The nursing clinical skills lab at California State University, Dominguez Hills received a $30,000 gift from Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance. The donation of a defibrillator and consumable supplies such as bedding, face masks, catheters, and other items will help provide a professional level training environment for students in the Master's Entry-level Professional Nursing (MEPN) Program. School of Nursing acting director Rose Welch says the clinical skills lab enhances the quality of instruction for nursing students at CSU Dominguez Hills by providing professional level training right on campus for an average of 30 students each year. “The nursing ... Read More
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CSU Dominguez Hills President Opens 2011-12 Academic Year with Convocation
California State University, Dominguez Hills President Mildred García opens the 2011-2012 academic year - her fifth as president - on Monday, August 22, with the annual Fall Convocation, a tradition among universities in which the president welcomes faculty back to campus and highlights the previous year's accomplishments and plans for the coming year. Classes start at CSU Dominguez Hills on August 27. The event will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the University Theatre and will be broadcast live on the university's distance learning web site, http://dhtv.csudh.edu. Then at 3 p.m. during the Fall Convocation reception in the Loker Student Union ballroom, Carson-based ... Read More
Vanpool Saves University Employees Gas, Money, Nerves
Employees at California State University, Dominguez Hills who live in the Inland Empire aren't worried about the rising costs of gas, wear and tear on their vehicles, or the stress of a long commute to work. Since January, eight residents of cities as far from campus as Moreno Valley, Chino Hills, and Beaumont have been sharing the ride with the university's Employee Vanpooling Program. “CSU Dominguez Hills employees can spend hundreds of dollars on gas each month traveling to and from work,” says Cynthia Jones-Hunter, employee transportation specialist, Transportation Services. “By participating in the Employee Vanpooling Program, employees can save significant money on gas, reduce wear ... Read More
Obama Appoints García to Advisory Commission on Hispanic Education
Dr. Mildred García, president of California State University, Dominguez Hills, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. García is one of 19 individuals from the education, business, nonprofit, philanthropic and high-tech sectors nationwide appointed to the commission, which will advise the president and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on issues related to improving educational opportunities and outcomes for Hispanics. With Hispanics representing the fastest-growing minority group in the United States yet having the lowest rate of education attainment in the country, the committee's ... Read More
University Police Chief Sloan Retires; Campus Welcomes New Chief Velez
Chief Susan Sloan, the first female chief of University Police at California State University, Dominguez Hills, retired this month. Along with a celebration of her 22 years on campus, the swearing-in ceremony of new police chief Carlos Velez was held in the Loker Student Union on June 22. Sloan began her career at CSU Dominguez Hills in 1989 after more than three years as a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. She worked up the ranks on campus through detective, sergeant, lieutenant, and captain. Upon being named the first female chief of the university in 2004, she took command of a staff of 41 officers, dispatch, parking, and administrative personnel. At last ... Read More