From a study on coping strategies of the unemployed in Los Angeles to one on mobile device separation anxiety, more than 100 academic topics will be presented by undergraduate and graduate students during the sixth annual California State University, Dominguez Hills Student Research Day on Thursday, Feb. 24. According to Mohammed Eyadat, the event's organizer and associate professor of information system and operations management, the daylong event–presentations take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Loker Student Union–showcases the research and creative activities of students and their faculty mentors at the university. “Student Research Day has grown in quality and quantity ... Read More
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CSU Dominguez Hills President Mildred García Takes to the Pulpit This Sunday
This Sunday, Feb. 20, California State University, Dominguez Hills president Mildred García will address the congregation of the Family of Faith Christian Center, led by Pastor Sherman Gordon, as part of the CSU's statewide Super Sunday events at more than 100 African American churches throughout the state in February. García will speak at both of the church's services that day, which begin at 7:30 and 10 a.m. and take place in a familiar location to García -- the Loker Student Union ballroom on the university's campus. The Family of Faith Christian Center has been holding its services in the union ballroom since it was founded last year. CSU Super Sunday reaches more than 100,000 ... Read More
SEED Scholars Welcomed to CSU Dominguez Hills
The first cohort of awardees of the Scholarships for Education and Economic Development (SEED) have arrived for a six-month course of study at California State University, Dominguez Hills. The SEED Scholars, who are from Central America and the Dominican Republic, will examine vector-borne disease control in an exclusive program taught by university faculty and staff, as well as Los Angeles County health professionals. The group was welcomed to the university at a reception in January attended by the Honorable Jose Alberto Acevedo Vogl, consulate general of Nicaragua, Mildred García, president of CSU Dominguez Hills, Margaret Gordon, dean of the College of Extended & International ... Read More
Human Geography: Earth Science Club Participates in L.A. Homeless Census
While students majoring in geography and geology usually study physical properties of the earth, those in the Department of Earth Sciences at California State University, Dominguez Hills are examining the impact of human needs and man-made effects upon the planet. Last month, members of the Earth Science Club participated in the biannual homeless count sponsored by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). The club's president, Daniel Pearlman, says that the earth and environment major has “a lot of focus on interactions with people. The way they structure the program will prepare us to be policymakers and involved with how decisions are made.” Pearlman and his fellow ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Names New Director of Development
California State University, Dominguez Hills is pleased to announce that Alexandra Jordan is the university's new director of development. Her first day was February 7. Jordan comes to CSU Dominguez Hills with more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit and higher education arenas. For the past three years she had been a development coordinator at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), where she was responsible for implementing fund raising strategies for the College of Business Administration. Prior to working at CSULB, she served as interim executive director and administrative director at Christian Outreach in Action, a nonprofit that serves the homeless population ... Read More
