At a public forum on Wednesday, March 23, Associate Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management Jian-Yu (Fisher) Ke and his team will unveil results of the South Bay Economics Institute's latest study on the current position of California's freight system compared with other states', and policy recommendations to increase California's supply chain competitiveness. The event will run from noon until 1:30 p.m. in the Loker Student Union, Ballroom C, and is open to students, faculty, and the surrounding community. The study, “Achieving Excellence for California's Freight System,” was prompted by the recent relocations of several major California-based companies, including ... Read More
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CSUDH Students Earn Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships
For the second year in a row, four CSUDH students have been named to the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration for their transportation-related research. A prestigious program that grants 150-200 applicants awards ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 a year, the DDETFP looks to consistently advance the transportation industry and workforce through education. The CSUDH student recipients are Kimberly Alejandra Campos, Lander Gaminde, Benjamin Pochop, and Hashaam Younis. In addition to the monthly stipend that funds their research, the awardees also had the opportunity in January 2022 to meet fellow ... Read More
CSUDH Launches New Strategic Plan: Going Far Together
With a land acknowledgement to the Tongva Nation by students Vanessa Esparza and Susanna Negrete–from the Pascua Yaqui Nation–to start the event, the CSUDH Strategic Planning Steering Committee launched the university's new 2022 Strategic Plan on March 3. The Strategic Plan positions CSUDH as a socially just, equitable, and inclusive model urban university, and will serve as a blueprint for the university over the next eight years. The title, “Going Far Together,” reflects how collectivism supports a learning environment in which everyone can thrive–an overarching theme woven throughout the document. That sense of collective effort established the foundation of the strategic planning ... Read More
CSUDH Professor Wins Prestigious NEH Award
CSUDH Professor of History Bianca Murillo has received a 2022 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship through the Awards for Faculty program for her next book, Financing Africa's Future: A Socio-Economic History of Ghana, 1950-1980. The highly competitive NEH faculty awards support advanced humanities research by scholars at Historically Black Colleges, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. A total of 25 grants were awarded nationally. This is Murillo's second major project involving Ghana–her first book, Market Encounters: Consumer Cultures in Twentieth-Century Ghana was published in 2017. That book traced the evolution of consumerism in the ... Read More
CSUDH Students Advocate for Basic Needs with Congressmembers
Students' basic needs must be met in order for them to thrive. That was the central message Toros conveyed to Congressmembers Adam Schiff and Nanette Barragán during a visit to the CSUDH Urban Farm on March 4. Schiff and Barragán, who represent California's 28th and 44th districts respectively, met with students to discuss food and housing insecurity, as well as what can be done to meet their basic needs. The visit came a day after the representatives introduced the Food for Thought Act of 2022–a bill which would provide free meal programs to community colleges and minority-serving institutions to help end food insecurity among college students. Before Schiff and Barragán sat down ... Read More
Theatre and Dance Stage “The Motherf**ker with the Hat” by Stephen Adly Guirgis
What: “The Motherf**ker with the Hat,” a play by Stephen Adly Guirgis When: April 13, 14, 15, and 16 at 7 p.m., and April 15 at 2 p.m. Where: The University Theatre at California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 E.Victoria St., Carson, CA, 90747 Tickets: Livestream tickets are $18 per night. Live audience tickets are $18 per night as conditions allow in response to COVID-19. Student tickets are $10. To reserve a ticket, visit www.csudh.edu/theatre-arts/buy-tickets/. Contact: Call CSUDH Performing Arts at (310) 243-3589, or email at PerformingArts@csudh.edu. Note: This play contains adult language, graphic ... Read More
Daily Breeze: Reps. Schiff, Barragán Discuss Food-for-Students Bill at Cal State Dominguez Hills
Source: Daily Breeze Students shouldn't go hungry. That's what a new bill from Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, and Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-San Pedro, aims to ensure doesn't happen. The Food for Thought Act, introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 3, would authorize the secretary of education to make grants to colleges and universities to provide free meals to low-income students. “Students who are impacted by hunger simply cannot participate in school as fully as students who have reliable access to food,” a press release from Schiff's office said. “The Food for Thought Act will help eliminate this barrier for countless college students and ensure that students have ... Read More
Staff Spotlight: Paola Carbajal-Kerr
When Paola Carbajal-Kerr says, “I'm proud to be a Toro,” she means it. The CSUDH alumna and current residential life coordinator for University Housing has been studying or working on campus for 15 years–she joined the Toro staff right after graduating from the university. “I worked in Student Affairs as an undergraduate student programmer for the Multicultural Center (now Multicultural Affairs),” she says. “I had so many great mentors at the time that I decided to join their ranks in helping to support students!” In her current position, Carbajal-Kerr leads the programmatic efforts for students living in the Residence Hall, as well as supervising the work of the student staff in the ... Read More
Parent Leadership Academy Fosters Support for First-Gen Families
For the families of first-generation college students, universities can seem unfamiliar and inaccessible. New terminologies and processes can alienate students and their parents, who want to be able to provide support and guidance to their children. Two faculty members at CSUDH are trying to change that dynamic through the Parent Leadership Academy–a forum through which parents can connect, share knowledge, and navigate CSUDH together. Assistant Professor Yesenia Fernández and Associate Professor Jen Stacy, both in the College of Education, pitched the idea of a parent academy for President Thomas Parham's President's Challenge competition in 2020. After their idea received funding, they ... Read More
CSUDH Launches New Filipino American Digital Archive
On Saturday, March 5, leaders of the Filipino community and local dignitaries will join California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) faculty and representatives of the university's Gerth Archives and Special Collections to celebrate the launch of the CSUDH Filipino American Digital Archive (FADA). The event, which will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Archives on the fifth floor of the CSUDH University Library, will double as a chance for members of the local Filipino American community to bring in their own materials to add to the archive. “With Greater Los Angeles home to the third-largest population of Americans with Filipino ancestry in the United States, this new archive ... Read More
