California State University, Dominguez Hills staff members where recognized for five-year milestones ranging from five to 40 years at the staff awards reception held on Sept. 27, in the Loker Student Union. “Events like this are very important… because they remind us that it's critical to take the time to reflect with pride of the job that all of you do here at this university,” said University Interim President Willie Hagan. “I encourage all of you, as I try to remind myself on a daily basis, to spend your time, to do your job, and live your life in such a way that when you so look back on your time here at Dominguez Hills you look back ... Read More
Alumna Margaret Quiñones-Perez Advocates for Students
Margaret Quiñones-Perez attended college as a single mother in the 1980s to learn how to help her learning-disabled children reach their potential. However, she achieved much more. With the help of faculty and staff members, the California State University, Dominguez Hills alumna (Class of '84, B.A., mental health research methods) reached her own potential. A counselor for 25 years at El Camino College, and a 12-year board member and current president of the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees, she has made it her life's work to see that students get educational opportunities. “My biggest value is [students having access] to higher education,” said Quiñones-Perez, who is also a ... Read More
Convocation 2012: A Welcome from Interim President Willie Hagan
The campus community was formally introduced to California State University, Dominguez Hills Interim President Willie Hagan on Wednesday, September 5 as he presented the annual university fall convocation address and welcomed back campus faculty, staff, and - for the first time ever at convocation - students. Reflecting on the short three months since his presidency began, Hagan told the audience of more than 450 people, “I have been walking and breathing this campus, meeting faculty, students, staff, administrators, donors, and community members. And as I got a closer look it became clear to me that this is not a place where people come just to get an education, people come to Cal ... Read More
