The concept of home has deep meaning for most people. It may go even deeper for Jerry Moore, professor of anthropology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. During his career as an anthropological archaeologist, he's been - as he calls it - “digging into people's home for 30 years,” searching for clues that help to unravel a fundamental question, what does it mean to be human? And, he has written about it in “The Prehistory of Home” (University of California Press, Berkeley, 2012). “The human experience is such a vast topic, but breaking it down makes it digestible. Focusing on home was a good choice [for the book], because most anyone can relate to having a home or being ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Hosts White House Advisory Meeting
On Tuesday, April 3, California State University, Dominguez Hills hosted the first meeting outside of Washington D.C. of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics President's Advisory Commission, on which University President Mildred García sits. Educators and community leaders, and students of CSU Dominguez Hills attended the day-long meeting, held in the Loker Student Union ballroom, to hear White House education officials and the commission - made up of university and community college presidents, K-12 principals, education nonprofit leaders and other education experts from throughout the nation - discuss how to ensure that opportunities exist for Latino youth ... Read More
2012 Patricia Eliet Memorial Lecturer Draws Inspiration from Hometown and People
Award-winning novelist Susan Straight will discuss the writing process and her most recent work when she visits California State University, Dominguez Hills as the 2012 Patricia Eliet Memorial Lecture Series guest artist, on Thursday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in the Loker Student Union Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public with a book signing immediately following. Influenced by authors who used fictional territories in their works, Straight has set nearly all of her stories in Rio Seco, a place which has roots in her hometown of Riverside, but it is really a place located in her imagination. “I knew even then, at 19, that I didn't want it to be Riverside, I wanted it to be ... Read More
Cyber Defense: Students Win Third in Competition
Months of preparation paid off for a group of students in the Department of Computer Science at California State University, Dominguez Hills, who began their Spring Break as the third place winners in the 2012 Western Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. “When they called us up to present our team with the third place medals, I don't think anyone on the team expected it,” said senior computer technology major John Harwell, who served as team captain. “This was a very tough competition… . So needless to say, we were extremely happy with the results. It more than made up for all the effort that everyone on the team put forth.” Host by Cal Poly Pomona from March 23 to 25, the ... Read More
Alumni Make Connections at Cozy Reception
Among displays of flowing jelly fish, seahorses, and other exotic marine life at the San Pedro Cabrillo Marine Aquarium more than 100 alumni, faculty, staff and friends mingled at a California State University, Dominguez Hills Alumni and Friends Reception on March 22. Welcoming guests to the Cabrillo Aquarium event, University President Mildred García said, “We want our alumni to be connected to [CSU] Dominguez Hills. We are coming to you, in your neighborhood, in your area, to make sure you get to know us and come back to the campus, to see how beautiful the campus is, to see how many students we have.” Alumna Paula Moore (Class of 1980, B.A., psychology), executive director of ... Read More
