California State University, Dominguez Hills President Mildred García lauded literary and creative works by 53 resident faculty and staff authors who have published books or other media since 2008 during a reception in the University Bookstore on Thursday, Feb. 2. García praised the achievement of faculty and staff, saying, “You engage your students through this work, you represent Dominguez Hills internationally and nationally through this work, and you have put Dominguez Hills on the map.” She added that the university's online Directory of Awards, Scholarly Work, Creative Activities, and Civic Engagement, which is maintained by the University Library, is a wonderful tool to ... Read More
Stephen A. Book (1941-2012): Mathematician, Researcher Had Impact on Student Success and Aerospace Industry
Emeritus professor of mathematics Stephen A. Book died at his home in Seal Beach, Calif. on January 10. An expert on probability and statistics, he served as a faculty member at California State University, Dominguez Hills from 1970 to 2001. "[Steve] volunteered his garage for my wife and me to use for storage during our 1972 move from Seattle to Los Angeles," says Miles, recalling how the friendship began almost immediately upon his arrival to California to take a teaching position at the university. "Soon after our arrival, we were dinner guests in his home. We mourn Steve's passing and are grateful to have the Book family as friends for what is now almost 40 years." A native ... Read More
Faculty Highlights – January 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. Kenneth Ganezer, professor of physics, delivered an invited talk at the Department of Energy's "Fundamental Physics at the Intensity Frontier" workshop in Rockville, Md., Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2011. He focused on a process in which regular matter, in particular a neutron, spontaneously transforms into its antimatter counterpart, an antineutron, which then annihilates with matter inside an oxygen nucleus. This process is also referred to as neutron oscillations and has been predicted by the ... Read More
Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Grows Diverse Faculty for the CSU
Jose Prado, Susan Nakaoka and Janice Filer all have something in common, and it's not that they all work on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills. Prado, Nakaoka and Filer are just a few of the educators at CSU Dominguez Hills who have taken advantage of the Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program (CSU CDIP), which encourages university lecturers and graduate students to pursue their doctorate degrees in order to better teach a diverse student population. CSU Dominguez Hills is currently accepting applications to the CSU CDIP for the 2012-2013 academic year. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 15. Established in 1987, the CSU CDIP is the largest ... Read More
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation to Help CSU Dominguez Hills Bridge Math Proficiency Divide
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation has awarded California State University, Dominguez Hills a $250,000 grant allocated over two years to expand its summer and first year developmental math program to include all incoming freshmen who require additional math courses to bring them to college-level proficiency. Lack of true college-readiness in math in the critical first year of his or her university experience has been shown to have negative implications on a student's ability to continue their college education, especially for students who come from low-income areas and are often the first in their families to attend college. The grant also will allow the university to explore ... Read More
