After spending some time with Gaby Gomez-Dominquez in the biology department office, it's easy to understand why she was awarded the 2013 Staff Excellence in Customer Service Award at California State University, Dominguez Hills. The rapport she shares with the many students and members of the faculty and staff who visit her on a daily basis is punctuated by her focused attention on addressing their needs. “I get along with people very well. Once I came [to the university] I discovered I really enjoy talking to the students. I really enjoy helping them. And of course after working here 10 years, I know how the department works. It helps to have that background,” said Gomez-Dominguez, who ... Read More
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Pizza with the President: Students Get Forum with Campus Leaders
On Monday, Oct. 14, Associated Students, Inc. hosted "Pizza with the President" to give students a chance to hear from and ask President Willie J. Hagan, and his vice presidents questions concerning the university. Among the issues raised were increasing course offerings and academic programs, plans for future growth of the campus,campus amenities, more student life activities. ... Read More
CSUDH Hosts Fifth Es El Momento Spanish-Language Education Fair
Thousands of Spanish-speaking families attended the Educación: Feria Es El Momento (The Moment is Now: Education Fair) held on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills on Oct. 5 to learn about the many educational possibilities in California. For the fifth straight year, CSU Dominguez Hills partnered with Univision Los Angeles stations KMEX and KFTR 46, the CSU Chancellor's Office, and Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) to present the Feria–the largest Hispanic education fair in Southern California–as part of a long-term education campaign led by Spanish-language television network Univision to increase the involvement of Spanish-speaking parents in their ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Awarded $800,000 NSF Grant to Support Math-Science Teacher Pipeline
California State University, Dominguez Hills has been awarded a third Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue its efforts to elevate the caliber of math and science teachers in local middle and high schools. This new $800,000 grant serves as a second phase of the university's existing Noyce Scholars Program for undergraduate math and science students interested in teaching, which was funded by the first NSF-Noyce grant in 2008. One other Noyce grant, awarded to the university in 2010, established the CSU Dominguez Hills Master Teacher Fellows, a graduate-level program for current science teachers in Los Angeles Unified School ... Read More
Lyzbeth Becerra: Noyce Scholar Testing Research Waters to Aid Future as Teacher
California State University, Dominguez Hills Noyce Scholar Lyzbeth Becerra learned how to be a research scientist this summer–and in the process has taken major steps to become the best teacher she can be. Becerra was among the approximately 200 students from either within the California State University system or at other universities with a Robert Noyce Scholarship Program who were selected to participate in STEM Teacher and Researcher (STAR), a summer internship organized by the Center for Excellence in Science and Math Education (CESAME) at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. STAR partners with national research labs to provide aspiring STEM (science, technology, engineering ... Read More
