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 Nancy Erbe, professor of negotiation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, wrote the sections on arbitration, mediation and the ombuds in the recently published two-volume reference book, “Consumer Survival: An Encyclopedia of Consumer Rights, Safety and Protection” (ABC-CLIO, November 2013). Erbe also contributed the chapter “What School Leaders Do Not Know About Law Will Hurt Them and Others: The ... Read More
Have a Seat: Loker Student Union Adds Dining Booths in Food Court
In various surveys and focus groups of students about services the Loker Student Union could add or enhance, director Cecilia Ortiz and her staff noticed a theme: students wanted more comfortable seating in the main food court and they wanted microwaves to heat up food they bring from home. Monday, both requests were fulfilled with the completion of a construction project to add 15 booths along the wall between the Club 1910 restaurant and Johnnie's NY Pizza and the windows facing the north lawn. Next to the booths on the window side, a new cabinet housing two microwaves was also added. “We've taken out the wood banquettes, which had very hard surface seating and were too deep,” Ortiz ... Read More
Auditions For CSU Dominguez Hills’ Production of “School for Scandal” Set for February 13 and 14
Students, faculty and staff as well as the public are invited to audition for a role in the California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre Arts upcoming production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play “School for Scandal.” Auditions will be held on Feb. 13 and 14 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the University Theatre's main stage. Directed with a hip-hop flair by Kelly Herman, lecturer of theatre arts, this 1777 classic still has enough bite to draw blood and it reminds us that human nature has not changed much throughout the generations, as we can always be seduced by a tale of status, love, and betrayal. This is the original reality show fraught with competition, sex, ... Read More
Panetta Institute Internship Introduces Business Major Nicole Leonard to U.S. Political System
As something she and her mom used to do for fun, Nicole Leonard would often spend weekends spontaneously dropping in on real estate open houses in and near Torrance, where she was born and still calls home. Leonard developed such an interest in residential real estate that it became her career aspiration to become a licensed real estate broker. As a means to that end, she enrolled at Marymount College (now Marymount California University) in Rancho Palos Verdes and in spring 2012 earned an associate's degree in business with a concentration in accounting. By the time she transferred to California State University, Dominguez Hills in fall 2012, something had caught the senior ... Read More
CSUDH Students Present Research at Prestigious Health Science Conferences
Eleven seniors majoring in health sciences at California State University, Dominguez Hills presented details of their research at two high-level conferences during the fall semester. Three seniors presented at the Annual American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting held in Boston in November. With more than 10,000 attendees, most of which are professionals in the field or graduate students working toward public health related degrees, APHA is a large and prestigious international professional conference where public health professionals and students gather to share their latest efforts in research, education, and intervention work. Spencer Nelson (community health ... Read More
