Toyota USA Foundation and California State University, Dominguez Hills announced today that together they will tackle workforce readiness issues head-on, creating a new Toyota Center for Innovation in STEM Education (Toyota Center) to inspire learning for students from kindergarten through college. Toyota USA Foundation's $4 million grant will support the design, construction, and equipment for a new 87,000+ square foot science and innovation building on the CSU Dominguez Hills campus, which will house the Toyota Center. It will include a fabrication lab, labs for K-12 teacher demonstrations and training, SMART classrooms, collaborative workspaces, and an outdoor workspace. “The ... Read More
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Student Research Day 2017 Highlights the Quality of Faculty-Mentored Research
Dozens of academically dynamic and diverse student researchers garnered top honors in 25 categories during California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) 12th Annual Student Research Day (SRD) Feb. 15-16, showcasing the value and breadth of faculty-mentored research at the university. This year SRD yielded 349 research abstracts–more than any other year–from undergraduate and graduate students in nearly every academic department from which a total of 258 oral and poster presentations were selected for the conference. Topics at SRD covered a wide range of academic disciplines at the university, from history to health, business to biology, Chicana/o studies to computer ... Read More
Remembering Injustices Done to Japanese Americans During WWII
Good afternoon and thank you for being here. We are here today, 75 years after the fact, to remember Presidential Executive Order 9066, issued on February 19, 1942 that led to the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans. I know it is not lost on any of us that whenever people gather for a day of remembrance it is often because something immoral an injustice, occurred in the past. These remarks were given at the re-dedication of the university's Shinwa-en Japanese Garden as part of a day-long series of activities that included an academic symposium and opening reception of an archives exhibition related the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Remembering is important. ... Read More
CSUDH Commemorates 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) daylong commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066), which led to the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, drew hundreds of university friends and partners, and members of the campus community. On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed EO 9066 authorizing the creation of military areas along thewest coast from which “any and all persons may be excluded” at the discretion of the secretary of war. The order paved the way for the government to remove tens of thousands of American citizens of Japanese descent and Japanese immigrants from their homes and place them in ... Read More
Terrorism Expert Mark Juergensmeyer: ‘Tolerance and Violence in the Mind of God’
Mark Juergensmeyer, author of the book “Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence” discussed his research on “religious terrorism” Feb. 7 to launch CSU Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) semester-long speaker series “Tolerance and Violence in the Mind of God.” Juergensmeyer, a professor of sociology and director of global and international studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is an expert in religious violence, conflict resolution, and the author of 22 books. His and other's work served as inspiration for CSUDH's speaker series, which explores the connection between religion and violence, solidarity, peacebuilding, and combating terrorism. “The rise of ... Read More
12th Annual CSUDH Student Research Day, Feb. 15-16
A record number of students will demonstrate the value of research–along with the breadth of research occurring at California State University, Dominguez Hills – at the 12th Annual CSUDH Student Research Day (SRD), which takes place Feb. 15-16 in the Loker Student Union. “By participating in faculty-mentored research, scholarship, and creative activity, students develop skills they will carry with them far beyond CSUDH,” said SRD Conference Chair John Price, professor and chair of CSUDH's Department of Physics. “[Students learn] systematic observation; formulation of a research question; detailed literature research; experimental design and execution; data analysis; and even public ... Read More
Matt G. Mutchler Examines HIV Prevention Communication among Black Gay and Bisexual Men
Professor of sociology Matt G. Mutchler's research over the past 20 years into HIV prevention and treatment issues, especially within the African American community, has garnered him more than 15 external research awards and respect as an expert in the field. In addition to serving as a faculty member at California State University, Dominguez Hills, he is currently a visiting professor with the Center for AIDS Prevention and Study at University of California, San Francisco, and director of community-based research with AIDS Project Los Angeles. Mutchler's more recent work addresses sexual communication among African-American gay and bisexual males and their close friends, and other sexual ... Read More
Pianist Sean Chen Captivates Audience During Steinway by Starlight Concert
Sean Chen, a charismatic and world-renowned pianist, captivated the audience during California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) annual Steinway by Starlight concert Feb. 2 with energetic renditions of pieces by such virtuosos as Leopold Godowsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and an alluring performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's “Quasi una fantasia.” Steinway by Starlight is an annual concert in CSUDH's University Theatre that showcases the university's designation as an “All-Steinway School.” As part of the elite group of institutions worldwide to have the distinction, the university's faculty and students learn, practice, and perform only on pianos designed by the world-famous ... Read More
Toro Dreamers Success Center Opens at CSU Dominguez Hills
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Toro Dreamers Success Center (TDSC) officially opened its doors Jan. 25 with a “meet-and-greet” packed full of faculty, staff, and students there to learn about the “safe space” and the services the center offers undocumented students. Planning for a center that supports and advocates for all of the university's undocumented students began over a year ago. According to Paz Oliverez, director of the university's Educational Opportunity Program, the decision to create a center is part of a larger goal, to provide services and resources for all the campus's diverse students. “The center really demonstrates Cal State Dominguez ... Read More
Art and Design Student David Kwock Honored for LA Opera’s ‘Salome’ Program Cover Design
David Kwock, an art and design major at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), was honored with 2nd place and a $2,000 prize for his program cover design for the LA Opera's spring production of composer Richard Strauss' opera, Salome. Kwock and students in art and design lecturer John Lionel Pierce's Design 342 course competed last fall with 35 students from 13 other campuses in Southern California to be featured on the cover of the widely distributed program. The 1st place winner's artwork will also be on display at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, home of the LA Opera. “When I won I was very excited. I did not expect to win at all. It was quite a shock for me to even ... Read More
