Welcome

Welcome to California State University, Dominguez Hills!

Whether you're joining us for the first time or returning as a temporary faculty member, your role as a lecturer is incredibly important.

This lecturer handbook is designed to provide you with essential information, including university, college, and department policies and procedures that may affect your work. It also aims to help you create an engaging and effective teaching experience. Lecturers—whether full- or part-time temporary faculty—make up more than half of the faculty in the CSU system, and you are a key contributor to our students' education and the overall success of the department.

We understand that being a lecturer can present unique challenges, especially when balancing commitments to multiple institutions alongside your duties here at CSU Dominguez Hills. That said, we want you to feel like an integral part of our department, college, and university. We encourage you to take advantage of the various services and resources available to you. While attendance at department meetings is optional, you are always welcome to join in on academic and social events.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to your colleagues, the department chair, program director, program coordinator, or staff members—we’re here to help.

We hope this handbook proves helpful and wish you great success during your time at CSU Dominguez Hills!