CSU Dominguez Hills Receives Teacher Education Grant

California State University, Dominguez Hills has recently received a five-year Title V grant of $2,768,113 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program. The funds will be used to establish a new success program for Latino students, "Encuentro Hacia El Exito" (Encounter to Excellence). CSU Dominguez Hills serves a 39.5 percent Latino enrollment.

Encuentro’s goals include an increase in the satisfaction rate for students who use academic support programs and services; an increased retention rate for Latino students; first-time freshmen completing their first and second years in good standing; and successful remediation in mathematics and English for students within one year of admission to the university.

"Cal State Dominguez Hills is committed to educating all first-generation students," says President Mildred García. "We are particularly mindful of the challenges faced by students from the Latino populations of California and are excited to be able to offer a success program such as Encuentro. With this effort, the university will continue to be instrumental in educating the workforce of the region and contributing to the socioeconomic recovery and strengthening of California."

Deborah Paul (B.A. '96), is currently the Charitable Events Editor for Orange Coast Magazine. She oversees the online e-newsletter publication as well as compiles, writes and edits the Charitable Events calendar for the Newport Beach based company. She also contributes "front of the book" articles, and is the company's liaison between the magazine and Orange County's philanthropic community.

Skoot Larson (M.A. ’05), is a musician, music critic and a Viet Nam veteran.  He has also worked as a disc jockey, actor, speech therapist, stand-up comedian, behavioral counselor and streetcar conductor. His most recent book, “The Dig You Later, Alligator Blues,” was published in July 2009.  His previous works include the Lars Lindstrom Zen-Jazz Mystery series: "The No News is Bad News Blues," and "The Real Gone, Horn Gone Blues."  He has also written a black-humor novel about health care in America entitled "Apollo Issue."

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