Education is all about empowering students, according to Parveen Chhetri, assistant professor in the Department of Earth Science and Geography at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). For the trio of student assistants working in CSUDH's Tree-Ring Lab -- David “Skip” Saldana, Michelle Mohr, and Gabriel Angulo -- that means getting invaluable hands-on experience in the skills of dendrochronology, the dating and study of annual growth rings in trees. The Tree-Ring Lab is currently working on a project analyzing the history of drought events in California. By examining the thickness of trees' yearly growth rings, they can deduce the amount of rainfall an area received in a ... Read More
Archives for August 2019
Katy Pinto Helps Students Turn Research into New Knowledge
When she was a graduate student, Katy Pinto didn't feel that her professors understood her research interests. Worse yet, she felt that she had to convince them that the populations she wanted to study–Latinx immigrants and ethnic minority groups–mattered enough to be considered as research topics. Now, as a professor of sociology at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), she lets her students decide what matters most. “I don't want my students to feel the same way. I want them to know that their questions and ideas are important,” said Pinto, who has been teaching at CSUDH since 2007. “Instead of dismissing students' research ideas outright, we work together to make ... Read More
Alumna Maria Villa Elected Chair of CSUDH Philanthropic Foundation
(Carson, CA) - Maria Villa, a principle for the law firm of Lathrop and Villa in Rolling Hills Estates, CA, and a nationally-recognized advocate for Latinx attorneys, has been elected chair of the board of directors for the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Philanthropic Foundation. Villa, a CSUDH alumna who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 1982, has served on the foundation's board since May 2018. Her wealth of knowledge, passion, and support for the foundation's mission will serve her well as chair, leading the active promotion and stewardship of private support for the advancement of the university. “As an alumna, I know ... Read More
Department of Theatre and Dance Announces Public Audition Opportunities for Fall Season
(Carson, CA) - California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance will hold auditions Aug. 28 and 29 in the University Theatre for its fall 2019 theatre productions of “Asuncion” and “Fuddy Meers.” The auditions are open to the public and seek performers from all demographics and ages. “Asuncion” runs October 11-20: Four roles are open for audition, three men and one woman. “Asuncion,” by Jesse Eisenberg, is a play that challenges our own views of politics and race. When a young Filipina woman named Asuncion becomes the roommate of Edgar and Vinny, the men attempt to prove how open minded they really are, but she serves to expose the shallowness of ... Read More
Elvira Teller Reveals Opportunity for Students and Non-Tenure Track Faculty
For Elvira (Vera) Teller, lecturer of information systems and operations management at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), being an educator means helping students make connections and challenging them to reach their full potential. Teller, who has been teaching at CSUDH for 10 years, was honored this year with the Catherine H. Jacobs Outstanding Faculty Lecturer Award. The award recognizes faculty who demonstrate excellence in teaching effectiveness, and acknowledges the role non-tenure track lecturers play in student success and the campus community as a whole. Before moving into teaching, Teller spent over 25 years as director of systems and programming for ... Read More
