Last winter, as most at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) were getting ready for finals or thinking about winter break, Toro men's soccer Head Coach Eddie Soto was hard at work on his prestigious “side hustle”: leading the U.S. men's beach soccer team to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay. Soto, who was hired in April 2019 to lead CSUDH's men's soccer program, has been involved with beach soccer for over 20 years. After an All-American career at CSU Fullerton playing on traditional grass pitches, Soto was a player on the first U.S. national beach soccer team, back before it was even considered a part of the U.S. Soccer establishment. “Being from Southern ... Read More
Archives for January 2020
Department of Theatre and Dance Announces Tony Award-Winning Play ‘Seven Guitars’
(Carson, CA) - In celebration of Black History Month, California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance has announced the theatrical production of American playwright August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning drama “Seven Guitars.” Performances will take place Feb. 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 23 and March 1 at 2 p.m. in CSUDH's University Theatre. Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1948, “Seven Guitars” takes place after the untimely death of Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton, a local blues guitarist on the edge of stardom, whose friends gather after his funeral to mourn and grapple with his legacy. The fifth chapter in Wilson's epic ... Read More
Teodross Avery Recognized for Top Jazz Song of 2019
The music of Teodross Avery, jazz saxophonist and assistant professor of jazz studies and contemporary music at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), has been included among many of the genre's most celebrated musicians in jazz critic Scott Yanow's compilation of “The Top Jazz Recordings of 2019.” Yanow, who grew up in Los Angeles, is considered one of the music industry's most respected writers. His work includes 11 books, more than 850 liner notes, and close to 22,000 album reviews. Yanow shared his pick for last year's top 25 jazz recordings in the Jazz Around Town section of lajazzscene.buzz. He chose Avery's rendition of John Coltrane's classic “After the Rain,” ... Read More
CSUDH Receives Grant to Support Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault and Violence
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received a three-year, $298,719 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Violence Against Women to develop and launch the Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program at CSUDH. Established by Congress in 2006, the grant supports community-based approaches to enhance victim safety, provides services for victims/survivors, and supports efforts to hold offenders accountable. CSUDH was the only campus in California to receive one of the 50 grants awarded in October 2019. The grant was secured by CSUDH's Center for Advocacy, Prevention and Empowerment (CAPE) ... Read More
City of Los Angeles Honors President Parham with Hall of Fame Award for Education
(Carson, CA) - California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Thomas A. Parham will be honored with the City of Los Angeles Hall of Fame Award for Education on Feb. 5, at 11 a.m., at L.A. City Hall during the opening ceremony for the city's annual African American Heritage Month Celebration. Hosted by L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Our Authors Study Club, the awards ceremony and reception officially launches the month-long citywide commemoration of the contributions of Southern California African Americans in the areas of education, religion, the arts, culture, and the humanities. “The sacrifices and commitment our African American ancestors made demand that we do ... Read More
