“Festival of New and Improvised Music,” a series of free concerts hosted by the Music Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), will take place three consecutive Tuesdays in October and feature performances, conversations, and masterclasses taught by internationally renowned composers and musicians. The three free concerts will take place in either the Laser Recital Hall (A-103) in the LaCorte Hall building, or in the University Theatre on the CSUDH campus. The university is located at 1000 East Victoria Street, Carson, Calif. 90747. Click here for a campus map and directions. Parking is $8 and is available in lots 3 and 6. Vinny Golia Sextet, Oct. 10, 7:30 ... Read More
Archives for October 2017
Nursing Student Kathryn Gallant Cares for Premature Babies in Texas after Hurricane
“I've been working 12-hour shifts every night. I'm currently on my sixth, out of likely 12 or 13 shifts in a row. This is something I have never done before.” Kathryn Gallant, who is earning her Master of Science-Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) degree at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), made that statement just before starting a night shift at Clear Lake Regional Hospital in Webster, Tex., just outside of Houston. It was just 10 days after Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane had devastated portions of southeast Texas, and caused major flooding in the region. A Los Angeles native, Gallant now lives in Denver, Colo., and is enrolled in CSUDH's online nursing program while ... Read More
University Breaks Ground on Cutting-Edge Science and Innovation Building
Dirt was shoveled, a massive banner was unveiled, and confetti shot into the air around a gathering of university partners, civic leaders, and a diverse mix of the campus community. It was official. On Sept. 28, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) broke ground in dramatic style on its long-anticipated $82 million Science and Innovation building. Strikingly illustrated by a 20- by 70-foot banner hanging on the east side of the University Library to announce it, the 91,000-square-foot building is tentatively scheduled to begin construction in late fall 2017. The festivities took place where the three-story, ultra-modern instructional and research facility will be built, ... Read More
Cal State Dominguez Hills President Announces Retirement
Cal State Dominguez Hills President Willie Hagan, who has been recognized for improving graduation rates and support services at one of the state's most diverse campuses, announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the academic year. “I am very proud of the accomplishments this community has achieved,” Hagan said during his annual University Convocation address. “Together we have strengthened the university on all fronts…. We have set in motion initiatives that will have a long-lasting impact on the future of this university.” Hagan, who was appointed interim president in 2012 and then permanently in 2013, has focused on what he has seen as keys to helping students succeed ... Read More
Cal State Dominguez Hills Applauds Science, Facility and College Prep Grants
Biology students at Cal State Dominguez Hills will soon be able to do their own DNA sequencing, seeing the molecular structures of plants, bacteria and other living things more closely than ever before. The Carson university's Department of Biology has won a National Science Foundation grant for $216,310 to purchase an Illumina MiSeq DNA sequencer. “We can do tons more experiments,” said Karin Kram, an assistant professor of biology who led a team that sought the grant. “One of the things I'd really like to do is have students in my microbiology classes identify microbes found on our phones. Now, we identify them to a genus level with biochemical tests. But, with this, we can identify ... Read More
