California State University, Dominguez Hills will honor faculty contributions to their field and years of service to the university during the 2016 Faculty Awards reception on Thursday, March 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Loker Student Union Ballroom. The event is open to all faculty, staff and students. THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 - 5:30 PM LOKER STUDENT UNION BALLROOM Click for RSVP Faculty Award Honorees Lyle E. Gibson, Distinguished Teacher Award Dr. Marisela Chavez, Chicana/o Studies Presidential Outstanding Professor Award Dr. Keisha Paxton, Psychology Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award Dr. Jeff Sapp, Teacher Education Excellence in Service ... Read More
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Marco Vasquez Holds Court During UCLA Law Fellowship Program
When California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) political science major Marco Vasquez began the UCLA Law Fellows Program he felt like an underdog; that was until an in-class assignment was passed out. The prestigious program was launched by UCLA's School of Law Academic Outreach Resource Center to prepare “high-potential” undergraduate and graduate students for careers in law, increase the diversity of students in law school, and “demystify the law school experience.” The fellowship program's “introduction ceremony” in January 2016 was attended by mostly University of California students from such campuses as UCLA, UCI and UC Berkeley, as well as students from USC and a ... Read More
STEM in Action Conference Makes 700 kids ‘Mad’ about ‘Science’
Was it a steady flow of soft serve ice cream, or just your everyday swirl of carbon dioxide gas bubbles being streamed onto a boy's head? Justin Time-and-Space, a Mad Science Group, Inc. employee with a questionable last name, said “both would be fun,” then corrected the boy's ice cream quip in humorous yet scientific detail. The concoction was being served up during California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) 2nd annual STEM in Action: Kid's Conference on March 11. The conference invited nearly 700 inner-city elementary, and middle school students from the Los Angeles area to explore the lighter side of science in fun and creative ways. “It sounds a bit complicated, ... Read More
Third Annual Community Engagement Symposium – March 21
For the third year, California State University, Dominguez Hills will share and celebrate the innovative ideas and approaches to community engagement from faculty, staff, students and community partners on Monday, March 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Loker Student Union Ballroom. More than 125 students. faculty and community members will showcase their community engagement-based projects in poster presentations throughout the afternoon. The symposium also provides an opportunity to recognize individuals for their commitment to community engagement. During a lunch-time program beginning at 11:30 a.m., the Center for Service Learning, Internships and Civic Engagement (SLICE), which ... Read More
Mock Trial Program Makes Case at Competition; Student Gabriella DiCaprio Wins ‘Top Regional Attorney’
A corrupt gambling commissioner was standing trial for taking a bribe from a shady casino owner looking to expand, and the verdict was in–the defendant was found “guilty!” California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) prosecutors had won their case, as well as the last of the four rounds their eight-student team had competed in at the 2016 regionals of the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) tournament on Feb. 27-28 at Claremont McKenna College. The team did not win the round simply by winning the case, but based on the number of points all the team members had accumulated for their performances during the round. The round was particularly significant for Gabriella ... Read More
