Dominguez Hills campus, and look forward to working closely with faculty, students and staff to build on the university’s excellent foundation,” said Hagan.

Hagan joined Cal State Fullerton in 1996, overseeing the university’s administrative functions and has provided increasing levels of service to the campus during a period of unprecedented growth. From 2000 to 2003, he also served as interim vice president of university advancement and was instrumental in the reorganization of that division. Beginning in 2005, Hagan assumed responsibility for university financial operations, serving as the chief financial officer for the university.

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Alumni Make Connections at Cozy Reception

Among displays of flowing jelly fish, seahorses, and other exotic marine life at the San Pedro Cabrillo Marine Aquarium more than 100 alumni, faculty, staff and friends mingled at a California State University, Dominguez Hills Alumni and Friends Reception on March 22.

Welcoming guests to the Cabrillo Aquarium event, University President Mildred García said, “We want our alumni to be connected to [CSU] Dominguez Hills. We are coming to you, in your neighborhood, in your area, to make sure you get to know us and come back to the campus, to see how beautiful the campus is, to see how many students we have.”

Alumna Paula Moore (Class of 1980, B.A., psychology), executive director of the FRIENDS of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, and chair of the CSU Dominguez Hills Foundation Board, who hosted the reception, acknowledged attending alumni who are now business owners, entrepreneurs, substitute teachers, psychologists, nurses and professionals in other fields.

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Alumna’s Donation Will Help CNBS Establish Science Career Mentorship Program

The College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences at California State University, Dominguez Hills will establish the Helen and Marshall Wright Memorial Career Mentorship Program thanks to a donation from alumna and Hermosa Beach resident Kathy Tibone (Class of 1976, M.A., behavioral science).

The program will help students advance their degrees into successful careers in the sciences. It is named in honor of Tibone’s parents, Marshall Wright Jr. and Helen Duckson Wright, who passed away in 2010 and 2011, respectively.

“Our students receive strong foundations in science education, and we are pleased of the partnerships we have within the local science community to provide them with opportunities to apply that knowledge,” said Laura Robles, dean of the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences.

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CSU Dominguez Hills Hosts White House Advisory Meeting

On Tuesday, April 3, California State University, Dominguez Hills hosted the first meeting outside of Washington D.C. of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics President’s Advisory Commission, on which University President Mildred García sits.

A couple hundred educators and community leaders attended the day-long meeting, held in the Loker Student Union ballroom, to hear White House education officials and the commission – made up of university and community college presidents, K-12 principals, education nonprofit leaders and other education experts from throughout the nation – discuss how to ensure that opportunities exist for Latino youth to succeed at all levels of the education system.

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Alumni Notes

Ongoing Banner Campaign Raises Funds for Student Scholarships

For more information about the campaign, see this post
on the Dateline Dominguez News site.