An episode of “Queen Sugar,” the groundbreaking television drama that airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), will be screened at CSU Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. followed by a discussion with the show's director Shaz Bennett and writer Mike Flynn. The screening is hosted by CSUDH's Hollywood by the Horns program. “Queen Sugar” is co-executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Ava Duvernay, the director of the 2014 movie "Selma" who hired only women independent film directors for "Queen Sugar" who have never worked in the episodic television form, which has changed the game in the industry for women filmmakers, according to Filmmaker Magazine. Set in Louisiana, “Queen ... Read More
Faculty Highlights, September 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 Salim Faraji, professor of Africana Studies, presented the paper “The Ascendancy of the Kushite Kingdom of Kerma in the Post Middle Kingdom Era: Revisiting the Second Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt” at the 14th Annual International Conference on Nubian Studies at the University of Paris-Sorbonne/Louvre Museum. Faraji also presented “Osirian Motifs in the Martyrdom of St. Peter of Alexandria” during the ... Read More
President Thomas A. Parham Delivers his First Convocation Address
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Thomas A. Parham gave his first official address as the university's 11th president on Sept. 20 at the 2018 Fall Convocation. Parham began his speech by expressing how honored he was to be part of the Toro family and introducing himself to faculty, staff, and students. He touched on his “working poor” upbringing in Los Angeles with a single mother and three siblings, as well as other social circumstances that might have predicted the trajectory of his life. “Indeed, trajectory predictions are never a certainty, and yet no mathematical formula or probability statistic could calculate potential, or predict with any ... Read More
Computer Science Majors Help Pilot Google’s Tech Exchange Program
Four computer science (CS) majors at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) are spending the fall 2018 semester at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., gaining professional experience and real-world skills from Google engineers, as part of the company's new Tech Exchange program. CSUDH students Jorde Guevara, Jesus Nunez, Anthony Ong, and Aaron Sotelo joined 64 of their peers from 11 historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) and Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) across the country in the immersive experience that includes a full load of applied CS courses, including computational theory, database systems, and product management, coupled with real-world ... Read More
4th Annual South Bay Economic Forecast
(Carson, CA) From the applications and implications of blockchain to the future of personal mobility, California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) 2018-19 South Bay Economic Forecast conference on Oct. 25 will provide a look at innovative local businesses that are changing the way residents live, work, and play, and an analytical report of the current economic drivers in the region. WHEN & WHERE: The South Bay Economic Forecast will take place Thursday, Oct. 25, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the Loker Student Union ballroom on the CSUDH campus, located at 1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747. Click here for a campus map. RECEPTION: The conference will be immediately followed ... Read More
