For many students who aspire to serve in public office, landing an internship in Washington, D.C. would be a dream come true. And it was for Glory Lopez, a junior majoring in political science and minoring in philosophy at California State University, Dominguez Hills. In fall 2012 she participated in the 14th annual Panetta Congressional Internship sponsored by the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, a nonpartisan study center located on the CSU Monterey Bay campus and designed to encourage and develop future leaders in United States government. “This opens a lot [of doors], especially because it has Mr. Panetta's name on it. So everyone knows this is a very prestigious internship,” ... Read More
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$25,000 from Alcoa Foundation Will Provide Scholarships for STEM Majors
Representatives from Alcoa Fastening Systems in Carson presented a check from the Alcoa Foundation for $25,000 to California State University, Dominguez Hills Interim President Willie J. Hagan to continue and expand the university's Alcoa STEM Scholarship for undergraduate students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-related degree programs. The Alcoa Foundation established the scholarship in the 2011-12 academic year with a $20,000 grant to the university. That first year awarded four $5,000 scholarships to junior and senior-level undergraduates with a minimum GPA of 3.0 who demonstrated financial need. This year's grant increases to five the number of ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills among First Campuses to Offer Degree Programs through New Cal State Online
California State University, Dominguez Hills will be among the first CSU campuses to offer bachelor's and master's degrees through the new Cal State Online, an initiative to provide a centralized structure of online program delivery for the CSU system. The Cal State Online website, www.calstateonline.net, launched this week (see the California State University system's press release here) and is accepting applications for programs to start later this year. Three of those will be administered by CSU Dominguez Hills, with classes starting in May. They include the university's existing Bachelor of Science in Applied Studies, an interdisciplinary degree completion program geared to working ... Read More
Toby Bushee: A Jewel at the University
Whether it's a president's reception for donors or government officials, the student-centered Toro Iron Chef cooking competition, an education fair that brings tens of thousands of people to the California State University, Dominguez Hills campus, or commencement, the man behind them all is Toby Bushee, director of events and donor stewardship. For his tireless work Bushee was recognized with the 2012 MPP (Management Personnel Plan) Outstanding Leadership Award. “I still can't believe that I won the award. It blows me away because to do what I do, it takes an army. I rely on just about every single department to make one event happen,” he said. “I'm humbled.” But an army requires a ... Read More
Second Budget Town Hall: Life After Proposition 30
Providing an overview of the 2012-13 budget in light of the passing of Proposition 30 in November, California State University, Dominguez Hills Interim President Willie Hagan, along with Mary Ann Rodriguez, vice president for administration and finance, addressed members of the campus community during the second in a series of campus town hall meetings in Loker Student Union Ballroom on Dec. 4. With the passage of Proposition 30, the university's budget will avoid a mid-year baseline cut of $5.8 million, Hagan said; however that passage did come at a cost, he added. The university incurred a one-time $3 million reduction resulting in part from the 9 percent tuition rollback. The state has ... Read More