Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Arts and Humanities Nancy Erbe, professor of negotiation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, has been named a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Studies at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro for the 2014-15 academic year. Only 38 Fulbright distinguished chairs were named this year. Jung-Sun Park, professor and coordinator of Asian Pacific studies, contributed a chapter, “Negotiating Identity and ... Read More
Archives for February 2014
University Strategic Plan Town Hall Engages Campus Community
Approximately 250 faculty, staff, and students from California State University, Dominguez Hills joined top university administrators on Feb. 20 in the Loker Student Union Ballroom for a first in a series of town halls designed to provide participants with an opportunity to contribute suggestions and recommendations toward revising the campus's current Strategic Plan. Developed in 2009-2010, the original five-year Strategic Plan set for 2010-2015 is ready for an overhaul, said University President Willie J. Hagan. “Now is really a perfect time to revisit that plan. ...[T]hings have changed since that plan was put together,” he said, pointing to evolved enrollment, fiscal, and ... Read More
CSU Student Leaders Get Help Spreading Word About Health Insurance
Student body leaders from four local California State University campuses–Dominguez Hills, Long Beach, Los Angeles and Northridge–stood side-by-side with CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White and CSU Dominguez Hills President Willie J. Hagan on Thursday, Feb. 13, in the auditorium of the CSU Dominguez Hills College of Extended and International Education and made an appeal to students that they help spread the word to their family and friends about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the new federal law that requires all Americans to have health insurance. “I'm proud of CSU Dominguez Hills' participation in this event and the role we students are playing in helping each other understand that quality ... Read More
Student Researchers Perfect Presentation Skills During PEGS Boot Camps
Student researchers at California State University, Dominguez Hills had the opportunity to hone their presentation skills during boot camps offered on Feb. 1 and 8 by the university's Promoting Excellence in Graduate Studies (PEGS) program. Leena Furtado, professor and chair of the Division of Graduate Education, who is also the director and principle investigator of PEGS, said PEGS created the boot camp workshops to assist a growing number of CSU Dominguez Hills students who present at conferences. The February boot camps were the first ones offered and were specifically for students participating in this week's Ninth Annual CSU Dominguez Hills Student Research Day, taking place all day ... Read More
Distance Learning Courses Now Streaming Live on YouTube
Since 1992, California State University, Dominguez Hills' Center for Mediated Instruction and Distance Learning has been at the forefront of providing video courses to the university's distant learners. This semester it continued that trend by offering live streaming on YouTube of the nine courses it is offering this spring. In December 2013 YouTube opened up live streaming capabilities to all users of the popular video-sharing site, and with it, the CSUDHTV YouTube channel opted to take advantage of that new services, said Warren Ashley, director of Mediated Instruction and Distance Learning. "We are not the only university that is allowed to stream programming live on YouTube, but we ... Read More
