Since being voted in as treasurer of the City of Carson in March 2015, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumna Monica Cooper has been probing financial records and systems as she works to make the city's capital safer, its investments more strategic and transparent, and its portfolio more robust. Making Carson more financially viable is not just Cooper's ('91, MPA, and '90 B.S., Public Administration) job as treasurer, but is a promise she made to the city's nearly 93,000 residents when she ran for office. She is well on her way to keeping that promise, starting with protecting the city's assets. “Before I got here there was an issue with funds that were stolen via the ... Read More
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Kamal Hamdan honored with Wang Family Excellence Award for 2016
Kamal Hamdan has been honored with The California State University's Wang Family Excellence Award for 2016 for his unwavering vision and contributions to California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) STEM education programs and curricula, and his commitment to helping develop top educators, particularly for under-served communities. Hamdan ('94, M.A., educational administration), began teaching in CSUDH's College of Education in 2000, during which time he has developed and implemented a variety of innovative teacher education programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, as well as for general and special education teachers. Hamdan is the Wallis ... Read More
Brian Jarrett draws from wealth of experience to help strengthen NCRP program
Whether in the wilds of Alaska, or his new home in urban southern California, becoming part of the local community is crucial to Brian Jarrett's process for serving others, as well as building comprehensive dispute resolution curricula and programs. Jarrett, professor of negotiation, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding (NCRP) - and the program's new director - arrived at CSUDH in August 2015 after serving for five years in a similar capacity at the University of Alaska (UOA). There he worked closely with indigenous Alaskan leader Polly Hyslop to generate discourse between villages, the justice system, and the university, and incorporated those real-world techniques into the dispute ... Read More
CSUDH professors’ team among 5 teams honored with ‘Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics’
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) physics faculty Ken Ganezer, Jim Hill, and William Keig were among 1,377 researchers on five teams honored with the “Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics” on Nov. 8 for their study and findings regarding neutrino oscillation. The $3 million prize was accepted by the five team leaders at an Academy Award-style ceremony attended by many Hollywood stars and broadcast nationally on FOX. The prize money will be shared among all members of the teams. Hill, chair of CSUDH's Academic Senate, Ganezer and Keig were part of the team led by Takaaki Kayita and Yoichori Suzuki, which conducted its research at the Super-Kamiokande (Super-K) ... Read More
Alumnus Joe Flanagan: ‘Winningest Coach’ in CSUDH History
After the celebration wound down in Tampa, Fla.– and the 2008 Cal State Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) men's soccer team walked off the field with a Division II NCAA National Championship–the coaching staff made its way back out. “We didn't know when we would be back. We wanted to take in the moment, and it was a really good one,” said Joe Flanagan, head coach of the CSUDH men's soccer team, who explained that walking back on the field is among his most memorable moments as coach. “We had won 3-0, and every player got into the game. We just wanted to soak it in.” The 2008 title was the second of the team's two national championships under Flanagan–the first was in 2000. But as significant as ... Read More