For the past four years, California State University, Dominguez Hills has hosted one of the largest one-day Spanish-language education fairs in the country through a partnership with Univision and its flagship Los Angeles station, KMEX, on Edúcalos: Es el Momento (Educate Them, the Moment is Now), the Spanish-language television network's national education initiative. On Saturday, Aug. 3, during the 65th Los Angeles Area Emmys® ceremony, the Es el Momento campaign was honored with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2013 Los Angeles Area Emmys Governors Award, the highest honor given in the local broadcast industry in recognition of an outstanding singular achievement or ... Read More
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University Partners with Sharefest to Provide On-campus Summer Youth Development Academy for Middle, High School Students
Kicking, screaming, bobbing, and splashing… Nothing quite says summer camp like making new friends, having lots of fun in a sparkling swimming pool, and learning new skills. But for many children from underserved Los Angeles area communities, this experience is hard to come by. Working to offer kids more opportunities is Sharefest, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening underrepresented communities by providing services for the children and families who live in those communities. For the past seven summers, they have partnered with California State University, Dominguez Hills to offer the Summer Youth Development Academy (YDA) on the university's campus. “We teach a ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills One of Nation’s Top Universities Granting Degrees to Minorities
California State University, Dominguez Hills is recognized as one of the nation's top 100 universities granting undergraduate and graduate degrees to minority students, according to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. In the magazine's “Top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers” published this month, CSU Dominguez Hills ranked 52nd nationally in total number of bachelor's degrees–and 85th in total number of master's degrees–awarded to minority students during 2011-12, the year of the most current data reported to the U.S. Department of Education. In 2011-12, 1,639 minority students, representing 72 percent of the graduating class, earned their bachelor's degrees from CSU Dominguez ... Read More
Incoming CSUDH Students, Parents Become Familiar with Campus and Gear up for Ultimate Goal–Graduation
By the end of summer, nearly 3,000 new students–and in some cases their parents–will be a little more familiar with the California State University, Dominguez Hills campus, and that much more prepared for the fall semester thanks to New Student Orientation (NSO). A daylong program offered at various dates throughout the summer, NSO includes campus and university housing tours, academic advisement, fall registration, and informative workshops tailored to address the unique needs of transfer and international students, as well as incoming freshmen, for whom the program is a requirement. “We're trying to develop a program that not only gives students what they need to register for their ... Read More
Record Number Attend the 2013 Connecting Women to Power Business Conference Held at CSU Dominguez Hills
Approximately 1,500 women and a few men from throughout much of Southern California –who already are or are interested in becoming small business owners–gathered at the 2013 Connecting Women to Power Business Conference held at California State University, Dominguez Hills on June 28. The record crowd–with 800 people in the Loker Student Union and a spillover of more than 500 who viewed the keynote session via live video feed in the university theatre–was on hand to gain tips on topics ranging from developing a business plan to marketing and going green through the conference's various workshops and breakout sessions. The master of ceremonies, president and CEO of Korean Churches for ... Read More
