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Archives for October 2010

CSU Dominguez Hills, CAMS High School Awarded HP Catalyst Initiative Grant

October 22, 2010

A proposal submitted by California State University, Dominguez Hills in collaboration with the California Academy of Math and Science (CAMS), a magnet high school located on the university campus, was one of only 30 from 11 countries to be approved to participate in HP’s Catalyst Initiative, a global social innovation program designed to develop more effective approaches to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education worldwide. As an HP Catalyst Initiative recipient, CSU Dominguez Hills and CAMS will become a member of the HP Catalyst Initiative’s Pedagogy 3.0 Consortium, which includes institutions from a number of countries working toward a similar goal of creating new ... Read More

Franklin Strier: Putting the Cap on Executive Compensation

October 21, 2010

Franklin Strier

Professor of business law Franklin Strier has a chapter on “Reform Proposals” in the forthcoming book, “The Handbook of Trial Consulting,” which will be released by Springer next month. The volume examines trial consulting as a form of applied psychology. In the chapter he wrote, Strier examines issues such as the effectiveness of trial consultants, the assurance of an impartial jury, and public perception of trial jury legitimacy under the influence of a trial consultant. “Trial consulting is fast becoming de rigueur in major litigation,” says Strier. “Coinciding with the growth, however, have been mounting concerns. There are no meaningful or binding ethical standards governing the ... Read More

Thomas Landefeld: Guiding the Path for Minority Graduate Students

October 21, 2010

Thomas Landefeld

Professor of biology Thomas Landefeld recently presented talks at Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Miss., and at Truman College in Chicago. His topics, “What makes a good personal statement and why it’s important” and “Making the right career choice in science and how to prepare once you do” were geared toward minority students who are preparing to apply to graduate school. He also spoke on “Making the right career choice in the science and what to do once you make it” at Alabama State University to MARC U*STAR students. “Programs such as U*STAR enhance the educational experience by exposing students to direct research experiences and, as such, stimulating their independent critical ... Read More

Sisters United: Mentorship Program for Black Female Students in Fifth Year

October 21, 2010

Dr. Tiffany Herbert (at right) and junior Brittany Ball welcome the new Sisters United cohort for fall

From its beginnings in 2005 as a small discussion group for black female students residing in campus housing, Sisters United has grown to encompass the needs of all African and African American female students at California State University, Dominguez Hills. By facilitating one-on-one mentorships with faculty or staff members, the program has been instrumental in ensuring the success of students by helping them balance maintaining academic excellence with all other aspects of their lives. Brittany Ball, a junior majoring in negotiation, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding, says that being involved in Sisters United for the last three years has “really enhanced my experience at the ... Read More

CSU Dominguez Hills Represented at SACNAS

October 21, 2010

CSU Dominguez Hills students in attendance at SACNAS included (L-R) Saira Rab, senior and McNair Scholar, psychology; Iliana Ycute, senior and McNair Scholar, health sciences; Destinie Thompson, freshman, biochemistry; Erika Torres, senior, psychology; John Gibson, senior, psychology; Esbeyde Garcia, senior, psychology; Kumar Tiger, junior, biology; Monique Turner, senior, psychology; Ashley Martin, junior, biochemistry; and Kristie Gordon, senior, sociology. Courtesy of Tigress Briggs

Eleven students from the Minority Biomedical Research Support program (MBRS) and the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) program at California State University, Dominguez Hills attended the 2010 national conference of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), which took place from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 in Anaheim. MBRS students in attendance included senior psychology majors Vanessa Black, Esbeyde Garcia, John Gibson, and Monique Turner; Ashley Martin, senior, biochemistry; Brittany Tillman, senior, biology; Destinie Thompson, freshman, biochemistry; Kumar Tiger, junior, biology; and Ludivina Vasquez, junior, psychology. The MARC cohort was ... Read More

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