Cal State Dominguez Hills signed on last fall to be the test site for Charge On, a program that uses students' online social gaming skills to guide them to academic, financial, and wellness help. Nearly a third of this campus' freshman class signed up for the program. Many of them had serious struggles during their first semester. "I thought there was nobody to go to or I was just basically alone," said freshman Evelyn Montes, a graduate of Fremont High School in South L.A. who is majoring in psychology, hoping to work as a student counselor. The difference between the academic expectations of high school and college was too much. "I felt too overwhelmed and I was, like, maybe this ... Read More
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Mike Kelley Foundation grants: 10 winners split $400,000 to make daring art
The Mike Kelley Foundation is expected to announce Thursday that it has awarded $400,000 in grants to 10 Southern California arts organizations, including the Echo Park Film Center, the Ford Theatres, the 18th Street Arts Center and the Pomona College Museum of Art. The Artist Project Grants, now in their fourth year, support nonprofit institutions that have paired with artists to create work in the same innovative and daring vein as Kelley's. “We look at the precedent [Kelley] set and who he was an artist, teacher and person,” said Mary Clare Stevens, executive director of the foundation. “Our mandate comes from him in many ways. It's an attempt to reflect the spirit in which ... Read More
This is what Angela Davis had to say at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson
An intellectual rock star took the stage at Cal State Dominguez Hills - and the audience roared as if at a concert. That rock star was Angela Davis. Davis, one of the most eminent political and cultural philosophers of the last half-century, gave an approximately 90-minute lecture in Dominguez Hill's gymnasium Monday evening, Feb. 11, weaving a centuries-long narrative about the struggles of oppression - from Native American genocide to transphobia - and urging her audience to “imagine a different world.” At 75, Davis - still with her trademark Afro and powerful voice - captivated the audience with ease. The approximately 1,000 people in the gym sat rapt, hanging on Davis' every ... Read More
State Attorney General Becerra to address environmental issues in Cal State Dominguez Hills speech
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra will discuss Thursday, Feb. 7, the state's efforts to defend environmental protections critical to residents' health in an address that is part of the continuing Cal State Dominguez Hills Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series and open to the public. The 4 p.m. free lecture – titled “Fighting for a Sustainable Future and Healthy Communities” - will be heard in CSUDH's Loker Student Union Ballroom. It's a timely speech for the South Bay as residents in cities such as Torrance, Wilmington and Carson grapple with pollution issues including those caused by the refineries in each community. The South Coast Management District's AB617 Steering ... Read More
Despite Overall Boom in L.A. Telecommuters, South Bay Employees Still Not working Remotely
Telecommuting in Los Angeles has boomed in recent years despite persistent push back from workplace managers, who still prefer keeping an eye on their employees, a Cal State Dominguez Hills study has found. Still, that report said, working away from the office is a trend that will likely continue unabated – and employers need to get on board. That's because, researchers said, telecommuting, increasingly popular among younger workers, leads to increased productivity, lower real estate costs and improved quality of life. The university's South Bay Economics Institute, in Carson, will present the 23-page report – “South Bay Trends in Commuting, Real Estate and Flexible Workplace ... Read More
