California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) 3rd Annual “STEM in Action: A Kids Conference” on April 28 will provide close to 1,000 inner-city students the opportunity to participate in interactive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities that will help inspire them to become lifelong learners. 'STEM in Action' will take place Friday, April 28, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the North Lawn. Designed around this year's theme, “Step into the World of STEM Careers,” the conference provides a festive and inviting environment for underserved students from the region with fun and imaginative learning opportunities. Students will be challenged and engaged in such ... Read More
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Danny Bakewell Sr. to Receive Honorary Doctorate from CSUDH
Danny Bakewell, Sr., founder and chairman of The Bakewell Company, one of the largest African American commercial real estate development groups in the western United States, will receive a California State University honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) during its 2017 commencement. CSUDH will hold two college-based commencement ceremonies for its 4,500 graduating seniors on Friday, May 19. Bakewell will be awarded the honorary degree at the 9 a.m. ceremony for the College of Business Administration and Public Policy, and the College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing, where he will also provide the keynote address. Deborah ... Read More
CSUDH Professor, Students Explore Port of LA in Photography Exhibit
Students from California State University Dominguez Hills and their professor are featured in a two exhibitions, “LA Living Space: Photographs by Ellie Zenhari” and “We Will Be Heard: Work by CSUDH Students,” at Angels Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro from April 23 to May 30 that explore the environmental impact of the Port of Los Angeles. An opening reception on April 30 at noon includes an informative exhibit tour, and a student dance performance. The LA Living Space exhibition tour at 1 p.m. will be led by Zenhari, assistant professor of art and design, and Vivian Price, professor of labor studies at CSUDH, who wrote all the accompanying text for the exhibit. The student dance ... Read More
Labor, Social, and Environmental Justice Fair Connects Students with Activists
Students, faculty, labor and community organizations from across the greater Los Angeles area will come together to celebrate the Ninth Annual Labor, Social and Environmental Justice Fair hosted by the California State University Dominguez Hills Labor and Social Justice Club and Labor Studies Program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25. The day-long fair is designed to connect students and members of the community with local unions and community organizations that are doing social justice work, while enjoying art, music, dance and theater. “We're proud to be sponsored by unions, student government and individual donations. We're overjoyed to have the participation of over 40 ... Read More
Kathryn Theiss on Climate Change and the Evolution of Plants
Earth's biodiversity has been profoundly shaped by global climate change for eons, and researchers expect the current ongoing and rapid changes to have as great an effect, especially on the evolution of plants, says Kathryn Theiss, assistant professor of biology at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). Theiss is fascinated by the evolution of plant reproduction and how reproductive strategies are affected by conservation issues, especially global climate change. She tends to focus on rare plants, favoring moth-pollinated species such as Evening Primroses, the plant group she is currently studying. “Evening primroses are generally not considered rare yet, but could ... Read More
Alumni Become Educators during 4th Annual ‘Professor for a Day’
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) 4th annual Professor for a Day on April 13 provided 29 alumni the opportunity to teach college-level courses and impart to students their knowledge, insights, and advice, while also providing students a glimpse at opportunities available to them after graduation. Organized by the Office of Alumni Relations, Professor for a Day features lectures and interactive activities led by the honorary professors who are matched with classes relevant to their fields. “Professor for a Day is a great opportunity for students. There are no better role models than those who are in the trenches and have already developed those skills that ... Read More
Alumna Sofia Pop Tunes in to Breaking News for Telemundo
One moment she is fact checking a story online, seconds later she is sending reporters into the field, all the while she has one eye trained on her email, and an ear tuned into two police scanners for breaking news. It's all in a hectic day's work for Sofia Pop, assignment editor for KVEA-TV Telemundo 52. Pop ('01, B.A., communications) often finds herself in a well-orchestrated frenzy while sitting at her assignment desk for the Los Angeles-based Spanish language television station, where the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumna has worked since 2014. Her main duties include following up on and researching news leads, and dispatching reporters and news ... Read More
’60 Minutes’ Taps Professors’ Expertise on Smartphone Behavior, Anxiety
Anderson Cooper, television personality and correspondent for “60 Minutes,” the nation's longest-running television newsmagazine, visited California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to interview communications professor Nancy Cheever and psychology professor Larry Rosen for a story about the effects of habit-forming smartphone applications on people's behaviors and lives. The “60 Minutes” story, which aired April 9, featured former Google product manager Tristan Harris, who since leaving the tech giant has spoken out nationally about the development of smartphone apps–some of which he helped design–that he claims are purposefully designed by software companies to be addictive. ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Cyber Conference Connects Peace Builders from Around Globe
The California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Program on Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding presents the 7th Annual International Cyber Conference on Dispute Resolution: A Global Conversation on the State and Practice of Dispute Resolution, Wednesday, April 12 from noon to 2:30 p.m. in the CSUDH University Theatre and online. The Cyber Conference was developed by NCRP Director Brian Jarrett to bring practitioners, students, professors, researchers, politicians, police, and community stakeholders together from around the globe for a virtual town-hall discussion on such topics as restorative justice, mediation, arbitration, indigenous peacemaking, and global peace ... Read More
2017 Community Engagement Symposium Showcases Faculty-Influenced Student Research
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Center for Service Learning, Internships and Civic Engagement (SLICE) celebrated the innovative community engagement ideas and approaches of students, faculty, and community partners during the fourth annual Community Engagement Symposium. Hosted by SLICE in the Loker Student Ballroom April 3, the symposium was highlighted by the presentation of the 2017 Community Engagement Awards. This year's winners were: Community Hero Award: Thomas Philo, archivist in the University Library. Innovation is Sustainability Award: Jonathan Scheffler, director of the Physical Plant. Outstanding Community Partner Award: Steve Colman, executive ... Read More
