With COVID-19 cases surging throughout Los Angeles County, CSUDH has enacted a new testing program for students, faculty, and staff who will be on campus during the spring 2021 semester. Surveillance testing kicked off during the second week of January, with testing continuing every Wednesday throughout the semester. “We have implemented repeat testing this semester in order to provide a level of assurance to those working and learning on campus that they can be on campus safely,” says Nora Garcia, CSUDH Emergency Preparedness Manager. Repeat testing, also known as surveillance testing, is a public health protocol that allows health officials to more closely monitor COVID-19's presence ... Read More
CSUDH Receives $1.18 Million for Successful Reduction of Greenhouse Gases
For its successful efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received more than $1.18 million in performance payments from the Clean Energy Optimization Pilot, a four-year, $20 million effort administered by Southern California Edison (SCE). Approved by the California Public Utilities Commission and launched by SCE in July 2019, the performance-based Clean Energy Optimization Pilot gives partnering California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) campuses performance payments to identify and apply sustainable actions to reduce the release of greenhouse gases. Along with CSUDH, California State ... Read More
Valorant Team Wins Top Honors in National Tournament
The CSUDH Esports Association continues to make waves nationally. Already considered among the top Valorant teams in the nation, the Toro esports squad cemented their status as a gaming powerhouse by winning the first New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Tournament Championship. Their victory in the finals over rival Sacramento State was the first tournament win for a CSUDH esports team. The NECC, while based in the northeastern United States, is “the first conference to promote a nationwide type of competition,” according to Esports Association academic advisor and general manager Ruben Caputo. “The NECC provided a space where eastern collegiate teams could compete against western ... Read More
LACMA Internship Offers Anthropology Students Museum Curation and Research Skills
Katherine Gendron loves museums. She has fond memories of family road trips across the state to visit them, and to this day likes to spend an hour or more alone in a museum enjoying the art and what to her still feels like a family atmosphere. That’s why the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) graduate jumped at the chance to apply for the new CSUDH-LACMA Anthropology Internship, which was launched in spring 2020 by the Anthropology Department in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). The internship is designed to provide CSUDH students opportunities to learn museum curation skills and gain hands-on experience assisting LACMA with its Art of the ... Read More
‘Crossroads,’ a Dance Concert Inspired by Race Relations in America
(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance will host the virtual dance concert “Crossroads,” Saturday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m., and Monday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. The faculty-student event is inspired by the current and historic crossroads of race relations in the United States. What: Dance Concert at CSUDH Theatre and Dance When: Saturday, November 28 at 7 p.m., and Monday, November 30 at 7pm Ticket: https://www.csudh.edu/theatre-arts/buy-tickets/ "Crossroads" is a showcase of choreography for the screen. The works have been choreographed and filmed by CSUDH dance faculty members Amy Michele Allen, Shaunté Caraballo, Sarah Hummel, Jeff ... Read More