Nearly 250 visitors from throughout California, including State Senator Rod Wright, and Assemblymembers Bonnie Lowenthal (CA-54th) and Diane Harkley (CA-73rd), attended a half-day Cap and Trade Forum co-hosted by Assemblymembers Isadore Hall, III (CA-52nd) and Susan Bonilla (CA-11th) on Friday at California State University, Dominguez Hills in the Loker Student Union. The legislators and experts discussed the implications of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) Cap and Trade program that is set to regulate 600 of the state's largest greenhouse gas emitting stationary sources. The program was enacted to comply with the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. In his ... Read More
Freshman Move-in Day Helps Students Feel at Home at College
A week before the bulk of the student body and faculty returned to school this semester, a contingent of freshmen had already made themselves at home on campus. Literally. With the help of their families, the first-time California State University, Dominguez Hills students moved into University Housing. In 90-degree weather, nearly 200 freshmen filled and ferried carts provided by housing, lugged suitcases, and carried boxes and makeshift totes to their new digs for the school year. On Wednesday all transfer and returning students new to living on campus moved in. Then on Friday all returning residents moved back in. A total of 650 students are now calling the 162 apartment units ... Read More
O&P Students Get Olympic-Style Greeting
In June, students, faculty and alumni of the CSU Dominguez Hills Orthotics and Prosthetics program were give the opportunity to meet Oscar Pistorius, who with his debut at the 2012 London Olympics in August became the first double leg amputee to participate in an able-bodied Olympics. The special event was organized by global orthopedic design company Ossur and held at its headquarters in Foothill Ranch. A longtime supporter of CSUDH O&P, Ossur is a major sponsor of Pistorius, providing him with his state-of-the-art prosthetic feet for over six years. Seventeen new graduate students in the new master's in health science O&P option degree program attended, as well as other ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: August 2012
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and articles that expand their knowledge and expertise. Here are a few recent highlights. Department of Psychology lecturer Giacomo “Jack” Bono presented “Search for the Developmental Role of Gratitude: A 4-Year Longitudinal Analysis” at this year's American Psychological Association's (APA) annual convention, which took place in Orlando, Florida, August 2-5. The paper details findings of a study on gratitude and attitude among teens. An article on the study appeared in Health Magazine, among other publications. Jerry Moore, professor of anthropology has been interviewed ... Read More
Alumna Linda DeYampert Gains a First Down at NFL Network
Linda Corsey DeYampert knows how to tackle a challenge. The California State University, Dominguez Hills alumna (Class of '99, B.S., business management) took on a traditionally male-dominated industry when in 2006 she stepped into the role of manager of scheduling operations for one of the fastest-growing cable networks in the country - the National Football League (NFL) Network in Culver City. She is the first African American woman to hold a management position at the company, and in June she was promoted to senior manager, overseeing the production facility, scheduling personnel, and a staff of 25 direct reports and 250 freelance employees for all studio operations and some remote ... Read More
