Three California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) professors have been recognized by California State University (CSU) with the 2018-19 Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award for their commitment to student success. The CSU has honored Professor of Communications Nancy Cheever, Professor of Psychology L. Mark Carrier, and Emeritus Professor of Psychology Larry Rosen for their collective research and mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students in the area of applied cognitive psychology. The field focuses on information processing and its application in real-world contexts and everyday environments. The CSUDH professors were among 26 faculty leaders awarded throughout ... Read More
Archives for August 2018
Science and Innovation Building on Schedule for Fall 2020 Opening
With numerous complex stages of implementation, construction on a building as technically advanced and educationally accommodating as California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Science and Innovation Building takes time, as well as the patience of those eager to teach and learn in it. Fortunately for all, construction on the $82 million, 91,000-square-foot instructional and research center is on schedule to be completed in October 2019. Faculty move-ins and tours for prospective freshmen will begin as early as spring 2020, with the building’s official opening planned for fall 2020. The Science and Innovation Building is in an “exciting new phase,” according to Philip LaPolt, ... Read More
CSUDH Ranked among Nation’s Top 50 Best Colleges for the Money
(Carson, CA) Money magazine has ranked California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) 45th overall in the nation in its annual ranking of the “Best Colleges for Your Money,” and 28th in its specialty “Best 50 Public Colleges” ranking. One the nation’s premiere magazines for personal finance and investing, Money ranked 727 universities for the 2018-19 academic year based on their educational affordability, quality, and the financial success of each institution’s alumni. “Money magazine’s rankings have really hit the mark. Students are looking for a sound return on their investment in a first-class education, and this recognition is further testimony of the alignment between their ... Read More
President Parham Named Among L.A. County’s Most Influential
THOMAS A. PARHAM President California State University, Dominguez Hills Thomas Parham took office as president of Cal State Dominguez Hills in July, after serving as vice chancellor for student affairs and an adjunct faculty member at the University of California, Irvine. He was at UCI since 1985, and previously was on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The licensed psychologist served on the City of Irvine’s Human Relations Committee, where he helped draft the city’s first human rights ordinance, which was passed by the city council. He served as chair of UCI’s Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium for 10 years. He participated in the 2005 State of the Black ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: July 2018
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, will present “Illuminating the Invisible: The Power of Form” as keynote speaker during the International Interdisciplinary Society for the Study of Symmetry’s international conference Logics of Image – Visual Learning, Logic and Philosophy of Form in East and West. The conference will take place at the Orthodox Academy of Crete in Kolymbari, Greece, on Aug. 11-18. ... Read More
