“Praxis Studio” is an exhibition of new works by contemporary Los Angeles artists that speaks to ways in which the arts can deeply connect to community engagement and the context in which it is created. The exhibit will open with a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 in the University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays through March 14. “Praxis Studio” features drawings, sound sculpture, design, and painting by EJ Hill, Ana Llorente, Juan Capistran and Hazel Mandujano, and Mario Ybarra Jr. It is guest curated by Leonardo Bravo, founder and organizer of the arts nonprofit Big City Forum. For more ... Read More
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‘Before It Hits Home’ Opens at CSU Dominguez Hills on Feb.23
Playwright Cheryl West's award-winning drama, “Before It Hits Home” will run Feb. 23-March 11 in California State University, Dominguez Hills' Edison Studio Theatre as part of the university's Black History Month celebration. Set in Midwestern America in 1991, “Before It Hits Home” is a complex and powerful drama that explores the effect of AIDS on charismatic jazz musician Wendal Bailey, his lovers, parents, and even his 14-year old son. The play was the winner of the Helen Hayes Award for best new play in 1992. Wendal Bailey has never managed to make it big. After being diagnosed with the AIDS virus, he denies having had any sexual encounters with men. However, by the end of the first ... Read More
DACA Student Maricruz De La Torre Honored with CSU’s Crellin Pauling Student Teaching Award
Whether she becomes a biomedical researcher, a professor, or both, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) graduate student Maricruz De La Torre will always consider dispelling ignorant cultural views about science, and who teaches it, among her most important professional obligations. After sharing such values in an award nomination essay, De La Torre was honored with the Crellin Pauling Student Teaching Award, and its $2,000 prize. She was one of two California State University (CSU) students given the annual award that acknowledges outstanding teaching in biotechnology-related settings, courses, and programs. The award was presented at the CSU Biotechnology Symposium on ... Read More
To Ban or Not to Ban: Teachers Grapple with Forcing Students to Disconnect from Technology
At Cal State Dominguez Hills, the low November sun had faded to dusk when professor Toddy Eames called for a break in the middle of a nearly three-hour screenwriting class. “Fifteen minutes!” she announced as her students stood, stretched or ambled to the door. “You can take out your phones,” she added, but most students were already scrolling through the texts, emails, Snapchats and other postings that had piled up during an hour of mandated tech abstinence. Since fall 2016, the communications department at California State University at Dominguez Hills has banned smartphones, laptops and other personal technology in every classroom – with grade deductions for violations – except for ... Read More
Fynnwin Prager Discusses Economic Impact of Flu Outbreak on CNBC
Fynnwin Prager, assitant professor of Public Administration at California State University, Dominguez Hills and co-author of the study “Total Economic Consequences of an Influenza Outbreak,” was interviewed on the CNBC Nightly Business Report to discuss the potential economic consequences of the 2017-18 influenza outbreak, the worst epidemic since the H1N1 flu virus emerged in 2009. The H1N1 flu pandemic caused more than 12,000 deaths in the United States alone. Source: CNBC Nightly Business Report (interview begins at 14:30) ... Read More
Cal State Dominguez Hills Honors the Old with New Fab Lab
As subtle as it may be, there's a profound difference between A. Quincy Jones and the Quincy Jones. Though both made their names producing creative work in '60s-era Los Angeles, the latter is a music producer who worked with the likes of Michael Jackson, and the former is an architect known for, among other ventures, the original design of California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). One of these talented fellows recently had a “fab lab” integrated into their oeuvre, and here's a hint – it's not going to win a Grammy. The new Toyota Center Fab Lab at CSUDH, however, might still win awards despite being theoretically undanceable. Thanks to the efforts of the Los Angeles office of ... Read More
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Junot Díaz to Give Patricia Eliet Memorial Lecture
(Carson, CA) - Junot Díaz, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” will be the guest speaker for the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Department of English's 2018 Patricia Eliet Memorial Lecture on Feb. 1. WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 1, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: University Theatre, CSUDH, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA 90747. Click here for directions and a printable campus map. The lecture is FREE and open to the public, but tickets are required. TICKETS: click here. During the lecture, Díaz will address issues that coincide with “¡Adelante! Latinx Activism in California,” a spring 2018 campus-wide series of events ... Read More
Grammy-Nominated Pianist Larry Goldings to Perform at Steinway by Starlight Concert
Larry Goldings, a Grammy-nominated pianist, keyboardist, composer, and songwriter, will perform in California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) annual Steinway by Starlight concert on Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the University Theatre. Steinway by Starlight showcases the university's designation as an “All-Steinway School,” which it received from Steinway & Sons in 2014. Music majors at CSUDH learn, practice, and perform only on pianos designed by Steinway & Sons and have the opportunity to host world-class performers and master classes. Goldings' musical talents have been tapped by such mainstream artists as singer-songwriter James Taylor–who he has recorded and toured ... Read More
Martin, Clarence
Clarence Augustus (Gus) Martin, Ph.D. Title: Professor, Criminal Justice Administration Department: Public Administration Areas of Expertise Terrorism and Extremism. Homeland Security. Administration of Justice. Juvenile Justice. Professional Background At CSUDH, Martin teaches courses on the subjects of terrorism and extremism and criminal law. He has also served as associate vice president for Human Resources Management, acting associate dean of the College of Business Administration and Public Policy, associate vice president for Faculty Affairs, and chair of the Department of Public Administration & Public Policy. He began his academic career as a member of the faculty of the ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills to Host ‘Organizing Disadvantaged Communities for Success’ Conference
(Carson, CA) -- State, civic, and higher education leaders from throughout Southern California will come together Jan. 12 at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) for the Organizing Disadvantaged Communities for Success conference, which will focus on state programs that improve energy issues and air and water quality. WHEN: Friday, Jan. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: CSUDH's Loker Student Union. The university is located at 1000 E Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747. Click here for directions and a printable campus map. The daylong conference, co-hosted by the City of Carson and CSUDH, will bring together individuals responsible for administering local grant ... Read More
