News for Alumni and Friends from CSU Dominguez Hills | NOVEMBER
2019
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2019 Alumni & Jamina O. Barnes Scholarship Recipients
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Four CSUDH students were awarded scholarships from the Alumni and Jamina O. Barnes Scholarship Funds. View the recipients and their testimonies on our Scholarship page, and consider donating to future student success
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CSUDH is ‘Ripe for Growth, Change, and Transformation’
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During the opening of his 2019 Fall Convocation address on Sept. 18, President Thomas A. Parham described CSUDH as “ripe for growth, change, and transformation,” and he offered ways to make the most of it to enrich students’ lives...
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Alumnus Daniel Rodriguez (MS '10) hosted our first Dinner with Toros event, which gave current students the opportunity to ask questions about prospective career paths and receive valuable advice while sharing a meal with their peers.
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A Helping Hand: CSUDH Alumna Uses Her Past to Inspire Others
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“I’ve come a long way,” said CSUDH alumna Teresa Ramirez, reflecting on her college and career path. A first-generation Mexican-American born in Torrance, and raised in Compton, Ramirez was the first member of her family to pursue a college education...
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Basic Needs Initiative - University's 60th Anniversary
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Join us by making a gift of at least $60 in honor of our university’s 60th anniversary. We ask for support for the Basic Needs Initiative, however, you can give to any area of campus that you would like to support. To make more of an impact, please add the CSUDH Philanthropic Foundation to your AmazonSmile account. It is a free service provided by Amazon that allows a certain percentage of your shopping totals to go back to a charity of your choice...
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Alumni Fall Beach Cities Reception
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On September 5, 2019, alumni living in the South Bay Beach Cities were invited to Verandas Beach House in Manhattan Beach to network and mingle with the campus president, while learning about upcoming changes and other campus news.
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CSUDH Night at Dodger Stadium
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CSUDH hosted its first-ever college night at Dodger Stadium, which featured an exclusive co-branded Dodgers/CSUDH baseball cap giveaway on September 20, 2019. Proceeds from the game benefited the Alumni Scholarship.
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Communications Alumni Reception
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The Communications Department hosted alumni at the Faculty Development Center for a reception on October 2, 2019. Numerous alumni from the discipline returned for an evening of mingling, rekindling, and receiving information about the current status of the Communications department and the services being offered to students.
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CSU Alumni Reception in London
Thursday, November 25, 2019
City Garden Bar at Sky Garden
7:00pm - 9:00pm (GMT)
Join fellow California State University alumni for a great evening of networking, drinks, and hors d’oeuvres. There are over 2.500 CSU alumni in the greater London area! Chancellor White and several campus presidents will be in attendance.
RSVP at the link below.
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CSU-NYC Alumni Network Holiday Event
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Harding's
32 East 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Come network with local alumni from 23 of the CSU campuses for our CSU-NYC Alumni Network Mixer! Appetizers will be provided.
RSVP at the link below.
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Toro Softball Alumni Week
Week of January 13, 2020
Alumni Share
Toro Diamond
10:00am - 2:00pm
Friday, January 17, 2020
Alumni Dinner
Loker Student Union
RSVP by January 3
6:00pm
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Alumni Game
Toro Diamond
11:00am
Share your softball memories during team practice the week of January 13. For questions or to RSVP, email Mel Miranda at the link below.
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Leadership and Creative Expression
February 28, 29, and March 1, 2020
Loker Student Union
Exploring Themes of Authority, Leadership, Responsibility, and Freedom of Expression in an Era of Disruption.
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Dinner with Toros
Student/Alumni Mentorship Program
Introducing our new dinner program that connects alumni with current students interested in pursuing a similar pathway after college. See more information at the link below, and consider applying to participate as an alumni host to CSUDH students.
Apply at the link below.
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Gloria Gammage, RN, MSN
(BS ’97, MS '01)
was appointed as new Chief Nurse Executive Officer (CNEO) at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach. In this role, she oversees all nursing operations at the medical center.
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Dr. De Vida Gill
(BA ’92) just released a children’s book,
Help Me Unmask, which addresses self-esteem, empowerment, and self-discovery through the eyes of children from diverse backgrounds. Dr. De Vida Gill is an author, licensed clinical social worker, and certified transformational coach/strategist, as well as an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
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Dan Guerrero
(MPA ’83) has extended his tenure to June 2020; he will retire as UCLA athletic director at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year. Guerrero has served in the role since 2002, and the Bruins have won 32 national championships during his tenure. He was the athletic director at CSU Dominguez Hills for five years and UC Irvine for 10 years before transitioning to UCLA.
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David Howard
(BS ’19) will attend Durham University in England to play basketball and earn his Master’s Degree. Durham is a member of British Universities & Colleges Sport, the governing body for university sports in the UK (the equivalent of the NCAA). At CSUDH, Howard led the basketball team in rebounds per game (5.5) while shooting 51 percent and averaging 10.2 points.
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Anthony Plascencia
(BS ’19) credits the Male Success Alliance (MSA) with providing the guidance to make it possible for him to graduate as a first-generation college student. Though Plascencia once thought he'd never go to college, in May 2019, he received a bachelor's in criminal justice and hopes to start work in his home county of Sacramento this month as a probation officer. MSA improves access, retention, and graduation rates of men of color by providing academic support, professional development, and mentoring.
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Philip Schlom
(BS ’86) has accepted the vacant position of Chief Accounting Officer of AZZ Inc., a global provider of metal coating services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment, and highly engineered services.
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William Wilkins
(BS ’78, MPA ’80)
passed away on August 7, 2019. After returning from active duty in the Vietnam War, he pursued his bachelor and masters degrees from CSUDH. He later met his wife, Gertrude, in Los Angeles and was a loving father to three children. Wilkins was the Executive Director for the Berkeley Housing Authority, HUD Public Housing Director, Chicago Hub, and the Housing Director of the City of Oxnard. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed reading, photography, and traveling with his family.
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Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section.
Read More
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Toros helping Toros!
Post your internships and job opportunities with the CSUDH Career Center.
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Make a Gift
to the Toro Fund
to support scholarships and other campus initiatives.
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