In June, students, faculty and alumni of the CSU Dominguez Hills Orthotics and Prosthetics program were give the opportunity to meet Oscar Pistorius, who with his debut at the 2012 London Olympics in August became the first double leg amputee to participate in an able-bodied Olympics. The special event was organized by global orthopedic design company Ossur and held at its headquarters in Foothill Ranch. A longtime supporter of CSUDH O&P, Ossur is a major sponsor of Pistorius, providing him with his state-of-the-art prosthetic feet for over six years. Seventeen new graduate students in the new master's in health science O&P option degree program attended, as well as other ... Read More
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CSU Dominguez Hills Awarded Federal Grant to IMPACT Math Teacher Development
California State University, Dominguez Hills has received the first award of a three-year $749,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program to offer professional development and support to algebra teachers in middle and high schools in predominately economically disadvantaged areas of Carson and Los Angeles that serve a large minority population. Overseen by the Department of Mathematics and its Center for Mathematics and Science Education, Project IMPACT will work year-round for three years with a cohort of 30 algebra teachers in schools within the south region of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD South) to build on ... Read More
Where X = iPad: Summer Institute for Algebra Teachers Integrates Tablet Technology
Twenty-one teachers from middle and high schools in the south region of the Los Angeles Unified School District were back in the classroom for three weeks this summer, but unlike during the school year, they were not in front of the class. Instead, the teachers had become students again, broadening their knowledge in mathematics through the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Math Project, a professional development program for K-12 algebra teachers funded by the California Subject Matter Project (CSMP). CSUDH has been a regional CSMP partner since 1986 and each summer puts on these three-week-long institutes teachers receive intensive instruction in mathematics ... Read More
New Student Orientation Eases Transition to the University
Learning the ins and outs of a new college can be a daunting experience. However, incoming freshmen and transfer students are getting a chance to familiarize themselves with California State University, Dominguez Hills before their first semester by attending one of the 12 new student orientation (NSO) sessions during the summer, which began in June and are available through August 22. Registering for classes may well be one of the top concerns for incoming students, and NSO provides freshmen and transfer students guidance through the registration process during group academic advisement sessions. This component of NSO is vital for freshmen, said Arlene Valdez, alumna ('09, B.A., ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Partners with FEMA, City of Compton for Disaster Preparedness Exercise
A chemical threat was reported by authorities following the detonation of an explosive device planted on a rail car in the Alameda Corridor, posing a life-threatening hazardous materials danger several miles wide. That was the scenario set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and emergency agencies from the City of Compton for a practice exercise held on July 11 that was meant to prepare the municipality for a real-life large-scale disaster. To hone its own response in case of emergencies on or affecting the campus, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team at California State University, Dominguez Hills participated in the drill. “The Emergency Operations Center team ... Read More
