Shrewd persuasiveness, incisive interpretation, and keen critical thinking helped California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Toro Forensics Team achieve two top honors during the 2016 Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association Cool-Off Tournament on April 23-24 at Saddleback College. More than 150 students from 25 colleges across California and Arizona competed in the conference, including such regional campuses as CSU Long Beach, CSU Northridge, and Biola University. “The Saddleback College Forensics tournament is one of many over the last decade where our Toros have earned top public speaking and acting awards,” said Donis Leonard, professor of theatre and speech, ... Read More
Archives for April 2016
Faculty Highlights: April 2016
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 Gilah Yelin Hirsch, professor of art, presented her book “Demonic to Divine: The Double Life of Shulamis Yelin” (Vehicule Press, 2015), which deals with creativity and mental illness, at the Center for Environmental Studies conference. Additionally, on April 30 she will be doing a book signing and discussion at the Mystic Journey Bookstore in Venice, Calif., from 2 to 4 ... Read More
Peace Pole Installation Marks End to Watts Rebellion Commemoration
As a symbol of inspiration, awakening, and the vital role California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) plays in the communities it serves, the university installed a peace pole on April 26 in the Sculpture Garden during the campus’s annual Unity Fest celebration. The peace pole’s unveiling and dedication marked the end to the university’s year-long 50th Anniversary Watts Rebellion Commemoration. The CSUDH peace pole is a six-sided, hand-crafted monument engraved with the message and prayer “May Peace Prevail on Earth.” It is one of tens-of-thousands of peace poles in 180 countries around the world erected to remind passersby to “visualize and pray for world peace.” It is also an ... Read More
Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus Delves into ‘The Fiction of Memory’
The Social Justice Distinguished Speaker Series, co-founded by Shari R. Berkowitz and Jennifer Sumner, assistant professors in Criminal Justice Administration at the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), is delving deep into miscarriages of justice in the criminal justice system by hosting two nationally recognized experts. Steven Drizin, clinical professor of law and assistant dean of the Bluhm Legal Clinic at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, will speak about juvenile false confessions on May 2 on the fifth floor of the University Library South Wing. Drizin is the post-conviction attorney for Brendan Dassey. Dassey’s case has drawn international attention ... Read More
Staff Highlights: April 2016
Mario Congreve, a staff producer and director of photography for the Center for Mediated Instruction and Distance Learning at CSUDH, is an award-winning producer of documentaries that have appeared on PBS and other stations, and soon on Netflix. Due to his success and expertise, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences now taps him as an Emmy Award judge for the Lower Great Lakes Chapter, where he is a member. Aligned with his expertise, Congreve reviews films in the cinematography and editing categories, which are submitted from a variety of locations in the United States, such as San Diego, Southern Nevada and Cleveland, the headquarters of the Lower Great Lakes Emmy ... Read More
