California State University, Dominguez Hills senior studio arts students Luis Avalos and Marco Cabrera, along with assistant professor of ceramic arts Jim Keville, have been selected to exhibit their ceramic art work at the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) in Pomona. The exhibit “KilnOpening.edu 2012,” which showcases ceramic works of Southern California instructors and their students, opened with an artist's reception on April 14, and will continue through June 30. For the selection process each student was allowed to submit one piece and each ceramics professor could submit up to three pieces. The pieces submitted by Avalos and Cabrera (whose entry is actually a pairing of two ... Read More
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French Film Festival at CSU Dominguez Hills Explores Cultural Diversity
Five French films will be showcased over five days in April at California State University, Dominguez Hills when the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE) Tournées Festival of French Films comes to campus. Co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Phi Alpha Theta history honors society, the 2012 Tournées Festival at CSU Dominguez Hills will screen the following films (with English subtitles): “Persepolis,” Wed., April 4; “L'avocat de la terreur” (“Terror's Advocate”), Tues., April 10; “Le chant des mariées” (“The Wedding Song”), Wed., April 11; “Entre les murs” (“The Class”), Tues., April 17; and “Welcome,” Wed., April 18. Adrien Sarre, executive director of the Consulate ... Read More
Willie Hagan Appointed Interim President of CSU Dominguez Hills
Willie Hagan, interim president of California State University, Fullerton, has been named as interim president of California State University, Dominguez Hills effective June 11. Hagan, 61, has served in various senior leadership positions at Fullerton during his 16 year tenure at the campus, including serving as vice president for administration and chief financial officer. "I am honored to have been selected to lead the Dominguez Hills campus, and look forward to working closely with faculty, students and staff to build on the university's excellent foundation," said Hagan. Hagan joined Cal State Fullerton in 1996, overseeing the university's administrative functions and has provided ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Hosts White House Advisory Meeting
On Tuesday, April 3, California State University, Dominguez Hills hosted the first meeting outside of Washington D.C. of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics President's Advisory Commission, on which University President Mildred García sits. Educators and community leaders, and students of CSU Dominguez Hills attended the day-long meeting, held in the Loker Student Union ballroom, to hear White House education officials and the commission - made up of university and community college presidents, K-12 principals, education nonprofit leaders and other education experts from throughout the nation - discuss how to ensure that opportunities exist for Latino youth ... Read More
2012 Patricia Eliet Memorial Lecturer Draws Inspiration from Hometown and People
Award-winning novelist Susan Straight will discuss the writing process and her most recent work when she visits California State University, Dominguez Hills as the 2012 Patricia Eliet Memorial Lecture Series guest artist, on Thursday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in the Loker Student Union Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public with a book signing immediately following. Influenced by authors who used fictional territories in their works, Straight has set nearly all of her stories in Rio Seco, a place which has roots in her hometown of Riverside, but it is really a place located in her imagination. “I knew even then, at 19, that I didn't want it to be Riverside, I wanted it to be ... Read More
