Dr. Mildred García will be inaugurated as the seventh president of California State University, Dominguez Hills on Friday, May 2, preceeded by a weeklong celebration of the achievements and traditions of one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse in the western United States.

As a professor of art at California State University, Dominguez Hills and an internationally recognized artist, Gilah Yelin Hirsch has built her life and career by doing exactly what the doctor ordered. Her paintings, which channel her Jewish heritage, interest in metaphysics and a commitment to seeking and facilitating global harmony, are often purchased by hospitals and medical facilities for their healing qualities.

Alumnus Gilbert Ivey presented “Is Water the Oil of the 21st Century?: Local and Global Issues Impacting a Vital Resource” at the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Speakers Series Luncheon in March at the Loker Student Union at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Ivey is the assistant general manager and chief administrative officer for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.