Representatives from Alcoa Fastening Systems in Carson presented a check from the Alcoa Foundation for $25,000 to California State University, Dominguez Hills Interim President Willie J. Hagan to continue and expand the university's Alcoa STEM Scholarship for undergraduate students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-related degree programs. The Alcoa Foundation established the scholarship in the 2011-12 academic year with a $20,000 grant to the university. That first year awarded four $5,000 scholarships to junior and senior-level undergraduates with a minimum GPA of 3.0 who demonstrated financial need. This year's grant increases to five the number of ... Read More
Mike Bugason: Brokering Peace in Central Africa
Surviving a devastating decade-long war in his hometown of Arua in the West Nile region of Uganda, Africa, has led California State University, Dominguez Hills alumnus Mike Bugason (Class of '09, M.A., negotiation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding) to a career of helping those affected to heal from the wounds of conflict. “The negotiation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding (NCRP) degree greatly shaped my outlook on conflict, with the Restorative Justice and Peacebuilding (NCR 541) course particularly inspiring me to join global efforts aimed at healing the wounds of conflict associated with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),” Bugason stated. Based in Bangui in the Central ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills among First Campuses to Offer Degree Programs through New Cal State Online
California State University, Dominguez Hills will be among the first CSU campuses to offer bachelor's and master's degrees through the new Cal State Online, an initiative to provide a centralized structure of online program delivery for the CSU system. The Cal State Online website, www.calstateonline.net, launched this week (see the California State University system's press release here) and is accepting applications for programs to start later this year. Three of those will be administered by CSU Dominguez Hills, with classes starting in May. They include the university's existing Bachelor of Science in Applied Studies, an interdisciplinary degree completion program geared to working ... Read More
Exhibitions at University Art Gallery Draw Attention to Environmental Issues
A series of exhibitions revolving around environmental issues will be on display at the California State University, Dominguez Hills University Art Gallery from January 30 to March 26. Central to the series is the exhibit “Lost and Found: A North Sea Collaboration–Carl Reed and Thomas Claesson,” featuring found object art derived from materials discovered on islands lying off the west coast of Sweden. When Carl Reed, a sculptor who has worked for years with found objects, meet Thomas Claesson, a Swede who had an enormous collection of “lost” objects–items that have washed up on shore, been abandoned or unearthed, or acquired through inheritance–the two sensed the potential to realize an ... Read More
Toby Bushee: A Jewel at the University
Whether it's a president's reception for donors or government officials, the student-centered Toro Iron Chef cooking competition, an education fair that brings tens of thousands of people to the California State University, Dominguez Hills campus, or commencement, the man behind them all is Toby Bushee, director of events and donor stewardship. For his tireless work Bushee was recognized with the 2012 MPP (Management Personnel Plan) Outstanding Leadership Award. “I still can't believe that I won the award. It blows me away because to do what I do, it takes an army. I rely on just about every single department to make one event happen,” he said. “I'm humbled.” But an army requires a ... Read More
