The 2nd Annual Pan African Global Trade & Investment Conference was hosted by California State University, Dominguez Hills in conjunction with the UCLA Anderson School of Management on Oct. 13-15, with events taking place at both institutions. International representatives of African nations and the African Diaspora met with Los Angeles business owners, academics, and entrepreneurs to discuss possibilities for establishing trade, expansion of global concerns, and the largely untapped potential of Africa and its resources. Munashe Furusa, acting associate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, is also the executive director of the CSU Dominguez Hills California African ... Read More
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$20,000 Grant from Alcoa Foundation Will Provide Scholarships for STEM Majors
California State University, Dominguez Hills has received a $20,000 grant from the Alcoa Foundation to provide scholarships to undergraduate students majoring in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)-related degree programs. Recipients of the Alcoa STEM Scholarship will receive up to $5,000 each beginning in the spring 2012 semester. Given the annual cost to attend CSU Dominguez Hills currently is at $5,507 for full-time students, the Alcoa STEM Scholarship will allow its recipients to have a nearly tuition-free year, which will free them financially to focus on their coursework and progress to graduation. The scholarship will be open to junior and senior-level ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills to Host Southern California’s Largest Spanish-Language Education Fair
On Saturday, October 22, California State University, Dominguez Hills will once again host “La Feria Es El Momento: Edúcalos” (The Moment is Now: Educate Them Fair), an education fair for Spanish-speaking families organized by Univision's local station KMEX-TV, Channel 34, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Torodome Gymnasium. This is the third year for the education fair, which last year attracted 27,000 people to campus. "La Feria Es El Momento: Edúcalos" promotes a college-going and professional career culture among Spanish-speaking parents and encourages them to be drivers of their children's educational success. The event helps parents learn the basics of the California ... Read More
Duality of Human Nature Revealed with Theatre Arts’ “Jekyll and Hyde”
To celebrate the opening of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” the Department of Theatre and Dance hosted a Victorian “Hyde” Tea to give audiences a first-hand glimpse at the world of the play's characters. Director Naomi Buckley (Class of '00, B.A., theatre arts) and the cast welcomed guests to the dark side of 19th century Great Britain, when the wealthy were obsessed with imposing British mannerisms upon the world, despite the prevalence in their own country of poverty and deprivation. Guests enjoyed a variety of teas and traditional British desserts, including scones and chocolate cake with fruit, as served by Let's Do Tea. Conversation flowed as guests had the opportunity to interact ... Read More
Transition to Teaching: New Grant Will Prepare STEM Teachers in Rural Communities
For the last 12 years, Kamal Hamdan has had a track record of success in acquiring federal funding for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) teacher preparation programs at California State University, Dominguez Hills that not only prepare individuals with STEM backgrounds to earn their teaching credentials, but also give them valuable classroom teaching experience while doing so, often in the urban school they attended. Last month, the university received notification from the U.S. Department of Education that Hamdan's grant application to develop an online teacher preparation program, had been accepted. With a first-year award of $949,430, a total of $5,085,852 over five ... Read More