To discover how California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is developing innovative ways to enrich the learning environment, California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White spent Sept. 25 touring the university and meeting with members of the campus community. CSUDH was the first stop in Southern California during White’s CSU system-wide tour, his second such tour since he was appointed chancellor in 2012. He spent the full day on campus with CSUDH President Willie J. Hagan meeting with prominent alumni, visiting new facilities, and engaging faculty and students involved in inventive new programs. White, who first toured CSUDH in 2013 as the new CSU chancellor, ... Read More
Archives for September 2015
Faculty Highlights: September 2015
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, wrote a book review on "Syria: A Decade of Lost Chances" for International Journal of World Peace (March 2015, 32(1): 104). Gilah Yelin Hirsch, professor of art and design, was a visiting artist at the International Painters' Symposium in Dunajska Streda, Slovakia, where she gave presentation on her work, "The Science of Art as a ... Read More
Former Carson Mayor Gil Smith and late California Governor Pat Brown to receive ‘Founders’ Award’
For their significant roles in bringing California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to the City of Carson, former Carson Mayor Gilbert “Gil” Smith will receive and former California Governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown will be honored posthumously with the Founders’ Award during the university’s Founders’ Dinner on Oct. 8. The Founders’ Dinner is part the university’s year-long 50th Anniversary Watts Rebellion Commemoration. It will recognize the rebellion by highlighting the university’s role as a catalyst for change in its aftermath, and by honoring those who have made an impact in the ... Read More
WLCAC to receive ‘Community Impact Award’ during Founders’ Dinner
Timothy Watkins’ love for Watts and its people is in his blood, and has flowed through the veins of his family for decades. Watkins is fourth president and CEO of the Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC). The organization “sprang to life” in 1965 in the wake of the Watts Rebellion from the compassion and drive of his father Ted Watkins, Sr. to improve the quality of life in the area through community service, job training, youth and seniors services, housing initiatives, and a variety of other programs. “My father was a remarkable man. He was a genius in many ways, and he taught me the lessons I know about leadership—first and foremost, ‘If something needs to be done, just do ... Read More
Pablo Portillo to receive ‘Student Civic Engagement Award’ at Founders’ Dinner
“It never hurts to lend a helping hand,” or get your hands dirty when it comes to assisting others, according to Pablo Portillo, a human services major at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). Portillo, a senior who plans to graduate with his bachelor’s degree in spring 2016, is driven by his desire to help others, particularly those from underserved communities. One such opportunity presented itself during the recent “2015 CSUDH Day of Service” in Watts, which was organized by CSUDH’s Center for Service Learning, Internships and Civic Engagement (SLICE). “I hadn’t done that [landscaping] since I was 9 years old, but I told her [SLICE Director Cheryl McKnight] I could ... Read More
