For their ground-breaking research on incorporating a proven, yet emerging, wellness methodology into occupational therapy (OT), California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) OT students Lisa Faust and Vanessa Dougherty took 1st Place at the statewide 30th Annual CSU Student Research Competition, held this year at CSU Bakersfield. Dougherty and Faust won in the “Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences” category for their presentation “Occupational Therapy Trauma-Informed Practice Using the Community Resiliency Model [CRM]: Narrative and Photo Voice with Veterans.” The overall goal of their research was to explore the benefits of OT professionals' use of CRM with trauma-exposed ... Read More
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Internships Enable Students to Exceed Their ‘Gooooals!’
Hanging around professional soccer players, preparing commemorative shirts for the LA Galaxy's season opener, helping coordinate children on the field before a game, and getting paid to boot–it's all in a day's work for Jason Loyola, a marketing major at California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). Well, at least during the spring 2016 semester. Loyola and fellow CSUDH marking student Victor McGinnis have been working at the StubHub Center located on campus as this year's LA Galaxy/StubHub Center sales and marketing interns. “I love meeting and walking alongside world-class soccer players like [the LA Galaxy's] Steven Gerrard and Giovanni Dos Santos,” said Loyola, a 25-year-old ... Read More
Toro Forensics Team Grabs Top Honors at PSCFA Conference
Shrewd persuasiveness, incisive interpretation, and keen critical thinking helped California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Toro Forensics Team achieve two top honors during the 2016 Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association Cool-Off Tournament on April 23-24 at Saddleback College. More than 150 students from 25 colleges across California and Arizona competed in the conference, including such regional campuses as CSU Long Beach, CSU Northridge, and Biola University. “The Saddleback College Forensics tournament is one of many over the last decade where our Toros have earned top public speaking and acting awards,” said Donis Leonard, professor of theatre and speech, ... Read More
Peace Pole Installation Marks End to Watts Rebellion Commemoration
As a symbol of inspiration, awakening, and the vital role California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) plays in the communities it serves, the university installed a peace pole on April 26 in the Sculpture Garden during the campus's annual Unity Fest celebration. The peace pole's unveiling and dedication marked the end to the university's year-long 50th Anniversary Watts Rebellion Commemoration. The CSUDH peace pole is a six-sided, hand-crafted monument engraved with the message and prayer “May Peace Prevail on Earth.” It is one of tens-of-thousands of peace poles in 180 countries around the world erected to remind passersby to “visualize and pray for world peace.” It is also an ... Read More
Staff Highlights: April 2016
Mario Congreve, a staff producer and director of photography for the Center for Mediated Instruction and Distance Learning at CSUDH, is an award-winning producer of documentaries that have appeared on PBS and other stations, and soon on Netflix. Due to his success and expertise, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences now taps him as an Emmy Award judge for the Lower Great Lakes Chapter, where he is a member. Aligned with his expertise, Congreve reviews films in the cinematography and editing categories, which are submitted from a variety of locations in the United States, such as San Diego, Southern Nevada and Cleveland, the headquarters of the Lower Great Lakes Emmy ... Read More
