Following a nation-wide search, Willie J. Hagan, president of California State University, Dominguez Hills, has appointed Carrie E. Stewart as the university's new vice president for university advancement. Her first day will be Jan. 13, 2014. Stewart has more than 25 years of experience in university advancement, most recently as vice president of institutional advancement at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, a position she has held since 2011. At Otis she has successfully directed fundraising efforts for a $30 million comprehensive campaign, overhauled the institution's marketing efforts, and achieved the second highest alumni annual giving participation rate among peer ... Read More
Michele Bury: Drawing on Experience to Inspire Design Students
Graphic design constantly and creatively innovates, adapts, evolves, and progresses. So, too, does Michele Bury, past chair and professor of art and design at California State University, Dominguez Hills. And the beauty of it is her influence can be seen in the works created by the university's art and design students. Traditionally, the works of students are displayed during the Annual Student Art and Design Exhibitions held in the University Art Gallery. Drawing on her early career experience working internationally as a graphic designer–in Paris she designed for clients including the Chateau de Versailles Museum and for one of London's top agencies, Roundel Design Group–the Berkeley ... Read More
STEM Advantage Helps Computer Tech Majors Break Stereotypes
Joyce Rockhold and Erica Tinsley aren't your stereotypical math or science geeks. They are women, for one. They are also African American. However, being both could be to their advantage: Women and minorities–particularly African American and Latinos–are viewed as the key to addressing the nation's workforce needs in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions and ensuring the United States remains a global leader into the future. It's already proving advantageous for Rockhold and Tinsley. The two computer technology majors with an emphasis in homeland security are among 12 computer science or computer technology students–six women and six men–selected ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: November 2013
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 Cheever, chair and associate professor of communications, will be a guest panelist of NPR station 89.3 KPCC's Crawford Family Forum on Wednesday, Dec. 4 from 7-8:30 p.m. in Pasadena. The forum's topic for that evening is “Tech in the Classroom: How Much is Too Much?” A. Marco Turk, chair and emeritus professor of negotiation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, was presented the L. Randolph Lowry ... Read More
Theodore Byrne: Assistant Professor Receives U.S. Meritorious Service Medal
For his outstanding service in the U.S. military, Theodore Byrne, assistant professor of public administration, has been awarded the United States Meritorious Service Medal. The medal specifically recognizes Byrne, a lieutenant colonel, for his service in the Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) for the Army Reserve Medical Command's Central Medical Area Readiness Support Group at Fort Sheridan, Ill. In his role as an Army Reserve judge advocate general, Byrne provides advice on a wide range of legal topics to members of the command, from the Uniform Code of Military Justice to federal personnel law, disciplinary matters, human rights, ethics, and law of war. He also plays a leadership ... Read More
