Jumpstart has announced the election of CSUDH President Thomas A. Parham to the organization's national board of directors. Jumpstart and CSUDH have partnered for more than 10 years to provide quality experiential learning opportunities for college students, while helping to alleviate the educational disparities for young children in Compton, CA. CSUDH students have cumulatively completed more than 108,000 hours of service, helping transform the lives of more than 1,000 children. “With the devastating impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic, Jumpstart's mission and efforts are more critical than ever,” said Jumpstart CEO Naila Bolus. “We urgently need and enthusiastically welcome ... Read More
Anthropology Student Rubi Landa Awarded National Science Foundation Fellowship
While the pandemic may have put a damper on anthropology student Yesenia “Rubi” Landa's plans to travel abroad to research the water management strategies of the Maya, her thirst for knowledge still resulted in sound data-driven conclusions. As an undergraduate researcher at CSUDH, Landa has examined climate change data gathered in Cerro Hul, a small Maya site in the Puuc region of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. She worked under the guidance of Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kenneth Seligson. “My research was conducted to estimate the total water storage capacity of underground cisterns - known as Chultuns - at Cerro Hul, and whether they would have been enough to support the ... Read More
Fynnwin Prager’s Influenza Economic Research Pays Dividends During COVID-19
Fynnwin Prager is an expert on the economic repercussions of epidemics and pandemics. In the article, Prager draws parallels between the study he co-published in 2016, “Total Economic Consequences of an Influenza Outbreak” and recent economic predictions about COVID-19. He also touches on economic and business resilience, the need for better support for communities of lower socio-economic status during health crisis, and a new research partnership with colleagues at USC CREATE and ImageCAT that uses satellite-imaging data to explore various economic factors related to COVID-19. In 2016, Fynnwin Prager, associate professor of Public Administration at CSUDH, co-published the study the ... Read More
Theatre and Dance Live Streams Student Spring Dance Concert ‘Untamed Visions’
(Carson, Ca.) The Department of Theatre and Dance at CSUDH will host a live stream of the student spring dance concert “Untamed Visions.” The show will run April 15, 16, 17 at 7 p.m., and April 16 at noon. “Untamed Visions” was created by eight student choreographers: Lorena Aguilar Rojas, Josh Alvarez, Nick Castillo, Lillie Galloway, Hannah Mercado, Sarah Omori, Rufina Perez-Gutierrez and Dani Rico, with support from Theatre and Dance faculty and staff. For tickets visit https://www.csudh.edu/theatre-arts/buy-tickets/. For more information call (310) 243-3588, or visit: www.csudh.edu/theatre-arts/. The concert will showcase and reflect the choreographers' personal endeavors, ... Read More
Mixed-Media Artist Toni Scott Takes Part in Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
Moving brush and hand across canvas, often with the motion of a conductor's baton, mixed-media artist Toni Scott created two original “live paintings” in harmony with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles as it played through the dramatic peaks and valleys of Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Beethoven's 5th Symphony.” Titled “The Intersection of Art and Music,” the unique artistic collaboration was prerecorded and shown during CSUDH President Thomas A. Parham's Spring 2021 Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 24. Before and after each of the performances, Parham led an in-depth discussion with Scott and Dickerson that examined the symbiotic ... Read More
