For perhaps the greatest legacy of his career–redesigning the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (NCRP) as stand-alone undergraduate and master's degree programs at California State University, Dominguez Hills–Avrum Marco Turk was honored with the Southern California Mediation Association's (SCMA) 2013 L. Randolph Lowry Award. The award was presented in November during a reception preceding the 25th Annual SCMA Fall Conference held at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, where he served as a panel moderator discussing mediation approaches. Turk, former director and now professor emeritus of NCRP at CSU Dominguez Hills, said the recognition came as a surprise but ... Read More
Awards
President Willie J. Hagan, Students Honored by Millennium Momentum Foundation
California State University, Dominguez Hills President Willie J. Hagan was honored with the Millennium Momentum Foundation (MMF) 2013 Ambassador of Education Award, and three students from the university were recognized with the foundation's Best and Brightest Scholarship during the nonprofit's 11th Annual Opening Doors Awards Gala at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Dec. 6. The Ambassador of Education award is presented to an institution of higher education or an individual in higher education who has demonstrated a significant commitment to creating and sustaining avenues for civic engagement and community reinvestment among a new generation. Since becoming CSU Dominguez Hills' ... Read More
Young Scholars Program Marks 20 Years of Educating High School Students
Thousands of high school students throughout California have been able to earn college credit prior to graduation–saving them money and reducing their time to a college degree– through the California State University, Dominguez Hills Young Scholars Program, which turns 20 in 2014. To mark the anniversary and showcase the program, Center for Mediated Instruction and Distance Learning staff producer Mario Congreve and instructional designer Calvin Ko made a video of how the Young Scholars Program has benefited students at Monache High School in Porterville, Calif., for more than 10 years. The Young Scholars Program is part of the CSU Chancellor's Office fee waiver initiative, which ... Read More
STEM Advantage Helps Computer Tech Majors Break Stereotypes
Joyce Rockhold and Erica Tinsley aren't your stereotypical math or science geeks. They are women, for one. They are also African American. However, being both could be to their advantage: Women and minorities–particularly African American and Latinos–are viewed as the key to addressing the nation's workforce needs in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions and ensuring the United States remains a global leader into the future. It's already proving advantageous for Rockhold and Tinsley. The two computer technology majors with an emphasis in homeland security are among 12 computer science or computer technology students–six women and six men–selected ... Read More
Theodore Byrne: Assistant Professor Receives U.S. Meritorious Service Medal
For his outstanding service in the U.S. military, Theodore Byrne, assistant professor of public administration, has been awarded the United States Meritorious Service Medal. The medal specifically recognizes Byrne, a lieutenant colonel, for his service in the Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) for the Army Reserve Medical Command's Central Medical Area Readiness Support Group at Fort Sheridan, Ill. In his role as an Army Reserve judge advocate general, Byrne provides advice on a wide range of legal topics to members of the command, from the Uniform Code of Military Justice to federal personnel law, disciplinary matters, human rights, ethics, and law of war. He also plays a leadership ... Read More