Now in its 13th year, Student Research Day (SRD) has become an institution at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and a widely-anticipated showcase of the analytical and creative vigor demonstrated each year by the university’s budding researchers. Close to 220 oral and poster presentations were delivered during SRD on Feb. 14 and 15, covering a wide range of academic disciplines at the university, from history to health, business to biology, Chicana/o studies to computer science. Nearly 50 student investigators emerged with top honors. From that winning pool, 10 projects will be selected to represent CSUDH at the statewide CSU Research Competition May 4 and 5 at CSU ... Read More
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New Student Success Centers Open Their Doors
Students looking for academic advising or other support now have a new place to go on campus—five new places, in fact. CSUDH advising options that used to be centered in the University Advisement Center (UAC) are now divided up among the five colleges, with new Student Success Centers opening their doors for the Winter 2023 semester. “These new centers are meant to be extremely collaborative, and have a focus on holistic student support,” says Andrew Drummond, associate vice president for academic advising and career development. “Our new model recognizes that it takes the whole campus to support the whole student. We've created centers that bring multiple different offices together to ... Read More
Staff Spotlight: Nnamdi Okafor
Nnamdi Okafor, executive director of strategic engagement and resource acquisition for CSUDH’s Office of the President, wakes up each morning inspired by the joy he gets from his work. Although he’s only been at CSUDH about two years, Okafor has been working in various philanthropic endeavors since his days attending CSU Fullerton. He continues to get a charge out of helping others each and every day. In his position at CSUDH, Okafor is responsible for corresponding with external and internal stakeholders to create programs and relationships that support the overall agenda of the university. His outreach efforts have been paying off. Among the partnerships he has helped establish is one ... Read More
CSUDH University Art Gallery Presents “Our Lips are Sealed”
What: "Our Lips Are Sealed,” an exhibition of artwork by six Los Angeles-based artistsWhen: January 28 - April 15, 2023Where: CSUDH University Art Gallery, LaCorte Hall A-107 The University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) proudly presents “Our Lips Are Sealed,” an exhibition of work by six Los Angeles-based artists exploring how young women find their internal power. The exhibition will be on view January 28 through April 15, 2023; Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public is invited to an opening reception for “Our Lips Are Sealed” on Saturday, January 28, from 3 to 6 p.m. Using sculptural installation, photography, ... Read More
Toro Makes an Impact as Youth Commissioner
At 23, CSUDH junior Ricardo Ortega Martinez Jr. is already a veteran in California politics. “My advocacy and community organizing started at the age of 17,” says Martinez, a political science major whose early experience with foster care growing up in Huntington Park helped shape the focus of his current advocacy work. Martinez serves as youth commissioner for California’s 5th District, which encompasses much of Antelope Valley and northeastern Los Angeles County. The Youth Commission was established in September 2021 by the Board of Supervisors to promote involvement by young people in public policy decisions. Youth commission members have direct experience with foster care, juvenile ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: January 2023
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. To share faculty news, email ucm@csudh.edu. College of Arts and Humanities College of Continuing and Professional Education Recent quotes and/or interviews in the media from faculty ... Read More
Insight into Diversity: California Grant Expands Health Professions Access for Underrepresented Students
Source: Insight into Diversity To address the shortage of health care professionals in the state and promote diversity in health education, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information recently invested nearly $41 million across more than 20 higher education institutions and organizations through the Health Professions Pathways Program (HPPP). The primary goal of HPPP is to encourage and support disadvantaged and underrepresented individuals who plan to pursue health careers, which will also lead to a more culturally competent workforce. Awardee institutions received funding based on their commitment to three components: pathway programs, paid summer internships for ... Read More
NBC4: CSUDH Can Boast about Graduating 5 Current Mayors
Source: NBCLA (Video) In LA County there are several big name and world-class universities but there's only one university that can boast about graduating five sitting LA County mayors. "This school produces a lot of, you know, greatness," said Johnathan Kaufman, a Cal State University of Dominguez Hills student. From Dominguez Hills to city hall only Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson can brag about graduating five siting LA County mayors. They are Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson, Compton Mayor Emma Sharif, Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes, Hawthorne Mayor Alex Vargas, and LA's newest Mayor Karen Bass. "She grew up in our community, she grew up like we did, she went to ... Read More
Daily Breeze: Carson Celebrates 1st Graduates of Small Business Growth Academy
Source: Daily Breeze There is a powerful business incubator in the heart of Carson. Its mission is not to create the latest buzzy tech startup — but to elevate and empower locally owned businesses. So far, it seems, that mission is working. The first class of the Small Business Growth Academy recently graduated and are already encouraging the next cohort of participants to apply. The academy stems from a partnership between Carson and the Innovation Incubator at Cal State Dominguez Hills. The program is open to small businesses in Carson — those with 100 or fewer employees and/or revenue $20 million per year or less — and provides 10 weeks of workshops to help local companies ... Read More
In Conversation with Lauren Halsey
Students from CSUDH’s art and design department welcomed celebrated artist Lauren Halsey to campus this week for a wide-ranging discussion about her approach to art, her creative process, and the importance of community in an event co-hosted by the University Art Gallery and the PRAXIS Community Engagement Program. Halsey’s work has been the subject of a solo exhibition at the gallery since March. Sitting among the signage, collages, and sculpture that make up the exhibition, the artist characterized her work as “love letters” or “moments of meaning” gathered over many years. As a student at El Camino College, she traveled through the city by bus every day. “I was remapping my ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: December 2022
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. To share faculty news, email ucm@csudh.edu. College of Business Administration and Public Policy College of Education College of Health, Human Services and Nursing College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences Recent quotes and/or interviews in the media from faculty ... Read More
