Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi and Experts to Address State’s Higher Education Challenges

On Monday, Feb. 25, on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills, Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi will bring together a team of leading experts to discuss ideas for addressing the state’s higher education challenges.

At what is the 10th stop on his “Listening Tour” of California State University campuses, Garamendi will hear from local business, labor, education and economic development leaders about the CSU’s role in preparing California for the future and developing the workforce of tomorrow. The event, at 1 p.m. in the university’s Loker Student Union, is open to the public.

The focus of the panel will be on preparing the next generation of professionals in education and nursing. As a CSU Board of Trustee member, the lieutenant governor recognizes that CSU Dominguez Hills, and the entire CSU system, will play a critical role in addressing shortages in these essential growing fields.

CSU Dominguez Hills is represented on the panel by Dr. Mildred García, President; Dr. Lynne Cook, Dean, College of Education; Dr. David Bradfield, Chapter President, California Faculty Association; Carole Shea, Ph.D., RN, Director, School of Nursing; and Ifeanyi Ebigbo, President, Associated Students Inc. Community representatives are Jonathan Mooney, Director, Teacher Pathway Project; Jan Vogel, Executive Director, South Bay Workforce Investment Board; Joe Aro, Executive Director, South Bay Economic Development Partnership; George Eckhardt, Manager, Healthcare Partners Medical Group; Dr. Linda Spink, President, Los Angeles Harbor College; and Julie Washington, Elementary Vice President, United Teachers Los Angeles.

For more information, call Garamendi’s office at (916) 445-8994 or CSUDH at (310) 243-3819.

- Amy Bentley-Smith