Sophomore Martha Torres has found that the Intramural Sports Program (DHi) at California State University, Dominguez Hills has a lot more in store for students than just earning one unit to play their favorite sport. “I tried different sports,” says the kinesiology major, who assists the program as an intern, which is sponsored by American Collegiate Intramural Sports (ACIS) .“I was into soccer, soccer, soccer. So I tried tennis; it was very interesting. Softball, I didn’t even know how to play [at first]. This semester, I’m going to try aqua aerobics. I don’t even know how to swim, but I’m going to try it. That is college... experimenting.” In its third year at CSU Dominguez ... Read More
Archives for January 2011
Gilah Yelin Hirsch: Artist Named Co-President Elect of Energy Medicine Society
Professor of Art Gilah Yelin Hirsch was selected as co-president elect of the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine (ISSSEEM) and will preside over the organization’s annual conference in 2012. A transcription of Hirsch’s presentation on “Biotheology, Imagery, and Healing” from ISSSEEM’s annual conference last June, which included a most comprehensive survey of reproductions of paintings spanning her entire career, was published in the recent issue of the organization’s journal, Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine. Hirsch, who shares the office of co-president elect with energy medicine expert Dr. Karl Maret, says that she hopes to further ... Read More
Hedy Moscovici: Florida State Alumna Honored for Contributions to Science Education
Hedy Moscovici was recently selected as a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for her research and service to professional organizations. The professor of education at California State University, Dominguez Hills has focused her research on the teaching of mathematics and science at the elementary, secondary, and college levels and the professional development of an international community of teachers. She will be recognized at AAAS’s annual conference to be held in Washington D.C. in February. Moscovici was also recognized with the Distinguished Educator Alumna Award by the College of Education at Florida State University. A native of Bucharest, ... Read More
Second 50th Anniversary Painting Unveiled at Reading by Award-Winning Poet
The second in a series of four paintings exclusively created by local artists for the 50th anniversary of California State University, Dominguez Hills was unveiled on Jan. 20 in the Loker Student Union. Students, faculty, and staff welcomed artist Aydee Lopez Martinez, who shared her new work, “The Heart of CSU Dominguez Hills.” The evening also featured a reading by Chicana poet and educator Lorna Dee Cervantes, who shared a chronology of works from her 30-year career. Vice president of university advancement Greg Saks welcomed the audience, which included students from Phi Sigma Sigma, and a cohort of visiting Central American health professionals from the Scholarships for ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills and Northrop Grumman Offer Award-winning Operations Management Program
An online program in the College of Extended and International Education that provides industry professionals with a certificate in production and inventory management won the 2010 Education Award of Excellence from the Association for Operations Management (APICS) at the organization’s annual conference last October. California State University, Dominguez Hills shares the award with program partners LA APICS and Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (NGAS), which subsidizes the 20-month course as professional development. The classes are offered at Northrop sites in El Segundo/Space Park, Rancho Bernardo, Palmdale, San Diego, in addition to online instruction. More than 240 Northrop Grumman ... Read More
