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 Kirstin Ellsworth, assistant professor of art history, presented “The Spiritual Spaces of the International Style: Edward Larrabee Barnes' Christian Theological Seminary” at the Sixth Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities in Osaka, Japan, in early April. Nancy Erbe, professor of negotiation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, lectured on international human trafficking at IV Semana Acadêmica de ... Read More
Outstanding leadership, service by CSUDH students, faculty, staff honored
More than 100 nominations were submitted for the 2015 President's Student Leadership and Service Awards to honor both students for their service to the campus and community and their academic excellence, as well as staff and faculty who support them in those efforts. The university celebrated the achievements and accomplishments of the nominees and the ultimate winners during a reception on April 28 in the Loker Student Union Ballroom. University President Willie J. Hagan commended all the nominees for their active participation on campus and noted that student involvement “plays a major role in defining the vision for the future of this campus and as they work with other students, ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills to bestow honorary doctorate on actor, humanitarian Forest Whitaker
Academy Award-winning actor and renowned social activist Forest Whitaker will return to his hometown of Carson on May 16 to receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and serve as a keynote speaker during the university's College of Arts and Humanities Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. in the StubHub Center Tennis Stadium on campus and is one of five college-based commencements taking place May 15 and 16 in celebration of the approximately 4,000 students graduating from CSUDH. Forest Whitaker is the founder and CEO of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), an international non-profit ... Read More
Labor Studies Program Organizes Annual Labor, Social and Environmental Justice Fair
Students and faculty in the Labor Studies Program at California State University, Dominguez Hills welcome labor and community organizations from across the greater Los Angeles area to celebrate the Seventh Annual Labor, Social and Environmental Justice Fair on Thursday, April 30, on campus. From immigration reform to workers' rights to economic and environmental conscience policies, people are uniting to create real social change, and the fair's theme, “Uprising" aims to highlight these organizing drives of the Social Justice Movement. Greg Akili from the Black Worker Center and Mark Lopez from East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice are this year's keynote speakers. “We're ... Read More
West Basin Cuts Ribbon on Ocean Friendly Garden at University Housing
Officials from West Basin Municipal Water District, Surfrider Foundation and the university celebrated the unveiling of a West Basin Ocean Friendly Garden (OFG) on campus during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 26. Located just outside the entrance gates to the University Housing complex, the garden replaces nearly 7,000 square-feet of grass with 250 water-saving, drought-tolerant trees and plants native to Southern California and will save up to 80 percent of the water previously required for landscaping. Additionally, it is designed to redirect and capture water from the street to allow for natural irrigation of the garden. The OFG program is part of West Basin's Water ... Read More
