California State University, Dominguez Hills

Introduction

California State University, Dominguez Hills is located on the historic Rancho San Pedro, the oldest Spanish land grant in the Los Angeles area. Its 346-acre campus was in the continuous possession of the Dominguez family through seven generations, from its concession to Juan Jose Dominguez in 1784 to its acquisition by the people of the state for the University.

The Legislature of the state of California authorized the establishment of this University in 1960, and the first students were enrolled in the fall of 1965. The campus is strategically located in the heart of a major technological, industrial and transporation complex. Moreover, it is central in a population that is international and multiethnic, and the people of this area are genuinely heterogeneous; cultrual pluralism is a major characteristic of the University. At the same time, there is a continuing focus on the Hispanic heritage of California.

University Mission

California State University, Dominguez Hills is a teaching and learning community dedicated to excellence and committed to preparing students--of diverse ages, cultural backgrounds and interests--for lives of accomplishment in a world of unprecedented challenge and change.

Our mission is to provide educational opportunities and services of high quality to students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. We are guided by a commitment to all who see education as a key to a career and personal fulfillment, and we strive to offer our programs at times and places accessible to the populations we serve--on--campus, off-campus, and at those sites best served by state-of-the-art technologies.

Our academic programs encompass the professions as well as the liberal arts and sciences, with the insights of the arts and sciences underlying the entire curriculum. We help to fill the need for continually updated knowledge by teaching both a body of knowledge and the skills required for lifelong learning, and by providing a wide spectrum of continuing-education opportunities.

A fundamental condition of this University's existence is the multiethnic and multicultural nature of our setting. We seek to enhance that pluralism in our programs and in the makeup of our student body, faculty and staff. We invite international perspectives, cultivate programs that serve students from other nations, and encourage our students to participate in study in other countries.

Our faculty, staff and administration are dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in student achievement, instructional programs and supportive services. We foster faculty-student collaboration in learning, encourage and support the research, scholarship ans creative activity of our faculty, and seek to contribute to the development of the communities we serve.

California State University, Dominguez Hills strives to be an interactive university, forming partnerships with individuals and organizations in the public and private sectors. We accept the challege of helping to shape society's future, as we seek to contribute to our nation's cultural enrichment and to address the problems that delay the dream of an equal opportunity for all.