(Carson, CA) - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Foundation a grant of more than $2.9 million to create a Master Teacher Fellows program, with the goal of developing exemplary teacher-leaders in science and mathematics for high-need K-12 schools. The Master Teacher Fellows (MTF) program is a partnership between CSUDH, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) - Local District South, and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The six-year grant was awarded through the NSF's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The MTF's goals are to increase participants' content knowledge and pedagogical and ... Read More
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Cultivating Crops and Eager Minds Earns Jenney Hall the Excellence in Service Award
Since she arrived at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in 2016, lecturer of environmental studies Jenney Hall has wasted little time developing new ways to teach students how to study and protect the environment, and how to grow nourishing crops for themselves and food insecure people. Hall quickly became well liked and respected among her students and colleagues in CSUDH's Interdisciplinary Studies Department (IDS) for her teaching of introductory and advanced courses in environmental studies, and for developing curriculum for face-to-face online and hybrid courses. In 2018, she brought agriculture to campus when she co-founded the Urban Farm to teach the health and ... Read More
University Police Receive State Grant to Upgrade Radio Communications
The California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) University Police Department has received an $84,706 grant from Cal OES' School Communications Interoperability Grant Program (SCIGP) to upgrade its handheld radios and enable communications with responding L.A County Sheriff's Department (LASD) units during a campus emergency. SCIGP grants provide funding for campuses in the California State University and California Community College systems to acquire interoperable communications technology compatible with modern and future systems. The LASD is transitioning to a UHF communications platform, according to CSUDH University Police Chief Carlos Velez. With the grant, CSUDH ... Read More
Respect and Admiration Earn Vivian Price the 2020 Faculty Excellence Award
Vivian Price is respected by her peers and admired by her students, many of whom have become active partners in her creative work and causes, from filmmaking and research around equity, race, and gender, to environmental racism and climate change. Price is a professor of interdisciplinary studies and coordinator of the Labor Studies program at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). She has earned the 2020 Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award. The award acknowledges research, scholarship and creative activities that are essential components of the university's mission. The honor also recognizes professional activities that provide intellectual ... Read More
Virtual Graduation Celebration Honors Toro Class of 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic may have postponed commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2020, but California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) still found a way to celebrate its graduates with a week-long Virtual Graduation Celebration. Given the task of quickly creating a series of online and virtual events to celebrate Toro grads, several departments teamed up and got to work. The effort was led by the CSUDH Office of Ceremonies and Events, with staff from the Office of Student Life (OSL), communications, alumni, the Academic Affairs Division, and DHTV all pitching in. “None of us had ever done anything like this before,” says Marilyn McPoland, director of Ceremonies and ... Read More
Ryan Bowles Eagle Honored with the 2020 Lyle E. Gibson Distinguished Teacher Award
Ryan Bowles Eagle doesn't just research and teach media activism–she considers teaching as a form of activism, as well. “The activism that I get to do is through my teaching, through what I can do to build up our students, who have so much to contribute, whose voices are so important and needed in media,” she says. Bowles Eagle, an assistant professor of communications at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and program director of the Film, Television, and Media (FTVM) program, wants her students to use what they learn in her courses to help change the media landscape. “I see our students as having the potential to be change-makers in media storytelling,” she says. ... Read More
Inside Higher Ed: Q&A with CSUDH Clinical Psychologist Norma Quintero
Source: Inside Higher Ed Skip to the Q&A with Norma Quintero below. Things are heating up. I encourage everyone to get out and grab some sunshine (with a mask on, of course). Before we get to it, some fun things to cleanse your palate. The Washington Post's TikTok guy, Dave Jorgenson, sat down with Rainn Wilson (aka Dwight from The Office) to talk about anxiety and breathing techniques. It's a strangely calming interview to watch. I found some nice wildlife shots for you. And yes, there is yet more UFO news. Before we move on, this is a gentle reminder that you'll find our weekly Q&A if you scroll down. Last week, I talked with a university psychologist about what ... Read More
College of Business Administration and Public Policy Earns AACSB Accreditation
(Carson, CA) - California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) College of Business Administration and Public Policy (CBAPP) has earned accreditation by AACSB International (AACSB), the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools. In the AACSB Self Evaluation Report, CBAPP was commended in several areas, particularly as a core component of the university's growth strategy and plans to increase its footprint in the region, and its overall competitiveness among institutions of higher education. The report also found that overall enthusiasm and passion that permeates throughout the college for transforming the lives of its students and the communities CSUDH ... Read More
Class of 2020 Shares Fond Memories, Aspirations, and Collective Apprehension
California State University, Dominguez Hills' Class of 2020 has a lot to offer. The students featured below are a small sample of the 4,633 graduates who will become the next generation of nurses, business professionals, researchers, artists, and leaders. Each graduate shared one of their favorite faculty mentors, a few memorable experiences since joining the Toro Nation, and some trepidation about an uncertain future. Sahara Vilchis, B.S., Anthropology/Biological Concentration, Minor in Geography Sahara Vilchis is a McNair Scholar who serves as president of the Anthropology Club, works on campus as a writing/content tutor in the Toro Learning and Testing Center, and is a volunteer in ... Read More
Department of Theatre and Dance Presents Spring Dance Concert ‘Translucent’
(Carson, CA) - California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance will premiere the virtual spring dance concert “Translucent” on Friday, May 15 at 7 p.m., with direction from Amy Michele Allen, assistant professor of dance. Please RSVP at PerformingArts@csudh.edu to receive a digital invitation. “Translucent” is a visual showcase of choreography on film created by and featuring CSUDH dance students Rodrigo Bastidas Berropsi, Lesley Bautista, Kai Crowe, Miledid Delgado, Sian Greene, Brenae Howard, Eric Ixta, Hannah Mercado, Dixie Ramirez, Asia Santos, Heather Stell, and Angela Zambrano. Through the camera lens, each choreographer conveys a personal ... Read More
