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 Mary Au, lecturer in the Department of Music, performed two public concerts in Dubois and Riverton, Wyoming, in October. Professor of art Gilah Yelin Hirsch’s article “Artist as Shaman” has been published in “Shamanhood and Art” by the Polish Institute of World Art Studies and Tako Publishing House. College of Education Jim Cantor, professor of teacher education, co-chaired the 2014 Conference of the ... Read More
Archives for November 2014
International Study Expands Student’s Horizons
For CSU Dominguez Hills student Laura Huerta, getting the opportunity to live in another country was something she had always wanted to do. It was more than a bucket list wish, but rather an experience that fit with her career goals in international business. Last year, through California State University International Programs (CSU IP) and financial assistance from the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, Huerta fulfilled her goal. "I learned about the programs during the Study Abroad Fair in 2012," she said of the event the CSUDH International Education Center (IEC) hosts annually as part of International Week. "From there I stopped by the IEC and spoke with Rachel ... Read More
‘Kupe and the Corals’ Children’s Book Inspired by Biology Professor’s Research
When children finish reading “Kupe and the Corals,” author Jacqueline L. Padilla-Gamiño, an assistant biology professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), hopes they understand that “we’re all connected” to life in the ocean and that all living things “need to be careful with one another.” “Kupe and the Corals” (Taylor Trade Publishing, August 2014) is written for children 8 to 12 years old. It is the story of Kupe, a boy on a voyage to discover and learn about the coral reef in the coastal waters near his home in Tahiti and its connection to a host of sea animals. The book was funded by a $25,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of its ... Read More
[VIDEO] Teatro Dominguez: The Best Kept Secret at CSUDH
It might be uncommon to see second and third grade students volunteer to pick up trash, but that is exactly what has happened during California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Teatro Dominguez community-based theater troupe performances at local elementary schools this semester. When the college student actors— in character as a coyote, an aardvark, a sea cucumber and other sea, land and sky animals—ask the young audience for volunteers, the children nearly launch from their seats with excitement, eager to save the environment with a quick demonstration on how they can help keep Earth clean. This semester, students enrolled in THE339: Multicultural Children's Theatre are ... Read More
CSUDH Student Becomes Congressional Intern through Panetta Institute
Sean Rodriguez did much more than get a “peek behind closed doors” in the U.S. Capitol building while in Washington D.C. recently. He received the unique opportunity to sit in chairs that have been occupied by congressional leaders, Supreme Court justices and historic American figures. For two and a half months, Rodriguez, a Master of Arts double major in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding/History and Political Science at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), lived and worked in the nation’s capital as a recipient of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy’s Congressional Internship. After an intensive two weeks of preparation at the nonpartisan study ... Read More
