The California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of Modern Languages will host the 34th International Symposium of Spanish Literature on March 10 and 11, in the Loker Student Union. The symposium is free and open to the public. The symposium, conducted mostly in Spanish and featuring panelists from throughout the U.S. and Spanish-speaking regions of world, will emphasize contributions made by women of literature in the Hispanic world. “We are paying homage to Rima de Vallbona, who is a preeminent Latin-American novelist, because she has made significant achievements in bringing attention to contributions that women have made in Latin-American literature, and of women's ... Read More
Archives for March 2011
Gabreelynn Daniels: Budding Author Pens Recruitment Play for EOP
Sophomore Gabreelynn Daniels is following in her family's footsteps: her mother Rosalind Carter (Class of '79, B.A., human services); father Thomas Daniels (Class of '79, B.A., kinesiology); and sister Krystal Parks (Class of '04, B.A., communications) all graduated from California State University, Dominguez Hills. However, the communications major is blazing her own trail in the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), mentoring her fellow students. In addition, she has written two short plays for EOP to present to incoming freshmen about how to succeed in college. Although the graduate of Junipero Serra High School in Gardena was already on her path to college, she says that help and ... Read More
Latest Exhibit at CSU Dominguez Hills Art Gallery Features Ads and Logos Used for Protest
Organized in conjunction with the Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles, and curated by Michele Bury, associate professor and chair of the Department of Art and Design at California State University, Dominguez Hills, “Subvertisements: Using Ads and Logos for Protest,” an exhibit of 90 posters where logos and ads are visually subverted, opens March 9 at the University Art Gallery and will run through April 13. “Subvertisements” turns corporate identity on its head, subverting popular imagery associated with a brand and forcing viewers to consider broader social and political issues in today's culture. Images in the exhibit–created by artists from across the ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Hosts District Swearing-In Ceremony for State Senator Ted Lieu
California State University, Dominguez Hills will host the District Swearing-in ceremony for newly elected State Senator Ted Lieu on Saturday, March 5, in the Grand Ballroom of the Loker Student Union. The event is open to the public. “CSU Dominguez Hills is delighted that Senator Ted Lieu has chosen our university as the location for his oath of office ceremony,” said university president Mildred García. “As the only four-year public university in the South Bay, our partnership with Senator Lieu is an important one for this region. We look forward to working with him on enhanced opportunities for access to higher education as a way to overcome California's economic barriers and restore ... Read More
Jerry Groomes Endowed Scholarship Created for Public Administration Students at CSU Dominguez Hills
With an initial contribution from Watson Land Company, California State University, Dominguez Hills has established the Jerry Groomes Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Public Administration, named in honor of the former Carson city manager. Watson Land Company and CSU Dominguez Hills officials made the announcement of the scholarship at a farewell party for Groomes in early January. Groomes, who had served as city manager of the city of Carson for the past 12 years, left the position to take a job as director of the Southeastern Economic Development Corporation in San Diego. In creating a scholarship for public administration students in Groomes' name, Bruce Choate, Watson Land ... Read More
