On Aug. 24, Fall Convocation kicked off the 2009-10 academic year with a focus on the prior year’s accomplishments of students, faculty and staff at California State University, Dominguez Hills. President Mildred García looked toward maintaining the quality of education despite the $16.1 million cut to the university’s budget.

As the debate over health care access continues to rage on the national front, Dr. Patricia Hinchberger’s students in the master’s entry-level professional nursing program (MEPN) at California State University, Dominguez Hills decided to act locally. As volunteers for the nonprofit Remote Area Medical they had the opportunity to admit and screen patients, maintain supplies and equipment, and assist dentists and doctors during RAM’s eight-day free clinic that took place Aug. 11-18 at the Los Angeles Forum.

The first Univision KMEX 34 and Telefutura 46 “Feria Deja Huella” (Leave Your Mark Fair) drew approximately 20,000 people to California State University, Dominguez Hills Saturday, Aug. 22. The Spanish language education fair – the first and largest such fair in Southern California – was part of Univision’s “Deja Huella Edúcate” (Leave Your Mark, Educate Yourself) campaign to increase the involvement of Spanish- peaking parents in their kids’ education, reduce the Latino dropout rate, and promote a college-going culture.

When Don Gerth, former president of California State University, Dominguez Hills, wanted to bring publicity to the university during the 1984 Olympics, he offered a portion of the Carson campus to the event chairman Peter Ueberroth, who proposed that a world class cycling venue be built on the Carson campus. After the Olympics, the facility served as a sport and entertainment venue for the Los Angeles community.