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McNair Scholars Program
SCC 404
CSU Dominguez Hills
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA  90747
Phone:  (310) 243-2098
Fax:  (310) 243-3953
E-mail: mcnair@csudh.edu

Staff Members  





SCC 404
(310) 243-2098
New director will be announced soon!
   


Executive Director

Dr. Raymond Riznyk
WH D-445A
(310) 243-3756
Raymond Riznyk

Raymond Riznyk received his Ph.D. in Botany with an emphasis on marine algology from Oregon State University in 1969. His research focused on studying the ecology and taxonomy of diatoms (microscopic algae) which inhabit the mud flats in the intertidal zone of bays and estuaries. He is currently the Director of Research and Funded Projects and helps faculty and staff develop and submit grant proposals. Prior to his position at CSUDH, Dr. Riznyk was a faculty member at Cal Poly, Pomona and at Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage. AK. He also served as the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA and served as Director of their McNair Program.

   


Program Coordinator

Raslyn Rendon Ed.M.
SCC 404
(310) 243-2098
Raslyn Rendon, Ed.M.

Raslyn Rendon earned her EdM from Harvard University with a specialization in Risk and Prevention. Prior to her current position, Raslyn served on the Board of Admissions at Boston University as a Senior Assistant Director where she coordinated multicultural and first-generation student recruitment and held recruitment responsibility for the areas of Brooklyn and Queens, New York. She has acquired a great deal of experience mentoring, coordinating programs and project managing in programs such as UCI’s COSMOS, Early Academic Outreach Program, and the Harvard COACH Program. Raslyn graduated from UC Irvine with a B.A. in Criminology, Law and Society, and a B.A. in Anthropology.
   


Graduate Assistant

José Luis Serrano
SCC 404

(310) 243-2098
José Luis Serrano

José Luis Serrano is currently earning his MA in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Chicana/o Historical Studies. He earned his AA in Liberal Arts at Long Beach City College and his BA at the University of California, Los Angeles in History and Chicana/o Studies. He has experience working with students from the high school level to the college and university level. Prior to his current position, he worked in Long Beach high schools and at UCLA for the Xinachtli outreach program, and as a Chicana/o Studies and History tutor. Most recently, he has spent one year as a teaching assistant for the SBS program and the Chicana/o Studies Department at CSUDH.