California State University, Dominguez Hills will be among the first CSU campuses to offer bachelor's and master's degrees through the new Cal State Online, an initiative to provide a centralized structure of online program delivery for the CSU system. The Cal State Online website, www.calstateonline.net, launched this week (see the California State University system's press release here) and is accepting applications for programs to start later this year. Three of those will be administered by CSU Dominguez Hills, with classes starting in May. They include the university's existing Bachelor of Science in Applied Studies, an interdisciplinary degree completion program geared to working ... Read More
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Exhibitions at University Art Gallery Draw Attention to Environmental Issues
A series of exhibitions revolving around environmental issues will be on display at the California State University, Dominguez Hills University Art Gallery from January 30 to March 26. Central to the series is the exhibit “Lost and Found: A North Sea Collaboration–Carl Reed and Thomas Claesson,” featuring found object art derived from materials discovered on islands lying off the west coast of Sweden. When Carl Reed, a sculptor who has worked for years with found objects, meet Thomas Claesson, a Swede who had an enormous collection of “lost” objects–items that have washed up on shore, been abandoned or unearthed, or acquired through inheritance–the two sensed the potential to realize an ... Read More
Toby Bushee: A Jewel at the University
Whether it's a president's reception for donors or government officials, the student-centered Toro Iron Chef cooking competition, an education fair that brings tens of thousands of people to the California State University, Dominguez Hills campus, or commencement, the man behind them all is Toby Bushee, director of events and donor stewardship. For his tireless work Bushee was recognized with the 2012 MPP (Management Personnel Plan) Outstanding Leadership Award. “I still can't believe that I won the award. It blows me away because to do what I do, it takes an army. I rely on just about every single department to make one event happen,” he said. “I'm humbled.” But an army requires a ... Read More
Alumna Karen Bass: Leading From the Hill
This article first appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of Dominguez Today, the university's magazine that is available in print and online, and is being posted in Dateline following her swearing in on January 3 to the 113th Congress as the 37th District of California representative in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congresswoman Karen Bass didn't set out to become the first African American woman to serve as California's Speaker of the Assembly when her peers in the legislature tapped her for the job in 2008. In fact, if someone had asked about her aspirations four years prior, elected office likely wouldn't have been on the list. “I was pushed to run for office by the former ... Read More
Larry Rosen: Discussing ‘iDisorders’ on NBC LA
Larry Rosen, professor of psychology, was interviewed by NBC Los Angeles on January 2, 2013, about people's growing obsession to mobile devices, the psychology behind it, and what psychological problems can result. Rosen is the author of "iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming its Hold on Us" (Palgrave MacMillan: New York, 2012), which is co-authored by Mark Carrier, professor and chair of psychology, and Nancy Cheever, associate professor and chair of communications at CSU Dominguez Hills. ... Read More
Former Toros Reunite and Unite with other CSU Alums at Mega Mixer
Several California State University, Dominguez Hills alumni took part in a CSU Mega Mixer along with nearly 250 alumni from 10 CSU campuses at the House of Blues at Downtown Disney in Orange County on Nov. 13. “More than it being fun, I think it's just a really good idea that the alums get together,” said CSU Dominguez Hills alumna Khaleah Bradshaw (Class of '09, B.A., English literature). “Thaun Lam [director for the CSU Fullerton Alumni Association] mentioned that there's over 2.6 million CSU alums, so it only makes sense that we network and create more of a tight-knit association.” As with Bradshaw, who works as an admissions supervisor at CSU Dominguez Hills, many alumni ... Read More
James Jeffers: Answering Hollywood’s Call to Explain the “Wrath of the Titans”
High-budget, action-adventure movies that are heavy on special effects tend not to be educational. While that is true for the recent summer blockbuster “Wrath of the Titans,” its Blu-ray release does provide a mini history lesson on the movie's use of Greek mythology given by California State University, Dominguez Hills history professor James Jeffers, who was invited to take part in the “Maximum Movie Mode” special feature on the disc. In Maximum Movie Mode, viewers can choose either the "Path of Man,” where they get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie and what went into the special effects scenes or how various creatures took shape, or the “Path of the Gods” and ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: December 2012
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and articles that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments in this section. College of Arts and Humanities Ericka Verba, associate professor of history, has received a $50,400 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for College Teachers and Independent Scholars to work on a biography of Chilean folklorist, musician and visual artist Violeta Parra. Verba was the only candidate to be offered both the NEH Fellowship and the NEH Award for Faculty. College of Professional Studies Ann Choi, assistant professor of ... Read More
Early Alumnus James Waight Makes Adventure his Mission
Dashing young agent with top-secret clearance ferries confidential materials on international missions, lands in a few tight spots, and in the end gets the girl. An elevator pitch for a James Bond movie? No, but in many ways, it's better. In a nutshell, it was the life of James Waight (Class of '68, B.A., history/American studies) as a diplomatic courier for the U.S. Department of State. Unlike the famous fictional Brit, Waight doesn't have the status: Secret service agent 007. However, he may very well be student 007. In 1965, he was among just 14 fellow juniors and 27 freshmen to attend the inaugural term at what would later become California State University, Dominguez ... Read More
Second Budget Town Hall: Life After Proposition 30
Providing an overview of the 2012-13 budget in light of the passing of Proposition 30 in November, California State University, Dominguez Hills Interim President Willie Hagan, along with Mary Ann Rodriguez, vice president for administration and finance, addressed members of the campus community during the second in a series of campus town hall meetings in Loker Student Union Ballroom on Dec. 4. With the passage of Proposition 30, the university's budget will avoid a mid-year baseline cut of $5.8 million, Hagan said; however that passage did come at a cost, he added. The university incurred a one-time $3 million reduction resulting in part from the 9 percent tuition rollback. The state has ... Read More