A two-day CSU planning grant symposium kicked off an ambitious and first-of-its-kind project to digitize and create a one-stop website for collections relating to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The event–hosted by the CSU Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections Department in collaboration with archives divisions at CSU Fresno, CSU Northridge, CSU Fullerton, CSU Sacramento and San Jose State–brought together numerous archivists, scholars and technical consultants to share their knowledge of Japanese American history and expectations on how a collaborative digital repository can serve students and scholars alike. Currently, the CSU archival ... Read More
Students Journey to Four Corners of the World With the Help of Scholarships
Six California State University, Dominguez Hills students will have the chance to travel and study in a new corner of the world after being awarded scholarships to help fund their international travel opportunities during the 2014-2015 academic year. Of those six, four were awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a prestigious grant offered through the U.S. State Department that provides the financial means for a student to study abroad. The undergraduates, Lissete Rivera, a senior double majoring in anthropology and Spanish; Wendy Velez, a senior in sociology; Xaisha Bailey, a junior studying sociology; and Kenneth Tyler, a senior in business administration, will be ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Announces Appointments of Two Associate Vice Presidents in Academic Affairs
California State University, Dominguez Hills Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ellen Junn has announced the appointments of two academic leadership positions: Gitanjali Kaul as associate vice president for institutional effectiveness and assessment, and Clare Weber, associate vice president for faculty affairs. “These two position are vitally important to ensuring this institution continues to provide the highest quality education,” Provost Junn said. “CSU Dominguez Hills will certainly benefit from the expertise of Dr. Kaul and Dr. Weber.” As associate vice president for institutional effectiveness and assessment, Kaul will lead the university's institutional ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: June 2014
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 Michael Desrochers, adjunct faculty member in history, contributed revisions to his chapter "Religions of Antiquity" to the survey text "World Religions: Western Traditions, Fourth Edition" (Oxford University Press, 2014). Ken Roth, lecturer in digital media arts, co-authored a chapter, "Realizing Race: Media Representation and the Uneasy Adjustment of Asian International Students and African American ... Read More
Alumnus Patrick Mitchell’s Quest for a Healthier America
“Eat your fruits and vegetables!” Growing up, you probably heard that line more times than you can count, and with good reason. Fruits and vegetables are the cornerstone of a healthy diet as outlined by countless state and federal nutrition programs, including the Michelle Obama-spearheaded “Let's Move” campaign and the California Department of Public Health's (CDPH) “Network for a Healthy California” initiative. California State University, Dominguez Hills alumnus Patrick Mitchell (M.A., Class of 1980, applied behavioral science) knows that better than anyone else. He's among the primary research scientists at the CDPH working to improve nutrition among low-income California ... Read More
