“Envisioning Transformation,” a two-day academic symposium that featured talks by nationally-recognized educators from Los Angeles County, explored ways for communities of color to come together to create social justice and harmony through resolute coalitions and transformative action. Organized by the 50th Anniversary Watts Rebellion Commemoration committee, the March 22-23 symposium was a sequel to the fall 2015 symposium “Fire and the Quest for Transformation,” which explored the origins and impact of the Watts Rebellion. Picking up where the fall symposium left off, the speakers shared research and insights that investigated history that was more multi-cultural and ... Read More
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CSUDH receives $260,000 NEH Grant to Continue Work Digitalizing Japanese-American History
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Archives and Special Collections Department has received $260,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to continue its work digitalizing artifacts that detail life for Japanese Americans held in internment camps during World War II, and daily life during the first half of the 20th Century. This is the second grant CSUDH has received from the NEH, as well as one from the National Park Service–totaling $621,510–to lead a collaborative effort to digitalize and describe thousands of letters, photographs, media reports, ephemera, publications and other materials currently in archive holdings at 15 California State University ... Read More
Alumnus Sam Enriquez Serves as Keynote at New York/Tri-State Alumni Reception
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumnus Sam Enriquez served as keynote speaker at the CSU New York/Tri-State Alumni Reception on March 14, an event that annually brings together alumni from throughout the California State University (CSU) system to network and mingle. Enriquez (Class of '85, B.S., economics) is senior editor, Page One of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the largest newspaper in the United States. He edits stories on politics, finance, corporations and foreign affairs, as well as breaking news. During the reception, which took place at The University Club of New York, Enriquez shared experiences about being a CSUDH student and how his degree has ... Read More
‘Before I Die’ Wall Entices Students to Contemplate the Future, Examine the Past
Before I die… “I want to make my family proud,” scribbled 19-year-old business major Chinaemerem Isika in chalk on the “Before I Die…” wall that has been erected on the east walkway outside California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Loker Student Union. “When I saw the 'Before I Die…' board I became very happy because I have so many more things I want to do before I die,” said Isika, a Nigerian national who has only been in the U.S. for seven months to go to college. “And one of the most important things I want to do is make my family very proud of me. They sent me here to America to study, so I need to make them proud when they see my grades and results. They'll be like ... Read More
Social Justice Speaker Series Welcomes Memory Distortion Expert Elizabeth Loftus
The first of two Social Justice Distinguished Speaker Series lectures planned for spring at California State University, Dominguez Hills will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5 in the University Library South Wing fifth floor event space. Centered on the theme of miscarriage of justice, the series welcomes Elizabeth Loftus, distinguished professor of social ecology and professor of law at the University of California, Irvine, speaking on "The Fiction of Memory." Social Justice Distinguished Speaker Series Dr. Elizabeth Loftus "The Fiction of Memory" Tuesday, April 5 • 4:30 to 6 p.m. Considered the most eminent female psychologist of the 20th century, Loftus is the ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: March 2016
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. College of Arts and Humanities Rick Noyce, adjunct faculty in music and humanities, and his band Resonance Flute Consort were honored in February 2016 with the 'Best Ambient/Instrumental Album for 'Lights Camera Flutes' at the Ambient Music Awards. The Los Angeles-based organization is dedicated to recognizing excellence in music throughout the world and supporting musicians interested in receiving a higher degree of market exposure and ... Read More
Students in New Call Center Link Generations of Toros to Alma Mater
After only six months on the job, the students placing calls in the Toro Fund Call Center at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) are not only learning new skills and earning some cash, they are also reaching out to alumni eager to better connect with campus and a new generation of Toros. The Toro Fund Call Center is a comprehensive annual giving program developed and managed by CSUDH's Division of University Advancement (UA) and staffed by student “phonathon ambassadors.” The center reaches out to CSUDH's approximately 90,000 alumni to seek donations to create student scholarships and fund such projects as campus improvements and faculty research. Since the center opened ... Read More
University Celebrates Faculty Accomplishments, Years of Service
California State University, Dominguez Hills will honor faculty contributions to their field and years of service to the university during the 2016 Faculty Awards reception on Thursday, March 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Loker Student Union Ballroom. The event is open to all faculty, staff and students. THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 - 5:30 PM LOKER STUDENT UNION BALLROOM Click for RSVP Faculty Award Honorees Lyle E. Gibson, Distinguished Teacher Award Dr. Marisela Chavez, Chicana/o Studies Presidential Outstanding Professor Award Dr. Keisha Paxton, Psychology Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award Dr. Jeff Sapp, Teacher Education Excellence in Service ... Read More
Marco Vasquez Holds Court During UCLA Law Fellowship Program
When California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) political science major Marco Vasquez began the UCLA Law Fellows Program he felt like an underdog; that was until an in-class assignment was passed out. The prestigious program was launched by UCLA's School of Law Academic Outreach Resource Center to prepare “high-potential” undergraduate and graduate students for careers in law, increase the diversity of students in law school, and “demystify the law school experience.” The fellowship program's “introduction ceremony” in January 2016 was attended by mostly University of California students from such campuses as UCLA, UCI and UC Berkeley, as well as students from USC and a ... Read More
Miguel Rivera Shares Personal Tragedy, Teaches Youth to ‘Dream Big’
Miguel Rivera did not retain a lot of what was taught at the “Every 15 Minutes” event that he attended as a senior at Norwalk High School in 2009, but when he returned two years later he was far-better prepared. Such events takes place each year at high schools across the country. They feature gruesome, yet staged car accidents strewn with “injured” and “dead” students, and such reality checks as a Grim Reaper removing a student from a classroom every 15 minutes to die, corresponding to the frequency of teenage death in the U.S. due to drunk driving. Rivera, now a sociology and business administration double major at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and founder of ... Read More
