The Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) Society student organization at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) made it possible for 12-year-old Zion Redington, who has ectrodactyly and was born with one finger on each hand and one toe on each foot, to compete in 25th Annual Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Challenge Oct. 19-21 in La Jolla, Calif. The O&P Society raised $2,000 for Zion and his mother, Heather Redington-Whitlock, to fly from their home in Franklin, Tenn., to La Jolla, and to register Zion in the triathlon. They also raised enough money to pay for their hotel room, car rental, and expenses. ... Read More
Faith Leaders Welcome President Parham During Clergy Breakfast
Nearly 100 religious leaders joined President Thomas A. Parham for a California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Clergy Breakfast on Nov. 6 to establish new bonds between the university and churches in the region. The Clergy Breakfast is a tradition for CSUDH presidents. To build more personal relationships, this year's gathering was smaller and more intimate, enabling Parham to interact with attendees in the University Library in a more relaxed setting. The Clergy Breakfast showcased the diversity of church leaders in the South Bay and Los Angeles County, with the majority of attendees coming to campus from Gardena, Carson, Los Angeles, and Long Beach, as well as several ... Read More
Civil Rights Icon Tommie Smith Keynotes Inaugural Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
“Some of us may feel protected from social bias because we have a good job, we are the right color, we smile a lot, or because we have friends in high places. You know, the higher you think with that love of social ignorance, the further you will fall when you realize what is all around you.” This profound reality check was offered by Tommie Smith, the legendary Olympic gold medalist who bowed his head and raised a clinched fist in a black glove on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City games as a gesture against inequality and injustice. The civil rights icon shared those words as the keynote speaker during California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) inaugural Presidential ... Read More
University Garners Delphi Award for Support of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
For its success in connecting its support for non-tenure-track faculty to improved mental health counseling for students, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been honored with the inaugural Delphi Award from the USC Rossier School of Education's Pullias Center for Higher Education. Announced by the Pullias Center on Oct. 16, CSUDH will officially receive the Delphi Award and its $15,000 prize Jan. 24, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. One four year college/university and one two-year college receive this recognition each year. Harper College, a community college in Palatine, Illinois, has also been named a recipient of the award. The Delphi Award is an initiative of the ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: October 2018
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Arts and Humanities Gilah Yelin Hirsch, professor of art, will show her piece “Choice” in the “Visions of Elysium” exhibition at the Inland Empire Museum of Art. The exhibit's opening is Nov. 11, 2 to 5 p.m., and it runs from Nov. 11 to Dec. 23, 2018. Hirsch will participate in an artist panel on Nov. 17. The works exhibited in "Visions of Elysium" are "rooted in personal desires and beliefs and realized through a number ... Read More
