Sometimes all it takes to accomplish a task, to move forward, to succeed is that one thing that's just out of reach. But with it, everything will fall into place. Such appears to be the case for the nursing program at the Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (HKMU) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The private university seeks to play a larger role in addressing the drastic health care shortage in that country and sees online instruction as a viable way to increase the number of nurses - as well as future nursing faculty - it educates. However, one main barrier to moving forward is lack of expertise in developing such a program. With over 30 years of delivery nursing education via ... Read More
Campus Marks a First Hosting Regional Dance Festival
The Department of Theatre and Dance at California State University, Dominguez Hills gained a distinction in the world of collegiate dance. It served as the host of the inaugural Baja Region Conference of the American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA). Nearly 400 faculty and students from Northern, Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona colleges and universities took part in the conference from March 23 through 26 on campus Professor and coordinator of the CSU Dominguez Hills dance program Doris Ressl, who served as the conference organizer, said the newly established ACDFA Baja Region was created to accommodate a need in the organization's expanding Southwest Region, in ... Read More
Anthropology Professor Receives NOAA Sea Grant Funding to Study Value-Added Market Approaches to California Fisheries
Fishermen are not unlike other small business owners experiencing hardships in today's tough economic climate. How to help them develop new strategies that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable will be the focus of a new research project being led by California State University, Dominguez Hills assistant professor of anthropology Ana Pitchon Funded by the California Sea Grant and University of Southern California Sea Grant programs as part of a $1 million coastal social science research initiative, the project is one of two selected from a competitive, peer-reviewed grant process. “These projects are part of our commitment to innovation using science–and that ... Read More
Summer Session Offers Value and Flexibility
If you think summer school is a bummer, guess again. There's good news. Along with helping students make progress toward their degree, the CSU Dominguez Hills College of Extended and International Education(CEIE) has revamped its tuition fee schedule and refund policy beginning for the 2012 summer session. The changes offer students an affordable alternative to getting the classes they need and a more equitable refund policy. Previously, students paid for six summer session units regardless of how many units they took–anywhere from one to six. Now, extended education fees are based on per credit unit pricing, which means students will only pay for the amount of units in which ... Read More
Outstanding Faculty Honored at 2011-2012 Awards Reception
Two faculty members and their colleagues were honored during the 2012 Annual Faculty Awards Reception on March 15 which was held in the South Wing of the University Library. Upon the recommendation of the Faculty Leaves and Honors Committee, University President Mildred García presented Cyril “Ed” Zoerner, professor and chair of the English department, with the Lyle E. Gibson Dominguez Hills Distinguished Teacher Award, and Carl Sneed, associate professor of the psychology department, with the Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award. In addition 44 faculty members, librarians and coaches were recognized for milestone anniversaries, which combined totaled more than 550 ... Read More
