To mark the anniversary of the Watts Rebellion, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is hosting a year-long, interdisciplinary “conversation” among faculty, students and the community with events taking place both on and off campus. The “50th Anniversary Watts Rebellion Commemoration” will examine the rebellion's impact by exploring conditions that preceded the uprising and the status of race relations, socioeconomics, education, and equality in the region and across the nation. “The history of Cal State Dominguez Hills and the Watts Rebellion are inextricably linked. In the wake of the tragic events leading to the rebellion, the campus we today know as CSU Dominguez Hills ... Read More
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Watts 50 Years after Rebellion Explored in Exhibition Opening August 11
Through a collection of publications, correspondence, reports and books chronicling and analyzing the six days of destruction in the Watts community in 1965 set alongside an intimate portrait of Watts today, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has put together an archives and photography exhibition, “Watts: Then and Now,” to mark the 50th anniversary of the Watts Rebellion. The exhibit in the University Library Cultural Art Center opens on Aug. 11–Fifty years to the day of the unrest–and is part of CSUDH's year-long commemoration of the historic events that awakened the nation to social injustices and racial tensions in predominately poor African American communities. The ... Read More
Summer Bridge creates ‘web’ of support for incoming students
Standing outside the University Gymnasium early on a Friday morning, Summer Bridge Academy (SBA) peer mentor Alyssa Martinez begins tossing a roll of yarn across a large circle of incoming California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) students. The first student to catch the yarn answers three questions to become acquainted with his group of peers and to join the “unbreakable” circle before tossing it to another student who does the same. As the exercise continues a “web” begins to form. “This is one of my favorite activities. After we've thrown the yarn across several times we create a web that connects the students to each other. We ask each of them 'What's your name?,' ... Read More
CSUDH, Carson Welcome Special Olympic Delegations from Dominica, Palestine, Syria, Turkmenistan, Mali
From July 21 to 25, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and the City of Carson will host delegations of athletes and coaches from the countries of Dominica, Palestine, Turkmenistan, Syria and Mali as part of the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles Host Town program. “CSU Dominguez Hills is honored and excited to be hosting the Special Olympics World Game athletes on campus as they prepare for international competition,” said University President Willie J. Hagan. “But the World Games are about much more than competition. It's about compassion, camaraderie, and overcoming obstacles. It's about gratification, instilling self-confidence and creating opportunities for ... Read More
Check it out! New photo displays in Welch Hall
Come check it out! The next time you're in Welch Hall at California State University, Dominguez Hills come up to the fourth floor and check out the two new “wallpaper” displays that showcase the photographic talent of the university's alumni, and a few current students. The photo montages feature the work of alumni who earned degrees in art and design, digital media arts, as well as a few who majored in anthropology and communications. An Art and Design Department selection committee, chaired by assistant professor Ellie Zenhari, selected the best photographs for the displays based on esthetics and technical quality. These and other images may also be found on display during ... Read More
