Update 12/8/20 – This story previously stated that Dean Dominguez is the first dean at Citrus College in 15 years to have previously been a professor. This is incorrect. Dean Dominguez is the first math dean in 15 years to have been a math professor. The story has been updated with this information.
As online learning continues, students and faculty continue to make transitions this year. This was especially true for the new dean of mathematics and business.
Victoria Dominguez became the dean of mathematics and business on June 22. She is helping students and teachers remotely amid online learning. She is the first math dean at Citrus College in 15 years to have previously been a math professor.
“Remote teaching and learning has been a challenge for everyone; Victoria’s understanding of this is not secondhand,” math professor Brian Anderson said. “She experienced this herself as an instructor last March when we made the sudden transition.”
Dominguez previously served as a professor at Citrus College from 2012 to 2020 and worked with students in the fast track program, guided pathways, student equity and inclusion and AB 705 which combined classes like Stats 65 and Stats 165.
As a former professor, Dominguez can better understand the struggles of students and teachers and find ways to meet the needs of math and business teachers alike.
“I feel much more comfortable in this role,” Dominguez said.”I have had to take on new challenges, but as I work on it and get familiar with the process things have been going very well.”
Dominguez said she finished working with faculty to schedule their classes and is hopeful more students will register for the winter and spring semesters.
“Learning how to take on the budget and the scheduling was a pretty big undertaking because I had to reach out to faculty to ask them what they wanted to teach and schedule them,” Dominguez said.
She is responsible for the accounting, mathematics, business, engineering and real estate departments. She also manages scheduling for all five departments.
“Victoria’s background in mathematics helps her better understand the needs of her faculty and students,” Anderson said.
Dominguez is thankful for the other deans and faculty.
“I’ve reached out to them several times, as anyone would in a new job when certain things come up that you don’t know how to deal with, so I am very grateful for the help,” she said.
