CSUDH Alumni Link April 2010

April 2010 News and Information for CSUDH Alumni and Friends

Share Your Memories! As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of California State University, Dominguez Hills, we invite you to share with us your Over 1,000 students showed up on April 8 to form a large “50” on the North Lawn in stories about campus life celebration of 50th Anniversary of CSU Dominguez Hills and what comes to mind when you reflect on your All Together Now: Campus Community experience here. Turns Out to Form Giant “50” in Celebration of Dominguez Hills’ Anniversary From our alumni, we’d like fond memories of fellow On April 8, more than 1,000 students, faculty, staff, and students or professors, alumni turned out on the North Lawn in front of the Loker reminiscences of student Student Union to form the outline of a giant “50,” to life and academic celebrate the university’s 50th anniversary and to progress, or how your participate in a special photoshoot. Many of the participants experiences at CSU wore gold T-shirts especially printed with the 50th Dominguez Hills have Anniversary logo. The spirited festivities included music, shaped your lives and hot dogs, raffles and even an exciting flyover by the careers. Goodyear Blimp that is based in Carson. Please send all Click here for full story. submissions, either in written (not to exceed 200 words) or photographic form to Excellence in Teaching, Research, and [email protected]. We Service Honored at Annual Faculty Awards will accept submissions throughout the 50th The 2010 Academic Affairs Faculty Awards Reception took Anniversary celebration, place on March 10 in the Ballroom of the Loker Student which ends at Union to honor faculty at California State University, Commencement 2011. Dominguez Hills for years of service. The evening included three awards for excellence, and in a nod to National Please include your name, Women’s History Month, three female professors were major and graduation recognized. Dr. Karen Mason, associate professor of year; if you are also psychology, received the Excellence in Research, CSUDH staff or faculty Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award; Dr. Kate Fawver, please include your title associate professor of history, was honored with the and department, and the Excellence in Service Award; and Dr. Sally Etcheto, year you began your

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professor of music, was given the Lyle E. Gibson employment here. Distinguished Teacher Award. We look forward to As Fawver accepted her award, she said she was hearing from you and “particularly humbled by my selection.” sharing your stories on the 50th Anniversary “I know that every faculty member nominated in this website. category as well as many who have received no formal recognition at all would be equally deserving of this award,” said Fawver, who has volunteered her time to rejuvenate the internship program for history students. “Service is what binds the university together. It is how we build April 29. Grand Opening programs and design and maintain rigorous and innovative University Library. curricula that will transform our students into lifelong Ribbon Cutting Ceremony learners and prepare them for the challenges they will face 3-3:30pm, Library South as professionals and as citizens.” Wing, Second Floor. Tour of the new building 3:30- Click here for full story. 4:30pm, guided by staff. Reception 3:30-5pm Greg Williams: Director of University Mancillas Courtyard. Archives Pens New Book on History of CSU April 29. President's Dominguez Hills Scholarship Reception. 6-9pm, Library South In honor of the 50th anniversary of California State Wing, Fifth Floor, Tickets University, Dominguez Hills, a new book on the history of are $30. the campus has been written and compiled by Greg Williams, director of the University Archives and Special For your official invitation Collections. Part of “The Campus History Series” by Arcadia contact the Office of Publishing, the volume contains more than 200 images of Development at the university from its early beginnings as South Bay State [email protected] or College - when it was located in a Rolling Hills Estates bank (310) 243-2182. building - to the Carson campus as it stands today. May 4. Music, Movies In the book, Williams showcases the range of noteworthy and More Symposium visitors to the Carson campus, from Alex Haley, the author featuring Chaka Khan, of “Roots,” in the 1970s to presidential hopeful Sen. John 8:30am-3 pm, Loker Kerry on the campaign trail in in 2004. The Student Union, Register book also features the birth of a sports program that grew online or contact David from ping-pong tables at the Watt campus which was Gamboa at (310) 243- located across Victoria Street to include a men’s soccer 3819 for more team that took the NCAA National Championship in 2000 information. and 2008. May 21. 2010 Click here for entire article. Commencement Alumni Processional. CSUDH Clarence Gilyard: Actor and Educator Gives alumni are invited to Students a Key to the Classics participate in the alumni processional during the When Clarence Gilyard (Class of '89, B.A., theatre arts) 2010 Commencement began working on his undergraduate degree at California Ceremony, Home Depot State University, Dominguez Hills, he already had several Center Tennis Stadium, television and film credits to his name, including parts in 8am-10am. the series “CHiPS” and the movie “.” However, the veteran actor felt that he needed the polish of a college Cap and gown may be degree after observing fellow students at The Lost Studios purchased at the campus in Hollywood. bookstore. To order please call (310) 243-3829. “While I was there, I realized that a lot of the students had already gone to undergraduate school,” says Gilyard. “I If you would like to listened to this vocabulary that came out of Shakespeare, participate, please contact Chekov, Ibsen, Tolstoy and Gogol, Sam Shepard, David Marcella Burgos at file:///C|/...nd%20Settings/jsampson/My%20Documents/Downloads/Link-archives/2010/CSUDH%20Alumni%20Link%20April%202010.htm[6/7/2013 5:05:48 PM] CSUDH Alumni Link April 2010

Mamet, Harold Pinter - all of these writers that I had no (310) 243-2237 or idea of. I realized that was the thing that was going to [email protected]. make me sit still in school and get through undergraduate work.”

Click here for entire article. Stay Connected! Help us keep your contact Alumni Notes information current so you don't miss out on Karen Bass (BS '90) is a former Speaker of the California invitations to events, your State Assembly and Assemblymember for CA District 47. alumni e-newsletter, and She was recently honored as an Outstanding Individual at more! Update your the Annual Sacramento Community Women of Color information online here. Day/Diversity Awards.

Dr. Irene James (MA '00) received a Distinguished Latina Women in Education Award from La Opinión Spanish Your gift, regardless of the newspaper for the work she does at Fremont-Washington size, helps your alma Community Adult School Family Literacy Program. mater! Visit our Online Giving website to make a Leonard Moss (MBA '01) is now the Vice President of donation or call (310) Security at Integral Systems, Inc. He has nearly 30 years 243-2182. of experience in the security industry, both in the military and commercial defense sectors.

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