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). Susan Borrego, vice president of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs was the principal investigator on the grant, joined by William Franklin, associate vice president, Student Success Services.

Professor of teacher education Richard Gordon has collaborated with the Los Angeles Unified School District to groom ninth graders from Jefferson High School in South Los Angeles for college life. Beginning on Sept. 23 and ending today, JHS students, teachers, counselors and social workers have been visiting California State University, Dominguez Hills for workshops on topics including self-esteem, time management, conflict resolution and looking to the future.